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• Biomechanics
• Synopsis of Current Developments: Biomechanics
• Influence of Footwear on In-Shoe Loading for Different Soil Densities
• Validation of a Full-Body Computer Simulation of the Golf Drive for Clubs of Differing Length
• Measurement of Hand Palm Pressures in "La Pelota Vasca" Game
• Analysis of the Relationship Between Mechanical Properties and Players' Perception of the Balls in a Spanish Traditional Sport: "La Pilota Valenciana"
• Biomechanical Analysis of Running on Third Generation Artificial Soccer Turf
• Evaluation of Energy Expenditure Rate During Continuous Upper Body Cyclic Exercise
• Measurement Techniques
• Synopsis of Current Developments: Measurement Techniques
• Use of the Infrared Based Motion Capture System AS 200 in Sport Science
• Employing Modern Elements of Vehicle Navigation for Integrated Motion Measurement in Sport
• Time-Resolved Measurements of Grip Force During a Golf Shot
• Pacing Lights
• a New Approach to Controlling Speed in the Gait Laboratory
• Measuring Equine Ground Reaction Forces
• Examination of a Swimming Dummy's Flow Field Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry
• Head Accelerations During Soccer Heading
• A New Six Component Dynamometer for Measuring Ground Reaction Forces in Alpine Skiing
• Measurement of Draw-Length Alterations in the Final Pull in Archery
• Power Measurement During Rowing
• Modelling Equipment
• Synopsis of Current Developments: Modelling Equipment
• Large Deflections during Bounce of Inflated Balls
• Finite Element Simulation of Ice Axe Pick Impact on a Semi-Rigid Surface
• Optimization of the Handbike's Drive Concept
• Mathematical Approach
• Using CFD to Understand the Effects of Seam Geometry on Soccer Ball Aerodynamics
• Optimization of a Recurve Bow Riser Using Evolutionary Computing
• A Preliminary Investigation into Racing Motorcycle Aerodynamics
• A Comparison of Aerodynamic Drag of a Rugby Ball Using EFD and CFD
• Modelling Systems
• Synopsis of Current Developments: Modelling Systems
• Relating Grip Characteristics to the Dynamic Response of Tennis Racquets
• Modelling the 'run-out' Throw in Cricket
• Simulation Analysis of Maneuver in Skydiving
• The Measurement of Applied Pressure at Depth with Two Natural Soil Surfaces at Different Densities
• Methods of Simulation and Manipulation for the Evaluation of Figure Skating Jumps
• Computer-Aided Football Training: Exploiting Advances in Distributed Tactical Operations Research
• Modelling and Measurement Equipment in Skiing
• Synopsis of Current Developments: Modelling and Measurement Equipment in Skiing
• Modeling of the Ski-Snow Contact for a Carved Turn
• Improvements of Simulating Approach for Ski Turn
• Influence of Ski Bending Stiffness on the Turning Radius of Alpine Skis at Different Edging Angles and Velocities
• Study on Modification of Ski Referring Characteristic of Ski-Turn (Change of Width and Shoe Center)
• A Unified, Custom-built Measuring System for a Ski Athlete
• Analysis of Binding Loads in Snowboarding from Field Data Acquisition
• Climbing
• Pulley Mechanics and Taping
• Synopsis of Climbing
• Pulley Mechanics and Taping
• Biomechanical Properties of the A2 Pulley in Rock Climbers
• Biomechanics of Finger Pulleys during Climbing
• Biomechanical Model for the Determination of the Forces acting on the Pulley System
• Impact of "Taping" after Finger Flexor Tendon Pulley Ruptures in Rock Climbers
• Mechanical Influence of Finger Taping in Sport Climbing
• Climbing
• Technical Aspects of Training and Performance
• Synopsis of Climbing
• Technical Aspects of Training and Performance
• Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of Forearm Flexor Muscles in Rock Climbers
• Evaluation of Physiological Standard Pressures
• Relation Between Specific Force Tests and Chained Degree in High Level Sport Climbers
• Dynamic Eccentric-Concentric Strength Training of the Finger Flexors to Improve Rock Climbing Performance
• Strength Measurement and Clinical Outcome after Conservatively Treated Pulley Ruptures in Climbers
• Evolvement and Experimentation of a New Interval Method For Strength Endurance Development
• Testing, Prototyping, Benchmarking
• Synopsis of Current Developments: Testing, Prototyping and Benchmarking
• Test Methods in the Development of Sports Equipment
• The Design and Implementation of a Crash Pad Evaluation System for Speed Skating
• Optimization of the Handbike's Drive Concept
• Experimental Approach
• Sports Surfaces
• Impact Assessment Tools.

The Engineering of Sport 6 The International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) was launched in 1998 as a response to the enthusiasm created by the 1st and 2nd International Conferences on the Engineering of Sport. The primary aim of the ISEA is to act as a forum to discuss technical and scientific issues relating to sport and sport technology for those carrying out research and development in this field. The members of the ISEA come from a wide range of disciplines from engineering to sports science, from research organisations, universities and relevant industries world wide. Since the launch of ISEA in 1998 in Sheffield (UK), biannual conferences have took place in Sydney (Australia), Kyoto (Japan), and two years ago in Davis (USA). In 2006 the biannual conference is being held in Munich following the FIFA World Cup 2006 Germany. ISEA publishes the International Sports Engineering Journal, which represents one of the leading scholarly journals in the field of Sports Engineering, now in its 9th successful year. The editors "It is fitting that the biggest International Sports Engineering conference so far has been organised by Eckehard Fozzy Moritz. Fozzy is big both in stature and in ideas, willing to do as all good designers do in thinking outside the box. The conference, to which this proceedings refers, will have been an enjoyable affair since Fozzy rarely does anything without fun (or at least with an element of the unexpected)! Fozzy was instrumental in setting up DIVERS, the German society for sports engineering, and now has a dynamic group of people around him in his unique centre for innovation in sports, the SportKreativWerkstatt. The design of this proceedings is testament to the hard work of Fozzy and his team in the creation of something dynamic and yet different for the world of sports engineering." Stephen J. Haake "Steve Haake IS sports engineering. With the organization of the first conference on sports engineering in 1996, and the editing of the very first set of proceedings on this topic, he was the one who made this field popular in the world and acceptable in academic circles. Further milestones followed that are all still successful today: The foundation of the International Sports Engineering Association that he has chaired for almost a decade, the establishment of a scientific journal on sports engineering, the origination of novel institutions like the Sports Engineering Network and SportsPulse in England; and since March 2006 Professor Haake is head of the Centre for Sports and Exercise Science at Sheffield Hallam University. The secret to Steve's success is openness and hospitality. When I approached him in 1998, to learn more about sports engineering and how to relate this to my own field of innovation, Steve was simply inviting me over to his place and shared ideas, competence and knowledge with me. Similar encounters followed that greatly helped my work: I have to say I am very proud to have Steve as a co-editor of these proceedings." Eckehard Fozzy Moritz

