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Paperback. This text is a comprehensive and up-to-date look at geometric properties of Banach spaces and nonlinear iterations. Recent years have seen an explosion of research and papers in this field, and this text incorporates all the new information. Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKL; PBKQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848821897
- ISBN
- 9781848821897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.24
€ 63.24
Hardback. Change, in products and systems, has become a constant in manufacturing. This book discusses many key strategies for success in this environment. It presents the concept of Changeability as an umbrella framework that encompasses many paradigms such as agility, adaptability, flexibility and reconfigurability. Editor(s): Eimaraghy, Hoda. Series: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Num Pages: 436 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TD; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848820661
- ISBN
- 9781848820661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.63
€ 183.63
Hardback. Agent systems are being used to model complex systems like societies, markets and biological systems. This book sheds light upon the complex interrelation between interactivity/exchange and convergence in multi-agent systems, for the first time. Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Num Pages: 158 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBUD; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 890.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848820623
- ISBN
- 9781848820623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.81
€ 121.81
Hardback. "Charged Defects in Semiconductors" details the current state of knowledge regarding the properties of the ionized defects that can affect the behaviour of advanced transistors, photo-active devices, catalysts, and sensors. Series: Engineering Materials and Processes. Num Pages: 298 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; TGMB; TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848820586
- ISBN
- 9781848820586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.48
€ 182.48
hardcover. Drawing upon insights from computational language processing, this book details the theory that there is a language of design. The book then discusses how understanding that language yields practical applications for design management. Num Pages: 194 pages, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AK; CFX; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848820203
- ISBN
- 9781848820203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.15
€ 123.15
Hardback. This book provides a starting point for the use of field programmable gate arrays in the design of embedded systems. It offers the industrial engineer and researcher a concise but self-contained round-up of the state-of-the-art in programmable logic devices. Num Pages: 154 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJFD; TJFM; UYD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Printing.
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848820159
- ISBN
- 9781848820159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Hardback. Biofuel is a renewable energy source produced from natural materials such as wood, straw and even household waste. This book discusses the production of transportation fuels from biomass by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 104 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THFS; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848820104
- ISBN
- 9781848820104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.32
€ 182.32
Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics
Topolov, Vitaly Yu.; Bowen, Christopher R.
Hardback. This book investigates the problem of prediction and non-monotonicity of the effective electromechanical properties in two- and three-component composites based on ferroelectric ceramics and relaxor-ferroelectric single crystals. Series: Engineering Materials and Processes. Num Pages: 218 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGB; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009998
- ISBN
- 9781848009998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.68
€ 181.68
Hardback. Introducing the techniques of statistical geometry and probabilistic modeling to non-mathematicians, this book is an overview of the structure of stochastic fibrous materials, and the use of Mathematica(R) to develop models describing their structure. Series: Engineering Materials and Processes. Num Pages: 277 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009905
- ISBN
- 9781848009905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardback. Finkelstein's systematic study focuses on the broad subject of reliability theory, and specifically, on failure rate (hazard rate, force of mortality) modeling and its generalizations to random environment systems, as well as to repairable systems. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009851
- ISBN
- 9781848009851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.43
€ 182.43
Hardback. This book devoted to the theory of discontinuous dynamic systems requires no background in the field. It develops nonsmooth stability analysis and discontinuous control synthesis based on novel modeling of discontinuous dynamic systems. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 339 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Printing.
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009837
- ISBN
- 9781848009837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.01
€ 187.01
Hardback. This enlightening book introduces a new approach to the modeling of fingertips similar to human fingers. The book uniquely investigates how soft fingertips with hard back plates enhance dexterity in grasping and manipulation. Num Pages: 245 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGB; TGMD4; TJFM; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009806
- ISBN
- 9781848009806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.15
€ 124.15
Collaborative Product and Service Life Cycle Management for a Sustaina...
. Ed(S): Curran, Richard; Chou, Shuo-Yan; Tra...
