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Romansy 14 - Theory and Practice of Robots and Manipulators Proceedings of the Fourteenth CISM-IFToMM Symposium (Paperback,... Romansy 14 - Theory and Practice of Robots and Manipulators Proceedings of the Fourteenth CISM-IFToMM Symposium (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
Giovanni Bianchi, Jean-Claude Guinot, Cezary Rzymkowski
R2,753 Discovery Miles 27 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Mechanics, Motion Control, Sensing and Programming, Synthesis and Design, Legged Locomotion and Biomechanical Aspects of Robots and Manipulators - world view of the state of the art. Characterization: This volume presents the latest contribution to the theory and practice of modern robotics given by the world recognized scientists from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Singapore and USA.

Designing Inclusive Systems - Designing Inclusion for Real-world Applications (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Patrick Langdon, John... Designing Inclusive Systems - Designing Inclusion for Real-world Applications (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Patrick Langdon, John Clarkson, Peter Robinson, Jonathan Lazar, Ann Heylighen
R5,133 Discovery Miles 51 330 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Cambridge Workshops on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) are a series of workshops held at a Cambridge University College every two years. The workshop theme: "Designing inclusion for real-world applications" refers to the emerging potential and relevance of the latest generations of inclusive design thinking, tools, techniques, and data, to mainstream project applications such as healthcare and the design of working environments. Inclusive Design Research involves developing tools and guidance enabling product designers to design for the widest possible population, for a given range of capabilities.

There are five main themes:

Designing for the Real-World

Measuring Demand And Capabilities

Designing Cognitive Interaction with Emerging Technologies

Design for Inclusion

Designing Inclusive Architecture

In the tradition of CWUAAT, we have solicited and accepted contributions over a wide range of topics, both within individual themes and also across the workshop's scope. We ultimately hope to generate more inter-disciplinary dialogues based on focused usage cases that can provide the discipline necessary to drive further novel research, leading to better designs. The aim is to impact industry and end-users as well governance and public design, thereby effectively reducing exclusion and difficulty in peoples' daily lives and society.
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Complex Systems Design & Management - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Complex Systems Design & Management... Complex Systems Design & Management - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Complex Systems Design & Management CSDM 2011 (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Omar Hammami, Daniel Krob, Jean-Luc Voirin
R5,167 Discovery Miles 51 670 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book contains all refereed papers that were accepted to the second edition of the " Complex Systems Design & Management " (CSDM 2011) international conference that took place in Paris (France) from December 7 to December 9, 2011. (Website: http://www.csdm2011.csdm.fr/). These proceedings cover the most recent trends in the emerging field of complex systems sciences & practices from an industrial and academic perspective, including the main industrial domains (transport, defense & security, electronics, energy & environment, e-services), scientific & technical topics (systems fundamentals, systems architecture& engineering, systems metrics & quality, systemic tools) and system types (transportation systems, embedded systems, software & information systems, systems of systems, artificial ecosystems). The CSDM 2011 conference is organized under the guidance of the CESAMES non-profit organization (http://www.cesames.net/).

Asset Management - The State of the Art in Europe from a Life Cycle Perspective (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Telli Van Der Lei,... Asset Management - The State of the Art in Europe from a Life Cycle Perspective (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Telli Van Der Lei, Paulien Herder, Ype Wijnia
R2,624 Discovery Miles 26 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the past decades asset intensive companies have witnessed a number of regulatory changes and especially industry is facing ever increasing competitiveness. To overcome these challenges different asset management methods have been developed aimed to improve the asset life cycle. Especially the design phase and operation and maintenance phase have seen a rise in tools and methods. Smarter design can lead to improved operation. Likewise, improved operation and maintenance leads to lower replacement costs and may provide the basis for better design. This book brings together and coherently presents the current state of the art in asset management research and practice in Europe from a life cycle perspective. Each chapter focuses on specific parts of this life cycle and explains how the methods and techniques described are connected and how they improve the asset life cycle, thus treating this important subject from a unique perspective.

Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Maurizio Bevilacqua,... Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Maurizio Bevilacqua, Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica, Giancarlo Giacchetta
R4,035 Discovery Miles 40 350 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Environmental Design is becoming an increasingly significant agenda for many manufacturing companies and yet there is no standard to their approaches, strategies or their levels of execution. Applying Design for Environment (DfE) methodologies to develop a more sustainable supply chain has formed procedures and techniques which allow designers to integrate these methods with environmental supply chain management. Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain aims to define relevant target specifications for a product throughout its life cycle; from conception and design to the end of its operating life. Be considering this new approach to the supply chain, environmental responsiveness can work in tandem with sounds business management. The usual focus on suppliers, manufacturers and customers is expanded in Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain to include stakeholders such as government bodies and recycling companies. The influence of these additional groups is analyzed alongside concepts such as: Product life cycle development aimed at environmental impact minimization; Supplier selection and management based on environmental criteria; and Marketing and communication choices which increase the value of environmentally sensitive products. By including several case studies alongside theoretical topics, Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chains acts as a foundation for professionals across the supply chain, from industrial designers to marketing and sales departments, who are involved in environmental issues.

Proceedings of All India Seminar on Biomedical Engineering 2012 (AISOBE 2012) (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Veerendra Kumar, Mukta... Proceedings of All India Seminar on Biomedical Engineering 2012 (AISOBE 2012) (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Veerendra Kumar, Mukta Bhatele
R5,921 Discovery Miles 59 210 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is a collection of articles presented by researchers and practitioners, including engineers, biologists, health professionals and informatics/computer scientists, interested in both theoretical advances and applications of information systems, artificial intelligence, signal processing, electronics and other engineering tools in areas related to biology and medicine in the All India Seminar on Biomedical Engineering 2012 (AISOBE 2012), organized by The Institution of Engineers (India), Jabalpur Local Centre, Jabalpur, India during November 3-4, 2012. The content of the book is useful to doctors, engineers, researchers and academicians as well as industry professionals.

