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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Human echolocation : The effect of object size, distance and auditory angle

Rådsten-Ekman, Maria January 2008 (has links)
<p>Both blind and sighted persons may use echoes for detecting objects.</p><p>The effect of object size on echolocation was tested in a listening</p><p>experiment with 15 sighted participants. Noise burst of 500-ms were</p><p>generated and recorded in an ordinary room, with and without a</p><p>reflecting object. The diameter of the reflecting object was 0.25 or</p><p>0.50 m, and it was located at a distance of 0.5, 1, 2, 3 m from the</p><p>microphones. Pairs of sounds, one with and one without the object,</p><p>were presented to the listeners. Their task was to decide which of the</p><p>two sounds that were recorded with the reflecting object. The results</p><p>showed that it was harder to detect the 0.25 than the 0.5 m object, and</p><p>that performance generally decreased with distance. The auditory</p><p>angle, which is a function of the size to distance ratio, was found to</p><p>predict detection performance fairly well.</p><p>Sighted</p>
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Human echolocation : The effect of object size, distance and auditory angle

Rådsten-Ekman, Maria January 2008 (has links)
Both blind and sighted persons may use echoes for detecting objects. The effect of object size on echolocation was tested in a listening experiment with 15 sighted participants. Noise burst of 500-ms were generated and recorded in an ordinary room, with and without a reflecting object. The diameter of the reflecting object was 0.25 or 0.50 m, and it was located at a distance of 0.5, 1, 2, 3 m from the microphones. Pairs of sounds, one with and one without the object, were presented to the listeners. Their task was to decide which of the two sounds that were recorded with the reflecting object. The results showed that it was harder to detect the 0.25 than the 0.5 m object, and that performance generally decreased with distance. The auditory angle, which is a function of the size to distance ratio, was found to predict detection performance fairly well. Sighted
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Influência do tamanho e rigidez dos objetos no alcance manual de crianças saudáveis de 6 a 36 meses de vida / Influence of object size and rigidity in reaching at 6 to 36 month-old health infants

