Wiley-VCH - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems

Ioinovici, Adrian — 24 May 2013 08:17:23 +0200

This unique and comprehensive five-volume set focuses on the study of both classical and state-of-the-art power conversion electronic circuits along with their diverse applications in electronic equipment. All topics are covered from the ground up, providing easy access to the material for researchers and designers working with power circuits. Volume 1 in this collection summarizes DC to DC converters and presents previously unpublished research on hard switching converters, including gallium nitride transistors, VRMs for microprocessors, and interleaving for reduced electromagnetic interference. [868 Pages, Hardcover]

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Heterogeneous Cellular Networks

Hu, Rose Qingyang / Qian, Yi (eds.) — 20 May 2013 08:19:40 +0200

A timely publication providing coverage of radio resource management, mobility management and standardization in heterogeneous cellular networks The topic of heterogeneous cellular networks has gained momentum in industry and the research community, attracting the attention of standardization bodies such as 3GPP LTE and IEEE 802.16j, whose objectives are looking into increasing the capacity and coverage of the cellular networks. This book focuses on recent progresses, covering the related topics including scenarios of heterogeneous network deployment, interference management in the heterogeneous network deployment, carrier aggregation in a heterogeneous network, cognitive radio, cell selection/reselection and load balancing, mobility and handover management, capacity and coverage optimization for heterogeneous networks, traffic management and congestion control. This book enables readers to better understand the technical details and performance gains that are made possible by this state-of-the-art technology. It contains the information necessary for researchers and engineers wishing to build and deploy highly efficient wireless networks themselves. To enhance this practical understanding, the book is structured to systematically lead the reader through a series of case-studies of real world scenarios. Key features: * Presents this new paradigm in cellular network domain: a heterogeneous network containing network nodes with different characteristics such as transmission power and RF coverage area * Provides a clear approach by containing tables, illustrations, industry case studies, tutorials and examples to cover the related topics * Includes new research results and state-of-the-art technological developments and implementation issues [378 Pages, Hardcover]

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Adaptive Filters

Farhang-Boroujeny, Behrouz — 20 May 2013 08:19:39 +0200

This second edition of Adaptive Filters: Theory and Applications has been updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in this field; notably an increased coverage given to the practical applications of the theory to illustrate the much broader range of adaptive filters applications developed in recent years. The book offers an easy to understand approach to the theory and application of adaptive filters by clearly illustrating how the theory explained in the early chapters of the book is modified for the various applications discussed in detail in later chapters. This integrated approach makes the book a valuable resource for graduate students; and the inclusion of more advanced applications including antenna arrays and wireless communications makes it a suitable technical reference for engineers, practitioners and researchers. Key features: * Offers a thorough treatment of the theory of adaptive signal processing; incorporating new material on transform domain, frequency domain, subband adaptive filters, acoustic echo cancellation and active noise control. * Provides an in-depth study of applications which now includes extensive coverage of OFDM, MIMO and smart antennas. * Contains exercises and computer simulation problems at the end of each chapter. * Includes a new companion website hosting MATLAB simulation programs which complement the theoretical analyses, enabling the reader to gain an in-depth understanding of the behaviours and properties of the various adaptive algorithms. [800 Pages, Hardcover]

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Optimal Resource Allocation

Ushakov, Igor A. — 20 May 2013 08:18:51 +0200

With an overview of different approaches to optimal resource allocation, from classical Lagrange methods to modern algorithms based on ideas of evolution in biology, this book details the applied methods of optimization, describes various methods of optimal redundancy problem solutions, and demonstrates how they can be solved with numerical examples and statistical methods. it is an ideal text for statistics and mathematics students as well as for students and practitioners in engineering and operations research. [256 Pages, Hardcover]

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Emerging Technologies for 3D Video

Dufaux, Frederic / Pesquet-Popescu, Beatrice / Cagnazzo, Marco — 20 May 2013 08:18:45 +0200

With the expectation of greatly enhanced user experience, 3D video is widely perceived as the next major advancement in video technology. In order to fulfil the expectation of enhanced user experience, 3D video calls for new technologies addressing efficient content creation, representation/coding, transmission and display. Emerging Technologies for 3D Video will deal with all aspects involved in 3D video systems and services, including content acquisition and creation, data representation and coding, transmission, view synthesis, rendering, display technologies, human perception of depth and quality assessment. Key features: * Offers an overview of key existing technologies for 3D video * Provides a discussion of advanced research topics and future technologies * Reviews relevant standardization efforts * Addresses applications and implementation issues * Includes contributions from leading researchers The book is a comprehensive guide to 3D video systems and services suitable for all those involved in this field, including engineers, practitioners, researchers as well as professors, graduate and undergraduate students, and managers making technological decisions about 3D video. [518 Pages, Hardcover]

