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Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 11th Asia Conference on Mechanical and Materials Engineering (ACMME 2023)Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 11th Asia Conference on Mechanical and Materials Engineering (ACMME 2023), June 8-11, 2023, Sapporo, Japan

Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 6th International Conference on Advanced Materials Science (ICoAMS 2023)Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 6th International Conference on Advanced Materials Science (ICoAMS 2023), August 23-24, 2023, Surakarta, Indonesia

This book is a systematic study of modern engineering sciences, establishing the current trends in the field of engineering and exploring possible future developments of the technology used. Areas covered include transducers, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMs), plasmonics, quantum computing and communication, advanced programming, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, nanotechnology, semiconductors and superconductors, microcircuits, optics-electronics, and advanced informatics devices.

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Selected peer-reviewed extended articles based on abstracts presented at the 1st International Conference on Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Automation (AMMA-2023)Aggregated Book

Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the International Conference on Functional Materials for Energy and Manufacturing (ICFMEM2023)Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the International Conference on Functional Materials for Energy and Manufacturing (ICFMEM2023), July 26, 2023, Kancheepuram, India

Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 2nd International Scientific-Practical Conference'Machine Building and Energy: New Concepts and Technologies'(MBENCT 2023)

Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 2nd International Scientific-Practical Conference'Machine Building and Energy: New Concepts and Technologies'(MBENCT 2023)

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Selected peer-reviewed extended articles based on abstracts presented at the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference (MESIC 2023)Aggregated Book

Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference (MESIC 2023)Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference (MESIC 2023), June 28-30, 2023, Sevilla, Spain

Selected peer-reviewed extended articles based on abstracts presented at the 4th International Conference on Science and Technology Applications (ICoSTA)Aggregated Book

This volume of the journal includes articles according to the latest engineering research results in chemical engineering for oil and gas production, building materials such as green concrete and special conductive cement-based materials, modelling of ductile fracture of structural materials based on Rousselier model, power engineering, communication engineering, automation of small medium-sized enterprises in food production, and assessment of the applicability of green manufacturing and sustainable development concepts in real economical circumstance. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in the chemical industry, machinery, power engineering, construction industry, and organisation of modern production.

Selected peer-reviewed extended articles based on abstracts presented at the 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials Science (ICoAMS 2022)Aggregated Book

Selected peer-reviewed extended articles based on abstracts presented at the International Conference on Advances in Materials Research 2.0 (ICAMR 2.0)Aggregated Book

Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 3rd International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (ICOFT MADE 2022)

This volume of the journal represents the research results of properties and synthesis technologies for a multifunctional hydrogel material, concrete with aggregate from plastic waste, numerical modelling of natural convection processes in the elliptical cylinders, analysed the wastewater treatment technologies based on the use of natural chemicals and based on electroflotation and electrocoagulation. There are articles devoted to communication engineering, energy management in microgrids and potential assessment of wind energy in conditions of Ethiopia. The volume will be helpful to specialists in machinery, communication and construction, environmental protection and energetics.

The 65th issue of the journal includes articles that describe the latest research results in 3D printing, anaerobic digestion of solid municipal waste, analysis of building seismic performance, properties of bio-based insulation material, and soil properties for geotechnical works. There are also designed floating photovoltaic panels, and control systems for hydroponics and analyze means for equipment efficiency improvement through a lean approach in small and medium enterprises. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, manufacturing and construction.

The 67th issue of the journal includes articles that present the latest research results in chemical engineering for energy production, friction stir welding of polymers, corrosion rate prediction in pipelines, green building materials and structural mechanics, analysis of opening angle on the efficiency of Michell-Banki turbines without guide blades. There are also described neural networks-based modelling to optimise water productivity of passive solar still and model-based approaches for leak detection in water distribution systems, analysis of photovoltaic systems performance in Morrocan regions and a machine learning scheme for speed prediction in intelligent transportation systems. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, energy production and construction.

The content of this journal volume is devoted to three topics of biomedical engineering: analysis of biomaterials properties for applications in bone tissue engineering, drug delivery and cell scaffolds; biomechanical research such as numerical simulation behaviour of the cervical spine, prosthetic head in total hip arthroplasty and dental implants; and the last topic - biomedical signal processing for premature heart ventricular contraction identification and sleep state detection.

