Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. CREATE YOUR OWN SYNCHRONIZED ROBOT ARMY!
PLAN, DESIGN, ASSEMBLE, AND PROGRAM ROBOT SQUADS THAT COMMUNICATE and cooperate with each other to accomplish together what they can’t do individually. Build Your Own Teams of Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and Bluetooth shows you how to construct a team capability matrix (TCM) and use the Bluetooth Robotic-Oriented Network (BRON) so your robot teams can share sensors, actuators, end effectors, motor power, and programs.
Find out how the Bluetooth communications protocol works and how to program Bluetooth in NXT-G, NXC, LabVIEW, and Java. Learn how to send and receive Bluetoothmessages, data, and commands among robots, between a robot and a computer, and between an Android smart phone and a robot. Through teamwork, your robots will be able to accomplish amazing feats!
THE STEP-BY-STEP ROBOT TEAM PROJECTS IN THE BOOK INCLUDE: * Crime Scene Investigation Robot Team * Robot Convoy * Rubik's Cube Solver
LEARN HOW TO:
<ul>
<li>Coordinate multiple robots to work together as a team to perform tasks</li>
<li>Combine two or more microcontrollers to make a single, multicontroller/multi-agent robot</li>
<li>Take advantage of sensor and actuator capabilities in a team environment</li>
<li>Establish goals and teamwork strategies for your robots</li>
<li>Control your robot teams with NXT-G Bluetooth bricks and LabVIEW for NXT Bluetooth VI</li>
<li>Activate your team using a smart phone</li>
<li>Give your team of robots Java power with leJOS</li>
<li>Use Java on the Linux and Darwin operating systems</li>
</ul>
Watch video demonstrations of the projects and download code and examples in multiple languages (NXT-G, Java, LabVIEW, and NXC) from the book's companion websiteat www.robotteams.org.
Downloads are also available at mhprofessional.com/robotteams.

Build Your Own Teams of Robots with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT and Bluetooth®

Computers & Technology

Hughes, Cameron

Hughes, Tracey

WATKINS, TREVOR

Kramer, Bob

Computer Science

McGraw Hill TAB

Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++

Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++

Networking & Cloud Computing

Addison-Wesley Professional

Today, the C++ language remains one of the most important languages used by professional software developers. Many corporations and government agencies have large investments in applications that are developed using the C++ language. Those corporations and government agencies are now Web-enabling their applications. Applications that were originally developed as simple client/server now requires Internet/Intranet face-lifts. This book helps software developers and programmers who need to add the techniques of parallel and distributed programming to existing applications. Parallel programming uses multiple computers, or computers with multiple internal processors, to solve a problem at a greater computational speed than using a single computer. It also offers the opportunity to tackle larger problems; that is, problems with more computational steps or more memory requirements.

Programming

Professional Multicore Programming: Design and Implementation for C++ Developers presents the basics of multicore programming in a simple, easy-to-understand manner so that you can easily apply the concepts to your everyday projects. Learn the fundamentals of programming for multiprocessor and multithreaded architecture, progress to multi-core programming and eventually become comfortable with programming techniques that otherwise can be difficult to understand. Anticipate the pitfalls and traps of concurrency programming and synchronization before you encounter them yourself by finding them outlined in this indispensable guide to multicore programming.

Professional Multicore Programming: Design and Implementation for C++ Developers

Programming Languages

Wrox

This is a comprehensive guide to using the complex C++ IOSTREAMS library. Written for experienced C++ programmers, the book focuses on creating software that supports the widest possible range of hardware devices. The book also: * Presents clear, concise explanations of the major components of the IOSTREAMS * Includes solid introductions to the class relationship diagramming technique, the multimedia stream, and the blob stream * Provides object-oriented methods of creating I/O code * Covers VGA and super-VGA monitors, serial and parallel communications ports, modems, printers, and much more

