• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.1-9
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• 2018

In this paper, we propose a face recognition method which is not sensitive to illumination change and prevents false recognition of photographs. The proposed method uses infrared and depth images at the same time, solves sensitivity of illumination change by infrared image, and prevents false recognition of two - dimensional image such as photograph by depth image. Face detection method using infrared and depth images simultaneously and feature extraction and matching method for face recognition are realized. Simulation results show that accuracy of face recognition is increased compared to conventional methods.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.174-181
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• 2011

A new registration method for IR image and EO image is proposed in this paper. IR sensor is applicable to many area because it absorbs thermal radiation energy unlike EO sensor does. However, IR sensor has difficulty to extract and match features due to low contrast compared to EO image. In order to register both images, we used modified SIFT(Scale Invariant Feature Transform) and block processing to increase feature distinctiveness. To remove outlier, we applied RANSAC(RANdom SAample Concensus) for each block. Finally, we unified matching features into single coordinate system and remove outlier again. We used 3~5um range IR image, and our experiment result showed good robustness in registration with IR image.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.52 no.11
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• pp.115-123
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• 2015

The infrared light is known to be less dependent on background light compared to the visible light, and thus many applications such as remote sensing and image surveillance use the infrared image. Similar to color images, infrared images can also be degraded by hazy weather condition, and consequently the performance of the infrared image-based applications can decrease. Nevertheless, infrared image dehazing has not received significant interest. In this paper, we analyze the characteristic of infrared images, especially near-infrared (NIR) images, and present an NIR dehazing algorithm using the analyzed characteristics. In particular, a machine learning framework is adopted to obtain an accurate transmission map and several post-processing methods are used for further refinement. Experimental results show that the proposed NIR dehazing algorithm outperforms the conventional color image dehazing method for NIR image dehazing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.171-174
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• 2003

This paper is a study on the 3D infrared image enhancement with Stereoscopic algorithm on still infrared image. The adapted stereo method is that the depth is extracted by comparison with right-left image, and the enhanced 3D infrared image by matching based on feature is realized. As the result of experiment this method forced the more smooth edge lines of 3D infrared images.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.480-483
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• 2011

눈동자 부분을 밝게 만드는 밝은 눈동자 효과(Bright Pupil Effect)는 적외선 영상에서 사람의 얼굴을 부자연스럽게 보이도록 한다. 본 논문에서는 적외선 영상에서의 눈 검출 및 눈동자 추출과 밝은 눈동자 효과를 제거하는 방법에 대해 제안하였다. 먼저 얼굴 검출을 수행한 뒤, 눈 영역을 검출하고 눈동자 부분을 추출한다. 추출한 눈동자 부분이 적외선 반사에 의해 생성된 것인지를 판단하여 눈동자 주변 영역과의 밝기 차이를 빼줌으로써 적외선 반사에 의해 부자연스러워진 눈동자 부분을 보정한다. 제안한 방법은 디지털 카메라, 캠코더 및 스마트 폰에서 부자연스러운 인물 영상 보정에 적용할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.577-581
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• 2003

The 3D infrared image enhancement with Stereoscopic algorithm on still infrared image is presented. The adapted stereoscopic method is that the depth is extracted by comparison with right-left image, and the enhanced 3D infrared image by matching based on feature is realized. As the result of experiment this method forces a 3D infrared image by the edge lines to be more smooth.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.1547-1556
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose a flame detection method using region expansions and on-line variances in outdoor infrared video sequences. To segment flame candidates' regions in infrared images, we first, extract initial regions by high threshold values in infrared images and then the segmented regions are expanded to their neighbors with similar high intensity values. The segmented regions could be non-flame areas like bare-grounds and buildings. Therefore, to detect flame regions in the segmented regions, the segmented regions which have high intensity values in infrared image, are tracked using bounding regions in frame sequences. Variances in the tracked regions are calculated effectively by on-line updates to measure intensity variations on the tracked regions. Experiments show that the proposed method, which is based on region expansions and the average of on-line variances in the regions, is efficient to detect flames in infrared image.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.329-336
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• 2022

Unreadable Khitan scripts of ancient documents written by indian ink on parchment(sheepskin) are visualized by active infrared thermography without contacting and damaging the document which are deteriorated and aged presumably over many years. Sinusoidal infrared thermal wave using Halogen lamp is applied to the surface of the document in order to selectively magnify and record the thermal response of indian ink. The infrared image of the document captured in real time by infrared camera under the active external excitation shows the better sharpness and readability of Khitan characters than the optical image, from which many Khitan letters like ' ' and ' ' sounding as 'd' and 'ri' in English alphabet are detected and deciphered. It is concluded from the experiment that the active infrared thermography can be used as a promising method for digital reconstruction and preservation of ancient documents in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2004.10b
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• pp.646-648
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• 2004

사용자의 실영상을 가상세계에 합성하여 보여주는 형태의 혼합현실(mixed reality) 기술에서 입력영상으로부터의 사용자 추출은 필수적인 단계이다 본 연구에서는 물체로부터 반사되는 적외선 점보를 이용하는 능동 적외선(Active Infrared) 기반 동적배경 제거 기법을 제안한다 이 기법에서는 대형 디스플레이 환경 내에 설치된 적외선 광원 및 적외선 투과 필터를 장착한 흑백카메라를 이용하여 획득된 적외선 반사 영상에 배경 제거 알고리즘을 적용함으로써 사용자 영역을 추출한다. 제안 기법을 이용하면 CAVE$^{TH}$ -like 시스템과 같이 정적배경을 보장하지 못하는 환경에서도 고가의 장비 없이 빠르고 정확하게 사용자를 추출할 수 있기 때문에 프로젝션 환경 내에 존재하는 사용자를 가상세계와 함께 합성하여 보여줄 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.478-482
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• 2010

최근 개발된 표면영상유속계(Surface Image Velocimetry, SIV)는 하천 표면의 영상을 분석하여 유속을 산정하는 매우 실용적이며 간편한 유속측정 방법이다. 그러나, 표면영상유속계는 수표면의 움직임을 계산하여 표면유속을 산정하기 때문에 야간의 경우 획득영상시 수표면의 움직임을 확인할 수 없어 유속측정이 어렵다는 단점이 있었다. 이 때문에 표면영상유속계의 간편성과 유용성에도 불구하고, 주간에만 유속측정이 가능하여 연속적인 하천유량측정을 하기 어려웠다. 과거 수표면에 야광 입자를 흘려보내면서 야간유속측정을 실시하였으나 대하천의 경우 야광 물질의 크기가 작아 영상내에서 식별이 어렵고, 측정시마다 야광 입자를 뿌려주어야 하기 때문에 환경적인 문제가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 적외선 카메라를 이용하여 야간에도 영상획득이 가능하도록 시스템을 개선하였다, 야간 영상획득 장비는 최대 가시거리가 200 m까지 가능하고, 주야간 모두 영상획득이 가능하도록 시스템을 구성하였다. 적외선 카메라에서 획득된 동영상은 초당 최대 30장까지 자동 분할이 가능하여 홍수시 고유속을 분석하기에 문제가 없도록 제작하였다. 이와 같이 제작된 야간유속측정 시스템을 이용하여 동일한 유속조건에 대하여 현장에서 주간과 야간 표면유속 측정의 정확도 분석을 수행한 결과 만족스러운 결과를 얻었으며, 향후 실제 하천유량측정에 적용하게 된다면 보다 간편하게 실시간으로 주야간 유량측정이 모두 가능할 것으로 기대된다.