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An Effective Localization Method For Robotic Endoscopic Capsules Using Multiple Positron Emission Markers, Trung Duc Than, Gursel Alici, Steven Harvey, Graeme O'Keefe, Hao Zhou, Weihua Li, Trent Cook, Sharon Alam-Fotias
An Effective Localization Method For Robotic Endoscopic Capsules Using Multiple Positron Emission Markers, Trung Duc Than, Gursel Alici, Steven Harvey, Graeme O'Keefe, Hao Zhou, Weihua Li, Trent Cook, Sharon Alam-Fotias
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) is a first-line medical tool for the diagnosis of many gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases such as obscure GI bleeding, Crohn's disease, small bowel tumors, and Celiac disease. Over the past few years, significant research attention has been paid to upgrading the WCE from a diagnostic-only tool to an active medical robot having not only diagnostic capabilities but therapeutic functionalities, such as biopsy, microsurgery, and targeted drug delivery, as well. One of the major limitations that impedes the development of such a robotic-type endoscope is the lack of a highly accurate localization system. In this paper, …
A Novel Method Of Embedding Additional Information Into Tensor Diffusion Filtering As An Application For Multi-Modal Reconstruction In Et, D Kazantsev, Sebastien Ourselin, Brian F. Hutton, W. R B. Lionheart, Simon Arridge
A Novel Method Of Embedding Additional Information Into Tensor Diffusion Filtering As An Application For Multi-Modal Reconstruction In Et, D Kazantsev, Sebastien Ourselin, Brian F. Hutton, W. R B. Lionheart, Simon Arridge
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The fast development of hybrid imaging modalities in tomography, such as SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography)/CT (computed tomography), PET (positron emission tomography)/MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and PET/CT, have increased an interest for reconstruction algorithms which are able to utilize a functional and anatomical information at the same time. In this paper a new method proposed for iterative reconstruction with anatomical prior in emission tomography (ET). The introduced regularization term is a modified anisotropic tensor diffusion filter which has shape-adapted smoothing properties. The filter accommodates available anatomical information which results in enhanced position and image dependent spatial resolution of emission …
Rapid Synthesis Of Free-Standing Moo3/Graphene Films By The Microwave Hydrothermal Method As Cathode For Bendable Lithium Batteries, Lukman Noerochim, Jia-Zhao Wang, David Wexler, Zhong Chao, Hua-Kun Liu
Rapid Synthesis Of Free-Standing Moo3/Graphene Films By The Microwave Hydrothermal Method As Cathode For Bendable Lithium Batteries, Lukman Noerochim, Jia-Zhao Wang, David Wexler, Zhong Chao, Hua-Kun Liu
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Highly flexible, binder-free, MoO3 nanobelt/graphene film electrode is prepared by a two-step microwave hydrothermal method. Graphene is first prepared by an ultra-fast microwave hydrothermal method and then mixed with MoO3 solution to synthesize the MoO3 nanobelt/graphene composite, which exhibits the combination of stacked graphene sheets and uniform MoO3 nanobelts with widths of 200-500 nm and lengths of 5-10 μm. The charge-discharge measurements show that the as-synthesized MoO3/graphene hybrid materials demonstrate excellent rate capability, large capacity, and good cycling stability compared to the pure MoO3 film. An initial discharge capacity of 291 mAh g-1 can be obtained at 100 mA g-1, …
The Study Of Flood Hydraulics Before The Building Of Maroon Dam By Hec-Ras, Maskingam And Muskingum - Cunge Method, Mohammad Hossein Naghshine, Farhad Fakheri Raof, Ali Khoshrftar
The Study Of Flood Hydraulics Before The Building Of Maroon Dam By Hec-Ras, Maskingam And Muskingum - Cunge Method, Mohammad Hossein Naghshine, Farhad Fakheri Raof, Ali Khoshrftar
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Routing of rivers which flow through the important areas is from the important river engineering measures. In this research, flood routing in the Maroon River has been studied bases on hydrometric stations between Behbahan and Chamnezam. Todays, numerical computer methods are developed for the Cent and Nante equations. The HEC-RAS software and Muskingum and Muskingum - corners methods are used for this work. HEC-RAS model with solving of dynamic equations motion simulates unsteady flow in the form of onedimensional flow in open channels. After calibration and testing, the results of these methods were compared.So, the HEC-RAS model results considerably better …
A Novel Cost Effective Method For Vehicle Tire-Road Friction Coefficient Estimation, Boyuan Li, Haiping Du, Weihua Li
A Novel Cost Effective Method For Vehicle Tire-Road Friction Coefficient Estimation, Boyuan Li, Haiping Du, Weihua Li
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The tire-road friction coefficient is critical to vehicle longitudinal, lateral and roll dynamics and control because tire is the only contact part between the vehicle body and the road. However, direct measurement of tire-road friction coefficient is impossible in practice. This paper presents a novel cost effective method for vehicle tire-road friction coefficient estimation. This method only needs the measurements of the wheel angular velocity, the traction/brake torque and the longitudinal acceleration, which are all available from the commonly installed sensors in ordinary passenger vehicles, and can be used to estimate the individual tire-road friction coefficient. There are three steps …
A Compressed Sensing Method For Complex-Valued Signals With Application To Through-The-Wall Radar Imaging, Fok Hing Chi Tivive, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum
A Compressed Sensing Method For Complex-Valued Signals With Application To Through-The-Wall Radar Imaging, Fok Hing Chi Tivive, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum
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In this paper, we present a compressed sensing method for complex-valued signals based on multiple measurement vector compressed sensing model. The proposed method constrains the real and imaginary parts of the recovered signal to have the same sparsity profile. It is applied to a compressed sensing through-the-wall radar imaging problem. Experiments based on synthetic data shows that the proposed method achieves lower reconstruction error than the existing CS method.
Simplified Boundary Element Method For Kinematic Response Of Single Piles In Two-Layer Soil, Fayun Liang, Haibing Chen, Wei Dong Guo
Simplified Boundary Element Method For Kinematic Response Of Single Piles In Two-Layer Soil, Fayun Liang, Haibing Chen, Wei Dong Guo
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A simple approach is formulated to predict the elastic, kinematic pile bending during harmonic or transient excitation for a circular pile (rather than a simplified thin strip). The kinematic response of a pile embedded in two-layer soil is resolved in the frequency domain caused by the upward propagation of shear waves from the underlying bedrock. The simplified approach is generally valid to nonhomogeneous soil profiles, in light of the good comparison with the dynamic FE method and BDWF solution. It employs the soil-displacement-influence coefficients Is to consider the pile-soil interaction (resembling the spring constant kx in the BDWF) and provides …
Espi Filtering Method Based On Anisotropic Coherence Diffusion And Perona-Malik Diffusion, Zhitao Xiao, Zhenbei Xu, Fang Zhang, Lei Geng, Jun Wu, Quan Yuan, Jiangtao Xi
Espi Filtering Method Based On Anisotropic Coherence Diffusion And Perona-Malik Diffusion, Zhitao Xiao, Zhenbei Xu, Fang Zhang, Lei Geng, Jun Wu, Quan Yuan, Jiangtao Xi
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Noise reduction is one of the most important concerns in electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI). According to partial differential equation (PDE) filtering theory, we present an anisotropic PDE noise- reduction model based on fringe structure information for interferometric fringe patterns. This model is based on coherence diffusion and Perona-Malik (P-M) diffusion. The former can protect the structure information of fringe pattern, while the latter can effectively filter off the noise inside the fringes. The proposed model generated by the two diffusion methods helps to obtain good effects of denoising and fidelity. ESPI fringes and the phase pattern are tested. Experimental …
Consistency Proof Of Two Denoising Methods And The Parameter Selection Of Pde Filtering Method For Espi, Zhitao Xiao, Quan Yuan, Fang Zhang, Jun Wu, Lei Geng, Zhenbei Xu, Jiangtao Xi
Consistency Proof Of Two Denoising Methods And The Parameter Selection Of Pde Filtering Method For Espi, Zhitao Xiao, Quan Yuan, Fang Zhang, Jun Wu, Lei Geng, Zhenbei Xu, Jiangtao Xi
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Electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) is a nondestructive, whole-field optical measurement technique. The removal of speckle noise is fundamental to extract measurement information accurately. In this letter, two filtering methods based on the oriented feature of ESPI fringes, i.e., the second-order oriented partial differential equation (SOOPDE) and oriented, regularized quadratic-cost function filtering methods, are first proven to be consistent. An important question in solving partial differential equation, i.e., how to select suitable parameters in an adaptive manner, is then discussed. The computer-simulated and experimentally obtained ESPI fringe patterns and phase map are processed by the SOOPDE filtering model with adaptive …
