Part I: Modeling, Estimation, and RampMetering Control of Freeway Traffic Themain objective of Part I is to develop improved algorithms for freeway on-ramp metering control. Toward this end, two macroscopic traffic models are first introduced and analyzed. The first is a modification of the cell transmission model (CTM) developed by Daganzo. This modified CTM uses cell vehicle densities as its ...

The boiler drum level control unit is one of the main parameter in the thermal power station. Currently the boiler drum parameters are monitored only by using MATLAB software. There is no automatic control available. In the proposed system the boiler drum parameters such as temperature level, pressure level, water level and Droplet identifier are measured and controlled by using embedded proces...

We discuss in this paper two post-processings for drum transcription systems, which aim to model typical properties of drum sequences. Both methods operate on a symbolic representation of the sequence, which is obtained by quantizing the onsets of drum strokes on an optimal tatum grid, and by fusing the posterior probabilities produced by the drum transcription system. The first proposed method...

This paper presents an evaluation and comparison of four input devices for percussion tasks: a standard tom drum, Roland V-Drum, and two established examples of gestural controllers: the Buchla Lightning II, and the Radio Baton. The primary goal of this study was to determine how players’ actions changed when moving from an acoustic instrument like the tom drum, to a gestural controller like th...

We simulate the size segregation of a binary mixture of granular material in a half filled two-dimensional rotating drum using the discrete elements method with linear contact forces. The dynamics of the segregation process is studied in detail as function of the angular velocity of the drum. We propose an order parameter to characterize the final amount of segregation and the segregation speed...

Music production relies increasingly on advanced hardware and software tools that makes the creative process more flexible and versatile. The advancement of these tools helps reduce both the time and money required to create music. This paper presents research towards enhancing the functionality of a key tool, the drum machine. We add the ability to learn how to groove from human drummers, an i...

Size segregation of granular mixtures which are almost completely packed in a rotating drum is discussed with an effective simulation and a brief analysis. Instead of a 3D drum, we simulate 2D rotating thin box which is almost completely packed with granular mixtures. The phase inversion of radially segregated pattern which was found in a 3D experiment are qualitatively reproduced with this sim...

Spatial and temporal variability in distribution and growth of newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus were examined in the Aransas Estuary, Texas, USA. Overall, 1891 red drum larvae and early juveniles (4 to 30 mm standard length. SL) were identified from weekly epibenthic sled collections taken during the annual recruitment period (September-December 1994). Densities ranged from 0.0 to 3.4...

An algorithm is presented which automatically sets the attack, release, threshold, and hold parameters of a noise gate applied to drum recordings which contain bleed from secondary sources. The gain parameter which controls the amount of attenuation applied when the gate is closed is retained, to allow the user to control the strength of the gate. The gate settings are found by minimising the a...