• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.437-444
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• 2020

A lunar rover's optical camera is used to provide navigation and terrain information in an exploration zone. However, due to the scant presence of atmosphere, the Moon has homogeneous terrain with dark soil. Also, in extreme environments, the rover has limited data storage with low computation capability. Thus, for successful exploration, it is required to examine feature detection and matching methods which are robust to lunar terrain and environmental characteristics. In this research, SIFT, SURF, BRISK, ORB, and AKAZE are comparatively analyzed with lunar terrain images from a lunar rover. Experimental results show that SIFT and AKAZE are most robust for lunar terrain characteristics. AKAZE detects less quantity of feature points than SIFT, but feature points are detected and matched with high precision and the least computational cost. AKAZE is adequate for fast and accurate navigation information. Although SIFT has the highest computational cost, the largest quantity of feature points are stably detected and matched. The rover periodically sends terrain images to Earth. Thus, SIFT is suitable for global 3D terrain map construction in that a large amount of terrain images can be processed on Earth. Study results are expected to provide a guideline to utilize feature detection and matching methods for future lunar exploration rovers.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.225.2-225.2
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• 2012

저궤도 관측용 다중 카메라를 통해 고해상도 위성을 제공할 수 있으며, 지도 제작이나 환경, 농업, 해양 지역 모니터링 등의 목적으로 사용될 수 있다. 특히 항공촬영 및 지구 관측을 통해 수치표고모델(DEM) 추출을 함으로써 촬영지역의 고도정보를 포함하는 입체영상을 얻는데 유용하다. 또한, 달 관측을 위한 관측위성에 장착할 경우 달 표면의 지형을 정밀하게 얻어내어 달표면 고도 지형 지도제작 및 향후 달 탐사선을 통한 달 탐사 시 탐사지역 선정에 필요한 정보를 제공할 수 있다. 다중 카메라를 포함한 탑재체 시스템은 크게 광학부와 카메라 전자부로 구성된다. 광학부에서는 입체촬영 및 줌인이 가능한 광학계를 제공하며, 카메라 전자부에서는 광학계를 통해 검출기로 입사되는 빛에너지를 전자신호로 변환하고, 이를 카메라 전자부 영상출력 형식으로 변환하게 된다. 특히, 다중카메라를 각각 제어하기 위한 정밀제어로직, 다양한 촬영 지원 모드, 다중카메라 영상자료 및 영상처리를 위한 추가적인 영상정보를 제공한다. 본 논문에서는 저궤도 관측용 다중 카메라를 이용한 다양한 활용에 따른 각 모드별 성능분석방법을 제안한다. 이를 위해 각 촬영조건에 따라 필요한 파라미터를 분석하고 실제 활용시 예상되는 성능을 분석해 본다. 또한 다중카메라를 통해 얻어진 영상을 처리하는데 필요한 처리 과정 및 처리된 영상을 활용하는 방법을 제시한다. 특히 다중 카메라 촬영을 통해 얻어진 영상데이터의 특성을 알아보고, 이를 보정 및 처리하기 위해 필요한 추가 적인 정보, 영상파라미터, 처리 단계 및 최종결과물을 검증하는 방법을 제시한다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.131-143
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• 2022

The lunar exploration autonomous vehicle operates based on the lunar topography information obtained from real-time image characterization. For highly accurate topography characterization, a large number of training images with various background conditions are required. Since the real lunar topography images are difficult to obtain, it should be helpful to be able to generate mimic lunar image data artificially on the basis of the planetary analogs site images and real lunar images available. In this study, we aim to artificially create lunar topography images by using the location information-based style transfer algorithm known as Wavelet Correct Transform (WCT2). We conducted comparative experiments using lunar analog site images and real lunar topography images taken during China's and America's lunar-exploring projects (i.e., Chang'e and Apollo) to assess the efficacy of our suggested approach. The results show that the proposed techniques can create realistic images, which preserve the topography information of the analog site image while still showing the same condition as an image taken on lunar surface. The proposed algorithm also outperforms a conventional algorithm, Deep Photo Style Transfer (DPST) in terms of temporal and visual aspects. For future work, we intend to use the generated styled image data in combination with real image data for training lunar topography objects to be applied for topographic detection and segmentation. It is expected that this approach can significantly improve the performance of detection and segmentation models on real lunar topography images.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.471-482
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• 2019

