This book presents comprehensive coverage of new research into sea clutter characterisation and modelling, radar performance prediction and maritime target detection. The book also includes a summary of sea-clutter scattering characteristics and datasets provided that can be used for modelling.

This comprehensive resource conveniently combines advanced topics of electromagnetic theory, a high level of mathematical detail, and the well-established ubiquitous Method of Moments applied to the solution of practical wave-scattering and antenna problems formulated with surface, volume, and hybrid integral equations.

This comprehensive resource conveniently combines advanced topics of electromagnetic theory, a high level of mathematical detail, and the well-established ubiquitous Method of Moments applied to the solution of practical wave-scattering and antenna problems formulated with surface, volume, and hybrid integral equations.

The comprehensive reference on synchronous reluctance machines, which offer high power density at low cost and support the electrification in the transport sector. This book, written by top academic and industry experts, covers all topics required to design these machines.

This book explores the potential for combining recent advances from three fields - metamaterials, automated optimal design and 3D printing. The role of metamaterials in innovative device design is explored, and the development of 3D printing techniques for successfully fabricating new devices from these materials is examined.

Written by a range of researchers and practitioners in the field of IoT, data mining, and machine learning, this edited book provides a systemic review of trends, challenges and future directions of IoMT enabling technologies, such as machine learning, wireless communications, and network security.

The interdisciplinary nature of aviation cybersecurity and its wide-ranging impact requires contributions of expertise from multiple disciplines to collaborate in identifying ways forward. This book provides an understanding of the key technical, social and legal issues in aviation cybersecurity, and proposes innovative solutions.

The book provides a systematic introduction to the principles, state-of-the-art methods and applications of high frequency surface/sky wave radar and microwave marine radar, as well as an exploration of ongoing challenges in the field. It is a valuable resource for the radar and remote sensing communities.

This book focuses on the advances made in the topic of uncertainty quantification (UQ) and stochastic analysis for the design of electromagnetic devices, circuits and systems. It covers the recent explosion in surrogate modelling (metamodeling) techniques for numerically efficient UQ - an attractive, efficient, and popular approach.

Smart roads are road infrastructures with integrated structural materials, sensors, information centres, and energy systems. The goals are extending service life and performance, reducing safety risks, and improving service quality. This book brings together the latest research into technologies for novel and smart road infrastructures.

This book provides an overview of most aspects of electrical protections. The emphasis is on distribution systems, but protection of generation and transmission systems are also treated. For this 4th edition, new topics are added, such as protection of renewable power plants and transient stability analysis.

A concise and hands-on overview of medium voltage direct current (MVDC) technology for electric power grids, written by international experts with broad experience. The book covers fundamentals, converters, transformers and control for both stationary and mobile applications.

This book discusses electromagnetic waves and antennas used as diagnostic tools and therapeutic techniques for applications in cancer detection, stroke event detection, GI diagnostics, and cardiovascular risk predictions. It discusses electromagnetic devices, wireless implants, and in vitro and in vivo testing.

This comprehensive research reference summarises and presents the state-of-the-art methods for building ventilation design and control. Cutting-edge research achievements are introduced, including fast ventilation predictions, online monitoring and intelligent control, coupled simulation of urban simulation, and CFD-based adjoint design.

Inspired by MPEG-I and JPEG-PLENO standardization activities, this book is for readers who want to understand 3D representations and multi-camera video processing for novel immersive media applications. The authors address new challenges that arise beyond compression-only, such as depth acquisition and 3D rendering.

The energy efficiency paradigm is a major bottleneck for the development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and Internet of Things (IoT) architectures and technologies. This edited book presents comprehensive coverage of energy harvesting sources and techniques that can be used for WSN and IoT systems.

This comprehensive textbook and reference provides a solid background in active sensing technology, for graduate students studying sensing systems and industry professionals wishing to expand or update their knowledge. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded to include the latest radar technologies.

Shared mobility is gaining increasing attention in private and public sectors. Serving as a source of information on how best to shape shared vehicle systems of the future, this book contributes knowledge on key facets of shared mobility. It includes shared vehicle systems as well as shared automated vehicle systems.

This book covers the theory, modelling, design and implementations of Terahertz Dielectric Resonator Antenna technologies at microwave, terahertz or optical frequencies for future applications in wireless high-speed communication, wireless personal communication and sensor networks. Case studies with prototype models are included.

This edited book is the first to focus on metrology for current and future wireless communication technologies. It presents a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art measurement capabilities, testbeds and relevant R&D activities for 5G and emerging wireless technologies at a wide range of frequencies up to THz frequency bands.

Batteries are vital for storing renewable energy for stationary and mobile applications. Managing batteries requires knowledge of parameters such as charge and power output. State estimation estimates such parameters using measurement and modelling; a process conveyed in this book through experimental results and verification.

This book presents an overview of formulas to model transients in cable systems based on complete solutions of Maxwell's equations. It presents solutions to particularly model important high frequency phenomena. The impedance and admittance at a very low frequency for HVDC systems are investigated.

