High Frequency Blend Clips Matching Based Fire Sound Synthesis,
2018
1. School of Computer Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China;;
High Frequency Blend Clips Matching Based Fire Sound Synthesis, Yin Qiang, Shiguang Liu
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Aimed at the problem which generated by fire sound simulation in virtual reality field, a new fire sound synthesis method was proposed. Most of the sound synthesis methods currently separate the fire sound into low and high frequencies for synthesizing. The influence of low frequency fire sound models was considered and the low frequency signal was synthesized based on the physical visual fire model data. The high frequency sound signal was synthesized based on high frequency blend clips matching method. According to the characteristics of the fire's high frequency, the different frequency bands of high noise signal …
Physically-Based Dynamic Algorithms For Time-Varying Of Flowers And Leaves,
2018
1. School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;;
Physically-Based Dynamic Algorithms For Time-Varying Of Flowers And Leaves, Jiao Di, Yang Meng, Yang Gang
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: This paper presents physically-based simulations of dynamic algorithms of the blossom and fading of flowers as well as the time-varying leaves following the seasons. The models of the flowers are constructed according to the previously collected primary biological data of organs of flowers. The dynamic simulation is presented by two phases: the process of blooming and the process of fading. To simulate the former, the curved surfaces of petals are controlled by controlling the points on the Bezier surface; for realizing the simulation of the latter, the physical method is used. The dynamic effects of colors of leaves according …
Combination Forecasting Of Stock Index Time Series Based On Cooperative Game Theory,
2018
Hunan Railway Professional Technology College, Zhuzhou 412001, China;
Combination Forecasting Of Stock Index Time Series Based On Cooperative Game Theory, Luo Wei
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: In view of the characteristics of nonlinear, large amplitude, frequent fluctuations in China's stock market, a prediction method of intelligent composite stock index time series based on the cooperative game is presented. The prediction model of stock index time series is established by using neural network method based on the correlations among the various economic indicators, and the development trend and laws of stock index time series are established by using the improved ARIMA method. The two methods are combined by importing cooperative game method. Simulation results show that the prediction accuracy of the presented method is controlled …
Temperature Characteristics Of Contact Wire Under Different Driving Intervals,
2018
1.Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao 125105, China;;
Temperature Characteristics Of Contact Wire Under Different Driving Intervals, Hongwei Wang, Zhang Kai, Zhiyong Wang, Fengyi Guo, Liu Shuai, Zhang Qiong
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: To reduce the wear of pantograph and catenary system while decreasing the headway, the temperature field of the contact wire is studied. A simulation model is established by using the COMSOL Multiphysics software. The effectiveness of the model is verified with temperature experiments. Temperature field of the contact wire of freight locomotive and passenger locomotive in different intervals is studied by simulation. The smaller the headway of trains, the higher the temperature value, and the shorter the balance process. Under the constraint of temperature field, the headway of freight locomotive couldn't be less than 180s under long term operation. …
Computational Music Biofeedback For Stress Relief,
2018
Santa Clara University
Computational Music Biofeedback For Stress Relief, Jason Capili, Mark Hattori, Maile Naito
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
The purpose of our project is to use EEG technology to combat stress in our daily lives. One of the most accessible EEG technologies that targets this challenge is the Muse headband, a wearable device that pairs with a phone application to help users train their brains to relax. The applications main goal is to help users train their brain to be more relaxed by monitoring and reporting their levels of stress. However, one of the shortcomings we noticed is that the constant notifications of how stressed we are actually adds to the level of stress as opposed to helping …
Scu Events,
2018
Santa Clara University
Scu Events, Kellen Bryan, Danno Mayer
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
As students at Santa Clara University for the past four years, we have noticed a lack of student participation in school-sponsored events. Sporting events, art exhibits, student performances and so on do not draw the desired participation from the Santa Clara community. Part of this problem is that the university’s event calendar page is unorganized, lacks a comprehensive list of SCU events and has a poor user interface. Without a comprehensive, centralized place to find information on Santa Clara events, it is difficult for people to attend events and even more challenging to increase awareness about what is happening on …
