John Billingsley Bücher

The textbook offers an accessible exploration of dynamic objects and their complex movements, emphasizing fundamental understanding over rote techniques. Drawing from the author's extensive experience in designing autopilots and robots, it simplifies concepts involving matrices and differential equations. Key topics include the inertia tensor, which is crucial for grasping motion in various systems, and the detailed analysis of robotic arm movements through transformation chains. This approach aims to foster a deeper comprehension of oscillatory systems and their applications.

Whether hailing from the open Pennine hills or the close-knit neighbourhoods of industrial towns, West Yorkshire folk have always been fond of a good tale. The intriguing stories, brought to life with illustrations from a local artist, will be enjoyed by readers time and again.

This historical reprint provides a detailed examination of agricultural practices in Somerset as observed in 1798. It offers insights into the farming techniques, crop production, and livestock management of the time, reflecting the region's agricultural landscape. The book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of farming in Somerset and the socio-economic conditions of the late 18th century.

Recognized for its cultural significance, this work contributes to the foundational knowledge of civilization. It has been chosen by scholars for its importance, highlighting its value in understanding historical and societal contexts.

Mechatronics is a mongrel, a crossbreed of classic mechanical engineering, the relatively young pup of computer science, the energetic electrical engineering, the pedigree mathematics and the bloodhound of Control Theory.

The contributions for this book have been gathered over several years from conferences held in the series of Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, the latest of which was held in Ankara, Turkey. The essential aspect is that they concern practical applications rather than the derivation of mere theory, though simulations and visualization are important components. The topics range from mining, with its heavy engineering, to the delicate machining of holes in the human skull or robots for surgery on human flesh. Mobile robots continue to be a hot topic, both from the need for navigation and for the task of stabilization of unmanned aerial vehicles. The swinging of a spray rig is damped, while machine vision is used for the control of heating in an asphalt-laying machine. Manipulators are featured, both for general tasks and in the form of grasping fingers. A robot arm is proposed for adding to the mobility scooter of the elderly. Can EEG signals be a means to control a robot? Can face recognition be achieved in varying illumination?"

From grading and preparing harvested vegetables to the tactile probing of a patient’s innermost recesses, mechatronics has become part of our way of life. This cutting-edge volume features the 30 best papers of the 13th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Although there is no shortage of theoretical and technical detail in these chapters, they have a common theme in that they describe work that has been applied in practice.