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A. A. Nikulin

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Pedestrian Dead-Reckoning Algorithms For Dual Foot-Mounted Inertial Sensors

This work proposes algorithms for reconstruction of closed-loop pedestrian trajectories based on two foot-mounted inertial measurement units (IMU). The first proposed algorithm allows calculation of a trajectory using measurements from only one IMU. The second algorithm uses data from both foot-mounted IMUs simultaneously. Both algorithms are based on the Kalman filter and the assumption that while a foot is on the ground its velocity is supposed to be zero. Two methods for comparing the obtained trajectories are proposed, advantages and disadvantages of each method are indicated and a way to optimize the computation time is presented. In addition, a method is proposed for constructing one generalized trajectory of human motion based on the trajectories of each leg.

eess.SY

Surface-enhanced optical third-harmonic generation in Ag island films

Surface-enhanced optical third-harmonic generation (THG) is observed in silver island films. The THG intensity from Ag nanoparticles is enhanced by more than two orders of magnitude with respect to the THG intensity from a smooth and homogeneous silver surface. This enhancement is attributed to local plasmon excitation and resonance of the local field at the third-harmonic wavelength. The diffuse and depolarized component of the enhanced THG is associated with the third-order hyper-Rayleigh scattering in a 2-D random array of silver nanoparticles.

cond-mat.other

Interferometry of hyper-Rayleigh scattering by inhomogeneous thin films

The use of specific symmetry properties of the optical second-harmonic generation (the s,s-exclusion rule) has allowed us to observe high-contrast hyper-Rayleigh interference patterns in a completely diffuse light - an effect having no analog in case of linear (Rayleigh) scattering.

physics.optics