• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.872-877
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• 2012

We proposes the method to detect the Hangul character region from natural image using topological structural feature of Hangul grapheme. First, we transform a natural image to a gray-scale image. Second, feature extraction performed with edge and connected component based method, Edge-based method use a Canny-edge detector and connected component based method applied the local range filtering. Next, if features are not corresponding to the heuristic rule of Hangul character, extracted features filtered out and select candidates of character region. Next, candidates of Hangul character region are merged into one Hangul character using Hangul character merging algorithm. Finally, we detect the final character region by Hangul character class decision algorithm. Experimental result, proposed method could detect a character region effectively in images that contains a complex background and various environments. As a result of the performance evaluation, A proposed method showed advanced results about detection of Hangul character region from mobile image.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.225-230
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose the segmentation method for detecting the facial region by using watershed based on depth information and merge algorithm. The method consists of three steps: watershed segmentation, seed region detection, and merge. The input color image is segmented into the small uniform regions by watershed. The facial region can be detected by merging the uniform regions with chromaticity and edge constraints. The problem in the existing method using only chromaticity or edge can solved by the proposed method. The computer simulation is performed to evaluate the performance of the proposed method. The simulation results shows that the proposed method is superior to segmentation facial region.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.153-162
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• 1999

In this study, mixing and dilution characteristics of vertical multijet discharged by multiport diffuser into stagnant water are investigated. The results obtained from the experiment of multiport diffuser performed in the three dimensional flume are as follows. As far as merging process of multiport diffuser is concerned, merging starts at about z/l = 3 although merging length is dependent upon stability condition and thereafter lateral temperature distribution becomes gradually uniform which is typical distribution of plane jet. Analyses of experimental data for minimum dilution show that characteristics of minimum dilution are described based on three regions which are jet region where momentum is dominated, intermediate region, and plume region where buoyancy is dominated. Minimum dilution coefficient in plume region of multiport diffuser obtained in this study is 15% higher than that of plane diffuser. This is because individual jet of multiport diffuser entrains more ambient water before merging is occurred, and therefore dilution increases.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.266-270
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• 2000

내용기반 영상검색시스템에서 객체 단위로 영상을 검색하기 위해서는 영상에서 의미있는 객체를 추출하는 과정이 필수적이며, 이를 위해 영역 분할을 효율적으로 수행하기 위한 양자화가 선행되어야 한다. 일반적인 칼라 양자화 기법은 칼라 수를 줄이되 양자화 된 영상이 원시 영상과 가능할 비슷해 보이도록 하는 것을 목적으로 하지만, 영역 분할을 위한 칼라 양자화에서는 칼라의 표현보나는 의미있는 객체를 용이하게 추출할 수 있도록 양자화 하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 Octree 양자화 방법과 K-means 알고리즘의 장점을 조합하여 영역 분할에 용이한 양자화 결과를 얻을 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 먼저, Octree 양자화 방법을 수행하여 얻어진 양자화 된 칼라들 중에서 시각적으로 유사한 칼라를 병합함으로써, Octree 양자화 방법의 단점인 강제 분할 문제점을 해결한다. 이어서, 병합 후의 양자화 된 칼라에 대해서만 K-means 알고리즘을 수행함으로써, 보다 빠른 시간 내에 영역 분할에 적합한 양자화 된 영상을 얻는다. 실험을 통해 제안한 방법의 효용성을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.556-565
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• 2009

Automated visual grading system of lumber needs correct input image. In order to create a correct image of domestic red pine lumber 3.6 m long feeding on a conveyer, part images were captured using area sensor and template matching algorithm was applied to merge part images. Two kinds of template matching algorithms and six kinds of template sizes were adopted in this operation. Feature extracted method appeared to have more excellent image merging performance than fixed template method. Error length was attributed to a decline of similarity related by difference of partial brightness on a part image, specific pattern and template size. The mismatch part was repetitively generated at the long grain. The best size of template for image merging was $100{\times}100$ pixels. In a further study, assignment of exact template size, preprocessing of image merging for reduction of brightness difference will be needed to improve image merging.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.421-430
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• 2010

