Sound recordings include transients and sustained parts. Their analysis with a basis expansion is not rich enough to represent eeciently all such components. Pursuit algorithms choose the decomposition vectors depending upon the signal properties. The dictionary among which these vectors are selected is much larger than a basis. Matching Pursuit is fast to compute, but can provide coarse repres...

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a strategy that is employed by enterprises in order to align their business and Information Technology (IT). EA is managed, developed, and maintained through Enterprise Architecture Implementation Methodology (EAIM). Effectiveness of EA implementation is the degree in which EA helps to achieve the collective goals of the organization. This paper analyzes the resu...

We report on the design, modeling, fabrication and testing of a new electrothermal actuator allowing for various modes of movement and exhibiting large enough forces to be usable in a micro-tribotester. The performance of the actuator has been simulated combining numerical and analytical calculations. Experiments have been performed in ambient conditions and vacuum. The theoretical results and ...