Memristor Emulator Circuits
Introduces readers to memristor emulator circuit design, using regular off-the-shelf circuit components Describes analog applications of memristors that can be verified by the proposed emulator circuits Includes a brief overview of the updated mathematical models of the memristor device, with different material implementations Equips readers to understand the three fingerprints of memristors, which make them unique, compared to the three known, passive elements (resistor, inductor and capacitor)
Study of Second Generation High Temperature Superconductors
Introduction.- Literature Review.- Numerical Modelling and Theoretical Analysis.- Magnet Design for Lorentz Force Electrical Impedance Tomography.- Optimization of the Superconducting Halbach Array.- Lorentz Force Electrical Impedance Tomography System Design.-Investigation of AC Losses on Stabilizer-Free and Copper Stabilizer High Temperature Superconductor Tapes.- Study on Power Dissipation in High Temperature Superconductor Coils.- Investigation of AC Losses in Horizontally Parallel High Temperature Superconductor Tapes.- Conclusion and Future Work
III-Nitrides Light Emitting Diodes
Presents state-of-the-art research on III-Nitrides material-based LED technology Describes the full scope of III-Nitrides material-based LEDs, from basic concepts to materials growth and applications Written by an experienced researcher in the field of semiconductor optoelectronic devices Discusses the outlook for LED applications beyond illumination
Tensor Computation for Data Analysis
Tensor is a natural representation for multi-dimensional data, and tensor computation can avoid possible multi-linear data structure loss in classical matrix computation-based data analysis. This book is intended to provide non-specialists an overall understanding of tensor computation and its applications in data analysis, and benefits researchers, engineers, and students with theoretical, computational, technical and experimental details. It presents a systematic and up-to-date overview of tensor decompositions from the engineer's point of view, and comprehensive coverage of tensor computation based data analysis techniques. In addition, some practical examples in machine learning, signal processing, data mining, computer vision, remote sensing, and biomedical engineering are also presented for easy understanding and implementation. These data analysis techniques may be further applied in other applications on neuroscience, communication, psychometrics, chemometrics, biometrics, quantum physics, quantum chemistry, etc. The discussion begins with basic coverage of notations, preliminary operations in tensor computations, main tensor decompositions and their properties. Based on them, a series of tensor-based data analysis techniques are presented as the tensor extensions of their classical matrix counterparts, including tensor dictionary learning, low rank tensor recovery, tensor completion, coupled tensor analysis, robust principal tensor component analysis, tensor regression, logistical tensor regression, support tensor machine, multilinear discriminate analysis, tensor subspace clustering, tensor-based deep learning, tensor graphical model and tensor sketch. The discussion also includes a number of typical applications with experimental results, such as image reconstruction, image enhancement, data fusion, signal recovery, recommendation system, knowledge graph acquisition, traffic flow prediction, link prediction, environmental prediction, weather forecasting, background extraction, human pose estimation, cognitive state classification from fMRI, infrared small target detection, heterogeneous information networks clustering, multi-view image clustering, and deep neural network compression.
Brain-Computer Interface Research
The Annual BCI Research Awards are international prizes that recognize the top new projects in brain-computer interface (BCI) research. This book contains concise descriptions of projects nominated for the 2020 BCI Research Award and interviews with nominees. Each article is authored by the researchers who developed the project, and articles have been updated with new progress achieved since their nomination. These chapters are complemented by an introduction by the editors together with a concluding chapter that reviews the annual Awards Ceremony, announces the winners, and ends with a brief discussion.One of the prominent trends in recent years has been the development of BCIs for restoring limb use and for aiding optical and auditory sensory perception. Many chapters in this book present emerging and novel research directions likely to become more prevalent in the near future. This year's book includes chapters based on interviews with BCI experts who were nominated for an award, including this year's first, second, and third place winners. These interview chapters are generally less technical than project descriptions, and provide individual perspectives from people actively working on new methods and systems.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management
This book introduces UTM and how it integrates unmanned aircraft operations into a national airspace system for innovative, viable new services. It is a unique in-depth annotated resource for developers, operators, policy makers, researchers, and academics engaged in unmanned systems, transportation management, and the future of aviation.