The volume accommodates articles that described the last research results in biomaterials for various applications including drug delivery for cancer treatment, analysis of the effect of curcumin on blood glucose patients with diabetes, antibacterial properties of some plant extracts etc. Here are also presented research results related to brain-computer Interface, classification of lung sound abnormalities and the computational studies of a predictive mathematical model for transdermal and non-invasive diagnosis using biodegradable and hollow microneedle patches.

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This updated and enriched new edition maintains its complementarity principle in which the subgroup of rotations, harmonic oscillators, and the conventional complex analysis generate linear and weakly nonlinear approaches, whereas translations and reflections, impact oscillators, and hyperbolic Clifford's algebras, give rise to the essentially nonlinear “quasi-impact” methodology based on the idea of non-smooth temporal substitutions. In the years since “Nonlinear Dynamics: Between Linear and Impact Limits,” the previous edition of this book, was published, due to a widening area of applications, a deeper insight into the matter has emerged leading to the rudimentary algebraic view on the very existence of the complementary smooth and non-smooth base systems as those associated with two different signs of the algebraic equation j2 =± 1. This edition further includes an overview of applications found in the literature after the publication of first edition, and new physical examples illustrating both theoretical statements and constructive analytical tools.

'The book''Scientific Principles of Engineering''provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject as well as various examples of engineering principles. When we talk about engineering principles, we refer to the ideas, norms, and concepts one must keep in mind to successfully solve an engineering challenge. On the other hand, not much publication is available on engineering principles. This is because the concepts that are applied to find a solution to an issue will frequently be different depending on the kind of difficulty that is faced.This book is ideal for first-year engineering students and their instructors since it allows for an accessible and comprehensive overview of the subject and detailed answers to challenging issues. This book provides an in-depth and credible analysis of the problem and its solutions. All branches of engineering may be traced back to the same core of scientific concepts. To address complex challenges, engineers from different fields may communicate with one another using these universal concepts. The engineering community's productivity would suffer significantly if its members didn't adhere to the same core values. This book covers the fundamental scientific concepts and many practical ideas that engineers apply when developing new tools and infrastructure. From the optimal layout of a circuit board to the most cost-effective construction methods, these guidelines offer advice on a wide range of topics based on years of expertise and testing. Engineers may make risk-free and efficient designs if they adhere to these guidelines.

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The 46th volume of the journal'Advanced Engineering Forum'contains papers that present the research results on properties of carbon fibre reinforced metal matrix composite and multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite, conditions of mass and heat transfer under nanofluid by numerical modelling, strength properties and microstructure of sandcrete blocks incorporated with maize straws. The volume also describes the optimal control strategy for energy management of PV-diesel-battery hybrid power system of a stand-alone micro-grid and analyses the thermal and emission performance of in-house developed natural and forced draft metal biomass cookstoves. The analysis of the possibility of implementing the system of qualification and certification of the inspection personnel in the welding field will be also interesting to readers. The professionals, students and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

This edition contains engineering research results in mechanical engineering, mechatronics and construction. The last section is devoted to studying seismic activity related to the state of oceanic mass, modelling techniques for groundwater management, and applications of flash flood hazard assessment techniques. Presented research results will be helpful to many specialists in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, construction, and environmental engineering.

Automatic content generation is the production of content for games, web pages, or other purposes by procedural means. Search-based automatic content generation employs search-based algorithms to accomplish automatic content generation. This book presents a number of different techniques for search-based automatic content generation where the search algorithm is an evolutionary algorithm. The chapters treat puzzle design, the creation of small maps or mazes, the use of L-systems and a generalization of L-system to create terrain maps, the use of cellular automata to create maps, and, finally, the decomposition of the design problem for large, complex maps culminating in the creation of a map for a fantasy game module with designersupplied content and tactical features. The evolutionary algorithms used for the different types of content are generic and similar, with the exception of the novel sparse initialization technique are presented in Chapter 2. The points where the content generation systems vary are in the design of their fitness functions and in the way the space of objects being searched is represented. A large variety of different fitness functions are designed and explained, and similarly radically different representations are applied to the design of digital objects all of which are, essentially, maps for use in games.

