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Human-Systems Integration - From Virtual to Tangible (Hardcover): Guy Andre Boy Human-Systems Integration - From Virtual to Tangible (Hardcover)
Guy Andre Boy
R5,487 Discovery Miles 54 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Human-Systems Integration: From Virtual to Tangible Subject Guide: Ergonomics and Human Factors This book is an attempt to better formalize a systemic approach to human-systems integration (HSI). Good HSI is a matter of maturity... it takes time to mature. It takes time for a human being to become autonomous, and then mature! HSI is a matter of human-machine teaming, where human-machine cooperation and coordination are crucial. We cannot think engineering design without considering people and organizations that go with it. We also cannot think new technology, new organizations, and new jobs without considering change management. More specifically, this book is a follow-up of previous contributions in human-centered design and practice in the development of virtual prototypes that requires progressive operational tangibility toward HSI. The book discusses flexibility in design and operations, tangibility of software-intensive systems, virtual human-centered design, increasingly autonomous complex systems, human factors and ergonomics of sociotechnical systems, systems integration, and changed management in digital organizations. The book will be of interest to industry, academia, those involved with systems engineering, human factors, and the broader public.

Fachtagung Prozessrechner 1974 - Gfk-Gi-Gmr. Karlsruhe, 10.-11. Juni 1974 (English, German, Paperback, 1974 ed.): G. Kruger, R.... Fachtagung Prozessrechner 1974 - Gfk-Gi-Gmr. Karlsruhe, 10.-11. Juni 1974 (English, German, Paperback, 1974 ed.)
G. Kruger, R. Friehmelt
R960 Discovery Miles 9 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Digital Logic with an Introduction to Verilog and FPGA-Based Design (Paperback): M. Rafiquzzaman Digital Logic with an Introduction to Verilog and FPGA-Based Design (Paperback)
M. Rafiquzzaman
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Digital Logic with an Introduction to Verilog and FPGA-Based Design provides basic knowledge of field programmable gate array (FPGA) design and implementation using Verilog, a hardware description language (HDL) commonly used in the design and verification of digital circuits. Emphasizing fundamental principles, this student-friendly textbook is an ideal resource for introductory digital logic courses. Chapters offer clear explanations of key concepts and step-by-step procedures that illustrate the real-world application of FPGA-based design. Designed for beginning students familiar with DC circuits and the C programming language, the text begins by describing of basic terminologies and essential concepts of digital integrated circuits using transistors. Subsequent chapters cover device level and logic level design in detail, including combinational and sequential circuits used in the design of microcontrollers and microprocessors. Topics include Boolean algebra and functions, analysis and design of sequential circuits using logic gates, FPGA-based implementation using CAD software tools, and combinational logic design using various HDLs with focus on Verilog.

Secure, Resilient, and Agile Software Development (Hardcover): Mark Merkow Secure, Resilient, and Agile Software Development (Hardcover)
Mark Merkow
R2,324 Discovery Miles 23 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A collection of best practices and effective implementation recommendations that are proven to work, Secure, Resilient, and Agile Software Development leaves the boring details of software security theory out of the discussion as much as possible to concentrate on practical applied software security for practical people. Written to aid your career as well as your organization, the book shows how to gain skills in secure and resilient software development and related tasks. The book explains how to integrate these development skills into your daily duties, thereby increasing your professional value to your company, your management, your community, and your industry. Secure, Resilient, and Agile Software Development was written for the following professionals: AppSec architects and program managers in information security organizations Enterprise architecture teams with application development focus Scrum teams DevOps teams Product owners and their managers Project managers Application security auditors With a detailed look at Agile and Scrum software development methodologies, this book explains how security controls need to change in light of an entirely new paradigm on how software is developed. It focuses on ways to educate everyone who has a hand in any software development project with appropriate and practical skills to Build Security In. After covering foundational and fundamental principles for secure application design, this book dives into concepts, techniques, and design goals to meet well-understood acceptance criteria on features an application must implement. It also explains how the design sprint is adapted for proper consideration of security as well as defensive programming techniques. The book concludes with a look at white box application analysis and sprint-based activities to improve the security and quality of software under development.

