1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449795803321

Autore

Bean Roger <1946->

Titolo

The business of innovation [[electronic resource] ] : managing the corporate imagination for maximum results / / Roger Bean and Russell Radford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, c2002

ISBN

0-8144-1310-2

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RadfordRussell W

Disciplina

658.4/06

Soggetti

Knowledge management

Organizational change

Intellectual capital

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-293) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a guide to building innovative, creativity-rich organizations through astute and skillful management. Whatever the end goal, this book provides a systematic process for managing focused, usable innovation - without the micro-managing that can stifle creativity. With examples from McDonald's, Toyota, Palm (Pilot), 3M, Sony, Singapore Airlines and others, this model helps managers and executives: nurture an environment of innovation; support market-focused innovation through effective policies; gather expert feedback to properly evaluate innovations; develop and launch innovations successfully; and project future trends and developments.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910674019203321

Autore

Spezzano Giandomenico

Titolo

Swarm Robotics / Giandomenico Spezzano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019

ISBN

9783038979234

3038979236

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (310 p.)

Soggetti

Computer science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Collectively working robot teams can solve a problem more efficiently than a single robot, while also providing robustness and flexibility to the group. Swarm robotics model is a key component of a cooperative algorithm that controls the behaviors and interactions of all individuals. The robots in the swarm should have some basic functions, such as sensing, communicating, and monitoring, and satisfy the following properties:    Autonomy-Individuals that create the swarm robotic system are autonomous robots. They are independent and can interact with each other and the environment. Large number-They are in large number, enabling cooperation. Scalability and robustness-A new unit can be easily added to the system, so the system can be easily scaled. A greater number of units improves the performance of the system. The system is quite robust to the loss of some units, as some units still remain to perform, although the system will not perform to its maximum capabilities. Decentralized coordination-The robots communicate with each other and with their environment to make final decisions. Flexibility-The swarm robotic system has the ability to generate modularized solutions to different tasks.