Mechanical engineering and materials

The third evolutionary I adaptive computing conference organised by the Plymouth Engineering Design Centre (PEDC) at the University of Plymouth again explores the utility of various adaptive search algorithms and complementary computational intelligence techniques within the engineering design and manufacturing domains.

Abrasive water jet machining was introduced to manufacturing ten years ago and has been increasingly used for treating hard-to-machine and multi-layered materials and as an alternative tool for milling, turning, drilling and polishing.

Semiconductor device modelling has developed in recent years from being solely the domain of device physicists to span broader technological disciplines involved in device and electronic circuit design and develop- ment.

Optimization in Industry comprises a collection of papers presented at the third US United Engineering Foundation's 'Optimization in Industry' Conference.

Presented here are 73 refereed papers given at the 34th MATADOR Conference held at UMIST in July 2004.

Genetic Algorithms (GA) as a tool for a search and optimizing methodology has now reached a mature stage.

Thank you for opening the second edition of this monograph, which is devoted to the study of a class of nonsmooth dynamical systems of the general form: ::i; = g(x,u) (0.

The purpose of this book is to present a self-contained and coordinated de- scription of several design methods for nonlinear control systems, with special emphasis on the problem of achieving stability, globally or on arbitrarily large domains, in the presence of model uncertainties.

Having edited "e;Journal of Materials Processing Technology"e; (previously entitled "e;Journal of Mechanical Working Technology"e;) for close on 25 years, I have seen the many dramatic changes that have occurred in the materials processing field.

Reliability of Optical Fibres and Components reports the findings of COST 246 (1993-1998) - European research initiative in the field of optical telecommunications.

The fourth evolutionary/adaptive computing conference at the University of Plymouth again explores the utility of various evolutionary/adaptive search algorithms and complementary computational intelligence techniques within design and manufacturing.

Pneumatic, hydraulic and allied instrumentation schemes have given way to electronic schemes in recent years thanks to the rapid strides in electronics and allied areas.

Fundamental and technological topics are blended uniquely and developed clearly in nine chapters with a gradually increasing level of complexity.

The application of intelligent imaging techniques to industrial vision problems is an evolving aspect of current machine vision research.

As the use and relevance of robotics for countless scientific purposes grows all the time, research into the many diverse elements of the subject becomes ever more important and in demand.

Sheet and film processes include coating, papermaking, metal rolling, and polymer film extrusion.

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage technology transfer in control engineering.

Our topic is irreversible or plastic deformation of structural elements composed of relatively thin ductile materials.

Machine vision systems offer great potential in a large number of areas of manufacturing industry and are used principally for Automated Visual Inspection and Robot Vision.

The field of intelligent control has recently emerged as a response to the challenge of controlling highly complex and uncertain nonlinear systems.

Control Theory for Linear Systems deals with the mathematical theory of feedback control of linear systems.

Fusion bonding is one of the three methods available for joining composite and dissimilar materials.

Soft computing embraces various methodologies for the development of intelligent systems that have been successfully applied to a large number of real-world problems.

In the increasingly competitive modern world, the industrial sector faces new challenges such as improving productivity and reducing costs while taking into account the process operational constraints.

Hydraulic Servo-systems details the basic concepts of many recent developments of nonlinear identification and nonlinear control and their application to hydraulic servo-systems: developments such as feedback linearisation and fuzzy control.

Laminated Composite Plates and Shells presents a systematic and comprehensive coverage of the three-dimensional modelling of these structures.

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage of control technology transfer in control engineering.

A typical method of dealing with input and output constraints, especially for PID control, has been the empirical design and implementation of an intuitive solution to an individual plant and its constraints.

Inclusive design, universal design and universal access are long standing, familiar terms with clear and laudable goals.

Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me?

This book covers a number of models and control types.

New results, fresh ideas and new applications in automotive and flight control systems are presented in this second edition of Robust Control.

In the 50 years since the invention of transistor, silicon integrated circuit (IC) technology has made astonishing advances.

Machine Vision Algorithms in Java provides a comprehensive introduction to the algorithms and techniques associated with machine vision systems.

Product Integrity and Reliability in Design is intended to serve either as a text for graduate students or as a reference for practicing engineers.

This book covers the challenges and opportunities presented by plastics in the modern era and sheds light on the complex interplay of technology, environment, and socio-economic dynamics.

This book presents a scientific study covering all issues related to the development and assessment of the functional properties of superhard grinding wheels with a metal bond.

This book presents a comprehensive forensic analysis of an oil painting depicting a Madonna and Child in a tondo format, previously thought to be a Victorian copy.

Freeform lens design has numerous applications in imaging, aerospace, and biomedicine.

This textbook delves into the theory and practical application of boundary integral equation techniques, focusing on their numerical solution for boundary value problems within potential theory and linear elasticity.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of quantum-confined semiconductor lasers, focusing on quantum dot lasers (QDLs) and interband quantum cascade lasers (ICLs).

This book pioneers the exploration of hybrid-energy cutting for aerospace alloys, summarizing cutting-edge research on laser-assisted, ultrasonic vibration-assisted, electrical-assisted, and hybrid-energies-assisted cutting.

This book explores the world of amyloid, consisting of heterogeneous deposits that have captivated scientists for decades.

This book focuses on wave propagation phenomena in elastic solids modelled by the use of the finite element method.

This book presents a novel theory of multibody dynamics with distinct features, including unified continuum theory, multiscale modeling technology of multibody system, and motion formalism implementation.

This book focuses on ligand-protected gold clusters featuring their atomically precise compositions and unambiguous structures.