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Wireless and Mobile Networking


Free Download Zoubir Mammeri, "Wireless and Mobile Networking"
English | 2008 | pages: 483 | ISBN: 038784838X | PDF | 36,3 mb
Research and development in wireless and mobile networks and services areas have been going on for some time, reaching the stage of products. Graceful evo- tion of networks, new access schemes, flexible protocols, increased variety of services and applications, networks reliability and availability, security, are some of the present and future challenges that have to be met. MWCN (Mobile and Wireless Communications Networks) and PWC (Personal Wireless Communications) are two conferences sponsored by IFIP WG 6.8 that provide forum for discussion between researchers, practitioners and students interested in new developments in mobile and wireless networks, services, applications and computing. In 2008, MWCN and PWC were held in Toulouse, France, from September 30 to October 2, 2008. MWNC’2008 and PWC’2008 were coupled to form the first edition of IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC’2008). MWCN and PWC topics were revisited in order to make them complementary and coveringtogether the main hot issues in wireless and mobile networks, services, applications, computing, and technologies.

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Ad-hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Network 12th International Conference, ADHOC-NOW 2013, Wrocław, Poland, July 8-10, 2013. Proceedi


Free Download Ad-hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Network: 12th International Conference, ADHOC-NOW 2013, Wrocław, Poland, July 8-10, 2013. Proceedings By Aggelos Kapoukakis, Christos Pappas (auth.), Jacek Cichoń, Maciej Gȩbala, Marek Klonowski (eds.)
2013 | 329 Pages | ISBN: 3642392466 | PDF | 9 MB
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Ad-hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Networks, ADHOC-NOW 2013, held in Wroclaw, Poland, in July 2013. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers address such diverse topics as routing, rumor spreading, reliability, topology control, security aspects, and the impact of mobility. Some of the papers contain precise analytical results while other ones are devoted to solving specific practical problems of implementation and deployment.

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Approaches to Probabilistic Model Learning for Mobile Manipulation Robots


Free Download Approaches to Probabilistic Model Learning for Mobile Manipulation Robots By Jürgen Sturm (auth.)
2013 | 204 Pages | ISBN: 3642371590 | PDF | 14 MB
Mobile manipulation robots are envisioned to provide many useful services both in domestic environments as well as in the industrial context.Examples include domestic service robots that implement large parts of the housework, and versatile industrial assistants that provide automation, transportation, inspection, and monitoring services. The challenge in these applications is that the robots have to function under changing, real-world conditions, be able to deal with considerable amounts of noise and uncertainty, and operate without the supervision of an expert.This book presents novel learning techniques that enable mobile manipulation robots, i.e., mobile platforms with one or more robotic manipulators, to autonomously adapt to new or changing situations. The approaches presented in this book cover the following topics: (1) learning the robot’s kinematic structure and properties using actuation and visual feedback, (2) learning about articulated objects in the environment in which the robot is operating, (3) using tactile feedback to augment the visual perception, and (4) learning novel manipulation tasks from human demonstrations.This book is an ideal resource for postgraduates and researchers working in robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence who want to get an overview on one of the following subjects:· kinematic modeling and learning,· self-calibration and life-long adaptation,· tactile sensing and tactile object recognition, and· imitation learning and programming by demonstration.

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Call Admission Control in Mobile Cellular Networks


Free Download Call Admission Control in Mobile Cellular Networks By Sanchita Ghosh, Amit Konar (auth.)
2013 | 236 Pages | ISBN: 3642309968 | PDF | 2 MB
Call Admission Control (CAC) and Dynamic Channel Assignments (DCA) are important decision-making problems in mobile cellular communication systems. Current research in mobile communication considers them as two independent problems, although the former greatly depends on the resulting free channels obtained as the outcome of the latter. This book provides a solution to the CAC problem, considering DCA as an integral part of decision-making for call admission. Further, current technical resources ignore movement issues of mobile stations and fluctuation in network load (incoming calls) in the control strategy used for call admission. In addition, the present techniques on call admission offers solution globally for the entire network, instead of considering the cells independently. CAC here has been formulated by two alternative approaches. The first approach aimed at handling the uncertainty in the CAC problem by employing fuzzy comparators. The second approach is concerned with formulation of CAC as an optimization problem to minimize call drop, satisfying a set of constraints on feasibility and availability of channels, hotness of cells, and velocity and angular displacement of mobile stations. Evolutionary techniques, including Genetic Algorithm and Biogeography Based Optimization, have been employed to solve the optimization problems. The proposed approaches outperform traditional methods with respect to grade and quality of services.

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Strategic Mobile Design Creating Engaging Experiences


Free Download Richard Ting, "Strategic Mobile Design: Creating Engaging Experiences"
English | 2008 | pages: 225 | ISBN: 0321580079 | PDF | 3,9 mb
This book gives anyone interested in mobile campaigns, both client-side and production-side, the knowledge to approach a mobile project with a cohesive strategy. The book presents a holistic view of the mobile ecosystem design/technology/marketing/business/build, with enough information to get one started with a project of this nature.

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Autonome Mobile Systeme 1995 11. Fachgespräch Karlsruhe, 30. November-1. Dezember 1995


Free Download Autonome Mobile Systeme 1995: 11. Fachgespräch Karlsruhe, 30. November-1. Dezember 1995 By Thomas Cord, Sheng Li, Andrzej Hanczak (auth.), Rüdiger Dillmann, Ulrich Rembold, Tim Lüth (eds.)
1995 | 319 Pages | ISBN: 3540606572 | PDF | 20 MB
Inhaltsübersicht: Transport- und Maurerroboter.- Serviceroboter.- Komponenten von Servicerobotern.- Lauf- und Flugmaschinen.- Umweltmodellierung.- Auswertung von Sensordaten.- Navigation.- Kooperation und dezentrale Planung.- Steuerungs- und Regelungsstrukturen.- Mensch-Maschine Schnittstellen.- Autorenverzeichnis.

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Remote Cooperation CSCW Issues for Mobile and Teleworkers


Free Download Remote Cooperation: CSCW Issues for Mobile and Teleworkers By Alan Dix, Russell Beale (auth.), Alan J. Dix PhD, Russell Beale PhD (eds.)
1996 | 236 Pages | ISBN: 3540760350 | PDF | 9 MB
Computer supported work is increasingly being done out of the traditional office environment, for example whilst travelling or at home and there is a growing need to support the cooperative aspects of such work. Remote Cooperation looks at ways of improving the available communications, through the use of packet radio and compression techniques, in order to reduce the imbalance between office-based and mobile workers. It also assesses how the effectiveness of the existing communications infrastructure can be improved, by providing cooperative applications which fit within its limitations. Broadly divided into five sections – social and economic context, application domains, software technology and infrastructure, communications technology and infrastructure, working and learning from home – this volume contains contributions from both the research community and industry.

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