Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsTwo Simple Yet Effective Strategies for Avoiding Over-Smoothing in SFS ProblemMonica Carfagni, Rocco Furferi, Lapo Governi et al.Minimization techniques are widely used for retrieving a 3D surface starting from a single shaded image i.e., for solving the shape from shading problem. Such techniques are based on the assumption that expected surface to be retrieved coincides with the one that minimize a properly developed functional, consisting of several contributions. Among the possible contributes defining the functional, the so … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 20 Apr 2016 · 8,122 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHeterophylly in Murraya exotica L. (Rutaceae)I. P. Astuti, Purnomo, R. Susandarini, Paul HolfordHeterophylly, the existence of different leaf types and leaflet shapes on the same plant was observed for the first time in Murraya exotica L. populations from different locations in Java, Indonesia. In each population, three types of compound leaves (paripinnate, imparipinnate and intermediate) and three types of leaflet shape (oblong, rounded and obcordate) were observed. This heterophyllous condition was found … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 12 Mar 2016 · 7,833 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsGeometry Modification of Flywheels and its Effect on Energy StorageShenel Bankston, Changki MoThis paper examines the influence of various geometric configurations of flywheels on kinetic energy storage performance using finite element analysis. Historically flywheels have been used in various applications. From such applications as pottery wheels to steam engines, flywheels have been used to store mechanical energy. Currently, in the ever expanding world of green energy development, flywheel energy storage systems provide … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 28 Sep 2015 · 8,414 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDialectic Form Finding of Structurally Integrated Adaptive StructuresL. Rhode-Barbarigos, V. Charpentier, S. Adriaenssens, O. BaverelStructural engineering, prompted by advances in mechanics and computing as well as design principles such as sustainability and resilience, is evolving towards adaptive structures. Adaptive structures are structures that use active components to change shape and properties in response to their environment and/or to their users' desires. Form-found structures, such as tensegrity and shell structures, can be designed to accommodate … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 6 Jul 2015 · 7,850 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsIMPROVED INTERACTIVE METHOD FOR RECO-VERING 2.5D MODELS FROM SINGLE IMAGESFurferi Rocco, Governi Lapo, Puggelli Luca, Yary VolpeIn the last years the development of interactive Computer-based methods for building virtual and physical 2.5D models from single shaded images faced with an exponential growth. In particular, a wide range of methods based on image processing-based procedures and on Shape From Shading (SFS) can be documented. On the basis of the most favorable techniques devised in literature, the present … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 9 Jul 2014 · 7,559 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION FOR ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTIONMs Maya Eapen, Reeba KorahComputed Tomography-Angiography (CTA) images of the abdomen, followed by precise segmentation and subsequent computation of shape based features of liver play an important role in hepatic surgery, patient/donor diagnosis during liver transplantation and at various treatment stages. Nevertheless, the issues like intensity similarity and Partial Volume Effect (PVE) between the neighboring organs; left the task of liver segmentation critical. The … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 7 · 22 Feb 2014 · 6,460 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsIDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTREME RAINFALLS DISTRIBUTION IN MALANG RESIDENCEAmran, Iriawan Nur, Subiono, IrhamahExtreme rainfalls often occur everywhere just in a moment, very difficult to be anticipated and produce very detrimental impact to the environment and human society. Floods and landslides are influenced by high variability of extreme rainfalls, especially in the watershed area for floods and the hills as well as mountains for landslides, such as in Malang Residence, East Java, Indonesia … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 30 Nov 2013 · 6,768 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDynamic Behavior of Tyre Tread BlockK. Sridharan, R. SivaramakrishnanThe Tyre tread pattern is the arrangement of blocks, grooves and voids, sipes and channels designed into the tread to enhance its grip on the road. Tread is the uppermost part of any tyre which contact into the road and it has its own performance towards mileage, traction, low noise and heat built up properties. It would be meaningful to … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 28 Jul 2012 · 9,791 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsFeature Fusion in Improving Object Class RecognitionNoridayu Manshor, Amir Rizaan Abdul Rahiman, Mandava Rajeswari, Dhanesh RamachandramProblem statement: Extraction of features in object class recognition researches previously gives attention to local features as discriminative features. This is because local features have invariant properties that are robust to viewpoints, translation and rotation. However this feature still has a limitation to represent high-level representation of objects. The problem will occur if the object is too small and do … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 8 · 24 Jul 2012 · 6,907 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAnnual Concentration Report and Emission Sources Analysis of the Air Pollutants Measured by the Air Quality Monitoring StationP Khaenamkaew, S. Raksawong, K. Wongsorntam et al.Problem statement: Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) station at Kasetsart University, Si Racha Campus, Thailand, was routinely monitor the annual concentrations and analysis the emission sources of the air pollutants in the area since 2007. The level of concentration CO, SO2, NOx and O3 were measured. PM10 concentration was measured by mean of TOEM method. The PM10 and TSP (manifold) filters … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 1 Oct 2011 · 6,733 accessesView PDFCite