Validating the link between an architecture framework representation of a capability and the systems which provide that capability is a substantial challenge. Synthetic environments are suggested as a method whereby t...
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Subsampling algorithms are applied to resize digital images to a lower resolution for display and transmission applications where the pixel count of the display mechanism is lower than the pixel count of the image acq...
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Subsampling algorithms are applied to resize digital images to a lower resolution for display and transmission applications where the pixel count of the display mechanism is lower than the pixel count of the image acquisition method. Unfortunately, interpolation-based resizing methods change the color information and attenuate a specific range of high-frequency components from which the human visual system derives significant response. The described maximum entropy algorithm (MEA) provides that, as an image goes through subsampling, locally informative pixels are retained by analyzing the pixel neighboringhoods. The selected pixels are inserted directly in the output image, and color information is therefore preserved. From subjective observation and object evaluation using the entropy, contrast, and PSNR, MEA effectively maintains important features and color information and demonstrates better resizing performance than interpolation-based methods for some applications. Furthermore, the computational expense is suitable for real-time implementation
Simulating based on multi-agent system (MAS) is a new research tool for the order of nature, especially for ecosystem and life-form evolvement. This paper put forward a MAS-based single-species life-form ecosystem mod...
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Simulating based on multi-agent system (MAS) is a new research tool for the order of nature, especially for ecosystem and life-form evolvement. This paper put forward a MAS-based single-species life-form ecosystem model to simulate evolvement of ecosystem. With the model, we can study on a set of social problems which exist in single-species society, such as how environment affects individual belief; concerned with certain individual ability level, what optimal scale of cooperating group is; what about the relationship between individual size and its adaptability. The zoological society has certain similarity to human society, so study on these problems can help us to interpret society of ourselves. Further, homothetic case also exists in many other situation, such as virus spread, enterprise competition. This nonobjective model can be utilized in broad application fields
Quality management is a hot issue in most organisations and must be considered in the business processes of the organisation. Existing approaches on business process modelling provide neither explicit strategy to mode...
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Quality management is a hot issue in most organisations and must be considered in the business processes of the organisation. Existing approaches on business process modelling provide neither explicit strategy to model quality requirements on business processes nor do they provide explicit support for the construction of business processes satisfying such quality requirements. In this paper, we present a pattern-driven development process for modelling business processes with respect to given quality constraints. We introduce a visual pattern specification language based on UML Activity Diagrams that enables the expression of quality constraints as patterns. These patterns can be used in a forward-engineering development process which supports the business process designer in constructing business processes by applying patterns. Thereby, quality constraints can be integrated into the design of business processes seamlessly
Exposure of living bodies to very high frequency non-ionizing electromagnetic field (EMF) (i.e. microwave (MW) domain, (10 8 - 10 11 ) Hz) is associated to the use of mobile communications, radar detection, dielectric...
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(纸本)8468994383
Exposure of living bodies to very high frequency non-ionizing electromagnetic field (EMF) (i.e. microwave (MW) domain, (10 8 - 10 11 ) Hz) is associated to the use of mobile communications, radar detection, dielectric heaters and to several medical procedures. Phantoms filled with artificial materials described by dielectric properties similar to those of anatomical tissues are used in experimental procedures for electronic equipment certification; numerical modeling is also a powerful tool for EMF distribution and dosimetric parameters evaluation, while an optimum between computational costs and relevance of results is desirable. We report here a numerical study of the electromagnetic field induced in several biological 3D FEM models by a conventional microwave applicator. The sensitivity of dosimetric parameters relative to the properties of the model and the compliance with exposure guidelines are evaluated. The influence of dielectric properties dispersion on dosimetric quantities is examined. Useful conclusions were drawn for the design and validation of experimental settings and numerical models. The general characteristics of the MW source and the exposed medium are associated to mobile telephony conditions, but the methods could be also extended to other applications.
Interest in studying human posture, movement, and physical activity is growing due in part to the increasing prevalence of obesity. Accelerometers are commonly used in motion analysis systems to enable researchers to ...
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Interest in studying human posture, movement, and physical activity is growing due in part to the increasing prevalence of obesity. Accelerometers are commonly used in motion analysis systems to enable researchers to conduct studies outside of the traditional laboratory environment; however the available systems tend to be bulky and unsuitable for long-term studies. Therefore, a need exists for a physically robust, yet compact motion analysis system that can be easily worn for an extended time period without disrupting the person's range of motion. Here we describe our on-going efforts to develop a robust, compact system that can measure body posture and movement using a tri-axial accelerometer, and then store this data on a secure digital memory card. This device can be easily configured to collect accelerometer data for specific applications in human motion analysis. In the future, this device will be used to study physical activity in free-living individuals
The human haptic system, among all senses, provides unique and bidirectional communication between humans and their physical environment. Yet, to date, most human-computer interactive systems have focused primarily on...
