Automation and Control in Biomedical Systems
Biomedical systems are a complex collection of case studies where the principles of automation and control theory are seeing increased application. This growing interest has a twofold motivation: the need for advanced automation and treatment design tools
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Handbook of Automation Nof (Ed.) With DVD-ROM, 1005 Figures, 222 in four color and 149 Tables
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Editor Shimon Y. Nof Purdue University PRISM Center, and School of Industrial Engineering 315 N. Grant Street West Lafayette IN 47907, USA [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-540-78830-0 e-ISBN: 978-3-540-78831-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2008934574 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Production and typesetting: le-tex publishing services GmbH, Leipzig Senior Manager Springer Handbook: Dr. W. Skolaut, Heidelberg Typography and layout: schreiberVIS, Seeheim Illustrations: Hippmann GbR, Schwarzenbruck Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L., Spain/Germany Cover production: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg Printing and binding: Stürtz GmbH, Würzburg Printed on acid free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) 89/3180/YL
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Dedication
This Springer Handbook is dedicated to all of us who collaborate with automation to advance humanity.
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Foreword Automation Is for Humans and for Our Environment Preparing to write the Foreword for this outstanding Springer Handbook of Automation, I have followed Shimon Y. Nof’s statement in his Preface vision: “The purpose of this Handbook is to understand automation knowledge and expertise for the solution of human society
