A new concept of characteristic scanning radial (CSR) is proposed for thesegmented image on the basis of two shape-specific points of its shape-objects. Subsequently, twocharacteristic attribute sequences (CAS) of rel...A new concept of characteristic scanning radial (CSR) is proposed for thesegmented image on the basis of two shape-specific points of its shape-objects. Subsequently, twocharacteristic attribute sequences (CAS) of relative distance and relative direction are derived torepresent the spatial orientation relationships among objects of the image. A novel image retrievalalgorithm is presented using these two CASs. The proposed retrieval approach not only satisfies thetransformational invariance, butalso attains the quantitative comparison of matching. Experimentsidentify the effectiveness and efficiency of the algorithm adequately.展开更多
Abstract:Approximate computing has received significant attention in the design of portable CMOS hardware for error-tolerant applications.This work proposes an approximate adder that to optimize area delay and achieve...Abstract:Approximate computing has received significant attention in the design of portable CMOS hardware for error-tolerant applications.This work proposes an approximate adder that to optimize area delay and achieve energy efficiency using Parallel Carry(PC)generation logic.For‘n’bits in input,the proposed algorithm use approximate addition for least n/2 significant bits and exact addition for most n/2 significant bits.A simple OR logic with no carry propagation is used to implement the approximate part.In the exact part,addition is performed using 4-bit adder blocks that implement PC at block level to reduce node capacitance in the critical path.Evaluations reveal that the maximum error of the proposed adder confines not more than 2n/2.As an enhancement of the proposed algorithm,we use the Error Recovery(ER)module to reduce the average error.Synthesis results of Proposed-PC(P-PC)and Proposed-PCER(P-PCER)adders with n-16 in 180nm Application Specific Integrated Circuit(ASIC)PDK technology revealed 44.2%&41.7%PDP reductions and 43.4%&40.7%ADP reductions,respectively compared to the latest best approximate design compared.The functional and driving effectiveness of proposed adders are examined through digital image processing applications.展开更多
The goal of this paper is to assess the effects of particle and specific gravity characteristics (e.g. shape, size, and specific gravity) on the limiting void ratios emax and emin of granular matter. To assess the eff...The goal of this paper is to assess the effects of particle and specific gravity characteristics (e.g. shape, size, and specific gravity) on the limiting void ratios emax and emin of granular matter. To assess the effect of specific gravity, two different types of materials—glass beads and natural sands—were used. Particle characteristics such as roundness (R), sphericity (S) regularity (p), the average of R and S, were calculated through image analysis techniques after obtaining high-quality microscope images of individual grains. The German DIN standards were strictly followed to determine the extremities of the void ratio. Exper-imental data were used to investigate the effects of the particle characteristics on the relative density of soils. The results show the significant effect of the mean grain size (D50) on the extreme void ratios of poorly graded glass as well as the significant effect of Cu but negligible effect of Dso on the extreme void ratios of sand. The effect of the specific gravity of the materials was also examined. The results were used to develop models dependent on both particle shape and specific gravity, which were validated by comparison with results of previous studies.展开更多
文摘A new concept of characteristic scanning radial (CSR) is proposed for thesegmented image on the basis of two shape-specific points of its shape-objects. Subsequently, twocharacteristic attribute sequences (CAS) of relative distance and relative direction are derived torepresent the spatial orientation relationships among objects of the image. A novel image retrievalalgorithm is presented using these two CASs. The proposed retrieval approach not only satisfies thetransformational invariance, butalso attains the quantitative comparison of matching. Experimentsidentify the effectiveness and efficiency of the algorithm adequately.
文摘Abstract:Approximate computing has received significant attention in the design of portable CMOS hardware for error-tolerant applications.This work proposes an approximate adder that to optimize area delay and achieve energy efficiency using Parallel Carry(PC)generation logic.For‘n’bits in input,the proposed algorithm use approximate addition for least n/2 significant bits and exact addition for most n/2 significant bits.A simple OR logic with no carry propagation is used to implement the approximate part.In the exact part,addition is performed using 4-bit adder blocks that implement PC at block level to reduce node capacitance in the critical path.Evaluations reveal that the maximum error of the proposed adder confines not more than 2n/2.As an enhancement of the proposed algorithm,we use the Error Recovery(ER)module to reduce the average error.Synthesis results of Proposed-PC(P-PC)and Proposed-PCER(P-PCER)adders with n-16 in 180nm Application Specific Integrated Circuit(ASIC)PDK technology revealed 44.2%&41.7%PDP reductions and 43.4%&40.7%ADP reductions,respectively compared to the latest best approximate design compared.The functional and driving effectiveness of proposed adders are examined through digital image processing applications.
文摘The goal of this paper is to assess the effects of particle and specific gravity characteristics (e.g. shape, size, and specific gravity) on the limiting void ratios emax and emin of granular matter. To assess the effect of specific gravity, two different types of materials—glass beads and natural sands—were used. Particle characteristics such as roundness (R), sphericity (S) regularity (p), the average of R and S, were calculated through image analysis techniques after obtaining high-quality microscope images of individual grains. The German DIN standards were strictly followed to determine the extremities of the void ratio. Exper-imental data were used to investigate the effects of the particle characteristics on the relative density of soils. The results show the significant effect of the mean grain size (D50) on the extreme void ratios of poorly graded glass as well as the significant effect of Cu but negligible effect of Dso on the extreme void ratios of sand. The effect of the specific gravity of the materials was also examined. The results were used to develop models dependent on both particle shape and specific gravity, which were validated by comparison with results of previous studies.
