Technical design

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) includes methods and tools for modeling and solving complex problems.

Produced in association with the Engineering Training Authority with contributions from dozens of people in the electronics industry.

Occupational Safety and Hygiene IV covers a wide variety of topics, including but not limited to:- Occupational Safety- Risk Assessment- Ergonomics- Management Systems- Physical Environment - Construction Safety, and - Human FactorsThis compilation of papers in the domain of occupational safety and hygiene is mainly based on research works carried

For Resilience Engineering, 'failure' is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a breakdown or malfunction.

This publication is a collection of selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability Promotion of Work Ability Towards a Productive Aging.

Manufacturing and Design presents a fresh view on the world of industrial production: thinking in terms of both abstraction levels and trade-offs.

Describing NDE issues associated with real-world applications, this comprehensive book details conventional and forthcoming NDE technologies.

This book is the essential guide to the pedagogical and industry-inspired considerations that must shape how BIM is taught and learned.

Mechanics of Mechanisms and Machines provides a practical approach to machine statics, kinematics, and dynamics for undergraduate and graduate students and mechanical engineers.

Since the introduction of Automated Vehicles (AVs) on roads, there have been a number of high-profile collisions, which have highlighted significant driver challenges.

Since John Bosch edited and published the first version of this book in 1995, the world of manufacturing and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and coordinate measuring systems (CMSs) has changed considerably.

This text explains vessel manufacture and procedures for quality assurance and control, methods for code specification compliance, all stages of the manufacturing process, and promotes uniformity of inspection, testing, and documentation.

The 11 th IFIP International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration, in Montpellier, France, December 3-5,2001, was a great success.

Although life continues to become increasingly embedded with interactive computing services that make our lives easier, human-computer interaction (HCI) has not been given the attention it deserves in the education of software developers at the undergraduate level.

This is a volume in the international "e;Contemporary Ergonomics"e; series, which forms a record of the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society, held at Warwick in 1994.

This book provides up-to-date information relevant to the analysis and design of adhesively bonded joints made up of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites using functionally graded adhesive (FGA).

This third of three volumes from the inaugural NODYCON, held at the University of Rome, in February of 2019, presents papers devoted to New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics.

First published in 2000, Risk Management is a two volume set, comprised of the most significant and influential articles by the leading authorities in the studies of risk management.

This book presents over 100 papers from the 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference dedicated to the subject of exploring novel approaches in product design education.

Design frameworks have become an important infrastructure for building complex design systems.

This book reports on topics at the interface between mechanical and materials engineering, emphasizing aspects related to design, simulation, and manufacturing.

From carbon fibre racing bikes to 'sharkskin' swimsuits, the application of cutting-edge design, technology and engineering has proved to be a vital ingredient in enhanced sports performance.

Development and execution of a successful ES&H program in today's profit-driven business climate is challenging and complex.

This is the second volume of the new conference series Design Computing and Cognition (DCC) that takes over from and subsumes the successful series Artificial Intelligence in Design (AID) published by Kluwer since 1992.

This book is an introduction to the design of modern civil and military jet engines using engine design projects.

This book discusses the evolution of security and privacy issues and brings related technological tools, techniques, and solutions into one single source.

A rigorous yet accessible graduate textbook covering both fundamental and advanced optimization theory and algorithms.

This is a volume in the international "e;Contemporary Ergonomics"e; series, which forms a record of the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society, held at Warwick in 1994.

This book details how artificial intelligence and other informatic methods can be applied to the field of tribology.

Machiavelli lives.

This book discusses all spacecraft attitude control-related topics: spacecraft (including attitude measurements, actuator, and disturbance torques), modeling, spacecraft attitude determination and estimation, and spacecraft attitude controls.

Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems, and (c) bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and applications.

If all possible food packaging systems are listed and related to the materials from which they are made, it becomes clear that the key packaging materials glass, metal, plastics and paperboard are competing heavily with each other.

Science fiction is often presented as a source of utopia, or even of prophecies, used in capitalism to promote social, political and technoscientific innovations.

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

This book examines the paradigm of the engineering design process.

"e;Bridges the gap between laboratory research and practical applications in industry and power utilities-clearly organized into three distinct sections that cover basic theories and concepts, execution of principles, and innovative new techniques.

High Performance Marine Vessels (HPMVs) range from the Fast Ferries to the latest high speed Navy Craft, including competition power boats and hydroplanes, hydrofoils, hovercraft, catamarans and other multi-hull craft.

Tap into Joel Levitts vast array of experience and learn how to improve almost any aspect of your maintenance organization (including your own abilities)!

This book reviews current health risk communication strategies, and examines and assesses the technical and psycho-sociological tools available to support risk communication plans.

Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics explores important issues in designing a robot system that works with people in everyday environments.

Instructional design theory and practice has evolved over the past 30 years from an initial narrow focus on programmed instruction to a multidimensional field of study integrating psychology, technology, evaluation, measurement, and management.

The most authoritative text for technical mathematics is now better than ever!

Engineering Science is a comprehensive textbook suitable for all vocational and pre-degree courses in engineering, being fully in line with the latest vocational courses at Level 2 and leading into Level 3.

Management of hazardous chemicals and materials-particularly during emergency release situations-is a critical part of routine training required for workers and professionals in the chemical, petroleum and manufacturing industries.

This book focuses on new developments in polytopic projects, particularly on implementation domains and case studies, as well as high-dimensional methodology.

Cognitive processes in teams have been a valuable arena for team researchers to explore.

"e;Computer Aided Design of 3D Printable Anatomically Shaped Medical Devices: Methodologies and Applications"e; presents a comprehensive framework for designing 3D printable medical devices tailored to individual anatomies.

Recent advances in the field of nuclear medicine (NM) are expanding the role and responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist (NMT) to include more complex and detailed tasks.

The focus of this book is on how experts adapt to complexity, synthesize and interpret information in context, and transform or "e;fuse"e; disparate items of information into coherent knowledge.