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Modeling and Analysis of Doubly Fed Induction Generator Wind Energy Systems
Author Zhixin Miao , Lingling Fan
Wind Energy Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Control with DFIG provides key information on machine/converter modelling strategies based on space vectors, complex vector, and further frequency-domain variables. It includes applications that focus on wind energy grid ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management, 8th Edition
Author Richard H. Clough , Glenn A. Sears , S. Keoki Sears , Robert O. Segner , Jerald L. R
The definitive contracting reference for the construction industry, updated and expandedConstruction Contracting, the industry's leading professional reference for five decades, has been updated to reflect current practices, business methods, management techniques,....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Make: Getting Started with littleBits
Author Ayah Bdeir , Matt Richardson
littleBits are electronic building blocks with over 60 modules and trillions of combinations. With littleBits, anyone can harness the power of electronics, microcontrollers, and the cloud--regardless of age, gender, technical ability, or educational background. You ....
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Author Patrick Di Justo , Andrea Maietta , Paolo Aliverti
The Maker's Manual is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a hero of the new industrial revolution. It features dozens of color images, techniques to transform your ideas into physical projects, and must-have skills like electronics prototyping, 3d print....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend: With RPG Maker VX Ace
Author Darrin Perez
Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend shows you how to create your very own dungeon crawler game in RPG Maker VX Ace in a single weekend. The entire process, from start to finish, is covered within this book. You will see a variety of dungeon maps and events, all broken down f....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Jason Kridner , Mark A. Yoder
BeagleBone is an inexpensive web server, Linux desktop, and electronics hub that includes all the tools you need to create your own projects—whether it’s robotics, gaming, drones, or software-defined radio. If you’re new to BeagleBone Black, or want to explore more ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author David B. Saint John
Whether you know them as "rapid prototyping," "additive manufacturing," or some other buzzword, the processes, technologies, and tools of 3D printing are developing at such a rapid pace that it's easy to be overwhelmed or confused by the ever-increasing range of o....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Ayah Bdeir
The emerging IoT space holds enormous potential for positive social, environmental, and financial impact, but only if it’s built with the most important node at its center: people. In this O’Reilly report, Ayah Bdeir—founder and CEO of littleBits—discusses how we c....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Lena Sisco
Lena wrote You're Lying! because no matter what your profession or life circumstances, you need the skills to take control of a situation, detect deception, and reveal the truth. While you probably won't ever have to interrogate a detainee who doesn't want to tel....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Cameron Coward
3D printing is a nothing short of revolutionary. There may be no other technology that enables the at-home inventor or artist to design, create, and "print" their own parts, artwork, or whatever else can be imagined. Idiot's Guides: 3D Printing takes the tru....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Samarth Shah
Unlock your creative programming potential by creating web technologies, image processing, electronics- and robotics-based projects using the Raspberry PiIn DetailRaspberry Pi is one of the most popular development boards and a staple tool among developers because o....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Cornel Amariei
Over 50 hands-on recipes to quickly build and understand Arduino projects, from the simplest to the most extraordinaryIn DetailThe single-chip computer board Arduino is small in size but vast in scope, capable of being used for electronic projects from robotics thro....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Rushi Gajjar
Integrate sensors into your Raspberry Pi projects and let your powerful microcomputer interact with the physical worldIn DetailThe tiny Raspberry Pi device contains the power to revolutionize the way we understand computing. Built with a Linux-based operating system....
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Author Jack Creasey
Get up and running with the Raspberry Pi to develop captivating projectsIn DetailThe Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive, single-board computer system about the size of a deck of cards. This computer can be configured to use a standard-size keyboard, monitor, and mouse.T....
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Raspberry Pi Robotics Projects - Second Edition
Author Richard Grimmett
Get the most out of Raspberry Pi to build enthralling robotics projectsIn DetailThis book starts with the essentials of turning on the basic hardware. It provides the capability to interpret your commands and have your robot initiate actions. In this second edition,....
