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Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

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2012

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Scene Segmentation And Pedestrian Classification From 3-D Range And Intensity Images, Xue Wei, Son Lam Phung, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum Jan 2012

Scene Segmentation And Pedestrian Classification From 3-D Range And Intensity Images, Xue Wei, Son Lam Phung, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

This paper proposes a new approach to classify obstacles using a time-of-flight camera, for applications in assistive navigation of the visually impaired. Combining range and intensity images enables fast and accurate object segmentation, and provides useful navigation cues such as distances to the nearby obstacles and obstacle types. In the proposed approach, a 3-D range image is first segmented using histogram thresholding and mean-shift grouping. Then Fourier and GIST descriptors are applied on each segmented object to extract shape and texture features. Finally, support vector machines are used to recognize the obstacles. This paper focuses on classifying pedestrian and non-pedestrian …


Voltage Unbalance Management In Power Systems Based On Iec 61000-3-13:2008: Implications On The Use Of 'Kue Factor', Upuli Jayatunga, Sarath Perera, Philip Ciufo Jan 2012

Voltage Unbalance Management In Power Systems Based On Iec 61000-3-13:2008: Implications On The Use Of 'Kue Factor', Upuli Jayatunga, Sarath Perera, Philip Ciufo

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

Voltage unbalance emission allocation principles prescribed in IEC61000-3-13:2008 Technical Report utilise a factor, kuE, which allows separation of the total voltage unbalance that arises at a point of evaluation due to both the load under consideration and the supply network. As per the definition given, this factor (kuE) accounts for the unbalance emission that arises due to the load whereas (1-kuE) accounts for unbalance that arises due to the network. The technical report prescribes a range of values from which a suitable value can be chosen based on the system characteristics, however, no systematic methodologies exist to-date to determine the …