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Polarimetric Scattering and SAR Information Retrieval

Jin, Ya-Qiu / Xu, Feng — 20 May 2013 08:18:30 +0200

An innovative look at Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), this practical reference fully covers new developments in SAR and its various methodologies, enabling readers to interpret SAR imagery. It includes theoretical scattering models and SAR data analysis techniques, and presents cutting-edge research on theoretical modeling of terrain surface. The book also covers quantitative approaches for remote sensing, such as analysis of the Mueller matrix solution of random media, mono-static and bistatic SAR image simulation. Moving clearly from fundamentals to advanced topics, this is a thorough treatment for both academic learning and independent study. [416 Pages, Hardcover]

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Project Management

Kerzner, Harold — 20 May 2013 08:18:13 +0200

The bestselling project management text for students and professionals--now updated and expanded This Eleventh Edition of the bestselling bible of project management maintains the streamlined approach of the prior editions and moves the content even closer to PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). New content has been added to this edition on measuring project management ROI, value to the organization and to customers, and much more. The capstone super case on the Iridium Project has been maintained, covering all aspects of project management. Increased use of sidebars throughout the book helps further align it with the PMBOK and the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam. This new edition features significant expansion, including more than three dozen entirely new sections and updates on process supporting; types of project closure; project sponsorship; and culture, teamwork, and trust. This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of project management: * Offers new sections on added value, business intelligence, project governance, and much more * Provides twenty-five case studies covering a variety of industries, almost all of which are real-world situations drawn from the author's practice * Includes 400 discussion questions and more than 125 multiple-choice questions * Serves as an excellent study guide for the PMP Certification Exam [1296 Pages, Hardcover]

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Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms

Simon, Dan — 20 May 2013 08:17:41 +0200

A clear and lucid bottom-up approach to the basic principles of evolutionary algorithms Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are a type of artificial intelligence. EAs are motivated by optimization processes that we observe in nature, such as natural selection, species migration, bird swarms, human culture, and ant colonies. This book discusses the theory, history, mathematics, and programming of evolutionary optimization algorithms. Featured algorithms include genetic algorithms, genetic programming, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, differential evolution, biogeography-based optimization, and many others. Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms: * Provides a straightforward, bottom-up approach that assists the reader in obtaining a clear--but theoretically rigorous--understanding of evolutionary algorithms, with an emphasis on implementation * Gives a careful treatment of recently developed EAs--including opposition-based learning, artificial fish swarms, bacterial foraging, and many others-- and discusses their similarities and differences from more well-established EAs * Includes chapter-end problems plus a solutions manual available online for instructors * Offers simple examples that provide the reader with an intuitive understanding of the theory * Features source code for the examples available on the author's website * Provides advanced mathematical techniques for analyzing EAs, including Markov modeling and dynamic system modeling Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms: Biologically Inspired and Population-Based Approaches to Computer Intelligence is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals involved in engineering and computer science. [772 Pages, Hardcover]

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Selective Visual Attention

Zhang, Liming / Lin, Weisi — 20 May 2013 08:17:34 +0200

Visual attention is a relatively new area of study combining a number of disciplines: artificial neural networks, artificial intelligence, vision science and psychology. The aim is to build computational models similar to human vision in order to solve tough problems for many potential applications. This book provides an up-to-date and highly applied introduction to this topic, aiding researchers in creating powerful computer vision systems and practicing engineers looking for techniques involving the application of image coding, video processing, machine vision and brain-like robots to real-world systems. [352 Pages, Hardcover]

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Detection Estimation and Modulation Theory

Van Trees, Harry L. / Bell, Kristine L. — 20 May 2013 08:17:21 +0200

Harry Van Trees's Detection, Estimation, and Modulation Theory, Part I is one of the great time-tested classics in the field of signal processing. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded, making it again the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the subject. With a wide range of applications such as radar, sonar, communications, seismology, and biomedical engineering, the important field of detection and estimation has rarely been given such expert treatment as it is here. Highly readable and practically organized, it is as imperative today for professionals, researchers, and students in optimum signal processing as it was over thirty years ago. [1176 Pages, Hardcover]

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Medical Imaging

Wolbarst, Anthony B. / Capasso, Patrizio / Wyant, Andrew R. — 20 May 2013 08:17:19 +0200

This book is a concise, one-stop resource on medical imaging written for medical professionals, addressing a field of critical importance to them, in the language that they speak. Coauthored by a medical physicist and a clinical imaging physician, the book provides a solid working knowledge of the science and technology of image formation, including coverage of imaging modalities and how they operate, how to use the resulting diagnostic information, the proper applications of imaging, and many clinical case examples. [432 Pages, Hardcover]