Fundamentals of Organic Neuromorphic Systems
This book describes the essential requirements for the realization of neuromorphic systems, where memristive devices play a key role. A comprehensive description to organic memristive devices, including working principles and models of the function, preparation methods, properties and different applications is presented. A comparative analysis of organic and inorganic systems is given. The author discusses all aspects of current research in organic memristive devices: fabrication techniques, properties, synapse mimicking circuits, and neuromorphic systems (including perceptrons), etc.Describes requirements of electronic circuits and systems to be considered as neuromorphic systems;Provides a single-source reference to the state-of-the-art in memristive devices as key elements of neuromorphic systems;Provides a comparative analysis of advantages and drawbacks between organic and inorganic devices and systems;Includes a systematic overviewof organic memristive devices, including fabrication methods, properties, synapse mimicking circuits, and neuromorphic systems;Discusses a variety of unconventional applications, based on bio-inspired circuits and neuromorphic systems.
Adaptronics - Smart Structures and Materials
Interdisciplinary and systematic presentation of adaptronicsIntegrates many examples from current researchClearly arranged and easy to handle due to symbol and keyword index
Riccati-Messsysteme
Reiner Thiele zeigt mit den singul瓣ren L繹sungen spezieller Riccati-Differenzialgleichungen (DGL) den Entwurf zugeh繹riger Riccati-Messsysteme (RMS), appliziert in Faraday-Effekt-Stromsensoren. Diese L繹sungen sind durch einen linearen Zusammenhang zwischen Messgr繹?e und Messwert gekennzeichnet und deshalb sehr gut zur Anwendung in RMS geeignet. Wegen der Einfachheit der analogen Realisierungen mit Operationsverst瓣rkern (OPV) gibt der Autor ihnen den Vorzug gegen羹ber aufwendigen digitalen Varianten.
Intelligent Control, Filtering and Model Reduction Analysis for Fuzzy-Model-Based Systems
Introduction.- Stabilization Synthesis of T-S Fuzzy Delayed Systems.- Output Feedback Control of Fuzzy Stochastic Systems.- Output Feedback Control of Fuzzy Switching Systems.- Dissipative Filtering of Fuzzy Switched Systems.- Fault Detection for Switched Stochastic Systems.- Reliable Filtering for T-S Fuzzy Time-Delay Systems.- Reduced-Order Model Approximation of Switched Systems.- Model Reduction of Time-Varying Delay Fuzzy Systems.- Model Approximation of Fuzzy Switched Systems.- Reduced-Order Filter Design of Fuzzy Stochastic Systems.- Dissipative Event-Triggered Fuzzy Control of Truck-Trailer Systems.- Event-Triggered Fuzzy Control of Inverted Pendulum Systems.- Conclusion and Further Work.
Resource Management for On-Demand Mission-Critical Internet of Things Applications
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR ON-DEMAND MISSION-CRITICAL INTERNET OF THINGS APPLICATIONS Discover an insightful and up-to-date treatment of resource management in Internet of Things technology In Resource Management for On-Demand Mission-Critical Internet of Things -Applications, an expert team of engineers delivers an insightful analytical perspective on modeling and decision support for mission-critical Internet of Things applications. The authors dissect the complex IoT ecosystem and provide a cross-layer perspective on the design and operation of IoT, especially in the context of smart and connected communities. The book offers an economic perspective on resource management in IoT systems with a particular emphasis on three main areas: spectrum management via reservation, allocation of cloud/fog resources to IoT applications, and resource provisioning to smart city service requests. It leverages theories from dynamic mechanism design, optimal control theory, and spatial point processes, providing an overview of integrated decision-making frameworks. Finally, the authors discuss future directions and relevant problems on the economics of resource management from new perspectives, like security and resilience. Readers will also enjoy the inclusion of: A thorough introduction and overview of IoT applications in smart cities, mission critical IoT services and requirements, and key metrics and research challenges A comprehensive exploration of the allocation of spectrum resources to mission critical IoT applications, including the massive surge of IoT and spectrum scarcity problem Practical discussions of the provisioning of cloud/fog computing resources to IoT applications, including allocation policy In-depth examinations of resource provisioning to spatio-temporal service requests in smart cities Perfect for engineers working on Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems, Resource Management for On-Demand Mission-Critical Internet of Things Applications is also an indispensable reference for graduate students, researchers, and professors with an interest in IoT resource management.
Probability and Random Variables for Electrical Engineering
This book delivers a concise and carefully structured introduction to probability and random variables. It aims to build a linkage between the theoretical conceptual topics and the practical applications, especially in the undergraduate engineering area. The book motivates the student to gain full understanding of the fundamentals of probability theory and help acquire working problem-solving skills and apply the theory to engineering applications. Each chapter includes solved examples at varying levels (both introductory and advanced) in addition to problems that demonstrate the relevance of the probability and random variables in engineering. As authors, we focused on to find out the optimum ways in order to introduce the topics in probability and random variables area.