Handbook for Heat Exchangers and Tube Banks design (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Donatello Annaratone Handbook for Heat Exchangers and Tube Banks design (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Donatello Annaratone
R3,989 Discovery Miles 39 890 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The recently published book by the author, "Engineering Heat Transfer", already dealt with exact computation of heat exchangers and tube banks. In design c- putationthisisaccomplishedviacorrectivefactors;thelattermakesitpossibleto compute the actual mean temperature difference by starting from the logarithmic onerelativeto?uidsinparallel?oworcounter?ow. As far as veri?cation computation is concerned, corrective factors were int- ducedtocomputeacertaincharacteristicfactorcorrectly,asisfundamentalforthis typeofcomputation. Basedontheabove,theauthordecidedtoinvestigatefurther,re?ne,andwiden thistopic:theoutcomeofthisworkhasresultedinthishandbook. Newtypesofexchangerswereexamined;thecalculationwasre?nedtoproduce practicallyexactvaluesforthefactors. Thescopeoftheinvestigationwasincreased by widening the range of the starting factors. Furthermore, a greater number of valuestobeincludedinthetableswasconsidered. Finally,afewcharacteristicsof certainvaluesofthecorrectivefactorswerehighlighted. The?rstsectionisanintroduction;itsummarizesthefundamentalcriteriaofheat transferandproceedstoillustratethebehaviorof?uidsinbothparallelandcounter ?ow. Italsoshowshowtocomputethemeanisobaricspeci?cheatforsome? uids; itillustratesthesigni?canceofdesigncomputationandveri?cationcomputation. In addition,itillustrateshowtoproceedwithheatexchangersandtubebankstocarry outbothdesignandveri?cationcomputationcorrectly. AppendixAthenincludes36tablesasareferencefordesigncomputation,The tablescontainthecorrectivefactorsrequiredtoobtaintheactualmeantemperature differencebystartingfromthemeanlogarithmictemperaturedifferencerelativeto ?uidsinparallel?oworcounter?ow. Finally, Appendix B includes 35 tables for veri?cation computation. As far as heatexchangers areconcerned, itshowsthevaluesoffactor ? whichisrequired forthistypeofcomputation. Thevaluesofthecorrectivefactorsforcoilsandtube banksarealsopresented. Milano,Italy DonatelloAnnaratone v Notation c=speci?cheat(J/kgK) d=diameter(m) E=ef?ciencyfactor h=enthalpy(kJ/kg) k=thermalconductivity(W/mK) M=mass?owrate(kg/s) m=massmoisturepercentage(%) q=heatpertimeunit(W) 2 S=surface(m ) ? t=temperature( C) 2 U=overallheattransfercoef?cient(W/m K) x=thickness(m) 2 ? =heattransfercoef?cient(W/m K) ? =characteristicfactor ? =characteristicfactor ? =ef?ciency ? =correctivefactor ? =correctivefactor ? =characteristicfactor ? ?t =temperaturedifference( C) vii viii Notation Superscripts =heating?uid =heated?uid Subscripts c=counter?ow e=exchanger i=inside l=logarithmic m=mean o=outside p=constantpressure(isobaric),parallel?ow w=wall 1=inlet(forheatingorheated?uid) 2=outlet(forheatingorheated?uid) Contents 1 Introduction to Computation ...1 1. 1 GeneralConsiderations ...1 1. 2 MeanIsobaricSpeci?cHeat ...3 1. 2. 1 WaterandSuperheatedSteam ...4 1. 2. 2 AirandOtherGases...4 2 Design Computation...7 2. 1 Introduction ...7 2. 2 FluidsinParallelFloworinCounterFlow ...8 2. 3 TheMeanDifferenceinTemperatureinReality ...12 2. 3. 1 FluidsinCrossFlow...14 2. 3. 2 HeatExchangers...15 2. 3. 3 Coils...19 2. 3. 4 TubeBankswithVariousPassagesoftheExternalFluid . 21 3 Veri?cation Computation ...25 3. 1 Introduction ...25 3. 2 FluidsinParallelFloworinCounterFlow ...25 3. 3 Factor?inRealCases...33 3. 3. 1 FluidswithCrossFlow ...

Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics - Visions, Concepts, Methods and Tools Festschrift in Honor of Professor Holger Luczak... Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics - Visions, Concepts, Methods and Tools Festschrift in Honor of Professor Holger Luczak (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Christopher M. Schlick
R8,870 Discovery Miles 88 700 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The 60th birthday of Prof. Luczak is the reason for this book. He will be honoured for his research work during the "GfA-confernece" in March 2009. This book is the correspondig "Festschrift" for him.

Safety of VVER-440 Reactors - Barriers Against Fission Products Release (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Vladimir Slugen Safety of VVER-440 Reactors - Barriers Against Fission Products Release (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Vladimir Slugen
R3,757 Discovery Miles 37 570 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Safety of VVER-440 Reactors endeavours to promote an increase in the safety of VVER-440 nuclear reactors via the improvement of fission products limitation systems and the implementation of special non-destructive spectroscopic methods for materials testing. All theoretical and experimental studies performed the by author over the last 25 years have been undertaken with the aim of improving VVER-440 defence in depth, which is one of the most important principle for ensuring safety in nuclear power plants. Safety of VVER-440 Reactors is focused on the barrier system through which the safety principle is organised: * nuclear fuel matrix; * fuel cladding; * integrity of primary circuit; and * confinement system. All these barriers are described in detail and are compared to European standards. Industrial engineers will find Safety of VVER-440 Reactors a useful guide to the safe operation of nuclear power plants and it is an informative source of information for researchers in both industry and academia. Employees of related governmental and regulatory organisations may also benefit from reading this book.

