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Gesture-based computer control system applied to the interactive whiteboard
PublikacjaIn the paper the gesture-based computer control system coupled with the dedicated touchless interactive whiteboard is presented. The system engineered enables a user to control any top-most computer application by using one or both hands gestures. First, a review of gesture recognition applications with a focus on methods and algorithms applied is given. Hardware and software solution of the system consisting of a PC, camera, multimedia...
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Computational modeling of molecularly imprinted polymers as a green approach to the development of novel analytical sorbents
PublikacjaThe development of novel molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) sorbents for specific chemical compounds require a lot of tedious and time-consuming laboratory work. Significant quantities of solvents and reagents are consumed in the course of the verification of appropriate configurations of polymerization reagents. Implementation of molecular modeling in the MIP sorbent development process appears to provide a solution to this...
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Ship’s de-perming process using coils lying on seabed
PublikacjaA ship built from ferromagnetic steel disturbs the uniformity of the Earth’s magnetic field. Changes of ship’s signature are due to the magneto-mechanical interaction of the hull with the Earth’s magnetic field. The ship’s magnetic field can be detected by a magnetic naval mine. For this reason, the vessel has to be demagnetized. There are several methods of ship’s de-perming. The results of experimental and computer simulations...
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Image projection in Immersive 3D Visualization Laboratory
PublikacjaIn recent years, many centers in the world attempted to build a virtual reality laboratory. The main idea of such laboratory is to allow the user to “immerse” into and move in a computer-generated virtual world. In the paper, the underlying principles of the system of virtual reality (VR) are described. The selected implementations constructed by the research centers of the world are also presented. The cave automatic virtual environment...
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The investment risk forecasting in a local energy market
PublikacjaThe paper considers the general problems faced when evaluating the risk of investing in a local energy market by computer tools. The proposal formulated for the emerging local energy markets suggests broadening the method of evaluating investment risk so as to include elements of cluster analysis. The paper also discusses the significance of estimating investment risk in market terms and the importance and range of the local energy...
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AUTOMATIC LEARNING OF STRATEGY AND RULES IN CARD GAMES USING IMAGE FROM CAMERA
PublikacjaBelow work tries to answer a question: if it is possible to replace real human with computer system in social games. As a subject for experiments, card games were chosen, because they require a lot of player interaction (playing and taking cards), while their rules are easy to present in form of clear list of statements. Such a system, should allow real players to play without constant worrying about guiding or helping computer...
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Induced sheath voltages in 110 kV power cables – case study
PublikacjaThis paper considers electric shock hazard due to induced sheath voltages in 110 kV power cables. The purpose of this paper is to find an optimal configuration of the power cable system, taking into account electric shock hazard and ability of the system to transfer maximal power. A computer simulations on a computer model of the local power system, comprising high voltage power cables, were carried out. This model enables to analyse...
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Capon-like DoA estimator for rotating arrays
PublikacjaWe propose a nonparametric superresolution DoA estimator that is suitable for use with rotating arrays. The proposed method can be regarded as an extension of the Capon approach. We investigate its properties using computer simulations and present results obtained by processing of real world data.
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The evaluation of eGlasses eye tracking module as an extension for Scratch
PublikacjaIn this paper we present the possibility of using eGlasses eye tracking module as an extension for Scratch programming tool which is a visual programming language supporting computer skills learning. The main concept behind this project is to setup the interface for rapid interaction design. Eye tracking is a powerful tool for hands free communication but for that requires a dedicated software. This software is rarely tailored...
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Time-domain prosodic modifications for text-to-speech synthesizer
PublikacjaAn application of prosodic speech processing algorithms to Text-To-Speech synthesis is presented. Prosodic modifications that improve the naturalness of the synthesized signal are discussed. The applied method is based on the TD-PSOLA algorithm. The developed Text-To-Speech Synthesizer is used in applications employing multimodal computer interfaces.
