Embedded controller electronics are at the heart of virtually all modern electronic devices today. Author Jerry Twomey examines the methods necessary to help you create a trouble-free integrated system for your product, with an emphasis on hardware design. You'll explore topics from the perspective of real-world applications, including discussions about non-ideal components, noise, and methods for avoiding problematic scenarios.

There's nothing quite like watching your code come alive in the real world. Robotics is a fun, fascinating discipline that lets you do just that. In this guide, you'll build some fun robotic toys that will teach you serious robotics engineering skills like computer vision, networking, and computation.

Learn the five key skills needed to become a quadcopter developer: design, modeling, control, simulation, and implementation. This book provides a crash course on drone development for beginners and can also serve as a comprehensive reference for those who want a detailed guide for future projects.

In Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, you'll find a plethora of helpful information, from tinkering with basic electronic components to more advanced subjects like working with digital electronics and Arduino microprocessors.

Jump start your journey with electronics! If you've thought about getting into electronics, but don't know where to start, this book gives you the information you need. Starting with the basics of electricity and circuits, you'll be introduced to digital electronics and microcontrollers, capacitors and inductors, and amplification circuits - all while gaining the basic tools and information you need to start working with low-power electronics.

Explore the details of kinematics, trajectories, and motion control, and then create your own circuit board to drive the electric motors and move the robot. After covering the theory, readers can put what they've learned in practice by programming a control firmware for the robot.

Develop an extendable smart robot capable of performing a complex series of actions with Python and Raspberry PiKey.

Author Charles J. Brooks and electrical grid cybersecurity expert Philip Craig deliver an authoritative and robust discussion of how to meet modern industrial cybersecurity challenges. The book outlines the tools and techniques used by practitioners in the industry today, as well as the foundations of the professional cybersecurity skillset required to succeed on the SANS Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) exam.

Start programming your own robots using Robot Operation System (ROS). Targeted for absolute beginners in ROS, Linux, and Python, this guide lets you build your own robotics projects.

Build exciting robotics projects such as mobile manipulators, self-driving cars, and industrial robots powered by ROS, machine learning, and virtual reality.

Gain complete understanding of electronic systems and their constituent parts. From the origins of the semiconductor industry right up until today, this book serves as a technical primer to semiconductor technology.

Operating a drone for non-hobby operations requires a Remote Pilot Certificate. You must successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Knowledge Exam to earn a Remote Pilot Certificate with a Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) rating. This book is your key to success. In this study guide test material is organized into chapters based on subject matter and includes instructional material, questions, answer stems, correct answers, explanations, and references for further study.

Automation and Robotics in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry provides distinct and unified insight into current and future construction robotics, offering readers a comprehensive perspective for constructing a road map and illuminating improvements for a successful transition towards construction robotization. The book covers the fundamentals and applications of robotics, autonomous vehicles, and human-perceptive machines at construction sites.

This 4th edition reflects new evolutions in the industrial robotics field, including coverage of Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). Special features address pioneers in the field, careers in the industry, and applications of technology, including robot lawnmowers and machine-to-machine communications.

This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Inside, you''ll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers--even the Arduino electronics platform.