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ABC Technology Book (STEAM Baby for Infants and Toddlers)
by Sage FranchFuel your toddler's ABC learning through the power of S.T.E.A.M. Give your little technologist a jump-start with this fun, inspiring way to master their ABCs. From Automation to Zip Compression, ABC Technology Book introduces toddlers to basic technology concepts with each letter of the alphabet. This S.T.E.A.M.-themed ABC technology book for kids features: Levels of discovery—Explore a tiered learning approach that grows with your child. Focus first on letters, then on words, and then on understanding concepts. Colorful images—This ABC technology book has rich and vibrant illustrations that add to the learning and will keep your child engaged. Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead—Encourage a lifelong love of learning with all the books in the S.T.E.A.M. Baby Series. Out now: ABC Science Book, ABC Engineering Book. Coming Soon: ABC Arts Book, ABC Math Book. ABC Technology Book makes learning the alphabet a fun, exciting adventure for any toddler.
ABCM Series on Mechanical Sciences and Engineering: 12th Brazilian Manufacturing Engineering Congress - COBEF (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Déborah De Oliveira Maksym Ziberov Alisson Rocha MachadoThis book presents research and findings in the field of manufacturing engineering, technologies and innovative approaches to process improvements. It features selected papers presented at 12th Brazilian Manufacturing Engineering Congress held on 10-12 of May of 2023 in Brasília, DF, Brazil. The book provides valuable insights and information to academic researchers, practicing engineers, or students just starting out in the field of manufacturing engineering. The Chapters are divided by areas of interest, including Additive Manufacturing, Processes with Material Removal, Union and Assembly Processes, Tribology and other manufacturing technologies..
AC Circuits and Power Systems in Practice
by Graeme VertiganThe essential guide that combines power system fundamentals with the practical aspects of equipment design and operation in modern power systems Written by an experienced power engineer, AC Circuits and Power Systems in Practice offers a comprehensive guide that reviews power system fundamentals and network theorems while exploring the practical aspects of equipment design and application. The author covers a wide-range of topics including basic circuit theorems, phasor diagrams, per-unit quantities and symmetrical component theory, as well as active and reactive power and their effects on network stability, voltage support and voltage collapse. Magnetic circuits, reactor and transformer design are analyzed, as is the operation of step voltage regulators. In addition, detailed introductions are provided to earthing systems in LV and MV networks, the adverse effects of harmonics on power equipment and power system protection. Finally, European and American engineering standards are presented where appropriate throughout the text, to familiarize the reader with their use and application. This book is written as a practical power engineering text for engineering students and recent graduates. It contains more than 400 illustrations and is designed to provide the reader with a broad introduction to the subject and to facilitate further study. Many of the examples included come from industry and are not normally covered in undergraduate syllabi. They are provided to assist in bridging the gap between tertiary study and industrial practice, and to assist the professional development of recent graduates. The material presented is easy to follow and includes both mathematical and visual representations using phasor diagrams. Problems included at the end of most chapters are designed to walk the reader through practical applications of the associated theory.
AC Electric Machines: Practice Problems, Methods, and Solutions
by Mehdi Rahmani-AndebiliThis study guide is designed for students taking upper-level undergraduate courses in AC electrical machines. The textbook includes examples, questions, and exercises covering transformers, induction machines, and synchronous machines that will help students review and sharpen their knowledge of the subject and enhance their performance in the classroom. Offering detailed solutions, multiple methods for solving problems, and clear explanations of concepts, this hands-on guide will improve student problem-solving skills and understanding of the topics covered.
