Detection of nuclear weapons and materials [[electronic resource] /] / Pietro Egidi, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461554103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010
• ISBN: 1-61324-337-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Collana: Weapons of mass destruction
• Altri autori (Persone): EgidiPietro
• Disciplina: 363.325/563
• Soggetti: Radioactive substances - Detection; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention; Radiation warning systems; Nuclear nonproliferation - Government policy - United States; Nuclear arms control - Verification; Smuggling - Prevention; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Embedded control for mobile robotic applications / / Leena Vachhani, Pranjal Vyas, Arunkumar G. K

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830767503321
• Autore: Vachhani Leena
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Piscataway, New Jersey ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : IEEE Press : , : Wiley, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 1-119-81241-0; 1-119-81239-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 pages)
• Collana: IEEE Press Series on Control Systems Theory and Applications
• Disciplina: 629.892
• Soggetti: Robotics; Electronic controllers; Embedded computer systems; Field programmable gate arrays
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Embedded Technology for Mobile Robotics -- 1.1 Embedded Control System -- 1.2 Mobile Robotics -- 1.2.1 Robot Model for 2D Motion -- 1.2.1.1 Generic Model -- 1.2.1.2 Unicycle Model -- 1.2.1.3 Differential‐Drive Mobile Robot or DDMR -- 1.2.1.4 Front Wheel Steering Robot or FWSR -- 1.2.1.5 Chained form of Unicycle -- 1.2.1.6 Single Integrator Model of Unicycle -- 1.2.1.7 Discrete‐time Unicycle Model -- 1.2.2 Robot Model for 3D Motion -- 1.2.2.1 Quadcopter - An Aerial Vehicle -- 1.2.2.2 Six‐Thrusters Configuration - An Underwater Vehicle -- 1.3 Embedded Technology -- 1.3.1 Processor Technology -- 1.3.2 IC Technology -- 1.4 Commercially Available Embedded Processors -- 1.4.1 Microprocessor -- 1.4.2 Microcontroller -- 1.4.3 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) -- 1.4.4 Digital Signal Processor -- 1.5 Notes and Further Readings -- Chapter 2 Discrete‐time Controller Design -- 2.1 Transfer Function for Equivalent Discrete‐time System -- 2.2 Discrete‐time PID ; Controller Design -- 2.3 Stability in Embedded Implementation -- 2.3.1 Sampling -- 2.3.2 Quantization -- 2.3.3 Processing Time -- 2.4 Notes and Further Readings -- Chapter 3 Embedded Control and Robotics -- 3.1 Transformations -- 3.1.1 2D Transformations -- 3.1.2 3D Transformations -- 3.2 Collision Detection and Avoidance -- 3.2.1 Vector Field Histogram (VFH) -- 3.2.2 Curvature Velocity Technique (CVM) -- 3.2.3 Dynamic Window Approach (DWA) -- 3.3 Localization -- 3.4 Path Planning -- 3.4.1 Potential Field Path Planning -- 3.4.2 Graph‐based Path Planning -- 3.4.2.1 Dijkstra's Algorithm -- 3.4.2.2 A* Algorithm -- 3.4.2.3 Rapidly‐exploring Random Trees (RRT) Algorithm -- 3.5 Multi‐agent Scenarios -- 3.6 Notes and Further Readings -- Chapter 4 Bottom‐up Method.; 4.1 Computations Using CORDIC1 -- 4.1.1 Coordinate Transformation -- 4.1.1.1 Cartesian to Polar Coordinates Conversion -- 4.1.1.2 Polar to Cartesian Coordinate Conversion -- 4.1.2 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions -- 4.2 Interval Arithmetic2 -- 4.2.1 Basics of Interval Arithmetic -- 4.2.2 Inclusion Function and Inclusion Tests -- 4.3 Collision Detection Using Interval Technique3 -- 4.4 Free Interval Computation for Collision Avoidance4 -- 4.4.1 Illustration for Detecting Collision and Computing Free interval -- 4.5 Notes for Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Top‐Down Method -- 5.1 Robust Controller Design -- 5.1.1 Basic Definitions -- 5.1.2 State Feedback Control -- 5.1.3 Sliding‐Mode Control -- 5.1.4 Sliding Surface Design for Position Stabilization in 2D -- 5.1.5 Position Stabilization for a Vehicle in 3D -- 5.1.6 Embedded Implementation -- 5.2 Switched Nonlinear System -- 5.2.1 Swarm Aggregation as a Switched Nonlinear System -- 5.2.1.1 Free Subsystem s1 -- 5.2.1.2 Engaged Subsystem s2 -- 5.2.2 Embedded Implementation -- 5.3 Notes and Further Readings -- Chapter 6 Generic FPGA Architecture Design -- 6.1 FPGA Basics and Verilog -- 6.2 Systematic Approach for Designing Architecture Using FSM -- 6.2.1 PID Controller Architecture -- 6.2.2 Sliding‐Mode Controller Architecture -- 6.3 FPGA Implementation -- 6.4 Parallel Implementation of Multiple Controllers -- 6.5 Notes and Further Readings -- Chapter 7 Summary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Books in the IEEE Press Series on Control SystemsTheory and Applications -- EULA.