Damage and Fracture Mechanics - Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials and Structures (Paperback, 2009 ed.): Taoufik... Damage and Fracture Mechanics - Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials and Structures (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Taoufik Boukharouba, Mimoun Elboujdaini, Guy Pluvinage
R5,236 Discovery Miles 52 360 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The First African InterQuadrennial ICF Conference "AIQ-ICF2008" on Damage and Fracture Mechanics - Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials and Structures", Algiers, Algeria, June 1-5, 2008 is the first in the series of InterQuadrennial Conferences on Fracture to be held in the continent of Africa. During the conference, African researchers have shown that they merit a strong reputation in international circles and continue to make substantial contributions to the field of fracture mechanics. As in most countries, the research effort in Africa is und- taken at the industrial, academic, private sector and governmental levels, and covers the whole spectrum of fracture and fatigue. The AIQ-ICF2008 has brought together researchers and engineers to review and discuss advances in the development of methods and approaches on Damage and Fracture Mechanics. By bringing together the leading international experts in the field, AIQ-ICF promotes technology transfer and provides a forum for industry and researchers of the host nation to present their accomplishments and to develop new ideas at the highest level. International Conferences have an important role to play in the technology transfer process, especially in terms of the relationships to be established between the participants and the informal exchange of ideas that this ICF offers.

Data Mining - Concepts, Methods and Applications in Management and Engineering Design (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Yong Yin, Ikou... Data Mining - Concepts, Methods and Applications in Management and Engineering Design (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Yong Yin, Ikou Kaku, Jiafu Tang, Jianming Zhu
R4,020 Discovery Miles 40 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Data Mining introduces in clear and simple ways how to use existing data mining methods to obtain effective solutions for a variety of management and engineering design problems. Data Mining is organised into two parts: the first provides a focused introduction to data mining and the second goes into greater depth on subjects such as customer analysis. It covers almost all managerial activities of a company, including: * supply chain design, * product development, * manufacturing system design, * product quality control, and * preservation of privacy. Incorporating recent developments of data mining that have made it possible to deal with management and engineering design problems with greater efficiency and efficacy, Data Mining presents a number of state-of-the-art topics. It will be an informative source of information for researchers, but will also be a useful reference work for industrial and managerial practitioners.

Undesign - Critical Practices at the Intersection of Art and Design (Paperback): Gretchen Coombs, Andrew McNamara, Gavin Sade Undesign - Critical Practices at the Intersection of Art and Design (Paperback)
Gretchen Coombs, Andrew McNamara, Gavin Sade
R1,440 Discovery Miles 14 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Undesign brings together leading artists, designers and theorists working at the intersection of art and design. The text focuses on design practices, and conceptual approaches, which challenge the traditional notion that design should emphasise its utility over aesthetic or other non-functional considerations. This publication brings to light emerging practices that consider the social, political and aesthetic potential of "undesigning" our complex designed world. In documenting these new developments, the book highlights the overlaps with science, engineering, biotechnology and hacktivism, which operate at the intersection of art and design.

Direct Engineering: Toward Intelligent Manufacturing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000): Ali Kamrani Direct Engineering: Toward Intelligent Manufacturing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
Ali Kamrani
R2,679 Discovery Miles 26 790 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Advanced Design Cultures - Long-Term Perspective and Continuous Innovation (Paperback, 2015 ed.): Manuela Celi Advanced Design Cultures - Long-Term Perspective and Continuous Innovation (Paperback, 2015 ed.)
Manuela Celi
R1,836 Discovery Miles 18 360 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book describes new thinking and practice in Advanced Design (ADD) - design that is not merely highly developed but anticipates the future by envisioning novel products and processes. The focus is especially on the front end of innovation and the search for solutions in complex pioneering processes using design-related tools and practices. The book opens by describing these tools, the approaches that characterize ADD and its historical dimension. Specific fields in which ADD has flourished are then examined, exploring the dynamics between research and design. The coverage ranges from transportation, lighting and electrical appliances through to business networks, technology parks and the development of ground-breaking materials. Advance Design is the name of the research group at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy's largest technical university) of which the authors are members. It was chosen to reflect both the "advanced", tangible dimension of design in terms of modern product development, materials and technologies and an orientation toward radical innovation through user involvement and imagination.

