一般多边形网格模型的几何压缩方法

使用Face Fixer方法对由一般多边形网格构成的三维模型拓扑信息进行了压缩，采用3阶自适应算术编码进一步提高压缩比，通过把顶点位置坐标变换到局部坐标系中，结合量化、平行四边形顶点坐标预测以及算术编码来实现三维网格模型几何信息的压缩，在几何模型质量基本没有损失的情况下，获得了很好的压缩性能。     

一般多边形网格的几何压缩

提出一个通用的一般多边形网格的几何压缩算法，针对目前三维拓扑压缩算法大都仅适用于三角网格的现状，在巳有算法的基础上，进行了有效的推广，使得对于包含任意边数多边形的网格都可以进行有效的压缩编码；另外，根据多边形网格任一多边形中的各个顶点共面的特性，提出一种顶点坐标压缩方案，该方案与上述拓扑压缩算法有机结合可以显著地减少一般多边形网格数据在网上传输所需的带宽；最后，对编码过程产生的输出流进行流程编码与算术编码相结合的混合压缩编码，从而进一步提高压缩比。     

基于上下文的网格拓扑压缩熵编码方法

提出了一种普遍适用于网格拓扑压缩的高效熵编码方法.不同于以往的单纯利用算术编码或Huffman编码对遍历网格生成的拓扑流进行编码压缩,对这些拓扑流的每个符号先计算其Huffman编码,然后采用基于上下文(已编码序列的倒数第2个符号作为上下文)的算术编码方法来编码其Huffman值,从而实现对网格模型拓扑信息的有效压缩.实验结果表明,熵编码方法普遍适用于各种网格拓扑压缩方法得到的拓扑流的压缩,其压缩结果普遍高于拓扑流序列的熵值——绝大多数拓扑压缩算法各自最好的压缩比.     

三角形条带网格模型几何压缩方法研究

三角形条带为三角形网格提供了一种紧凑的表示方法，使快速的绘制和传输三角形网格成为可能，因此对由三角形条带构成的网格压缩进行研究具有重要的意义．本文使用Triangle Fixer方法对三角形条带构成的三维模型拓扑信息进行了压缩，并采用3阶自适应算术编码进一步提高压缩率；同时结合量化、平行四边形顶点坐标预测以及算术编码来实现三角形网格几何信息的压缩，在几何模型质量基本没有损失的情况下，获得了很好的压缩性能．     

三维网格单一位率压缩统一框架的设计与实现

三维网格单一位率压缩技术将网格的几何信息和拓扑连接信息分开独立压缩.进行连接信息压缩时,通常对某种结构表示的网格连接信息进行某种形式的遍历,对遍历过程进行信息编码压缩;压缩几何信息时,一般需要经过量化、预测和熵编码3个处理过程.通过对该类算法进行研究总结,提出并设计了一个针对三角网格的单一位率压缩统一模式框架,并基于OpenGL和Visual C 6.0,以Edgebreaker算法为例进行了实验.     

网格的渐进几何压缩

提出一种渐进几何压缩算法.通过对简化算法的改进,网格模型由基网格及多组顶点分裂操作序列表达.当从一层网格向下一层精网格细化时,该组顶点分裂操作序列中的分裂操作顺序是任意的.因此,改进的渐进网格表示可改变每组顶点分裂操作的排序,实现高效率编码.设计了Laplacian几何预测器,通过相邻顶点来预测新增顶点位置,并对位置校正值进行量化及Huffman编码.实验结果表明,该算法可获得高压缩比,适合几何模型的网络渐进传输.     

