An overview and some challenges in cyber-physical systems

Technological advances in computing, communications, and control, have set the stage for a next generation of engineered systems, called cyber-physical systems (CPS). These systems can potentially be important in overcoming many challenges in energy, environment, transportation, and health care. In this paper, we discuss some of these grand challenges that necessitate further advances in CPS. We also provide a partial survey of some important research issues, and an overview of several research efforts that have been undertaken toward the development of CPS.