Cyber-Physical Systems

CHAPTER 10 Implementation of Cyber Physical Systems in Additive Manufacturing to Sustain Covid-19 Pandemic

Shrushti Maheshwari, Ashish Siddharth and Zafar Alam*

*Corresponding author: [e-mail]

1. Introduction

The global medical emergency of the novel Coronavirus was first identified in December 2019, in Wuhan, China [1]. Since then, it has rapidly spread its tentacles throughout the world and was declared a pandemic by WHO by March 11^th, 2020 [2]. The virus is referred to as SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it transmits is called COVID-19. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes severe acute respiratory issues and spreads through aerosols and droplets, direct or indirect contact with a contaminated surface, in which the virus may remain up to 72 ...