• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.31-40
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose a method of synthesizing faces of a user and an animation character using a 3D face model. The suggested method first receives two orthogonal 2D face images and extracts major features of the face through the template snake. It then generates a user-customized 3D face model by adjusting a generalized face model using the extracted facial features and by mapping texture maps obtained from two input images to the 3D face model. Finally, it generates a user-customized animation character by synthesizing the generated 3D model to an animation character reflecting the position, size, facial expressions, and rotational information of the character. Experimental results show some results to verify the performance of the suggested algorithm. We expect that our method will be useful to various applications such as games and animation movies.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.3C
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• pp.264-270
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• 2010

Non-planar screens such as cylinder and sphere shaped screens are widely used for high-resolution immersive visualization environments. An existing method employs quadric matrix that maps an image onto a curved screen. However if the shape of the screen changes or moves, the quadric matrix will not be valid. In this paper, we assume that the screen is a quadric shape and the screen movement or change are relatively small. Then we propose to use a piecewise planar approximations for the screen to compensate for the geometric distortion on a non-planar screen. We demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method through experiments.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.1-12
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• 2009

The correct detection of skin color is an important preliminary process in fields of face detection and human motion analysis. It is generally performed by three steps: transforming the pixel color to a non-RGB color space, dropping the illuminance component of skin color, and classifying the pixels by the skin color distribution model. Skin detection depends on by various factors such as color space, presence of the illumination, skin modeling method. In this paper we propose a 3d skin color model that can segment pixels with several ethnic skin color from images with various illumination condition and complicated backgrounds. This proposed skin color model are formed with each components(Y, Cb, Cr) which transform pixel color to YCbCr color space. In order to segment the skin color of several ethnic groups together, we first create the skin color model of each ethnic group, and then merge the skin color model using its skin color probability. Further, proposed model makes several steps of skin color areas that can help to classify proper skin color areas using small training data.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.1387-1392
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 SVM (Support Vector Machine)을 기반으로 하여 인체의 뇌 하부구조인 해마에 대한 지능적 형상분석 방법을 제공한다. 일반적으로 의료 영상으로부터 해마의 형상 분석을 하기 위해서는 충분한 임상 데이터를 필요로 한다. 하지만 현실적으로 많은 양의 표본들을 얻는 것이 쉽지 않기 때문에 전문가의 지식을 기반으로 한 작업이 수반되어야 한다. 결국 이러한 요소들이 분석 작업을 어렵게 한다. 의학 기술이 복잡해 지면서 최근의 형상 분석 연구는 점차 통계적 모델을 기반으로 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해마로부터 고해상도의 매개변수형 모델을 만들어 형상 표현으로 이용하고, 집단간 분류 작업에 SVM 알고리즘을 적용하는 지능적 분석 방법을 구현한다. 우선 메쉬 데이터로부터 물리변형모델 기반의 매개변수 모델을 구축하고, PDM (point distribution model) 방법을 적용하여 두 집단을 대표하는 평균 모델을 생성한다. 마지막으로 SVM 기반의 이진 분류기를 구축하여 집단간 분류 작업을 수행한다. 구현한 모델링 방법과 분류기의 성능을 평가하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 네 가지 커널 함수 (linear, radial basis function, polynomial, sigmoid)들을 적용한다. 본 논문에서 제시한 매개변수형 모델은 다양한 형태의 의료 데이터로부터 보편적인 3차원 모델을 생성하고, 또한 모델의 전역적, 국부적인 특징들을 복합적으로 표현할 수 있기 때문에 통계적 형상분석에 적합하다. 그리고 SVM 기반의 분류기는 적은 수의 학습 데이터로부터 정상인 해마 집단과 간질 환자 집단간의 정확한 분류를 가능하게 한다.

• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.61-71
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• 2021

영상, 비디오 정보로부터 3D 휴먼 모델을 생성하고 실제 사람 같이 움직이게 변형하는 기술은 다가오는 메타버스 시대의 핵심 기술이며, 이와 같은 기술이 갖는 잠재적인 파급력 때문에 많은 글로벌 IT 기업에서 앞다투어 관련 기술에 대한 투자를 진행하고 있다. 본 기고문에서는 지난 10년간 휴먼 모델링 기술이 어떻게 발전되어 왔는지 살펴보고 현재 기술의 특징 및 한계점과 함께 앞으로의 기술 전망에 대해 살펴본다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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• v.43 no.3 s.309
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• pp.67-75
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• 2006

