Abstract
Self-evolvability is advanced here as the key method to successfully manage the ever growing complexity of systems.
The necessary transition from adaptable, to evolvable and finally to self evolvable systems is highlighted.
Self-properties as self-organization, self-configuration, self-repairing and so on have been briefly introduced.
Challenges and limitations of the self-evolvable engineering systems are evaluated.
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- Industrial System
- Autonomic Computing
- Dimensional Perspective
- Evolvable Production System
- High Complexity Task
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Iordache, O. (2012). Introduction. In: Self-Evolvable Systems. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28882-1_1
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