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Essays on Mathematical Robotics

By: John Baillieul

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Essays on Mathematical Robotics

By: John Baillieul

This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications ESSAYS ON MATHEMATICAL ROBOTICS is based on the proceedings of a workshop that was an integral part of the 1992-93 IMA program on "Control Theory." The workshop featured a mathematicalintroductionto kinematics and fine motion planning; dynam- ics and control of kinematically redundant robot arms including snake-like robots, multi-fingered robotic hands; methods of non-holonomic motion planning for space robots, multifingered robot hands and mobile robots; new techniques in analytical mechanics for writing the dynamics of com- plicated multi-body systems subject to constraints on angular momentum or other non-holonomic constraints. In addition to papers representing proceedings of the Workshop, this volume contains several longer papers surveying developments of the intervening years. We thank John Baillieul, Shankar S. Sastry, and Hector J. Sussmann for organizing the workshop and editing the proceedings. We also take this opportunity to thank the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office, whose financial support made the workshop possible. Avner Friedman Willard Miller, Jr.

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Robotics

By: John Baillieul

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Robotics

By: John Baillieul

Contains the six lectures of an AMS short course in robotics in Louisville, Kentucky, January 1990: some mathematical aspects of robotics, manipulator kinematics, the resolution of kinematic redundancy, grasping and manipulation using multifingered robot hands, planning and executing robot assembly

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821801635

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Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra

By: David Cox,John Little,DONAL OSHEA

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Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra

By: David Cox,John Little,DONAL OSHEA

Written at a level appropriate to undergraduates, this book covers such topics as the Hilbert Basis Theorem, the Nullstellensatz, invariant theory, projective geometry, and dimension theory. The book bases its discussion of algorithms on a generalisation of the division algorithm for polynomials in one variable that was only discovered in the 1960's. Although the algorithmic roots of algebraic geometry are old, the computational aspects were neglected earlier in this century. This has changed in recent years, and new algorithms, coupled with the power of fast computers, have let to some interesting applications, for example in robotics and in geometric theorem proving. In preparing this new edition, the authors present an improved proof of the Buchberger Criterion as well as a proof of Bezout's Theorem.

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1475726937

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Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra

By: David A Cox,John Little,Donal O'Shea

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An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra

By: David A Cox,John Little,Donal O'Shea

This book details the heart and soul of modern commutative and algebraic geometry. It covers such topics as the Hilbert Basis Theorem, the Nullstellensatz, invariant theory, projective geometry, and dimension theory. In addition to enhancing the text of the second edition, with over 200 pages reflecting changes to enhance clarity and correctness, this third edition of Ideals, Varieties and Algorithms includes: a significantly updated section on Maple; updated information on AXIOM, CoCoA, Macaulay 2, Magma, Mathematica and SINGULAR; and presents a shorter proof of the Extension Theorem.

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0387356509

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9780387356501

Cross-Channel France

Nord-Pas de Calais - The Land Beyond the Ports

By: John Ruler

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Cross-Channel France

Nord-Pas de Calais - The Land Beyond the Ports

By: John Ruler

Nord-Pas de Calais is Britain's foothold in France; it's where the ferries dock and the Channel Tunnel emerges into daylight. Bradt's Cross-Channel France delves not only into the port towns but also into the forgotten France that's rarely reached. Sample Vieux Bologne - the smelliest cheese in the world; climb the hill at Cassel - where the Grand Old Duke of York marched his 10,000 men; or visit Agincourt - the site of a cornerstone battle in British history. The guide also reveals where visitors can shop for cut-price goods and where they can cycle, walk or ride horses. Bradt's Cross-Channel France is packed with information for day trips as well as longer family-friendly holidays.

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Bradt Travel Guides

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184162327X

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Historical Dictionary of Byzantium

By: John Hutchins Rosser

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Historical Dictionary of Byzantium

By: John Hutchins Rosser

The Byzantine Empire dates back to Constantine the Great, the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, who, in 330 AD, moved the imperial capital from Rome to a port city in modern-day Turkey, which he then renamed Constantinople in his honor. From its founding, the Byzantine Empire was a major anchor of east-west trade, and culture, art, architecture, and the economy all prospered in the newly Christian empire. As Byzantium moved into the middle and late period, Greek became the official language of both church and state and the Empire's cultural and religious influence extended well beyond its boundaries. In the mid-15th century, the Ottoman Turks put an end to 1,100 years of Byzantine history by capturing Constantinople, but the Empire's legacy in art, culture, and religion endured long after its fall. In this revised and updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Byzantium, author John H. Rosser introduces both the general reader and the researcher to the history of the Byzantine Empire. This comprehensive dictionary includes detailed, alphabetical entries on key figures, ideas, places, and themes related to Byzantine art, history, and religion, and the second edition contains numerous additional entries on broad topics such as transportation and gender, which were less prominent in the previous edition. An expanded introduction introduces the reader to Byzantium and a guide to further sources and suggested readings can be found in the extensive bibliography that follows the entries. A basic chronology and various maps and illustrations are also included in the dictionary. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Byzantium.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810875675

