Jun Wu, Penghui Fan, Yingxin Sun, Weifeng Gui^*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.2, pp. 1305-1321, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020919 - 31 August 2022

Abstract Based on the artificial intelligence algorithm of RetinaNet, we propose the Ghost-RetinaNet in this paper, a fast shadow detection method for photovoltaic panels, to solve the problems of extreme target density, large overlap, high cost and poor real-time performance in photovoltaic panel shadow detection. Firstly, the Ghost CSP module based on Cross Stage Partial (CSP) is adopted in feature extraction network to improve the accuracy and detection speed. Based on extracted features, recursive feature fusion structure is mentioned to enhance the feature information of all objects. We introduce the SiLU activation function and CIoU Loss… More >

Thomas Leduc, Xenia Stavropulos-Laffaille, Ignacio Requena-Ruiz

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 241-263, 2022, DOI:10.3166/rig31.241-263

Abstract The adaptation of public spaces to episodes of intense heat is now a major challenge for cities. With this in mind, this article presents a contribution aimed at delineating and handling the shadows on the ground or in a horizontal plane at a given height, whether it comes from buildings, street furniture or the tree cover. After a comparison with shadows obtained via two reference tools, we present two urban sites that mix shadows of different origins and, in addition, different indicators. The results of the simulations are compared with pyranometric surveys carried out on More >

Tao Zhang^1,*, Yi Cao²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.3, pp. 1677-1685, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.027082 - 24 March 2022

Abstract The images generated by the image stitching algorithm have false shadow and poor real-time performance, and are difficult to maintain visual consistency. For this reason, a panoramic image stitching algorithm based on genetic algorithm is proposed. First, the oriented fast and rotated brief (ORB) algorithm is used to quickly perform detection and description of feature, then the initial feature point pairs are extracted according to the Euclidean distance for feature point rough matching, the parallelism of genetic algorithm is used to optimize the feature point matching performance. Finally, the PROSAC algorithm is used to remove More >

Md Abdus Samad^1,2, Dong-You Choi^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.2, pp. 3127-3143, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.023086 - 07 December 2021

Abstract In present-day society, train tunnels are extensively used as a means of transportation. Therefore, to ensure safety, streamlined train operations, and uninterrupted internet access inside train tunnels, reliable wave propagation modeling is required. We have experimented and measured wave propagation models in a 1674 m long straight train tunnel in South Korea. The measured path loss and the received signal strength were modeled with the Close-In (CI), Floating intercept (FI), CI model with a frequency-weighted path loss exponent (CIF), and alpha-beta-gamma (ABG) models, where the model parameters were determined using minimum mean square error (MMSE)… More >

Ramkiran Bhallamudi^1,2, Sudhakar Kumarasamy^3,4,5, Chinnayan Karuppaiyah Sundarabalan^1,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.6, pp. 1827-1838, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.016798 - 10 September 2021

Abstract This study presents an experimental performance of a solar photovoltaic module under clean, dust, and shadow conditions. It is found that there is a significant decrease in electrical power produced (40% in the case of dust panels and 80% in the case of shadow panels) and a decrease in efficiency of around 6% in the case with dust and 9% in the case with the shadow, as compared to the clean panel. From the results, it is clear that there is a substantial effect of a partial shadow than dust on the performance of the More >

Lina Wang^1,2,*, Jie Wang³, Yongjun Ren⁴, Zimeng Xing¹, Tao Li¹, Jinyue Xia⁵

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 31-47, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.018577 - 26 July 2021

Abstract Intrusion detection has been widely used in many application domains; thus, it has caught significant attention in academic fields these years. Assembled with more and more sub-systems, the network is more vulnerable to multiple attacks aiming at the network security. Compared with the other issues such as complex environment and resources-constrained devices, network security has been the biggest challenge for Internet construction. To deal with this problem, a fundamental measure for safeguarding network security is to select an intrusion detection algorithm. As is known, it is less effective to determine the abnormal behavior as an… More >

Naira Elazab¹, Shaker El-Sappagh^2,3, Ahmed Atwan⁴, Hassan Soliman¹, Mohammed Elmogy¹, Louai Alarabi^5,*, Nagham Mekky¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 1915-1932, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015067 - 05 February 2021

Abstract Realism rendering methods of outdoor augmented reality (AR) is an interesting topic. Realism items in outdoor AR need advanced impacts like shadows, sunshine, and relations between unreal items. A few realistic rendering approaches were built to overcome this issue. Several of these approaches are not dealt with real-time rendering. However, the issue remains an active research topic, especially in outdoor rendering. This paper introduces a new approach to accomplish reality real-time outdoor rendering by considering the relation between items in AR regarding shadows in any place during daylight. The proposed method includes three principal stages… More >

Gulsah Karaduman^*, Mehmet Karakose, Ilhan Aydin, Erhan Akin

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.3, pp. 455-463, 2020, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2020.013922

Abstract The use of railways has continually increased with high-speed trains. The increased speed and usage wear on the rails poses a serious problem. In recent years, to detect wear and cracks in the rails, image-based detection methods have been developed. In this paper, wears on the surface of railheads are detected by contactless image processing and image analysis techniques. The shadow removal algorithm with a minimal entropy method is implemented onto the noise-free images to eliminate the light variations that can occur on the rail. The Hough transform is applied on the noise and shadow More >

Hee-Jin Yoon¹, Kang-Jik Kim¹, Jun-Chul Chun^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.62, No.1, pp. 459-472, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.08799

Abstract Recently, virtual reality technology that can interact with various data is used for urban design and analysis. Reality, one of the most important elements in virtual reality technology, means visual expression so that a person can experience threedimensional space like reality. To obtain this realism, real-world data are used in the various fields. For example, in order to increase the realism of 3D modeled building textures real aerial images are utilized in 3D modelling. However, the aerial image captured during the day can be shadowed by the sun and it can cause the distortion or… More >

Safa Ridene¹ , Reda Yaagoubi¹, Imane Sebari¹, Audrey Alajouanine²

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 241-253, 2019, DOI:10.3166/rig.2019.00091

Abstract While shadow can give useful information about size and shape of objects, it can pose problems in feature detection and object detection, thereby, it represents one of the major perturbator phenomenons frequently occurring on images and unfortunately, it is inevitable. “Shadows may lead to the failure of image analysis processes and also cause a poor quality of information which in turn leads to problems in implementation of algorithms.” (Mahajan and Bajpayee, 2015). It also affects multiple image analysis applications, whereby shadow cast by buildings deteriorate the spectral values of the surfaces. Therefore, its presence causes More >