• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.911-921
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• 2004

Accurate minutiae extraction from input fingerprint images is one of the critical modules in robust automatic fingerprint identification system. However, the performance of a minutiae extraction is heavily dependent on the quality of the input fingerprint images. If the preprocessing is performed according to the fingerprint image characteristics in the image enhancement step, the system performance will be more robust. In this paper, we propose a knowledge-based preprocessing method, which extracts S features (the mean and variance of gray values, block directional difference, orientation change level, and ridge-valley thickness ratio) from the fingerprint images and analyzes image quality with Ward's clustering algorithm, and enhances the images with respect to oily/neutral/dry characteristics. Experimental results using NIST DB 4 and Inha University DB show that clustering algorithm distinguishes the image Quality characteristics well. In addition, the performance of the proposed method is assessed using quality index and block directional difference. The results indicate that the proposed method improves both the quality index and block directional difference.

• Information Display
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.34-43
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• 2012

네트워크 및 전송기술의 발달로, 고품질 HDTV, IPTV 및 3DTV 영상서비스가 가능하게 되었다. 통신망을 사용한 멀티미디어 서비스 및 DMB와 같은 이동 수신 방송 등은 사용자에게 편의성을 제공한다. 그러나 한정된 대역폭으로 인한 압축 열화와 전송오류로 인한 화질 열화의 발생으로 멀티미디어 서비스의 체감 품질(QoE: Quality of Experience)이 중요한 문제로 부각되고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 국제전기통신연합(ITU)과 VQEG 등의 국제 표준화 기관에서는 다양한 환경과 규격의 영상에 대해 영상의 품질을 측정하는 표준화를 진행하였다. 본 고에서는 동영상 화질 평가에 대해 기존에 진행된 표준에 대하여 소개하고, 현재 ITU에서 진행중인 표준화 동향 및 이슈들을 살펴본다.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.75-83
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• 2016

There are various types of disasters now, and accordingly it is practically difficult to manage all types of disasters effectively. If we are able to reconstruct the disaster event and investigate the cause, it may be possible to prepare the recurrence of similar patterns of disasters. The vehicle-based system equipped with state-of-the-art sensors has been proposed in order to reconstruct the disaster site as much as possible and help the disaster investigator to analyze the cause of the disaster by providing high-quality information. However, the data quality obtained from the sensors can be lowered due to unpredictable circumstances of disaster site. In this aspect it is essential to provide practical procedures that assess and analyze the performance of the equipment on site. In this paper, we selected critical elements of performance that can evaluate the vehicle-based image acquisition system, since it is the most critical piece of information in the disaster sites. The quality of the images obtained from vehicle-based image system was analyzed and verified on the test site. From the results of spatial resolution based on GRD(Ground Resolved Distance), we were able to identify maximum 5mm of spatial resolution at a distance of 70m distance. The result of field test is expected to be used for data acquisition plan in future disaster situations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.410-412
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• 2011

영상 서비스에서 사용자가 시청하는 비디오 화질을 측정하는 것은 사용자의 QoE(Quality of Experience)를 추정할 수 있는 중요한 작업 중 하나이다. 이를 위해 가장 널리 쓰이는 측정 방법 중 PSNR이 있다. PSNR은 원본영상과 시청영상간의 각 픽셀 값의 차이를 계산하여 화질을 측정하는 객관적인 평가 방법이다. 본 논문에서는 객관적 평가 방법인 PSNR에 시청자가 영상 측정 시 느낄 수 있는 시선 인식 집중도를 접목시킨 품질 측정방법을 제안한다. 이는 사용자의 시각적 특성이 고려되기 때문에 보다 사용자에게 맞는 영상 품질을 측정할 수 있게 된다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to provide a compact overview of the state-of-art image mosaic algorithms in commercial softwares and to propose objective assessment method of that. Among them, several algorithms, widely used and high quality, result in the mosaic image by applying to seven different kinds of seasons of KOMPSAT-2 images and then consequently each result is analyzed visually. Moreover, quality index is suggested to assess the similarity with colors regarding adjacency images and then it is performed by comparing and analyzing the visual and quantitative results. Consequently, we found out the suggested quality index is feasible.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.283-292
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• 2018

UHD (Ultra High Definition) broadcasting technology, and UWV (Ultra Wide Vision) which is the high quality panoramic video of wide view angle based on UHD, were commercialized in Korea for the first time in the world, and those are representative realistic video technologies that maximize the user's sense of presence. By comparing the user's subjective reaction of UHD and UWV, the purpose of this study is to systematically establish the user's subjective video quality evaluation. For this purpose, a large screen projection experiment is designed by setting the screen size (4k x 2k, 8k x 2k) and content types (sports, landscape, concert) as variables to measure the user's subjective video quality evaluation and satisfaction. As a result of the study, the users' evaluation of UWV was higher than UHD in all items of subjective video quality, and satisfaction. Moreover, the results showed the significant differences depending on the video contents. Based on the results of the research, the study proposed the points necessary for the development and commercialization of UWV panoramic technology, and suggestions for the future research.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.474-480
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• 2019

