Real-time multiple people tracking using competitive condensation

The CONDENSATION (Conditional Density Propagation) algorithm has a robust tracking performance and suitability for real-time implementation. However, the CONDENSATION tracker has some difficulties with real-time implementation for multiple people tracking since it requires very complicated shape modelling and a large number of samples for precise tracking performance. Further, it shows a poor tracking performance in the case of close or partially occluded people. To overcome these difficulties, we present three improvements: First, we construct effective templates of people's shapes using the SOM (Self-Organizing Map). Second, we take the discrete HMM (Hidden Markov Modelling) for an accurate dynamical model of the people's shape transition. Third, we use the competition rule to separate close or partially occluded people effectively. Simulation results shows that the proposed CONDENSATION algorithm can achieve robust and real-time tracking in the image sequences of a crowd of people.     

多属性决策问题的交互线性分式规划算法

基于决策者的线性效用函数提出了一种求解多属性决策问题的交互线性分式规划算法.     

MIMO Channel Characterization for Short Range Fixed Wireless Propagation Environments

This paper reports results from wideband MIMO measurements performed in short range fixed wireless environments at 5.2 GHz. The objective is to provide MIMO channel characterization results for the measured environments and contribute to the limited available similar studies. Two kinds of propagation scenarios are investigated, rooftop to rooftop and street to rooftop, at three different sites always under LOS propagation conditions. The analysis of measurement data is performed in the context of non physical modeling, providing insight into the statistics of the measured channels. In particular, the slow time varying nature of the channel is studied and the narrow Doppler spectrum shape is approximated. Furthermore, frequency correlation results are obtained and the typical delay dispersion measures are extracted. Then, the antenna correlation is studied and the error of the Kronecker product approximation is evaluated. Finally, capacity results are provided and the channel measurements are characterized in terms of spatial multiplexing quality and multipath richness through condition number analysis. Nikolaos D. Skentos received his Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece in October 2000. Since January 2001 he has been a research associate at the Mobile Radio Communications Laboratory at the NTUA, and he is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree. His research interests include channel measurements, MIMO channel characterization, MIMO algorithms and space time processing. He has been active in the IST STINGRAY project, the COST 273 Action and the ACE Network of Excellence. He is also a member of the National Technical Chamber of Greece since 2001. Athanasios G. Kanatas received the Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 1991, the M.Sc. degree in Satellite Communication Engineering from the University of Surrey, Surrey, UK in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in Mobile Satellite Communications from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in February 1997. From 1993 to 1994 he was with National Documentation Center of National Research Institute. In 1995 he joined SPACETEC Ltd. where he was Technical Project Manager for VISA/EMEA VSAT Project in Greece. In 1996 he joined the Mobile Radio Communications Laboratory as a research associate. From 1999 to 2002 he was with the Institute of Communication & Computer Systems. In 2000 he became a member of the Board of Directors of OTESAT S.A. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Education and Digital Systems at University of Piraeus. His current research interests include channel characterization and estimation, simulation and modeling for mobile, mobile satellite, and future wireless communication systems. He has been a Senior Member of IEEE since 2002, and is also a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece. In 1999 he was elected Chairman of the Communications Society of the Greek IEEE Section. Panagiotis I. Dallas was born 1967 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He obtained his diploma and Ph.D. degree from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1990 and 1997, respectively. Since 1998 he joined with INTRACOM where he currently is Section Manager of Advanced Communications Technologies branch of Emerging Technologies & Markets department, leading the next generation of broadband wireless access systems for internal and EU projects. He runs the relevant standardization activities (IEEE 802.16 and ETSI/BRAN HIPERMAN) in INTRACOM and he represents the company in WiMAX forum. Finally, he has over 30 publications in international journals and conferences. Philip Constantinou received the Diploma in Physics from the National University of Athens in 1972, the Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1976, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1983 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 1976 to 1979 he was with Telesat Canada as a Communications System Engineer. In 1980 he joined the Ministry of Communications in Ottawa, Canada where he was engaged in the area of Mobile Communication. From 1984 to 1989 he was with the National Research Center Demokritos in Athens, Greece where he was involved in several research projects in the area of Mobile Communications. In 1989 he joined the National Technical University of Athens where he is currently a Professor and Director of the Mobile Radio Communications Laboratory. His current research interests include Personal Communications, Mobile Satellite Communications, and Interference Problems on Digital Communications Systems.     