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Implementation of high-precision computation capabilities into the open-source dynamic simulation framework YADE
PublikacjaThis paper deals with the implementation of arbitrary precision calculations into the open-source discrete element framework YADE published under the GPL-2+ free software license. This new capability paves the way for the simulation framework to be used in many new fields such as quantum mechanics. The implementation details and associated gains in the accuracy of the results are discussed. Besides the "standard" double (64 bits)...
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Controlling computer by lip gestures employing neural network
PublikacjaResults of experiments regarding lip gesture recognition with an artificial neural network are discussed. The neural network module forms the core element of a multimodal human-computer interface called LipMouse. This solution allows a user to work on a computer using lip movements and gestures. A user face is detected in a video stream from a standard web camera using a cascade of boosted classifiers working with Haar-like features....
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Human-Computer Interface Based on Visual Lip Movement and Gesture Recognition
PublikacjaThe multimodal human-computer interface (HCI) called LipMouse is presented, allowing a user to work on a computer using movements and gestures made with his/her mouth only. Algorithms for lip movement tracking and lip gesture recognition are presented in details. User face images are captured with a standard webcam. Face detection is based on a cascade of boosted classifiers using Haar-like features. A mouth region is located in...
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A NOTE ON ON-LINE RAMSEY NUMBERS FOR QUADRILATERALS
PublikacjaWe consider on-line Ramsey numbers defined by a game played between two players, Builder and Painter. In each round Builder draws an the edge and Painter colors it either red or blue, as it appears. Builder’s goal is to force Painter to create a monochromatic copy of a fixed graph H in as few rounds as possible. The minimum number of rounds (assuming both players play perfectly) is the on-line Ramsey number \widetilde{r}(H) of...
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Semantic Integration of Heterogeneous Recognition Systems
PublikacjaComputer perception of real-life situations is performed using a variety of recognition techniques, including video-based computer vision, biometric systems, RFID devices and others. The proliferation of recognition modules enables development of complex systems by integration of existing components, analogously to the Service Oriented Architecture technology. In the paper, we propose a method that enables integration of information...
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Multi Queue Approach for Network Services Implemented for Multi Core CPUs
PublikacjaMultiple core processors have already became the dominant design for general purpose CPUs. Incarnations of this technology are present in solutions dedicated to such areas like computer graphics, signal processing and also computer networking. Since the key functionality of network core components is fast package servicing, multicore technology, due to multi tasking ability, seems useful to support packet processing. Dedicated...
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Active management of equipment cooling in hoteling data centers
PublikacjaHoteling data centers are designated for housing computing and storage units of many, usually small customers, as opposed to traditional data centers supporting own computing and storage resources of a bigger company. One of the services to be provided to consumer’s equipment is cooling. Cooling in data centers is prevalently achieved by circulating air in computer room. Efficient cooling requires delivering cold air from central...
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Analysis of aircraft magnetic interference
PublikacjaThe magnetometric method is used among other things on mobile platforms (planes, helicopters) in military systems and in geological research. Optically-pumped and SQUID magnetometers are used in magnetic systems on airplanes. To be able to attain the sensitivity of modern magnetometers in flight, it is important that maneuver-related magnetic interference effects be minimized. The mathematical model of an aircraft as a source of...
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Analysis of aircraft magnetic interference
PublikacjaThe magnetometric method is used among other things on mobile platforms (planes, helicopters) in military systems and in geological research. Optically-pumped and SQUID magnetometers are used in magnetic systems on airplanes. To be able to attain the sensitivity of modern magnetometers in flight, it is important that maneuver-related magnetic interference effects be minimized. The mathematical model of an aircraft as a source of...
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Computer Supported Analysis of the Human Body Surface Area
PublikacjaRecent scientific studies show the growing importance of the coefficients: BSA and TBSA, as an alternative to the widely used BMI. The relevant indicators are widely used in medicine, including such areas as: the treatment of burns, chemotherapy, dermatology and toxicology; as benchmarks when calculating doses of drugs and fluids. The particular problems concerning this subject are: the change of the reference parameter value which...
