The effectiveness of autonomous vehicles relies on clear visual input, which rain can significantly obstruct. Rain streaks degrade the quality of captured images and videos, affecting both user perception and the func...
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(纸本)9781510679344;9781510679351
The effectiveness of autonomous vehicles relies on clear visual input, which rain can significantly obstruct. Rain streaks degrade the quality of captured images and videos, affecting both user perception and the functionality of outdoor vision systems, such as those in autonomous vehicles. This visual degradation impacts the vehicle's ability to interpret its environment, increasing the risk of driving in rainy conditions. Researchers have responded to this challenge by developing various rain removal algorithms, ranging from single-image to video-based approaches, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. This research aims to develop two novel, efficient single-image rain removal algorithms that strike a balance between high performance and quick execution. The proposed algorithms will address the need for an effective de-raining technique suitable for real-time use in autonomous vehicles. By improving visibility in rainy conditions, this innovation will enhance the performance and safety of autonomous vehicles, contributing to advancements in the field. A survey involving ten image processing experts and professionals, who evaluated the results of both algorithms based on perceived quality and improvement, revealed that Algorithm 1 received a higher average rating (0.58) compared to Algorithm 2 (0.43). Although Algorithm 1 is slightly preferred based on average participant ratings, Algorithm 2's superior edge preservation and image sharpness make it more favorable for applications demanding high accuracy and detailed image retention. Overall, the project meets the demand for real-time rain removal in autonomous vehicles and provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of Algorithm 1 in de-raining images compared to Algorithm
Two simple and error free methods (direct and interpolation) for obtaining mathematical models for constructing reference lines were developed and successfully applied to the hydrostatic stress-rupture data of polyeth...
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Two simple and error free methods (direct and interpolation) for obtaining mathematical models for constructing reference lines were developed and successfully applied to the hydrostatic stress-rupture data of polyethylene pipes. Both methods employed an algorithmic process that analyzed the observed stress-rupture data along with its mathematical model of the 50% regression (LTHS) line. For each method, a shift value Delta c was determined and was used to obtain the mathematical model for constructing reference lines that satisfied the requirement of ISO TS 26873. That is, the reference lines so constructed accommodated at least 97.5% of all stress-rupture data points on or above this line, in addition to being parallel to and vertically shifted below the 50% regression lines by an amount Delta c. In the direct method, the reference line was made to pass directly over the data point that is equal to or the first data point greater than the 97.5% data position among all data points. On the other hand, the interpolation method extracted a shift value that corresponded to the 97.5% data position by interpolating between the first data points over and below 97.5%. In this case, the reference lines were made to pass through the interpolated position of 97.5% at every temperature. The advantage of the proposed algorithmic methods is that the determination of mathematical models for reference lines only involves finding the data position(s) with a vertical shift value of Delta c that satisfies the <= 97.5% requirement. With these methods, uncertainties and errors associated with the current trial and error approach for constructing reference lines can be eliminated. In this paper, the details of the algorithmic process for obtaining a proper shift value and using it to develop the mathematical model are described for each method. Also, examples of constructing reference lines using these models are illustrated for polyethylene pipes. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights rese
This article addresses current methodological research on non-parametric Random Forests. It provides a brief intellectual history of Random Forests that covers CART, boosting and bagging methods. It then introduces th...
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This article addresses current methodological research on non-parametric Random Forests. It provides a brief intellectual history of Random Forests that covers CART, boosting and bagging methods. It then introduces the primary methods by which researchers can visualize results, the relationships between covariates and responses, and the out-of-bag test set error. In addition, the article considers current research on universal consistency and importance tests in Random Forests. Finally, several uses for Random Forests are discussed, and available software is identified.
An applied treatment of the key methods and state-of-the-art tools for visualizing and understanding statistical data Smoothing of Multivariate Data provides an illustrative and hands-on approach to the multivariate a...
