This book reports a comprehensive study on the Industry 4.0 technologies focused on the aerospace sector, presenting a blueprint of the sector and the background of the key technologies. The author describes the adoption of some of these technologies by some of the major aerospace companies and organizations.

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Diego Carou received his PhD degree in industrial engineering from the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in 2013. He has international postdoctoral experience in manufacturing process at several European universities. He served as Assistant Professor at the University of Jaén and currently works as Assistant Professor at the University of Vigo. He is a member of the REDE (Research In Energy, Innovation and Environment) research group.

Inhalt

Preface

Introduction

The aerospace sector

Aeronautics

Astronautics The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Industry 4.0 technologies for aerospace

Additive manufacturing

Augmented and virtual reality

Autonomous and collaborative robots

Big data and artificial intelligence

Cloud computing

Internet of the Things

Simulation: the digital twin

Aerospace transformation through Industry 4.0 technologies

Aerospace awareness of Industry 4.0

Main Industry 4.0 strategies in aerospace

Airbus

Boeing Lockheed Martin

Rolls Royce

European Space Agency (ESA)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Conclusions References