Download or read book The Advent of Unmanned Electric Vehicles written by S. Van Themsche and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-29 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explaining in detail how new e-mobility technologies work, and the system requirements which must be fulfilled for these new technologies to be implemented, this book augments this analysis with discussion of the business models, financing and social and economic conditions that will foster the emergence of a new e-mobility industry. New e-mobility technologies and business models will initiate changes in work patterns and in our personal choices on transportation means. This book looks at how smart cities may apply the “internet of things” to the transportation environment and how this may create a complete set of new technologies and service offerings that will enable the advent of the unmanned vehicle society. This e-mobility revolution will disrupt the transport market and bring opportunities and threats for many potential actors. These consequences are analysed within. This book is suitable for anyone interested in the e-mobility revolution and its impact on the future of cars, buses and trains.
Download or read book Developments and Challenges for Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles written by Anthony Finn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely anticipated that autonomous vehicles will have a transformational impact on military forces and will play a key role in many future force structures. As a result, many tasks have already been identified that unmanned systems could undertake more readily than humans. However, for this to occur, such systems will need to be agile, versatile, persistent, reliable, survivable and lethal. This will require many of the vehicles ‘cognitive’ or higher order functions to be more fully developed, whereas to date only the ‘component’ or physical functions have been successfully automated and deployed. The book draws upon a broad range of others’ work with a view to providing a product that is greater than the sum of its parts. The discussion is intentionally approached from the perspective of improving understanding rather than providing solutions or drawing firm conclusions. Consequently, researchers reading this book with the hope of uncovering some novel theory or approach to automating an unmanned vehicle will be as disappointed as the capability planner who anticipates a catalogue of technical risks and feasibility options against his favoured list of component technologies and potential applications. Nevertheless, it is hoped that both will at least learn something of the other’s world and that progress will ensue as a result. For the defence policy and decision maker, this is a "must-read" book which brings together an important technology summary with a considered analysis of future doctrinal, legal and ethical issues in unmanned and autonomous systems. For research engineers and developers of robotics, this book provides a unique perspective on the implications and consequences of our craft; connecting what we do to the deployment and use of the technology in current and future defence systems. Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte
Download or read book Motor Vehicles the Environment and the Human Condition written by Hans A. Baer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world now has more than a billion motor vehicles, and this number continues to increase as developing countries imitate developed societies in their adoption of the culture of automobility. This book explores the political ecology of motor vehicles in an era of growing social disparities and environmental crises, the latter of which are most manifest in anthropogenic climate change to which motor vehicles constitute a major contributor. A political ecological perspective recognizes that motor vehicles, perhaps more than any other machine, embody the social, structural, cultural, and environmental contradictions of the capitalist world system. In addition to highlighting many of the environmental, social, and health, environmental consequences of humanity’s increasing reliance on motor vehicles, particularly private automobiles, this book argues that ultimately we need as a species to move beyond motor vehicles as much as possible but that such an effort will have be part and parcel of creating an alternative world system based on social justice, democratic processes, environmental sustainability, and a safe climate, one termed democratic eco-socialism.
Download or read book E Mobility written by M. Kathiresh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides easy interpretable explanations for the key technologies involved in Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The authors discuss the various electrical machines, drives, and controls used in EV and HEV. The book provides a detailed coverage of Regenerative Braking Systems used in EV and HEV. The book also illustrates the battery technology and battery management systems in EV and HEV. This book is intended for academicians, researchers and industrialists. In addition, this book has the following features Discusses the various Economic and Environmental Impact of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Discusses the role of Artificial Intelligence in Electric / Hybrid Electric Vehicles Illustrates the concept of Vehicle to Grid Technology and the smart charging station infrastructure and issues involved in the same Elucidates the concept of Internet of Vehicles Presents the latest research and applications in alternate energy vehicles
Download or read book The History of Electric Vehicles written by Maia Noble and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The History of Electric Vehicles" is a comprehensive exploration of the evolution and impact of electric transportation. This illuminating book delves into the origins of electric vehicles, tracing their roots from early experiments to the cutting-edge technology of today. It chronicles the rise, fall, and resurgence of electric cars, highlighting key advancements, innovators, and milestones. Through engaging narratives and rich historical context, readers gain insights into the environmental, economic, and societal factors driving the electric vehicle revolution. This meticulously researched account serves as a captivating guide for anyone curious about the past, present, and promising future of electric mobility.
