Shape provides one of the most relevant information about an object. This makes shape one of the most important visual attributes used to characterize objects. This paper introduces a novel approach for shape characterization, ...

In this paper we propose a novel method for shape analysis called HTS (Hough Transform Statistics), which uses statistics from Hough Transform space in order to characterize the shape of objects in digital images. Experimental ...

This paper introduces a novel methodology to shape boundary characterization, where a shape is modeled into a small-world complex network. It uses degree and joint degree measurements in a dynamic evolution network to ...

The microstructure, phase transformation and shape memory effect of the high temperature shape memory alloy Cu-11.4Al-3.2Ni-3Mn-0.5 Nb (wt%) were investigated for the first time. The shape recovery ratio can achieve 73% ...

In this paper, we evaluate numerically the pump absorption efficiency in a D-shaped fiber. The study is carried out through the ray tracing method in three dimensions. The simulation results show that D-shaped fiber has ...