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WiFi, WiMAX and LTE Multi-hop Mesh Networks

Wei, Hung-Yu / Rykowski, Jarogniew / Dixit, Sudhir — 20 May 2013 08:17:16 +0200

Wifi, WiMAX, and Cellular Multihop Networks presents an overview of WiFi-based and WiMAX-based multihop relay networks. As the first text to cover IEEE 802.16j multihop hop relay technology, this revolutionary resource explores the latest advances in multi-hop and ad-hoc networking. Not only does this reference provide the technological aspects, but also the applications for the emerging technology and architectural issues. Ranging from introductory material to advanced topics, this guidebook, plus PowerPoint slides, is essential for engineers, researchers, and students interested in learning more about WiFi and WiMAX multihop relay networks. [280 Pages, Hardcover]

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Geopositioning and Mobility

Nait-Sidi-Moh, Ahmed / Bakhouya, Mohamed / Gaber, Jaafar / Wack, Maxime (eds.) — 15 May 2013 08:17:34 +0200

This book aims at exploring the various potentialities, development and organization factors and new paradigms which will contribute to an essential part of the civil economy of GNSS, especially of Galileo mid-term and of Egnos in the short-term. Several structuring aspects of integration of GNSS in sustainable terrestrial mobilities will be analyzed, for example in terms of system architecture, of data safety or of legal constraints. Various fields of action will be discussed, such as public transport, travels by foot or car traffic. [272 Pages, Hardcover]

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Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588 in Telecoms

15 May 2013 08:17:29 +0200

This book addresses the multiple technical aspects of the distribution of synchronization in new generation telecom networks, focusing in particular on Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE1588 technologies. Many packet network engineers struggle with understanding the challenges that precise synchronization distribution can impose on networks. The usual why, when and particularly how can cause problems for many engineers. In parallel to this, some other markets have identical synchronization requirements, but with their own design requirements, generating further questions. This book attempts to respond to the different questions by providing background technical information. Invaluable information on state-of-the-art packet network synchronization and timing architectures is provided, as well as an unbiased view on the synchronization technologies that have been internationally standardized over recent years, with the aim of providing the average reader (who is not skilled in the art) with a better understanding of this topic. This book will specifically focus on the Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588 PTP-based technologies, both key developments in the world of synchronization over the last 10 years. The authors address the needs of engineers and technical managers who are struggling with the subject of synchronization and provide an engineering reference (or at least an informative starting point) for those that need to consider synchronization in NGN. The market applications that are driving the development of packet network synchronization and timing architectures are also discussed. This book provides a wide audience with everything they need to know when researching, implementing, buying and deploying packet synchronization architectures in telecom networks. [416 Pages, Hardcover]

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Deploying IPv6 in 3GPP Networks

Korhonen, Jouni / Savolainen, Teemu / Soininen, Jonne — 13 May 2013 08:18:23 +0200

This book offers practical guidance on how to implement and deploy Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mobile broadband environment. It explains how IPv6 is defined in the industry standards for cellular mobile broadband, why this route was taken, and what is the current reality of the deployment. Covering 3GPP technologies from 2G to LTE, the book provides insight on possible IPv6 related advances in 3GPP networks that may be improved in the coming years. Operators and vendors will find here essential transition strategies and a useful reference guide overall. [418 Pages, Hardcover]

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Computational Intelligence

Siddique, Nazmul / Adeli, Hojjat — 13 May 2013 08:18:14 +0200

This book presents an introduction to some of the cutting-edge technological paradigms under the umbrella of computational intelligence. Computational intelligence schemes are investigated with the development of a framework for fuzzy logic, neural networks and evolutionary computing, neuro-fuzzy systems, evolutionary-fuzzy systems and evolutionary neural systems. Applications to linear and non-linear systems are discussed with worked out examples, and MATLAB exercises and applications are given in each chapter. An ideal text for those in electrical, control, computer, industrial and manufacturing engineering. [532 Pages, Hardcover]

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Business and Scientific Workflows

Tan, Wei / Zhou, MengChu — 13 May 2013 08:18:09 +0200

This reference book for system engineers, architects, and managers focuses on how to design, analyze, and deploy Web service-based workflows for both business and scientific applications in a broad domain of healthcare and biomedicine. It discusses recent research and development results, as well as applications including healthcare and biomedical applications such as personalized healthcare processing, DNA sequence data processing, and electrocardiogram wave analysis. It also presents key methods such as Petri nets and social network analysis to advance the theory and applications of workflow design and Web service composition. [272 Pages, Hardcover]

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Modern Lens Antennas for Communications Engineering

