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Taylor & Francis Ltd Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical
Book SynopsisEssential reading on the latest advances in virtual prototyping and rapid manufacturing. Presents more than 100 peer-reviewed papers covering: Biomanufacturing; CAD and 3D Data Acquisition Technologies; Materials; Rapid Tooling & Manufacturing; Additive and Nano Manufacturing Technologies; Virtual Environments and Simulation, and ApplicationsTable of Contents1. Keynotes2. Biomanufacturing3. CAD and 3D Data Acquisition Technologies4. Materials5. Rapid Tooling & Manufacturing6. Additive and Nano Manufacturing Technologies7. Virtual Environments and Simulation8. Applications
£454.91
Taylor & Francis Ltd Contemporary Ergonomics 19842008 Selected papers
Book SynopsisTo mark the 25th anniversary of Contemporary Ergonomics, the current and past editors have selected 4 papers from each of the years that they oversaw its publication. This collection is intended to showcase the breadth of research topics covered by the Contemporary Ergonomics series of books and to illustrate the change of focus in ergonomics research over the years.Table of ContentsSelected Papers and and Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference The Editors of contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008 1984 Application of Ergonomics Jingle bells Poster Papers PADAS - An ambulatory electronic system to monitor and evaluate factors relating to back pain at work Human Variability Ergonomics is kid's stuff: The ability of primary school children to design their own furniture Transport Control Ergonomics in the lighthouse 1985 Information Technology Touch screens: A summary report of an evaluation of improved screen layout designs Cognitive Ergonomics How intelligible is English spoken by non-native English speakers? Accident Behaviour Slips and mistakes: Two distinct classes of human error? Ergonomics and Police Detection Methods Ergonomics and police detection methods 1986 Keynote Addresses Phenomena, function and design: Does information make a difference? Keynote Addresses A model of mental health and work attitudes Organisational Ergonomics Attitude surveys: An authoritarian technique masquerading as a participative process Visual Processes The role of colour in object recognition, categorization and naming 1987 Keynote Addresses The cognitive bases of predictable human error Human Reliability SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction approach Human Performance Minor illnesses and performance efficiency Design, Simulation and Evaluation The use of people to simulate machines: An ergonomic approach 1988 Structural Systems Development Soft systems approaches and their integration into the development process Display Design Eye movements and the conspicuity of routing information Impact of New Technology Introducing word processing to novice users: A study of 'procedural' and 'conceptual' approaches Vehicle Ergonomics Sorry, can't talk just overtaking a lorry: The definition and experimental investigation of the problem of driving and handsfree earphone use 1989 Keynote Addresses Accident and intention: Attitudinal aspects of industrial safety Process Control Flow displays of complex plant processes for fault diagnosis Process Control Reduction of action uncertainty in process control systems: The role of device knowledge Information Presentation and Acquisition Closed circuit television and user needs 1990 Systems Integration Eye-pointing in the cockpit Seating Posture and the Spine Ergonomic evaluation of aircraft seating Alarms Altering the urgency of auditory warnings: An experimental study Introducing Ergonomics The ergonomics audit 1991 Speech Input and Synthesis Voice versus manual techniques for airborne data entry correction Noisy and Hot Environments Human thermal responses in crowds Job and Workplace Design Office lighting for VDT work: Comparative surveys of reactions to parabolic and lensed-indirect systems Musculoskeletal Studies Use of wrist rests by data input VDU operators 1992 Keynote Address Causes of motion sickness Drivers and Driving A survey of car driver discomfort Selection and Workstress The occupational well-being of train drivers - An overview Ergonomics Applications The importance of ergonomics in plastic surgery 1993 Auditory Warnings Alarms in a coronary care unit Health and Safety Safe surface temperatures of domestic products Health and Safety An ergonomics appraisal of the Piper Alpha disaster Drivers and Driving Carphone use and motorway driving 1994 Occupational Health Injury in the orchestra - The ergonomic nightmare Upper Limb Assessment R.U.L.A. -A rapid upper limb assessment tool General Ergonomics The teleworking experience Formal Methods Validation in ergonomics/human factors 1995 Anthropometry Anthropometry of children 2 to 13 years of age in the Netherlands Drivers and Driving Musculoskeletal troubles and driving: A survey of the British public Training Teaching older people to use computers: Evolution and evaluation of a course Drivers and Driving Is risk assessment a necessary decision-making tool for all organisations? 1996 Thermoregulation Heat stress in night-clubs Cognitive Quality in Advanced Crew System Concepts Cognitive quality in advance crew system concepts: The training of the aircrew-machine team Task Analysis Recent developments in hierarchical task analysis Risk and Error Railway signals passed at danger - The prevention of human error 1997 The Culture of Ergonomics The role of ergonomics in development aid programmes General Ergonomics The ergonomic design of passenger safety information on trains Health and Safety Health and safety problems in computerised offices: The users perspective The Culture Ergonomics The inter-relationship of physiotherapy and ergonomics: Standards and scope of practice 1998 Stephen Pheasant Memorial Session The combined effects of physical and psychosocial work factors Work Stress A risk assessment and control cycle approach to managing workplace stress Design and Usability Pleasure and product semantics Drivers and Driving The use of automatic speech recognition in cars: A human factors review 1999 Air Traffic Control The future role of the air traffic controller: Design principles for human-centred automation The Future of Ergonomics The future of ergonomics General Ergonomics How I broke the Mackworth clock test (and what I learned) Health and Safety Ageing, health and work: A framework for intervention 2000 General Ergonomics Long days and short weeks - The benefits and disadvantages HCI & IT Systems Consumer acceptance of internet services Legislation Public transport and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Product and Workplace Design Design issues and visual impairment 2001 Health and Safety Actions of older people affect their risk of falling on stairs Education The teaching of ergonomics in schools Selling and Communicating Ergonomics The costs and benefits of office ergonomics Additional Papers A profile of professional ergonomists 2002 Hospital Ergonomics Hospital Ergonomics: Organisational and cultural factors Motorcycle Ergonomics Motorcycling and congestion: Quantification of behaviours Work Design Workplace bullying: An ergonomics issue? Warnings Orienting response reinstatement in text and pictorial warnings 2003 Musculoskeletal Disorders Work-related stress as a risks factor for WMSDs: Implications for ergonomics interventions Fatigue The impact of work patterns on stress and fatigue among offshore worker populations Driving How does a speech user interface affect the driving task? Rail Driver recognition of railway signs at different speeds - A preliminary study 2004 Slips, Trips and Falls Fall causation among older people in the home: The interacting factors Inclusive Design Designing for people with low vision: Learnability, usability and pleasurability Occupational Health and Safety Process ownership and the long-term assurance of occupational safety: Creating the foundations for a safety culture General Ergonomics Development of a Crowd Stress Index (CSI) for use in risk assessment 2005 Applications of Ergonomics Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers Cognitive Ergonomics Human factors issues in airport baggage screening Inclusive Design Models for inclusion evidence for choice and innovation Transport Violence in the workplace - Designing out the problems 2006 Control Rooms Symposium CCTV in control rooms: Meeting the ergonomic challenges Defining Ergonomics Ergonomics advisors - A homogeneous group? Design - Engage Project Safety semantics: A study on the effect of product expression on user safety behaviour HCI Symposium - Access and lnclusivity A technique for the client-centred evaluation of electronic assistive technology 2007 Ergonomics and Security How visual skills and recognition ability develop with practice in airport luggage inspection Ergonomics in Education One brief: Four concepts adjustable furniture for schools Patient Safety and Medical Ergonomics Why do student nurses continue to use the draglift? Sitting at Work Seating problems - The missing link? 2008 Ageing Population Understanding workplace design for older workers: A case study Health and Well Being of Construction Workers Maintenance workers and asbestos: Understanding influences on worker behaviour Methods and Tools Laptops in the lecture theatre: An ergonomic focus on the critical issues Transport Ergonomics issues in a jet car crash Author Index
£171.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Ergonomic Trends from the East
Book SynopsisThe term Human Engineering was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century and was renamed Human Factors after World War II. It continous to develop to this day. After it spread to Europe, interest in the subject increased further and was renamed Ergonomics in England. Ergonomics is now starting to flourish in East Asia. The East Asian form of ergonomics is similar to when Japan first introduced human engineering in 1919 soon after it was born in America and quickly applied this method to the field of occupational safety and health to implement ergonomics research and practice unique to Japan.This book covers ergonomics research in East Asia and also some cutting edge ergonomics research throughout the world. It consists of 56 contributions carefully selected from those presented at the meeting Ergonomic Trends from the East, held in Japan, November 2008. Discussions were held regarding a road map outlining how ergonomics activities in East Asia should progreTable of ContentsThe East Asian Ergonomics Roadmap. Safety Ergonomics. Qualification Systems. Cognitive Ergonomics. Ergonomics in Occupational Health. Social and Organizational Ergonomics. Ergonomics Modeling and Usability Evaluation. Ergonomics in Manufacturing.