基于薄板样条变换的几何图像序列压缩方法

为了提高对几何图像序列的压缩效率,本文提出一种基于薄板样条函数（ThinPlateSpine,TPS）的有损压缩算法。在该压缩算法中,利用TPS变换可用于三维表面形变的特点,将TPS变换作为几何图像序列中相邻帧之间从前一帧到后一帧的预测器,通过存储TPS变换矩阵系数的方式编码预测帧,将该方法应用于一个三维人脸网格的几何图像序列,获得了较好的压缩效果。     

基于“几何-拓扑”迭代优化的三维网格模型修复算法

针对三维网格模型孔洞保特征修复问题,提出一种基于"几何-拓扑"迭代优化的三维数据修复算法.给定残缺的三角网格模型,首先识别孔洞区域,利用动态规划方法对孔洞区域进行初始的三角剖分,赋予孔洞区域拓扑连接关系;然后识别孔洞边界一对特征点,基于特征点及其法向粗略拟合特征曲线,在特征曲线的指导下调整孔洞局部的拓扑结构,即孔洞区域拓扑连接关系优化;最后基于孔洞及其N环邻域构建保特征的局部总变分能量函数,迭代求解孔洞及其邻域的顶点几何位置,即局部顶点几何位置的优化,重复局部拓扑连接关系优化和顶点几何位置优化,直到拓扑结构优化处理中不再发生连接关系调整,即完成了三维网格模型的修复.在现有的完整三维网格模型上人为去除部分构造带孔洞的残缺模型,以此作为数据,与其他修复算法进行对比实验的结果表明,所提算法可以有效地恢复孔洞区域的显著特征,并且在修复时间和误差统计上占有明显优势.     

三维网格模型数据流压缩算法研究

当前的网格压缩算法在编码顶点和连通信息之前,需要按照某种顺序遍历网格模型,而且需要构造支持拓扑结构访问的临时数据结构,不利于处理大型网格模型.从根源上抛弃了传统网格数据组织形式,给出了一种新的网格顶点和连通信息交错的网格数据组织方法,提出了以网格数据读入顺序渐进编码算法.实验结果表明,算法的处理速度和所占用的内存空间都优于传统的压缩方法.     

增量几何压缩

提出了一个几何压缩算法,用以节省三角网格模型存储和传输时间.它首先递归地以区域扩张方式将模型分解为一系列的层结构,利用层间的连贯性以及对层结构的有效编码,实现了高效的拓扑压缩.同时,还设计了一个有效的非线性预测器来实现几何位置的压缩.与以前的算法相比,它具有线性复杂度、压缩比高、执行速度快的特点.实验结果表明,存储一个三角形的拓扑信息平均只需1.42比特.     

Only connect: teaching, technology and telesis

Abstract This paper describes an approach to the design of interactive multimedia materials being developed in a European Community project. The developmental process is seen as a dialogue between technologists and teachers. This dialogue is often problematic because of the differences in training, experience and culture between them. Conditions needed for fruitful dialogue are described and the generic model for learning design used in the project is explained.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Avoiding semantic and temporal gaps in developing software intensive systems

Development of software intensive systems (systems) in practice involves a series of self-contained phases for the lifecycle of a system. Semantic and temporal gaps, which occur among phases and among developer disciplines within and across phases, hinder the ongoing development of a system because of the interdependencies among phases and among disciplines. Such gaps are magnified among systems that are developed at different times by different development teams, which may limit reuse of artifacts of systems development and interoperability among the systems. This article discusses such gaps and a systems development process for avoiding them.     

Designing economic np control charts: A programmed simulation approach

This paper presents control charts models and the necessary simulation software for the location of economic values of the control parameters. The simulation program is written in FORTRAN, requires only 10K of main storage, and can run on most mini and micro computers. Two models are presented - one describes the process when it is operating at full capacity and the other when the process is operating under capacity. The models allow the product quality to deteriorate to a further level before an existing out-of-control state is detected, and they can also be used in situations where no prior knowledge exists of the out-of-control causes and the resulting proportion defectives.     

The development of robot art

Going through a few examples of robot artists who are recognized worldwide, we try to analyze the deepest meaning of what is called “robot art” and the related art field definition. We also try to highlight its well-marked borders, such as kinetic sculptures, kinetic art, cyber art, and cyberpunk. A brief excursion into the importance of the context, the message, and its semiotics is also provided, case by case, together with a few hints on the history of this discipline in the light of an artistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this article is to try to summarize the main characteristics that might classify robot art as a unique and innovative discipline, and to track down some of the principles by which a robotic artifact can or cannot be considered an art piece in terms of social, cultural, and strictly artistic interest. This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.