The existence of characteristic changes in the EEG of a subject preparing for the execution of a voluntary movement is reviewed. Some of those changes, i.e., the "readiness potentials" (RPs), are suggested a...
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The existence of characteristic changes in the EEG of a subject preparing for the execution of a voluntary movement is reviewed. Some of those changes, i.e., the "readiness potentials" (RPs), are suggested as a possible link between the internal processes associated with different forms of motion preparation and a digital signalprocessing system designed to classify the different intended movements. Such a system can potentially be used to provide input to a specialized graphic user interface, constituting a brain-computer interface (BCI). Our current work on neural-network classification of RPs is summarized and the results are presented.
Sipitca and Madisetti (see VCIP '96, Orlando, Florida, 1996) have proposed the use of analog position sensors for a more accurate motion compensation on videoconferencing sequences. We investigate the results of i...
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Sipitca and Madisetti (see VCIP '96, Orlando, Florida, 1996) have proposed the use of analog position sensors for a more accurate motion compensation on videoconferencing sequences. We investigate the results of including such a motion compensation scheme in a transform based encoder. The more successful motion compensation makes the resulting displaced frame difference (DFD) less correlated. In fact, the autocorrelation function goes practically to zero for a lag larger than 4-5 pels. Therefore, the 4/spl times/4 DCT can be used instead of the 8/spl times/8 DCT. This helps in dealing better with the relatively small regions where the DFD takes on larger values-on the border regions and in the new information regions. Finally, a block swapping algorithm and an appropriate error measure are introduced.
In this project we consider automated vehicle location and classification systems. Current systems which utilize loop detectors or video cameras have deficiencies. Video based systems are sensitive to environmental co...
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In this project we consider automated vehicle location and classification systems. Current systems which utilize loop detectors or video cameras have deficiencies. Video based systems are sensitive to environmental conditions and do not perform well in vehicle classification. The new generation of range or distance sensors that are being developed offer the promise of sensors which are not sensitive to lighting conditions and provide information which should give better vehicle detection and classification percentages than current systems. The focus of this project is to develop an automated vehicle location and classification system based upon imagery obtained from range sensors. image analysis operators and classification methods are developed for vehicle classification. Preliminary results indicate that accurate vehicle classification can be obtained.
Gain and phase mismatch between the two signalprocessing paths of an I-Q receiver are responsible for artifacts which limit the dynamic range of a communication system. We describe and demonstrate a technique to adap...
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Gain and phase mismatch between the two signalprocessing paths of an I-Q receiver are responsible for artifacts which limit the dynamic range of a communication system. We describe and demonstrate a technique to adaptively balance the gain and phase of the I-Q paths with DSP based balancing loops which operate as background tasks while processing input data.
The effectiveness ofthe multiscale neural network (NN) architecture for time series prediction of nonlinear dynamic systems has been investigated. The prediction task is simplified by decomposing the time series into ...
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The effectiveness ofthe multiscale neural network (NN) architecture for time series prediction of nonlinear dynamic systems has been investigated. The prediction task is simplified by decomposing the time series into separate scales of wavelets, and predicting each scale by a separate multilayer perceptron NN. The different scales of the wavelet transform provides an interpretation of the series structures and information about the history of the series, using fewer coefficients than other methods. In the next stage, the predictions of all the scales are combined, applying another perceptron NN, in order to predict the original time series. Each network is trained by the backpropagation algorithm using the Levenberg-Marquadt method. The weights and biases are initialized by new clustering methods, which improved the prediction results compared to random initialization. Three sets of data were analyzed: the sunspots benchmark, fluctuations in a far-infrared laser and a numerically generated series (set A and D in the Santa Fe competition). Taking the ultimate goal to be the accuracy of the prediction, we find that our suggested architecture outperforms traditional nonlinear statistical approaches.
We address the problem of coherent detection of a signal embedded in heavy-tailed noise modeled as a subGaussian, alpha-stable process. We assume that the signal is a complex-valued vector of length L, known only with...
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We address the problem of coherent detection of a signal embedded in heavy-tailed noise modeled as a subGaussian, alpha-stable process. We assume that the signal is a complex-valued vector of length L, known only within a multiplicative constant. The dependence structure of the noise, i.e., the underlying matrix of the sub Gaussian process, is not known. The intent is to implement a generalized likelihood ratio detector which employs robust estimates of the unknown noise underlying matrix and the unknown signal strength. The performance of the proposed adaptive detector is compared to that of an adaptive matched filter that uses Gaussian estimates of the noise underlying matrix and the signal strength and is found to be clearly superior. The proposed new algorithms an evaluated via Monte-Carlo simulation.
This paper addresses the problem of implementing narrow-band FIR filters using FPGAs. Rather than employing a conventional multiply-accumulate unit to compute the inner-product, an alternative method based on re-quant...
This paper presents a new multiple-exchange ascent algorithm for designing optimal Chebyshev digital FIR filters with arbitrary magnitude and phase specifications. Compared to existing Chebyshev design techniques, the...
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This paper presents a new multiple-exchange ascent algorithm for designing optimal Chebyshev digital FIR filters with arbitrary magnitude and phase specifications. Compared to existing Chebyshev design techniques, the new design algorithm exhibits faster convergence while maintaining high accuracy, and is guaranteed to converge to the optimal solution. In addition, the proposed algorithm reduces to the classic second Remez (Parks-McClellan) algorithm when real-only or imaginary-only filters are designed and is, therefore, a true generalization of the classic Remez algorithm to the complex case.
This paper introduces low-complexity frequency domain approximations of optimal partially adaptive sensor array processors for space communications. Space-segment sensor arrays, for military and other critical communi...
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This paper introduces low-complexity frequency domain approximations of optimal partially adaptive sensor array processors for space communications. Space-segment sensor arrays, for military and other critical communications links, require adaptivity to provide ECCM and mitigate interference. The size, weight, and power restrictions of such platforms, however, prohibit full adaptivity. The design of low-complexity reduced-rank processors are investigated in this paper. It is demonstrated that the performance of full-rank adaptive arrays is obtainable by low-rank processors through the use of frequency domain implementations of a cross-spectral metric.
Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is a modulation scheme purported to be insensitive to the multipath effects of a mobile communication channel as well as exhibiting immunity to narrow-band interferenc...
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Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is a modulation scheme purported to be insensitive to the multipath effects of a mobile communication channel as well as exhibiting immunity to narrow-band interference via hole punching in the OFDM spectrum. We examine and verify the OFDM bit error rate sensitivity to low level interference and introduce and demonstrate a spectrum spreading technique to reduce the effect of the narrow-band interferer.
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