Network routing protocols have emerged as key enabling technologies in a computing world now dominated by connectivity. From a very high-level perspective, these routing protocols can be split into interior gateway protocols (IGPs) and exterior gateway protocols (EGPs). In general, the routing techniques used by IGPs are based on either...

The book is focused on the developments and prospective challenging problems in the area of mind game playing (i.e. playing games that require mental skills) using Computational Intelligence (CI) methods, mainly neural networks, genetic/evolutionary programming and reinforcement learning. The majority of discussed game playing ideas were...

Using Force.com, you can build enterprise applications with world-class value, scalability, and reliability--and do it in days or weeks, not months...

Expert laboratorians update the classic bioconjugation methods and introduce valuable new techniques that go beyond pure biomedical applications to include elements from advanced organic synthesis, molecular biology, and materials science. These readily reproducible methods cover the preparation of protein conjugates using covalent and...

Make Windows Vista your own with this convenient reference drawn from the very best of bestselling author Alan Simpson's Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible. Master the basics of PCs and operating systems, get started on Vista, and move ahead to multimedia, adding...

The Second Edition of this acclaimed publication enables readers to understand and apply the complex operation principles of global positioning system (GPS) receivers. Although GPS receivers are widely used in everyday life to aid in positioning and navigation,...

Inventors at Work: The Minds and Motivation Behind Modern Inventions is a collection of interviews with inventors of famous products, innovations, and technologies that have made life easier or even changed the way we live. All of these scientists, engineers, wild-eyed geniuses, and amateur technologists have dedicated their...

This book deals with the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is deeply investigated and a survey of fault detection/tolerant strategies for unmanned underwater...