多空间视角及相互感知对协同对象操作的影响研究

在虚拟坦克协同操作系统上研究不同的多空间视角方式(不同空间视角、相同空间视角和单人操作)和相互感知方式(视角共享、语言交流和无感知),在不同任务下对协同对象操作协作效率的影响。结果表明多空间视角方式和相互感知方式对协作效率的影响和具体协作任务紧密相关,在特定协作任务中,合理的多空间视角方式和相互感知方式设计可大大提高系统的协作效率。     

基于Social Cognition粒子群算法多用户检测

最优多用户检测方法具有最优性能,但复杂度高,利用优化算法求解可以降低实现复杂度。粒子群算法是一种简单有效的新型群智能优化算法,研究了一种Socialcognition模型简化粒子群算法,并应用于大用户量CDMA多用户检测问题,主要考虑降低算法复杂度,提高算法的实现效率。分析及仿真表明该方法在系统用户数量较大时具有较好性能。     

基于MOCCCII-C的n阶电流模式滤波器

提出了一种基于多输出电流控制电流传输器的通用高阶电流模式滤波器的系统综合设计方法,该方法通过对n阶通用电流模式滤波器的传递函数进行数学分析,将其分解为n个无损积分器级联的形式,由此提出的电路结构简单,仅由n个有源器件,n个接地电容构成。并只要通过改变输入电流的接入方式和接入数目就可以实现不同的滤波功能,便于集成,面向实际电路完成P sp ice仿真。     

OVSF码对码分多址系统信号峰平功率比的影响

为了降低码分多址(CDMA)系统中的信号峰平功率比(PAPR), 研究了正交可变扩频因子(OVSF)码对下行链路PAPR的影响. 推导了使用OVSF码的CDMA系统下行链路信号瞬时功率表达式，分析了OVSF码构成的最大游程长度不小于8的组合码个数对信号PAPR的影响.归纳出组合码最大游程长度与OVSF码下标之间的关系，导出构成最大游程长度不小于8的组合码的码长条件及下标条件.根据3GPP2标准的cdma2000 1x物理层参数, 对不同的OVSF码集合进行了仿真.仿真结果表明， 信号PAPR随最大游程长度不小于8的组合码个数增加而增大， 该规律为CDMA系统中低PAPR的OVSF码分配算法设计提供了理论依据.     

Personal reflections: Barriers and strategies in increasing diversity in psychology.

In this article, six faculty and students of color who participated in a panel discussion at a symposium during the National Multicultural Conference and Summit of 2003 talk about the barriers they encountered and continue to encounter in their graduate training and places of employment. They also discuss strategies they found to be effective, enhancing, and positive and suggest other possibilities. The contributors describe their relationships with dominant-group and minority peers and talk about how issues of social class, disability, and sexual orientation as well as color have been part of their experience. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

基于改进粒子群优化算法的多用户检测器

提出了一种基于改进粒子群优化算法的多用户检测器。介绍了最佳多用户检测模型以及粒子群优化算法的基本思想。进行了理论依据和仿真性能分析。仿真结果表明:该检测器在误码率性能和抗“远近”效应上优于传统检测器和基于粒子群优化得多用户检测器,计算复杂度较低。     

Herbert Simon在最后几年里的两个研究方向

Newell，Show和Simon的“逻辑理论家”（LT）是1956年6月在Dartmouth研讨会上唯一的编出了程序的人工智能实例，这个研讨会宣告了人工智能（AI）的诞生．今天，在纪念人工智能诞生50周年之际，本文拟介绍Herbert A、Simon在他人生最后几年的研究领域中的2个方向例中学和多种表达．本文的笔者们曾作为Simon的学生，同事和朋友参加了这2个研究方向的工作，谨以此文表达我们对Simon（1916-2001）的哀思及追念．