Although visual input depends on the position of the eye, at least some neural representations of space in mammals are allocentric, i.e., independent of the observer’s vantage point or motion. By comparing the visual perception of 3D object motion in actively and passively moving human subjects, I show that the motor command contributes to the perception of space in an observer-independent refe...

This paper introduces a video object segmentation algorithm developed in the context of the European project Art.live1 where constraints on the quality of segmentation and the processing rate (at least 10 images/second) are required. In order to obtain a fine segmentation (no blocking effect, boundaries precision, temporal stability without flickering), the segmentation process is based on Mark...

How do spatially disjoint and ambiguous local motion signals in multiple directions generate coherent and unambiguous representations of object motion? Various motion percepts, starting with those of Duncker (Induced motion, 1929/1938) and Johansson (Configurations in event perception, 1950), obey a rule of vector decomposition, in which global motion appears to be subtracted from the true moti...

When performing oscillatory movements of two joints in the sagittal plane, there is a directional constraint for performing such movements. Previous studies could not distinguish whether the directional constraint reflected movement direction encoded in the extrinsic (outside the body) reference frame or in the intrinsic (the participants' torso/head) reference frame since participants performe...

This paper presents investigations of two special cases of dynamic valve analysis. These special cases arose in the development of a new type of gas field reciprocating compressor. These special cases were for a moving frame of reference (since the discharge valves were integral with the piston) , and for independent mass damping {sealing/damping elements are modelled separately instead of as "...

In the context of motion tracking and virtual reality, there is a strong need for sensors to monitor the motion of a moving object. These sensors are characterised by their performances (ranges, accuracy, drifts, and susceptibility to the ambient environment) and embedded (small size, light weight). The magnetic technology compared to the mechanical or optical solution allows the working withou...

Hydrogen and deuterium Rydberg atoms, initially moving at velocities of 600 m/s and 560 m/s, respectively, in pulsed supersonic beams, have been decelerated and electrostatically trapped following adiabatic 90◦ deflection from their initial axis of propagation to minimise collisions with the trailing edge of the gas pulses. The time evolution of the potential energy surfaces, over which the ato...

Induced movement occurs not only when an object surrounding a stationary one moves below threshold but when it moves above threshold. The above-threshold effect is particularly puzzling and seemingly irrational because the relative displacement should be fully accounted for by perceiving the moving object in motion. The accepted theory has been that such excess motion can be explained in terms ...

Image stabilization can be used as a front-end system for many tasks that require dynamic image analysis, such as navigation and tracking of independently moving objects from a moving platform. We present a fast and robust electronic digital image stabilization system that can handle large image displacements based on a two-dimensional feature-based multi-resolution motion estimation technique....