Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control and guidance for aerospace vehicles : from theory to application / / Ali Zolghadri [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910299760203321
• Autore: Zolghadri Ali
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Springer, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-4471-5313-8
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2014.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 216 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Advances in Industrial Control, , 1430-9491
• Disciplina: 629.11; 629.8
• Soggetti: Airplanes - Control systems; Fault tolerance (Engineering)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "ISSN: 1430-9491."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Basic Concepts: Academic State of the Art and Industrial State of Practice -- Robust Fault Detection in Aircraft Control Surface Servo-Loop: Oscillatory Failure Case -- Robust Fault Detection in Aircraft Control Surface Servo-Loop: Runaway and Jamming -- Non-conservative H-infinity/H2 FDD Design: LTI Case -- H-infinity/H2 FDD Design for LPV Case -- An Active Fault-tolerant Flight Control Strategy -- Final Remarks.
• Sommario/riassunto: Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace demonstrates the attractive potential of recent developments in control for resolving such issues as improved flight performance, self-protection and extended life of structures. Importantly, the text deals with a number of practically significant considerations: tuning, complexity of design, real-time capability, evaluation of worst-case performance, robustness in harsh environments, and extensibility when development or adaptation is required. Coverage of such issues helps to draw the advanced concepts arising from academic research back towards the technological concerns of industry. Initial coverage of basic definitions and ideas and a literature review gives way to a treatment of important electrical flight control system failures: the oscillatory failure case, runaway, and jamming. Advanced fault detection and diagnosis for linear and nonlinear systems are described. Lastly recovery strategies appropriate to remaining acuator/sensor/communications ; resources are developed. The authors exploit experience gained in research collaboration with academic and major industrial partners to validate advanced fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control techniques with realistic benchmarks or real-world aeronautical and space systems. Consequently, the results presented in Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace, will be of interest in both academic and aerospatial-industrial milieux. Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage the transfer of technology in control engineering. The rapid development of control technology has an impact on all areas of the control discipline. The series offers an opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of new work in all aspects of industrial control. .

Ban Chiang prehistoric cultures / Chin You-di

• Record Nr.: UNIORUON00107291
• Autore: CHIN You-di
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bangkok, : Fine Arts Department, 1975
• Descrizione fisica: VII, 26 p., c. di tav. ; 32 cm
• Classificazione: TAI X C
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Executive Order 1233 And Its Prohibition On Assassinations

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910163327103321
• Autore: Cowen Major Kimberly A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago : , : Tannenberg Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 9781782896647; 1782896643
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (41 pages)
• Disciplina: 364.1524
• Soggetti: Assassination
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION -- Background -- Assumptions -- Key Definitions -- Research Methodology -- Significance of the Study -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW -- Introduction -- Background -- For Assassination -- Against Assassination -- Israel's Use of Assassination -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Step 1 Literature Review -- Step 2 Analysis -- Step 3 Threats -- Step 4 Synthesis -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS -- Introduction -- Defining Assassination -- The Legal Argument -- The Moral Argument -- Israel--A Case Study -- Threats -- Eliminating Threats -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION -- Introduction -- Legal Conclusions -- Moral Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Recommendations for Future Research -- Conclusion -- REFERENCE LIST.
• Sommario/riassunto: Through an executive order, the United States forfeited assassination as an instrument of foreign policy. Many Americans believe that the prohibition limits our flexibility in dealing with national security threats, specifically asymmetric threats from rogue leaders. This thesis is an examination of Executive Order 12333 and its prohibition on assassination. This paper further details both legal and moral arguments, for and against assassination. The legal provisions of Executive Order 12333, the Hague and Geneva Conventions, and United ; Nations Charter will be reviewed. The moral dilemma of assassination will also be discussed. This thesis will address the question of whether the United States can assassinate an individual who poses a threat to its national security and interests. The author concludes that the United States should reserve the option of assassination of its threats as a tool of foreign policy.