Thornton, John / Huang, Kao-Cheng — 13 May 2013 08:18:03 +0200

The aim of this book is to present the modern design principles and analysis of lens antennas. It gives graduates and RF/Microwave professionals the design insights needed to make full use of lens antennas. Because this topic has not been thoroughly publicized, its importance is underestimated. As antennas play a key role in communication systems, recent development in wireless communications would indeed benefit from the characteristics of lens antennas, namely their low profile and low cost. [284 Pages, Hardcover]

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Music Navigation with Symbols and Layers

Baggi, Denis L. / Haus, Goffredo M. — 13 May 2013 08:17:20 +0200

Music is much more than listening to audio encoded in some unreadable binary format. It is, instead, an adventure similar to reading a book and entering its world, complete with a story, plot, sound, images, texts, and plenty of related data with, for instance, historical, scientific, literary, and musicological contents. Navigation of this world, such as that of an opera, a jazz suite and jam session, a symphony, a piece from non-Western culture, is possible thanks to the specifications of new standard IEEE 1599, IEEE Recommended Practice for Defining a Commonly Acceptable Musical Application Using XML, which uses symbols in language XML and music layers to express all its multimedia characteristics. Because of its encompassing features, this standard allows the use of existing audio and video standards, as well as recuperation of material in some old format, the events of which are managed by a single XML file, which is human and machine readable - musical symbols have been read by humans for at least forty centuries. Anyone wanting to realize a computer application using IEEE 1599 -- music and computer science departments, computer generated music research laboratories (e.g. CCRMA at Stanford, CNMAT at Berkeley, and IRCAM in Paris), music library conservationists, music industry frontrunners (Apple, TDK, Yamaha, Sony), etc. -- will need this first book-length explanation of the new standard as a reference. The book will include a manual teaching how to encode music with IEEE 1599 as an appendix, plus a CD-R with a video demonstrating the applications described in the text and actual sample applications that the user can load onto his or her PC and experiment with. [206 Pages, Hardcover]

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Automating with SIMATIC S7-1200

Berger, Hans — 9 May 2013 08:17:32 +0200

Besides the hardware components of the SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC mainly their programming and the trouble shooting with STEP 7 Basic V11 (inside TIA Portal) are described: from configuring of the controllers, the use of IEC languages LAD, FBD and SCL up to program testing. [575 Pages, Hardcover]

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Advanced Dynamic-System Simulation

Korn, Granino A. — 6 May 2013 08:18:17 +0200

Now in a fully revised second edition, this work introduces dynamic-system simulation with a main emphasis on OPEN DESIRE and DESIRE software. Offering a complete update of all material, the new edition boasts two completely new chapters on fast simulation of neural networks as well as three appendices on radial-basis-function, fuzzy-basis-function networks, and CLEARN algorithm. A companion CD contains complete binary OPEN DESIRE modeling/simulation program packages for personal-computer LINUX and MS Windows, DESIRE examples, source code, and a comprehensive, indexed reference manual. [280 Pages, Hardcover]

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AC Electric Motors Control

Giri, Fouad (ed.) — 6 May 2013 08:18:11 +0200

Recent advances in control theory now make it possible to deal with long-standing problems in AC motors control. This text expertly draws on these developments to apply a wide range of model-based control design methods to a variety of AC motors. Contributions from more than 30 top researchers explain how modern control design methods can be used to achieve tight speed regulation, optimal energetic efficiency, and operation reliability and safety. They demonstrate both controller and observer designs using advanced nonlinear methods and other powerful techniques, and present a number of industrial applications. [578 Pages, Hardcover]

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Information Search After Static or Moving Targets

Ben-Gal, Irad / Kagan, Eugene — 6 May 2013 08:17:42 +0200

This text looks at search algorithms that are applicable in various practical settings. With the implementation of suitable data structures and metrics within the suggested search algorithms, the book presents a unified framework to demonstrate immediate merits and applications. It also looks at applying information theory to search models and algorithms on graphs that can be represented by Markov decision processes and demonstrates that such an approach can lead to the construction of optimal search plans and policies. [346 Pages, Hardcover]

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Wireless Communications

6 May 2013 08:17:27 +0200

The only in-depth analysis of algorithmic techniques for wireless communications, Wireless Communications introduces the theoretical elements at the basis of various classes of algorithms commonly employed in the physical layer of wireless communications systems. The book provides a detailed analysis of channel equalization and channel coding for wireless applications and explores algebraic decoding, modulation techniques, channel coding, and channel equalization. The text emphasizes single-input single-output (SISO) systems, making the text suitable for postgraduate students, researchers, and practitioners. [744 Pages, Hardcover]

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Handbook of Electrical Power System Dynamics

Eremia, Mircea / Shahidehpour, Mohammad (eds.) — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:09 +0200

