Rapid and customized part realization imposes stringent demands on part attributes, e.g., mechanical properties, microstructure, surface finish, geometry, etc. However, they can very rarely be directly measured and/or controlled in a production process. Instead, measurements are taken of accessible and measurable primary process responses that are known to influence the part's attributes. These primary process responses are then controlled through the manipulation of a set of controllable process parameters.

Abstract: This project aims to enable cyber-­‐physical systems that can be worn on the body in order to one day allow their users to touch, feel, and manipulate computationally simulated three-­‐dimensional objects or digital data in physically realistic ways, using the whole hand. It will do this by precisely measuring touch and movement-­‐induced displacements of the skin in the hand, and by reproducing these signals interactively, via new technologies to be developed in the project.

Abstract: The overall objective of this project is to create a general CPS design-science that makes design of every CPS simpler, faster and more dependable, while at the same time reducing the cost and the required expertise level. In order to master this challenge, we address four fundamental and closely related issues: