Proceedings of the December 1996 symposium. Contains 159 papers which describe materials advances involving stuctures spanning more than five orders of magnitude in size from Group IV molecular cluste
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2015, held in Paris, France, in October 2015. The 70 revised full papers presented were care
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Quad Rotorcraft Control develops original control methods for the navigation and hovering flight of an autonomous mini-quad-rotor robotic helicopter. These methods use an imaging system and a combinat
Within the context of a three-year research project begun in 1993, the authors consider the process of apprenticeship during a time when an automated production workshop is being installed at a vocati
Global concern for energy security and environmental protection has put great emphasis on the search for alternative energy sources, particularly for the transport sector. Biofuels have emerged as a h
For the first time, a synthesis on the research work done in Europe on all Bark And Wood Boring Insects In Living Trees (BAWBILT) is presented. As final product of a four-year research project gatheri
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Although Luis Buñuel, one of the great filmmakers of the century, was notoriously reluctant to discuss his own work in public, he wrote--and wrote well--on many subjects over the years. This collectio
This book revisits the philosophy and aesthetic Elsa Morante outlined in her literary writings, essays, articles, reviews, and poetry. Stefania Lucamante presents a fresh outlook at Morante’s work to
This book revisits the philosophy and aesthetic Elsa Morante outlined in her literary writings. Stefania Lucamante presents a fresh outlook at Morante’s work to determine the importance of her work to
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This new title provides a comprehensive account of the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems. Each system is covered in terms of the basic radar principles, function
