Download or read book Interactive Curve Modeling written by Muhammad Sarfraz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-24 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers Curve Modeling with solutions to real life problems relating to Computer Graphics, Vision, Image Processing, Geometric Modeling and CAD/CAM. Chapters deal with basic concepts, curve design techniques and their use to various applications and a wide range of problems with their automated solutions through computers. The book provides an invaluable resource which focuses on interdisciplinary methods and affiliates up-to-date methodologies. It aims to stimulate provide a source where the reader can find the latest developments in the field including a variety of techniques, applications, and systems necessary for solving real life problems.
Download or read book Interactive Curves and Surfaces written by Alyn Rockwood and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 1996-08 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing importance of animation and 3D design has caused computer-aided geometric design (CAGD) to be of interest to a wide audience of programmers and designers. This interactive software/book tutorial teaches fundamental CAGD concepts and discusses the growing number of applications in such areas as geological modeling, molecular modeling, commercial advertising, and animation. Using interactive examples and animations to illustrate the mathematical concepts, this hands-on multimedia tutorial enables users without a substantial mathematical background to quickly gain intuition about CAGD. Interactive Curves and Surfaces guides you in Learning the uses of CAGD as it is applied in computer graphics and engineering. Creating curved lines and surfaces using Bezier curves, B-Splines, and parametric surface patches. Understanding the mathematical tools behind the generation of these objects, and the development of computer-based CAGD algorithms. Experimenting with powerful interactive test benches to explore the behavior and characteristics of the most popular CAGD curves. Application oriented readers will find this animated tutorial presentation more accessible than the standard formal texts on the subject.
Download or read book Curve and Surface Fitting With Matlab written by J. Braselton and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MATLAB Curve Fitting Toolbox provides graphical tools and command-line functions for fitting curves and surfaces to data. The toolbox lets you perform exploratory data analysis, preprocess and post-process data, compare candidate models, and remove outliers. You can conduct regression analysis using the library of linear and nonlinear models provided or specify your own custom equations. The library provides optimized solver parameters and starting conditions to improve the quality of your fits. The toolbox also supports nonparametric modeling techniques, such as splines, interpolation, and smoothing. After creating a fit, you can apply a variety of post-processing methods for plotting, interpolation, and extrapolation; estimating confidence intervals; and calculating integrals and derivatives. The most important topics in this book are: Interactive Curve and Surface Fitting Introducing the Curve Fitting Tool Fitting a Curve Fitting a Surface Model Types for Curves and Surfaces Interactive Fit Comparison Refining Your Fit Creating Multiple Fits Duplicating a Fit Deleting a Fit Displaying Multiple Fits Simultaneously Using the Statistics in the Table of Fits Generating MATLAB Code and Exporting Fits Interactive Code Generation and Programmatic Fitting Curve Fitting to Census Data Interactive Curve Fitting Workflow Loading Data and Creating Fits Determining the Best Fit Analyzing Your Best Fit in the Workspace Saving Your Work Surface Fitting to Franke Data Programmatic Curve and Surface Fitting Curve and Surface Fitting Objects and Methods Curve Fitting Objects Curve Fitting Methods Surface Fitting Objects and Methods
Download or read book Interaction Modeling in Mechanized Tunneling written by Günther Meschke and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book compiles the research results of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 837, which has been running since 2010 and will end in 2022, with the topic "Interaction Modeling in Mechanized Tunneling". The Collaborative Research Center is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is currently the world's largest research facility in the field of tunneling. The aim of the publication is to make our scientific findings accessible to the international professional community. The individual chapters deal with all subsystems relevant in mechanized tunneling and their interaction. The latest results of digital planning and real-time tunneling support have been included.
Download or read book Latent Growth Curve Modeling written by Kristopher J. Preacher and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-06-27 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Latent Growth Curve Modeling introduces students to a strategy for modeling change over time. This volume offers a unique chance to study this useful research method with easy-to-follow examples of common growth modeling approaches. It addresses ways to fit a variety of advanced statistical models to repeated-measures data, to model change over time, and to assess individual differences in change." "This graduate-level volume is a resource for individual researchers or courses covering longitudinal data analysis, structural equation modeling, developmental methodology, and multivariate techniques."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Fitting Models to Biological Data Using Linear and Nonlinear Regression written by Harvey Motulsky and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most biologists use nonlinear regression more than any other statistical technique, but there are very few places to learn about curve-fitting. This book, by the author of the very successful Intuitive Biostatistics, addresses this relatively focused need of an extraordinarily broad range of scientists.