The mission of the high-resolution camera for the lunar exploration is to provide 3D topographic information. It enables us to find the appropriate landing site or to control accurate landing by the short distance stereo image in real-time. In this paper, the ground verification and analysis system using the multi-application stereo camera to develop the high-resolution camera for the lunar exploration are proposed. The mission test items and test plans for the mission requirement are provided and the test results are analyzed by the ground verification and analysis system. For the realistic simulation for the lunar orbiter, the target area that has similar characteristics with the real lunar surface is chosen and the aircraft flight is planned to take image of the area. The DEM is extracted from the stereo image and compose three dimensional results. The high-resolution camera mission requirements for the lunar exploration are verified and the ground data analysis system is developed.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.741-749
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• 2022

Major space agencies are planning for the rover-based lunar exploration since water-ice was detected in permanently shadowed regions (PSR). Although sunlight does not directly reach the PSRs, it is expected that reflected sunlight sustains a certain level of low-light environment. In this research, the indoor testbed was made to simulate the PSR's lighting and topological conditions, to which low light enhancement methods (CLAHE, Dehaze, RetinexNet, GLADNet) were applied to restore image brightness and color as well as to investigate their influences on the performance of feature extraction and matching methods (SIFT, SURF, ORB, AKAZE). The experiment results show that GLADNet and Dehaze images in order significantly improve image brightness and color. However, the performance of the feature extraction and matching methods were improved by Dehaze and GLADNet images in order, especially for ORB and AKAZE. Thus, in the lunar exploration, Dehaze is appropriate for building 3D topographic map whereas GLADNet is adequate for geological investigation.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.630-637
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• 2019

The scientific, economical and industrial values of the Moon have been increased, as massive ice-water and rare resource were founded from the lunar exploration missions. Korea and other major space agencies in the world are competitively developing the ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) technology to secure future lunar resource as well as to construct the lunar base. To prepare for the lunar construction, it is essential to develop the rover based construction spatial information technology to provide a decision-making aided information during the lunar construction process. Thus, this research presented the construction spatial information technology based upon rover's camera system. Specifically, the conceptual design of rover based camera system was designed for acquisition of a rover's navigation image, and lunar terrain and construction images around the rover. The reference architecture of the rover operation system was designed for computation of the lunar construction spatial information. Also, rover's localization and terrain reconstruction methods were introduced considering the characteristics of lunar surface environments. It is necessary to test and validate the conceptual design of the construction spatial information technology. Thus, in the future study, the developed rover and rover operation system will be applied to the lunar terrestrial analogue site for further improvements.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.51.1-51.1
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• 2015