Electronic Circuit Analysis Using Ltspice XVII Simulator
The text discusses designing electronic, electrical and communication circuits using the software and observing the output behavior for different parametric values. It will be a useful text for undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in the areas including electrical and electronics and communications engineering.
Applications of Remote Sensing Data in Mapping of Forest Growing Stock and Biomass
This Special Issue (SI), entitled "Applications of Remote Sensing Data in Mapping of Forest Growing Stock and Biomass", resulted from 13 peer-reviewed papers dedicated to Forestry and Biomass mapping, characterization and accounting. The papers' authors presented improvements in Remote Sensing processing techniques on satellite images, drone-acquired images and LiDAR images, both aerial and terrestrial. Regarding the images' classification models, all authors presented supervised methods, such as Random Forest, complemented by GIS routines and biophysical variables measured on the field, which were properly georeferenced. The achieved results enable the statement that remote imagery could be successfully used as a data source for regression analysis and formulation and, in this way, used in forestry actions such as canopy structure analysis and mapping, or to estimate biomass. This collection of papers, presented in the form of a book, brings together 13 articles covering various forest issues and issues in forest biomass calculation, constituting an important work manual for those who use mixed GIS and RS techniques.
Power Converter of Electric Machines, Renewable Energy Systems, and Transportation
Power converters and electric machines represent essential components in all fields of electrical engineering. In fact, we are heading towards a future where energy will be more and more electrical: electrical vehicles, electrical motors, renewables, storage systems are now widespread. The ongoing energy transition poses new challenges for interfacing and integrating different power systems. The constraints of space, weight, reliability, performance, and autonomy for the electric system have increased the attention of scientific research in order to find more and more appropriate technological solutions. In this context, power converters and electric machines assume a key role in enabling higher performance of electrical power conversion. Consequently, the design and control of power converters and electric machines shall be developed accordingly to the requirements of the specific application, thus leading to more specialized solutions, with the aim of enhancing the reliability, fault tolerance, and flexibility of the next generation power systems.
Protection Principle and Technology of the Vsc-Based DC Grid
This book discusses key techniques of protection and fault ride-through in VSC-HVDC grids, including high-speed selective protection, DC fault current limitation, converter restarting, and DCCB reclosing strategies. It investigates how high-speed transient-variable-based protection can be used to improve grids' acting sensitivity, acting reliability, and ability to withstand high transition resistance compared with traditional protection. In addition, it discusses the applicability of the pilot protections, including the current differential protection and travelign-wave based protection, in the dc grid, as well as the improved methods. Furthermore, it proposes several DC FCL topologies, which are suitable for DC grids. Lastly, in the context of overhead line application conditions, it explores converter restarting and DCCB reclosing strategies, which not only identify the fault property, but also limit the secondary damage to the system, improving the system's operation security and reliability. As such, the book offers a comprehensive overview of original and advanced methods and techniques for the protection of VSC-HVDC grids.
Distributed Optimization: Advances in Theories, Methods, and Applications
This book offers a valuable reference guide for researchers in distributed optimization and for senior undergraduate and graduate students alike. Focusing on the natures and functions of agents, communication networks and algorithms in the context of distributed optimization for networked control systems, this book introduces readers to the background of distributed optimization; recent developments in distributed algorithms for various types of underlying communication networks; the implementation of computation-efficient and communication-efficient strategies in the execution of distributed algorithms; and the frameworks of convergence analysis and performance evaluation. On this basis, the book then thoroughly studies 1) distributed constrained optimization and the random sleep scheme, from an agent perspective; 2) asynchronous broadcast-based algorithms, event-triggered communication, quantized communication, unbalanced directed networks, and time-varying networks, from a communication network perspective; and 3) accelerated algorithms and stochastic gradient algorithms, from an algorithm perspective. Finally, the applications of distributed optimization in large-scale statistical learning, wireless sensor networks, and for optimal energy management in smart grids are discussed.
Data Mining for Co-Location Patterns
This book focuses on data mining for co-location pattern, a valid method for identifying patterns from all types of data and applying them in business intelligence and analytics. It explains the fundamentals of co-location pattern mining, co-location decision tree, and maximal instance co-location pattern mining for a step-by-step understanding.
