Abstract: An apparatus for suspending above a shooting location comprises an inflatable panel and a plurality of attachment points from which the panel may be suspended. An inflation apparatus directs air into the panel through an air inlet to inflate the panel.
Abstract: Methods are provided for fitting a curve to a set of data values using a least absolute value (LAV) cost function. The set of data values may comprise m sets of data values. The method takes advantage of contraction mapping to determine a number n<m of individual equations which are interpolated by the curve to be fitted, where n corresponds to the number of parameters x1, x2, . . . , xn to be ascertained for the curve to be fitted. The method then involves solving the n selected equations to determine the n parameters x1, x2, . . . , xn of the curve to be fitted. Selection of these parameters ensures that the curve to be fitted minimizes the LAV cost function.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 10, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 14, 2011
Assignee:
Simon Fraser University
Inventors:
Gustav Christensen, Penelope Janet Christensen, legal representative