2026

Microstrip and Printed Antenna Design, 4th Edition

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:29:00 GMT

This thoroughly updated fourth edition of the widely-used book Microstrip and Printed Antenna Design covers all types of printed microstrip antenna design, from rectangular to circular, broadband to dual band, and millimeter wave microstrip antenna to microstrip arrays. Microstrip series fed and grid arrays are related for use in millimeter-wave applications. This new edition is now structured in two parts: Part I covers traditional microstrip antenna geometries, then Part II provides an expanded treatment of printed antennas.

Microstrip and Printed Antenna Design, 4th Edition features innovative analysis of rectangular microstrip antenna efficiency, and surface wave phenomena when dielectric cover is introduced into the design. The book explores the relationship between dielectric loss from an optimum thickness dielectric cover, evaluates the losses experienced when placing a dielectric radome on a rectangular microstrip antenna, and shows how this phenomenon varies for different metals. The design of magneto-dielectric microstrip antennas is detailed with a design example and experimental data.

The author introduces a better design option for a single feed circularly polarized rectangular patch antenna, further expands on the design of series fed microstrip antenna arrays and addresses the increase of the impedance bandwidth of this design. He also explores series fed linearly polarized arrays along with a circularly polarized array at millimeter wave frequencies, as well as grid array antenna design for millimeter wave antennas. The author also examines the design of rectennas along with the essential microwave components required to produce a successful and elegant design.

Coverage of electrically small antenna design and analysis has been expanded for the new edition, and the design and analysis of an electrically small, loaded loop antenna which produces an electrically small design with a cartiod pattern are presented. The appendices have been enlarged to address the computation of surface impedance given surface roughness for the gradient model.

Written with commercial applications in mind, this comprehensive reference is authored by an experienced consulting engineer who has implemented all design concepts and technologies featured in the book. Practicing antenna engineers and designers in industry and research settings will find this a succinct and approachable handbook that provides useful, practical, simple, and manufacturable antenna designs.

Grid-Forming Converters in Modern Power Systems

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:26:50 GMT

Grid-forming converters are advanced power electronic devices which support voltage and frequency control in electrical grids. They offer several substantial benefits: improving resilience by counteracting voltage and frequency inconsistencies during faults and disturbances, enabling better integration of renewables and storage devices by stabilising systems with large numbers of inverter-based resources, and restarting grids after blackouts without depending on conventional non-renewable energy sources. Thanks to these properties, transmission system operators are pushing for their integration into power system all over the world. Understanding how to model, control and integrate grid-forming converters is therefore an increasingly important requirement for operators and engineers in the power electronics and power systems fields.

The aim of this book is to propose a coherent, rigorous, and progressive analysis of grid-forming control. Although this book focuses primarily on power electronic converter modelling and control, it demonstrates that a solid understanding of power systems is essential for designing converter controls and facilitating the integration of converters into the power system. Conversely, the progressive approach adopted in this book helps readers from the power system community better grasp the fundamentals of power electronic converters. Through this dual perspective, the book aims to build a bridge between the power electronics and power systems communities.

Initial chapters cover the principles behind grid-forming control, limitations and stability. The book then goes on to explore how grid-forming converters are applied in practice, including for wind turbines and storage, and HVDC links. A final part examines the influence of grid-forming control on the dynamics of the power system to which the converter is connected, through small-signal and impedance-based stability analysis. Eight substantial appendices provide supplementary material to help readers understand and implement the concepts presented.

Grid-Forming Converters in Modern Power Systems: Modeling, control and integration is written primarily for operators of power grids, researchers studying power converters in industry and academic settings, and designers and manufacturers of renewable power sources and converters. The book should also be a valuable resource for students looking to expand their knowledge of modern power systems.

The Electric Grid of the Future

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:24:53 GMT

The electric grid of the future is already taking shape, with many paradigm shifts driven by the integration of information and communication technology, the large deployment of renewable generation and large loads, and infrastructure changes. Power systems as we know them today are becoming increasingly multi-layered, shaped by physical constraints and advancements in grid technology. This means legacy systems need to adapt by implementing innovations such as decentralized control, adaptable infrastructure, and other smart grid solutions.

