Trust region versus line search for computing the optical flow

We consider the numerical treatment of the optical flow problem by evaluating the performance of the trust region method versus the line search method. To the best of our knowledge, the trust region method is studied here for the first time for variational optical flow computation. Four different optical flow models are used to test the performance of the proposed algorithm combining linear and nonlinear data terms with quadratic and TV regularization. We show that trust region often performs better than line search; especially in the presence of non-linearity and non-convexity in the model.

Promoting the development of secure mobile agent applications

Peer-reviewed

Versatile iPad forensic acquisition using the Apple Camera Connection Kit

Peer reviewed

Using MILP to plan holidays and working hours under an annualised hours agreement

Annualising work hours (AH) is a means of achievement flexibility in the use of human resources to face the seasonal nature of demand. In Corominas et al. (1) two MILP models are used to solve the problem of planning staff working hours with annual horizon. The costs due to overtime and to the employment of temporary workers are minimised, and the distribution of working time over the course of the year for each worker and the distribution of working time provided by temporary workers are regularised.In the aforementioned paper, the following is assumed: (i) the holiday weeks are fixed a priori and (ii) the workers are from different categories who are able to perform specific type of task have se same efficiency; moreover, the values of the binary variables (and others) in the second model are fixed to those in the first model (thus, in the second model these will intervene as constants and not as variables, resulting in an LP model).In the present paper, these assumptions are relaxed and a more general problem is solved. The computational experiment leads to the conclusion that MILP is a technique suited to dealing with the problem.

Simulació computacional d'incendis en edificis

En la propagació d’un incendi en un edifici intervenen molts processos fisicoquímics degran complexitat: moviment turbulent dels gasos, reaccions de combustió, transmissióde la calor,.... L’avenç en el coneixement científic de tots aquests processos, unit a unincrement constant de la capacitat i velocitat computacional dels ordinadors, fanpossible la resolució de problemes cada cop més complexes i la creació de models desimulació cada cop més realistes.

A programming environment having three levels of complexity for mobile robotics = Entorno de programación con tres niveles de complejidad para robótica móvil

This paper presents a programming environment for supporting learning in STEM, particularly mobile robotic learning. It was designed to maintain progressive learning for people with and without previous knowledge of programming and/or robotics. The environment was multi platform and built with open source tools. Perception, mobility, communication, navigation and collaborative behaviour functionalities can be programmed for different mobile robots. A learner is able to programme robots using different programming languages and editor interfaces: graphic programming interface (basic level), XML-based meta language (intermediate level) or ANSI C language (advanced level). The environment supports programme translation transparently into different languages for learners or explicitly on learners’ demand. Learners can access proposed challenges and learning interfaces by examples. The environment was designed to allow characteristics such as extensibility, adaptive interfaces, persistence and low software/hardware coupling. Functionality tests were performed to prove programming environment specifications. UV BOT mobile robots were used in these tests

Visualització i gestió de missatges curts en un monitor mitjançant una aplicació per a mòbils Android

L’objectiu d’aquest projecte és desenvolupar una aplicació per a mòbils Android que permeti visualitzar missatges curts en un monitor d’ordinador o TV. Els missatges es gestionaran a partir d’una aplicació de mòbil que inclourà la generació, gestió i transmissió dels missatges al monitor