This book is a formalization of collected notes from an introductory game theory course taught at Queen's University. The course introduced traditional game theory and its formal analysis, but also moved to more modern approaches to game theory, providing a broad introduction to the current state of the discipline. Classical games, like the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Lady and the Tiger, are joined by a procedure for transforming mathematical games into card games. Included is an introduction and brief investigation into mathematical games, including combinatorial games such as Nim. The text examines techniques for creating tournaments, of the sort used in sports, and demonstrates how to obtain tournaments that are as fair as possible with regards to playing on courts. The tournaments are tested as in-class learning events, providing a novel curriculum item. Example tournaments are provided at the end of the book for instructors interested in running a tournament in their own classroom. The book is appropriate as a text or companion text for a one-semester course introducing the theory of games or for students who wish to get a sense of the scope and techniques of the field.

This volume of'International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa'collects peer-reviewed manuscripts reflecting the research results in the fields of composite materials with biobased reinforcements, the technology of hydroforming of sheet metal, power engineering and power control, technologies of the smart grid and microgrid, wastewater treatment, building materials and geotechnical engineering, fluid mechanics and heat transfer in the solar air heating system. The majority of engineers, academics, and students majoring in engineering science will appreciate this collection.

The 62nd issue of the journal includes articles that describe the latest research results in materials science, including alloys and composites, solar energy concentrator design, power electronic engineering, building materials and level service analysis in the trading company.

This book comprehensively discusses diesel combustion phenomena like ignition delay, fuel-air mixing, rate of heat release, and emissions of smoke, particulate and nitric oxide. It enables quantitative evaluation of these important phenomena and parameters. Most importantly, it attempts to model them with constants that are independent of engine types and hence they could be applied by the engineers and researchers for a general engine. This book emphasizes the importance of the spray at the wall in precisely describing the heat release and emissions for most of the engines on and off-road. It gives models for heat release and emissions. Every model is thoroughly validated by detailed experiments using a broad range of engines. The book describes an elegant quasi-one-dimensional model for heat release in diesel engines with single as well as multiple injections. The book describes how the two aspects, namely, fuel injection rate and the diameter of the combustion bowl in the piston, have enabled meeting advanced emission, noise, and performance standards. The book also discusses the topics of computational fluid dynamics encompassing RANS and LES models of turbulence. Given the contents, this book will be useful for students, researchers and professionals working in the area of vehicle engineering and engine technology. This book will also be a good professional book for practising engineers in the field of combustion engines and automotive engineering.

Evolving agents to play games is a promising technology. It can provide entertaining opponents for games like Chess or Checkers, matched to a human opponent as an alternative to the perfect and unbeatable opponents embodied by current artifical intelligences. Evolved agents also permit us to explore the strategy space of mathematical games like Prisoner's Dilemma and Rock-Paper-Scissors. This book summarizes, explores, and extends recent work showing that there are many unsuspected factors that must be controlled in order to create a plausible or useful set of agents for modeling cooperation and conflict, deal making, or other social behaviors. The book also provides a proposal for an agent training protocol that is intended as a step toward being able to train humaniform agents—in other words, agents that plausibly model human behavior.

Cooperation is pervasive throughout nature, but its origin remains an open question. For decades, social scientists, business leaders, and economists have struggled with an important question: why is cooperation so ubiquitous among unrelated humans? The answers would have profound effects because anything that promotes cooperation leads to more productive work environments and benefits society at large. Game theory provides an ideal framework for studying social dilemmas, or those situations in which people decide whether to cooperate with others (benefitting the group) or defect by prioritizing their self-interest (benefitting only the individual). The social dilemma is formulated as a mathematical game and then programmed into a computer model. Simulating the game allows researchers to investigate potential theories to explain how cooperation emerges and what promotes its persistence. Over the past 25 years, countless papers on social dilemma games have been published, yet arguably little progress has been made. The problem is the social dilemma game models are unrealistic in the sense they contain artificial constructs that deviate from the way humans act. This book describes the shortcomings in current social dilemma game modeling techniques and provides guidance on designing more effective models. A basic introduction to game theory is provided with an emphasis on the prisoner's dilemma, the most widely studied social dilemma game. Individual chapters are provided detailing the shortcomings of weak selection, spatial games, and the Moran process. Computer model validation is also discussed at length. The recommendations found in this book should help design more realistic social dilemma game models likely to produce a better understanding of human cooperation.

