Conformal classifiers output confidence prediction regions, i.e., multi-valued predictions that are guaranteed to contain the true output value of each test pattern with some predefined probability. In order to fully utilize the predictions provided by a conformal classifier, it is essential that those predictions are reliable, i.e., that a user is able to assess the quality of the predictions ...

Often, at the time when a performance model is built, some of its input parameters are not known exactly. This can be for a variety of reasons, such as the system itself not having been completed, a benchmarking process not yet having been carried out, or that precise estimates for the parameters are very difficult to obtain. In these situations, interval values can be used to express the uncer...

This paper presents a novel reconfigurable control method for an aircraft with potential actuator failures. A Variable Structure Model Reference Adaptive Control (VSMRAC) scheme is deployed to counteract the adverse effects when the actuator failure occurs. Combined with exponential reaching law, the convergence rate is improved and the chattering is reduced. This approach ensures that the refe...

Title of Thesis: UNCERTAINTY AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSES OF THE MUSKINGUM-CUNGE CHANNEL ROUTING MODEL Stephen Scott Reid, Master of Science, 2008 Thesis directed by: Professor Richard H. McCuen Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Two widely used channel routing models are the Muskingum and MuskingumCunge (M-C) models. However, no significant research has been conducted on how input p...

Let h and g be polynomials of bounded Euclidean norm in the ring Z[X]/⟨X+1⟩. Given polynomial [h/g]q ∈ Zq[X]/⟨X+1⟩, the NTRU problem is to find a, b ∈ Z[X]/⟨X + 1⟩ with small Euclidean norm such that [a/b]q = [h/g]q. We propose an algorithm to solve the NTRU problem which runs in 2 2 q) time when ∥g∥, ∥h∥ and ∥g−1∥ are in some range. The main technique of our algorithm is to reduce a problem on...

Parents are important role models for their children's eating behaviours. This study aimed to further validate the recently developed Parental Modelling of Eating Behaviours Scale (PARM) by examining the relationships between maternal self-reports on the PARM with the modelling practices exhibited by these mothers during three family mealtime observations. Relationships between observed materna...

In this paper, we address the problem of tolerating the adverse effects of input faults on the operation of a class of asynchronous sequential machines. Occurring to either the external input or the control input generated by the controller, input faults can cause unauthorized changes of the input value. In the framework of corrective control, we present the necessary and sufficient condition f...

This work presents the dynamic response of a pavement plate resting on a soil whose inertia is taken into account in the design of pavements by rational methods. Thus, the pavement is modeled as a thin plate with finite dimensions, supported longitudinally by dowels and laterally by tie bars. The subgrade is modeled via Pasternak-Vlasov type (three-parameter type) foundation models and the movi...

In a previous paper we showed results for the coverage and capacity for passive and active WCDMA DAS indoor installations using a simplified model with the other-cell interference factor as an input parameter to the simulation [1]. In this paper we calculate the other-cell and own-cell interference for the radio downlink using a network simulator for the outdoor and indoor environment. Abstract...

Translucency of dental ceramics, esthetic posts and orthodontic brackets was reviewed. Translucency parameter (TP) and contrast ratio (CR) are generally used for translucency evaluation. For the evaluation of translucency, two criteria such as the translucency of human teeth (TP = 15-19, 1 mm thick) and the visual perceptibility threshold for the translucency difference (∆CR > 0.07 or ∆TP > 2) ...