Silva, Fernanda Pereira dos Santos 03 March 2008 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:19:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1713.pdf: 897306 bytes, checksum: cc73a73d06fac89bd36aad9307272d6e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-03 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / Studies have been identified both changes in the body and in the environment induce adjustments on the reaching, however few studies verified the influence of the size and rigidity of objects longitudinally in the period of 6 to 36 months, mainly employing the kinematic analysis and qualitative analysis of movements. Thus, two studies were conducted major (Studies 2 and 3) and a complementary study (Study 1). The aim of the Study 1 was to testing whether Dvideow system is a sensitive, objective and reliable instrument in the kinematic analysis of infant s reaching movement in the period of 4 to 6 months. Based on the positive results of this study has been the use of the system for analysis Dvideow kinematics of the reaching movement into Study 2. The aim of Study 2 was to verify the influence of the size and rigidity of the objects in the reach of children at 6, 7, 8 and 36 months. According to the results of this study are realized the importance of also qualitatively analyze the reaching movements, being carried out the Study 3. The aim of Study 3 was to analyze the influence of the size and rigidity of objects in proximal and distal adjustments of reach in the period of 6 to 36 months. Thus, nine healthy infants were positioned in a infant chair with 50° horizontal. Four objects were presented, a large rigid, a small rigid, a large and a small soft for a period of 1 minute each. The movements were filmed by three digital cameras. It was found that reaching from 6 to 36 months is characterized by changes both in cinematic and qualitative variables, which modify when necessary according to the most discrepance properties of the objects presented. It is suggested that this is a period of refinement of reach manual, in which the motor system continuous adjustments are made according to age (physical growth, improvement in postural control, differences in the perception of the objects in each age), the experience and environment, which in turn, can only promote changes in the parameters of the control needed to carry out the task / Estudos têm identificado que mudanças tanto no organismo quanto no ambiente induzem ajustes no alcance manual; no entanto, poucos verificaram a influência do tamanho e rigidez dos objetos longitudinalmente no período de 6 a 36 meses de vida, principalmente empregando a análise cinemática e análise qualitativa dos movimentos. Deste modo, foram realizados dois estudos principais (Estudos 2 e 3) e um estudo complementar (Estudo 1). O objetivo do Estudo 1 foi o de verificar a sensibilidade, objetividade e confiabilidade do sistema Dvideow na análise cinemática do movimento de alcance manual de crianças saudáveis no período de 4 a 6 meses de vida. Com base nos resultados positivos deste estudo manteve-se a utilização do sistema Dvideow para análise cinemática dos movimentos de alcance no Estudo 2. O objetivo do Estudo 2 foi o de verificar a influência do tamanho e rigidez dos objetos no alcance manual de crianças aos 6, 7, 8 e 36 meses de vida. De acordo com os resultados deste estudo percebeu-se a importância de analisar também qualitativamente os movimentos de alcances, sendo para tanto realizado o Estudo 3. O objetivo do Estudo 3 foi o de analisar a influência do tamanho e rigidez dos objetos nos ajustes proximais e distais do alcance no período de 6 a 36 meses de vida. Para tanto, nove lactentes saudáveis foram posicionados em uma cadeira infantil reclinada a 50o. Quatro objetos foram apresentados, um rígido grande, um rígido pequeno, um maleável grande e um maleável pequeno, por um período de 1 minuto cada. Os movimentos de alcance foram filmados por três câmeras digitais. Constatou-se que dos 6 aos 36 meses de vida o alcance é caracterizado por mudanças tanto nas variáveis cinemáticas e qualitativas do movimento, que se modificam quando necessário em função das propriedades mais relevantes dos objetos apresentados. Sugere-se que este é um período de refinamento do alcance manual, no qual ajustes contínuos do sistema motor são realizados em função da idade (crescimento físico, melhora no controle postural, diferença na percepção dos objetos em cada idade), da experiência e do ambiente, que por sua vez, pode promover mudanças somente nos parâmetros de controle necessários à realização da tarefa
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Alcance e apreensão de objetos em lactentes com síndrome de Down : impacto da interação organismoambiente / Reaching and grasping skills in Down syndrome infants: impact of organism-environment fit