This book offers an in-depth discussion of the challenges facing the future power grid. It provides a framework for coordinating the efforts of engineers, regulators, and political leaders in developing policies based on strong technical foundations. Addressing technical challenges, relevant technologies, and future objectives of the power grid, as well as environmental requirements, the digital economy, and the policies and strategic leadership that will deliver the next-generation power grid, this book offers a holistic and thorough approach to creating a new, effective, extensively decarbonized energy system.

Chapters cover cyber-multi-physical grids, reliability, hosting capacity, challenges to grids, grid energy storage, system topologies and converter technologies, substation monitoring, intelligent operation and AI, security, and climate change. Infrastructure interdependencies and the socioeconomic aspects, such as the digital economy, electricity access, future engineering skills, transactive design, innovation, policy, and leadership, are also explored. Written for an audience of researchers, engineers, policymakers, and students, this book is an important resource for anyone interested in the design and operation of the future power grid.

Breathomics

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:22:14 GMT

By analysing the composition of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath, medical professionals can gain insight to metabolic processes, which can reflect various physiological or pathological processes and potential health considerations such as the presence of certain diseases or other conditions. Breathomics is a useful non-invasive technique whose applications are being explored in assessing respiratory diseases, cancer detection, and monitoring the effects of environmental exposures.

This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of breathomics sensors, encompassing their fundamental scientific principles, technological innovations, and diverse clinical applications. It examines the potential of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath as non-invasive biomarkers for the early detection, monitoring, and management of a broad spectrum of diseases, including diabetes, respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, and various cancers.

The authors discuss sensor technologies and the role of AL/ML algorithms to enhance sensor sensitivity, specificity, and real-time diagnostic capabilities, thereby facilitating the advancement of precision medicine. Particular emphasis is placed on real-world clinical case studies that showcase sensor performance across various diagnostic scenarios, alongside strategic analyses of current technological challenges. Furthermore, the text underscores future innovations, scalability considerations, and translational potential within the field.

Breathomics: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensor technology for healthcare diagnostics is intended for an audience of researchers, clinicians, and engineers in biomedical engineering, diagnostic technologies, and clinical medicine, with a particular interest in breathomics, metabolomics, biosensors, and non-invasive diagnostics.

Frequency Diverse Array Radar Signal Processing

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:37:16 GMT

Frequency diverse array (FDA) radar is a hot topic among the scientific and industrial communities in the fields of radar and signal processing, due to the advent of new and advanced active array architectures with multiple transmit and receive channels, high-speed and off-the-shelf processors, arbitrary digital waveform generators, and solid-state transmitters.

This book provides an overview of FDA radar signal processing algorithms and covers some of the most challenging application fields, including adaptive target detection and multi-dimensional parameter estimation, mainlobe deceptive jammer suppression, range-ambiguous clutter suppression, robust design against spectrum congestion and target steering vector mismatch, high-resolution and wide-swath imaging (HRWS) synthetic aperture radar (SAR), etc., exploiting array architectures such as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) configuration. Innovative and sophisticated tools from optimization theory such as gradient projection, coordinate descent, semidefinite relaxation, fractional programming, Dinkelbach's procedure, maximum block improvement (MBI), iterative approximation, and majorization-minimization are framed in the context of FDA signal processing.

The book balances a practical point of view with a rigorous mathematical approach corroborated by a wealth of numerical case studies. Additionally, the book has a cross-disciplinary approach because it tries to exploit cross-fertilization with recent research and discoveries in optimization theory and statistical signal processing. The material of the book is organized into nine chapters, each completed by an extensive list of references.

Frequency Diverse Array Radar Signal Processing offers an excellent theoretical reference and practical guide for systems engineers and their managers in the aerospace and defense sector, technical staff in procurement agencies and their technical advisors, students at the MSc and PhD levels in signal processing, electrical engineering, radar systems, and optimization theory, and people interested in advanced radar engineering.