The System Concept and Its Application to Engineering (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Erik W. Aslaksen The System Concept and Its Application to Engineering (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Erik W. Aslaksen
R3,356 Discovery Miles 33 560 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Systems engineering is a mandatory approach in some industries, and is gaining wider acceptance for complex projects in general. However, under the imperative of delivering these projects on time and within budget, the focus has been mainly on the management aspects, with less attention to improving the core engineering activity - design. This book addresses the application of the system concept to design in several ways: by developing a deeper understanding of the system concept, by defining design and its characteristics within the process of engineering, and by applying the system concept to the early stage of design, where it has the greatest impact. A central theme of the book is that the purpose of engineering is to be useful in meeting the needs of society, and that therefore the ultimate measure of the benefit of applying the system concept should be the extent to which it advances the achievement of that purpose. Consequently, any consistent, top-down development of the functionality required of a solution to the problem of meeting a defined need must proceed from such a measure, and it is agued that a generalised form of Return on Investment is an appropriate measure. A theoretical framework for the development of functionality based on this measure and utilising the system concept is presented, together with some examples and practical guidelines.

Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems - Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Railway... Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems - Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Railway Noise, Nagahama, Japan, 18-22 October 2010 (Paperback, 2012)
Tatsuo Maeda, Pierre-Etienne Gautier, Carl Hanson, Brian Hemsworth, James Nelson, …
R7,716 Discovery Miles 77 160 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume contains the contributions to the 10th International Workshop on Railway Noise, held October 18-22, 2010, in Nagahama, Japan, organized by the Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), Japan. With 11 sessions and 3 poster sessions, the workshop featured presentations by international leaders in the field of railway noise and vibration. All subjects relating to 1. prospects, legal regulation, and perception; 2. wheel and rail noise; 3. structure-borne noise and squeal noise; 4. ground-borne vibration; 5. aerodynamic noise and micro-pressure waves from tunnel portals; 6. interior noise and sound barriers; and 7. prediction, measurements, and monitoring are addressed here. This book is a useful "state-of-the-art" reference for scientists and engineers involved in solving environmental problems of railways.

Plate Structures (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Victor Birman Plate Structures (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Victor Birman
R4,696 Discovery Miles 46 960 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Plate structures are used in almost every area of engineering, including aerospace and naval architecture, civil engineering, and electronics. These structures have diverse geometries and have to withstand a wide range of loading conditions. This book provides the theoretical foundations of the theories of plates manufactured from various materials, outlines and illustrates the methods used for the analysis of these structures, and emphasizes designs and solution techniques available to an engineer. The book is written for engineers working in industry, graduate students at aerospace, mechanical, civil engineering and naval architecture departments, and investigators interested in the development of the theory of plates and related subjects. While the mathematical modeling employed in the book is understandable to both engineers and graduate students, the book also provides insight into relevant phenomena and theories underlying plate structures. Thus, the reader is equipped with a thorough understanding of the problems and appropriate assumptions, even if the analysis is conducted using commercially available software codes. In addition, the book includes numerous analytical solutions that can confidently be used in the design of plate structures. The combination of theoretical insight and references to practical problems makes the book equally attractive to academia and industry.