IOSTREAMS

John Wiley&Sons

A complete guide to streamlining the design process using today's most powerful new programming components 
Among the most important components in C++ programming today, collection and container classes can be used for modeling, simulation, GUI development, application frameworks, class libraries, object-oriented databases, persistent libraries, pattern classes, and much more. They also enhance code reuse and promote application modularity. In this book, Cameron and Tracey Hughes show C++ programmers how to use these valuable components to reduce complexity while substantially speeding up the design process. They school you in the theoretical and practical basics, and they provide extensive code examples that help you to see exactly how collection and container classes can work for you. C++ programmers will find in-depth discussions of: <ul>
<li>The Standard Template Library (STL), containers, iterators, allocators, and algorithms</li> <li>Object-based and template-based collection and container classes in C++</li> <li>User-defined and persistent collections in C++, including relations and external vectors</li> <li>How object-oriented programming transforms data structures into MetaStructures</li> </ul>
Disk includes: <ul>
<li>Extensive programming examples developed in the book</li> <li>The complete STL</li> </ul>
*Works with most C++ compilers, OS/2TM, WindowsR® 95, WindowsR® NT, WindowsR®, and MS-DOS.

Collection and Container Classes in C++

wiley

A developer's guide to writing thread-safe object-oriented applications. Drawing on years of programming experience, Cameron and Tracey Hughes provide a building-block approach to developing multithreaded applications in C++. This book offers programmers the first comprehensive explanation of multithreading techniques and principles for objects and class libraries. It teaches C++ programmers everything they'll need to build applications that cooperate for system resources instead of competing. This invaluable reference shows you how to avoid common pitfalls of multithreading, whether you're programming in UNIX, Windows NT, or OS/2 environment. All major examples are implemented in each environment and supported by thorough explanations of object-oriented multithread architecture and incremental multithreading. On the disk you'll find: * All the source code contained in the book * Important protocols and information resources * A variety of multithreaded components ready to build into your own applications or class library. You'll find a wealth of coverage on highly practical but little understood topics like: * Thread-safe container classes * POSIX threads and the new thread standard 1003.1c * STL algorithms and containers in multithread environments * C++ synchronization components * Object-oriented mutexes and semaphores * Avoiding deadlock and data race through encapsulation * Multithreaded application frameworks * Object-oriented pipe streams Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Object-Oriented Multithreading Using C++

Finally, in one book we have a complete and detailed explanation of the Standard C++ Class library. There have been books that discuss some features of the iostreams. There have been a few books that discuss various components of the Standard Template Library. But this book brings together in one place a complete tutorial and reference on the latest ANSI/ISO standard for C++ class library. This book is an easy to understand introduction to the object oriented components that are now part of the C++ language. This book takes a component approach towards explaining the standard C++ objects and how to use them. In this book you will find simple but complete coverage of * Object oriented Input and Output Using the Iostream classes * String class * Container classes and STL Algorithm Building Blocks * Exception Classes and Error Handling Objects * Language Support &amp; Internationalization Classes * Iterator Classes * Numerics and Math Classes * Object Oriented Memory Management Components * Interfacing C++ objects with Java Objects Mastering The Essential C++ Classes shows the programmer how to use these built in components to speed up and simplify software development efforts of all sizes. The authors demonstrate how these components can be easily added together to build whatever kind of software object that is needed. The authors describe each component from the logical view, architectural view, and protocol view. This invaluable tutorial and reference shows how the standard C++ components fit together and how they can be combined with objects from other languages such as Java. Every example in this book is presented using the ANSI/ISO standards for the C++ classes and can be used in the Unix, Linux, MVS,VM, VMS, OS/2, Windows and Macintosh environments. The complete source code contained in this book can be found on the enclosed CD-ROM. The CD-ROM also contains a complete reference to the standard C++ classes. Cameron Hughes is a software engineer at Ctest Laboratories, and a staff programmer/analyst at Youngstown State University. He spends most of his time developing large scale C++ class libraries, inference engines and information analysis tools. Tracey Hughes is a senior programmer at Ctest laboratories specializing in pattern-recognition class libraries, discrete event simulation and image processing software. Tracey and Cameron are also the authors of Object-Oriented Multithreading Using C++, Collection and Container Classes in C++ and Object-Oriented I/O Using C++ Iostreams published by Wiley.

