We introduce a multi-spectral MRI segmentation technique based on approximate reducts derived from the data mining paradigm of the theory of rough sets. We use genetic algorithms to tune the parameterized attributes a...
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We introduce a multi-spectral MRI segmentation technique based on approximate reducts derived from the data mining paradigm of the theory of rough sets. We use genetic algorithms to tune the parameterized attributes and search for the best segmentation models based on approximate reducts.
In this paper, we propose a new shape descriptor, which represents the 2-D shape information by using the concept of interrelation quadruplet. For this purpose, the polygonal approximation of 2-D shape is applied firs...
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This paper presents a Lyapunov-based positioning controller for a macro-micro arm suppressing the bending vibration of the macro arm. On the basis of the distributed parameter model, the output feedback control law is...
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This paper presents a Lyapunov-based positioning controller for a macro-micro arm suppressing the bending vibration of the macro arm. On the basis of the distributed parameter model, the output feedback control law is constructed using Lyapunov method. The asymptotic stability on the neighborhood of the desired states of the closed-loop system is proved. The proposed controller consists of the PD feedback of the motor angle and a feedback of the bending strain at the tip of the macro arm. Some simulations are performed to show the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
This work presents a modular hybrid timed Petri net (MHTPN) methodology used to study multi-operational production systems in which parts are used for the production of different product types. This research generaliz...
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This work presents a modular hybrid timed Petri net (MHTPN) methodology used to study multi-operational production systems in which parts are used for the production of different product types. This research generalizes work presented in Tsinarakis, GJ et al., (2003) that studied production systems where all parts of the same type were used for the production of a type of final products following a common route. 3 fundamental system modules are derived; their MHTPN models are defined, followed by modules synthesis to obtain the overall system Petri net. For any topology, system's nodes and invariants are calculated. Applicability of the method is illustrated through an analytical example.
A method for arrhythmic episode classification using only the RR-interval signal is presented. The method is based on fuzzy logic and Markov models, while classification is performed for nine categories of cardiac rhy...
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A method for arrhythmic episode classification using only the RR-interval signal is presented. The method is based on fuzzy logic and Markov models, while classification is performed for nine categories of cardiac rhythms. A two-stage classifier is applied. In the first stage, a fuzzy system classifies the episode using the mean value and standard deviation of the RR-intervals. In the second, the RR-interval signal is transformed to character sequences, which are classified by Markov models. Two representation techniques are used for the extraction of the character sequences: symbolic dynamics and one based on the RR-interval length. The classification of an episode is achieved combining the outcomes of the two stages. The MIT-BIH arrhythmia database is used for the evaluation of the proposed method. The obtained results indicate high performance (accuracy 73%) in arrhythmic episode classification.
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N. V. AntonovDepartment of Theoretical Physics
St. Petersburg University Uljanovskaja 1 St. Petersburg Petrodvorez 198504 Russia and Intelligent Systems Laboratory Swedish Institute of Computer Science Box 1263 SE-164 29 Kista Sweden
A system of stochastic differential equations for the velocity and density of classical self-gravitating matter is investigated by means of the field theoretic renormalization group. The existence of two types of larg...
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A system of stochastic differential equations for the velocity and density of classical self-gravitating matter is investigated by means of the field theoretic renormalization group. The existence of two types of large-scale scaling behavior, associated with physically admissible fixed points of the renormalization-group equations, is established. Their regions of stability are identified and the corresponding scaling dimensions are calculated in the one-loop approximation (first order of the ε expansion). The velocity and density fields have independent scaling dimensions. Our analysis supports the importance of the rotational (nonpotential) components of the velocity field in the formation of those scaling laws.
For communication robots, it is important to find a communication partner and attract his or her attention in daily environments. In this paper, we propose a method for communication robots to detect and track a human...
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For communication robots, it is important to find a communication partner and attract his or her attention in daily environments. In this paper, we propose a method for communication robots to detect and track a human actively in order to communicate with him or her. We apply Markov chain Monte Carlo methods (MCMC) to human detection and tracking behaviors with a humanoid robot that has four types of sensors. Thus, by utilizing our method, the robot can detect and track humans with irregdar motion in complicated daily environments. While tracking a human, it tries to attract attention by verbal and nonverbal communication. We verify the validity of our method by performing experiments with a humanoid-type communication robot named Robovie.
We characrerite the eflects of external stimulation on central and peripheral sinoatrial node (SAN) celh using the Zhang et al. model [XI. Phase transition curves (PTCs) for brief (0.5ms) depolarizing and hyperpolaris...
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We characrerite the eflects of external stimulation on central and peripheral sinoatrial node (SAN) celh using the Zhang et al. model [XI. Phase transition curves (PTCs) for brief (0.5ms) depolarizing and hyperpolarising electrical current pulses of varying amplitude and of timing spanning the whole period are obtained. The application of a critical depdarizing stimulus (about 0.4 nA) during the late repolarization phase of the action potential resulted in annihilation of activity in central SAN cells, revealing the existence of a stable singularity in the corresponding model con3guration. The peripheral SAN cell does not exhibit a similar singularity and annihilation Of the normal acrivity.
The popularity of search heuristics has lead to numerous new approaches in the last two decades. Since algorithm performance is problem dependent and parameter sensitive, it is difficult to consider any single approac...
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The popularity of search heuristics has lead to numerous new approaches in the last two decades. Since algorithm performance is problem dependent and parameter sensitive, it is difficult to consider any single approach as of greatest utility overall problems. In contrast, differential evolution (DE) is a numerical optimization approach that requires hardly any parameter tuning and is very efficient and reliable on both benchmark and real-world problems. However, the results presented in this paper demonstrate that standard methods of evolutionary optimization are able to outperform DE on noisy problems when the fitness of candidate solutions approaches the fitness variance caused by the noise.
In this paper, descriptions of various flexible neural probes and a rat car system, which we developed, are presented. The probe is sufficiently flexible to enable minimally invasive recording. Some of these probes ha...
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In this paper, descriptions of various flexible neural probes and a rat car system, which we developed, are presented. The probe is sufficiently flexible to enable minimally invasive recording. Some of these probes have micro-fluidic channels integrated into the probe that can be used to inject chemicals into neural tissues and achieve a stable interface with the nervous system. The focus is on issues concerning 1) stable recording with electrodes placed in fluidic channels, 2) improved mechanical stiffness by filling channels with a solid that dissolves in neural tissues, and 3) the probe's application to a nerve regeneration electrode. The rat car system uses signals recorded from a rat motor cortex to control the car carrying the rat. It is being developed as an application of a brain-machine interfacing (BMI) system.
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