THE EXTENSION OF PRINCIPLES OF CYBERNETICS TOWARDS ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING

摘要

Fifiy years after the publication, of the first work by N. Wiener. the funda- mental concepts of Cybernetics have been assimilated and enriched. The classic concepi of the closed loop is re-examined here in order to highlight the implicit yet fundamental role of man in relation to cybermetic systems. In real time, these systems are at the cross-roads of physical causation and human intentionality. These intentionalities are primarily derived from the preliminary intentions of the designers. Between the design and the action. there is thus an essential duality, which also exists between project and production, and which can lead to a cognitive model of the design activity.