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Innovations in Defence Support Systems – 1

  • Latest research in the area of intelligent defence support systems
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Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI, volume 304)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Inserting Innovations In-Service

    • Clive Kerr, Robert Phaal, David Probert
    Pages 17-53
  3. Convoy Movement Problem – An Optimization Perspective

    • P. N. Ram Kumar, T. T. Narendran
    Pages 79-93
  4. Machine Vision Algorithms for Autonomous Aerial Refueling for UAVs Using the USAF Refueling Boom Method

    • Mario L. Fravolini, Marco Mammarella, Giampiero Campa, Marcello R. Napolitano, Mario Perhinschi
    Pages 95-138
  5. Motion Optimization Scheme for Cooperative Mobile Robots

    • Stephen J. Franklin, Anthony Finn, John E. Pattison, Lakhmi C. Jain
    Pages 139-173
  6. An Automated Decision System for Landmine Detection and Classification Using Metal Detector Signals

    • Minh Dao-Johnson Tran, Canicious Abeynayake, Lakhmi C. Jain, C. P. Lim
    Pages 175-200
  7. Back Matter

About this book

Innovations in the area of Defence Support Systems are multi-disciplinary, cover a broad range of technologies, and could not possibly be covered within a single volume. This research book presents a sample of research as below: • On the Transition of Innovation and Technology in Defence • Inserting Innovations In-service • Classification of Battlefield Ground Vehicles based on the Acoustic Emissions • Convoy Movement Problem – An Optimization Perspective • Machine Vision Algorithms for Autonomous Aerial Refueling for UAVs using the USAF Refueling Boom Method • Motion Optimization Scheme for Cooperative Mobile Robots • An Automated Decision System for Landmine Detection and Classification The book is directed to the application engineers, research students, professors, decision makers and scientists & engineers working in defence and related areas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

    Anthony Finn, Lakhmi C. Jain

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Innovations in Defence Support Systems – 1

  • Editors: Anthony Finn, Lakhmi C. Jain

  • Series Title: Studies in Computational Intelligence

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14084-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-14083-9Published: 15 July 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26408-5Published: 05 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-14084-6Published: 17 July 2010

  • Series ISSN: 1860-949X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-9503

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 200

  • Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mathematical and Computational Engineering

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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