We study the problem of approximately transforming a sample from a source statistical model to a sample from a target statistical model without knowing the parameters of the source model, and construct several computa...
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Recent advances in computer vision and deep learning have shown that the fusion of depth information can significantly enhance the performance of RGB-based damage detection and segmentation ***,alongside the advantage...
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Recent advances in computer vision and deep learning have shown that the fusion of depth information can significantly enhance the performance of RGB-based damage detection and segmentation ***,alongside the advantages,depth-sensing also presents many practical *** instance,the depth sensors impose an additional payload burden on the robotic inspection platforms limiting the operation time and increasing the inspection ***,some lidar-based depth sensors have poor outdoor performance due to sunlight contamination during the *** this context,this study investigates the feasibility of abolishing depth-sensing at test time without compromising the segmentation *** autonomous damage segmentation framework is developed,based on recent advancements in vision-based multi-modal sensing such as modality hallucination(MH)and monocular depth estimation(MDE),which require depth data only during the model *** the time of deployment,depth data becomes expendable as it can be simulated from the corresponding RGB *** makes it possible to reap the benefits of depth fusion without any depth perception per *** study explored two different depth encoding techniques and three different fusion strategies in addition to a baseline RGB-based *** proposed approach is validated on computer-generated RGB-D data of reinforced concrete buildings subjected to seismic *** was observed that the surrogate techniques can increase the segmentation IoU by up to 20.1%with a negligible increase in the computation ***,this study is believed to make a positive contribution to enhancing the resilience of critical civil infrastructure.
The widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles has generated considerable interest in their autonomous operation,with path planning emerging as a critical ***,existing road infrastructure confronts challenges due to p...
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The widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles has generated considerable interest in their autonomous operation,with path planning emerging as a critical ***,existing road infrastructure confronts challenges due to prolonged use and insufficient *** research on autonomous vehicle navigation has focused on determining the trajectory with the shortest distance,while neglecting road construction information,leading to potential time and energy inefficiencies in real-world scenarios involving infrastructure *** address this issue,a digital twin-embedded multi-objective autonomous vehicle navigation is proposed under the condition of infrastructure *** authors propose an image processing algorithm that leverages captured images of the road construction environment to enable road extrac-tion and modelling of the autonomous vehicle ***,a wavelet neural network is developed to predict real-time traffic flow,considering its inherent ***,a multi-objective brainstorm optimisation(BSO)-based method for path planning is introduced,which optimises total time-cost and energy consumption objective *** ensure optimal trajectory planning during infrastructure con-struction,the algorithm incorporates a real-time updated digital twin throughout autonomous vehicle *** effectiveness and robustness of the proposed model are validated through simulation and comparative studies conducted in diverse scenarios involving road *** results highlight the improved performance and reli-ability of the autonomous vehicle system when equipped with the authors’approach,demonstrating its potential for enhancing efficiency and minimising disruptions caused by road infrastructure development.
Additive manufacturing holds the potential to revolutionize circuit fabrication and enable the widespread adoption of printed electronics, particularly in flexible applications, such as wearable or conformable electro...
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The rapid advancement of electric vehicles (EVs) offers a significant reduction in carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuels with more sustainable energy sources. This article studies wireless charging technology for...
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This article focuses on inferring a general class of hidden Markov models (HMMs) using data acquired from experts. Expert-acquired data contain decisions/actions made by humans/users for various objectives, such as na...
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Nanoelectromechanical systems(NEMS)incorporating atomic or molecular layer van der Waals materials can support multimode resonances and exotic nonlinear *** we investigate nonlinear coupling of closely spaced modes in...
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Nanoelectromechanical systems(NEMS)incorporating atomic or molecular layer van der Waals materials can support multimode resonances and exotic nonlinear *** we investigate nonlinear coupling of closely spaced modes in a bilayer(2L)molybdenum disulfide(MoS_(2))nanoelectromechanical *** model the response from a drumhead resonator using equations of two resonant modes with a dispersive coupling term to describe the vibration induced frequency shifts that result from the induced change in *** employ method of averaging to solve the equations of coupled modes and extract an expression for the nonlinear coupling coefficient(λ)in closed *** thermomechanical noise spectral measurements are used to calibrate the vibration amplitude of mode 2(a_(2))in the displacement *** drive mode 2 near its natural frequency and measure the shifted resonance frequency of mode 1(f_(1s))resulting from the dispersive *** model yieldsλ=0.027±0.005 pm^(-2)·μs^(-2) from thermomechanical noise measurement of mode *** model also captures an anomalous frequency shift of the undriven mode 1 due to nonlinear coupling to the driven mode 2 mediated by large dynamic *** study provides a direct means to quantifyingλby measuring the thermomechanical noise in NEMS and will be valuable for understanding nonlinear mode coupling in emerging resonant systems.
It's been 10 years since the IEEE launched the Rebooting Computing Initiative (RCI) with the intention to re-examine all levels of how we compute. Back then, the term 'post-Moore' was just coming into vogu...
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High-field superconducting magnets are poised to revolutionize technologies,including particle accelerators,magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)machines,and fusion *** stand at the frontier of superconductor ***_(3)Sn wire...
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High-field superconducting magnets are poised to revolutionize technologies,including particle accelerators,magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)machines,and fusion *** stand at the frontier of superconductor ***_(3)Sn wires,which operate at cold temperatures,along with rare-earth barium copper oxide(REBCO)coated conductors that include rare earth elements like Y,Gd,and Dy,are gaining *** high electrical efficiency in strong magnetic fields makes them particularly attractive for such advanced applications.
This article describes an experimental setup for testing the thermal and mechanical performance of pavement that includes transmitter (tx) coils designed for high-power dynamic wireless power transfer (WPT). Two types...
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