Offers a step-by-step guide to building autonomous vehicles and robots, with source code and accompanying videos The first book of its kind on the detailed steps for creating an autonomous vehicle or
Taking a truly global perspective, this textbook presents concepts, theories and applications from the field of intercultural communication in a lively and easy-to-follow style. Covering all the
A comprehensive guide to the friction, contact and impact on robot control and force feedback mechanismDynamics and Control of Robotic Manipulators with Contact and Friction offers an authoritative gu
This text explores formation control of vehicle systems and introduces three representative systems: space systems, aerial systems and robotic systemsFormation Control of Multiple Autonomous Vehicle S
This first book to specifically focus on applications of conjugated polymers in the fields of biology and biomedicine covers materials science, physical principles, and nanotechnology. The editor and
The book supports operators and engineers of any experience level in how to quantitatively model key refinery reaction and fractionation processes. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the basics of dea
Adopting an integrated approach, this book covers experiments, theory, and emerging applications. In the first part surfaces are described that change from flat to either a random corrugated or to a w
Solidly grounded in Chinese primary sources, Neo Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality engages the latest global scholarship to provide an innovative, rigorous, and clear articulation of neo-C
Bioinformatics in Aquaculture is the first book dedicated to this fast moving and increasingly vital area. As aquaculture continues consistently to be the fastest growing area of agriculture, so the a
This new edition includes approximately 30% new materials covering the following information that has been added to this important work: - extends the contents on Li-ion batteries detailing the positi
This book covers: the Significance of Studying the Auditing System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, the Birth and Development of the Auditing System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
This book guides readers through the complex landscape involved with developing biosimilar versions of monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs. Flow charts, tables, and figures clearly illustrate the processe
This book will provide a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of automated transit technology and its applications. This book will shed some light on social, economic and environmental impacts of t
This is a book on the robust control theory and its applications for graduate students and control engineers. Robust control methods are categorized according to the type of model uncertainty and all
Impedance Source Power Electronic Converters brings together state of the art knowledge and cutting edge techniques in various stages of research related to the ever more popular impedance source conv
Comprehensive, cross-disciplinary coverage of Smart Grid issues from global expert researchers and practitioners. This definitive reference meets the need for a large scale, high quality work referenc
In attempting to define a "poetics of paradox" from a traditional Chinese standpoint, James Liu explores through a comparative approach linguistic, textual, and interpretive problems of rele
The tz'u, or lyric, reached its full maturity in China during the eleventh century and the first quarter of the twelfth. Until now this important poetic genre has been little known to English readers,
In-depth and systemic examination of distribution automation with specific focus on fault location and service restoration‧ Focuses on the detailed and systemic examination of fault location and servi
Image Processing and SIS for Remote Sensing Techniques And Applications Second EditionFollowing the successful publication of the first edition in 2009, the second edition maintains its aim to provide
This book provides an overview of Chinese government auditing. It provides a summary of Chinese government auditing practice as well as a theoretical guide to the audit practice. In China, government
Wastes, whether they are solid wastes or wastewater, are resources from which economic values may be derived. Almost all components of agricultural and food wastewater can be and should be utilized or
An award-winning journalist interviews successful businesspeople, including the heads of Twitter, Yahoo and Starbucks, and asks them questions about networking, how to recover from a firing or layoff
As one of the most important classes of soft materials, supramolecular materials are of a mixture of networks of molecular chains/fibrils and a liquid. These self-assembled fibrous/ molecular architec
The acute energy problems facing China today are characterized by their own histories and realities. Some have come about because of China's energy endowment and stage of development, while others hav
Survival analysis concerns sequential occurrences of events governed by probabilistic laws. Recent decades have witnessed many applications of survival analysis in various disciplines. This book intr
The book that looks at mercury's impact on the planet todayRecent research by the EPA has concluded that one in six women of childbearing age have unsafe levels of mercury in their bodies, which puts
