1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466588703316

Titolo

Singularity theory and its applications . Part 1 Geometric aspects of singularities : Warwick, 1989 / / D. Mond, J. Montaldi, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Springer-Verlag, , [1991]

©1991

ISBN

3-540-47060-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 1991.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 410 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ; ; 1462

Disciplina

516.35

Soggetti

Singularities (Mathematics)

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.

Nota di contenuto

Symmetric lagrangian singularities and Gauss maps of theta divisors -- On infinitesimal deformations of minimally elliptic singularities -- C-Régularité et trivialité topologique -- Folding maps and focal sets -- The dual graph for space curves -- On the components and discriminant of the versal base space of cyclic quotient singularities -- - equivalence and the equivalence of sections of images and discriminants -- Differential forms and hypersurface singularities -- Local reflexional and rotational symmetry in the plane -- The intersection form of a plane isolated line singularity -- On the degree of an equivariant map -- Automorphisms of direct products of algebroid spaces -- Disentanglements -- The euler characteristic of the disentanglement of the image of a corank 1 map germ -- Vanishing cycles for analytic maps -- On complete conditions in enumerative geometry -- Right-symmetry of mappings -- Deformations and the milnor number of non-isolated plane curve singularities -- Vanishing cycles and special fibres -- On the versal deformation of cyclic quotient singularities -- On Canny's roadmap algorithm: orienteering in semialgebraic sets (an application of singularity theory to theoretical robotics) -- Elliptic complete intersection singularities -- Pencils of cubic curves and rational elliptic surfaces.

Sommario/riassunto

A workshop on Singularities, Bifurcation and Dynamics was held at Warwick in July 1989 as part of a year-long symposium on Singularity Theory and its applications. The proceedings fall into two halves:



Volume I mainly on connections with algebraic geometry and volume II on connections with dynamical systems theory, bifurcation theory, and applications in the sciences. The papers are orginal research, stimulated by the symposium and workshops: All have been refereed, and none will appear elsewhere. The main topic, deformation theory, is represented by several papers on descriptions of the bases of versal deformations, and several more on descriptions of the generic fibres. Other topics include stratifications, and applications to differential geometry.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910376064303321

Autore

Meng Xiaofeng <1964->

Titolo

Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Cloud Data Management

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Association for Computing Machinery, , 2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 pages)

Collana

ACM Conferences.

Soggetti

Information Technology - Computer Science (Hardware & Networks)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910523740003321

Autore

Zufferey Raphael

Titolo

Between Sea and Sky: Aerial Aquatic Locomotion in Miniature Robots / / by Raphael Zufferey, Robert Siddall, Sophie F. Armanini, Mirko Kovac

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-030-89575-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages)

Collana

Biosystems & Biorobotics, , 2195-3570 ; ; 29

Disciplina

629.892

Soggetti

Bionics

Robotics

Aerospace engineering

Astronautics

Bioinspired Technologies

Robotic Engineering

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Breaking The Surface -- Chapter 2: Diving from Flight -- Chapter 3: Aquatic Escape : Repeatable Escape with Combustion -- Chapter 4: Efficient water-air propulsion with a single propeller -- Chapter 5: Sailing and Flying with a Multimodal Robot.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reports on the state of the art in the field of aerial-aquatic locomotion, focusing on the main challenges concerning the translation of this important ability from nature to synthetic systems, and describing innovative engineering solutions that have been applied in practice by the authors at the Aerial Robotics Lab of Imperial College London. After a general introduction to aerial-aquatic locomotion in nature, and a summary of the most important engineering achievements, the book introduces readers to important physical and mathematical aspects of the multimodal locomotion problem. Besides the basic physics involved in aerial-aquatic locomotion, the role of different phenomena happening in fluids, or those due to structural mechanics effects or to power provision, are presented in depth, across



a large dimension range, from millimeters to hundreds of meters. In turn, a practice-oriented discussion on the obstacles and opportunities of miniaturization, for bothrobots and animals is carried out. This is followed by applied engineering considerations, which describe relevant hardware considerations involved in propulsion, control, communication and fabrication. Different case studies are analyzed in detail, reporting on the latest research carried out by the authors, and covering topics such as propulsive aquatic escape, the challenging mechanics of water impact, and a hybrid sailing and flying aircraft. Offering extensive and timely information on the design, construction and operation of small-scale robots, and on multimodal locomotion, this book provides researchers, students and professionals with a comprehensive and timely reference guide to the topic of aerial-aquatic locomotion, and the relevant bioinspired approaches. It is also expected to inspire future research and foster a stronger multidisciplinary discussion in the field.