In this paper, we present an approach for image reconstruction from local phase vectors in the monogenic scale space. The local phase vector contains not only the local phase but also the local orientation of the original signal, which enables the simultaneous estimation of the structural and geometric information. Consequently, the local phase vector preserves a lot of important information of...

Microstructures on insect wings can promote directional drop shedding, and the local orientation of these structures is expected to facilitate drop removal. However, microstructures may exhibit very different orientations at different locations on the wing. Using the march fly Penthetria heteroptera, we propose that local orientation of small hairs (microtrichia) reflects a balance of three non...

the occupy wall street movement has presented a series of challenges to local law enforcement agencies. in response, many of them have relied on a variety of aggressive tactics, which in some cases have shocked public opinion, putting the issue of protest policing on the national agenda. three main narratives have emerged to explain these tactics: 1) there has been a broad “militarization” of t...

It is often assumed that a two-stage filter-process is involved in the coding of visual contours. In the first stage the contour is coded by localized luminance filters selective for, among other dimensions, orientation and spatial frequency. A second stage then integrates the outputs of these local luminance filters over space. In the experiments described here we address the issue of which sp...

The minimum amount of geometrically necessary dislocations (GND) required to create crystallographic orientation gradients near the grain boundaries in a uniaxially deformed <001> columnar aluminum specimen is computed from local orientation measurements obtained using electron backscattered diffraction patterns (EBSD). Plots correlating GND density and orientation gradient are presented.

In the visual cortex of the monkey the horizontal organization of the preferred orientations of orientation-selective cells follows two opposing rules: 1) neighbors tend to have similar orientation preferences, and 2) many different orientations are observed in a local region. Several orientation models which satisfy these constraints are found to differ in the spacing and the topological index...

Linear eigenvalue analysis of cracked cylindrical shells under combined internal pressure and axial compression is carried out to study the effect of crack type, size and orientation on the buckling behavior of cylindrical thin shells. Two types of crack are considered; through crack and thumbnail crack. Our calculations indicate that depending on the crack type, length, orientation and the int...

Visual processing is thought to involve initial local analyses that are subsequently integrated globally to derive functional representations of structure that extends over large areas of visual space. Amblyopia is a common deficit in spatial vision that could be based on either unreliable local estimates of image structure, irregularities in global image integration or a combination of errors ...