Precision Motion Systems: Modeling, Control, and Applications presents basic dynamics and the control knowledge needed for the daily challenges of researchers and professionals working in the field. The book explains accurate dynamics and control algorithms, along with experimental validation of precision systems in industrial, medical, airborne and spaceborne applications. By using the proposed experimental designs, readers will be able to make further developments and validations. - Pres...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!Bindi and her South African friend, Hannah, are on a horse-riding trek of a lifetime in South Africa, when they discover that the supposed breeding sanctuary for the giant sable antelope is actually looking more like a game reserve for rich tourists with big guns. But the girls get found out spying, and may not get a chance to tell anyone what's really going on!

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!Visiting a Japanese primatologist friend in Nagano, Japan, Bindi helps her friend Emi by photographing a close knit group of snow monkeys. Soon, though, her nature photography turns into detective work when the monkeys start to display unusual behaviour and abnormal colouring!

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!A chance to see the famed Kodiak bear in Alaska is hampered by some bear hunters who are more interested in destroying life than preserving it. Bindi and her friend Katrina will stop at nothing to make sure the magnificent bears remain safe, but mother nature has plans of her own...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!Bindi, Robert and Terri Irwin are on their way to Sumatra to collect three gorgeous tiger cubs to take back with them to Australia Zoo. Soon after they are introduced to the mischievous trio, Bindi and her new friend Madi get involved in tracking down a nefarious gang of tiger poachers.

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!Bindi and her friend Kelly are on a diving holiday in the beautiful Maldives, admiring the gorgeous marine life. Unfortunately, a dead shark without a fin is spotted. Shark finning is illegal, and Bindi and Kelly are determined to bring the culprits to justice. And they may just need the help of a little gecko called Lucky . . .

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!The Irwins are visiting Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home of the endangered mountain gorilla. During a plane ride over the park, Bindi notices a mysterious glint coming from a forested area. Once she finds out that there may be an illegal mining operation in the area, finding the elusive mountain gorilla isn't the only task on her to-do list!

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!The Irwins fly down to Tasmania to take part in a fundraising concert to raise money for the endangered Tasmanian devil. After a terrific start, things take a dramatic turn for the worse when a self-obsessed celebrity, Adam Starr, causes the real stars of the show to escape. Devils on the loose!

Bindi learns to dive for the first time alongside green sea turtles.It's time-out for the Irwin clan, and they're holidaying on Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, a beautiful island within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Bindi learns to dive for the first time alongside green turtles but also finds out a lot about sustainability on an island which focuses on reducing its carbon footprint through efficient energy use and waste management.

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!When a German tourist goes missing in the outback, volunteers are called in to help search Kakadu National Park. Bindi and her Aboriginal friend DJ decide to take a different route when they spot a sulphur-crested cockatoo that seems to want to show them something. The cocky leads them to the grateful tourist but the cockatoo seems to have disappeared. And they need it to help find their way back . . .

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!Bindi and her American friend, Kelly, are on a surfing tour in Mexico and the United States. Totally gnarly! Getting to surf with green sea turtles is a complete thrill. But one of their fellow surfers is acting suspiciously, and Bindi realises that he's got more than beautiful waves on his mind. Be careful of the wipe-out, dude!

Fabulous Lives is a collection of short stories spanning Australia and other continents. It embraces people with all their frailties and strengths, failures and hopes, as they reach critical junctures in their lives.Both funny and heart-rending, these 16 stories follow the struggles of life's outsiders — the sick, the lonely, the poor and the ugly — as they try to find hope and belonging in a hostile world.'The stories are both generous and devastating. Som...