Transport technology and trades

Extremum-seeking control tracks a varying maximum or minimum in a performance function such as output or cost.

Anwendungsbezogene Darstellungen sind das Kennzeichen der Buchreihe "Bosch Fachinformation Automobil".

This book gathers together papers presented at the 26th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, held on August 12 - 16, 2019, at the Lindholmen Conference Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden.

  Will we really soon no longer be sitting behind the wheel of our own car, but will only be taken to our destination by driverless electric taxis?

Airplane Performance on Grass Airfields presents an experiment-based approach to analysis and flight testing of airfield performance on grass runways.

The increasing automation of driving functions and the electrification of powertrains present new challenges for the chassis with regard to complexity, redundancy, data security, and installation space.

Each time we see grim pictures of aircraft wreckage on a rain-drenched crash site, or scenes of tired holiday travelers stranded in snow-covered airports, we are reminded of the harsh impact that weather can have on the flying public.

Introduction to Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads, Second Edition is an updated new edition offering comprehensive coverage of the main principles of aircraft aeroelasticity and loads.

Dieses Buch wendet sich an Ingenieure, Naturwissenschaftler, Studenten, Forscher und Fachleute aus der Praxis.

Travel to and from Mars has long been a staple of science fiction.

This book highlights the research outcome of Cities Research Institute's SeaCities group at Griffith University and a panel with the same title which took place at the World Expo in Dubai 2021/22 supported by the UN.

Ideal for Merchant Navy Officers from Cadet rank to Master Mariner, the fifth edition of this highly respected book is in full colour, and has been updated to include more information on topics as diverse as electronic navigation and AIS technology whilst still including essential information on subjects such as safety at sea, rescue operations, watchkeeping duties and pollution control.

Introduction to Avionic Systems, Second Edition explains the principles and theory of modern avionic systems and how they are implemented with current technology for both civil and military aircraft.

The book serves as a unique integrated platform, which not only describes the design methodology of electro-hydraulic actuation systems but also provides insights into the design of the servo valve, which is the most important component in the system.

Many business sectors have been, and are being, forced to compete with new competitors-disrupters of some sort-who have found new ways to create and deliver new value for customers often through the use of technology that is coupled with a new underlying production or business model, and/or a broad array of partners, including, in some cases, customers themselves.

This guide and textbook on motorsport engineering is written from a practical point of view.

In this book, space systems are situated in the global processes of the 21st century's information society and the role that space information systems could play in risk management is determined; methods of detecting and forecasting of both natural disasters and technogenic catastrophes and existing global and regional monitoring systems are described; and the IGMASS is introduced with its architecture and design concept and social and economic aspects and estimates of its creation, development, and utilization.

Vehicular Platoon System Design: Fundamentals and Robustness provides a comprehensive introduction to connected and automated vehicular platoon system design.

This book gathers the proceedings of a symposium on Dynamics of satellites which took place in Prague in May 1969 during the twelfth COSPAR meeting.

This book presents the proceedings of the third Vehicle and Automotive Engineering conference, reflecting the outcomes of theoretical and practical studies and outlining future development trends in a broad field of automotive research.

As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of space science.

Im Buch werden alle technisch wichtigen Kriterien beleuchtet, die nötig sind, um beurteilen zu können, ob eine stattgefundene Leichtkollision vom Unfallverursacher (sicher) registriert werden konnte.

This book highlights the development of new methods for assessing and forecasting the state of various complex ageing systems in service; analyzing the influence of destabilizing factors on the accuracy of aircraft flight navigation support; and making recommendations on the ideal aircraft route, taking into consideration the available information on the reliability of the navigation and communication equipment.

En concreto, en este libro, se ha estudiado detalladamente la inlfluencia de la geometría de la tobera del inyector sobre las características del flujo interno y del posterior desarrollo macroscópico del chorro Diesel isotermo.

The inadvertent transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in the ballast water of ships has been determined to have caused a significant adverse impact to many of the world's coastal regions.

Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt die Grundlagen von der Energiegewinnung über die Energiewandlung bis zur Drehfeldmaschine und deren Anwendung in heutigen und vor allem zukünftigen Antriebssystemen, z.

This new edition of Gear-Cutting Tools has been updated with revised chapters and illustrations as well as additional, new material with the aim to provide a systematic and comprehensive discussion on modern designs, kinematics, and cutting geometry of gear-cutting tools.

Dieses Buch vermittelt die gemeinsamen Grundlagen der Schwingungsmechanik, Akustik, Nachrichtentechnik und Hochfrequenztechnik.

This is the first authoritative work to examine the psychological determinants and effects associated with the 'fear of flying'.

Based on research into jets in supersonic crossflow carried out by the authors' team over the past 15 years, this book summarizes and presents many cutting-edge findings and analyses on this subject.

A delightful and often humerous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its heyday.

Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years.

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Applying fundamentals of marketing to commercial passenger air transportation, this textbook puts the emphasis on marketing principles and illustrative ways in which airlines can distinguish themselves within the highly competitive global marketplace.

The most comprehensive, current guide to aircraft powerplantsFully revised to cover the latest industry advances, Aircraft Powerplants, Eighth Edition, prepares you for certification as an FAA powerplant technician in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).

This book provides a comprehensive introduction into the SPES XT modeling framework.

This classically styled, chilling murder mystery about an expedition under the ice of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa, backed up by the latest scientific findings on this icy satellite.

Air Transport and the Environment provides an overview of the main issues relating to aviation environmental impacts.

The emergence of China as a future major participant in international aviation raises some interesting questions, especially from a strategic policy perspective.

Against the variegated background of bewilderment and cautious optimism that space transportation offers, this book begins with an expose on international politics, the principles of which, bear upon space transportation, as well as the closeness of air space and outer space, and activities that straddle both frontiers at the same time.

This book presents a new approach to learning the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies at an intermediate to advanced level.

Das Buch stellt den Abschlussbericht des Verbundprojektes „TroPHy2“ vor.

In diesem Buch werden die gängigen Spulenwickelverfahren, deren angrenzende Technologien und die zugehörigen Automatisierungstechniken dargestellt.