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Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

By: Gabor L. Hornyak,H.F. Tibbals,Joydeep Dutta,John J. Moore

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Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

By: Gabor L. Hornyak,H.F. Tibbals,Joydeep Dutta,John J. Moore

The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry, physics, or engineering text focused on nano. It must be an integrated, multidisciplinary, and specifically nano textbook. The archetype of the modern nano textbook

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CRC Press

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1420047809

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Reality Rules, The Fundamentals

By: John Casti

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Reality Rules, The Fundamentals

By: John Casti

Die beiden ursprünglich 1992 veröffentlichten Bände liegen nun in zusammengefaßter Paperback-Form vor. Reality Rules beleuchten die Syntax und die Semantik der Sprache, in der mathematische Modellierungsregeln niedergelegt werden. Eine Vielzahl von Beispielen zeigt praktische Anwendungen auf; auch ein Lösungsband zur Unterstützung des Selbststudiums ist erhältlich.

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0471184357

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Tracking and Mapping of Spatiotemporal Quantities Using Unicellular Swarm Intelligence

Visualisation of Invisible Hazardous Substances Using Unicellular Swarm Intelligence

By: John Oyekan

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Tracking and Mapping of Spatiotemporal Quantities Using Unicellular Swarm Intelligence

Visualisation of Invisible Hazardous Substances Using Unicellular Swarm Intelligence

By: John Oyekan

The book discusses new algorithms capable of searching for, tracking, mapping and providing a visualization of invisible substances. It reports on the realization of a bacterium-inspired robotic controller that can be used by an agent to search for any environmental spatial function such as temperature or pollution. Using the parameters of a mathematical model, the book shows that it is possible to control the exploration, exploitation and sensitivity of the agent. This feature sets the work apart from the usual method of applying the bacterium behavior to robotic agents. The book also discusses how a computationally tractable multi-agent robotic controller was developed and used to track as well as provide a visual map of a spatio-temporal distribution of a substance. On the one hand, this book provides biologists and ecologists with a basis to perform simulations related to how individual organisms respond to spatio-temporal factors in their environment as well as predict and analyze the behavior of organisms at a population level. On the other hand, it offers robotic engineers practical and fresh insights into the development of computationally tractable algorithms for spatial exploratory and mapping robots. It also allows a more general audience to gain an understanding of the design of computational intelligence algorithms for autonomous physical systems.

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Springer

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3319274252

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Nonholonomic Mechanics and Control

By: A.M. Bloch

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Nonholonomic Mechanics and Control

By: A.M. Bloch

This book explores connections between control theory and geometric mechanics. The author links control theory with a geometric view of classical mechanics in both its Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, and in particular with the theory of mechanical systems subject to motion constraints. The synthesis is appropriate as there is a rich connection between mechanics and nonlinear control theory. The book provides a unified treatment of nonlinear control theory and constrained mechanical systems that incorporates material not available in other recent texts. The book benefits graduate students and researchers in the area who want to enhance their understanding and enhance their techniques.

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1493930176

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Encyclopedia of Systems and Control

By: John Baillieul,Tariq Samad

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Encyclopedia of Systems and Control

By: John Baillieul,Tariq Samad

The Encyclopedia of Systems and Control collects a broad range of short expository articles that describe the current state of the art in the central topics of control and systems engineering as well as in many of the related fields in which control is an enabling technology. The editors have assembled the most comprehensive reference possible, and this has been greatly facilitated by the publisher’s commitment continuously to publish updates to the articles as they become available in the future. Although control engineering is now a mature discipline, it remains an area in which there is a great deal of research activity, and as new developments in both theory and applications become available, they will be included in the online version of the encyclopedia. A carefully chosen team of leading authorities in the field has written the well over 250 articles that comprise the work. The topics range from basic principles of feedback in servomechanisms to advanced topics such as the control of Boolean networks and evolutionary game theory. Because the content has been selected to reflect both foundational importance as well as subjects that are of current interest to the research and practitioner communities, a broad readership that includes students, application engineers, and research scientists will find material that is of interest.

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1447150570

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Essays on Mathematical Robotics

By: John Baillieul

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By: John Baillieul

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Essays on Mathematical Robotics

Essays on Mathematical Robotics

Robotics

Robotics

Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms

Cross-Channel France

Cross-Channel France

Historical Dictionary of Byzantium

Historical Dictionary of Byzantium

Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Reality Rules, The Fundamentals

Reality Rules, The Fundamentals

Tracking and Mapping of Spatiotemporal Quantities Using Unicellular Swarm Intelligence

Tracking and Mapping of Spatiotemporal Quantities Using Unicellular Swarm Intelligence

Nonholonomic Mechanics and Control

Nonholonomic Mechanics and Control

Encyclopedia of Systems and Control

Encyclopedia of Systems and Control

Essays on Mathematical Robotics

Essays on Mathematical Robotics

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