Adaptive, Dynamic, and Resilient Systems (Paperback): Niranjan Suri, Giacomo Cabri Adaptive, Dynamic, and Resilient Systems (Paperback)
Niranjan Suri, Giacomo Cabri
R1,943 Discovery Miles 19 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As the complexity of today's networked computer systems grows, they become increasingly difficult to understand, predict, and control. Addressing these challenges requires new approaches to building these systems. Adaptive, Dynamic, and Resilient Systems supplies readers with various perspectives of the critical infrastructure that systems of networked computers rely on. It introduces the key issues, describes their interrelationships, and presents new research in support of these areas. The book presents the insights of a different group of international experts in each chapter. Reporting on recent developments in adaptive systems, it begins with a survey of application fields. It explains the requirements of such fields in terms of adaptation and resilience. It also provides some abstract relationship graphs that illustrate the key attributes of distributed systems to supply you with a better understanding of these factors and their dependencies. The text examines resilient adaptive systems from the perspectives of mobile, infrastructure, and enterprise systems and protecting critical infrastructure. It details various approaches for building adaptive, dynamic, and resilient systems-including agile, grid, and autonomic computing; multi-agent-based and biologically inspired approaches; and self-organizing systems. The book includes many stories of successful applications that illustrate a diversified range of cutting-edge approaches. It concludes by covering related topics and techniques that can help to boost adaptation and resilience in your systems.

Knative Cookbook - Building Effective Serverless Applications with Kubernetes and Openshift (Paperback): Burr Sutter, Kamesh... Knative Cookbook - Building Effective Serverless Applications with Kubernetes and Openshift (Paperback)
Burr Sutter, Kamesh Sampath
R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Enterprise developers face several challenges when it comes to building serverless applications, such as integrating applications and building container images from source. With more than 60 practical recipes, this cookbook helps you solve these issues with Knative--the first serverless platform natively designed for Kubernetes. Each recipe contains detailed examples and exercises, along with a discussion of how and why it works. If you have a good understanding of serverless computing and Kubernetes core resources such as deployment, services, routes, and replicas, the recipes in this cookbook show you how to apply Knative in real enterprise application development. Authors Kamesh Sampath and Burr Sutter include chapters on autoscaling, build and eventing, observability, Knative on OpenShift, and more. With this cookbook, you'll learn how to: Efficiently build, deploy, and manage modern serverless workloads Apply Knative in real enterprise scenarios, including advanced eventing Monitor your Knative serverless applications effectively Integrate Knative with CI/CD principles, such as using pipelines for faster, more successful production deployments Deploy a rich ecosystem of enterprise integration patterns and connectors in Apache Camel K as Kubernetes and Knative components

Dokumentenmanagementsysteme - Handbuch Zur Einfuhrung (German, Hardcover, 2001 ed.): Harald Klingelhoeller Dokumentenmanagementsysteme - Handbuch Zur Einfuhrung (German, Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Harald Klingelhoeller
R2,224 Discovery Miles 22 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dokumentenmanagementprojekte sind ganzheitliche Projekte. Organisatorische, technische und menschliche Faktoren entscheiden uber Erfolg oder Mierfolg. Das DMS-Handbuch hilft fruhzeitig Fehler zu erkennen und zu vermeiden. Es ist eine Pflichtlekture fur jeden, der sich mit dem Gedanken tragt, ein Dokumentenmanagementsystem einzufuhren. Schritt fur Schritt wird der Leser durch die einzelnen Projektstufen gefuhrt. Mit Hilfe von Tabellen, Charts und Diagrammen wird eine komplexe Materie ubersichtlich dargestellt. Ein ausfuhrliches Glossar mit Begriffserklarungen der Fachtermini und eine Fulle von Checklisten machen das Buch zum unentbehrlichen Begleiter.

