|
In the today’s modern digital age,
software based systems are becoming core infrastructure of effective and
efficient activities of everyday life. During the historical development
of industry, human society has experienced many industrial revolutions.
Currently, the world is undergoing Hi-tech industrial revolution with
information technologies with digitization, computer network and
artificial intelligence as its main features. Digitization is a natural
stage in the evolutionary process of modern engineering design. The role
and future of digital factory in various engineering fields is full of
potential and bright possibilities when it is used with quality
software.
The advances in microchip and
computer technology have bridged the gap between traditional electronic
control and process control engineering. The increasing demand on
quality and productivity of products and services change the industrial
dynamics on several fronts including economics, research, technical
knowledge, software, latest electronics and communication technologies
and so on. To match these demands of increased quality at lower cost,
more and more industries are moving towards automation. New technology
in automation systems established in every field is already changing the
existing engineering systems using digital technology.
Nowadays, the entire world has become
a global village and the level of operational and competitive
requirements have risen to globally competitive status due to the
advances of digital systems. Manufacturing Industries are aiming to
concentrate on digital factories. So the implementation of electronics
and software is must for all industries to modernize the products,
processes and technologies. While using electronics based or software
based systems in practical applications, a highly reliable quality
system is needed.
In order to fulfill those
requirements, this international conference ICDF 2008 organized in our
campus in which international community belonging to various disciplines
was invited to participate. It was aimed to have the orientation of
research and practice of professionals towards attaining global
supremacy in technology and innovation.
The response to call for papers was
overwhelming and a total of 600 abstracts were received. Out of these
450 abstracts were selected and about 325 papers are to be presented in
the technical sessions of the conference. The overseas response from
the different countries and disciplines is a testimony to the immense
global interest is the theme of the conference. On the first day, the
inaugural address and the keynote lectures introduce the topics of the
conference and are followed by invited talks and technical sessions
which run for three conference days. A panel discussion on Human
resources Vs Digital Factory was scheduled on the first day evening
to explore the various features of Digital Factory.
The deliberations of the conference
were structured into four parallel technical sessions for oral
presentation of contributed papers. The topics of technical sessions
were grouped into twenty nine headings, viz (1) Advanced Manufacturing
Technology (2) Automotive Electronics (3) Cyber Technology I (4) Cyber
Technology II (5) Electrical System Management (6) Heat Power
Engineering (7) Industrial and Systems Engineering (8) Industrial System
and Automation (9) Innovative Engineering and System Management,(10)
Intelligent Information and Data Processing(11) Machine Vision and Image
Processing I (12) Machine Vision and Image Processing II (13) Material
Technology (14) Mechatronics (15) Medical Electronics (16) Modeling and
Simulation (17) Modern Communication System (18) Modern Power System
Technology (19) Networking Technology (20) Networks and Communication
Engineering (21) Optimization and Quality Management (22) Programming
Languages for Engineering Systems (23) Robotics and Intelligent Systems
(24) Software Engineering (25) System Management (26) Innovative Digital
Technology I (27) Innovative Digital Technology II (28) Innovative
Digital Technology III (29) Innovative Digital Technology IV.
As the topic of the international
conference is multi-disciplinary in nature the papers submitted are not
all inclusive in one area. The papers address both research and
practical approaches that are essential to understand the various
aspects of digital factory including optimization and innovation. The
papers in each area offer a valuable source of which technical
information to the academicians, research scientists, entrepreneurs and
practicing engineers.
ICDF 2008 was jointly organized by
Business Innovation Research Centre ( BIRC ), Charlton College of
Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA and supported by
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi,
European University of Lefke, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Mersin-10, Turkey. The valuable supports received from all categories
of sponsors were gratefully acknowledged. We greatly appreciate the
co-operation and guidance received from the members of the International
Scientific Advisory Committee, National Scientific Advisory Committee
and the Organizing Committee. We express our sincere thanks to Dr.
Angappa Gunasekaran, Director, BIRC, University of Massachusetts,
Dartmouth, USA who was one of the co-chairs of the conference for his
untiring efforts in planning and organizing, bringing many experts and
assisting in the publication of selected papers in reputed journals.
The conference started with the
inaugural address delivered by Dr. M.P. Chandrasekharan, Dean
–Engineering, Amirta Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore. Dr. Angappa
Gunasekaran felicitated the conference. The conference closed on 13th
August 2008 with a valedictory given by Cdr. A. Thakur, Deputy Director,
Naval Research Board, New Delhi.
We express our sincere thanks to all
the members of the organizing committee and various other committees.
We would like to thank all the authors, Chair persons of various
sessions and participants in making this conference a rich technical
forum beyond the planned expectations. We do certainly hope that this
ICDF 2008 will provide a unique opportunity for useful exchange of
technical ideas among professionals that would result in forging
fruitful global collaborations. We are sure that this conference will
help to identify the future directions in the multifaceted field that
would enable knowledge enrichment and innovation in digital factory. It
is also expected that the student community would benefit from the
conference in learning and understanding the latest technology in
digital factory.
Dr. S.R.K. Prasad, President of
ICDF – 2008 is delivering his Presidential Address in the inaugural
function.
Dr. M.P. Chandrasekharan,
Dean –Engineering, Amirta Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore,
Chief Guest of Inaugural Function is
releasing the proceedings of ICDF – 2008 with
Dr. S.R.K. Prasad, Correspondent, CIT.
|
