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The Engineering and Technology portfolio includes comprehensive overviews of all major research and practical developments in aerospace and automotive engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, and more. In-depth coverage, innovative state-of-the-art approaches, and real-world case studies provide valuable, actionable insights for researchers, applied engineers and students. The content in Elsevier's Engineering and Technology books program addresses core issues in industry and society, such as sustainability, the circular economy, AI, and automation.

  • Digital Twins of Advanced Materials Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • Tarasankar DebRoy + 1 more
    • English
    Digital twins represent an emerging technology of immense potential across various industries. Their significance is particularly pronounced within Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing paradigms, which strive to elevate efficiency and quality through seamless digital integration. By amassing and scrutinizing extensive data streams, digital twins empower data-centric decision-making—a pivotal asset in contemporary industry. Digital Twins of Advanced Materials Processing bridges the gap in comprehensive resources concerning advanced materials processing, a domain characterized by rapid evolution. It provides pragmatic remedies and real-world case studies, catering to tangible implementation needs. Moreover, digital twins hold the capacity to amplify efficiency and innovation within materials processing—a perspective deeply explored within this book, rendering it invaluable for professionals, researchers, and students alike. The prospects of employing digital twins in materials processing span diverse horizons: refining materials innovation, streamlining processes, enabling data-driven maintenance, enhancing product quality, and unearthing insights rooted in data. The book also undertakes the challenge of addressing key issues encompassing data amalgamation and integrity, model validation and calibration, software and data safeguarding, scalability, and cost considerations.

  • Recent Advances in Thin-Walled Structures

    • 1st Edition
    • Rodrigo Gonçalves + 1 more
    • English
    Recent Advances in Thin-walled Structures presents the current state-of-the-art in this important research field. The book is dedicated to the contributions of Professor Dinar Camotim, who is one of the most prominent, global researchers in the field of thin-walled metal structures, and who recently retired. Within the book, nine leading international experts present their most recent and important research findings. The book begins with an introductory chapter that describes the contributions that Professor Dinar Camotin has made to the field during his long and established career. Subsequent chapters focus on different cutting-edge topics that have been written by world-renowned experts. The book will be a valuable reference resource for all those who are involved in the design and optimization of thin-walled structures. It presents the latest achievements in the field, which will help readers address their own challenges and prepare them for future developments and achievements.

  • Embedded Systems in Automotive Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Aboubakr El Hammoumi + 1 more
    • English
    With its well-thought-out overview of the topic, Embedded Systems in Automotive Applications serves diverse audience across both in academia and industry. The volume discusses the AUTOSAR architecture and standards, highlighting their role in enabling the integration of emerging technologies such as blockchain-based security within the Internet of Vehicles. It further addresses embedded software design, implementation, and validation techniques that are fundamental to developing reliable and safety-critical automotive systems. In addition, it examines electric vehicle technologies, with particular focus on advanced battery management strategies and real-time power and health monitoring. Autonomous driving is explored through LiDAR-SLAM techniques and FPGA-based hardware architectures designed to support robust vehicle navigation. The book also emphasizes vehicle connectivity and telematics applications, encompassing innovations in smart mobility and intelligent transport. Together, these themes provide readers with a rigorous and well-rounded understanding of the challenges, methodologies, and opportunities shaping next-generation automotive embedded systems.

  • Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials

    Graphene-Based Composites and Beyond
    • 1st Edition
    • Jovana Prekodravac Filipovic + 3 more
    • English
    Please note this is an Open Access title available via Science Direct.Electromagnet... Interference Shielding Materials: Graphene-Based Composites and Beyond offers a thorough, systematic overview of the advances made in research on composites-based materials for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding during the past several decades. The use of smartphones, wearable electronics, wi-fi, microwaves, and other smart devices is ubiquitous in modern life. All of these electronics emit electromagnetic waves (EMWs) that create electromagnetic pollution. EMWs can cause serious issues such as electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and information leakage. There is an urgent need for inexpensive, environmentally friendly materials that can mitigate the effects of EMI, and this book provides a through investigation of the shielding capabilities of graphene and other novel nanomaterials. The current state of materials used in EMI shielding is discussed, together with synthesis and fabrication methods, relevant mechanisms, measurements, measuring devices, calculations, physicochemical properties, and applications. The book provides detailed analysis of carbon-based nanomaterials and their composites, including materials fabrication, characterization, and advanced application in EMI shielding. The beneficial effects of these new shielding materials will be relevant in the fields of telecommunications, the electronics industry, the automotive industry, ecology, healthcare, medicine, security, and military applications.

  • Polymer Nanoparticle Technologies for Gene Delivery and Gene Therapy

    • 1st Edition
    • Seyed Morteza Naghib + 3 more
    • English
    Polymer Nanoparticle Technologies for Gene Delivery and Gene Therapy focuses on the concept of polymer nanoparticles applications in gene delivery and gene therapy. Gene therapy is a relatively young branch of medicine that has the potential to relieve and treat numerous illnesses that are resistant to standard treatment. Polymers used to form nanoparticles can be both synthetic and natural polymers. These nanocarriers have been demonstrated for use as a variety of applications: such as drug delivery, imaging, and detection of apoptosis. This book covers many of the cationic polymers have been studied both in vitro and in vivo for gene delivery.