Proteins and macromolecular structures represent one of the most important building blocks for a variety of biological processes. Their biological activity is performed in a dynamic fashion, hence the concepts of waves and vibrations can help to explain how proteins function. This book has the goal of highlighting the importance of wave and vibrational phenomena in the realm of proteins. It targets younger students as well as graduate researchers who work in various scientific fields and are interested in learning how mechanical vibrations affect and drive the biological activity of proteins and macromolecular structures. Great attention is given to the computational approaches dedicated to the evaluation of protein dynamics and biological behavior, and modern experimental techniques are addressed as well. The book is written in a way that non-experts in the field can grasp most of the presented subjects. However, it is also based on the most relevant and recent scientific literature,providing a rather comprehensive library for the reader eager to know more about specific topics.

The 40th volume of the journal'Advanced Engineering Forum'compiles from peer-reviewed manuscripts presenting the engineering solutions and research results dealing with contemporary problems in applied materials and processing technologies in mechanical engineering, applied mechanics and practice of designing, predictive control technique for a wind turbine system. The professionals, students, and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

This proceedings volume gathers a selection of outstanding research papers presented at the third Conference on Isogeometric Analysis and Applications, held in Delft, The Netherlands, in April 2018. This conference series, previously held in Linz, Austria, in 2012 and Annweiler am Trifels, Germany, in 2014, has created an international forum for interaction between scientists and practitioners working in this rapidly developing field. Isogeometric analysis is a groundbreaking computational approach that aims to bridge the gap between numerical analysis and computational geometry modeling by integrating the finite element method and related numerical simulation techniques into the computer-aided design workflow, and vice versa. The methodology has matured over the last decade both in terms of our theoretical understanding, its mathematical foundation and the robustness and efficiency of its practical implementations. This development has enabled scientists andpractitioners to tackle challenging new applications at the frontiers of research in science and engineering and attracted early adopters for this his novel computer-aided design and engineering technology in industry. The IGAA 2018 conference brought together experts on isogeometric analysis theory and application, share their insights into challenging industrial applications and to discuss the latest developments as well as the directions of future research and development that are required to make isogeometric analysis an established mainstream technology.

Gathering the proceedings of the 12th CHAOS2019 International Conference, this book highlights recent developments in nonlinear, dynamical and complex systems. The conference was intended to provide an essential forum for Scientists and Engineers to exchange ideas, methods, and techniques in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Fractals and their applications in General Science and the Engineering Sciences. The respective chapters address key methods, empirical data and computer techniques, as well as major theoretical advances in the applied nonlinear field. Beyond showcasing the state of the art, the book will help academic and industrial researchers alike apply chaotic theory in their studies.

Games, whether educational or recreational, are meant to be fun. How do we ensure that the game delivers its intent? The answer to this question is playtesting. However, a haphazard playtest process cannot discover play experience from various dimensions. Players'perceptions, affordances, age, gender, culture, and many more human factors influence play experience. A playtest requires an intensive experimental process and scientific protocols to ensure that the outcomes seen are reliable for the designer. Playtesting and players'affordances are the focus of this book. This book is not just about the playtest procedures but also demonstrates how they lead to the conclusions obtained when considering data sets. The playtest process or playtest stories differ according to the hypothesis under investigation. We cover examples of playtesting to identify the impact of human factors, such as age and gender, to examine a player's preferences for game objects'design and colors. The book details topics to reflect on possible emotional outcomes of the player at the early stages of game design as well as the methodology for presenting questions to players in such a way as to elicit authentic feedback. This book is intended mainly for game designers, researchers, and developers. However, it provides a general understanding of affordances and human factors that can be informative for readers working in any domain.

Gravitational wave (GW) research is one of the most rapidly developing subfields in experimental physics today. The theoretical underpinnings of this endeavor trace to the discussions of the'speed of gravity'in the 18th century, but the modern understanding of this phenomena was not realized until the middle of the 20th century. The minuteness of the gravitational force means that the effects associated with GWs are vanishingly small. To detect the GWs produced by the most enormously energetic sources in the universe, humans had to build devices capable of measuring the tiniest amounts of forces and displacements. This book delves into the exploration of the basics of the theory of GW, their generation, propagation, and detection by various methods. It does not delve into the depths of Einstein's General Relativity, but instead discusses successively closer approximations to the full theory. As a result, the book should be accessible to an ambitious undergraduate student majoring in physics or engineering. It could be read concurrently with standard junior-level textbooks in classical mechanics, and electromagnetic theory.