Campos, Ana Carolina de 04 March 2009 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:19:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2366.pdf: 2836882 bytes, checksum: 830fbd790291a65c5a129b167567f963 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-04 / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / The acquisition and the refinement of motor skills have been described to require a reciprocal relationship between organismic and environmental conditions. This interaction is evidenced in studies identifying the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on functional skills such as reaching and grasping objects. Thus, Study 1 was conducted in order to review the research on factors influencing reaching and grasping in infants at risk for developmental delays. The review has shown that few studies have aimed to understand the development of actions performed by Down syndrome (DS) infants, and also that there is a lack of information about these infants abilities to adjust their intrinsic properties to environmental demands. Consequently, two studies have been carried out. Study 2 aimed to describe the kinematic characteristics of reaching movements in 4-6-month-old DS infants and to test the influence of intrinsic factors, namely Down syndrome and gross motor skill level, on reaching and grasping behaviors. Seven infants with DS and seven infants with typical development (TD) were assessed at 4, 5 and 6 months-old. Gross motor skill was assessed by using Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). Infants were placed in a baby chair reclined 50º from the horizontal. A soft object (12.5 cm in diameter) was presented at infant s midline, shoulders height, and arm s length. The following variables were analyzed: straightness index (SI), mean velocity, movement units, deceleration time and grasping frequency. DS infants demonstrate variability in the age of reaching acquisition. The DS and the level of gross motor skills were found to influence grasping frequency. Faced with a task that did not impose excessive demand, kinematic characteristics of reaching in DS infants were quite similar to typical infants, except for the number of movement units at 5 months, which was higher for DS infants, and for SI at 6 months, which was lower for these infants. On the other hand, grasping frequency was lower for DS infants. In order to understand DS infants ability to reach for and grasp objects of different sizes, Study 3 was carried out. Grasping and kinematic characteristics of reaches performed by the same infants for large and small objects were analyzed. These reaches were recorded during the same experimental procedure of Study 2. The object size has induced kinematic changes in reaches performed by DS infants, what suggests that they are exploring strategies to move. The adoption of variable movement strategies suggests perception of affordances of the objects. Nevertheless, DS infants failed to grasp the object, which may indicate that they need more experience in the task in order to adapt their actions to their intrinsic constraints. The results of this study point to the importance of considering the individual variability and the confluence of multiple factors in the development of reaching and grasping, since the organismic conditions in interaction with the task demands, were found to influence reaching and grasping performance. / A aquisição e refinamento de habilidades motoras envolvem uma relação recíproca entre o organismo e o ambiente. O efeito de tal interação pode ser evidenciado a partir de estudos que identifiquem o impacto de fatores intrínsecos e extrínsecos em habilidades funcionais como o alcance e apreensão de objetos. Dessa forma, foi desenvolvido o Estudo 1, com o intuito de revisar as pesquisas sobre os fatores que influenciam os movimentos de alcance e apreensão em lactentes expostos a risco para atraso no desenvolvimento. A partir dos resultados evidenciados, de que poucos estudos buscaram compreender organização das ações de lactentes com síndrome de Down (SD), em especial considerando as capacidades do organismo em ajustar-se perante informações do ambiente, foram desenvolvidos mais dois estudos. O Estudo 2 visou verificar as características cinemáticas do alcance manual de lactentes com SD de 4 a 6 meses e verificar a influência dos fatores intrínsecos síndrome de Down e nível de habilidade motora grossa nas habilidades de alcance e apreensão. Foram avaliados mensalmente 7 lactentes típicos (LT) e 7 lactentes com SD, dos 4 aos 6 meses de vida. O nível de habilidade motora grossa foi avaliado segundo a Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). Em seguida, os lactentes foram posicionados em uma cadeira infantil reclinada a 50º e foi apresentado um objeto na linha média do corpo a uma distância alcançável. Foram analisadas as variáveis cinemáticas índice de retidão (IR), velocidade média, unidades de movimento e tempo de desaceleração e a freqüência de apreensão do objeto. Constatou-se que os lactentes com SD apresentam variabilidade na idade de realização do alcance manual. A SD e o nível de habilidade motora grossa foram fatores intrínsecos que afetaram a tarefa de apreender o objeto. Diante de uma tarefa que não impôs excessiva demanda, os movimentos de alcance dos lactentes com SD não apresentaram características cinemáticas expressivamente diferentes dos lactentes típicos. Foram encontradas diferenças apenas no número de unidades de movimento aos 5 meses, que foi maior nos lactentes com SD, e no IR aos 6 meses de idade, que foi inferior nos mesmos lactentes. Além disso, verificou-se menor sucesso na apreensão dos objetos nos lactentes com SD. Com o intuito de compreender a capacidade de tais lactentes em alcançar e apreender o objetos de diferentes tamanhos, foi desenvolvido o Estudo 3. Dados adicionais coletados durante o procedimento experimental do estudo anterior foram analisados, desta vez sendo apresentados objetos grandes e pequenos. Os lactentes com SD apresentaram diferenças cinemáticas no alcance com relação a lactentes típicos ao alcançar objetos de diferentes tamanhos, o que sugere que estão explorando estratégias de movimento. A adoção de estratégias diferenciadas sugere percepção das affordances dos objetos, no entanto, como se observou pequena freqüência de apreensões dos objetos, acredita-se que os lactentes com SD estão explorando as possibilidades de ação, e podem necessitar mais tempo de experiência na tarefa a fim de adaptar as ações perante suas restrições intrínsecas. Os resultados do presente trabalho apontam para a importância de contemplar a variabilidade individual e a confluência de múltiplos fatores no desenvolvimento das habilidades de alcance e apreensão, visto que as capacidades orgânicas do indivíduo, em interação com as demandas da tarefa, influenciaram o desempenho nas tarefas de alcançar e apreender.
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Coordenação intermembros no alcance de objetos de lactentes típicos e com síndrome de Down / Interlimb coordination during reaching movements in typical infants and infants with Down syndrome