• Nanotribology and Nanomechanics
• Measurement Techniques and Nanomechanics
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• Contributors
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Measurement Techniques and Applications
• 1.1 Definition and History of Tribology
• 1.2 Industrial Significance of Tribology
• 1.3 Origins and Significance of Micro/Nanotribology
• 1.4 Measurement Techniques
• 1.4.1 Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Commercial STMs
• Commercial AFM
• 1.4.2 Surface Force Apparatus (SFA)
• Israelachvili´s and Granick´s Design
• Georges et al.´s Design
• 1.4.3 Vibration Isolation
• 1.5 Magnetic Storage Devices and MEMS/NEMS
• 1.5.1 Magnetic Storage Devices
• 1.5.2 MEMS/NEMS
• 1.6 Role of Micro/Nanotribology and Micro/Nanomechanics in Magnetic Storage Devices and MEMS/NEMS
• 1.7 Organization of the Book
• References
• Part I: Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Chapter 2: Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Principle of Operation, Instrumentation, and Probes
• 2.1 Scanning Tunneling Microscope
• 2.1.1 The STM Design of Binnig et al.
• 2.1.2 Commercial STMs
• Electrochemical STM
• Standalone STM
• 2.1.3 STM Probe Construction
• 2.2 Atomic Force Microscope
• 2.2.1 The AFM Design of Binnig et al.
• 2.2.2 Commercial AFMs
• Multimode Capabilities
• Electrochemical AFM
• 2.2.3 AFM Probe Construction
• 2.2.4 Friction Measurement Methods
• 2.2.5 Normal Force and Friction Force Calibrations of Cantilever Beams
• 2.3 AFM Instrumentation and Analyses
• 2.3.1 The Mechanics of Cantilevers
• Stiffness and Resonances of Lumped Mass Systems
• Stiffness and Resonances of Cantilevers
• 2.3.2 Instrumentation and Analyses of Detection Systems for Cantilever Deflections
• Optical Interferometer Detection Systems
• Homodyne Interferometer
• Heterodyne Interferometer
• Fiber-Optical Interferometer
• Nomarski-Interferometer
• Optical Lever
• Implementations.

• Sensitivity
• Piezoresistive Detection
• Implementation
• Sensitivity
• Capacitance Detection
• Sensitivity
• Implementations
• 2.3.3 Combinations for 3-D Force Measurements
• 2.3.4 Scanning and Control Systems
• Piezo Tubes
• Piezo Effect
• Scan Range
• Nonlinearities and Creep
• Passive Linearization: Calculation
• Passive Linearization: Measuring the Position
• Active Linearization
• Alternative Scanning Systems
• Control Systems
• Basics
• Force Spectroscopy
• Using the Control Electronics as a Two-Dimensional Measurement Tool
• Some Imaging Processing Methods
• References
• Chapter 3: General and Special Probes in Scanning Microscopies
• 3.1 Atomic Force Microscopy
• 3.1.1 Principles of Operation
• 3.1.2 Standard Probe Tips
• 3.1.3 Probe Tip Performance
• 3.1.4 Oxide-Sharpened Tips
• 3.1.5 Focused Ion Beam Tips
• 3.1.6 Electron-Beam Deposition Tips
• 3.1.7 Single- and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Tips
• Structures of Carbon Nanotubes
• Carbon Nanotube Probes by Attachment Approaches
• Nanotube Probe Synthesis by Thermal CVD
• Hybrid Nanotube Tip Fabrication: Pick-Up Tips
• PECVD-Grown Nanotube Probe
• 3.1.8 Bent Carbon Nanotube Tips
• 3.1.9 Low-Stiffness Cantilevers with Carbon Nanotube Tips
• 3.1.10 Conductive Probe Tips
• 3.2 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• 3.2.1 Mechanically Cut STM Tips
• 3.2.2 Electrochemically Etched STM Tips
• References
• Chapter 4: Calibration of Normal and Lateral Forces in Cantilevers Used in Atomic Force Microscopy
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Analytical Approaches for Determining the Cantilever Normal and Lateral Stiffness
• 4.3 Normal Stiffness Calibration Techniques
• 4.3.1 Static Methods
• Reference Cantilever Method
• Inverted Loaded Cantilever Method
• Pendulum Method
• Miscellaneous Methods
• 4.3.2 Dynamic Methods
• Added Mass Method
• Resonance Method.

• Thermal Noise Method
• 4.3.3 Discussion
• 4.4 Lateral Force and Stiffness Calibration Techniques
• 4.4.1 Static Methods
• Axial Sliding Method
• Wedge Method
• Lever Method
• Particle Interaction Apparatus
• Miscellaneous Methods
• 4.4.2 Dynamic Methods
• Torsional Added Mass Method
• Torsional Resonance Method
• Calculation of Lateral Force from Torsional Stiffness
• 4.4.3 Discussion
• 4.5 Outlook
• Appendix
• Nomenclature
• References
• Chapter 5: Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy and Related Topics
• 5.1 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
• 5.1.1 Imaging Signal in AFM
• 5.1.2 Experimental Measurement and Noise
• 5.1.3 Static AFM Operating Mode
• 5.1.4 Dynamic AFM Operating Mode
• 5.1.5 The Four Additional Challenges Faced by AFM
• Jump-to-Contact and Other Instabilities
• Contribution of Long-Range Forces
• Noise in the Imaging Signal
• Nonmonotonic Imaging Signal
• 5.1.6 Frequency-Modulation AFM (FM-AFM)
• Experimental Set-Up
• Applications
• 5.1.7 Relation Between Frequency Shift and Forces
• Generic Calculation
• Hamilton-Jacobi Method
• A Descriptive Expression for Frequency Shifts as a Function of the Tip-Sample Forces
• 5.1.8 Noise in Frequency Modulation AFM: Generic Calculation
• 5.1.9 Conclusion
• 5.2 Applications to Semiconductors
• 5.2.1 Si(111)-(7x7) Surface
• 5.2.2 Si(100)-(2x1) and Si(100)-(2x1):H Monohydride Surfaces
• 5.2.3 Metal Deposited Si Surface
• 5.3 Applications to Insulators
• 5.3.1 Alkali Halides, Fluorides and Metal Oxides
• Alkali Halides
• Fluorides
• Metal Oxides
• 5.3.2 Atomically Resolved Imaging of a NiO(001) Surface
• Theoretical Studies of the Exchange Force
• Atomically Resolved Imaging Using Noncoated and Fe-Coated Si Tips
• 5.4 Applications to Molecules
• 5.4.1 Why Molecules and Which Molecules?
• 5.4.2 Mechanism of Molecular Imaging
• 5.4.3 Perspectives.

