... estimation ofthe probability that the target is in each of them, µ j[k] One ofthe basic elements in this methodology is the interacting process, which keeps all of them engaged tothe most probable ... with the rate of change from any mode tothe rest They have a very deep impact in the tracker behaviour during transitions and the “purity” of output during each type of motion, so thedesign ... point of view, the peculiarities ofthe problem dealt with, namely, the complexity and computational cost of evaluation function together with the considerable number of specifications, preclude the...
... by the tooth at radius rsi, θtb the angle spanned by the tooth at radius rsb, wtb the width ofthe tooth base, dtb the depth ofthe tooth base, dtte the depth ofthe tooth tip edge, and dttc the ... between the tooth Thus wstR = rstθ st (15.2-31) The width of slot between the base ofthe tips is taken as the average ofthe distance ofthe chord length ofthe inner corners ofthe tooth tips at the ... that the reciprocal of wsiR is set tothe average ofthe reciprocals ofthe chord lengths between inner corners of slot at the top ofthe slot (under the tooth tip) and the outer corners of the...
... heuristics ofthe relevant Expert subclass (here the Travel Expert), the system analyses the supplied information, to try to establish the context ofthe transaction, and then to process the transaction ... ask the user to narrow the enquiry to one ofthe areas available Although the system may request specific information (as in the turn above), the user may supply rather more than this Using the ... travel tothe destination on the day and at the time requested Figure below illustrates the process If the instance is unable to meet the criteria it simply performs a cut and passes the call to the...
... its turn, to a revision ofthe general statements ofthe geometric distillation theory Furthermore, the book considers problems that are beyond the framework ofthe geometric theory of distillation ... recovery and the problem ofthe maximum yield ofthe most valuable products in the separation of thermolabile mixtures (e.g., the maximum yield ofthe light product in oil refining) Applicationof optimal ... pattern ofthe multicomponent mixture distillation and better understanding ofthe methods ofdesignofthe units used for the separation of these mixtures As Chapter introduced, the composition of...
... However the coefficients ofthe AFB prototype filter are regarded as constants in this design step, due tothe fact they are fixed tothedesign result obtained in the first algorithm Therefore the distortion ... with respect to those properties are designed and their performances are compared Moreover, the effect ofthe number of subbands, the oversampling factors, and the length ofthe prototype filter ... convex due tothe linearity ofthe left term in h Please note that the number of constraints in the stopband in the original formulation is infinite regarding tothe frequency Ω(i) In the linearized...
... include the definition of a more formal methodology to develop specific plant model, the development of tools supporting the configuration phase ofthe model, the study of how to model the scheduling ... criteria to find entities and relations put into the metamodel pass through the analysis ofthe level of configurability and reconfigurability ofthe set ofthe addressed manufacturing applications ... thus allowing to react more rapidly to market changes and needs In addition, it focuses mainly on thedesignofthe MES functionalities ofthe control system For these reasons, the main entities,...
... perpendicular to and in the direction of their woody axes are presented for two different shoots: (a) at the bottom ofthe crown and (b) at the top ofthe crown their maximal length: the assimilating ... foliage area ofthe shoot then begins to reduce as a consequence of needle fall The evolution ofthe internal geometry ofthe shoot coincides with a modification ofthe general orientation ofthe shoot ... in the annual production of axis and bud biomass In spite of this stabilisation, the respiratory cost of these tissues continued to rise The characteristics ofthe carbon components of all other...
... significantly different from the results of all the other cases Testing ofthe four placebo products using the ASTM method showed both ofthe lipid products failed to meet the acceptance criteria ... reduction of viability to 21.4% ofthe control, untreated explants The lipid gel was 140% ± 64, the lipid fluid was 105% ± 26, the aqueous gel was 122% ± 66, and the aqueous gel was 122% ± 39 ofthe ... series of marketed products were evaluated to identify a baseline of physical characteristics that might contribute tothe placebo design A sampling ofthe lubricant products was obtained on the...
... Figure The GSH/GSSG ratio ofthe prototype and expanded models The GSH/GSSG ratio ofthe prototype and expanded models The prototype model (A) and the expanded model (B) Page of 11 (page number not ... ofthe RBC was developed on the basis ofthe whole-cell model of Joshi and Palsson [8-11] with slight modifications (Figure 1) We modified the model to represent the oxidantinduced decrease of ... kinase, and the maximum activity of these enzymes was allowed to change according tothe ratio of GSH and GSSG The equations and parameters used are derived from the literature [17] The parameters...