Computational Electromagnetics for Metamaterial Modelling

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:34:59 GMT

Electromagnetic metamaterials are a class of artificial media that exhibit electromagnetic properties not found in naturally occurring materials. The field of metamaterials has advanced rapidly, driven by theoretical and experimental investigations conducted predominantly in the optical field. Subsequent progress in microwave and terahertz component design has further accelerated this development, and numerous applications have since emerged in antenna engineering and electromagnetic compatibility. As a result, there is a strong demand for accurate and computationally efficient numerical techniques that support the design of electromagnetic devices incorporating metamaterials while ensuring satisfactory performance and reliability.

This book is organised around three objectives. Firstly, it introduces the principal computational methods for electromagnetic field analysis and explains their fundamental principles together with selected practical guidance to avoid modelling errors. Secondly, it presents recently developed techniques for the efficient analysis of metamaterial structures. Thirdly, it offers concrete examples of how computational methods may be appropriately incorporated into the design and analysis of metamaterial devices.

Computational Electromagnetics for Metamaterial Modelling offers a systematic and practical guide to using advanced computational and mathematical techniques to model metamaterials. It will be of value to researchers in the field of electromagnetics and to those with an interest in electronic and magnetic materials and metamaterials.

Intelligence-driven Smart Technologies for Multimedia and Multimodal Data Security

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:31:26 GMT

Cutting edge technological advances in information and communication technologies (ICT), such as AI, blockchain, big data, IoT, sensing, edge computing, quantum computing, and distributed multimedia systems, have eased the process of transferring multimodal data and multimedia information over wide networks. AI techniques are already fruitful in protecting multimedia data such as deep learning for multimodal data or multimodal fusion. But the processing of huge sets of multimedia big data (including data from social media) requires reliable communication platforms since the rise of cyber threats have also been growing exponentially.

This edited book covers innovations, novel approaches, and methodologies in the domain of multimedia and multimodal data processing and security, including multimedia security authentication, AI-driven CPS security and resilience techniques, deep fake image detection, quantum approaches, and IoT-based intelligent systems for multimodal data analysis.

The book will be a useful reference for academic and industry researchers, lecturers and advanced students in computer science, networking, AI, multimedia digital content processing and security, cybersecurity, data protection and privacy; and to industry multimedia researchers and engineers interested in security and privacy challenges with a focus on AI and smart technologies. It will also of interest to specialists in digital rights, copyright and intellectual property.

Synergetic Energy Systems

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:29:22 GMT

A key aspect of energy system transformation is the transition from dependence on fossil fuels to using cleaner energy sources. The energy system that delivers this change will need a new architecture and will use new technologies; it will need to be digitally enabled and optimised for affordability, sustainability and resilience. The interactions, interdependencies and trade-offs between and amongst all parts of the energy system must be fully understood and managed. Planning and implementing this substantial change successfully will require a holistic, synergetic approach.

A synergetic energy system is one in which all components work together in a highly coordinated, mutually reinforcing way to optimise performance, efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. The ambition is to improve the overall efficiency of the energy system, cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce resilience risks, and deliver affordable services for all.

This book provides a synergetic perspective on energy system transformation, with particular focus on energy storage and demand-side management (DSM) as two key drivers and enablers of change. By combining different storage solutions - such as batteries, flywheels, hydrogen, and thermal energy - with DSM measures tailored for industries, cities, and buildings, this approach can reduce dependence on external power imports and support integration of distributed intermittent clean generation.

Offering a nuanced understanding of the complex interactions between generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption, and bringing together diverse perspectives on the development of synergetic energy systems, this book aims to provide readers with breadth and depth of understanding. Through practical case studies from several countries, readers gain insights into how integrated energy systems can harness excess low-carbon energy, store it in multiple forms, and convert it into diverse types of energy to meet dynamic demands.

