• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.10b
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• pp.436-438
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 기울어진 얼굴 영상에서 얼굴 구성 요소를 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 먼저 피부 색상 정보를 이용하여 얼굴 후보 영역을 추출한다. 이때 YIQ 색상 좌표계를 이용하고 조명의 영향을 반영하기 위하여 피부색상 영역을 다단계로 분할하여 색상 영역을 각각 결정한 뒤 적중률을 계산하여 얼굴 후보 영역을 결정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 2단계에서는 얼굴의 구성 요소중 가장 두드러진 특징인 눈동자 영역을 기준으로 한국인의 표준 얼굴 통계치를 적응하여 탐색하는 방법을 사용하였다. 이때 탐색된 눈동자 좌표로부터 얼굴의 기울기를 추정한다. 다음 단계에서는 얼굴 후보 영역에 대하여 기울어짐 보정을 수행한 뒤, 수평 수직 투영값을 이용하여 얼굴의 구성요소를 탐색한 뒤 얼굴 포함 최소 사각형을 정의하였다. 마지막으로 얼굴 영상 데이터 베이스로부터 얼굴 포함 최소 사각형에 대한 명암값 표준템플릿을 정의하고, 입력 영상에서 탐색된 최소 포함 사각형에 대하여 얼굴 영역 검증하는 방법을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.7 no.8
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• pp.1025-1034
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• 2004

This paper proposes an adaptive motion estimation algorithm using the temporal continuity of motion. We set up a squared global search region (GSR), which basically corresponds to the search region of FSA, and non-squared adaptive local search regions (LSRs), the positions for which are predicted by the motion vectors of the temporal neighbor blocks, are constructed in the GSR. The previous frame blocks that possibly have effects on the current block are to be the temporal neighbor blocks. Because motion estimation is only performed in the areas made by LSRs, we can estimate motion more correctly and reduce processing time. Experimental results show that the proposed method can enhance visual qualities with significant reductions of complexity by reducing search regions, when compared to the conventional methods.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.71-72
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• 2009

플래시 메모리은 많은 부분에서 기존의 저장장치인 HDD에 비해 좋은 성능을 지녔다. 하지만 HDD와는 달리 데이터의 덮어쓰기가 허용 되지 않는다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 플래시 메모리는 FTL(Flash Translation Layer)을 사용하고 있으며, FTL을 통해 기존의 저장장치와 동일하게 사용할 수 있다. FTL들 중 로그영역을 사용하여 성능을 개선한 것들이 많은데, 로그영역의 사용으로 인해 읽기/쓰기 작업시 반드시 로그영역을 탐색을 해야만 했다. 본 논문에서는 카운팅 블룸필터(Counting bloom filter)를 활용하여 불필요한 로그영역 탐색을 줄이는 기법을 제안하였고, 실험을 통해 로그영역에 최신 데이터가 없는 경우 탐색횟수를 크게 줄일 수 있는 것을 확인하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37 no.2A
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• pp.113-118
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose the removal of search point using motion vector correlation and distance between reference frames in H.264/AVC. We remove the search points in full search method and predictive motion vectors in enhanced predictive zonal search method. Since the probability that the reference frame far from the current frame is selected as the best reference frame is decreased, we apply the weighted average based on distance between the current and reference frame to determine the fianl search range. In general, the size of search range is smaller than initial search range. We reduce motion estimation time using the final search range in full search method. Also, the refinement process is adaptively applied to each reference frame. The proposed methods reduce the computational throughput of full search method by 57.13% and of enhanced predictive zonal search by 14.71% without visible performance degradation.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.357-371
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• 2005

In this Paper, we propose a new motion search algorithm called CDTS (Cross-Diamond-Triangle Search algorithm) that uses optimal search pattern according to the position of a search area to improve the performance of CDS(Cross-Diamond Search algorithm) as well as CDHSs(Cross-Diamond-Hexagonal Searches algorithms). We analyze motion distributions in various test video sequences to apply optimal search pattern according to a position of search area. Based on the result of this analysis, we propose a new triangle-shaped search pattern whose structure is asymmetric while previous search patterns are generally symmetric in conventional algorithms. In CDTS, we apply cross- and diamond-shaped search patterns to central search areas, and triangle- and diamond-shaped patterns to the other areas. Applying CDTS to test video sequences, the proposed scheme can reduce search points more than CDS and CDHSs by 16.22$\%$ and 3.09$\%$, respectively, without any visual quality degradation.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.13-19
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• 2001

