A cyber-physical system (CPS) is composed of interdependent physical-resource and cyber-resource networks that are tightly coupled. The malfunction of nodes in a network may trigger failures to the other network and further cause cascading failures, which would potentially lead to the complete collapse of the entire system. The number and communication of operating nodes at stable state are clo...

This paper presents an approach to motion understanding, through identification of physical parameters from image sequences. It is based on a family of particle-based physical models where deformable objects are represented as sets of weighted particles and their interactions. The interaction model presented derives from an energy potential, using dual bonds (extension springs) and ternary bond...

Published scientific literature contains millions of figures, including information about the results obtained from different scientific experiments e.g. PCR-ELISA data, microarray analysis, gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry data, DNA/RNA sequencing, diagnostic imaging (CT/MRI and ultrasound scans), and medicinal imaging like electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), echo...

Electric power grids have been identified as critical infrastructures. They are increasingly dependent on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for the operation and control of physical facilities. It can be envisioned that on top of the power infrastructure reside ICT layers that are coupled with the electric grids. As the ICT connectivity increases, so does the potential for cyber...

Spatial analysis is key to the formulation and evaluation of physical planning initiatives. The current thesis combines various forms of spatial analysis and many newly available and highly detailed spatial data sets in a series of studies related to different spatial-planning issues. Open-space preservation is the most common objective of the studied policy interventions, but concern for other...

The 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) introduced Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the 3 rd generation of mobile communication standards. LTE Release 8 describes a mobile communication standard which supports up to 300 Mbps of data transmission in downlink using the OFDM scheme as well as up to 75 Mbps throughput for uplink using the SC-FDMA modulation. In this thesis, an in-depth study of ...

Abstract: A reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo technique is applied to estimate the number and parameters of peaks in ubiquitous physical problems in the framework of Bayesian probability theory. For measured physical spectra often only the functional form of the structures is known but the number of the peaks and the parameters are unknown. The full joint posterior distribution for all p...

The first step in building a cyber-physical system is the construction of a faithful model that captures the relevant behaviors. Dimensional consistency provides the first check on the correctness of such models and the physical quantities represented in it. Though manual analysis of dimensions is used in physical sciences to find errors in formulas, this approach does not scale to complex cybe...

This paper presents a motion capture technique applied to animation, in order to analyze physical models. A low cost motion capture environment has been built, which is validated through a case study. An experiment is described, showing the main steps to be performed using the motion capture technique. Finally the generated animations are used to analyze physical models in a virtual three dimen...

Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opin...