Simplified Analytical Method For Seismic Response Of Composite Caisson-Piles Foundations, Rui Zhong, Maosong Huang
Simplified Analytical Method For Seismic Response Of Composite Caisson-Piles Foundations, Rui Zhong, Maosong Huang
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Seismic response of a new type of foundation，the composite caisson-piles foundation，is studied through a simplified analytical method. The focus is the contribution of the piles beneath the caisson in increasing the earthquake resistance of the foundation-superstructure system. Firstly，considering the interaction between the soil and foundation with dynamic Winkler model，the equation of kinematic response of the composite foundation under S-wave is derived. Secondly，a simplified model for the seismic response of the foundation-column-lumped mass system in frequency domain is built；and with Fourier transformation this method is applied to transient seismic problems. Thirdly，with an example of soil-foundation-superstructure seismic behavior，this proposed method is validated …
An Improved Svd-Based Wall Clutter Mitigation Method For Through-The-Wall Radar Imaging, Fok Hing Chi Tivive, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum
An Improved Svd-Based Wall Clutter Mitigation Method For Through-The-Wall Radar Imaging, Fok Hing Chi Tivive, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum
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This paper presents an improved SVD-based method for wall clutter mitigation in through-the-wall radar imaging. The dominant wall singular components are identified from the singular value spectrum. A subspace projection method is then applied to remove the strong wall clutter, residing in the dominant singular components, and separate the target signal from noise. The remaining wall clutter residual, which is mixed with the target signal, is suppressed by segmenting the range profile of the signal residing in the subspace orthogonal to the wall and noise subspaces. A Gaussian mixture is used to model the range profile, and the optimum segmentation …
Synthesis Of Mn3o4-Encapsulated Graphene Sheet Nanocomposites Via A Facile, Fast Microwave Hydrothermal Method And Their Supercapacitive Behaviour, Li Li, Kuok Hau Seng, Zhixin Chen, Hua-Kun Liu, Ivan P. Nevirkovets, Zaiping Guo
Synthesis Of Mn3o4-Encapsulated Graphene Sheet Nanocomposites Via A Facile, Fast Microwave Hydrothermal Method And Their Supercapacitive Behaviour, Li Li, Kuok Hau Seng, Zhixin Chen, Hua-Kun Liu, Ivan P. Nevirkovets, Zaiping Guo
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Well-crystallized Mn3O4-anchored reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized via a facile, effective, energy-saving, and scalable microwave hydrothermal technique for potential application as supercapacitor material. Integrating these nanostructures resulted in a strong synergistic effect between the two materials, consequently leading to a hybrid composite with higher specific capacitance compared to the bare Mn3O4 nanoparticles. The results from different sorts of characterization indicate that the Mn3O4 particles were deposited and anchored on graphene sheets. The capacitance value of the rGO(31.6%)–Mn3O4 nanocomposite reached 153 F/g, much higher than that of the bare Mn3O4 (87 F/g) at a scan rate of …
Wavelet Transform Based De-Noising Method For Self Mixing Interferometry Signals, Yuan Sun, Yanguang Yu, Jiangtao Xi
Wavelet Transform Based De-Noising Method For Self Mixing Interferometry Signals, Yuan Sun, Yanguang Yu, Jiangtao Xi
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Self-mixing interferometry (SMI) signals are observed from a laser diode (LD) with optical feedbacks induced by an external target. SMI signals carry information related to both of the target and parameters of the LDs. However, the noise contained in SMI signals greatly degrades the applications of the SMI systems. This paper proposes a wavelet transform based de-noising method which can effectively eliminate noise while keeping an SMI waveform less changed. The proposed method is verified by both simulations and experiments
Parallel Computing Method For Intermodal Shipping Network Design, Zhiyuan Liu, Shuaian Wang, Qiang Meng
Parallel Computing Method For Intermodal Shipping Network Design, Zhiyuan Liu, Shuaian Wang, Qiang Meng
