Energising Our Future
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 Energizing Our Future: Rational Choices for the 21st Century
Author: John Wilson, Griffin Burgh
What the publisher says:
Surveys and analyzes the economic and technical viability of oil, natural gas, coal, synthetic fuel, nuclear, hydrogen, solar, biomass, wind and less well known potential energy sources in the context of real world production, distribution, and environmental constraints. This work factually debunks the myth, that we are "running out of oil".
This important new book presents a comprehensive review of practical alternative energy choices for the twenty-first century. It addresses three critical energy-related topics that are causing great confusion in public debate-global warming, the hydrogen economy, and nuclear power-and gives readers an opportunity to form a grounded, factually correct foundation for understanding the energy challenge and develop their own informed and actionable opinion.
About the author:
Griffin Burgh, ALA, LEED, is a practicing architect with a long background in solar architecture and sustainable design. His interest in alternate energy has included the design of a low-speed electric car and a current consulting project on the Fisher Coachworks Advanced Technology Hybrid Bus. Griffin is also an adjunct research fellow at the University of Michigan Chemical Engineering Department, working with novel titanium dioxide nanomaterials that have applications in energy storage and solar energy.
ISBN 13/10: 9780471790532 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MARCH 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1356.00 (incl.)
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Electrical Power Systems Essentials
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 Electrical Power System Essentials
Author: Pieter Schavemaker, Lou Van Der Sluis
What the publisher says:
Much of the basic hardware that generates, transmits and distributes electricity has changed little over the past century. However, the techniques applied in the power system have advanced, leading to greater transformer efficiency and more economic transmission and distribution. As the demand for electricity in both the developed and developing world increases, governments and electricity providers continue to look for alternative means of creating energy through renewable sources. Today's needs also include well-designed systems that are capable of producing large quantities of electricity in the safest, most cost-effective way for the benefit of both individuals and industry.
This book provides an accessible introduction to the interesting world of alternating current (AC) power systems, focusing on the system as a whole. After laying out the basics for a steady-state analysis of three-phase power systems, the book examines:
- the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric energy;
- the principles of thermal, nuclear and renewable energy plants;
- power system control and operation;
- the organization of electricity markets, the changes currently taking place, and the developments that could lead to alternative power systems in the future.
Inside, you will find appendices that support the key text, supplying information on the modeling of power system components and including basic equations derived from Maxwell's laws. Numerous practical examples, case studies and illustrations, demonstrate the theory, techniques and results presented in the text, and an accompanying solutions manual with problems and worked through answers is available on a supplementary website.
With its pragmatic approach, Power System Essentials is ideal for senior undergraduate students in electrical engineering who require an up-to-date overview of the subject. This book also acts as a concise reference, suitable for postgraduates and professionals from a range of disciplines who would like to work in this field.
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ISBN 13/10: 9780470510278 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1083.00(incl.)
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Fundamentals of Signal Processing for Sound and Vibration Engineers
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 Fundamentals of Signal Processing for Sound and Vibration Engineers
Author: Kihong Shing, Joseph Hammond
What the publisher says:
An excellent reference for the signal processing field this book includes material on both random signals and deterministic signals in one volume. It combines signal processing theory with worked MATLAB problems and solutions chapter by chapter it integrates topics in continuous, discrete, deterministic, and random signals, for a better overall understanding of the topic. Fundamentals of Signal Processing also provides a structured guide to signal processing for sound and vibration engineers, as well as acting as a reference for those in mechanical, automotive, aerospace, and civil engineering.
About the authors:
Joseph (Joe) Hammond graduated in Aeronautical Engineering in 1966 at the University of Southampton. He completed his PhD in the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) in 1972 whilst a lecturer in the Mathematics Department at Portsmouth Polytechnic. He returned to Southampton in 1978 as a lecturer in the ISVR, and was later Senior lecturer, Professor, Deputy Director and then Director of the ISVR from 1992-2001. In 2001 he became Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and in 2003 Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics. he retired in July 2007 and is an Emeritus Professor at Southampton.
Kihong Shin graduated in Precision Mechanical Engineering from Hanyang University, Korea in 1989. After spending several years as an electric motor design and NVH engineer in Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., he started an MSc at Cranfield University in 1992, on the design of rotating machines with reference to noise and vibration. Following this, he joined the ISR and completed his PhD on nonlinear vibration and signal processing in 1996. In 2000, he moved back to Korea as a contract Professor of Hanyang University. In Mar. 2002, he joined Andong National University as an Assistant Professor, and is currently an Associate Professor.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470511886 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: NOV 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1425.00(incl.)
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Discover Signal Processing
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 Discover Signal Processing: An Interactive Guide for Engineers
Author: S. Braun
What the publisher says:
Offers a hands on approach to Signal Processing and information on the subject for graduate students and practitioners in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. This book presents the study of signal processing through exercises with explanations of tools and techniques. It is accompanied by a disc which contains GUI MATLAB exercises.
Signal processing is now a multidisciplinary topic, and one that has applications in many fields including, but not limited to, science, engineering, medicine, finance and the behavioural sciences. Modern software libraries that include dedicated languages and packages designed to simplify the development and application of signal processing techniques are now readily available; however this ease of application means that an understanding of the various techniques is imperative. It is critical that the student or practitioner is able to choose an appropriate processing technique, be aware of potential errors involved and understand how to control them.
Discover Signal Processing exploits the rationale of "learning by doing"; actually attempting and performing a task is the most effective way to remember and understand. It presents the reader with a diverse range of exercises; some intended to recall or practice simple concepts, others more complex & aimed at developing a real understanding of the issues involved. These are accompanied by step-by-step explanations of the tools and techniques required.
- Provides systematic, organized and accessible instruction in a complex and mathematical subject.
- Stresses the understanding, selection and application of available signal processing techniques, as well as identification and control of error mechanisms;
- Includes more than 60 exercises covering major aspects of signal processing tools & geared at performing or testing specific tasks;
- Uses MATLAB as a platform, utilizing its extensive GUI capabilities enabling exercises to be performed using graphical elements only.
Discover Signal Processing provides an excellent & accessible guide to signal processing for mechanical, aeronautical, civil and electronic engineers in their senior/ graduate year. It will also be of interest to those attending CPD courses as well as to practicing engineers.
About the author:
Simon Braun is Professor at the Israel Institute of Technology, and has been active in the area of signal processing for four decades. He is the Editor in Chief of the Journal " Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing" (Elsevier), the " Encyclopedia of Vibrations (Academic Press) and author of "Mechanical Signature Analysis" (Academic Press). He has authored more than 60 papers in peer - reviewed journals and presented his work at conferences. He has conducted worldwide workshops (Europe, US, Australia, China), attended by Academics and Engineers and during sabbaticals, applied his expertise to industrial problems at GE and Ford Motor Co.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470519707 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1425.00(incl.)
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Emerging Methods, Technologies and Process Management
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 Emerging Methods, Technologies and Process Management in Software Engineering
Author: Andrea De Lucia, Filomena Ferrucci, Genny Tortora
What the publisher says:
Covers emerging topics in the field of software engineering, ranging from requirement engineering, software system design, UML, software architectures, verification and validation, web services, and agent-oriented software engineering to software configuration management, process management, empirical software engineering, and software evolution.
