This text represents state-of-the-art trends and developments in the emerging field of engineering asset management as presented at the Sixth World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM) held in Cincinnati, OH, USA from October 3-5, 2011
The Proceedings of the WCEAM 2011 is an excellent reference for practitioners,...
Through a series of step-by-step tutorials and numerous hands-on exercises, this book aims to equip the reader with both a good understanding of the importance of space in the abstract world of engineers and the ability to create a model of a product in virtual space – a skill essential for any designer or engineer who needs to present...
The annual series Global Conferences on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) sponsored by the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) is committed to excellence in the creation of sustainable products and processes that conserve energy and natural resources, have minimal negative impacts upon the natural environment and society,...
Viele Anwender moderner digitaler Spiegelreflex- oder Kompaktkameras sind mit den erreichten Ergebnissen unzufrieden. Das Buch hilft dabei, die gewünschten Effekte zu erzielen. Hierfür werden ausgehend von den notwendigen theoretischen Grundlagen Ratschläge für praktische immer wiederkehrende Aufgaben und Themen wie...
Ausgehend von neuesten internationalen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeiten wird in dem Band eine Übersicht über die Realisierungsmöglichkeiten zukünftiger Antriebskonzepte präsentiert: von batteriebetriebenen Elektromotoren und Hybridsystemen über Brennstoffzellen bis hin zu alternativen Energieträgern wie...
Robotics in General Surgery provides a comprehensive review of the current applications of the robotic platform in all the general surgery subspecialties. Additionally, for each subspecialty it serves as a procedure-oriented instruction manual in terms of technical details of procedures, including fundamentals of robot positioning and...
Der Autor stellt die Systemarchitektur, die Einrichtung und den Betrieb von Windows 7 in Unternehmensumgebungen sowie Änderungen und Neuerungen im Vergleich zu früheren Windows-Versionen dar. Das Buch wendet sich an Systemadministratoren und Consultants, die bereits Erfahrung mit der Verwaltung von Windows-Systemen haben und die...
The book discusses modern channel coding techniques for wireless communications such as turbo codes, low parity check codes (LDPC), space-time coding, Reed Solomon (RS) codes and convolutional codes. Many illustrative examples are included in each chapter for easy understanding of the coding techniques. The text is integrated with...
Industrial production in high-wage countries like Germany is still at risk. Yet, there are many counter-examples in which producing companies dominate their competitors by not only compensating for their specific disadvantages in terms of factor costs (e.g. wages, energy, duties and taxes) but rather by minimising waste using synchronising...
The vision of seamless human-robot interaction in our everyday life that allows for tight cooperation between human and robot has not become reality yet. However, the recent increase in technology maturity finally made it possible to realize systems of high integration, advanced sensorial capabilities and enhanced power to cross this barrier...
This book describes how engineers can make optimum use of the two industry standard analysis/design tools, SystemC and SystemC-AMS. The authors use a system-level design approach, emphasizing how SystemC and SystemC-AMS features can be exploited most effectively to analyze/understand a given electronic system and explore the design...
This textbook collects a series of research papers in the area of Image Processing and Communications which not only introduce a summary of current technology but also give an outlook of potential feature problems in this area.
The key objective of the book is to provide a collection of comprehensive references on some recent...