Data Science - 7th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2021, Taiyuan,... Data Science - 7th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2021, Taiyuan, China, September 17-20, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Jianchao Zeng, Pinle Qin, Weipeng Jing, Xianhua Song, Zeguang Lu
R2,704 Discovery Miles 27 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This two volume set (CCIS 1451 and 1452) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2021 held in Taiyuan, China, in September 2021.The 81 papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on big data management and applications; social media and recommendation systems; infrastructure for data science; basic theory and techniques for data science; machine learning for data science; multimedia data management and analysis; social media and recommendation systems; data security and privacy; applications of data science; education research, methods and materials for data science and engineering; research demo.

Start Concurrent - An Introduction to Problem Solving in Java With a Focus on Concurrency, 2014 (Paperback, Revised ed.): Barry... Start Concurrent - An Introduction to Problem Solving in Java With a Focus on Concurrency, 2014 (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Barry Wittman, Aditya Mathur, Tim Korb
R1,736 Discovery Miles 17 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Multicore microprocessors are now at the heart of nearly all desktop and laptop computers. While these chips offer exciting opportunities for the creation of newer and faster applications, they also challenge students and educators. How can the new generation of computer scientists growing up with multicore chips learn to program applications that exploit this latent processing power? This unique book is an attempt to introduce concurrent programming to first-year computer science students, much earlier than most competing products. This book assumes no programming background but offers a broad coverage of Java. It includes 159 numbered and numerous inline examples as well as 301 exercises categorized as ""conceptual,"" ""programming,"" and ""experiments."" The problem-oriented approach presents a problem, explains supporting concepts, outlines necessary syntax, and finally provides its solution. All programs in the book are available for download and experimentation. A substantial index of 5,039 entries makes it easy for readers to locate relevant information. In a fast-changing field, this book is continually updated and refined. The 2013 version is the sixth ""draft edition"" of this volume, and features numerous revisions based on student feedback.

Computer Architecture and Organization - An Integrated Approach (WSE) (Hardcover): MJ Murdocca Computer Architecture and Organization - An Integrated Approach (WSE) (Hardcover)
MJ Murdocca
R6,847 Discovery Miles 68 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An accessible introduction to computer systems and architecture
Anyone aspiring to more advanced studies in computer-related fields must gain an understanding of the two parallel aspects of the modern digital computer: programming methodology and the underlying machine architecture. The uniquely integrated approach of Computer Architecture and Organization connects the programmer's view of a computer system with the associated hardware and peripheral devices, providing a thorough, three-dimensional view of what goes on inside the machine.
Covering all the major topics normally found in a first course in computer architecture, the text focuses on the essentials including the instruction set architecture (ISA), network-related issues, and programming methodology. Using "real world" case studies to put the information into perspective, the chapters examine:
* Data representation
* Arithmetic
* The instruction set architecture
* Datapath and Control
* Languages and the machine
* Memory
* Buses and peripherals
* Networking and communication
* Advanced computer architecture
A valuable feature of this book is the use of ARC, a subset of the SPARC processor, for an instruction set architecture. A platform-independent ARCTools suite, containing an assembler and simulator for the ARC ISA, that supports the examples used in the book is available. Better yet, the content is supplemented by online problem sets available through WileyPlus.
Balanced and thoughtfully designed for use as either a classroom text or self-study guide, Computer Architecture and Organization: An Integrated Approach will put you solidly on track for advancing to higher levels in computer-related disciplines.
About the Author:
MILES MURDOCCAserves as the President and CEO of Internet Institute USA (IIUSA), a private postsecondary information technology (IT) school specializing in networking, operating systems, IP telephony, programming, and security. Previously, Dr. Murdocca has been a computer science faculty member at Rutgers University and a research scientist at AT&T Bell Laboratories working in computer architecture, networking, and digital optical computing. He is the author of A Digital Design Methodology for Optical Computing and Principles of Computer Architecture and a contributing author to Computer Systems Design and Architecture, Second Edition as well as the author of dozens of professional papers and patents relating to information technology.
VINCE HEURING is an associate professor and acting chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has been at the university since 1984, and prior to that he spent three years at the University of Cincinnati. Professor Heuring's research encompasses computer architectures and programming language design implementation. He and his colleague, Harry Jordan, designed and built the world's first stored program optical computer, "SPOC."

