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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Abstract topological tools from generalized metric spaces are applied in this volume to the construction of locally uniformly rotund norms on Banach spaces. The book offers new techniques for renorming problems, all of them based on a network analysis for the topologies involved inside the problem.Maps from a normed space X to a metric space Y, which provide locally uniformly rotund renormings on X, are studied and a new frame for the theory is obtained, with interplay between functional analysis, optimization and topology using subdifferentials of Lipschitz functions and covering methods of metrization theory. Any one-to-one operator T from a reflexive space X into c0 (T) satisfies the authors' conditions, transferring the norm to X. Nevertheless the authors' maps can be far from linear, for instance the duality map from X to X\* gives a non-linear example when the norm in X is Fréchet differentiable.This volume will be interesting for the broad spectrum of specialists working in Banach space theory, and for researchers in infinite dimensional functional analysis.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 164 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -In May 2006, The University of Utah hosted an NSF-funded minicourse on stochastic partial differential equations. The goal of this minicourse was to introduce graduate students and recent Ph.D.s to various modern topics in stochastic PDEs, and to bring together several experts whose research is centered on the interface between Gaussian analysis, stochastic analysis, and stochastic partial differential equations. This monograph contains an up-to-date compilation of many of those lectures. Particular emphasis is paid to showcasing central ideas and displaying some of the many deep connections between the mentioned disciplines, all the time keeping a realistic pace for the student of the subject.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 236 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Collective behavior in systems with many components, blow-ups with emergence of microstructures are proofs of the double, continuum and atomistic, nature of macroscopic systems, an issue which has always intrigued scientists and philosophers. Modern technologies have made the question more actual and concrete with recent, remarkable progresses also from a mathematical point of view. The book focuses on the links connecting statistical and continuum mechanics and, starting from elementary introductions to both theories, it leads to actual research themes. Mathematical techniques and methods from probability, calculus of variations and PDE are discussed at length.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 488 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This self-tutorial offers a concise yet thorough grounding in the mathematics necessary for successfully applying FEMs to practical problems in science and engineering. The unique approach first summarizes and outlines the finite-element mathematics in general and then, in the second and major part, formulates problem examples that clearly demonstrate the techniques of functional analysis via numerous and diverse exercises. The solutions of the problems are given directly afterwards. Using this approach, the author motivates and encourages the reader to actively acquire the knowledge of finite-element methods instead of passively absorbing the material, as in most standard textbooks. The enlarged English-language edition, based on the original French, also contains a chapter on the approximation steps derived from the description of nature with differential equations and then applied to the specific model to be used. Furthermore, an introduction to tensor calculus using distribution theory offers further insight for readers with different mathematical backgrounds.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book contains the best papers of the 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2007), held in the city of Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), organized by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) and the University of Madeira, in collaboration with ACM/SIGMIS and AAAI. Furthermore, the conference was sponsored by the Por- guese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). ICEIS has become a major point of contact between research scientists, engineers and practitioners in the area of business applications of information systems. This year, five simultaneous tracks were held, covering different aspects related to ent- prise computing, including: ¿Databases and Information Systems Integration,¿ ¿Arti- cial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems,¿ ¿Information Systems Analysis and Specification,¿ ¿Software Agents and Internet Computing¿ and ¿Human¿Computer Interaction¿. All tracks focused on real-world applications and highlighted benefits of information systems and technology for industry and services, thus making a bridge between academia and enterprise. Following the success of 2006, ICEIS 2007 received 644 paper submissions from more than 40 countries. In all, 72 papers were published and presented as full papers, i.e., completed work (8 pages in proceedings / 30-min oral presentations), 198 papers, reflecting work-in-progress or position papers, were accepted for short presentation and another 131 for poster presentation.