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Programmable Spectrometry -- Per-pixel Classification of Materials using Learned Spectral Filters
Many materials have distinct spectral profiles. This facilitates estimation
of the material composition of a scene at each pixel by first acquiring its
hyperspectral image, and subsequently filtering it using a bank of spectral
profiles. This process is inherently wasteful since only a set of linear
projections of the acquired measurements contribute to the classification task.
We propose a novel programmable camera that is capable of producing images of a
scene with an arbitrary spectral filter. We use this camera to optically
implement the spectral filtering of the scene's hyperspectral image with the
bank of spectral profiles needed to perform per-pixel material classification.
This provides gains both in terms of acquisition speed --- since only the
relevant measurements are acquired --- and in signal-to-noise ratio --- since
we invariably avoid narrowband filters that are light inefficient. Given
training data, we use a range of classical and modern techniques including SVMs
and neural networks to identify the bank of spectral profiles that facilitate
material classification. We verify the method in simulations on standard
datasets as well as real data using a lab prototype of the camera
A Scalable Correlator Architecture Based on Modular FPGA Hardware, Reuseable Gateware, and Data Packetization
A new generation of radio telescopes is achieving unprecedented levels of
sensitivity and resolution, as well as increased agility and field-of-view, by
employing high-performance digital signal processing hardware to phase and
correlate large numbers of antennas. The computational demands of these imaging
systems scale in proportion to BMN^2, where B is the signal bandwidth, M is the
number of independent beams, and N is the number of antennas. The
specifications of many new arrays lead to demands in excess of tens of PetaOps
per second.
To meet this challenge, we have developed a general purpose correlator
architecture using standard 10-Gbit Ethernet switches to pass data between
flexible hardware modules containing Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
chips. These chips are programmed using open-source signal processing libraries
we have developed to be flexible, scalable, and chip-independent. This work
reduces the time and cost of implementing a wide range of signal processing
systems, with correlators foremost among them,and facilitates upgrading to new
generations of processing technology. We present several correlator
deployments, including a 16-antenna, 200-MHz bandwidth, 4-bit, full Stokes
parameter application deployed on the Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of
Reionization.Comment: Accepted to Publications of the Astronomy Society of the Pacific. 31
pages. v2: corrected typo, v3: corrected Fig. 1
Frequency-domain P-approximant filters for time-truncated inspiral gravitational wave signals from compact binaries
Frequency-domain filters for time-windowed gravitational waves from
inspiralling compact binaries are constructed which combine the excellent
performance of our previously developed time-domain P-approximants with the
analytic convenience of the stationary phase approximation without a serious
loss in event rate. These Fourier-domain representations incorporate the ``edge
oscillations'' due to the (assumed) abrupt shut-off of the time-domain signal
caused by the relativistic plunge at the last stable orbit. These new analytic
approximations, the SPP-approximants, are not only `effectual' for detection
and `faithful' for parameter estimation, but are also computationally
inexpensive to generate (and are `faster' by factors up to 10, as compared to
the corresponding time-domain templates). The SPP approximants should provide
data analysts the Fourier-domain templates for massive black hole binaries of
total mass m less than about 40 solar mases, the most likely sources for LIGO
and VIRGO.Comment: 50 Pages, 10 Postscript figures, 7 Tables, Revtex, Typos corrected,
References updated, Additions on pages 25, 26 and 3
Wavelet packet based approach for image retrieval in compressed domains
Author name used in this manuscript: K. O. ChengAuthor name used in this manuscript: N. F. LawAuthor name used in this manuscript: W. C. SiuRefereed conference paper2011-2012 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperAccepted ManuscriptPublishe
An approach to the synthesis of biological tissue
Mathematical phantoms developed to synthesize realistic complex backgrounds such as those obtained when imaging biological tissue, play a key role in the quantitative assessment of image quality for medical and biomedical imaging. We present a modeling framework for the synthesis of realistic tissue samples. The technique is demonstrated using radiological breast tissue. The model employs a two-component image decomposition consisting of a slowly, spatially varying mean-background and a residual texture image. Each component is synthesized independently. The approach and results presented here constitute an important step towards developing methods for the quantitative assessment of image quality in medical and biomedical imaging, and more generally image science
An Extended Review on Fabric Defects and Its Detection Techniques
In Textile Industry, Quality of the Fabric is the main important factor. At the initial stage, it is very essential to identify and avoid the fabrics faults/defects and hence human perception consumes lot of time and cost to reveal the fabrics faults. Now-a-days Automated Inspection Systems are very useful to decrease the fault prediction time and gives best visualizing clarity- based on computer vision and image processing techniques. This paper made an extended review about the quality parameters in the fiber-to-fabric process, fabrics defects detection terminologies applied on major three clusters of fabric defects knitting, woven and sewing fabric defects. And this paper also explains about the statistical performance measures which are used to analyze the defect detection process. Also, comparison among the methods proposed in the field of fabric defect detection
An Adaptive Hilbert-Huang Transform System
This thesis presents a system which can be used to generate Intrinsic Mode Functions and the associated Hilbert spectrum resulting from techniques based on the Empirical Mode Decomposition as pioneered by N. E. Huang at the end of the 20th century. Later dubbed the Hilbert-Huang Transform by NASA, the process of decomposing data manually through repetitive detrending and subtraction followed by applying the Hilbert transform to the results was presented as a viable alternative to the wavelet transform which was gaining traction at the time but had shown significant limitations. In the last 20 years, the Hilbert-Huang Transform has received a lot of attention, but that attention has been miniscule relative to the amount of attention received by wavelet transformation. This is, in part, due to the limitations of the Empirical Mode Decomposition and also in part due to the difficulty in developing a theoretical basis for the manner in which the Empirical Mode Decomposition works. While the question of theoretical foundations is an important and tricky one, this thesis presents a system that breaks many of the previously known limits on band-width resolution, mode mixing, and viable decomposable frequency range relative to sampling frequency of the Empirical Mode Decomposition.
Many recent innovations do not simply improve on N. E. Huang’s algorithm, but rather provide new approaches with different decompositional properties. By choosing the best technique at each step, a superior total decomposition can be arrived at. Using the Hilbert-Huang Transform itself during the decomposition as a guide as suggested by R. Deering in 2005, the final HHT can show distinct improvements. The AHHT System utilizes many of the properties of various Empirical Mode Decomposition techniques from literature, includes some novel innovations on those techniques, and then manages the total decomposition in an adaptive manner.
The Adaptive Hilbert-Huang Transform System (AHHT) is demonstrated successfully on many different artificial signals, many with varying levels of noise down to -5dB SNR, as well as on an electrocardiogram and for comparison with a surface electromyographic study which found biopotential frequency-shifting associated with the fatigue of fast-twitch muscle fibers
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