Languages for Embedded Systems and their Applications - Selected Contributions on Specification, Design, and Verification from... Languages for Embedded Systems and their Applications - Selected Contributions on Specification, Design, and Verification from FDL'08 (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Martin Radetzki
R5,393 R4,744 Discovery Miles 47 440 Save R649 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Embedded systems take over complex control and data processing tasks in diverse application ?elds such as automotive, avionics, consumer products, and telec- munications. They are the primary driver for improving overall system safety, ef?ciency, and comfort. The demand for further improvement in these aspects can only be satis?ed by designing embedded systems of increasing complexity, which in turn necessitates the development of new system design methodologies based on speci?cation, design, and veri?cation languages. The objective of the book at hand is to provide researchers and designers with an overview of current research trends, results, and application experiences in c- puter languages for embedded systems. The book builds upon the most relevant contributions to the 2008 conference Forum on Design Languages (FDL), the p- mier international conference specializing in this ?eld. These contributions have been selected based on the results of reviews provided by leading experts from - search and industry. In many cases, the authors have improved their original work by adding breadth, depth, or explanation.

Linear Control System Analysis and Design with MATLAB (Hardcover, 6th edition): Constantine H. Houpis, Stuart N. Sheldon Linear Control System Analysis and Design with MATLAB (Hardcover, 6th edition)
Constantine H. Houpis, Stuart N. Sheldon
R4,947 Discovery Miles 49 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thoroughly classroom-tested and proven to be a valuable self-study companion, Linear Control System Analysis and Design: Sixth Edition provides an intensive overview of modern control theory and conventional control system design using in-depth explanations, diagrams, calculations, and tables. Keeping mathematics to a minimum, the book is designed with the undergraduate in mind, first building a foundation, then bridging the gap between control theory and its real-world application. Computer-aided design accuracy checks (CADAC) are used throughout the text to enhance computer literacy. Each CADAC uses fundamental concepts to ensure the viability of a computer solution. Completely updated and packed with student-friendly features, the sixth edition presents a range of updated examples using MATLAB (R), as well as an appendix listing MATLAB functions for optimizing control system analysis and design. Over 75 percent of the problems presented in the previous edition have been revised or replaced.

Dynamic Systems - Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (Hardcover, New Ed): Bingen Yang, Inna Abramova Dynamic Systems - Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (Hardcover, New Ed)
Bingen Yang, Inna Abramova
R3,094 Discovery Miles 30 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presenting students with a comprehensive and efficient approach to the modelling, simulation, and analysis of dynamic systems, this textbook addresses mechanical, electrical, thermal and fluid systems, feedback control systems, and their combinations. It features a robust introduction to fundamental mathematical prerequisites, suitable for students from a range of backgrounds; clearly established three-key procedures - fundamental principles, basic elements, and ways of analysis - for students to build on in confidence as they explore new topics; over 300 end-of-chapter problems, with solutions available for instructors, to solidify a hands-on understanding; and clear and uncomplicated examples using MATLAB (R)/Simulink (R) and Mathematica (R), to introduce students to computational approaches. With a capstone chapter focused on the application of these techniques to real-world engineering problems, this is an ideal resource for a single-semester course in dynamic systems for students in mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering.

Mathematical Methods in Engineering and Applied Sciences (Hardcover): Hemen Dutta Mathematical Methods in Engineering and Applied Sciences (Hardcover)
Hemen Dutta
R4,873 Discovery Miles 48 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recognized as a "Recommended" title by Choice for their October 2020 issue. Choice is a publishing unit at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACR&L), a division of the American Library Association. Choice has been the acknowledged leader in the provision of objective, high-quality evaluations of nonfiction academic writing. This book covers tools and techniques used for developing mathematical methods and modelling related to real-life situations. It brings forward significant aspects of mathematical research by using different mathematical methods such as analytical, computational, and numerical with relevance or applications in engineering and applied sciences. Presents theory, methods, and applications in a balanced manner Includes the basic developments with full details Contains the most recent advances and offers enough references for further study Written in a self-contained style and provides proof of necessary results Offers research problems to help early career researchers prepare research proposals Mathematical Methods in Engineering and Applied Sciences makes available for the audience, several relevant topics in one place necessary for crucial understanding of research problems of an applied nature. This should attract the attention of general readers, mathematicians, and engineers interested in new tools and techniques required for developing more accurate mathematical methods and modelling corresponding to real-life situations.

Introduction to systems development: Fet level 2: Textbook (Paperback): V. van Dyk, R. Bey-Miller Introduction to systems development: Fet level 2: Textbook (Paperback)
V. van Dyk, R. Bey-Miller
R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Innovations for Community Services - 22nd International Conference, I4CS 2022, Delft, The Netherlands, June 13-15, 2022,... Innovations for Community Services - 22nd International Conference, I4CS 2022, Delft, The Netherlands, June 13-15, 2022, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Frank Phillipson, Gerald Eichler, Christian Erfurth, Gunter Fahrnberger
R2,113 Discovery Miles 21 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Innovations for Community Services, I4CS 2022, held in Delft, The Netherlands, in June 2022. The 15 full papers and 5 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. Three invited papers were also included in the volume. The papers focus on topics such as services for critical infrastructure; network architecture for communities; applications and services supporting work and life; community data and visualization; technology empowers industry processes; and future community support.

Computerlinguistik und Sprachtechnologie - Eine Einfuhrung (German, Hardcover, 3. uberarb. u. erw. Aufl. 2010): Kai-Uwe... Computerlinguistik und Sprachtechnologie - Eine Einfuhrung (German, Hardcover, 3. uberarb. u. erw. Aufl. 2010)
Kai-Uwe Carstensen, Christian Ebert, Cornelia Ebert, Susanne Jekat, Hagen Langer, …
R2,118 Discovery Miles 21 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine umfassende EinfA1/4hrung in Grundlagen und Methoden der Computerlinguistik und stellt die wichtigsten Anwendungsgebiete in der Sprachtechnologie vor. Es richtet sich gleichermaAen an Studierende der Computerlinguistik und verwandter FAcher mit Bezug zur Verarbeitung natA1/4rlicher Sprache wie an Entwickler sprachverarbeitender Systeme.

FA1/4r die dritte Auflage wurden sAmtliche Kapitel A1/4berarbeitet und aktualisiert sowie zum Teil zu eigenstAndigen, neuen Kapiteln zusammengefA1/4hrt. Insbesondere trAgt die dritte Auflage der rasanten Entwicklung in der Computerlinguistik und Sprachtechnologie durch eine stArkere Fokussierung auf statistische Grundlagen und Methoden Rechnung.

Abnahme Komplexer Software-Systeme (German, Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Springer Abnahme Komplexer Software-Systeme (German, Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Springer
R1,687 Discovery Miles 16 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Das Praxisbuch dient als Grundlage fur die Abnahme von komplexen IT-Software-Systemen. Die Methoden, die hier vorgestellt werden, gelten sowohl fur Standard- als auch fur angepasste oder neu entwickelte Software und berucksichtigen ITIL und andere IT-Prozess-Standards. Sie haben sich in der Praxis vielfach bewahrt. Sie haben sich in der Praxis vielfach bewahrt. Beschrieben werden zunachst die organisatorischen Voraussetzungen, die fur eine erfolgreiche Abnahme erforderlich sind, sodann alle vorbereitenden Arbeiten, die getatigt werden mussen. Betrachtet werden auch organisatorische Schnittstellenbereiche, die bei der Ermittlung von fachlichen und technischen Anforderungen betroffen sind. Der Autor stellt das Abnahmegeschehen im Detail vor. Die dazu gehoerigen Werkzeuge zur Durchfuhrung und fur den Abschluss werden im Einzelnen erlautert.

Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering - 25th International Conference, FASE 2022, Held as Part of the European Joint... Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering - 25th International Conference, FASE 2022, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2022, Munich, Germany, April 2-7, 2022, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Einar Broch Johnsen, Manuel Wimmer
R1,120 Discovery Miles 11 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2022, which was held during April 4-5, 2022, in Munich, Germany, as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2022. The 17 regular papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The proceedings also contain 3 contributions from the Test-Comp Competition. The papers deal with the foundations on which software engineering is built, including topics like software engineering as an engineering discipline, requirements engineering, software architectures, software quality, model-driven development, software processes, software evolution, AI-based software engineering, and the specification, design, and implementation of particular classes of systems, such as (self-)adaptive, collaborative, AI, embedded, distributed, mobile, pervasive, cyber-physical, or service-oriented applications.

Big Data and Security - Third International Conference, ICBDS 2021, Shenzhen, China, November 26-28, 2021, Proceedings... Big Data and Security - Third International Conference, ICBDS 2021, Shenzhen, China, November 26-28, 2021, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Yuan Tian, Tinghuai Ma, Muhammad Khurram Khan, Victor S. Sheng, Zhaoqing Pan
R3,300 Discovery Miles 33 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Big Data and Security, ICBDS 2021, held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2021 The 46 revised full papers and 13 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected out of 221 submissions. The papers included in this volume are organized according to the topical sections on cybersecurity and privacy; big data; blockchain and internet of things, and artificial intelligence/ machine learning security.

Silicon Nanoelectronics (Paperback): Shunri Oda, David Ferry Silicon Nanoelectronics (Paperback)
Shunri Oda, David Ferry
R2,150 Discovery Miles 21 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Technological advancement in chip development, primarily based on the downscaling of the feature size of transistors, is threatening to come to a standstill as we approach the limits of conventional scaling. For example, when the number of electrons in a device's active region is reduced to less than ten electrons (or holes), quantum fluctuation errors will occur, and when gate insulator thickness becomes too insignificant to block quantum mechanical tunneling, unacceptable leakage will occur. Fortunately, there is truth in the old adage that whenever a door closes, a window opens somewhere else. In this case, that window opening is nanotechnology. Silicon Nanoelectronics takes a look at at the recent development of novel devices and materials that hold great promise for the creation of still smaller and more powerful chips. Silicon nanodevices are positoned to be particularly relevant in consideration of the existing silicon process infrastructure already in place throughout the semiconductor industry and silicon's consequent compatibility with current CMOS circuits. This is reinforced by the nearly perfect interface that can exist between natural oxide and silicon. Presenting the contributions of more than 20 leading academic and corporate researchers from the United States and Japan, Silicon Nanoelectronics offers a comprehensive look at this emergent technology. The text includes extensive background information on the physics of silicon nanodevices and practical CMOS scaling. It considers such issues as quantum effects and ballistic transport and resonant tunneling in silicon nanotechnology. A significant amount of attention is given to the all-important silicon single electron transistors and the devices that utilize them. In offering an update of the current state-of-the-art in the field of silicon nanoelectronics, this volume serves well as a concise reference for students, scientists, engineers, and specialists in various fields, in

Linear Systems - Optimal and Robust Control (Hardcover): Alok Sinha Linear Systems - Optimal and Robust Control (Hardcover)
Alok Sinha
R4,605 Discovery Miles 46 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Balancing rigorous theory with practical applications, Linear Systems: Optimal and Robust Control explains the concepts behind linear systems, optimal control, and robust control and illustrates these concepts with concrete examples and problems.

Developed as a two-course book, this self-contained text first discusses linear systems, including controllability, observability, and matrix fraction description. Within this framework, the author develops the ideas of state feedback control and observers. He then examines optimal control, stochastic optimal control, and the lack of robustness of linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control. The book subsequently presents robust control techniques and derives "H"∞ control theory from the first principle, followed by a discussion of the sliding mode control of a linear system. In addition, it shows how a blend of sliding mode control and "H"∞ methods can enhance the robustness of a linear system.

By learning the theories and algorithms as well as exploring the examples in Linear Systems: Optimal and Robust Control, students will be able to better understand and ultimately better manage engineering processes and systems.

Real-Time Embedded Systems - Optimization, Synthesis, and Networking (Paperback): Meikang Qiu, Jiayin Li Real-Time Embedded Systems - Optimization, Synthesis, and Networking (Paperback)
Meikang Qiu, Jiayin Li
R2,013 Discovery Miles 20 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ubiquitous in today's consumer-driven society, embedded systems use microprocessors that are hidden in our everyday products and designed to perform specific tasks. Effective use of these embedded systems requires engineers to be proficient in all phases of this effort, from planning, design, and analysis to manufacturing and marketing. Taking a systems-level approach, Real-Time Embedded Systems: Optimization, Synthesis, and Networking describes the field from three distinct aspects that make up the three major trends in current embedded system design. The first section of the text examines optimization in real-time embedded systems. The authors present scheduling algorithms in multi-core embedded systems, instruct on a robust measurement against the inaccurate information that can exist in embedded systems, and discuss potential problems of heterogeneous optimization. The second section focuses on synthesis-level approaches for embedded systems, including a scheduling algorithm for phase change memory and scratch pad memory and a treatment of thermal-aware multiprocessor synthesis technology. The final section looks at networking with a focus on task scheduling in both a wireless sensor network and cloud computing. It examines the merging of networking and embedded systems and the resulting evolution of a new type of system known as the cyber physical system (CPS). Encouraging readers to discover how the computer interacts with its environment, Real-Time Embedded Systems provides a sound introduction to the design, manufacturing, marketing, and future directions of this important tool.

The Cucumber Book 2e (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Matt Wynne The Cucumber Book 2e (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Matt Wynne; Contributions by Aslak Hellesoy, Steve Tooke
R1,101 Discovery Miles 11 010 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Your customers want rock-solid, bug-free software that does exactly what they expect it to do. Yet they can't always articulate their ideas clearly enough for you to turn them into code. You need Cucumber: a testing, communication, and requirements tool-all rolled into one. All the code in this book is updated for Cucumber 2.4, Rails 5, and RSpec 3.5. Express your customers' wild ideas as a set of clear, executable specifications that everyone on the team can read. Feed those examples into Cucumber and let it guide your development. Build just the right code to keep your customers happy. You can use Cucumber to test almost any system or any platform. Get started by using the core features of Cucumber and working with Cucumber's Gherkin DSL to describe-in plain language-the behavior your customers want from the system. Then write Ruby code that interprets those plain-language specifications and checks them against your application. Next, consolidate the knowledge you've gained with a worked example, where you'll learn more advanced Cucumber techniques, test asynchronous systems, and test systems that use a database. Recipes highlight some of the most difficult and commonly seen situations the authors have helped teams solve. With these patterns and techniques, test Ajax-heavy web applications with Capybara and Selenium, REST web services, Ruby on Rails applications, command-line applications, legacy applications, and more. Written by the creator of Cucumber and the co-founders of Cucumber Ltd., this authoritative guide will give you and your team all the knowledge you need to start using Cucumber with confidence. What You Need: Windows, Mac OS X (with XCode) or Linux, Ruby 1.9.2 and upwards, Cucumber 2.4, Rails 5, and RSpec 3.5

Systemic and Systematic Project Management (Hardcover): Joseph Eli Kasser Systemic and Systematic Project Management (Hardcover)
Joseph Eli Kasser
R4,415 Discovery Miles 44 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book applies systems thinking to treat project management in a systemic and systematic manner from a problem-solving perspective. Considering the project as a system, the book discusses traditional project planning and organizing, as well as some neglected aspects of the project, namely how to prevent cost and schedule escalation, how to deal with change, recognize problems in time to prevent project failure and what to do when things go wrong during the implementation states of a project. This book provides you with a better understanding of the systems approach to problem-solving and project management that will enable you to be more successful at managing projects. Features Treats projects as systems Presents project management as a problem-solving paradigm Discusses how to incorporate prevention into planning and how to show the value Describes what to do and how to cope with unanticipated problems that arise during the project implementation state Introduces new tools and techniques

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