Cerra, Larissa Carvalho Vanzo 29 February 2012 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:19:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 4366.pdf: 1667152 bytes, checksum: e2c5f2da90a5571724bcc0550299f17d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-29 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / Research has shown that bimanual actions are demonstrative of the functional brain development; thus it is relevant to investigate how interlimb coordination develops in typically-developing infants, as well as in infants with impaired brain organization, such as in the presence of Down syndrome (DS). Objectives: The aims of this study were as follows: 1) to study the development of interlimb coordination in typically-developing infants (TD) and in infants with DS while reaching and grasping objects with different sizes; and 2) to investigate changes in the interlimb relations during the stages after reaching emergence. Methods: Reaching movements performed by 8 TD infants and 7 infants with DS were monthly recorded between the ages of 4 and 8 months. The frequency of categories used during movement initiation, object touching and grasping; the frequency of reaching and the contribution of each arm were calculated. The effects of object size and of the time after reaching onset were analyzed in intra- and inter-group comparisons. Results: TD infants were able to change the configurations used in the movement initiation, object touching and grasping; their interlimb coordination changed from synchronic reaches to asynchrony or unimanual trajectories, based on object properties. Infants with DS only changed their grasping configurations; the strategies they used were not optimally adjusted to object properties; difficulties to grasp the objects were also evident. Conclusions: With the experience in reaching, interlimb coordination in TD infants is increasingly modulated by object properties in an anticipatory way. Infants with DS seem to need a longer time to use sensory information and to modulate reaching and grasping configurations. / Ações bimanuais refletem o desenvolvimento funcional de áreas cerebrais, assim, é necessário compreender o desenvolvimento da coordenação intermembros em lactentes típicos (LT) e com alterações na organização cerebral, como na síndrome de Down (SD). OBJETIVO: Estudar o desenvolvimento da coordenação intermembros em LT e com SD ao alcançar e apreender objetos distintos e identificar se há mudanças nas relações intermembros nos períodos após a aquisição do alcance. MÉTODOS: Oito LT e sete lactentes com SD com idade de 4 a 8 meses foram posicionados em uma cadeira infantil e objetos grandes e pequenos foram apresentados por 1 minuto cada. Foi calculada a frequência das variáveis categoriais adotadas no início e trajetória, toque e apreensão do objeto. O efeito do tamanho dos objetos e do tempo após a aquisição do alcance foi analisado nas comparações intra e entre grupos. RESULTADOS: LT mudaram as configurações de início, toque e apreensão do objeto nos períodos após a aquisição do alcance, evoluindo de movimentos sincrônicos para trajetórias assincrônicas ou unimanuais, atendendo às propriedades dos objetos. Lactentes com SD mudaram apenas as configurações de apreensão, apresentando estratégias menos ajustadas aos objetos e dificuldades para apreender os mesmos. CONCLUSÃO: Ao longo da experiência de alcançar, a coordenação intermembros em LT é modificada e progressivamente modulada pelas propriedades dos objetos de maneira antecipatória. Lactentes com SD parecem necessitar de mais tempo para utilizar informações sensoriais e modificar configurações do alcance e apreensão.
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Physics-Based Near-Field Microwave Imaging Algorithms for Dense Layered Media

Ren, Kai January 2017 (has links)
No description available.
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Vizuální sledování objektu v reálném čase / Real-Time Object Tracking in Video

Šimon, Martin January 2015 (has links)
This thesis focuses on real-time visual object tracking with emphasis on problems caused by a long-term tracking task. Among theses problems belong primarily an occlusion problem, both the partial and the full one, and appearance changes of the object during the tracking. The work is also concerned with tracking objects of a very limited size and unsteady camera movements. These two particular problems are relatively common when tracking distant objects. A part of this work is also a summary of related work and a proposal of a system with high qualitative stability and robustness to problems mentioned. The proposed system was implemented and the evaluation demonstrated that it is capable of solving these problems partially.

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