18 books like Disaster Robotics
Introduction to autonomous mobile robots
The second edition of a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of mobile robotics, from algorithms to mechanisms.Mobile robots range from the Mars Pathfinder mission's teleoperated Sojourner to the cleaning robots in the Paris Metro. This text offers students and other interested readers an introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics, spanning the mechanical, motor, sensory,…
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Hybrid control and motion planning of dynamical legged locomotion
"This book provides a comprehensive presentation of issues and challenges faced by researchers and practicing engineers in motion planning and hybrid control of dynamical legged locomotion. The major features range from offline and online motion planning algorithms to generate desired feasible periodic walking and running motions and tow-level control schemes, including within-stride feedback…
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Autonomous Mobile Robots in Unknown Outdoor Environments
Mobile robots have been increasingly applied in many different scenarios, such as space exploration and search and rescue, where the robots are required to travel over uneven terrain while outdoors. This book provides a new framework and the related algorithms for designing autonomous mobile robotic systems in such unknown outdoor environments.
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What Is Essential to Being Human?
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Hovels to Highrise
This takes the historical, political and social changes relating to housing in five European countries, and considers the housing history and traditions which have lead to growing tensions within their most disadvantaged communities.
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Loss Models
An update of one of the most trusted books on constructing and analyzing actuarial modelsWritten by three renowned authorities in the actuarial field, Loss Models, Third Edition upholds the reputation for excellence that has made this book required reading for the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) qualification examinations. This update serves as a complete…
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Ultimate Success Secret
Automate or Die! Turn Your Marketing on Autopilot and Watch Your Business Grow.In No B.S. Guide to Successful Marketing Automation, renowned marketing experts Dan S. Kennedy and Parthiv Shah join forces to deliver straightforward, proven strategies for mastering marketing automation. This essential guide is your blueprint to leveraging cutting-edge technology and AI to elevate your marketing…
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Momentum Makers
Whether you're a Network Marketing "newbie" or a seasoned professional, the tips in this book for creating your own personal brand to grow your business will take you to new heights. Each motivating chapter is paired with practical "how to" tips that will blow your business up! Twenty top-producing network marketing professionals from around the world will take you on their motivating journey of…
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Business Organizations
Business Organizations: A Transactional Perspective teaches business organizations from a transactional practice perspective rather than a litigation-based one. By using this book, students will gain a solid foundation in the law of business organizations. Additionally, students will enhance their understanding of the business contexts in which the law operates, and they will gain an appreciation…
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Environmental Engineering Dictionary of Technical Terms and Phrases
This reference manual provides a list of approximately 300 technical terms and phrases common to environmental engineering which non-English speakers often find difficult to understand in English. The manual provides the terms and phrases in alphabetical order, followed by a concise English definition, then a translation of the term in Russian and, finally, an interpretation or translation of the…
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How Business Works
In an era of fleeting information and ephemeral digital bytes, the Harvard Classics stand as a monumental testament to the enduring power of great literature. Conceived by Charles W. Eliot, then President of Harvard University, this unparalleled collection of the world's most significant literary, philosophical, and scientific works offers a profound journey through the annals of human thought…
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A Guide to Modern Econometrics
This revised and updated edition of A Guide to Modern Econometrics continues to explore a wide range of topics in modern econometrics by focusing on what is important for doing and understanding empirical work. It serves as a guide to alternative techniques with the emphasis on the intuition behind the approaches and their practical relevance.New material includes Monte Carlo studies, weak…
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Journal
A journal, from the Old French journal (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
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Environmental Engineering Dictionary of Technical Terms and Phrases
This reference manual provides a list of approximately 300 technical terms and phrases common to environmental engineering which non-English speakers often find difficult to understand in English. The manual provides the terms and phrases in alphabetical order, followed by a concise English definition, then a translation of the term in Russian and, finally, an interpretation or translation of the…
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An inductive and practical treatise on book-keeping by single and double entry
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A Handbook of Primary Commodities in the Global Economy
The world is going through an exceptional commodity boom triggered by a global demand shock largely caused by the sudden emergence of China and India as sizeable raw material importers. Prices of numerous commodities tripled between 2003 and 2006, resulting in huge windfalls for producers and a financial squeeze on consumers. A Handbook of Primary Commodities in the Global Economy is a guide to…
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Cold Calling Sucks (And That's Why It Works)
Your Ultimate Guide to Book 1 in 3 Cold Calls"The #1 reason for failure in sales is an empty pipeline. And the #1 reason your pipeline is empty is that you avoid cold calling. In this book, Armand & Nick inspire you to get past your mental hangups, pick up the phone, and start cold calling. Read it now. Your bank account will thank you!"- JEB BLOUNT, bestselling author of Fanatical…
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$100M LOST CHAPTERS
The Vault Is Open: The Secret Chapters Have Been Revealed
From the Author of the Record-Breaking $100M Series (OVER 5,000,000 Copies Sold in the series)
This isn't a book. It's a collection of chapters containing proven tactics I withheld from the $100M Series because they were "too advanced," "too niche," or "too much math."
Translation: They work too well for specific situations.
What's Inside…
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