Hardback. Features papers from the 15th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE2008), to stimulate the new thinking that is so crucial to our sustained productivity enhancement and quality of life. Editor(s): Curran, Richard; Chou, Shuo-Yan; Trappey, Amy. Series: Advanced Concurrent Engineering. Num Pages: 621 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 621
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009714
- ISBN
- 9781848009714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 350.16
€ 350.16
Paperback. This comprehensive text uniquely presents a thorough introduction into the connections between group theory and formal languages. It also offers precise definitions, clear and succinct proofs, and an account of the Muller-Schupp theorem. Series Editor(s): Axler, Sheldon; Capasso, Vincenzo; Casacuberta, Carles; Macintyre, Angus J.; Ribet, Kenneth; Sabbah, Claude; Suli, Endre. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 166 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBMS; PBPD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009394
- ISBN
- 9781848009394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardcover. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells promise clean energy converting devices with high efficiency and low to zero emissions. This book provides a comprehensive, in-depth survey of the field, presented by internationally renowned fuel cell scientists. Editor(s): Zhang, Jiujun. Num Pages: 1137 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 65. Weight in Grams: 1860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009356
- ISBN
- 9781848009356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.82
€ 302.82
hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the theory of periodic systems, including the problems of filtering and control. It covers an array of topics, presenting an overview of the field and focusing on discrete-time signals and systems. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 443 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBW; TGMD4; TJFM; UYS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009103
- ISBN
- 9781848009103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.97
€ 188.97
Hardback. Even though wireless mesh networks (WMN) is considered to be a key technology for future generation wireless networks, several challenges still need to be addressed. This comprehensive handbook explores new ideas and results in WMN research. Editor(s): Misra, Dr. Sudip; Misra, Subhas Chandra; Zhang, Isaac. Series: Computer Communications and Networks. Num Pages: 544 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 38. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Corrected ed. 2009, Corr. 3rd printing 2009
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848009080
- ISBN
- 9781848009080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.64
€ 72.64
Paperback. For decades, robots have been changing our lives, and that will increasingly become the case in the future. This practical book offers examples of modeling and analyzing observed behaviour based on real-world robotic scenarios. Num Pages: 252 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 56 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003965
- ISBN
- 9781848003965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardback. This book provides a thorough, rigorous presentation of kinematics and dynamics using MATLAB. Each chapter includes an introduction, a step-by-step presentation and sample problems. The book contains over one hundred illustrations. Num Pages: 492 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGMD4; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003903
- ISBN
- 9781848003903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.75
€ 117.75
Hardback. Here is comprehensive coverage of reliability issues and their countermeasures in large-scale digital control systems, from the hardware and software in digital systems to the human operators who supervise the overall process of large-scale systems. Editor(s): Seong, Poong Hyun. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003835
- ISBN
- 9781848003835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.84
€ 238.84
Hardback. The authors contributing to this volume describe in depth several aspects of machine structures, machine elements and control, and application. The basics, models and functions of each aspect are explained by experts from both academia and industry. Editor(s): Lopez de Lacalle, L. N.; Lamikiz, A. Num Pages: 442 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003798
- ISBN
- 9781848003798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.85
€ 220.85
Hardback. This book provides a framework for the justification of the dependability of a computer-based system and explores fundamental aspects of safety evaluation, such as the nature of claims and various ways to deal with different types of uncertainty. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 323 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBC; TGPQ; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003712
- ISBN
- 9781848003712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.71
€ 233.71
hardcover. The material here develops the robust control of infinite-dimensional dynamical systems derived from time-dependent coupled PDEs associated with boundary-value problems. Mathematical foundations are provided to keep the book accessible to the non-specialist. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 524 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003439
- ISBN
- 9781848003439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.08
€ 236.08
Hardback. Fuel Cell Micro-grids describes an energy supply method based on a network of two or more proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM-FC). This book analyses the operation plan of these new energy supply methods using genetic algorithms. Series: Power Systems. Num Pages: 252 pages, 42 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848003378
- ISBN
- 9781848003378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.18
€ 186.18