Scilab: from Theory to Practice - I. Fundamentals

2016-03-29
Scilab: from Theory to Practice - I. Fundamentals
Author: Philippe Roux
Publisher: Éditions D-BookeR
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2016-03-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 2822702926
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This book provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the powerful,open source computing environment of Scilab. It will teach you all the basic Scilab concepts you need for computing, analyzing and visualizing data, for developing algorithms, and creating models. Based on the latest versions of Scilab, it focuses on the most recent recommended practices. It offers a lot of advice and words of caution to help you take full advantage of Scilab’s capabilities, and efficiently create your own projects. Best practices have been certified by Dr. Claude Gomez, co-founder and advisor of Scilab Enterprises. After performing a quick overview of the software, three parts will successively deal with computing, programming and creating plots. The first one shows you how to perform and optimize all the mathematical calculations that an engineer may come across. The second one examines how to go beyond the simple calculations and study complex systems with scripting and interface building. The last one gives you a thorough description of Scilab's numerous graphics capabilities. Level: Intermediate/Advanced Table Of Contents: Getting Started 1. Preview of Scilab 2. The Console 3. The Graphical Interface 4. Inputs/Outputs 5. Finding Information on Scilab 6. Downloading and Installing Scilab Computing 7. Numbers and First Calculations 8. Variables, Constants and Types 9. Matrices 10. Booleans 11. Character Strings and Text Files 12. Other Common Types 13. Calculation Examples Programming 14. Scripts 15. Control Flow Statements 16. Functions 17. Advanced Programming 18. Example: Programming a Sudoku Game Creating Plots 19. Graphics Entities and Windows 20. Two-dimensional Plot 21. Three-dimensional Plots 22. Other Two-dimensional Geometrical Elements 23. To Go Even Further 24. Two Case Studies: a Pendulum and Comet Orbit

Applications of Image Processing and Soft Computing Systems in Agriculture

2019-02-22
Applications of Image Processing and Soft Computing Systems in Agriculture
Author: Razmjooy, Navid
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2019-02-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 152258028X
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The variety and abundance of qualitative characteristics of agricultural products have been the main reasons for the development of different types of non-destructive methods (NDTs). Quality control of these products is one of the most important tasks in manufacturing processes. The use of control and automation has become more widespread, and new approaches provide opportunities for production competition through new technologies. Applications of Image Processing and Soft Computing Systems in Agriculture examines applications of artificial intelligence in agriculture and the main uses of shape analysis on agricultural products such as relationships between form and genetics, adaptation, product characteristics, and product sorting. Additionally, it provides insights developed through computer vision techniques. Highlighting such topics as deep learning, agribusiness, and augmented reality, it is designed for academicians, researchers, agricultural practitioners, and industry professionals.

Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering

2013-02-17
Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering
Author: Vittorio Cortellessa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2013-02-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642370578
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2013, held as part of the European Joint Conference on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2013, which took place in Rome, Italy, in March 2013. The 25 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 112 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: model-driven engineering; verification and validation; software comprehension; analysis tools; model-driven engineering: applications; model transformations; and testing.

Multi-Objective Optimization in Theory and Practice II: Metaheuristic Algorithms

2019-03-28
Multi-Objective Optimization in Theory and Practice II: Metaheuristic Algorithms
Author: André A. Keller
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2019-03-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1681087065
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Multi-Objective Optimization in Theory and Practice is a simplified two-part approach to multi-objective optimization (MOO) problems. This second part focuses on the use of metaheuristic algorithms in more challenging practical cases. The book includes ten chapters that cover several advanced MOO techniques. These include the determination of Pareto-optimal sets of solutions, metaheuristic algorithms, genetic search algorithms and evolution strategies, decomposition algorithms, hybridization of different metaheuristics, and many-objective (more than three objectives) optimization and parallel computation. The final section of the book presents information about the design and types of fifty test problems for which the Pareto-optimal front is approximated. For each of them, the package NSGA-II is used to approximate the Pareto-optimal front. It is an essential handbook for students and teachers involved in advanced optimization courses in engineering, information science and mathematics degree programs.

Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos with ScicosLab 4.4

2009-12-21
Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos with ScicosLab 4.4
Author: Stephen L. Campbell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2009-12-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1441955267
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Scilab and its Scicos block diagram graphical editor, with a special emphasis on modeling and simulation tools. The first part is a detailed Scilab tutorial, and the second is dedicated to modeling and simulation of dynamical systems in Scicos. The concepts are illustrated through numerous examples, and all code used in the book is available to the reader.

