System Theory

The progress in optimization techniques and information technology has made it possible to solve complex problems involving uncertainty and severe time constraints. For example in the airline industry complex fleet assignments, crew scheduling, gate allocation etc. have to be precisely worked out us... More

Electrical Engineering Perspectives in Control Engineering Technologies, Applications, and New Directions What important research developments are underway in the dynamic, multifaceted discipline of control engineering? What are they key challenges in the application of control technology to differe... More

This book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to operational research, which is widely used to assist decision-making in management and industry. The main concepts and techniques of operational research are presented lucidly, together with their applications to numerical examples. Th... More

Large, dramatic photographs of a variety of ants and a brief fact-filled text will fascinate developing readers. Level 2 includes longer sentences with richer vocabulary, type set line to line to aid readability, varied photographic treatments, and brief chapters with simple illustrated diagrams and... More

With extraordinary clarity, the Systems Biology: Principles, Methods, and Concepts focuses on the technical practical aspects of modeling complex or organic general systems. It also provides in-depth coverage of modeling biochemical, thermodynamic, engineering, and ecological systems. Among other me... More

Complex mathematical and computational models are used in all areas of society and technology and yet model based science is increasingly contested or refuted, especially when models are applied to controversial themes in domains such as health, the environment or the economy. More stringent standar... More

Comprehensive and accessible guide to the three main approaches to robust control design and its applications Optimal control is a mathematical field that is concerned with control policies that can be deduced using optimization algorithms. The optimal control approach to robust control design diff... More

The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a fert... More

Now in its second edition, this best-selling book explains, in non-technical language, the broad and profound applications of nonlinear complex systems not only to problems in the natural sciences, but also to systems of a social, ecological, and economic nature.... More

SIMATIC S7 programmable controllers are used to implement industrial control systems for machines, manufacturing plants and industrial processes. The relevant open-loop and closed-loop control tasks can be solved using the STEP 7 programming software, which has been developed on the basis of STEP 5,... More

"Complexity and Postmodernism" explores the notion of complexity in the light of contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science. The book integrates insights from complexity and computational theory with the philosophical position of thinkers including Derrida and Lyotard. Paul Cilliers takes... More

Diffusion and growth phenomena abound in the real world surrounding us. Someexamples: growth of the world's population, growth rates of humans, public interest in news events, growth and decline of central city populations, pollution of rivers, adoption of agricultural innovations, and spreading of ... More

The first complete introduction to health monitoring, encapsulating both technical information and practical case studies spanning the breadth of the subject.Written by a highly-respected figure in structural health monitoring, this book provides readers with the technical skills and practical under... More

Spatio-Temporal pattern Formation With Examples from Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science, emphasizes the key to progress in research on pattern formation. It discusses not only recent developments in classical topics in the field, but also covers new areas of interest.Topics covered include: i... More

Covering all essential topics, this book introduces the major paradigms in the transition to chaos as exhibited by dynamic systems -- all in a coherent and logically integrated format. Every route to chaos in clearly illustrated with examples of how it progresses in specific dynamical systems such a... More