£49.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Elements of Industrial Hazards
Book SynopsisAn introductory course on Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) as applicable to all manufacturing and exploration engineering industries. Its first part deals with fundamentals, ecology and environmental engineering and covers air and water pollution sources, magnitude, measuring techniques and remedial measures to minimize them. The second part deals with industrial hazards, health and safety. It includes standards, strategies, risk assessment and accident analysis. The last part treats eight elements of HSE management, which is currently a critical activity for virtually any engineering business. Intended for a wide audience active in the engineering industry, ranging from the plant supervisor to HSE consultants to operators in the field.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Ecology, Environment, Mineral Resources & Energy 3. Air Pollution 4. Water Pollution 5. Solid Industrial Waste & Land Degradation 6. Industrial Hazards 7. Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) 8. Industrial Safety 9. Loss Prevention 10. HSE Management System
£195.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Engineers Career Guide
Book SynopsisThis is the most complete career resource guide book for engineers dealing with the non-technical side of engineering. It provides career advice for engineers at all stages of their careers, whether newly graduated, mid-career, or soon-to-be-retired. This book provides many real world, practical, proven, common sense career tips supported by actual work and experiences/examples. Tips deal with problems the engineer may encounter with supervisors, co-workers and others in the corporation. The book provides step-by-step guidance on how to deal with career problems and come out ahead.Trade Review"This all-inclusive guide will serve as an excellent resource for engineers at any stage of their careers. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and general audience." (Choice, 1 March 2011) Table of ContentsPreface xix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Author xxv Part 1 Successful Career Planning 1 Successful Careers Start with You 3 2 Developing a Successful Career Plan 11 3 Career Trategies: What Works and What Doesn’t? 41 4 Successfully Making a Job or Career Change 59 5 Strategies for Getting Your Next Promotion 69 6 Career Discussion Guide for Employees, Managers, and Mentors 75 7 Thementoring Process and Value to Your Career 87 8 Stuck in a Dead-end Job? What to do to Break Out 103 9 My Career Has Plateau, Now What? 107 10 How New Graduates Can Successfully Transition Into Industry 111 11 Phases of Retirement Planning: Beginning with the Young Engineers 119 Part 2 Company Structures, Organizations, and Barriers Impacting Your Career 12 How Company Size Affects Your Career 135 13 The Corporate Ladder: Careers Open To You 143 14 Invisible Company Barriers Stopping Your Career Growth 157 15 Getting Ahead In Product-Oriented Organizations 163 16 Getting Ahead In the Functional-Matrix Organization 167 Part 3 Determining the Criteria By Which You Are Measured and What It Takes to Get Better Performance Ratings as Well As Promoted 17 Determining How the Company Measures Your Performance 173 18 Determining the Informal Criteria By Which You Are Assessed 191 19 The Leading Reasons Engineers Are Not Successful 203 Part 4 Improving Your Performance on the Job and Standing Out From Your Peers 20 The Engineering Process in Your Company: Learning the Business 221 21 Team Skills: Essential for Successful Engineers 253 22 Generating Career Advancing Ideas 263 23 Getting Promoted Whether Your Project Is Successful or Unsuccessful 277 24 How to Ask For A Raise: It Is Easier Than You Think, Even In Bad Times 289 25 How to Get Your Next Promotion 297 26 People Networking: A Vital and Indispensable Career Skill 307 27 Accomplishing More in Less Time and Getting Organized For Success 325 28 Your Internet Image: It Could Be Sabotaging Your Career 345 29 The Importance of Maintaining A Company Calendar 351 30 Join an Engineering Society: Enhance Your Career 357 Part 5 Successfully Dealing With Difficult People at Work (People Skills) 31 Dealing With a Difficult Boss 363 32 Diversity—Endorse It Or Be Left Behind 377 Part 6 Lost Your Job? Looking for a New Job? Strategies to Make You Successful! 33 Time to Change Jobs Or Stay 383 34 Using the Company’s Job Opening System To Your Benefit 387 35 surviving layoffs, corporate takeovers, mergers, shutdowns, and reductions in work force 397 36 Understanding the Job Search Process 415 37 Self-Inventory 421 38 Searching and Finding Jobs 427 39 Creating Resumes That Get You Interviews 437 40 Cover Letters That Will Impress Employers 449 41 Why Portfolios Are Important For Engineers 455 42 Interviewing 461 43 Following Up, Getting an Offer, and Negotiating 475 44 Relocating and Starting the New Job: Tips To Make It Easier 483 Part 7 Further Education and Lifelong Learning 45 How to Get an Education From Your Company 495 46 Getting A Master’s Degree: So Worth It! 505 47 Lifelong Learning: Growing or Decaying 513 Part 8 Financial Planning 48 Basic Financial Management 101 519 Part 9 Fast Track Advancement and Career Accelerators 49 Getting On the Fast Track for Advancement 533 Part 10 Be a Consulting Engineer 50 What Is a Consulting Engineer? Is This the Right Choice For You? 545 51 Setting Up and Building Your Consulting Business 553 Appendix A Career Planning Workbook 571 Appendix B Self-Inventory Workbook 589 Appendix C List of Engineering Societies 595 Appendix D Notes 601 Index 605
£62.06
John Wiley & Sons Inc Engineering Principles of Combat Modeling and
Book SynopsisThis book covers engineering principles and state-of-the-art methods involved in the many facets of combat modeling and distributed simulation.Trade Review“Tolk and his coauthors have extensive experience in this area, making this volume a standard reference for researchers engaged in combat modeling. The complexity of the domain, the consequences of error, and the prohibitive cost of direct experimentation are as great in combat modeling as in any other problem area, making this volume a valuable source of examples and techniques for modelers in other areas that are highly complex, consequential, and inaccessible by direct experiment." (Computing Reviews, 1 October 2012) Table of ContentsPreface xi Contributors xiii Biographies xvii Acknowledgments xxvii Abbreviations xxix 1. Challenges of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation 1 Andreas Tolk Part I Foundations 2. Applicable Codes of Ethics 25 Andreas Tolk 3. The NATO Code of Best Practice for Command and Control Assessment 33 Andreas Tolk 4. Terms and Application Domains 55 Andreas Tolk 5. Scenario Elements 79 Andreas Tolk Part II Combat Modeling 6. Modeling the Environment 95 Andreas Tolk 7. Modeling Movement 113 Andreas Tolk 8. Modeling Sensing 127 Andreas Tolk 9. Modeling Effects 145 Andreas Tolk 10. Modeling Communications, Command, and Control 171 Andreas Tolk Part III Distributed Simulation 11. Challenges of Distributed Simulation 187 Andreas Tolk 12. Standards for Distributed Simulation 209 Andreas Tolk 13. Modeling and Simulation Development and Preparation Processes 243 Andreas Tolk 14. Verification and Validation 263 Andreas Tolk 15. Integration of M&S Solutions into the Operational Environment 295 Andreas Tolk Part IV Advanced Topics 16. History of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation 331 Margaret L. Loper and Charles Turnitsa 17. Serious Games, Virtual Worlds, and Interactive Digital Worlds 357 Roger D. Smith 18. Mathematical Applications for Combat Modeling 385 Patrick T. Hester and Andrew Collins 19. Combat Modeling with the High Level Architecture and Base Object Models 413 Mikel D. Petty and Paul Gustavson 20. The Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) 449 Edward T. Powell and J. Russell Noseworthy 21. Combat Modeling using the DEVS Formalism 479 Tag Gon Kim and Il-Chul Moon 22. GIS Data for Combat Modeling 511 David Lashlee, Joe Bricio, Robert Holcomb, and William T. Richards 23. Modeling Tactical Data Links 537 Joe Sorroche 24. Standards-Based Combat Simulation Initialization using the Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) 579 Robert L. Wittman Jr 25. Multi-Resolution Combat Modeling 607 Mikel D. Petty, Robert W. Franceschini, and James Panagos 26. New Challenges: Human, Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling 641 S. K. Numrich and P. M. Picucci 27. Agent Directed Simulation for Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation 669 Gnana K. Bharathy, Levent Yilmaz, and Andreas Tolk 28. Uncertainty Representation and Reasoning for Combat Models 715 Paulo C. G. Costa, Heber Herencia-Zapana, and Kathryn Laskey 29. Model-Based Data Engineering for Distributed Simulations 747 Saikou Y. Diallo 30. Federated Simulation for System of Systems Engineering 765 Robert H. Kewley and Marc Wood 31. The Role of Architecture Frameworks in Simulation Models: The Human View Approach 811 Holly A. H. Handley 32. Multinational Computer Assisted Exercises 825 Erdal Cayirci Annex 1: M&S Organizations/Associations 841 Salim Chemlal and Tuncer Ören Annex 2: Military Simulation Systems 851 José J. Padilla Index 869
£118.76
John Wiley & Sons Inc Engineering Your Future
Book SynopsisRound out your technical engineering abilities with the business know-how you need to succeed Technical competency, the hard side of engineering and other technical professions, is necessary but not sufficient for success in business. Young engineers must also develop nontechnical or soft-side competencies like communication, marketing, ethics, business accounting, and law and management in order to fully realize their potential in the workplace. This updated edition of Engineering Your Future is the go-to resource on the nontechnical aspects of professional practice for engineering students and young technical professionals alike. The content is explicitly linked to current efforts in the reform of engineering education including ABET''s Engineering Criteria 2000, ASCE''s Body of Knowledge, and those being undertaken by AAEE, AIChE and ASME. The book treats essential nontechnical topics you''ll encounter in your career, like self-management, interpersonal relatiTable of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition xix Acknowledgments xxvii List of Abbreviations xxix Chapter 1 Introduction: Engineering and the Engineer 1 The Playing Field 1 Definitions of Engineering 3 The Seven Qualities of Effective Leaders 8 The Engineer as Builder 19 Concluding Thoughts: Common Sense, Common Practice, and Good Habits 20 Cited Sources 22 Annotated Bibliography 23 Exercises 24 Chapter 2 Leading and Managing: Getting Your Personal House in Order 27 Start with You 27 Employment or Graduate School? 46 The New Work Environment: Culture Shock? 49 The First Few Months of Practice: Make or Break Time 51 Managing Personal Professional Assets: Building Individual Equity 59 Concluding Thoughts: Getting Your Personal House in Order 67 Cited Sources 68 Annotated Bibliography 69 Exercises 70 Chapter 3 Communicating to Make Things Happen 73 Five Forms of Communication 73 Three Distinctions between Writing and Speaking 75 Listening: Using Ears and Eyes 77 Writing Tips: How to Write to Make Things Happen 80 Speaking Tips: How to Speak to Make Things Happen 97 Concluding Thoughts about Writing and Speaking 118 Cited Sources 118 Annotated Bibliography 120 Exercises 121 Chapter 4 Developing Relationships 123 Taking the Next Career Step 123 Personality Profiles 124 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 125 Theories X and Y 127 Delegation: Why Put Off Until Tomorrow What Someone Else Can Do Today? 129 Orchestrating Meetings 135 Working with Technologists, Technicians, and Other Team Members 145 Selecting Co-Workers and “Managing Your Boss” 150 Caring Isn’t Coddling 151 Coaching 152 Teamwork 153 Effective Professional Meeting and Conference Attendance 158 Concluding Thoughts about Developing Relationships 163 Cited Sources 164 Annotated Bibliography 165 Exercises 166 Chapter 5 Project Management: Planning, Executing, and Closing 167 Project Broadly Defined 167 Project Management Defined 168 The Centrality of Project Management 169 Relevance of Project Management to the Student and Entry-Level Technical Person 172 Planning the Project 173 Executing the Project 188 Closing the Project 190 Closure: Common Sense and Self Discipline 192 Cited Sources 192 Annotated Bibliography 193 Exercises 194 Chapter 6 Project Management: Critical Path Method and Scope Creep 195 This Chapter Relative to the Preceding Chapter 195 The Critical Path Method 196 Scope Creep 210 Cited Sources 227 Annotated Bibliography 228 Exercises 228 Chapter 7 Quality: What Is It and How Do We Achieve It? 231 Everyone Is for It! 231 Quality Defined 232 A Caution for Engineers and Other Technical Personnel 235 Quality Control and Quality Assurance 236 Suggestions for Developing a Quality Seeking Culture 237 Tools and Techniques for Stimulating Creative and Innovative Thinking 250 Closure: Commit to Quality 264 Cited Sources 264 Annotated Bibliography 266 Exercises 267 Chapter 8 Design: To Engineer Is to Create 269 The Root of Engineering 269 This Chapter’s Approach 270 Design in the Context of Major Engineering Functions 271 The Disproportionate Impact of the Design Function 274 Design in Terms of Deliverables 274 Design as Risky Business 278 Design as a Personally-Satisfying and People-Serving Process 279 The Words “Engineer” and “Create” 280 Closing Thoughts About Design 281 Cited Sources 281 Annotated Bibliography 282 Exercises 282 Chapter 9 Building: Constructing and Manufacturing 283 The Engineer as Builder 283 Constructing 285 Manufacturing 290 Differences between Constructing and Manufacturing 294 Closing Thoughts about Constructing and Manufacturing 294 Cited Sources 295 Annotated Bibliography 295 Exercises 296 Chapter 10 Basic Accounting: Tracking the Past and Planning the Future 299 Relevance of Accounting to the Engineer 299 The Balance Sheet: How Much Is It Worth? 300 The Income Statement: Inflow and Outflow 304 Personal Income Statement 305 Business Income Statement 306 Relationship between the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement 308 Accounting for Your Future 309 The Impact of Time Utilization Rate and Expense Ratio on Profitability in the Consulting Business 314 The Multiplier 319 The Income Statement as Part of the Business Plan for a Consulting Firm 320 Project Overruns: Implications for Profitability and Personnel 321 Concluding Thoughts about You and Accounting 324 Cited Sources 324 Annotated Bibliography 325 Exercises 325 Chapter 11 Legal Framework 329 Why Law for Engineers? 329 Legal Terminology 332 Changing Attitudes: Forewarned is Forearmed 334 Liability: Incurring It 334 Liability: Failures and Learning from Them 336 Liability: Minimizing It 339 Maintaining Perspective on Liability Minimization 344 Legal Forms of Business Ownership 344 Concluding Comments about the Legal Framework 347 Cited Sources 347 Annotated Bibliography 349 Exercises 349 Chapter 12 Ethics: Dealing with Dilemmas 353 Inevitable Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions 353 Defining Ethics 355 Teaching and Learning Ethics 356 Legal and Ethical Domain 359 Codes of Ethics 362 Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas: Using Codes and Other Resources 370 Ethics Codes 371 Case Study: Discovering a Major Design Error after Construction Is Complete 374 Concluding Thoughts: Seeing Sermons 376 Cited Sources 377 Annotated Bibliography 378 Exercises 379 Chapter 13 Role and Selection of Consultants 381 Consultant Defined and Why You Should Care 381 Why Retain a Consultant? Let’s Do It Ourselves! 383 Characteristics of Successful Consultants 385 Consultant Selection Process 387 Price-Based Selection: Three Costs to the Consultant 397 Conclusions about the Role and Selection of Consultants 400 Cited Sources 401 Annotated Bibliography 401 Exercises 402 Chapter 14 Marketing: A Mutually-Beneficial Process 403 Consider Your View of Marketing: Are You Carrying Some Baggage? 403 Chapter’s Scope 404 The Economic Motivation for Marketing Professional Services 405 Marketing and Selling: Different but Related 406 Marketing Techniques and Tools 412 What Works and What Doesn’t Work 426 Marketing Concluding Comments 427 Cited Sources 428 Annotated Bibliography 429 Exercises 429 Chapter 15 The Future and You 431 What Does the Future Hold? 431 The World You Will Work In: Same Role but New Stage 432 How to Lead Change 438 Concluding Thoughts about You and the Future 451 Cited Sources 452 Annotated Bibliography 453 Exercises 454 Appendix A: Engineering your Future Supports ABET Basic Level Criterion 3 455 Appendix B: Engineering Your Future Supports ABET Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly-Named Engineering Programs 457 Appendix C: Engineering Your Future Supports the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge 459 Index 461 About the Author 469
£45.12
John Wiley & Sons Inc Design and Analysis of Heat Sinks
Book SynopsisThis book presents new design techniques that permit an engineer to design devices with predictable results, and in doing so utilize very complex shapes instead of being limited to simple shapes. Includes coverage of the material properties of the devices.Table of ContentsLinear Transformations. Elements of the Linear Transformations. Singular Fins and Spines and Single Elements. Algorithms for Finned Array Assembly. Examples of Finned Array Analysis. Reciprocity and Node Analysis. A General Array Method. Convective Optimizations. Heat Transfer-Parallel Plate Heat Sinks. References. Appendices. Indexes.