Written by and for innovators, academics and industry practitioners in the field, and curated by two expert editors, Synergetic Energy Systems: Integrating storage and demand-side management seeks to support informed discussion, encourage collaboration, and contribute to the ongoing development of integrated energy systems capable of meeting the environmental, economic, and societal challenges of the future.

Industry 6.0

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:26:48 GMT

Industry 6.0 is an emerging vision for industrialisation that builds upon previous industrial revolutions by integrating human intelligence with advanced technologies. The concept is characterised by the fusion of biological intelligence with cyber-physical systems to create self-regulating, emotionally aware, and evolution-capable machinery. Transformative technologies are already beginning to enable this shift, from digital twins, to advances in artificial intelligence, to the new generation of communications technologies including 6G and terahertz wireless networks.

This book defines, analyses and forecasts the principles, applications, designs, global standards and technical innovations that will form the backbone of Industry 6.0. Through a collection of scholarly and manufacturing focussed chapters, it offers a multi-disciplinary exploration of the evolution from intelligent automation to truly autonomous, co-evolving ecosystems of machines and humans. Contributions envision manufacturing systems as intelligent, interconnected, and self-evolving ecosystems capable of continuously adapting to changing environmental, economic, and societal conditions. Coverage includes enabling technologies, standards and protocols, and a selection of sectoral applications and case studies.

Offering an exploration of this developing field and its underpinning technologies, this book will be a valuable read for researchers, engineers and designers in various spheres of manufacturing, robotics and automation, and cyber-physical systems. Researchers in related fields that will be applied in Industry 6.0 - such as AI, quantum computing and virtual reality - will also find this book to be a useful resource.

Multichannel Heart Sound Signal Processing and Classification

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:24:17 GMT

Heart disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD) and valvular heart disease (VHD), is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Early diagnosis is important to prevent further development of the disease. Whilst standard diagnosis methods can be highly costly and invasive, by analysing heart murmur sounds via a phonocardiogram (PCG), patterns in the heart sound characteristics can be readily detected. The intensity, timing, and duration of the heart's sounds can correspond to murmurs, valvular issues, or congenital heart defects. Sounds are recorded using electronic stethoscopes to detect abnormalities not audible to the human ear. This technology is unique in its ability to be deployed in remote and underserved areas to aid in the timely diagnosis of heart diseases.

Multichannel Heart Sound Signal Processing and Classification: A concise overview explores advanced heart sound signal processing techniques, covering signal acquisition, pre-processing, segmentation, feature selection, and classification.

Covering practical wearable systems and machine learning, multichannel signal processing, and feature extraction methods for improving non-invasive, affordable diagnosis of various heart diseases and congenital heart defects, the book is suitable for an audience of scientists, researchers, physicians, biomedical and electronics engineers, and those working in the medical technology industry to broaden their perspective on heart sound signal processing.

Deep Learning Models in Medical Imaging

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:21:54 GMT

As healthcare technology moves towards a near-human level of performance in image recognition for screening, diagnosis, staging, and prognosis, this authored book lays the groundwork for understanding AI's transformative impact on the analysis of medical images.

The book introduces fundamental AI concepts - machine learning and deep learning - and outlines how they are applied in diagnostic automation. Readers are introduced to common imaging techniques like X-ray, MRI, CT, and ultrasound, as well as their integration into clinical settings. Historical milestones, current technologies, and deployment challenges are discussed alongside the associated legal, ethical, and bias-related issues.

The book covers the complete pipeline from image acquisition to model deployment in clinical settings. Special focus is given to lightweight, explainable AI (XAI) systems suitable for resource-constrained healthcare environments.

The authors explore diagnostic applications such as diabetic retinopathy screening using fundus images, skin lesion classification, interpretation of X-ray images, mammography, and brain scans. Novel techniques including federated learning, self-supervised models, and domain adaptation for diagnostic robustness are thoroughly explored, highlighting the global significance of AI-driven healthcare.

