A fast elastic matching based handwritten character recognition method is investigated. In the present method, an unconstrained elastic matching technique, where the matching is optimized locally and individually on each pixel, is utilized together with its a posteriori evaluation based on the eigen-deformations of handwritten characters. Our experimental results show that high recognition rate...

We conducted a vertical seismic profile (VSP) in the borehole of International Ocean Discovery Program/International Continental Scientific Drilling Program Expedition 364 Site M0077 to better understand nature reflectivity and situ properties associated with Chicxulub impact structure peak ring. Extraction up-going wavefield from VSP shows that strong reflection event imaged data results disco...

Left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function was studied in 12 subjects with and 12 without coronary artery disease (CAD). Six in each group received the $-blocking agent atenolol, 5 mg i.v., and six received nitroglycerin (NTG), 0.8 mg sublingually. LV cineangiograms were performed in the 400 right anterior oblique projection before and after the drug. Global systolic function was mea...

The biophysical and biomechanical properties of the crystalline lens (e.g., viscoelasticity) have long been implicated in accommodation and vision problems, such as presbyopia and cataracts. However, it has been difficult to measure such parameters noninvasively. Here, we used in vivo Brillouin optical microscopy to characterize material acoustic properties at GHz frequency and measure the long...

Adjustable compliance or variable stiffness actuators comprise an additional element to elastically decouple the actuator from the load and are increasingly applied to human-centered robotic systems. The advantages of such actuators are of paramount importance in rehabilitation robotics, where requirements demand safe interaction between the therapy system and the patient. Compliant actuator sy...

The Shore hardness test has been widely used and has become the standard for characterizing materials in the rubber and plastics industries. The obtained hardness scale values, ASTM or IRHD, are often related to the static elastic properties of rubber like-materials. Recently, progress on the problem of obtaining dynamic viscoelastic properties has been made through the use of an oscillating sp...

In the context of deep geological disposal of high level radioactive wastes, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra) has conducted an extensive characterization of the Callovo-Oxfordian argillaceous rock and surrounding formations in the Eastern Paris Basin. For such characterization, a detailed 3D geological model is needed. This paper shows the procedure used for build...