£142.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc Engineering of Mind An Introduction to the
Book SynopsisThis book covers the development of intelligent systems using a mixture of scientific, philosophical, and engineering concepts. It provides an expert blend of theory and practice in intelligent systems design and uses real-world examples to illustrate technical concepts.Table of ContentsPreface. Emergence of a Theory. Knowledge. Perception. Goal Seeking and Planning. A Reference Model Architecture. Behavior Generation. World Modeling, Value Judgment, and Knowledge Representation. Sensory Processing. Engineering Unmanned Ground Vehicles. Future Possibilities. References. Index.
£131.35
John Wiley & Sons Inc Engineering and Scientific Computations Using
Book SynopsisHelps readers understand the MATLAB environment, build their skills, and apply its features to a range of applications. This book guides readers through the most important aspects and basics of MATLAB programming and problem-solving from fundamentals to practice.Trade ReviewThe book is user-friendly and comprehensive in scope." (International Journal of General Systems, December 2003) "...offers a practical introduction to MATLAB and provides a very useful collection of MATLAB's outstanding features...highly recommended for self-study and as a complementary text...an excellent addition to the shelves of academic libraries and community college and university bookstores." (Choice, Vol. 41, No. 4, December 2003)Table of ContentsPreface vii About the Author x 1. MATLAB Basics 1 2. MATLAB Functions, Operators, and Commands 27 3. MATLAB and Problem Solving 42 4. MATLAB Graphics 99 5. MATLAB Applications: Numerical Simulations of Differential Equations and Introduction to Dynamic Systems 133 6. SIMULINK 172 Appendix: MATLAB Functions, Operators, Characters, Commands, and Solvers 207 References 225 Index 226
£94.46
John Wiley & Sons Inc Value
Book SynopsisWritten for people of various professions and offering a modern approach to using value analysis for product development, this is a structured process that unites interdisciplinary teams in an organization to select and analyze projects in terms of investment potential and to integrate quality and productivity. It contains four sections that describe the nature, measurement, design and management of value.Table of ContentsTHE NATURE OF VALUE. The Value Force. Value, Growth, and Evolution. THE MEASUREMENT OF VALUE. Value Measurement. Value Measurement Techniques. Modeling the Dynamics of Value. Value and Decision Making. THE DESIGN OF VALUE. Function Analysis. Quality Function Deployment: The Total Product Concept. The Technology Road Map. Customer-Oriented Product Concepting. THE MANAGEMENT OF VALUE. Valuism. Value Management Methodologies. Value Management: Behavioral and Organizational Aspects. Value Planning. Valuism, Value Management, and the Future. Index.
£124.15
John Wiley & Sons Inc Systems Engineering
Book SynopsisThis manual aims to address some of the fundamental considerations associated with the engineering of large scale systems. It examines systems methodology, management and system quality assurance, as well as a variety of systems design approaches, particularly those involving the human factor.Table of ContentsSystems Engineering Processes and Life Cycles. Systems Management. Operational and Task Level System Quality Assurance ThroughConfiguration Management, Audits and Reviews, Standards, andSystems Integration. Strategic Quality Assurance and Management. Information Requirements, Risk Management, and Associated SystemsEngineering Methods. Decision Assessment. Microeconomic Systems and Cost and Operational EffectivenessAnalysis. Cognitive Ergonomics. Index.
£147.56
John Wiley & Sons Inc Modern Engineering Economy
Book SynopsisFocusing on decisions--engineering economy as a decision tool not an adjunct to accounting--this textbook is completely integrated into the easy-computing era and treats monetary inflation routinely. Contains detailed coverage of equipment replacement, after-tax analysis, risk, public economy, benefit/cost ratios and cost effectiveness.Table of ContentsEngineering Decision Making. Compound Interest and Discounted Cash Flow. Escalation and Inflation. Efficiency Measures. Evaluation of Alternatives. Leverage and Capital Budgeting. Public-Sector Decision Making. Risk and Uncertainty. Probabilistic Decision Making. Taxes, Depreciation, and Incentives. Design Exercises. Answers to Even Exercises. Index.
£222.26
John Wiley & Sons Inc Concurrent Engineering
Book SynopsisPresents a top-down approach to the design, development, testing and recyclability of products, components and systems across a wide range of industries. Starting with the desired result and working back through the details, it shows how to produce goods, taking into account the challenges of actual manufacture, what the reliability requirements should be, quality control, associated costs, customer needs and more. Additional features include case studies and team negotiating. Also well-illustrated with figures, photographs, charts and tables and includes an extensive bibliography.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Life-Cycle Design of Products: A New Opportunity for ManufacturingEnterprises (L. Alting). Modeling of Concurrent Engineering Design (K. Ishii). Automated Analysis Idealization Control (R. Wentorf & M.Shephard). Concurrent Engineering in Optimal Structural Design (M. Chirehdast,et al.). Conceptual Design of Mechanisms: A Qualitive Physics Approach (T.Tomiyama, et al.). An Intelligent Design for Manufacturing System (J. Colton). Design for Automated Manufacturing (Z. Dong). Quality by Design (S. Sanchez, et al.). Quality Engineering and Tolerance Design (K. Kapur). Design for Reliability (A. Birolini). Design for Maintainability (M. Klement). Design for Economics (J. Noble & J. Tanchoco). Use of an Agent-Based System for Concurrent Mechanical Design (J.Brandon & G. Huang). Index.
£173.66
John Wiley & Sons Inc Independent Verification and Validation
Book SynopsisComprehensive and up-to-date, it covers the most vital part of software development, independent verification and validation. Presents a variety of methods that will ensure better quality, performance, cost and reliability of technical products and systems. Features numerous hints, tips and instructions for better interaction between verification and validation personnel, development engineers and managers. Includes 8 case histories ranging from major engineering systems through information systems. Many of the principles involved also apply to computer hardware as well as the fields of science and engineering.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: COMPENDIUM OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATIONCONCEPTS. The What and Why of Independent Verification and Validation. How Systems Are Developed. AN ANTHOLOGY OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATIONDISCIPLINES: THE DETAILED HOW-TO-DO-IT GUIDE. Computer-Aided Software Engineering Tools for Software Developmentand Independent Verification and Validation. Key Plans, Reviews, and Audits. Configuration Management. A GUIDE TO PLANNING AND APPLYING INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION ANDVALIDATION. Estimating the Cost and Value of Independent Verification andValidation. How Software Engineering Institute's Assessment of ContractorsInteracts with Independent Verification and Validation. CASE STUDIES IN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION. References. Abbreviations. Index.
£143.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Human Reliability and Safety Analysis Data
Book SynopsisTakes into account the human element as well as the classical aspects of mechanical, electrical and chemical designs that contribute to risk. Features a significant amount of data essential for risk analysis not normally available. Contains numerous examples of authentic applications and case studies.Table of ContentsConducting Human Reliability Analysis. Formal Methods for Estimating Human Reliability. HRA Fault and Event Trees. Existing Data Sources and Data Bank. HRA: A Case Study for Nuclear Processing Facility Design. HRA Case Study for a Nuclear Power Plant: Containment VentingProcedure. Relation of HRA to Systems Safety and System Performance. Simulators and Simulation as a Tool for Evaluating HumanReliability. Organizational Factors and Human Reliability. Outstanding Issues. Behavioral Mechanisms Underlying Human Error. The Problem: Representation of Errors of Commission (CognitiveError) in PRA. HRA and the Impact of Emerging Hardware and SoftwareTechnologies. Bibliography. Index.
£134.06
John Wiley & Sons Inc Design of Work and Development of Personnel in
Book SynopsisPresents a framework of worldwide problems, issues and solutions relevant to the design of work and development of personnel in advanced manufacturing systems. Focuses on people and their central roles in automated production resulting from rapid computer-based integration. Addresses social, technical, organizational, managerial and ecological design issues relating to manufacturing success and the business objectives of a firm. Provides solutions to problems of integrating the human element into the production process.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Job Design (G. Spur, et al.). Human Supervisory Control (T. Sheridan). Design of Work and Technology (P. Brodner). Personnel Selection and Training (J. Hedge, et al.). Decision Support Systems for Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (G.Evans & M. Gupta). Sources of Performance Variability (T. Smith, et al.). Human Factors in Test and Inspection (C. Drury & P.Prabhu). Managing Human Reliability in Advanced Manufacturing Systems (B.Zimolong & R. Trimpop). Human Aspects of Indutrial Robotics (W. Karwowski, et al.). Future Trends in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (W. He & A.Kusiak). Index.
£138.56
John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Random Processes in Engineering
Book SynopsisBreaking with the traditional treatment of random processes in engineering On the surface, Introduction to Random Processes in Engineering is simply a first-rate textbook for senior or first-year graduate engineering courses in stochastic processes.Table of ContentsPreface. Review. 1. Random Processes: Basic Concepts, Properties. 2. Stationary Random Processes: Covariance and Spectrum. 3. Response of Linear Systems to Random Inputs: Discrete-Time Models. 4. Response of Linear Systems to Random Inputs: Continuous-Time Models. 5. Time Averages and the Ergodic Principle. 6. Sampling Principle and Interpolation. 7. Simulation of Random Processes. 8. Random Fields. 9. Linear Filtering Theory. Index.
£71.06
John Wiley & Sons Inc Test and Evaluation of Complex Systems
Book SynopsisOver the last two decades, text and evaluation (T&E) techniques have evolved in response to the increasing complexity and interdependency of systems. This book gives an in-depth description of operational T&E. It covers the planning requirements of a T&E program, organizing for T&E, executing the test phase, and using test results.Table of ContentsThe New Age of Testing. Types of Test & Evaluation. Evolution of Recent T&E Practices. The Process: T&E Engineering. T&E Program Documentation. T&E Techniques. The Seven Best Practices. Summary: The Future of T&E. Appendices. Further Reading. Index.
£161.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc System Safety HAZOP and Software HAZOP
Book SynopsisProvides an indispensable and thorough description of HAZOP (hazard and operability study) - the most powerful technique for the identification and analysis of hazards, a technique which is unknown in many industries and where it is employed, it often does not fulfil its potential because of incorrect use.Trade Review"(The authors) provide a much-needed reference on HAZOP ... provides extensive useful guidance additional to that already available in Interim Defence Standard 00-58 and in most parts is extremely readable and well written. ... this book is highly recommended for anyone contemplating the use of HAZOP, the extension of HAZOP to software-based systems or the use of other similar hazard identification technqiues.", Iain Johnstone, , The Hazards Forum Newsletter#"(The book) fully describes the entire [HAZOP] process from A to Z. It also provides all of the necessary information and details to understand HAZOP and the steps involved in performing a HAZOP on any type of system. ... If you are looking for a guide that thoroughly describes HAZOP with examples, insight and obvious experience, I highly recommend this book.", , , Hazard Prevention: Journal of the System Safety Society#"... a very useful contribution that should help practising engineers, particularly software engineers, to design safer systems.", , , Computing and Control Engineering Journal#"....a helpful and authoritative reference....", , , The Hazards Forum Newsletter, Number 29#Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Role of Hazard Identification in the Management of Safety; An Overview of HAZOP; Representations and Attributes; The Study Initiator's Role in HAZOP; Team Selection and the Roles of Team Members; The Use of Guide Words; Planning a HAZOP Study; Conduct of a Meeting; Recording, Signing-off and Follow-up Work; Hazard Identification throughout the Life of a System; Dealing with Particular Difficulties; HAZOP of Human-centred Systems; HAZOP of Systems in an Environment that Changes during Operation; Example PES HAZOP Sessions; Introduction, Auditing and Improvement of HAZOP.