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(数字)9781598291155
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(纸本)9781598291148
The human haptic system, among all senses, provides unique and bidirectional communication between humans and their physical environment. Yet, to date, most human-computer interactive systems have focused primarily on the graphical rendering of visual information and, to a lesser extent, on the display of auditory information. Extending the frontier of visual computing, haptic interfaces, or force feedback devices, have the potential to increase the quality of human-computer interaction by accommodating the sense of touch. They provide an attractive augmentation to visual display and enhance the level of understanding of complex data sets. They have been effectively used for a number of applications including molecular docking, manipulation of nano-materials, surgical training, virtual prototyping, and digital sculpting. Compared with visual and auditory display, haptic rendering has extremely demanding computational requirements. In order to maintain a stable system while displaying smooth and realistic forces and torques, high haptic update rates in the range of 500-1000 Hz or more are typically used. Haptics present many new challenges to researchers and developers in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Some of the critical issues include the development of novel data structures to encode shape and material properties, as well as new techniques for geometry processing, data analysis, physical modeling, and haptic visualization.
This synthesis examines some of the latest developments on haptic rendering, while looking forward to exciting future research in this area. It presents novel haptic rendering algorithms that take advantage of the human haptic sensory modality. Specifically it discusses different rendering techniques for various geometric representations (e.g. point-based, polygonal, multiresolution, distance fields, etc), as well as textured surfaces.
It also shows how psychophysics of touch can provide the foundational design guidelines for d
Rigorous simulations using combined finite/boundary element methods (FEM/BEM) are often too time consuming for the rapid evaluation of long surface-acoustic wave (SAW) structures, and soon become impractical as device...
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Rigorous simulations using combined finite/boundary element methods (FEM/BEM) are often too time consuming for the rapid evaluation of long surface-acoustic wave (SAW) structures, and soon become impractical as device length increases. This situation is complicated by the need of subsequent design modifications and analyses. Scalar models, and in particular, transmission line (TL) based network descriptions, enable fast evaluation of arbitrary device topologies comprised of inter digital-transducers (IDTs) and reflector/grating structures. For example, simulating a resonator structure using a network model reduces computation time from days or hours to minutes, allowing the identification of optimal designs, which may then be further analyzed using rigorous FEM/BEM techniques. The traditional network model (NM) consists of mismatched TLs, shunt susceptances, and transformers, and has been successfully used to simulate transduction and propagation of pure Rayleigh type and generalized SAWs in periodic structures. In these cases, it is often acceptable to neglect bulk acoustic wave (BAW) radiation, since the operational frequencies of the SAW devices are far away from the BAW radiation frequency. However, in the case of pure shear horizontal (SH) SAW orientations significant BAW scattering is frequently observed because the BAW radiation frequency takes place near the SAW bandwidth, and thus the traditional NM fails to account for the energy radiated to the bulk. In this work a modification of the traditional NM is introduced that accounts for energy loss near the upper stopband edge for a long periodic structure, thus allowing the use of the NM to adequately simulate structures along pure SH SAW orientations. The BAW radiation is modeled by a frequency-dependent shunt conductance located at electrode edge discontinuities. A parameter extraction technique is presented that allows the rapid determination of frequency-dependent parameters. In particular, the parameters
This Special Issue of JCISE includes selected papers that were presented at the IEEE Shape modeling International Conference (SMI’04) and the Ninth ACM symposium on Solid modeling and Applications (SM’04). The confe...
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This Special Issue of JCISE includes selected papers that were presented at the IEEE Shape modeling International Conference (SMI’04) and the Ninth ACM symposium on Solid modeling and Applications (SM’04). The conferences were colocated at the Palazzo Ducale, in the historic center of Genoa, Italy in June 2004 as part of the International Convention on Shapes & Solids 2004 organized and chaired by Bianca Falcidieno (CNR, Italy). The Shape modeling International Conference is an annual international forum for the exchange of research and applications related to all the aspects dealing with modeling, representing, processing and retrieving of digital shapes and associated properties from a broad multidisciplinary perspective. The ACM symposium on Solid modeling and Applications is also an annual international forum for the exchange of recent research and applications of solid modeling and computing in design, analysis and manufacturing, as well...
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