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Unit3Computers

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2021·山东省部分重点中学考试)

Lovethewayyouwalk

Listencarefullytothefootsteps，andyoucanworkoutwhoiswalking.Thefeaturescommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefacesandfingerprints.Butthewaytheywalkisalsoagiveaway.

Researchershaveusedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalyzepeoplesgaits(步态).Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetricky.Camerasareoftenvisible，requiregoodlightingandmayhavetheirviewblockedbyotherpeople.AteamledbyDr.OzanyanandDr.Scullyhavebeenlookingforabetterwaytorecognizegaits.Theiranswer：pressure-sensitivemats.

Suchmatsarenothingnew.Theyhavebeenpartofsecuritysystems.ButOzanyanandScullyuseacomplicatedversionthatcanrecordtheamountofpressureappliedindifferentplacesassomeonewalksacrossit.Theresearchersturntoanartificialintelligencesystemtorecognizesuchpatterns.Inastudyin2018，theytestedthesystemonadatabaseoffootstepsof127people.Theyfounditserrorrateinidentifyingwhowaswhowasamere0.7%.AndScullysaysevenwithoutadatabaseoffootsteps，thesystemcandeterminesomeonessexandasubjectsage.

Oneapplicationofthemat-basedgait-recognitionsystemmightbeinhealthcare，particularlyfortheelderly.Amatplacedinanursinghomeoranoldpersonsownresidencecouldmonitorchangesinanindividualsgaitthatindicatecertainillnesses.Thatwouldprovideearlywarningofsomeonebeingatgreaterriskoffallingover.Gaitanalysismightalsobeusedasasecuritymeasureintheworkplace，monitoringaccesstorestrictedareas，suchaspartsofmilitarybases，serverfarmsorlaboratoriesdealingwithdangerousmaterials.Perhapsthemostinterestinguseofthemats，though，wouldbeinpublicplaces，suchasairports.

语篇解读脸和指纹常被用来识别人，其实人们走路的方式也可以用来识别人。本文介绍了通过人的步态识别人的“压力感应垫”的工作原理以及使用前景等。

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