We develop a method that can detect humans in a single image based on a new cascaded structure. In our approach, both the rectangle features and 1-D edge-orientation features are employed in the feature pool for weak-learner selection, which can be computed via the integral-image and the integral-histogram techniques, respectively. To make the weak learner more discriminative, Real AdaBoost is ...

This dissertation describes the design of a CMOS 900-MHz bandpass amplifier that is suitable for RF transceivers. The work employs the state-of-art inductive degeneration techniques to minimize the noise figure and explores the use of lossy spiral inductors in high frequency circuit to realize input matching networks on-chip. A Q-compensation circuit is included to achieve a 25-MHz 3-dB bandwid...

In this work, the construction of a single stage L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier which incorporates a short 5.1 m erbium doped fiber coil is described. Gain and noise figure measurements as a function of forward, backward and counter-propagating CW 1480 nm pumping schemes at different pump power levels are presented. Further, the Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) power conversion efficien...

DC/DC boost converters are usually used to interface the DC output of modern distributed generation resources with the AC system. Distributed generation modules are aggregated to yield the necessary power using either parallel or cascaded architecture. Detailed modeling of an interconnection system incorporating cascaded architecture has not been considered in previous researches. In this paper...

A two-stage 500 kV 200-A ferroelectric electron gun has been designed, fabricated, tested, and used in a high power microwave amplifier experiment. We report on the operational characteristics of the gun including measurements of the beam dynamics. The optimum conditions for application of the trigger and its timing are also reported. Faraday cup measurement shows that the beam radius is 4.1 mm...

In order to satisfy the accelerating nanotechnology of high-tech precision manufacturing, it is essential to develop the efficient integration of amplifying device producing very fine resolution. This paper proposes such a development using topological optimal synthesis to design a monolithic mechanical amplifying lever actuated by a PZT in single-axis nano-positioning stage. This one-piece com...

A practical and effective general approach is presented for extending the useful operating frequencies and improving the performance of linear active networks realized using operational amplifiers (OA’s). This is achieved by replacing each OA in the active network by a composite operational amplifier (CNOA) constructed using N OA’s.’ The technique of generating the CNOA’s for any given N is pro...

A two stage sub-μW Inverter-based switched-capacitor amplifier-filter is presented which is capable of amplifying both spikes and Local Field Potentials (LFP) signals. Here we employ a switched capacitor technique for frequency tuning and reducing of 1/f noise of two stages. The reduction of power consumption is very necessary for neural recording devices; however, in Switched Capacitor (SC) ci...

The deep convolutional neural networks have achieved significant improvements in accuracy and speed for single image super-resolution. However, as the depth of network grows, the information flow is weakened and the training becomes harder and harder. On the other hand, most of the models adopt a single-stream structure with which integrating complementary contextual information under different...