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publish these results. Special thanks are due to Mr. Lim Chee Hiong, Deputy
Director (Technology) of LEO, and Mr. Koh Tong Chia, Senior Manager of
DCD, LEO, for their support, encouragement, and comments on this paper.
Special thanks also go to Associate Professor Lee Fook Hou, Director of the
Center for Protective Technology (CPT), National University of Singapore
(NUS), for assistance and support in this research.
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