• 7.3.1 Amplitude-Modulation/Tapping-Mode AFM
• 7.3.2 Self-Excitation Modes
• 7.4 Q-Control
• 7.5 Dissipation Processes Measured with Dynamic AFM
• 7.6 Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 8: Molecular Recognition Force Microscopy: From Molecular Bonds to Complex Energy Landscapes
• 8.1 Ligand Tip Chemistry
• 8.2 Immobilization of Receptors onto Probe Surfaces
• 8.3 Single-Molecule Recognition Force Detection
• 8.4 Principles of Molecular Recognition Force Spectroscopy
• 8.5 Recognition Force Spectroscopy: From Isolated Molecules to Biological Membranes
• 8.5.1 Forces, Energies, and Kinetic Rates
• 8.5.2 Complex Bonds and Energy Landscapes
• 8.5.3 Live Cells and Membranes
• 8.6 Recognition Imaging
• 8.7 Concluding Remarks
• References
• Part II: Nanomechanics
• Chapter 9: Nanomechanical Properties of Solid Surfaces and Thin Films
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Instrumentation
• 9.2.1 AFM and Scanning Probe Microscopy
• 9.2.2 Nanoindentation
• 9.2.3 Adaptations of Nanoindentation
• 9.2.4 Complimentary Techniques
• 9.2.5 Bulge Tests
• 9.2.6 Acoustic Methods
• 9.2.7 Imaging Methods
• 9.3 Data Analysis
• 9.3.1 Elastic Contacts
• 9.3.2 Indentation of Ideal Plastic Materials
• 9.3.3 Adhesive Contacts
• 9.3.4 Indenter Geometry
• 9.3.5 Analyzing Load/Displacement Curves
• 9.3.6 Modifications to the Analysis
• 9.3.7 Alternative Methods of Analysis
• 9.3.8 Measuring Contact Stiffness
• 9.3.9 Measuring Viscoelasticity
• 9.4 Modes of Deformation
• 9.4.1 Defect Nucleation
• 9.4.2 Variations with Depth
• 9.4.3 Anisotropic Materials
• 9.4.4 Fracture and Delamination
• 9.4.5 Phase Transformations
• 9.5 Thin Films and Multilayers
• 9.5.1 Thin Films
• 9.5.2 Multilayers
• 9.6 Developing Areas
• References
• Chapter 10: Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction
• 10.1 Computational Details.

Nanotribology and Nanomechanics provides a timely, practical introduction to the principles of nanotribology. The chapters integrate knowledge of the field from mechanics and materials science perspectives, covering key measurement techniques, their applications, and theoretical modelling of interfaces.

• Foreword; Contents; Demonstration of ECOnomical BRIDGE solutions based on innovative composite dowels and integrated abutments; 1. Introduction; 2. Motivation; 3. Background of the project and state of the art; 4. Resources and partnership; 5. Realized projects in Germany, Poland and Romania; 6. Conclusions; References; The right choice of steel
• according to the Eurocode; 1. Introduction; 2. The choice of the steel grade; 2.1 Mechanical properties; 2.2 Ductility; 2.3 Toughness; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 The right choice of steel for toughness assessment; 2.3.3 Through thickness properties.

• 3. Weldability of modern steel grades4. Further fabrication of modern fine grain steels; 5. Example of the appliance of modern steels in high rise buildings; 6. Summary; References; Sustainable bridges
• LCA for a composite and a concrete bridge; 1. Introduction; 2. Description of the bridges; 3. Description of the LCA; 4. Life Cycle Inventory; 4.1 General; 4.2 LCI of steel elements; 4.3 LCI of concrete; 4.4 LCI of additional processes; 5. Life Cycle Impact Assessment; 5.1 Calculation of environmental burdens; 5.2 Comparison of environmental profiles; 5.3 Contribution analysis; 6. Conclusions.

• Field measurements at a composite bridge with composite dowels as shear connector
• s1. Pilot bridge Simmerbach; 1.1 Design and construction; 1.2 Aim of field measurements;
• 2. Monitoring concept;
• 3. Rail support points; 3.1 Determination of design values; 3.2 Field measurements; 3.2.1 Test set-up and measurement ; 3.2.2 Measurement results;
• 4. Local stresses in external reinforcement; 4.1 Determination of design values; 4.2 Field measurements; 4.2.1 Test set-up and measurement ; 4.2.2 Measurement results;
• 5. Outlook; References.

• Modern composite bridges by VFT-WIB method in Poland realized at new express road S7 at Olsztynek-Nidzica secto
• r1. Introduction;
• 2. Road bridges;
• 3. Crossing for animals PE4;
• 4. Crossing for animals PE1;
• 5. Acknowledgement; References; Bridges by VFT method in Poland: state-of-the-art;
• 1. Introduction;
• 2. Solutions by VFT method used in Poland; 2.1 Example of single span integral solution; 2.2 Example of 2-span integral solution; 2.3 Example of semi-integral solution; 2.4 VFT by rolled sections; 2.5 Atypical technology of erection;
• 3. Conclusions.

• Renewal of old existing small road bridges withmodular system
• CASE STUDY Mânărău BRIDGE.

The bridges are vital structures for the transport infrastructure. It is a fact that, in the last decades, composite bridges became a well-liked solution in many European countries as a cost-effective and aesthetic alternative to concrete bridges. Their competitiveness depends on several circumstances such as site conditions, local costs of material and staff and the contractor's experience. Beside the classical solutions, the new ones with efficient design and construction improve and consolidate the market position of steel construction and steel producing industry. The book contains the tec.

