1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557286703321

Autore

Richiedei Dario

Titolo

Optimization of Motion Planning and Control for Automatic Machines, Robots and Multibody Systems

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (266 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering & technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The optimization of motion and trajectory planning is an effective and usually costless approach to improving the performance of robots, mechatronic systems, automatic machines and multibody systems. Indeed, wise planning increases precision and machine productivity, while reducing vibrations, motion time, actuation effort and energy consumption. On the other hand, the availability of optimized methods for motion planning allows for a cheaper and lighter system construction. The issue of motion planning is also tightly linked with the synthesis of high-performance feedback and feedforward control schemes, which can either enhance the effectiveness of motion planning or compensate for its gaps. To collect and disseminate a meaningful collection of these applications, this book proposes 15 novel research studies that cover different sub-areas, in the framework of motion planning and control.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996203969203316

Titolo

Accountability in nursing and midwifery / / edited by Stephen Tilley and Roger Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2004

ISBN

1-281-31924-4

9786611319243

0-470-77456-8

0-470-77747-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 223 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

TilleyStephen

WatsonRoger <1955->

Disciplina

610.73/06/9

Soggetti

Nursing - Standards - Great Britain

Midwifery - Standards - Great Britain

Responsibility

Clinical competence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Accountability in nursing practice / edited by Roger Watson. London : Chapman & Hall, 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Roger Watson and Stephen Tilley -- The development of nursing as an accountable profession / Susan Mcgann -- Accountability and clinical governance in nursing : a critical overview of the topic / Kerry Jacobs -- Accountability and clinical governance / Roger Watson -- The legal accountability of the nurse / John Tingle -- Accountability and clinical governance : a policy perspective / Tracey Heath -- Accountability in NHS trusts / Stephen Knight and Tony Hostick -- Accountability and clinical governance in nursing : a manager's perspective / Linda Pollock -- Working with children : accountability and paediatric nursing / Gosia Brykczyñska -- Accountability and clinical governance in learning disability nursing / Bob Gates, Mick Wolverson and Jane Wray -- Where does the buck stop? : accountability in midwifery / Rosemary Mander -- Accountability in community nursing / Sarah Baggaley with Alison Bryans -- Clinical governance, accountability and mental health nursing: an emergent story / Stephen



Tilley -- Accountability in nursing research / Alison Tierney and Roger Watson.

Sommario/riassunto

Accountability is a key concern for nurses and midwives in the NHS today. Professional accountability--being responsible for your actions and for the outcomes of these actions--is part of the framework of clinical governance, which aims to provide good quality, cost-effective, evidence-based care.The second edition of Accountability in Nursing and Midwifery addresses current issues and key concerns in accountability, focusing on accountability in the four main branches of nursing (adult, child, learning disabilities and mental health), as well as in midwifery, community nursing, and nu