Systems: Theory and Practice

Abstract modelling complex systems.- Formal specification.- On mathematical systems theory.- An introduction to discrete event modeling formalisms.- Design of microsystems: Systems-theoretical aspects.- A formal representation of DSS generator.- Structure and functions of operating systems.- Object-oriented system development - concepts and tools.- Model-based software engineering for interactive systems.- Modeling fault-tolerant system behavior.- Applications of artificial neural networks.- The method of equivalence in robotics.- Manufacturing algebra: a new mathematical tool for discrete event modelling of manufacturing systemss.- List of contributors.