Deep Learning Models in Medical Imaging: Diagnostic innovations and clinical intelligence is suitable for an audience of AI researchers in healthcare, biomedical engineers, diagnostic staff and others working in medical imaging and data science.

Telemedicine Systems for Unreached Communities

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:19:12 GMT

Telemedicine - broadly defined as the use of electronic information and communication technologies to deliver healthcare services at a distance - offers an opportunity to create more equitable healthcare provision for unreached communities. Through the integration of telecommunications technologies, remote diagnostics, electronic health systems, mobile health platforms, and virtual consultation models, telemedicine enables healthcare providers to deliver clinical services across significant geographic and socioeconomic divides.

Successful telemedicine systems are shaped by a broad range of interdependent factors including policy environments, digital infrastructure, healthcare workforce capacity, cultural contexts, institutional readiness, governance frameworks, economic sustainability, and community trust. This book is an attempt to learn from both the successes and the failed attempts to deploy telemedicine systems. It brings together clinicians, technologists, public health professionals, health equity researchers, and community advocates who have worked on the frontlines of telemedicine implementation in settings where the need is greatest and the obstacles are most formidable.

The authors offer up a multidisciplinary exploration of telemedicine implementation focusing particularly on the operational, ethical, infrastructural, organizational, and social dimensions associated with delivering healthcare in low-resource settings. Their collective testimony drawn from Pacific Oceania, East Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the margins of wealthy nations constitutes a rigorous, field-tested account of what it takes to make telemedicine work for populations that standard health systems have left behind.

Telemedicine Systems for Unreached Communities: Context, challenges and opportunities is intended for practitioners and programme managers who are working in the field, for researchers and academics who study health systems and health equity, and for the policymakers, funders and technology innovators who make decisions about where healthcare resources flow and how systems are designed.

Ambient Intelligence for 6G

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:24:00 GMT

Ambient intelligence (AmI) refers to environments that are sensitive, adaptive, and responsive to human presence and needs. By weaving AI, sensors, energy-harvesting technologies and computing into everyday surroundings, AmI systems act proactively, rather than waiting for commands, to make spaces like homes and workplaces more efficient and user-centric. By anticipating our needs, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), and capturing and processing data through sensors, processors, and actuators, which are unobtrusively embedded throughout the environment, ambient systems provide seamless, connected, and uninterrupted everyday experiences that require minimal user intervention.

6G systems must be designed to meet these demands, providing seamless access to intelligent features from any point within the networks. But achieving Aml requires maintaining specific quality of service standards to meet key performance indicators such as latency, data rate, reliability, and availability. This edited book addresses the challenges of effectively integrating Aml into 6G networks, as well as emerging and recent developments, advances, and future directions.

Researchers from academia and industry working in communication engineering, sensing and embedded systems, with a focus on 5G/6G, and Aml, will find this reference most useful. It will also be of interest as recommended reading to lecturers and postgraduate students in wireless communication, sensing, electronics and computer science.

Offshore Energy Hubs

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:20:23 GMT

Marine areas offer substantial wind and solar resources, with the additional advantage of avoiding local acceptance challenges. The power generated from offshore and floating wind and solar farms needs to be managed, transported and connected to the shoreside grids, with an eye on power quality and the supply of system support services. This requires both power electronics equipment, as well as storage units, installed in proximity to the offshore generation, on artificial islands. Several organisations are currently planning or developing such offshore energy hubs, artificial islands or floating structures, offering wind energy distribution connections, housing power electronics, HV connectors, spare parts and repair facilities, as well as storage units or electrolysers.

This book offers an overview of offshore power hub technologies. Focusing on the North and Baltic Seas and also the US, individual chapters cover the civil works, hub topologies, renewable generation and system support services, storage and hydrogen technologies, HVAC and HVDC infrastructure, stability of offshore multi-energy systems, black start capability from offshore wind, economic and policy aspects for multinational projects, and future challenges.

