401 research outputs found
Algoritmo rápido de seguimiento de objetos
En el presente trabajo de grado se propone reducir la complejidad computacional de un algoritmo de detección, identificación y seguimiento de objetos en secuencias de video. Para el cumplimiento de este objetivo, se proponen dos métodos: filtrado de partÃculas y flujo óptico. En este documento, inicialmente se hace una contextualización de la técnica en la que se basa el algoritmo de seguimiento de la SecretarÃa de Movilidad de Bogotá (YOLO) y se hace una descripción detallada de los dos métodos propuestos. Posteriormente, se propone un protocolo de pruebas que permita garantizar el cumplimiento de los objetivos propuestos y se realizan las pruebas pertinentes.The objective of the present work is to reduce the computational complexity of an algorithm for detecting, identifying and tracking objects in video sequences. For the fulfillment of this objective, two methods were proposed: particle filter and optical flow. In this document, a contextualization of the technique on which the tracking algorithm of the Bogota’s Mobility Secretary is based (YOLO), and a detailed description of the two methods proposed is made. Subsequently, a test protocol is proposed to guarantee the fulfillment of the proposed objectives and relevant tests are made.Ingeniero (a) ElectrónicoPregrad
Effects of Alpha-Element Enhancement and the Thermally Pulsing-Asymptotic Giant Branch on Surface Brightness Fluctuation Magnitudes and Broadband Colors
We investigate the effects of alpha-element enhancement and the thermally
pulsing-asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) stars on the surface brightness
fluctuation (SBF) magnitudes and broadband colors of simple stellar populations
and compare to the empirical calibrations. We consider a broad range of ages
and metallicities using the recently updated Teramo BaSTI isochrones. We find
that the alpha-element enhanced I-band SBF magnitudes are about 0.35 mag
brighter and their integrated V - I colors are about 0.02 mag redder, mostly
because of oxygen enhancement effects on the upper red giant branch and
asymptotic giant branch. We also demonstrate, using both the Teramo BaSTI and
Padova isochrones, the acute sensitivity of SBF magnitudes to the presence of
TP-AGB stars, particularly in the near-IR, but in the I-band as well. Empirical
SBF trends therefore hold great promise for constraining this important but
still highly uncertain stage of stellar evolution. In a similar vein,
non-negligible disparities are found among several different models available
in the literature due to intrinsic model uncertainties.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal, 15 figure
Two Exoplanets Discovered at Keck Observatory
We present two exoplanets detected at Keck Observatory. HD 179079 is a G5
subgiant that hosts a hot Neptune planet with Msini = 27.5 M_earth in a 14.48
d, low-eccentricity orbit. The stellar reflex velocity induced by this planet
has a semiamplitude of K = 6.6 m/s. HD 73534 is a G5 subgiant with a
Jupiter-like planet of Msini = 1.1 M_jup and K = 16 m/s in a nearly circular
4.85 yr orbit. Both stars are chromospherically inactive and metal-rich. We
discuss a known, classical bias in measuring eccentricities for orbits with
velocity semiamplitudes, K, comparable to the radial velocity uncertainties.
For exoplanets with periods longer than 10 days, the observed exoplanet
eccentricity distribution is nearly flat for large amplitude systems (K > 80
m/s), but rises linearly toward low eccentricity for lower amplitude systems (K
> 20 m/s).Comment: 8 figures, 6 tables, accepted, Ap
Retired A Stars and Their Companions VI. A Pair of Interacting Exoplanet Pairs Around the Subgiants 24 Sextanis and HD200964
We report radial velocity measurements of the G-type subgiants 24 Sextanis
(=HD90043) and HD200964. Both are massive, evolved stars that exhibit periodic
variations due to the presence of a pair of Jovian planets. Photometric
monitoring with the T12 0.80m APT at Fairborn Observatory demonstrates both
stars to be constant in brightness to <= 0.002 mag, thus strengthening the
planetary interpretation of the radial velocity variations. 24 Sex b,c have
orbital periods of 453.8 days and 883~days, corresponding to semimajor axes
1.333 AU and 2.08 AU, and minimum masses (Msini) 1.99 Mjup and 0.86 Mjup,
assuming a stellar mass 1.54 Msun. HD200964 b,c have orbital periods of 613.8
days and 825 days, corresponding to semimajor axes 1.601 AU and 1.95 AU, and
minimum masses 1.85 Mjup and 0.90 Mjup, assuming M* = 1.44 Msun. We also carry
out dynamical simulations to properly account for gravitational interactions
between the planets. Most, if not all, of the dynamically stable solutions
include crossing orbits, suggesting that each system is locked in a mean motion
resonance that prevents close encounters and provides long-term stability. The
planets in the 24 Sex system likely have a period ratio near 2:1, while the
HD200964 system is even more tightly packed with a period ratio close to 4:3.
