S. Venkata Lakshmi, S. Sujatha, J. Janet, T. Bellarmine
{"title":"Analysis of tone mapping operators on high dynamic range images","authors":"S. Venkata Lakshmi, S. Sujatha, J. Janet, T. Bellarmine","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196908","url":null,"abstract":"Tone manipulation is a luminance compression, which usually causes darker tones to appear brighter and distorts contrast relationships. Tone mapping reduces the dynamic range or contrast ratio of the entire image. High Dynamic range imaging is an attractive technique to capture real world luminance in the scene for each pixel. Various tone mapping operators such as Drago, Reinhard, Ward, Ashikmin, Piecewise, Retinex are available for converting high dynamic range images to displayable low dynamic range image. The performance of various tone mapping operators are evaluated. Multiple exposure pictures are combined together to form a High Dynamic Range image (HDR) and tone mapping operators are applied to form Low Dynamic Range image (LDR) and the result images are compared with the original image. Color correction and Hierarchical tone mappings are applied to enhance the image quality.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130761114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary analysis of the Aquarius/SAC-D Microwave Radiometer (MWR) antenna temperature: Possible antenna pattern issue","authors":"S. Farrar, W. Jones","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196938","url":null,"abstract":"The Microwave Radiometer (MWR) flying on the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite is a Dicke radiometer operating at 23.8 and 36.5 GHz that was developed by the Argentine Space Agency CONAE. This instrument complements Aquarius (NASA's L-band radiometer/scatterometer) by providing simultaneous spatially collocated environmental measurements such as oceanic wind speed for roughness correction and rain rate for flagging corrupted salinity retrievals. This paper describes the initial findings on the MWR antenna beam pattern issue. The antenna pattern issue is best described as unwanted earth radiation entering the side-lobes of the directed beam, possibly of unexpected high gain, of certain MWR feedhorns. A first look at the understanding of this problem is presented.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131379630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic engineering and bioengineering: Cell software and cell (re) programming","authors":"N. Ackovska, S. Bozinovski, L. Bozinovska","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196896","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides an approach to Genetic Engineering as an engineering discipline. It views the genetic engineering as part of Engineering needed to design, develop, and maintain functionality of a biological system. We propose a terminology that is helpful in explaining genetics and genetics engineering to engineers and engineering students, as well as to computer scientists and computer science students. This terminology is based on robotics/flexible manufacturing as well as systems software metaphor. Also we present our experience in using this approach in computer science education.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115083389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of single side axial flux brushless DC motor with different number of stator electromagnetic poles","authors":"S. C. Watthage, C. Chen, C. H. Perry","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196986","url":null,"abstract":"Computer simulation for three different axial flux single side three phase direct current brushless motor models are discussed. Each motor has 32 permanent magnets in their rotor and stators consist of six, twelve and twenty four electromagnetic poles. ANSOFT Maxwell 3D finite element analysis software is used to create 3D motor geometries and process motor models. Three phase winding of wye connection with six solid stated operating switches is considered as a switching circuit and ANSOFT Circuit Editor is used to create required switching circuits for each motor models. Finite element analysis is conducted under transient solution type with mechanical motion, in such way that the applied load torque is non-linearly increased with speed. Motor Characteristics; speed, torque, phase current and flux linkage for each model are observed and plotted with time. According to the results, increment of stator population decrease distortions on above mentioned motor characteristics.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"4 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114124631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General purpose representation and association machine part 2: Biological implications","authors":"Lei Wei","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196976","url":null,"abstract":"Using lessons learned from error control coding, and multiple areas of life science, we propose a general purpose representation and association machine (GPRAM). In this part of paper, we illustrate our methodology, four principles, and our understanding of intelligence. We then introduce hierarchical structure and reasons to be vagueness, overcompleteness, and deliberate variation. After that, we show possible features and how to explain some visual illusions. Lastly, we illustrate a possible vague computational architecture to perform quick and rough estimation for general purpose.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"185 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116485552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automating the control of fluid flow in a cardiac surgery simulator","authors":"Matthew Budram, D. Coore","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196961","url":null,"abstract":"We describe the implementation of a real-time control system that manages arrays of pumps, valves and pressure transducers as a subsystem of a simulator for cardiac surgery training. The subsystem is responsible for maintaining an appropriate fluid pressure in the aorta of the heart, and for circulating fluid around the heart, in a manner consistent with a cardiopulmonary bypass machine - both before and after the heart is placed on cardiopul-monary bypass. We highlight the role of abstraction in the development of the hardware interfaces, firmware and application level software that allow the operator of the simulator to effect the desired mode of fluid flow in the simulator.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123611077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulation, measurement, and parameter extraction for a 5.8 GHz negative permittivity metamaterial","authors":"T. Weldon, K. Miehle, R. Adams, K. Daneshvar","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196904","url":null,"abstract":"Metamaterials are commonly comprised of ring structures with negative effective permeability and wire structures with negative effective permittivity. However, the catalog of available negative permittivity devices remains somewhat limited. Recently, a novel unit cell comprised of two disks connected by a metal post was presented. The analysis of the unit cell predicted a resonant response, with negative effective permittivity above the resonant frequency. To verify the predicted metamaterial behavior, an experimental prototype has been fabricated and the effective permittivity has been extracted using measured S-parameters. The experimental results for the prototype device show the predicted resonant behavior, and the extracted parameters show a region of negative permittivity above resonance.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125126879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kinect controlled electro-mechanical skeleton","authors":"J. Ekelmann, Brian Butka","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196971","url":null,"abstract":"Mimicking real-time human motion with a low cost solution has been an extremely difficult task in the past but with the release of the Microsoft Kinect motion capture system this problem has been simplified. This paper discusses the feasibility and design behind a simple robotic skeleton which utilizes the Kinect to mimic human movements in real-time. The long-term goal of this project is to construct a ½ scale model of a full robotically enhanced skeleton and demonstrate the abilities of the Kinect as a tool for human movement mimicry.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126376092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ERAU formula hybrid accumulator design","authors":"J. Ekelmann, Brian Butka","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196970","url":null,"abstract":"The SAE Formula Hybrid competition is event where students from many different schools put their engineering knowledge to use to design complex hybrid racing systems; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been competing in this competition since its inception. This paper discusses the design on the team's energy storage and accumulator design for the 2012 competition. This design is required to follow all 2012 rules set forth by SAE International and this paper discusses the concerns of the design regarding these rules.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121761371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study of methodologies used in intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS)","authors":"David Mudzingwa, R. Agrawal","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6197080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6197080","url":null,"abstract":"Intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) are security systems that are used to detect and prevent security threats to computer systems and computer networks. These systems are configured to detect and respond to security threats automatically there by reducing the risk to monitored computers and networks. Intrusion detection and prevention systems use different methodologies such as signature based, anomaly based, stateful protocol analysis, and a hybrid system that combines some or all of the other systems to detect and respond to security threats. The growth of systems that use a combination of methods creates some confusion when trying to choose a methodology and system to deploy. This paper seeks to offer a clear explanation of each methodology and then offer a way to compare these methodologies.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124081768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}