Self-X in Engineering

Many modern products are based on the close interaction of mechanics, electronics and information technology, which is expressed by the term mechatronics. The integration of information technology and artificial intelligence enables new perspectives: engineering applications obtaining Self-X properties such as Self-Healing, Self-Coordination, Self-Organization or Self-Optimization. The 2nd Workshop on 'Self-X in Engineering' is devoted to the efforts to develop and implement these concepts and methods in engineering applications in order to achieve the vision of intelligent and autonomous systems. The idea of the workshop originates from the Collaborative Research Centre 614 'Self-optimizing concepts and structures in mechanical engineering' (CRC 614) at the University of Paderborn. The vision of the CRC 614 is a new school for the development of intelligent mechatronic systems. Thus, the focus of the workshop is not only on the implementation of smart algorithms, but also on the great challenge to envision and design systems with Self-X properties.
These proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on 'Self-X in Engineering' within the 33rd Annual German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI 2010) contain five papers of renowned experts. The contributions cover a broad band range of subject areas of the categories
Methods for Self-X and Autonomous Control
Applications of Self-X and Autonomous Control
Design Methodologies and Tools for Systems with Self-X Properties