£144.85
Harvard University Press Energy Revolution
Book SynopsisUsing full-color visualizations of key concepts and data, Mara Prentiss interprets government reports, technology, and basic physical laws to advance a bold claim: wind and solar power alone could generate 100% of the U.S. average energy demand, without lifestyle sacrifices. And meeting the actual U.S. energy demand with renewables is within reach.Trade ReviewIn this crisp, evidence-based treatise, physicist Mara Prentiss makes a remarkable assertion: that solar and wind power could supply 100% of average U.S. energy needs for the next 50 years. Prentiss argues that a transition to renewables is probable, given that energy revolutions are a historical norm. She stacks up reams of salient data, such as the fact that U.S. energy use per capita has remained steady since 1965, thanks to increasing fuel efficiency. Although optimistic, her analyses of energy sources, combinations, conservation and storage compel. -- Barbara Kiser * Nature *A surprisingly optimistic analysis of the world’s unsustainable, wasteful energy consumption… In a genre rife with forecasts of doom and exhortations in favor of frugal living, Prentiss provides impressive evidence that things may work out just fine. * Kirkus Reviews *[Prentiss] steers a steady course between the wishful thinking and despair that so often colors discussions of energy. Carefully optimistic, the author thinks a combination of renewable power sources could meet 100 percent of the U.S. average total energy demand for the foreseeable future, even without waste reduction… Delightful, deadpan flashes of wit enliven the text throughout… Readers looking for answers on the feasibility of renewables will find the straight talk refreshing. -- Robert Eagan * Library Journal *In this important book, Mara Prentiss brings basic physics to bear on the critical issue of how we produce and consume energy. Using extensive and illuminating graphics to augment her clear writing, she provides a reason for optimism about the role of renewables in our energy future. -- Kenneth W. Ford, author of 101 Quantum QuestionsWith all the justified excitement around the fracking revolution it’s crucial not to lose sight of the ultimate importance of renewables and energy efficiency. Mara Prentiss has written a highly valuable, scientifically grounded guide to the great things that are possible in both these spheres. -- Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University
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Princeton University Press Impulsive and Hybrid Dynamical Systems
Book SynopsisDevelops a general analysis and synthesis framework for impulsive and hybrid dynamical systems. This book is written from a system-theoretic point of view and is intended for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners of engineering and applied mathematics as well as computer scientists, physicists, and other scientists.Trade ReviewWassim Haddad, Winner of the 2014 Pendray Aerospace Literature Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics "With the growing interest in hybrid dynamical systems, the book forms a welcome text dealing with a restricted well-defined class of hybrid systems. Typical subjects that receive attention throughout are set-stability, energy based control, inverse-optimal control, etc. The book may be viewed as a welcome addition in the areas of hybrid systems, containing rigorous and detailed results."--Henk Nijmeijer,Mathematical Reviews "This book fills a void in the are of systems research and is a welcome addition to the literature on hybrid and impulsive systems. The book is well organized, well written, and rigorous in the development of their subject on hand. The authors are to be commended for their scholarly contribution on a subject that is still evolving."--Anthony N. Michel, IEEE Control Systems MagazineTable of ContentsPreface xiii Chapter 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Impulsive and Hybrid Dynamical Systems 1 1.2 A Brief Outline of the Monograph 4 Chapter 2. Stability Theory for Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 11 2.3 Stability Theory of Impulsive Dynamical Systems 20 2.4 An Invariance Principle for State-Dependent Impulsive Dynamical Systems 27 2.5 Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Quasi-Continuous Dependence 32 2.6 Invariant Set Theorems for State-Dependent Impulsive Dynamical Systems 38 2.7 Partial Stability of State-Dependent Impulsive Dynamical Systems 44 2.8 Stability of Time-Dependent Impulsive Dynamical Systems 56 2.9 Lagrange Stability, Boundedness, and Ultimate Boundedness 63 2.10 Stability Theory via Vector Lyapunov Functions 71 Chapter 3. Dissipativity Theory for Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 81 3.1 Introduction 81 3.2 Dissipative Impulsive Dynamical Systems: Input-Output and State Properties 84 3.3 Extended Kalman-Yakubovich-Popov Conditions for Impulsive Dynamical Systems 103 3.4 Specialization to Linear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 119 Chapter 4. Impulsive Nonnegative and Compartmental Dynamical Systems 125 4.1 Introduction 125 4.2 Stability Theory for Nonlinear Impulsive Nonnegative Dynamical Systems 126 4.3 Impulsive Compartmental Dynamical Systems 131 4.4 Dissipativity Theory for Impulsive Nonnegative Dynamical Systems 135 4.5 Specialization to Linear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 143 Chapter 5. Vector Dissipativity Theory for Large-Scale Impulsive Dynamical Systems 147 5.1 Introduction 147 5.2 Vector Dissipativity Theory for Large-Scale Impulsive Dynamical Systems 150 5.3 Extended Kalman-Yakubovich-Popov Conditions for Large-Scale Impulsive Dynamical Systems 175 5.4 Specialization to Large-Scale Linear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 186 Chapter 6. Stability and Feedback Interconnections of Dissipative Impulsive Dynamical Systems 191 6.1 Introduction 191 6.2 Stability of Feedback Interconnections of Dissipative Impulsive Dynamical Systems 191 6.3 Hybrid Controllers for Combustion Systems 199 6.4 Feedback Interconnections of Nonlinear Impulsive Nonnegative Dynamical Systems 208 6.5 Stability of Feedback Interconnections of Large-Scale Impulsive Dynamical Systems 214 Chapter 7. Energy-Based Control for Impulsive Port-Controlled Hamiltonian Systems 221 7.1 Introduction 221 7.2 Impulsive Port-Controlled Hamiltonian Systems 222 7.3 Energy-Based Hybrid Feedback Control 227 7.4 Energy-Based Hybrid Dynamic Compensation via the Energy-Casimir Method 233 7.5 Energy-Based Hybrid Control Design 242 Chapter 8. Energy and Entropy-Based Hybrid Stabilization for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 249 8.1 Introduction 249 8.2 Hybrid Control and Impulsive Dynamical Systems 251 8.3 Hybrid Control Design for Dissipative Dynamical Systems 258 8.4 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems 265 8.5 Hybrid Control Design for Euler-Lagrange Systems 267 8.6 Thermodynamic Stabilization 271 8.7 Energy-Dissipating Hybrid Control Design 277 8.8 Energy-Dissipating Hybrid Control for Impulsive Dynamical Systems 300 8.9 Hybrid Control Design for Nonsmooth Euler-Lagrange Systems 308 8.10 Hybrid Control Design for Impact Mechanics 313 Chapter 9. Optimal Control for Impulsive Dynamical Systems 319 9.1 Introduction 319 9.2 Impulsive Optimal Control 319 9.3 Inverse Optimal Control for Nonlinear Affine Impulsive Systems 330 9.4 Nonlinear Hybrid Control with Polynomial and Multilinear Performance Functionals 333 9.5 Gain, Sector, and Disk Margins for Optimal Hybrid Regulators 337 9.6 Inverse Optimal Control for Impulsive Port-Controlled Hamiltonian Systems 345 Chapter 10. Disturbance Rejection Control for Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems 351 10.1 Introduction 351 10.2 Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems with Bounded Disturbances 352 10.3 Specialization to Dissipative Impulsive Dynamical Systems with Quadratic Supply Rates 358 10.4 Optimal Controllers for Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems with Bounded Disturbances 366 10.5 Optimal and Inverse Optimal Nonlinear-Nonquadratic Control for Affine Systems with L2 Disturbances 375 Chapter 11. Robust Control for Nonlinear Uncertain Impulsive Dynamical Systems 385 11.1 Introduction 385 11.2 Robust Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Uncertain Impulsive Dynamical Systems 386 11.3 Optimal Robust Control for Nonlinear Uncertain Impulsive Dynamical Systems 395 11.4 Inverse Optimal Robust Control for Nonlinear Affine Uncertain Impulsive Dynamical Systems 402 11.5 Robust Nonlinear Hybrid Control with Polynomial Performance Functionals 406 Chapter 12. Hybrid Dynamical Systems 411 12.1 Introduction 411 12.2 Left-Continuous Dynamical Systems 412 12.3 Specialization to Hybrid and Impulsive Dynamical Systems 418 12.4 Stability Analysis of Left-Continuous Dynamical Systems 422 12.5 Dissipative Left-Continuous Dynamical Systems: Input-Output and State Properties 427 12.6 Interconnections of Dissipative Left-Continuous Dynamical Systems 435 Chapter 13. Poincare Maps and Stability of Periodic Orbits for Hybrid Dynamical Systems 443 13.1 Introduction 443 13.2 Left-Continuous Dynamical Systems with Periodic Solutions 444 13.3 Specialization to Impulsive Dynamical Systems 451 13.4 Limit Cycle Analysis of a Verge and Foliot Clock Escapement 458 13.5 Modeling 459 13.6 Impulsive Differential Equation Model 462 13.7 Characterization of Periodic Orbits 464 13.8 Limit Cycle Analysis of the Clock Escapement Mechanism 468 13.9 Numerical Simulation of an Escapement Mechanism 472 Appendix A. System Functions for the Clock Escapement Mechanism 477 Bibliography 485 Index 501
£98.10
Princeton University Press Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging
Book SynopsisCovers various aspects of the field of spacecraft charging, ranging from secondary and backscattered electrons, spacecraft charging in Maxwellian plasmas, effective mitigation techniques, and potential wells and barriers to operational anomalies, meteors, and neutral gas release.Trade Review"Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging is by a well-known leader in the field and provides a comprehensive, unique, and useful addition to the subject. Several sections, particularly the review and discussion of dielectric breakdown, are of particular interest. This book will be valuable as an introductory text or as a reference for those seeking details on specific aspects of charging."—Henry B. Garrett, coauthor of Spacecraft-Environment Interactions"Spacecraft charging has raised many interesting issues for engineers and scientists since the first observations in space. Accessible to a wide range of readers, Shu Lai's book offers a comprehensive survey of key materials on this multifaceted topic."—Alain Hilgers, European Space Research and Technology Centre"Lai's compendium of surface and dielectric spacecraft charging ranges from the basic causes and controlling factors to the effects of secondary electron emission, and the formation of space charge potential wells and barriers. He considers the effects of charged particle beam emission from spacecraft, and the use of plasma sources as 'contactors' to limit charging. Finally, he shows the consequences, from discharges owing to differential charging, to resulting operational anomalies, and offers a suite of effective mitigation techniques."—Thomas E. Moore, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center"This book is by far and away the most comprehensive reference on the physics of spacecraft charging, which can be destructive for a spacecraft. The text is clear and straightforward and explores all the myriad facets of this phenomenon. I will use it in my teaching."—Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsPreface xi Prologue: The Earth's Space Plasma Environment P.1 The Solar Wind xiii P.2 The Magnetosphere xiii P.3 Geomagnetic Substorms xiii P.4 Plasma Density xv P.5 The Ionosphere xvi P.6 The Auroral Region xvi P.7 The Radiation Belts xviii P.8 Relevance of the Space Plasma Environment to Spacecraft Charging xviii P.9 References xx Chapter 1: Introduction to Spacecraft Charging 1.1 What Is Spacecraft Charging? 1 1.2 What Are Some Effects of Spacecraft Charging? 2 1.3 How Does Spacecraft Charging Occur? 4 1.4 Capacitance Charging 5 1.5 Other Currents 6 1.6 Where Does Spacecraft Charging Occur? 6 1.7 Exercises 9 1.8 References 10 Chapter 2: The Spacecraft as a Langmuir Probe 2.1 Orbit-Limited Attraction 11 2.2 Current Collection in Spherical Geometry 12 2.3 Current Collection in Cylindrical Geometry 13 2.4 Current Collection in Plane Geometry 13 2.5 Remarks 14 2.6 Boltzmann's Repulsion Factor 14 2.7 Child-Langmuir Saturation Current 15 2.8 Exercises 16 2.9 References 17 Chapter 3: Secondary and Backscattered Electrons 3.1 Secondary Electron Emission 18 3.2 Backscattered Electrons 20 3.3 Total Contribution of Electron Emissions 20 3.4 Remarks 22 3.5 Dependence on Incident Angle 22 3.6 Remarks on Empirical Formulae 23 3.7 Exercises 23 3.8 References 24 Chapter 4: Spacecraft Charging in a Maxwellian Plasma 4.1 Velocity Distribution 25 4.2 Critical Temperature for the Onset of Spacecraft Charging: Physical Reasoning 26 4.3 Balance of Currents 26 4.4 Charging Level 29 4.5 Equation of Current Balance in the Orbit-Limited Regime 30 4.6 Comparison with Real Satellite Data 31 4.7 Exercises 32 4.8 References 33 Chapter 5: Spacecraft Charging in a Double Maxwellian Plasma 5.1 A General Theorem on Multiple Roots 35 5.2 Double Maxwellian Space Plasma 35 5.3 Triple-Root Situation of Spacecraft Potential 36 5.4 Physical Interpretation of Triple-Root Situation 40 5.5 Triple-Root Jump in Spacecraft Potential 41 5.6 Hysteresis 42 5.7 Triple-Root Spacecraft Charging Domains 42 5.8 Exercises 46 5.9 References 46 Chapter 6: Potential Wells and Barriers 6.1 Introduction 48 6.2 Formation of Potential Wells and Barriers 48 6.3 Effects of Potential Barriers on Electron or Ion Distribution Functions 51 6.4 Interpretation of Experimental Data 51 6.5 Double Maxwellian Distribution Formed by a Potential Barrier 52 6.6 Bootstrap Charging 53 6.7 Charging in Spacecraft Wakes 56 6.8 Exercises 58 6.9 References 58 Chapter 7: Spacecraft Charging in Sunlight 7.1 Photoelectron Current 60 7.2 Surface Reflectance 60 7.3 The Prominent Solar Spectral Line 62 7.4 Can Spacecraft Charging to Negative Voltages Occur in Sunlight? 62 7.5 Spacecraft Charging to Positive Potentials 63 7.6 The Photoemission Current at Negative Spacecraft Potentials 63 7.7 The Monopole-Dipole Potential 65 7.8 Fraction of Photoemission Current Trapped 67 7.9 Competition between Monopole and Dipole 68 7.10 Measurement of Spacecraft Potential in Sunlight 68 7.11 Exercises 69 7.12 References 70 Chapter 8: Space Tethers, Plasma Contactors, and Sheath Ionization 8.1 Lorentz Force 71 8.2 Tether Moving across Ambient Magnetic Field 71 8.3 Bare and Conducting Tether 73 8.4 Floating Potential of Plasma Contactor 75 8.5 Sheath Model 75 8.6 Sheath Ionization 77 8.7 Numerical Method for Sheath Ionization Model 79 8.8 Results of Sheath Ionization 80 8.9 Comparison of Theory with Space Experiment 81 8.10 Exercises 82 8.11 References 82 Chapter 9: Surface Charging Induced by Electron Beam Impact 9.1 Impact Energy of an Electron Beam 84 9.2 Electron Beam Impact on an Initially Uncharged Surface 85 9.3 Electron Impact on an Initially Negatively Charged Surface 85 9.4 Electron Impact on an Initially Positively Charged Surface 87 9.5 Summary 89 9.6 Limitation 89 9.7 Exercises 89 9.8 References 90 Chapter 10: Spacecraft Charging Induced by Electron Beam Emission 10.1 Current Balance without Beam Emission 91 10.2 Electron Beam Emission 92 10.3 Charging to Positive Potentials 93 10.4 Remarks 94 10.5 Exercises 95 10.6 References 96 Chapter 11: Supercharging 11.1 Charging Induced by Large Beam Current Emission 97 11.2 Supercharging 99 11.3 Physical Interpretation of Experimental Results 99 11.4 Surface Charging of Booms 100 11.5 Summary 101 11.6 Exercises 101 11.7 References 102 Chapter 12: Ion Beam Emission from Spacecraft 12.1 Active Control of Spacecraft Potential 103 12.2 Return of Ion Beam 105 12.3 Lower Limit of the Reduced Potential 106 12.4 Space Charge Effect 106 12.5 Charge Exchange in Charged Particle Beams 108 12.6 Chemical Reactions in Ion Beams 110 12.7 Ion Beam in Sunlight 110 12.8 Exercises 112 12.9 References 112 Chapter 13: Discharges on Spacecraft 13.1 Introduction 114 13.2 Location of Discharges on Spacecraft 114 13.3 Surface Discharge Scaling Law 116 13.4 Differential Charging 116 13.5 "Brush Fire" Discharge 117 13.6 Paschen and Non-Paschen Discharges 118 13.7 The Townsend Criterion 119 13.8 Remark on Threshold Voltage 121 13.9 Time Evolution of a Discharge 121 13.10 Laboratory Observations on Discharges 122 13.11 Discharges Initiated by Meteor or Debris Impacts 123 13.12 Exercises 124 13.13 References 124 Chapter 14: Energetic Particle Penetration into Matter 14.1 Introduction 126 14.2 High-Energy Charged Particle Penetration into Solids 126 14.3 Physics of High-Energy Charged Particle Penetration into Matter 127 14.4 The Bohr Model of Charged Particle Interaction 127 14.5 Stopping Power 129 14.6 The Bethe-Bloch Equation 129 14.7 Range and Penetration Distance 130 14.8 Approximate Penetration Depth Formula 132 14.9 Effects of Charged Particle Penetration 133 14.10 Effects on Astronauts 134 14.11 Research Questions in High-Energy Penetration of Charged Particles into Matter 134 14.12 Exercises 134 14.13 References 135 Chapter 15: Spacecraft Anomalies 15.1 Introduction 137 15.2 Space Anomalies due to Surface Charging 137 15.3 Energy of Surface Discharge 139 15.4 Correlation with Space Environment 140 15.5 Evidence of Deep Dielectric Charging on CRRES 140 15.6 Conclusive Evidence of Deep Dielectric Charging 141 15.7 Anomalies Observed on Twin Satellites in the Radiation Belts 142 15.8 Exercises 144 15.9 References 145 Chapter 16: Deep Dielectric Charging 16.1 Introduction 146 16.2 The Importance of Deep Dielectric Charging 146 16.3 High-Energy Electron and Ion Fluxes 147 16.4 Penetration of High-Energy Charges into Materials 148 16.5 Properties of Dielectrics 149 16.6 Observations Attributed to Deep Dielectric Charging 153 16.7 Avalanche Ionization in a High Electric Field 154 16.8 Related Questions and Related Mechanisms 155 16.9 The Mott Transition 156 16.10 The Poole-Frenkel High Electric Field Effect 158 16.11 Zener Breakdown 158 16.12 Electron Fluence 160 16.13 Critical Fluence for Deep Dielectric Charging 161 16.14 Charge Density with Leakage 161 16.15 A Remark on Spacecraft Anomalies 161 16.16 Effect of Electrons Deposited inside Electronics 162 16.17 Exercises 163 16.18 References 164 Chapter 17: Charging Mitigation Methods 17.1 Introduction 166 17.2 Sharp Spike Method 166 17.3 Hot Filament Emission Method 168 17.4 Conducting Grid Method 169 17.5 Partially Conducting Paint/Surface Method 169 17.6 High Secondary Electron Yield Method 169 17.7 Electron and Ion Emission Method 169 17.8 The DSCS Charge Control Experiment 171 17.9 Vaporization Method 172 17.10 Deep Dielectric Charging 172 17.11 Exercises 172 17.12 References 173 Chapter 18: Introduction to Meteors 18.1 Size Distribution 175 18.2 Meteor Showers 175 18.3 Meteor Velocity Limits 177 18.4 Nonshower Meteors 179 18.5 Debris 179 18.6 Meteor Composition 180 18.7 Exercises 180 18.8 References 180 Chapter 19: Meteor Impacts 19.1 Kinetic Energy of Meteoric Particles 182 19.2 Depth of Penetration 182 19.3 Mitigation of Meteoric Impacts 186 19.4 Meteor Shields 186 19.5 Impact Probability of Meteors 187 19.6 Perturbation of Angular Momentum 188 19.7 Secondary Electrons and Ions by Neutral Particle Impact 188 19.8 Plasma Generation by Neutral Particle Impact 188 19.9 Sudden Spacecraft Discharge Hazards 189 19.10 Summary 191 19.11 Exercises 191 19.12 References 191 Chapter 20: Neutral Gas Release 20.1 Ionization and Recombination 194 20.2 Critical Ionization Velocity 197 20.3 Neutral Beam Stripping 199 20.4 Exercises 201 20.5 References 201 Appendixes and Addenda Appendix 1: Drift of Hot Electrons 205 Appendix 2: Transformation of Coordinates 214 Appendix 3: Normalization and Dimension of Maxwellian Distribution 215 Appendix 4: Flux Integrals 217 Appendix 5: Energy Distribution 219 Appendix 6: Sheath Engulfment 220 Appendix 7: PN Junctions 225 Appendix 8: Probability Function 229 Addendum 1: Computer Software for Spacecraft Charging Calculations 231 Addendum 2: Spacecraft Charging at Jupiter and Saturn 236 Addendum 3: Physical Constants and Conventions 240 Acknowledgments 243 Index 245
£85.00
Princeton University Press Things Fall Together
Book Synopsis"A short, provocative manifesto for the programmable materials revolution from the visionary founder of MIT's Self-Assembly Lab"--Trade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Engineering and Technology, Association of American Publishers""Books like Things Fall Together should be required reading for students and veteran designers alike. It’s time for these ideas about material intelligence to leave the lab; to commingle among designers, architects, and engineers; and to start finding their way into reality. Not just as conceptual explorations, but as part of the fabric of our everyday lives."---Luke T. Baker, Metropolis"Things Fall Together upends commonly held presumptions about how the constructed world operates. . . . We need just this kind of bold, cross-disciplinary thinking to unlock the full potential of designed materials—and to realize a future in which materiality is considered at every stage and scale of the design process."---Blaine Brownell, Architect"[Things Fall Together] matter-of-factly, without exaggeration or hype, demonstrates that the seemingly wild idea of a biology-like technology is not impossible. . . . Tibbits has done a remarkable service in packing this gigantic vision into a short, readable book. 'Look what is coming!' he says. And we should look."---Kevin Kelly, Reason"A subtle yet eye-catching book. . . . Things Fall Together provides an insider’s perspective on the materials revolution that lies ahead."---Jenna Collignon, Western Exteriors Magazine"Tibbits' book is a compact, highly readable explanation of the work carried out at the Self-Assembly Lab and some of the other like-minded labs and institutions around the world."---John Hill, A Daily Dose of Architecture Books
£18.00
Princeton University Press Hybrid Feedback Control
Book Synopsis
£63.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Revised bundle ICE Professional Development 3
Book SynopsisThis ICE Professional Development set is comprised of three titles essential to the ICE's Professional Review process and preparing for a fulfilling career as a civil engineer.
