• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.131-138
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• 2011

Recently in terrain rendeing, most researches introduce mipmap-based out-of-core methods for handling large sized DEM data which does not fit in main memory of general computer. However, mipmap-based LOD(level-of-detail) methods occur geometric errors which appear in data simplifying the higher LOD level. These geometric errors cause geometric popping effects where LOD level changes when viewpoint moves. In this paper, we propose vertex cohesion map for reducing geometric error. In preprocessing step, we generate vertex cohesion map, which is a texture that stores the vectors. By these vectors, each vertex will be cohered into the position in which the difference of gradient value is bigger than others. Therefore in terrain rendering, using vertex cohesion map can dramatically reduce the geometry popping effects rather than using mipmap.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1909-1910
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 실린더 모델을 이용하여 머리의 다양한 포즈 변화와 조명 변화에 대해 강인한 얼굴 인식을 제안하고자 한다. 실린더 모델은 사람의 머리가 실린더 모양과 유사하고 그 표면은 얼굴에 해당된다고 가정한다. 실린더 모델은 6가지의 모션 파라메터를 따라 움직이며 Lucas-Kanade 알고리즘에 의해 모션 파라메터의 양을 결정한다. 강인한 동작을 위해 템플릿을 지속적으로 바꿔주는 동적 템플릿(dynamic template)방법과 그에 따른 에러가 누적되는 것을 막기 위해 re-registration방법을 사용한다. 조명 문제를 해결하기 위해 템플릿에서 조명 주성분 벡터를 추출하여 제거하는 방법으로 조명 효과를 제거한다. 실험에서는 다양한 포즈 변화와 조명 변화가 반영된 얼굴 데이터베이스를 구축하고 추출한 텍스쳐 맵(texture map image)을 SVM에 적용함으로서 포즈, 조명 변화에 강인한 얼굴인식을 보인다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.535-544
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• 2018

Developing a new texture path tool is crucial in 3D industries to automatically manage and set up texture paths for characters and environment modelings. For a better study, I compare the problems, methods and functions of the new tool(SongRepath tool) with other commonly used tools such as File Path Editor, Genie, He Texture Path. Next, I analyze the top down method system for these commonly used tools, and create a new bottom-up algorithm for a better use and efficiency. Finally, analyzing and comparing SongRepath tool with other tools in terms of operation in convenience, steps for results, checking number of Texture files, checking the numbers of new paths, checking the numbers of files not found, checking the numbers of path not changed, errors or problems, and availability of cancelation while proceeding the result. As a result, this study shows that SongRepath tool has less errors and saves more time on the processing works.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2017.10a
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• pp.658-660
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• 2017

가상현실은 실감형 콘텐츠를 제작하는 대표적인 분야로 교육, 엔터테인먼트, 의료, 국방, 항공 등 다양한 분야에서 활용할 수 있는 가능성을 보여주고 있어 주목을 받고 있다. 가상현실을 이용한 예술전시는 디지털 미디어를 극대화한 형태라 할 수 있어 최근에 가상현실 전시회로써 다양한 콘텐츠의 구현이 가능하다. 본 연구는 관람객에게 HMD를 이용한 미디어 가상전시를 경험하게 하고 작가의 의도와 보여주고자 하는 시나리오의 의미가 잘 전달될 수 있도록 하는 방법론을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에 의해 콘텐츠를 개발하는데 있어 체험의 몰입도를 높이기 위해 실제 크기의 3D 모델링을 진행하였고, 범프맵(bump map), 노말맵(normal map)과 큰 해상도의 텍스쳐를 제작하여 사용함으로 대중(관람객들)에게 하여금 현실의 오브젝트와 차이점을 느끼지 못하도록 구현 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.51-53
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• 2022