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 396 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Recently, the first 'zoopharming' product has reached market approval: it is a recombinant human protein for medical use that is produced in the milk of transgenic goats. In addition, other transgenic animals, including faster-growing salmon and ¿environmentally friendly' pigs with reduced levels of phosphate in their faeces are awaiting regulatory approval. These are only some examples of upcoming applications of genetic engineering in farm animals. Other potential applications include traditional breeding goals such as higher milk or meat yields, leaner meat, and disease resistance. While genetic engineering in livestock opens a huge range of possibilities, it also brings about concerns of safety and justification: does genetic engineering affect animal welfare Is it safe and morally acceptable to apply genetic engineering to farm animals for the various purposes that are envisaged Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 164 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce, AMEC IX, co-located with the Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2007, held in Honolulu, Hawai, in May 2007, and the 5th Workshop on Trading Agent Design and Analysis, TADA 2007, co-located with the Twenty-Second AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2007, held in Vancouver, Canada, in July 2007. This volume presents 15 carefully revised and selected papers from these workshops. The primary and complementary goal of both workshops was to continue to bring together novel work from diverse fields on modeling, implementation and evaluation of computational trading institutions and/or agent strategies. The papers originating from AMEC focus on a large variety of issues on auctions, negotiation, and strategic behavior in electronic marketplaces. The papers originating from TADA reflect the effort of the community to design scenarios where trading agent designers and market designers can be pitched against one another.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -A fundamental object of study in group theory is the lower central series of groups. Understanding its relationship with the dimension series, which consists of the subgroups determined by the augmentation powers, is a challenging task. This monograph presents an exposition of different methods for investigating this relationship. In addition to group theorists, the results are also of interest to topologists and number theorists. The approach is mainly combinatorial and homological. A novel feature is an exposition of simplicial methods for the study of problems in group theory.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 376 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Convex Functions.- Non-Differentiable Generalized Convex Functions.- Differentiable Generalized Convex Functions.- Optimality and Generalized Convexity.- Generalized Convexity and Generalized Monotonicity.- Generalized Convexity of Quadratic Functions.- Generalized Convexity of Some Classes of Fractional Functions.- Sequential Methods for Generalized Convex Fractional Programs.- Solutions.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 264 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The study of hyperbolic systems is a core theme of modern dynamics. On surfaces the theory of the ne scale structure of hyperbolic invariant sets and their measures can be described in a very complete and elegant way, and is the subject of this book, largely self-contained, rigorously and clearly written. It covers the most important aspects of the subject and is based on several scienti c works of the leading research workers in this eld. This book lls a gap in the literature of dynamics. We highly recommend it for any Ph.D student interested in this area. The authors are well-known experts in smooth dynamical systems and ergodic theory. Now we give a more detailed description of the contents: Chapter1.TheIntroductionisadescriptionofthemainconceptsinhyp- bolic dynamics that are used throughout the book. These are due to Bowen, Hirsch, Man¿ ¿e, Palis, Pugh, Ruelle, Shub, Sinai, Smale and others. Stable and r unstable manifolds are shown to beC foliated. This result is very useful in a number of contexts. The existence of smooth orthogonal charts is also proved. This chapter includes proofs of extensions to hyperbolic di eomorphisms of some results of Man¿ ¿e for Anosov maps. Chapter 2. All the smooth conjugacy classes of a given topological model are classi ed using Pintös and Rand¿s HR structures. The a ne structures of Ghys and Sullivan on stable and unstable leaves of Anosov di eomorphisms are generalized.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 372 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Provides an introduction to petroleum exploration methods, referring to both geophysical and geochemical techniques and the logistics of various drilling techniques and well logging methods for oil and gas exploration. The second part of the book focuses on using these methods for petroleum exploration within the context of northern Africa. The geology of northern Africa is described and computerized lithographic correlation charts are presented and applied to petroleum exploration targets from the region.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 136 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Plain radiography is still alive. In many institutions, including ours, conventional radiography has been replaced by digital systems including imaging-plate-based computed radiography and fat-panel detector-based digital radiography. Even for the education of radiation technologists, conventional flm-screen radiography has been de-- phasized, and their education is concentrated on digital systems. Spatial resolution of a conventional system is still far better than the current digital systems, although the dynamic range is wider in the latter system. Industrial flm radiography with small grain size and direct exposure has an even higher resolution, and such hi- resolution systems are something we lost in the transition from the conventional system to the current PACS-friendly system. I am pleased to know that Giuseppe Guglielmi and Wilfred Peh have published this textbook of high-resolution hand radiographs that cannot be obtained with any other techniques. Radiography has always been the most important modality in the evaluation of the hand, and, moreover, high-resolution industrial flms are extremely efective in the evaluation of the hand, particularly for assessing subtle erosions. Hands are not just one of the peripheries of the human body. Tey refect conditions of the whole human body. Not only the metabolic status, but also many congenital disorders are manifested in the hand. Radiographic fndings of the hand are ofen specifc, and contribute to the diagnoses a great deal. Tere have been several publications concerning the radiology of the hand, and they have been well accepted.