Accurate classification of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its prodromal stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), plays a critical role in possibly preventing progression memory improving quality life for AD patients. Among many research tasks, it is particular interest to identify noninvasive imaging biomarkers diagnosis. In this paper, we present robust deep learning system different stages patients based on MRI PET scans. We utilized the dropout technique improve classical by weight...

High-rise tasks such as cleaning, painting, inspection, and maintenance on walls of large buildings or other structures require robots with climbing manipulating skills. Motivated by these potential applications inspired the motion inchworms, we have developed a biped wall-climbing robot-W-Climbot. Built modular approach, robot consists five joint modules connected in series two suction mounted at ends. With this configuration mode, W-Climbot not only has superior mobility smooth walls, but...

With the rapid development of electronic and computing technology, multi-view video is attracting extensive interest recently due to its greatly enhanced viewing experience. In this paper, we present system architecture for real-time capturing, processing, interactive delivery video. Unlike previous systems that mainly focus on our designed provide service with high degree interactivity in real time, which still challenging current state technology. The proposed tackles many practical...

In this paper, we report a novel flexible tactile sensor array for an anthropomorphic artificial hand with the capability of measuring both normal and shear force distributions using quantum tunneling composite as base material. There are four fan-shaped electrodes in cell that decompose contact into components. The has been realized 2 × 6 unit sensors, each responds to stresses all three axes. By applying separated drops conductive polymer instead full layer, cross-talk between cells is...

An extremum-seeking controller is developed to cope with the calibration complexity for modern internal combustion engines capable of operating different blends ethanol and gasoline. The optimization scheme adapts spark timing such that fuel efficiency, estimated from in-cylinder pressure data, maximized on-board a vehicle when driving small load variations. Experiments, performed in four-cylinder 2 L engine, demonstrate successfully manages operate engine close maximum efficiency blends,...

A fingertip three-axis tactile sensor system with the capability of measuring both normal and shear force distribution using quantum tunneling composites is presented. The practical design fabrication a for robot are described in detail. Also, an integrated fingertip-shaped 13 cells developed. mounted on multifingered robotic hand fingertip, its effectiveness validated experimental results. fabricated shows that full-scale range detectable about 10, 20N x-, y-, z -directions, respectively....

Agriculture, forestry, and building industry would be prospective fields of robotic applications. High-rise tasks in these require robots with climbing skills. Motivated by potential applications inspired animal motion, we have developed a biped robot—Climbot. Built modular approach, the robot consists five joint modules connected series two special grippers mounted at ends, scalability changing degrees-of-freedom (DoFs). With this configuration, Climbot not only has superior mobility on...

This paper presents the design, tactile sensor, characterization, and control system of a new dexterous myoelectric hand prosthesis to overcome limitations state-of-the-art prostheses (e.g., limited functionality, controllability, sensory feedback). Our allows independent finger movement thumb abduction/adduction, with motor for each an additional (i.e., six total motors). Each fingertip has biomimetic sensor 13 units, which can detect normal tangential forces. The controller uses...

Intelligent control of a prosthetic hand is the core to realize accurate grasping. The traditional sensors inside or finger can only give indirect information regarding events occurring at interface tip and objects, which may cause misjudgment in Herein, we design capacitive sensor with capability both proximity force detection for (HIT-V). composed pair ring-circle copper foils as electrodes, dielectric layer pyramid microstructure. As result, detect an object approaching from far 100 mm...

Abstract In this paper a new class of finite difference schemes - the Weighted Compact Schemes are proposed. According to idea WENO schemes, Scheme is constructed by combination approximations derivatives on candidate stencils with properly assigned weights so that non-oscillatory property achieve when discontinuities appear. The primitive function reconstruction method ENO applied obtain conservative form Scheme. This scheme not only preserves characteristic standard compact and achieves...

Based on the investigation about daily activity characteristics and modes of blind, study found that main difficulties encountered in a trip blind included walking road, finding way, taking bus looking for usual life-arena. After analyzing research application actual navigation technologies, to solve demands trip, presents system based Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), wireless mobile communications technologies. The consists RFID tag, portable reader which can be integrated into cane,...

The multi-DOF prosthetic hand's myocontrol needs to recognize more hand gestures (or motions) based on myoelectric signals. This paper presents a classification method, which is the support vector machine (SVM), classify 19 different gesture modes through electromyographic (EMG) signals acquired from six surface electrodes. All are 3-DOF configuration, makes perform like three-fingered. training performance very high within each test session, but cross-session validation typically low....

An experimental study is performed for homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion focusing on late phasing conditions with high cyclic variability (CV) approaching misfire. High CV limits the feasible operating range and objective to understand quantify dominating effects of in order enable controls widening HCCI. A analysis method developed explaining dynamic coupling sequences cycles where important variables are residual gas temperature, efficiency, heat release during...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a five-fingered, multisensory prosthetic hand integrating both intuitive myoelectric control and sensory feedback. Design/methodology/approach artificial hand’s palm has three-arcuate configuration the thumb can move along cone surface, improving resemblance with biological hand. By using coupling linkage mechanism, each finger independently actuated by direct current motor. Both torque position sensors are embedded in sense status its...

Automatic grasping of unknown objects for multifingered robot hand is a very difficult problem because the location and model object are possible configurations numerous. In this paper, we propose new strategy modeling prior based on powerful 3D reconstruction. The whole system consists laser scanner, simulation environment, arm HIT/DLR hand. to be grasped scanned by scanner reconstructed in scene. After different evaluated within scenes, an accurate configuration can calculated command...

A hierarchical elastic computer-aided detection algorithm is proposed to automatically detect the horizon in an aerial image. strategy, including coarse-level and fine-level adjustment, applied. First, original image blurred by a large-scale low-pass filter. Then, Canny edge detector Hough transform are successively utilized find major edges identify lines associated with those edges. The desired modeled resulting line that best satisfies certain criteria. By doing so, general position of...