Download or read book Uncrewed Vehicle written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Uncrewed Vehicle A vehicle that does not have any people on board is referred to as an uncrewed vehicle or an unmanned vehicle. Unmanned vehicles may be remote-controlled or remote-guided vehicles, or they can be autonomous vehicles that have the ability to sense their surroundings and navigate independently. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Uncrewed vehicle Chapter 2: Autonomous robot Chapter 3: Unmanned aerial vehicle Chapter 4: Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Chapter 5: Micro air vehicle Chapter 6: Remote-control vehicle Chapter 7: Autonomous underwater vehicle Chapter 8: Unmanned ground vehicle Chapter 9: History of unmanned aerial vehicles Chapter 10: History of unmanned combat aerial vehicles Chapter 11: Unmanned underwater vehicle Chapter 12: List of unmanned aerial vehicles Chapter 13: Autonomous logistics Chapter 14: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Chapter 15: Guidance, navigation, and control Chapter 16: Autonomous aircraft Chapter 17: Loitering munition Chapter 18: List of unmanned aerial vehicle applications Chapter 19: USV Maxlimer Chapter 20: CSSC unmanned vehicles Chapter 21: XTDT unmanned vehicles (II) Answering the public top questions about uncrewed vehicle. (III) Real world examples for the usage of uncrewed vehicle in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of uncrewed vehicle' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of uncrewed vehicle.
Download or read book Unmanned Aviation written by Laurence R. Newcome and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newcome traces the family tree of unmanned aircraft all the way back to their roots as aerial torpedoes, which were the equivalent of todays cruise missiles. He discusses the work of leading aerospace pioneers whose efforts in the area of unmanned aviation have largely been ignored by history.
Download or read book Autonomous Technologies written by William C. Messner and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Challenges in the United States have galvanized interest in autonomous cars, making them a real possibility in the mind of the public, but autonomous and unmanned vehicles have been increasingly employed in many roles on land, in the water, and in the air. Military applications have received a great deal of attention, with weaponized unmanned aircraft (drones) being the most prominent. However, unmanned vehicles with varying degrees of autonomy already have many civilian applications. Some of these are quite familiar (such as the Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner), while others remain largely out of the public eye (such as autonomous farm equipment). Additional applications and more capable vehicles are rapidly coming to the markets in the years ahead. This book examines a number of economically important areas in which unmanned and autonomous vehicles, also understood here as autonomous technologies, are already used or soon will be. Co-published by SAE International and AUVSI, Autonomous Technologies: Applications That Matter will assist the reader in identifying profitable opportunities and avoiding costly misconceptions with respect to civilian applications of autonomous vehicle technologies as it brings together chapters on how air, water, and ground vehicles are becoming ever more used and appreciated.
Download or read book Electric Airplanes and Drones written by Kevin Desmond and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s, when the advent of lightweight materials, more efficient solar power, improved engines and the Li-Po (lithium polymer) battery opened the skies to a wide variety of electric aircraft. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines—from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships—and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners.
Download or read book Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2020 written by Tareq Ahram and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 1295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents cutting-edge research on innovative human systems integration and human–machine interaction, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and automation, as well as computational modeling and simulation. It covers a wide range of applications in the areas of design, construction and operation of products, systems and services, and discusses the human factors in a wide range of settings. Gathering the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2020), held on February 19–21, 2020, in Modena, Italy, the book’s goal is to advance the theory and applications of artificial cognitive systems and improve human-artificial systems collaboration. Special emphasis is placed on automotive design, autonomous vehicles and the applications of artificial intelligence. The book offers a timely survey and source of inspiration for human factors engineers, automotive engineers, IT developers and UX designers who are working to shape the future of automated intelligent systems.
Download or read book The Electric Vehicle written by Gijs Mom and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Engineer-Historian Award from the International History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot Award given by the Society of Automotive Historians Recent attention to hybrid cars that run on both gasoline and electric batteries has made the electric car an apparent alternative to the internal combustion engine and its attendant environmental costs and geopolitical implications. Few people realize that the electric car—neither a recent invention nor a historical curiosity—has a story as old as that of the gasoline-powered automobile, and that at one time many in the nascent automobile industry believed battery-powered engines would become the dominant technology. In both Europe and America, electric cars and trucks succeeded in meeting the needs of a wide range of consumers. Before World War II, as many as 30,000 electric cars and more than 10,000 electric trucks plied American roads; European cities were busy with, electrically propelled fire engines, taxis, delivery vans, buses, heavy trucks and private cars. Even so, throughout the century-long history of electric propulsion, the widespread conviction it was an inferior technology remained stubbornly in place, an assumption mirrored in popular and scholarly memory. In The Electric Vehicle, Gijs Mom challenges this view, arguing that at the beginning of the automobile age neither the internal combustion engine nor the battery-powered vehicle enjoyed a clear advantage. He explores the technology and marketing/consumer-ratio faction relationship over four "generations" of electric-vehicle design, with separate chapters on privately owned passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Mom makes comparisons among European countries and between Europe and America. He finds that the electric vehicle offered many advantages, among them greater reliability and control, less noise and pollution. He also argues that a nexus of factors—cultural (underpowered and less rugged, electric cars seemed "feminine" at a time when most car buyers were men), structural (the shortcomings of battery technology at the time), and systemic (the infrastructural problems of changing large numbers of batteries)—ultimately gave an edge to the internal combustion engine. One hopes, as a new generation of electric vehicles becomes a reality, The Electric Vehicle offers a long-overdue reassessment of the place of this technology in the history of street transportation.