• Mobility of the Future.- Powertrain Systems.- Developing Combustion Engines.- Double Clutch Systems.- Thermal Management.- Start Stop.- Chassis.- Range-Extender.- Hybrid Modules.- Wheel Hub Drives.- What Powertrains could learn from each other.
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Every four years, Schaeffler provides an insight into its latest developments and technologies from the engine, transmission and chassis as well as hybridization and electric mobility sectors. In 2014 the Schaeffler Symposium with the motto "Solving the Powertrain Puzzle" took place from 3th to 4th of April in Baden-Baden. Mobility for tomorrow is the central theme of this proceeding. The authors are discussing the different requirements, which are placed on mobility in different regions of the world. In addition to the company's work in research and development, a comprehensive in-house mobility study also provides a reliable basis for the discussion. The authors are convinced that there will be a paradigm shift in the automotive industry. Issues such as increasing efficiency and advancing electrification of the powertrain, automatic and semi-automatic driving, as well as integration in information networks will define the automotive future. In addition, the variety of solutions available worldwide will become increasingly more complex and mobility patterns will also change rapidly. However, this does not mean that cars will drive virtually in the future. Powertrains based on internal combustion engines will still dominate for a very long time and demonstrate new strengths in combination with hybrid drives. Transmissions will also gain in importance as the link between the internal combustion engine and electric motor. The proceeding "Solving the Powertrain Puzzle" contains 34 technical papers from renowned experts and researchers in the field of automotive engineering.
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• Prologue on ideal gases and incompressible fluids.- Objectives of thermodynamics and its equations of balance.- Constitutive equations.- Reversible processes and cycles. "p dV thermodynamics" for the calculation of thermodynamic engines.- Entropy.- Entropy as S=k lnW.- Steam engines and refrigerators.- Heat Transfer.- Mixtures, solutions, and alloys.- Chemically reacting mixtures.- Moist air.- Selected problems in thermodynamics.- Thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
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Thermodynamics is the much abused slave of many masters * physicists who love the totally impractical Carnot process, * mechanical engineers who design power stations and refrigerators, * chemists who are successfully synthesizing ammonia and are puzzled by photosynthesis, * meteorologists who calculate cloud bases and predict fohn, boraccia and scirocco, * physico-chemists who vulcanize rubber and build fuel cells, * chemical engineers who rectify natural gas and distil f- mented potato juice, * metallurgists who improve steels and harden surfaces, * - trition counselors who recommend a proper intake of calories, * mechanics who adjust heat exchangers, * architects who construe - and often misconstrue - ch- neys, * biologists who marvel at the height of trees, * air conditioning engineers who design saunas and the ventilation of air plane cabins, * rocket engineers who create supersonic flows, et cetera. Not all of these professional groups need the full depth and breadth of ther- dynamics. For some it is enough to consider a well-stirred tank, for others a s- tionary nozzle flow is essential, and yet others are well-served with the partial d- ferential equation of heat conduction. It is therefore natural that thermodynamics is prone to mutilation; different group-specific meta-thermodynamics' have emerged which serve the interest of the groups under most circumstances and leave out aspects that are not often needed in their fields.
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• Piston function, requirements, and types
• Piston design guidelines
• Simulation of piston operational fatigue strength using FEA
• Piston materials
• Piston cooling
• Component testing
• Engine testing.

Die immer weiter steigenden Anforderungen an Verbrennungsmotoren machen auch vor dessen Herzstuck -- dem Kolben -- nicht Halt. Fur weniger Gewicht, Reibung oder auch noch mehr Verschleissfestigkeit sind tiefe Kenntnisse uber die innermotorischen Prozesse sowie die geeigneten Werkstoffe, Konstruktions- und Bearbeitungsverfahren fur Kolben inklusive der erforderlichen Erprobungsmassnahmen notwendig. Ohne dieses spezifische Know-how kommt kein Fachmann der Kfz-Technik mehr aus, unabhangig ob er in der Konstruktion, der Entwicklung, der Erprobung oder der Instandhaltung tatig ist. Dieses Fachbuch beantwortet alle Fragen ausfuhrlich, anschaulich und verstandlich.
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• Next-Generation Actuators.- Surface Acoustic Wave Motor Modeling and Motion Control.- AZARASHI (Seal) Mechanism for Meso/Micro/Nano Manipulators.- Disturbance Observer Design Based on Frequency Domain.- Development of High-Speed Actuator for Scanning Probe Microscopy.- PZT Driven Micro XY Stage.- Precise Position Stages Using Pneumatically Driven Bellows Actuator and Cylinder Equipped with Air Bearings.- Development of a New Nano-Micro Solid Processing Technology Based on a LIGA Process and Next-Generation Microactuators.- New Microactuators Using Functional Floods.- Two-Axial Piezoelectric Actuator and Its Motion Control Toward Development of a Tactile Display.- High-Performance Electrostatic Micromirrors.- Non-Contact On-Chip Manipulation of 3-D Microtools and Its Applications.- Shape Memory Piezoelectric Actuator and Various Memories in Ferroelectric Materials.- Design and Fabrication of Micro Pump for Functional Fluid Power Actuation System.- Intellignet Actuators for Mechatronics with Multi-Degrees of Freedom. - Actuation of Long Flexible Cables Using Ciliary Vibration Drive.- Micro Cilium Actuators in Group.- Novel Thin-Type High-Speed Ultrasonic Motors and Gyro-Moment Motors.- Biochemical Pump with Enzymatic Reaction.- Domain Wall Engineering in Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials and Their Enhanced Piezoelectricities. IPMC Actuator.- Pneumatic Rubber Artificial Muscles and Application to Welfare Robotics.- Dynamic Characteristics of Ultrasonic Motors.- Actuator with Multi Degrees of Freedom.- Segment-Structured Diamond-Like Carbon Films Application to Friction Drive of Surface Acoustic Wave Linear Motor.- Mechanism of Electroactive Polymer Actuator.- Development of a Polymer Actuator Utilizing Ion-Gel as Electrolyte.- Compact MR Fluid Actuator for Human Friendly System.- Development of Actuator Utilizing Hydrogen Storage Alloys.- Development of New Actuators for Special Environment.- Applications of Electrostatic Actuators within Special Environments.- Micro Actuator System for Narrow Spaces Under Specific Environment.- Development of Ultrasonic Micro Motor with a Coil Type Stator.- Self-Running Non-Contact Ultrasonically Levitated Stage.- Development of Shape Memory Actuator for Cryogenic Application.- Actuators for Special Environments.
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Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs is the proceedings of the final symposium of MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas: Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs, held in January 2010. Since the realization of next-generation actuators requires an interdisciplinary approach, the research has been organized according to a broad technological perspective that consists of: actuators for small motion of nano-meters, small-size actuators of micro-meters structures, intelligent actuators for functional motions, power actuators for large force/torque and actuators for special environments. Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs also deals with common fundamental technologies for these actuators, such as intelligent materials, machining processes, control technologies, evaluation methods, and system integration. It provides cutting-edge research for researchers, postgraduates, and practitioners in mechanical, electrical, and materials industries.
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• A History of Time Domain Electromagnetics- A Voyage back in Time.- Application of the Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) Method to EMC Problems.- Development of Super-Compact Distributed Constant Circuits Based on LTCC-Based Multilayer Composite Right/Left-Handed (CRLH) Transmission Lines.- Some Recent Developments in Fundamental Implicit FDTD Schemes.- Unconditionally stable method for the simulation of electromagnetic devices.- Design and Performance Evaluation of Printed-Circuit Antennas for Super-Wideband Monitoring Applications.- Conformal and Multi-Scale Time-Domain Methods: From Tetrahedral Mesh to Meshless Discretisation.- Mortar Boundary Elements for the EFIE Applied to the Analysis of Scattering by PEC Junctions.- Time Domain Modeling: From Nano-electronics to Nano-photonics.- Boundary Modelling and High-Order Convergence in Finite-Difference Methods.- A Hybrid MRTD-FDTD Technique for Efficient Field Computation.- Optimization of Computational Electromagnetics.- Design and Implementation of MEFiSTo-2D Classic Plus.
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The book will cover the past, present and future developments of field theory and computational electromagnetics. The first two chapters will give an overview of the historical developments and the present the state-of-the-art in computational electromagnetics. These two chapters will set the stage for discussing recent progress, new developments, challenges, trends and major directions in computational electromagnetics with three main emphases: a. Modeling of ever larger structures with multi-scale dimensions and multi-level descriptions (behavioral, circuit, network and field levels) and transient behaviours b. Inclusions of physical effects other than electromagnetic: quantum effects, thermal effects, mechanical effects and nano scale features c. New developments in available computer hardware, programming paradigms (MPI, Open MP, CUDA and Open CL) and the associated new modeling approaches These are the current emerging topics in the area of computational electromagnetics and may provide readers a comprehensive overview of future trends and directions in the area. The book is written for students, research scientists, professors, design engineers and consultants who engaged in the fields of design, analysis and research of the emerging technologies related to computational electromagnetics, RF/microwave, optimization, new numerical methods, as well as accelerator simulator, dispersive materials, nano-antennas, nano-waveguide, nano-electronics, terahertz applications, bio-medical and material sciences. The book may also be used for those involved in commercializing electromagnetic and related emerging technologies, sensors and the semiconductor industry. The book can be used as a reference book for graduates and post graduates. It can also be used as a text book for workshops and continuing education for researchers and design engineers.
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• Introduction
• Related Work and Work Hypothesis
• Connection between Hardware and Simulation
• Interfaces between Microcontroller and Environment
• Optimization -- Coupling System Analysis
• Optimization -- Analysis of the Real System and Environment
• Optimization -- Runtime Analysis
• CHILS Framework -- Concept
• CHILS Framework -- Classification
• CHILS Framework -- Applications
• Summary and Outlook.

