System And Structure

Author : Anthony Wilden
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 041526488X

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System and Structure by Anthony Wilden Pdf

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1980 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Author : Heino Engel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0442286643

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Structure Systems by Heino Engel Pdf

Author : Yasuhiko Takahara,Mihajlo Mesarovic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461302131

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Organization Structure: Cybernetic Systems Foundation by Yasuhiko Takahara,Mihajlo Mesarovic Pdf

Organization Structure: Cybernetic Systems Foundation utilizes a cybernetic systems framework for the study of organizations using GST (General Systems Theory) and presents a comprehensive formal view of organizations assessing regulation, coordination and adaptation managements. The use of GST in this book is in sharp contrast to previous attempts. It addresses structural problems totally based on qualitative, non-numerical mathematics. The book lays a framework for initial efforts to investigate the potential of using formal GST to address organizational dilemmas. The text has been tested in several graduate courses. It can serve as an excellent textbook or reference for graduate level research in this field, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.

Author : Edward A. Lee
Publisher : Lee & Seshia
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Signal processing
ISBN : 9780578077192

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Structure and Interpretation of Signals and Systems by Edward A. Lee Pdf

Author : Heino Engel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X030200028

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Tragsysteme by Heino Engel Pdf

Back in print--the standard work on Heino Engel's structure systems. The hundreds of drawings and photographs reproduced in this hardback volume offer almost endless variations on the many structural systems that can keep buildings together: within a few pages of one another, tents, domes and cubes are shown supported by poles, cables, ribs, rafters and beams. Engel's presentation and explanation of this highly complex material differs fundamentally from others' work on the subject in that he focuses entirely upon the functions and design effects of these mechanisms, without regard for technical details: More than an engineering text, this is a catalogue of ideas and forms for architects and dreamers, a David Macaulay book for adults. Structure Systems skips over more commonly treated special designs and completed buildings for typical, representative and surprising shapes. As a reference work or daydream material, it is an indispensable repertoire of forms.

Author : Andrzej Lewandowski,Ivan Stanchev
Publisher : Springer
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1989-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015018478795

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Methodology and Software for Interactive Decision Support by Andrzej Lewandowski,Ivan Stanchev Pdf

This book presents the recent developments in methodology, theory, software and implementation of Decision Support Systems. This includes: - Theory and algorithms for multiple criteria optimization with such topics dicussed, like multiple criteria optimization in hierarchical systems, relations between simulation and gaming for conflict resolution, sensitivity and trade-offs analysis in multiobjective programming. - Theory, methodology and software for decision support systems with such topics discussed like the principles of building Decision Support Systems as well as software tools for building such systems supporting certain classes of decision problems are presented. - Applications of Decision Support Systems and computer implementations of decision support systems. This includes experience in applying DSS for industry management, bank management, water system management.

Author : Xinghuo Yu,Jian-Xin Xu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003-07-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783540456667

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Variable Structure Systems: Towards the 21st Century by Xinghuo Yu,Jian-Xin Xu Pdf

The book is a collection of contributions concerning the theories, applications and perspectives of Variable Structure Systems (VSS). Variable Structure Systems have been a major control design methodology for many decades. The term Variable Structure Systems was introduced in the late 1950’s, and the fundamental concepts were developed for its main branch Sliding Mode Control by Russian researchers Emelyanov and Utkin. The 20th Century has seen the formation and consolidation of VSS theory and its applications. It has also seen an emerging trend of cross-fertilization and integration of VSS with other control and non-control techniques such as feedback linearization, ?atness, passivity based control, adaptive and learning ? control, system identi?cation, pulse width modulation, H geometric and algebraic methods, arti?cial intelligence, modeling and optimization, neural networks, fuzzy logic, to name just a few. This trend will continue and ?ourish in the new millennium. To re?ect these major developments in the 20th Century, this book - cludes 16 specially invited contributions from well-known experts in VSS theory and applications, covering a wide range of topics. The ?rst chapter, “First Stage of VSS: People and Events” written by Vadim Utkin, the founder of VSS, oversees and documents the historical developments of VSS in the 20th Century, including many interesting events not known to the West until now. The second chapter, “An Integrated Learning Variable Structure Control Method” written by Jian-Xin Xu, addresses an important issue regarding control integration between variable structure control and learning control.

