Cybernetics and systems theory

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Science, Technology and Engineering (ICSTE 2023) related to recent advances in Civil Engineering.

This book focuses on the design of a multi-criteria automated vehicle longitudinal control system as an enhancement of the adaptive cruise control system.

In this updated edition of a groundbreaking text, concepts such as energy return on investment (EROI) provide powerful insights into the real balance sheets that drive our "e;petroleum economy.

This textbook serves as an introduction to nonlinear dynamics and fractals for physiological modeling.

Aimed at students, professionals and research workers who need to apply statistical analysis to a large variety of practical problems using SPSS, MATLAB and STATISTICA, this text provides a comprehensive coverage of the main statistical analysis topics important for practical applications such as data description, statistical inference, classification and regression, factor analysis, survival data and directional statistics.

This monograph presents new theories and methods for fixed-time cooperative control of multi-agent systems.

This book investigates data security approaches in Heterogeneous Communications Networks (HCN).

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Was hat Bill Clinton mit Niklas Luhmann zu tun und was die Fernsehsendung "Big Brother" mit der Systemtheorie?

Supply Chain Simulation allows readers to practice modeling and simulating a multi-level supply chain.

In the last two decades fractional differential equations have been used more frequently in physics, signal processing, fluid mechanics, viscoelasticity, mathematical biology, electro chemistry and many others.

The present book is the result of a three year research project which investigated the creative act of composing by means of algorithmic composition.

This lecture presents a first compendium of established and emerging standards in pervasive computing systems.

This book reports on the development and assessment of a novel framework for studying neural interactions (the connectome) and their dynamics (the chronnectome).

This book presents advanced methods for the electronic modeling of dynamical systems governed by ordinary differential equations.

This book reports on cutting-edge theories and methods for analyzing complex systems, such as transportation and communication networks and discusses multi-disciplinary approaches to dependability problems encountered when dealing with complex systems in practice.

This book advances a new interdisciplinary approach that engages with the concepts of science and literature through the mediation of philosophy (with a focus on the ideas of Gilbert Simondon and Gilles Deleuze).

This book describes how control of distributed systems can be advanced by an integration of control, communication, and computation.

This volume explores state-of-the-art developments in theoretical and applied fluid mechanics with a focus on stabilization and control.

This volume collects ten surveys on the modeling, simulation, and applications of active particles using methods ranging from mathematical kinetic theory to nonequilibrium statistical mechanics.

This book presents the latest tools, techniques, and solutions that decision makers use to overcome the challenges faced by their sustainable supply chains.

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Die morphologischen Operatoren werden durch einfache mathematische Begriffe definiert und durch didaktische An- sätze und Illustrationen erklärt.

This multidisciplinary volume is the second in the STEAM-H series to feature invited contributions on mathematical applications in naval engineering.

About half a century ago Landau formulated the central principles of the phe- nomenological second-order phase transition theory which is based on the idea of spontaneous symmetry breaking at phase transition.

The present book is devoted to problems of adaptation of artificial neural networks to robust fault diagnosis schemes.

This book evolved from a one-year sequence of courses offered by the authors at Iowa State University.

Recent developments in model-predictive control promise remarkable opportunities for designing multi-input, multi-output control systems and improving the control of single-input, single-output systems.

This book is a relevant reference for any readers interested in the security aspects of Cyber-Physical Systems and particularly useful for those looking to keep informed on the latest advances in this dynamic area.

This treatment of modern topics relatedto the control of nonlinear systems is a collection of contributionscelebrating the work of Professor Henk Nijmeijer and honoring his 60thbirthday.

This book offers a thorough introduction to the highly promising complex agent-based approach to economics, in which agent-based models (ABMs) are used to represent economic systems as complex and evolving systems composed of heterogeneous agents of limited rationality who interact with each other, generating the system's emergent properties in the process.

This monograph presents a systematic top-down approach to distributed control synthesis of discrete-event systems (DES).

The proposed book presents recent breakthroughs for the control of distributed parameter systems and follows on from a workshop devoted to this topic.

As the title of the book suggests, the topics of this book are organized into two parts.

The book presents the proceedings of two conferences: The 22nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'20) and The 4th International Conference on Applied Cognitive Computing (ACC'20).

The purpose of this book is to introduce two recent topics in mathematical physics and probability theory: the Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE) and interacting particle systems related to random matrix theory.

Es vergeht kein Tag, ohne dass uns Nachrichten von Konflikten in unserer näheren oder weiteren Umgebung erreichen, die sich zutreffend nur als Krieg bezeichnen lassen.

A large-scale system is composed of several interconnected subsystems.

This book is an introduction to a comprehensive and unified dynamic transition theory for dissipative systems and to applications of the theory to a range of problems in the nonlinear sciences.

Control theory has applications to a number of areas in engineering and communication theory.

This book discusses the effect that artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) have on industry.

This book examines some issues involving climate change, human trafficking, and other serious world challenges made worse by climate change.

Evolutionary algorithms constitute a class of well-known algorithms, which are designed based on the Darwinian theory of evolution and Mendelian theory of heritage.

This authoritative book presents a comprehensive account of the essential roles of nonlinear dynamic and chaos theories in understanding, modeling, and forecasting hydrologic systems.

This book presents the latest in decision-making tools, techniques, and solutions for policy makers to utilize in overcoming the challenges faced by healthcare systems.