We propose a method to evaluate a Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) using a circular target. In addition, a MATLAB GUI-based resolution analysis tool was developed to enhance the reliability of UAV image quality and the efficiency of the work. For this purpose, images were taken with an FC-6310 during flights at altitudes of 80 m, 120 m, and 150 m and by an iXM-100 at altitudes of 150 m, 200 m, and 400 m. The MTFs of UAV images were compared with traditional photogrammetry by measuring and analyzing MTFs on images taken by the UltraCAM Eagle Mark-2 sensor at a flight altitude of 1000 m. The results show that ${\sigma}MTF$ of the FC-6310 were 0.431(80 m), 0.524(120 m), and 0.699(150 m), and those of the iXM-100 were 0.332(150 m), 0.393(200 m), and 0.631(400 m), respectively. At the altitude of 150 m, the image quality of the iXM-100, which has a high-performance camera, was very high, and the effect of the camera performance on the image quality was confirmed. In addition, the ${\sigma}MTF$ of the UltraCAM Eagle Mark-2 was 0.711 due to the high flight altitude. This was the worst value among all UAV images. However, the ${\sigma}MTF$ of the FC-6310 at 150-m altitude was 0.699, which is almost the same as that of a manned aerial image.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.183-194
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• 2011

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is widely used because of high resolution imaging capability in all weather and day/night condition. In this paper development of Spotlight SAR simulator is proposed for image quality analysis. Proposed SAR simulator is based on the SAR system design parameters so that SAR image performance can be expected which is essential throughout the full system development procedure from the initial concept design stage to the final in-flight calibration and validation stage. The raw data of ideal point target is first generated by taking account of the flight and imaging geometry and the various SAR system design parameters, and the Spotlight image formation algorithm is implemented in order to obtain the point target response. Finally the image quality of the generated raw data is analyzed in terms of spatial resolution, peak to sidelobe ratio and integrated sidelobe ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.777-780
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• 2008

최근 IP 네트워크를 통한 유무선 통신 기술, 멀티미디어, 그리고 영상 처리 기술의 발전은 IPTV, VoIP와 같은 여러 형태의 서비스를 가능하게 하였다. 이러한 서비스들의 대부분은 실시간 동영상 및 음성 서비스를 바탕으로 하고 있으며 대용량의 대역폭뿐만 아니라 높은 수준의 서비스 품질을 요구한다. 이에 대한 대안으로 QoS 보장 기술에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지는 가운데 아직까지 QoS 보장에 따른 실시간 영상 서비스 품질 변화에 대한 테스트 결과가 미흡하다. 본 논문에서는 QoS 보장에 따른 실시간 영상 서비스의 품질을 사용자 입장에서 객관적 화질 측정방법인 PSNR을 이용하여 측정하고 평가한다. 또한, 현재의 기반망인 IPv4망과 차세대 인터넷 프로토콜인 IPv6망을 고려하여 현실적으로 가장 높은 품질의 서비스를 제공할 수 있는 IP망의 QoS 보장을 제안하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.665-668
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• 2012

멀티미디어 콘텐츠는 디지털 데이터의 특성상 수정과 복제가 쉽고, 이에 따라 불법 유통과 위 변조 등의 문제가 발생할 수 있으므로 콘텐츠 보안의 중요성이 높아지고 있고 가역 워터마킹 방법은 하나의 솔루션이다. 본 논문에서는 JPEG 압축 표준에서 사용할 수 있는 가역 워터마킹 기법을 제안한다. JPEG 압축 과정 중 비손실 과정에서 유지되는 양자화 DCT 블록 데이터에 대하여 인접 블록의 계수간 차이값의 히스토그램을 계산하고, 히스토그램 쉬프팅을 통하여 가역 워터마크를 삽입한다. 디코딩 과정에서 영상에 삽입된 워터마크를 추출함과 동시에 원본 JPEG 표준 영상의 품질을 복원한다. 제안 알고리즘의 성능 평가를 위해 다양한 영상을 대상으로 영상 품질과 압축률을 평가하였다. 삽입된 영상의 PSNR과 압축률은 32.33dB과 89.69%로, 표준 JPEG 압축된 영상 대비 각 3.24dB의 PSNR 차이와 2.58%의 압축률 차이를 보였다.