Javier Campos – författare

Neural networks and fuzzy systems are model free control design approaches that represent an advantage over classical control when dealing with complicated nonlinear actuator dynamics. This book brings neural networks and fuzzy logic together with dynamical control systems. Each chapter presents powerful control approaches for the design of intelligent controllers to compensate for actuator nonlinearities such as time delay, friction, deadzone, and backlash that can be found in all industrial motion systems, plus a thorough development, rigorous stability proofs, and simulation examples for each design. In the final chapter, the authors develop a framework to implement intelligent control schemes on actual systems.Rigorous stability proofs are further verified by computer simulations, and appendices contain the computer code needed to build intelligent controllers for real-time applications. Neural networks capture the parallel processing and learning capabilities of biological nervous systems, and fuzzy logic captures the decision-making capabilities of human linguistics and cognitive systems.

Illustrated with real-life manufacturing examples, Formal Methods in Manufacturing provides state-of-the-art solutions to common problems in manufacturing systems. Assuming some knowledge of discrete event systems theory, the book first delivers a detailed introduction to the most important formalisms used for the modeling, analysis, and control of manufacturing systems (including Petri nets, automata, and max-plus algebra), explaining the advantages of each formal method. It then employs the different formalisms to solve specific problems taken from today’s industrial world, such as modeling and simulation, supervisory control (including deadlock prevention) in a distributed and/or decentralized environment, performance evaluation (including scheduling and optimization), fault diagnosis and diagnosability analysis, and reconfiguration.Containing chapters written by leading experts in their respective fields, Formal Methods in Manufacturing helps researchers and application engineers handle fundamental principles and deal with typical quality goals in the design and operation of manufacturing systems.

Illustrated with real-life manufacturing examples, Formal Methods in Manufacturing provides state-of-the-art solutions to common problems in manufacturing systems. Assuming some knowledge of discrete event systems theory, the book first delivers a detailed introduction to the most important formalisms used for the modeling, analysis, and control of manufacturing systems (including Petri nets, automata, and max-plus algebra), explaining the advantages of each formal method. It then employs the different formalisms to solve specific problems taken from today’s industrial world, such as modeling and simulation, supervisory control (including deadlock prevention) in a distributed and/or decentralized environment, performance evaluation (including scheduling and optimization), fault diagnosis and diagnosability analysis, and reconfiguration.Containing chapters written by leading experts in their respective fields, Formal Methods in Manufacturing helps researchers and application engineers handle fundamental principles and deal with typical quality goals in the design and operation of manufacturing systems.

El estudio de las multiples articulaciones que vinculan la producción literaria y cultural con el campo de las ideologías constituye, sobre todo para el caso de América Latina, uno de los ángulos cruciales de exploración y análisis. Este libro, que rinde homenaje a uno de los más importantes representantes de esta orientación crítica, reúne artículos sobre literatura, cultura y política en distintos contextos de España, Hispanoamérica y Brasil. Desde el caso andino al Canto al general, desde Mariatégui al Che Guevara, desde la literatura femenina a las teorías sobre “el fin de la história”, este libro presenta propuestas provocativas y teóricamente actualizadas que son centrales al latinoamericanismo contemporáneo. Las mismas resultarán imprescindibles para todos aquellos dedicados al estudio de la relación entre cultura y derechos humanos, el testimonio, la hibridez cultural, la modernidad, el mestizaje de culturas nacionales, la identidad social, la memoria colectiva y la historiografía literaria.~The study of the multiple articulations that link literary and cultural production with the field of ideologies constitutes, especially in the case of Latin America, a significant angle of exploration and analysis. As an homage to one of the most important representatives of this critical approach, this book brings together articles on literature, culture and politics in different contexts in Spain, Latin America and Brazil. From the Andean case to the Canto al general, from Mariatégui to Che Guevara, from women's literature to theories on ‘the end of history’, this book presents provocative and theoretically updated proposals that are central to contemporary Latin Americanism. These will be essential for those who are focused on the study of the relationship between culture and human rights, testimony, cultural hybridity, modernity, the mixing of national cultures, social identity, collective memory and literary historiography.

This book is a guide to the economic evaluation of transport policies and investment projects through cost-benefit analysis (CBA). It covers the CBA of transportation projects and policies, and introduces the fundamental concepts of CBA before considering their application in real-world settings.A distinct focus of the book is on the practical applications of CBA. It includes real-world examples of CBA, such as high-speed rail investment and the subsidization of air transport, which illustrate the importance of using a rigorous analytical framework to evaluate transport projects and policies.The primary objective of this book is to present a basic model for the evaluation of transport projects and policies, with explicit assumptions and practical evaluation rules derived from it. The rules and measurement criteria derived from this model are applied to the examples mentioned above.Overall, this book is an excellent resourcefor students, practitioners, and policymakers involved in transport economics and evaluation, as it provides a comprehensive understanding of the principles and applications of CBA in the transport sector.