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Optimal Estimation of Dynamic Systems (Chapman & Hall/Crc Applied Mathematics & Nonlinear Science)
John L. Crassidis , and John L. Junkins Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall/CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 158488391X |
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Most newcomers to the field of linear stochastic estimation go through a difficult process in understanding and applying the theory.This book minimizes the process while introducing the fundamentals of optimal estimation. Optimal Estimation of Dynamic Systems explores topics that are important in the field of control where the signals received are used to determine highly sensitive processes such as the flight path of a plane, the orbit of a space vehicle, or the control of a machine. The authors use dynamic models from mechanical and aerospace engineering to provide immediate results of estimation concepts with a minimal reliance on mathematical skills. The book documents the development of the central concepts and methods of optimal estimation theory in a manner accessible to engineering students, applied mathematicians, and practicing engineers. It includes rigorous theoretial derivations and a significant amount of qualitiative discussion and judgements. It also presents prototype algorithms, giving detail and discussion to stimulate development of efficient computer programs and intelligent use of them. This book illustrates the application of optimal estimation methods to problems with varying degrees of analytical and numercial difficulty. It compares various approaches to help develop a feel for the absolute and relative utility of different methods, and provides many applications in the fields of aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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Outstanding inclusive text on estimation theory!.......2004-06-03
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Harris' Shock and Vibration Handbook
Cyril M. Harris , and Allan G. Piersol Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0071370811 |
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Chapters are grouped according to subject matter. The first group discusses theory; the second considers instrumentation and measurements, and procedures for analyzing and testing systems subjected to shock and vibration. Vibration that is induced by ground motion and fluid flow is considered next; then methods of controlling shock and vibration; followed by chapters on packaging engineering to prevent equipment from being damaged in transit; on the theory and practice of equipment design; and on the effects of shock and vibration on humans. New material includes computer techniques for solving problems, new instrumentation based on microchip technology, advances in analysis of data and models, application of finite element methods, and test criteria and specifications.Customer Reviews:
It's quite good as a handbook.......1999-08-18
It's quite good as a handbook.......1999-08-18
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Neural Networks for Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems: A Practitioner's Handbook (Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing)
M. Norgaard , O. Ravn , N.K. Poulsen , and L.K. Hansen Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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ASIN: 1852332271 |
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The technology of neural networks has attracted much attention in recent years. Their ability to learn nonlinear relationships is widely appreciated and is utilized in many different types of applications; modelling of dynamic systems, signal processing, and control system design being some of the most common. The theory of neural computing has matured considerably over the last decade and many problems of neural network design, training and evaluation have been resolved. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the most popular class of neural network, the multilayer perceptron, and shows how it can be used for system identification and control. It aims to provide the reader with a sufficient theoretical background to understand the characteristics of different methods, to be aware of the pit-falls and to make proper decisions in all situations. The subjects treated include: System identification: multilayer perceptrons; how to conduct informative experiments; model structure selection; training methods; model validation; pruning algorithms. Control: direct inverse, internal model, feedforward, optimal and predictive control; feedback linearization and instantaneous-linearization-based controllers. Case studies: prediction of sunspot activity; modelling of a hydraulic actuator; control of a pneumatic servomechanism; water-level control in a conical tank. The book is very application-oriented and gives detailed and pragmatic recommendations that guide the user through the plethora of methods suggested in the literature. Furthermore, it attempts to introduce sound working procedures that can lead to efficient neural network solutions. This will make the book invaluable to the practitioner and as a textbook in courses with a significant hands-on component.Customer Reviews:
all about the perceptron for control systems.......2007-01-07
it works!.......2006-01-18
Toolbox for Neural Net System Identification.......2005-09-11
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Spatio-Temporal Pattern Formation: With Examples from Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science (Partially Ordered Systems)
Daniel Walgraef Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0387948570 |
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This book provides an interdisciplinary presentation of the current knowledge of pattern formation in complex system, with sufficiently many details, tools, and concrete examples to be useful for the graduate student or scientist entering this area of research.
