this paper presents a strategy for using harmony search algorithm in facility layout optimization problems. in this paper an adapted harmony search algorithm is developed for solving facility layout optimization problems. this method finds an optimal facility arrangement in an existing layout. two real-world case studies are employed to demonstrate the efficiency of this model. a comparison is ...

This work puts forth a probabilistic graphical framework to track unoccluded objects undergoing large out of image plane rotations and/or presenting large scale variations in video sequences. The proposed scheme incorporates measurements from an ensemble of local patch trackers and inter-patch geometric layout to arrive at a sample based approximation of the state posterior. Following this, the...

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for a prosperous 1996 from: Cellular Networking Perspectives! IS-41 Revision C Approved for Publication! evision C of the TIA IS-41 standard for inter-system operations to support handoff, automatic roaming, validation and authentication has been approved for TIA publication. With some minor layout modifications, the document will also be submitted for ballot ...

This study sought to develop a typology model of temporary facility constraints that can be used practically in construction site layout planning (CSLP) automation models. A triangulated methodology (literature review, in-depth interviews, and actual case studies) was identify 11 facilities are considered mainly CSLP classify them into six constraint types (i.e., dimensional, regional, relocati...

A simple method for retrieving local length and orientation of a curve represented as a set of edge elements (inter-pixel boundaries) is proposed. This entirely local method is based on classifying the layout of an edgel and its closest neighbours and resolves itself to referencing a small look-up table. No “smooth” representation such as a fitted polynomial is used. Simple examples as well as ...

We derive a model for one-dimensional charge-transport through two-terminal semiconducture heterostructure nano-devices comprising stacked layers of quantum dots with transverse Bravais lattice layout. All dots in a layer are assumed to be identical. The stacked layers are assumed to be perfectly vertically-aligned so that the entire device has a well-defined transverse unit-cell. We allow for ...

A new hiemrchical compactor capable of compacting and pitchmatching hiemrchically defined layouts is described. The hiemrchrcal compactor can handle most input hiemrchres including multr-level hierarchies, over the cell routing and cell rotations and reflections. The compactor simultaneously compacts the contents of all the cells of the layout hiemrchy maintaining the hierarchy of the input lay...

The basic structure of receptive fields and functional maps in primary visual cortex is established without exposure to normal sensory experience and before the onset of the critical period. How the brain wires these circuits in the early stages of development remains unknown. Possible explanations include activity-dependent mechanisms driven by spontaneous activity in the retina and thalamus, ...

As VLSI technology scales towards 65 nm and beyond, both timing and power performance of integrated circuits are increasingly affected by process variations. In practice, people often treat systematic components of the variations, which are generally traceable according to process models, in the same way as random variations in process corner-based methodologies. In particular, lithography-indu...