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd MultiAgent Systems for Concurrent Intelligent
Book SynopsisAgent Technology, or Agent-Based Approaches, is a new paradigm for developing software applications. It has been hailed as 'the next significant breakthrough in software development', and 'the new revolution in software' after object technology or object-oriented programming.In this context, an agent is a computer system which is capable of acting autonomously in its environment in order to meet its design objectives. So in the area of concurrent design and manufacturing, a manufacturing resource, namely a machine or an operator, may cooperate and negotiate with other agents for task assignment; and an existing engineering software can be integrated with a distributed integrated engineering design and manufacturing system. Hence in agent-based systems, there is no centralized system control structure, and no pre-defined agenda for the system execution, as exist in traditional systems.This book systematically describes the principles, key issues, and applications of agentTable of ContentsPart One: Introduction Chapter 1: General Introduction. 1.1 Motivation. 1.2 Book Organization. 1.3 How To Use This Book. Chapter 2: Collaborative Design and Manufacturing. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Engineering Design. 2.3 Advanced Manufacturing Systems. 2.4 Next Generation Collaborative Design and Manufacturing Systems. Chapter 3: DAI and Agents. 3.1 Classic AI and DAI. 3.2 Research Themes in DAI. 3.3 Models of DAI Systems. 3.4 Objects vs. Agents. 3.5 Different Types of Agents. 3.6. Why Agents for Collaborative Design and Manufacturing. Part Two: Important Issues Chapter 4: Knowledge Representation in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. 4.1 Introduction 4.2 What needs to be Represented. 4.3 How to Represent Knowledge in Agent-Based Systems. 4.4 Research Literature and Further References. Chapter 5: Learning in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. 5.1 Introdution. 5.2 Why to Learn. 5.3 Single-Agent Learning or Multi-Agent Learning. 5.4 When to Learn. 5.5 Where to Learn. 5.6 What is to be Learned. 5.7 How to Learn. 5.8 Examples. 5.9 Research Literature and Additional References. Chapter 6: Agent Structures. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Desirable characteristics of an agent. 6.3 Essential Modules (Components) for agents. 6.4 Different Approaches. 6.5 Comparison of Different Approaches. 6.6 Research Literature and further References. Chapter 7: Multi-Agent System Architectures. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Organization and System Architectures. 7.3 Different Approaches. 7.4 Select a suitable system architecture for a specific application. 7.5 Research Literature and Additional Readings. Chapter 8: Communication, Cooperation and Coordination. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Communication. 8.3 Coordination. 8.4 Cooperation. 8.5 Coordination, Cooperation and Communication. 8.6 Research Literature and Further References. Chapter 9: Collaboration, Task Decompsition and Allocation. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Different Approaches for Task Decomposition and Allocation. 9.3 Coordinated Task Allocation by Mediation. 9.4 Distributed Task Allocation. 9.5 Task Decomposition in MetaMorph: an Example. 9.6 Research Literature and Additional References. Chapter 10: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Classification of Negotiation Categories. 103. Negotiation Protocols. 10.4 Negotiation Strategies. 10.5 Negotiation for Conflict Resolution. 10.6 Examples in Concurrent Design and Manufacturing. 10.7 Research Literature and Additional Information. Chapter 11: Ontology Problems. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 What is Ontology? 11.3 Ontology and Knowledge Sharing. 11.4 Ontology Problems in Concurrent Design and Manufacturing. 11.5 Related concepts, Theories and Methods. 11.6 Ontolingua: A System for Managing Portable Ontologies. 11.7 Research Literature and Additional References. Chapter 12: Other Important Issues. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Agent Encapsulation. 12.3 Human machine integration (human participation). 12.4 System dynamics. 12.5. Design and manufacturability assessments. 12.6 Integration of manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Execution. 12.7 Distributed Dynamic Scheduling. 12.8 Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management. 12.9 Legacy problem. 12.10 External interfaces. Part Three: Agent-Based Systems for Engineering Design & Manufacturing Chapter 13: Agent-Based Engineering Design Systems. 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 PACT (PACE) 13.3 SHARE (DSC) 13.4 First-Link, Next-Link and Process Link. 13.5 DIDE. 13.6 SiFAs. 13.7 RAPPID. 13.8 Other projects. 13.9 Summary. Chapter 14: Agent-Based manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Control. 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 MetaMorph. 14.3 AARIA. 14.4 ADDYMS. 14.5 Other Projects. 14.6 Summary. Chapter 15: Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management. 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 ISCM. 15.3 CIIMPLEX. 15.4 MetaMorph II. 15.5 AIMS. 15.6 Other Projects. 15.7 Summary. Part Five: Developing Agent-Based Design and Manufacturing Systems Chapter 16: Methodology, Standards, Tools, Languages, and Frameworks. 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Tools and Framework. 16.3 Methodology, Languages, and Standards. 16.4 Further references. Chapter 17: Building Agent-Based Design and Manufacturing Systems. 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Selecting or developing an agent architecture. 17.3 Selecting an approach for agent organization. 17.4 Selecting or developing protocols for inter-agent communication. 17.5 Developing mechanisms for cooperation, coordination and negotiation. 17.6 Selecting platforms, tools and languages. 17.7 Agent-Oriented Design and Analysis. 17.8 Simulation and Implementation. 17.9 Testing, Debugging and Evaluation. Chapter 2: Collaborative Design and Manufacturing, Chapter 3: DAI and Agents. Part Two: Important Issues Chapter 4: Knowledge Representation in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. Chapter 5: Learning in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. Chapter 6: Agent Structures. Chapter 7: Multi-Agent System Architectures. Chapter 8: Communication, Cooperation and Coordination. Chapter 9: Collaboration, Task Decomposition and Allocation. Chapter 10: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. Chapter 11: Ontology Problems. Chapter 12: Other Important Issues. Part Three: Agent-Based Systems for Engineering Design and Manufacturing Chapter 13: Agent-Based Engineering Design Systems. Chapter 14: Agent-Based manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Control. Chapter 15: Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management. Part Four: Developing Agent-Based Design and Manufacturing Systems Chapter 16: Methodlogy, Standards, Tools, Languages, and Frameworks
£155.00
The History Press Ltd Guide to Urban Engineering
Book SynopsisSpotter’s guides traditionally focus on the natural world but if we are to understand the modern landscape it is vital to recognise its manmade features. Power (including electricity grids, power stations, oil and gas extraction and renewable energies); and Waste (including sewers, industrial waste management, recycling).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Simulation in Aviation Training
Book SynopsisSimulations have been a fixture of aviation training for many years. Advances in simulator technology now enable modern flight simulation to mimic very closely the look and feel of real world flight operations. In spite of this, responsible researchers, trainers, and simulation developers should look beyond mere simulator fidelity to produce meaningful training outcomes. Optimal simulation training development can unquestionably benefit from knowledge and understanding of past, present, and future research in this topic area. As a result, this volume of key writings is invaluable as a reference, to help guide exploration of critical research in the field. By providing a mix of classic articles that stand the test of time, and recent writings that illuminate current issues, this volume informs a broad range of topics relevant to simulation training in aviation.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Using Simulation for Training: Aircraft simulation and pilot training, Paul W. Caro; Adopting the instructional science paradigm to encompass in virtual environments, D. Dorsey, G. Campbell and S. Russell; It's not how much you have but how you use it: toward a rational use of simulation to support aviation training, Eduardo Salas, Clint A. Bowers and Lori Rhodenizer; Rapidly reconfigurable event-set based line operational evaluation scenarios, Clint Bowers, Florian Jentsch, David Baker, Carolyn Prince and Eduardo Salas; Simulation design for training and assessment, Stephen Alessi. Part II Simulation Fidelity: Quality criteria for simulator images: a literature review, Pieter Padmos and Maarten V. Milders; Transfer of skill from a computer game trainer to flight, Daniel Gopher, Maya Weil and Tal Bareket; Evidence for the validity of PC-based simulations in studying aircrew coordination, Florian Jentsch and Clint A. Bowers; Fidelity and validity of simulator training, N. Dahlstrom, S. Dekker, R. van Winsen and J. Nyce. Part III Physiological Responses and Simulation Sickness: A literature survey for virtual environments: military flight simulator visual systems and simulator sickness, Randy Pausch, Thomas Crea and Matthew Conway; Simulator sickness is polygenic and polysymptomatic: implications for research, Robert S. Kennedy and Jennifer E. Fowlkes; Simulator platform motion: the need revisited, Judith Bürki-Cohen, Nancy N. Soja and Thomas Longridge. Part IV Simulation as Training and Method: Training high-performance skills: fallacies and guidelines, Walter Schneider; Part-task training for tracking and manual control, Dennis C. Wightman and Gavan Lintern; Transfer of landing skills in beginning flight training, Gavan Lintern, Stanley N. Roscoe, Jefferson M. Koonce and Leon D. Segal; Individual and team decision making under stress: theoretical underpinnings, Janice A. Cannon-Bowers and Eduardo Salas; Evaluating the effectiveness of flight simulators for training combat skills: a review, Herbert H. Bell and Wayne L. Waag. Part V Training Evaluation Using Simulation: Training effectiveness evaluation, R.T. Hays and M.J. Singer; The reliability of instructor evaluations of crew performance: good news and not so good news, Michael T. Brannick, Carolyn Prince and Eduardo Salas; Continuous concurrent feedback degrades skill learning: implications for training and simulation, Richard A. Schmidt and Gabriele Wulf; Performance measurement in simulation-based training: a review and best practice, Eduardo Salas, Michael A. Rosen, Janet D. Held and Johnny J. Weissmuller. Part VI Simulation Beyond Aviation: The use of simulation for training teamwork skills in health care: how low can you go?, J.M. Beaubien and D.P. Baker; The complexity of team training: what we have learned from aviation and its application to medicine, W.R. Hamman; Constructs of simulation evaluation, Andrew Hale Feinstein and Hugh M. Cannon; Games, motivation and learning: a research and practice model, Rosemary Garris, Robert Ahlers and James E. Driskell; Name index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Scaled Worlds Development Validation and
Book SynopsisA major transformation in research and training is expected, using new, more advanced versions of computer-based systems. Technology now affords new capabilities: complex and distributed expert decisionmaking and team performance can now be elicited and rehearsed through affordable and easily distributed systems. These new systems will transform research and training on two fronts. It will allow research needed to bridge the gap between internal (i.e. laboratory control) and external (e.g. operational relevance) validity. In addition, it enables a coalition of forces, from training instructors and their students, to research scientists and quantitative performance modelers. While simulation-based research and training is rapidly advancing, with increased funding and sponsorship, as yet there is no comprehensive documentation of tools and techniques. This book addresses the problem, bringing together experts from a variety of perspectives. Their contributions document emerging trendsTrade Review'...an important book for anyone interested in the use of scaled worlds as a tool for psychological research. It provides an especially comprehensive background on the use of scaled worlds to study decision making and training.' Robert Bolia, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, USATable of ContentsContents: Reflections on scenario-based training in tactical command, Karel van den Bosch and Johan B.J. Riemersma; Some reflections on Microworld research, Berndt Brehmer; Monitoring distributed collaboration in the C ³Fire Microworld, Rego Granlund and Björn Johansson; Using scaled worlds to track changes in mental models during the acquisition of skill on a complex decision-making task, Raanan Lipshitz and Sharon Marmor-Pilowsky; Engineered experiences for scaled worlds: an example from aviation, Clint Bowers and Florian Jentsch; A psychological fidelity approach to simulation-based training: theory, research and principles, Steve W.J. Kozlowski and Richard P. DeShon; Development of a distributed training and research network, Christopher Barnes, Linda R. Elliott, Samuel G. Schiflett, Alexander Stoyen and Plamen V. Petrov; Scaling scenarios: development and application to C4ISR sustained operations research, Linda R. Elliott, Mathieu A. Dalrymple, Samuel G. Schiflett and James C. Miller; Utilization of rough sets theory to assess physical and psychological fidelity within scaled worlds, Michael D. Coovert and Dawn L. Riddle; Measuring performance in a scaled world: lessons learned from the distributed dynamic decision-making (DDD) synthetic team task, Jean MacMillan, Eileen B. Entin, Kathleen P. Hess and Michael J. Paley; Diagnosticity of mental models in cognitive and metacognitive processes: implications for synthetic task environment training, Sandro Scielzo, Stephen M. Fiore, Haydee M. Cuevas and Eduardo Salas; The changing shape of large-scale programs of research: MSU-DDD as an illustrative example, Stephen E. Humphrey, John R. Hollenbeck, Daniel R. Ilgen and Henry Moon; Memory for attributes of information presented in a synthetic task environment: an illustration with AWACS weapons directors' displays, Verlin B. Hinsz and Christine P. Malone; Using cognitive task analysis to design multiple synthetic tasks for uninhabited aerial vehicle operation, Leo Gugerty; Designing a synthetic task environment, Nancy J. Cooke and Steven M. Shope; Using scaled worlds to study multi-team systems, Michelle A. Marks, John E. Mathieu and Stephen J. Zaccaro; Multi-team ACES: a research platform for studying multi-team systems, John E. Mathieu, Marshell G. Cobb, Michelle A. Marks, Stephen J. Zaccaro and Sean Marsh; Using synthetic naturalistic worlds to train teamwork and cooperation, Wayne Zachary, Jacqueline Scolaro, James Stokes, William Weiland and Tom Santarelli; Author index; Subject index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Investigating Human Error Incidents Accidents and
Book SynopsisIn this book the author applies contemporary error theory to the needs of investigators and of anyone attempting to understand why someone made a critical error, how that error led to an incident or accident, and how to prevent such errors in the future. Students and investigators of human error will gain an appreciation of the literature on error, with numerous references to both scientific research and investigative reports in a wide variety of applications, from airplane accidents, to bus accidents, to bonfire disasters. Features include: - an easy to follow step by step approach to conducting error investigations that even those new to the field can readily apply. - summaries of recent transportation accidents and human factors literature and relates them to the cause of human error in accidents. - an approach to investigating human error that will be of interest to both human factors psychology and industrial engineering students and instructors, as well as investigators of accidTrade Review’...essential reading for the professional investigator and the serious student of the subject. Strauch is commendably thorough. Do not be discouraged from buying the book because you do not work in aviation. In fact, reading about accidents in other industries we see the causes more clearly as we are not involved.' Industrial Safety Magazine 'It is always exciting to receive new books from Ashgate in the sure expectancy of new findings and fresh interpretation...as hard to put down as a crime detection thriller, with carefully researched case histories revealing disastrous sequences of human error, maladministration and criminal neglect far stranger than fiction. This is an important and valuable book...' The RoSPA Occupational Safety and Health JournalTable of ContentsContents: Part I Errors and Complex Systems: Introduction; Errors, complex systems, accidents, and investigations. Part II Antecedents: Equipment; The operator; The company and the regulator; Maintenance and inspection; Multi-operator systems; Culture. Part III Data and Data Analysis: System recorders; Written documentation; Interviews; Analysis. Part IV Issues: Situation awareness and decision making; Automation. Part V Applying the Data: Case study; Final thoughts; References; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Paradata and Transparency in Virtual Heritage
Book SynopsisComputer-Generated Images (CGIs) are widely used and accepted in the world of entertainment but the use of the very same visualization techniques in academic research in the Arts and Humanities remains controversial. The techniques and conceptual perspectives on heritage visualization are a subject of an ongoing interdisciplinary debate. By demonstrating scholarly excellence and best technical practice in this area, this volume is concerned with the challenge of providing intellectual transparency and accountability in visualization-based historical research. Addressing a range of cognitive and technological challenges, the authors make a strong case for a wider recognition of three-dimensional visualization as a constructive, intellectual process and valid methodology for historical research and its communication. Intellectual transparency of visualization-based research, the pervading theme of this volume, is addressed from different perspectives reflecting the theory and practice oTrade Review'By addressing a range of conceptual and technological challenges this title demonstrates that providing intellectual accountability, or ’transparency’, is the key to establishing computerised visualisation methods as a rigorous, constructive, and vital contribution to historical research and its communication.' Library and Information ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Anna Bentkowska-Kafel and Hugh Denard; Part I Conventions and Emerging Standards: Defining our terms in heritage visualization, Richard C. Beacham; Scientific method, chaîne opératoire and visualization: 3D modelling as a research tool in archaeology, Sorin Hermon; Setting standards for 3D visualization of cultural heritage in Europe and beyond, Franco Niccolucci; More than pretty pictures of the past: an American perspective on virtual heritage, Donald H. Sanders; A new introduction to the London Charter, Hugh Denard; The London Charter for the Computer-based Visualisation of Cultural Heritage (version 2.0, February 2009). Part II Data Interpretation: Methods and Tools: Walking with dragons: CGIs in wildlife 'documentaries', Mark Carnall; Hypothesizing Southampton in 1454: a 3-dimensional model of the medieval town, Matt Jones; Paradata in art-historical research: a visualization of Piet Mondrian's studio at 5 rue de Coulmiers, Ryan Egel-Andrews; Just how predictable is predictive lighting?, Kate Devlin; Lies, damned lies and visualizations: will metadata and paradata be a solution or a curse?, Martin J. Turner; Intricacies and potentials of gathering paradata in the 3D modelling workflow, Sven Havemann. Part III Data Management and Communication: Defining paradata in heritage visualization, Drew Baker; Transparency for empirical data, Mark Mudge; Behaviours, interactions and affordance in virtual archaeology, Maurizio Forte and Sofia Pescarin; How to make sustainable visualizations of the past: an EPOCH common infrastructure tool for interpretation management, Daniel Pletinckx. Part IV Conclusion: Processual scholia: the importance of paradata in heritage visualization, Anna Bentkowska-Kafel; Glossary of terms; Selected bibliography; Index.