AC Electrical Circuit Analysis: Practice Problems, Methods, and Solutions
by Mehdi Rahmani-AndebiliThis study guide is designed for students taking courses in electrical circuit analysis. The textbook includes examples, questions, and exercises that will help electrical engineering students to review and sharpen their knowledge of the subject and enhance their performance in the classroom. Offering detailed solutions, multiple methods for solving problems, and clear explanations of concepts, this hands-on guide will improve student’s problem-solving skills and basic understanding of the topics covered in electric circuit analysis courses.Exercises cover a wide selection of basic and advanced questions and problemsCategorizes and orders the problems based on difficulty level, hence suitable for both knowledgeable and under-prepared studentsProvides detailed and instructor-recommended solutions and methods, along with clear explanationsCan be used along with the core textbooks in AC circuit analysis and advanced electrical circuit analysis
AC Loss and Macroscopic Theory of Superconductors
by W.J. Carr Jr.Through the 'magic' of averages it is shown that Maxwell's equations can be used in a simple way to describe filamentary composites as well as pure bulk superconductors. The second edition of AC Loss and Macroscopic Theory of Superconductors, like the first edition, is written for both physicists and engineers. It starts with a rigorous and partial
AC Motor Control and Electrical Vehicle Applications
by Kwang Hee NamAC Motor Control and Electrical Vehicle Applications provides a guide to the control of AC motors with a focus on its application to electric vehicles (EV). It describes the rotating magnetic flux, based on which dynamic equations are derived. The text not only deals with the induction motor, but covers the permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM). Additionally, the control issues are discussed by taking into account the limitations of voltage and current. The latest edition includes more experimental data and expands upon the topics of inverter, pulse width modulation methods, loss minimizing control, and vehicle dynamics. Various EV motor design issues are also reviewed, while comparing typical types of PMSMs. Features Considers complete dynamic modeling of induction and PMSM in the rotating frame. Provides various field-oriented controls, while covering advanced topics in PMSM high speed control, loss minimizing control, and sensorless control. Covers inverter, sensors, vehicle dynamics, driving cycles, etc., not just motor control itself. Offers a comparison between BLDC, surface PMSM, and interior PMSM. Discusses how the motor produces torque and is controlled based on consistent mathematical treatments.
AC Power Systems Handbook (Electronics Handbook Series)
by Jerry C. WhitakerSooner or later, power system protection is going to cost money. How much is entirely up to you. Setting up a safe and effective AC power system from the very beginning can help avoid costly downtime and repairs, provide backup power during system outages, and minimize workplace accidents. For the past 15 years, Jerry Whitaker's AC Power Systems Handbook has supplied industry professionals with a comprehensive, practical guide to the key elements of AC power for commercial and industrial systems.This third edition is thoroughly revised and completely reorganized to reflect the changing demands of modern power systems. To ease navigation, many sections are now presented as separate chapters filled with updated and expanded information. Most notably, the author adds heavily in the areas of transient suppression hardware, electrical system components, and power system fundamentals. Following a logical progression, coverage flows from power system operation to protecting equipment loads, selecting the right level of protection, grounding, standby power, and safety. Along the way, the author paints a clear picture of the sources of disturbances, the tradeoffs involved for different options, and the advantages and limitations of various approaches.Streamlined to be a hands-on, user-oriented guide, the AC Power Systems Handbook offers expert guidance on designing and installing a safe and efficient power system.
AC to AC Converters: Modeling, Simulation, and Real Time Implementation Using SIMULINK
by Narayanaswamy P IyerPower electronic converters can be broadly classified as AC to DC, DC to AC, DC to DC and AC to AC converters. AC to AC converters can be further classified as AC Controllers or AC regulators, Cycloconverters and Matrix converters. AC controllers and cycloconverters are fabricated using Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCR) whereas matrix converters are built using semiconductor bidirectional switches. This text book provides a summary of AC to AC Converter modelling excluding AC controllers. The software Simulink® by Mathworks Inc., USA is used to develop the models of AC to AC Converters presented in this text book. The term model in this text book refers to SIMULINK model. This text book is mostly suitable for researchers and practising professional engineers in the industry working in the area of AC to AC converters. Features Provides a summary of AC to AC Converter modelling excluding AC controllers Includes models for three phase AC to three phase AC matrix converters using direct and indirect space vector modulation algorithm Presents new applications such as single and dual programmable AC to DC rectifier with derivations for output voltage Displays Hardware-in-the Loop simulation of a three phase AC to single phase AC matrix converter Provides models for three phase multilevel matrix converters, Z-source Direct and Quasi Z-source Indirect matrix converters; a model for speed control and brake by plugging of three phase induction motor and separately excited DC motors using matrix converter; a model for a new single phase and three phase sine wave direct AC to AC Converter without a DC link using three winding transformers and that for a square wave AC to square wave AC converter using a DC link; models for variable frequency, variable voltage AC to AC power supply; models for Solid State Transformers using Dual Active Bridge topology and a new direct AC to AC Converter topology; and models for cycloconverters and indirect matrix converters
AC/DC Hybrid Large-Scale Power Grid System Protection
by Xinzhou DongSystem protection is laid between the defenses for power system protective relaying and the emergency control. Under the premise of ensuring the safety of electrical equipment, it strives to ensure the safety of the system, block the chain of occurrence and growth of cascading faults, and effectively avoid the occurrence of large-scale blackout catastrophes. This book systematically elaborates on the dealing technology of a special type of fault, the “cascading fault”, in the AC-DC hybrid large-scale power grid. The main contents include immunization distance protection for accident overload; distance protection that is immune to oscillation; inverter control technology to prevent long-term or continuous commutation failure; DC participation emergency power flow control technology used to share the accident transfer overload caused by inverter lockout; and overhead transmission line adaptive overload protection.The basis of English translation of this book from its Chinese original manuscript was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service provider DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision of the content was done by the author.
ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #37)
by Chien Ming Wang Johnny C. M. Ho Sritawat KitipornchaiThis book presents articles from The Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM25 held in Brisbane, December 2018), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the conference. First held in Sydney in 1967, it is one of the longest running conferences of its kind, taking place every 2–3 years in Australia or New Zealand. Bringing together international experts and leaders to disseminate recent research findings in the fields of structural mechanics, civil engineering and materials, it offers a forum for participants from around the world to review, discuss and present the latest developments in the broad discipline of mechanics and materials in civil engineering.
ACS Without an Attitude (NASA Monographs in Systems and Software Engineering)
by Christopher Rouff Harold L. Hallock Gary Welter David G. SimpsonThis book de-emphasizes the formal mathematical description of spacecraft on-board attitude and orbit applications in favor of a more qualitative, concept-oriented presentation of these topics. The information presented in this book was originally given as a set of lectures in 1999 and 2000 instigated by a NASA Flight Software Branch Chief at Goddard Space Flight Center. The Branch Chief later suggested this book. It provides an approachable insight into the area and is not intended as an essential reference work. ACS Without an Attitude is intended for programmers and testers new to the field who are seeking a commonsense understanding of the subject matter they are coding and testing in the hope that they will reduce their risk of introducing or missing the key software bug that causes an abrupt termination in their spacecraft's mission. In addition, the book will provide managers and others working with spacecraft with a basic understanding of this subject.
ADEX Optimized Adaptive Controllers and Systems: From Research to Industrial Practice (Advances in Industrial Control)
by Juan M. Martín-Sánchez José RodellarThis book is a simple and didactic account of the developments and practical applications of predictive, adaptive predictive, and optimized adaptive control from a perspective of stability, including the latest methodology of adaptive predictive expert (ADEX) control. ADEX Optimized Adaptive Control Systems is divided into six parts, with exercises and real-time simulations provided for the reader as appropriate. The text begins with the conceptual and intuitive knowledge of the technology and derives the stability conditions to be verified by the driver block and the adaptive mechanism of the optimized adaptive controller to guaranty the desired control performance. The second and third parts present strategic considerations of predictive control and related adaptive systems necessary for the proper design of driver block and adaptive mechanism and thence their technical realization. The authors then proceed to detail the stability theory that supports predictive, adaptive predictive and optimized adaptive control methodologies. Benchmark applications of these methodologies (distillation column and pulp-factory bleaching plant) are treated next with a focus on practical implementation issues. The final part of the book describes ADEX platforms and illustrates their use in the design and implementation of optimized adaptive control systems to three different challenging-to-control industrial processes: waste-water treatment; sulfur recovery; and temperature control of superheated steam in coal-fired power generation. The presentation is completed by a number of appendices containing technical background associated with the main text including a manual for the ADEX COP platform developed by the first author to exploit the capabilities of adaptive predictive control in real plants. ADEX Optimized Adaptive Control Systems provides practicing process control engineers with a multivariable optimal control solution which is adaptive and resistant to perturbation and the effects of noise. Its pedagogical features also facilitate its use as a teaching tool for formal university and Internet-based open-education-type graduate courses in practical optimal adaptive control and for self-study.
AETA 2015: Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #371)
by Ivan Zelinka Mohammed Chadli Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Hyeung-Sik ChoiThis proceeding bookconsists of 10 topical areas of selected papers like: telecommunication, powersystems, robotics, control system, renewable energy, power electronics, computerscience and more. All selected papers represent interesting ideasand state of the art overview. Readers will find interesting papers of those areasabout designand implement of dynamic positioning control system for USV, schedulingproblems, motor control, backtracking search algorithm for distribution networkand others. All selected papers represent interestingideas and state of art overview. Theproceeding book will also be a resource and material for practitioners who wantto apply discussed problems to solve real-life problems in their challengingapplications. It is alsodevoted to the studies of common and related subjects in intensive researchfields of modern electric, electronic and related technologies. For thesereasons, we believe that this proceeding book will be useful for scientists andengineers working in the above-mentioned fields of research applications.
