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Materials surface engineering

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Anna D. DOBRZAŃSKA-DANIKIEWICZ (ed.)

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Published since 1998 as Studies of the Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials Volume 6, 2011

OPEN ACCESS LIBRARYScientiic International Journal of the World Academyof Materials and Manufacturing Engineering publishing scientiic monographs in Polish or in English only

Materials surface engineering

development trends

Anna D. DOBRZAŃSKA-DANIKIEWICZ (ed.)

REVIEWERS:

Prof. G. Batalha (University of Sao Paulo – Escola Politecnica POLI-USP, Brasil)

Prof. Z.M. Rdzawski (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)

Prof. M. Rosso (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

Prof. S. Rusz (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic)

Prof. B. Smoljan (University of Rijeka, Croatia)

Prof. J. Stobrawa (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)

Prof. Z.A. Stotsko (Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine)

Prof. J. Weszka (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)

Prof. M. Żenkiewicz (Carl the Great University, Bydgoszcz, Poland)

Dr M. Adamiak (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)

SOURCE OF FUNDING:

The monograph has been published in relation to the project

POKL.04.01.01-00-003/09-00 entitled

“Opening and development of engineering and PhD studies

in the feld of nanotechnology and materials science”

INFONANO, co-founded by the European Union from fnancial

resources of European Social Fund.

ISSN 2083-5191

ISBN 83-89728-95-8

EAN 9788389728951

Materials surface engineeringdevelopment trends

ASSOCIATE EDITORS:

Ms Justyna Hajduczek, MScMr Paweł Jarka, MSc

ISSN 2083-5191

ISBN 83-89728-95-8

EAN 9788389728951

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Materials surface engineering development trends

Anna D. DobrzaMska-Danikiewicz (ed.)

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology,

ul. Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Corresponding author: E-mail adress: anna.dobrzanska-danikiewicz@polsl.pl

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the monograph is to provide scientific workers and students with

comprehensive knowledge on the original methodology of computer aided prediction of

development trends in materials surface engineering together with the examples of own materials

science-heuristic research used for reviewing the correctness of the newly developed

methodology.

Design/methodology/approach: The overall methodology of the integrated computer aided

prediction of development trends in materials surface engineering embraces also the

methodology of interdisciplinary materials science-foresight-IT research including a group of

originally matched, but commonly known analytical methods and tools as well as an original

methodological concept, allowing to pursue further research, that encompasses context

matrices, the Critical Technologies Book of materials surface engineering and the neural

networks-aided creation of alternative scenarios of future events.

Findings: The substantive assumptions of the methodology of computer aided prediction of

materials surface engineering development and the examples of reviewing such methodology’s

correctness, performed under own works together with a state of the art review, with special

consideration given to its importance for the research performed related to the integrated

information technology including: virtual organisation, web platform and neural networks and

importance of the concept of technology e-foresight and technology e-transfer.

Research limitations/implications: The newly established methodology has the broad

prospects of future applications. It can be applied in all kinds of technology, thematic and

environmental foresights, as well as in other areas of computer aided knowledge and

information management as an approach enabling to utilise the currently available economic,

system-related, technological, financial and social potential for fulfilling the strategic

development objectives.

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Practical implications: The purpose of the newly developed concept of technology e-foresight

is to disseminate the results of technology e-foresight of materials surface engineering in SMEs

lacking the funds to undertake own research in this filed.

Originality/value: The monograph describes the substantive assumptions of an original

methodology of integrated, computer aided prediction of materials surface engineering

development and the examples of reviewing such methodology’s correctness made under own

materials-science and heuristic works. An original value is also represented by the concept of

integrated information technology, technology e-foresight and technology e-transfer.

Keywords: Materials surface engineering; Development trends; Computer integrated

development prediction methodology; Technology e-foresight; Technology e-transfer

Reference to this monograph should be given in the following way:

A.D. DobrzaMska-Danikiewicz (ed.), Materials surface engineering development trends, Open

Access Library, Volume 6, 2011, pp. 1-594.