Automatic target recognition and classification from synthetic aperture radar imagery using multi-stream Convolution Neural Network
The process of using a computer to identify or recognize a target from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images with or without human interference is known as Automatic Target Recognition (ATR). The recognition of target is the process of discovering the location, pose or class of a target with a particular spatial signature by using a high spectral resolution remotely sensed images, which belongs to a particular kind of object (vehicle). In recent years ATR is particular interest in military applications such as infrared surveillance and target acquisition, unmanned aerial vehicles, and autonomous missile. The traditional architecture of automatic target recognition (ATR) for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) consists of three stages: detection, discrimination, classification and recognition. In the last few years Many deep convolutional neural networks have been proposed and used for SAR-ATR and have obtained state-of-the-art results in many computer vision tasks, plus shown improvement from time to time, but most of them classify targets from target chips which is found from SAR imagery, due to limited training images in SAR-ATR, CNN yielded over-fitting when directly applied to SAR-ATR. This paper proposes a novel deep convolutional learning architecture, called Multi-Stream CNN (MS-CNN), for ATR in SAR by leveraging SAR images from multiple views. By deploying a multi-input architecture that fuses information from multiple views of the same target in different aspects enables it to make full use of limited SAR image data to improve recognition performance. In addition, the Fourier feature fusion framework derived which allows unraveling the highly nonlinear relationship between images and classes. The model proposed in this paper performs all the three tasks in the SAR-ATR architecture. The proposed CNN will train using the Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition (MSTAR) benchmark data set and to output scores of 10 classes.
Published by: Kalkidan Gezahegn, Dr. Sudeshna Chakraborty
Author: Kalkidan Gezahegn
Paper ID: V5I4-1254
Paper Status: published
Published: July 31, 2019
Soil stabilization using waste fibre materials
The main objective of this study is to investigate the use of waste fiber materials in geotechnical applications and to evaluate the effects of waste polypropylene fibers on shear strength of unsaturated soil by carrying out direct shear tests and unconfined compression tests on two different soil samples. The results obtained are compared for the two samples and inferences are drawn towards the usability and effectiveness of fiber reinforcement as a replacement for deep foundation or raft foundation, as a cost-effective approach.
Published by: Chandramohan Pahade, Vijay Kumar Meshram
Author: Chandramohan Pahade
Paper ID: V5I4-1225
Paper Status: published
Published: July 30, 2019
Effective stabilisation of pavement subgrade using crusher dust
Roads are an important form of infrastructure in any country. Good and safe roads are important for the economic and social growth of the country. National highways are strategically planned with the objective of smooth and fast movement of goods, services, and people to different locations in the country. With this mandate the Government of India set up National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) by an act of Parliament ‘NHAI Act 1988’. National highways connect small towns and districts to capitals of the state and the country and also to places of economic importance. National highways like NH6 provide a good connection with neighboring states, and NH43 and NH200 provide the main north-south connection between Raipur, Bilaspur, and Jagdalpur. About 19 National highways pass through the state of Chhattisgarh, however, apart from these not all roads are all-weather roads and are not safe especially in monsoons. The function of any road depends on its pavement and pavement function depends on its component layer especially the sub-base layer. So, it is very important for any designer to study the natural conditions of the site before the construction of any road network. The sub-base layer is mostly made up of natural soil like gravel soil, which deforms excessively. So to increase the life span of the pavement it is important to reduce their plastic characteristics. Stabilization is one of the techniques for its improvement. Here, we are using crusher dust as a stabilizer. Plasticity characteristics were reduced and CBR values were improved by using crusher dust as a stabilizer. The addition of 20% of crusher dust makes the gravel soils meet the specification of MORTH as a sub-base material is identified from the test results.
Published by: Sakshi Singh Rana
Author: Sakshi Singh Rana
Paper ID: V5I4-1279
Paper Status: published
Published: July 30, 2019
Using group learning strategies to enhance students’ understanding of selected chemical concepts in science: Evidence from Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale
The pre-test, post-test small group control experiment with an element of descriptive survey study was used to examine the effects of group learning on college students’ understanding of chemical concepts in science. The study was conducted at Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale. A total of 102 first-year students were used for the study. Test and survey questionnaire were the main instruments used for the study. Data obtained were analysed using t-test to determine if there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of performance and retention at the 0.05 confidence level. The t-test analysis of the results showed that there was no significant difference between the control and experimental groups in terms of performance in the pre-test but, there was significant difference between the two groups in the post-test in favour of the experimental group after the treatment.
