This paper presents the structure and performance of the newly developed fingerprint imaging system, and the outline of the image processing for the quantification of incipient slip. Incipient slip, that is considered...
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This paper presents the structure and performance of the newly developed fingerprint imaging system, and the outline of the image processing for the quantification of incipient slip. Incipient slip, that is considered to have direct relation with slip perception, is visualized as distortion of a fingerprint pattern. A force sensor for the contact force measurements are also newly developed. Thus this system enables highly accurate incipient slip and fingertip contact force measurements.
The modelling procedure described in this publication which is based on a partitioning of the total structure, allows a synthesis of the overall transfer function from simple, physics-motivated equations representing ...
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The modelling procedure described in this publication which is based on a partitioning of the total structure, allows a synthesis of the overall transfer function from simple, physics-motivated equations representing the behaviour of the substructures. Casting this into a Matlab description admits relatively easy combination with a GUI in order to obtain a modelling environment convenient for parameter studies during the development process. In parallel, some package solution for single-chip and array microphones are developed. During the model development it is not possible to consider all kinds of applications taking into account, so that some effects occur first at the finished product. Especially in a car application (handsfree set) for mobile phones occurred parasitic EMC effects. Based on this example, the EMC problems are described and solutions for circuit- as well as for package-level are presented.
Community is a formal approach to software architecture. Its main characteristics are: a precise, yet intuitive mathematical semantics based on categorical diagrams; a clear separation between computation, coordinatio...
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Community is a formal approach to software architecture. Its main characteristics are: a precise, yet intuitive mathematical semantics based on categorical diagrams; a clear separation between computation, coordination, and distribution (including mobility); and a simple state-based language, inspired by Unity, to describe behaviour. This paper discusses the applicability of this approach to location-aware systems through the modelling of the GSM handover protocol, namely the way communication with a moving cellular phone passes from one station to another. The case study was developed with the Community Workbench, a tool that animates distributed and mobile architectural models.
human crowds organize themselves spontaneously in a confined environment when crowd density exceeds certain critical value. This self-organization behaviour of crowd motion can be observed from formation of walking la...
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human crowds organize themselves spontaneously in a confined environment when crowd density exceeds certain critical value. This self-organization behaviour of crowd motion can be observed from formation of walking lane with similar walking direction. In this work, we proposed a modified social force model, which is originally proposed by Helbing. Individuality, irregularity and unpredictability are characteristics of crowd motion. These properties are chaotic properties of nonlinear dynamical equation. Using this equation, chaotic perturbation is introduced into social force model to take into account the properties of crowd motion. It is shown that individuality, irregularity and unpredictability of crowd motion can eventually lead the crowd into self-organization.
The typical parameter that is used when describing fractured wells (the ratio of width to length) has been employed for some time. The high conductivity of fractures has allowed the use of a steady-state solution for ...
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The typical parameter that is used when describing fractured wells (the ratio of width to length) has been employed for some time. The high conductivity of fractures has allowed the use of a steady-state solution for the infinitely conductive fractures;however, the transient flow modelling problem for fractures of finite conductivity has to be solved numerically. Still, the high permeability within the fracture (as compared to that of the surrounding matrix) offers additional posibilities for simplifying the transient solution for modelling the flow in the fractures. This opportunity is based on the asymptotic analysis using different time scales for the flow within the fracture and in the lower permeability surrounding rock matrix. Another difficulty related to describing fractured well behaviour arises when there is interaction with other adjacent wells or the reservoir drainage boundaries. For a finite reservoir, the fluxes on the fracture faces (panels) must be included in the solution of the problem as a whole. This can lead to very short time steps and make the numerical solution of the problem very computationally intensive. However, asymptotic analysis, based on the proximity of fractures to other objects in the reservoir, makes it possible to effectively de-couple the solution for the fracture from the solution of the reservoir as a whole, which increases computational efficiency substantially. This paper presents the conceptual grounds and mathematical details of asymptotic analysis and gives examples of calculations based on this approach. These results are compared to known numerical results employing detailed (non-asymptotic) solutions for the problem. This work illustrates how this approach may be of significant practical use to the industry as a means of conducting faster and more accurate analysis of completion methods, well plascement and spacing patterns, and other reservoir development decisions.
Bagasse, the fibrous residue from sugar cane milling operation, was subjected to physical activation using CO(2) to establish its suitability as a precursor for gold adsorption, specifically for the recovery of gold f...
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Bagasse, the fibrous residue from sugar cane milling operation, was subjected to physical activation using CO(2) to establish its suitability as a precursor for gold adsorption, specifically for the recovery of gold from cyanide medium. mathematicalmodelling, which correlates the effects of carbon properties on the adsorption behaviour, was conducted to formulate a basis for tailor making the adsorbent for this particular application. The developed model suggests carbon properties of alkali pH, high total surface area and small pore diameters are required for optimum adsorption capacity. The optimum adsorption capacity attained by the developed carbon in this study was 227% that of the test commercial activated carbon, which exhibited an adsorption of 101mg Au/g carbon. Hence this demonstrates bagasse as a promising precursor for the manufacture of activated carbon for gold cyanide adsorption. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this paper, we are interested in extracting Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs) from the electroencephalogram (EEG). We focus on the problem of BAEP non-stationarities, in particular those observed in some...
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(纸本)0780377893
In this paper, we are interested in extracting Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs) from the electroencephalogram (EEG). We focus on the problem of BAEP non-stationarities, in particular those observed in some endocochlear pathologies assuming random BAEP delays due to an abnormal behaviour of the cochlea. The technique developed in this paper, called the Time Delay Correction (TDC) method, is based on modelling BAEP non stationarities by considering each BAEP, delayed according to a specific model. The suggested mathematical model is considered to be a sum of sinusoids. We show that the optimal solution allows the estimation of cochlea dynamics allowing the alignment of all the recorded BAEPs. A better measurement of latencies as well as conductions time are then obtained. Simulation results seem to be very interesting.
In this paper we present a mathematical model for the composition of software components, at a semantic modelling level. We describe a mathematical concept of a single software component and identify properties that e...
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(纸本)0769518877
In this paper we present a mathematical model for the composition of software components, at a semantic modelling level. We describe a mathematical concept of a single software component and identify properties that ensure its potential behaviour can be captured Based on that, we give a formal definition of composition and examine its effect on the individual components. We argue that properties of the individual components can, under certain conditions, be preserved in the composite. The proposed model can be used for guiding the composition of components as it advocates formal reasoning about the composite before the actual composition takes place.
Understanding and designing for the human operator's role in military command and control (C2) environments goes beyond any one discipline;therefore, Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) attempts to integrate the contrib...
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(纸本)3540408045
Understanding and designing for the human operator's role in military command and control (C2) environments goes beyond any one discipline;therefore, Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) attempts to integrate the contributions of psychology, systems engineering, sociology, and other cognitive sciences while conceptually distinguishing their separate contributions. We have tried to address the issues of modelling decision-making in the real world. We have examined how knowledge-based behaviour can be converted into rules to guide agent action in dealing with both constraints of terrain and the enemy on the agent's goals. We have modelled the company commander's military decision-making process for the purposes of producing command agents (CA) for wargames simulations. Our focus in this work is to implement an agent framework which is goal oriented rather than task driven;it is therefore, anticipated that the CA developed from the CWA will be better able to handle novel situations.
We investigate tidal sandbanks with a nonlinear morphodynamic model. The model consists of shallow water flow (including Coriolis and friction effects), bedload and suspended load transport to describe the sea bed evo...
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