—A method is described for selecting the optimal focus measure with respect to gray-level noise from a given set of focus measures in passive autofocusing and depth-from-focus ap...
Fingerprint identification is based on two basic premises: (i) persistence: the basic characteristics of fingerprints do not change with time; and (ii) individuality: the fingerpr...
We present a new approach to the multi-robot path planning problem, where a number of robots are to change their positions through feasible motions in the same static environment....
In this paper, we present the Cello disk scheduling framework for meeting the diverse service requirements of applications. Cello employs a two-level disk scheduling architecture,...
—The Client-Server computing paradigm has significantly influenced the way modern Database Management Systems are designed and built. In such systems, clients maintain data pages...