Real-time Systems Design and Analysis: An Engineer's Handbook - Hardcover

"IEEE Press is pleased to bring you this Second Edition of Phillip A. Laplante's best-selling and widely-acclaimed practical guide to building real-time systems. This book is essential for improved system designs, faster computation, better insights, and ultimate cost savings. Unlike any other book in the field, REAL-TIME SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS provides a holistic, systems-based approach that is devised to help engineers write problem-solving software. Laplante's no-nonsense guide to real-time system design features practical coverage of: Related technologies and their histories Time-saving tips Hands-on instructions Pascal code Insights into decreasing ramp-up times and more!"

Phillip A. Laplante is Dean of the BCC/NJIT Technology and Engineering Center. He has more than 14 years of experience in designing real-time systems, and was the lead software engineer in the design and implementation of a new generation of inertial measurement systems for the space shuttle. Dr. Laplante has taught courses and consulted in real-time design throughout the United States and Canada. He has published widely on real-time systems, image processing, real-time imaging, and software engineering. Dr. Laplante is the editor of Great Papers in Computer Science and the author and co-author of six other books, including Introduction to Real-Time Imaging and Real-Time Imaging: Theory, Techniques and Applications. He is also co-editor of the journal Real-Time Imaging and the IEEE Press Series on Complex Systems Engineering.