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UNINA9910454382203321 |
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Titolo |
Robot teams : from diversity to polymorphism / / edited by Tucker Balch and Lynne E. Parker |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : A K Peters/CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2002 |
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0-429-06474-8 |
1-4398-6367-9 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Robotics |
Intelligent agents (Computer software) |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-425) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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part Part I: Theoretical Foundations -- chapter 1 A Taxonomy of Multirobot Systems -- chapter 2 Taxonomies of Multirobot Task and Reward -- chapter 3 A Survey of Multiagent and Multirobot Systems -- chapter 4 Measuring Robot Group Diversity -- part Part II: Enabling Technologies -- chapter 5 A Polymorphic Robot Team -- chapter 6 Collaborative Multirobot Localization -- chapter 7 Techniques for Learning in Multirobot Teams -- chapter 8 Symbol Grounding for Communication -- chapter 9 Marsupial Robots -- part Part III: Robot Team Case Studies -- chapter 10 Heterogeneous Teams of Modular Robots for Mapping and Exploration -- chapter 11 Design and Evaluation of Robust Behavior-Based Controllers -- chapter 12 Experiments with Cooperative Aerial-Ground Robots -- chapter 13 Coordination of Heterogeneous Robots for Large-Scale Assembly. |
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This is a comprehensive volume on robot teams that will be the standard reference on multi-robot systems. The volume provides not only the essentials of multi-agent robotics theory but also descriptions of exemplary implemented systems demonstrating the key concepts of multi-robot research. Information is presented in a descriptive manner and augmented with detailed mathematical formulations, photos, diagrams, and source code examples. |
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UNINA9910462882203321 |
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Autore |
Harrison Susan (Susan Patricia) |
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Titolo |
Plant and animal endemism in California [[electronic resource] /] / Susan Harrison |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Endemic plants - California |
Endemic animals - California |
Endemic plants - Ecology - California |
Endemic animals - Ecology - California |
Endemic plants - Conservation - California |
Endemic animals - Conservation - California |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Biotic Uniqueness: An Overview -- 2. A Brief History of California -- 3. Plant Endemism in California: Patterns and Causes -- 4. Animal Endemism in California -- 5. Conservation Challenges in California's Endemic-Rich Landscape -- 6. Synthesis and Conclusions -- APPENDIX: Preliminary List of Plant Species Endemic to the California Floristic Province -- Literature Cited -- Index |
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California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora and fauna. Plant and Animal Endemism in California compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of |
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both plant and animal endemism, and interrogating the classic explanations proposed for the state's special significance in light of new molecular evidence. Susan Harrison also offers a summary of the innovative tools that have been developed and used in California to conserve and protect this stunning and imperiled diversity. |
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