A multiscale phenomenological constitutive model for strain rate dependent tensile ductility in nanocrystalline metals

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Super Resolution and 3D Alignment Effects on Unsupervised Face Recognition in the Wild

Majority of face recognition algorithms use query faces captured from uncontrolled, in the wild, environment. It is common for these captured facial images to be blurred or low resolution. Super resolution algorithms are therefore crucial in improving the resolution of such images especially when the image size is small requiring enlargement. This paper aims to demonstrate the effect of one of the state-of-the-art algorithms in the field of image super resolution. To demonstrate the functionality of the algorithm, various before and after 3D face alignment cases are provided using the images from the Labeled Faces in the Wild (lfw). Resulting images are subjected for testing on a closed set face recognition protocol using unsupervised algorithms with high dimension extracted features

Optical signatures of intrinsic electron localization in amorphous SiO2

We measure and analyse the optical absorption spectra of three silica glass samples irradiated with 1 MeV electrons at 80 K, where self-trapped holes are stable, and use ab initio calculations to demonstrate that these spectra contain a signature of intrinsic electron traps created as counterparts to the holes. In particular, we argue that optical absorption bands peaking at 3.7, 4.7, and 6.4 eV belong to strongly localised electrons trapped at precursor sites in amorphous structure characterized by strained Si–O bonds and O–Si–O angles greater than 132°. These results are important for our understanding of the properties of silica glass and other silicates as well as the reliability of electronic and optical devices and for luminescence dating

A mechanical behavior law for the numerical simulation of the mushy zone in welding

The aim of this work is to propose a mechanical behavior law dedicated to the mushy zone located between the solid phase and the weld pool in welding. The objective is to take into account of the influence of the mushy zone in the simulation of welding in order to improve the computation of induced effects such as residual stresses

Microcontroller Implementation of Fuzzy Guidance

In the last few years microcontrollers found a big place in industrial applications. It had been used in many applications such as washing machines, textile machines and many other fields. Microchip PIC microcontrollers are one of the most used types of microcontroller. In this paper we consider a method which can be used to implement a fuzzy control system and the description of this implementation technique. The proposed method will be applied to implement the fuzzy guidance systems on a microchip PIC16F877A microcontroller system