Advances in Numerical Methods

by Mastorakis, Nikos E.; Sakellaris, John

• ISBN13: 9780387764825
• ISBN10: 0387764828
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-07
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Recent Advances in Numerical Methods features contributions from distinguished researchers focused on significant aspects of current numerical methods and computational mathematics. This volume meets the need in the community for new computational methods that can solve complex scientific and engineering problems by presenting innovative methods that provide numerical solutions in effective computing times. Each chapter presents new and advanced methods and modern variations of known techniques that can solve difficult scientific problems efficiently and quickly.

Table of Contents

Applied mathematics	p. 1
Similarity solutions of an MHD boundary-layer flow of a non-Newtonian fluid past a continuous moving surface	p. 3
Computational complexity investigations for high-dimensional model representation algorithms used in multivariate interpolation problems	p. 15
On competition between modes of the onset of Marangoni convection with free-slip bottom under magnetic field	p. 31
Mathematical modeling of boundary layer flow over a moving thin needle with variable heat flux	p. 43
The parallel three-processor fifth-order diagonally implicit Runge-Kutta methods for solving ordinary differential equations	p. 55
Comparative study of production control systems through simulation	p. 67
A DEA and goal programming approach to demand assignment problem	p. 79
Space-time mixture model of infant mortality in peninsular Malaysia from 1990-2000	p. 87
A novel hybrid high-dimensional model representation (HDMR) based on the combination of plain and logarithmic high-dimensional model representations	p. 101
A decision support system to evaluate the competitiveness of nations	p. 113
Numerical analysis for kinetics and yield of wood biomass pyrolysis	p. 127
Maintenance of the pre-large trees for record deletion	p. 137
ALE method in the EFG crystal growth technique	p. 149
Application of e-learning methods in the curricula of the faculty of computer science	p. 161
Hierarchical Bayesian approach for ranking of accident blackspots with reference to cost of accidents	p. 173
Circuits, systems, electronics, control and signal processing	p. 181
Impulsive noise removal image enhancement technique	p. 183
Similarity-based model for transliteration	p. 195
Heart rate variation adaptive filtering based on a special model	p. 207
Performance evaluation of table-driven and buffer-adaptive WLANs	p. 219
A new algorithm in blind source separation for high-dimensional data sets such as MEG data	p. 237
Visible light source temperature estimation using digital camera photography	p. 249
Discrete decentralized observation of large-scale interconnected systems	p. 259
Improved iterative blind image deconvolution	p. 271
Design of a linear quadratic Gaussian controller for a manufacturing process	p. 279
3D reconstruction and isometric representation of engineering drawings	p. 289
Implementation of the box-counting method in radiographic images	p. 299
Aeroelastic simulation of wind turbine blades	p. 313
Time-delay telerobot system control model research	p. 325
Hardware implementation of a multidimensional signal analysis system	p. 335
Space-filling fractal microstrip antenna	p. 347
Reliability assessment and improvement of medium power induction motor winding insulation protection system using predictive analysis	p. 367
Feature extraction by wavelet transforms to analyze the heart rate variability during two meditation techniques	p. 379
Fractional mechanical model for the dynamics of non-local continuum	p. 389
Fuzzy control for shape memory alloy tendon-actuated robotic structure	p. 425
Implementing delayed file loading functions	p. 439
Author Index	p. 445
Subject Index	p. 447
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