应用于时频分析的低功耗短时傅里叶变换处理器

提出了一个应用于时频分析的短时傅里叶变换处理器.为了克服已有的离散短时傅里叶变换算法和结构的缺点,给出了一种基于快速傅里叶变换阵列的新结构.根据实际需要提出了一种新的高频域分辨率的SDF(Single-path Delay Feedback)结构FFT单元,和传统的SDF结构FFT单元相比,反馈FIFO的深度和蝶形单元的数量都有所降低.再加上开发窗函数的对称性和适当合并硬件资源,与原始设计相比处理器的功耗降低了20%.使用中芯国际0.18微米工艺实现之后,系统工作时钟可以达到200MHz,即该处理器可以满足同样频率的采样信号的实时时频分析需求.     

BPMS中一种基于流程异常库的异常处理方法

针对传统的BPMS处理异常时所采用的失败补偿法、ECA法、案例推理法等方案在智能化方面存在的不足,着重研究了业务流程管理系统中异常处理的问题,提出了一种ECA法与案例推理法相结合的、基于流程异常库的处理方式,来提高系统对于异常的预测能力以及在异常发生时能够尽早采取有效的解决措施,减小异常的负面影响,最大程度上实现系统处理异常的自动化及智能化,增加了BPMS的柔性.     

Modeling and predicting face recognition system performance based on analysis of similarity scores

This paper presents methods of modeling and predicting face recognition (FR) system performance based on analysis of similarity scores. We define the performance of an FR system as its recognition accuracy, and consider the intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting its performance. The intrinsic factors of an FR system include the gallery images, the FR algorithm, and the tuning parameters. The extrinsic factors include mainly query image conditions. For performance modeling, we propose the concept of "perfect recognition", based on which a performance metric is extracted from perfect recognition similarity scores (PRSS) to relate the performance of an FR system to its intrinsic factors. The PRSS performance metric allows tuning FR algorithm parameters offline for near optimal performance. In addition, the performance metric extracted from query images is used to adjust face alignment parameters online for improved performance. For online prediction of the performance of an FR system on query images, features are extracted from the actual recognition similarity scores and their corresponding PRSS. Using such features, we can predict online if an individual query image can be correctly matched by the FR system, based on which we can reduce the incorrect match rates. Experimental results demonstrate that the performance of an FR system can be significantly improved using the presented methods     

A new process to fabricate the electromagnetic stepping micromotor using LIGA process and surface sacrificial layer technology

 In this paper, a new process to fabricate an electromagnetic stepping micromotor using surface sacrificial layer technology (SSLT) is illustrated, and the SEM photo of the stepping micromotor is showed. The torque of the stepping micromotor with maximum torque of 60 μNm is directly calculated by using electromagnetics laws and the law of conservation of energy. The stator and the shaft and the rotor of the micromotor with the material of nickel are first all fabricated by normal LIGA process at the same time. The sacrificial layer structure with the material of AZ resist is made on the surface of the rotor by using SSLT. The stator and the shaft are fixed together with copper substrate instead of the old Ti substrate by electroplating. After removing the Ti substrate, PMMA resist and the sacrificial layer structure, the rotor is separated from the stator and new copper substrate, and can rotate on the new substrate driven by magnetic force. The four coils with 300 turns each are wound on iron bars by hand using microscope and stepping motor. The bars are assembled by hand into the stator holes from rear of new copper substrate to form a magnetic circuit with the stator and the rotor. A power supply with four consecutive pulses provides the current for the coils wound on the iron bars and produces the magnetic force to drive the rotor to run with the speed of 60 rpm.     

