58.1Introduction 58.2 Smart/Intelligent Structures 58.3 Objective-Based Classification of Smart/Intelligent Materials Smart Structural Materials. Smart Thermal Materials.Smart Acoustical Materials. Smart Electromagnetic

R. Ramakumar Oklahoma State University 60.1 Distributed Power Generation Allen M.Barnett Photovoltaics- Wind-Electric Conversion. Hydro AstroPower, Inc. Geothermal. Tidal Energy. Fuel Cells.Solar-Thermal-Electric

Ray Theory. Wave Equation for Dielectric Materials. Modes in Slab California Polytechnic State University Waveguides. Fields in Cylindrical Fibers. Modes in Step-Index Fibers. Modes in Graded-Index Fibers. Attenuation. Dispersion Allen H. Cherin and Pulse Spreading Lucent Technologies

Overview of Pulsed Radars. Critical Subsystem Design and Josh T.Nessmith Technology. Radar Performance Prediction.Radar Georgia Tech Research Institute Waveforms. Detection and Search Estimation and Tracking

59.1 Introduction 59.2 Fossil Power Plants Fuel Handling Boiler.Turbine.Generator. Electric System· Condenser Stack and Ash Handling·Cooling and Feedwater System 59.3 Nuclear Power Plants

4.1 Introduction Laplace Transform. Transfer Functions 4.2 Low-Pass Filter Functions Thomson Functions.Chebyshev Functions 4.3L ow- w-Pass Filters Introduction. Butterworth Filters.Thomson Filters.Chebyshev

6.1 Definitions and Properties Richard C. Dorf Laplace Transform Integral. Region of Absolute University of California, Davis Convergence Properties of Laplace Transform.Time-Convolution Property Time-Correlation Property Inverse Laplace Transform

8.1 Introduction 8.2 Properties of the z-Transform Linearity. Translation. Convolution. Multiplication by a\. Time Reversal Richard. Dorf 8.3 Unilateral z-Transform University of California, Davis

Transfer Functions of Filters 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Ideal Filters 10.3 The Ideal Linear-Phase Low-Pass Filter Richard C. Dorf

12.1 Introduction 12.2 Using the State of the System to Determine Stability 12.3 Lyapunov Stability Theory Ferenc Szidarovszky 12.4 Stability of Time-Invariant Linear Systems University of Arizona