Download or read book Modeling Human System Interaction written by Thomas B. Sheridan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents theories and models to examine how humans interact with complex automated systems, including both empirical and theoretical methods. Provides examples of models appropriate to the four stages of human-system interaction Examines in detail the philosophical underpinnings and assumptions of modeling Discusses how a model fits into "doing science" and the considerations in garnering evidence and arriving at beliefs for the modeled phenomena Modeling Human-System Interaction is a reference for professionals in industry, academia and government who are researching, designing and implementing human-technology systems in transportation, communication, manufacturing, energy, and health care sectors.
Download or read book Interactive Sketch based Interfaces and Modelling for Design written by Alexandra Bonnici and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sketching is a natural and intuitive communication tool used for expressing concepts and ideas that are difficult to communicate through text or speech alone. In design applications, drawings are used at various stages of the design process: from the early concept drawings scribbled on a piece of paper to immersive interactions in which users manipulate and adjust the 3D form of an object in virtual or augmented reality environments. This variety in drawing activities brings about the need for different interpretation strategies that support not only the sketching activity itself, but also allow sketch-based interactions, such as sketch-based queries, to take place. In this book, we explore the different drawing approaches used in design and the algorithms required for processing and interpreting the different sketches and drawings in design. The book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on sketching in the 2D domain. This includes the digitization of offline and paperbased sketches, techniques for online sketch recognition, observations of user drawing habits, algorithms for inferring depth from 2D drawings, as well as non-photorealistic rendering techniques that are then applied to sketch-based queries. The second part of the book focuses on 3D sketching in virtual or augmented reality spaces. Here, we present the processing and rendering of the 3D strokes, the different interaction devices available for 3D sketching, and look at different applications where immersive 3D sketching has been applied with success.
Download or read book Light Curve Modeling of Eclipsing Binary Stars written by E.F. Milone and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the two decades since the development of the first eclipsing-binary modeling code, new analytic techniques and the availability of powerful, sometimes dedicated computing facilities have made possible vastly improved determinations of fundamental and even transient stellar parameters. The scale of these developments, of course, raises questions about modeling tools, techniques, and philosophies, such as: Who will maintain and upgrade the codes? Will the codes be open to improvement by outsiders, and if so, how? And, indeed, what should be the goals of a modeling program? Such questions had not been aired for a long time and, for this reason alone, deserved to be discussed in as general a forum as the community provides. This volume contains material presented by Commission 42 (Close Binary Stars) during the International Astronomical Union's XXI General Assembly in Argentina, July 1991, and during IAU Colloquium 151, Cordoba, Argentina, August 1991. The techniques discussed include simulations of stellar bright and dark spots, streams, partial and complete stellar disks, prominences, and other features characterizing active stars; modeling of polarization parameters; models that use radial velocities as well as line profile simulations to model velocity field variation across stellar disks; the weighted effects of brightness asymmetries; and models for translucent eclipsing agents such as stellar winds.
Download or read book An Introduction to Latent Variable Growth Curve Modeling written by Terry E. Duncan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to latent variable growth curve modeling (LGM) for analyzing repeated measures. It presents the statistical basis for LGM and its various methodological extensions, including a number of practical examples of its use. It is designed to take advantage of the reader’s familiarity with analysis of variance and structural equation modeling (SEM) in introducing LGM techniques. Sample data, syntax, input and output, are provided for EQS, Amos, LISREL, and Mplus on the book’s CD. Throughout the book, the authors present a variety of LGM techniques that are useful for many different research designs, and numerous figures provide helpful diagrams of the examples. Updated throughout, the second edition features three new chapters—growth modeling with ordered categorical variables, growth mixture modeling, and pooled interrupted time series LGM approaches. Following a new organization, the book now covers the development of the LGM, followed by chapters on multiple-group issues (analyzing growth in multiple populations, accelerated designs, and multi-level longitudinal approaches), and then special topics such as missing data models, LGM power and Monte Carlo estimation, and latent growth interaction models. The model specifications previously included in the appendices are now available on the CD so the reader can more easily adapt the models to their own research. This practical guide is ideal for a wide range of social and behavioral researchers interested in the measurement of change over time, including social, developmental, organizational, educational, consumer, personality and clinical psychologists, sociologists, and quantitative methodologists, as well as for a text on latent variable growth curve modeling or as a supplement for a course on multivariate statistics. A prerequisite of graduate level statistics is recommended.
Download or read book New Developments and Techniques in Structural Equation Modeling written by George A. Marcoulides and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revision of this edited volume introduces the latest issues and developments in SEM techniques. The book provides an understanding and working knowledge of advanced SEM techniques with a minimum of mathematical derivations. Includes cases & examples.