This book aims to provide insights on new trends in power systems operation and control and to present, in detail, analysis methods of the power system behavior (mainly its dynamics) as well as the mathematical models for the main components of power plants and the control systems implemented in dispatch centers. Particularly, evaluation methods for rotor angle stability and voltage stability as well as control mechanism of the frequency and voltage are described. Illustrative examples and graphical representations help readers across many disciplines acquire ample knowledge on the respective subjects. [976 Pages, Hardcover]

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Modern Machine Learning Techniques and Their Applications in Cartoon Animation Research

Yu, Jun / Tao, Dacheng — 29 Apr 2013 08:18:23 +0200

The integration of machine learning techniques and cartoon animation research is fast becoming a hot topic. This book helps readers learn the latest machine learning techniques, including patch alignment framework; spectral clustering, graph cuts, and convex relaxation; ensemble manifold learning; multiple kernel learning; multiview subspace learning; and multiview distance metric learning. It then presents the applications of these modern machine learning techniques in cartoon animation research. With these techniques, users can efficiently utilize the cartoon materials to generate animations in areas such as virtual reality, video games, animation films, and sport simulations. [208 Pages, Hardcover]

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Handbook of Decision Analysis

Parnell, Gregory S. / Bresnick, Terry / Tani, Steven N. / Johnson, Eric R. — 24 Apr 2013 08:18:12 +0200

This handbook describes the philosophy, knowledge, science, and art of decision analysis. Key insights from decision analysis applications and behavioral decision analysis research are accompanied with numerous references. Taking a unique approach, the book balances the presentation of soft skills and hard skills, and integrates throughout the text substantive illustrative examples as well as the techniques of single and multiple objective decision analysis. It also presents multiple qualitative and quantitative techniques for each key decision analysis task rather than presenting one technique for all problems. [432 Pages, Hardcover]

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Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

Malic, Ermin / Knorr, Andreas — 24 Apr 2013 08:17:29 +0200

Carbon nanomaterials are the new player in optoelectronic devices. This is the first introduction into the ultrafast nanoworld of graphene and CNT, including their microscopic tracks and unique optical fingerprints which are basis for any successful application. [XIV, 346 Pages, Hardcover]

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Magnetoseismology

Menk, Frederick W. / Waters, Colin L. — 24 Apr 2013 08:17:28 +0200

Written by a researcher at the forefront of this field, this comprehensive account of magnetoseismology conveys the physics behind these movements and waves, and explains how to detect and investigate them. In addition it provides computational codes for analysis and evaluation. [VIII, 236 Pages, Hardcover]

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Companion to Quantum Computation and Communication

Pavicic, Mladen — 24 Apr 2013 08:17:25 +0200

A self-contained and straightforward introduction to this rapidly expanding field that takes readers through the most important developments of the topic step by step. [XII, 347 Pages, Softcover]

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Wireless Mobile Internet Security

Rhee, Man Young — 22 Apr 2013 08:17:49 +0200

The mobile industry for wireless cellular services has grown at a rapid pace over the past decade. Similarly, Internet service technology has also made dramatic growth through the World Wide Web with a wire line infrastructure. Realization for complete wired/wireless mobile Internet technologies will become the future objectives for convergence of these technologies through multiple enhancements of both cellular mobile systems and Internet interoperability. Flawless integration between these two wired/wireless networks will enable subscribers to not only roam worldwide, but also to solve the ever increasing demand for data/Internet services. In order to keep up with this noteworthy growth in the demand for wireless broadband, new technologies and structural architectures are needed to greatly improve system performance and network scalability while significantly reducing the cost of equipment and deployment.Dr. Rhee covers the technological development of wired/wireless internet communications in compliance with each iterative generation up to 4G systems, with emphasis on wireless security aspects. By progressing in a systematic matter, presenting the theory and practice of wired/wireless mobile technologies along with various security problems, readers will gain an intimate sense of how mobile internet systems operate and how to address complex security issues. Features: * Written by a top expert in information security * Gives a clear understanding of wired/wireless mobile internet technologies * Presents complete coverage of various cryptographic protocols and specifications needed for 3GPP: AES, KASUMI, Public-key and Elliptic curve cryptography * Forecast new features and promising 4G packet-switched wireless internet technologies for voice and data communications * Provides MIMO/OFDMA-based for 4G systems such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Mobile WiMax or Wireless Broadband (WiBro) * Deals with Intrusion Detection System against worm/virus cyber attacks The book ideal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in courses such as Wireless Access Networking, Mobile Internet Radio Communications. Practicing engineers in industry and research scientists can use the book as a reference to get reacquainted with mobile radio fundamentals or to gain deeper understanding of complex security issues. [522 Pages, Hardcover]

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Optical Engineering of Diamond

Mildren, Rich / Rabeau, James (eds.) — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:22 +0200

