1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962052603321

Autore

Shakespeare William <1564-1616, >

Titolo

The Tempest : a critical reader / / edited by Alden T. Vaughan and Virginia Mason Vaughan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

9781472518422

147251842X

9781472593962

1472593960

9781472518415

1472518411

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Arden early modern drama guides

Classificazione

LIT015000

Disciplina

822.33

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: London: Arden Shakespeare, 2014. Digital resource published 2018.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Alden T. Vaughan -- The Critical Backstory: "What's Past is Prologue" / Virginia Mason Vaughan -- A Theatre of Attraction: Colonialism, Gender, and The Tempest's Performance History / Eckart Voigts -- Recent Perspectives on The Tempest / Brinda Charry -- New Directions: Sources and Creativity in The Tempest / Andrew Gurr -- New Directions: Commedia dell'Arte, The Tempest, and Transnational Criticism / Helen Whall -- New Directions: "He needs will be Absolute Milan": The Political Thought of The Tempest / Jeffrey A. Rufo -- New Directions: Shakespeare's Revolution? The Tempest as Scientific Romance / Scott Maisano -- "Volumes that / I prize": Resources for Studying and Teaching The Tempest / N. Amos Rothschild.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Tempest contains sublime poetry and catchy songs, magic and low comedy, while it tackles important contemporary concerns: education, power politics, the effects of colonization, and technology. In this guide, Alden T. Vaughan and Virginia Mason Vaughan open up new ways into one of Shakespeare's most popular, malleable and



controversial plays."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910484117603321

Autore

Morris Kirsten A

Titolo

Controller Design for Distributed Parameter Systems / / by Kirsten A. Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-34949-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 pages)

Collana

Communications and Control Engineering, , 0178-5354

Disciplina

003.78

Soggetti

Automatic control

System theory

Fluid mechanics

Aerospace engineering

Astronautics

Mechatronics

Control and Systems Theory

Systems Theory, Control

Engineering Fluid Dynamics

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Infinite-dimensional Systems Theory -- Chapter 3. Dynamics and Stability -- Chapter 4. Optimal Linear-Quadratic Controller Design -- Chapter 5. Disturbances -- Chapter 6. Estimation -- Chapter 7. Output Feedback Controller Design -- Appendix -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses controller and estimator design for systems that vary both spatially and in time: systems like fluid flow, acoustic noise and flexible structures. It includes coverage of the selection and placement of actuators and sensors for such distributed parameter



systems. The models for distributed parameter systems are coupled ordinary/partial differential equations. Approximations to the governing equations, often of very high order, are required and this complicates both controller design and optimization of the hardware locations. Control system and estimator performance depends not only on the controller/estimator design but also on the location of the hardware. In helping the reader choose the best location for actuators and sensors, the analysis provided in this book is crucial because neither intuition nor trial-and-error is foolproof, especially where multiple sensors and actuators are required, and moving hardware can be difficult and costly. The mechatronic approach advocated, in which controller design is integrated with actuator location, can lead to better performance without increased cost. Similarly, better estimation can be obtained with carefully placed sensors. The text shows how proper hardware placement varies depending on whether, disturbances are present, whether the response should be reduced to an initial condition or whether controllability and/or observability have to be optimized. This book is aimed at non-specialists interested in learning controller design for distributed parameter systems and the material presented has been used for student teaching. The relevant basic systems theory is presented and followed by a description of controller synthesis using lumped approximations. Numerical algorithms useful for efficient implementation in real engineering systems and practical computational challenges are also described and discussed.