• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.12
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• pp.1865-1870
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• 2010

We develop an IPMC actuator with self-sensing behavior based on an accurate neural network model (NNM). The supplied voltage and voltage signals measured at two determined points on both sides of the IPMC sheet are used as inputs to the NNM. A CCD laser displacement sensor is installed in the rig for accurate measurement of the IPMC tip displacement that is used as the training output of the proposed NNM. Consequently, the NNM model is used to estimate the IPMC tip displacement; the NNM parameters are optimized by the collected input/output training data. The effectiveness of the model for the IPMC actuator is then verified by modeling results.

• The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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• v.4 no.12
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• pp.3211-3218
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• 1997

This paper addresses an eye location algorithm which is essential process of human face tracking system for natural video-conferencing. In current video-conferencing systems, user's facial movements are restricted by fixed camera, therefore it is inconvenient to users. We Propose an eye location algorithm for automatic face tracking. Because, locations of other facial features guessed from locations of eye and scale of face in the image can be calculated using inter-ocular distance. Most previous feature extraction methods for face recognition system are approached under assumption that approximative face region or location of each facial feature is known. The proposed algorithm in this paper uses no prior information on the given image. It is not sensitive to backgrounds and lighting conditions. The proposed algorithm uses the valley representation as major information to locate eyes. The experiments have been performed for 213 frames of 17 people and show very encouraging results.

• Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.19-28
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• 2017

While the significance and need of landscape assessment for rural area has been recognised, an appropriate method has not been established due to the lack of statutory ground and policy status in Korea. For that reason, current studies have been limited to dominantly amenity field survey in specific rural areas and stayed in academic. In particular, the majority of research on rural landscape amenity or character assessment methodologies so far has been attempted with quantitative processes. Such quantitative methods produced sometimes, heavily overlapped, conflicted, and not much meaningful characterisation and classification. Moreover, such results could not only have been reflected to policy implementation but provide vision for rural areas. Therefore, this study offers new facets for landscape character assessment methods through the lens of practitioners' qualitative survey methods and moreover, seek a policy implementation of newly developed methodologies. In order to carry out such analysis, the study employed a case study of England's Landscape Character Assessment and survey location was Gateshead Council, Northeast of England. The study suggests meaningful qualitative landscape character assessment method and review of its policy implementation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.813-816
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• 2005

최근 휴대폰의 활용 범위는 단순히 사용자간의 통신이라는 기본적인 목적을 넘어서 다양한 기능을 제공하고 있다. 그중 휴대폰에 카메라를 탑재하여 디지털 카메라의 기능을 혼합한 휴대폰은 최근 각광을 받고 있으며 휴대폰에 탑재된 카메라의 기능은 디지털 카메라의 메가 픽셀 급 화질을 제공하는 정도의 수준으로 발전하였으며 이미 그 수요는 대중화되어 가고 있다. 이런 카메라 폰을 응용한 연구 분야로 생체 인식 기술을 적용할 수 있으며, 본 논문에서는 휴대폰 환경에서의 홍채 인식을 위한 홍채 영역에서의 홍채 코드 추출에 관한 방법을 제안한다. 휴대폰에서의 홍채 인식에 사용되는 홍채 코드 추출 과정은 다음과 같다. 먼저 휴대폰 카메라를 통해 얻은 메가 픽셀 급 영상($2048{\times}1536$ pixel 8bit gray Image)에서 동공위치 추적 & 홍채 영역 추출 알고리즘[1]을 이용하여 눈 영상($640{\times}480$ pixel 8bit gray Image))을 추출한다. 이렇게 추출된 눈 영상 중에 홍채 코드 인식 에러율을 좀더 낮추기 위해 눈썹영역, 안경에 의해 반사되는 반사광(Specular Reflection), 눈꺼풀 영역을 눈 영역에서 제거 하는 과정을 거친다. 이 논문에서는 위와 같은 과정을 거쳐 얻어진 홍채 영상에 그대로 극좌표 가버 필터[2]를 씌워 홍채 코드를 추출해내기 때문에 기존 보간법을 이용한 스트레칭 된 홍채 영상에서의 홍채 코드 추출보다 잘못된 홍채 코드 정보를 줄일 수 있으며 휴대폰이라는 특수한 환경에서의 홍채 코드 추출이란 점을 고려하여 가버 필터를 고주파와 저주파로 나누어 미리 설계해두어 좀더 빠르고 정확한 홍채 코드를 추출해 내는 방법을 제안한다. 실험 결과, 기존 방식보다 극좌표 가버 필터를 사용한 홍채 코드 추출 실험에서 보다 높은 인식률을 보였다.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.67-74
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• 2006