The Art of Timing Closure
The Art of Timing Closure is written using a hands-on approach to describe advanced concepts and techniques using Multi-Mode Multi-Corner (MMMC) for an advanced ASIC design implementation. It focuses on the physical design, Static Timing Analysis (STA), formal and physical verification. The scripts in this book are based on Cadence(R) Encounter System(TM). However, if the reader uses a different EDA tool, that tool's commands are similar to those shown in this book.The topics covered are as follows: Data StructuresMulti-Mode Multi-Corner AnalysisDesign ConstraintsFloorplan and Timing Placement and TimingClock Tree SynthesisFinal Route and TimingDesign SignoffRather than go into great technical depth, the author emphasizes short, clear descriptions which are implemented by references to authoritative manuscripts. It is the goal of this book to capture the essenceof physical design and timing analysis at each stage of the physical design, and to show the reader that physical design and timing analysis engineering should be viewed as a single area of expertise.This book is intended for anyone who is involved in ASIC design implementation -- starting from physical design to final design signoff. Target audiences for this book are practicing ASIC design implementation engineers and students undertaking advanced courses in ASIC design.
Silicon Photonics for High-Performance Computing and Beyond
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art technology and research achievements in applying silicon photonics for communication and computation. It focuses on various design, development, and integration challenges, reviews the latest advances spanning materials, devices, circuits, systems, and applications.
Electronic Circuit Design and Application
Introduction.- Semiconductor Diodes.- Bipolar Junction Transistor.- Field Effect Transistor.- BJT Models.- FET Models.- Multi-Transistor and Special Circuits.- Frequency Response of Transistor Amplifiers.- Feedback Amplifiers.- Operational Amplifiers.- Power Amplifiers.- Oscillators.- Power Supplies.- Active Filters.- Waveform Generators.- Special Devices.
The ”Hand-Eye-Brain” System of Intelligent Robot
Introduction.- The Concept of "Attractive Region in Environment (ARIE)" and its Application in High-precision Tasks with Low-precision Systems.- The Compliance of Robotic Hands and Human-inspired Motion Model of Upper-limb with Fast Response and Learning Ability.- Learning an Intrinsic-Variable Preserving Manifold for Dynamic Visual Tracking.- Explicit Nonlinear Mapping for Manifold Learning with Neighborhood preserving polynomial embedding.- Biologically Inspired Visual Model with Memory and Association Mechanism.- Biologically Inspired Visual Model with Preliminary Cognition and Active Attention Adjustment.- Biologically Inspired Visual Cognition Model with Unsupervised Episodic and Semantic Feature Learning.- Conclusions and Future Research Directions.
The Tao of Microelectronics
Microelectronics is a challenging course to many undergraduate students and is often described as very messy. Before taking this course, all the students have learned circuit analysis, where basically all the problems can be solved by applying Kirchhoff's
Parallel Pnp Robots
Introduction.- Architecture of Parallel PnP Robots.- Geometric Kinematics.- Differential Kinematics.- Elasto statics of Robot.- Robot Dynamics.- Design Optimization.
Applied Digital Logic Exercises Using FPGAs
FPGAs have almost entirely replaced the traditional Application Specific Standard Parts (ASSP) such as the 74xx logic chip families because of their superior size, versatility, and speed. For example, FPGAs provide over a million fold increase in gates compared to ASSP parts. The traditional approach for hands-on exercises has relied on ASSP parts, primarily because of their simplicity and ease of use for the novice. Not only is this approach technically outdated, but it also severely limits the complexity of the designs that can be implemented. By introducing the readers to FPGAs, they are being familiarized with current digital technology and the skills to implement complex, sophisticated designs. However, working with FGPAs comes at a cost of increased complexity, notably the mastering of an HDL language, such as Verilog. Therefore, this book accomplishes the following: first, it teaches basic digital design concepts and then applies them through exercises; second, it implements these digital designs by teaching the user the syntax of the Verilog language while implementing the exercises. Finally, it employs contemporary digital hardware, such as the FPGA, to build a simple calculator, a basic music player, a frequency and period counter and it ends with a microprocessor being embedded in the fabric of the FGPA to communicate with the PC. In the process, readers learn about digital mathematics and digital-to-analog converter concepts through pulse width modulation.
Advances in Mechatronics, Manufacturing, and Mechanical Engineering
This book highlights selected papers from the Mechanical Engineering track, with a focus on mechatronics and manufacturing, presented at the "Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology" (MUCET 2019). The conference brings together researchers and professionals in the fields of engineering, research and technology, providing a platform for future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
High-K Materials in Multi-Gate Fet Devices
This book focuses on high-k materials for advanced FET devices. It discusses emerging challenges in the engineering and applications and considers issues with associated technologies.
Internet of Things for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
This book provides a synthesis for using IoT for indoor air quality assessment. It will help upcoming researchers to understand the gaps in the literature while identifying the new challenges and opportunities to develop healthy living spaces. On the other hand, this book provides insights about integrating IoT with artificial intelligence to design smart buildings with enhanced air quality. Consequently, this book aims to present future scope for carrying out potential research activities in this domain.Over the past few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) is proven as the most revolutionizing invention in the field of engineering and design. This technology has wide scope in automation and real-time monitoring. Indoor air quality assessment is one of the most important applications of IoT which helps in the development of smart and healthy living spaces. Numerous methods have been developed for air quality assessment to ensure enhanced publichealth and well-being. The combination of sensors, microcontrollers, and communication technologies can be used to handle the massive amount of field data to access the condition of building air quality.
Pedestrian Inertial Navigation with Self-Contained Aiding
Explore an insightful summary of the major self-contained aiding technologies for pedestrian navigation from established and emerging leaders in the field Pedestrian Inertial Navigation with Self-Contained Aiding delivers a comprehensive and broad treatment of self-contained aiding techniques in pedestrian inertial navigation. The book combines an introduction to the general concept of navigation and major navigation and aiding techniques with more specific discussions of topics central to the field, as well as an exploration of the future of the future of the field: Ultimate Navigation Chip (uNavChip) technology. The most commonly used implementation of pedestrian inertial navigation, strapdown inertial navigation, is discussed at length, as are the mechanization, implementation, error analysis, and adaptivity of zero-velocity update aided inertial navigation algorithms. The book demonstrates the implementation of ultrasonic sensors, ultra-wide band (UWB) sensors, and magnetic sensors. Ranging techniques are considered as well, including both foot-to-foot ranging and inter-agent ranging, and learning algorithms, navigation with signals of opportunity, and cooperative localization are discussed. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the general concept of navigation as well as major navigation and aiding techniques An exploration of inertial navigation implementation, Inertial Measurement Units, and strapdown inertial navigation A discussion of error analysis in strapdown inertial navigation, as well as the motivation of aiding techniques for pedestrian inertial navigation A treatment of the zero-velocity update (ZUPT) aided inertial navigation algorithm, including its mechanization, implementation, error analysis, and adaptivity Perfect for students and researchers in the field who seek a broad understanding of the subject, Pedestrian Inertial Navigation with Self-Contained Aiding will also earn a place in the libraries of industrial researchers and industrial marketing analysts who need a self-contained summary of the foundational elements of the field.
Discrete-Time Sliding Mode Protocols for Discrete Multi-Agent System
This book presents few novel Discrete-time Sliding Mode (DSM) protocols for leader-following consensus of Discrete Multi-Agent Systems (DMASs). The protocols intend to achieve the consensus in finite time steps and also tackle the corresponding uncertainties. Based on the communication graph topology of multi-agent systems, the protocols are divided into two groups, namely (i) Fixed graph topology and (ii) Switching graph topology. The coverage begins with the design of Discrete-time Sliding Mode (DSM) protocols using Gao's reaching law and power rate reaching law for the synchronization of linear DMASs by using the exchange of information between the agents and the leader to achieve a common goal. Then, in a subsequent chapter, analysis for no. of fixed-time steps required for the leader-following consensus is presented. The book also includes chapters on the design of Discrete-time Higher-order Sliding Mode (DHSM) protocols, Event-triggered DSM protocols for the leader-following consensus of DMASs. A chapter is also included on the design of DHSM protocols for leader-following consensus of heterogeneous DMASs.Special emphasis is given to the practical implementation of each proposed DSM protocol for achieving leader-following consensus of helicopter systems, flexible joint robotic arms, and rigid joint robotic arms. This book offers a ready reference guide for graduate students and researchers working in the areas of control, automation, and communication engineering, and in particular the cooperative control of multi-agent systems. It will also benefit professional engineers working to design and implement robust controllers for power systems, autonomous vehicles, military surveillance, smartgrids/microgrids, vehicle traffic management, robotic teams, and aerial robots.
