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Intelligent Automatic Generation Control
Author Takashi Hiyama , Hassan Bevrani
Automatic generation control (AGC) is one of the most important control problems in the design and operation of interconnected power systems. Its significance continues to grow as a result of several factors: the changing structure and increasing size, complexity, a....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Modeling and Control for Micro/Nano Devices and Systems
Author Guangyong Li , Mingjun Zhang , Ning Xi
Micro/nano-scale engineering—especially the design and implementation of ultra-fast and ultra-scale energy devices, sensors, and cellular and molecular systems—remains a daunting challenge. Modeling and control has played an essential role in many technological brea....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Computer-Aided Control Systems Design
Author Cheng Siong Chin
Computer-Aided Control Systems Design: Practical Applications Using MATLAB® and Simulink® supplies a solid foundation in applied control to help you bridge the gap between control theory and its real-world applications. Working from basic principles, the book delves....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems
Author Zhisheng Duan , Zhongkui Li
Distributed controller design is generally a challenging task, especially for multi-agent systems with complex dynamics, due to the interconnected effect of the agent dynamics, the interaction graph among agents, and the cooperative control laws. Cooperative Control....
Release Date 2017/12 -
How Did I Not See This Coming?: A New Manager's Guide to Avoiding Total Disaster
Author Katy Tynan
Julie’s having a very bad day. She’s a new manager, and her top performer has resigned to escape her, and her own manager is looking on with a skeptical eye. . . . This is the story of her turnaround. Being a first-time manager is a tough job. If you ....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Systems, Automation and Control
Author Olfa Kanoun , Faouzi Derbel , Nabil Derbel
The fifth volume of the Series Advances in Systems, Signals and Devices, is dedicated to fields related to Systems, Automation and Control. The scope of this issue encompasses all aspects of the research, development and applications of the science and technology i....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Pascal Ackerman
Your one-step guide to understanding industrial cyber security, its control systems, and its operations.About This BookLearn about endpoint protection such as anti-malware implementation, updating, monitoring, and sanitizing user workloads and mobile devicesFilled ....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Intelligence-Driven Incident Response
Author Scott J. Roberts , Rebekah Brown
Using a well-conceived incident response plan in the aftermath of an online security breach enables your team to identify attackers and learn how they operate. But, only when you approach incident response with a cyber threat intelligence mindset will you truly und....
Release Date 2017/08 -
High-Speed Precision Motion Control
Author Justin Khiang Pang , Mitsuo Hirata , Takashi Yamaguchi
Edited by Takashi Yamaguchi, Mitsuo Hirate, and Chee Khiang Pang, with contributions from pioneers known for their ground-breaking work, High-Speed Precision Motion Control discusses high-precision and fast servo controls in hard disk drives (HDDs). The chapter auth....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Multilevel Converters for Industrial Applications
Author Maria Ines Valla , Santiago Andres Verne , Sergio Alberto Gonzalez
Modern semiconductor devices have reached high current and voltage levels, and their power-handling limits can be extended if they are used in multilevel converter configurations. To create high-performance and reliable control designs, however, engineers need in-de....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Author Gerard Johansen
A practical guide to deploying digital forensic techniques in response to cyber security incidentsAbout This BookLearn incident response fundamentals and create an effective incident response frameworkMaster forensics investigation utilizing digital investigative t....
