Modeling dressed characters is known as a very tedious process. It usually requires specifying 2D fabric patterns, positioning and assembling them in 3D, and then performing a physically-based simulation. The latter accounts for gravity and collisions to compute the rest shape of the garment, with the adequate folds and wrinkles. This paper presents a more intuitive way to design virtual clothi...

Aiming to reduce the high mining stress observed in large-space roof structures during mechanized mining of thick coal seams, a control technique based on protective-seam mining is proposed. This technique was used to investigate the 8108 working face of the No. 3–5 thick coal seam of the Tashan mine located in the Datong area of Shanxi, China, by means of simulations and field measurements. Th...

ABSTRACT When changing height and width of image traditional techniques for image resizing are oblivious to the content of image. A simple operator seam carving is used for image and video retargeting. This seam carving operator is used for content aware image resizing to reduce or expand image size. According to seam carving method every object in the image must be scaled down proportionally. ...

The prerequisite of maintaining an efficient and safe mining operation is the proper design of a mine by considering all aspects. The first step in a coal mine design is a realistic geometrical modelling of the coal seam(s). The structural features such as faults and folding must be reliably implemented in 3D seam models. Upon having a consistent seam model, the attributes such as calorific val...

A large amount of gas is emitted during underground mining processes, so productivity decreases and safety risks increase. Efficient methane drainage from the coal seam surrounding rocks in mines not only improves but also leads to higher productivity. Methane must be performed when ventilation air cannot dilute emissions mine a level below allowed limits. The cross-measure borehole method one ...

Image stitching computes geometric transforms to align images based on the best fit of feature correspondences between overlapping images. Seam-cutting is used afterwards to to hide misalignment artifacts. Interestingly it is often the seam-cutting step that is the most crucial for obtaining a perceptually seamless result. This motivates us to propose a seam-driven image stitching strategy wher...

According to regulations of the mining industry in China, it is necessary carry out gas hazard prevention projects advance when coal seams with potential, and geological research should be taken as basic work for optimal design effective construction projects. Research on seam potential have shown that anomalous area could well, where superimposed tectonic stress field usually results tectonica...

and Alla Heorhiadi In the United States organizational change and development work has a rich history, including the influence of Kurt Lewin, Rensis Likert, Douglas MacGregor, Warren Bennis, the socio-technical tradition of Tavistock, and more recently, work in large scale change, appreciative inquiry and chaos / complexity. In France, a different tradition has evolved, the Socio-Economic Appro...

In some security applications, it is important to transmit just enough information to take the right decisions. Traditional video codecs try to maximize the global quality, irrespective of the video content pertinence for certain tasks. To better maintain the semantics of the scene, some approaches allocate more bitrate to the salient information. In this paper, a semantic video compression sch...

The joining process of seam bond is used in automobile construction because of the non-visible joints on mounted parts such as doors, hoods or luggage compartment doors. With these components, a structure-providing inner panel is joined with the outer panel, which is visible to the customer. Besides providing stability, particularly in the event of a crash, the joining level is also filled with...