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Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids - Second Edition
Author Daniel Bates
Leverage the power of programming to use the Raspberry Pi to create awesome gamesIn DetailThe Raspberry Pi is a single-board mini computer designed to get more people (particularly children) interested in computer programming. It aims to make programming tools and e....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Luc Jaulin
In order to enable a better understanding of the key concepts of automation, this book develops the fundamental aspects of the field while also proposing numerous concrete exercises and their solutions. The theoretical approach that it presents fundamentally uses t....
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Evangelpreneur: How Biblical Free Enterprise Can Empower Your Faith, Family, and Freedom
Author Josh Tolley
It has become clear that we are living a lie, and it has brought devastating results: Bankruptcy among churchgoers is equally as high as those who don’t attend. Financial misconduct is destroying marriages, families, individuals, and churches. A record nu....
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Author Paulo Leitão , Stamatis Karnouskos
Industrial Agents explains how multi-agent systems improve collaborative networks to offer dynamic service changes, customization, improved quality and reliability, and flexible infrastructure. Learn how these platforms can offer distributed intelligent management a....
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Programmable Logic Controllers, 6th Edition
Author William Bolton
This textbook, now in its sixth edition, continues to be straightforward and easy-to-read, presenting the principles of PLCs while not tying itself to one manufacturer or another. Extensive examples and chapter ending problems utilize several popular PLCs, highlight....
Release Date 2015/03 -
The Energy World is Flat: Opportunities from the End of Peak Oil
Author Daniel Lacalle , Diego Parrilla
A stronger, more informed approach to the energy marketsThe Energy World Is Flat provides a forward-looking analysis of the energy markets and addresses the implications of their rapid transformation. Written by acknowledged expert Daniel Lacalle, who is actively en....
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The Internet For Dummies, 14th Edition
Author Margaret Levine Young , John R. Levine
Get up and running on the Internet—the fast and easy wayIf you're an Internet newcomer and want to get up to speed without all the intimidating technical jargon, The Internet For Dummies has you covered. With over 5,000,000 copies sold*, The Internet For Dummies i....
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Author Peter Neuwirth
We weigh every significant decision based on how it will affect our future. But when it comes to figuring that out, we mostly make the process up as we go along. While financial professional Peter Neuwirth can't help you actually predict the future, he can offer a ....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Jason Babler
These days drones are buzzing, not only in the skies, but throughout the maker community! Makers' love affair with drones is easy to understand: it has all the trademarks of the maker movement. From open source hardware, robotics (like sensors), cameras, to innova....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Dan Nixon
Design and build your own hardware projects that interact with the real world using the Raspberry PiIn DetailThe Raspberry Pi is one of the cheapest and most popular single-board computers, as such it has become a platform for users to create their own interesting h....
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Home Automation with Intel Galileo
Author Onur Dundar
Create thrilling and intricate home automation projects using Intel GalileoIn DetailThis book provides you with a rapid introduction to Intel Galileo and home automation. You will start by setting up the Intel Galileo Board and its software development environment a....
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Complex Behavior in Evolutionary Robotics
Author Lukas König
Today, autonomous robots are used in a rather limited range of applications such as exploration of inaccessible locations, cleaning floors, mowing lawns etc. However, ongoing hardware improvements (and human fantasy) steadily reveal new robotic applications of signi....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Xiaocong Fan
This book integrates new ideas and topics from real time systems, embedded systems, and software engineering to give a complete picture of the whole process of developing software for real-time embedded applications. You will not only gain a thorough understanding o....
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Author Bonny Pierce Lhotka
Don’t bother reading this book unless you’re ready to get your hands dirty.In¿Hacking the Digital Print,¿artist Bonny Lhotka redefines what it means to be a photographer. For one thing, you don't always need Photoshop to alter the reality you capture through your l....
Release Date 2015/02