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Paperback. T.A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is. "-The Times (London) "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471291053
- ISBN
- 9780471291053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.86
€ 30.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Offering readers a wealth of cutting-edge, Riccati-based design techniques for various forms of control, this self-contained text stress-tests the reliability of the methods outlined with rigorous stability analyses and detailed control design algorithms. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 327 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: TJFM; TJK; TRP; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447171942
- ISBN
- 9781447171942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 217.52
€ 217.52
Control of Surge in Centrifugal Compressors by Active Magnetic Bearing...
Yoon, Se Young; Lin, Zongli; Allaire, Paul E.
Hardback. This thorough book covers rotordynamics and Active-Magnetic-Bearing technology, from instability modeling and controller design to implementation and testing of the control algorithm in a specially-constructed industrial-size centrifugal compression system. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGXT; THF; TJFM; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447142393
- ISBN
- 9781447142393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.75
€ 122.75
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the design of automatic control logic for spacecraft and aircraft. This book describes the linear-quadratic-regulator (LQR) method of feedback control synthesis, which coordinates multiple controls, producing graceful maneuvers comparable to those of an expert pilot. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFM; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691087825
- ISBN
- 9780691087825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.57€ 122.73
€ 163.57
€ 122.73
Hardcover. BIC Classification: AKP; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472827784
- ISBN
- 9781472827784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.60
€ 15.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. A systematic computer-aided approach provides a versatile setting for the control engineer to overcome the complications of controller design for highly nonlinear systems. This book provides such an approach based on the use of describing functions. Num Pages: 182 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TDC; TDPB; TJFM; TRC; TRP; UGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159865
- ISBN
- 9781447159865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.61
€ 121.61
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive, modern reference source containing applications of computerized symbolic manipulations for analyzing the stability of a wide range of difference schemes. The authors provide specific characteristics of each scheme and their application to real world problems. Num Pages: 458 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBKJ; TBJ; TRP; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471129462
- ISBN
- 9780471129462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.18
€ 255.18
hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the derivation of computational models from basic physical mathematical principles, giving the reader sufficient information to be able to represent the basic architecture of air vehicles and their embedded systems. Series: Aerospace Series. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: TRP; UG; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470687116
- ISBN
- 9780470687116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.01
€ 82.01
Hardback. Contains chapters on computational methods in hypersonic aerodynamics. This book includes the effects of viscosity on the physical and chemical processes of high-temperature nonequilibrium flow at very high speeds, such as vibrational excitation, dissociation and recombination, and ionization and radiation. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 508 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TGMF1; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316732
- ISBN
- 9780792316732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.74
€ 248.74
Hardback. Proceedings of the ICASE/LaRC/NSF/ARO Workshop, conducted by the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA Langley Research Center, The National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office, April 22-24, 1998 Editor(s): Salas, Manuel D.; Anderson, W. Kyle. Series: ICASE / LaRC Interdisciplinary Series in Science and Engineering (Closed). Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367284
- ISBN
- 9780792367284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGBN; TGXT; TJFM; TRP; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447112112
- ISBN
- 9781447112112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.19
€ 153.19
Paperback. This book presents a state-of-the-art treatment of complex multi-channel system reliability assessment. It provides the requisite tools, techniques and algorithms required for designing, evaluating and optimizing ultra-reliable redundant systems. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: GPFC; TGPR; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447157137
- ISBN
- 9781447157137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.56
€ 184.56
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472438560
- ISBN
- 9781472438560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Hughes, Helena. Series: Air Pilot's Manual. Num Pages: 260 pages, Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: TRPS. Category: (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 153 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Air Pilot Publisher Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 6th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843362265
- ISBN
- 9781843362265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.61
€ 30.99
€ 26.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653044
- ISBN
- 9780691653044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 426.51
€ 426.51
Hardback. Concerns with the understanding and modeling of combustion in high speed flows. This collection of papers presents an overview of the research. It is suitable for scientists and students working in the area of combustion in high speed propulsion. Editor(s): Buckmaster, John; Jackson, Thomas L.; Kumar, Ajay. Series: ICASE / LaRC Interdisciplinary Series in Science and Engineering (Closed). Num Pages: 655 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGBN; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1115.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 655
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328063
- ISBN
- 9780792328063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 356.80
€ 356.80
Paperback. With fascinating personal accounts of an often forgotten aspect of the Cold War space race, this book tells the inside story of the amateur spies who monitored the Soviet space program during the Cold War-and who often outperformed the professionals. Editor(s): Phelan, Dominic. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TNKS; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430513
- ISBN
- 9781461430513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.24
€ 51.99
€ 42.24
Paperback. Climatology -- particularly the study of difficult and demanding weather conditions -- is of major importance to pilots now that aeroplanes fly over previously unavailable routes such as the North Pole and take direct routes over very large oceans. Num Pages: 296 pages, 100. BIC Classification: RBP; TRPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052950
- ISBN
- 9780632052950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.30
€ 107.30
Paperback. Trends such as the massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight are among those which have led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. Presenting the science of the environmental issues, this book covers drivers and trends of growth, socio-economics and politics, as well as mitigation options. Editor(s): Gossling, Stefan; Upham, Paul. Series: Earthscan Climate. Num Pages: 408 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KNDV; RNPG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076208
- ISBN
- 9781844076208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.12
€ 61.12
Hardcover. This book is an updated in-depth study and explanation of avionics as applied to civil aircraft. Substantial new content covers changes in avionics technology, software, and system safety. Ian Moir and Allan Seabridge are both highly experienced in the aircraft industry and are also involved in devising and delivering training courses. Series: Aerospace Series. Num Pages: 602 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 602
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118341803
- ISBN
- 9781118341803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.65
€ 121.65