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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"motion pattern"”.
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Motion pattern prediction in dynamic environments
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-03-01 without embargo terms
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Motion pattern analysis for far-field vehicle surveillance
The main goal of this thesis is to analyze the motion patterns in far-field vehicle tracking data collected by multiple, stationary non-overlapping cameras. The specific focus is to fully recover the camera's network topology, which means the graph structure relating cameras and typical transitions …
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High resolution, low cost, privacy preserving human motion tracking system via passive thermal sensing
… thermal sensing system capable of tracking human motion by using a novel projection mechanism from an array of inexpensive single-bit thermal sensors. Since thermal sensor performance is currently limited by lengthy refractory periods, the motion tracking system is further developed in the visible …
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Orographic Precipitation Over the Island of Oahu
… the relationship between orographic vertical motion and precipitation, a linear diagnostic upslope model has been developed to provide a high-resolution picture of terrain induced vertical motion and precipitation over the Island of Oahu. The model is called the Hawaiian Orographic …
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Secondary Motion in Meandering Streams: An Experimental Study
… invariably results in the emergence of secondary motion, which is motion in the direction normal to that of the stream. This work concerns the mechanics of flow in meandering rivers, focusing specifically on secondary motion. A series of laboratory experiments was carried out in a meandering …
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Processes influencing visual awareness during motion-induced blindness
<p>Visual illusions, such as motion-induced blindness, arise when the visual system, balancing speed and efficiency, summarizes the information it receives to form a percept. Motion-induced blindness (MIB) is characterized as the disappearance of a salient target when surrounded by a moving mask. …
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A Virtual Model of the Human Cervical Spine for Physics-based Simulation and Applications
… rotation, coupling behaviors, helical axes of motion pattern, global rotational stiffness curves, and animations of the disc and facet forces. This model was used to evaluate different mounting configurations for axial rotation testing and to identify a set of end constraint conditions that …
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Numerical investigations of vortex dynamics: bursting, twist waves, and sensitivity analysis
… we present a numerical study of the locomotion of a rotating cylinder pair with periodic gaits in a low Reynolds number flow. We characterize the motion pattern and efficiency of the cylinder pair through a combination of theoretical arguments and numerical simulations, which provides a …
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Noninvasive Assessment of Joint Motion Over Long Durations: System Evaluation and Data Analysis Methods
… may be better characterized when joint motions are assessed over long durations outside clinical, laboratory, or rehabilitation settings that involve standardized assessment, exercise protocols, and/or regimented movements. Assessment methods for human movement capture beyond laboratory …
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High-resolution full-vocal-tract dynamic speech magnetic resonance imaging
… of its potential to investigate velopharyngeal motion and physiological properties jointly in real time. However, many applications of dynamic speech MRI are limited by the technical trade-offs in imaging speed, spatial coverage, spatial resolution and clinical interpretation. In particular, …
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Trunk loading and back pain
… of back pain (BP). An altered activity pattern including extended response and activation times as well as increased co-contraction of the trunk muscles as well as a reduced range of motion and increased movement variability of the trunk are evident in back pain patients (BPP). These …
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A quantitative fluoroscopic study of the relationship between lumbar inter-vertebral and residual limb/socket kinematics in the coronal plane in adult male unilateral amputees. (Exploring the spine and lower limb kinematics of trans-tibial amputees).
… between lumbar spine stability and the motion between the prosthetic socket and residual limb. It is hoped that these investigations will improve understanding of the importance of limb-socket fit to the functional integrity of the lumbar spine in lower limb amputees Methods A literature …
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Generative modeling of dynamic visual scenes
… different aspects, notably appearance, motion, and the interaction between them. Specifically, this model considers each video as a composite of dynamic layers, each associated with a covering domain, an appearance template, and a flow describing its motion. These layers change …
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The effects of mid-air adjustments on knee joint loading when landing from a jump
… et al., 2007). Female athletes alter their motion pattern during the landing phase differently than male athletes. That is one of the potential reasons why females have a higher risk of ACL injury during sports (Chappell et al., 2002). Possible mechanisms of ACL injury are the deceleration …
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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMETRY IN FISHES AND TORTOISES: EFFECT OF LANDMARKS, BEHAVIOURAL METHODOLOGIES, AND SENSORY CHANNELS ON SPATIAL REORIENTATION
… channels in visual transparency conditions, and motion patterns. The present Thesis applied behavioural assessments and analyses to pursue a line of comparison, across species, methodologies, and sensory systems. As regards environmental geometry and landmarks in fish and tortoises (Chapter 2), …
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COST OF TRANSPORT, LOWER LIMBS ASIMMETRY AND THE DYNAMICS OF RUNNING.
… of the human symmetry on energetic and locomotion. The concept of symmetry, applied in many and different fields, from arts to physical sciences, has been always related to beauty, balance and equilibrium. Most individuals, animals and humans as well, are characterized by an almost complete …
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Optimization of Image Guided Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer Using Limited-angle Projections
… This technique acquires the same traditional motion-blurred on-board DTS image as the 3D-DTS technique, but uses the planning 4D computed tomography (CT) to synthesize a phase-matched reference DTS to register with the on-board DTS for tumor localization. Of the 324 different scenarios …