A comprehensive approachable review of the engineering of diamond optical devices, summarizing the state-of-the-art in optical quality diamond, its use in applications, and the underpinning phenomena that influence device design. [XII, 508 Pages, Hardcover]

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Nitride Semiconductor Devices

Morkoc, Hadis — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:21 +0200

Overview of nitride semiconductors from the materials properties to device physics and characteristics. Provides essential knowledge to advanced students, researchers & young professionals on fundamentals and operation of light emitters or switching devices for power electronics. [XII, 484 Pages, Softcover]

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The Molecule-Metal Interface

Koch, Norbert / Ueno, Nobuo / Wee, Andrew Thye Shen (eds.) — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:20 +0200

A timely review of the fundamental understanding of molecule-metal interfaces and their importance in device applications, while neatly covering measurements of surface structure and surface electronic structure. [XIV, 274 Pages, Hardcover]

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One-Dimensional Superconductivity in Nanowires

Altomare, Fabio / Chang, Albert M. — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:19 +0200

Devoted to the topic of superconductivity in very narrow metallic wires, the goal of this book is to produce a relatively self-contained introduction to the theoretical, experimental and phenomenological aspects of the 1-dimensional superconducting nanowire system. [XIV, 258 Pages, Hardcover]

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Reliability of MEMS

Tabata, Osamu / Tsuchiya, Toshiyuki (eds.) — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:17 +0200

The first section of this book, now available in softcover, covers mechanical property evaluation methods and their contribution to reliability assessment, while the second part provides a broad overview of MEMS devices. For practicing engineers as well as MSc and PhD students. [XX, 304 Pages, Softcover]

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Micro Process Engineering

Kockmann, Norbert (ed.) — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:16 +0200

Now available in softcover, this practical book offers topical content from AMN, the only book series on microsystems technology, on everything from design, simulation, fabrication, to characterization, industrial application and operational issues. [XXII, 507 Pages, Softcover]

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CMOS-MEMS

Brand, Oliver / Fedder, Gary K. (eds.) — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:15 +0200

This edition of CMOS-MEMS was originally published in the successful series Advanced Micro & Nanosystems. It examines the various routes and methods to combine electronics generated by the CMOS technology with novel micromechanical parts. [XII, 596 Pages, Softcover]

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Enabling Technologies for MEMS and Nanodevices

18 Apr 2013 08:17:14 +0200

Now available in softcover, this practical book closely examines the enabling technologies for the fabrication of micro- and nanodevices, covering everything from commercialization, packaging, and simulation, right up to DNA sensor arrays. [XII, 427 Pages, Softcover]

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Modeling Unbedded Systems

Hugues, Jerome / Canals, Agusti / Dohet, Alain — 17 Apr 2013 08:18:10 +0200

Since the construction of the first embedded system in the 1960s, embedded systems have continued to spread. They provide a continually increasing number of services and are part of our daily life. The development of these systems is a difficult problem which does not yet have a global solution. Another difficulty is that systems are plunged into the real world, which is not discrete (as is generally understood in computing), but has a richness of behaviors which sometimes hinders the formulation of simplifying assumptions due to their generally autonomous nature and they must face possibly unforeseen situations (incidents, for example), or even situations that lie outside the initial design assumptions. Embedded Systems presents the state of the art of the development of embedded systems and, in particular, concentrates on the modeling and analysis of these systems by looking at model-driven engineering, (MDE2): SysML, UML/MARTE and AADL. A case study (based on a pacemaker) is presented which enables the reader to observe how the different aspects of a system are addressed using the different approaches. All three systems are important in that they provide the reader with a global view of their possibilities and demonstrate the contributions of each approach in the different stages of the software lifecycle. Chapters dedicated to analyzing the specification and code generation are also presented. Contents: Foreword, Brian R. Larson. Foreword, Dominique Potier. Introduction, Fabrice Kordon, Jérôme Hugues, Agusti Canals and Alain Dohet. Part 1. General Concepts 1. Elements for the Design of Embedded Computer Systems, Fabrice Kordon, Jérôme Hugues, Agusti Canals and Alain Dohet. 2. Case Study: Pacemaker, Fabrice Kordon, Jérôme Hugues, Agusti Canals and Alain Dohet. Part 2. SysML 3. Presentation of SysML Concepts, Jean-Michel Bruel and Pascal Roques. 4. Modeling of the Case Study Using SysML, Loïc Fejoz, Philippe Leblanc and Agusti Canals. 5. Requirements Analysis, Ludovic Apvrille and Pierre De Saqui-Sannes. Part 3. MARTE 6. An Introduction to MARTE Concepts, Sébastien Gérard and François Terrier. 7. Case Study Modeling Using MARTE, Jérôme Delatour and Joël Champeau. 8. Model-Based Analysis, Frederic Boniol, Philippe Dhaussy, Luka Le Roux and Jean-Charles Roger. 9. Model-Based Deployment and Code Generation, Chokri Mraidha, Ansgar Radermacher and Sébastien Gérard. Part 4. AADL 10. Presentation of the AADL Concepts, Jérôme Hugues and Xavier Renault. 11. Case Study Modeling Using AADL, Etienne Borde. 12. Model-Based Analysis, Thomas Robert and Jérôme Hugues. 13. Model-Based Code Generation, Laurent Pautet and Béchir Zalila. [320 Pages, Hardcover]

