Books in the Advances in Systems Control and Information Engineering series

Contains a survey of the measurement systems. This encyclopedia includes descriptions of the biological systems and subsystems. It is suitable for measurement experts moving into the biological and biomedical field and beginners needing to understand methods of measurement and the complexities of the measurand.

Addresses the analysis, modelling and control of traffic and transportation systems. This encyclopedia is suitable for professional and academic scientists and engineers in various disciplines concerned with the movement of people and materials.

Offers an overview of the developments in the study of environmental systems. This encyclopedia covers subjects such as: agricultural systems; atmospheric processes and air quality; ecosystems; environmental chemistry; geology, soil processes and geophysics; hydrology, fluid dynamics and water quality; marine processes; and meteorology.

Contains 172 alphabetically arranged articles describing the modelling and simulation of physical systems. This encyclopedia places emphasis on mathematical models and their various forms. It also discusses other types of models, such as knowledge-based, linguistics-based, graphical and data-based.