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 196 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -New ideas for new products are not enough for creating successful markets: Product Innovation means to manage the whole chain from invention to new and best selling products in market. This innovation roadmap has to be carefully and systematically planned and procured. There are a lot of methods for creativity, market analysis, evaluation, technology forecast, and decision gates available within this book. These methods and tools are brought together and their scopes of application as well as their limitations are shown. The whole tool kit of methods and decision models like market studies, value engineering, TRIZ or portfolio analysis and others are linked together to the overall Aachen Innovation Model (AIM).This handbook is to be used as an innovation management guide as well as an information source for nearly all methods and tools in the field of innovation for technical products.The complete Innovation Road Map is supported by an interactive, multiple user software tool 'EDEN' on an ontology basis. Thus the user has not only access to the collected know how of the past, but can also contribute to growth of expertise within his or her enterprise.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 460 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Product design is characterized by a steady increase in complexity. The main focus of this book is a structural approach on complexity management. This means, system structures are considered in order to address the challenge of complexity in all aspects of product design. Structures arise from the complex dependencies of system elements. Thus, the identification of system structures provides access to the understanding of system behavior in practical applications.The book presents a methodology that enables the analysis, control and optimization of complex structures, and the applicability of domain-spanning problems. The methodology allows significant improvements on handling system complexity by creating improved system understanding on the one hand and optimizing product design that is robust for system adaptations on the other hand. Developers can thereby enhance project coordination and improve communication between team members and as a result shorten development time. The practical application of the methodology is described by means of two detailed examples.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 252 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The present book includes a set of selected papers from the fourth ¿International Conference on Informatics in Control Automation and Robotics¿ (ICINCO 2007), held at the University of Angers, France, from 9 to 12 May 2007. The conference was organized in three simultaneous tracks: ¿Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization¿, ¿Robotics and Automation¿ and ¿Systems Modeling, Signal Processing and Control¿. The book is based on the same structure. ICINCO 2007 received 435 paper submissions, from more than 50 different countries in all continents. From these, after a blind review process, only 52 where accepted as full papers, of which 22 were selected for inclusion in this book, based on the classifications provided by the Program Committee. The selected papers reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the conference. The diversity of topics is an important feature of this conference, enabling an overall perception of several important scientific and technological trends. These high quality standards will be maintained and reinforced at ICINCO 2008, to be held in Funchal, Madeira - Portugal, and in future editions of this conference. Furthermore, ICINCO 2007 included 3 plenary keynote lectures given by Dimitar Filev (Ford Motor Company), Patrick Millot (Université de Valenciennes) and Mark W. Spong (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 332 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Circumventing Curse of Dimensionality in the Solution of Highly Multidimensional Models Encountered in Quantum Mechanics Using Meshfree Finite Sums Decomposition.- A Pressure Correction Approach Coupled with the MLPG Method for the Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations.- Large Scale, Multiresolution Flow Simulations Using Remeshed Particle Methods.- On the Stabilization of Stress-Point Integration in the Element Free Galerkin Method.- The Partition of Unity Meshfree Method for Solving Transport-Reaction Equations on Complex Domains: Implementation and Applications in the Life Sciences.- Solving One Dimensional Scalar Conservation Laws by Particle Management.- Stability of Energy Transfer in the Weak Coupling Method.- Multiscale Approach for Quantum Systems.- A Meshless Technique Based on Integrated Radial Basis Function Networks for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations.- A Higher-Order Finite Volume Method Using Multiresolution Reproducing Kernels.- Interface Tracking in Meshfree Methods and its Applications.- A'posteriori Error Estimation Based on Higher Order Approximation in the Meshless Finite Difference Method.- Exact Bounds for Linear Outputs of the Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Equation Using Flux-Free Error Estimates.- Preparation of CAD and Molecular Surfaces for Meshfree Solvers.- 3D Meshfree Magnetohydrodynamics.- A Particle-Partition of Unity Method Part VIII: Hierarchical Enrichment.- A Framework For Studying The RKEM Representation of Discrete Point Sets.- Coupling of the CFD and the Droplet Population Balance Equation with the Finite Pointset Method.- Hybrid Methods for Fluid-Structure-Interaction Problems in Aeroelasticity.