• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.9 no.11
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• pp.1465-1473
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• 2006

In this paper, we present an approach for facial expression recognition using Active Shape Models(ASM) and a state-based model in image sequences. Given an image frame, we use ASM to obtain the shape parameter vector of the model while we locate facial feature points. Then, we can obtain the shape parameter vector set for all the frames of an image sequence. This vector set is converted into a state vector which is one of the three states by the state-based model. In the classification step, we use the k-NN with the proposed similarity measure that is motivated on the observation that the variation-regions of an expression sequence are different from those of other expression sequences. In the experiment with the public database KCFD, we demonstrate that the proposed measure slightly outperforms the binary measure in which the recognition performance of the k-NN with the proposed measure and the existing binary measure show 89.1% and 86.2% respectively when k is 1.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.61-65
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• 2016

Facial feature detection is a fundamental function in the field of computer vision such as security, bio-metrics, 3D modeling, and face recognition. There are many algorithms for the function, active shape model is one of the most popular local texture models. This paper addresses issues related to face detection, and implements an efficient extraction algorithm for extracting the facial feature points to use on iOS platform. In this paper, we extend the original ASM algorithm to improve its performance by four modifications. First, to detect a face and to initialize the shape model, we apply a face detection API provided from iOS CoreImage framework. Second, we construct a weighted local structure model for landmarks to utilize the edge points of the face contour. Third, we build a modified model definition and fitting more landmarks than the classical ASM. And last, we extend and build two-dimensional profile model for detecting faces within input images. The proposed algorithm is evaluated on experimental test set containing over 500 face images, and found to successfully extract facial feature points, clearly outperforming the original ASM.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.192-201
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• 2023

The band-limited angular spectrum method (BL-ASM) causes aliasing errors due to spatial frequency control problems. In this paper, a sampling interval adjustment technique for phase holograms and a technique for reducing speckle noise and improving image quality using a deep-learningbased U-net model are proposed. With the proposed technique, speckle noise is reduced by first calculating the sampling factor and controlling the spatial frequency by adjusting the sampling interval so that aliasing errors can be removed in a wide range of propagation. The next step is to improve the quality of the reconstructed image by learning the phase hologram to which the deep learning model is applied. In the S/W simulation of various sample images, it was confirmed that the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity index measure (SSIM) were improved by 5% and 0.14% on average, compared with the existing BL-ASM.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.75-86
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• 2013

This paper presents a technique to implement embedded systems using interrupts of the one-chip microcontroller with many peripherals based on a multiple finite state machines model. The multiple finite state machine model utilizes the structure of FSMD used for hardware design and the features of flow control by interrupts. The main finite state machine corresponds to the main program and the sub-state machines corresponds to the interrupt subroutines. Therefore, interrupts from the peripherals can be processed immediately in the sub-state machines. The request and reply variables are used to interface between the finite state machines. Additional operating system is not necessary for the context switching between the main state machine and the sub-state machine, because the flow-control caused by interrupt can be replaced with the switching. An embedded system modeled on multiple finite state machine with ASM charts can be easily implemented by the conversion of ASM charts into C-language programs. This implementation technique can be easily adopted to the hardware oriented embedded systems because of the detail description of the model and the fast response to the interrupt events in the sub-state machine.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.444-446
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• 2011

본 논문은 실시간으로 카메라 영상으로부터 얼굴의 각 특징점을 검출하고, 검출된 특징점을 이용하여 웃음 표정을 인식하는 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 ASM(Active Shape Model)을 이용하여 실시간 검출부에서 얼굴 영상을 획득한 다음 ASM 학습부에서 학습된 결과를 가지고 얼굴의 특징을 찾는다. 얼굴 특징의 영상으로부터 입술 영역을 검출한다. 이렇게 검출된 입술 영역과 얼굴 특징점을 이용하여 사용자의 웃음 표정을 검출하고 인식하는 방법을 사용함으로써 웃음 표정 인식의 정확도를 높힐 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.266-272
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• 2013

