Engineering: general Books

Theories for Complex Multi-Agent Systems.- Negotiation Agents' Decision Making Using Markov Chains.- A Multi-Issue Negotiation Protocol Among Nonlinear Utility Agents: A Preliminary Report.- A Decentralized Model for Multi-Attribute Negotiations with...

Literature Survey.- Design and Development of an FPGA-based Robot.- Hardware-Efficient Robotic Exploration.- Hardware-Efficient Landmark Determination.- The Road Ahead.

Rule Extraction from Support Vector Machines: An Introduction.- Rule Extraction from Support Vector Machines: An Overview of Issues and Application in Credit Scoring.- Algorithms and Techniques.- Rule Extraction for Transfer Learning.- Rule Extraction...

Multibody Systems Formulation.- Contact-Impact Force Models for Mechanical Systems.- Planar Joints with Clearance: Dry Contact Models.- Lubricated Joints for Mechanical Systems.- Spatial Joints with Clearance: Dry Contact Models.

Scientific State-of-the-Art.- Development of a Highly Miniaturized Inertial Measurement System.- Multi-Sensor Fusion Algorithms for Spatial Orientation Calculation.- Active Camera Stabilization.- Active Vision for Assistance Systems.- Summary and...

Spectral Methods for Fatigue Description.- Theoretical Fundamentals.- Algorithm of Spectral Method for Evaluation of Fatigue Life.- Simulations.- Experimental Studies.- Conclusions.

Toward Hierarchical Multi-Robot Urban Search and Rescue: Development of a 'Mother' Agent.- Multi-Robot Search and Rescue: A Potential Field Based Approach.- Probabilistic Target Search Strategy.- Localisation and Mapping With a Mobile Robot Using Sparse...

Evolutionary Computation.- Genetic Algorithms.- Terminologies and Operators of GA.- Advanced Operators and Techniques in Genetic Algorithm.- Classification of Genetic Algorithm.- Genetic Programming.- Genetic Algorithm Optimization Problems.- Genetic...

Global optimization problems.- Basic models of genetic computations.- Asymptotic behavior of the artificial genetic systems.- Adaptation in genetic search.- Two-phase stochastic global optimization strategies.- Summary and perspectives of genetic...

A Proposal of an Open Ubiquitous Fuzzy Computing System for Ambient Intelligence.- Agent-Controlled Sharing of Distributed Resources in User Networks.- Adding Intelligence to Ubiquitous Computing Environments.- iJADE FreeWalker - An Intelligent Ontology...

Prerequisites.- Probability Theory.- Credibility Theory.- Chance Theory.- Uncertainty Theory.- Supplements.

COMMONS GAME Made More Exciting by an Intelligent Utilization of the Two Evolutionary Algorithms.- Adaptive Generation of Dilemma-based Interactive Narratives.- Computational Intelligence in Racing Games.- Evolutionary Algorithms for Board Game Players...

Intelligent Machines: An Introduction.- Predicting Operator Capacity for Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs.- Team, Game, and Negotiation based Intelligent Autonomous UAV Task Allocation for Wide Area Applications.- UAV Path Planning Using Evolutionary...

A Robotic Future.- Multi-Hierarchical, Symbolic Representation of the Environment.- Application of Hierarchical Models to Mobile Robot Task Planning.- Mobile Robot Operation with Multi-Hierarchies.- Automatic Learning of Hierarchical Models.-...

Study on the Propagation of Inlet Flow Distortion in Axial Compressor Using an Integral Method.- Stall Prediction of In-flight Compressor due to Flaming of Refueling Leakage near Inlet.- Parametric Study of Inlet Distortion Propagation in Compressor with...

The subject discussed in this book is the stability of thin-walled elastic systems under static loads. The presentation of these problems is based on modern approaches to elastic-stability theory. Special attention is paid to...

In this book a new phenomenological approach to brittle medium fracture initiation under shock pulses is developped. It provides an opportunity to estimate fracture of media with and without macrodefects. A qualitative...

Speckle photography is an advanced experimental technique used for quantitatve determination of density, velocity and temperature fields in gas, liquid, and plasma flows. This book presents the most important equations for the...

Undeservedly little attention is paid in the vast literature on the theories of vibration and plasticity to the problem of steady-state vibrations in elastoplastic bodies. This problem, however, is of considerable interest and...

The author applies methods of nonlinear elasticity to investigate the defects in the crystal structure of solids such as dislocations and disclinations that characterize the plastic and strength properties of many materials...

Fuzzy controllers are a class of knowledge based controllers using artificial intelligence techniques with origins in fuzzy logic. They can be found either as stand-alone control elements or as integral parts of a wide range of...

Evolutionary algorithms are general-purpose search procedures based on the mechanisms of natural selection and population genetics. They are appealing because they are simple, easy to interface, and easy to extend. This volume...