Author : Jonathan Friedman
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780585246598

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System, Structure, and Contradiction by Jonathan Friedman Pdf

The first edition of System, Structure, and Contradiction was an important step in merging the materialist determinism of the structuralist Marxists with the cultural, ideological approach favored by anthropologists. By reconciling these two traditionally warring schools of thought, the author provided a more nuanced understanding of the various factors that drive social change and social complexity. Though viewed through the lens of an ethnographic and historical case study of the Kachin of Burman, Friedman's theory has had a major impact on the work of archaeologists, anthropologists, world-systems scholars, and Marxist theorists alike. This new edition of Friedman's much-cited work contains the full text of the original volume (never published in North America) along with two related articles by the author, and a comprehensive new introduction that brings his theoretical notions, and the debate over this book, to the present. A classic work of anthropological and social theory, it will be of interest to scholars and their advanced students in anthropology and related disciplines.

Author : Frank L. Elwell
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781927356203

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Sociocultural Systems by Frank L. Elwell Pdf

Macrosociology--the study of large-scale social structures andthe fundamental principles of social organization--was the styleof sociology practiced by the founders of the discipline. Today, thesocial theories of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and HerbertSpencer (among others) are commonly studied as part of the history ofthe field, but, although the macrosociological approach that thesethinkers advocated is still employed, it no longer dominates thediscipline. Instead, sociologists typically adopt a narrower focus,specializing in areas such as social psychology, medicine, religion, orthe study of social stratification. Examining the bigger picture is atask often left to public intellectuals. Sociocultural Systems aims to reinstate macrosciology asthe heart of the discipline by demonstrating that both classical andcontemporary macrosociologists stand upon common ground. Focusing onthe broad issues that concerned the founders, Elwell addressesquestions such as: Historically, what factors accounted for the origin,survival, and evolution of sociocultural systems? Why were somesocieties more technologically advanced than others? What is the originof capitalism? What factors determine the allocation of goods andservices within and among societies? What effects do changes ingovernment and economic institutions have on communities? Elwell argues that, as evolution does for biology, themacrosociological paradigm offers an analytical strategy that can beused both to guide and prioritize research in all of the myriadspecialties within sociology and to lay forth an orderly body ofknowledge for students. Clearly articulating important sociologicalprinciples, Sociocultural Systems provides a criticalunderstanding of social institutions and issues, while also furnishinga framework for possible solutions to the perennial social crises thatare part and parcel of the development of human societies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164631850

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System and Structure... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paolo Castaldo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319026152

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Integrated Seismic Design of Structure and Control Systems by Paolo Castaldo Pdf

The structural optimization procedure presented in this book makes it possible to achieve seismic protection through integrated structural/control system design. In particular, it is explained how slender structural systems with a high seismic performance can be achieved through inclusion of viscous and viscoelastic dampers as an integral part of the system. Readers are provided with essential introductory information on passive structural control and passive energy dissipation systems. Dynamic analyses of both single and multiple degree of freedom systems are performed in order to verify the achievement of pre-assigned performance targets, and it is explained how the optimal integrated design methodology, also relevant to retrofitting of existing buildings, should be applied. The book illustrates how structural control research is opening up new possibilities in structural forms and configurations without compromising structural performance.

Author : Richard Johnston,Campbell Sharman
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774829588

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Parties and Party Systems by Richard Johnston,Campbell Sharman Pdf

Party systems. Party organization. For too long, scholars researching in these two areas have worked in isolation. This book bridges the divide by bringing together political scientists from both traditions to examine the intersection of rules, society, and the organization of parties within party systems. Blending theory and case studies, Parties and Party Systems builds upon the work of R. Kenneth Carty to examine how parties weather the organizational challenge of appealing to a dispersed membership while maintaining a degree of central direction. This volume will provoke theoretical reconsideration and inspire research at the organization-system nexus.

Author : Sabine Mondie
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080441319

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System, Structure and Control 2004 by Sabine Mondie Pdf

Author : Ervin Laszlo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : 067702360X

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System, Structure, and Experience by Ervin Laszlo Pdf

First Published in 1969. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : V. Strejc
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483297927

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System Structure and Control 1992 by V. Strejc Pdf

Provides a useful reference source on system structure and control. Covers, linear systems, nonlinear systems, robust control, implicit system, chaotic systems, singular and time-varying systems.