In vivo recordings in rat somatosensory cortex suggest that excitatory and inhibitory inputs are often correlated during spontaneous and sensory-evoked activity. Using a computational approach, we study how the interplay of input correlations and timing observed in experiments controls the spiking probability of single neurons. Several correlation-based mechanisms are identified, which can effe...

The Videogame Industry of today is now just as strong as, and generates similar revenues to the Film Industry. Computer Games are distributed throughout the world and are sold to millions of people. Of the many different types of games, one of the most popular genres is car racing. Developers of this type of game are increasingly improving their Artificial Intelligence Systems so that their vir...

We present an end-to-end imitation learning system for agile, off-road autonomous driving using only low-cost on-board sensors. By imitating a model predictive controller equipped with advanced sensors, we train a deep neural network control policy to map raw, high-dimensional observations to continuous steering and throttle commands. Compared with recent approaches to similar tasks, our method...

Traditional control algorithms in Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system have some drawbacks, such as high energy consumption and low riding comfort. Combined with data mining methods and driving experience, two Intelligent Train Operation (ITO) models for the subway train control are proposed. Firstly the training data set was sorted out and sieved out from the real train operation data set by...

Although rail transportation is conventionally considered to be environmentallyfriendly, currently research is being carried out globally to find ways to improve energy-saving in rail transportation. Development of an energy management system for railways and new transport systems including the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system has begun. The railway energy management system manages and controls t...

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A multiple amputee more severe than a triple amputee is uncommon. There have been no reports on the rehabilitation outcome of a triple amputee, including hip disarticulation and transtibial amputation. The authors report the rehabilitation of a patient with left hip disarticulation, right trans-tibial amputation, and left trans-humeral amputation due to a train accident. He has successfully com...

Battery and energy management methodologies have been proposed to address the design challenges of driving range and battery lifetime in Electric Vehicles (EV). However, the driving behavior is a major factor which has been neglected in these methodologies. In this paper, we propose a novel context-aware methodology to estimate the driving behavior in terms of future vehicle speeds and integrat...