This volume of the Encyclopaedia is a survey of stochastic calculus, an increasingly important part of probability, authored by well-known experts in the field. The book addresses graduate students and researchers in...

An up-to-date status report presenting the current state-of-the-art in nano-optics, this volume also deals with near-field optical microscopy. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field. It will be useful to...

The extraordinary growth of the computer and semiconductor industries and the increasing consumption of indium in these technologies in recent years have placed major constraints on current and future reserves of this metal. In...

Many physical systems require the description of mechanical interaction across interfaces if they are to be successfully analyzed. Examples in the engineered world range from the design of prosthetics in biomedical engi­...

Many books on mesoscopic systems have been published as progress has con­ tinued in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The focus in these books is mainly on quantum mechanical behavior in artificial electronic sys­...

This book provides the foundations of understanding the physical nature of iron and its alloys. Basics and recent developments concerning its constitution and magnetism are presented as well as its thermal properties.

During the last two decades, the idea of Semantic Web has received a great deal of attention. An extensive body of knowledge has emerged to describe technologies that seek to help us create and use aspects of the Semantic Web. Ontology and agent-based...

The publication of this book on evolutionaryImage Analysis and Signal P- cessing (IASP) has two main goals. The ?rst, occasional one is to celebrate the 10th edition of EvoIASP, the workshop which has been the only event speci?cally dedicated to this...

Foundations of Computational Intelligence Volume 2: Approximation Reasoning: Theoretical Foundations and Applications Human reasoning usually is very approximate and involves various types of - certainties. Approximate reasoning is the computational...

Related Work and Background.- Theoretical Analysis of Differential Evolution.- Parameter Adaptive Differential Evolution.- Surrogate Model-Based Differential Evolution.- Adaptive Multi-objective Differential Evolution.- Application to Winner...

Since the original publication of Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy in 2002, the noncontact atomic force microscope (NC-AFM) has achieved remarkable progress. This second treatment deals with the following outstanding recent...

This book presents a new method for solving geomechanical problems - one that explicitly takes into account deformation and fractures of soils, which create important effects, but are neglected in classical approaches. The method reveals the influence of...

Global optimization is a branch of applied mathematics and numerical analysis that deals with the task of finding the absolutely best set of admissible conditions to satisfy certain criteria / objective function(s), formulated in mathematical terms...

An Optimal Algorithm for Contrast Enhancement of Dark Images Using Genetic Algorithms.- Ad-Hoc Behavior in Opportunistic Radio.- Geocast Routing in Urban Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.- Object-Oriented Ladder Logic Development Framework Based on the Unified...

Hybrid Computational Intelligence and GMDH Systems.- Hybrid Genetic Programming and GMDH System: STROGANOFF.- Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and GMDH System.- Hybrid Differential Evolution and GMDH Systems.- Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization and GMDH System.-...

Evolution's Niche in Multi-Criterion Problem Solving.- Applications of Parallel Platforms and Models in Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization.- Asynchronous Multi-Objective Optimisation in Unreliable Distributed Environments.- Dynamic Problems and...

Foundations of Computational Intelligence Volume 1: Learning and Approximation: Theoretical Foundations and Applications Learning methods and approximation algorithms are fundamental tools that deal with computationally hard problems and problems in...

In May 2002 a number of about 20 scientists from various disciplines were invited by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities to participate in an interdisciplinary workshop on structures and structure...

Continuous Constrained Optimization with Dynamic Tolerance Using the COPSO Algorithm.- Boundary Search for Constrained Numerical Optimization Problems.- Solving Difficult Constrained Optimization Problems by the ? Constrained Differential Evolution with...

PAAMS, the International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems is an evolution of the International Workshop on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. PAAMS is an international yearly tribune to...

Background and State-of-the-Art.- Statement of the Tuning Problem.- F-Race for Tuning Metaheuristics.- Experiments and Applications.- Some Considerations on the Experimental Methodology.- Conclusions.

Dynamic environments abound, encompassing many real-world problems in fields as diverse as finance, engineering, biology and business. A vibrant research literature has emerged which takes inspiration from evolutionary processes to develop...

The book largely represents the extended version of select papers from the Inter- tional Conference on Intelligent Unmanned System ICIUS 2007 which was jointly organized by the Center for Unmanned System Studies at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Artificial...

The book "Soft Computing Based Modeling in Intelligent Systems"contains the - tended works originally presented at the IEEE International Workshop SOFA 2005 and additional papers. SOFA, an acronym for SOFt computing and Applications, is an international...

Biologically inspired approaches for artificial sensing have been extensively applied to different sensory modalities over the last decades and chemical senses have been no exception. The olfactory system, and the gustatory system to a minor extent, has...

The authors have consolidated their research work in this volume titled Soft Computing for Data Mining Applications. The monograph gives an insight into the research in the ?elds of Data Mining in combination with Soft Computing methodologies. In these...