Offshore Energy Hubs: Generation technologies, offshore grids, market economics and civil works offers systematic and thorough coverage of this developing field for researchers and practitioners in academia, industry, development firms and utilities involved with offshore energy infrastructure and HV transmission.

Van der Waals Heterostructures and Twistronics

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:17:20 GMT

Van der Waals Heterostructures and Twistronics: Advances in two-dimensional quantum materials offers an accessible and comprehensive exploration of one of the fastest-growing areas of modern materials science and quantum technology. As research into atomically thin materials continues to reshape the future of electronics and quantum devices, this book examines how atomically thin materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, MXenes and related layered systems can be engineered to exhibit extraordinary quantum phenomena through interlayer coupling and twist-angle control.

The book introduces the foundations of two-dimensional quantum materials before progressing to the synthesis, characterization and theoretical understanding of twisted heterostructures and moiré superlattices. It covers key topics including flat-band superconductivity, correlated electron states, excitonic and valleytronic phenomena, quantum magnetism, spin-dependent transport and advanced spectroscopic and computational techniques. Emphasis is also placed on practical applications, highlighting the growing impact of twisted 2D materials in nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, spintronics, quantum computing, catalysis and clean-energy technologies.

Connecting physics, materials science and engineering, this book is designed for graduate students and researchers working in quantum materials and nanotechnology. It will also serve as a valuable reference for scientists and engineers seeking a clear and up-to-date guide to the emerging science and technological promise of twisted van der Waals heterostructures.

Active and Passive Protection from Space Radiation

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:41:39 GMT

The space radiation environment is one of the main limitations of human and robotic exploration of space beyond low Earth orbit. This book presents, in a technical reference and engineering handbook format, the underlying principles, architectures, and integration challenges associated with protecting spacecraft and astronauts from the complex radiation environment of deep space. It is intended to serve as a practical guide for researchers, engineers, and mission planners seeking to understand how and why various shielding approaches function, such as active magnetic fields, passive materials, and bioengineered countermeasures; how they may fail, and how they can be integrated into coherent, mission-tailored protection systems.

Rather than focusing narrowly on any single technology, the text synthesizes multiple disciplines: electromagnetics, materials science, and plasma physics, each examined through the lens of systems engineering. It explores the governing physics of galactic cosmic rays and solar particle events, the performance limits of superconducting and resistive magnetic field generators, the trade-offs inherent in hydrogen-rich and boron-infused composites, the generation and mitigation of secondary radiation. A central emphasis is placed on model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies, which provide the connective tissue for integrating these diverse technologies into mission-ready architectures.

Although grounded in rigorous modeling and simulation, the book is not intended as an academic treatise full of derivations and proofs. Instead, it strives to bridge theory and application, offering a clear framework for practitioners to diagnose, model, and mitigate radiation risks in spacecraft design. References are provided throughout to enable readers to pursue specialized areas of interest.

Beyond its coverage of shielding solutions, this book provides a framework for thinking in an integrated systems approach rooted in physics, guided by engineering pragmatism, and oriented toward the long-term sustainability of human presence beyond Earth's magnetosphere.

Written by two experts in the field, Active and Passive Protection from Space Radiation: A systems engineering approach offers an opportunity to learn from authors with broad cross-disciplinary experience and hands-on knowledge of space programs. Professionals, researchers and graduate students working in space systems engineering and mission architecture, aerospace radiation environments and shielding design, model-based systems engineering and digital mission modelling, will find this book worth reading.

Advances and Future Capabilities in RFID Technology

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:39:11 GMT

Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been used for decades to tag and track objects in both industrial and non-industrial settings. However, the use of this technology has now expanded to offer a wider range of solutions. The idea behind this book stems from the desire to recount everything that has been achieved so far with RFID technology, and to explore the future possibilities of using this technology for applications beyond identification.

