This thesis presents a system for browsing and navigating a database of recorded speech. It uses a spatialized audio environment, taking advantage of the human ability of simultaneous listening. A browsing environment is provided in the form of a virtual acoustic hallway. The user hears several audio recordings simultaneously; each stream of audio is of a specific topic coming from several "vir...

The See Color interface transforms a small portion of a colored video image into sound sources represented by spatialized musical instruments. Basically, the conversion of colors into sounds is achieved by quantization of the HSL color system. Our purpose is to provide visually impaired individuals with a capability of perception of the environment in real time. In this work the novelty is the ...

An obstacle avoidance algorithm: the Weighted Safety Vector Field (WSVF) method is presented. In determining the orientation of the mobile robot, the algorithm rst computes the primary steering angle for normal maneuvering which is derived based on the fuzzy inference rule. To cope with the constrained environments such as corner and hallway, the algorithm then computes the secondary steering a...

2 In the hallway of the university Wittgenstein asked a colleague: " I've always wondered why for so long people thought that the sun revolved around the earth. " " Why? " said his surprised interlocutor, " well, I suppose it just looks that way. " " Hmm " , retorted Wittgenstein, " and what would it look like if the earth revolved around the sun? " This puzzled the interlocutor.

Background A personal learning project (PLP) is an accredited form of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Canada, and is a self-initiated learning activity that is stimulated by a question, issue or dilemma in one's professional practice. Many complex cases or issues have no answers that are readily available. Many physicians rely day to day on other physician colleagues that they may ...

New artificial intelligence- (AI) based marker-less motion capture models provide a basis for quantitative movement analysis within healthcare and eldercare institutions, increasing clinician access to data improving decision making. This research modelled, simulated, designed, implemented novel AI motion-analysis approach institutional hallways, Smart Hallway. Computer simulations were used de...

In the context of development real estate market in metropolitan area Cluj-Napoca, paper aims at an analysis sale value buildings this area. Thus, order to carry out analysis, a residential property located Floresti, Floresti commune, Cluj County, was studied, being composed of: intravilan land with 600 sqm and Family building height regime P+E, having following description book: construction, ...

A key aspect of service robotics for everyday use is the motion in close proximity to humans. It is essential that the robot exhibits a behaviour that signals safety of motion and awareness of the persons in the environment. To achieve this, there is a need to define control strategies that are perceived as socially acceptable by users that are not familiar with robots. In this paper a system f...