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This study aims to improve the efficiency of design technique for intermodal shipping network design, by virtue of parallel computing system. The existing methods for maritime liner shipping network design are mainly dealing with port-to-port demand. However, a big portion of the customers of a liner shipping company locate in the inland part. Thus, a holistic analysis is necessary to deal with the inland OD pairs, where the transport mode-change from inland transportation to maritime shipping is involved. This paper first reviews a solution method for the conversion of inland OD demand to port-to-port demand. Due to the size of …
Momentum Balance Method And Estimation Of Boundary Shear Stress Distribution, Shu-Qing Yang, Nadeesha Chamini Dharmasiri, Yu Han
Momentum Balance Method And Estimation Of Boundary Shear Stress Distribution, Shu-Qing Yang, Nadeesha Chamini Dharmasiri, Yu Han
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Determination of local boundary shear stress is an important topic in hydraulic engineering. When attempting to determine this from a very thin boundary region, it is a difficult one because it requires special skills and instruments to treat the measured data. With the advent of new equipment, like the acoustic Doppler velocity profilers (ADVP), all the velocity profiles in the primary flow region can be simultaneously measured, and it is necessary to develop a new method to estimate the boundary shear stress using the primary flow data. This paper presents such a method called the momentum balance method (MBM). A …
A Real-Time In Vivo Dosimetric Verification Method For High-Dose Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, X Cao, Shao-Min Huang, Michael L. Lerch, Anatoly B. Rosenfeld
A Real-Time In Vivo Dosimetric Verification Method For High-Dose Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, X Cao, Shao-Min Huang, Michael L. Lerch, Anatoly B. Rosenfeld
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Purpose: A real-time in vivo dosimetric verification method using metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimeters has been developed for patient dosimetry in high-dose rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods: The necessary calibration and correction factors for MOSFET measurements in 192Iridium source were determined in a water phantom. With the detector placed inside a custom-made nasopharyngeal applicator, the actual dose delivered to the tumor was measured in vivo and compared to the calculated values using a commercial brachytherapy planning system. Results: Five MOSFETs were independently calibrated with the HDR source, yielding calibration factors of 0.48 ± 0.007 cGymV. …
Chain-Die Forming, Is It A Right Forming Method To Make Structural Parts Of Motor Vehicles With Uhss Material, Shichao Ding, Yuankun Zhang
Chain-Die Forming, Is It A Right Forming Method To Make Structural Parts Of Motor Vehicles With Uhss Material, Shichao Ding, Yuankun Zhang
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Reducing the body weight of a motor vehicle is one of the most important research approaches in car manufacturing and steel making industries in order to reduce the pollution caused by motor vehicles. In this approach, ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) is developed by steel makers and has been applied more and more to motor vehicles. The UHSS materials have the required strength, but more or less the material's ductility is sacrificed to achieve this target. High strength materials are difficult to form using conventional forming methods. Forming high strength materials to parts effectively and economically is a high priority. Chain-die …
A Singularity Free Trajectory Tracking Method For The Cooperative Working Of Multi-Arm Robots Using Screw Theory, Emre Sariyildiz, Hakan Temeltas
A Singularity Free Trajectory Tracking Method For The Cooperative Working Of Multi-Arm Robots Using Screw Theory, Emre Sariyildiz, Hakan Temeltas
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In this paper we present a singularity free trajectory tracking method for the cooperative working of multi-arm robot manipulators. It is based on an inverse kinematic transformation which determines the manipulator's joint angles corresponding to the end-effector trajectory given in the task space. The kinematic problem of multi-arm robot system is solved by using screw theory and quaternion algebra. Screw theory is an effective way to establish a global description of rigid body and avoids singularities due to the use of the local coordinates. Dual-quaternion is the most compact and efficient dual operator to express screw displacement. Inverse kinematic solutions …
Theme-Based Comprehensive Evaluation In New Product Development Using Fuzzy Hierarchical Criteria Group Decision-Making Method, Jie Lu, Jun Ma, Guangquan Zhang, Yijun Zhu, Xianyi Zeng, Ludovic Koehl
