The Pages 2.0 specification is one of the most exciting Java Community Process releases of the year. Chances are you picked this book to learn more about the new features of 2.0. Or you may be interested in using for the first time in your next project. Regardless of your interest, we ve put together a book that tries to bring you up to speed fast.
The goal of has been to make it easier to create sophisticated, well-designed Web applications. We feel that the authors of the specification have achieved their goal. Working with databases or XML has never been simpler. Your applications can be functionally well-organized. You can create your own reusable components.
Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical, Real-World Approach
presents a step-by-step walkthrough of porting Linux to custom boards and introduces real-time configuration via CONFIG_RT--one of today s most exciting developments in embedded Linux. You ll find especially detailed coverage of using development tools to analyze and debug embedded systems--including the art of kernel debugging.
Software defined radio (SDR) is an exciting new field for the wireless indus-
try; it is gaining momentum and beginning to be included in commercial
and defense products. The technology offers the potential to revolutionize
the way radios are designed, manufactured, deployed, and used. SDR prom-
ises to increase flexibility, extend hardware lifetime, lower costs, and reduce
time to market
In the two years since this book was first published, ultra wideband (UWB) has
advanced and consolidated as a technology, and many more people are aware of the
possibilities for this exciting technology. We too have expanded and consolidated
materials in this second edition in the hope that ‘Ultra Wideband: Signals and Systems
in Communication Engineering’ will continue to prove a useful tool for many students
and engineers to come to an understanding of the basic technologies for UWB.
Applications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microfabrica-
tion have spread to different fields of engineering and science in recent years.
Perhaps the most exciting development in the application of MEMS technol-
ogy has occurred in the biological and biomedical areas. In addition to key
fluidic components, such as microvalves, pumps, and all kinds of novel
sensors that can be used for biological and biomedical analysis and mea-
surements, many other types of so-called micro total analysis systems (TAS)
have been developed.
Five years have passed since the first edition of this book was published.Over the five years,the
world has witnessed a technological revolution headlined by an array of exciting consumer and
industrial products such as the Nintendo Wii, Apple iPod/iPad, sensor-rich smart phones,
phones with cameras,new operating systems for mobile phones and apps,e-books,WiFi,voice-
over-IP calls, social networking, 3D animated movies, and cloud computing, to name the major
ones that affect everyday living
Welcome to the exciting, empowering world of home automation! If you have
ever wanted your home to do more than just protect you against the outside
elements and want to interface it to the digital domain, this book will show
you how. By demonstrating several easy-to-build projects, you will be able to
take the skills you learned from this book and expand upon and apply them
toward custom home automation projects of your own design.
The world of home automation is an exciting field that has exploded over the past
few years with many new technologies in both the commercial and open source
worlds. This book provides a gateway for those interested in learning more about
this topic and building their own projects.
With the introduction of the Raspberry Pi computer in 2012, a small and powerful
tool is now available for the home automation enthusiast, programmer, and electronic
hobbyist. It allows them to augment their home with sensors and software.
Over the past few decades there has been an exponential growth in service robots
and smart home technologies, which has led to the development of exciting new
products in our daily lives. Service robots can be used to provide domestic aid for
the elderly and disabled, serving various functions ranging from cleaning to enter-
tainment. Service robots are divided by functions, such as personal robots, field
robots, security robots, healthcare robots, medical robots, rehabilitation robots and
entertainment robots. A smart home appears “intelligent” because its embedded
computers can monitor so many aspects of the daily lives of householders. For
example, the refrigerator may be able to monitor its contents, suggest healthy alter-
natives and order groceries. Also, the smart home system may be able to clean the
house and water the plants.
Control Systems Engineering is an exciting and challenging field and is a
multidisciplinary subject. This book is designed and organized around the concepts of control
systems engineering using MATLAB, as they have been developed in the frequency and time
domain for an introductory undergraduate or graduate course in control systems for engineer-
ing students of all disciplines.