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User-Centered Agile Method

Deuff, Dominique / Cosquer, Mathilde — 17 Apr 2013 08:18:08 +0200

Agile development methods began to emerge around 20 years ago. However, it was not until the early 2000s that they began to be widely used in industry. This growth was often due to the advent of Internet services requiring faster cycles of development in order to heighten the rate at which an ever-greater number of functionalities were made available. In parallel, user-centered design (UCD) methods were also becoming more and more widely used: hence, user-centered design and agile methods were bound to cross paths, at least in the telecoms industry! During this period, in the field of telecommunications, the explosion in the number of connected terminals, Web applications, new use environments (particularly in a domestic setting), etc., meant it was crucial to gain a fuller understanding of users' requirements and better evaluate the relevance and acceptance of services' attempts to cater for these requirements. Thus the user-centered agile method, as proposed in this book, aims to mutually integrate two existing methods: user-centered design - as used by ergonomists - and the agile Scrum method - as used by developers. The user testing method is also covered. Analyzing work on this subject spanning the past 10 years, the authors also provide an assessment of the feedback on the user-centered agile method. The method described in this book has been based on all these sources. It is a framework relying on the logic introduced by Scrum, i.e. a framework based on project management. The method proposed is seen as an extension of Scrum which is centered on humans because of the integration of user-centered design and user-testing. Therefore the description of the user-centered agile method is based on the basics of the agile Scrum method and uses its terminology and elements. As well as descriptive elements of the user-centered agile method, practical examples of how to implement it are also provided. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Intrioduction to the Methods Employed. 3. Sources for this Work. 4. Description of The User-Centered Agile Method. 5. Case Studies. [128 Pages, Hardcover]

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Safety Management of Software-based Equipment

Boulanger, Jean-Louis — 17 Apr 2013 08:18:07 +0200

This practical work covers the principles of securization of software-based equipment. After covering the definition principles of security objectives, it goes on to demonstrate how it is possible to define a security architecture (including redundancy, diversification, and error-detection techniques) on the basis of security objectives and how to identify objectives related to software programs. From software objectives, the book presents the different securization techniques (fault detection and redundancy and quality control). The certifiable system aspects are also considered. [192 Pages, Hardcover]

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Command-control for Real-time Systems

Coppier, H — 17 Apr 2013 08:18:04 +0200

A real-time system is a complex system which is an integral part of an industrial or experimental system, a vehicle or a construction machine. The peculiarity of these systems is that they are driven by real-time targets in distributed environments. Command-control for Real-time Systems presents the calculation of correction for industrial systems of different physical natures, their implementation on real-time target industrial systems (PLC-SCADA, embedded systems with distributed networks, Networked Control Systems) and their validation by simulation. It optimizes industrial processes by the use of automatic tools, industrial computing and communications networks and aims to successively integrate new control laws (linear, nonlinear and fuzzy controllers) so that users can leverage the power of engineering science as an automatic service process optimization while maintaining their high maintainability facilities. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Modeling Tools, Sébastien Cabaret and Mohammed Chadli. 3. Control Tools, Mohammed Chadli and Hervé Coppier. 4. Application to Cryogenic Systems, Marco Pezzetti, Hervé Coppier and Mohammed Chadli. 5. Applications to a Thermal System and to Gas Systems, Sébastien Cabaret and Hervé Coppier. 6. Application to Vehicles, Elie Kafrouni and Mohammed Chadli. 7. Real-time Implementation, Marco Pezzetti and Hervé Coppier. [384 Pages, Hardcover]

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Optics in Instruments

Goure, Jean Pierre (ed.) — 17 Apr 2013 08:18:02 +0200

This book follows and complements a previous Optics in Instruments volume that provided the necessary knowledge to implement instruments with optical components. In this volume, you will find a discussion of some of the most commonly used instruments, systems, and optical techniques in biology and medicine, along with current developments and applications. This volume examines a wide range of topics essential to the understanding of optical equipment in modern instrumentation, as well as the main light sources, image analysis, and examples from modern industrial systems, devices, and microscopy. [352 Pages, Hardcover]

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Introduction to Hybrid Vehicle System Modeling and Control

