In the relativistic plasma surrounding a pulsar, a subluminal ordinary-mode electromagnetic wave will propagate along a magnetic field line. After some distance, it can break free of the field line and escape the magnetosphere to reach an observer. We describe a simple model of pulsar radio emission based on this scenario and find that applying this model to the case of the Vela pulsar reproduc...

AIM To determine the reproducibility and histological correlation of qualitative intravascular ultrasound imaging of atheromatous coronary arteries using the recently proposed European Society of Cardiology classification of plaque composition in conditions approximating the clinical setting. METHODS Atheromatous lesions (n=21), identified from 30 post-mortem human coronary arteries, were ima...

We consider the following problem: How should an observer change viewpoint in order to generate a dense image sequence of an arbitrary smooth surface so that it can be incrementally reconstructedusing the occluding contour and the epipolar parameterization? We present a collection of qualitative behaviors that, when integrated appropriately, purposefully control viewpoint based on the appearanc...

In this paper, an observer based fuzzy adaptive controller (FAC) is designed fora class of large scale systems with non-canonical non-affine nonlinear subsystems. It isassumed that functions of the subsystems and the interactions among subsystems areunknown. By constructing a new class of state observer for each follower, the proposedconsensus control method solves the problem of unmeasured sta...

this paper presents a new observer-based control scheme for a class of nonlinear systems. in the proposed method, nonlinear observer and twisting algorithm controller are employed to realize a sensor-less control strategy for complex systems which makes use of non measurable process information instead of installing as many sensors as possible. due to lack of availability of the complex system ...

In this paper we present an approach for combined fault diagnosis and reconfigurable control structure for a general class of hybrid systems. In this approach a plant is modeled using an extended version of bond graphs, namely hybrid bond graph, where discrete mode transitions are represented as binary switch junctions. A hybrid observer has been developed that uses this model to track the syst...

In many cases inpainting methods introduce a blur in sharp transitions in image and image contours in the recovery of large areas with missing pixels and often fail to recover curvy boundary edges. Quantitative metrics of inpainting results currently do not exist and researchers use human comparisons to evaluate their methodologies and techniques. Most objective quality assessment methods rely ...

Fault diagnosis is crucial for guaranteeing safe, reliable and efficient operation of modern engineering systems. These systems are typically hybrid. They combine continuous plant dynamics described by continuous-state variables and discrete switching behavior between several operating modes. This paper presents an integrated approach for online tracking and diagnosis of hybrid linear systems. ...

We propose a user-centric methodology for displaying digital color documents, that optimizes color representations in an observer specific and adaptive fashion. We apply our framework to situations involving viewers with common dichromatic color vision deficiencies, who face challenges in perceiving information presented in color images and graphics designed for color normal individuals. For si...