Abstract: A nuclear power plant having a protective superstructure including a first end region configured to cover a nuclear reactor in a containment structure, a second end region opposite the first end region and configured to cover a cooling water pump house, and a central region between the first and second end regions and configured to cover a turbine hall. The superstructure has an oval-shaped plan profile, the oval having a greater degree of curvature at the first end region than at the second end region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method of generating training data for use in animating an animated object corresponding to a deformable object. The method comprises accessing a 3D model of the deformable object, defining a plurality of virtual cameras directed at the 3D model; varying adjustable controls of the 3D model to create a set of deformations on the 3D model. Then, for each deformation, capturing 2D projections of points at each virtual camera, combining the projections to form a vector of 2D point coordinates, generating a vector of 2D shape parameters from the point coordinates, and combining the shape parameters with the values of the adjustable controls for that deformation to form a training data item. The training data items are combined to form a training data set for use in training a learning algorithm for use in animating an animated object corresponding to the deformable object based on real deformations.

Abstract: A nuclear power plant having a protective superstructure including a first end region configured to cover a nuclear reactor in a containment structure, a second end region opposite the first end region and configured to cover a cooling water pump house, and a central region between the first and second end regions and configured to cover a turbine hall. The superstructure has an oval-shaped plan profile, the oval having a greater degree of curvature at the first end region than at the second end region.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a systems and methods for tracking features. In particular, some aspects of the present invention relate to a method and system for facial modelling and a method and system for determining facial features. Embodiments of the invention comprise receiving stereo image data comprising a set of corresponding first and second stereo-rectified image frames indicative of a target; annotating the stereo image data to determine a location of an image feature in the first and second stereo-rectified image frames, wherein the determined locations in the first and second corresponding stereo-rectified image frames are positionally constrained according to an epipolar constraint; and training a shape variation model corresponding to the target according to the determined image feature locations.

Abstract: The present concept is a coaching board in combination with an image displayed thereon. The combination includes a planar coaching board with at least one erasable writing surface and a 3-D image displayed on the erasable writing surface. The 3-D image is a graphic depiction of a sports playing area and includes horizontal and vertical features. The image is a perspective view of at least a portion of the playing area shown at an angle of approximately 15° to 85° relative to the horizontal. The sports playing area is chosen from among ice hockey rink, baseball diamond, volleyball court, American football field, soccer pitch, and basketball court.

Abstract: The present invention provides a golf grip training aid that includes a golf grip training aid that includes a glove and a golf club handle grip or grip cover, the handle grip or grip cover having a plurality of discrete co-operating contact zones marked thereon spaced apart therealong in locations to define a good grip position and adapted to be co-operatively used with corresponding discrete co-operating contact zones marked on the glove whereby the user may discern when their hand in the glove is in the required good grip position on the handle grip or grip cover by mutual covering of the co-operating contact zones on the glove with the co-operating contact zones on the handle grip or grip cover.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and computer program products for automatically transferring expressions between rigs with consistent joint structure, and for automatically transferring skin weights between different skin meshes based on joint positioning. A method is provided for transferring an expression between a plurality of source rigs and a target rig, where each rig characterizes an animated character, and each rig, in turn, is characterized by a set of joints and a skin mesh having a plurality of vertices, with each vertex characterized by a matrix of weights relating a response of the vertex to movement of associated joints. A set of offsets is calculated of joint positions of a goal expression of each source rig relative to a neutral expression of the source rig. A scaling transformation is then applied to the set of offsets to produce a scaled set of offsets, which are added, in turn, to a neutral expression of the target rig.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and computer program products for automatically transferring expressions between rigs with consistent joint structure, and for automatically transferring skin weights between different skin meshes based on joint positioning. A method is provided for transferring an expression between a plurality of source rigs and a target rig, where each rig characterizes an animated character, and each rig, in turn, is characterized by a set of joints and a skin mesh having a plurality of vertices, with each vertex characterized by a matrix of weights relating a response of the vertex to movement of associated joints. A set of offsets is calculated of joint positions of a goal expression of each source rig relative to a neutral expression of the source rig. A scaling transformation is then applied to the set of offsets to produce a scaled set of offsets, which are added, in turn, to a neutral expression of the target rig.