Mastering the Standard C++ Classes: An Essential Reference

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

We've all seen him. The wild dancing guy throwing shirts at major sporting events from the Olympics to the NBA Finals. And we've all wondered..."Who IS that guy?" THAT guy is...Cameron Hughes. And yes...THAT is his job. For over 26 years, Cameron Hughes has ignited crowds at sporting events across the globe. The only professional sports entertainer of his kind in the world, Cameron has performed at over 1,500 events including 2 Olympic Games, 5 NBA Finals, 2 Stanley Cup Finals, and the US Open tennis tournament. His relentless optimism, infectious cheering, and unbridled dancing have delighted and energized unsuspecting crowds, infusing Cameron's indelible spirit in over 30 million people's memory banks - often without anyone even knowing who the man with the famous dance moves really is. So now, for the first time ever, Cameron is letting everyone in on his big secret - how he became the world's first professional fan. His new memoir KING OF CHEER is an inspiring story of perseverance and self-belief that recounts how he took his genuine love for people and turned it into the most unlikely of careers. Starting from humble roots in Ottawa, Canada, this is the once-in-a-lifetime collection of his best stories from a love-able underdog who couldn't make his high school basketball team but would eventually rub shoulders with the titans of sport on the world's biggest stages. Cameron has showcased his engaging style of bringing people together during memorable interactions with the likes of Steve Nash, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Connor McDavid, Wayne, and Janet Gretzky, Michael Andretti, Katie Couric, Alanis Morissette, Trevor Noah, Russell Peters, Prince, a Supertrooper, and even a few Prime Ministers. He ignites a spark in everyone he meets, creating great stories that are ready to share. Although Cameron specializes in helping people laugh and let go, the heart of his story is equally about taking risks, challenging social conventions, seeking peak performance, and contributing to a greater purpose. His unorthodox method of connecting and inspiring crowds have been put into action not only at the world's highest-profile sporting events but also at corporate events for some of the world's most renowned companies, and in philanthropic service to those in need. Behind the KING OF CHEER is also a uniquely human story, as Cameron recounts the highs and lows of his improbable journey. From his lifelong struggles with ADHD to difficult family challenges in high school - a moment that would shape the rest of his life - KING OF CHEER is a transcendent celebration of the human spirit. In Cameron's own words, "I hope my story will inspire you to cheer a little louder, smile a little wider, dance a little crazier, contribute to your team, be fearless, and most importantly, to GET UP and become your own biggest fan. I'm thrilled to take you on my journey and show you the true power of cheer."

King of Cheer: Stories of Showing up, Getting up and Never Giving Up from the World's Most Electrifying Crowd Ignitor

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Bowker

<div lucida="" helvetica="" normal="">&nbsp; Start programming robots NOW! &nbsp; Learn hands-on, through easy examples, visuals, and code &nbsp; This is a unique introduction to programming robots to execute tasks autonomously. Drawing on years of experience in artificial intelligence and robot programming, Cameron and Tracey Hughes introduce the reader to basic concepts of programming robots to execute tasks without the use of remote controls. &nbsp; Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots takes the reader on an adventure through the eyes of Midamba, a lad who has been stranded on a desert island and must find a way to program robots to help him escape. In this guide, you are presented with practical approaches and techniques to program robot sensors, motors, and translate your ideas into tasks a robot can execute autonomously. These techniques can be used on today's leading robot microcontrollers (ARM9 and ARM7) and robot platforms (including the wildly popular low-cost Arduino platforms, LEGO® Mindstorms EV3, NXT, and Wowee RS Media Robot) for your hardware/Maker/DIY projects. Along the way the reader will learn how to: &nbsp; <ul> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Program robot sensors and motors</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Program a robot arm to perform a task</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Describe the robot's tasks and environments in a way that a robot can process using robot S.T.O.R.I.E.S.</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Develop a R.S.V.P. (Robot Scenario Visual Planning) used for designing the robot's tasks in an environment</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Program a robot to deal with the "unexpected" using robot S.P.A.C.E.S.</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Program robots safely using S.A.R.A.A. (Safe Autonomous Robot Application Architecture) Approach</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Program robots using Arduino C/C++ and Java languages</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Use robot programming techniques with LEGO® Mindstorms EV3, Arduino, and other ARM7 and ARM9-based robots.</div> </li> </ul> </div>

Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots

Que Publishing

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Build Your Own Teams of Robots with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT and Bluetooth®

Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++

Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++

Professional Multicore Programming: Design and Implementation for C++ Developers

IOSTREAMS

Collection and Container Classes in C++

Object-Oriented Multithreading Using C++

Mastering the Standard C++ Classes: An Essential Reference

King of Cheer: Stories of Showing up, Getting up and Never Giving Up from the World's Most Electrifying Crowd Ignitor

Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots