Multi-view range image integration focuses on producing a single reasonable 3D point cloud from multiple 2.5D range images for the reconstruction of a watertight manifold surface. However, registration errors and scanning noise usually lead to a poor integration and, as a result, the reconstructed surface cannot have topology and geometry consistent with the data source. This paper proposes a n...

Finish polishing of optics with magnetic media has evolved extensively over the past decade. Of the approaches conceived during this time, the most recently developed process is called magnetorheological finishing (MRF). In MRF, a magnetic field stiffens a fluid suspension in contact with a workpiece. The workpiece is mounted on the rotating spindle of a computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) ma...

We are interested in speeding up approximate inference in Markov Random Fields (MRFs). We present a new method that uses gates—binary random variables that determine which factors of the MRF to use. Which gates are open depends on the observed evidence; when many gates are closed, the MRF takes on a sparser and faster structure that omits “unnecessary” factors. We train parameters that control ...

image segmentation is an important task in image processing and computer vision which attract many researchers attention. there are a couple of information sets pixels in an image: statistical and structural information which refer to the feature value of pixel data and local correlation of pixel data, respectively. markov random field (mrf) is a tool for modeling statistical and structural inf...

We present a novel mechanical apparatus, named Multi-purpose Rehabilitation Frame (MRF), and methods for balance training during standing of neurologically impaired individuals. The device has two degrees of freedom (DOF), which allow for constrained movement of both lower limbs and pelvis in the sagittal and frontal planes. The MRF aims at improving balancing in impaired individuals by providi...

The ability of the midbrain reticular formation (MRF) to produce thermogenic responses and to trigger arousal from hibernation was tested during successive quarters of individual hibernation bouts. Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Citellus lateralis) were implanted with bilateral cannula guides into the MRF. Single, bilateral, 1-mul injections of acetylcholine (ACh) at concentrations of 50, 100...

This paper proposes an image analysis system to segment multiple sclerosis lesions of magnetic resonance (MR) brain volumes consisting of 3 mm thick slices using three channels (images showing T1-, T2and PD -weighted contrast). The method uses the statistical model of Markov Random Fields (MRF) both at low and high levels. The neighborhood system used in this MRF is defined in three types: (1) ...

Solving the Maximum a Posteriori on Markov Random Field, MRF-MAP, is a prevailing method in recent interactive image segmentation tools. Although mathematically explicit in its computational targets, and impressive for the segmentation quality, MRF-MAP is hard to accomplish without the interactive information from users. So it is rarely adopted in the automatic style up to today. In this paper,...