Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-147).

Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1980. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Seshadri Ramaswamy. / Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1980.

The Schrödinger equation ... is considered. The solution of this equation is reduced to the problem of finding the eigenvectors of an infinite matrix. The infinite matrix is truncated to a finite matrix. The approximation due to the truncation is carefully studied. The band structure of the eigenvalues is shown. The eigenvectors of the multiwells potential are presented. The solutions of Schrödinger equation are calculated. The results are very sensitive to the value of the parameter y. Localized solutions, in the case that the energy is slightly greater than the maximum value of the potential, are presented. Wigner and Weyl functions, corresponding to the solutions of Schrödinger equation, are also studied. It is also shown that they are very sensitive to the value of the parameter y. / Garyounis University and Libyan Cultural Affairs

The Schrödinger equation ... is considered. The solution of this equation is reduced to the problem of finding the eigenvectors of an infinite matrix. The infinite matrix is truncated to a finite matrix. The approximation due to the truncation is carefully studied. The band structure of the eigenvalues is shown. The eigenvectors of the multiwells potential are presented. The solutions of Schrödinger equation are calculated. The results are very sensitive to the value of the parameter y. Localized solutions, in the case that the energy is slightly greater than the maximum value of the potential, are presented. Wigner and Weyl functions, corresponding to the solutions of Schrödinger equation, are also studied. It is also shown that they are very sensitive to the value of the parameter y.

Parmi les outils les plus classiques de l'Analyse Multivariée, les Composantes Principales sont aussi un des plus anciens puisqu'elles furent introduites il y a plus d'un siècle par Pearson (1901) et redécouvertes ensuite par Hotelling (1933). Aujourd'hui, cette méthode est abondamment utilisée en Sciences Sociales, en Economie, en Biologie et en Géographie pour ne citer que quelques disciplines. Elle a pour but de réduire de façon optimale (dans un certain sens) le nombre de variables contenues dans un jeu de données. A ce jour, les méthodes d'inférence utilisées en Analyse en Composantes Principales par les praticiens sont généralement fondées sur l'hypothèse de normalité des observations. Hypothèse qui peut, dans bien des situations, être remise en question. Le but de ce travail est de construire des procédures de test pour l'Analyse en Composantes Principales qui soient valides sous une famille plus importante de lois de probabilité, la famille des lois elliptiques. Pour ce faire, nous utilisons la méthodologie de Le Cam combinée au principe d'invariance. Ce dernier stipule que si une hypothèse nulle reste invariante sous l'action d'un groupe de transformations, alors, il faut se restreindre à des statistiques de test également invariantes sous l'action de ce groupe. Toutes les hypothèses nulles associées aux problèmes considérés dans ce travail sont invariantes sous l'action d'un groupe de transformations appellées monotones radiales. L'invariant maximal associé à ce groupe est le vecteur des signes multivariés et des rangs des distances de Mahalanobis entre les observations et l'origine. Les paramètres d'intérêt en Analyse en composantes Principales sont les vecteurs propres et valeurs propres de matrices définies positives. Ce qui implique que l'espace des paramètres n'est pas linéaire. Nous développons donc une manière d'obtenir des procédures optimales pour des suite d'experiences locales courbées. Les statistiques de test introduites sont optimales au sens de Le Cam et mesurables en l'invariant maximal décrit ci-dessus. Les procédures de test basées sur ces statistiques possèdent de nombreuses propriétés attractives: elles sont valides sous la famille des lois elliptiques, elles sont efficaces sous une densité spécifiée et possèdent de très bonnes efficacités asymptotiques relatives par rapport à leurs concurrentes. En particulier, lorsqu'elles sont basées sur des scores Gaussiens, elles sont aussi efficaces que les procédures Gaussiennes habituelles et sont bien plus efficaces que ces dernières si l'hypothèse de normalité des observations n'est pas remplie.

<p>The communication barriers between deaf and hearing society mean that interaction between these communities is kept to a minimum. The South African Sign Language research group, Integration of Signed and Verbal Communication: South African Sign Language Recognition and Animation (SASL), at the University of the Western Cape aims to create technologies to bridge the communication gap. In this thesis we address the subject of whole hand gesture recognition. We demonstrate a method to identify South African Sign Language classifiers using an eigenvector ap- proach. The classifiers researched within this thesis are based on those outlined by the Thibologa Sign Language Institute for SASL. Gesture recognition is achieved in real- time. Utilising a pre-processing method for image registration we are able to increase the recognition rates for the eigenvector approach.</p>

The project is a thesis work in master program of Intelligent Systems that’s done by Alireza Mozaffari and Kunal Varaiya with supervising of Dr Kenneth Nilsson and Dr Cristofer Englund. In this project we are estimating the depth distribution of different sizes of fibers in a press felt sample. Press felt is a product that is being used in paper industry. In order to evaluate the production process when press felts are made, it is necessary to be able to estimate the fiber sizes in product. For this goal, we developed a program in Matlab to process X-ray images of a press felt, scanned by micro-CT scanner that is able to find the fibers of two different known sizes of fibers and estimates the depth distribution of the different fibers. / The project is done in Matlab which is estimating the distribution of different sizes of fibers in press felt.

<p>The communication barriers between deaf and hearing society mean that interaction between these communities is kept to a minimum. The South African Sign Language research group, Integration of Signed and Verbal Communication: South African Sign Language Recognition and Animation (SASL), at the University of the Western Cape aims to create technologies to bridge the communication gap. In this thesis we address the subject of whole hand gesture recognition. We demonstrate a method to identify South African Sign Language classifiers using an eigenvector ap- proach. The classifiers researched within this thesis are based on those outlined by the Thibologa Sign Language Institute for SASL. Gesture recognition is achieved in real- time. Utilising a pre-processing method for image registration we are able to increase the recognition rates for the eigenvector approach.</p>

Bibliography: leaves 197-206. / viii, 210 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / The objective of this work is to study some new inverse problems related to mechanical systems, typical to the theory of vibration and engineering practice. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide,Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Baylor University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-74)