This book takes a practical approach to maintenance management programs for companies involved in network infrastructure such as distribution of gas, electricity and telecommunications. Case studies illustrate framework design, performance evaluation and more.
Ethnography is now a fundamental feature of design practice, taught in universities worldwide and practiced widely in commerce. Doing Design Ethnography elaborates the... Læs mere
This book offers accurate, efficient methods for solving stochastic equations, with a focus on formulating equations that apply to problems in engineering and applied sciences. Numerous examples illustrate essential theoretical concepts, models and methods.
To show how the performance of a pumped storage hydroelectric power station can be improved, classical and modern controllers are applied to simulated models... Læs mere
Many excellent books have been written about the past history of the universe and of the various objects—galaxies, stars, planets— to be found in it. so a study of the older objects gives us some idea of what will happen to the younger objects.
The authors have developed "Stage-3" warranty management, viewing warranties from a strategic perspective, starting with a strategy linked to technical and commercial planning from the start of product development.
Mathematical and Computer Programming Techniques for Computer Graphics introduces the mathematics and related computer programming techniques used in Computer Graphics.
This requires the use of one or other of the many methods of multivariate analysis, and the use of a suitable software package such as S-PLUS or R. In this book the core multivariate methodology is covered along with some basic theory for each method described.
A problem of broad interest - the estimation of the spectral gap for matrices or differential operators (Markov chains or diffusions) - is covered in this book.
This revised and updated text presents the computational and mathematical procedures underlying data collection, image reconstruction, and image display in computerized tomography.
A collection of his most wide-ranging and non-technical lectures and interviews
Bayesian Inference for Probabilistic Risk Assessment provides a Bayesian foundation for framing probabilistic problems and performing inference on these problems.