Theme-Based Comprehensive Evaluation In New Product Development Using Fuzzy Hierarchical Criteria Group Decision-Making Method, Jie Lu, Jun Ma, Guangquan Zhang, Yijun Zhu, Xianyi Zeng, Ludovic Koehl
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
One of the features of the digital ecosystem is the integration of human cognition and socio-economic themes into the process of new product development (NPD). In a socio-economic theme-based NPD, ranking a set of product prototypes that have been designed always requires the participation of multiple evaluators and consideration of multiple evaluation criteria. Using the well-being theme-based garment NPD as a background, this paper first presents a fuzzy hierarchical criteria group decision-making (FHCGDM) method which can effectively calculate final ranking results through fusing all assessment data from human beings and machines. It then presents a garment NPD comprehensive evaluation model …
An Analytical Method For Predicting Cogging Forces In Linear Induction Motors, Mochammad Rusli, Jeffrey W. Moscrop, Donald Platt, Christopher David Cook
An Analytical Method For Predicting Cogging Forces In Linear Induction Motors, Mochammad Rusli, Jeffrey W. Moscrop, Donald Platt, Christopher David Cook
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Cogging in a linear machine can be described as a variation in the magnetic forces as the machine travels along its linear uis. This effect can have a severe impact on the overall precision and even stability of the linear uis. In this paper an analytical method to predict the cogging forces in Linear Induction Moton (LIMs) is presented. An aecurate estimation of cogging is useful during the LIM design stage to help millimize this performance limiting factor. One common method used to predict cogging torques in rotary induction moton is the tooth overlap method. Due to the complexity of …
What Users Do: Sa&D With The Atsa Method, Robert B. K Brown, Ian C. Piper
What Users Do: Sa&D With The Atsa Method, Robert B. K Brown, Ian C. Piper
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Incomplete or inefficient elicitation, comprehension and transmission of client requirements are all sources of information system (IS) failure rates. Requirements may be missed, misunderstood or miscommunicated for the lack of a single, consistent, informing theory. Structured requirements elicitations techniques impose time delays. Cursory techniques can fail to reach any mutual understanding with the stakeholder. Formal methods can fail to cope with non-functional requirements and coder-oriented methods can put the cart before the horse, delivering something other than required. Agile methods can deliver hasty product, cobbled to meet first-cut requirements, perhaps justified by a notion that users cannot reach stable conclusions.
Investigation Of High Resolution Compact Gamma Camera Module Based On A Continuous Scintillation Crystal Using A Novel Charge Division Readout Method, Qiu-Sheng Dai, Cui-Lan Zhao, Hualin Zhang, Yujin Qi
Investigation Of High Resolution Compact Gamma Camera Module Based On A Continuous Scintillation Crystal Using A Novel Charge Division Readout Method, Qiu-Sheng Dai, Cui-Lan Zhao, Hualin Zhang, Yujin Qi
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The objective of this study is to investigate a high performance and lower cost compact gamma camera module for a multi-head small animal SPECT system. A compact camera module was developed using a thin Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate (LSO) scintillation crystal slice coupled to a Hamamatsu H8500 position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT). A two-stage charge division readout board based on a novel sub-tractive resistive readout with a truncated center-of-gravity (TCOG) positioning method was developed for the camera. The performance of the camera was evaluated using a flood 99mTc source with a four-quadrant bar-mask phantom. The preliminary experimental results show that the image …
A Method For Reducing Wave Based Teleoperator Reflections, L H. Bate, C D. Cook, Z Li
A Method For Reducing Wave Based Teleoperator Reflections, L H. Bate, C D. Cook, Z Li
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Wave variables guarantee stability for delayed teleoperation. They also introduce reflections which can prove very disorientating for an operator. This paper presents a new method for reducing the wave reflections when operating in nonlinear and unknown environments. Simulations and laboratory experiments shows the new method does not only guarantee stability but also reduce wave reflections allowing for improved velocity tracking and force feedback.
