• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.553-557
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• 2001

얼굴 표정을 애니메이션하는 것은 얼굴 구조의 복잡성과 얼굴 표면의 섬세한 움직임으로 인해 컴퓨터 애니메이션 분야에서 가장 어려운 분야로 인식되고 있다. 최근 3D 애니메이션, 영화 특수효과 그리고 게임 제작시 모션 캡처 시스템(Motion Capture System)을 통하여 실제 인간의 동작 및 얼굴 표정을 수치적으로 측정해내어 이를 실제 애니메이션에 직접 사용함으로써 막대한 작업시간 및 인력 그리고 자본을 획기적으로 줄이고 있다. 그러나 기존의 모션 캡처 시스템은 고속 카메라를 이용함으로써 가격이 고가이고 움직임 추적에서도 여러 가지 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 일반 저가의 카메라와 신경회로망 및 영상처리기법을 이용하여 얼굴 애니메이션용 모션 캡처 시스템에 적응할 수 있는 경제적이고 효율적인 얼굴 움직임 추적기법을 제안한다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.15 no.6 s.74
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• pp.3-9
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• 2006

In this study, a machine vision system using a color recognition method has been designed and developed to automatically sort out specified materials from a mixture, especially Cu and other non-ferrous metal scraps from a mixture of iron scraps. The system consists of a CCD camera, light sources, a frame grabber, conveying devices and an air-nozzle ejector, and is program-controlled by a image processing algorithms. The ejectors designed to be operated by an I/O interface communication with a hardware controller. In the functional tests of the system, its efficiency in the separation of Cu scraps from its mixture with Fe ones reaches to 90% or more at a conveying speed of 15m/min, and thus the system is proven to be excellent in terms of the separating efficiency. Therefore, it is expected that the system can be commercialized in the industry of shredder makers if an automated sorting system of high speed is realized.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.57-61
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• 2005

In this study, the machine vision system for inspection using color recognition method have been designed and developed to automatically sort out a specified material such as Cu scraps or other non-ferrous metal scraps mixed in Fe scraps. The system consists of a CCD camera, light sources, a frame grabber, conveying devices and an air nozzled ejector, and is program-controlled by a image processing algorithm. The ejector is designed to be operated by an I/O interface communication with a hardware controller. The sorting examination results show that the efficiency of separating Cu scraps from the Fe scraps mixed with Cu scraps is around 90 % at the conveying speed of 15 m/min. and the system is proven to be excellent in terms of its efficiency. Therefore, it is expected that the system can be commercialized in shredder firms, if the high-speed automated sorting system will be realized.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.177-182
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• 2020

Interest in heat pumps is increasing as an eco-friendly and energy-saving heating method. In particular, in order to develop a heat pump capable of heating in a low-temperature area, research to prevent frost on the surface of the outdoor unit is increasing. In other words, when heating through a heat pump in a low-temperature area, a frost layer is formed on the surface of the outdoor unit, which lowers the heat transfer performance, thereby reducing the heating capacity. Therefore, in this study, an adsorption-type dehumidification system is attached to remove the moisture vapor of the air into the outdoor unit of the heat pump. It is believed that this study can suggest the most effective dehumidification method in low temperature regions. In addition, it is expected that a heat pump with high energy efficiency can be developed by attaching an adsorption dehumidifying system to the front of the outdoor unit of the heat pump.

• KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.243-252
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• 2023

Satellite imageries are at a greatest importance for land cover examining. Numerous studies have been conducted with satellite images and uses semantic segmentation techniques to extract information which has higher altitude viewpoint. The device which is taking these images must employee wireless communication links to send them to receiving ground stations. Wireless communications from a satellite are inevitably affected due to transmission errors. Evidently images which are being transmitted are distorted because of the information loss. Current semantic segmentation techniques are not made for segmenting distorted images. Traditional image enhancement methods have their own limitations when they are used for satellite images enhancement. This paper proposes an auto-encoder based image pre-enhancing method for satellite images. As a distorted satellite images dataset, images received from a real radio transmitter were used. Training process of the proposed auto-encoder was done by letting it learn to produce a proper approximation of the source image which was sent by the image transmitter. Unlike traditional image enhancing methods, the proposed method was able to provide more applicable image to a segmentation model. Results showed that by using the proposed pre-enhancing technique, segmentation results have been greatly improved. Enhancements made to the aerial images are contributed the correct assessment of land resources.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.333-340
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• 2011

Purpose: The aim of this study was to study the effect of hydroxyapatite (HA) coating crystallinity on the proliferation and differentiation of human osteosarcoma cells. Materials and methods: Surface roughness of the titanium disks increased by anodizing treatment and then HA was coated using ion beam-assisted deposition (IBAD). HA coating was crystallized by heat-treated at different temperature ($100^{\circ}C$, $300^{\circ}C$, $500^{\circ}C$, $800^{\circ}C$). According to the temperature, disks were divided into four groups (HA100, HA300, HA500, HA800). With the temperature, crystallinity of the HA coating was different. Anodized disks were used as control group. The physical properties of the disk surface were evaluated by surface roughness tests, XRD tests and SEM. The effect of the crystallinity of HA coating on HOS cells was studied in proliferation and differentiation. HOS cells were cultured on the disks and evaluated after 1, 3, 5, and 7 days. Growth and differentiation kinetics were subsequently investigated by evaluating cell proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity. Results: Regardless of the heat-treated temperature, there is no difference on the surface roughness. Crystallinity of the HA was appeared in the groups of HA500, HA800. HOS cells proliferation, ALP activity were higher in HA500 and HA800 group than HA100 and HA300. Conclusion: Within the results of this limited study, heat treatment at $500^{\circ}C$ of HA coating produced by IBAD has shown greater effect on proliferation and differentiation of HOS cells. It is considered that further in vivo study will be necessary.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.1100-1106
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• 2008