  • Collaborative Scheduling for Electromagnetic Detection Satellites

    Model and Reinforcement Learning-Based Evolutionary Algorithms
    • 1st Edition
    • Yanjie Song + 4 more
    • English
    Collaborative Scheduling for Electromagnetic Detection Satellites: Model and Reinforcement Learning-based Evolutionary Algorithms focuses on the models and algorithms related to electromagnetic detection satellite scheduling problems. Sections provide an overview, including background and current state of development and then move on to the basic model of cooperative scheduling and the framework of learning evolutionary algorithms. Next, the book examines cooperative scheduling of homogeneous electromagnetic detection satellites for stationary target detection and reviews research on cooperative planning of heterogeneous electromagnetic detection satellites for low-speed moving target detection. Final sections examine cooperative scheduling of heterogeneous electromagnetic detection satellites for high-speed moving target detection. Readers will find this to be an in-depth introduction to electromagnetic detection satellite problems.

  • Engineering Materials for 3D Printing

    Synthesis, Functionalization to Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Rupinder Singh + 3 more
    • English
    Engineering Materials for 3D Printing: Synthesis, Functionalization to Applications delves into the transformative world of additive manufacturing, covering the development and characterization of polymer-based materials crafted through processes such as extrusion, sol-gel, and pulverization. Over the past three decades, 3D printing has revolutionized the creation of functional prototypes, utilizing an array of materials like thermoplastics, resins, metals, and alloys. This book explores the advantages of 3D printing over conventional manufacturing, emphasizing its potential for structural and non-structural engineering applications. It stands out for its focus on meta-structure properties, offering insights into the fabrication of engineering prototypes.While existing literature extensively covers manufacturing processes, this work bridges the gap by exploring 3D printable materials for diverse engineering uses.

  • Handbook of Polyurethanes, Polyureas, and Polyisocyanurates

    • 1st Edition
    • George Wypych
    • English
    Handbook of Polyurethanes, Polyureas, and Polyisocyanurates focuses on the raw materials required for polyurethane synthesis. It explores various isocyanates and polyols, detailing their chemical properties and roles in creating diverse polymer structures. Amines, solvents, catalysts, and other additives that enhance the synthesis process are also discussed, as are typical methods of synthesis, mechanisms of catalysis, factors affecting reaction rates, and potential side reactions that can occur during polymerization. Structures of linear and crosslinked polyurethanes are also covered, including how these configurations influence the physical and chemical properties of the final products. Typical methods for analyzing polyurethanes, allowing for their assessment, characteristics, and qualities are provided, as are the physical-mechanical properties of polyurethanes, including elasticity, tensile strength, and thermal stability. The creation of polyurethane blends and interpenetrating networks is discussed, and the book also features an extensive section on additives used with polyurethanes, such as plasticizers, pigments, flame retardants, and more. Processing methods such as metering, mixing, and storage are outlined, applications of polyurethanes in automotive parts, bedding, medical devices, and packaging are covered, and the book concludes with coverage of waste disposal, processing, and recycling strategies for these products.

  • Fundamentals of Extrusion-Based Aluminum Welding and Additive Manufacturing

    A Step-by-Step Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Øystein Grong
    • English
    Fundamentals of Extrusion-Based Aluminum Welding and Additive Manufacturing explores the potential of extrusion-based aluminum welding and additive manufacturing (AM) in an industrial context, in light of how age-hardened Al–Mg–Si alloys respond to conventional fusion welding and friction stir welding (FSW). The primary focus is on the hybrid metal extrusion and bonding (HYB) process, which employs continuous rotary extrusion to achieve metallurgical bonding between different metals and alloys in the solid state with the addition of aluminum filler metal. Thanks to its versatility and flexibility, the HYB process can be applied to a wide range of operations, including butt, fillet, and lap welding, as well as plate surfacing, multimaterial welding, and AM.The chapters are organized in a manner that makes the HYB technology easily accessible to professionals in both academia and industry who are already familiar with FSW. Detailed information is provided on the design and operation of the PinPoint extruder, representing the core outcome of the HYB development project. To help readers with diverse backgrounds understand and engage with the topics covered, the learning process is enhanced by integrating relevant physically based models into specially designed case studies throughout the text.

  • Humans, Robots and Virtual Worlds in the Tactile Internet

    • 1st Edition
    • Frank H. P. Fitzek + 5 more
    • English
    Humans, Robots and Virtual Worlds in the Tactile Internet is a groundbreaking, comprehensive guide to this innovative communication platform that merges the physical and digital worlds, transforming how we experience the Metaverse and interact with robots and other cyber-physical systems. From exploring real-world applications in healthcare, industry, education, and beyond, to delving into the cutting-edge components, sensors, and communication systems that underpin this transformation, this book offers a multidisciplinary view of the Tactile Internet revolution.This is an essential read for academic researchers, students, industry professionals, and R&D engineers seeking a comprehensive, up-to-date, and forward looking approach to understanding the Tactile Internet’s intersection with the Metaverse, together with its far reaching implications.

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