The structural optimization procedure presented in this book makes it possible to achieve seismic protection through integrated structural/control system design. In particular, it is explained how sle
Lees' Process Safety Essentials is a single-volume digest presenting the critical, practical content from Lees' Loss Prevention for day-to-day use and reference. It is portable, authoritative, afforda
Exploring methods and techniques to optimize processing energy efficiency in process plants, Energy Optimization for the Process Industries provides a holistic approach that considers changing process
Health Promotion and the Policy Process presents theories on the policy process and discusses their significance in understanding of the constraints and issues of policymaking in health promotion.
Information and Control in Networks demonstrates the way in which system dynamics and information flows intertwine as they evolve, and the central role played by information in the control of complex
The book’s text focuses on explaining and analyzing the dynamic performance of linear and nonlinear systems, in particular for Power Systems (PS) including Hybrid Power Sources (HPS). The system stabi
Technology is rapidly advancing in all areas of society, including agriculture. In both conventional and organic systems, there is a need to apply technology beyond our current approach to improve the
This book offers a concise description of procedures for precision actuator modeling and control. It addresses four main schemes: modeling and control of precise actuators; nonlinear control of precis
?Mean field games and Mean field type control introduce new problems in Control Theory. The terminology “games” may be confusing. In fact they are control problems, in the sense that one is interested
An in-depth guide to the design and control of hybrid electric vehicles, covering vehicle electronics, advanced control, powertrain management, battery and energy management, and artificial intelligen
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The idea of space control and the militarization or weaponization of space has becomeincreasingly prominent in contemporary society. This book puts the widely-held view that'arms control in space is n
This title focuses on two significant problems in the field of automatic control, in particular state estimation and robust Model Predictive Control under input and state constraints, bounded disturba
Model Free Adaptive Control (MFAC) is a novel data driven adaptive control method which is quite different from the traditional model based adaptive control. Traditional control methods are applied ba
Introduction to Mobile Robot Control provides a complete and concise study of modeling, control, and navigation methods for wheeled non-holonomic and omnidirectional mobile robots and manipulators. Th
This book covers all principal aspects of currently investigated frustrated systems, from exactly solved frustrated models to real experimental frustrated systems, going through renormalization group
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Business Information Systems provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to information systems and their application in organisations. Essential elements:‧ Business-focused – concise but co
Management Information Systems is a comprehensive textbook designed to meet the needs of post graduate management students. The book elaborates on how information systems (IS), supported by informatio
The key to successful project control is the fusing of cost to schedule whereby the management of one helps to manage the other. "Project Control: Integrating Cost and Schedule in Construction" explor
Applied Cyber-Physical Systems presents the latest methods and technologies in the area of cyber-physical systems including medical and biological applications. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) integrate
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) involve deeply integrated, tightly coupled computational and physical components. These systems, spanning multiple scientific and technological domains, are highly complex
"Foundations of Fuzzy Control 2nd Edition: A Practical Approach has been significantly revised and updated, with two new chapters on Gain Scheduling Control and Neurofuzzy Modelling. It focuses on the
Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control addresses airplane flight dynamics and control in a largely classical manner, but with references to modern treatment throughout. Classical feedback control method
Examines various aspects of teenagers access to birth control, including parental consent for obtaining contraception, sex education, and how teens attitudes about sex are changed when birth control i
This book is about the process of creating web-based systems (i.e., websites, content, etc.) that consider each of the parts, the modules, the organisms – binary or otherwise – that make up a balanced
Process intensification (PI) is a chemical and process design approach that leads to substantially smaller, cleaner, safer and more energy efficient process technology. A hot topic across the chemical
Wireless telecommunication systems generate a huge amount of interest. In the last two decades, these systems have experienced at least three major technological leaps, and it has become impossible to
For undergraduate systems analysis and design courses.Kendall and Kendall's Systems Analysis and Design, 9e, is a human-centered book that concisely presents the latest systems development methods, to
See how Cognitive Coaching principles have been woven into schools, systems, and classrooms and get a complete look at the ongoing process of implementing and sustaining coaching. Ideal for teachers,
True Digital Control: Statistical Modelling and Non–Minimal State Space Designdevelops a true digital control design philosophy that encompasses data–based model identification, through to control alg
“Compound Control Methodology for Flight Vehicles” focuses on new control methods for flight vehicles. In this monograph, the concept of compound control is introduced. It is demonstrated that both Sl
Cathryn Fox kicks off her Pleasure Games series with the erotic romance Pleasure Control, in which a most unexpected couple discovers their hidden desires are about to be exposed.In Pleasure Control,
The tracking/rejection of periodic signals constitutes a wide field of research in the control theory and applications area. Repetitive Control has proven to be an efficient way to face this topic. Ho
Fault-tolerant control theory is a well-studied topic but the use of the sets in detection, isolation and/or reconfiguration is rather tangential.The authors of this book propose a systematic analysis
For reasons both financial and environmental, there is a perpetual need to optimize the design and operating conditions of industrial process systems in order to improve their performance, energy effi
The complexity of AC motor control lies in the multivariable and nonlinear nature of AC machine dynamics. Recent advancements in control theory now make it possible to deal with long-standing problems
Passivity-based Model Predictive Control for Mobile Vehicle Navigation represents a complete theoretical approach to the adoption of passivity-based model predictive control (MPC) for autonomous vehic
