We discuss how to embed one human body structure on a given human body shape data. The shape data can come from any source, for example designer’s tool, or range data scanner (e.g. laser scanner). The main idea is to create approximated body shape starting from generic human by photo-cloning methodology and then make shape-correction using the 3D shape data. In addition, we also describe how to...

In this paper we propose a method to compute freeform reflector system for collimating and shaping beam from point source. We construct these reflectors such that the radiant intensity of source is converted into desired target. An important generalization in our approach compared previous research output can be an arbitrary direction. The design problem approached by using generalized Monge-Am...

We present a method to design freeform two-reflector system collimate and shape beam from point source. An important generalization compared previous research is that the output can be in an arbitrary direction. The problem based on generalized Monge-Ampère equation. This equation solved using least-squares algorithm for non-quadratic cost functions. test our two cases, first, uniform source ta...

Abstract Municipalities across the globe are implementing separation at source programmes to reduce waste sent landfills. Yet typically, significant numbers of households do not participate. This article contributes debates on reasons for low S@S participation rates through comparative analysis in Johannesburg’s first programme by residents low-income, predominantly black suburb Newlands and hi...

Ї R is a real time visual surveillance system for detecting and tracking multiple people and monitoring their activities in an outdoor environment. It operates on monocular gray-scale video imagery, or on video imagery from an infrared camera. ‡ R employs a combination of shape analysis and tracking to locate people and their parts (head, hands, feet, torso) and to create models of people's ap...

We introduce a systematic approach to designing summarizing abstract numeric domains from existing numeric domains. Summarizing domains use summary dimensions to represent potentially unbounded collections of numeric objects. Such domains are of benefit to analyses that verify properties of systems with an unbounded number of numeric objects, such as shape analysis, or systems in which the numb...

Shape analysis of simple closed plane curves is an important subject including many chances of application to industry, especially when the curves are apparent contours of objects projected into the plane. A notion of panorama view is introduced, with presentations of some ideas of its application to the subject.

In this paper we develop the theory of parametric polynomial regression in Riemannian manifolds and Lie groups. We show application of Riemannian polynomial regression to shape analysis in Kendall shape space. Results are presented, showing the power of polynomial regression on the classic rat skull growth data of Bookstein as well as the analysis of the shape changes associated with aging of t...