The photometric accuracy of WFC3’s IR Channel was examined during thermal vacuum testing in September October, 2004. The measured signal levels from various incident flux levels and sample sequences were compared in order to determine the relative accuracy of FPA64. Significant deviations in measured versus expected flux levels were observed at some illumination levels. Introduction The purpose...

We propose the use of explicitly identified image structure to guide the solution of the single image super-resolution (SR) problem. We treat the image as a layout of homogeneous regions, surrounded by ramp edges of a larger contrast. Ramps are characterized by the property that any path through any ramp pixel, monotonically leading from one to the other side, has monotonically increasing (or d...

The stable versus mobile behavior of basement terranes in orogens is discussed about the North Armorican Cadomian-floored domain (NAD) Variscides, Western France. Our onshore/offshore structural study demonstrates heterogeneous nature NAD which comprises: (a) a southern part remained during both Paleozoic extensional and compressional (Variscan) events (b) northern was initially locus extensive...

In this paper we consider the problem of optimising the construction and haulage costs of underground mining networks. We focus on a model of underground mine networks consisting of ramps in which each ramp has a bounded maximum gradient. The cost depends on the lengths of the ramps, the tonnages hauled through them and their gradients. We model such an underground mine network as an edgeweight...

The variable and uncertain nature of wind generation presents a new concern to power system operators. One of the biggest concerns associated with integrating a large amount of wind power into the grid is the ability to handle large ramps in wind power output. Large ramps can significantly influence system economics and reliability, on which power system operators place primary emphasis. The Wi...

This paper presents a complete system for autonomous navigation of a mobile robot in urban environments. An urban environment is defined as one having hard surface and comprising curbs, ramps, and obstacles. The robot is required to traverse flat ground surfaces and ramps, but avoid curbs and obstacles. The system employs a 2-D laser rangefinder for terrain mapping. In order to filter erroneous...

The receptors for the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)/adrenomedullin (AM) family peptides were characterized in the mefugu Takifugu obscurus, a euryhaline fugu species very close to Takifugu rubripes, which has as many as five adrenomedullin genes (AM1-5). CGRP and AM share a G protein-coupled core receptor called calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR), and the specificity of the CLR is...