Using the real Microcontroller (?C) as a replacement for a?C model inside a system simulation of a?C-based system is a big benefit since the?C is already verified. Moreover, its maximum performance and its accuracy are much higher than any simulation model. With the Chip-Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (CHILS) approach, Christian K?hler covers the connection between?C and simulation, the analysis and optimization of such coupling systems as well as the interface abstraction. He develops the hardware to simulation coupling system with a focus on less hardware effort, the capabilities to couple with different simulation environments, and the efficiency of coupling. The interface abstraction primarily supports the efficiency of coupling. The system analysis and optimization concepts include formal criteria to determine the fidelity of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) coupling systems, stability analysis of coupling systems, and the numerical analysis of applied software algorithms. Furthermore, the author presents existing concepts to simulate complex systems and compares them with the new approach.

• Continuum thermodynamic and rate variational formulation of models for extended continua / Bob Svendsen
• From lattice models to extended continua / Stefan Diebels, Daniel Scharding
• Rotational degrees of freedom in modeling materials with intrinsic length scale / Elena Pasternak, Hans-Bernd Mühlhaus, Arcady V. Dyskin
• Micromorphic vs. phase-field approaches for gradient viscoplasticity and phase transformations / Samuel Forest, Kais Ammar, Benoît Appolaire
• Geometrically nonlinear continuum thermomechanics coupled to diffusion : a framework for case II diffusion / Andrew T. McBride, Swantje Bargmann, Pual Steinmann
• Effective electomechanical properties of heterogeneous piezoelectrics / Marc-André Keip, Jörf Schröder
• Coupled thermo- and electrodynamics of multiphase continua / Bernd Markert
• Ice formation in porous media / Joachim Bluhm, Tim Ricken, Moritz Blossfeld
• Optical measurements for a cold-box sand and aspects of direct and inverse problems for micropolar elasto-plasticity / Rolf Mahnken, Ismail Caylak
• Model reduction for complex continua : at the example of modeling soft tissue in the nasal area / Annika Radermacher, Stefanie Reese.

Annotation Modern computational techniques, such as the Finite Element Method, have, since their development several decades ago, successfully exploited continuum theories for numerous applications in science and technology. Although standard continuum methods based upon the Cauchy-Boltzmann continuum are still of great importance and are widely used, it increasingly appears that material properties stemming from microstructural phenomena have to be considered. This is particularly true for inhomogeneous load and deformation states, where lower-scale size effects begin to affect the macroscopic material response; something standard continuum theories fail to account for. Following this idea, it is evident that standard continuum mechanics has to be augmented to capture lower-scale structural and compositional phenomena, and to make this information accessible to macroscopic numerical simulations.

• Title; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Definitions of Near-Field; Evanescent Wave Penetration Depth; Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) Penetration Depth; Photon Penetration Skin-Depth into Metal; Penetration Depth of No-Slip Boundary Conditions; Equilibrium Height (hm) for Small Particles under Near-Field Forces; Synopsis; Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM); Principles and Configuration of TIRM; Ratiometric TIRM Imaging Analysis; Near-Field Applications of TIRM; Near-Wall Hindered Brownian Motion of Nanoparticles; Slip-Flows in the Near-Field.

• Cytoplasmic Viscosity and Intracellular Vesicle SizesOptical Serial Sectioning Microscopy (OSSM); Point Spread Functions (PSFs) under Aberration-Free Design Conditions; Point Spread Functions (PSFs) under Off-Design Conditions; Principles of OSSM; Near-Field Applications of OSSM; Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV); Near-Wall Thermometry; Near-Field Mixture Concentration Measurements; Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM); Principles of Confocal Imaging; Microscopic Imaging Resolutions; Confocal Microscopic Imaging Resolutions.

• Optical Slicing Thickness of Confocal MicroscopyConfocal Laser Scanning Microscopic Particle Imaging Velocimetry (CLSM-PIV) System; Near-Field Applications of CLSM-PIV; Poiseuille Flows in a Microtube; Microscale Rotating Couette Flows; Moving Bubbles in a Microchannel; Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM); Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs); Dispersion of SPPs; Kretschmann's Three-Layer Configuration; Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Reflectance; Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM) Imaging Systems; Selection of a Prism for SPRM; SPR Reflectance Imaging Resolution.