Written by a panel of experts, this book presents a high-level introduction to new technologies and methods in the field of software engineering. Divided into four clear parts, it covers software architectures, emerging methods, technologies for software evolution, and process management. It is a one-stop resource for software engineering practitioners and professionals.
About the authors:
Andrea De Lucia, PhD, is Professor of Computer Science, Director of the International Summer School on Software Engineering, and Coordinator of the Software Engineering Laboratory at the University of Salerno (Italy).
Filomena Ferrucci, PhD, is Associate Professor of Computer Science, Program Co-chair of the International Summer School on Software Engineering, and Member of the Department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Salerno, where she teaches software engineering and Web information systems courses.
Genny Tortora is Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Salerno. She is the coeditor of two books.
Maurizio Tucci is Professor of Computer Science and coordinator of the bachelor and master programs in computer science at the University of Salerno.
Book Details
ISBN 13/10: 9780470085714 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1356.00(incl.)
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Software Process Dynamics
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 Software Process Dynamics
Author: Raymond J. Madachy
What the publisher says:
Process and project dynamics are critical to the management of the software development process. System dynamics is a method for modelling the complex and interacting process effects. This introduction to system dynamics shows readers how to gather information about the interrelated technical and social factors to improve the development process.
This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or information technology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development in order to assess and optimize their own process strategies. It explains how simulation of interrelated technical and social factors can provide a means for organizations to vastly improve their processes. It is structured for readers to approach the subject from different perspectives, and includes descriptive summaries of the best research and applications.
About the author:
Raymond J. Madachy, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the USC Industrial and Systems Engineering Department and a Principal of the USC Center for Systems and Software Engineering. Dr. Madachy's current research interests include modeling and simulation of processes for architecting and engineering of complex software-intensive systems; economic analysis and value-based engineering of software-intensive systems; systems and software measurement, process improvement, and quality; quantitative methods for systems risk management; integrating systems engineering and software engineering disciplines; and integrating empirical-based research with process simulation. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of ACM
"When Ed Yourdon says that this is possible the 'best software engineering book' of the year, and possible the decade, one can hardly argue." (Ubiquity, June 10-16, 2008)
ISBN 13/10: 9780471274551 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MAY 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1219.00(incl.)
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| Evolved Packet System (EPS) |
 Evolved Packet System (EPS): The LTE and SAE Evolution of 3G UMTS
Author: Pierre Lescuyer, Thierry Lucidarme
What the publisher says:
2G/GSM and 3G/UMTS are key mobile communication technologies, chosen by more than 2 billion people around the world. In order to adapt to new services, increasing demand for user bandwidth, quality of service and requirements for network convergence, major evolutions are introduced in 3G network standard.
Evolved Packet System (EPS) presents the EPS evolution of the 3G/UMTS standard introduced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard committee. This new topic is looked at from a system perspective, from the radio interface to network and service architecture. Hundreds of documents being issued by Standard organisations are summarised in one book to allow the reader to get an accessible comprehensive view of EPS evolution.
- Proposes a system view of Evolved UMTS, from the radio to Core and service architecture
- Gives a comprehensive and global view of the system that technical specifications do not provide
- Describes the new system as well as the inheritance and migration from 2G/GSM and 3G/UMTS
- Written by experts in the field who specialise in two complementary but very different technical domains (i.e. "radio interface" and "network architecture")
- Contains many figures and examples for better understanding.
This book is essential for industry professionals in the telecommunication business, telecommunication system architects and designers, product manufacturers and operators and postgraduate students.
About the authors:
Pierre Lescuyer - Currently working as a UMTS System Architect in the Strategic Evolutions department of Nortel, France. For more than 10 years he has worked in different R&D positions, from system and architecture design to participation in 3GPP and ETSI standard committees. He has produced material written in English, mainly about GSM, GSM-R (the Railway declination of GSM) and UMTS features or system general description or specification. Most of these being intended for internal use or external distribution to Nortel customers.
Thierry Lucidarme - also working as a UMTS System Architect in the Strategic Evolutions department of Nortel, France.
"The book is essential for industry professionals in the telecommunication business and telecommunication systems postgraduate students." (Computing Reviews, June 6, 2008)
"...this is one of the best GSM texts that we've read, and an excellent engineer's introduction to EPS." (IPL Telecasting, February 2008)
ISBN 13/10: 9780470059760 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00(incl.)
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Mobile WiMAX
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 Mobile WiMAX
Author: J.Roberto B.De Marca, Kwang-Cheng Chen
What the publisher says:
Providing readers with the fundamental theory and practice of one of the subjects in wireless communications, this title consists of 19 chapters which were developed primarily from a selection of papers from the first IEEE Mobile WiMAX Symposium in March 2007.
The first book to cover one of the hottest subjects in wireless communications today, Mobile WiMAX
- Summarises the fundamental theory and practice of Mobile WiMAX
- Presents topics at introductory level for readers interested in understanding communication and networking knowledge for Mobile WiMAX, whilst addressing advanced / specialised subjects related to Mobile WiMAX
- Contains the latest advances and research from the field and shares knowledge from the key players working in this area
Chapter 1 updates Mobile WiMAX status and standards; Chapters 2-6 are related to physical layer transmission; Chapters 7-12 deal with MAC and networking issues; Chapters 13-14 discuss relay networks for mobile WiMAX; and Chapters 15-19 present multimedia networking for mobile WiMAX and application scenarios.
Ideal for Mobile WiMAX R&D/practicing engineers (systems, applications and services, field, terminal, IC design, integration), business development professionals, academic researchers. Graduate students conducting research and graduate students studying in mobile WiMAX and next generation wireless communications. Undergraduate students studying mobile WiMAX related subjects
About the authors:
Professor. Kwang-Cheng Chen is a Professor at Institute of Communication Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and is an Irving T. Ho Chair-Professor. He received a BSc from the National Taiwan University in 1983, MSc and PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, United States, in 1987 and 1989, all in electrical engineering. From 1987 to 1991, Dr. Chen worked with SSE, COMSAT, and IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in mobile communication networks.
Professor J. Roberto B. de Marca received his undergraduate engineering degree from the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prof. de Marca was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Southern California, where he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1977. He then joined the faculty of the Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he has held several positions including Associate Academic Vice President for Sponsored Research. In 1990, Prof. de Marca was appointed, by the Minister of Science and Technology, Scientific Director of the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq), responsible for a 300 million dollar research funding program which included all individual research grants and fellowships in all areas of knowledge.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470519417 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1835.00(incl.)
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| Multimedia Group Communications |
 Multimedia Group Communications: Push to Talk Over Cellular, Presence and List Management Concepts and Applications
Authors: Andrew Rebeiro-Hargrave, David Viamonte Sole
What the publisher says:
Focuses on the Mobile VoIP solution. This book introduces group communication and OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), PoC (Push to talk over Cellular), XML, and Presence with SIMPLE enablers. It provides case studies for the OMA enablers and examples of protocol message flows. It presents a view into architectural changes in OMA.
Table of Contents
1. Group Communication Concepts 2. OMA Push-to-Talk Architecture 3. The OMA Document Management (XDM) Enabler 4. The OMA Presence Service 5. Deploying Group Communication with IMS 6. Examples of Group Communication Sessions 7. Value Added PoC Services 8.OMS PoC 2 Group Communication Concepts 9. Multimedia Group Communication Evolution: PoC 2, XDM 2, Presence 2 and SIMPLE IMIndex
Group communication technologies enable users to form different types of mobile groups and to interact in real time with the participants of these groups.
