摘要:
A cell lineage can be constructed in a less labor intensive manner and in less time by using a computer. Areas, which are misidentified as nuclei, are efficiently removed. The invention comprises the steps of: selecting one or more nuclei for making a forward link from extracted nucleus candidates, in a plurality of 4D microscopic images in which the nucleus candidates are extracted; obtaining forward linkage information by sequentially extracting a nucleus candidate that meets a predetermined link condition with regard to the selected one or more nuclei from said 4D images; selecting one or more nuclei for making a reverse link from the forward linkage information; and obtaining backward linkage information by sequentially extracting a nucleus candidate that meets a predetermined link condition with regard to the selected one or more nuclei for backward link from said 4D images, removing misidentified nucleus candidates from the forward link information based on the reverse link information. The cell lineage is constructed simultaneously at the time of obtaining the forward link information and reverse link information.
摘要:
A network structure (topology) capable of reproducing a target profile is produced and a topology pool (300) is produced (S102). A parameter capable of best reproducing a target profile is determined for each produced network structure, and the errors are calculated (S104). Triplets being combinations of the topologies, the parameters, and errors are stored in a triplet pool (400). These operations are carried out at a sampling step. The triplets in the triplet pool (400) are screened to select triplets conforming to the object. For the screening, for example, mutation analysis is used. These operations are carried out at a screening step. (S106). Upon completion of the screening step, a candidate triplet pool (500) is produced.
摘要:
A robot visuoauditory system that makes it possible to process data in real time to track vision and audition for an object, that can integrate visual and auditory information on an object to permit the object to be kept tracked without fail and that makes it possible to process the information in real time to keep tracking the object both visually and auditorily and visualize the real-time processing is disclosed. In the system, the audition module (20) in response to sound signals from microphones extracts pitches therefrom, separate their sound sources from each other and locate sound sources such as to identify a sound source as at least one speaker, thereby extracting an auditory event (28) for each object speaker. The vision module (30) on the basis of an image taken by a camera identifies by face, and locate, each such speaker, thereby extracting a visual event (39) therefor. The motor control module (40) for turning the robot horizontally extracts a motor event (49) from a rotary position of the motor. The association module (60) for controlling these modules forms from the auditory , visual and motor control events an auditory stream (65) and a visual stream (66) and then associates these streams with each other to form an association stream (67). The attention control module (6) effects attention control designed to make a plan of the course in which to control the drive motor, e. g., upon locating the sound source for the auditory event and locating the face for the visual event, thereby determining the direction in which each speaker lies. The system also includes a display (27, 37, 48, 68) for displaying at least a portion of auditory, visual and motor information. The attention control module (64) servo-controls the robot on the basis of the association stream or streams.
摘要:
A smooth portion is efficiently extracted from an image. There is provided an entropy filter in which a noted pixel (x, y) is determined in an original image, said image is partitioned by a window of size (width, height) = (A, B) from the noted pixel, entropy of the partitioned window is calculated, and obtained entropy value is saved on the coordinates (x, y) of a resulting image. Here, in a noted pixel (x, y), x is ranged from 0 to (an image width minus a window width) and y is ranged from 0 to (an image height minus a window height). By using an entropy filter, a smooth portion in image quality is extracted from an original image. A preferred example of the smooth portion is a cell nucleus.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for constructing cell lineage that is less labor intensive and requires less time as a result of using a computer. The method comprises the step for obtaining a plurality of 2D images different in focal plane and a time by taking a plurality of the 2D images by changing the focal plane and taking a plurality of the 2D images in a time series for a cell constituting the subject of observation. The method further comprises the steps of extracting a nucleus area by carrying out image processing for individual 2D images; unifying the nucleus area, which is derived from the identical nucleus, from the nucleus area extracted from the individual 2D images; and constructing the cell lineage from a time and a position, where the nucleus area appears and disappears in the image, in the unified nucleus area.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for predicting a topology stepwise by producing candidate networks that can reproduce a given data profile, evaluating these candidate networks, and predicting a network structure and parameters that can provide the data profile. According to the present invention, a regulatory network for a gene that may induce a certain phenomenon or a metabolic network indicating enzyme and protein reactions can be predicted based on gene expression or protein concentration data.