HVAC Electrical for Idiots
The New Way of Testing for Carbon Monoxide (Now that we use Combustion Air Intake)Helpful Sales Techniques for Selling Parts That Are Still Working (Pro Active Maintenance)A Fast and Easy Way to Remove Blower Wheels Without a PullerProper Capacitor TestingThe Right Way to Oil and Grease Blower Motors and Air Handler Shafts (It's Not Like You Think)Single Phase Compressor Coil Testing and Terminal Identification Bad Gas Valve or Frozen Meter?Testing Draft Inducer Assembly and Negative Pressure Switch Testing Flame SensorsWhat's Causing Fuses to Blow or Breakers Tripping?Proper Belt Tightening and Alignment (Bet You Missed This One)Simple Test of Thermostat and Thermostat Wiring
Electric Machines
With its comprehensive coverage of the state of the art, this Second Edition introduces basic types of transformers and electric machines. Classifications and characterization--modeling and performance--of power electric transformers (single and multiphase), motors and generators, commercial machines (dc brush, induction dc excited synchronous, PM synchronous, reluctance synchronous) and some new ones (multiphase ac machines, switched reluctance machines) with great potential for industry with rotary or linear motion are all treated in the book. The book covers, in detail, circuit modeling characteristics and performance characteristics under steady state, testing techniques and preliminary electromagnetic-thermic dimensioning with lots of solved numerical examples and special cases to illustrate new electric machines with strong industrialization potential. All formulae used to characterize parameters and performance may be safely used in industry for preliminary designs and have been applied in the book through numerical solved examples of industrial interest. Numerous computer simulation programs in MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R) that illustrate performance characteristics present in the chapters are included and many be used as homework to facilitate a deeper understanding of fundamental issues. This book is intended for a first-semester course covering electric transformers, rotary and linear machines, steady-state modeling and performance computation, preliminary dimensioning, and testing standardized and innovative techniques. The textbook may be used by R&D engineers in industry as all machine parameters and characteristics are calculated by ready-to-use industrial design mathematical expressions.
Next-Generation High-Speed Satellite Interconnect
This book introduces the space community to the novel SpaceFibre protocol, developed under the guidance of the European Space Agency (ESA) as the forthcoming, high speed (Gbps) communication protocol for satellite on-board communication. Since SpaceFibre is expected to follow the success of its predecessor SpaceWire protocol (Mbps), the authors provide a system-level perspective for the end-user willing to adopt this latest technology for future space missions. The authors provide a complete view of the SpaceFibre protocol, together with an analysis of all the necessary hardware and software components to integrate this technology onboard a satellite. The text guides potential system adopters toward understanding the protocol, analyzing strengths, weaknesses and performances. Practical design examples and prototype performance measurements in reference scenarios are also included.
Autonomous Driving Changes the Future
This book systematically discusses the development of autonomous driving, describing the related history, technological advances, infrastructure, social impacts, international competition, China's opportunities and challenges, and possible future scenarios. This popular science book uses straightforward language and includes quotes from ancient Chinese poems to enhance the reading experience. The discussions are supplemented by theoretical elaborations, presented in tables and figures. The book is intended for auto fans, upper undergraduate and graduate students in the field of automotive engineering.
Robot Operating System (Ros)
Development of an Industry 4.0 demonstrator using Sequence Planner and ROS2.- ROS2 for ROS1 users.- Multi-Robot SLAM framework for ROS with Efficient Information Sharing.- Agile experimentation of robot swarms in large scale.- Lessons learned building a self-driving car on top of ROS.- Landing a UAV on a moving platform using a front facing camera.- Integrating the Functional Mock-up Interface with ROS and Gazebo.- An ARVA sensor simulator.- ROS Implementation for Untethered Microrobot Manipulation.- ClegS: A package to develop C-legged robots.- Video frames selection method for 3D Reconstruction depending on ROS-based monocular SLAM.- ROS Rescue: Fault Tolerance System for ROS.
Power Distribution Network Design Methodologies
The Faraday Press Edition of Istv獺n Nov獺k's historic Power Distribution Network Design Methodologies brings to print important coverage of power system design topics including circuit board layout strategies, capacitor characterization and selection, controlled impedance design and guidance for system-level engineering.Power Distribution Network (PDN) design procedures are covered in practical detail-covering topics including the buck converter topology, the proper selection and placement of bypass capacitors, power requirements of memory systems, powering FPGAs and designing/controlling wideband power delivery impedances. As clock speeds and power density requirements progress, the challenges of a robust system design becomes more and more important.Power Distribution Network Design is a valuable resource for the global community of power supply designers.
