Single-view RGB-D human reconstruction with implicit functions is often formulated as per-point classification. Specifically, a set of 3D locations within the view-frustum camera are first projected independently onto image and corresponding feature subsequently extracted for each location. The location then used to classify whether point inside or outside observed object. This procedure leads ...

Metric maps, like occupancy grids, are one of the most common ways to represent indoor environments in autonomous mobile robotics. Although they effective for navigation and localization, metric maps contain little knowledge about structure buildings represent. In this paper, we propose a method that identifies from 2D by retrieving their layout, namely an abstract geometrical representation mo...

buildings play an important role in the energy demand sector. due to the increase of environmentalconcerns and renewable energy sources restriction, lighting control systems will play an important role in the reductionof energy consumption of the lighting without impeding comfort goals. lighting control systems can control lightingconsumption according to the type of building, adequate luminanc...

 To use services transparently in a distributed environment, the Utility Grids develop a cyber-infrastructure. The parameters of the Quality of Service such as the allocation-cost and makespan have to be dealt with in order to schedule workflow application tasks in the Utility Grids. Optimization of both target parameters above is a challenge in a distributed environment and may conflict one an...

The presented work depicting the integrated modelling of probabilistic occupant behaviour in buildings consists of non-physical modelling with a physical multidomain impact. The human behaviour considering occupancy, the use of lighting and the use of electric appliances in dwellings has been implemented, but the same method can be used for other stochastic behaviour. The stochastic behaviour i...

The Autonomous Intelligent Knowledgebuilding Exploration (AIKE) system explores how an autonomous mobile robotic agent using sonar sensors and dead reckoning can learn a map of a completely unknown environment. AIKE generates grid-based maps based on the notion of a "place" (i.e., a location separated from other places by a confining gateway such as a door or entryway). Empirical trials show th...

RATIONALE S-nitrosylation (SNO) is a reversible, thiol-based protein modification that plays an important role in the myocardium by protecting critical cysteine residues from oxidation. However, little is known with regard to the percentage of a given protein that is modified by SNO (ie, SNO occupancy). Current methods allow for the relative quantification of SNO levels, but not for the determi...