Introduction

The work presented in this book is the result of the author’s long-term research in human supervisory control and automation of industrial plants, commonly called socio-cyber-physical systems (SCPS) to indicate their interdisciplinary nature. The overall purpose of the research has been to develop concepts and methods of functional modelling which can be applied in control and operation of SCPS in safety critical industries, but the results obtained are believed to have applications for technical artefacts in general.