The paper discusses a structured light setup for fast, oneshot 3D acquisition. The projection pattern consists of equidistant, vertical stripes. The main problem is the determination of the stripe-boundaries. They are extracted with sub-pixel accuracy by a pattern-specific snake. An initialization procedure yields the rough contours. Sub-pixel accuracy is reached through an iterative relaxation...

terracing is an operator that is applied to potential field data to produce regions of constant field amplitude that are separated by sharp boundaries. magnetic data are usually transformed into pseudo-gravity data (baranov, 1957) prior to the application of terracing. the objective of terracing is ‘to recast potential field maps into a geologic map like format’ (cordell and mccafferty 1989). t...

This study evaluates how people represent “even if” conditionals when they have to integrate them with previous “if then” conditionals and also make an inference. The terms in the premises were ordered to facilitate their integration (Figure 1: If A then B; Even if B C). In half the cases, the “even if” conditional was expressed with a negation instead of an affirmation (If A then B; Even if no...

This paper presents a precise kinematic skeleton extraction method for 3D dynamic meshes. Contrary to previous methods, our method is based on the computation of motion boundaries instead of detecting object parts characterized by rigid transformations. Thanks to a learned boundary edge function, we are able to compute efficiently a set of motion boundaries which in fact correspond to all possi...

Grain boundaries are extensively used as high-quality Josephson junctions in high-Tc superconductors. Their superconducting characteristics can generally be well described by conventional models of strongly coupled Josephson junctions. Here, we report on highly anomalous critical current vs. magnetic field dependencies of grain boundaries in YBa2Cu307-,. Direct imaging with scanning SQUID micro...

money laundering is a silent crime which crosses international boundaries. modern technology has led to new avenues to disguise the proceeds of crime. the advent of electronic money has meant that tracing the transfer of possibly illicit funds is an extremely difficult if not impossible task. therefore there is a need to take consistent measures against money laundering throughout the world esp...

In this study, fuzzy logic was implemented to formulate the fuzziness of layer boundaries for a two-layered clay soil. A field of two-layered clay with fuzzy boundaries between layers was generated, and then the bearing capacity of strip footing on this field was calculated by the assumption of plane-strain conditions. The Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion was used and bearing capacity calculation...