We present an end-to-end image-processing pipeline that is accelerated using coupled spin-torque oscillator (STO) arrays for its key computational kernels. Coupled oscillator arrays are used throughout the pipeline, i...
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We present an end-to-end image-processing pipeline that is accelerated using coupled spin-torque oscillator (STO) arrays for its key computational kernels. Coupled oscillator arrays are used throughout the pipeline, including the computation of spectral and spatial transforms in the saliency stages and convolution in the CNN-based classifiers in the back end. We present results for two types of oscillator models, a generic, parameterized, model that captures variations in coupling asymmetry, locking range, and noise, and a hardware calibrated spice model of a coupled STO array with data curve fitted to a closed-form C++ model. The pipeline was run over three benchmark datasets, the Neovision2 Tower and Helicopter datasets [1] and the DARPA Vivid dataset [2]. We show the sensitivity of the output to parameter variations in the generic model and show equivalent performance for the STO model.
Plasmonic metasurfaces have been employed for tuning and controlling light enabling various novel applications. Their appeal is enhanced with the incorporation of an active element with the metasurfaces paving the way...
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Improved dense trajectory features have been successfully used in video-based action recognition problems, but their application to face processing is more challenging. In this paper, we propose a novel system that de...
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Improved dense trajectory features have been successfully used in video-based action recognition problems, but their application to face processing is more challenging. In this paper, we propose a novel system that deals with the problem of emotion recognition in real-world videos, using improved dense trajectory, LGBP-TOP, and geometric features. In the proposed system, we detect the face and facial landmarks from each frame of a video using a combination of two recent approaches, and register faces by means of Procrustes analysis. The improved dense trajectory and geometric features are encoded using Fisher vectors and classification is achieved by extreme learning machines. We evaluate our method on the extended Cohn-Kanade (CK+) and EmotiW2015 Challenge databases. We obtain state-of-the-art results in both databases.
In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a low-cost, open-source prosthetic hand that enables both motor control and sensory feedback for people with transradial amputations. We integrate electromyo...
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In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a low-cost, open-source prosthetic hand that enables both motor control and sensory feedback for people with transradial amputations. We integrate electromyographic pattern recognition for motor control along with contact reflexes and sensory substitution to provide feedback to the user. Compliant joints allow for robustness to impacts. The entire hand can be built for around $550. This low cost makes research and development of sensorimotor prosthetic hands more accessible to researchers worldwide, while also being affordable for people with amputations in developing nations. We evaluate the sensorimotor capabilities of our hand with a subject with a transradial amputation. We show that using contact reflexes and sensory substitution, when compared to standard myoelectric prostheses that lack these features, improves grasping of delicate objects like an eggshell and a cup of water both with and without visual feedback. Our hand is easily integrated into standard sockets, facilitating long-term testing of sensorimotor capabilities.
It has been suggested that humans discriminate different frequency sounds with greater selectivity than other mammals. However, mechanisms that could underlie higher frequency selectivity in humans are unclear. Recent...
It has been suggested that humans discriminate different frequency sounds with greater selectivity than other mammals. However, mechanisms that could underlie higher frequency selectivity in humans are unclear. Recent studies show that the tectorial membrane (TM) supports longitudinally propagating waves, and the spread of excitation of these TM waves has been implicated in controlling the tuning properties in a mutant mouse model of hearing. Here we compare TM morphology and waves in humans and mice and show that despite some differences in morphology, the spread of excitation of TM waves is similar in spatial extent. However, the cochlear maps of humans and mice differ significantly, with similar cochlear distances mapping to a narrower range of best frequencies in humans than in mice. By coupling different frequency ranges, TM waves could contribute to differences in frequency tuning in mammals, with the smaller human range of frequencies corresponding to sharper frequency tuning.
The present research program investigates the mechanical sensing properties of fuzzy silica fibers either coated with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), or with a CNT-Zinc Oxide (ZnO) layered arrangement. Here, the CNTs have be...
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(纸本)9781119323617
The present research program investigates the mechanical sensing properties of fuzzy silica fibers either coated with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), or with a CNT-Zinc Oxide (ZnO) layered arrangement. Here, the CNTs have been grown directly on the silica fiber using a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process. In the case of the CNT-ZnO based Silica fibers, the semiconducting coating was performed using a sputter deposition system. The sensing properties of the manufactured fuzzy fibers have been investigated through a curing process on a thermoset resin as well as through a series of compressive tests. It has been observed, that the fuzzy fibers are capable of detecting the curing time of the polymeric resin as well as measuring the mechanical deformation of the cured resin after being subjected to a series of compressive tests.
We consider the problem of sequentially making decisions that are rewarded by "successes" and "failures" which can be predicted through an unknown relationship that depends on a partially controlla...
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(纸本)9781510829008
We consider the problem of sequentially making decisions that are rewarded by "successes" and "failures" which can be predicted through an unknown relationship that depends on a partially controllable vector of attributes for each instance. The learner takes an active role in selecting samples from the instance pool. The goal is to maximize the probability of success, either after the offline training phase or minimizing regret in online learning. Our problem is motivated by real-world applications where observations are time consuming and/or expensive. With the adaptation of an online Bayesian linear classifier, we develop a knowledge-gradient type policy to guide the experiment by maximizing the expected value of information of labeling each alternative, in order to reduce the number of expensive physical experiments. We provide a finite-time analysis of the estimated error and demonstrate the performance of the proposed algorithm on both synthetic problems and benchmark UCI datasets.
At the Unit Laka Lantas Polres Lhokseumawe determining accident-prone areas on roads in Lhokseumawe still using manual systems. Determination of accident-prone areas are less effective because the police Unit Laka Lan...
At the Unit Laka Lantas Polres Lhokseumawe determining accident-prone areas on roads in Lhokseumawe still using manual systems. Determination of accident-prone areas are less effective because the police Unit Laka Lantas Polres Lhokseumawe just using the data of the last year and had to repeatedly calculate manually accident-prone areas based on the number of human casualties. In this study the system implementation CUSUM method (Cummulative Summary) to determine the accident-prone areas designed using the web-based programming language PHP. In this system there are three processes to determine areas prone to accidents, the accident rate calculations based on the weighted severity, blacksite calculations using the Z-Score method for determining areas prone to accident blackspots and calculations using the CUSUM method to determine the critical points of an accident. The data used are secondary data obtained from the Police Unit Laka Lantas Polres Lhokseumawe years 2009-2013.
This paper was retracted by IOP Publishing on 12 December 2018. This paper was published due to a technical error and was not intended to be included in this journal. Retraction published: 8 February 2019
This paper was retracted by IOP Publishing on 12 December 2018. This paper was published due to a technical error and was not intended to be included in this journal. Retraction published: 8 February 2019
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