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    School of Engineering
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    Erie, PA  16563-1701

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    Email: Ralph-Ford@psu.edu

Ralph M. Ford
Publications

Books

Ford, R. and C. Coulston, 2nd Edition, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, NY, 320 pages, ISBN 13-9780073380353 (2008). 

Ford, R. and C. Coulston, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, NY, 300 pages, ISBN 0-07-319599-5 (2005). 

Book Chapters

Ford, R. Fuzzy Logic Methods for Video Shot Boundary Detection and Classification.  Intelligent Multimedia Processing with Soft Computing: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing,  Tan, Yap P.; Yap, Kim H.; Wang, Lipo (Eds.) Springer-Verlag,  Berlin Heidelberg, Germany, 19 pp. (2004)

Journal Articles

Heigel, J. C., Andrawes, J. S., Roth, J. T., Hoque, M. E., and Ford, R. M., “Viability of electrically treating 6061 T6511 aluminum for use in manufacturing processes,” Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, NAMRI/SME, vol. 33, pp. 145-152, 2005. 

R.M. Ford, R. Weissbach, and D. Loker, A Novel DSP-Based LVDT Signal Conditioner, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, June 2001.

Ford, R.M, J. Bondzie, and P. Kitcho. Java Applets for Microelectronics Education, IEEE Transactions on Education - Special CD-ROM issue, May 2001.

R.M. Ford, C. Robson, D. Temple, and M. Gerlach,  Metrics for Scene Change Detection in Digital Video Sequences, ACM Multimedia Systems Journal in January 2000.

R.M. Ford, "Critical Point Detection in Fluid Flow Images Using Dynamical System Properties," Pattern Recognition, 1997 . 

R.M. Ford and R.N. Strickland, "Representing and Visualizing Fluid Flow Images and Velocimetry Data by Nonlinear Dynamical Systems," Graphical Models and Image Processing, November 1995. 

R.M. Ford and F. Fadul, The Integration of Software Applications in Electrical Engineering Curriculum, Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, 1995.

R.M. Ford, R.N. Strickland, and B.A. Thomas, "Image Models for 2D Flow Visualization and Image Compression," CVGIP: Graphical Models and Image Processing, January 1994. 

Conference Articles

Hoque, M., R. Ford, and J. Roth. Automated Image Analysis of Microstructure Changes in Metal Alloy.  SPIE Conference on Industrial Applications of Machine Vision XVIII.  (2005).

Coulston C., and R. Ford.  Teaching Functional Decomposition for the Design of Electrical and Computer Systems. IEEE Frontiers in Education. 6 pp. (2004).

Ford, R., J. Goodrich, and R. Weissbach. A Multidisciplinary Business and Engineering Course in Product Development and Entrepreneurship. IEEE Frontiers in Education. 6 pp. (2004).

Ford R. and W. Lasher.  Processes for Ensuring Quality Capstone Design Projects. IEEE Frontiers in Education. 6 pp. (2004).

Ford, R. and J. Mercier.  A Machine Vision Technique for Measuring Glass Container Thickness.  SPIE Conference on Industrial Applications of Machine Vision XVI.  8 pp. (2003).

C. Coulston and R. Ford, The Technology Toolbox, IEEE Frontiers in Education, November 2002.

T. Hemminger and R. Ford, Integration of DSP in the Undergraduate Curriculum, ASEE National Conference, June 2002.

O. Fucik, P. Zemcik, D. Loker, R. Ford, and R. Weissbach, A Flexible DSP Hardware Platform for LVDT Signal Conditioning, Electromotion International Symposium, Italy, June 2001.

Ford, R. M., R. S. Weissbach, and D. R. Loker.  A DSP-Based Modified Costas Receiver for LVDT Position Sensors.  2000 IEEE Measurement and Instrumentation Conference.  pp. 1448-1452, May 2000. 

Weissbach, R. S., D. R. Loker, and R. M. Ford.  Test and Comparison of LVDT Signal Conditioner Performance.  2000 IEEE Measurement and Instrumentation Conference.  pp. 1143-1146 May 2000. 

R. M. Ford, R.M. A Quantitative Comparison of Shot Boundary Detection Metrics, International Society for Optical Engineering Conference on Storage and Retrieval for Video Databases VII. (1999).

Ford, R.M, J. Bondzie, and P. Kitcho. A Library of Java Applets for Microelectronics Education, American Society of Engineering Educators 1999 North Central Section Conference.

R.M. Ford, A Fuzzy Logic System for Shot Boundary Detection in Digital Video Sequences, SPIE Conference on Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases VI, February 1998. 

R.M. Ford, C. Robson, D. Temple, and M. Gerlach,  Metrics for Scene Change Detection in Digital Video Sequences, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Systems and Computing, 1997. 

R.M. Ford, Critical Point Detection in Digital Video Sequences Using Dynamical System Properties, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, 1997. 

R.M. Ford and R.N. Strickland, "The Compression of Velocity Vector Field Data Using a Taylor Series Model," IASTED International Conference on Signal and Image Processing, November 1995. 

R.M. Ford and R.N. Strickland, "Nonlinear Models for Representation, Compression, and Visualization of Fluid Flow Images and Velocimetry Data," IEEE Workshop on Visualization and Machine Vision, June 1994. 

R.M. Ford and R.N. Strickland, "Nonlinear Phase Portrait Models for Oriented Textures,"Proceeding of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, June 1993. 

R.M. Ford and R.N. Strickland, "Image Compression for Flow Visualization and Analysis," Proc. SPIE Applications of Digital Image Processing XVI, July 1993. 

R.N. Strickland and R.M. Ford, "Image Models for 2D Flow Visualization and Image Compression," Proc. Eighth Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, May 1993. 

R.M. Ford, P.J.M. Kerstens, and A.D. Dorundo, "CCD Photoresponse Calibration and Contrast Adjustment for Reliable Material Discrimination in the Inspection of Electronic Packages," Proc. SPIE Conference on Machine Vision Applications in Character Recognition and Industrial Inspection, February 1992.