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Foundations of Robotics
This open access book introduces key concepts in robotics in an easy to understand language using an engaging project-based approach. It covers contemporary topics in robotics, providing an accessible entry point to fundamentals in all the major domains. A section is dedicated to introducing programming concepts using Python, which has become a language of choice in robotics and AI. The book al…
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- 978-981-19-1983-1
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- 52 b/w illustrations, 174 illustrations in colour
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- XXI, 543
Here/there :telepresence, touch, and art at the interface
An examination of telepresence technologies through the lens of contemporary artistic experiments, from early video art through current ""drone vision"" works.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262338240
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) :illustrations.
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Adaptive Dynamic Programming
This open access book focuses on the practical application of Adaptive Dynamic Programming (ADP) in chemotherapy drug delivery, taking into account clinical variables and real-time data. ADP's ability to adapt to changing conditions and make optimal decisions in complex and uncertain situations makes it a valuable tool in addressing pressing challenges in healthcare and other fields. As optimiz…
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- 978-981-99-5928-0
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- XV, 135
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Control Theory and Systems Biology
This is a survey of how engineering techniques from control and systems theory can be used to help biologists understand the behaviour of cellular systems.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258906
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- 1 online resource (ix, 345 pages) :illustrations
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Fertility and public policy: How to reverse the trend of declining birth rates
Here, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness using public policy to influence fertility decisions. The chapters show that it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of policy interventions such as child-care subsidies, support for women's labour-force participation, and tax incentives.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262295659
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- 1 online resource (vi, 283 pages) :illustrations.
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Addiction and responsibility
This volume offers a range of perspectives on addiction and responsibility and how the two are bound together. Distinguished contributors dicuss questions concerning whether or not we are responsible for our own addictions and what responsibilities others have to help.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262295635
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- 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) :illustrations.
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Estimation and Control with Quantized Measurements
In Estimation and Control with Quantized Measurements, Dr. Curry examines the two distinct but related problems of state variable estimation and control when the measurements are quantized. Consideration is limited to discrete-time problems, and emphasis is placed on coarsely quantized measurements and linear, possibly time-varying systems.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255967
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- 1 online resource (xii, 125 pages) :illustrations.
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A Two-Tiered Theory of Control
"This book revives and reinterprets a persistent intuition running through much of the classical work: that the unitary appearance of Obligatory Control into complements conceals an underlying duality of structure and mechanism. Idan Landau argues that control complements divide into two types: In attitude contexts, control is established by logophoric anchoring, while non-attitude contexts it …
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- 9780262327251
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- 1 online resource (x, 114 pages) :illustrations.
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Science and Technology in the Global Cold War
Investigations of how the global Cold War shaped national scientific and technological practices in fields from biomedicine to rocket science.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262326100
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- 1 online resource (viii, 456 pages) :illustrations.
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Why nuclear disarmament matters /
From the former UN head weapons inspector in Iraq, a plea for a renewed global disarmament movement.
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- 1 online resource (95 pages).
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