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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Have you ever wondered what's actually happening inside a drone the moment it decides, on its own, to swerve around a branch you never even saw coming That's the question this book sets out to answer - not with vague buzzwords, but with the real engineering behind it.The Architecture of Intelligent Drones is a complete, ground-up guide to how autonomous aerial systems are actually designed, built, and flown. Whether you're an engineering student, a hobbyist ready to move past basic remote control, a robotics professional, or someone building a career or a company in this space, this book walks you through every layer of what makes a drone genuinely 'smart' rather than just remote-controlled.So what's actually inside You'll start with the fundamentals - how unmanned flight evolved from simple radio control into true autonomy, and how airframes, propulsion systems, and materials are chosen for a given mission. From there, you'll move into the embedded computing that powers real-time flight control, the sensor systems that let an aircraft understand its own position and surroundings, and the computer vision techniques that let it actually see and interpret the world around it.Curious how a drone avoids a collision in a fraction of a second Or how a swarm of aircraft coordinates a search without a single human directing every move Those chapters are here too - covering artificial intelligence and decision-making, classical and modern flight control theory, navigation and path planning, and the communication systems that keep aircraft connected across long distances and degraded environments.This book doesn't stop at theory. You'll find dedicated chapters on mission planning, simulation and digital twin development, power systems and energy management, safety engineering, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing and quality assurance - the practical, often-overlooked disciplines that separate a working prototype from a genuinely deployable system.And because this technology doesn't exist in a vacuum, later chapters explore real industry applications - agriculture, infrastructure inspection, delivery logistics, and disaster response - along with a forward-looking discussion of emerging research and what a career or business in this field can actually look like.Written in clear, practical language and organized for both sequential reading and quick reference, this book is built for anyone who wants to genuinely understand - not just use - the technology reshaping how machines move through the sky.If you've ever asked yourself how these systems really work, this is where you find out.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ever opened a program you didn't write, stared at a wall of nonsense, and thought: there has to be a way to actually understand this?If you've ever wanted to know what a piece of software is really doing under the hood - not what the marketing page claims, not what the manual glosses over, but what's actually happening in memory, on the wire, or inside a chip - this book was written for exactly that itch.Here's the honest truth most beginners never get told: reverse engineering isn't some mysterious, unteachable talent reserved for a handful of geniuses. It's a skill built from a specific set of habits - reading code methodically, testing your assumptions instead of guessing, and knowing which tool to reach for at which moment. The Reverse Engineering Codex is built to teach you exactly that, from the very first principles all the way through to genuinely advanced, professional-level technique.So what will you actually be able to do by the end of this book?You'll be able to look at a compiled program and reconstruct, piece by piece, what it's doing - tracing its logic, its data structures, and its intentions without ever seeing a line of the original source code. You'll understand how a compiler transforms human-readable code into the raw instructions a processor executes, and why recognizing those patterns turns a wall of assembly from gibberish into a readable story. You'll learn to set up a proper, safe analysis environment - because doing this work carelessly is how people damage their own systems or, worse, their own trust.Curious how deep this goes? Pretty deep, on purpose.Inside, you'll work through static and dynamic analysis techniques side by side, learning when to read code and when to watch it run. You'll get a genuinely practical introduction to cryptography - not the theory-heavy academic version, but exactly what you need to recognize an algorithm, locate a key, and spot when something claiming to be "encrypted" really isn't. You'll go hands-on with mobile applications, network protocols, and firmware pulled directly from real hardware - soldering irons and all. You'll learn how modern protection systems try to stop analysts like you, and the legitimate, professional techniques used to work through them anyway.And because this is a field where doing things the wrong way can have real consequences, every chapter keeps one foot firmly planted in the practical and ethical realities of the work - what's legal, what's responsible, and how working professionals actually conduct themselves when the stakes are real.Wondering if this book skips the "why," and just hands you commands to memorize? It doesn't. Every technique comes with the reasoning behind it, because tools change constantly, but understanding never goes out of date.Who is this actually for? If you're a curious beginner who's never touched a disassembler, you'll find a clear, patient on-ramp. If you're a security researcher, a hobbyist tinkerer, a student, or a working developer who wants to finally understand the layer beneath your own code, you'll find the depth to match. This isn't a shallow overview - it's a complete, structured education in a discipline that rewards patience and rigor.So - ready to stop wondering what's really going on inside the software, hardware, and systems around you, and start actually finding out?The Reverse Engineering Codex is where that begins. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ever opened a program you didn't write, stared at a wall of nonsense, and thought: there has to be a way to actually understand this?If you've ever wanted to know what a piece of software is really doing under the hood - not what the marketing page claims, not what the manual glosses over, but what's actually happening in memory, on the wire, or inside a chip - this book was written for exactly that itch.Here's the honest truth most beginners never get told: reverse engineering isn't some mysterious, unteachable talent reserved for a handful of geniuses. It's a skill built from a specific set of habits - reading code methodically, testing your assumptions instead of guessing, and knowing which tool to reach for at which moment. The Reverse Engineering Codex is built to teach you exactly that, from the very first principles all the way through to genuinely advanced, professional-level technique.So what will you actually be able to do by the end of this book?You'll be able to look at a compiled program and reconstruct, piece by piece, what it's doing - tracing its logic, its data structures, and its intentions without ever seeing a line of the original source code. You'll understand how a compiler transforms human-readable code into the raw instructions a processor executes, and why recognizing those patterns turns a wall of assembly from gibberish into a readable story. You'll learn to set up a proper, safe analysis environment - because doing this work carelessly is how people damage their own systems or, worse, their own trust.Curious how deep this goes? Pretty deep, on purpose.Inside, you'll work through static and dynamic analysis techniques side by side, learning when to read code and when to watch it run. You'll get a genuinely practical introduction to cryptography - not the theory-heavy academic version, but exactly what you need to recognize an algorithm, locate a key, and spot when something claiming to be "encrypted" really isn't. You'll go hands-on with mobile applications, network protocols, and firmware pulled directly from real hardware - soldering irons and all. You'll learn how modern protection systems try to stop analysts like you, and the legitimate, professional techniques used to work through them anyway.And because this is a field where doing things the wrong way can have real consequences, every chapter keeps one foot firmly planted in the practical and ethical realities of the work - what's legal, what's responsible, and how working professionals actually conduct themselves when the stakes are real.Wondering if this book skips the "why," and just hands you commands to memorize? It doesn't. Every technique comes with the reasoning behind it, because tools change constantly, but understanding never goes out of date.Who is this actually for? If you're a curious beginner who's never touched a disassembler, you'll find a clear, patient on-ramp. If you're a security researcher, a hobbyist tinkerer, a student, or a working developer who wants to finally understand the layer beneath your own code, you'll find the depth to match. This isn't a shallow overview - it's a complete, structured education in a discipline that rewards patience and rigor.So - ready to stop wondering what's really going on inside the software, hardware, and systems around you, and start actually finding out?The Reverse Engineering Codex is where that begins. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…