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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The scope of maintenance functions in the Indian Air Force (IAF) is
vast. The need for a very specialised professional conduct in each
one of these is obvious from the width of deliberations in this
book. Further, the reader can appreciate the virtues of an
integrated approach to maintenance. The text is, therefore, as
relevant to the aircrew as it is to the engineers, technicians and
logisticians. The paradigm of maintenance has attained a unique
character over the years in the IAF despite legacies from its
British genesis. Maintenance philosophies have been adaptively
developed to support ever growing air power dimensions and
exclusive indigenous requirements. A maintenance engineer in the
IAF gets involved with every engineering aspect of planning,
design/development, acquisition and projects besides maintenance
and logistics support to operations. Unlike most other air forces,
the communications and Information Technology (IT) disciplines are
also taken on by the maintenance man in the IAF. All activities
within the maintenance arena have been dealt with ingeniously in
this book. This book reviews diverse fields of engineering
activities. Beginning with the need for an organisational fusion,
an array of specialised functions has been presented to finally
suggest an integrated maintenance approach. Quality discipline and
goal alignment are prime factors - emphasis on these runs through
all the discussions. Learning from nearly four decades of
experience in the Air Force, a few mindsets have been highlighted,
with suggestions for a paradigm shift. It is always fascinating to
relive memories of leaders who shaped our destiny. These examples
have the potential to send a surge of renewed motivation through
every air warrior. The chapter on the work force is a tribute to
the commitment of airmen and civilians. This book is a first in
many ways. The need for transformational thinking with a systems'
view has been advocated for all actions related to a subject as
sedate as maintenance. Contributions from different variables viz.
infrastructure, material, technology, processes and people, above
all, have to be in sync to produce the desired air power outcome.
The objective of this book is not to prescribe a solution but to
provoke thinking about new paradigms for improvement.
This new and expanded monograph improves upon Mohan's earlier book,
Residue Number Systems (Springer, 2002) with a state of the art
treatment of the subject. Replete with detailed illustrations and
helpful examples, this book covers a host of cutting edge topics
such as the core function, the quotient function, new Chinese
Remainder theorems, and large integer operations. It also features
many significant applications to practical communication systems
and cryptography such as FIR filters and elliptic curve
cryptography. Starting with a comprehensive introduction to the
basics and leading up to current research trends that are not yet
widely distributed in other publications, this book will be of
interest to both researchers and students alike.
A multi-faceted creative personality, Rabindranath Tagore is one of
the greatest stalwarts of both English and Bengali literatures. He
created a Renaissance in India, where people were awakened by the
great corpus of creative work produced during the country's
struggle for independence from the British. Tagore was undoubtedly
a champion of this literary protest. He produced masterpieces in
Bengali literature and later translated them into English.
Gitanjali, his masterpiece collection of poems with a foreword by
William Butler Yeats, is renowned for its rhythmic, optimistic, and
lyrical nature. It won Tagore the Nobel Prize for Literature, the
first awarded to an Asian writer, and a knighthood. In this
landmark study, noted Indian scholar P. V. Laxmiprasad offers the
most comprehensive critical study of Tagore's work to date.
This book discusses human-machine interactions, specifically
focusing on making them as natural as human-human interaction. It
is based on the premise that to get the right connect between human
and machines, it is essential to understand not only the behavior
of the person interacting with the machine, but also the
limitations of the technology. Firstly, the authors review the
evolution of language as a spontaneous, natural phenomenon in the
overall scheme of the evolutionary development of living beings.
They then go on to examine the possible approaches to understanding
and representing the meaning and the common aspects of human-human
and human-machine interactions, and introduce the
keyconcept-keyword (also called minimal parsing) approach as a
convenient and realistic way to implement usable human-machine
interface (HMI) systems. For researchers looking for practical
approaches, way beyond the realms of theory, this book is a must
read.
Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) is now playing an increasing role
in the modern global economy, in security-sensitive industries, for
instance. The complexity of the inspection task and either large or
limited lot runs now require more operator-assisted or fully
automated signal processing. This book deals with both fields of
expertise: NDE and signal processing. On the signal processing
side, in the particular context of NDE applications, the following
topics are discussed: sensor fusion, signal knowledge
representation, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, computer
vision, integration of numeric and non-numeric informations,
parallel decomposition, noise processing and calibration of sensor
devices as well as reliability of detection. Some hardware
considerations are introduced as well, to discuss platforms on
which processing is done. On the NDE side, applications include
advances in holographic inteferometry, microwave resonance or
shearography and also on more traditional NDE techniques such as
ultrasonics, infrared techniques, X-ray, computed tomography and
Eddy currents. Inverse problems are also discussed. This book is
suitable for those who already have some experience in one or both
fields (signal processing and/or NDE).
Great strides have been made in the development of analog
filters over thepast few decades. The first book to treat these
recent advancesin depth, "VLSI Analog Filters" provides a
comprehensive guide for researchers and upper-level graduate
students, whichfully preparesreaders for professional work. In
particular, the work covers active R filters, OTA-C filters, and
switched-capacitor filters, including topics such as differential
output opamps, sensitivity analysis for passive components,
multiple-feedback techniques, double-sampling, and N-path filters.
Throughout the book, exercises are included to reinforce
understanding of concepts, and simulations are used to enhance
connections to practical applications.
This advanced textbook is suitable for engineeringgraduate
students studying analog filter design, offering a full course that
can feed seamlessly toemployment industry. At the same time, it
serves asan extremely valuable referencefor researchers and
engineerslooking to gain a deeper understanding of the field."
Current-mode design is of great interest to high-tech analog
designers today, who are principally concerned with designing whole
systems on a chip. This work focuses on the theory and methods of
many important current-mode circuit design techniques making it a
comprehensive technical overview that fills a gap in the current
literature.
The purpose of the book is to compile all available information in
the area of OTA-C filters, current conveyor and CFOA based filters,
switched-current filters, and log-domain filters into one complete
reference volume. Practical applications of current-mode design
techniques for realizing practical VLSI systems such as disk drive
read channel ICs and video filters are covered in detail. The
background required for this book is an exposure to a first course
in active RC filters, digital signal processing and optionally,
some knowledge of switched capacitor filters.
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