摘要:
A robot auditory apparatus and system are disclosed which are made capable of attaining active perception upon collecting a sound from an external target with no influence received from noises generated interior of the robot such as those emitted from the robot driving elements. The apparatus and system are for a robot having a noise generating source in its interior, and include: a sound insulating cladding (14) with which at least a portion of the robot is covered; at least two outer microphones (16 and 16) disposed outside of the cladding (14) for collecting an external sound primarily; at least one inner microphone (17) disposed inside of the cladding (14) for primarily collecting noises from the noise generating source in the robot interior; a processing section (23, 24) responsive to signals from the outer and inner microphones (16 and 16; and 17) for canceling from respective sound signals from the outer microphones (16 and 16), noises signal from the interior noise generating source and then issuing a left and a right sound signal; and a directional information extracting section (27) responsive to the left and light sound signals from the processing section (23, 24) for determining the direction from which the external sound is emitted. The processing section (23, 24) is adapted to detect burst noises owing to the noise generating source from a signal from the at least one inner microphone (17) for removing signal portions from the sound signals for bands containing the burst noises.
摘要:
Disclosed is a biped walking mobile system or apparatus, typically a biped walking robot, which achieves walk stability without altering a preestablished gait, namely path of movement for each of joint region, as well as a walk controller and a work control method therefor. The biped walking mobile apparatus, advantageously made as a humanoid robot with an upper body (11) as its main body having its head and a pair of hands, has in its lower part a pair of leg portions (13L, 13R) attached thereto so as to be each pivotally movable biaxially, each of the leg portions having a knee portion (12L, 12R) in its midway and a foot portion (14L, 14R) at its lower end, the foot portions being attached to its corresponding leg portion so as to be pivotally movable biaxially, and includes drive means associated with the leg, knee and foot portions for pivotally moving them, respectively, a gait former 8249 for forming gait data including data for a target angular path, data for a targeted angular velocity and data for a targeted angular acceleration, and a walk controller (30) for controlling respective driving actions of the drive means on the basis of the gait data, the walk controller including a ZMP compensator (32), the ZMP compensator including: a ZMP sensor (23L, 23R) for detecting ZMP for each the feet portions (14L, 14R), a ZMP converter (35) for computing a ZMP target value on the basis of the gait data from the gait former, and a ZMP compensating stage (36) for comparing the actual measurement value of ZMP detected by the ZMP sensor with the ZMP target value from the ZMP converter to modify the targeted angular velocity and acceleration in the gait data from the gait former and thereby to compensate or correct the ZMP target value. Thus, with the targeted angular path of movement in the gait data which remains unaltered when the ZMP target value is compensated, no case is there that the paths of movement of various parts of the mobile apparatus or robot such as its main body or legs come off those preestablished in the gait data Accordingly, even in case, e. g., a the biped mobile apparatus has its free foot landing positions unalterable such as in stepping-stones, or an obstacle needed to be stepped over or passed under, it an achieve walk control with certainty.
摘要:
Topology pool 300 is produced by generating network structures (topologies) potentially being able to reproduce a target profile (S102). Best parameters to be able to reproduce the target profile are determined for the respective generated network structures, and the margin of error thereof is calculated (S104). Triplets that have been combined from the parameters and the margin of error for the topologies are stored in triplet pool 400. Up to this point is the sampling stage and from this point is the stage where the triplets in triplet pool 400 adapted to the objective are screened; mutation data, for example, is used for this screening (S106). Candidate triplet pool 500 is achieved once the screening stage has ended.
摘要:
Provided in accordance with the invention are a sound source identifying apparatus and method whereby objects as sound sources can be determined as to their locations with higher accuracy by using sound information and image information thereof and are separated from mixed sounds with certainty by using position information thereof. The sound source identifying apparatus (10) is constructed to include a sound collecting means (11) for capturing sounds from a plurality of sound sources (A, B, C)with a pair of sound collecting microphones (11a, 11b) juxtaposed with each other across a preselected spacing D and opposed to the sound sources (A, B, C) and for processing the captured sounds; an imaging means (12) for consecutively imaging the sound sources (A, B, C); a sensing means for sensing objects; an image processing means (13) for deriving information as to locations of the objects possibly being the sound sources, from either or both of image pictures imaged by the imaging means (12) and directional information of the objects sensed by the sensing means; a sound processing means (14) for localizing the locations of the sound sources based on sound information of the sounds captured by the sound collecting means (11) and position information derived by the image processing means (13); and a control means (15) for controlling operations of the sound collecting means (11), the imaging means (12), the sensing means, the image processing means (13), and the sound processing means (14).