This book provides an in-depth overview of Multimedia Group Communications in the mobile domain. It specifies multimedia group communication concepts, introduces a range of applications, and proposes an evolution path. The concepts cover the "walkie-talkie" voice over IP service, XML list management, and Presence awareness technologies. The applications section embraces session control for closed professional groups and for open consumer groups. The evolution path includes exciting developments such as 'infotainment' and communication with non-human group members.
Key Features:
Easy to understand explanation of the Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC) service, as specified by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
Provides technical description of XML Document Management and SIMPLE Presence services
Gives examples on how to deploy group communication services over 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and between IMS domains
Describes innovative use cases for multimedia group communication through integration with value-added services and through the next generation of OMA enablers
Multimedia Group Communications is the first exploration to the field of one-to-many connectivity paradigm. It provides essential information on group communication for engineers, programmers and business managers working in the mobile arena, and will also be useful to business development planners and technically aware users.
About the authors:
Andrew Rebeiro-Hargrave PhD, Nokia Networks, Finland. As Nokia Networks Multimedia Interoperability Manager, he is responsible for Interoperability testing of Nokia Push to talk, XDM and Presence enablers at OMA TestFests. He has been working with Nokia Push to talk (PoC R&D) as Product Competence Transfer Manager since 2001. In addition to technical work, he has published journal articles in the field of geographical modelling and teaches Geocomputation as a guest lecturer at the Helsinki University.
David Viamonte, Vodafone, will enhance the contents and contribute the operator perspective. In addition, to his telecommunication background, David has experience at Vodafone Global, Düsseldorf in selecting Push to talk technologies.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470058534 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00(incl.)
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| Open Mobile Alliance |
 Open Mobile Alliance: Delivering Service Enablers for Next-generation Applications
Author: Musa Unmehopa, Michael Brenner
What the publisher says:
A practical overview of OMA specifications and how they enable mobile multimedia services & much more!
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is an industry forum, which develops open specifications to help in the creation of applications and services to be deployed over converged networks. The alliance is the leading industry forum for generating market-driven specifications for interoperable mobile service enablers that facilitate global user adoptions of mobile multimedia services. Members include traditional wireless industry segments, such as mobile operators mobile operators (e.g. AT&T, China Mobile, Orange, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone), equipment and mobile systems manufacturers (e.g. Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sony-Ericsson), and Information Technology vendors (e.g. BEA Systems, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems and NEC). Since its formation in 2002, the OMA has made significant progress in areas such as push-to-talk over cellular, device management, presence and group management, and messaging.
The Open Mobile Alliance:
Provides a comprehensive overview of the service enablers published by the OMA, tying together all the different piece parts developed by the individual working groups
Offers a thorough introduction to the OMA Service Environments (OSE) and the specification process for enabling technologies.
Discusses enablers for services such as gaming, IMS, Parlay, mobile broadcast and web services.
Contains contributions from all stakeholders in the mobile application value chain.
The Open Mobile Alliance Alliance is an invaluable resource for OMA members, product managers, network architects and planners, standards managers, standards engineers and IT professionals. Advanced Students and lecturers on mobile application development and standardization courses will also find this book of interest."The success of OMA is due to its individual members' contributions, and this book is testament to their hard work. The individual members' efforts and the authors of this book are to be congratulated on their magnificent achievements." Mark Cataldo, Senior Advisor, Orange SA, OMA Technical Plenary Chairman
ISBN 13/10: 9780470519189 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00(incl.)
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| 3G Systems and HSDPA |
 3G Systems and HSDPA: Style FDD Versus TDD Networking - Smart Antennas and Adaptive Modulation
Author: Lajos Hanzo
What the publisher says:
The original book was the first text to jointly assess the topics of both physical-layer and network-layer aspects of wireless systems using a cross-layer optimisation approach and it stimulated much of the research that led to the standardisation of the HSDPA 3G system. In the five years since the first edition was published the wireless landscape has evolved further. This new book addresses the recent developments in the field of HSDPA-style wireless networking, focusing particularly on the issues and challenges of FDD versus TDD networking.
The book provides an all-encompassing, self-contained overview of the subject. The material is presented clearly and logically allowing the uninitiated reader to commence reading it at the beginning of the book, while advanced readers can turn directly to the required chapter describing solutions to a number of wireless FDD or TDD networking problems.
- Builds on successful previous edition to include recent developments in the field of HSDPA-style wireless networking
- Provides an all-encompassing self-contained treatment of the subject for a wide range of readers of all levels.
- Treats the topics of both physical-layer and network-layer aspects of wireless systems using a cross-layer optimization approach
- One of the first books to cover in detail both FDD and TDD networking and analyses and compares the performance of both systems.
- New sections cover ad hoc networks and cooperative communications
Will benefit research workers in the cellular industry as well as postgraduate researchers and students, academics and professionals, engineers involved in designing and deploying 3G networks, people working for government agencies, telecommunication regulatory bodies and service providers.
About the authors:
Dr Lajos Hanzo is Professor of Wireless multimedia communications in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southapton. He has over 30 years experience in communications and has held various academic posts in Hungary, Germany and the UK. He has been a member of the academic staff at Southampton University since 1986 where he currently holds the Chair in Telecommunications. Professor Hanzo has published 12 titles with Wiley/IEEE and has published about 700 research papers.
Dr Jonathan Blogh received a Ph.D. degree in mobile communications from the University of Southampton. His current areas of research include the networking aspects of FDD and TDD mode third-generation mobile cellular networks and he received the Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Memorial Prize from the Institute of Electrical Engineering, U.K., in 1997 for interest and commitment to mobile radio and RF engineering.
Dr Song Ni received his PhD from the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. Formerly of Multiple Access Communications Ltd in Southampton where he was an engineer working on assessments of 3G standards-related patents. He recently moved to Panasonic UK. He has published several journal articles.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470754207 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R2519.00(incl.)
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| UMTS Networking Planning, Optimization and Inter-operation with GSM |
 UMTS Networking Planning, Optimization and Inter-operation with GSM
Author: Moe Rahnema
What the publisher says:
Provides end-to-end planning and optimization of WCDMA/UMTS networks. This book focuses on the radio planning and optimization aspects of UMTS. It includes detailed chapters on AMR voice codecs, QOS classes and end-to-end parameter inter-workings, TCP protocol adaptation for wireless networks - particularly UMTS - and access network design.
UMTS Network Planning, Optimization, and Inter-Operation with GSM is an accessible, one-stop reference to help engineers effectively reduce the time and costs involved in UMTS deployment and optimization. Rahnema includes detailed coverage from both a theoretical and practical perspective on the planning and optimization aspects of UMTS, and a number of other new techniques to help operators get the most out of their networks.