Snap-N-Snack: A Food Image Recognition Application,
2018
Santa Clara University
Snap-N-Snack: A Food Image Recognition Application, Stephen Hoff, Patterson Jaffurs, Michael Enriquez, Quintin Wilde
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Many people desire to be informed about the nutritional specifics of the food they consume. Current popular dietary tracking methods are too slow and tedious for a lot of consumers due to requiring manual data entry for everything eaten. We propose a system that will take advantage of image recognition and the internal camera of Android phones to identify food based off of a picture of a user’s plate. Over the course the last year, we trained an object detection model with images of different types of food, built a mobile application around it, and tested their integration and performance. …
Symptom Search: Predicting Symptom And Product Correlations Using Fda Adverse Effects Reports,
2018
Santa Clara University
Symptom Search: Predicting Symptom And Product Correlations Using Fda Adverse Effects Reports, Isabela Figueira, Neesha Godbole, Angelina Poole, Kelly Wesley
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are abundant now more than ever, and many people use them on a regular basis. These drugs come with a variety of side e↵ects, ranging from common to very rare. However, the symptoms listed on drug packaging might not be the only symptoms that a consumer might experience when taking a specific drug. When experiencing a symptom, consumers might think they have a disease, turn to the Web for answers, and attempt to diagnose themselves when a disease is not necessarily the cause. Instead, these symptoms might be reactions to medications; however, the first thought that …
Authenticated Authorship,
2018
Santa Clara University
Authenticated Authorship, Andrew Leonard, Mikhail Smelik, Stephen Chuang
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Recently there has been an increase of fake news which makes it so that people have a more difficult time of understanding if the article that they are reading is real or not. In addition, it is significantly easier for people to fabricate an article and pose it as if it was created by another person. Our solution to these problems is to create a system which will allow authors to sign their documents and publish them with a generated signature. This signature will allow readers to see if the article has not been tampered with as well as find …
Virtual Museum For Nacha,
2018
Santa Clara University
Virtual Museum For Nacha, Sonali Chaudhry, Alisa Hawthorne
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Our team worked with the Nso’ Arts and Cultural Heritage Association and created a virtual museum in order to increase awareness of the unique culture of the Nso’ people in Cameroon, Africa. A lot of information from this region is in danger of being lost due to political tension and poor artifact conservation, and many people, including the Cameroonian youth, are not prioritizing the preservation of their culture and history. Creating a website where individuals can view the art, history, and culture found in Cameroon is the best way to increase the availability of knowledge of the Nso’ people. Such …
Halo - A Personal Iot Air Monitor Powered By Harvested Energy,
2018
Santa Clara University
Halo - A Personal Iot Air Monitor Powered By Harvested Energy, Benjamin Lampe, Taylor Mau, Samantha Morehead, Naeem Turner-Bandele
Interdisciplinary Design Senior Theses
Urban air pollution leads to widespread respiratory illness and millions of deaths annually. PM2.5, particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 micrometers, is the product of many common combustion reactions and poses a particularly serious health risk. Its small size allows it to penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Existing air quality monitors are aimed at scientific research, di↵erentiating between pollutants and providing high accuracy in measurement. These devices are prohibitively expensive and cannot easily be carried around. Due to the highly localized nature of air pollution, and in order to allow individuals and institutions to …
Vplot,
2018
Santa Clara University
Vplot, Dante Dalla Gasperina, Kush Mahajani, Alex Martin, Collin Walther
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Robotic systems under development in the Santa Clara University Robotic Systems Laboratory (RSL) generate large amounts of data that must be interpreted in real-time. Many dimensions of this data must be visualized at once, such as temperature, location, and certainty of the measurement. Current data visualization softwares (such as Mathematica and Simulink) are ill-suited to visualize this much data, due to lack of customization. To solve this, we propose a system that allows users to view real-time streaming data in a virtual reality environment. This allows the user to easily interpret large, detailed datasets through an intuitive interface.