Optimization of media processing workflows with adaptive operator behaviors

In this paper, we present the ARIA media processing workflow architecture that processes, filters, and fuses sensory inputs and actuates responses in real-time. The components of the architecture are programmable and adaptable; i.e. the delay, size, and quality/precision characteristics of the individual operators can be controlled via a number of parameters. Each data object processed by qStream components is subject to transformations based on the parameter values. For instance, the quality of an output data object and the corresponding processing delay and resource usage depend on the values assigned to parameters of the operators in the object flow path. In Candan, Peng, Ryu, Chatha, Mayer (Efficient stream routing in quality- and resource-adaptive flow architectures. In: Workshop on multimedia information systems, 2004), we introduced a class of flow optimization problems that promote creation and delivery of small delay or small resource-usage objects to the actuators in single-sensor, single-actuator workflows. In this paper, we extend our attention to multi-sensor media processing workflow scenarios. The algorithms we present take into account the implicit dependencies between various system parameters, such as resource consumption and object sizes. We experimentally show the effectiveness and efficiency of the algorithms.

Studying the protein-protein interactions in the postsynaptic density by means of immunoabsorption and chemical crosslinking

Postsynaptic densities (PSDs), isolated from porcine cerebral cortices, are large disk-shaped aggregates consisting of hundreds of different proteins. To study the protein-protein interactions in such complex supramolecules, we developed a procedure to break up the PSD's overall structure, while preserving some interactions between individual proteins. Using the resulting PSD sample and an indirect immunoabsorption procedure, PSD-95 was isolated along with the α- and β-subunits of calcium calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKIIα and CaMKIIβ), α-tubulin, β-tubulin, and Chapsyn110. Similarly, CaMKIIα was isolated along with CaMKIIβ, α-tubulin, β-tubulin, and small amounts of PSD-95. The proteins isolated from PSDs treated with a cleavable bifunctional crosslinking reagent were further subjected to diagonal gel electrophoresis analysis, and the results indicated that CaMKIIα resides next to α-tubulin in the PSD. Overall, the results obtained here suggest that within the PSD, large aggregates of CaMKIIα, CaMKIIβ, α-tubulin, and β-tubulin may occur that indirectly associate with PSD-95 and Chapsyn110. Such a protein organization would allow interactions with F-actin in the cytoplasm and with proteins, such as N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, which reside on the postsynaptic membrane. Furthermore, it would facilitate binding to proteins such as the various microtubule-associated proteins that reside in the core region of the PSD.     

Distinguishing the medicinal herb Oldenlandia diffusa from similar species of the same genus using fluorescence microscopy

The light microscope is routinely used for microscopic identification of Chinese Materia Medica (CMM). However, the fluorescence microscope has not been used for this purpose until now. The CMM, Baihuasheshecao, mostly used as a component of herb tea, is a well known folk-medicine in China. According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, its source is the species Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb. Two other species of the same genus, namely O. corymbosa (L.) Lam and O. tenelliflora Bl., had been found in use as Baihuasheshecao. To find a quick and easy method to distinguish O. diffusa from these similar species of the same genus, the fluorescence microscope was used to investigate the fluorescence emission characteristics of the three tissues, which were compared with light microscopy images of the same material. The results showed that some tissues of the three herbs emit autofluorescence. Specially, the wall of endoderm cells of O. diffusa and O. tenelliflora emit autofluorescence, while similar tissue of O. corymbosa does not. Hence, fluorescence microscopy can be helpful in the identification of CMM.     

Computation of madalines' sensitivity to input and weight perturbations

The sensitivity of a neural network's output to its input and weight perturbations is an important measure for evaluating the network's performance. In this letter, we propose an approach to quantify the sensitivity of Madalines. The sensitivity is defined as the probability of output deviation due to input and weight perturbations with respect to overall input patterns. Based on the structural characteristics of Madalines, a bottom-up strategy is followed, along which the sensitivity of single neurons, that is, Adalines, is considered first and then the sensitivity of the entire Madaline network. By means of probability theory, an analytical formula is derived for the calculation of Adalines' sensitivity, and an algorithm is designed for the computation of Madalines' sensitivity. Computer simulations are run to verify the effectiveness of the formula and algorithm. The simulation results are in good agreement with the theoretical results.     

千兆以太网交换机的信号完整性研究*

以千兆以太网交换机PCB设计出现的问题为背景,研究高速数字电路设计的信号完整性问题,从板层、电源和传输线三方面分析原因,并提出解决方法,测试表明取得了有效的结果。