- Provides an end-to-end perspective, from network design to optimization
- Incorporates the hands-on experiences of numerous researchers
- Single authorship allows for strong coherency and accessibility
- Details the complete iteration cycle of radio link budgeting for coverage planning and dimensioning
Rahnema demonstrates detailed formulation of radio capacity and coverage in UMTS, and discusses the tradeoffs involved. He presents complete link budgeting and iterative simulations for capacity and coverage planning, along with practical guidelines. UMTS Network Planning contains seventeen cohesive and well-organized chapters which cover numerous topics, including:
- Radio channel structures, radio channel models, parameters, model tuning
- Techniques for capacity and coverage enhancements
- Complete treatment of power control, handoffs and radio resource practical management processes and parameters
- Detailed coverage of TCP protocol enhancement for operation over wireless links, particularly UMTS
- Application of GSM measurements to plan and re-engineer for UMTS radio sites
- Guidelines for site co-location with GSM, the QOS classes, parameters and inter-workings in UMTS
- AMR voice codecs and tradeoffs, core and access network design, architectural evolution, and protocols
- Comprehensive discussion and presentation of practical techniques for radio performance analysis, trending, and troubleshooting
Perfect for professionals in the field and researchers specializing in network enhancement. Engineers working on other air interfaces and next generation technologies will find many of the techniques introduced helpful in designing and deploying future wireless networks as well. Students and professionals new to the wireless field will also find this book to be a good foundation in network planning, performance analysis, and optimization.
About the author:
Moe Rahnema is a consultant providing advisory services to major network equipment vendors and mobile operators in the areas of network planning, network architecture and solution development, as well as radio coverage planning and optimization of 3G/UMTS, GSM, and GPRS. His clients have included Ericsson, Nokia, America Movile (Mexico), T-Mobile (USA), Excelcomindo (Indonesia), Maxis (Malaysia), LCC International (US & UK), and General Telephone and Electronics (USA). He has also held Principal Engineer positions at Hughes Network Systems (US) and Motorola Satellite Communications (US). Rahnema has published in IEEE magazines and journals, as well as with commercial technical magazines on wireless communications. He also has 8 US patents in the wireless communications field. Rahnema holds an M.S. and has completed coursework equivalent to two PhDs in Electrical Engineering and Aeronautics and Astronautics, from Northeastern University and MIT, respectively.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470823019 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: DEC 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics
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 Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics
Author: J. C. Jaeger, Neville G.W. Cook, R. Zimmerman
What the publisher says:
First published in 1969, this book contains chapters on poroelasticity, wave propagation, and subsurface stresses, as well as on rock fractures and micromechanical models of rock behavior. Beginning with a discussion of fundamental concepts such as stress and strain, it offers an introduction to the subject of rock mechanics.
Widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics includes new and substantially updated chapters to this highly praised text.
- Extensively updated throughout, this new edition contains substantially expanded chapters on poroelasticity, wave propogation, and subsurface stresses
- Features entirely new chapters on rock fractures and micromechanical models of rock behaviour
- Discusses fundamental concepts such as stress and strain
- Offers a thorough introduction to the subject before expertly delving into a fundamental, self-contained discussion of specific topics
- Unavailable for many years, now back by popular demand.
ISBN 13/10: 9780632057597 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: APRIL 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1015.00 (incl.)
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| Applied Mathematics in Integrated Navigation Systems |
 Applied Mathematics in Integrated Navigation Systems, Third Edition
Author: Robert M. Rogers
What the publisher says:
The subject of integrated navigation systems covered in this book is designed for those directly involved with the design, integration, and test and evaluation of navigation systems. It is assumed that the reader has a background in mathematics, including calculus.
Integrated navigation systems are the combination of an onboard navigation solution (position, velocity, and attitude) and independent navigation data (aids to navigation) to update or correct navigation solutions. In this book, this combination is accomplished with Kalman filter algorithms.This presentation is segmented into two parts. In the first part, elements of basic mathematics, kinematics, equations describing navigation systems/sensors and their error models, aids to navigation, and Kalman filtering are developed.
Detailed derivations are presented and examples are given to aid in the understanding of these elements of integrated navigation systems. Problems are included to expand the application of the materials presented.
The third edition includes additional background material, exercises and software. The added material includes: development of general form for Earth's gravitational potential with simplification to an ellipsoid model; development of satellite orbital equations for position and velocity and the impact of non-spherical earth gravitation on satellite orbital parameters; and illustrations in the development of derivative free Kalman filters including the Unscented and Divided Difference filter forms. Additional exercises are included that expand and supplement the material in the text and demonstrate properties of the Kalman filter. Additional software is included in this edition for simulating random processes and derivative free filter implementations. This edition provides a more complete foundation for addressing the different aspects of integrated navigation systems.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Elements of Integrated Navigation Systems; Introduction; Mathematical Preliminaries; Coordinate Systems and Transformations; Earth Shape and Gravitational Models; Terrestrial Navigation; Navigation Sensor Models; Navigation Aids.
About the author:
Robert M. Rogers received his degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Florida and is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. As sole proprietor of Rogers Engineering & Associates, Dr. Roberts performs research development, systems analysis, test and evaluation, and teaching for the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in integrated navigation systems.
ISBN 13/10: 9781563479274 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: OCT 2007 | PUBLISHER: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1545.00 (incl.)
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| Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics |
 Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics, Second Edition
Author: Peter H. Zipfel
What the publisher says:
This book unifies all aspects of flight dynamics for the efficient development of aerospace vehicle simulations. Now in its second edition, its purpose is still to provide the reader with a complete set of tools to build, program, and execute simulations.
Unlike other books, it uses tensors for modeling flight dynamics in a form invariant under coordinate transformations. For implementation, the tensors are converted into matrices, resulting in compact computer code. The reader can pick FORTRAN templates of missiles, aircraft, or hypersonic vehicles from the complimentary "CADAC" CD-ROM to jump-start a particular application, and plot the results of CADAC Studio.
It is the only textbook that combines the theory of modeling with hands-on examples of three-, five-, and six-DoF simulations. This new and enlarged edition also serves as anchor for a self-tutoring, three-part course of aerospace simulations in C++, available from AIAA. Amply illustrated with 318 figures and 44 examples, the text can be used for advanced undergraduate and graduate instruction or for self-study. Seventy eight problems and nine projects amplify the topics and develop the material further. Qualified instructors can obtain a complimentary solution manual from AIAA. This second edition contains two new appendices. The original Appendix C, which reviewed state-of-the-art FORTRAN simulations, has been replaced by the description of three self-study CD-ROMs of aerospace simulations in C++. These CDs broaden the applications of this book by spanning from simple three degrees of freedom cruise missiles to high fidelity missiles, aircraft, and hypersonic vehicles. The new Appendix D lays the theoretical foundation of tensor flight dynamics. It contains the proofs of the rotational time derivative and the Euler transformation.
Table of Contents
Overview; Mathematical Concepts in Modeling; Frames and Coordinate Systems; Kinematics of Translation and Rotation; Quatrenions; Translational Dynamics; Attitude Dynamics; Perturbation Equations of Steady and Unsteady Flight; Three-Degree-of-Freedom Simulation; Turbo-Ramjet Propulsion; Five-Degree-of-Freedom Simulation; Proportional Navigation; Gimbaled Seekers; GPS; Six-Degree-of-Freedom Simulation; Oblate Earth Model; Aerodynamic Modeling; Autopilots; INS Modeling; Monte Carlo Analysis; Turbulence Modeling; Cockpit Simulators; Hardware-In-The-Loop Facilities; Wargaming Real-Time Applications; Appendix A: Matrices; Appendix B: CADAC Primer; Appendix C. Aerospace Simulations in C++; Appendix D. Analytical Foundation of Tensor Flight Dynamics.