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Floating treatment wetland with Equisetum hyemale - performance in nutrients and potentially toxic elements removal
Dane BadawczeThis data set contains the results of a microcosm experiment with floating treatment wetlands (FTW) conducted under artificial conditions. The goal of this experiment was to determine the effect of stress factors (Pb, As, increased salinity) on the nutrient uptake capacity of Equisetum hyemale in FTW. The ability of E.hyemale to uptake Pb and As was...
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Quadratic stochastic operators as a tool in modelling the dynamics of a distribution of a population trait
PublikacjaQuadratic stochastic operators can exhibit a wide variety of asymptotic behaviours and these have been introduced and studied recently. In the present work we discuss biological interpretations that can be attributed to them. We also propose a computer simulation method to illustrate the behaviour of iterates of quadratic stochastic operators.
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Comparison of developed gaze point estimation methods
PublikacjaThis paper presents the software part of an inexpensive hands-free eye tracking system. The system works using infrared illumination like most of the available eye trackers. Two methods allowing estimation the gaze point on computer screen are compared. Research on effectiveness of these methods is discussed and the better one is indicated.
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Waveguide model of the hearing aid earmold system
PublikacjaBackground The earmold system of the Behind-The-Ear hearing aid is an acoustic system that modifies the spectrum of the propagated sound waves. Improper selection of the earmold system may result in deterioration of sound quality and speech intelligibility. Computer modeling methods may be useful in the process of hearing aid fitting, allowing physician to examine various earmold system configurations and choose the optimum one...
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Waveguide model of the hearing aid earmold system
PublikacjaBackground The earmold system of the Behind-The-Ear hearing aid is an acoustic system that modifies the spectrum of the propagated sound waves. Improper selection of the earmold system may result in deterioration of sound quality and speech intelligibility. Computer modeling methods may be useful in the process of hearing aid fitting, allowing physician to examine various earmold system configurations and choose the optimum one...
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Analysis of ship's magnetic field with consideration of inner ferromagnetic devices
PublikacjaThis paper presents computer simulations of ship’s magnetic signatures. The influence of ship’s inner ferromagnetic devices on the signature was presented. The magnetic fields of the ship’s model were calculated in Opera 3D 18R2. The model was built from thin plates. The new, thin plate boundary condition was introduced on all ship’s surfaces.
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Recognition of Hand Drawn Flowcharts
PublikacjaIn this paper the problem of hand drawn flowcharts recognition is presented. There are described two attitudes to this problem: on-line and off-line. A concept of FCE, a system for recognizing and understanding of freehand drawn on-line flow charts on desktop computer and mobile devices is presented. The first experiments with the FCE system and the planes for future are also described.
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Supporting development of the smart ship technology by CFD simulation of ship behavior in close to real operational conditions
PublikacjaThe shipping industry is at the milestone of technological development – autonomous ships. Involving smart technologies accelerates development of green and safe shipping. Also IMO regulations, especially EEDI en-hanced application of new technologies. Meeting economic and ecological requirements future ships need to be designed with respect to increased reliability and operational performance. Design process of ships may be improved...
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An application of simulation model of fuel consumption in diagnostic system of wheeled tractors
PublikacjaAn application of computer controlled fuel injection systems in vehicle engines and growing demands concerning toxic substances emission and fuel consumption was a main reason for OBD (On Board Diagnosis) development. In spite of a great technological development, only some tractors are equipped in diagnostic systems. On board diagnostic is strongly connected with emission demands and does not concern other important vehicle functions. In...
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Fuctional structure of diagnostic system for wheeled tractors
PublikacjaAn application of computer controlled fuel injection systems in vehicle engines and growing demands concerning toxic substances emission and fuel consumption was a main reason for OBD (On Board Diagnosis) development. In spite of a great technological development, only some tractors are equipped in diagnostic systems. On board diagnosis is strongly connected with emission demands and does not concern other important vehicle functions.In...
