Pieter C. Breedveld Knihy

One of the contributors to this book is the inventor of bond graphs, Henry M. Paynter, who sketches a unique picture of the prehistory of bond graphs. The book is dedicated to him, because without his insight, knowledge and challenging attitude, bond graphs, and consequently this book, would not exist. Most of the pioneers in this research area, as well as young researchers, have also submitted papers.Engineers reading this book will get the flavor of what the bond graph way of thinking can do for them: not as some alternative or even competitive method but as a knowledge representation which allows the integration and extension of existing methods and approaches.