Smarter cyber physical systems : enabling methodologies and applications / editors Yan Wan, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA, Kyriakos G. Vamvoudakis, The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Yangquan Chen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced, California, USA, Frank L. Lewis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fractional-order distributed parameter systems for smarter cyber-physical systems : challenges and opportunities / Fudong Ge and YangQuan Chen -- On separation between learning and control in partially observed Markov decision processes / Andreas A. Malikopoulos -- On the impact of sensor-actuator clock offsets on off-policy reinforcement learning / Filippos Fotiadis, Lijing Zhai, Kyriakos G. Vamvoudakis and Jerome Hugues.

"This book highlights the latest advances and summarizes the new directions and trends toward the design and implementation of smarter CPS on its path toward Industry 4.0. The book introduces integrated model-based and data-driven solutions for CPS that demonstrate both adaptability and interpretability. Topics include reinforcement learning, digital twin and parallel intelligence. It then presents the co-design techniques that address computation, networking, control, and physical constraints. The book also discusses issues related to human and societal CPS. Diverse CPS applications are covered, including medical, robotics, autonomous driving, manufacturing, IoT, and smart city domains"-- Provided by publisher.