Facial feature extraction and tracking are essential steps in human-robot-interaction (HRI) field such as face recognition, gaze estimation, and emotion recognition. Active shape model (ASM) is one of the successful generative models that extract the facial features. However, applying only ASM is not adequate for modeling a face in actual applications, because positions of facial features are unstably extracted due to limitation of the number of iterations in the ASM fitting algorithm. The unaccurate positions of facial features decrease the performance of the emotion recognition. In this paper, we propose real-time facial feature extraction and tracking framework using ASM and LK optical flow for emotion recognition. LK optical flow is desirable to estimate time-varying geometric parameters in sequential face images. In addition, we introduce a straightforward method to avoid tracking failure caused by partial occlusions that can be a serious problem for tracking based algorithm. Emotion recognition experiments with k-NN and SVM classifier shows over 95% classification accuracy for three emotions: "joy", "anger", and "disgust".

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.473-485
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• 2005

UML activity diagram is useful to model business process and workflow by reason of its suitability to present dynamic aspect of system. However it Is difficult to present precise semantics which is taken as important in workflow system with the guide provided by OMG to the UML activity diagram. This paper suggests workfolw system modelling methodology by applying ASM semantics to the activity diagram after extending its semantics to correspond to workflow system characteristics. Through the exact definition to formal semactics based on ASM it is possible to effectively model workflow.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.681-684
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• 2006

본 논문은 능동형상모델(Active Shape Model: ASM)을 사용하여 손바닥의 형상을 추출하고 경계형상을 추적하기 위한 방법을 제안한다. 먼저, 경계추적을 위한 초기위치를 입력하기 위해 컬러영상에서 피부색영역의 위치 정보를 통해 중심점을 찾고 그 값을 통해 ASM을 이용하여 손바닥의 영역을 찾는다. ASM은 다양한 경계형상의 학습을 통해 평균값과 형상의 지배적 변형을 나타내는 형상벡터를 추출하기 위한 방법론이며 생체조직과 같은 형상이 일정하지 않고 평균형상을 기준으로 변화하는 형상의 외형을 추출, 추적하기에 적합한 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 피부색 특징을 이용하여 초기 손바닥의 위치를 찾고 이러한 위치정보를 이용하여 손 경계형상의 변화를 추적하는 방법을 실험을 통해 검증하였다

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.457-468
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• 2013

Based on the activated sludge model(ASM), a mathematical model which represents the aerobic sludge digestion by sequencing batch reactor(SBR) combined with ultrasonic treatment was composed and performed in this study. Aerobic digestion using sequencing batch reactor(SBR) equipped with ultrasound treatment was also experimented for the purpose of parameter calibration. Most of the presented kinetic parameters in ASM or ASM2 could be used for the aerobic digestion of sludge but the parameters related in hydrolysis and decay rate needed modification. Hydrolysis rate constant of organic matter in aerobic condition was estimated at $0.3day^{-1}$ and the maximum growth rate for autotrophs in aerobic condition was $0.618day^{-1}$. Solubilization reactions of particulate organics and nitrogen by ultrasonication was added in this kinetic model. The solubilization rate is considered to be proportional to the specific energy which is defined by specific ultrasound power and sonication time. The solubilization rate constant by ultrasonication was estimated at $0.202(W/L)^{-1}day^{-1}$ in this study. Autotrophs as well as heterotrophs also decomposed by ultrasonic treatment and the nitrification reaction was limited by the lack of autotrophs accumulation in the digester.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.11C
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• pp.1551-1563
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• 2004

This paper proposes a hierarchical approach to shape model ASM using wavelet transform. Local structure model fitting in the ASM plays an important role in model-based pose and shape analysis. The proposed algorithm can robustly find good solutions in complex images by using wavelet decomposition. we also proposed effective method that estimates and corrects object's movement by using Wavelet transform-based hierarchical motion estimation scheme for ASM-based, real-time video tracking. The proposed algorithm has been tested for various sequences containing human motion to demonstrate the improved performance of the proposed object tracking.