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I.E.E.E.Press Iterative Computer Algorithms with Applications
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University of British Columbia Press Farming in a Changing Climate
Book SynopsisCovering all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems, this comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture.Trade ReviewThis timely collection will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and agriculturalists throughout North America and beyond. It offers both a comprehensive collection of recent research on the vulnerability of Canadian farming systems to climate change and a thorough and articulate presentation of the breadth of concepts and methods currently employed in climate change vulnerability assessments. -- Debra Davidson, University of Alberta * Great Plains Research, Vol.18, No.2, Fall 2008 *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Part 1: Research Approaches to Climate ChangeAdaptation 1 Introduction / Ellen Wall, Barry Smit, and Johanna Wandel 2 Impact-Based Approach / Michael Brklacich, Barry Smit, Ellen Wall,and Johanna Wandel 3 Context-Based Approach / Ellen Wall, Barry Smit, and JohannaWandel 4 Process-Based Approach / Johanna Wandel, Ellen Wall, and BarrySmit Part 2: Impact-Based Studies 5 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in EasternCanada / Samuel Gameda, Andrew Bootsma, and Daniel McKenney 6 Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the Prairie Region /David Sauchyn 7 Agricultural Water Supply in the Okanagan Basin: Using ClimateChange Scenarios to Inform Dialogue and Planning Processes / DeniseNeilsen, Stewart Cohen, Scott Smith, Grace Frank, Walter Koch, YounesAlila, Wendy Merritt, Mark Barton, and Bill Taylor Part 3: Context-Based Studies 8 Climate Change Adaptation in a Wider Context: ConceptualizingMultiple Risks in Primary Agriculture / Ben Bradshaw 9 Biophysical and Socio-Economic Stressors for Agriculture in theCanadian Prairies / Henry David Venema 10 Institutional Capacity for Agriculture in the South SaskatchewanRiver Basin / Harry P. Diaz and David A. Gauthier 11 The Perception of Risk to Agriculture and Climatic Variability inQuébec: Implications for Farmer Adaptation to Climatic Variability andChange / Christopher Bryant, Bhawan Singh, and Pierre André Part 4: Process-Based Studies 12 Comparing Apples and Grapes: Farm-Level Vulnerability to ClimateVariability and Change / Suzanne Belliveau, Ben Bradshaw, and Barry Smit 13 Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Risks in SouthwesternOntario Farming Systems / Susanna Reid, Suzanne Belliveau, Barry Smit,and Wayne Caldwell 14 Community-Based Watershed Management as an AgriculturalAdaptation to Climatic Extremes in the Canadian Prairies / R. Cynthia Neudoerffer and DavidWaltner-Toews 15 Household Access to Capital and Its Influence on Climate-RelatedRural Population Change: Lessons from the Dust Bowl Years / Robert A. McLeman Part 5: Conclusions 16 Policy Implications: Panellists’ Comments / Ellen Wall,Barry Smit, and Johanna Wandel 17 Climate Change Adaptation Research and Policy for CanadianAgriculture / Ellen Wall and Barry Smit References Contributors Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Tomorrows Professor
Book SynopsisTomorrow's Professor is designed to help you prepare for, find, and succeed at academic careers in science and engineering. It looks at the full range of North American four-year academic institutions while featuring 30 vignettes and more than 50 individual stories that bring to life the principles and strategies outlined in the book.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Part I Setting the Stage 1 Chapter 1 The Academic Enterprise 3 Chapter 2 Science and Engineering in Higher Education 37 Chapter 3 New Challenges for the Professoriate 59 Part II Preparing for an Academic Career 81 Chapter 4 Your Professional Preparation Strategy 83 Chapter 5 Research as a Graduate Student and Postdoc 107 Chapter 6 Teaching Experiences Prior to Becoming a Professor 143 Part III Finding and Getting the Best Possible Academic Position 165 Chapter 7 Identifying the Possibilities 167 Chapter 8 Applying for Positions 183 Chapter 9 Getting the Results You Want 221 Part IV Looking Ahead to Your First Years on the Job - Advice from the Field 241 Changing Gears 243 Chapter 10 Insights on Time Management 245 Chapter 11 Insights on Teaching and Learning 261 Chapter 12 Insights on Research 289 Chapter 13 Insights on Professional Responsibility 309 Chapter 14 Insights on Tenure 327 Chapter 15 Insights on Academia: Needed Changes 351 Part V Appendixes 363 Appendix A Possible Items for Inclusion in a Teaching Portfolio 363 Appendix B Statement of Personal Philosophy Regarding Teaching and Learning 367 Appendix C Professional Associations for Academic Job Seekers in Science and Engineering 369 Appendix D Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Faculty Position 373 Appendix E Sample Offer Letters 381 Appendix F Elements Found in Most Successful Proposals 387 Appendix G Common Shortcomings of Grant Proposals 391 Index 393 About the Author 415
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Marketing of Engineering Consultancy Services
Book SynopsisAs the global economy and society undergoes a tectonic shift to post-industrial information society with knowledge capital as its new resource, marketing of services is concurrently experiencing a paradigm shift. This book blends the authors' decades of experience in the engineering consultancy service industry with scholarly excellence.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Universal Access in HCI
Book SynopsisThis is the third volume in the HCI International 2001 proceedinds.Table of ContentsContents: Part I:Universal Design.Part II:Adaptive and Intelligent Interfaces.Part III:Architectures and Tools.Part IV:Multimodal, Continuous, and Ubiquitous Interaction.Part V:User Diversity and User Participation.Part VI:Human Factors, Ergonomics, Guidelines, and Standards.Part VII:Access to Information.Part VIII:Applications.Part IX:Assistive Technologies.Part X:Cultural, Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues.
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Taylor & Francis Inc HumanCentered Computing
Book SynopsisThe 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2003, is held in Crete, Greece, 22-27 June 2003, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2003, the 5th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, and the 2nd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. A total of 2986 individuals from industry, academia, research institutes, and governmental agencies from 59 countries submitted their work for presentation, and only those submittals that were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of humancomputer interaction, including the cognitive, social, ergonomic, and health aspects of work with computers. These papers also address major advances in knoTable of ContentsContents: Section 1:Ergonomics and Health Aspects.Section 2:Cognitive Ergonomics.Section 3:Engineering Psychology.Section 4:Online Communities, Collaboration and Knowledge.Section 5:Applications and Services.Section 6:Design & Visualization.Section 7:Virtual Environments.
