This paper presents a novel outdoor path planning algorithm that gives consideration to both environment constraint and nonholonomic constraint. In order to generate accurate environment constraint, an elevation map i...
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Software systems represent one of the most complex man-made systems. In this paper, we analyze the evolution of Object-Oriented (OO) software using complex network theory from a multi-granularity perspective. First, t...
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Software systems represent one of the most complex man-made systems. In this paper, we analyze the evolution of Object-Oriented (OO) software using complex network theory from a multi-granularity perspective. First, the software net works are constructed for a multi-version software system at different levels of granularity. Then, some parameters used in complex network theory are introduced to study the topological characteristics of these software networks. By investigating the parameters' values in consecutive software networks, we have a better understanding about software evolution. A case study on an open source OO project, Azureus, is conducted as an example to illustrate our approach. It uncovers some underlying dynamic characteristics of OO systems. These results provide a different dimension to our understanding of software system dynamics and also are very useful for the design and development of OO software systems.
A major shift in logic CMOS technology from planar device to multi-channel device is underway in order to continue the device scaling without degrading short-channel effect beyond 30-nm node [1]. A distinct feature of...
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A major shift in logic CMOS technology from planar device to multi-channel device is underway in order to continue the device scaling without degrading short-channel effect beyond 30-nm node [1]. A distinct feature of the multi-channel device is that higher channel dimensionality increases the surface-to-body-volume ratio and improves the control of channel potential by the gate. However, the limited depletion charge in the small volume of the body makes it difficult to control threshold voltage (V T ) of the device, which also challenges the implementation of the conventional multi-V T library scheme for low power circuit design [2]. A similar problem in FDSOI MOSFET can be handled by the Ground-Plane technique or back-gate scheme proposed by Wong et al. [3]. In this work, we investigate the extension of the scheme to nanowire devices using TCAD simulation. Specially, we focus on the case of Tunnel FET devices which are expected to be promising for sub 20-nm ultra-low power CMOS technology.
The problem of defining the clustering structure in DNA methylation expressions is considered. A Dirichlet process beta mixture model (DPBMM) is proposed that models the DNA methylation data array. The model allows au...
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The problem of defining the clustering structure in DNA methylation expressions is considered. A Dirichlet process beta mixture model (DPBMM) is proposed that models the DNA methylation data array. The model allows automatic learning of the cluster structure parameters such as the cluster mixing proportion, the models of each cluster, and especially the number of clusters. To enable the learning, we proposed a Gibbs sampling algorithm for computing the posterior distributions, hence the estimates of the parameters. We investigate the performance of the proposed clustering algorithm via simulation.
In this paper, a comparative study of Pt/nanostructured MoO 3 /SiC Schottky diode based hydrogen gas sensors is presented. MoO 3 nanostructured films with three different morphologies (nanoplatelets, nanoplatelets-na...
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(纸本)9781424492909
In this paper, a comparative study of Pt/nanostructured MoO 3 /SiC Schottky diode based hydrogen gas sensors is presented. MoO 3 nanostructured films with three different morphologies (nanoplatelets, nanoplatelets-nanowires and nano-flowers) were deposited on SiC by thermal evaporation. We compare the current-voltage characteristics and the dynamic response of these sensors as they are exposed to hydrogen gas at temperatures up to 250°C. Results indicate that the sensor based on MoO 3 nano-flowers exhibited the highest sensitivity (in terms of a 5.79V voltage shift) towards 1% hydrogen; while the sensor based on MoO 3 nanoplatelets showed the quickest response (t 90% -40s).
Our recent investigations are focused to develop dynamic models for skeletal muscle force and finger angles for prosthetic hand control using surface electromyographic sEMG as input. Since sEMG is temporal and spatial...
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(纸本)9781612848006;9781612848013
Our recent investigations are focused to develop dynamic models for skeletal muscle force and finger angles for prosthetic hand control using surface electromyographic sEMG as input. Since sEMG is temporal and spatially distributed and is influenced by various factors, muscle fatigue and its related sEMG becomes of importance. This study is an effort to spectrally analyze the sEMG signal during progression of muscle fatigue. The sEMG is captured from the arms of healthy subjects during muscle fatiguing experiments for dynamic and static force levels. Filtered sEMG signal is segmented in five parts with 75% overlap between adjacent segments. The analysis is done using different classical (fast Fourier transform, Welch's averaged modified periodogram), model-based (Yule-Walker, Burg, Covariance and Modified Covariance autoregressive (AR) method), and eigenvector methods (Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) and eigenvector spectral estimation method) in frequency domain. Results show that the classical and eigenvector based methods are more sensitive than the model-based methods to fatigue related changes in sEMG signals.
Cognitive radio is used for enhancement of spectrum *** many works have been accomplished on the power allocation of cognitive radio,limited efforts have considered evolutionary *** this paper,we study this problem in...
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Cognitive radio is used for enhancement of spectrum *** many works have been accomplished on the power allocation of cognitive radio,limited efforts have considered evolutionary *** this paper,we study this problem in the cognitive radio networks where interference constraints are defined for protection of quality of service(QoS)for both primary and secondary *** defined as functions of the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio(SINR) are matched for each secondary user which meets Nash’s *** general,the region of utilities that meets the constraints is *** is possible to make simplifications,generate a convex region,and then use common convex optimization approaches to obtain a ***,Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO)does not need such simplifications and thus its results are superior to those of the convex optimization *** is an evolutionary algorithm based on social intelligence,utilized in many optimization *** is a global optimizations algorithm that does not require the objective function be differentiable as required in classic optimization methods.
As complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) has been scaled down and supply voltage has been reduced, it becomes important to reduce subthreshold swing (SS) in order to obtain high on/off current ratio. To decre...
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As complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) has been scaled down and supply voltage has been reduced, it becomes important to reduce subthreshold swing (SS) in order to obtain high on/off current ratio. To decrease SS below 60 mV/dec, tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) has been reported and studied recently[1-3]. However, as TFET uses band-to-band tunneling as its current source, it is difficult to obtain high on-current. In order to solve this problem of the conventional TFET and maintain high on-current while lowering SS, novel device using p-n junction gate is proposed in this paper.
In this paper, we propose a method to predict the outcome of Bevacizumab therapy on Glioblastoma Multiform (GBM) tumors. The method uses diffusion anisotropy indices (DAI) and spatial information to predict the treatm...
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In this paper, we propose a method to predict the outcome of Bevacizumab therapy on Glioblastoma Multiform (GBM) tumors. The method uses diffusion anisotropy indices (DAI) and spatial information to predict the treatment response of each tumor voxel. These DAIs are Fractional Anisotropy, Mean Diffusivity, Relative Anisotropy, and Volume Ratio, extracted from Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) data before treatment. The spatial information is considered as the distance of each tumor voxel from the tumor center, extracted from pre-treatment post-contrast T1-weighted Magnetic Resonance Images (pc-T1-MRI). DAIs and spatial information of each tumor voxel are considered as feature vector. DTI and pc-T1-MRI are gathered before and after the treatment of seven GBM patients. First, DAIs of all brain voxels and the distance of each tumor voxel from the tumor center are calculated. Second, the method registers pre-treatment DAI maps and post-treatment pc-T1-MRI to pre-treatment pc-T1-MRI. Next, the tumor is segmented using thresholding technique from pc-T1-MRI. Then, Gd-enhanced voxels of the pre- and post-treatment pc-T1-MRI are compared to label the feature vectors. Three classifiers were evaluated, including Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbor, and Artificial Neural Network. Classification results show a preference for K-Nearest Neighbor based on well-established performance measures.
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