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Autonomous Robotic Systems (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)

Springer, 1998

This book constitutes the presentations made at the Advanced Research Workshop on Autonomous Robotic Systems, which was held at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, June 1997. The aim of the meeting was to bring together leading researchers in the area of autonomous systems for mobility and manipulation, and the aim of this book is to share the...

Bio-MEMS: Technologies and Applications

CRC Press, 2006

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are evolving into highly integrated technologies for a variety of application areas. Add the biological dimension to the mix and a host of new problems and issues arise that require a broad understanding of aspects from basic, materials, and medical sciences in addition to engineering. Collecting the efforts of...

Innovative Algorithms and Techniques in Automation, Industrial Electronics and Telecommunications

Springer, 2007

Innovative Algorithms and Techniques in Automation, Industrial Electronics and Telecommunications includes a set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts addressing and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in the areas of Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation, Telecommunications and Networking....

An Introduction to the Physics of High Energy Accelerators (Wiley Series in Beam Physics and Accelerator Technology)

John Wiley & Sons, 1992

More than 50 years ago the discovery and understanding of radiation led to the idea of a beam of elementary particles. Since then the development of processes for the collection, focusing, and acceleration of such beams has given rise to a growing number of facilities designed to produce a variety of particle beams for a multitude of purposes....

Discover Signal Processing: An Interactive Guide for Engineers

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Signal processing is now a multidisciplinary topic, and one that has applications in many fields including, but not limited to, science, engineering, medicine, finance and the behavioural sciences. Modern software libraries that include dedicated languages and packages designed to simplify the development and application of signal processing...

Reciprocal Frame Architecture

Architectural Press, 2008

Simple and beautifully illustrated introduction to the use of reciprocal frame structures in architecture

In structural terms reciprocal frame structures are 'three dimensional assemblies of mutually supporting beams'. But behind this definition lie some breathtakingly beautiful and complex structures at the heart of...

Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Probabilistic reasoning, statistical methods, and measures of engineering judgment are combined to develop a quantified approach for analyzing and managing risks in civil engineering systems and the applied earth sciences. The resulting risk analysis approach described in this book reflects an emerging trend in geotechnical engineering, natural...

Security in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

This book provides an in-depth guide to security in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks

Security in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks introduces the reader to the fundamentals and key issues related to wireless ad hoc networking, with an emphasis on security. It discusses the security attacks and...

Models and Cognition (Bradford Books)

MIT Press, 2006

"Every now and then, a book comes along that tries to put it all together. Waskan's book is eminently readable and well informed, and taught me a lot about stuff I thought I already knew. It is an accessible text and a thoroughly original contribution, all in one."
—Robert Cummins, Department of Philosophy...

Knowledge Governance: Processes and Perspectives

Oxford University Press, 2009

While there are many books on knowledge management, knowledge governance is a concept that has not been so well explored, and is much less understood. Knowledge governance refers to choosing structures and mechanisms that can influence the processes of sharing and creating knowledge.

The book argues that knowledge governance is a...

Microsoft Excel 2000 Functions in Practice (Que Quick Reference)

Que, 1999

The Microsoft Excel 2000 Functions in Practice provides in-depth information on the functions that will maximize your use of the analytical tools within Excel 2000. Packed with examples and detailed insight into both the functions and their uses, this reference includes more than just discussions of the functions—it offers practical,...

Nonsmooth Dynamics of Contacting Thermoelastic Bodies (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics)

Springer, 2008

From the reviews:

"This monograph is devoted to methods of analysis and models of contacting systems dynamics, including heat generation and wears exhibited by such systems. … The monograph is generally well written and well organized. Strength of the book is the quantity and variety of example nonlinear system considered. This book...

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