A structured research overview of techniques to manage microgrids with distributed energy resources (DERs). The focus is on coordination on both temporal and spatial scales. Chapters cover mathematical models, sizing and siting of DERs, robust optimisation, distributed coordinated control, and hardware-in-the-loop tests.

A systematic overview of the state of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) technology, covering the key components and principal types of systems in the order of technical maturity: diabatic, adiabatic, and isothermal. Existing major systems and prototypes and economics are also addressed.

Small Wind and Hydrokinetic Turbines is a valuable summary for researchers involved with small wind turbines and SHKT development and deployment, both in academia and industry, for research on powering remote areas, as well as for advanced students and manufacturers of turbines.

This book provides an overview of the state of the art of radar systems to monitor drone activities. The book represents a must-have for all researchers working in this field as it establishes the state of the art and a benchmark for radar systems, detection, tracking and classification capabilities of this class of targets.

Electric Vehicles are part of the solution to both reducing urban air pollution and staving off climate change. This book covers the latest in charging technology, both stationary as well as wireless and in-motion. Grid integration, simulations, fast charging, and battery management are also addressed.

This book addresses practical approaches to managing batteries to ensure their reliability and longevity. Batteries are key to the energy transition, for both stationary and mobile applications, but their inner workings must be understood in order to ensure effective management.

The new, thoroughly revised edition of this classic book on offshore wind farm reliability. This work captures the latest developments in turbine and farm design, monitoring, safety and maintenance of a centre pillar of the emerging carbon free energy system.

Protection of low-voltage electrical and electronic equipment and systems from lightning strikes and other power surges is vital for computing, telecommunications, transportation, power grids, distributed energy and charging installations. This systematic treatise covers surge causes, risk assessment, and protective measures.

Written by a team of International experts, this edited book covers state-of-the-art research in the fields of computer vision and recognition systems from fundamental concepts to methodologies and technologies and real-world applications. The book will be useful for industry and academic researchers, scientists and engineers.

Developing capacitive sensors for use in life sciences requires thorough knowledge of both the intended biological applications and CMOS circuitry. This book addresses the principles, design, implementation and testing, and packaging of CMOS circuits for biomedical applications, plus relevant biological protocols.

This 2nd edition has been updated to reflect new standards and guidance including: asset management, application and testing, performance, power management, dimming and flicker, communication protocols (DALI2) and wireless networking and controls, with additional considerations including health and biologically effective lighting.

The Electrician's Guide to Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems, 3rd Edition is ideal for individuals involved in the design and installation of fire detection systems as part of electrical installations. It offers information, advice, and guidance on managing BS 7671 and BS 5839 requirements.

This book presents a discussion of evolving digital technologies, such as smart phones, assisted living, and innovative digitally based services that are helping to deliver quality, cost-effective and widely accessible healthcare for the elderly.

Radar signals are one of the most challenging signals to process, because of the extreme signal to noise ratio and the dynamic range of the signals. This book gives readers an analysis of the various tools available to help better understand radar data, including coverage of new machine learning and statistical methods.

This concise reference on driving simulators conveys the technology behind simulator systems used to test driver assistance systems and automated vehicles, including electric vehicles. Coverage includes architecture, computer graphics, evaluation parameters and applied examples.

In this comprehensive edited book, the authors introduce edge caching from a theoretical perspective and discuss its role in saving bandwidth. Many physical layer models and techniques, including interference alignment and beamforming, are considered as well as recent advances in intelligent and proactive communication systems.

This book considers advanced real-time optimisation methods for 5G and beyond networks. The authors discuss the fundamentals, technologies, practical questions and challenges around real-time optimisation of 5G and beyond communications, providing insights into relevant theories, models and techniques.

In this edited book, the authors delineate the challenges of building accountability into the Internet of Things and solutions for delivering on this critical societal challenge. They explain how the accountability principle impacts IoT development by presenting empirical studies of accountability in action.

Metallization is a key step in manufacturing of efficient and reliable solar cells. Written by world-wide renowned experts, this work covers metallization technologies, before describing ongoing R&D activities for the most relevant silicon solar cells metallization technologies. Later chapters deal with aspects of solar cell modules.

A hands-on, case study-backed reference of control strategies, fault classification mechanisms, and reliability analysis methods for PV modules, power electronic converters, and grid-connected PV systems. Written by an international team of researchers with excellent backgrounds in academia and industry.

Wide Bandgap semiconductor devices offer higher efficiency, smaller size, less weight, and longer lifetime, with applications in power grid electronics and electromobility. This book describes the state of advanced packaging solutions for novel wide-band-gap semiconductors, specifically silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and diodes.

A secured system for Healthcare 4.0 is vital to all stakeholders, including patients and caregivers. Using the new Blockchain system of trusted ledgers would help guarantee authenticity in the multi-access system that is Healthcare 4.0. This is the first comprehensive book on the topic, which includes coverage of privacy and security.

Photovoltaic electricity generation is a rapidly growing industry, and a key pillar of a decarbonized energy system. Lasers are used to dope the semiconductor layers in solar cells, and it is necessary to passivate these laser-induced structures to prevent premature charge carrier recombination. This book conveys passivation techniques.

