Land degradation is a major danger which restricting different areas of Iran. Systematic description of the environmentfor detection of environmental changes and the human-related causes and responses is essential in land cover changestudy. Use of land cover data allow detection of where certain changes occur, what type of change, as well as how theland is changing. Existing systems for classif...

Data fusion using Kalman filters requires reasonably good error models. Our intention to fuse line segments, corners and edges obtained from a laser scanner and from advanced sonars provided the motivation on the investigation of Sick PLS laser scanner range measurement reliability, and line segment estimation precision. We present an approach for fitting lines straight in the lasers polar coor...

Background & aim: This systematic overview of reviews on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was performed to summarize the clinical efficacy of this approach in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) and assess methodological quality of the included reviews. Methods: A comprehensive search was performed to find the systematic reviews and meta-analyses on CAM interventions (e.g., a...

Knowing the uncertainty of measurements is important for sensor fusion using Kalman filters. Our sensor of interest is the Sick PLS101-112 laser range finder. We present an approach for straight line parameter estimation in polar coordinates that results in a simple covariance estimate and a worst case systematic line parameter error model based on a range error model backed up by experimental ...

A simple and systematic approach to the design of neural networks for combinato rial op t imization is present ed in this paper. This approach is based on compe t it ion among the neurons of a network. Our approach relies on the use of simple heuristics in network design . The act ivat ion rul e govern ing neuron be havior is derived by breaking down the global constraints for a problem into lo...