Raspberry Pi Robots: A DIY Guide for Makers Author: Timothy Brown ISBN-13: 9780071832724

Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 40.95 AUD $ 46.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Robotics Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 512 Format: Softcover

INTRODUCTION The definitive guide to building all types of Raspberry Pi-powered robots—for the nearly 2 million RasPi users worldwide!

This versatile, cookbook-style guide shows, step-by-step, how to create a variety of innovative RasPi-based robots. Filled with schematics, wiring diagrams, and datasheets, Raspberry Pi Robots: A DIY Guide for Makers explains how to configure the brains of the robot and how to interface displays, sensors, motors, and other electronics to the Raspberry Pi. Example projects provide a detailed look at the construction of several robots, including a basic platform, a small hexapod crawler, and all-terrain robot, and a fully autonomous quadcopter UAV.

• With its focus on practical skills rather than specific operating systems or software versions, this book will have a long shelf life

• Full CAD files and source code for all examples and projects available on the companion website

DESCRIPTION Build all kinds of amazing Raspberry Pi-powered robots!

This versatile, step-by-step guide shows you how to create a variety of innovative RasPi-based robots. Filled with schematics, wiring diagrams, and datasheets, Raspberry Pi Robots: A DIY Guide for Makers explains how to configure the brains of your robot and how to interface displays, sensors, motors, and other electronics to the Raspberry Pi. Example projects provide a detailed look at the construction of several robots, including a basic platform, a small hexapod crawler, and all-terrain robot, and a fully autonomous quadcopter UAV.

• Features detailed photos and diagrams • Focuses on hands-on skills rather than specific operating systems or software versions • Filled with practical information on interfacing hundreds of devices with the Raspberry Pi • Full CAD files and source code for all examples and projects available on the companion

website

Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Timothy S. Brown (Hampton Roads, VA) is a former Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X system administrator with over 14 years’ experience managing servers for web hosting and multi-national companies of all sizes.

Lean Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Author: Mandyam Srinivasan, Kenneth Gilbert, Melissa R. Bowers ISBN-13: 9780071789943

Pub Date: MAY 2014 Price: $ 68.00 AUD $ 76.00 NZD Edition: 2 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Quality Control Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Proven strategies for realizing quantum leaps in MRO productivity improvements and profits

Lean Maintenance Repair and Overhaul presents the key concepts and principles for managing MRO practices using cutting-edge process improvement techniques. The book stresses systems thinking, and uniquely integrates two management philosophies: Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Lean, illustrating how they complement and reinforce each other to leverage the MRO activity and therefore improve the organization’s bottom line. Readers will learn how to apply basic principles from TOC to significantly increase the profitability of their organization.

• Shows how to develop win-win solutions that benefit the organization and its supply chain partners

• Explains how to implement Lean thinking in conjunction with throughput accounting to offer better value to customers at the right price

• Reveals how to eliminate waste from the organization’s value stream

DESCRIPTION

Proven strategies for realizing quantum leaps in MRO productivity improvements and profits

Lean Maintenance Repair and Overhaul presents the key concepts and principles for managing MRO practices using cutting-edge process improvement techniques. The book stresses systems thinking, and uniquely integrates two management philosophies: Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Lean, illustrating how they complement and reinforce each other to leverage the MRO activity and therefore improve the organization’s bottom line. You’ll learn how to apply basic principles from TOC to significantly increase the profitability of your organization. Lean Maintenance Repair and Overhaul reveals how to:

• Develop win-win solutions that benefit the organization and its supply chain partners • Implement Lean thinking in conjunction with throughput accounting to offer better value to

customers at the right price • Eliminate waste from the organization’s value stream • Improve quality and create better flow in the MRO process

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mandyam (“Srini”) Srinivasan (Knoxville, TN) is the Pilot Corporation Chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee.

Kenneth Gilbert (Knoxville, TN) is the Ralph and Janet Heath Professor of Business and Department Head of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science at the University of Tennessee. Melissa R. Bowers (Knoxville, TN) is an Associate Professor of Management Science in the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee.