In this study, we presented rapid and simple fabrication method of functionalized surface on various substrates as a universal platform for the selective immobilization of cells. The functionalized surface was achieved by using deposition of polyelectrolyte such as poly(allyamine hydrochloride) (PAH), poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDAC), poly(4-ammonium styrene sulfonic acid) (PSS), poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and fabrication of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) microstructure through micro-molding in capillaries (MIMIC) technique on each glass, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene (PS) and poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) substrate. The polyelectrolyte multilayer provides adhesion force via strong electrostatic attraction between cell and surface. On the other hand, PEG microstructures also lead to prevent non-specific binding of cells because of physical and biological barrier. The characteristic of each modified surface was examined by using static contact angle measurement. The modified surface onto several substrates provides appropriate environment for cellular adhesion, which is essential technology for cell patterning with high yield and viability in the micropatterning technology. The proposed method is reproducible, convenient and rapid. In addition, the fabrication process is environmentally friendly process due to the no use of harsh solvent. It can be applied to the fabrication of biological sensor, biomolecules patterning, microelectronics devices, screening system, and study of cell-surface interaction.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.391-399
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• 2005

Laser-generated ultrasonic inspection system is a non-contact scanning inspection device with high spatial resolution and wide bandwidth. The amplitude of laser-generated ultrasound is varied according to the energy of pulse laser and the surface conditions of an object where the CW measuring laser beam is pointing. In this paper, we correct the generating errors by measuring the energy of pulse laser beam and correct the measuring errors by extracting the gain information of laser interferometer at each time. h dynamic stabilizer is developed to stably scan on the surface of an object for an laser-generated ultrasonic inspection system. The developed system generates ultrasound after adaptively finding the maximum gain time of an laser interferometer and processes the signal in real time after digitization with high speed. In this paper, we describe hardware configuration and control algorithm to build a stable laser-generated ultrasonic inspection system. Also, we confirmed through experiments that the proposed correction method for the generating errors and measuring errors is effective to improve the performance of a system.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2005.05b
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• pp.464-468
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• 2005

산업활동으로 인해 발생하는 슬래그 등의 폐기물을 적절히 처리하는 방법으로서는 저비용 처리형태와 자연계에서 슬래그 등의 특성을 고려한 Filter 기능을 수행할 수 있도록 수질이 악화된 하천이나 정체수역에 투입시켜 수질을 개선시킬 수 있는 방법의 도입이 필요하다. 현재 POSCO에서 발생하는 슬래그와 폐콘크리트의 화학적 성분은 주로 $CaO,\;SiO_2,\;Al_2O_3,\;Fe_2O_3$ 등으로 이루어져 있으며, 침전유발물질 및 흡착성물질이 공존하고 있다. 다공질 형태의 비표면적을 가지고 있어서 정화용 필터로 이용하기에 좋은 이점을 가지고 있다. 슬래그나 폐콘크리트를 Mattress/Filter 채움재 및 수질정화용 여재로 활용하면 폐기물처리, 자원 재활용 그리고 수질 환경 개선의 세 가지 효과를 동시에 얻을 수 있는 방법이 된다. 본 연구에서는 슬래그와 폐콘크리트를 활용한 정체수역에서 정화시스템의 정화특성을 조사하기 위하여 유입수와 유출수의 pH, 용존산소, 질소, 인 등을 측정하여 비교하였다. 수질개선을 위한 Mattress/Filter 시스템의 기본개념은 하천의 오염된 물이 Mattress/Filter의 공극사이를 통과하면서 채움재에 형성된 생물막이 수질 개선과정에서 나타나는 접촉작용, 생물 흡착작용, 생물산화의 분해작용 등을 촉진시키도록 하였다. Mattress/Filter를 이용한 수중 수질개선시스템에서 채움재로 제철폐기물인 슬래그와 건설폐기물인 폐콘크리트를 사용함으로써 Mattress/Filter의 다공성 및 넓은 표면적이라는 특성에 따른 물리적$\cdot$화학적$\cdot$생물학적 작용이 촉진되고 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 그 결과 정체수역에 설치한 Mattress/Filter는 다공질 속에서 쉽게 생물막을 형성시키고 유기물의 흡착을 촉진시켜 오염물질을 정화하는데 필요한 자정작용의 효과 증대와 수질개선을 촉진시킬 수 있는 자연생태적 하천정화시스템임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• KIPS Transactions on Software and Data Engineering
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• v.9 no.9
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• pp.267-280
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• 2020

Mirror is a physical reflective surface, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, and it is to reflect an image clearly. They are available everywhere anytime and become an essential tool for us to observe our faces and appearances. With the advent of modern software technology, we are motivated to enhance the reflection capability of mirrors with the convenience and intelligence of realtime processing, microservices, and machine learning. In this paper, we present a development of Digital Mirror System that provides the realtime reflection functionality as mirror while providing additional convenience and intelligence including personal information retrieval, public information retrieval, appearance age detection, and emotion detection. Moreover, it provides a multi-model user interface of touch-based, voice-based, and gesture-based. We present our design and discuss how it can be implemented with current technology to deliver the realtime mirror reflection while providing useful information and machine learning intelligence.