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Volunteer Computing System Comcute with Smart Scheduler
PublikacjaIn this paper, a volunteer grid called Comcute is studied. Moreover, the harmony search scheduler is proposed. This scheduler has been designed for efficient using some resources of volunteer grid. The harmony search scheduler optimizes both a workload of a bottleneck computer and the cost of grid. Finally, some experiment outcomes have been discussed.
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Optimizing the process of railway geometrical layout designing with multi-criteria assessment method
PublikacjaThe paper presents the main assumptions of the Multi-criteria assessment method used in process of upgrading the railway geometrical layout. The advantages of metaheuristic search were described. The criteria influencing the investment were defined. The fitness function used in the analysis was described. The example of using the optimization algorithm with the help of self developed computer software was described.
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The flux compression generator load parameters selection
PublikacjaComputer simulation results of the flux compression generator (FCG) loaded with an inductor has been presented in this paper. Simulation research has been performed in order to select the parameters of FCG load coil properly. The influence of the load inductance and resistance on the current gain factor and the magnetic field energy accumulated in a load coil has been investigated.
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Multibaem Sonar Records Data Decimation Using Hierarchical Spline Interpolation
PublikacjaMultibeam sonar records feature high vertical and horizontal resolution. Interpolating and approximating, eventually displaying of of high volume scattered 3D raster data leads to some difficulties related to a computer processing power. The paper presents some advantages of using hierarchical splines in the context. Such an approach facilitates real time 3D MBS data rendering.
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Measurements of acoustic crosstalk cancellation efficiency in mobile listening conditions
PublikacjaThe cancellation of acoustic crosstalk is employed to enhance the stereo image in mobile listening conditions. The implementation of the crosstalk cancellation algorithm in Matlab is introduced. The measurement signals and equipment are described. A practical setup employing a mobile computer and a head and torso simulator is employed. The results of the measurements provided conclusions regarding the employment of acoustic crosstalk...
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DETERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL TENSION IN TOWED STREAMER CABLE TRIGGERED BY COLLISION WITH UNDERWATER MOVING OBJECT
PublikacjaThe paper deals with issues connected with the behaviour of a streamer cable towed by a survey seismic vessel when the cable undergoes a strike triggered by collision with an underwater moving object. The consequences of such collisions may be both threat to the life of marine animals or damage to underwater units and large economic losses suffered by vessel owners. The risk of such collisions has increased over the last years...
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Utilization of fuzzy rules in computer character animation
PublikacjaThe chapter presents a method for automatic enhancement of computer character animation utilizing fuzzy inference. First the user designs a prototype version of animation, with keyframes only for important poses, roughly describing the action. Then animation is enriched with new motion phases calculated by the fuzzy inference system using descriptors given by the user. Various degrees of motion fluency and naturalness are possible...
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Towards improved energy efficiency of future smart ships by application of advanced CFD simulations – case study
PublikacjaThe international trade plays crucial role in today’s globally developed world’s economy. Many people are unaware of the unimaginable volume of cargo being transported every year by oceans and seas. For most of the time invisible from land the shipping industry preserves its strong position of the most cost-efficient and environmental friendly mean of transport. However during last years the shipping industry is under great pressure...
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Numerical Simulations and Tracer Studies as a Tool to Support Water Circulation Modeling in Breeding Reservoirs
PublikacjaThe article presents a proposal of a method for computer-aided design and analysis of breeding reservoirs in zoos and aquariums. The method applied involves the use of computer simulations of water circulation in breeding pools. A mathematical model of a pool was developed, and a tracer study was carried out. A simplified model of two-dimensional flow in the form of a biharmonic equation for the stream function (converted into...
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Combining Road Network Data from OpenStreetMap with an Authoritative Database
PublikacjaComputer modeling of road networks requires detailed and up-to-date dataset. This paper proposes a method of combining authoritative databases with OpenStreetMap (OSM) system. The complete route is established by finding paths in the graph constructed from partial data obtained from OSM. In order to correlate data from both sources, a method of coordinate conversion is proposed. The algorithm queries road data from OSM and provides...