Release Date 2017/07 -
How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer
Author Michael Noone
How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer discusses the immense value an experienced water systems engineer, trauma surgeon, or communications specialist could bring to a disaster stricken community, while also explaining how their professional educations d....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Integrating Program Management and Systems Engineering
Author Eric Rebentisch
Integrate critical roles to improve overall performance in complex engineering projectsIntegrating Program Management and Systems Engineering shows how organizations can become more effective, more efficient, and more responsive, and enjoy better performance outcom....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Integrating Emergency Management and Disaster Behavioral Health
Author Ronald Sherman , Brian Flynn
Integrating Emergency Management and Disaster Behavioral Health identifies the most critical areas of integration between the profession of emergency management and the specialty of disaster behavioral health, providing perspectives from both of these critical area....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Author Mark Klein , Dionisio de Niz , Raj Rajkumar
Learn the State of the Art in Embedded Systems and Embrace the Internet of ThingsThe next generation of mission-critical and embedded systems will be “cyber physical”: They will demand the precisely synchronized and seamless integration of complex sets of computati....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Cookbook - Second Edition
Author Nicolai Henriksen
Over 31 simple yet incredibly effective recipes for installing and managing System Center 2016 Endpoint ProtectionAbout This BookThis is the most practical and up-to-date book covering important new features of System Center 2016 Endpoint protectionGain confidence ....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Author Michael Mulholland
Bridging theory and practice, this book contains over 200 practical exercises and their solutions, to develop the problem-solving abilities of process engineers. The problems were developed by the author during his many years of teaching at university a....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Indoor Navigation Strategies for Aerial Autonomous Systems
Author Pedro Garcia Gil , Laura Elena Munoz Hernandez , Pedro Castillo-Garcia
Indoor Navigation Strategies for Aerial Autonomous Systems presents the necessary and sufficient theoretical basis for those interested in working in unmanned aerial vehicles, providing three different approaches to mathematically represent the dynamics of an aeria....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Author Kashmiri L. Mittal , Rajiv Kohli
Developments in Surface Contamination and Cleaning, Volume Ten, provides a state-of-the-art guide to the current knowledge on the behavior of film-type and particulate surface contaminants and their cleaning methods. This newest volume in the series discusses mecha....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Solar Heating and Cooling Systems
Author Calin Sebarchievici , Ioan Sarbu
Solar Heating and Cooling Systems: Fundamentals, Experiments and Applications provides comprehensive coverage of this modern energy issue from both a scientific and technical level that is based on original research and the synthesis of consistent bibliographic mat....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Author Abhilash G B
Learn to bake in disaster recovery readiness for your vSphere Infrastructure using vCenter SRM 6.1, leveraging array-based replication and vSphere Replication 6.1About This BookThis is the first book on the market that provides an extensive disaster recovery soluti....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Systems, Automation and Control
Author Nabil Derbel
Extended versions of awarded contributions of the International Conference on Systems, Analysis and Automatic Control, Barcelona 2014. Among the topics are: Adaptive Control, Predictive Control, Fuzzy Logic Control, System Identification, Expert and Knowledge Based....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Hacking Exposed Industrial Control Systems: ICS and SCADA Security Secrets & Solutions
Author Stephen Hilt , Kyle Wilhoit , Aaron Shbeeb , Bryan Singer , Clint Bodungen
Learn to defend crucial ICS/SCADA infrastructure from devastating attacks the tried-and-true Hacking Exposed wayThis practical guide reveals the powerful weapons and devious methods cyber-terrorists use to compromise the devices, applications, and systems vital to ....
Release Date 2016/09 -
Integrated Vehicle Dynamics and Control
Author Maofei Zhu , Linfeng Zhao , Qidong Wang , Hansong Xiao , Wuwei Chen
A comprehensive overview of integrated vehicle system dynamics exploring the fundamentals and new and emerging developmentsThis book provides a comprehensive coverage of vehicle system dynamics and control, particularly in the area of integrated vehicle dynamics co....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Author Dahai Liu
For the past several decades, systems engineering has grown rapidly in its scope and application and shown significant benefits for the design of large, complex systems. However, current systems engineering textbooks are either too technical or at a high conceptual....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering
Author John B. Hoffman , Warren J. Boord
Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering fills a need for those seeking insight into the design procedures of the air and missile defense system engineering process. Specifically aimed at policy planners, engineers, researchers, and consultants, it presents a ba....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Who Are the Bad Guys and What Do They Want?
Author Mike Barlow , Gregory Fell
Recent breaches at the Internal Revenue Service are a stark reminder that cyber crime is alive and well. According to Center for Strategic and International Studies, cyber crime and cyber espionage cost the global economy between $375 billion and $575 billion annua....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Zhaoyu Pian , Xiangping Meng
Intelligent Coordinated Control of Complex Uncertain Systems for Power Distribution and Network Reliability discusses the important topics revolving around the control of complex uncertain systems using the intelligent coordination control mechanism, a topic ....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Advances in Communications-Based Train Control Systems
Author F. Richard Yu
With rapid population explosion, improving rail transit speed and capacity is strongly desirable around the world. Communication-based train control (CBTC) is an automated train control system using high capacity bidirectional train-ground communications to ensure ....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Validating Your Business Continuity Plan: Ensuring your BCP actually works
Author Robert Clark
75% of companies without a business continuity plan fail within three years. Disruptive incidents can affect any organization and occur at any moment. ICT outages, cyber attacks, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, pandemics, supply chain failures and other unex....
Release Date 2015/11