• Near-Field Applications of SPRMHistory and Uses of SPRM; Label-Free Mapping of Microfluidic Mixing Fields; Near-Field Mapping of Salinity Diffusion; Dynamic Monitoring of Nanoparticle Concentration Profiles; Unveiling the Fingerprints of Nanocrystalline Self-assembly; Near-Wall Thermometry; Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy (RICM); Interference of Plane Waves; Principles and Practical Issues of RICM; Near-Field Applications of RICM; Thin-Film Thickness Measurements; Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) Control of Thin Liquid Film; Dynamic Fingerprinting of Live-Cell Focal Contacts; References.

The near-field region within an order of 100 nm from the solid interface is an exciting and crucial arena where many important multiscale transport phenomena are physically characterized, such as flow mixing and drag, heat and mass transfer, near-wall behavior of nanoparticles, binding of bio-molecules, crystallization, surface deposition processes, just naming a few. This monograph presents a number of label-free experimental techniques developed and tested for near-field fluid flow characterization. Namely, these include Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM), Optical Serial Sectioning.

• Foreword; Preface; Contents; Biographies of Contributors; Part I Electromagnetic Theory; 1 Maxwell's Equations; 1.1 Differential Form; 1.2 Constitutive Relations; 1.3 Integral Form; 1.4 Boundary Relations; 1.4.1 Derivation; 1.4.2 Special Cases; 1.4.3 Other Boundary Conditions; 1.5 The Wave Equation; 1.6 Electromagnetic Potentials; 1.6.1 Lorenz's Potentials; 1.6.2 Lorenz's Gauge; 1.6.3 Gauge Transformation; 1.6.4 Coulomb's Gauge; 1.6.5 Hertz Potential; 1.7 Energy Flow; 1.7.1 Uniqueness Conditions; 1.8 Time Harmonic Fields; 1.9 Complex Poynting Theorem; 1.10 Specific Absorption Rate.

• 1.11 Green's Function Method1.11.1 Green's Identities; 1.11.2 Inhomogeneous Scalar Helmholtz Equation; 1.11.3 Green's Function of the First Kind; 1.11.4 Green's Function of the Second Kind; 1.11.5 The Free Space Green's Function; 1.11.6 The Modified Green's Function; 1.11.7 Eigenfunction Presentation; 1.12 Inhomogeneous Vector Helmholtz Equation; 2 Radiation; 2.1 General Considerations; 2.2 Elementary Sources; 2.2.1 The Short Electric Dipole; 2.2.2 The Small Magnetic Dipole; 2.3 Wire Antennas; 2.4 Field Regions; 2.4.1 Point Sources; 2.4.2 Extended Sources.

• 2.5 Far Field Calculation for General Antennas2.6 Antenna Parameters; 2.6.1 Antenna Patterns and Radiation Intensity; 2.6.2 Directive Gain; 2.6.3 Gain; 2.6.4 Effective Aperture; 2.6.5 Antenna Impedance; 2.6.6 Friis Transmission Formula; 3 Fundamental Theorems; 3.1 Uniqueness Theorem; 3.2 Duality; 3.3 Image Theory; 3.4 Reciprocity; 3.5 Equivalence Principles; 3.5.1 Equivalent Volumetric Currents; 3.5.2 Equivalent Surface Currents; 3.6 Babinet's Principle; 4 Wave Harmonics and Guided Waves; 4.1 Plane Waves; 4.1.1 Planar Harmonics; 4.1.2 The Sheet Current Source; 4.1.3 Wave Polarization.

• 4.1.4 Lossless Medium4.1.5 Lossy Medium; 4.1.6 Reflection from Plane Dielectric Interfaces; 4.1.7 Propagation in Layered Media; 4.1.8 Reflection from Inhomogeneous Layers; 4.1.9 Wave Velocities; 4.2 Planar Waveguides; 4.2.1 The Parallel Plate Waveguide; 4.2.2 Grounded Dielectric Slab; 4.2.3 The Dielectric Slab Waveguide; 4.3 Hollow Waveguides; 4.3.1 Waveguide Modes; 4.3.2 Cutoff Frequency; 4.3.3 Guide Wavelength; 4.3.4 Orthogonality of Modes; 4.3.5 The Rectangular Hollow Waveguide; 4.3.6 The Corrugated Rectangular Waveguide; 4.4 Radiation from Sources in a Plane; 4.5 Cylindrical Waves.

• 4.5.1 Line Sources4.5.2 Cylindrical Wave Transformation; 4.5.3 Addition Theorem; 4.5.4 The Circular Metallic Waveguide; 4.5.5 Circular Corrugated Horns; 4.5.6 The Coaxial Waveguide; 4.5.7 The Dielectric Rod; 4.6 Spherical Waves; 4.6.1 Spherical Wave Transformation; 4.6.2 Point Sources; 4.6.3 Addition Theorem; Part II Scattering Theory; 5 Radar; 5.1 Historical Remarks; 5.2 Operation; 5.2.1 Transmitters; 5.2.2 Radar Antennas; 5.2.3 Receivers; 5.2.4 Computer Processing; 5.2.5 Radar Displays; 5.3 Secondary-Radar System; 5.3.1 Transponder; 5.3.2 Radar Identification (IFF); 5.4 Countermeasures.

This book present the lecture notes used in two courses that the late Professor Kasra Barkeshli had offered at Sharif University of Technology, namely, Advanced Electromagnetics and Scattering Theory. The prerequisite for the sequence is vector calculus and electromagnetic fields and waves. Some familiarity with Green's functions and integral equations is desirable but not necessary. The book provides a brief but concise introduction to classical topics in the field. It is divided into three parts including annexes. Part I covers principle of electromagnetic theory. The discussion starts wit.