Download or read book Handbook of Power Electronics in Autonomous and Electric Vehicles written by Muhammad H. Rashid and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Power Electronics in Autonomous and Electric Vehicles provides advanced knowledge on autonomous systems, electric propulsion in electric vehicles, radars and sensors for autonomous systems, and relevant aspects of energy storage and battery charging. The work is designed to provide clear technical presentation with a focus on commercial viability. It supports any and all aspects of a project requiring specialist design, analysis, installation, commissioning and maintenance services. With this book in hand, engineers will be able to execute design, analysis and evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and commercial requirements, policies, and product and program requirements. Presents core power systems and engineering applications relevant to autonomous and electric vehicles in characteristic depth and technical presentation Offers practical support and guidance with detailed examples and applications for laboratory vehicular test plans and automotive field experimentation Includes modern technical coverage of emergent fields, including sensors and radars, battery charging and monitoring, and vehicle cybersecurity
Download or read book Evolution of Electric Vehicles written by M J Knightly and published by Ride Through Time: The Story of World Vehicles. This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to discover the future of transportation? Look no further than "Evolution of Electric Vehicles: The Birth of a New Era." In this groundbreaking book, we take a comprehensive look at the past, present, and future of electric vehicles (EVs). From the early days of EVs in the late 1800s to the modern electric cars on our roads today, we explore the fascinating history of this revolutionary technology. Learn about the early innovators and the challenges they faced, and how the rise and fall of EVs in the 20th century led to the birth of modern electric vehicles. But that's just the beginning. We dive deep into the current state of EVs and their impact on the environment, as well as the challenges and opportunities ahead for the industry. Discover the potential for new battery technology and the role of government policies and regulations in shaping the future of electric vehicles. We also examine the potential for electric autonomous vehicles and the need for charging infrastructure as we shift towards a clean energy economy. And don't miss the exciting conclusion, where we discuss the potential for electric vehicles to revolutionize the way we travel and the challenges and opportunities ahead for the industry. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of transportation, from industry professionals to EV enthusiasts and anyone in between. Whether you're considering investing in an electric vehicle or simply curious about the technology, "Evolution of Electric Vehicles: The Birth of a New Era" offers a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the past, present, and future of this revolutionary technology. Get ready to join the electric vehicle revolution and discover the endless possibilities of a cleaner, more sustainable future with "Evolution of Electric Vehicles: The Birth of a New Era." Don't miss out on this incredible journey.
Download or read book State Estimation and Control for Low cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles written by Chingiz Hajiyev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses state estimation and control procedures for a low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The authors consider the use of robust adaptive Kalman filter algorithms and demonstrate their advantages over the optimal Kalman filter in the context of the difficult and varied environments in which UAVs may be employed. Fault detection and isolation (FDI) and data fusion for UAV air-data systems are also investigated, and control algorithms, including the classical, optimal, and fuzzy controllers, are given for the UAV. The performance of different control methods is investigated and the results compared. State Estimation and Control of Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles covers all the important issues for designing a guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system of a low-cost UAV. It proposes significant new approaches that can be exploited by GNC system designers in the future and also reviews the current literature. The state estimation, control and FDI methods are illustrated by examples and MATLAB® simulations. State Estimation and Control of Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will be of interest to both researchers in academia and professional engineers in the aerospace industry. Graduate students may also find it useful, and some sections are suitable for an undergraduate readership.
Download or read book Electric Vehicles a Beief History written by Arizona Energy Office and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Basics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles written by Garvit Pandya and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-03-06 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hey, we all must have noticed a drone flying at an event or maybe some other application. ? Have you ever thought about how a Drone flies? ? What are all the types and sizes of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles? ? What are all the parts and applications of a Drone? Are you interested in getting knowledge of the above questions and more related to them? Get Ready! After reading this book, the next time you see a Drone you will see it from a whole different perspective.
Download or read book Programming Languages and Systems written by Peter Thiemann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2016, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in April 2016, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2016. The 29 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. Being devoted to fundamental issues in the specification, design, analysis, and implementation of programming languages and systems, ESOP features contributions on all aspects of programming language research; theoretical and/or practical advances.