The conventional fractal decoding was required a vast amount computational complexity, since every range blocks was implemented to IFS(iterated function system). In order to improve this, it has been suggested that each range block was classified to iterated and non-iterated regions. Non-iterated regions is called data dependency region, and if data dependency region extended, IFS regions are contractive. In this paper, a searched region of the domain is limited to the range regions that is similar with the domain blocks, and the domain region is more overlapped. As a result, data dependency region has maximum region, that is IFS regions can be minimum region. The minimizing method of domain region is defined to minimum domain(MD) which is minimum IFS region. Using the minimizing method of domain region, there is not influence PSNR(peak signal-to-noise ratio). And it can be performed a fast decoding by reducing the computational complexity for IFS in fractal image decoding.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1898-1902
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• 2009

영상 분석에서는 적절한 탐색 범위를 결정하는 것이 측정의 정확도에 큰 영향을 미친다. 탐색 범위는 흐름장의 상태에 따라 달라진다. 탐색 범위를 작게 잡을 경우 분석 시간이 절약되고 정확도를 높일 수 있으나, 지나치게 작게 되는 경우는 오히려 유속 분포 추정에 큰 오류를 범할 가능성이 있다. 반면에 탐색 범위를 크게 잡을 경우에는 유속 분포 추정에 큰 오류를 범할 가능성은 줄어들지만, 분석 시간이 길게 되며 전반적인 정확도는 낮아지게 된다. 따라서, 적절한 탐색 범위의 설정은 영상 분석의 정확도 향상에서 큰 관건이 된다. 실험실 수로의 경우 유속 분포에 대해 사전에 알고 있는 경우가 많으며, 유속이나 수위가 크게 변하지 않으므로, 적절한 탐색 범위의 선정이 어렵지 않다. 그러나, 현장 적용을 위한 고정식 표면영상유속계의 경우, 수위와 유량이 급변하고 또한 수위에 따른 유속 분포의 변화가 매우 심하므로 적절한 탐색 범위의 선정이 용이하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 고정된 탐색 범위를 설정하여 일차적으로 유속 분포를 추정하고, 여기서 얻은 유속 분포에 기반하여 탐색 영역을 보다 정밀하게 설정하고 재탐색을 하는 방법을 적용하였다. 이러한 유속 분포에 기반한 탐색 영역의 설정을 통하여 유속 분포 추정의 정확성을 크게 향상시킬 수 있다. 괴산댐 하류에 위치한 수전교에서 2008년 7월 $23{\sim}24$일 동안의 영상 자료를 이용한 추정 결과, 추정 유량의 오차를 절반 정도 줄여서 측정의 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.157-162
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose enhanced methods of path finding based on an abstract graph with extension of search space to improve the quality of path. The proposed methods that are called simple buffering method, velocity constrained method and distance constrained method are to extract buffering-cells for using search space with valid-cells. The simple buffering method is to extract adjacent cells of valid-cells as buffering-cells. velocity constrained method and distance constrained method are based on simple buffering method, these eliminate buffering-cells through each of threshold. In experiment, proposed methods can improve the quality of path. The proposed methods are applicable to develop various kinds of telematics application, such as path finding and logistics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2017.10a
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• pp.159-161
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• 2017

In this paper, we propose an adaptive search range allocation algorithm for high-performance HEVC encoder and a hardware architecture suitable for the proposed algorithm. In order to improve the prediction performance, the existing motion vector is configured with the motion vectors of the neighboring blocks as prediction vector candidates, and a search range of a predetermined size is allocated using one motion vector having a minimum difference from the current motion vector. The proposed algorithm reduces the computation time by reducing the size of the search range by assigning the size of the search range to the rectangle and octagon type according to the structure of the motion vectors for the surrounding four blocks. Moreover, by using all four motion vectors, it is possible to predict more precisely. By realizing it in a form suitable for hardware, hardware area and computation time are effectively reduced.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.1B
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• pp.167-174
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• 2000

The three-step search(TSS) algorithm, a simple and gradual motion estimation algorithm, has been widely used in some low bit-rate video compression. We propose a new fast block motion estimation algorithm using the characteristics of motion in search region. Most of motion vectors exist in the center region of search area, so the notion in that region is examined more closely than TSS in this paper. Also in a search step, motion vector is estimated in the local area which is not overlapped with the search area in previous step, considering the all possible direction of motion. Therefore, we get the better motion estimation and reduce computational time in compared with the conventional methods.