About cyber physical systems

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. Advances in CPS will enable capability, adaptability, scalability, resiliency, safety, security, and usability that will expand the horizons of these critical systems. CPS technologies are transforming the way people interact with engineered systems, just as the Internet has transformed the way people interact with information. New, smart CPS drives innovation and competition in various application domains in aerospace, civil infrastructure, and mechanical systems health monitoring, aeronautics, civil infrastructure, energy, environmental quality, healthcare, and personalized medicine, manufacturing, and transportation. CPSs are becoming data-rich enabling new and higher degrees of automation and autonomy. Traditional ideas in CPS research are being challenged by new concepts emerging from artificial intelligence and machine learning. The integration of artificial intelligence with CPS, especially for real-time operation, creates new research opportunities in the area of structural health monitoring with significant societal implications. While tremendous progress has been made in advancing CPS technologies, the demand for innovation across SHM application domains is driving the need to accelerate fundamental research to keep pace.