Time-Shared Execution of Realtime Computer Vision Pipelines by Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration

This paper presents an FPGA runtime framework that demonstrates the feasibility of using dynamic partial reconfiguration (DPR) for time-sharing an FPGA by multiple realtime computer vision pipelines. The presented time-sharing runtime framework manages an FPGA fabric that can be round-robin time-shared by different pipelines at the time scale of individual frames. In this new use-case, the challenge is to achieve useful performance despite high reconfiguration time. The paper describes the basic runtime support as well as four optimizations necessary to achieve realtime performance given the limitations of DPR on today's FPGAs. The paper provides a characterization of a working runtime framework prototype on a Xilinx ZC706 development board. The paper also reports the performance of realtime computer vision pipelines when time-shared

Next Generation Organizations: 9 Key Traits

Outlines a vision for impact-driven, business savvy, culturally competent organizations wired for policy advocacy that value continuous learning, shared leadership, ambiguous work-life boundaries, constituents as thought partners, and boards as value add

Legislative Alert: Rebuild America Act (S. 2252)

[Excerpt] On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I am writing to express our strong support for the Rebuild America Act (S. 2252), which sets out a vision for rebuilding our economy on stronger foundations. S. 2252 would promote broadly shared prosperity by putting America back to work, rebuilding our infrastructure, repairing our safety net, and insisting that shared sacrifice start at the top—with Wall Street and the wealthiest Americans

Opportunity-Rich Schools and Sustainable Communities: Seven Steps to Align High-Quality Education With Innovations in City and Metropolitan Planning and Development

Details challenges and steps for linking quality education and community and economic vitality, including establishing a shared vision and metrics, aligning investments for prosperity, and expanding access via transportation. Lists promising practices

Impact of Program Review on IPE Programming and Assessment

Purpose: Efforts to measure the effectiveness of Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) are challenging. We will present how formal program review can measure IPE effectiveness and lead to improvements in programming and assessment. Background: Western University of Health Sciences requires program review of curricular programs. The IPE curriculum recently underwent program review. External reviewers shared the results of their evaluations with university administration and deans. Their specific recommendations led to a retreat and development of a vision statement for IPE and the development of a new clinical assessment tool. Description of Intervention: After program review and receipt of the reviewers’ recommendations a full day retreat was held with senior administration and Deans from all health professions programs. Through these efforts a new IPE program vision statement was re-stated with reaffirmed commitments from all present. Preliminary Results: A shared vision statement was developed and finalized, which led to re-prioritizing core and key competencies to be used in the IPE curriculum. The revised core competencies were circulated via electronic survey to clinical practice sites where preceptors provided feedback and comments so that the competencies adequately defined measurable skills and behaviors could be used as assessment tools during clinical rotations. Relevance to Interprofessional Education or Practice: Program review can have an impact on the development of a shared university IPE vision and the identification of measurable IPE behaviors and skills important to the field. Recommendation for future investigation or incorporation into education: Outcomes from the new assessment tool will be compiled and analyzed with respect to use in clinical education across health professions. Learning Objectives: 1) Describe how formal university program review can used to renew senior administration commitment to IPE and to improve assessment practices. 2) Reflect on how program review can be instituted in any institution with an IPE program

Accountability and improvement framework for Victorian government schools 2012

The School Accountability and Improvement Framework (the Framework) provides a key resource to support Victorian government schools and their communities identify and implement a shared vision for improvement. Each element of the Framework is linked to provide a coherent and streamlined means for schools to:   understand their performance (self-evaluation and review) identify their vision and purpose and set goals and targets for improvement (school strategic plan) put into operation their improvement plans and manage resources (annual implementation plan) report on their performance (annual report to the school community). The Framework builds on the relationships that exist within each school: those with the school council as the governing body, school staff and parents and the broader community in which the school is located. Shared responsibility, partnerships and transparency are seen as key principles within the Framework in supporting quality student outcomes

COPING WITH CHANGE - BUILDING A SHARED VISION OF THE FUTURE CITY REGION

Community/Rural/Urban Development,

Model to predict motion sickness within autonomous vehicles

Background: Motion sickness is common within most forms of transport; it affects most of the population who experience varied symptoms at some stage in their lives. Thus far, there has been no specific method to quantify the predicted levels of motion sickness for a given vehicle design, task and route. Objective: To develop a motion sickness virtual prediction tool that includes the following inputs: human motion, vision, vehicle motion, occupant task and vehicle design. Method: A time domain analysis using a multi-body systems approach has been developed to provide the raw data for post-processing of vehicle motion, occupant motion and vision, based on a virtual route designed to provoke motion sickness, while the digital occupant undertakes a specific non-driving related task. Results: Predicted motion sickness levels are shared for a simple positional sweep of a vehicle cabin due to a prescribed motion and task. Two additional examples are shared within this study; first, it was found that the model can predict the difference found between sitting forwards and backwards in an autonomous vehicle. Second, analysis of a respected and independent study into auxiliary display height shows that the model can predict both relative and absolute levels between the two display heights congruent to the original physical experiment. Conclusion: It has been shown that the tool has been successful in predicting motion sickness in autonomous vehicles and is therefore of great use in guiding new future mobility solutions in the ability to tune vehicle dynamics and control alongside vision and design attributes.</p