Design Rules for Actuators in Active Mechanical Systems (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Lucio Flavio Campanile Design Rules for Actuators in Active Mechanical Systems (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Lucio Flavio Campanile
R4,011 Discovery Miles 40 110 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Design Rules for Actuators in Active Mechanical Systems" deals with the formulation of model-based design rules to be used in the conception of optimized mechatronic and adaptronic systems. The book addresses the comparison of different actuator classes for given applications and offers answers to the following questions: What is the relationship between actuator geometry and primary output quantities? How scalable are actuators based on the same principle? How are energetic output quantities (work and power) related to mechanical load and geometry? How should actuators be designed and sized to obtain the best performance for the chosen actuator kind, and for a given application? "Design Rules for Actuators in Active Mechanical Systems" will be of use to industry professionals, such as actuator and machine designers, as well as to researchers and students of mechanical engineering, mechatronics, and electrical engineering.

Low-Power Variation-Tolerant Design in Nanometer Silicon (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Swarup Bhunia, Saibal Mukhopadhyay Low-Power Variation-Tolerant Design in Nanometer Silicon (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Swarup Bhunia, Saibal Mukhopadhyay
R3,376 Discovery Miles 33 760 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Design considerations for low-power operations and robustness with respect to variations typically impose contradictory requirements. Low-power design techniques such as voltage scaling, dual-threshold assignment and gate sizing can have large negative impact on parametric yield under process variations. This book focuses on circuit/architectural design techniques for achieving low power operation under parameter variations. We consider both logic and memory design aspects and cover modeling and analysis, as well as design methodology to achieve simultaneously low power and variation tolerance, while minimizing design overhead. This book will discuss current industrial practices and emerging challenges at future technology nodes.

Improving Complex Systems Today - Proceedings of the 18th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (Paperback,... Improving Complex Systems Today - Proceedings of the 18th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Daniel D. Frey, Shuichi Fukuda, Georg Rock
R5,201 Discovery Miles 52 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

As the main theme of Improving Complex Systems Today implies, this book is intended to provide readers with a new perspective on concurrent engineering from the standpoint of systems engineering. It can serve as a versatile tool to help readers to navigate the ever-changing state of this particular field. The primary focus of concurrent engineering was, at first, on bringing downstream information as far upstream as possible by introducing parallel processing in order to reduce time to market and to prevent errors at a later stage which would sometimes cause irrevocable damage. Up to now, numerous new concepts, methodologies and tools have been developed, but over concurrent engineering's 20-year history the situation has changed extensively. Now, industry has to work in the global marketplace and to cope with diversifying requirements and increasing complexities. Such globalization and diversification necessitate collaboration across different fields and across national boundaries. Thus, the new concurrent engineering calls for a systems approach to gain global market competitiveness. Improving Complex Systems Today provides a new insight into concurrent engineering today.

Emotional Engineering vol. 2 (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Shuichi Fukuda Emotional Engineering vol. 2 (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Shuichi Fukuda
R3,271 Discovery Miles 32 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In an age of increasing complexity, diversification and change, customers expect services that cater to their needs and to their tastes. Emotional Engineering vol 2. describes how their expectations can be satisfied and managed throughout the product life cycle, if producers focus their attention more on emotion. Emotional engineering provides the means to integrate products to create a new social framework and develops services beyond product realization to create of value across a full lifetime. 14 chapters cover a wide range of topics that can be applied to product, process and industry development, with special attention paid to the increasing importance of sensing in the age of extensive and frequent changes, including: Multisensory stimulation and user experience Physiological measurement Tactile sensation Emotional quality management Mental model Kansei engineering. Emotional Engineering vol 2 builds on Dr Fukuda's previous book, Emotional Engineering, and provides readers with a holistic view of its research and applications, enabling them to make strategic decisions on how they can go further beyond product realization. It is recommended for all pioneers in industry, academia and government, who are making tremendous efforts to work with their customers to create value.

