Fixed location cameras, such as panoramic cameras or surveillance cameras, are very common. In images taken with these cameras, there will be changes in lighting and dynamic image content, but there will also be constant objects in the background. We propose to solve for color constancy in this framework. We use a set of images to recover the scenes’ illuminants using only a few surfaces presen...

In this paper, we propose three new tensor decompositions for even-order tensors corresponding respectively to the rank-one decompositions of some unfolded matrices. Consequently such new decompositions lead to three new notions of (even-order) tensor ranks, to be called the M-rank, the symmetric M-rank, and the strongly symmetric M-rank in this paper. We discuss the bounds between these new te...

Introduction: Oscillation based test (OBT) method [1] has been applied to testing different types of analogue circuits [2-5]. In this approach, the circuit is transformed into an oscillator during the test mode and the frequency of oscillation is measured and compared to the reference value obtained on a known-good circuit operating in the same conditions. Circuit modification for the purpose o...

In this paper the subband decomposition of a single channel image restoration problem is examined. The decomposition will be carried out in the image model (prior model) in order to take into account the frequency activity of each band of the original image. The hyperparameters associated to each band together with the original image are rigurously estimated within the Bayesian framework. Final...

Synthetic reverberating activity patterns are experimentally generated by stimulation of a subset of neurons embedded in a spontaneously active network of cortical cells in-vitro. The neurons are artificially connected by means of conditional stimulation matrix, forming a synthetic local circuit with a predefined programmable connectivity and time-delays. Possible uses of this experimental desi...

The increased circuit density in today’s integrated circuits demands for efficient and low cost testing as compared to the testing of logic with external test equipment. The Built-In Self Test (BIST) architecture provides the self-testing of logic circuit but is not at the positive extreme in delivering deterministic and limited test vectors and storage and compression of output test responses....

Residual impedance correction in impedance analyzers when using an asymmetrical test fixture needs three reference measurements, usually open circuit, short circuit, and load (meaning an impedance close to the impedance under test). This paper provides an uncertainty estimate for impedance measurements that apply a simple open/short correction in spite of using an asymmetrical test fixture. Exp...

As circuit sizes increase with scale down in technology, the time required to test the circuits also increases. Expensive automatic test equipment (ATE) is used to test these circuits and the cost of testing becomes a significant fraction of the total cost of the chip. Testing cost of a chip is directly related to the time its testing takes. However, test time cannot be reduced by simply applyi...

Increasing the short circuit current due to the penetration of distributed generations (DGs) in various voltage levels and meshed topology is a basic problem in power systems. Using fault current limiter (FCL) is an efficient approach to mitigate the exceeded short circuit levels. In this paper, a new approach is presented for multiple FCLs locating to decrease short circuit levels in meshed ne...