To estimate the input-output mapping with inputs x
％ and outputs y generated by the following nonlinear,
％ nonstationary state space model:
％ x(t+1) = 0.5x(t) + [25x(t)]/[(1+x(t))^(2)]
％ + 8cos(1.2t) + process noise
％ y(t) = x(t)^(2) / 20 + 6 squareWave(0.05(t-1)) + 3
％ + time varying measurement noise
％ using a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) and both the EKF and
％ the hybrid importance-samping resampling (SIR) algorithm.
Foreword
The four case studies that follow each have a number of common features. They each illustrate the birth of an idea and show how that idea can be realised into a marketable product. Each case study deals with engineering design and development issues and each highlights the importance of developing sound marketing strategies including market research. The importance of appropriate support mechanisms for young entrepreneurs is also covered. The case studies illustrate how successful entrepreneurs deploy a range of entrepreneurial skills and know-how. Above all, the entrepreneurs are seen to have the capacity to innovate and exercise vision.
We are grateful to Liz Read, Development Manager for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (Students) at Coventry University for providing these case studies.
Bold index entries have corresponding pages in the main body of the
guide. The remaining index entries are followed by a list of
appropriate page references in the alphabetical reference sections,
given in order of importance.
From helping to assess the value of new medical treatments to evaluating the
factors that affect our opinions and behaviors, analysts today are finding
myriad uses for categorical data methods. In this book we introduce these
methods and the theory behind them.
Statistical methods for categorical responses were late in gaining the level
of sophistication achieved early in the twentieth century by methods for
continuous responses. Despite influential work around 1900 by the British
statistician Karl Pearson, relatively little development of models for categorical
responses occurred until the 1960s. In this book we describe the early
fundamental work that still has importance today but place primary emphasis
on more recent modeling approaches. Before outlining
In the field of biometrics, palmprint is a novel but promising technology. Limited work has been reported on palmprint identification and verification, despite the importance of palmprint features. There are many unique features in a palmprint image that can be used for personal identification. Principal lines, wrinkles, ridges, minutiae points, singular points, and texture are regarded as useful features for palmprint representation.
Understanding the Linux Kernel helps readers understand how Linux performs best and how
it meets the challenge of different environments. The authors introduce each topic by
explaining its importance, and show how kernel operations relate to the utilities that are
familiar to Unix programmers and users.
Abstract—In the future communication applications, users
may obtain their messages that have different importance levels
distributively from several available sources, such as distributed
storage or even devices belonging to other users. This
scenario is the best modeled by the multilevel diversity coding
systems (MDCS). To achieve perfect (information-theoretic)
secrecy against wiretap channels, this paper investigates the
fundamental limits on the secure rate region of the asymmetric
MDCS (AMDCS), which include the symmetric case as a special
case. Threshold perfect secrecy is added to the AMDCS model.
The eavesdropper may have access to any one but not more than
one subset of the channels but know nothing about the sources,
as long as the size of the subset is not above the security level.
The question of whether superposition (source separation) coding
is optimal for such an AMDCS with threshold perfect secrecy
is answered. A class of secure AMDCS (S-AMDCS) with an
arbitrary number of encoders is solved, and it is shown that linear
codes are optimal for this class of instances. However, in contrast
with the secure symmetric MDCS, superposition is shown to
be not optimal for S-AMDCS in general. In addition, necessary
conditions on the existence of a secrecy key are determined as a
design guideline.
Cooperation is not a natural characteristic attributed to humans. The typical human horizon is focused
on short-term gains, which might be due to our instinct-driven subconscious occupying a grander
importance than we dare to admit [1]. Cooperating with other individuals or entities, however, usually
means that short-term losses may translate into long-term gains – something history has proved to
hold true but humans for some reason rarely ever understand.
Mobile communication has gained significant importance in today’s society. As
of 2010, the number of mobile phone subscribers has surpassed 5 billion [ABI10],
and the global annual mobile revenue is soon expected to top $1 trillion [Inf10].
While these numbers appear promising for mobile operators at first sight, the
major game-changer that has come up recently is the fact that the market is
more and more driven by the demand for mobile data traffic [Cis10].
This work titled A Digital Phase Locked Loop based Signal and Symbol Recovery
System for Wireless Channel is intended to serve as a document covering funda-
mental concepts and application details related to the design of digital phase locked
loop (DPLL) and its importance in wireless communication. It documents some
of the work done during the last few years covering rudimentary design issues,
complex implementations, and fixing configuration for a range of wireless propa-
gation conditions.
