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Yayın Driver recognition using gaussian mixture models and decision fusion techniques(Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2008) Benli, Kristin Surpuhi; Düzağaç, Remzi; Eskil, Mustafa TanerIn this paper we present our research in driver recognition. The goal of this study is to investigate the performance of different classifier fusion techniques in a driver recognition scenario. We are using solely driving behavior signals such as break and accelerator pedal pressure, engine RPM, vehicle speed; steering wheel angle for identifying the driver identities. We modeled each driver using Gaussian Mixture Models, obtained posterior probabilities of identities and combined these scores using different fixed mid trainable (adaptive) fusion methods. We observed error rates is low as 0.35% in recognition of 100 drivers using trainable combiners. We conclude that the fusion of multi-modal classifier results is very successful in biometric recognition of a person in a car setting.Yayın On computing the multivariate poisson probability distribution(Springer, 2023-06-20) Çekyay, Bora; Frenk, Johannes Bartholomeus Gerardus; Javadi, SonyaWithin the theory of non-negative integer valued multivariate infinitely divisible distributions, the multivariate Poisson distribution plays a key role. As in the univariate case, any non-negative integer valued infinitely divisible multivariate distribution can be approximated by a multivariate distribution belonging to the compound Poisson family. The multivariate Poisson distribution is an important member of this family. In recent years, the multivariate Poisson distributions also has gained practical importance, since they serve as models to describe counting data having a positive covariance structure. However, due to the computational complexity of computing the multivariate Poisson probability mass function (pmf) and its corresponding cumulative distribution function (cdf), their use within these counting models is limited. Since most of the theoretical properties of the multivariate Poisson probability distribution seem already to be known, the main focus of this paper is on proposing more efficient algorithms to compute this pmf. Using a well known property of a Poisson multivariate distributed random vector, we propose in this paper a direct approach to calculate this pmf based on finding all solutions of a system of linear Diophantine equations. This new approach complements an already existing procedure depending on the use of recurrence relations existing for the pmf. We compare our new approach with this already existing approach applied to a slightly different set of recurrence relations which are easier to evaluate. A proof of this new set of recurrence relations is also given. As a result, several algorithms are proposed where some of them are based on the new approach and some use the recurrence relations. To test these algorithms, we provide an extensive analysis in the computational section. Based on the experiments in this section, we conclude that the approach finding all solutions of a set of linear Diophantine equations is computationally more efficient than the approach using the recurrence relations to evaluate the pmf of a multivariate Poisson distributed random vector.Yayın Coupled influence of content, gradation and shape characteristics of silts on static liquefaction of loose silty sands(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2017-10) Monkul, Mehmet Murat; Etminan, Ehsan; Şenol, AykutStatic liquefaction is a challenging problem of geotechnical engineering as its consequences are generally catastrophic when they occur on site. Previous laboratory studies focused on various factors that could influence the static liquefaction potential of silty sands. Most popular of those investigated factors are stress conditions, deposition method and fines content. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the other possible factors, of which very little is known, mainly focusing on the silt characteristics including grain size distribution, relative size, and shape effects of the silt grain matrix within the sand. Undrained monotonic triaxial compression tests were conducted on thirty sands with varying fmes contents, which were prepared by mixing three base sands (Sile Sands 20/30, 50/55, 80/100) with same geologic origin but with different gradations and three different non-plastic silts (IZ, SI and TI' silts) with different gradations and shape characteristics. The experimental results revealed that each of the mentioned factors had their own influence on static liquefaction behavior of sands. The static liquefaction potential of all the three sands in this study was observed to increase with decreasing coefficient of uniformities of the silt grain matrix (CUsiit) in sands. For a particular base sand, static liquefaction potential was observed to increase with decreasing mean grain diameter ratio (D-50.sand/d(50.silt)) due to change of silt gradation. However, shape characteristics of the silt grains are also found to be another important factor, in certain cases observed to have a greater influence than mean grain diameter ratio criterion. As an example, it was shown that at the same FC, base sand, depositional energy and consolidation stress, angular nature of TT silt potentially caused more meta-stable contacts (weaker grain contacts that promote excess pore pressure generation during shearing) within the specimens than sub-rounded SI silt, which caused specimens with TT silt to be more liquefiable than their counterparts with SI silt. Moreover, it was found that there is a coupled relationship between the fines content and investigated silt characteristics (gradation, mean size, shape effects) on the static liquefaction behavior of sands. The unexpected trend regarding the last finding is that the mentioned influence of silt characteristics (i.e. gradation, size and shape) on static liquefaction of sands becomes more considerable with decreasing fines content at loose states.Yayın Synergistic effect of the locust bean gum on the thermal phase transitions of kappa-carrageenan gels(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2009-03) Arda, Ertan; Kara, Selim; Pekcan, Mehmet ÖnderSynergism between K-carrageenan and locust bean gum (LBG) was studied using the photon transmission technique. Synergistic effects in these polymeric mixtures strongly affected the physical properties of the gel structure. The transmitted light intensities, I-tr, versus temperature variations were investigated during the gelation and liquefaction processes. Slight synergistic peaks were detected in gel-sol and sol-gel transition temperatures for high kappa-carrageenan/LBG ratios (approx. 