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Video Semantic Analysis Framework based on Run-time Production Rules - Towards Cognitive Vision
PublikacjaThis paper proposes a service-oriented architecture for video analysis which separates object detection from event recognition. Our aim is to introduce new tools to be considered in the pathway towards Cognitive Vision as a support for classical Computer Vision techniques that have been broadly used by the scientific community. In the article, we particularly focus in solving some of the reported scalability issues found in current...
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An Approximation of the Zero Error Capacity by a Greedy Algorithm
PublikacjaWe present a greedy algorithm that determines a lower bound on the zero error capacity. The algorithm has many new advantages, e.g., it does not store a whole product graph in a computer memory and it uses the so-called distributions in all dimensions to get a better approximation of the zero error capacity. We also show an additional application of our algorithm.
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF E-GRADING: INFORMATICS COURSE CASE STUDY
PublikacjaUsing computers for grading can simplify work for teachers. However it is a sensitive part of their work and must be performed carefully. More information is required on students' reception and opinions about e-grading. This paper is a case study of e-grading used in Informatics course and discusses results obtained from surveying the students after being graded by a teacher and a computer.
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A New Quaternion Encryption Scheme for Image Transmission
PublikacjaQuaternions are hypercomplex number of rank 4. They are often applied to mechanics in three-dimensional space and considered as one of the best ways to represent rotations. In this paper a new encryption scheme, based on the rotation of data vector in three-dimensional space around another quaternion (key) is proposed. A computer-based simulation was created to analyze the potential of the proposed encryption technique.
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Usability Techniques Possible to Use in Diagnostic Tools Interface Improvement
PublikacjaThe development of diagnostic tools has caused a rapid increase in the amount of information generated and presented, necessitating the use of computer displays as an interface to data presentation and the use of modern diagnostic tools. The paper presents methods for testing usability that can be used in designing and improving the quality of interfaces of modern diagnostic tools that use communication through graphical user interfaces.
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An Approximation of the Zero Error Capacity by a Greedy Algorithm.
PublikacjaWe present a greedy algorithm that determines a lower bound on the zero error capacity. The algorithm has many new advantages, e.g., it does not store a whole product graph in a computer memory and it uses the so-called distributions in all dimensions to get a better approximation of the zero error capacity. We also show an additional application of our algorithm.
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Electrical characteristics simulation of top-gated graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) with 10 μm x 10 μm graphene channel
Dane BadawczeThe presented data set is part of the research on graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) modelling. The calculations were performed with the use of GFET Tool program (https://nanohub.org/resources/gfettool DOI: 10.4231/D3QF8JK5T), which enabled simulation of the drain current (Id) vs. drain voltage (Vd) characteristics for different gate voltages (Vg)...
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Electrical characteristics simulation of top-gated graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) with 10 μm x 3 μm graphene channel
Dane BadawczeThe presented data set is part of the research on graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) modelling. The calculations were performed with the use of GFET Tool program (https://nanohub.org/resources/gfettool DOI: 10.4231/D3QF8JK5T), which enabled simulation of the drain current (Id) vs. drain voltage (Vd) characteristics for different gate voltages (Vg)...
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On zero-error codes produced by greedy algorithms
PublikacjaWe present two greedy algorithms that determine zero-error codes and lower bounds on the zero-error capacity. These algorithms have many advantages, e.g., they do not store a whole product graph in a computer memory and they use the so-called distributions in all dimensions to get better approximations of the zero-error capacity. We also show an additional application of our algorithms.
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Measurement system based on USB Z-Wave controller
PublikacjaA wireless measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard is presented in this paper. The system is composed of a U SB Z-Stick Gen5 controller connected to a Personal Computer and a Fibaro controller FGRGBWM-441. Operation of the system is controlled by software written in C++ using OpenZWave library. Some metrological aspects of the system are evaluated: accuracy, linearity, resolution and frequency of voltage measurements.