Contact Element Method With Two Relative Coordinates And Its Application To Prediction Of Strip Profile Of A Sendzimir Mill, Hai-Liang Yu, Xiang-Hua Liu, Gyoo-Taek Lee
Contact Element Method With Two Relative Coordinates And Its Application To Prediction Of Strip Profile Of A Sendzimir Mill, Hai-Liang Yu, Xiang-Hua Liu, Gyoo-Taek Lee
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A new numerical method, Contact Element Method with Two Relative Coordinates, has been developed. The main features of this method are that element meshing depends on the contact length between rolls or between the work roll and the strip, and that each element has two relative coordinates based on two separate contact objects. With this method, a program code “Setup Models for Sendzimir Mill” (SM4SM) has been developed for prediction of the strip profile of a 20-high Sendzimir mill with double AS-U-Roll systems. The strip profiles are predicted under various rolling conditions, such as the positions of AS-U racks, the …
Parameter Estimation Method Using An Extended Kalman Filter, Emmanuel D. Blanchard, Adrian Sandu, Corina Sandu
Parameter Estimation Method Using An Extended Kalman Filter, Emmanuel D. Blanchard, Adrian Sandu, Corina Sandu
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Fast parameter estimation is a non-trivial task, and it is critical when the system parameters evolve with time, as demanded in real-time control applications. In this study, a new computational approach for parameter identification is proposed based on the application of polynomial chaos theory. The polynomial chaos approach has been shown to be considerably more efficient than Monte Carlo in the simulation of systems with a small number of uncertain parameters. In the framework of this new approach, a (suboptimal) Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is used to recalculate the polynomial chaos expansions for the uncertain states and the uncertain parameters. …
Specifying System Requirements Using The 5s Method, Robert B. K Brown, Peter Hyland, Ian C. Piper
Specifying System Requirements Using The 5s Method, Robert B. K Brown, Peter Hyland, Ian C. Piper
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The 5S Method takes an Activity Theory approach to stakeholder elicitation. We interview stakeholders and build up a network of Activities according to Activity Theory precepts. These Activities are hierarchically decomposed into the smaller units of Action and Operation. This comprises a useful conceptual map of the human motivations and dependencies prior to insertion of the new computer based system. To identify and describe such a potential computer system, we analyse and identify linkages between the Activities and assemble a list of those which could usefully pass through such a computer system. Design decisions are driven and evaluated by reference …
Design Of Monolimb Using Finite Element Modelling And Statistics-Based Taguchi Method, Winson Lee, Ming Zhang
Design Of Monolimb Using Finite Element Modelling And Statistics-Based Taguchi Method, Winson Lee, Ming Zhang
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Background. Monolimb is a transtibial prosthesis having the socket and shank molded into one piece of thermoplastic material. If properly designed, the shank of a monolimb can have a controlled deflection during walking which simulates the ankle joint motions to some extent. However, there is no clear guidance for the design of monolimb considering the dilemma between shank flexibility and structural integrity. Methods. Finite element analysis was used to simulate structural tests based on ISO10328 on monolimbs of different configurations. Statistics-based Taguchi method was employed to identify the significance of each design factor in controlling the deformation and stress within …
An Adaptive Channel Tracking Method For Mimo- Ofdm Systems, Jun Tong, Yaohuan Gong, Shengxian Sun
An Adaptive Channel Tracking Method For Mimo- Ofdm Systems, Jun Tong, Yaohuan Gong, Shengxian Sun
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The tracking of the time-varying channel is crucial for MIMO-OFDM wireless communication systems. Aiming at doubly-selective fading MIMO channels, we present a novel pilot pattern and the corresponding adaptive channel tracking algorithm. Compared with the traditional pilot patterns, the new pattern has higher frequency efficiency and is more suitable for large transmit arrays. The computational complexity, frequency efficiency and BER performance of the system assisted by the proposed channel tracking scheme are analyzed. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can track the timevarying channel effectively
Dynamic Properties And Liquefaction Behavior Of Granular Materials Using Discrete Element Method, S V. Dinesh, T G. Sitharam, J S Vinod
Dynamic Properties And Liquefaction Behavior Of Granular Materials Using Discrete Element Method, S V. Dinesh, T G. Sitharam, J S Vinod
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Dynamic properties of the soil such as shear modulus and damping ratio are important parameters in the prediction of the dynamic response of geotechnical engineering structures. Though these properties are dependent on several factors, strain amplitude and confining pressure have a major effect. Liquefaction is another important phenomenon associated with the undrained response of granular materials in loose state. In this paper, the results of the numerical simulation of cyclic triaxial shear tests on three-dimensional assembly consisting of 1000 sphere particles using Discrete Element Method (DEM) have been reported under undrained conditions. From the results, the shear modulus and damping …
Mtd Method For Better Prediction Of Sea Surface Temperature, Velappa Ganapathy, K Meena, Kashem M. Muttaqi
Mtd Method For Better Prediction Of Sea Surface Temperature, Velappa Ganapathy, K Meena, Kashem M. Muttaqi
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A class of incremental learning procedures known as the Modified Temporal Difference (MTD) method is introduced in this paper for fixed-step prediction problems which uses the functional features of Multilayer Perceptron. The method is applied for weekly prediction of the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from oceanographic data. Temporal Difference (TD) methods suggest how each output of a temporal sequence must be changed, whereas a back-propagation algorithm decides which part(s) of a network to change in order to influence its output and reduce the overall error. In other words, TD methods and back-propagation address temporal credit and structural credit assignment issues, …