London maritime arbitration / by Clare Ambrose and Karen Maxwell

• Record Nr.: UNISA990001803060203316
• Autore: AMBROSE, Clare
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London [etc.] : LLP, 2002
• ISBN: 1-84311-146-2
• Descrizione fisica: XLII, 532 p. ; 26 cm
• Altri autori (Persone): MAXWELL, Karen
• Disciplina: 343.41096
• Soggetti: Diritto marittimo - Gran Bretagna
• Collocazione: XXV.4.D 20 (IG XIV 127)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Advanced studies of flexible robotic manipulators [[electronic resource] ] : modeling, design, control, and applications / / [edited by] Fei-Yue Wang, Yanqing Gao

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782283503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2003
• ISBN: 1-281-95611-2; 9786611956110; 981-279-672-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (457 p.)
• Collana: Series in intelligent control and intelligent automation ; ; vol. 4
• Altri autori (Persone): WangFei-Yue; GaoYanqing <1962->
• Disciplina: 629.892
• Soggetti: Robotics; Manipulators (Mechanism)
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents ; Preface ; Contributing Authors ; 1. Flexible-link Manipulators: Modeling Nonlinear Control and Observer ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Modeling ; 1.3 Nonlinear Control ; 1.4 Control with Nonlinear Observer ; 1.5 Simulation Results ; 1.6 Conclusion; 2. Energy-Based Robust Control of Flexible Link Robots 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Dynamics of a Single-link Flexible Robot ; 2.3 Controller Design ; 2.4 Multi-link Flexible Robots ; 2.5 Conclusion; 3. Trajectory Planning and Compliant Control for Two Manipulators to Deform Flexible Materials 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Efficient Trajectory Planning Using Optimal Bending Model ; 3.3 Compliant Control ; 3.4 Stability Analysis ; 3.5 Experimental Study ; 3.6 Conclusions ; References; 4. Force Control of Flexible Manipulators 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Force Control of A One-Link Flexible Arm ; 4.3 Dynamic Hybrid Position/ Force Control of Constrained n-Link Flexible Manipulators ; 4.4 Robust Cooperative Control of Two One-link Flexible Arms ; 4.5 Conclusion; References 5. Experimental Study on the Control of Flexible Link Robots ; 5.1 SFL Manipulator ; 5.2 Multi-Link/Multi-Axis Flexible Link (MMFL) Manipulators ; 5.3 Force Control ; References ; 6. Sensor Output Feedback Control of Flexible Robot Arms ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Dynamic Models of One-Link Flexible Robot Arms
• Sommario/riassunto: Flexible robotic manipulators pose various challenges in research as compared to rigid robotic manipulators, ranging from system design, structural optimization, and construction to modeling, sensing, and control. Although significant progress has been made in many aspects over the last one-and-a-half decades, many issues are not resolved yet, and simple, effective, and reliable controls of flexible manipulators still remain an open quest. Clearly, further efforts and results in this area will contribute significantly to robotics (particularly automation) as well as its application and educat

Sustaining Russia's Arctic cities : resource politics, migration, and climate change / / edited by Robert W. Orttung

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828739603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2017; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-78533-842-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Collana: Studies in the Circumpolar North
• Classificazione: NK 4700
• Disciplina: 307.760947
• Soggetti: Cities and towns - Russia, Northern; Sociology, Urban - Russia, Northern; Social change - Russia, Northern; Climatic changes - Russia, Northern; Energy industries - Social aspects - Russia, Northern; Russia, Northern Population; Russia, Northern Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Russia’s Arctic Cities: Recent Evolution and Drivers of Change -- Section I. Decision Making -- Chapter 2. The Arctic in Moscow -- Chapter 3. The Anna Karenina Principle: How to Diversify Monocities -- Section II. Migration Trends in Russian Arctic Cities -- Chapter 4. Boom and Bust: Population Change in Russia’s Arctic Cities -- Chapter 5. Assessing Social Sustainability: Immigration to Russia’s Arctic Cities -- Chapter 6. The Russian North Connected: The Role of Long-Distance Commute Work for Regional Integration -- Section III. Climate Change -- Chapter 7. Cities of the Russian North in the Context of Climate Change -- Chapter 8. Access to Arctic Urban Areas in Flux: Opportunities and Uncertainties in Transport and Development -- Chapter 9. Russian Arctic Cities through the Prism of Permafrost -- Chapter 10. Urban Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Russian Arctic -- Chapter 11. Conclusion: Drivers of Change -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Urban areas in Arctic Russia are experiencing unprecedented social and ecological change. This collection outlines the key challenges that city managers will face in navigating this shifting political, economic, social, and environmental terrain. In particular, the volume examines how energy production drives a boom-bust cycle in the Arctic economy, explores how migrants from Muslim cultures are reshaping the social fabric of northern cities, and provides a detailed analysis of climate change and its impact on urban and industrial infrastructure.