Liu, Wei — 17 Apr 2013 08:17:52 +0200

Over the last decade design techniques for hybrid vehicles have advanced rapidly, with modeling and control playing a key role in these developments. This book provides engineers with the technical knowhow for building hybrid vehicle systems, exploring the connections between modeling and control design, as well as simulation and performance analysis for these vehicles. It offers not only basic information on system configuration and main components, but also details their characteristics and mathematic models. Examples are extracted from the author's extensive hands-on engineering practice at GM and elsewhere. [432 Pages, Hardcover]

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CMOS Sigma-Delta Converters

de la Rosa, José M. / del Río, Rocío — 15 Apr 2013 08:18:49 +0200

This book presents a systematic and comprehensive compilation of sigma-delta converter operating principles, the new advances in architectures and circuits, design methodologies, and practical considerations. Coverage ranges from system-level specifications to silicon integration, packaging, and measurements, with emphasis on nanometer CMOS implemenation. The book emphasizes practical design issues, from high-level behavioral modeling in MATLAB/SIMULINK, to circuit-level implementation in Cadence Design FrameWork II. A comprehensive reference on theory, the book also offers a unique focus on practical issues, including the whole design flow of sigma-delta converters ADCs. [432 Pages, Hardcover]

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Systems Integration of Air-launched Weapons

Rigby, Keith Antony — 15 Apr 2013 08:17:37 +0200

This book covers the various aspects of weapons integration viewpoint. Tackling all the fundamental issues including the use of GPS to extend the effectiveness of older airframes, the book also covers interoperability within NATO countries, and the challenge of the design of autonomous platforms carrying weapons integrators. Discussing topics such as weapon aiming, universal armament interface, and weapons integration cost reduction, this handy guide complements on-the-job-training with experienced weapons integrators. Additionally, it is valuable as a useful resource for experienced engineers in the field. [260 Pages, Hardcover]

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Homeplug AV and IEEE 1901

Latchman, Haniph A. / Katar, Srinivas / Yonge, Larry / Gavette, Sherman — 15 Apr 2013 08:17:11 +0200

The only authorized book explaining the HomePlug networking standards HomePlug is a growing technology for creating high-speed Power Line Communication (PLC) networks by transmitting data over in-home or in-office power lines. Users only need to plug adapters into wall outlets to create an instant network of computers, printers, routers, home entertainment devices, and appliance control systems. HomePlug AV and IEEE 1901: A Handbook for PLC Designers and Users provides for the first time an opportunity for non-members of the HomePlug Alliance to gain in-depth insight into the design and operation of the HomePlug standards. Offering a clear and simple description of the standards, this groundbreaking resource presents HomePlug AV and the associated IEEE 1901 standards in terms more readily understood by a much wider audience, including nontechnical managers, engineers, students, and HomePlug designers. The book details the many benefits of HomePlug AV, including: * An affordable, secure alternative or complement to WiFi--especially in buildings where WiFi reception is poor or running new network wires is impractical * Higher potential data transmission rates up to 200 Mbps * Support for multimedia applications such as HDTV and VoIP The book also provides an overview of the HomePlug Green PHY standard that is targeted for use in smart energy applications, and the HomePlug AV 2.0 standard that operates at up to 1.5 Gbps. An essential tool for designers of HomePlug devices, network administrators, and individual users of HomePlug networks who need to understand the features and capabilities of HomePlug, HomePlug AV and IEEE 1901: A Handbook for PLC Designers and Users will also prove useful for researchers in academia and the power line communications industry. [384 Pages, Hardcover]

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Multicriteria Decision Aid and Artificial Intelligence

Doumpos, Michael / Grigoroudis, Evangelos — 8 Apr 2013 08:18:30 +0200

This book covers a rich set of topics, including intelligent decision support technologies, data mining models for decision making, evidential reasoning, evolutionary multiobjective optimization, fuzzy modelling, as well as applications in management and engineering. It covers all of the recent advances in intelligent decision making and provides an excellent reference tool for the increasing number of researchers and practitioners interested in the integration of MCDA and AI for the development of effective hybrid decision support methodologies and systems. [368 Pages, Hardcover]

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Transformers and Inductors for Power Electronics

Hurley, W. G. / Wölfle, W. H. — 8 Apr 2013 08:18:26 +0200

This book provides basic and applied principles of transformer and inductor design for power electronic applications. It includes both fundamental and advanced topics, and offers design guidelines and application examples. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the area, with illustrations and photos of existing examples. The main emphasis centers on real examples, many of which have been taken from proven and working designs. Covering basics of magnetic components of power electronic converters, this text provides a comprehensive reference for students and practicing engineers in transformer and inductor design. [360 Pages, Hardcover]

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