This book is to help post-graduate students to get into gravitational wave astronomy. We assume the knowledge of General Relativity theory, though we will concentrate on the physics and often omit mathematically strict derivations. We provide references to already existing literature where possible, this helps us to see a broad picture, skipping the details. The uniqueness of this book is in that it covers three frequency bands and three major world-wide efforts to detect gravitational waves. The LIGO and Virgo scientific collaboration has detected first gravitational waves and the merger of black holes become now almost a routine. We do expect many discoveries yet to come, especially in the joined gravitational and electromagnetic observations. LISA, the space-based gravitational wave observatory, will be launched around 2034 and will be able to detect thousands of GW sources in the milli-Hz band. Pulsar timing array observations have accumulated 20-years'worth of data and we expected detection of GWs in the nano-Hz band within the next decade. We describe the gravitational wave sources and data analysis techniques in each frequency band.

The implementation of data and information analysis has become a trending solution within multiple professions. New tools and approaches are continually being developed within data analysis to further solve the challenges that come with professional strategy. Pattern recognition is an innovative method that provides comparison techniques and defines new characteristics within the information acquisition process. Despite its recent trend, a considerable amount of research regarding pattern recognition and its various strategies is lacking. Pattern Recognition Applications in Engineering is an essential reference source that discusses various strategies of pattern recognition algorithms within industrial and research applications and provides examples of results in different professional areas including electronics, computation, and health monitoring. Featuring research on topics such as condition monitoring, data normalization, and bio-inspired developments, this book is ideally designed for analysts; researchers; civil, mechanical, and electronic engineers; computing scientists; chemists; academicians; and students.

A practical introduction to the engineering science and mathematics required for engineering study and practice.Science and Mathematics for Engineering is an introductory textbook that assumes no prior background in engineering. This new edition covers the fundamental scientific knowledge that all trainee engineers must acquire in order to pass their examinations and has been brought fully in line with the compulsory science and mathematics units in the new engineering course specifications. A new chapter covers present and future ways of generating electricity, an important topic.John Bird focuses upon engineering examples, enabling students to develop a sound understanding of engineering systems in terms of the basic laws and principles. This book includes over 580 worked examples, 1300 further problems, 425 multiple choice questions (with answers), and contains sections covering the mathematics that students will require within their engineering studies, mechanical applications, electrical applications and engineering systems.This book is supported by a companion website of materials that can be found at www.routledge/cw/bird. This resource includes fully worked solutions of all the further problems for students to access, and the full solutions and marking schemes for the revision tests found within the book for instructor use. In addition, all 447 illustrations will be available for downloading by lecturers.

This book systematically introduces readers to the development of simulation models as well as the implementation and evaluation of simulation experiments with Tecnomatix Plant Simulation. Intended for all Plant Simulation users whose work involves complex tasks, it also offers an easy start for newcomers. Particular attention has been paid to introducing the simulation flow language SimTalk and its use in various aspects of simulation. In over 200 examples, the author demonstrates how to combine the blocks for simulation models and how to employ SimTalk in complex control and analysis tasks. The content ranges from a description of the basic functions of the material flow blocks to more advanced topics such as the implementation of database-supported warehouse control by using the SQLite interface, and the exchange of data using XML, ActiveX, COM or DDE.

Gathering the proceedings of the 11th CHAOS2018 International Conference, this book highlights recent developments in nonlinear, dynamical and complex systems. The conference was intended to provide an essential forum for Scientists and Engineers to exchange ideas, methods, and techniques in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Fractals and their applications in General Science and the Engineering Sciences. The respective chapters address key methods, empirical data and computer techniques, as well as major theoretical advances in the applied nonlinear field. Beyond showcasing the state of the art, the book will help academic and industrial researchers alike apply chaotic theory in their studies.

In Advances in Engineering Research. Volume 26, sodium dodecyl sulfate and hydroxy isopropyl chitosan are employed as modulation agents for crystallization of CaC2O4. The effects of these concentrations on the crystallization are investigated, and the CaC2O4 particles are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The authors examine a novel flash ironmaking technology, developed by Professor H.Y. Sohn's research group at the University of Utah, which has shown promising results for the production of iron from iron ore concentrate with low energy consumption/greenhouse gas emissions. Computation fluid dynamics has been used to simulate the novel flash ironmaking process from the kinetics analysis of the results obtained in laminar-flow reactors to the laboratory scale Utah flash reactor and the large scale bench reactor. This collection goes on to review recent data on composite materials intended for repairing mechanochemical and technological damages of metallic pipelines. The technological aspects of repairing gas and oil pipeline surfaces and their joints and couplings in field conditions are analyzed, and methods used to improve the strength of the adhesive layer are considered. Next, several mega-structural projects for regulation of the economic and ecological impacts of global sea-level rise in the Mediterranean Sea Basin are detailed. In particular, one macro-project, a modernized installation sited within the Strait of Gibraltar composed of a single fabric submarine curtain and super-ropes, is closely examined in terms of its sea-level rise macro-problem solving suitability. Lastly, a new method based on subsampled contourlet transform and feature smoothing technique is presented for automatic classification of seabed square-size images. This new version of standard contourlet transform allows for the study of images with various resolution levels and directions. This proposed method is implemented using graphics processing unit capabilities to reduce execution time.

