We have developed a Hierarchical Look-Ahead Trajectory Model (HiLAM) that incorporates the firing pattern of medial entorhinal grid cells in a planning circuit that includes interactions with hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. We show the model's flexibility in representing large real world environments using odometry information obtained from challenging video sequences. We acquire the visual ...

We have previously proposed a method for assessing the quality of individual teleconsultation cases; this paper proposes an additional step to allow the long-term monitoring of quality. The basic scenario is a teleconsultation system (aka an e-referral system or a tele-expertise system) where the referrer posts a question about a clinical case, the question is relayed to an appropriate expert, ...

On 30.14 March 1997 we observed the EUV spectrum of the bright comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at the time of its perihelion, using our EUVS sounding rocket tele-scope/spectrometer. The spectra reveal the presence H Ly β, O + , and, most notably, Argon. Modelling of the retrieved Ar production rates indicates that comet Hale-Bopp is enriched in Ar relative to cosmogonic expectations. This in turn i...

The New Zealand Film industry requires skilled operators to control the orientation of camera platforms. This is one of the crucial factors in producing movies with precision cinematography. Film footage of moving landscapes makes it difficult for the camera operator to efficiently operate the camera platform e.g. an inclined mountain terrain with surrounding trees and bushes. Such scenes requi...

Silicon nitride photonics is on the rise owing to the broadband nature of the material, allowing applications of biophotonics, tele/datacom, optical signal processing and sensing, from visible, through near to mid-infrared wavelengths. In this paper, a review of the state of the art of silicon nitride strip waveguide platforms is provided, alongside the experimental results on the development o...

Rehabilitation is an important branch of health care that aims to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and/or mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease. With the increasing number of people with disabilities, more specialized rehabilitation staff and facilities are needed. However, evidence suggests that people with disabilities face barriers in ac...

We present the challenging project VIRTUE, which will supersede current video conferencing systems. The essential features of this virtual video conferencing system, aiming at a convincing impression of immersive telepresence, are presented. To demonstrate what telepresence in video conferencing means the main properties of such a system are described together with the approaches to achieve the...

OBJECTIVES Longitudinal studies exploring the evolution of health information technology functions provide valuable information about how technology systems are integrated and exploited in situ. This study reports changes in the distribution of functions for a specific health information technology, the tele-ICU, over time. The studied tele-ICU provided care to six remote ICUs within a local ge...

A robot satellite with dual-manipulators is one of the choices to operate payload in orbit, for example, to capture or deorbit damaged satellites. We have constructed a ground experiment simulator system including two 7-degree-of-freedom (DOF) manipulators as a chaser satellite model and floating testbeds on a flat floor as target satellite models. This system is a tele-operation ground experim...

BACKGROUND To resolve the current shortage of donor hearts, we established the Adonhers protocol. An upward shift of the donor age cut-off limit (from the present 55 to 65 years) is acceptable if a stress echo screening on the candidate donor heart is normal. This study aimed to verify feasibility of a "second opinion" of digitally transferred images of stress echo results to minimize technical...