Automatic control engineering Books

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the rapidly evolving field of autonomous urban mobility, examining its transformative potential and the principles guiding its innovation.

This Festschrift, dedicated to Wolfgang Reif on the occasion of his 65th birthday, collects contributions written by many of his closest research colleagues and many of his former students.After obtaining his PhD in Karlsruhe in 1991, Wolfgang was...

This book offers insights into how drone aerodynamics influence crop growth, yield, and resilience, and explores the potential of UAV technology. By bridging advanced engineering principles with precision agriculture, it presents practical methods for...

Addressing environmental challenges requires innovative, interdisciplinary solutions using technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and augmented reality (AR). These advanced tools enhance monitoring and response to environmental changes...

A practical, non-technical guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and curious minds"Agents are (...) bringing about the biggest revolution in computing since we went from typing commands to tapping on icons." - Bill Gates"AI agents will become the...

This book combines Construction 6.0 with AEC principles for designing sustainable, health-focused Martian habitats. It unveils innovative architectural designs ideal for Mars, utilizing 3D printing, autonomous robotics, and regolith, alongside renewable...

This book focuses on the global landscape in which insurance is transacted, and where it is evolving, driven from within by transformative technologies and externally by the necessity to address risks like climate change and health crises, such as the...

For the first time since the Space Race, the United States is facing a serious competitor with a plan to achieve technological dominance: China. Between China 2025 and the Belt and Road Initiative, it's become clear that the Chinese government is...

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology, also known as 3D printing, has transitioned from concepts and prototypes to part-for-part substitution and the creation of unique AM-specific part geometries. These applications are increasingly present in...

It aims to give deep insight into the current trends of research in science and technology and shall introduce the reader to the new problems and respective approaches toward the solution and shall enlighten the researchers, students and academicians...

Advances in technology are making the business and manufacturing environment increasingly complex. Standards can help us cope with this complexity. Given the strategic importance of computers in the economies of the industrial...

The changing role of industry, the trend towards automation, the in­ creased cost of raw materials and labour rates all emphasize the need for improved quality of manufacture which will lead to better reliability, reduced...

When a person picks up a metal part and clamps it in the chuck of a lathe, he begins with his arm, proceeds with his wrist and finishes with his fingers. The arm brings the part near the chuck. The wrist positions the part,...

I. ALEKSANDER Kobler Unit for Information Technology Management, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England It is now over half a decade since Joseph Engelberger wrote: 'Given a six-articulation arm of any...

What are the design or selection criteria for robots that will be capable of carrying out particular functions? How can robots and machines be installed in work locations to obtain maximum effectiveness? How can their ...

An industrial robot routinely carrying out an assembly or welding task is an impressive sight. More important, when operated within its design conditions it is a reliable production machine which - depending on the ...

Statics and Dynamics of Rigid Bodies presents an interdisciplinary approach to mechanical engineering through a close evaluation of the statics and dynamics of rigid bodies, presenting a concise introduction to both. This...

This book provides a conceptual and computational framework to study how the nervous system exploits the anatomical properties of limbs to produce mechanical function. The study of the neural control of limbs has historically emphasized the use of...

Performance evaluation of increasingly complex human-made systems requires the use of simulation models. However, these systems are difficult to describe and capture by succinct mathematical models. The purpose of this book is...

The book covers the necessary pre-requisites from probability theory, stochastic processes, stochastic integrals and stochastic differential equations. It includes detailed treatment of the fundamental properties of stochastic...

I wrote this book because I wanted to learn more about interstel­ lar flight. Not the Star Trek notion of tearing around the Galaxy in a huge spaceship-that was obviously beyond existing tech­ nology-but a more realistic...

* Provides an elegant introduction to the geometric concepts that are important to applications in robotics * Includes significant state-of-the art material that reflects important advances, connecting robotics back to...

In March 2002, the Naval Research Laboratory brought together leading researchers and government sponsors for a three-day workshop in Washington, D.C. on Multi-Robot Systems. The workshop began with presentations by various...