However, we caution that further radial velocity observations and more detailed
dynamical modelling will be required to provide definitive and unique orbital
solutions for both cases, and to determine whether the two systems are truly
resonant.Comment: AJ accepte
A High Eccentricity Component in the Double Planet System Around HD 163607 and a Planet Around HD 164509
We report the detection of three new exoplanets from Keck Observatory. HD
163607 is a metal-rich G5IV star with two planets. The inner planet has an
observed orbital period of 75.29 0.02 days, a semi-amplitude of 51.1
1.4 \ms, an eccentricity of 0.73 0.02 and a derived minimum mass of
\msini = 0.77 0.02 \mjup. This is the largest eccentricity of any known
planet in a multi-planet system. The argument of periastron passage is 78.7
2.0; consequently, the planet's closest approach to its parent
star is very near the line of sight, leading to a relatively high transit
probability of 8%. The outer planet has an orbital period of 3.60 0.02
years, an orbital eccentricity of 0.12 0.06 and a semi-amplitude of 40.4
1.3 \ms. The minimum mass is \msini = 2.29 0.16 \mjup. HD 164509 is
a metal-rich G5V star with a planet in an orbital period of 282.4 3.8
days and an eccentricity of 0.26 0.14. The semi-amplitude of 14.2
2.7 \ms\ implies a minimum mass of 0.48 0.09 \mjup. The radial velocities
of HD 164509 also exhibit a residual linear trend of -5.1 0.7 \ms\ per
year, indicating the presence of an additional longer period companion in the
system. Photometric observations demonstrate that HD 163607 and HD 164509 are
constant in brightness to sub-millimag levels on their radial velocity periods.
This provides strong support for planetary reflex motion as the cause of the
radial velocity variations.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, accepted to Ap
Gas phase mean opacities for varying [M/H], N/O, and C/O
We present a set of gas-phase Planck mean and Rosseland mean opacity tables
applicable for simulations of star and planet formation, stellar evolution,
disk modelling at various metallicities in hydrogen-rich environments. The
tables are calculated for gas temperatures between 1000K and 10000K and total
hydrogen number densities between 10^2 cm^-3 and 10^17 cm^-3. The
carbon-to-oxygen ratio is varied from 0.43 to well above 2.0, the
nitrogen-to-oxygen ration between 0.14 and 100.0. The tables are calculated for
a range of metallicities down to [M/H]'= log N_M/N_H=-7.0. We demonstrate how
the mean opacities and the abundances of the opacity species vary with C/O,
N/O, and [M/H]'. We use the element abundances from Grevesse, Asplund & Sauval
(2007), and we provide additional tables for the oxygen-abundance value from
Caffau et al.(2008). All tables will be available online under
http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/ch80/datasources.htmlComment: 10 pages, accepted for publication in MNRA
Constraining the long-term evolution of the slip rate for a major extensional fault system in the central Aegean, Greece, using thermochronology
The brittle/ductile transition is a major rheologic boundary in the crust yet little is known about how or if rates of tectonic processes are influenced by this boundary. In this study we examine the slip history of the large-scale Naxos/Paros extensional fault system (NPEFS), Cyclades, Greece, by comparing published slip rates for the ductile crust with new thermochronological constraints on slip rates in the brittle regime. Based on apatite and zircon fission-track (AFT and ZFT) and (U–Th)/He dating we observe variable slip rates across the brittle/ductile transition on Naxos. ZFT and AFT ages range from 11.8 ± 0.8 to 9.7 ± 0.8 Ma and 11.2 ± 1.6 to 8.2 ± 1.2 Ma and (U–Th)/He zircon and apatite ages are between 10.4 ± 0.4 to 9.2 ± 0.3 Ma and 10.7 ± 1.0 to 8.9 ± 0.6 Ma, respectively. On Paros, ZFT and AFT ages range from 13.1 ± 1.4 Ma to 11.1 ± 1.0 Ma and 12.7 ± 2.8 Ma to 10.5 ± 2.0 Ma while the (U–Th)/He zircon ages are slightly younger between 8.3 ± 0.4 Ma and 9.8 ± 0.3 Ma. All ages consistently decrease northwards in the direction of hanging wall transport. Most of our new thermochronological results and associated thermal modeling more strongly support the scenario of an identical fault dip and a constant or slightly accelerating slip rate of 6–8 km Myr− 1 on the NPEFS across the brittle/ductile transition. Even the intrusion of a large granodiorite body into the narrowing fault zone at 12 Ma on Naxos does not seem to have affected the thermal structure of the area in a way that would significantly disturb the slip rate. The data also show that the NPEFS accomplished a minimum total offset of 50 km between 16 and 8 Ma
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