3-1 Nonlinear Refinement of Camera Parameters using an Endoscopic Surgery Robot (2009)
Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann
We present an approach for nonlinear optimization of the parameters of an endoscopic camera mounted on a surgery robot. The goal is to generate a depth map for each image in order to enhance the...
User-centred Design for an Open-source 3-D Articulatory Synthesizer (2009)
S. Sidney Fels, Florian Vogt, Bryan Gick, Carol Jaeger, Ian Wilson
We describe our research direction to build a 3-D articulatory speech synthesizer. We are employing a user-centred design approach to develop the synthesizer. The end result will be added to the...
The human upper airway anatomy consists of the jaw, tongue, pharynx, larynx, palate, nasal cavities, nostrils, lips, and adjacent facial structures. It plays a central role in speaking, mastication,...
Developing Physically-Based, Dynamic Vocal Tract Models using ArtiSynth (2008)
Sidney Fels, John E. Lloyd, Florian Vogt, Ian Stavness, Eric Vatikiotis-bateson
Abstract. We describe the process of using ArtiSynth, a 3D biomechanical simulation platform, to build models of the vocal tract and upper airway which are capable of simulating speech sounds....
Developing Physically-Based, Dynamic Vocal Tract Models using ArtiSynth (2008)
Sidney Fels, John E. Lloyd, Florian Vogt, Ian Stavness, Eric Vatikiotis-bateson
Abstract. We describe the process of using ArtiSynth, a 3D biomechanical simulation platform, to build models of the vocal tract and upper airway which are capable of simulating speech sounds....
An Efficient Biomechanical Tongue model for Speech Research (2008)
Florian Vogt, John E. Lloyd, Stéphanie Buchaillard, Pascal Perrier, Matthieu Chabanas, Yohan Payan, ...
Abstract. We describe our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to...
Christian Miinzenmayer, Heiko Volk, Dietrich Paulus, Florian Vogt, Lehrstuhl F/it Mustererkennung, ...
vogtin ormat ik. uni-erlangen. de In this paper we present a new approach for color texture classification which extends the gray level statistical geometrical features (SGF) proposed by Chen. This...
Florian Vogt, Dietrich Paulus, Benno Heigl, Christian Vogelgsang, Heinrich Niemann, Christoph Schick
In this contribution we present a new technique of highlight substitution. From a color image sequence, acquired with a hand-held camera, a so-called light field is generated. Additionally, a...
User-centred Design for an Open-source 3-D Articulatory Synthesizer (2007)
S. Sidney Fels, Florian Vogt, Bryan Gick, Carol Jaeger, Ian Wilson
We describe our research direction to build a 3-D articulatory speech synthesizer. We are employing a usercentred design approach to develop the synthesizer. The end result will be added to the...
Florian Vogt, Florian Vogt, Sophie Kruger, Sophie Kruger, Heinrich Niemann, Heinrich Niemann, ...
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Vogt, Florian, Hall, Sue, Marteau, Theresa M
Abstract Background General practitioners' (GPs) negative beliefs about smoking cessation services may act as barriers to them recommending such services to smokers motivated to stop smoking. Methods...
Vogt, Florian, Hall, Sue, Marteau, Theresa M
Abstract Background General practitioners' (GPs) negative beliefs about nicotine dependence medications may act as barriers to prescribing them. Methods Study1: Twenty-five GPs from 16 practices...
Efficient 3D Finite Element Modeling of a Muscle-Activated Tongue (2006)
Vogt, Florian, Lloyd, John, Buchaillard, Stéphanie, Perrier, Pascal, Chabanas, Matthieu, Payan, Yohan, ...
We describe our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to achieve...
Efficient 3D Finite Element Modeling of a Muscle-Activated Tongue (2006)
Vogt, Florian, Lloyd, John, Buchaillard, Stéphanie, Perrier, Pascal, Chabanas, Matthieu, Payan, Yohan, ...
We describe our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to achieve...
Efficient 3D Finite Element Modeling of a Muscle-Activated Tongue (2006)
Vogt, Florian, Lloyd, John, Buchaillard, Stéphanie, Perrier, Pascal, Chabanas, Matthieu, Payan, Yohan, ...
We describe our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to achieve...
An Efficient Biomechanical Tongue model for Speech Research. (2006)
Vogt, Florian, Lloyd, John, Buchaillard, Stéphanie, Perrier, Pascal, Chabanas, Matthieu, Payan, Yohan, ...
This paper describes our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to...
An Efficient Biomechanical Tongue model for Speech Research. (2006)
Vogt, Florian, Lloyd, John, Buchaillard, Stéphanie, Perrier, Pascal, Chabanas, Matthieu, Payan, Yohan, ...
This paper describes our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to...
Efficient 3D Finite Element Modeling of a Muscle-Activated Tongue (2006)
Vogt, Florian, Lloyd, John, Buchaillard, Stéphanie, Perrier, Pascal, Chabanas, Matthieu, Payan, Yohan, ...
We describe our investigation of a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) for biomedical simulation of a muscle-activated human tongue. Our method uses a linear stiffness-warping scheme to achieve...
Towards articulatory speech synthesis with a dynamic 3D finite element tongue model (2006)
Florian Vogt, R. Elliot English, Sidney Fels
Abstract. We describe work towards articulatory speech synthesis driven by realistic 3D tissue and bone models. The vocal tract shape is modeled using a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) of a...