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 420 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Stochastic control theory is a relatively young branch of mathematics. The beginning of its intensive development falls in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ~urin~ that period an extensive literature appeared on optimal stochastic control using the quadratic performance criterion (see references in Wonham [76]). At the same time, Girsanov [25] and Howard [26] made the first steps in constructing a general theory, based on Bellman's technique of dynamic programming, developed by him somewhat earlier [4]. Two types of engineering problems engendered two different parts of stochastic control theory. Problems of the first type are associated with multistep decision making in discrete time, and are treated in the theory of discrete stochastic dynamic programming. For more on this theory, we note in addition to the work of Howard and Bellman, mentioned above, the books by Derman [8], Mine and Osaki [55], and Dynkin and Yushkevich [12]. Another class of engineering problems which encouraged the development of the theory of stochastic control involves time continuous control of a dynamic system in the presence of random noise. The case where the system is described by a differential equation and the noise is modeled as a time continuous random process is the core of the optimal control theory of diffusion processes. This book deals with this latter theory.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 324 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book discusses how, in random media, light dramatically changes electron¿ electron interaction. Despite Coulomb repulsion, the effective interaction dem- strates attraction, even under strong pumping. Light (both coherent and natural) acts like an optical motor, transporting electrons in a direction opposite to that of the electric force direction: electric current ows against bias and static polarization is aligned in opposition to the applied electric eld. The uncommon electron transport increases the initial perturbations and is the foundation of the light-driven struct- ing of a matter. This structuring belongs to the class of self-organization phenomena of open dissipative systems and exhibits a number of fascinating properties. Light pushes electrons into spatially ordered macroscopic bunches observed in fused silica under ArF-laser irradiation. It carves material balls with xed diameters equal to 2 microns and throws them out of the ablation crater. Moderate light int- sity drills material, forming long channels that align with the wave vector and drill diameters can be as small as 2 microns, while the beam spot is a few millimeters. Bicolor excitation causes orientational ordering in random media. We monitored the induced transformation by measuring the emerged second harmonic signal. The orientational ordering has been used for all optical poling of glasses. Light tre- ment prepares phase-matched grating of second-order nonlinear susceptibility and provides effective second harmonic generation. All optical poling was performed in bulk materials and bers.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 256 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -During the past decade, coronary radiology has undergone rapid development. This second edition of the only available monograph on the subject places special emphasis on the role of non-invasive techniques, which can supply information on the condition of the coronary arteries within one simple and short examination. The modalities considered in detail include CT angiography with multidetector and dual-source tomography, 2D and 3D visualization techniques, and MR coronary angiography. Invasive procedures are not neglected, however, and a separate section includes chapters on conventional catheterization, quantitative angiography, and intravascular and quantitative ultrasound. In addition, a section devoted to coronary calcification clearly explains its development and the use of modern techniques in its visualization and quantification. The informative text is supported by a large number of high-quality color images of the coronary and cardiac anatomy.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 368 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Nanotechnology is the creation of useful materials, devices, and systems through the control of matter on the nanometer-length scale. This takes place at the scale of atoms, molecules, and supramolecular structures. In the world of chemistry, the rational design of molecular structures and optimized control of self-assembly conditions have enabled us to control the resultant self-assembled morphologies having 1 to 100-nm dimensions with sing- nanometer precision. This current research trend applying the bottom-up approach to molecules remarkably contrasts with the top-down approach in nanotechnology, in which electronic devices are miniaturizing to smaller than 30 nm. However, even engineers working with state-of-the-art computer te- nology state that maintaining the rate of improvement based on Moore¿s law will be the most dif cult challenge in the next decade. On the other hand, the excellent properties and intelligent functions of a variety of natural materials have inspired polymer and organic chemists to tailor their synthetic organic alternatives by extracting the essential structural elements. In particular, one-dimensional structures in nature with sophis- cated hierarchy, such as myelinated axons in neurons, tendon, protein tubes of tubulin, and spider webs, provide intriguing examples of integrated functions and properties. Against this background, supramolecular self-assembly of one-dimensional architectures like bers and tubes from amphiphilic molecules, bio-related molecules, and properly designed self-assembling polymer molecules has - tracted rapidly growing interest.