AETA 2016: Theory and Application (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #415)
by Ivan Zelinka Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Sang Bong Kim Nguyen Tan TienThese lecture notes present selected topics concerning a wide range of electrical and electronics applications, highlighting innovative approaches and offering state-of-the-art overviews. The book is divided into 14 topical areas, including e. g. telecommunication, power systems, robotics, control systems, renewable energy, mechanical engineering, computer science and more. Readers will find revealing papers on the design and implementation of control algorithms for automobiles and electrohydraulic systems, efficient protocols for vehicular ad hoc networks and motor control, and energy-saving methods that can be applied in various fields of electrical engineering. The book offers a valuable resource for all practitioners who want to apply the topics discussed to solve real-world problems in their challenging applications. Offering insights into common and related subjects in the research fields of modern electrical, electronic and related technologies, it will also benefit all scientists and engineers working in the above-mentioned fields.
AETA 2017 - Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences: Theory and Application (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #465)
by Ivan Zelinka Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Sang Bong Kim Tran Thanh PhuongThis proceedings book gathers papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Theory and Applications 2017 (AETA 2017), held on 7-9 December 2017 at Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It presents selected papers on 13 topical areas, including robotics, control systems, telecommunications, computer science and more. All selected papers represent interesting ideas and collectively provide a state-of-the-art overview. Readers will find intriguing papers on the design and implementation of control algorithms for aerial and underwater robots, for mechanical systems, efficient protocols for vehicular ad hoc networks, motor control, image and signal processing, energy saving, optimization methods in various fields of electrical engineering, and others. The book also offers a valuable resource for practitioners who want to apply the content discussed to solve real-life problems in their challenging applications. It also addresses common and related subjects in modern electric, electronic and related technologies. As such, it will benefit all scientists and engineers working in the above-mentioned fields of application.
AETA 2018 - Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences: Theory and Application (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #554)
by Ivan Zelinka Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Sang Bong Kim Pavel BrandstetterThese proceedings address a broad range of topic areas, including telecommunication, power systems, digital signal processing, robotics, control systems, renewable energy, power electronics, soft computing and more. Today’s world is based on vitally important technologies that combine e.g. electronics, cybernetics, computer science, telecommunication, and physics. However, since the advent of these technologies, we have been confronted with numerous technological challenges such as finding optimal solutions to various problems regarding controlling technologies, signal processing, power source design, robotics, etc. Readers will find papers on these and other topics, which share fresh ideas and provide state-of-the-art overviews. They will also benefit practitioners, who can easily apply the issues discussed here to solve real-life problems in their own work. Accordingly, the proceedings offer a valuable resource for all scientists and engineers pursuing research and applications in the above-mentioned fields.
AETA 2019 - Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences: Theory and Application (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #685)
by Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Dario Fernando Cortes TobarThis proceedings book features selected papers on 12 themes, including telecommunication, power systems, digital signal processing, robotics, control systems, renewable energy, power electronics, soft computing and more. Covering topics such as optoelectronic oscillator at S-band and C-band for 5G telecommunications, neural networks identification of eleven types of faults in high voltage transmission lines, cyber-attack mitigation on smart low voltage distribution grids, optimum load of a piezoelectric-based energy harvester, the papers present interesting ideas and state-of-the-art overviews.
AETA 2022—Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences: Theory And Application (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1081)
by Ivan Zelinka Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Chau Si Thien Dong Phuong T. TranThis proceedings book features selected papers on 12 themes, including wireless communications, power systems, signal processing, robotics, control systems, sustainable energy, power electronics, intelligent networks and more. Covering topics such as performance of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for 6G communication networks, improved neural network algorithms for optimizing the power flow of renewable energy sources, anomaly detection using stationary and non-stationary signal analysis in data sciences, novel object identification and distance estimation algorithms for self-driving vehicles, the book presents interesting ideas and state-of-the-art overviews.
AETA 2023—Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences: Theory and Application (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1405)
by Ivan Zelinka Vo Hoang Duy Tran Trong Dao Chau Si Thien Dong Phuong T. Tran Jei-Pil WangThis book features selected papers from the 8th International Conference in Advanced Engineering—Theory Applications (AETA 2023), during 14–16 December, in Busan, Korea. The topics of the papers cover three main topics: energy (energy saving power electronics, electrical machines and drive systems, green-energy IT, nontrivial dynamics of electronic devices); control engineering (robotics, automatic control, biosensor IT); communication and security (broadcasting IT, communications, cyber security). Its content caters to researchers, scientist, and engineers who are interested in scientific achievements and advanced technologies of electrical, electronic-telecommunication, computer science, and mechanical-mechatronics engineering.