In current video-conferencing systems. user's face movements are restricted by fixed camera, therefore it is inconvenient to users. To solve this problem, tracking of face movements is needed. Tracking using whole face needs much computing time and whole face is difficult to define as an one feature. Thus, using several feature points in face is more desirable to track face movements efficiently. This paper addresses an effective eye location algorithm which is essential process of automatic human face tracking system for natural video-conferencing. The location of eye is very important information for face tracking, as eye has most clear and simplest attribute in face. The proposed algorithm is applied to candidate face regions from the face region extraction. It is not sensitive to lighting conditions and has no restriction on face size and face with glasses. The proposed algorithm shows very encouraging results from experiments on video-conferencing environments.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.47-56
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• 2016

This study is on the actual analysis of R&D investment effect through DEA in terms of efficiency resulted from forestry sector climate change response R&D project. Namely, it is clarifying the mechanism of the scientific, technological, social performance result and output, depending on research development cost, employment size as same input. Also, it is in-depth analysis on which performance operates more efficiently in any detailed business. With the study result, we seek political implications to enhance investment effect and core element to consider R&D business project in the future.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.623-631
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• 2003

A large scale hydrological laboratory model tests for the geotextile tube were conducted to investigate the stability of geotextile tube and the capability of breakwater with variations of significant wave height, percentage of soil filling, and the water level above geotextile tube. The sliding displacement of geotextile tube is measured to check the stability of geotextile tube for given the various significant wane heights. The marked mash was laid out at the bottom of water channel to measure the displacement of geotextile tube. The bench mark was furnished in the upper part of water channel and the initial location was marked every 10cm interval to measure the displacement of geotextile tube. The wane transmit ratios are analyzed with the variations of soil filling of tube and of the top crown height wave above the geotextile tube in order to study the performance of brekwater before and after the installation of geotextile tube.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.15D no.5
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• pp.609-620
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• 2008

The service handling the map data in the mobile device including navigation, LBS, Telematics, and etc., becomes various. The size of map data which is stored and managed in the mobile device is growing and reaches in several GB. The conventional navigation system has used the read-only PSF (physical storage format) in order to enhance the performance of system by maximum in the mobile device which has limited resources. So though a little part of the map data is changed the whole data must be updated. In general, it takes several ten minutes to write the 2 GB map data to a flash memory of mobile device. Therefore, we have developed the mobile spatial DBMS (database management system) to solve the problem which is that the partial map data couldn't be updated in the conventional navigation system. And we suggest the policy to guarantee the performance of the navigation system which is implemented using the spatial mobile DBMS and verify this by experiment.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.269-291
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• 2008

MICE industry has been accepted as a growing and profitable tour market to improve profitability of vulnerable domestic tourism industry. To explore the influence of development factors of Korea MICE industry on authorities' role and ripple effects, this study examined the perception of MICE experts. The development factor were suggested to include 'marketing' and 'human resources' and the ripple effects were presented into two factors of economic and national promotion. The results reveal that marketing and human resources development had significant influence on authorities' role. The results also show that authorities' role had significant influence on ripple effects of economic and promotional effects.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.371-377
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• 2020

Currently used iris cameras are expensive and have many limitations in their use. Existing iris cameras are inconvenient in interworking with newly developed software, and light reflections generated during iris photography are inadequate for medical use. Therefore, it is impossible to utilize the existing camera to take an image by yourself. In this paper, the iris camera is newly constructed so that the iris can be photographed by ourselves and the area of interest can be seen well. Anyone can easily wear glasses-type iris cameras to acquire images using IoT devices, and the acquired images are linked to the iris analysis program and used to read genetic weak parts. The proposed iris camera module automatically provides light reflection, shake, and accurate focus when capturing images, increasing the accuracy of image analysis to 91.49%. In addition, we have proved through experiments that one image processing time is fast as 0.007ms due to accurate image input.