• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.455-461
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• 2011

In object tracking using the block mating algorithm, it is not proper to use a fixed matching block to track an object of which size may be various and can be changed at any time. This paper defines an adaptive matching block for the dynamic environment and proposes a block matching algorithm for it. The matching block is composed of a main-block of $10{\times}10$ pixels and 8 sub-blocks of $6{\times}6$ pixels in a wide area of $42{\times}42$ pixels, the main-block located its center is used as an object block, and the sub-blocks located its boundary are used as candidates for the object block. The proposed algorithm extracts the object blocks from the sub-blocks by using their motion vectors for 10 previous frames and performs the block matching with the main block and them. The experiments for perform estimation show that the proposed algorithm extracts just valid object blocks from the matching block and keeps an object having free movement in image center area.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.10 no.2 s.34
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• pp.1-10
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• 2005

In this Paper, we propose a new block matching a1gorithm that extracts motion vectors from consecutive range data. The proposed method defines a matching metric that integrates intensity, hue, and range. Our algorithm begins matching with a small matching template. If the matching degree is not good enough, we slightly expand the size of a matching template and then repeat the matching process until our matching criterion is satisfied or the predetermined maximum size has been reached. As the iteration proceeds, we adaptively adjust weights of the matching metric by considering the importance of each feature. In the experiments, we show that our block matching approach can work as a promising solution by comparing the proposed method with previously known method in terms of performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.655-658
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• 2005

This paper proposes a modified block matching algorithm which reduces an amount of matching computation by using only pixels contributing greatly to block matching. In consideration of algorithm implementation and additional information, the proposed algorithm divides a matching block into sub-blocks, selects some sub-blocks using their complexities, and execute the block mating with them. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm performs a valid block matching with some sub-blocks.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.7C
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• pp.628-633
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• 2010

This paper proposes a block matching algorithm to improve the sub-block matching algorithm that uses partial sub-blocks being a great contribution to the block matching. Unlike the conventional algorithm using the one sub-block group the proposed algorithm uses two sub-block groups. The matching using the small group selects a candidate block to be a good possibility of a similar block with a small computation cost and the additional matching using the large group in the selected block decreases a wrong matching. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm always has good image quality at the same computation cost as compared to the conventional algorithm and it has an outstanding performance at the matching using a few sub-blocks.

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.27 no.12
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• pp.1193-1201
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 탐색 영역과 특징의 가중치를 동적으로 조절하여 블록 단위의 움직임 벡터를 추출하는 활동적 블록 정합 알고리듬을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 알고리듬은 탐색 영역의 중심 위치를 결정하기 위해 시간에 따른 블록의 동작 변화는 작다고 가정한다. 그리고 탐색 영역의 크기는 공간적으로 인접한 블록들의 신뢰도에 따라 조절된다. 또한 본 논문에서 제안하는 알고리듬은 다중 특징을 사용하는 블록 정합 알고리듬으로 블록 정합 시 특징의 기여 정도를 나타내는 가중치를 블록 안에서 각 특징이 가지는 구분력에 따라 자동으로 설정하는 정합 유사 함수를 사용한다. 실험 결과는 본 논문에서 제안한 블록 정합 알고리듬이 기존의 알고리듬 보다 정확하게 움직임 벡터를 추출함을 보여준다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.6-7
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• 2013

본 논문은 기존의 고정블록 알고리즘에서 발생할 수 있는 객체 추적의 문제점을 보안한 다중 블록을 이용한 적응적 블록 정합 알고리즘을 제안한다. 기존의 고정블록을 이용한 정합 알고리즘은 추적 대상 객체의 크기와 블록의 크기가 추적 성능에 미치는 영향이 크기 때문에 객체 추적에 실패하는 경우가 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 고정된 블록 정합 알고리즘의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 다중 블록을 이용하여 객체 내의 포함된 블록들을 효과적으로 선택하고 선택된 블록들의 특성으로부터 효과적인 가중치를 부여하여 추적 성능을 향상시킨다. 제안된 알고리즘은 블록 정합 알고리즘 중 가장 정확도가 높다고 알려진 전역 탐색 방법을 이용하여 정확도를 평가 하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.1703-1708
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• 2005

This paper proposes a modified block matching algorithm which reduces an amount of matching computation by using only pixels contributing greatly to block matching. In consideration of algorithm implementation and additional informatirm, the proposed algorithm divides a matching block into sub-blocks, selects some sub-blocks using their complexities, and execute the block mating with them. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm performs a valid block matching, diminishing computation cost.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.10B no.3
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• pp.321-328
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• 2003

This Paper Proposes a size-variable block matching algorithm for motion vector extraction. The Proposed algorithm dynamically determines the search area and the size of a block. We exploit the constraint of small velocity changes of a block along the time to determine the origin of the search area. The range of the search area is adjusted according to the motion coherency of spatially neighboring blocks. The process of determining the sire of a block begins matching with a small block. If the matching degree is not good enough, we expand the size of a block a little bit and then repeat the matching process until our matching criterion Is satisfied. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can yield very accurate block motion vectors. Our algorithm outperforms other algorithms in terms of the estimated motion vectors, though our algorithm requires some computational overhead.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2000.04b
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• pp.589-591
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• 2000

비디오 데이터가 포함하고 있는 카메라와 이동물체의 동작정보를 추출하기 위한 대표적인 방법으로 동작벡터 추출알고리즘이 있다. 본 논문에서는 영상 내에 밝기 값 분포가 균일한 영역이 존재할 때 부정확한 정합 결과를 보이는 것은 기존 알고리즘의 문제점과 이를 개선할 수 있는 계층적 블록정합 알고리즘의 정합오류 전파가능성, 높은 시간복잡도 문제를 동시에 해결할 수 있는 블록정합 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 Coarse-to-Fine 방식의 탐색방법과 Dynamic Control Strategy를 결합한 것으로서 정합한 블록의 상황에 따라 탐색 레이어를 동적으로 변경시키는 방법을 사용한다. 본 알고리즘은 크게 두단계로 나뉘어 지는데 탐색 레이어를 결정하는 Control 변경 결정 단계와 정합도 측정함수를 통해 블록에 대한 정합 정확도를 측정하는 단계로 구성이 된다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2004

By modeling the block matching algorithm as a function of the correlation of image blocks, we derive search patterns for fast block matching motion estimation. The proposed approach provides an analytical support lot the diamond-shape search pattern, which is widely used in fast block matching algorithms. We also propose a new fast motion estimation algorithm using adaptive search patterns and statistical properties of the object displacement. In order to select an appropriate search pattern, we exploit the relationship between the motion vector and the block differences. By changing the search pattern adaptively, we improve motion prediction accuracy while reducing required computational complexity compared to other fast block matching algorithms.