AFM-Based Observation and Robotic Nano-manipulation
by Lianqing Liu Ning Xi Shuai Yuan Zhidong WangThis book highlights the latest advances in AFM nano-manipulation research in the field of nanotechnology. There are numerous uncertainties in the AFM nano-manipulation environment, such as thermal drift, tip broadening effect, tip positioning errors and manipulation instability. This book proposes a method for estimating tip morphology using a blind modeling algorithm, which is the basis of the analysis of the influence of thermal drift on AFM scanning images, and also explains how the scanning image of AFM is reconstructed with better accuracy. Further, the book describes how the tip positioning errors caused by thermal drift and system nonlinearity can be corrected using the proposed landmark observation method, and also explores the tip path planning method in a complex environment. Lastly, it presents an AFM-based nano-manipulation platform to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method using theoretical research, such as tip positioning and virtual nano-hand.
AGI is Waking Up!: From the Thought Lab of Science Fiction
by Li ZhangThis book is an engaging and comprehensive exploration that delves into the possibility of artificial intelligence developing self-awareness, the conditions under which it may occur, and the potential behaviours it may exhibit once self-aware. It adopts a &‘high-dimensional philosophy&’, coined by the author, as its theoretical framework and weaves together elements from science fiction films, scholarly works, and thought experiments. Introducing the captivating concept of "Sparkling Moments," the book provides a compelling analysis of the reasons, prerequisites, and manifestations of these pivotal moments. It further scrutinizes the evolutionary history of Earth's life forms through the lens of these transformative instances and analyzes the similarities and differences between carbon-based and silicon-based life. This book suggests that it is possible for artificial intelligence to develop self-consciousness, which will emerge during a significant sparkling moment. Spanning across disciplines such as astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience, psychology, sociology, this book employs a unified and accessible high-dimensional philosophical discourse to bridge the realms of natural sciences and social humanities. Its captivating presentation, enriched with visual aids and lucid explanations, enables readers to grasp the overarching panorama of cosmic evolution, biological adaptation, and the trajectory of artificial intelligence development. Furthermore, the book offers insightful predictions for the future and endeavours to discover novel approaches to foster harmonious interactions between humans and machines. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
AI & I: An Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence
by Eugene CharniakA concise and illuminating history of the field of artificial intelligence from one of its earliest and most respected pioneers.AI & I is an intellectual history of the field of artificial intelligence from the perspective of one of its first practitioners, Eugene Charniak. Charniak entered the field in 1967, roughly 12 years after AI&’s founding, and was involved in many of AI&’s formative milestones. In this book, he traces the trajectory of breakthroughs and disappointments of the discipline up to the current day, clearly and engagingly demystifying this oft revered and misunderstood technology. His argument is controversial but well supported: that classical AI has been almost uniformly unsuccessful and that the modern deep learning approach should be viewed as the foundation for all the exciting developments that are to come.Written for the scientifically educated layperson, this book chronicles the history of the field of AI, starting with its origin in 1956, as a topic for a small academic workshop held at Dartmouth University. From there, the author covers reasoning and knowledge representation, reasoning under uncertainty, chess, computer vision, speech recognition, language acquisition, deep learning, and learning writ large. Ultimately, Charniak takes issue with the controversy of AI—the fear that its invention means the end of jobs, creativity, and potentially even humans as a species—and explains why such concerns are unfounded. Instead, he believes that we should embrace the technology and all its potential to benefit society.
AI 2021: 34th Australasian Joint Conference, AI 2021, Sydney, NSW, Australia, February 2–4, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13151)
by Xinghuo Yu Sen Wang Guodong LongThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 34th Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AI 2021, held in Sydney, NSW, Australia, in February 2022.* The 64 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: Ethical AI, Applications, Classical AI, Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Data Mining, and Network Analysis. *The conference was postponed from December 2021 to February 2022 and held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AI Applications in Cyber Security and Communication Networks: Proceedings of Ninth International Conference on Cyber Security, Privacy in Communication Networks (ICCS 2023) (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1032)
by Nishtha Kesswani Chaminda Hewage Liqaa NawafThis book is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on Cyber-Security, Privacy in Communication Networks (ICCS 2023) held at Cardiff School of Technologies, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK, during 11–12 December 2023. This book presents recent innovations in the field of cyber-security and privacy in communication networks in addition to cutting edge research in the field of next-generation communication networks.