Published by: Isaac Azumah Gonyalug
Author: Isaac Azumah Gonyalug
Paper ID: V5I4-1227
Paper Status: published
Published: July 29, 2019
A pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding pubertal changes among 8th standard girls in selected schools of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Beginning from the day of conception even after birth and till death people go through many changes in life throughout various stages. A child first grows rapidly and they enjoy every drop of their life as they grow. But everything doesn’t feel to be normal as puberty begin. Although it was expected it feels so different and life will change. The word puberty is derived from the Latin word “ Pubertas ’’ which means the age of manhood. It refers to the physical rather than behavioral changes which occur when the individual becomes sexually mature and is capable of producing offsprings. Puberty is defined as a sequence of events by which the individual is transformed into a young adult by a series of biological changes. Adolescence begins with the onset of puberty. Adolescence is a stage of human development following early childhood. It commonly ends with the beginning of puberty, but may also be defined as ending with the start of teen age year. Being prepubescent is not being the same thing as being pre-adolescent. Instead, pre-pubescent is a term of boys and girls who have not developed secondary sex characteristics, while pre–adolescents girls are generally defined as those ranging from 10 – 14 year. The point at which a child becomes a pre-adolescents is defined by the onset of puberty or the beginning of the teenage stage. While known as pre-adolescents in psychology, the term pre-teen, preteenager or tween are common in every day used. Adolescents children in fact have a different view of the world from younger children in a more significant way. Typically there is a more realistic view of life then instance fantasy-oriented world of earliest childhood. Adolescents have more mature sensible, realistic thoughts and actions: ‘The most “ sensible ” stage of development for the child is much less then pre-adolescent stage ’.Adolescents may well view human relationships differently. Alongside that, they may begin to develop a sense of self-identity, and to have increased feelings of self-identity, and to have increased feelings of independence. Many pre adolescents will often start to question their home life and surroundings around this time and they may also start to form opinions that may differ from their upbringing in regards to issues such as politics, religion, sexuality, and gender roles. It is the period of rapid physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioral changes. In physical changes includes growth in weight and height, breast changes like the pigmentation of the areola , enlargement of breast tissue and nipple, the appearance of pubic hair, activation of axillary sweat glands, the appearance of axillary hair, the onset of menstruations. Emotional changes include depression, anger, irritability, fear, and anxiety. Another study shows that 28% do not like the changes due to puberty, in their body. On the other hands, studies concluded that reproductive health is ignored and queries go unanswered. Adolescence is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood. A time of physical, cognitive, social and emotional maturation as a boy prepare for manhood. Girls are future mother going through the puberty can challenging time for any girl. The precise boundaries for adolescents are difficult to define, but this period is customarily viewed as beginning with the gradual appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. Pre-adolescence which literally means, “to grow into maturity”.Therefore pre-adolescents possess some knowledge about reproductive health and effective education to encourage healthy behavior. The most dramatic changes related to adolescence are the physical changes that occur as a part of the pubertal process. Puberty includes maturational, hormonal and growth process that occurs when the reproductive organ begins to functions and the secondary sexual characteristics develop during puberty, growth is disorganized confusing and rapid, compared to the relatively stable earlier period of childhood. When pubescent children are not in form about changes that take place at puberty ,it is traumatic to undergo these changes and may develop unfavorable attitude towards these changes.
Published by: Taj Mohammed
Author: Taj Mohammed
Paper ID: V5I4-1270
Paper Status: published
Published: July 27, 2019
Lung cancer detection using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)
Lung cancer is a dangerous disease that taking human life rapidly worldwide. The death of the people is increasing exponentially because of lung cancer. In order to reduce the disease and save a human's life, the automated system is needed. The purpose of the lung cancer detection system is able to detect and provide reliable information to doctors and clinicians from the medical image. To minimize this problem, many systems have been proposed by using different image processing techniques, machine learning, and deep learning techniques. A computed tomography (CT) imaging modality is an efficient technique for medical screening used for lung cancer detection and diagnosis. Physician and radiologist use the CT scan images to analyze, interpret and diagnose the lung cancer from lung tissues. However, in most cases, obtaining an accurate diagnosis result without using the extra medical tool known as a computer- Aid detection and Diagnosis (CAD) system is tedious work for many physicians. To obtain an accurate result from computer-aided diagnosis system lung segmentation methods are basic once. So in this project, we have used different lung segmentation and nodules segmentation methods. Our work has consisted of preprocessing, and lung segmentation by using thresholding, and also used the U-net model for detection of the candidate nodules of the patient’s lung CT scan and classification methodology. We are used a convolutional neural network and designed a 3D CNN model that has 0.77% accuracy performance.
Published by: Endalew Simie, Mandeep Kaur
Author: Endalew Simie
Paper ID: V5I4-1251
Paper Status: published
Published: July 27, 2019