• A Rocking Spalling Test to Characterise the Crack Speed in Brittle Materials
• Crack Growth Behavior in Preloaded Metallic Nested-angle Plates Under Flight Load Spectrum
• Experimental and Finite Element Analysis (FEM) of Bioceramics
• Damage Analysis of the Ceramic Reinforced Steel Matrix Composites Sheets: Experimental and Numerical Study
• Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials Aged in PEM Fuel Cell Conditions
• "Mechanical Characterization and Modeling
• of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Stacks"
• The Impulse Imparted Upon Monolithic Metal Plates due to Blast Loading
• Investigation in Shear Behavior of Intermetallic Composites Using V-notched Beam Test Method
• The Influence of Sample Thickness on the DCDC Fracture Test
• Analysis of Hysteresis Damage Accumulation and the Effect on Fatigue Life
• Fatigue Improvement of Welded Elements by Ultrasonic Impact Peening
• Delamination Between Functionalized Silicon Surfaces
• Failure and Fracture Behavior of Brittle Polymer Foam
• Crack Growth in Three-point Bend Specimens Made of Polymeric Foams
• Reliability Evaluation of Conformal Coatings for Tin Whisker Failure Mitigation in Accelerated Testing Conditions
• Investigation of Manganese Cobalt Oxide (MCO) Coatings on Fuel Cell Interconnects
• Extracting Crack-tip Field Parameters in Anisotropic Elastic Solids From Full-field Measurements Using Least-squares Method and Conservation Integrals
• Velocity Measuring Approaches for the Determination of Ballistic Limits of GLARE 5 Fiber-metal Laminate Plates
• Underwater Explosive Loading of Curved Composite Plates: Experimental and Computational Comparisons
• Adhesion Strength in Metal/Polymer Composites
• Modal-parameter Identification From Nonstationary Ambient Vibration Data
• High-speed Digital Image Correlation Measurements of Random Nonlinear Dynamic Response
• Experimental Modal Analysis of an Inflatable, Self-rigidizing Toroidal Satellite Component
• Selective Excitation Using Phase Shifted Ultrasound Radiation Force From Focused Transducers in air
• The Steelpan as a Tool to Incite Interest in Engineering Education
• Non-contacting Strain Measurement in Dynamic Tensile Testing
• Quantification of Micro-crack Density for Fiber Based Composites
• Dynamic Shear Response of a Polymer Bonded Explosive Using a Modified Hopkinson bar Apparatus
• Shock Testing Accelerometers With a Hopkinson Pressure bar
• Effect of Residual Stresses on Spallation of the Film Under Impact by Coated Bullet
• Fracture Testing of Simulated FRP Repairs
• Hybrid Nano/Microcomposites for Enhanced Damage Tolerance
• Drop-weight Impact Studies of GLARE 5 Fiber-metal Laminates
• Finite Element Modal Analysis of an Inflatable, Self-rigidizing Toroidal Satellite Component
• Experimental and Finite Element Modal Analysis of the Flexible Wings of Micro Munition Vehicles
• Numerical Analysis Study of the Failure Mechanism of Transparent Materials During low Velocity Impact Used in Protective Systems
• Effects of End Restraint on Eyebar Behavior in Bridges
• Three-dimensional Mechanics of Microcellular Solids Using Scanning Confocal Microscopy
• Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Surface Nanocrystallized Materials
• Variation of Compression of Seals in PEM Fuel Cells
• Neutron Emission Evidences in Natural Materials Under Monotonic, Cyclic, and Vibrational Loading
• Acoustic Emission and Electrical Properties of Quasi-brittle Materials Under Compression
• Temperature Effect on Tensile Testing of Hybrid and Non-hybrid Composites
• Studies on Fracture Performance of Bio-fiber-silica-glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites
• Mechanical Behavior of Bio-inspired Sandwich Composites
• Characterization of Mechanical Behavior of Kevlar 49 Fabrics
• Identification of the Tensile Properties of Composite Material Under Variable Strain Rates
• Compression/Shear Response of Honeycomb Core
• Light Guide Component in Efficiency Enhancement of DSSC
• Sign Support Structures Tested by means of Guided Waves
• Reliability-based Design of Structures Under Seismic Loading: Application to Timber Structures
• Progress in Developing a Standard for Dynamic Strain Analysis
• Polymers in Biaxial States of Stress at Various Loading Rates
• Parametric Study to Optimize Aluminum Shell Structure Under Various Conditions
• A Force Domain Analog-to-Digital Converter Applied in Micro and Nanoscale Tensile Tests
• Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Measurement Using Rayleigh Scatter in Composite Structures
• Diamond Sensors With Silicon Technologies for Sensing in Harsh Environments
• The Influence of Restraint Systems on Panel Behavior
• Burst Strength of Pipeline Test Specimens Containing Longitudinal or Circumferential Corrosion Defects
• A Comparative Analysis of Two Full-scale MD-500 Helicopter Crash Tests
• Structural Integrity Assessment of Blade's¡ Subcomponents Using Acoustic Emission Monitoring
• Measurement of Cohesive Parameters of Crazes in Polystyrene Films
• Delamination Growth Using Cohesive Zone Model for Adhesive Bonding Under Compression
• Simulation of Stable Tearing Crack Growth Using the Cohesive Zone Model Approach
• Experimental and Numerical Results for Diffusion Bonded Joints
• Modeling of Stable Tearing With Crack Tunneling in Specimens of Different Thickness
• Fatigue Modeling of Collagenous Soft Tissues
• An in-situ Experimental-numerical Approach for Interface Delamination Characterization
• Interface Integrity in Stretchable Electronics
• A Miniaturized Contactless Pure-bending Device for in-situ SEM Failure Analysis
• Study of Propagation of a Pre-existing Crack Under Different Boundary Conditions for Fatigue Loading
• Stochastic Model for Estimation of Probability-confidence Bounded a-N Curves
• Waveforms and Frequency Spectra of Elastic Emissions due to Macrofracture in Solids
• Failure Characteristics of Spot Welds of AHSS Under Quasi-static Conditions
• Characterization of Adaptive Reinforced Concrete Structures
• Bulk Waves for the Nondestructive Inspection of Immersed Structures
• Assault Riffle Bullet-experimental Characterization and Computer (FE) Modeling.

Experimental and Applied Mechanics represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

• Invenzione e innovazione nella storia della tecnica
• Invenzione e innovazione nella storia della tecnica
• Il periodo preindustriale: sviluppo tecnico, attività produttive e il lavoro dei primi ingegneri
• L'innovazione tecnica alle origini dell'Europa moderna
• L'organizzazione della produzione in epoca preindustriale
• Ingegneri, scienziati e filosofi dal Rinascimento alla Rivoluzione Scientifica
• L'industrializzazione e le origini dell'ingegneria moderna
• Sistema di fabbrica e macchine nella rivoluzione industriale in Gran Bretagna
• Un nuovo ingegnere per una nuova società
• Economia di mercato e manifatture, un nuovo contesto per l'attività dell'ingegnere
• I primi tentativi di quantificazione del problema della gestione delle attività interdipendenti: dai sistemi di fortificazione ai sistemi di produzione
• Dal sistema inglese al sistema americano di produzione
• Ingegneria, industria e modernizzazione nella cultura dell'Ottocento
• Automazione, organizzazione e controllo: l'ingegneria industriale nel Novecento
• Gli ingegneri e la rivoluzione manageriale
• Verso la matematica dell'organizzazione
• La creazione dei grandi sistemi: sviluppo tecnologico e assetti organizzativi
• Il futuro dell'ingegneria industriale.

