Technical design

Updated throughout for the new edition, Armour: Materials, Theory, and Design covers extant and emergent protection technologies driving advances in armour systems.

This tutorial textbook is an essential companion to using CATIA v5 to assist with computer-aided design.

This tutorial textbook is an essential companion to using CATIA v5 to assist with computer-aided design.

Moving from theory to practical reality, this book tackles both simple and complex issues, demonstrating how to create offices that accommodate all workers.

Bridging the gap between human-computer engineering and control engineering, Human Behavior Learning and Transfer delineates how to abstract human action and reaction skills into computational models.

Two of the most important yet often overlooked aspects of a medical device are its usability and accessibility.

The aim of the book is to introduce the state-of-the-art technologies in the field of brain and cognitive intelligence used in robotics control, particularly on studying how the brain learns and controls complex motor skills and how to replicate these in robots.

The aim of the book is to introduce the state-of-the-art technologies in the field of brain and cognitive intelligence used in robotics control, particularly on studying how the brain learns and controls complex motor skills and how to replicate these in robots.

This book covers fire and extinguishing theory and reliability theory and how to validate any survey within the field of engineering.

This book covers fire and extinguishing theory and reliability theory and how to validate any survey within the field of engineering.

This book systematically introduces the bionic nature of force sensing and control, the biomechanical principle on mechanism of force generation and control of skeletal muscle, and related applications in robotic exoskeleton.

This book brings together, in a single volume, the fields of multicriteria decision making and multiobjective optimization that are traditionally covered separately.

This book brings together, in a single volume, the fields of multicriteria decision making and multiobjective optimization that are traditionally covered separately.

Ergonomics Principles in Design: An Illustrated Fundamental Approach touches upon different ergonomic principles in design and then showcases with examples where and how they have been applied.

Ergonomics Principles in Design: An Illustrated Fundamental Approach touches upon different ergonomic principles in design and then showcases with examples where and how they have been applied.

Applied Attention Theory, Second Edition provides details concerning the relevance of all aspects of attention to the world beyond the laboratory.

Applied Attention Theory, Second Edition provides details concerning the relevance of all aspects of attention to the world beyond the laboratory.

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement.

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement.

Written in accessible language without mathematical formulas, this short book provides an overview of the wide and varied applications of artificial intelligence (AI) across the spectrum of physical sciences.

Written in accessible language without mathematical formulas, this short book provides an overview of the wide and varied applications of artificial intelligence (AI) across the spectrum of physical sciences.

Railway systems have a long history of train protection and control, as to reduce the risk of train accidents.

Railway systems have a long history of train protection and control, as to reduce the risk of train accidents.

Manipulating the design process can be a stressful learning experience and it can be difficult to decide how to resolve design problems.

A collection of timely new scholarship, Repair: Sustainable Design Futures investigates repair as a contemporary expression of empowerment, agency, and resistance to our unmaking of the world and the environment.

A collection of timely new scholarship, Repair: Sustainable Design Futures investigates repair as a contemporary expression of empowerment, agency, and resistance to our unmaking of the world and the environment.

Design thinking is a ground-breaking problem solving process which combines logic, intuition, and systematic reasoning to develop long-term solutions to common engineering challenges and to inspire innovation.

This book systematically introduces the bionic nature of force sensing and control, the biomechanical principle on mechanism of force generation and control of skeletal muscle, and related applications in robotic exoskeleton.

Cultivating Professional Identity in Design is a nuanced, comprehensive companion for designers across disciplines honing their identities, self-perception, personal strengths, and essential attributes.

Cultivating Professional Identity in Design is a nuanced, comprehensive companion for designers across disciplines honing their identities, self-perception, personal strengths, and essential attributes.

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is dominated by major Western brands.

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is dominated by major Western brands.

Examining smart 3D printing at the nanoscale, this book discusses various methods of fabrication, the presence of inherent defects and their annihilation, property analysis, and emerging applications across an array of industries.

Examining smart 3D printing at the nanoscale, this book discusses various methods of fabrication, the presence of inherent defects and their annihilation, property analysis, and emerging applications across an array of industries.

Disruptive technologies are gaining importance in healthcare systems and health informatics.

Disruptive technologies are gaining importance in healthcare systems and health informatics.

Soon, robots will leave the factories and make their way into living rooms, supermarkets, and care facilities.

Soon, robots will leave the factories and make their way into living rooms, supermarkets, and care facilities.

In the last 15 years, the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively, yet very little is published on the subject.

In the last 15 years, the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively, yet very little is published on the subject.

Deep learning is an artificially intelligent entity that teaches itself and can be utilized to make predictions.

Deep learning is an artificially intelligent entity that teaches itself and can be utilized to make predictions.

This book covers innovative breakthroughs in additive manufacturing processes used for biomedical engineering.

Increasing corporate social responsibility demands professionals possess the necessary knowledge, abilities, and competencies to answer the needs of a diverse organization's stakeholders.

Increasing corporate social responsibility demands professionals possess the necessary knowledge, abilities, and competencies to answer the needs of a diverse organization's stakeholders.

Participatory Design and Social Transformation introduces theories and methodologies for using image-oriented narratives as modes of inquiry and proposition toward greater justice and equity for society and the environment.

Participatory Design and Social Transformation introduces theories and methodologies for using image-oriented narratives as modes of inquiry and proposition toward greater justice and equity for society and the environment.

Core Principles of Maritime Navigation introduces the main navigation concepts required by trainees and professionals involved in maritime operations.

Core Principles of Maritime Navigation introduces the main navigation concepts required by trainees and professionals involved in maritime operations.

Written by Dan MacLeod, one of the most experienced practitioners in the field, The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry, Second Edition contains everything you need to set up or improve your workplace ergonomics process.