... in the scope of study in this thesis In the three hybrid PSTD methods developed in this thesis, only theapplicationof PSTD-FDTD method is extended tothe 3D problems The applications ofthe ... this thesis improve the accuracy ofthe traditional PSTD method and preserve the efficiency ofthe PSTD algorithm They help to extend theapplication scope ofthe PSTD method to some practical large ... accurately model the complex boundary condition The other option is to analyze FZP problems using the full-wave numerical methods However, due tothe large size ofthe FZP diffraction problem, the memory...
... priori in the parametrization, one method of designing this feedback gain is introduced to control the asymptotic behavior ofthe closed-loop system The underlying idea ofthe method is that the support ... Section 2.2.2 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 1.5 Organization ofthe Thesis 24 1.5 Organization ofthe Thesis The following highlights the contents of each ofthe remaining chapters Chapter ... by (1.6) has to be reformulated to take into account: (i) the effect of w(t) and (ii) the interpretations of constraints (1.6d) and (1.6e) in the presence of w(t) For the control of system (1.10),...
... and the condition ofthe accuracy ofthe approximation is given 1.3 Objectives and Scope ofthe Thesis This thesis attempts to improve and characterize several issues of MPC control law: the ... chosen to provide a large XN via the use of a short N The size of X f depends on the choice of K Similarly, K affects the size of F∞ from (2.32) for a fixed W Hence, the choice of K is a trade-off ... be computed off-line, the on-line work at time t is simplified tothe identification ofthe polytope CR j which x(t) belongs to and then the computation of c∗ (t) from (3.21) Note that the on-line...
... transformed into ellipses in the video The ellipses we want to detect in this thesis are the projections ofthe central circle ofthe soccer field Most of these ellipses are only partial (due tothe camera ... position and the lengths ofthe major and minor axes, i.e the paper assumed that the ellipse is horizontal The particle filter uses the contour and the histogram ofthe objects to differentiate the ball ... of candidate ball-like objects Then, in the second step, we use information ofthe path trajectories of these candidate objects over a short sequence of frames to obtain the ball (and prune off...
... resonator After [2] (a) Waveguide layout (b) z-schematic reflectors that are parallel to each other The waveguide analog ofthe FPI is the ring resonator shown in Figure 2a The output is the sum of ... results in either unstable IIR filters or, if the poles ofthe filter are constrained tothe stable region, |z| < 1, the group delay ofthe resulting filter will be unsatisfactory Therefore, other methods ... stage ofthe optical filter The linear response ofthe synthesized optical filter is the same as that ofthe discrete filter for low input intensity The nonlinear phase shift response ofthe ARMA...
... and the need to minimize wear may compromise the speed of operation of conveyors The size of an elevator may be determined more by the casing span than the handling capacity, and thedesignof ... with the screw; and (ii) the geometry ofthe screw section exposed at the interface tothe hopper These features interact to determine the drawdown characteristics ofthe solids feed channel into ... Guide to Screw Feeders An important feature ofthedesignof a bin discharge screw, is the pattern of flow that it generates through the interface tothe storage container For a bin of mass flow design, ...
... collected data, due tothe general nature of these tools and availability of sources, which can provide help in these respects 2.4 Outline ofthe report An overview ofthe sections ofthe report is ... organisation of repair and maintenance of tools and their final disposal at the end of their life For the example ofthe tool library, the following attributes could be suggested in the above context ... perceived behavioural control These theories provide some input tothe discussion held above about social relevant actors and the importance of belonging to a group The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA)...
... structures ofthe b-amino acids that best fit are shown in Fig They all correspond to gauche(+) values ofthe h angle The methyl group of b2-HAla occupies a position close to that of CH2b of Pro or the ... response of these agonists could be explained by the number of receptors to be occupied by these agonists to get activation ofthe second messenger cascade as reported [40] Enzymatic degradation of ... of a-amino acids) has recently been applied tothe syntheses of linear tetrapeptides of somatostatin [20] and of cyclic tetrapeptide and pentapeptide analogues ofthe RGD sequence [19] With the...
... corresponding tothe three slots ofthe DEPLOY template shown in Table These three goals are themse]ves defined as procedures, which seek f i l l e r s for the descriptor slots they represent The major ... well suited tothe specification of templates and the algorithms for instantiating them For ease of implementation, the compiler for the subset of Prolog u t i l i z e d in this application was ... find f i l l e r s for the descriptor slots ofthe temp]ate in question, and a third argument which represents the output ofthe procedure, i e , the instantiated slots The computer program which...