In order to support intelligent transportation system (ITS) road safety applications such as collision avoidance, lane departure warnings and lane keeping, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) based vehicle positioning system has to provide lane-level (0.5 to 1 m) or even in-lane-level (0.1 to 0.3 m) accurate and reliable positioning information to vehicle users. However, current vehicle ...

BACKGROUND To introduce a novel method of patient positioning for high precision intracranial radiotherapy. METHODS An infrared(IR)-array, reproducibly attached to the patient via a vacuum-mouthpiece(vMP) and connected to the table via a 6 degree-of-freedom(DoF) mechanical arm serves as positioning and fixation system. After IR-based manual prepositioning to rough treatment position and fixat...

BACKGROUND Most cases of facial asymmetry involve yaw deformity, and determination of the yaw correction level is very difficult. METHODS We use three-dimensional soft tissue simulation to determine the yaw correction level. This three-dimensional simulation is based on the addition of cephalometric prediction to gradual yaw correction. Optimal yaw correction is determined visually, and an in...

Because of the DV-HOP algorithm in wireless sensor network (WSN), the first jump range error, which affect the positioning error of the whole node network problems. This paper puts forward an improved algorithm is proposed. The algorithm is mainly using the RSSI ranging technology, in the process of DV-HOP first jump range through correction of RSSI ranging technology, to reduce the distance me...

This paper deals with the issues of indoor positioning and is based on the author’s previous work [4]. It defines the basic concepts of location fingerprinting and points out different algorithms that are available. It further focuses on a correction method to refine the positioning estimates. It evaluates the method and the results acquired by experimental verification in different environment...

abstract background: patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 40 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients in several physical and psychological characteristics. the aim of the study was to determine whether adolescents generally report satisfaction with the postoperative appearan...

A new position estimation method by using the signals from two automatic identification system (AIS) stations is proposed in this paper. The time of arrival (TOA) method is enhanced with the displacement correction, so that the vessel's position can be determined even for the situation where it can receive the signals from only two AIS base stations. Its implementation scheme based on the mathe...

The localization of persons in indoor environments is nowadays an open problem. There are partial solutions based on the deployment of a network of sensors (Local Positioning Systems or LPS). Other solutions only require the installation of an inertial sensor on the person's body (Pedestrian Dead-Reckoning or PDR). PDR solutions integrate the signals coming from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IM...