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Taylor & Francis Inc HumanComputer Interaction
Book SynopsisThis is the second volume in the HCI International Conference Proceedings 2003. See following arrangement for details.Table of ContentsContents: Section 1:Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing.Section 2:User and Context-Awareness.Section 3:Agents and Avatars.Section 4:Interaction Techniques and Modalities.Section 5:Supporting Access to Information, Communication and Cooperation.Section 6:Visualization and Simulation.Section 7:Applications and Services.Section 8:Human Factors and Ergonomics.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Artifacts and Organizations Beyond Mere Symbolism
Book SynopsisArtifacts in organizations are ubiquitous but often overlooked. The chapters in this book illustrate that artifacts are everywhere in organizational life. They prevail in how offices are decorated, language is used, business cards are designed, and office cartoons are displayed. In addition, artifacts can be seen in the name of an organization and its employees, products, buildings, processes, and contracts, and they represent people, organizations, and professions.Artifacts and Organizations suggests that artifacts are neither superficial nor pertinent only to organizational culture. They are relevant to a rich and diverse set of organizational processes within and across multiple levels of analysis. Artifacts are shown to be integral to identity, sense-giving and sense-making processes, interpretation and negotiation, legitimacy, and branding. The book seeks to communicate that artifacts are often much more than what is currently recognized in organizational research. Trade Review"The book would be very useful for individuals in academic and research settings. There is a lot of information that can be used to generate excellent classroom discussions and lectures and to germinate interesting and potentially fruitful research ideas."—PsycCRITIQUES"The book edited by Rafaeli and Pratt...represents the voice of contemporary scholarship on corporate artifacts in the United States, and it demonstrates that such scholarship is characterized by epistemological and methodological concerns rather different from those that have inspired European scholars of the same matters. The book is well structured."—Administrative Science Quarterly"The book would be very useful for individuals in academic and research settings. There is a lot of information that can be used to generate excellent classroom discussions and lectures and to germinate interesting and potentially fruitful research ideas."—PsycCRITIQUES"The book edited by Rafaeli and Pratt...represents the voice of contemporary scholarship on corporate artifacts in the United States, and it demonstrates that such scholarship is characterized by epistemological and methodological concerns rather different from those that have inspired European scholars of the same matters. The book is well structured."—Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: J.P. Walsh, A.P. Brief, Series Foreword. Preface. A. Rafaeli, M.G. Pratt, Introduction: Artifacts and Organizations: More Than the Tip of the Cultural Iceberg. Part I: Knowing Artifacts.I. Vilnai-Yavetz, A. Rafaeli, Managing Artifacts to Avoid Artifact Myopia. A. Strati, Organizational Artifacts and the Aesthetic Approach. D. Yanow, Studying Physical Artifacts: An Interpretive Approach. K. Elsbach, Perceptual Biases and Misinterpretation of Artifacts. Part II: Artifacts and Knowledge.N. Anand, Cartoon Displays as Autoproduction of Organizational Culture. P. Carlile, Artifacts and Knowledge Negotiation Across Domains. A. Cunliffe, J. Shotter, Linguistic Artifacts in Organizing and Managing. Part III: Artifacts, Brands, and Identity.M. Schultz, M.J. Hatch, F. Cicolla, Brand Life in Symbols and Artifacts: The LEGO Company. C.V. Harquail, Employees as Animate Artifacts: Wearing the Brand. Y. Baruch, On Logos and Business Cards: The Case of UK Universities. R. Cappetta, D. Gioia, Fine Fashion: Using Symbolic Artifacts, Sensemaking, and Sensegiving to Construct Identity and Image. Part IV: Artifacts and Legitimacy.M.A. Glynn, C. Marquis, Fred's Bank: How Institutional Norms and Individual Preferences Legitimate Organizational Names. M. Fiol, E. O'Connor, Stuff Matters: Artifacts, Social Identity, and Legitimacy in the U.S. Medical Profession. W.N. Kaghan, M. Lounsbury, Artifacts, Articulation Work, and Institutional Residue. Part V: Toward Future Research.M.G. Pratt, A. Rafaeli, Artifacts and Organizations: Understanding Our "Object-ive" Reality.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Playing Video Games Motives Responses and
Book SynopsisFrom security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences integrates communication, psychology, and technology to examine the psychological and mediated aspects of playing video games. It is the first volume to delve deeply into these aspects of computer game play. It fits squarely into the media psychology arm of entertainment studies, the next big wave in media studies. The book targets one of the most popular and pervasive media in modern times, and it will serve to define the area of study and provide a theoretical spine for future research.This unique and timely volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and graduate students in media studies and mass communication, psychology, and marketing.Trade Review"...highly informative 400 page read....each chapter is packed full of juicy information that'll improve your debates concerning the virtues and pitfalls of gaming and beyond..."—CiN Weekly"The collection is a veritable candy store for students of human behavior at all levels. Because it covers so many different facets of gaming, it will be appealing to man types of audiences....This volume will get anyone up to speed who wants familiarity with the field and will provide an excellent synthesis for experts in one area who would like to expand their conceptualization of the entire field."—PsycCRITIQUES"...highly informative 400 page read....each chapter is packed full of juicy information that'll improve your debates concerning the virtues and pitfalls of gaming and beyond..."—CiN Weekly"The collection is a veritable candy store for students of human behavior at all levels. Because it covers so many different facets of gaming, it will be appealing to man types of audiences....This volume will get anyone up to speed who wants familiarity with the field and will provide an excellent synthesis for experts in one area who would like to expand their conceptualization of the entire field."—PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsContents: Foreword. Preface. P. Vorderer, J. Bryant, K.M. Pieper, R. Weber, Playing Video Games as Entertainment. M. Sellers, Designing the Experience of Interactive Play. Part I: The Product.H. Lowood, A Brief Biography of Computer Games. B.P. Smith, The (Computer) Games People Play. S. Smith, Perps, Pimps, and Provocative Clothing: Examining Negative Content Patterns in Video Games. E. Chan, P. Vorderer, Massively Multiplayer Online Games. Part II: Motivation and Selection.G.C. Klug, J. Schell, Why People Play Games: An Industry Perspective. P. Ohler, G. Nieding, Why Play? An Evolutionary Perspective. T. Hartmann, C. Klimmt, The Influence of Personality Factors on Computer Game Choice. C. Klimmt, T. Hartmann, Effectance, Self-Efficacy, and the Motivation to Play Video Games. M. von Salisch, C. Oppl, A. Kristen, What Attracts Children? A.A. Raney, J.K. Smith, K. Baker, Adolescents and the Appeal of Video Games. J. Bryant, J. Davies, Selective Exposure to Video Games. Part III: Reception and Reaction Processes.D. Williams, A Brief Social History of Game Play. J.L. Sherry, K. Lucas, B.S. Greenberg, K. Lachlan, Video Game Uses and Gratifications as Predicators of Use and Game Preference. R. Tamborini, P. Skalski, The Role of Presence in the Experience of Electronic Games. S.M. Zehnder, S.D. Lipscomb, The Role of Music in Video Games. K.M. Lee, N. Park, S-A. Jin, Narrative and Interactivity in Computer Games. M.A. Shapiro, J. Pe¤a-Herborn, J.T. Hancock, Realism, Imagination, and Narrative Video Games. A-S. Axelsson, T. Regan, Playing Online. F.F. Steen, P.M. Greenfield, M.S. Davies, B. Tynes, What Went Wrong With The Sims Online: Cultural Learning and Barriers to Identification in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Part IV: Effects and Consequences.K.M. Lee, W. Peng, What Do We Know About Social and Psychological Effects of Computer Games? A Comprehensive Review of the Current Literature. R. Weber, U. Ritterfeld, A. Kostygina, Aggression and Violence as Effects of Playing Violent Video Games? K.E. Buckley, C.A. Anderson, A Theoretical Model of the Effects and Consequences of Playing Video Games. D.A. Lieberman, What Can We Learn From Playing Interactive Games? U. Ritterfeld, R. Weber, Video Games for Entertainment and Education. K. Durkin, Game Playing and Adolescents' Development.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Designing for Accessibility
Book SynopsisA step by step guide, this book covers how to design products that offer the right combination of functionality, usability, and accessibility for all consumers. The author articulates why these three elements can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and economically viable over the long term. He provides insightful case studies that illustrate the corporate benefits for designing accessibility, in addition to carefully selected and valuable figures and tables. Demystifying what is involved in designing inclusive products for all users, the book highlights numerous examples for designers, such as creating a tool for Web browsing for older adults, as well as digital television access.Table of ContentsContents: G. Salvendy, Series Foreword. Preface. An Introduction to Designing for Accessibility. Making the Business Case for Accessibility. Implementing Design for Accessibility in Industry. The Role of Senior Management. The Role of Project Management. Filling the Skills Gap. Case Study—Making Expertise Available Within a Company. Putting Accessibility Into the Design Process. Case Study—Designing for Accessibility in Practice. Involving Users in the Design Process. Conducting Sessions With Users. Case Study—Investigating the Accessibility of Digital Television for Older Adults.
£86.99
University Press of Florida Lunar Outfitters
Book SynopsisTells the dramatic story of ILC Industries 's role in the Apollo Program. A fascinating behind-the-scenes history of a vital component of the space program, Lunar Outfitters goes inside the suit that made it possible for human beings to set foot on the Moon.Trade Review“Ayrey, a testing lab manager for the textile manufacturer International Latex Corporation Industries, provides a pleasing insider’s look at the space suits ILC constructed for NASA’s Apollo program. He explains that the Apollo space suit grew out of the stiff pressure suits created for early 20th-century pilots who flew unpressurized planes at high altitudes. ILC’s experience making pressure helmets for the U.S. Air Force formed the foundation for its space suit work, but it was sometimes an uphill battle for the company, with its occasionally laissez-faire culture, to fit into NASA’s highly bureaucratic structure. But, Ayrey notes, the dedication and craftsmanship of ILC’s staff meshed well with the attention to detail and fit each suit required. Ayrey’s details fascinate: made from 15 layers of materials, each suit was custom fitted to its wearer, right down to gloves made from molds of the specific astronaut’s hands. Suit testing included an x-ray to be sure no pins had been left behind while the suits were being sewn—a critical suit check still done today. Black and white photos and engineering design diagrams add helpful visual detail to the text. This accessible, anecdote-packed history will please many an astronomy buff.”—Publishers Weekly
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University Press of Florida Lunar Outfitters
Book SynopsisLongtime ILC space suit test engineer Bill Ayrey draws on original files and photographs to tell the dramatic story of the company’s role in the Apollo Program. A fascinating behind-the-scenes history of a vital component of the space program, this book goes inside the suit that made it possible for human beings to set foot on the moon.Trade ReviewAn excellent addition to the existing literature on this subject. . . . [We can] hope that current space suit designers are reading Ayrey's book and learning the lessons it has to teach." - Quest: The History of Spaceflight QuarterlyTable of Contents Preface Introduction Part I. Humble Beginnings 1. School of Hard Knocks 2. Developing the State-of-the-Art Space Suit 3. The Turbulent Years, 1962–1965 4. Second Chances: The Model AX-5L and A-5L Suits Part II. Building the Moon Suits 5. The Model A-5L Space Suit Contract 6. The Model A-6L Space Suit: Unveiling the First Moon Suit 7. The Model A-7L Space Suit, 1967–1971 8. The Model A-7LB Space Suit: The Next Generation, 1971–1975 Part III. Post-Lunar Missions 9. Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program, and Other Development Suits 10. End of a Historic Era Conclusion: Preserving Our Treasures; The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Acknowledgments Appendix A: Technical Details of the Apollo Space Suits Appendix B: Apollo Part Numbers and Serial Numbers Appendix C: Apollo Contract Details Appendix D: Astronaut Code Names Appendix E: A-7LB Suit Plug Loads and Fabric Stresses Timeline of Significant Events Glossary Notes Further Reading Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Practical Compliance EPA Risk Mngmnt A CCPS
Book SynopsisAt last, smaller chemical processing operations have truly easy access to process safety and risk management programs tailored to meet their needs. Written as a "how to" book with checklists, it offers sufficient information for managers of facilities with small chemical operations to implement a process safety program and meet existing regulations.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Acronyms. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Developing Understanding: A Summary of the Risk Management Program Rule. Chapter 3. Developing an RMP Implementation Plan. Chapter 4. Hazard Assessment. Chapter 5. Prevention Program. Chapter 6. Emergency Response. Chapter 7. Developing the Risk Management Plan. Chapter 8. Status of Proposed Revisions to the Rule. Appendix A. Text of the EPA Risk Management Program Rule 40 CFR Part 68. Appendix B. RMP List of Regulated Substances. Appendix C. Text of the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard. Appendix D. Comparison of OSHA and EPA Lists of Highly Hazardous Chemicals and Regulated Substances. Appendix E. Example RMPlan-Propane Industry. References. Glossary.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Mechanical Life Cycle Handbook
Book SynopsisExplains how Design for the Environment (SFE) and Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) processes may be integrated into business an dmanufacturing practices. Examines major environmental laws and regulations in the U.S. and Europe, qualitative and quantitative analyses of green design decision variables, and heuristic search programs for a proactive future in ecological improvement.Table of ContentsPart 1 General and introductory: introduction to the DFE/LCA; life cycle assessment - a synopsis; multi-lifecycle assessment - an extension of traditional LCA; methodologies - design for the environment; environmental laws - USA; legislation and market driven requirements - European examples. Part 2 Product planning: ecodesign with focus on product structures; decision support for planning eco-effective product systems; the ECODESIGN checklist method - design assessment and improvements. Part 3 Design and manufacturing: holistic design for environment and market - methodology and computer support; development of an integrated design environment for ecological product assessment and optimization; the utilization phase as a critical element in ecological design; modelling and control for environmentally conscious design and manufacturing; environmental issues in collaborative design. Part 4 Industrial practice: life cycle assessment - discussion and industrial applications; life cycle engineering - a tool for optimising technologies, parts and systems. (Part contents)
£237.50
Taylor & Francis Inc The Superior Project Organization Global
Book SynopsisThis text describes global best practices, competencies, and standards of superior project organizations based on research conducted by the Top 500 Project Management Forum. It details the results of seven years of benchmarking and the bottom line value of project organizations in large functional enterprises. The text also highlights enhancements in professional image, job performance, and personal earnings.Table of ContentsPart 1 Overview and background of the superior project organization: functions, activities, and best practices; starting and promoting the new project organization; project organization structures. Part 2 Providing support for organizational strategy: coordinating goals and missions; project portfolio management - inventory, initiation, and selection; portfolio management of project planning; global project portfolio strategy, execution, control, and termination. Part 3 Providing support for project goal achievement: managing for goal achieving speed, efficiency, and effectiveness; knowledge management - providing structured and predictable methodologies and tools; knowledge management - providing tools, standards, and training; support project manager performance. Appendices: benchmarking forum background and supporting information; project charter checklist; risk analysis matrix.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Management Of Professionals Revised And Expanded
Book SynopsisConsiders the common functions of managers, such as effective planning and decision-making, organizational design and staffing, directing and controlling, and delegating. Offers methods to strengthen and enhance personal leadership stule, communication skills, and workplace motivation and involvement to improve individual and organizational productivity and increase business revenues.Table of ContentsPreface, 1.Successfully Managing the Professional: The Challenge, 2.Planning and Forecasting for Success, 3.Organizing and Staffing, 4.Directing and Controlling, 5.Decision Making and Time Management, 6.Individuals and Groups: Needs and Behavior in Professional Work Organizations, 7.Building Effective Communication, 8.Motivating Today’s Professional, 9.Leading Professionals, 10.Change Processes in the Professional Environment , 11.Organizational Conflict and Stress, 12.Involvement Management, 13.Managerial and Organizational Effectiveness: An Epilogue, Appendix.Case Study for Organizational Change, Index
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