• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.246-249
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• 2001

본 연구는 온라인 지문 인식 기법의 속도 향상을 주목적으로 하여 기존의 지문 인식 기법과 비교하여 개선된 전처리 방법을 이용하여 적은 계산량으로 보다 높은 정확도를 확보하여 궁극적으로 지문 인식 및 대조 시스템이 적합한 특징점 추출 알고리즘 개발을 목적으로 한다. 먼저 방향성이미지에서 방향성추출에서는 4$\times$4화소를 하나의 Block으로 나눈 후, 3$\times$3의 Sobel 연산자를 이용하였고, 이 방향성 정보를 이용하여 지문영상의 품질 측정과 배경 분리를 하였으며, 또한 부분 영역간의 밝기 차이 등으로 발생하는 오류를 최소화하기 위하여 이진화 수행 과정에서 가장 애로점인 임계치(threshold value) 설정을 지문의 대상 영역의 밝기 등에 적응하여 스스로 변하도록 할 수 있게 Slit sum의 방법을 응용한 적응 이진화를 하였다. 세선화와 특징점 추출에서는 VHN(Vertical & horizontal Number)값을 이용하여 보정(Interpolation)효과를 주어 오류특징점을 배제하고, 자동 지문 인식 시스템의 인식성능을 향상시켰다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.891-894
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• 2004

This paper proposes an improved image segmentation algorithm by the watershed algorithm based on the local adaptive threshold on local minima search and the fixing threshold on label allocation. The previous watershed algorithm generates the problem of over-segmentation. The over-segmentation makes the boundary in the inaccuracy region by occurring around the object. In order to solve those problems we quantize the input color image by the vector quantization, remove noise and find the gradient image. We sorted local minima applying the local adaptive threshold on local minima search of the input color image. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm controls over-segmentation and makes the fine boundary around segmented region applying the fixing threshold based on sorted local minima on label allocation.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.163-174
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• 2004

The 3D tooth model in which each tooth can be manipulated individualy is essential component for the orthodontic simulation and implant simulation in dental field. For the reconstruction of such a tooth model, we need an image segmentation algorithm capable of separating individual tooth from neighboring teeth and alveolar bone. In this paper we propose a CT image normalization method and adaptive optimal thresholding algorithm for the segmenation of tooth region in CT image slices. The proposed segmentation algorithm is based on the fact that the shape and intensity of tooth change gradually among CT image slices. It generates temporary boundary of a tooth by using the threshold value estimated in the previous imge slice, and compute histograms for the inner region and the outer region seperated by the temporary boundary. The optimal threshold value generating the finnal tooth region is computed based on these two histogram.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.67-76
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• 2012

This paper proposes an efficient method that helps a visually impaired person to detect a pavement borderline. A pedestrian is equipped with a camera so that the front view of a natural scene is captured. Our approach analyzes the captured image and detects the borderline of a pavement in a very robust manner. Our approach performs the task in two steps. In a first step, our approach detects a vanishing point and vanishing lines by applying an edge operator. The edge operator is designed to take a threshold value adaptively so that it can handle a dynamic environment robustly. The second step is to determine the borderlines of a pavement based on vanishing lines detected in the first step. It analyzes the vanishing lines to form VRays that confines the pavement only. The VRays segments out the pavement region in a radial manner. We compared our approach against Canny edge detector. Experimental results show that our approach detects borderlines of a pavement very accurately in various situations.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.189-196
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• 2010

In this paper, we proposed the adaptive local sigma filter reducing noises generated by an image sensor. The small noises generated by the image sensor are amplified by increased an analog gain and an exposure time of the image sensor together with information. And the goal of this work was the system design that is reduce the these amplified noises. Edge data are extracted by Flatness Index Map algorithm. We made the threshold adaptively changeable by the luminance average in this algorithm that extracts the edge data not in high luminance, but just low luminance. The Local Sigma Filter performed only about the edge pixel that were extracted by Flatness Index Map algorithm. To verify the performance of the designed filter, we made the Window test program. The hardware was designed with HDL language. We verified the hardware performance of Local Sigma Filter system using FPGA Demonstration board and HD image sensor, $1280{\times}720$ image size and 30 frames per second.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.2259-2266
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• 2016

