• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.12 no.1 s.45
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• pp.25-32
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• 2007

In this paper, the abstract layer for motion capture system is designed and implemented to meet the various hardware and different capturing method. The abstract layer can offer the unified programming by providing device independent API(Application Programming Interface). The device drivers of the optical system and mechanical system are emulated to verify the designed abstract layer. The optical system employs the AOA Ole while the mechanical system uses BVH file. An application program is written to call the abstract layer functions to drive both optical and mechanical drivers and receive the frame data, simulated motion data, that are displayed sequentially on the computer screen by utilizing Direct3D.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.20 no.4 s.94
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• pp.16-28
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• 2005

최근 컴퓨터비전 기술을 이용하는 새로운 패러다임의 마커프리 모션캡처 기술이 미국의 MIT, CMU, MS, 일본의 ATR, MERL, 영국의 Oxford 대학 등에서 개발되고 있다. 마커프리 모션캡처는 연기자의 몸에 마커나 센서를 부착하지 않으며 특별한 조명이 필요 없으므로, 애니메이션 제작뿐만 아니라 일반인을 대상으로 하는 동작 인터페이스분야로의 확대 적용이 가능한 모션캡처 방식이다. ETRI에서는 여러 응용 분야에 모션인터페이스로 활용할 수 있는 환경 변화에 강인한 마커프리 모션캡처 시스템을 개발하고 있다. 몸에 마커나 센서를 부착하지 않은 자유 복장 상태의 동작자에 대해 조명 조건 변화 및 배경 변화에 강건하게 실시간 모션캡처 할 수 있는 기술 개발을 목표로 한다. 본 연구 개발이 성공한다면, 2007년에 876억 달러 규모로 확대될 전망인 영화, 방송물, 게임 등을 포함한 세계 영상 콘텐츠 시장에서 핵심 요소 기술 역할을 할 것이다. 그리고, 차세대 3D OS에서는 직관적 3D 포인팅 수단으로 활용될 수 있을 것이며, 2004년에 18,600만 대가 출고된 PC 시장을 고려하면 폭발적 수요가 예측된다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.270-275
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• 2007

Motion capture technology is widely used for manufacturing animation since it produces high quality character motion similar to the actual motion of the human body. However, motion capture has a significant weakness due to the lack of an industry wide standard for archiving and retrieving motion capture data. In this paper, we propose a framework to integrate, store and retrieve heterogeneous motion capture data files effectively. We define a standard format for integrating different motion capture file formats. Our standard format is called MCML (Motion Capture Markup Language). It is a markup language based on XML (eXtensible Markup Language). The purpose of MCML is not only to facilitate the conversion or integration of different formats, but also to allow for greater reusability of motion capture data, through the construction of a motion database storing the MCML documents. We propose a fuzzy string searching method to retrieve certain MCML documents including strings approximately matched with keywords. The method can be used to retrieve desired series of frames included in MCML documents not entire MCML documents.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.160-169
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• 2007

Main problem in the domestic motion capture type production is that motion data are used even in the case when the human sensibility is needed. In other words it fails to give human images to the work, and production method only use motion capture data unconditionally and impetuously. Even though motion capture is effective and are various and applicable to various areas, it would cause enormous lose of capital and manual labor if these problems are not solved. In the present study, we compare motion capture with key animation production and analyze the merits and short comings of them. Also, we analyze them through the actual production and present the efficient method of key animation production when the expensive motion capturing devices are not available.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.8
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• pp.109-116
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• 2007

Motion Capture in multimedia contents of the imagination world is utilized in various field such as game, movie, TV. Motion Capture technology of most of game is utilized. As well as is more realistic if use motion Capture and superior time and monetary aspect than previous key frame (Key-Framing) way as well as can display screen that do dynamic, there is more excellent advantage in qualitative aspect. But, is utilizing in some specialty companies and use example was not informed much about problem when is very lacking, and utilize yet in learned circles. Extract motion data of various action using optic motion Capture of motion Capture equipment in this treatise, and investigated about problem that appear when applied in character that is different from a person.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.618-632
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• 2005

A framework for semantic annotation oi human motion sequences is proposed in this paper. Motion capture technology is widely used for manuiacturing animation since it produces high qualify character motion similar to the actual motion of the human body. However, motion capture has a significant weakness due to the lack of an industry wide standard for archiving and retrieving motion capture data. It is difficult for animators to retrieve the desired motion sequences from motion capture files as there is no semantic annotation on already captured motion data. Our goal is to improve the reusability of motion capture data. To archive our goal first, we propose a standard format for integrating different motion capture file formals. Our standard format is called MCML (Motion Capture Markup Language). It is a markup language based on XML (extensible Markup Language). The purpose of MCML is not only to facilitate the conversion or integration of different formats, but also to allow for greater reusability of motion capture data, through the construction of a motion database storing the MCML documents Second, we define motion ontologies that are used to annotate and semantically organize human motion sequences. This ontology-based approach provides the means for discovering and exploiting the information and knowledge surrounding motion capture data.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.97-104
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• 2016

This study suggests a technique to implement the production of animation by blending between key frame animation and motion capture animation through short animation 'Drip.' It reduced the time taken to produce an animation by not only enabling efficient process management through mutual organic connection but also conducting a process of mutually making up for weak points of key frame animation and motion capture animation. Through this, it was intended to be helpful in efficient animation production by overcoming the limitation of key frame animation and motion capture animation and perceiving and applying a complex process.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.189-194
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• 2016

Recently, there is increasing demand for image processing technology while activated the use of equipments such as camera, camcorder and CCTV. In particular, research and development related to 3D image technology using the depth camera such as Kinect sensor has been more activated. Kinect sensor is a high-performance camera that can acquire a 3D human skeleton structure via a RGB, skeleton and depth image in real-time frame-by-frame. In this paper, we develop a system. This system captures the motion of a 3D human skeleton structure using the Kinect sensor. And this system can be stored by selecting the motion file format as trc and bvh that is used for general purposes. The system also has a function that converts TRC motion captured format file into BVH format. Finally, this paper confirms visually through the motion capture data viewer that motion data captured using the Kinect sensor is captured correctly.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.50 no.12
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• pp.37-40
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• 2010

이 글에서는 보행분석을 위해 현재 많이 쓰이는 광학적모션캡처시스템 및 특수 보행분석을 위한 마커리스 모션캡처방법과 두 방향 엑스선영상 모션캡처방법에 대하여 소개한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.474-477
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• 2000

최근 3D 애니메이션 , 영화 특수효과 그리고 게임제작시 모션 캡처 시스템(Motion Capture System)을 통하여 실제 인간의 동작 및 표정을 수치적으로 측정해내어 이를 실제 애니메이션에 직접 사용함으로써 막대한 작업시간 및 인력 드리고 자본을 획기적으로 줄이고 있다. 그러나 기존의 모션 캡처 시스템은 고속 카메라를 이용함으로써 가격이 고가이고 움직임 추적에서도 여러 가지 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 일반 저가의 카메라와 신경회로망 및 영상처리를 이용하여 얼굴 애니메이션용 모션 캡처 시스템에 적용할 수 있는 경제적이고 효율적인 얼굴 움직임 추적 기법을 제안한다.