Elementary Newtonian Mechanics -- The Principles of Canonical Mechanics -- The Mechanics of Rigid Bodies -- Relativistic Mechanics -- Geometric Aspects of Mechanics -- Stability and Chaos -- Continuous Systems.This updated and revised fourth edition covers all topics in mechanics from elementary Newtonian mechanics, canonical and rigid body mechanics to relativistic mechanics and nonlinear dyna…
Mathematics and mechanics of granular materials -- The incremental response of soils. An investigation using a discrete-element model -- Initial response of a micro-polar hypoplastic material under plane shearing -- Some theoretical results about second-order work, uniqueness, existence and controllability independent of the constitutive equation -- Perturbation solutions for flow through symme…
Transformations and Projections -- Differential Geometry of Curves -- Design of Curves -- Splines -- Differential Geometry of Surfaces -- Design of Surfaces -- Solid Modeling -- Computations for Geometric Design -- Geometric Modeling Using Point Clouds -- Finite Element Method -- Optimization.A new discipline is said to attain maturity when the subject matter takes the shape of a textbook. Seve…
Computer Simulation of Welding Processes -- Thermal Analysis of Welds -- Evolution of Microstructure Depending on Temperature -- Evolution of Microstructure Depending on Deformations -- Carburized and Hydrogen Diffusion Analysis -- Welded Structures and Applications of Welding in Industrial Fields -- Fracture Mechanics -- Input Data for Computational Welding Mechanics.Computational Welding Mech…
Conservation Equations -- Turbulence Models -- Numerical Methods for Model Parabolic and Elliptic Equations -- Numerical Methods for Model Hyperbolic Equations -- Inviscid Flow Equations for Incompressible Flows -- Boundary-Layer Equations -- Stability and Transition -- Grid Generation -- Inviscid Compressible Flow -- Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations -- Compressible Navier-Stokes Equation…
Research -- Theory, Simulation and Design of CLAWAR -- Control of CLAWAR -- Locomotion Algorithms -- Innovative Actuators -- Sensors and Sensor fusion -- Design Modularity and System Architecture -- Micro-Machines -- Autonomous and Tele-operated CLAWAR -- Human-Machine Interfaces for CLAWAR -- Biological Systems and Solutions Co-operative CLAWAR Machines -- Applications -- General Indoor and Ou…
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Preliminaries. 2.1. Notation. 2.2. Boolean Functions. 2.3. Decomposition of Boolean Functions. 2.4. Reduced Ordered Binary Decision Diagrams -- 3. Exact node Minimization. 3.1. Branch and Bound Algorithm. 3.2. A*-Based Optimization. 3.3. Summary -- 4. Heuristic node Minimization. 4.1. Efficient Dynamic Minimization. 4.2. Improved Lower Bounds for Dynamic Reordering.…
Light-Gas Gun Technology: A Historical Perspective -- Scaling and Designing Large-Bore Two-Stage High Velocity Guns -- The Coaxial Plasma Drag Accelerator -- Techniques to Launch Projectile Plates to Very High Velocities -- Sabot Designs for Launching Penetrators and Projectiles -- High-Speed Diagnostics for Ballistics and Explosive Studies -- Some Highlights in the History of High-Speed Photog…
Adaptive Filtering -- Linear Systems and Stochastic Processes -- Modelling -- Optimisation and Least Squares Estimation -- Parametric Signal and System Modelling -- Classical Filters and Spectral Analysis -- Optimum Wiener Filter -- Optimum Kalman Filter -- Power Spectral Density Analysis -- Adaptive Filter Theory -- Adaptive Finite Impulse Response Filters -- Frequency Domain Adaptive Filters …
Preliminary Material -- Identification in Closed Loop for Better Control Design -- Dealing with Controller Singularities in Closed-loop Identification -- Model and Controller Validation for Robust Control in a Prediction-error Framework -- Control-oriented Model Reduction and Controller Reduction -- Some Final Words.Many process control books focus on control design techniques, taking the const…