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  • Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 1995

    • 1st Edition
    • K. Koskinen + 1 more
    • English
    The area of intelligent autonomous vehicles or robots has proved to be very active and extensive both in challenging applications as well as in the source of theoretical development. Automation technology is rapidly developing in many areas including: agriculture, mining, traditional manufacturing, automotive industry and space exploration. The 2nd IFAC Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 1995 provides the forum to exchange ideas and results among the leading researchers and practitioners in the field. This publication brings together the papers presented at the latest in the series and provides a key evaluation of developments in automation technologies.

  • A Reference Book of English Words and Phrases for Foreign Science Students

    Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
    • 1st Edition
    • R. F. Price
    • English
    A Reference Book of English Words and Phrases for Foreign Science Students is a reference book of English words and phrases for foreign students, to be used as an aid when reading books on science, making notes, or when describing experiments. It is intended to teach the non-technical English words and phrases which are necessary to describe and explain things and events scientifically. Instructions on how to use the book are included. Comprised of eight chapters, this book begins by introducing the reader to qualities of things (shape, composition, texture, color, taste and smell). Subsequent chapters focus on relations (quantitative relations and size, spatial relations and order, temporal relations, whole and part); actions (change, motion, techniques and use of apparatus); facts, concepts, and problems in science; the scientific method; causation and classification; and the particular, the general, and comparisons. This monograph is intended for foreign students who wish to write clear, concise English and to understand more clearly the methods used by scientists in solving problems.

  • Tables of Lommel's Functions of Two Pure Imaginary Variables

    Mathematical Tables Series
    • 1st Edition
    • L. S. Bark + 1 more
    • English
    Tables of Lommel's Functions of Two Pure Imaginary Variables provide tables on cylinder functions of two pure imaginary variables. These tables are computed on the "Strela" electronic computer and are checked and prepared in the Analytic Machine Department. The introductory part describes some properties of the Lommel's functions. This part also contains the integral forms and asymptotic expansions. Lommel's functions of two pure imaginary arguments are defined by the Neumann series. This text is of value to researchers and students.

  • New Trends in Design of Control Systems 1994

    • 1st Edition
    • J. Mikles + 1 more
    • English
    Computer control systems are developing rapidly, therefore an insight of the latest trends in the design of control systems will increase the success of future developments. This publication brings together the latest key papers on research and development trends in this field, allowing both academics and industrial practioners to find new insights and gain from each other's experience.

  • A Cost Effective Use of Computer Aided Technologies and Integration Methods in Small and Medium Sized Companies

    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Kopacek
    • English
    The objective of this 1st Workshop was to bring together end-users, manufacturers and (computer) control specialists to evaluate possibilities in the important field of factory automation. This volume offers solutions for product, process design, production design and control. Technical criteria are also discussed and economic justification methods are evaluated. The papers included present intelligent, modular, "low cost" approaches or solutions appropriate for small and medium sized companies which might benefit from improved efficiency and competitiveness.

  • Current Advances in Immunology

    • 1st Edition
    • H. Smith
    • English
    Current Advances in Immunology presents the advances in immunology in an easy-to-use format. The book is split into 51 main areas that are further classified into sections. Where appropriate, cross-referencing to other sections is given. The text also provides a guide on how to use the book. Papers included in the book focus on a variety of topics ranging from immunoglobulins and antigens to interferons, lymphocytes, leukocytes, and macrophages as well as natural killer cells, Langerhans cells, dendritic cells, lymphoid tissue, and humoral mediators of immune responses and immunomodulators. Other papers discuss blood groups, transplantation, anti-bacterial immunity, chronic inflammation, delayed hypersensitivity, and contact sensitivity. Immunodeficiency, immune complexes, tumor immunity, immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology, and the link between nutrition and immunity are also explored. A section devoted to psychoneuroimmunolog... focuses on the effect of stress on graft-versus-host reaction; immunological response to stress in agoraphobia and panic attacks; and anti-beta-endorphin immunoglobulin G in humans. This book will be of interest to working scientists in the field of immunology.

