• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.369-376
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• 2006

In this paper, we propose an improved fuzzy RBF network which dynamically adjusts the rate of learning by applying the Delta-bar-Delta algorithm in order to improve the learning performance of fuzzy RBF networks. The proposed learning algorithm, which combines the fuzzy C-Means algorithm with the generalized delta learning method, improves its learning performance by dynamically adjusting the rate of learning. The adjustment of the learning rate is achieved by self-generating middle-layered nodes and by applying the Delta-bar-Delta algorithm to the generalized delta learning method for the learning of middle and output layers. To evaluate the learning performance of the proposed RBF network, we used 40 identifiers extracted from a container image as the training data. Our experimental results show that the proposed method consumes less training time and improves the convergence of teaming, compared to the conventional ART2-based RBF network and fuzzy RBF network.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.10 no.8
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• pp.1068-1077
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• 2007

This paper proposes a method that extracts characteristics of cracks such as length, thickness and direction from a concrete slab surface image with image processing techniques. These techniques extract the cracks from the concrete surface image in variable conditions including bad image conditions) using the ART2-based RBF network to recognize the dominant directions -45 degree, 45 degree, horizontal and vertical) of the extracted cracks from the automatically calculated specifications like the lengths, directions and widths of the cracks. Our proposed extraction algorithms and analysis of the concrete cracks used a Robert operation to emphasize the cracks, and a Multiple operation to increase the difference in brightness between the cracks and background. After these treatments, the cracks can be extracted from the image by using an iterated binarization technique. Noise reduction techniques are used three separate times on this binarized image, and the specifications of the cracks are extracted form this noiseless image. The dominant directions can be recognized by using the ART2-based RBF network. In this method, the ART2 is used between the input layer and the middle layer to learn, and the Delta learning method is used between the middle layer and the output layer. The experiments using real concrete images showed that the cracks were effectively extracted, and the Proposed ART2-based RBF network effectively recognized the directions of the extracted cracks.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.700-706
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• 2005

The immigration control system authorizes the immigration of travelers by means of passport inspections such as the judgment of forged passports, the search for a wanted criminal or a person disqualified for immigration, etc. The judgment of forged passports plays an important role in the immigration control system. Therefore, as the pre-phase for the judgment of forged passports, this paper proposed a novel method for the recognition of passport using ART2-based RBF network. The proposed method extracts the area of code and individual codes by applying the Sobel masking, the smearing and the contour tracking algorithm in turn to the passport image. This paper proposed the RBF network that applies the ART2 algorithm to the middle layer, and applied the enhanced RBF network to the recognition of individual codes. The results of the experiments for performance evaluation on the real passport images showed that the proposed method has the better performance compared with other approaches.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.100-104
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• 2008

Generally, it is difficult to find constant patterns on identifiers in a container image, since the identifiers are not normalized in color, size, and position, etc. and their shapes are damaged by external environmental factors. This paper distinguishes identifier areas from background noises and removes noises by using an ART2-based quantization method and general morphological information on the identifiers such as color, size, ratio of height to width, and a distance from other identifiers. Individual identifier is extracted by applying the 8-directional contour tracking method to each identifier area. This paper proposes a refined ART2-based RBF network and applies it to the recognition of identifiers. Through experiments with 300 container images, the proposed algorithm showed more improved accuracy of recognizing container identifiers than the others proposed previously, in spite of using shorter training time.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.213-217
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• 2008

This paper proposes a novel method for the recognition of passports based on the CDM(Conditional Dilation Morphology) masking and the ART2-based RBF neural networks. For the extraction of individual codes for recognizing, this paper targets code sequence blocks including individual codes by applying Sobel masking, horizontal smearing and a contour tracking algorithm on the passport image. Individual codes are recovered and extracted from the binarized areas by applying CDM masking and vertical smearing. This paper also proposes an ART2-based hybrid network that adapts the ART2 network for the middle layer. This network is applied to the recognition of individual codes. The experiment results showed that the proposed method has superior in performance in the recognition of passport.

• Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.202-206
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• 2005

우리나라 주민등록증은 주소지, 주민등록 번호, 지문 등 개개인의 방대한 정보를 가진다. 그런데 현재의 플라스틱 주민등록증은 위?변조가 쉬워 사회적으로 많은 문제를 일으키고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 주민등록증을 전산화 하여 주민등록증 위조여부를 판단하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 주민등록증 영상을 자동 인식할 수 있는 개선된 ART2기반 RBF 네트워크를 이용한 주민등록증 자동 인식 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 주민등록증 영상에서 위치 정보와 수직 및 수평 히스토그램 방법을 이용하여 주민등록번호와 발행일 영역을 추출한다. 그리고 추출된 주민등록번호와 발행일 영역에서 4 방향 윤곽선 추적 알고리즘으로 개별 문자를 추출한다. 추출된 개별 코드는 개선된 ART2 기반 RBF 네트워크를 제안하여 인식에 적용한다. 제안된 ART2 기반 RBF 네트워크는 ART2알고리즘을 중간층으로 적용하고 중간층과 출력층 간의 학습은 일반화된 델타 학습에 모멘텀을 적용하여 학습 성능을 개선한다. 실제 주민등록증 영상을 이용하여 실험한 결과, 제안된 ART2기반 RBF 네트워크가 주민등록증 인식에 효율적인 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.1-18
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• 2003