Facial expressions exhibit not only facial feature motions, but also subtle changes in illumination and appearance. Since it is difficult to generate realistic facial expressions by using only geometric deformations, detailed features such as textures should also be deformed to achieve more realistic expression. The existing methods such as the expression ratio image have drawbacks, in that detailed changes of complexion by lighting can not be generated properly. In this paper, we propose a nonlinear model for skin color change and a model-based synthesis method for facial expression that can apply realistic expression details under different lighting conditions. The proposed method is composed of the following three steps; automatic extraction of facial features using active appearance model and geometric deformation of expression using warping, generation of facial expression using a model for nonlinear skin color change, and synthesis of original face with generated expression using a blending ratio that is computed by the Euclidean distance transform. Experimental results show that the proposed method generate realistic facial expressions under various lighting conditions.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.33-38
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• 2011

This paper proposes the method of image cartooning, that makes cartoon-like images of a target, using reference images. We deform a target image using pre-defined reference images. For this deformation, we extract feature points from the target image by Active Appearance Model(AAM) and apply the warping method to the target using feature points of target and feature points of reference image as a basis of warping function. We create simplified cartoon-like images by abstraction of the deformed target image and drawing of edges and quantization of luminance of the abstracted image. Two main concept of cartoon(exaggeration and simplification) is inhered in this method when we use a exaggerated cartoon image as a reference image. It is possible for this method to create various results by control of warping and change of reference image.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.54-60
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• 1996

In most pattern recognition and image understanding applications, images are degraded by noise and other distortions. Therefore, it is more relevant to decide how similar two objects are rather than to decide whether the two are exactly the same. In this paper, we propose a method for recognizing degraded symbols using a distance measure between two graphs representing the symbols. a symbol is represented as a graph consisting of nodes and edges based on the run graph concept. The graph is then transformed into a reference model graph with production rule containing the embedding transform. The symbols are recognized by using the distance measure which is estimated by using the number of production rules used and the structural homomorphism between a transformed graph and a model graph. the proposed approach is applies to the recognition of non-note musical symbols and the result are given.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.257-260
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• 2006

가상현실에서의 사운드는 충돌이나 접촉 등의 인터랙션을 전달함에 있어서 그래픽 영상보다도 효과적인 경우가 많다. 그러나, 기존 연구에서는 발생 가능한 충돌음을 임의적으로 녹음한 후 실시간에서 단순 재생하는 방법으로 재현하고 있는 것이 대부분이다. 그러나, 가상환경은 미리 주어진 시나리오에 의해 플레이되는 것이 아니기 때문에 실시간으로 주어지는 인터랙션에 대해 적합한 충돌음을 실시간에 합성해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 녹음된 음의 단순재생을 피하고 실시간 가상환경의 충돌음 발생 요인을 바탕으로 유사한 물질의 충돌음을 하나의 대표 모델로서 표현하는 방법을 제안한다. 즉, 모든 샘플들을 저장하는 대신 하나의 고유음과 필요한 속성 표현을 제공하는 것이다. 이러한 고유음 표현은 실시간에 속성 요소의 변형에 의해 다양한 상황에 적응적인 음을 생성하게 된다. 이러한 충돌음 표현의 생성과 타당성을 파악하기 위해 충돌음을 방생시키는 물질들에 대한 진동음의 스펙트로그램 분석을 행하였고, 유사 물질별로 하나의 고유음 표현을 생성하여 해당 물질의 실제 충돌음과 비교함으로써 주요 주파수 패턴의 유사함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Cadastre & Land InformatiX
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.179-190
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• 2017

A terrestrial LiDAR survey was conducted and unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) images were taken for target cultural properties to present the utilization measures of terrestrial LiDAR and UAV in three-dimensional modeling of cultural properties for the identification of the status and restoration of cultural properties. Then the accuracy of the point clouds generated through this process was compared, an overlap analysis of the 3D model was conducted, and a convergence model was created. According to the results, the modeling with terrestrial LiDAR is more appropriate for precise survey because 3D modeling for the detection of displacement and deformation of cultural properties requires an accuracy of mm units. And UAV model has limitation as the impossibility of detailed expression of parts with sharp unevenness such as cracks of bricks. However, it is found that the UAV model has a wide range of modeling and has the advantage of modeling of real cultural properties. Finally, the convergence model created in this study using the advantages of the terrestrial LiDAR model and the UAV model could be efficiently utilized for the basic data development of cultural properties.