Nel processo di creazione dell'infrastruttura industriale dei paesi occidentali hanno avuto un ruolo di primo piano gli ingegneri industriali. Formati in scuole tecniche specializzate (come la Ecole centrale des arts et manufactures), la loro attività ha riguardato, oltre che le macchine, l'organizzazione e la gestione di grandi impianti e sistemi tecnologici. Insieme agli ingegneri al servizio dello stato, nell'Ottocento rappresentavano - meglio di altre professioni tradizionali - l'emblema della modernizzazione e dell'azione guidata dalla razionalità. Nel Novecento l'attività dell'ingegnere industriale si svolge dietro le quinte, eppure essa è fondamentale nel sistema sociale ed economico moderno, centrata com'è nella progettazione e nella gestione dei grandi sistemi di produzione e nella catena logistica e di distribuzione globale. Il sapere organizzativo e gestionale dell'ingegnere presenta tratti specifici - che lo distinguono da quello del manager - legati all'antica tradizione operativa dell'ingegnere e al moderno uso di strumenti matematici di ottimizzazione. Esso si confronta oggi con il problema della gestione dei sistemi organizzativi nei settori più diversi, dall'industria alle comunicazioni, alla sanità, alla pubblica amministrazione, offrendo risposte originali ed efficaci. Questo libro esamina l'origine delle sfide tecnologiche e organizzative dell'industria in Europa e negli Stati Uniti e le tappe della sua formulazione teorica; la creazione della figura dell'ingegnere industriale fra Ottocento e Novecento; e l'elaborazione delle discipline tecnologiche e del linguaggio e dei concetti fondamentali (sistema, automazione, controllo, ottimizzazione, rete) dell'ingegneria industriale moderna. Diviso in tre parti organizzate cronologicamente, ogni capitolo è corredato da letture, indicazioni bibliografiche per l'approfondimento e schede illustrative di aspetti storici, biografici (relativi a alcuni grandi ingegneri, scienziati e filosofi), terminologici e matematico-tecnici.

In medical image analysis, major areas such as radiotherapy, surgery planning, and quantitative diagnostics benefit from shape modeling to facilitate solutions to analysis, segmentation and reconstruction problems. Heike Hufnagel proposes a mathematically sound statistical shape model using correspondence probabilities instead of 1-to-1 correspondences. The explicit probabilistic model is employed as shape prior in an implicit level set segmentation. Due to the particular attributes of the new model, the challenging integration of explicit and implicit representations can be done in an elegant mathematical formulation, thus combining the advantages of both explicit model and implicit segmentation. Evaluations are performed to depict the characteristics and strengths of the new model and segmentation method. The dissertation has received the Fokusfinder award 2011 by the Innovationsstiftung Schleswig-Holstein (ISH), the Basler AG and Philips Medical Systems.

• Progress and puzzles in nonlinear elasticity.- Quasiconvex envelopes in nonlinear elasticity.- Anisotropie polyconvex energies.- Construction of polyconvex energies for non-trivial anisotropy classes.- Applications of anisotropic polyconvex energies: thin shells and biomechanics of arterial walls.- Phase transitions with interfacial energy: convexity conditions and the existence of minimizers.- Nematic elastomers: modelling, analysis, and numerical simulations.- Applications of polyconvexity and strong ellipticity to nonlinear elasticity and elastic plate theory.- ?-convergene e for a geometrically exact Cosserat shell-model of defective elastic crystals.
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Generalized convexity conditions play a major role in many modern mechanical applications. They serve as the basis for existence proofs and allow for the design of advanced algorithms. Moreover, understanding these convexity conditions helps in deriving reliable mechanical models. The book summarizes the well established as well as the newest results in the field of poly-, quasi and rank-one convexity. Special emphasis is put on the construction of anisotropic polyconvex energy functions with applications to biomechanics and thin shells. In addition, phase transitions with interfacial energy and the relaxation of nematic elastomers are discussed.
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• Session 1: Diamond
• Session 2: Anthropomorphism
• Session 3: Learning
• Session 4: Understanding Session
• 5 : Mechanism Innovation Session
• 6: Vision Innovation Session
• 7: Sensing Innovation Session.- 8: Planning Session.- 9: Robot Programming Session.- 10: Manipulation Session.- 11: Interaction.
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The International Symposium of Robotics Research (ISRR) continues to be the premiere meeting of the International Foundation of Robotics Research (IFRR). The 13th International Symposium of Robotics Research took place Novemb3r 26-29, 2007, in Hiroshima, Japan, and was organized by the two editors of this book. This volume brings a collection of a broad range of topics in robotics. The content of these contributions provides a wide coverage of the current state of robotics research: the advances and challenges in its theoretical foundation and technology basis, and the developments in its traditional and novel areas of applications. Historically, the proceedings of the ISRR have featured ground-breaking work of the highest caliber, which influenced generations to come. The present volume promises to be no exception. The collection of scientific articles in this volume provides new insights to important problems in robotics, written by some of the leaders in the field.
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• Path-Planning and Trajectory-Planning Algorithms: A General Overview
• Off Line and Real Time Planning Strategies
• Grasping and Manipulation of Unknown Objects Based on Visual and Tactile Feedback
• Obstacle Avoidance with Industrial Robots
• Planning Automatic Surgical Tasks for a Robot Assistant
• Motion Planning Using Fast Marching Squared Method
• Car-like Robots Maneuver Generation
• Motion Planning of a Spherical Mobile Robots
• Online Walking Pattern Generation Using FFT for Humanoid Robots
• Hexapod Walking Robot Locomotion
• Robotic Manipulation within the Underwater Mission Planning Context: A Use Case for Benchmarking.

This book addresses the broad multi-disciplinary topic of robotics, and presents the basic techniques for motion and operation planning in robotics systems. Gathering contributions from experts in diverse and wide ranging fields, it offers an overview of the most recent and cutting-edge practical applications of these methodologies. It covers both theoretical and practical approaches, and elucidates the transition from theory to implementation. An extensive analysis is provided, including humanoids, manipulators, aerial robots and ground mobile robots.?Motion and Operation Planning of Robotic Systems? addresses the following topics: *The theoretical background of robotics. *Application of motion planning techniques to manipulators, such as serial and parallel manipulators. *Mobile robots planning, including robotic applications related to aerial robots, large scale robots and traditional wheeled robots. *Motion planning for humanoid robots. An invaluable reference text for graduate students and researchers in robotics, this book is also intended for researchers studying robotics control design, user interfaces, modelling, simulation, sensors, humanoid robotics.