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: Geometrical Methods for Engineers and Scientists
J. M. T. Thompson , and Hugh B. Stewart Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Import) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471909602 |
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Emphasizes the qualitative description of long-term recurrent motions of dissipative systems governed by genuinely nonlinear equations, with no assumptions of near-linearity. General concepts of the geometric theory are illustrated using computer simulations of specific ordinary differential and difference equations. The nonlinear phenomena discussed include the multiple attractors observable in a single system, chaotic long-term behaviour and its underlying order and structure, and discontinuous jump and hysteresis phenomena.Customer Reviews:
Not that good.......2005-02-07
Good Introduction To Chaos.......2004-03-27
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Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
Robert Hilborn Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0198507232 |
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Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics introduces students, scientists, and engineers to the full range of activity in the rapidly growing field on nonlinear dynamics. Using a step-by-step introduction to dynamics and geometry in state space as the central focus of understanding nonlinear dynamics, this book includes a thorough treatment of both differential equation models and iterated map models (including a derivation of the famous Feigenbaum numbers). It is the only book at this level to include the increasingly important field of pattern formation and a survey of the controversial questions of quantum chaos. Important tools such as Lyapunov exponents and fractal dimensions are treated in detail. With over 200 figures and diagrams, and analytic and computer exercises for every chapter, the book can be used as a course-text or for self-instruction. This second edition has been restructured to make the book even more useful as a course text:many of the more complex examples and derivations have been moved to appendices. The extensive collection of annotated references has been updated through January 2000 and now includes listings of World Wide Web sites at many of the major nonlinear dynamics research centers. From reviews on the 1/e: 'What has been lacking is a single book that takes the reader with nothing but a knowledge of elementary calculus and physics all the way to the frontiers of research in chaos and nonlinear dynamics in all its facets. [...] a serious student, teacher, or researcher would be delighted to have this book on the shelf as a reference and as a window to the literature in this exciting and rapidly growing new field of chaos.' J.C. Sprott, American Journal of Physics, September 19944 'I congratulate the author on having managed to write an extremely thorough, comprehensive, and entertaining introduction to the fascinating field of nonlinear dynamics. His book is highly self- explanatory and ideally suited for self-instruction. There is hardly any question that the author does not address in an exceptionally readable manner. [...] I strongly recommend it to those looking for a comprehensive, practical, and not highly mathematical approach to the subject.' E.A. Hunt, IEEE Spectrum, December 1994Customer Reviews:
A good book for introduction.......2007-05-22
An excellent introduction.......2007-03-09
A excellent introduction to chaos.......2003-11-25
By this I do not mean that the author skips over the required mathematics. The text is intended for people with a solid background in differential equations, and some familiarity with classical dynamical systems is also helpful if not completely necessary. I would say it is targeted for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in the mathematical sciences, as well as scientists/engineers with no background in chaos theory. However he does not get bogged down in mathematics at the expense of physical insight. I have been studying the book on my own and have run into few problems in understanding the explanations.
The first chapter goes over 3 chaotic systems as a practical way of introducing the reader to various features of such systems. This provides a basis of practical experience to draw upon for the rest of the book, where the principles of chaos are examined in greater detail. The extensive references given in the book are a valuable addition that can be used to further explore the scientific literature. The references include journal papers as well as books, articles, and software for dynamical systems.
If you have the requisite mathematical background and want to learn the basics of chaos and nonlinear dynamics, I highly recommend this book.
fundamental, systematic.......2001-11-07
If you read other books, you will eventually comment,'chaos is something related to mathematics, very abstract, has nothing to do with my messy bedroom...'
But if you read this book, you will scream,'Great! I have figured out the richness of the nonlinear world. I understand the different dynamical routes to chaos. I know different quantifying methods with their pros and cons. Most fascinating is that chaos is related to pattern formation and self organization, which I consider them as another field of knowledge before. Also chaos may provide a new approach to quantum mechanics, a good news for those including me who do not believe in the parallel universe interpretation. By the way, I learnt a lot from this book!'
Good book!.......2000-08-05
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering (Studies in Nonlinearity)
Steven H. Strogatz Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0201543443 |
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Superb book........2007-06-15
Great book for beginners.......2007-05-14
Great for an introduction but not for digging in for details.......2007-01-05
Shockingly Readable.......2007-01-04
incredible!.......2006-06-13
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Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology: A State-space Approach
Mark Shelhamer Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 9812700293 |
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Nonlinear Physical Oceanography: A Dynamical Systems Approach to the Large Scale Ocean Circulation and El Niño, 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition (Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library)
Henk A. Dijkstra Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 140202262X |
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In this book, methodology of dynamical systems theory is applied to investigate the physics of the large-scale ocean circulation. Topics include the dynamics of western boundary currents such as the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean and the Kurosio in the Pacific Ocean, the stability of the thermohaline circulation, and the El Niño/Southern Oscillation phenomenon in the Tropical Pacific. The book also deals with the numerical methods to apply bifurcation analysis on large-dimensional dynamical systems, with tens of thousands (or more) degrees of freedom, which arise through discretization of ocean and climate models. The novel approach to understand the phenomena of climate variability is through a systematic analysis of the solution structure of a hierarchy of models using these techniques. In this way, a connection between the results of the different models within the hierarchy can be established. Mechanistic description of the physics of the results is provided and, where possible, links with results of state-of-the-art ocean (and climate) models and observations are sought. The reader is expected to have a background in basic fluid dynamics and applied mathematics, although the level of the text sometimes is quite introductory. Each of the chapters is rather self-contained and many details of derivations are provided. Exercises presented at the end of each chapter make it a perfect graduate-level text.
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in meteorology, oceanography and related fields who are interested in tackling fundamental problems in dynamical oceanography and climate dynamics.
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Classical and Quantum Dynamics: From Classical Paths to Path Integrals (Advanced Texts in Physics)
Walter Dittrich , and Martin Reuter Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 3540420665 |
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Graduate students who want to become familiar with advanced computational strategies in classical and quantum dynamics will find here both the fundamentals of a standard course and a detailed treatment of the time-dependent oscillator, Chern-Simons mechanics, the Maslov anomaly and the Berry phase, together with many worked examples throughout the text.Books:
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