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(数字)9780470425664
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(纸本)9780470290880
An applied treatment of the key methods and state-of-the-art tools for visualizing and understanding statistical data Smoothing of Multivariate Data provides an illustrative and hands-on approach to the multivariate aspects of density estimation, emphasizing the use of visualization tools. Rather than outlining the theoretical concepts of classification and regression, this book focuses on the procedures for estimating a multivariate distribution via smoothing. The author first provides an introduction to various visualization tools that can be used to construct representations of multivariate functions, sets, data, and scales of multivariate density estimates. Next, readers are presented with an extensive review of the basic mathematical tools that are needed to asymptotically analyze the behavior of multivariate density estimators, with coverage of density classes, lower bounds, empirical processes, and manipulation of density estimates. The book concludes with an extensive toolbox of multivariate density estimators, including anisotropic kernel estimators, minimization estimators, multivariate adaptive histograms, and wavelet estimators. A completely interactive experience is encouraged, as all examples and figurescan be easily replicated using the R software package, and every chapter concludes with numerous exercises that allow readers to test their understanding of the presented techniques. The R software is freely available on the book's related Web site along with "Code" sections for each chapter that provide short instructions for working in the R environment. Combining mathematical analysis with practical implementations, Smoothing of Multivariate Data is an excellent book for courses in multivariate analysis, data analysis, and nonparametric statistics at the upper-undergraduate and graduatelevels. It also serves as a valuable reference for practitioners and researchers in the fields of statistics, computer science, economics, and engineering.
The paper surveys main features of computational geometry and presents the argument that a course oriented to applied computational geometry should be a part of the computer graphics curriculum, as it teaches effectiv...
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The paper surveys main features of computational geometry and presents the argument that a course oriented to applied computational geometry should be a part of the computer graphics curriculum, as it teaches effective algorithmic methods and helps to develop abstract thinking. Possible contents of the course and forms suitable and interesting for computer graphics students are discussed. The students' feedback on such a course has been mostly positive.
Let n be a positive integer, and let k be a field (of arbitrary characteristic) accessible to symbolic computation. We describe an algorithmic test for determining whether or not a finitely presented k-algebra R has i...
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Let n be a positive integer, and let k be a field (of arbitrary characteristic) accessible to symbolic computation. We describe an algorithmic test for determining whether or not a finitely presented k-algebra R has infinitely many equivalence classes of semisimple representations R -> M(n)(k'), where k' is the algebraic closure of k. The test reduces the problem to computational commutative algebra over k, via famous results of Artin, Procesi, and Shirshov. The test is illustrated by explicit examples. with n = 3. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
This article provides an introduction to ensemble statistical procedures as a special case of algorithmic methods. The discussion begins with classification and regression trees (CART) as a didactic device to introduc...
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This article provides an introduction to ensemble statistical procedures as a special case of algorithmic methods. The discussion begins with classification and regression trees (CART) as a didactic device to introduce many of the key issues. Following the material on CART is a consideration of cross-validation, bagging, random forests, and boosting. Major points are illustrated with analyses of real data.
We consider systems which exhibit a mixture of smooth behavior and occasional jumps, controlled by continuous-time Markovian processes on a finite state space, and we call these fluid queues with jumps, thereby emphas...
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We consider systems which exhibit a mixture of smooth behavior and occasional jumps, controlled by continuous-time Markovian processes on a finite state space, and we call these fluid queues with jumps, thereby emphasizing the fact that they constitute a generalization of fluid queues. We characterize their stationary distribution in an algorithmically tractable way by constructing an auxiliary fluid queue without jumps. We give a few examples to illustrate the procedure and we analyze in detail a buffer model where bursts of high priority traffic interrupt the transmission of low priority files. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
We consider systems which exhibit a mixture of smooth behavior and occasional jumps, controlled by continuous-time Markovian processes on a finite state space, and we call these fluid queues with jumps, thereby emphas...
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We consider systems which exhibit a mixture of smooth behavior and occasional jumps, controlled by continuous-time Markovian processes on a finite state space, and we call these fluid queues with jumps, thereby emphasizing the fact that they constitute a generalization of fluid queues. We characterize their stationary distribution in an algorithmically tractable way by constructing an auxiliary fluid queue without jumps. We give a few examples to illustrate the procedure and we analyze in detail a buffer model where bursts of high priority traffic interrupt the transmission of low priority files. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
We describe an effective algorithm for computing the automorphism group of a finite-dimensional solvable Lie algebra over a finite field. We show that a similar approach can be Used to determine a canonical table for ...
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We describe an effective algorithm for computing the automorphism group of a finite-dimensional solvable Lie algebra over a finite field. We show that a similar approach can be Used to determine a canonical table for such a Lie algebra;that is, a description for the Lie algebra which is invariant under isomorphisms. Hence we also obtain an effective isomorphism test for finite-dimensional solvable Lie algebras over finite fields. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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