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Hardback. This is the first comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of natural image statistics. It offers a clear overview of all the basic theory plus the most recent developments and research, and it includes exercises and computer assignments. Series: Computational Imaging and Vision. Num Pages: 467 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAN; UYT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 467
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848824904
- ISBN
- 9781848824904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.56
€ 230.56
Hardback. The last forty years have seen thousands of successful industrial applications of Predictive Functional Control controllers. This text offers a fundamental understanding of the principles of PFCs as well as numerous examples of industrial applications. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TDC; TJFM; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848824928
- ISBN
- 9781848824928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. This book discusses the development of novel protective relaying algorithms using Mathematical Morphology, a nonlinear signal processing technique derived from set theory and geometry. Series: Power Systems. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; THRD; UYS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848824980
- ISBN
- 9781848824980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.73
€ 227.73
Mobile Robot Navigation with Intelligent Infrared Image Interpretation
Fehlman, William L.; Hinders, Mark K.
Hardback. This book details an alternative to GPS navigation for mobile robots, a model that allows them to use infrared imaging to assess the physical nature of surrounding structures. Thus, the robots can make navigational decisions without human interpretation. Num Pages: 274 pages, 35 black & white tables, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825086
- ISBN
- 9781848825086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.64
€ 195.64
Hardback. This book covers the production, purification, storage, pipeline transport, usage and safety of biohydrogen. It also discusses issues of biohydrogen economy, policy and environmental impact and reviews all the modern biomass-based transportation fuels. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 276 pages, 81 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TDC; THFS; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825109
- ISBN
- 9781848825109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.55
€ 199.55
Hardback. This text offers a wide selection of techniques aimed at achieving three goals: the suppression, the synchronization, and the generation of chaos. It includes introductory material reviewing the history of chaos control and key mathematical preliminaries. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 364 pages, 178 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825222
- ISBN
- 9781848825222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.20
€ 201.20
Hardback. Focusing on topics and areas based on non-traditional thinking, and new and emerging paradigms in bio-inspired robotics, this book examines the design and real-world implementation of artificial life robotic devices. Editor(s): Adamatzky, Andrew; Komosinski, Maciej. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM1; UK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825291
- ISBN
- 9781848825291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.22
€ 133.22
Hardback. This text facilitates and explains design in the frequency domain, which is not as established among control engineers as time-domain design. It includes worked examples that are easily reproduced by the reader, and the results are illustrated by simulations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBW; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825369
- ISBN
- 9781848825369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.82
€ 199.82
Hardback. This book offers a complete overview of fault-tolerant flight control techniques. Discussion covers the necessary equations for the modeling of small UAVs, a complete system based on extended Kalman filters, and a nonlinear flight control and guidance system. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 290 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825604
- ISBN
- 9781848825604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Hardback. Companies are being forced to process and manage increasingly differentiated products with shorter life cycles, low volumes and reduced customer delivery times. This book introduces an original and integrated idea of maintenance: maintenance for productivity. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 497 pages, 174 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825741
- ISBN
- 9781848825741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 344.02
€ 344.02
Hardback. Porous semiconductor materials are finding applications in many areas of science and technology. This detailed book provides a detailed examination of these new types of materials, with an emphasis on optical properties and optical applications. Series: Engineering Materials and Processes. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGB; TJFD; TJFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848825772
- ISBN
- 9781848825772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardback. This text provides a foundation and a theoretical basis for managing risk to an acceptable level under the real-world constraint of limited resources. The principal focus is on the development of guidance for establishing rational standards of practice. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 189 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826014
- ISBN
- 9781848826014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.02
€ 198.02
Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-driven, Knowledge-based...
. Ed(S): Walter, Lutz; Kartsounis, George-Ale...
Hardback. New trends in the fashion market dictate the need for a new approach. This book discusses such an approach, which must be a shorter cycle from conception to retail, as well as a shift from labor-intensive to technology- and knowledge-intensive manufacturing. Editor(s): Walter, Lutz; Kartsounis, George-Alexander; Carosio, Stefano. Num Pages: 212 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TDH; TJFM; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826076
- ISBN
- 9781848826076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.21
€ 132.21
Hardback. This book deals with the formulation of model-based design rules to be used in the conception of optimized mechatronic and adaptronic systems. It addresses the comparison of different actuator classes for given applications and offers answers to questions. Num Pages: 205 pages, 149 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBD; TGBN; TJFM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826137
- ISBN
- 9781848826137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.50
€ 194.50
Hardback. In order to understand and analyze risks associated with modern engineering systems, concerns beyond technical aspects have to be addressed. This unique interdisciplinary text presents technological risks in their own context. Editor(s): Grimvall, Goran; Holmgren, Ake; Jacobsson, Per; Thedeen, Torbjorn. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 341 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826403
- ISBN
- 9781848826403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.69
€ 134.69
Hardback. The first in a series exploring the evolution of green energy systems for sustainable development and energy security, this book covers energy diversity with local resources and the integration and optimization of conventional and alternative energy systems. Editor(s): Li, Xianguo. Series: Progress in Green Energy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826465
- ISBN
- 9781848826465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.83
€ 250.83
Hardback. This book reports the development of fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control methods. It discusses the state-of-the-art in both theory and practice and thoroughly details three real-world industrial applications. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 254 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGP; TJFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826526
- ISBN
- 9781848826526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Hardback. As industry reacts to environmental concerns by changing its practices, this book uses the methodology of environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) to analyze the environmental implications of the shift to lead-free solders and conductive adhesives. Num Pages: 183 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGP; TJFD; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826601
- ISBN
- 9781848826601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.02
€ 198.02
Hardback. This book introduces a new approach to transformer design using artificial intelligence techniques combined with finite element methods. Examples throughout illustrate the application of the techniques discussed to many real-life transformer design problems. Series: Power Systems. Num Pages: 427 pages, 103 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826663
- ISBN
- 9781848826663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.88
€ 251.88
Hardback. This book discusses recent advances in the chemistry involved in the controlled synthesis and assembly of metal oxide nanoparticles. It addresses the characterization required by such nanoobjects as well as their size- and shape-dependent properties. Series: Engineering Materials and Processes. Num Pages: 217 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBN; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848826700
- ISBN
- 9781848826700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.50
€ 194.50