Towards articulatory speech synthesis with a dynamic 3D finite element tongue model (2006)
Florian Vogt, R. Elliot English, Sidney Fels
Abstract. We describe work towards articulatory speech synthesis driven by realistic 3D tissue and bone models. The vocal tract shape is modeled using a fast 3D finite element method (FEM) of a...
Calibration--Free Hand--Eye Calibration: (2005)
Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann
The paper presents an extended hand-eye calibration approach that, in contrast to the standard method, does not require a calibration pattern for determining camera position and orientation. Instead,...
A short report: survey of practice nurses' attitudes towards giving smoking cessation advice (2005)
Hall, Sue, Vogt, Florian, Marteau, Theresa M.
Background. Although practice nurses play an important role in implementing smoking cessation strategies in primary care, relatively little is known of their attitudes and beliefs about giving...
A short report: survey of practice nurses' attitudes towards giving smoking cessation advice (2005)
Hall, Sue, Vogt, Florian, Marteau, Theresa M
Background. Although practice nurses play an important role in implementing smoking cessation strategies in primary care, relatively little is known of their attitudes and beliefs about giving...
RemoteEyes: A Remote Low-Cost Position Sensing Infrastructure for (2004)
Ubiquitous Computing Changsong, Changsong Shen, Baosheng Wang, Florian Vogt, Steve Oldridge, Sidney Fels
This paper describes the architecture of a remote low-cost position sensing infrastructure for ubiquitous computing. To reduce the cost, each tracked object carries an inexpensive active tag that...
And Heinrich Niemann, Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann
The paper presents a new vector quantization based approach for selecting well-suited data for hand-eye calibration from a given sequence of hand and eye movements. Data selection is essential if...
Remoteeyes: A remote low-cost position sensing infrastructure for ubiquitous computing (2004)
Changsong Shen, Baosheng Wang, Florian Vogt, Steve Oldridge, Sidney Fels
This paper describes the architecture of a remote low-cost position sensing infrastructure for ubiquitous computing. To reduce the cost, each tracked object carries an inexpensive active tag that...
D.: Tracking Multiple Laser Pointers for Large Screen Interaction (2003)
We describe a new technique for tracking and identifying multiple laser pointers simultaneously in a large screen collaborative environment. Our method is based on using a video camera to track and...
Extensible infrastructure for a 3d face and vocal-tract model (2003)
Florian Vogt, S. Sidney Fels, Bryan Gick, Carol Jaeger, Ian Wilson
We describe an architecture for a combined 3D face and vocal tract animation simulator for articulatory speech synthesis. The architecture provides five main modules: 1. a simulator engine, 2. a 3D...
Robust Hand--Eye Calibration of an Endoscopic (2003)
Surgery Robot Using, Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann
This paper presents an approach for applying a dual quaternion hand-- eye calibration algorithm on an endoscopic surgery robot. Special focus is on robustness, since the error of position and...
Robust Hand-Eye Calibration of an Endoscopic Surgery Robot Using Dual Quaternions (2003)
Jochen Schmidt, Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann, Heinrich Niemann
This paper presents an approach for applying a dual quaternion hand-- eye calibration algorithm on an endoscopic surgery robot. Special focus is on robustness, since the error of position and...
Highlight Substitution in Light Fields (2002)
Florian Vogt, Dietrich Paulus, Heinrich Niemann
Highlights occur especially when recording medical (color) images during micro-invasive operations. They disturb the physicians who can sometimes only guess the tissue at the position of the...
H.: Nonlinear refinement of camera parameters using an endoscopic surgery robot (2002)
Jochen Schmidt, Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann, Heinrich Niemann
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Interacting with the big screen: pointers to ponder (2002)
Duncan Cavens, Florian Vogt, Sidney Fels, Michael Meitner
In large screen projection environments, inexpensive wireless input devices can not match the performance of standard desktop interactive devices. We added buttons and a radio transmitter to a...
Florian Vogt, Graeme Mccaig, Mir Adnan Ali, Sidney Fels
Here we propose a novel musical controller which acquires imaging data of the tongue with a two-dimensional medical ultrasound scanner. A computer vision algorithm extracts from the image a discrete...
Tongue ‘n’ Groove: An Ultrasound based Music Controller (2002)
Florian Vogt, Graeme Mccaig, Mir Adnan Ali, Sidney Fels
Here we propose a novel musical controller which acquires imaging data of the tongue with a two-dimensional medical ultrasound scanner. A computer vision algorithm extracts from the image a discrete...
Nonlinear Refinement of Camera Parameters using (2002)
An Endoscopic Surgery, Jochen Schmidt, Florian Vogt, Heinrich Niemann
We present an approach for nonlinear optimization of the parameters of an endoscopic camera mounted on a surgery robot. The goal is to generate a depth map for each image in order to enhance the...
Fast Implementations of Temporal Color Image Filtering (2001)
Florian Vogt, Dietrich Paulus, Christoph H. Schick
Abstract The quality of the displayed image during minimal-invasive operations (endoscopy) may be low due to highlights and water vapor in front of the camera lens. In some cases, image processing...
Artisynth: A biomechanical simulation platform for the vocal tract and upper airway (1986)
Sidney Fels, Florian Vogt, John E. Lloyd, Ian Stavness, Eric Vatikiotis-bateson
platform directed toward modeling the vocal tract and upper airway. It provides an open-source environment in which researchers can create and interconnect various kinds of dynamic and parametric...
Accounting for Tastes: A German Perspective on the Inclusion of Patient Preferences in Healthcare
Internationally, there has been a movement in medicine to better involve patients in decision making, whether it be at the individual or aggregate level. However, the German health sector has been...