80/2). Moreover, apparent synergistic peaks were observed in gel-sol and sol-gel transition activation energies for the mixtures approximately with the ratios of 80/10.Yayın Semianalytical solution of unsteady quasi-one-dimensional cavitating nozzle flows(Springer, 2014-06) Delale, Can Fuat; Pasinlioğlu, Şenay; Başkaya, Zafer; Schnerr, Günter H.Unsteady quasi-one-dimensional bubbly cavitating nozzle flows are considered by employing a homogeneous bubbly liquid flow model, where the nonlinear dynamics of cavitating bubbles is described by a modified Rayleigh-Plesset equation. The model equations are uncoupled by scale separation leading to two evolution equations, one for the flow speed and the other for the bubble radius. The initial-boundary value problem of the evolution equations is then formulated and a semianalytical solution is constructed. The solution for the mixture pressure, the mixture density, and the void fraction are then explicitly related to the solution of the evolution equations. In particular, a relation independent of flow dimensionality is established between the mixture pressure, the void fraction, and the flow dilation for unsteady bubbly cavitating flows in the model considered. The steady-state compressible and incompressible limits of the solution are also discussed. The solution algorithm is first validated against the numerical solution of Preston et al. [Phys Fluids 14:300-311, 2002] for an essentially quasi-one-dimensional nozzle. Results obtained for a two-dimensional nozzle seem to be in good agreement with the mean pressure measurements at the nozzle wall for attached cavitation sheets despite the observed two-dimensional cavitation structures.Yayın Molecular recognition during sol-gel and gel-sol transition of kappa-iota carrageenan mixtures(Taylor & Francis ltd, 2005-12) Kara, Selim; Arda, Ertan; Pekcan, Mehmet ÖnderSol-gel and gel-sol phase transitions of kappa-iota (kappa-iota) carrageenan mixtures in two types of salts were studied using photon transmission technique. Here, KCl and CaCl2 were chosen as the proper salts for the carrageenan mixtures. Coil-to-double helix (c-h) and double helix-to-dimer (h-d) phase transitions of carrageenan mixtures in monovalent and bivalent cation solutions were studied upon heating and cooling by using photon transmission technique. Photon transmission intensity, It, was monitored against temperature to determine the (c-h) and (h-d) transition temperatures (T-ch and T-nd). Two distinct transition regions were observed in both heating and cooling of the carrageenan-bivatent CaCl2 salt system. At the first step of heating process dimers decompose into double helices by making (d-h) transition. At the high temperature region (h-c) transition takes place. Carrageenan-monovalent KCl salt system presented only (c-h) and (h-c) transitions upon cooling and heating processes. Transition temperatures at the heating and cooling processes were obtained. A hysteresis was observed between (h-c)-(c-h) and (d-h)-(h-d) transitions for the monovalent and bivalent cations respectively.Yayın A quasi-one-dimensional bubbly cavitating flow model and comparison with experiments(European Turbomachinery Soc-Euroturbo, 2011) Delale, Can Fuat; Başkaya, Zafer; Pasinlioğlu, Şenay; Şen, Mete; Ayder, ErkanA bubbly cavitating flow model is constructed for unsteady quasi-one-dimensional and two-dimensional nozzle flows. In each case, the system of model equations is reduced to evolution equations for the flow velocity and bubble radius and the initial and boundary value problems of the evolution equations are formulated. The rest of the flow variables are then related to the solution of the evolution equations. Nozzle flow experiments are also carried out using water. The static wall pressures are measured at different locations of the nozzle and the partial cavitation cloud cycle is recorded using a high speed camera. Results of the numerical simulations obtained for quasi-one-dimensional nozzle flows, seem to capture the measured pressure losses due to cavitation, but they turn out to be insufficient in describing the two-dimensional cavitation cloud structures, suggesting the need for two-dimensional numerical solution of the model equations.Yayın Film formation from pure and mixed latices; transient fluorescence study(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2005-11-15) Uğur, Şaziye; Pekcan, Mehmet ÖnderA fast transient fluorescence technique was used to study latex film formation induced by organic solvent vapor. Mixtures of pyrene (P)- and naphthalene (N)-labeled and/or pure naphthalene-labeled latex films were prepared separately from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) particles. Then these pure and mixed latex films were exposed to vapor of various chloroform-heptane mixtures in seven different experiments. In both films, fluorescence lifetimes from N were monitored during vapor-induced film formation. It was observed that N lifetimes decreased as the vapor exposure time is increased. A Stern-Volmer kinetic analysis was used for low quenching efficiencies to interpret the decrease in N lifetimes. A Prager-Tirrell model was employed to obtain back-and-forth frequencies, v, of reptating PMMA chains during latex film formation induced by solvent vapor. In both pure and mixed latex films, v values were found to be correlated with the chloroform content in the vapor mixture. It was observed that polymer interdiffusion obeyed a t(1/2) law during film formation.Yayın A phase diagram near the NAC point in liquid crystals(Elsevier Science SA, 2002-07-28) Salihoğlu, Selami; Yurtseven, Hamit; Enginer, YücelIn this study using a mean field model we obtain the phase line equations for the NA. NC and AC transitions near the NAC point in a mixture of liquid crystals. We then fit these phase line equations to the experimental data. This fitting shows that our theoretical phase diagram predicts the correct experimental behaviour of the phase diagram in a mixture of liquid crystals.
