Springer London: 1778 books
Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control
Algorithms and Stability
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012
There are many methods of stable controller design for nonlinear systems. In seeking to go beyond the minimum requirement of stability, Adaptive Dynamic Programming in Discrete Time approaches the challenging topic of optimal control for nonlinear systems using the tools of adaptive dynamic programming...
Model-Based Fault Diagnosis Techniques
Design Schemes, Algorithms and Tools
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Guaranteeing a high system performance over a wide operating range is an important issue surrounding the design of automatic control systems with successively increasing complexity. As a key technology in the search for a solution, advanced fault detection and identification (FDI) is receiving considerable...
Computational Intelligence
A Methodological Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
This clearly-structured, classroom-tested textbook/reference presents a methodical introduction to the field of CI. Providing an authoritative insight into all that is necessary for the successful application of CI methods, the book describes fundamental concepts and their practical implementations,...
Optimization for Computer Vision
An Introduction to Core Concepts and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013
This practical and authoritative text/reference presents a broad introduction to the optimization methods used specifically in computer vision. In order to facilitate understanding, the presentation of the methods is supplemented by simple flow charts, followed by pseudocode implementations that reveal...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011
The warehouses of the future will come in a variety of forms, but with a few common ingredients. Firstly, human operational handling of items in warehouses is increasingly being replaced by automated item handling. Extended warehouse automation counteracts the scarcity of human operators and supports...
by Charlie C. L. Wang
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
The recent trend in user-customized product design requires the shape of products to be automatically adjusted according to the human body’s shape, so that people will feel more comfortable when wearing these products. Geometric approaches can be used to design the freeform shape of products worn...
Offshore Risk Assessment vol 2.
Principles, Modelling and Applications of QRA Studies
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Offshore Risk Assessment was the first book to deal with quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. Risk assessment techniques have been used for more than three decades in the offshore oil and gas industry, and their use is set to...
by Yuen Ha (Venus) Lun, Kee Hung Lai, Tai Chiu Edwin Cheng
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Shipping and Logistics Management serves to consolidate the knowledge its authors have acquired from being educators and observers of the shipping industry. Against the background of a global business environment, it explains how the shipping market functions, examining the strategic and operational...
Polymer Nanocomposites
Towards Multi-Functionality
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
This highlights ongoing research efforts on different aspects of polymer nanocomposites and explores their potentials to exhibit multi-functional properties. In this context, it addresses both fundamental and advanced concepts, while delineating the parameters and mechanisms responsible for these...
Materials for Nuclear Plants
From Safe Design to Residual Life Assessments
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
The clamor for non-carbon dioxide emitting energy production has directly impacted on the development of nuclear energy. As new nuclear plants are built, plans and designs are continually being developed to manage the range of challenging requirement and problems that nuclear plants face especially...
Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts
Value Added Engineering Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2011
Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts considers the recent technological innovations and emerging concepts in biobased energy production and coproducts utilization. Each chapter in this book has been carefully selected and contributed by experts in the field to provide a good understanding of the...
Green Diesel Engines
Biodiesel Usage in Diesel Engines
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
With a focus on ecology, economy and engine performance, diesel engines are explored in relation to current research and developments. The prevalent trends in this development are outlined with particular focus on the most frequently used alternative fuels in diesel engines; the properties of various...
Low-cost Nanomaterials
Toward Greener and More Efficient Energy Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
This book will cover the most recent progress on the use of low-cost nanomaterials and development of low-cost/large scale processing techniques for greener and more efficient energy related applications, including but not limited to solar cells, energy storage, fuel cells, hydrogen generation, biofuels,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Magnetic Fusion Technology describes the technologies that are required for successful development of nuclear fusion power plants using strong magnetic fields. These technologies include: • magnet systems, • plasma heating systems, • control systems, • energy conversion systems, • advanced...