Image segmentation technique is becoming increasingly important in the field of remote sensing image analysis in areas such as object oriented image classification to extract object regions of interest within images. This paper presents a new method for image segmentation in High Resolution Remote Sensing Image based on Improved Seeded Region Growing (ISRG) and Region merging. Firstly, multi-spectral edge detection was done using an entropy operator in pan-sharpened QuickBird imagery. Then, the initial seeds were automatically selected from the obtained multi-spectral edge map. After automatic selection of significant seeds, an initial segmentation was achieved by applying ISRG to consider spectral and edge information. Finally the region merging process, integrating region texture and spectral information, was carried out to get the final segmentation result. The accuracy assesment was done using the unsupervised objective evaluation method for evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed method. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method has good potential for application in the segmentation of high resolution satellite images.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.42-47
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• 2007

Video Segmentation is an essential part in region-based video coding and any other fields of the video processing. Among lots of methods proposed so far, the watershed method in which the region growing is performed for the gradient image can produce well-partitioned regions globally without any influence on local noise and extracts accurate boundaries. But, it generates a great number of small regions, which we call over segmentation problem. Therefore we proposes that adaptive trimmed mean filter for resolving the over segmentation of image. Simulation result, we confirm that proposed ATM filter improves the performance to remove noise and reduces damage for the clear degree of image in case of the noise ratio of 20% and over.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.119-125
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• 2017

In this paper, we propose a method that merges and splits players in the MeanShift tracking framework. The MeanShift tracking moves the center of tracking window to the maximum probability location given the target probability distribution. This tracking method has been widely used for real-time tracking problems because of its fast processing speed. However, it hardly handles occlusions in multiple object tracking systems. Occlusions can be usually solved by applying data association methods. In this paper, we propose a method that can be applied before data association methods. The proposed method automatically merges and splits the overlapped players by adjusting the each player's tracking map. We have compared the tracking performance of the MeanSfhit tracking algorithm and the proposed method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.5-8
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• 1998

기존의 바이폴라 논리회로에서 신호변환시 베이스 영역의 소수 캐리어를 빨리 제거 하기 위해서, 베이스 부분의 매몰충을 줄여서 npn트랜지스터의 베이스와 에피충과 기판사이에 병합 pnp 트랜지스터를 생성한 트랜지스터와 게이트 당 전달 지연 시간을 측정하기 위한 링-발진기를 설계, 제작하였다. 게이트의 구조는 수직 npn 트랜지스터와 기판과 병합 pnp 트랜지스터이다. 소자 시뮬레이션의 자료를 얻기 위하여 수직 npn 트랜지스터와 병합 pnp 트랜지스터의 전류-전압 특성을 분석하여 특성 파라미터를 추출하였다. 결과로서 npn 트랜지스터의 에미터의 면적이 기존의 접합넓이에 비해서 상당히 적기 때문에 에미터에서 진성베이스로 유입되는 캐리어와 가장자리 부분으로 유입되는 캐리어가 상대적으로 많기 때문에 이 많은 양은 결국 베이스의 전류가 많이 형성되며, 또 콜렉터의 매몰층이 거의 반으로 줄었기 때문에 콜렉터 전류가 적게 형성되어 이득이 낮아진다. 병합 pnp 트랜지스터는 베이스폭이 크고 농도 분포에서 에미터의 농도와 베이스의 농도 차이가 적기 때문에 전류 이득이 낮아졌다. 게이트를 연결하여 링-발진기를 제작하여 측정한 AC특성의 출력은 정현파로 논리전압의 진폭은 200mV, 최소 전달 지연시간은 211nS이며, 게이트당 최소 전달지연 시간은 7.26nS의 개선된 속도 특성을 얻었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.809-812
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• 2005

본 논문은 세그멘테이션 기반의 스테레오 정합에서 복잡한 장면 정합 시 발생되는 오 정합을 최소화 하는 방법을 제안한다. 이를 위하여, 스테레오 영상의 좌측 영상에 대해 워터쉐드 영상 분할을 이용하여 정합을 위한 feature 를 생성한 다음, 베이지언 프레임웍을 적용하여, 각각의 영역을 비슷한 변이 정보를 가진 것들로 병합한다. 생성되는 정합 패치들은 정합의 모호성이 작게 되어 오 정합이 현저히 줄어 들 뿐만 아니라, 영역간의 콘트라스트가 적은 영상에서도 신뢰할 만한 변이 영상을 생성하게 된다.