Electric Machines
This Second Edition extensively covers advanced issues/subjects in electric machines, starting from principles, to applications and case studies with ample graphical (numerical) results. This textbook is intended for second (and third) semester courses covering topics such as modeling of transients, control principles, electromagnetic and thermal finite element analysis, and optimal design (dimensioning). Notable recent knowledge with strong industrialization potential has been added to this edition, such as: Orthogonal models of multiphase a.c. machines Thermal Finite Element Analysis of (FEA) electric machines FEA-based-only optimal design of a PM motor case study Line start synchronizing premium efficiency PM induction machines Induction machines (three and single phase), synchronous machines with DC excitation, with PM-excitation, and with magnetically salient rotor and a linear Pm oscillatory motor are all investigated in terms of transients, electromagnetic FEM analysis and control principles. Case studies, numerical examples, and lots of discussion of FEM results for PMSM and IM are included throughout the book.The optimal design is treated in detail using Hooke-Jeeves and GA algorithms with case comparison studies in dedicated chapters for IM and PMSM. Numerous computer simulation programs in MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R) are available online that illustrate performance characteristics present in the chapters, and the FEM and optimal design case studies (and codes) may be used as homework to facilitate a deeper understanding of fundamental issues.
Passive Butterworth Filter Cookbook
This book should allow anyone with basic electronics skills to quickly design a passive Butterworth filter. All possible low pass and high pass filters up to tenth order, and all possible band pass and band stop filters up to eighth order are covered. Schematics and component values for these filters are given along with formulas for scaling the values to the particular frequency the filter must operate at. There is a design example for each of the filter types that shows how to scale the component values. A Spice simulation file for the design is given along with the frequency response. If you want band pass or band stop filters higher than eighth order the book explains how to use a low pass filter to construct them. So the information is there to construct filters up to twentieth order but we don't recommend trying to do that. The non ideal nature of the components makes it hard to get the expected extra performance. The website for this book is http: //www.abrazol.com/books/filter2/ where we will post related resources.
Application of Signal Processing Tools and Artificial Neural Network in Diagnosis of Power System Faults
Accurate, fast, and reliable fault classification techniques are an important operational requirement in modern-day power transmission systems. This book gives an elaboration of the power system faults and the conventional techniques of fault analysis.
Iot Platforms, Use Cases, Privacy, and Business Models
This book provides a comprehensive and consistent introduction to the Internet of Things. Hot topics, including the European privacy legislation GDPR, and homomorphic encryption are explained. For each topic, the reader gets a theoretical introduction and an overview, backed by programming examples. For demonstration, the authors use the IoT platform VICINITY, which is open-source, free, and offers leading standards for privacy. Presents readers with a coherent single-source introduction into the IoT;Introduces selected, hot-topics of IoT, including GDPR (European legislation on data protection), and homomorphic encryption;Provides coding examples for most topics that allow the reader to kick-start his own IoT applications, smart services, etc.
Sliding-Mode Fuzzy Controllers
Shows how increasingly popular sliding-mode control techniques can be integrated with adaptive fuzzy techniques Brings together methods scattered through the literature and provides in-depth comparison of their pros and cons MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R) codes allow the reader to simulate controllers described in the text
Epitaxy of Semiconductors
The extended and revised edition of this textbook provides essential information for a comprehensive upper-level graduate course on the crystalline growth of semiconductor heterostructures. Heteroepitaxy is the basis of today's advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices, and it is considered one of the most important fields in materials research and nanotechnology. The book discusses the structural and electronic properties of strained epitaxial layers, the thermodynamics and kinetics of layer growth, and it describes the major growth techniques: metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy, molecular-beam epitaxy, and liquid-phase epitaxy. It also examines in detail cubic and hexagonal semiconductors, strain relaxation by misfit dislocations, strain and confinement effects on electronic states, surface structures, and processes during nucleation and growth. Requiring only minimal knowledge of solid-state physics, it provides natural sciences, materials science and electrical engineering students and their lecturers elementary introductions to the theory and practice of epitaxial growth, supported by references and over 300 detailed illustrations. In this second edition, many topics have been extended and treated in more detail, e.g. in situ growth monitoring, application of surfactants, properties of dislocations and defects in organic crystals, and special growth techniques like vapor-liquid-solid growth of nanowires and selective-area epitaxy.