Human Attention Region Of Interest In Video Compression,
2018
Santa Clara University
Human Attention Region Of Interest In Video Compression, Olayinka Sylvia N’Guessan
Engineering Ph.D. Theses
In this thesis, we propose a generic human attention region-of-interest (Generic- HAROI) algorithm to improve video compression while preserving subjective quality. Precisely, this algorithm performs a perceptual adaptive quantization algorithm on video frames as a function of the distribution of their luminance, motion vector, and color saturation. Our research incorporates a psycho-visual study that demonstrated that human attention automatically enhanced perceived saturation. As a result, the adaptive quantization phase of our compression algorithm is characterized by a luminance and saturation-aware just noticeable distortion (JND) function. After running multiple experiments on 18 videos with various resolutions ranging from QCIF to 4K, …
Rf Roaming System Locator: A Modular Omnidirectional Antenna System,
2018
Santa Clara University
Rf Roaming System Locator: A Modular Omnidirectional Antenna System, George Stathakis, Josh Sullivan, Christian Ayscue
Interdisciplinary Design Senior Theses
Drones are increasingly common in everything from entertainment to delivery services. Currently, GPS and wireless triangulation are the two main methods of tracking drones and collision avoidance. The main problem with these two methods are accuracy and mobility. This thesis goes into building a system that is able to solve the two main drawbacks, by using a completely contained antenna system. The system is robust and can work in a variety of environments and situations. While the thesis focuses on drone tracking, the system is built with modularity in mind and can be adapted to track other RF signals with …
Perfect Snap,
2018
Santa Clara University
Perfect Snap, Manoj Adhikari, Colby Harper, Sean Karstein
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Taking group photos during important events is a common practice. Group photos are taken to remember cheerful times when people had an opportunity to meet many other people. However, an unappealing facial expression of one person can easily ruin the entire photo. Capturing the wrong moments when a person doesn’t look attractive can leave him/ her displeased from the complete event experience. A solution is to develop a mobile app that captures the moment when everyone is smiling with eyes wide open. Our solution aims to develop an iPhone app that will preclude users from worrying about not having a …
Detecting Wildlife In Unmanned Aerial Systems Imagery Using Convolutional Neural Networks Trained With An Automated Feedback Loop,
2018
University of North Dakota
Detecting Wildlife In Unmanned Aerial Systems Imagery Using Convolutional Neural Networks Trained With An Automated Feedback Loop, Connor Bowley, Marshall Bowley, Andrew Barnas, Susan Ellis-Felege, Travis Desell
Computer Science Faculty Publications
Using automated processes to detect wildlife in uncontrolled outdoor imagery in the field of wildlife ecology is a challenging task. This is especially true in imagery provided by an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), where the relative size of wildlife is small and visually similar to its background. This work presents an automated feedback loop which can be used to train convolutional neural networks with extremely unbalanced class sizes, which alleviates some of these challenges. This work utilizes UAS imagery collected by the Wildlife@Home project, which has employed citizen scientists and trained experts to go through collected UAS imagery and classify …
Scu Evals,
2018
Santa Clara University
Scu Evals, Fredrik Blomqvist, Joseph Théberge
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Evaluating professors and classes is a common task at universities across the United States. It helps professors improve courses, and guides students when choosing classes tailored to their learning style. The current available evaluation platforms do not offer intuitive, up-to-date, and encouraging solutions to this problem; thus, SCU Evals was launched. Our platform has a production-ready foundation with a significant amount of optimized features to maximize the user experience. Furthermore, it utilizes the latest technologies, and the project is fully open source to increase its overall lifetime. The end goal is to provide a platform that would improve the academic …
Communication System For Firefighters,
2018
Santa Clara University
Communication System For Firefighters, Nicholas Goodpaster, Steven Booth, Griffin Moede, John-Paul Hurley
Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses
Currently firefighters use two-way radios to communicate on the job, and they are forced to write reports based on their memory because there is not an easy way to record the communications between two-way radios. Firefighters need a system to automatically document what happened while they were responding to a call. To save them a significant amount of time when creating reports, our solution is to implement an application that allows firefighters to take pictures, record video and communicate in real time with their team of on-site responders. The proposed system will use a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) hosted …
Master Of Science In Computer Science,
2018
Nova Southeastern University
Master Of Science In Computer Science, Nova Southeastern University
College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs
No abstract provided.
Master In Management Information Systems,
2018
Nova Southeastern University
Master In Management Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University
College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs
No abstract provided.