ISBN 13/10: 9781563478758 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MARCH 2007 | PUBLISHER: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1545.00 (incl.)
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| Basic MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow |
 Basic MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow
Author: Richard Colgren
What the publisher says:
Taking a practical, hands-on approach to programming in MATLAB and modeling in Simulink and Stateflow for aerospace and other engineering applications, this package includes an instructors guide with CD-ROM, complete PowerPoint classroom presentation materials, homework problems, and a solutions manual.
The book is distinctive as it takes a practical, hands-on approach to programming in MATLAB and modelling in Simulink and Stateflow for aerospace and other engineering applications. The materials support a MATLAB/Simulink course designed to take approximately forty hours. However, the material is designed to be modular and thus flexible for use in a variety of teaching and time formats, or for self-study.
Table of Contents
* Basic MATLAB; * Introduction to MATLAB; * Plotting and Graphics; * Introduction to MATLAB Toolboxes; * Cells, Structures, and M-Files; * Handle Graphics and User Interfaces; * Dynamically Linked Subroutines (MEX-Files); * Basic Simulink; * Running Simulink Models from MATLAB; * Introduction to Simulink; * Simple Simulink Model Construction; * Simulink Linear Models; * Control Design using LTI Viewer and SISO Design Tool; * Simulink Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output Models; * Simulink S-Functions; * Basic Stateflow; * Stateflow; * Appendix A: History of MATLAB and The MathWorks; * Appendix B: Tuning MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow Solvers; * Appendix C: Quick Reference Guide.
About the author:
Richard Colgren is an associate professor in aerospace engineering at The University of Kansas. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering with a minor in aeronautical engineering and his M.S. from the University of Southern California. His B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering is from The University of Washington. He spent 20 years at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and 2 years at the Northrop Corporation specializing in embedded software, flight control, piloted and UAV systems, cockpit procedures, flight test, and accident investigation. He is internationally recognized for his over 80 publications and 2 patents. He has taught numerous seminars, workshops, and courses in MATLAB, Simulink, linear systems theory, control and communication systems, computer architecture, UAV conceptual design, mathematics, and statistics.
ISBN 13/10: 9781563478383 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: APRIL 2007 | PUBLISHER: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1545.00 (incl.)
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| Applied Cartesian Tensors for Aerospace Simulation |
 Applied Cartesian Tensors for Aerospace Simulation
Author: David M. Henderson
What the publisher says:
This book presents a new approach to aerospace flight vehicle equations of motion based on a unifying tensorbased formulation. Covering the fundamental concepts of the geometry of space, applied mechanics, and aerospace engineering analysis, the author builds on these flight mechanics essentials to describe the motion of aircraft and space vehicles.
Concepts are amplified by the presentation of aerospace applications in use today and that are tied directly to the material presented. The basic concepts of Cartesian analysis are developed along with the application of tensor notation to engineering analysis. Tensor notation (the Einstein summation convention) is introduced to give the reader exact component equations and to demonstrate its value in multi-variable analysis. By applying the summation notation in the analysis, the author believes that a more complete description of the dynamic problems of aerospace vehicle motion can be offered, and that this approach is already finding applications in aerospace engineering technologies.
Table of Contents
Geometric Concepts in the Absence of Mass and Gravitation; * The Position Transformation; * Properties of the Transformation Matrix; * Euler Angles and the Transformation Matrix; * Euler's Theorem and the Four Parameter Methods; * Differentiation of the Transformation Matrix; * Transformation Equations for Velocity and Acceleration; * The Motion of a Point Mass in Gravitational Space; * Point Mass - Mathematical Descriptions; * The Point Mass and Gravitation; * Point Mass Motion Relative to Earth-Based Coordinates; * Point Mass Motion Relative to Space-Based Coordinates; * N-Body Gravitational Space and Rigid Body Motion; * N-Body Mass Systems - Mathematical Descriptions; * Rigid Body Dynamics; * Flight Vehicle Motion; * Modeling Gravitational Environments for Aerospace Vehicles; * Forces and Moments on the Flight Vehicle; * Flight Vehicle Motion Simulations; * Space Vehicle Motion Using Mean Orbital Elements; * Appendices; * Bibliography; * Index.
ISBN 13/10: 9781563477935 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MARCH 2006 | PUBLISHER: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1462.00 (incl.)
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| Mathematical Methods in Defense Analysis |
 Mathematical Methods in Defense Analysis, 3rd Revised edition
Author: J.S. Przemieniecki
What the publisher says:
This text presents the various mathematical methods used in military operations research in one easy-to-use reference volume.
The reader will find the calculations necessary to analyze all aspects of defense operations, from weapon performance to combat modeling. The text is so clearly written and organized that even newcomers to the field will find it useful. Included with the text is an updated version of Defense Analyses Software, a compendium of software subroutines that allow the reader to compute numerical values for functions or tables derived in the text. Each subroutine is provided with a detailed reference to the equation from which it was derived to ensure that its intended application is consistent with the assumptions used in the derivation.
The third edition has a new chapter on theater missile defense based on the concept of layered defense with different strategies of allocating defense interceptors against short- or mid-range ballistic missiles.
ISBN 13/10: 9781563473975 | FORMAT: MIXED MEDIA PRODUCT | DATE: SEP 2000 | PUBLISHER: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1718.00 (incl.)
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| Advances in Mobile Display Technologies |
 Advances in Mobile Display Technologies
Author: Achintya K. Bhowmik, Zili Li, Philip Bos
What the publisher says:
Provides an overview of the mobile display technologies used in a large number of applications, such as mobile telephones, PDAs and portable computers. This book covers such technologies as organic light-emitting displays, carbon nanotube field emission displays, plastic backplanes, electronic ink, and also 'beyond direct-view' technologies.
The mobile display industry has witnessed rapid growth, in both volume and diversification, in recent years. This trend is expected to persist with continued consumer demand for mobile communications and computing applications. Mobile displays are now integral to a wide range of devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras, PDAs, GPS map readers, portable DVD players, and electronic books, as well as the ubiquitous mobile phone and laptop computers. This proliferation of products has fuelled a significant investment into the research and development of the mobile display, with key research laboratories across the display industry and academia producing many exciting technological advancements.
With contributions from well-known experts, in both industry and academia, this book presents a comprehensive coverage of the mobile display in a single volume. Ranging from an in-depth analysis of the requirements that the displays must meet, through current devices, to emerging technologies, the text features:
* mobile environment and human-factor considerations for the display;
* advances in the incumbent active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) technologies;
* backlighting and light manipulation techniques;
* mobile display driver electronics and interface technologies;
* emerging technologies including active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED), electronic paper displays, and system-on-glass (SOG) developments;
* application developments in eyewear, mobile projector, and 3D displays.
Mobile Displays: Technology and Applications presents, in addition to the fundamentals, a detailed update on state-of-the-art advancements. It is an invaluable resource for practicing electronics and display engineers working on the development of mobile displays and their applications. It is also an extensive reference for graduates taking special courses in display technologies.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470723746 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MARCH 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R2177.00 (incl.)
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| Color Gamut Mapping |
 Color Gamut Mapping
Author: Jan Morovic
What the publisher says:
Gamut mapping algorithms, implemented by color management systems, are an integral part of the color reproduction process. By adjusting the colors with appropriate algorithms, gamut mapping enables original colors to 'fit' inside differently shaped color gamuts and authentically transfers images across a range of media.
