We can do everything. T What IS can do toady is highly limited. What we cannot do is Useless. R Useless confused with Cannot Be Done. So... why to worry about Uncertainty? U No future without using Uncertainty. T The Information Systems Radical. H The Uncertainty Zealot. Summary: This report surveys various forms of imperfect data, be it imprecision or uncertainty. To that end, a structured the...

In this paper, several types of imperfection and uncertainty that may affect the information elements in any pattern recognition system will be pondered, whether when object classification depends on datasets, or when it relies on expert knowledge sets. Afterwards, all the discussed imperfection aspects will be processed within a unified framework, fundamentally based on possibility theory and ...

The design of thin-walled cylinders in axial compression is limited by sensitivity to geometric imperfections. This paper focuses on reducing this imperfection from a perspective. By using variable-angle composites, the load paths are tailored reduce effective area over which imperfections can initiate buckling. Continuous Tow Shearing (CTS) one such manufacturing technique. It does not cause d...

This article provides a fully analytical approach for nonlinear equilibrium path of rectangular sandwich plates. The core of structure is made of symmetric cross-ply laminated composite and the outer surfaces are piezoelectric actuators which perfectly bonded to inner core. The structure is subjected to electro-thermo-mechanical loads simultaneously. One side of plate is rested on Pasternak typ...

A UNA RIFLESSIONE TEORICA FONDANTE RIFERITA AL TERMINE IXD, E NON AVREBBE TUTTI I TORTI. QUELLO DI FAR EVOLVERE LE COSE NATURALMENTE È UN ATTEGGIAMENTO MOLTO PRAGMATICO, DI ESTREMA EFFICACIA QUANDO SI HA A CHE FARE CON L'EMERGERE DI UN NUOVO SETTORE. OGGI PERÒ L'IXD PUÒ CONTARE SU UNA DISCRETA FIDELIZZAZIONE, SU ALCUNE SCUOLE DI FORMAZIONE E SULL'APPORTO DI "ADEPTI" PROVENIENTI DA NUMEROSE DISC...

The precision of image synthesis techniques for rendering naturalistic scenes often works contrary to the realism of the everyday world. Pristine, crystalline, uniform and perfect may describe the most idealized computer images: the surfaces are smooth, neat and crisp in appearance. Efforts to produce realism have recently focused on light and the interaction of light with surfaces. The radiosi...