the present study utilizes an analytical method to formulate the three lowest modal frequencies of axially-loaded notched beam through both crack location and load level in a specific format that can be used in existing frequency-based crack-identification methods. the proposed formula provides a basis to shift into two states, one with axial loading and the other without any loading whatsoever...

In this paper, a face recognition system for personal identification and verification using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Modified Back Propagation Neural Networks (MBPNN) is proposed. The dimensionality of face image is reduced by the PCA and the recognition is done by the MBPNN. The system consists of a database of a set of facial patterns for each individual. The characteristic fea...

This is a short summary of recent mathematical results on error bounds and convergence of certain unsymmetric methods, including variations of Kansa’s collocation technique and Atluri’s MLPG method. The presentation is kept as simple as possible in order to address a larger community working on applications in Science and Engineering. Introduction and Summary The Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin ...

P. DALY, B.Sc, Ph.D.f Summary: A finite-element method based on a function minimization technique is developed for analysing homogeneous waveguide problems. The continuous eigen-value operator as in the Ritz finite-difference method is replaced by a matrix operator. The resulting equations are, however, matrix eigen-value equations. Relevant properties of the matrices are discussed. It is demon...

Following Futurism, we show how periodic motions can be represented by a small number of eigen-shapes that capture the whole dynamic mechanism of periodic motions. Spectral decomposition of a silhouette of an object in motion serves as a basis for behavior classification by principle component analysis. The boundary contour of the walking dog, for example, is first computed efficiently and accu...

The study of sound attenuation in an elliptical chamber involves the solution of the Helmholtz equation in elliptic coordinate systems. The Eigen solutions for such problems involve the Mathieu and the modified Mathieu functions. The computation of such functions poses considerable challenge. An alternative method to solve such problems had been proposed in this paper. The elliptical cross-sect...

However, it is generally difficult if not impossible to prepare a complete set of a priori noisy environment knowledge. Especially, the noisy environments which are not seen in the training phase (aka unseen noisy environment) may become potential sources of serious performance degradation for those non-blind methods. In other words, it is crucial how to well organize and efficiently utilize th...