Starting from the basic concepts and measurements of the main parameters, researchers and practitioners can find a clear and effective approach to this standardized technology for implementing UHF-RFID localization solutions with and sensing systems for various physical quantities. Looking to the future, two fundamental evolutionary paths for classical systems are presented: chip-less systems and non-linear systems. Finally, the most innovative applications of the moment are presented, to stimulate interest in understanding what else can be done with RFID and thus identify future revolutionary or "killer" applications. In the context of RFID, the first killer application, which led to mass adoption, was item-level retail traceability. Item-level-tagging is described as a fundamental breakthrough in the large-scale adoption of RFID technology. The challenge of the future is to seek out and discover new killer applications.

Advances and Future Capabilities in RFID Technology is aimed at advanced students and researchers in signal processing, microwaves and electromagnetics working on RFID applications.

Travel Technologies for All

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:36:58 GMT

Information technology and ITS are endemic to transport service provision and key to the user experience. These technologies have great potential to create better, more user-friendly and inclusive transportation systems. However, there are accompanying risks; if technological innovations do not account for the needs of all users, people will be excluded. Gaps remain in uptake by some older adults and people with disabilities, who may face various challenges in engaging with travel technologies. This book focuses on approaches to developing transport technologies and systems that everyone can use, and the resulting social and business benefits.

Technology covered in the book includes both customer-facing and back-office systems, though the main focus is on the services that the travelling customer comes into contact with, the personal devices that deliver transport services, and infrastructure-based services like ticket machines, as well as new transport services that have been enabled through technology.

The book is divided into 4 sections. The first part gives detailed global facts and figures relating to demographic trends and forecasts (especially ageing and disability), and technology uptake.

Part II reviews the transport and technology revolution in terms of service provision and mobility. It is international in scope, with expert authors contributing perspectives from different regions.

Part III provides stakeholder perspectives, looking at how to improve end-user engagement with technology, and how the needs of older people and those with disabilities can be incorporated into the design process.

Part IV anticipates how technology might go on to change transport in the near- and longer-term future, and how this will impact more vulnerable users. Additional chapters look at uptake of personal technologies and autonomous vehicles, which have potential to enhance mobility.

Travel Technologies for All: Social and business opportunities in the creation of inclusive mobility is a vital read for professionals and researchers who wish to facilitate inclusive mobility for all. It aims to help the reader better understand the user experience and needs of those who face age-related challenges or who have a disability, in a rapidly evolving technology-based society.

Floating PV and Integration with Hydropower

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:34:05 GMT

How can large-scale FPV-hydropower hybrid infrastructures remain safe, resilient, and operationally meaningful under increasing environmental, technical, economic, and climatic uncertainty? This book looks beyond the technical performance of floating photovoltaics (FPV) plants to answer this wide-ranging and cross-disciplinary question.

Rather than treating system robustness solely as a narrow control-theoretic property, the work advances a system-level interpretation in which stability emerges from coordinated design across physical structures, power-electronic architectures, hydrological operation, environmental safeguards, economic mechanisms, operational intelligence, and governance frameworks.

Floating PV and Integration with Hydropower is presented in two volumes, providing comprehensive and flexible coverage of this essential topic. Volume 1 focuses on foundations, principles and design, and Volume 2 on hybrid integration, control and advanced technologies.

In Volume 1, the chapters progress from foundational context and FPV system principles to rigorous modelling, inverter topology and control, and project-level implementation. Two real-world FPV-hydropower case studies provide design-grade evidence, including electrical collection and protection philosophy, site investigation constraints, and mechanical anchoring and mooring foundations.

Volume 2 then expands stability beyond the electrical domain to encompass economic boundedness, mechanical boundedness, socio-environmental boundedness, and policy-level stabilisation. Finally, real-time operational validation is demonstrated through artificial intelligence, SCADA integration, and digital-twin concepts, showing how bounded trajectories and adaptive decision-making can be implemented in practice.

By treating FPV-hydropower hybridisation as an integrated infrastructure problem, this work provides both a practitioner-oriented design reference and a research-facing framework for enabling stable, intelligent, and sustainable energy transitions in water-rich regions.

Floating PV and Integration with Hydropower

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:31:47 GMT