This book illustrates the range of possible gamut mapping strategies for cross-media color reproduction, evaluates the performance of various options and advises on designing new, improved solutions. Starting with overviews of color science, reproduction and management, the text includes:
- a detailed survey of 90+ gamut mapping algorithms covering color-by-color reduction and expansion, spatial reduction, spectral reduction and gamut mapping for niche applications;
- a step-by-step example of a color's journey from original to reproduction, via a digital workflow;
- a detailed analysis of color gamut computation, including a comparison of alternative techniques and an illustration of the gamuts of salient color sets and media;
- a presentation of both measurement-based and psychovisual evaluation of individual color reproductions;
- an overview of alternative approaches to gamut mapping proposed by the ISO and the CIE including an analysis of the building blocks of gamut mapping algorithms and the factors affecting their performance.
Color Gamut Mapping is a comprehensive resource for practicing color and imaging engineers, scientists and researchers working in the development of imaging devices, software and solutions. It is also a valuable reference for students of color and imaging science, as well as photographers, graphic designers and artists.
Table of Contents
1. Contents 2. Foreword 3. Preface 4. Introduction 5. Basics of color science 6. Desired color reproduction properties and their evaluation 6. Color reproduction data flows 7. Overview of gamut mapping 8. Color spaces for gamut mapping 9. Basic computational geometry for gamut mapping 10. Color gamuts and their computation 11. A case study: minimum color difference gamut clipping 12. Survey of gamut mapping algorithms 13. Gamut mapping algorithms and color management systems 14. Evaluating gamut mapping algorithms 15. Conclusions 16. References 17. Subject Index
ISBN 13/10: 9780470030325 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: JULY 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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| 3D Object Processing: Compression, Indexing and Watermarking |
 3D Object Processing: Compression, Indexing and Watermarking
Authors: Jean-Luc Dugelay, Atilla Baskurt, Mohamed Daoudi
What the publisher says:
Provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of 3D object processing, including compression, indexing and retrieval, and watermarking techniques.
The arrival, and continuing evolution, of high quality 3D objects has been made possible by recent progress in 3D scanner acquisition and 3D graphics rendering. With this increasing quality comes a corresponding increase in the size and complexity of the data files and the necessity for advances in compression techniques. Effective indexing to facilitate the retrieval of the 3D data is then required to efficiently store, search and recapture the objects that have been compressed. The application of 3D images in fields such as communications, medicine and the military also calls for copyright protection, or watermarking, to secure the data for transmission.
Written by expert contributors, this timely text brings together the three important and complementary topics of compression, retrieval and watermarking techniques for 3D objects. 3D object processing applications are developing rapidly and this book tackles the challenges and opportunities presented, focusing on the secure transmission, sharing and searching of 3D objects on networks, and includes:
- an introduction to the commonly used 3D representation schemes; the characteristics, advantages and limitations of polygonal meshes, surface based models and volumetric models;
- 3D compression techniques; the 3D coding and decoding schemes for reducing the size of 3D data to reduce transmission time and minimize distortion;
- state of the art responses to the intrinsic challenges of building a 3D-model search engine, considering view-based, structural and full-3D approaches;
- watermarking techniques for ensuring intellectual property protection and content security without altering the visual quality of the 3D object.
3D Object Processing: Compression, Indexing and Watermarking is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers working in signal and image processing, computer aided design, animation and imaging systems. Practising engineers who want to expand their knowledge of 3D video objects, including data compression, indexing, security, and copyrighting of information, will also find this book of great use.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470065426 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MAY 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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| Holographic Imaging |
 Holographic Imaging
Author: Stephen A. Benton, V. Michael Bove
What the publisher says:
Talks about the three-dimensional imaging technique of holography. This book covers the fundamental physical and optical principles of using diffraction to record and reconstruct images, human perception, and the history of holographic imaging with an explanation of both basic and advanced holographic concepts.
This is a book about the three-dimensional imaging technique of holography. It covers the fundamental physical and optical principles of using diffraction to record and reconstruct images, human perception, and the history of holographic imaging with an approachable explanation of both basic and advanced holographic concepts. This authoritative work focuses on practical holography, including methods for white light illumination, full color holography, and holographic recording of natural scenes. The book promotes a hands-on approach to making holograms and an understanding of why and how they work.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470068069 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1424.00 (incl.)
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| Digital Color Image Processing |
 Digital Color Image Processing
Author: Andreas Koschan, Mongi A. Abidi
What the publisher says:
Organized in regard to advanced techniques for three dimensional scene analysis in color images, this book is divided into four parts that cover the fundamentals and requirements for color image processing, techniques for preprocessing color images, three dimensional scene analysis using color information, and area of multi spectral imaging.
In addition to introducing readers to important new technologies in the field, Digital Color Image Processing also contains novel topics such as: techniques for improving three-dimensional reconstruction, three-dimensional computer vision, and emerging areas of safety and security applications in luggage inspection and video surveillance of high-security facilities. Complete with full-color illustrations and two applications chapters, this is the only book that covers the breadth of the subject in one volume.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470147085 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: DEC 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R2040.00 (incl.)
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| Mathematics of Shape Description |
 Mathematics of Shape Description
Author: Deguchi
What the publisher says:
Image processing problems are often not well defined because real images are contaminated with noise and other uncertain factors. In Mathematics of Shape Description, the authors take a mathematical approach to address these problems using the morphological and set-theoretic approach to image processing and computer graphics by presenting a simple shape model using two basic shape operators called Minkowski addition and decomposition.
This book is ideal for professional researchers and engineers in Information Processing, Image Measurement, Shape Description, Shape Representation and Computer Graphics. Post-graduate and advanced undergraduate students in pure and applied mathematics, computer sciences, robotics and engineering will also benefit from this book.
Key Features
- Explains the fundamental and advanced relationships between algebraic system and shape description through the set-theoretic approach
- Promotes interaction of image processing geochronology and mathematics in the field of algebraic geometry
- Provides a shape description scheme that is a notational system for the shape of objects
- Offers a thorough and detailed discussion on the mathematical characteristics and significance of the Minkowski operators
ISBN 13/10: 9780470823071 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: NOV 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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| Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots |
 Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots, 2nd Revised edition
Author: P.J. Swatton
What the publisher says:
A manual for CAA JAR-FCL examinations. It enables aspiring pilots to pass the JAA examination in the subject of aircraft performance and providing information about revised rules, requirements and regulations.
Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots, 2ndEditionaddresses both European aircraft performance requirements (CS-23 and CS-25) and the Joint Aviation Regulations Operations rules (JAR-OPS 1) and so provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of the complex conditions within which all European public transport aeroplanes must operate today.
The subject of aircraft performance is an important part of the JAA Flight Crew Licensing syllabus for the examinations for commercial and airline transport licences, and this book provides a clear and authoritative text on a difficult topic.
It will also be of interest to commercial pilots for their annual standardization test and to flight planners, operations staff and airport operators.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470773130 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: AUG 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1220.00 (incl.)