Principles of Metal Casting Third Edition Author: Mahi Sahoo, CARL LOPER, Sam Sahu ISBN-13:

Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 136.00 AUD $ 152.00 NZD Edition: 3 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Manufacturing Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 832 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION

Complete coverage of the latest advances in metal casting technology

A thorough update to this definitive text, Principles of Metal Casting, Third Edition discusses recent technological developments in all areas of casting, such as melting, casting processes, sand systems, alloy development, heat treatment, and processing technologies. This practical resource serves as a student text as well as an on-the-job reference for engineers and other foundry industry professionals.

• Full coverage of the fundamental principles of casting • Ideal for students and professionals alike • The combination of science and engineering will help readers produce premium quality

DESCRIPTION

Complete coverage of the latest advances in metal casting technology

A thorough update to this definitive text, Principles of Metal Casting, Third Edition discusses recent technological developments in all areas of casting, such as melting, casting processes, sand systems, alloy development, heat treatment, and processing technologies. This practical resource

serves as a student text as well as an on-the-job reference for engineers and other foundry industry professionals.

• Full coverage of the fundamental principles of casting • Ideal for students and professionals alike • The combination of science and engineering will help you produce premium quality

products

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Carl R. Loper (Madison, WI) is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Mahi Sahoo (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a research scientist at Casting Technology Scientiste en Recherche, techniques de moulage. He is the author of two metals titles with American Foundry Society. Sam Sahu (Waukesha, WI) is manager of metallurgy and technical services at the Waukesha Foundry Co., Inc.

Wireless Networks Author: Clint Smith, Daniel Collins ISBN-13: 9780071819831

Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 183.00 AUD $ 204.00 NZD Edition: 3 Previous ISBN: 9780072263442 Subject: Technology & Engineering - Mobile & Wireless Communications Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 672 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Fully revised expert guide on how to successfully design and implement wireless solutions

• Includes new chapters on LTE, WiMAX, and backhaul • New and expanded material on network design considerations, high-speed packet access,

MIMO, HSDPA/HSUPA, femtocells, cloud devices, location-based services, and more

DESCRIPTION

A fully revised, expert guide on how to successfully design and implement wireless solutions

Completely updated throughout, Wireless Networks, Third Edition explains how to design, manage, and optimize high-performance wireless networks. This professional resource offers industry-proven advice on how to successfully integrate LTE, WiMAX, WCDMA/HSPA,

CDMA2000/EVDO, and TD-SCDMA into existing cellular/PCS networks. The book provides an introduction to key standards and protocols and compares different wireless technologies and their applications, covering critical issues of compatibility, internetworking, and voice/data convergence.

• Includes new chapters on LTE, WiMAX, and backhaul • Major revamp to the Core Network chapter • New and expanded material on network design considerations, high-speed packet access,

MIMO, HSDPA/HSUPA, femtocells, cloud devices, location-based services, and more • Updated standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication

(IEEE 802.11)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Clint Smith, PE, is the Chief Technology Officer at Rivada Networks, a leading designer, integrator, and operator of wireless, interoperable public safety communications networks. He has extensive experience in all aspects related to fixed and mobile wireless telecommunications, including senior management, system design, project management, budgeting, implementation, operations, and sales. Clint was previously Vice President of Engineering for CCS, Director for Planning with Cingular, Director of Engineering for NYNEX (Verizon), and Senior Engineer with Motorola. He is a member of the IEEE and APCO International, and is an adjunct professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Clint has been awarded numerous patents relevant to wireless communications.

Daniel Collins is a 20-year veteran of the wireless communications industry. He is currently Chief Technology Officer at Jasper Wireless, Inc., and began his career at Ericsson, where he worked in product development and product management roles and helped develop some of the world’s earliest GSM networks. Daniel worked with Alcatel North America as Vice President of Fixed Mobile Convergence.

Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs, Second Edition Author: Christophe Basso ISBN-13: 9780071823463

Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 176.00 AUD $ 196.00 NZD Edition: 2 Previous ISBN: 9780071508582 Subject: Technology & Engineering - Electronics / Semiconductors Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 960 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Covers the latest SPICE solutions for developing switch-mode power supplies

• Shows how to create smaller, more heat-efficient power supplies in shorter design cycles • New coverage of the flyback converter, loop control, small-signal modeling, and more • Includes design spreadsheets and simulation templates

DESCRIPTION

A practical tutorial on using the latest SPICE simulation and design tools to develop cutting-edge switch-mode power supplies

Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs, Second Edition focuses specifically on how to simulate switching power supplies using the various versions of SPICE. The book provides an introduction to power conversion, details the theory behind energy conversion,

and explains how to apply it to real case designs. Based on the author’s continued research and in-depth, hands-on work in the field over the past five years, this practical, up-to-date guide offers a collection of the latest SPICE solutions to the most difficult problem facing power supply designers: creating smaller and more heat-efficient power supplies in shorter design cycles. This invaluable resource provides practical models and easily customizable solutions. New Features

• Deeper, more comprehensive coverage of the flyback converter sheds light on undocumented behavior of the converter in fault conditions

• New material on loop control • Expanded chapter on DC-DC converters covers small-signal modeling • Electronic content includes design spreadsheets and simulation templates, with numerous

examples running on OrCAD, ICAPS, µCap, TINA, and more

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christophe Basso is a technical engineer at ON Semiconductor (formerly Motorola Semiconductor) in France, and a frequent contributor to power electronics magazines and conferences. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a graduate of the Institut Polytechnique de Toulouse, where he received a MSEE and occasionally teaches.

Dynamic Analysis of Skeletal Structures Author: Seetharamalu Kaveti ISBN-13:

Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 190.00 AUD $ 210.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Construction / General Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 592 Format: Hardcover

This detailed guide discusses structural analysis based on force, displacement, and iterative methods, and explains how to use mechanical dynamics to analyze structural loads and forces.

Dynamic Analysis of Skeletal Structures discusses the three sequential processes essential for creative thinking as a civil engineer—structural behaviors, visualization, and conceptualization.

The book focuses on the study of making judicious choice of methods, approaches, and idealizations and discusses aspects of stability and kinematic considerations for determining indeterminacy of stable structures. Looking at important typical structures, simple plane trusses to space frame, and the analysis methods considered under force, displacement, and iterative techniques, the book develops concepts to solve challenging problems encountered in professional practice.

• Provides a discussion of structural analysis based on force method and displacement method • Methods are reinforced with worked examples • Covers principles extensively used for computing forces as well as deformations

Tall and Supertall Buildings: Planning and Design Author: Akbar Tamboli ISBN-13: 9780071818711

Pub Date: MAY 2014 Price: $ 169.00 AUD $ 188.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Civil / General Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Filled with the latest in tall and super tall building examples and designs for engineers, architects, and building inspectors worldwide

Tall and Super Tall Buildings: Planning and Design provides the technical development and special design features used for the buildings featured in the book. Each entry is written by the structural engineer responsible for the planning and design of the building being covered. Special methods used for each structure is emphasized and explained in detail. This unique resource discusses some of the world’s most well-known tall and super tall buildings, including the Empire State Building, Sears Tower, Petronas Twin Towers, Taipei 101, Shanghai Tower, Burj Khalifa, and Kingdom Tower.

• Features construction photos in each chapter • Written by the original planners and designers

• Special attention given to foundations and wind loads

DESCRIPTION

In-depth coverage of the latest tall and super tall building designs and examples from around the world

Tall and Super Tall Buildings: Planning and Design provides the technical development and special design features used for these landmark buildings:

• Sears Tower • Petronas Twin Towers • Taipei 101 • Shanghai Tower • Burj Khalifa • Kingdom Tower

Each entry is written by the structural engineer responsible for the planning and design of the building being covered. Special methods used for each structure is emphasized and explained in detail.

• Features construction photos in each chapter • Written by the original planners and designers • Covers essential foundation design and planning strategies for each building • Special attention given to foundations and wind loads

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Akbar Tamboli PE, FASCE (New York City) is senior vice president and principal at Thornton-Tomasetti structural engineers, one of the foremost structural engineering firms. He was formerly vice president and project manager with Cantor Seinuk consulting engineers in New York, where he was responsible for several major projects. A fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers and Professional Engineer, Tamboli is the editor of Steel Design Handbook; LRFD Method and Handbook of Steel Connection Design and Details First and Second Editions.