More objects and devices are connected to digital networks than ever before. Things - from your phone to your car, from the heating to the lights in your house - have gathered the ability to sense their environments and create information about what is happening. Things have become media, able to both generate and communicate information.

This has become known as 'the internet of things'. In this accessible introduction, Graham Meikle and Mercedes Bunz observe its promises of convenience and ...

Robotic vision, the combination of robotics and computer vision, involves the application of computer algorithms to data acquired from sensors. The research community has developed a large body of such algorithms but for a newcomer to the field this can be quite daunting. For over 20 years the author has maintained two open-source MATLAB (R) Toolboxes, one for robotics and one for vision.

They provide implementations of many important algorithms and allow users to work with real problems, not...

Developed in 1938 from a Schneider trophy-winning design by the aeronautical engineer and designer R.J Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire went on to become the definitive Allied fighter of the Second World War, and ranks amongst the most famous aircraft of all time. This pocket manual presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents to help readers explore the technical and tactical developments relating to the design and use of this famous aircraft. Sources include the A...

The workbenches of hobbyists, hackers, and makers have become overrun with microcontrollers, computers-on-a-chip that power homebrewed video games, robots, toys, and more. In Making Things Talk, Tom Igoe, one of the creators of Arduino, shows how to make these gadgets talk. Whether you need to connect some sensors to the Internet or create a device that can interact wirelessly with other creations, this book shows you what you need.

Although they are powerful, the projects in this book are in...

Basic Otorhinolaryngology: A Step-by-Step Learning Guide, Second Edition, is an accessible introduction to the core concepts and potentially complex interrelationships in otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery. The fully revised new edition includes latest developments and up-to-date terminology, up-to-date diagnostic and treatment methods, and succinct overviews of important international consensus documents and position papers in the field. The book presents material in an engaging a...

De wereld verandert aan een verschroeiend hard tempo. Dat levert een pak vragen op. Hoe gaan we wonen? Hoe ga ik mij verplaatsen? Hoe ga ik om met mijn digitale identiteit en de stroom aan data? Hoe belangrijk is mijn mening voor het beleid?

De Vrije Universiteit Brussel wil op deze vragengolf anticiperen en richtte de Poincarrégroep op. De Poincarrégroep, dat zijn verschillende academische experten uit verschillende domeinen mét een missie: oplossingen zoeken voor het samenlevingsvraagstu...

Het livre de l'élève bestaat uit een inleidende unité en twaalf unités. Elke unité heeft de volgende opbouw:

Een introductiepagina die de voorkennis van de cursisten activeert en hen voorbereidt op het thema. De leerdoelen worden hier aangegeven.

Zes pagina’s leerstof verdeeld in deel A en deel B. In gekleurde kaders staan de belangrijkste taalfuncties en grammaticale onderwerpen. Regelmatig moeten cursisten een schema of regel aanvullen. In elke unité staan verwijzingen naar oefening...

Ouvrage de Communication en français langue étrangère (FLE) dans la collection Progressive destiné aux grands adolescents et adultes niveau avancé (B2/C1).

​Ce qui fait le succès de cet ouvrage :

Une organisation claire : la leçon sur la page de gauche, les activités communicatives sur la page de droite

47 chapitres présentant les points généralement abordés aux niveaux B2 et C1 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues

Un apprentissage progressif : il suit la pr...

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