Objective: To report a mathematical function that characterizes the double-pass line spread function (LSF) of the human eye. Determining analytical functions that represent the double-pass LSF is important because it ...Objective: To report a mathematical function that characterizes the double-pass line spread function (LSF) of the human eye. Determining analytical functions that represent the double-pass LSF is important because it allows modeling the optical performance of the eye. Methods: Optical section retinal images, generated in normal human eyes using a modified slit-lamp biomicroscope, were analyzed to derive the double-pass LSF by plotting the intensity distribution of laser light reflected/ scattered from the vitreoretinal interface. Three mathematical functions (Lorentzian, Gaussian, exponential) were fitted to the double-pass LSF and the root mean square error (RMSE) was calculated to provide a measure of the goodness of fit. Results: The Lorentzian function provided the best representation of the double-pass LSF of normal human eyes. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the Lorentzian fitted curve was positively correlated with age, indicating that the double-pass LSF broadens with age. Furthermore, the goodness of fit of the Lorentzian function was significantly better in younger subjects as compared with older subjects, suggesting that the fitted function to the double-pass LSF may vary according to age. Conclusion: The results demonstrate an age-related change in the double-pass LSF width and the goodness of fit of the Lorentzian function.展开更多
This paper presents a voice conversion technique based on bilinear models and introduces the concept of contextual modeling. The bilinear approach reformulates the spectral envelope representation from line spectral f...This paper presents a voice conversion technique based on bilinear models and introduces the concept of contextual modeling. The bilinear approach reformulates the spectral envelope representation from line spectral frequencies feature to a two-factor parameterization corresponding to speaker identity and phonetic information, the so-called style and content factors. This decomposition offers a flexible representation suitable for voice conversion and facilitates the use of efficient training algorithms based on singular value decomposition. In a contextual approach (bilinear) models are trained on subsets of the training data selected on the fly at conversion time depending on the characteristics of the feature vector to be converted. The performance of bilinear models and context modeling is evaluated in objective and perceptual tests by comparison with the popular GMM-based voice conversion method for several sizes and different types of training data.展开更多
调制传输函数MTF(Modulation Transfer Function)是评价光学传感器性能的一个重要的指标。本文对MTF在轨评估技术中的刃边法算法进行深入研究,通过分析对比当前主流算法在刃边法关键环节上的处理方法,对算法进行了优化,然后利用仿真方...调制传输函数MTF(Modulation Transfer Function)是评价光学传感器性能的一个重要的指标。本文对MTF在轨评估技术中的刃边法算法进行深入研究,通过分析对比当前主流算法在刃边法关键环节上的处理方法,对算法进行了优化,然后利用仿真方法对优化算法进行了精度分析,并与国际标准组织提供的MTF评估算法(ISO 12233)进行了比较。精度分析结果表明:在相同仿真条件下,该算法的计算精度优于ISO12233评估算法,适用于高分辨率光学载荷的MTF在轨评估。展开更多
基金supported by the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD (Nos. EY14275 and EY1792)Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Research to Prevent Blindness, UIC Eye Center, New York, NY, USA
文摘Objective: To report a mathematical function that characterizes the double-pass line spread function (LSF) of the human eye. Determining analytical functions that represent the double-pass LSF is important because it allows modeling the optical performance of the eye. Methods: Optical section retinal images, generated in normal human eyes using a modified slit-lamp biomicroscope, were analyzed to derive the double-pass LSF by plotting the intensity distribution of laser light reflected/ scattered from the vitreoretinal interface. Three mathematical functions (Lorentzian, Gaussian, exponential) were fitted to the double-pass LSF and the root mean square error (RMSE) was calculated to provide a measure of the goodness of fit. Results: The Lorentzian function provided the best representation of the double-pass LSF of normal human eyes. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the Lorentzian fitted curve was positively correlated with age, indicating that the double-pass LSF broadens with age. Furthermore, the goodness of fit of the Lorentzian function was significantly better in younger subjects as compared with older subjects, suggesting that the fitted function to the double-pass LSF may vary according to age. Conclusion: The results demonstrate an age-related change in the double-pass LSF width and the goodness of fit of the Lorentzian function.
文摘This paper presents a voice conversion technique based on bilinear models and introduces the concept of contextual modeling. The bilinear approach reformulates the spectral envelope representation from line spectral frequencies feature to a two-factor parameterization corresponding to speaker identity and phonetic information, the so-called style and content factors. This decomposition offers a flexible representation suitable for voice conversion and facilitates the use of efficient training algorithms based on singular value decomposition. In a contextual approach (bilinear) models are trained on subsets of the training data selected on the fly at conversion time depending on the characteristics of the feature vector to be converted. The performance of bilinear models and context modeling is evaluated in objective and perceptual tests by comparison with the popular GMM-based voice conversion method for several sizes and different types of training data.
文摘调制传输函数MTF(Modulation Transfer Function)是评价光学传感器性能的一个重要的指标。本文对MTF在轨评估技术中的刃边法算法进行深入研究,通过分析对比当前主流算法在刃边法关键环节上的处理方法,对算法进行了优化,然后利用仿真方法对优化算法进行了精度分析,并与国际标准组织提供的MTF评估算法(ISO 12233)进行了比较。精度分析结果表明:在相同仿真条件下,该算法的计算精度优于ISO12233评估算法,适用于高分辨率光学载荷的MTF在轨评估。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(30870657,30970775,81101106,61108081)Chinese National Programs for High Technology Research and Development(2009AA02Z413)+2 种基金Tianjin Municipal Government of China(09JCZDJC18200,10JCZDJC17300)Tianjin Natural Science Foundation of China(12JCQNJC09400)Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(20100032120064 and 20110032120069)
