A cooperative method is proposed in which image intensity (brightness) and optical-flow information are integrated into a single stereo technique by modeling the input data as coupled Markov random fields (MRF’s). Th...
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A cooperative method is proposed in which image intensity (brightness) and optical-flow information are integrated into a single stereo technique by modeling the input data as coupled Markov random fields (MRF’s). The Bayesian probabilistic estimation method and the MRF–Gibbs equivalence theory are used to integrate the optical flow and the gray-level intensity information to obtain an energy function that will explicitly represent the depth discontinuity and occlusion constraints on the solution. This energy function involves the similarity in intensity (or edge orientation) and the optical flow between corresponding sites of the left and right images as well as the smoothness constraint on the disparity solution. If a simple MRF is used to model the data, the energy function will yield a poor disparity by smoothing across object boundaries, particularly when occluding objects are present. We use optical-flow information to indicate object boundaries (depth discontinuities) and occluded regions, in order to improve the disparity solution in occluded regions. A stochastic relaxation algorithm (simulated annealing) is used to find a favorable disparity solution by minimization of the energy equation.
Discrete chaotic systems based on memristors exhibit excellent dynamical properties and are more straightforward to implement in hardware, making them highly suitable for generating cryptographic keystreams. However, ...
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In this paper, we study the interaction of an absorbing boundary condition (ABC) with the discretization error. In many cases the major source of error is due to the discretization error and how it couples to the ABC....
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In this paper, we study the interaction of an absorbing boundary condition (ABC) with the discretization error. In many cases the major source of error is due to the discretization error and how it couples to the ABC. In order to study the ABC, we consider three methods to solve the problem. Two of these are finite element methods with either nodal elements or the recently proposed solenoidal elements. The third is based on analytical methods. The effect of electrical size of the geometry as well as the excitation on the error is studied within the context of the interaction between numerical dispersion and the ABC errors.
Wind and solar renewable energy sources (RES) have been fundamental in reducing carbon emissions in electrical energy systems. However, when integrated into low voltage grids, some problems can arise due to the high n...
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Background: Heart transplant outcomes and survival depend on the ability to implant well-functioning organs, but there remain no reliable, objective measures of cardiac function prior to implantation. The lack of stan...
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A novel multistage numerical modeling approach to simulate acoustic-wave generation and propagation of an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) is presented. The model assumes a uniform static magnetic field in a...
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A novel multistage numerical modeling approach to simulate acoustic-wave generation and propagation of an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) is presented. The model assumes a uniform static magnetic field in a conducting half-space. A meander coil winding situated above the half-space is driven by a transient high-frequency current pulse. The numerically computed eddy currents in the conducting specimen are combined with the static magnetic field to yield spatially and temporally diffusive Lorentz forces which in turn are coupled into the elastic-wave equation. This hyperbolic elastodynamic system is solved for the displacement field vector which gives rise to propagating elastic waves. Numerical transduction results are discussed for a generic two-wire transient EMAT configuration and for an isotropic half-space with electric and acoustic material parameters equivalent to those of aluminum.
An investigation of the propagation properties of a short pulse in a resonant absorber with a homogeneously broadened transition is presented with two main questions in mind: 1) the influence of the input pulse area o...
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An investigation of the propagation properties of a short pulse in a resonant absorber with a homogeneously broadened transition is presented with two main questions in mind: 1) the influence of the input pulse area on the transitory regime and on the steady-state propagation; 2) the effects of atomic coherence on the pulse shaping and the time delay of the leading edge of the pulse. The transitory regime of a propagating pulse is investigated and the stability of some asymptotic wave form confirmed. As expected, the transversal relaxation mechanism affects critically the major features of the coherent interaction. A detailed analysis of this problem is also presented.
Blockchain has become a popular paradigm for secure and immutable data storage. Despite its numerous applications across various fields, concerns regarding the user privacy and result integrity during data queries per...
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Two prevalent underlying assumptions related to cutaneous receptor research are that receptor responses are conditionally independent given the stimulus, and that stimulus information is encoded through a mean rate co...
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Two prevalent underlying assumptions related to cutaneous receptor research are that receptor responses are conditionally independent given the stimulus, and that stimulus information is encoded through a mean rate code. In this paper, an information-theoretic technique that can be used to test these assumptions is developed and presented. Results are presented from experiments designed to evaluate the efficiency of mean rate codes and the independence of receptor discharges recorded from cutaneous receptor afferent neurons.
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