The main contribution of this paper arise from the development of a new framework for the problem of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in the domain of stereo vision based robot navigation. The new framework has ...

This paper presents the design of a new hybrid filter for quality improvement of power systems in unbalanced conditions. This filter includes a variable passive filter in parallel with an active filter. The passive part ...

Cooling systems in buildings are required to be more energy-efficient while maintaining the standard air quality. The aim of this paper is to explore the potential of reducing the energy consumption of a central air-conditioned ...

It is well known that the filter-design problem with mask constraints can be formulated as a semi-infinite program. There are two approaches toward the solution of this semi-infinite program. The first griding approach ...

A new method called the random factor method (RFM) for the natural frequency, mode shape and random vibration analysis of stochastic truss structures is presented in this paper. Using the RFM, the structural physical ...

To reliably detect structural damage and estimate damage severity at its early stage poses a great challenge to engineering community. Despite a great deal of research and development in the areas of damage detection and ...

Mean Blood Pressure (MBP) has high correlation with Heart Rate (HR), but such e relationship between them is ambiguous and nonlinear. This paper investigates establishing an accurate mathematical model to estimate MBP ...

Recently, a novel laser data based SLAM algorithm using B-Spline as features has been developed in [Pedraza et al., 2007]. EKF is used in the proposed BS-SLAM algorithm and the state vector contains the current robot pose ...

This paper presents a multi-objective programming scheme for the conceptual design of aerodynamic missile's structure using topological optimization approaches, in which both the compliance and eigenfrequency are regarded ...