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Autonomy Oriented Computing : From Problem Solving to Complex Systems Modeling (Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations)

Springer, 2004

With the advent of computing, we are fast entering a new era of discovery
and opportunity. In business, market researchers will be able to predict the potential
market share of a new product on-the-fly by synthesizing news reports,
competitor analysis, and large-scale simulations of consumer behavior. In life
and material...

Programming Lego Mindstorms with Java (With CD-ROM)

Syngress Publishing, 2002

Soon after its release, the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System (RIS) quickly became popular not only with its initial intended audience of children aged 11 and up, but also within a community of adult LEGO robotics enthusiasts that developed and spread worldwide with significant help from the Internet. Before long, hackers had deciphered the...

Inescapable Data: Harnessing the Power of Convergence

IBM Press, 2005

As communications, computing, and data storage converge, data is becoming utterly ubiquitous...and that changes everything. In this book, two leading data management visionaries reveal how data transforms the way you do business, the technologies you use, the investments you make, the life you live, and the world you live in.

Chris...

Planning in Intelligent Systems: Aspects, Motivations, and Methods (Wiley Series on Intelligent Systems)

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

The first comparative examination of planning paradigms

This text begins with the principle that the ability to anticipate and plan is an essential feature of intelligent systems, whether human or machine. It further assumes that better planning results in greater achievements. With these principles as a foundation, Planning in Intelligent...

Electronics For Dummies

For Dummies, 2005

Begin having fun with electronics projects right away

Explore the basic concepts of electronics, build your electronics workbench, and create cool projects

Wish you could fix that faulty doorbell, hook up a motion detector, or maybe build your very own robot? This book will really get you charged up! It won't make...

Ruling Distributed Dynamic Worlds (Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing)

John Wiley & Sons, 2005

A powerful new model to design and manage distributed dynamic systems

This text expands and builds upon the author's landmark work, Mobile Processing in Distributed and Open Environments, by introducing a new extended, universal WAVE-WP (or world processing) model for distributed processing and control in dynamic and open worlds. The new model...

USB Mass Storage: Designing and Programming Devices and Embedded Hosts

Lakeview Research, 2006

A mass-storage device can provide access to data for just about any purpose. Every time you load an application or save a file on a PC, you’re using a mass-storage device. A computer’s hard drive is a mass-storage device, as are flash, CD, and DVD drives. Devices with dedicated functions—data loggers, robots, and other embedded...

Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices (Voices That Matter)

Peachpit Press, 2006

Explore the new design discipline that is behind such products as the iPod and innovative Web sites like Flicer. While other books on this subject are either aimed at more seasoned practitioners or else are too focused on a particular medium like software, this guide will take a more holistic approach to the discipline, looking at interaction...

Emotional Design: Why We Love (Or Hate) Everyday Things

Basic Books, 2003

By the author of The Design of Everyday Things, the first book to make the connection between our emotions and how we relate to ordinary objects-from juicers to Jaguars. Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses? Why sales of Macintosh computers soared when Apple introduced the colorful iMac? New research on emotion and...

Web Client Programming with Perl

O'Reilly, 1997

If you've ever wanted to learn more about Web protocols so you could build custom client-side tools to automate tasks--or just so you have a better understanding of what's happening behind the scenes--then Web Client Programming with Perl is the book for you. Wong explains HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) requests and...

The Ultimate Palm Robot

McGraw-Hill, 2003

No programming required--CD includes software

Now, anyone curious about robotics can inexpensively build and enjoy their very own robot using any Palm handheld for the brains. Originally developed by Carnegie Mellon University robotics department graduate students, this prototype has enjoyed a cult following among enthusiasts. Using...

Modern Control Technology: Components and Systems

Thomson Delmar Learning, 2000

Modern Control Technology: Components and Systems, 2nd Edition provides an introduction to automatic control systems and components that is both comprehensive and up-to-date. Logically organized, this book takes the reader on a journey through a control system. Each chapter examines a different functional part, followed by discussion of control...

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