A Field Guide to Genetic Programming is an introduction to genetic programming (GP). GP is a systematic, domain-independent method for getting computers to solve problems automatically starting from a high-level statement of what needs to be done. …
Neural Networks in Hardware
Neural Networks in Hardware: Architectures, Products and Applications by Clark S. Lindsey. It was often assumed in the early years of neural network research that implementation in special hardware would be required to take advantage of their capabilities. …
Particle Swarm Optimization
Particle swarm optimization (PSO) was originally designed and introduced by Eberhart and Kennedy. The PSO is a population based search algorithm based on the simulation of the social behavior of birds, bees or a school of fishes. This algorithm originally intends to graphically simulate the graceful and unpredictable choreography of a bird folk. Each individual within the swarm is represented by a vector in multidimensional search space. …
Humanoid Robots
Research in describing humanoid motions begins with the works for describing human dances. Popular dance notation systems include Benesh, Labanotation, and EW. Benesh is the simplest one and is designed particularly for dance description. Labanotation is more comprehensive for describing human motion in general. EW can be applied on linkage systems other than human body. …
Underwater Vehicles
The main goal of this chapter is to introduce to the design and working hypotheses for the construction of a low-cost Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) devoted to pipeline and cable inspections. Underwater inspection is mainly necessary on account of the periodic surveys for the preventive maintenance of submarine infrastructure in the off-shore industries. …
Theory and Novel Applications of Machine Learning
Free eBook “Theory and Novel Applications of Machine Learning”, edited by Meng Joo Er and Yi Zhou, from InTech. …
Supply Chain The Way to Flat Organisation
With the emerging of global economy and the development of the technology in computer and communications, the enterprises are facing to new opportunities but also more challenges, which led to the concept of SC (Supply Chain). …
State of the Art in Face Recognition
“State of the Art in Face Recognition”, edited by Julio Ponce and Adem Karahoca, from InTech. Read it online or download in pdf format. Face recognition has become one of the most intensively investigated topics in biometrics. …
Sensors: Focus on Tactile Force and Stress Sensors
This book describes some devices that are commonly identified as tactile or force sensors. This is achieved with different degrees of detail, in a unique and actual resource, through the description of different approaches to this type of sensors. Understanding the design and the working principles of the sensors described here requires a multidisciplinary background of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, biology, etc. …
Sensor and Data Fusion
The methods provided by sensor and data fusion are important tools for fusing large sets of mutually complementary data end efficiently exploiting the sensor systems available. …