Recently dense wireless local area networks (WLANs) emerge as the number of WLAN cells and stations increases. In such dense WLAN environment, this paper proposes a new distributed medium access control (MAC) protocol. The proposed MAC protocol extends the previous CSMA with collision resolution (CSMA/CR) that uses a single collision detection (CD) phase and employs multiple CD phases to resolve more collisions. It checks the collision detection in each CD phase and stops the CD phase if consecutive non-detected CD phases occur more than the threshold. Therefore, the proposed protocol can control the number of CD phases adaptively according to the number of accessing stations and increase the probability of collision resolution while decreasing the packet overhead. The simulation results show that the proposed adaptive CSMA/CR protocol employs a variable number of CD phases according to the number of stations and achieves a greater throughput than the previous CSMA/CR protocol using the fixed number of CD phases.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.36 no.3C
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• pp.149-156
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• 2011

MIMO-OFDM(Multiple Input Multiple Output-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) has been spotlighted as a solution of high-quality service for next generation's wireless communications. However, like OFDM, one of main problems of MIMO-OFDM is the high PAPR(Peak-to-Average Power Ratio). In this paper, an adaptive P-SLM(Partitioned-SeLetive Mapping) based on new phase sequence is proposed to reduce PAPR. The proposed method has better performance and lower complexity than conventional method due to the use of periodic multiplication and adaptability by fixed critical PAPR value. Simulation results show that the proposed method has better performance and lower complexity than conventional method.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.723-726
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• 2001

일반적으로 블록기반의 동영상 압축방식은 블록킹효과를 필연적으로 수반한다. 특히 저비트율의 동영상에서는 블록킹 효과가 다른 어떤 영상의 왜곡보다 많이 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 블록킹효과를 효율적으로 인간 시각체계에 적합하게 실시간으로 제거하는 후처리 알고리즘을 제안한다. 우선 복원된 영상에서 인간의 시각체계와 동영상의 특성에 따라 3가지의 모드로 분리하여 QP(quantization Parameter)에 따라 임계치를 변화함으로써 각 모드의 필터링 범위를 가변시켰다. 이후에 각 모드에 알맞은 일차원 및 적응형 필터링을 적용한다. 적용된 모드별 필터링은 과도한 블러링 현상을 방지하고 영상내의 실제 에지성분읓 보호하면서 효과적으로 블록킹효과를 제거한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 알고리즘을 실험 영상에 적용하였을 경우에 주관적 화질 및 객관적 화질인 PSNR로 0.5dB 정도 향상되었다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.4C
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• pp.514-523
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• 2004

In this paper, a new intelligent moving target tracking and surveillance system basing on the pan/tilt-embedded stereo camera system is suggested and implemented. In the proposed system, once the face area of a target is detected from the input stereo image by using a YCbCr color model and then, using this data as well as the geometric information of the tracking system, the distance and 3D information of the target are effectively extracted in real-time. Basing on these extracted data the pan/tilted-embedded stereo camera system is adaptively controlled and as a result, the proposed system can track the target adaptively under the various circumstance of the target. From some experiments using 80 frames of the test input stereo image, it is analyzed that standard deviation of the position displacement of the target in the horizontal and vertical directions after tracking is kept to be very low value of 1.82, 1.11, and error ratio between the measured and computed 3D coordinate values of the target is also kept to be very low value of 0.5% on average. From these good experimental results a possibility of implementing a new real-time intelligent stereo target tracking and surveillance system using the proposed scheme is finally suggested.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.12
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• pp.6013-6021
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• 2012

Although there are many patients who suffer from cold hypersensitivity and have a difficult time in living daily lives due to feeling cold at room temperature, it is about true that an accurate diagnostic method and an effective remedy for a cold hypersensitivity have not been developed yet. Therefore, in order to develop traditional medicine equipment for cold hypersensitivity, we have designed new oxygen chamber system which can diagnose cold hypersensitivity with multiple bionic sensors and supply a patient optimum amount of oxygen adaptively to the extent of their illness. In particular, diverging from conventional diagnosis based on the experience of doctor and subjective statements of patient, we introduced accurate method for diagnosis in comparing between output of multiple sensors and threshold derived from clinical trials. After all, the proposed oxygen chamber system will contribute to achieving scientific evidence and manufacturing of korean traditional medicine.