  • Developments in Operational Research

    Frontiers of Operational Research and Applied Systems Analysis
    • 1st Edition
    • R. W. Eglese + 1 more
    • English
    Developments in Operational Research reviews developments in operational research (OR) and includes numerical examples to illustrate techniques and applications. Topics covered include some of the most widely used OR ""techniques"", such as mathematical programming and simulation, together with the contribution of OR methodology to specific application areas, such as capital investment appraisal and purchasing. This book is comprised of seven chapters and begins with an introduction to the state of mathematical programming systems, along with the relevance of other optimization algorithms to OR and techniques for handling certain types of nonlinearity. The discussion then turns to network optimization techniques and their applications for the New Zealand Justice Department as well as for the wheat and dairy industries. The following chapters focus on computer simulation as applied in OR, with emphasis on various approaches to discrete event modeling; application of OR to industrial maintenance and replacement; financial appraisal methods, including discounting methods; and the use of Bayesian decision analysis to decision making. This text concludes by looking at the purchasing function and the limitations of classical stock control theory in practice. Models and procedures are developed to cope with real situations. Materials requirements planning, quantity discounts, price inflation, commodity purchasing decisions, and blending problems are considered. This monograph will be of interest to planners, decision makers, and others involved in operations research.

  • Directory of Institutions and Individuals Active in Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technologies

    UNEP Reference Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Maxwell
    • English
    UNEP Reference Series, Volume 1: Directory of Institutions and Individuals Active in Environmentally-Soun... and Appropriate Technologies presents the dynamic interrelationship of the social system with the natural environment. This book discusses the technological pattern that implies specific approaches to management of resources and is associated with a given lifestyle and value system. This text then explores the remarkable development in human history wherein society, cultural values, patterns of development, and lifestyles reflects the characteristics of technological development. This book discusses as well the crucial role that information plays in the society, whereby sectoral activities such as agriculture, transportation, industry, and rural development require accurate and timely information for the attainment of their goals This book is a valuable resource for social scientists.

  • Tables of the Principal Unitary Representations of Fedorov Groups

    The Mathematical Tables Series
    • 1st Edition
    • D. K. Faddeyev
    • English
    Tables of the Principal Unitary Representations of Fedorov Groups contains tables of all the principal representations of Fedorov groups from which all irreducible unitary representations can be obtained with the help of some standard operations. The work originated at a seminar on mathematical crystallography held in 1952-1953 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Leningrad State University. The book is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the relation between the theory of representations and the generalized Fedorov groups in Shubnikov's sense. It shows that all unidimensional representations of Fedorov groups are basic, and hence are given in the tables. In particular, all representations defining generalized Fedorov groups are given in the tables. However, it should be noted that the same generalized Fedorov group may correspond to different representations, if the latter cross each other in certain automorphisms of the Fedorov group to be represented. The second part contains the tables of the principal unitary representations of Fedorov groups.

  • A Selection of European Folk Dances

    Volume 2
    • 1st Edition
    • Sam Stuart
    • English
    A Selection of European Folk Dances, Volume 2 is a selection of folk dances from various European countries outside the British Isles, complete with dance sequence and music. These folk dances include Boarischer and Kreuzpolka from Austria; Kolomeyka from Carpathia; Schottische from Denmark; Viru Vals from Estonia; Bourrée Poursuite from France; Der Gamboliner Holzschuhtanz from Germany; Kokotek and Laura from Poland; Tarantella from Sicily; Fyrmanna Schottische from Sweden; and Hopak from Ukraine. This volume is comprised of 12 chapters and begins with a discussion on holds, which are of four types: peasant hold, open peasant hold, ballroom hold, and promenade hold. The next chapter explains the basic dance steps, from balance and chassé to step hop and waltz step. Subsequent chapters focus on European folk dances such as Boarischer and Kreuzpolka from Austria; Kolomeyka from Carpathia; Schottische from Denmark; Viru Vals from Estonia; Bourrée Poursuite from France; Der Gamboliner Holzschuhtanz from Germany; Kokotek and Laura from Poland; Tarantella from Sicily; Fyrmanna Schottische from Sweden; and Hopak from Ukraine. This book will be of particular value to dancers and folklorists.

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