We develop a fast and accurate variable window approach. The two main ideas for achieving accuracy are choosing a useful range of window sizes/shapes for evaluation and developing a new window cost which is particularly suitable for comparing windows of different sizes. The speed of our approach is due to the Integral Image technique, which allows computation of our window cost over any rectang...

This thesis is based on some applications of Markov chains and decision processes for performance analysis ofcongestion avoidance algorithms and power control. First, we study the behaviour of the window size of an MIMDcongestion control algorithm when subject to different loss processes. We show that the logarithm of the embeddedwindow size follows an additive recursive equation, w...

Rank filter is a non-linear filter used in image processing for impulse noise removal, morphological operations, and image enhancement. Real-time applications, such as video and high-speed acquisition cameras, often require the rank filter, and the much simpler median filter. Implementing the rank filter in hardware, can achieve the required speeds for these applications. Bit-serial algorithm c...

This paper considers the scheduling problem that minimizes the average response time of two jobs subject to window constraints. By window constraints, we mean that within a fixed time interval, the server can serve at mostW packets from one job, where W is called the window size of the job. This paper investigates the effects of the window constraints in detail, and derives the optimal policy. ...

A basic requirement for a practical tracking system is to adjust the tracking model in real time when the appearance of the tracked object changes. However, since the scale of the targets often varied irregularly, systems with fixed-size tracking window usually could not accommodate to these scenarios. In present paper, a new multi-scale information measure for image was introduced to probe the...

As the most commonly used exterior-protecting components for buildings, window glass, due to its typical brittle characteristics, is more prone break under action of blast loads and produce high-speed flying fragments, which can pose a great threat personal safety. This paper studies influence size glasses on their failure characteristics. A simplified numerical simulation-based method evaluati...