Download or read book Deterministic Numerical Modeling of Soil Structure Interaction written by Stephane Grange and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to describe soil–structure interaction in various situations (nonlinear, static, dynamic, hydro-mechanical couplings), this book gives an overview of the main modeling methods developed in geotechnical engineering. The chapters are centered around: the finite element method (FEM), the finite difference method (FDM), and the discrete element method (DEM). Deterministic Numerical Modeling of Soil–Structure Interaction allows the reader to explore the classical and well-known FEM and FDM, using interface and contact elements available for coupled hydro-mechanical problems. Furthermore, this book provides insight on the DEM, adapted for interaction laws at the grain level. Within a classical finite element framework, the concept of macro-element is introduced, which generalizes constitutive laws of SSI and is particularly straightforward in dynamic situations. Finally, this book presents the SSI, in the case of a group of structures, such as buildings in a town, using the notion of metamaterials and a geophysics approach.
Download or read book Land Use Transport Interaction Models written by Rubén Cordera and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport and the spatial location of population and activities have been important themes of study in engineering, social sciences and urban and regional planning for many decades. However, an integrated approach to the modelling of transport and land use has been rarely made, and common practice has been to model both phenomena independently. This book presents an introduction to the modelling of land use and transport interaction (LUTI), with a theoretical basis and a presentation of the broad state of the art. It also sets out the steps for building an operational LUTI model to provide a concrete application. The authors bring extensive experience in this cross-disciplinary field, primarily for an academic audience and for professionals seeking a thorough introduction.
Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Structural Equation Modeling written by Randall E. Schumacker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents a basic introduction to structural equation modeling (SEM) and focuses on the conceptual steps to be taken in analysing conceptual models.
Download or read book Latent Curve Models written by Kenneth A. Bollen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-01-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effective technique for data analysis in the social sciences The recent explosion in longitudinal data in the social scienceshighlights the need for this timely publication. Latent CurveModels: A Structural Equation Perspective provides an effectivetechnique to analyze latent curve models (LCMs). This type of datafeatures random intercepts and slopes that permit each case in asample to have a different trajectory over time. Furthermore,researchers can include variables to predict the parametersgoverning these trajectories. The authors synthesize a vast amount of research and findingsand, at the same time, provide original results. The book analyzesLCMs from the perspective of structural equation models (SEMs) withlatent variables. While the authors discuss simple regression-basedprocedures that are useful in the early stages of LCMs, most of thepresentation uses SEMs as a driving tool. This cutting-edge workincludes some of the authors' recent work on the autoregressivelatent trajectory model, suggests new models for method factors inmultiple indicators, discusses repeated latent variable models, andestablishes the identification of a variety of LCMs. This text has been thoroughly class-tested and makes extensiveuse of pedagogical tools to aid readers in mastering and applyingLCMs quickly and easily to their own data sets. Key featuresinclude: Chapter introductions and summaries that provide a quickoverview of highlights Empirical examples provided throughout that allow readers totest their newly found knowledge and discover practicalapplications Conclusions at the end of each chapter that stress theessential points that readers need to understand for advancement tomore sophisticated topics Extensive footnoting that points the way to the primaryliterature for more information on particular topics With its emphasis on modeling and the use of numerous examples,this is an excellent book for graduate courses in latent trajectorymodels as well as a supplemental text for courses in structuralmodeling. This book is an excellent aid and reference forresearchers in quantitative social and behavioral sciences who needto analyze longitudinal data.
Download or read book Guided Trace and Stitch Modeling Using Multimodal Interaction written by Rajarathinam Arangarasan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Computer Human Interaction in Symbolic Computation written by Norbert Kajler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well attended March 1994 HIse workshop in Amsterdam was a very lively con ference which stimulated much discussion and human-human interaction. As the editor of this volume points out, the Amsterdam meeting was just part of a year-long project that brought many people together from many parts of the world. The value of the effort was not only in generating new ideas, but in making people aware of work that has gone on on many fronts in using computers to make mathematics more understandable. The author was very glad he attended the workshop. * In thinking back over the conference and in reading the papers in this collection, the author feels there are perhaps four major conclusions to be drawn from the current state of work: 1. graphics is very important, but such features should be made as easy to use as possible; 2. symbolic mathematical computation is very powerful, but the user must be able to see "intermediate steps"; 3. system design has made much progress, but for semester-long coursework and book-length productions we need more tools to help composition and navigation; 4. monolithic systems are perhaps not the best direction for the future, as different users have different needs and may have to link together many kinds of tools. The editor of this volume and the authors of the papers presented here have also reached and documented similar conclusions.