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 204 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This is one of the first books to deal specifically with imaging in percutaneous musculoskeletal interventions, presenting and discussing the basic procedures and different guidance techniques. The authors describe in exhaustive detail the abilities and uses of imaging in guiding procedures ranging from biopsy and joint injection to management of pain and tumors. They then document the different indications for vascular interventions in musculoskeletal lesions. The final chapter focuses on ultrasound-guided interventions, as these are most common and tend to be fashionable. The book is well illustrated with carefully chosen and technically excellent images. Internationally respected experts authored each of the 21 chapters, making this book the most current and complete treatment of the subject available. It should be of great interest to interventional radiologists and also musculoskeletal and general radiologists.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 432 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The last decade or so has seen remarkable advances in our knowledge of cough. This applies especially to its basic mechanisms: the types of airway sensors, the phar- cological receptors on their membranes, the brainstem organization of the ¿cough centre¿, and the involvement of the cerebral cortex in the sensations and the vol- tary control of cough. With the exception of the last of these, nearly all the studies have been on experimental animals rather than humans, for obvious reasons. One group of experimental studies has particular relevance to human patients, and that is the demonstration of the sensitization of cough pathways both in the periphery and in the brainstem. Similar sensitizations have been shown for patients with chronic cough or who have been exposed to pollutants, and it is reasonable to suppose that this is the basis of their cough and that the underlying mechanisms are generally similar in humans and other species. Important advances are also being made in clinical cough research. For the three main causes of clinical cough, asthma, post-nasal drip syndrome, and gast- oesophageal re ux disease, we are beginning to understand the pathological processes involved. There remains a diagnostically obdurate group of idiopathic chronic coughers, but even for them approaches are being devised to clarify und- lying mechanisms and to establish diagnoses. Perhaps surprisingly, the eld in which there has been the least spectacular - vance is the therapy of cough.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 388 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Das Buch befasst sich mit der Ermittlung des Grenzpreises eines Bewertungsobjekts, bis zu dem dessen Kauf (Verkauf) aus Sicht der Anteilseigner eines börsennotierten Unternehmens bzw. eines einzelnen privaten Investors vorteilhaft (nachteilig) ist. Darauf aufbauend wird untersucht, wie der Grenzpreis von der Art der Teilung des Risikos zwischen den Investoren, deren Risikoeinstellungen und der Größe des Bewertungsobjekts abhängt. Besonderer Raum wird der Frage gewidmet, wie der Grenzpreis in Abhängigkeit von den Möglichkeiten der Risikotransformation durch Portefeuillebildung im Ein- und Mehrperioden-Fall vom Marktwert des Bewertungsobjekts abweicht. Die populäre Gleichsetzung von Marktwert und Grenzpreis führt vor allem für einen privaten Investor, dem die Überschüsse als Alleineigentümer zufließen, zu Fehlbewertungen. Es wird gezeigt, dass sein subjektiver Grenzpreis grundsätzlich niedriger ist als der Marktwert, wobei die Abweichung vor allem bei großen Bewertungsobjekten ¿ etwa ganzen Unternehmen ¿ und hoher Risikoaversion sehr hoch sein kann.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 688 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -¿Entwicklung Haptischer Geräte¿ legt den Schwerpunkt auf die technologischen Aspekte der Geräte, die unsere haptische Wahrnehmung beeinflussen und ermöglicht Ingenieuren und Naturwissenschaftlern eine umfassende Einführung in dieses weite und interdisziplinäre Themenfeld.Den Einstieg erleichtert ein Einblick in die Definition der Haptik aus psychologischer Sicht, gefolgt von einem Blick auf die Haptik im Alltag um ihre Bedeutung besser verstehen zu können, aber auch um ihren Verlust zu bemerken. Über die Definition einer einheitlichen Terminologie werden mit anschaulichen Beispielen aus den biologischen Kenndaten haptischer Wahrnehmung die Parameter abgeleitet, deren Verständnis für die spätere Produktentwicklung notwendig ist. Basierend darauf werden grundlegende Gerätekonzepte vorgestellt und die wesentlichen Komponenten eines haptischen Gerätes eingeführt und in Beziehung zueinander gesetzt. Daraus ergeben sich empfohlene Entscheidungswege für die Entwicklung, die ausführlich beschrieben werden. Anschließend werden sehr konkrete technische Betrachtungen aller relevanten Komponenten und Strukturen durchgeführt. Begonnen wird dies über die übergeordneten Themen der Regelungstechnik sowie den Kinematikentwurf. Anschließend werden Aktortechnologien von elektrodynamischen Systemen bis hin zu Ultraschall- und Polymeraktoren in Entwurf und Auslegung sowie für deren Einsatz in haptischen Systemen diskutiert. Im Bereich Sensortechnik bildet die für rückgekoppelte Systeme besonders relevante Kraftsensorik einen Schwerpunkt. Die Schnittstellen zur Anbindung der Geräte zu umgebenden Systemen sowie die Positionsmesstechnik runden den Hardware-Geräteentwurf ab. Ein Kapitel zu den Grundzügen des Softwareentwurfs für die haptische Interaktion bei der Simulation virtueller Welten gibt einen Einblick in die informationstechnischen Fragestellungen haptischer Entwicklungen.Die Summe dieser Abschnitte in dem Fokus eines technischenEntwicklungsprozesses stellt die wichtigsten Inhalte der Technologie und Methodik zu ihrer Nutzung klar dar, so dass vom Leser eine Einschätzung der Relevanz bezogen auf das eigene Problem getroffen werden kann.Das Buch dient also sowohl als Nachschlagewerk für Haptik-relevante Technologien, sowie als Lehrbuch, um Methodiken im Umgang mit ingenieurtechnischen Fragestellung in der Haptik zu definieren und deren Anwendung zu zeigen.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 520 pp. Deutsch.