published_or_final_version / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

by Lau Shek Kwan Mark. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-86). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Historical Background --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Introduction to Autostereograms --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Geometrical Model --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- IS-separation --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- The Hidden Surfaces --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- False Target and Echo --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3 --- The Autostereogram Generation Algorithm --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Further Applications of Autostereograms --- p.15 / Chapter 1.5 --- Organization of Thesis --- p.17 / Chapter 2 --- Analysis of Autostereograms --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1 --- IS-separation --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2 --- Autostereogram Generations --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3 --- Surface Reconstructions --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4 --- Visual Distortions --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Problem Model For Vertical Distortions --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Change of Depth Field --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Non-linear Distortion --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Lateral Distortions --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5 --- Discrete Autostereograms --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Truncation Problem --- p.41 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Computer Algorithms for Autostereograms --- p.42 / Chapter 3 --- Analysis of Echoes --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1 --- Causes of Echoes --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Insufficient Lengths of The Periods of Repeating Patterns --- p.51 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Overlapping of Copying Steps --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2 --- Avoidance of Type 1 Echoes --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- Avoidance of Type 2 Echoes --- p.55 / Chapter 3.4 --- Autostereogram Encoding Any Surface --- p.58 / Chapter 4 --- Autostereogram as A Cryptosystem --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction to Cryptography --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Mathematical Structure of Cryptosystems --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- A Classical Cryptosystem´ؤSubstitution Cipher --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2 --- Autostereogram as a Cryptosystem --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Autostereogram as a Variation of Substitution Cipher --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Practical Considerations --- p.76 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusion and Future Works --- p.79 / Chapter 5.1 --- Future Works --- p.80 / Chapter A --- Excessive Removal of Copying Steps --- p.81 / Chapter B --- Publications Resulted from the Study --- p.84

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iv, 64 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2006. / Description based on contents viewed Jan. 24, 2007; title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-129).