Over the last thirty years an abundance of papers have been writ­ ten on adaptive dynamic control systems. Nevertheless, now it may be predicted with confidence that the adaptive mechanics, a new division, new line of inquiry...

This book contains thirty timely contributions in the emerging field of Computational Intelligence (CI) with reference to system control design and applications. The three basic constituents ofCI are neural networks (NNs)...

Die Zeichnende Geometrie: Oder Anleitung Zum Zirkelzeichnen Fur Ackerbauschulen (1893) ist ein Buch von Nicolaus Fialkowski. Es handelt sich um eine Anleitung zum Zirkelzeichnen f�����r Ackerbauschulen. Das Buch ist in deutscher Sprache verfasst und...

Das Buch ""Die Gurke Ihre Kultur Im Freien Lande Und Unter Glas Sowie Die Verwertung Ihrer Fruchte"" von Josef Barfuss aus dem Jahr 1894 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Anbau- und Verwertungsm������glichkeiten von Gurken. Es werden sowohl die...

Das Buch ""Die Galvanostegie Mit Besonderer Berucksichtigung Der Fabriksmassigen Herstellung Dicker Metalluberzuge Auf Metallen"" wurde im Jahr 1886 von Joseph Schaschl ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Galvanostegie, einem Verfahren...

Die Galvanoplastik (1840) von Moritz Hermann von Jacobi ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Anwendung der Galvanoplastik in der Metallverarbeitung besch�����ftigt. Die Galvanoplastik ist ein Verfahren, bei dem eine d�����nne Schicht eines Metalls auf ein...

""Die Entwicklung des Grossbetriebs in der Getreidem�����llerei Deutschlands"" ist ein Buch von Paul Mohr aus dem Jahr 1899. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der Entwicklung und dem Aufstieg von Gro�����unternehmen in der...

Le livre ""Congr�����s International de M�����t�����orologie: Tenu ������ Paris du 24 au 28 Ao�����t 1878 (1879)"" est un compte rendu d�����taill����� du Congr�����s international de m�����t�����orologie qui s'est tenu ������ Paris en 1878. Ce livre a...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Statistik der deutschen Seefischerei und die Organisation der See-Fischerei in den Staaten Europas und Nord-Amerikas"" wurde 1888 von Moritz Lindeman ver������ffentlicht. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der...

""The Potential of an Anchor Ring"" is a book written by Frank Watson Dyson and published in 1893. The book explores the concept of an anchor ring, which is a theoretical device that could be used to anchor a spacecraft in space. Dyson discusses the...

While engineering and social science perspectives on designing human-robot interactions are readily available, the body of knowledge and practices related to design often remain tacit. This book fills a gap in the human-robot interaction (HRI) community...

This book tells how to develop a successful factory information system to manage and control computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)operations. It is directed and dedicated to those people who are involved in the preservation and enhancement of...

New prospects for biomedical and healthcare engineering are being created by the rapid development of Robotic and Artificial Intelligence techniques. Innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Robotics, and IoT are currently...

The study of technology and its implications in the medical field has become an increasingly crucial area of research. By integrating technological innovations into clinical practices, patients can receive improved diagnoses and treatments, as well as...

Studies on robotics applications have grown substantially in recent years, with swarm robotics being a relatively new area of research. Inspired by studies in swarm intelligence and robotics, swarm robotics facilitates interactions between robots as well...

Want to know not just what makes rockets go up but how to do it optimally? Optimal control theory has become such an important field in aerospace engineering that no graduate student or practicing engineer can afford to be without a working knowledge of...

This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental necessary and sufficient conditions for optimality for finite-dimensional, deterministic, optimal control problems. The emphasis is on the geometric aspects of the theory and on illustrating...

Introduction.- Engine Models and Simulation Tools.- Engine Control by Classical Methods.- Engine Control By Robust State Feedback.- Gain Scheduling and Adaptation.- Sliding Mode Control of Turbofan Engines.- Engine Limit Management with Linear...

Constructive Nonlinear Control presents a broad repertoire of constructive nonlinear designs not available in other works by widening the class of systems and design tools. Several streams of nonlinear control theory are merged...