The automatic recognition of transport containers using image processing is very hard because of the irregular size and position of identifiers, diverse colors of background and identifiers, and the impaired shapes of identifiers caused by container damages and the bent surface of container, etc. We proposed and evaluated the novel recognition algorithm of container identifiers that overcomes effectively the hardness and recognizes identifiers from container images captured in the various environments. The proposed algorithm, first, extracts the area including only all identifiers from container images by using CANNY masking and bi-directional histogram method. The extracted identifier area is binarized by the fuzzy binarization method newly proposed in this paper and by applying contour tracking method to the binarized area, container identifiers which are targets of recognition are extracted. We proposed and applied the ART2-based RBF network for recognition of container identifiers. The results of experiment for performance evaluation on the real container images showed that the proposed algorithm has more improved performance in the extraction and recognition of container identifiers than the previous algorithms.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.222-227
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• 2004

Today, an automatic and accurate processing using computer is essential because of the rapid increase of travelers. The determination of forged passports plays an important role in the immigration control system. Hence, as the preprocessing phase for the determination of forged passports, this paper proposes a novel method for the recognition of passports based on the fuzzy binarization and the fuzzy RBF network. First, for the extraction of individual codes for recognizing, this paper targets code sequence blocks including individual codes by applying Sobel masking, horizontal smearing and a contour tracking algorithm on the passport image. Then the proposed method binarizes the extracted blocks using fuzzy binarization based on the trapezoid type membership function. Then, as the last step, individual codes are recovered and extracted from the binarized areas by applying CDM masking and vertical smearing. This paper also proposes an enhanced fuzzy RBF network that adapts the enhanced fuzzy ART network for the middle layer. This network is applied to the recognition of individual codes. The results of the experiments for performance evaluation on the real passport images showed that the proposed method has the better performance compared with other approaches.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.360-365
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 콘크리트 표면 균열 영상에서 균열을 효율적으로 추출하기 위한 화상처리 기법과 ART1 기반 RBF 네트워크를 제안하여 균열의 방향성을 인식한다. 본 논문에서 사용된 화상처리 기법으로는 균열 영상의 빛을 보정하기 위한 모폴로지 기법인 채움(Closing)연산을 적용하고 Sobel 마스크를 적용하여 균열 영상의 에지를 추출한 후 반복 이진화를 적용하여 균열 영상을 이진화한다. 이진화 된 영상에 두 차례에 걸쳐 잡음제거를 수행하여 콘크리트 표면 균열 영상으로부터 균열을 추출한다. 본 논문에서는 추출된 균열을 ART1 기반 RBF 네트워크에 적용하여 균열의 방향성(횡방향, 종방향, $-45^{\circ}$방향, $45^{\circ}$방향)을 자동으로 인식할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 ART1 기반 RBF 네트워크는 입력층과 중간층으로의 학습은 ART1을 적용하고 중간층과 출력층 간의 학습은 Delta 학습 방법을 적용한다. 실제 콘크리트 균열 영상을 적용하여 실험한 결과, 콘크리트 표면 균열 영상에서 효율적으로 균열을 추출할 수 있었고 제안된 ART1 기반 RBF 네트워크가 추출된 균열의 방향성 인식에 효율적인 것을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.88-95
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• 2003

The automatic recognition of transport containers using image processing is very hard because of the irregular size and position of identifiers, diverse colors of background and identifiers, and the impaired shapes of identifiers caused by container damages and the bent surface of container, etc. We proposed and evaluated the novel recognition algorithm of container identifiers that overcomes effectively the hardness and recognizes identifiers from container images captured in the various environments. The proposed algorithm, first, extracts the area including only all identifiers from container images by using CANNY masking and bi-directional histogram method. The extracted identifier area is binarized by the fuzzy binarization method newly proposed in this paper and by applying contour tracking method to the binarized area, container identifiers which are targets of recognition are extracted. We proposed and applied the ART2-based RBF network for recognition of container identifiers. The results of experiment for performance evaluation on the real container images showed that the proposed algorithm has more improved performance in the extraction and recognition of container identifiers than the previous algorithms.