Blockchain Technology for Managers
Blockchain is a technology that tends to be misunderstood by managers that need to make technology acquisition decisions. This book will provide readers with a basic understanding of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technologies that underpin it, and the technologies DLT is built upon. The book is purposefully not a book on how to code or explore other technical aspects of blockchain (other than the fundamentals). Rather, it provides managers with the basic understanding of the architectures and consensus algorithms, how they work, the design trade-offs of each architecture type, and what problems and use cases the core characteristics of DLT are best suited to solve ─ providing business managers with the core information they need to ask the right questions of vendors when making business value assessments and acquisition decisions.
Ушкодження й особливості металу
У книзі розглянуті приклади експлуатаційних ушкоджень основного теплообмінного обладнання енергоблоків ВВЄР-1000 за час довгострокової експлуатації теплообмінників, підігрівачів живильної води, зварних з'єднань колекторів з корпусами парогенераторів, трубопроводів обв'язки. За допомогою матеріалознавчих методик досліджено стан металу та всебічно проаналізовано причини ушкоджень. Розглянуто можливості усунення ушкоджень і безпечної експлуатації обладнання в рамках продовжених термінів. Книга складається з трьох основних напрямків, які викладені в сьомі главах. В першій і другій главах розглянуто характер ушкоджень теплообмінних труб (ТОТ) в т
Prosthetic Biomechanics in Engineering
The book is about the recent advances in prosthetic engineering research. The scope of the book is focused on the design, development and evaluation of prosthetic systems that are being used in biomechanical applications. This book includes coverage of advanced materials, conceptual designs, and brain computer interface (BCI) systems.
Introduction to Fuzzy Logic
Learn more about the history, foundations, and applications of fuzzy logic in this comprehensive resource by an academic leader Introduction to Fuzzy Logic delivers a high-level but accessible introduction to the rapidly growing and evolving field of fuzzy logic and its applications. Distinguished engineer, academic, and author James K. Peckol covers a wide variety of practical topics, including the differences between crisp and fuzzy logic, the people and professions who find fuzzy logic useful, and the advantages of using fuzzy logic. While the book assumes a solid foundation in embedded systems, including basic logic design, and C/C++ programming, it is written in a practical and easy-to-read style that engages the reader and assists in learning and retention. The author includes introductions of threshold and perceptron logic to further enhance the applicability of the material contained within. After introducing readers to the topic with a brief description of the history and development of the field, Introduction to Fuzzy Logic goes on to discuss a wide variety of foundational and advanced topics, like: A review of Boolean algebra, including logic minimization with algebraic means and Karnaugh maps A discussion of crisp sets, including classic set membership, set theory and operations, and basic classical crisp set properties A discussion of fuzzy sets, including the foundations of fuzzy sets logic, set membership functions, and fuzzy set properties An analysis of fuzzy inference and approximate reasoning, along with the concepts of containment and entailment and relations between fuzzy subsetsPerfect for mid-level and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering courses, Introduction to Fuzzy Logic covers topics included in many artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, and soft computing courses. Math students and professionals in a wide variety of fields will also significantly benefit from the material covered in this book.
Inductive Links for Wireless Power Transfer
This book presents a system-level analysis of inductive wireless power transfer (WPT) links. The basic requirements, design parameters, and utility of key building blocks used in inductive WPT links are presented, followed by detailed theoretical analysis, design, and optimization procedure, while considering practical aspects for various application domains. Readers are provided with fundamental, yet easy to follow guidelines to help them design high-efficiency inductive links, based on a set of application-specific target specifications. The authors discuss a wide variety of recently proposed approaches to achieve the maximum efficiency point, such as the use of additional resonant coils, matching networks, modulation of the load quality factor (Q-modulation), and adjustable DC-DC converters. Additionally, the attainability of the maximum efficiency point together with output voltage regulation is addressed in a closed-loop power control mechanism. Numerous examples, including MATLAB/Octave calculation scripts and LTspice simulation files, are presented throughout the book. This enables readers to check their own results and test variations, facilitating a thorough understanding of the concepts discussed. The book concludes with real examples demonstrating the practical application of topics discussed.Covers both introductory and advanced levels of theory and practice, providing readers with required knowledge and tools to carry on from simple to advanced wireless power transfer concepts and system designs;Provides theoretical foundation throughout the book to address different design aspects;Presents numerous examples throughout the book to complement the analysis and designs;Includes supplementary material (numerical and circuit simulation files) that provide a "hands-on" experience for the reader;Uses real examples to demonstrate the practical application of topics discussed.
Biometric Data in Smart Cities
This book describes methods for processing biometric information in a smart city environment. The theoretical foundations of building a biometric multisensor network, which allows you to create a unified urban biometric community, are considered.