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| Aircraft Systems |
 Aircraft Systems: Mechanical, Electrical and Avionics Subsystems Integration, 3rd Revised edition
Author: Ian Moir, Allan Seabridge
What the publisher says:
Advances in systems technology continue to ally systems and avionics, with aircraft support and flight systems controlled and monitored by electronics. This book aims to bring together these areas and summarizes the overlap and interaction. It also explains the overlap with Aircraft Systems' sister volumes and Civil Avionics Systems.
This third edition of Aircraft Systems represents a timely update of the Aerospace Series' successful and widely acclaimed flagship title. Moir and Seabridge present an in-depth study of the general systems of an aircraft - electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, emergency systems and flight control to name but a few - that transform an aircraft shell into a living, functioning and communicating flying machine. Advances in systems technology continue to alloy systems and avionics, with aircraft support and flight systems increasingly controlled and monitored by electronics; the authors handle the complexities of these overlaps and interactions in a straightforward and accessible manner that also enhances synergy with the book's two sister volumes, Civil Avionics Systems and Military Avionics Systems.
Aircraft Systems, 3rd Edition is thoroughly revised and expanded from the last edition in 2001, reflecting the significant technological and procedural changes that have occurred in the interim - new aircraft types, increased electronic implementation, developing markets, increased environmental pressures and the emergence of UAVs. Every chapter is updated, and the latest technologies depicted. It offers an essential reference tool for aerospace industry researchers and practitioners such as aircraft designers, fuel specialists, engine specialists, and ground crew maintenance providers, as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in systems engineering, aerospace and engineering avionics.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470059968 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MARCH 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1904.00 (incl.)
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| Environmentally Conscious Transportation |
 Environmentally Conscious Transportation
Author: Myer Kutz
What the publisher says:
Provides a foundation for understanding and implementing methods for reducing the environmental impact of different forms of transportation such as road, rail, air, and sea, and of both people and goods, including raw, as well as toxic, materials.
The fifth volume of the Wiley Series in Environmentally Conscious Engineering, Environmentally Conscious Transportation provides a foundation for understanding and implementing methods for reducing the environmental impact of a wide range of transportation modes, from private automobiles (with a separate chapter on biofuels) to heavy trucks and buses to rail and public transportation systems to aircraft. Each chapter has been written by one or more experts who, based on their hands-on field experience, present relevant practical and analytic techniques for enhancing the integrity and reliability of transportation vehicles and infrastructure, as well as for measuring and limiting the pollution caused by transportation activities. Moreover, the book explains how to satisfy key business objectives, such as maximizing profits, while meeting environmental objectives.
ISBN 13/10: 9780471793694 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MARCH 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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| Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering |
 Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering
Author: Jan Holnicki-Szulc
What the publisher says:
Smart technologies comprise a dynamic new interdisciplinary research field that encompasses a wide spectrum of engineering applications including, but not limited to, intelligent structures and materials, actuators, sensors and structural observability, control systems and software tools for the design of adaptive structures. Smart technologies focus on the issues surrounding the safety and integrity of engineering systems.
Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering presents the achievements of ten years of research from the Smart-Tech Centre applied to some of the key issues of safety engineering. Results presented include:
- Original methods and software tools for modelling, design, simulation and control of adaptive structures and applicability of the adaptive concept to the design of structures for extreme loads;
- Application of the smart-tech concept to hot research topics and emerging engineering issues including health monitoring of structures and engineering systems, monitoring of loading conditions, automatic structural adaptation to unpredictable, randomly changing dynamic conditions and the optimal design of adaptive structures and engineering systems;
- Numerically efficient and original software packages that can be used for the design of adaptive, as well as passive (without control devices) structures.
- The Virtual Distortion Method, which has been developed especially for fast reanalysis of structures and systems and exact sensitivity analysis, allowing for effective modelling, design, health monitoring and control of smart engineering systems.
The original research and practical applications in Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering will appeal to a broad spectrum of engineers, researchers, professors and graduate students involved in the research, design and development of widely understood adaptronics and mechatronics, including smart structures and materials, adaptive impact absorption, health and load monitoring, vibration control, vibroacoustics and related issues.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470058466 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: APRIL 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1904.00 (incl.)
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| Engineering Design Methods |
 Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design, revised Fourth Edition
Author: Nigel Cross
What the publisher says:
Includes a chapter on the User Scenarios Method that fills the gap in the 'symmetrical problem/solution' model of the design process linking 'Overall problem' and 'Overall solution'.
The design process is an engineering discipline that precedes the manufacturing of every product, and which requires the designer to develop a strategy that takes into account constraints including budget, time and material properties and addresses problem solving and optimization. Engineering Design Methods, written in a clear and readable by an experienced author of teaching texts, is an integrated design textbook that presents this strategy and sets it in the context of broader product development and design process management.
This revised fourth edition -
- provides explicit, step-by-step advice on how to implement several separate design methods that have been shown to be of value in both education and practice,
- promotes a flexible approach to the design process,
- contains new case studies, problems and examples from industry that broaden the scope of the book from engineering design into product design,
- includes a significant new chapter presenting the User Scenarios Method; a procedure for investigating potential product user wants and needs, that culminates in a design brief identifying an opportunity for developing a new product concept,
- features a book companion website with powerpoint slides for instructors.
Building on the outstanding success of the previous three editions, this edition cements Engineering Design Methods' position at the forefront of engineering and industrial design as an essential text for students and lecturers as well as practitioners of engineering and industrial design.
Reviewers' comments:
"Engineering Design Methods is a valuable contribution to the engineering design literature. It is a useful text for both engineering students and practising designers. The engineering design methods presented are those that are of practical significance and the book is a must for anyone wishing to raise the standard of their design work. The design methods are described clearly and succinctly, examples are used to illustrate principles and design strategies are presented that show how the methods are best employed". - Professor Graham Thompson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMIST, UK
"Professor Nigel Cross' treatment of Engineering Design is a singularly successful treatment for my courses because it is short and concise enough to be read by virtually all students. Furthermore, his interpretations are open enough to allow the inquiring mind to fill out the picture, incorporating and extending the ideas to fit the reflective designer's own needs. More prescriptive treatments fail to support learning in this regard". - Professor Larry Leifer, Stanford Center for Design Research, Stanford University, USA
"This book is an excellent book as a textbook for design methodology both for undergraduate and graduate level. It includes all the necessary issues of design methods ranging from comprehensive theoretical frameworks on design and the design process to very practical examples. Students will gain a firm foundation of design methods from problem definition to design evaluations from this book". - Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, Department of Industrial Design, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
ISBN 13/10: 9780470519264 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MARCH 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R810.00 (incl.)
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| Article Headline |
 MEMS and Microsystems: Design, Manufacture, and Nanoscale Engineering, 2nd Revised edition
Author: Tai-Ran Hsu
What the publisher says:
A bestselling MEMS text...now better than ever.
An engineering design approach to Microelectromechanical Systems, MEMS and Microsystems remains the only available text to cover both the electrical and the mechanical aspects of the technology. In the five years since the publication of the first edition, there have been significant changes in the science and technology of miniaturization, including microsystems technology and nanotechnology. In response to the increasing needs of engineers to acquire basic knowledge and experience in these areas, this popular text has been carefully updated, including an entirely new section on the introduction of nanoscale engineering.
Following a brief introduction to the history and evolution of nanotechnology, the author covers the fundamentals in the engineering design of nanostructures, including fabrication techniques for producing nanoproducts, engineering design principles in molecular dynamics, and fluid flows and heat transmission in nanoscale substances.
