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Content: The use of digitalization and more generally of Industry 4.0 technologies, tools and methods are underexploited in interdependent infrastructure systems. Engineering graduates must be equipped to appreciate the role of digitalisation in the management of business, economic, environmental and social outcomes. Digitalisation, when implemented well, can enable collaboration and effective information sharing across multiple systems in the infrastructure sector.听
Teaching delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly lectures lasting 2 hours each. There is also a weekly one hour online tutorial which is typically provided by someone working in digitalisation in an infrastructure sector.
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Indicative Topics: Lectures are on Digital technologies; Active digital management of infrastructure and Information management; Energy systems digitalisation; Smart grids and the power sector; Road and rail transport digitalisation; Telecommunications digitalisation; Water system digitalisation; Maritime and ports digital innovation; Aerospace and Aviation digitalization; Digitalisation futures
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Module Aims and/or Objectives: This module is intended to provide a fundamental but comprehensive grounding in the concepts of digitalization in infrastructure engineered systems, enabling you to operationalize integrated solutions and manage infrastructure networks for the benefit of society and the environment. You will develop practical skills to identify both positive and negative consequences of digitalisation, particularly in the context of data growth and cyber physical systems.
Recommended readings: You will have access to the course e-book called 鈥� A Modern Guide to the Digitalization of Infrastructure鈥�, edited by Montero and Finger; ISBN 9781839106057.
Additional costs: There are no additional costs but we do have a field trip to the Digital Catapult which is in Euston Road, around 10 minutes鈥� walk from the 麻豆传媒视频网站 Bloomsbury campus.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize and know how to assess the extent of digitalisation embedded in engineered systems.
- Distinguish between methods for digitalisation in engineered systems that can be used to improve performance of infrastructure services, such as heating, mobility, communications.
- Facilitate the development of technical skills needed by MSc dissertations that use analytical methods or modelling techniques to investigate engineering challenges
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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