Numerical Methods for Inverse Problems

2016-03-31
Numerical Methods for Inverse Problems
Author: Michel Kern
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2016-03-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1119136954
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This book studies methods to concretely address inverse problems. An inverse problem arises when the causes that produced a given effect must be determined or when one seeks to indirectly estimate the parameters of a physical system. The author uses practical examples to illustrate inverse problems in physical sciences. He presents the techniques and specific methods chosen to solve inverse problems in a general domain of application, choosing to focus on a small number of methods that can be used in most applications. This book is aimed at readers with a mathematical and scientific computing background. Despite this, it is a book with a practical perspective. The methods described are applicable, have been applied, and are often illustrated by numerical examples.

Feedback Systems

2021-02-02
Feedback Systems
Author: Karl Johan Åström
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 069121347X
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The essential introduction to the principles and applications of feedback systems—now fully revised and expanded This textbook covers the mathematics needed to model, analyze, and design feedback systems. Now more user-friendly than ever, this revised and expanded edition of Feedback Systems is a one-volume resource for students and researchers in mathematics and engineering. It has applications across a range of disciplines that utilize feedback in physical, biological, information, and economic systems. Karl Åström and Richard Murray use techniques from physics, computer science, and operations research to introduce control-oriented modeling. They begin with state space tools for analysis and design, including stability of solutions, Lyapunov functions, reachability, state feedback observability, and estimators. The matrix exponential plays a central role in the analysis of linear control systems, allowing a concise development of many of the key concepts for this class of models. Åström and Murray then develop and explain tools in the frequency domain, including transfer functions, Nyquist analysis, PID control, frequency domain design, and robustness. Features a new chapter on design principles and tools, illustrating the types of problems that can be solved using feedback Includes a new chapter on fundamental limits and new material on the Routh-Hurwitz criterion and root locus plots Provides exercises at the end of every chapter Comes with an electronic solutions manual An ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students Indispensable for researchers seeking a self-contained resource on control theory

Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers

2006-10-24
Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers
Author: Tim Wilmshurst
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2006-10-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080468144
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Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications is a hands-on introduction to the principles and practice of embedded system design using the PIC microcontroller. Packed with helpful examples and illustrations, the book provides an in-depth treatment of microcontroller design as well as programming in both assembly language and C, along with advanced topics such as techniques of connectivity and networking and real-time operating systems. In this one book students get all they need to know to be highly proficient at embedded systems design. This text combines embedded systems principles with applications, using the16F84A, 16F873A and the 18F242 PIC microcontrollers. Students learn how to apply the principles using a multitude of sample designs and design ideas, including a robot in the form of an autonomous guide vehicle. Coverage between software and hardware is fully balanced, with full presentation given to microcontroller design and software programming, using both assembler and C. The book is accompanied by a companion website containing copies of all programs and software tools used in the text and a 'student' version of the C compiler. This textbook will be ideal for introductory courses and lab-based courses on embedded systems, microprocessors using the PIC microcontroller, as well as more advanced courses which use the 18F series and teach C programming in an embedded environment. Engineers in industry and informed hobbyists will also find this book a valuable resource when designing and implementing both simple and sophisticated embedded systems using the PIC microcontroller. *Gain the knowledge and skills required for developing today's embedded systems, through use of the PIC microcontroller.*Explore in detail the 16F84A, 16F873A and 18F242 microcontrollers as examples of the wider PIC family.*Learn how to program in Assembler and C.*Work through sample designs and design ideas, including a robot in the form of an autonomous guided vehicle.*Accompanied by a CD-ROM containing copies of all programs and software tools used in the text and a 'student' version of the C complier.

Whole Body Vibrations

2018-12-07
Whole Body Vibrations
Author: Redha Taiar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1351013629
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Whole Body Vibrations: Physical and Biological Effects on the Human Body allows an understanding about the qualities and disadvantages of vibration exposure on the human body with a biomechanical and medical perspective. It offers a comprehensive range of principles, methods, techniques and tools to provide the reader with a clear knowledge of the impact of vibration on human tissues and physiological processes. The text considers physical, mechanical and biomechanical aspects and it is illustrated by key application domains such as sports and medicine. Consisting of 11 chapters in total, the first three chapters provide useful tools for measuring, generating, simulating and processing vibration signals. The following seven chapters are applications in different fields of expertise, from performance to health, with localized or global effects. Since unfortunately there are undesirable effects from the exposure to mechanical vibrations, a final chapter is dedicated to this issue. Engineers, researchers and students from biomedical engineering and health sciences, as well as industrial professionals can profit from this compendium of knowledge about mechanical vibration applied to the human body. Provides biomechanical and medical perspectives to understanding the qualities and disadvantages of vibration exposure on the human body Offers a range of principles, methods, techniques, and tools to evaluate the impact of vibration on human tissues and physiological processes Explores mechanical vibration techniques used to improve human performance Discusses the strong association between health and human well-being Explores physical, mechanical, and biomechanical aspects of vibration exposure in domains such as sports and medicine