in this paper we address the issue of recognizing farsi handwritten words. two types of gradient features are extracted from a sliding vertical stripe which sweeps across a word image. these are directional and intensity gradient features. the feature vector extracted from each stripe is then coded using the self organizing map (som). in this method each word is modeled using the discrete hidde...

In the structural optimization problem, the aim is to decrease the amount of structural costs and weight, but the safety of platform should not violate the individual limits enforced by offshore codes. The outer diameter and thickness of members are two important variables in the optimization process and their final dimensions should be obtained according to the optimization algorithms such as ...

Health monitoring of automated manual transmission (AMT) in modern vehicles can play a critical role to avoid its malfunctions and ensure vehicle functional safety. In order to meet this demand, this paper presents a model-based fault detection and identification (FDI) scheme for AMT. After developing the fault model of AMT, structural analysis (SA)-based fault detectability and isolability is ...