달의 지형 중 계곡과 같아 보이는 곳을 Rima 또는 Rille 지형이라고 부르며 국제천문연맹(IAU : nternational Astronomical Union)과 미국지질조사국(USGS : United States Geological Survey)에서 관리하는 행성 지명 사전(Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature)에 명명된 달의 Rima 지역은 111개에 이른다. 그 중 Rima Hadley 지역은 아폴로 15호가 착륙한 지점으로 잘 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 2008년에 발사된 Chandrayaan-1 위성의 적외선 초분광 영상 탑재체인 Moon Mineralogy Mapper(M3) 데이터를 통해 Rima Hadley 지역의 분광학적 특성을 살펴보았다. M3 데이터는 감람석(olivine)이 풍부한 지역에서는 1 um 를 중심으로 흡수선이 나타남을 보이며, (Peter J. Isaacson et al., 2011) 2.8 um 중심의 흡수선을 통해 달의 OH(hydroxyl) 분포에 대해 설명한다. (Carle M. Piters et al., 2009, Georgiana Y. Kramer et al., 2011) 본 연구에서는 Rima Hadley 지역이 1 um 파장 근처에서 강한 흡수선을 가지는 것을 볼 수 있었고, 감람석이 풍부한 지역임을 확인할 수 있었다. 이처럼 감람석이 풍부한 곳은 현무암 지역으로 과거 용암이 분출되어진 곳으로 추측 해 볼 수 있다. 본 연구를 발전시킨다면 Rima Hadley 지역의 생성과 다른 Rima 지형의 형성 과정에 대해 더욱 많은 정보를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.364-365
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 고해상도 위성영상을 이용하여 지난 8월 29일 북한 함경북도 지역에서 발생한 홍수에 의한 피해를 분석하였다. 북한은 접근이 불가능한 지리적 특성을 가지기 때문에 인공위성을 활용한 모니터링이 유일한 관측 수단이라고 할 수 있다. 북한측 발표내용에 의하면 이번 홍수로 인해 사망 130여명, 실종 400여명, 시설물 8,670동 등 대규모 피해가 발생하였으며, 이재민은 7만명이 넘는 것으로 나타났다. 위성영상을 이용하여 모든 피해지역을 파악하는 것은 한계가 있지만, 일부 지역의 피해분석을 통해 피해규모를 간접적으로 확인하는 것은 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 5m급 고해상도 위성영상인 플래닛스코프(PlanetScope), 래피드아이(RapidEye) 영상을 이용하여 회령, 송학, 남양, 종성 4개 지역의 홍수피해 전, 직후, 한 달 후의 변화를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 해당지역은 시설물 및 농경지 침수, 제방붕괴 등이 발생하였으며, 홍수로 인한 지형변화가 동반되었음이 확인되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.213-220
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• 2014

This is the study to conduct the topographical analysis using the orthophotographic data from the waypoint flight using the UAV and constructed the system required for the automatic waypoint flight using the multicopter.. The results of the waypoint photographing are as follows. First, result of the waypoint flight over the area of 9.3ha, take time photogrammetry took 40 minutes in total. The multicopter have maintained the certain flight altitude and a constant speed that the accurate photographing was conducted over the waypoint determined by the ground station. Then, the effect of the photogrammetry was checked. Second, attached a digital camera to the multicopter which is lightweight and low in cost compared to the general photogrammetric unmanned airplane and then used it to check its mobility and economy. In addition, the matching of the photo data, and production of DEM and DXF files made it possible to analyze the topography. Third, produced the high resolution orthophoto(2cm) for the inside of the river and found out that the analysis is possible for the changes in vegetation and topography around the river. Fourth, It would be used for the more in-depth research on landscape analysis such as terrain analysis and visibility analysis. This method may be widely used to analyze the various terrains in cities and rivers. It can also be used for the landscape control such as cultural remains and tourist sites as well as the control of the cultural and historical resources such as the visibility analysis for the construction of DSM.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.71-77
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• 2016

Solar energy is a viable source to replace fossil fuels. However, challenges associated with site selection for solar panel installation inhibit the uptake of solar energy systems. Expressway slopes offer a potentially attractive alternative for solar panel installation for the following reasons: expressway slopes are vacant public sites, they are abundant (about 4,193km in South Korea), and they are linear in nature. Traditoinally when selecting sites for solar systems conventional surveying methods are employed. Unfortunately, these methods can be dangerous, time consuming, and labor intensive. To overcome these limitations of conventional site selection methodologies, we propose an automated approach using numerical maps. First, contour and expressway polylines are extracted separately from numeric maps. The extracted contour lines are then converted into a digital terrain model; this is used to calculate aspect and slope information. Next, the extracted expressway lines are projected onto a binary image and refined to recover the disconnections, and then applied to create a buffer zone to narrow the search space. Finally, all data sets are overlaid to identify candidate sites for solar panel systems and are visually verified through comparisons with aerial photos.