Adhesives in Engineering Design (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984): W.A. Lees Adhesives in Engineering Design (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)
W.A. Lees
R1,377 Discovery Miles 13 770 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The possible use of adhesives in a new design should always be considered because of the economic and technical benefits thatthey can confer. Light, stiff and economic structures, free of the blemishes caused by conventional assembly methods, can be fabricated from a variety of materials in combinations which would otherwise be hard to achieve. Similarly, mechanisms may be built up using bonding techniques which are free of the costs and stresses implicit in press fitting. Adhesives are not a panacea, but they do have a great deal to offer as is shown by the vital role they play in modern production engineering. Yet, despite this, they are not generally regarded with enthusiasm by engineers and designers. The reason for this is not hard to find. There are so many adhesives with such diverse properties that, in the absence of a unifying science which can explain not only why adhesives stick but why they behave as they do, a very strong incentive is required to guarantee perseverance. In addition, although the polymeric structures of adhesives are well understood, this knowledge is usually of little help to the engineer who is used to dealing in precise terms and may be readily put off by a subject which he tends to regard as being arcane and wooly.

Applied Dynamics of Manipulation Robots - Modelling, Analysis and Examples (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Applied Dynamics of Manipulation Robots - Modelling, Analysis and Examples (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)
Miomir Vukobratovic
R1,461 Discovery Miles 14 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

During the period 1982-1985, six books of the series: Scientific Fun damentals of Robotics were published by Springer-Verlag. In chronolo gical order these were: Dynamics of Manipulation Robots: Theory and Application, by M. Vukobra tovic and V. Potkonjak, Control of Manipulation Robots: Theory and Ap plication, by M. vukobratovic and D. Stokic, Kinematics and Trajectory Synthesis of Manipulation Robots, by M. Vukobratovic and H. Kircanski, Real-Time Dynamics of Hanipulation Robots by M. Vukobratovic and N. Kircanski, Non-Adaptive and Adaptive Control of Manipulation Robots, by M. Vukobratovic, D. Stokic and N. Kircanski and Computer-Aided De sign and Applied Dynamics of Manipulation Robots, by M. Vukobratovic and V. Potkonjak. Within the series, during 1989, two monographs dealing with new sub jects will be published. So far, amongst the published monographs, Vol. 1 has been translated into Japanese, Volumes 2 and 5 into Russian, and Volumes 1-6 will appear in Chinese and Hungarian. In the author's opinion, the afore mentioned monographs, in principle, cover with sufficient breadth, the topics devoted to the design of ro bots and their control systems, at the level of post-graduate study in robotics. However, if this material was also to apply to the study of robotics at under-graduate level, it would have to be modified so as to obtain the character of a textbook. With this in mind, it must be noted that the subject matter contained in the text cannot be simpli fied but can only be elaborated in more detail."

Developments in Plastics Technology-1 - Extrusion (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982): A. Whelan, D.... Developments in Plastics Technology-1 - Extrusion (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)
A. Whelan, D. Dunning
R2,641 Discovery Miles 26 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the field of plastics technology, the process of extrusion is widespread and important. It is employed in the compounding and pelletising of plastics materials, in their conversion into products (such as profiles, pipe, hose, sheet, film or bottles) and in the coating of wires, cables, paper, board or foil. A major reason for its use is the screw extruder's ability to melt efficiently and pump continuously large amounts of plastics materials. The understanding of the melting/pumping operation of the extruder and the development of larger and faster-running machines so as to give higher outputs have been given great attention and the results have been widely published. However, the whole manufacturing technology for extruded products has also developed, particularly in recent years. This has occurred not only by the use of modern screw extruders, but also by the incorporation of improved process control systems, the better design of dies and extrudate handling machinery and by the utilisation of improved plastics materials and additives. It is the purpose of this book to present selected topics which contribute to, or exemplify, these developments in extrusion-based processes.

Gas Cleaning in Demanding Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997): J. P. Seville Gas Cleaning in Demanding Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
J. P. Seville
R4,020 Discovery Miles 40 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In recent years, interest in the technology of gas cleaning has grown, driven partly by environmental legislation, but also by demands for increases in process efficiency and intensity - notable for power generation and waste incineration. This book, which leads on from our successful Gas Cleaning at High Temperatures, describes the present state of the art and its industrial applications.

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