Other highlights of the Second Edition include:
* Expanded coverage of microfabrication plus assembly and packaging technologies
* The introduction of microgyroscopes, miniature microphones, and heat pipes
* Design methodologies for thermally actuated multilayered device components
* The use of popular SU-8 polymer material
Supported by numerous examples, case studies, and applied problems to facilitate understanding and real-world application, the Second Edition will be of significant value for both professionals and senior-level mechanical or electrical engineering students.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470083017 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: APRIL 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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| Earthquake Engineering |
 Earthquake Engineering: An Innovative Approach
Author: A.S. Elnashai
What the publisher says:
'Earthquake Engineering' focuses on the principles and concepts essential to earthquake engineering methodologies under development today. It covers both new and advanced concepts in a simple and modern fashion.
Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering combines aspects of engineering seismology, structural and geotechnical earthquake engineering to assemble the vital components required for a deep understanding of response of structures to earthquake ground motion, from the seismic source to the evaluation of actions and deformation required for design.
The nature of earthquake risk assessment is inherently multi-disciplinary. Whereas Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering addresses only structural safety assessment and design, the problem is cast in its appropriate context by relating structural damage states to societal consequences and expectations, through the fundamental response quantities of stiffness, strength and ductility. The book is designed to support graduate teaching and learning, introduce practicing structural and geotechnical engineers to earthquake analysis and design problems, as well as being a reference book for further studies.
Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering includes material on the nature of earthquake sources and mechanisms, various methods for the characterization of earthquake input motion, damage observed in reconnaissance missions, modeling of structures for the purposes of response simulation, definition of performance limit states, structural and architectural systems for optimal seismic response, and action and deformation quantities suitable for design.
The accompanying website at www.wiley.com/go/elnashai contains a comprehensive set of slides illustrating the chapters and appendices, as well as a set of problems with solutions and worked-through examples.The book, slides and problem set constitute a tried and tested system for a single-semester graduate course. The approach taken avoids tying the book to a specific regional seismic design code of practice and ensures its global appeal to graduate students and practicing engineers.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470024836 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: NOV 2004 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1699.00 (incl.)
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| Vibration Testing: Theory and Practice |
 Vibration Testing: Theory and Practice
Author: McConnell
What the publisher says:
Explores the major topics of vibration testing, which is done throughout industry. This book covers testing techniques applicable to small scale machines at the laboratory level through large industrial machinery.
Vibration Testing: Theory and Practice, Second Edition is a step-by-step guide that shows how to obtain meaningful experimental results via the proper use of modern instrumentation, vibration exciters, and signal-processing equipment, with particular emphasis on how different types of signals are processed with a frequency analyzer. Thoroughly updated, this new edition covers all basic concepts and principles underlying dynamic testing, explains how current instruments and methods operate within the dynamic environment, and describes their behavior in a number of commonly encountered field and laboratory test situations.
ISBN 13/10: 9780471666516 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: OCT 2007 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R2451.00 (incl.)
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| Managing Risk |
 Managing Risk: The Human Element
Author: Romney Duffey, John Saull
What the publisher says:
Presents a different way of predicting and managing risk and improving the accident rate in various technological industries. This title shows consistency between learning for large systems and technologies with the psychological models of learning from error correction at the personnel level. It discusses applications to various industries.
The human element is the principle cause of incidents and accidents in all technology industries; hence it is evident that an understanding of the interaction between humans and technology is crucial to the effective management of risk. Despite this, no tested model that explicitly and quantitatively includes the human element in risk prediction is currently available.
Managing Risk: the Human Element combines descriptive and explanatory text with theoretical and mathematical analysis, offering important new concepts that can be used to improve the management of risk, trend analysis and prediction, and hence affect the accident rate in technological industries. It uses examples of major accidents to identify common causal factors, or "echoes", and argues that the use of specific experience parameters for each particular industry is vital to achieving a minimum error rate as defined by mathematical prediction. New ideas for the perception, calculation and prediction of risk are introduced, and safety management is covered in depth, including for rare events and "unknown" outcomes
- Discusses applications to multiple industries including nuclear, aviation, medical, shipping, chemical, industrial, railway, offshore oil and gas;
- Shows consistency between learning for large systems and technologies with the psychological models of learning from error correction at the personal level;
- Offers the expertise of key leading industry figures involved in safety work in the civil aviation and nuclear engineering industries;
- Incorporates numerous fascinating case studies of key technological accidents.
Managing Risk: the Human Element is an essential read for professional safety experts, human reliability experts and engineers in all technological industries, as well as risk analysts, corporate managers and statistical analysts. It is also of interest to professors, researchers and postgraduate students of reliability and safety engineering, and to experts in human performance.
"Congratulations on what appears to be, at a high level of review, a significant contribution to the literature. I have found much to be admired in (your) research" Mr. Joseph Fragola - Vice President of Valador Inc.
"The book is not only technically informative, but also attractive to all concerned readers and easy to be comprehended at various level of educational background. It is truly an excellent book ever written for the safety risk managers and analysis professionals in the engineering community, especially in the high reliability organizations" Dr Feng Hsu, Head of Risk Assessment and Management, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
"I admire your courage in confronting your theoretical ideas with such diverse, ecologically valid data, and your success in capturing a major trend in them, I should add that I find all this quite inspiring. The idea that you need to find the right measure of accumulated experience and not just routinely used calendar time makes so much sense that it comes as a shock to realize that this is a new idea", Professor Stellan Ohlsson, Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
ISBN 13/10: 9780470699768 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: OCT 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R2040.00 (incl.)
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| Structural Concrete |
 Structural Concrete: Theory and Design, 4th Revised edition
Author: M. Nadim Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer
What the publisher says:
Emphasizes a conceptual understanding of concrete design and analysis. This book presents design methods supported with the use of examples and problems. It includes coverage of seismic design and the AASHTO method for predicting creep and shrinkage in concrete, and a chapter on the design of curved beams.
New edition helps students make the bridge from concepts to problem-solving
The Fourth Edition of Structural Concrete: Theory and Design brings this text fully up to date while maintaining its acclaimed easy-to-follow, logical approach. Working with the text's numerous step-by-step examples, students quickly grasp the principles and techniques of analyzing and designing reinforced and prestressed concrete elements. Moreover, the authors' emphasis on a top quality, economical approach helps students design concrete structures and members with confidence.
Fully updated and revised, the Fourth Edition features:
- Latest coverage reflecting the ACI 318-08 code
- Seismic design chapter incorporates the latest of the International Building Code (IBC 2006)
- AASHTO method for predicting concrete creep and shrinkage
- New chapter dedicated to the design of curved beams
- SI unit examples, equivalent conversion factors from customary units to SI units, and SI unit design tables
Practical problems in each chapter enable students to apply and assess their knowledge as they advance through the text. The text's companion Web site gives students more opportunities to apply their knowledge, with such features as MS Excel spreadsheets that offer an interactive environment for evaluating different design aspects of concrete members.
This text is an outgrowth of the two authors' lecture notes, reflecting more than twenty-five years of both classroom teaching and industrial experience. It is structured to cover a two-course sequence on the design of reinforced concrete structures as well as provide a comprehensive up-to-date reference for practicing engineers.
ISBN 13/10: 9780470170946 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: AUG 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1972.00 (incl.)
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