In diesem Buch lernt der Leser die wesentlichen Unterschiede zum Pkw durch die nach Baugruppen aufgeteilte Analyse kennen. So erhält er das Rüstzeug, die erworbenen detaillierten Kenntnisse in die Konstruktion und Entwicklung von Wettbewerbsfahrzeugen einzubringen. Bei den Verbrennungsmotoren stehen bei Rennfahrzeugen leistungssteigernde Maßnahmen im Vordergrund. Von der Wahl der Zylinderzahl, über Einlasssystem bis zur Abgasanlage, bei jeder Baugruppe kann dazu der Hebel angesetzt werden. Bei elektrischen Antrieben wird die Traktionsbatterie, die Zellenauswahl, Kühlung und Betriebsstrategie näher betrachtet. Energierückgewinnungssysteme stellen für Hybridfahrzeuge und rein elektrische Antriebe eine interessante Erweiterung dar, die sich besonders in strategischen Überlegungen für den Rennablauf niederschlägt. Getriebe schließlich werden unabhängig von der Antriebsquelle gebraucht, wenn auch auf diese abgestimmt, damit das volle Potential ausgeschöpft werden kann. Durch die detaillierte, in die Tiefe gehende Darstellung ist das Werk für den interessierten Motorsport-Enthusiasten ebenso geeignet wie für den in der Praxis stehenden Ingenieur, der sich den Fragen rund um Antriebe von Rennfahrzeugen zuwendet. Das Formelmaterial ist so aufbereitet, dass das Buch auch als Nachschlagwerk eingesetzt werden kann.

This book includes a selection of papers presented at the Third World Conference on Qualitative Research (WCQR2018), held in Lisbon, Portugal on October 17–19, 2018. The WCQR2018 focused on four main fields of application (Education, Health, Social Sciences, and Engineering and Technology) and seven main subjects: Rationale and Paradigms of Qualitative Research; Systematization of Approaches with Qualitative Studies; Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research; Data Analysis Types; Innovative Processes of Qualitative Data Analysis; Qualitative Research in Web Contexts; and Qualitative Analysis with the Support of Specific Software. Given its breadth of coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for academics, researchers, teachers and students seeking information on the above topics, and on the use of Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS).

Engineering Innovation is an overview of the interconnected business and product development techniques needed to nurture the development of raw, emerging technologies into commercially viable products. This book relates Funding Strategies, Business Development, and Product Development to one another as an idea is refined to a validated concept, iteratively developed into a product, then produced for commercialization. Engineering Innovation also provides an introduction to business strategies and manufacturing techniques on a technical level designed to encourage passionate clinicians, academics, engineers and savvy entrepreneurs. Offers a comprehensive overview of the process of bringing new technology to market. Identifies a variety of technology management skill sets and management tools. Explores concept generation in conjunction with intellectual property development for early-stage companies. Explores Quality and Transfer-to-Manufacturing.

Research on general video game playing aims at designing agents or content generators that can perform well in multiple video games, possibly without knowing the game in advance and with little to no specific domain knowledge. The general video game AI framework and competition propose a challenge in which researchers can test their favorite AI methods with a potentially infinite number of games created using the Video Game Description Language. The open-source framework has been used since 2014 for running a challenge. Competitors around the globe submit their best approaches that aim to generalize well across games. Additionally, the framework has been used in AI modules by many higher-education institutions as assignments, or as proposed projects for final year (undergraduate and Master's) students and Ph.D. candidates. The present book, written by the developers and organizers of the framework, presents the most interesting highlights of the research performed by the authors duringthese years in this domain. It showcases work on methods to play the games, generators of content, and video game optimization. It also outlines potential further work in an area that offers multiple research directions for the future.