고정된 위치를 중심으로 회전운동만 체험할 수 있는 3 자유도(DoF: Degrees of Freedom)를 넘어 위치를 변경하며 운동시차까지 포함된 6 자유도를 지원하는 몰입형 미디어에 대한 연구가 지속해서 진행되고 있다. 특히 부드러운 시점 변경을 제공하기 위해 특정 위치에서 샘플링 된 여러 개의 텍스쳐(또는 컬러) 및 깊이맵 영상(MVD: Multiview Video plus Depth)으로 구성된 다시점 영상을 통해 실제로 획득되지 않은 위치에서의 영상을 만들어내는 가상시점 합성(virtual view synthesis) 기술이 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 몰입형 미디어의 대표적인 데이터 형식인 다시점 영상을 실사 및 컴퓨터 그래픽스(CG: Computer Graphics) 환경에서 획득하는 방법에 관해 설명한다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.915-929
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose an algorithm for pixel-based disparity estimation with reliability in the multi-view image. The proposed method estimates an initial disparity map using edge information of an image, and the initial disparity map is used for reducing the search range to estimate the disparity efficiently. Furthermore, disparity-mismatch on object boundaries and textureless-regions get reduced by adaptive block size. We generated intermediate-view images to evaluate the estimated disparity. Test results show that the proposed algorithm obtained $0.1{\sim}1.2dB$ enhanced PSNR(peak signal to noise ratio) compared to conventional block-based and pixel-based disparity estimation methods.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.163-172
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• 2010

The free viewpoint video delivers an active contents where users can see the images rendered from the viewpoints chosen by them. Its applications are found in broad areas, especially museum tour, entertainment and so forth. As a new free-viewpoint application, this paper presents a stereoscopic free-viewpoint TIP (Tour Into Picture) where users can navigate the inside of a single image controlling a virtual camera and utilizing depth data. Unlike conventional TIP methods providing 2D image or video, our proposed method can provide users with 3D stereoscopic and free-viewpoint contents. Navigating a picture with stereoscopic viewing can deliver more realistic and immersive perception. The method uses semi-automatic processing to make foreground mask, background image, and depth map. The second step is to navigate the single picture and to obtain rendered images by perspective projection. For the free-viewpoint viewing, a virtual camera whose operations include translation, rotation, look-around, and zooming is operated. In experiments, the proposed method was tested eth 'Danopungjun' that is one of famous paintings made in Chosun Dynasty. The free-viewpoint software is developed based on MFC Visual C++ and OpenGL libraries.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.72-77
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• 2014

There are two main technologies to implement cloud effect in flight simulator, cloud modeling using particle system and texture mapping. In former case, this approach may cause a low frame rate while unrealistic cloud effect is observed in latter case. To Solve this problem, in this paper, we propose how to apply fog effect into camera to display more realistic cloud effect with high frame rate. The proposed method is tested with massive terrain database environment through implemented software by using OpenSceneGraph. As a result, compared to texture mapping method, the degree of difference on frame rate is 1 or 2Hz while the cloud effect is significantly improved as realistic as particle system.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.162-170
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• 2004

In these days, a vehicle simulator is developed by using a VR(Virtual Reality) system. A VR system must provide a vehicle simulator with a natural interaction, a sufficient immersion and realistic images. To achieve this, it is important to provide a fast and uniform rendering performance regardless of the complexity of virtual worlds or the level of simulation. In this paper, modeling methods which offer an improved rendering performance for complex VR applications as 3D road model have been implemented and verified. The key idea of the methods is to reduce a load of VR system by means of LOD(Level of Detail), alpha blending texture mapping, texture mip-mapping and bilboard. Hence, in 3D road model where a simulation is complex or a scene is very large, the methods can provide uniform and acceptable frame rates. The VR system which is constructed with the methods has been experimented under the various application environments. It is confirmed that the proposed methods are effective and adequate to the VR system which associates with a vehicle simulator.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.97-106
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• 2014

This study proposes an efficient method to model various and diverse leaves required to express digital plants such as flowers and trees in virtual landscape easily and intuitively. The proposed procedural method divides a leaf mainly into a blade and vein thereby detecting contours from binary images that correspond to blades and generating leaves by modeling leaf veins procedurally based on the detected contours. First of all, a complicated leaf vein structure is divided into main veins, lateral veins, and tertiary vein while all veins grow procedurally directing from start auxin to destination auxin. Here, to calculate destination auxin required for growth automatically, approximated contours from binary images that correspond to blades are found thereby calculating candidate destination auxin. Finally, natural digital leaves are generated by applying a color combination method. Through the proposed method, natural and various leaves can be generated and whether the proposed method is efficient or not is verified through the experiment.