This guide clarifies the implementation of smart home solutions and provides good-practice guidance in line with current regulations. It focuses on progressive technology solutions, providing a practical basis for the high-level work taking place in this industry.

This book shows how artificial intelligence, including neural networks and deep learning, can be applied to the processing of satellite data for Earth observation. The authors explain how to develop a set of libraries for the implementation of artificial intelligence that encompass different aspects of research.

Model predictive control (MPC) is a method for controlling a process while satisfying a set of constraints. The use of MPC for controlling power systems has been gaining traction in recent years. This work presents the use of MPC for distributed renewable power generation in microgrids.

Wind power is a pillar of low emission energy systems. Many recent advances have been achieved in multiple aspects of utility-scale wind power. This structured review conveys recent progress involving aerodynamics, layout, control, environmental concerns, forecasting and intermittency, combination with PV and offshore farms.

Deploying lithium-ion batteries depends on cost-effective materials with high energy and power density to facilitate lower weight. Si-based anode materials offer superior storage capacity. This reference presents current knowledge about the use of silicon and its derivates for Li-ion batteries.

Given the volumes of global ship traffic, solutions are needed to reduce waiting times, costs, energy consumption and emissions. This systematic reference on ICT solutions and digitalisation in the ports and shipping sector covers new and existing technologies, different types of digital systems, and offers examples and case studies.

Offering systematic analysis of the movements and behaviours of bicycles and their riders, this book examines data collection and evaluation approaches and then goes on to develop a framework for the theory and modelling of bike traffic. Coverage includes verification techniques, and a chapter on riding characteristics for context.

This comprehensive edited 2-volume handbook provides a unique platform for researchers, engineers, developers, educators and advanced students in the field of Big Data analytics. The first volume presents methodologies that support Big Data analytics, while the second volume offers a wide range of Big Data analytics applications.

This comprehensive edited 2-volume handbook provides a unique platform for researchers, engineers, developers, educators and advanced students in the field of Big Data analytics. The first volume presents methodologies that support Big Data analytics, while the second volume offers a wide range of Big Data analytics applications.

This edited book covers space robotics and autonomous systems (space RAS) from technologies to advances and applications including sensing and perception, mobility, manipulations, high-level autonomy, human-robot interaction, multi-modal interaction, modelling and simulation, and safety and trust.

This guide clarifies the implementation of smart home solutions and provides good-practice guidance in line with current regulations. It focuses on progressive technology solutions, providing a practical basis for the high-level work taking place in this industry.

This expanded, revised and updated new edition covers two major topics: low observables and low probability of intercept (LO and LPI) of Radars and data links, collectively sometimes called stealth. Each chapter includes examples, student exercises, references and counterpart appendices.

Aimed at researchers, engineers and scientists involved in the design and development of protocols and AI applications for wireless communication devices and networks, this edited book presents recent research and innovations in emerging AI methods and AI-powered mechanisms, and future perspectives in this field.

This book showcases state-of-the-art research and innovations in communications technologies for connected smart cities. The interfaces of various communication technologies are explored, alongside design-specific issues for the integration of different architectural components, and the interoperability of various solutions.

This book covers the use of fuzzy logic for power grids. Power systems need to accommodate intermittent renewables and changes in loads while ensuring high power quality. Fuzzy logic uses values between 0 and 1 rather than binary ones, offering advantages in adaptability for energy systems with renewables.

This book presents some of the emerging evolutionary algorithms (EAs) and their variants. It presents design cases of different EAs applied to popular design problems in antennas and wireless communications. The book contains both cases of single and multi-objective optimization.

Overhead power lines are the only way to electrify many communities. Massive experience has been gained with electrification projects that can be used world-wide. This work presents the technology of overhead power lines, including sag, insulators, conductors, lightning, and grounding.

Serving as a bridge between researchers in the computing domain and computing hardware designers, this book presents ReRAM techniques for distributed computing using IMC accelerators, ReRAM-based IMC architectures for machine learning (ML) and data-intensive applications, and strategies to map ML designs onto hardware accelerators.

This book covers state of the art topics including user modeling for e-learning systems and cloud, IOT, and mobile-based frameworks. It also considers security challenges and ethical conduct using Blockchain technology.

This book gathers the contributions from The 37th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC-2019) held in October 2019 with highlights including high speed optical communications and feeder links, advanced digital payloads, broadband satellite communication architectures and applications.

The book introduces various forms of staring radar, which include the earliest and simplest forms of electromagnetic surveillance and its users. It next summarises the physical laws under which all radar operates, and the requirements that these systems need to meet to fulfil a range of applications.

This edited book presents the state of the art in voice biometrics research and technologies including implementation and deployment challenges in terms of interoperability, scalability and performance, and security.

This book takes the reader through the development of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system, stressing the parameters that can be optimized and explaining the theory behind the GPR assessment. The authors provide a detailed discussion of the support tools and the numerical modeling of the system to improve readings from GPR systems.