Download or read book Image Fusion written by Tania Stathaki and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth in the use of sensor technology has led to the demand for image fusion: signal processing techniques that can combine information received from different sensors into a single composite image in an efficient and reliable manner. This book brings together classical and modern algorithms and design architectures, demonstrating through applications how these can be implemented. Image Fusion: Algorithms and Applications provides a representative collection of the recent advances in research and development in the field of image fusion, demonstrating both spatial domain and transform domain fusion methods including Bayesian methods, statistical approaches, ICA and wavelet domain techniques. It also includes valuable material on image mosaics, remote sensing applications and performance evaluation. This book will be an invaluable resource to R&D engineers, academic researchers and system developers requiring the most up-to-date and complete information on image fusion algorithms, design architectures and applications. - Combines theory and practice to create a unique point of reference - Contains contributions from leading experts in this rapidly-developing field - Demonstrates potential uses in military, medical and civilian areas

Download or read book Welfare Space written by Stefano Munarin and published by List. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book consists of two parts. In the first we attempt to define the concept of "welfare space", discussing the current state of the concept. In the second instead, we analyze the spatial results of the welfare policies that have been enacted in the Venet

Download or read book Biomaterials Fabrication and Processing Handbook written by Paul K. Chu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on a variety of production and processing aspects of the latest biomaterials. It discusses how scaffolds are used in tissue engineering and describes common implant materials, such as hard tissue, blood contacting, and soft tissue. The book also examines the important role nanotechnology plays in the preparation of drugs, protein delivery, tissue engineering, cardiovascular biomaterials, hard tissue replacements, biosensors, and bio-MEMS. With contributions from renowned international experts and extensive reference lists in each chapter, this book provides detailed, practical information to produce biomaterials and employ them in biomedicine.

Download or read book Parametricism 2 0 written by Patrik Schumacher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parametricism is an avant-garde architecture and design movement that has been growing and maturing over the last 15 years, emerging as a remarkable global force. The tendency started in architecture but now encompasses all design disciplines, from urban design to fashion. In architecture, the style has an international following and is currently progressing beyond its experimental roots to make an impact on a broader scale, with practices like Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) winning and completing large-scale architectural projects worldwide. Parametricism implies that all elements and aspects of an architectural composition or product are parametrically malleable; and the style owes its original, unmistakable physiognomy to its unprecedented use of computational design tools and fabrication methods. All design parameters are conceived as variables that allow the design to vary and adapt to the diverse, complex and dynamic requirements of contemporary society. Although Parametricism has been talked about and hotly debated for a number of years, so far there has been no publication dedicated to Parametricism. The issue is guest-edited by Patrik Schumacher, partner at ZHA, and one of the world's most highly renowned advocates of Parametricism. Contributors: Philippe Block, Shajay Bhooshan, Mark Burry, Mario Carpo, Manuel DeLanda, John Frazer, Mark Foster Gage, Enriqueta Llabres and Eduardo Rico, Achim Menges, Theo Spyropoulos, Robert Stuart-Smith, Philip F Yuan. Featured architects and designers: Arup, Mark Fornes/THEVERYMANY, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Ross Lovegrove.

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Download or read book Adaptronics and Smart Structures written by Hartmut Janocha and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptronics is the term encompassing technical fields that have become known internationally under the names "smart materials", "intelligent structures", and "smart structures". Adaptronics contributes to the optimisation of systems and products. It bridges the gap between material and system or product, and incorporates the search for multi-functional materials and elements and their integration in systems or structures. The authors of this book have taken on the task of displaying the current state of the art in this fascinating field. The system components, actuators, sensors and controllers, technical fundamentals, materials, design rules and practical solutions are all described. Selected sample applications are also presented and current development trends are demonstrated.

Download or read book Elementi di fisica tecnica e controllo ambientale written by Lamberto Tronchin and published by Società Editrice Esculapio. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All’inizio di questo lavoro una domanda è sorta con vigore: esiste una necessità di aggiungere una ulteriore opera, necessariamente sintetica e forse anche imprecisa, all’insieme delle ottime pubblicazioni esistenti nel settore della fisica tecnica ambientale? Con l’introduzione della riforma degli studi universitari avvenuta a partire dal 2001, e la conseguente riduzione di numerosi corsi universitari di tipo tecnico ingegneristico da cinque a tre anni, si è resa necessaria una riforma radicale del contenuto delle materie tecniche indirizzate ai corsi di Ingegneria ed Architettura per cui era stato originariamente pensato questo lavoro. Proprio per questa ragione, stante l’evoluzione dei programmi dei corsi di fisica tecnica, ambientale in particolare, l’opera ha avuto una accelerata. L’esigenza degli studenti di dedicarsi nello studio di una materia necessariamente impegnativa e variegata senza dover ricorrere a vari libri di testo certamente molto esaurienti ma ahimé dispersivi, per riversarvi su una opera assai più modesta ma compatta, ha fornito la spinta decisiva. Il testo si struttura nella maniera in cui si svolge il corso di fisica tecnica ambientale per gli allievi ingegneri edili dell’Università di Bologna. Nella prima parte viene presentata la termodinamica dei sistemi semplici, con riguardo alle miscele di aria e vapore, importanti per il condizionamento interno degli ambienti civili. Nella seconda parte si analizza la termocinetica, ponendo sempre attenzione alle implicazioni nello studio dell’involucro edilizio. Nella terza parte vengono citati i concetti tipicamente ambientali, quali il benessere termico, la qualità dell’aria, l’illuminamento degli interni, ed anche alcuni aspetti della fluidodinamica. Infine, uno spazio maggiore viene lasciato per l’acustica, anche in vista degli approfondimenti tipici del corso di tecnica del controllo ambientale. Alcuni esercizi molto semplici e forse, per i più esperti, banali, vengono presentati e commentati. Chiedo venia agli studiosi della materia per la eccessiva semplificazione, ma la riforma ha indotto la sintesi.