Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems
Author: Alexander M. Meystel
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Total Pages: 728
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

This comprehensive treatment of the field of intelligent systems is written by two of the foremost authorities in the field. The authors clearly examine the theoretical and practical aspects of these systems. The book focuses on the NIST-RCS (Real-time Control System) model that has been used recently in the Mars Rover.

Design Studies

Design Studies
Author: Audrey Bennett
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2006-08-31
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568985862

In an age of globalization and connectivity, the idea of "mainstream culture" has become quaint. Websites, magazines, books, and television have all honed in on ever-diversifying subcultures, hoping to carve out niche audiences that grow savvier and more narrowly sliced by the day. Consequently,the discipline of graphic design has undergone a sea change. Where visual communication was once informed by a designer's creative intuition, the proliferation of specialized audiences now calls for more research-based design processes. Designers who ignore research run the risk of becoming mere tools for communication rather than bold voices. Design Studies, a collection of 27 essays from an international cast of top design researchers, sets out to mend this schism between research and practice. The texts presented here make a strong argument for performing rigorous experimentation and analysis. Each author outlines methods in which research has aided their designwhether by investigating how senior citizensreact to design aesthetics, how hip hop culture can influence design, or how design for Third World nations is affected by cultural differences. Contributors also outline inspired ways in which design educators can teach research methods to their students. Finally, Design Studies is rounded out by five annotated bibliographies to further aid designers in their research. This comprehensive reader is the definitive reference for this new direction in graphic design, and an essential resource for both students and practitioners.

Library Services in The Knowledge Web

Library Services in The Knowledge Web
Author: K. Veeranjaneyulu
Publisher: New India Publishing Agency
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789381450192

Stanley Madan Kumar, b. 1941, library scientist from Karnataka; contributed articles.