• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.278-279
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.505-506
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• 2010

• ETRI Journal
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.695-702
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• 2009

We propose a lens-drive unit composed of an ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) for an auto-focus compact camera module in cellular phones to solve the power consumption problem of voice coil motors which are widely used in commercial products. In this research, an IPMC incorporated into a lens-drive unit is designed to implement a large displacement in low-power consumption by using an anisotropic plasma treatment. Experimental results show that a camera module containing IPMCs can control and maintain the position of the lens by using proportional integral derivative control with a photo-reflective position sensor despite the non-linear actuation behavior of IPMCs. We demonstrate that the fabrication and commercialization of a lens actuator that has a large displacement and low power consumption using IPMCs is possible in the near future.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.10c
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• pp.123-126
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• 2006

We propose a new-focusing method for test handlers of compact camera module (CCM), The MMD (max-min difference) method is applied to calculate the focus value quickly considering the noisy output of CCM. Also, the fuzzy search method is applied to find the maximum focus value effectively. We design a fuzzy processor to control the lens position by focus values and brightness values, which improves the focusing performance in the sense of speed and processor memory. The proposed method is implemented by program and installed at the CCM test handler machines. The simulation results are presented to verify the usefulness of the proposed method.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.80-87
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• 2011

In this paper we present subject region-based auto-focusing algorithm using noise robust focus measure. The proposed algorithm automatically estimates the main subject using entropy and solves the traditional problems with a subject position or high frequency component of background image. We also propose a new focus measure by analyzing the discrete cosine transform coefficients. Experimental results show that the proposed method is more robust to Gaussian and impulse noises than the traditional methods. The proposed algorithm can be applied to Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras in the intelligent video surveillance system.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.157-164
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• 2018

Due to the revolutionary advances in deep learning, performance of pattern recognition has increased significantly in many applications like speech recognition and image recognition, and some systems outperform human-level intelligence in specific domains. Unlike pattern recognition, in this paper, we focus on generating Korean sentences based on a few Korean sentences. We apply variational recurrent auto-encoder (VRAE) and modify the model considering some characteristics of Korean sentences. To reduce the number of words in the model, we apply a word spacing model. Also, there are many Korean sentences which have the same meaning but different word order, even without subjects or objects; therefore we change the unidirectional encoder of VRAE into a bidirectional encoder. In addition, we apply an interpolation method on the encoded vectors from the given sentences, so that we can generate new sentences which are similar to the given sentences. In experiments, we confirm that our proposed method generates better sentences which are semantically more similar to the given sentences.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.1047-1054
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• 2004

Internal defects in the glass, like-as micro-voids, micro-cracks, or inclusions, easily cause the failure when the glass is exposed to the shock or the thermal variation. In order to produce the highly reliable glass product, the precision inspection of the defect in the glass is required. For this purpose, this paper proposes a machine vision technique based on the auto-focusing method, which searches the defect and measures the location under the fact that the edge image of defect must be the most clear when the focal plane of CCD camera is coincided with the defect. As for the search index, the gradient indicator is presented. The basic principles are verified through the simulations for the computer-generated defect images, where the affects of defect shape, gray level of background, and the brightness of the defect image are also analyzed. Finally, experimental results for actual glass specimens are shown to confirm the applicability of this method to the actual field.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.49-71
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• 2000

This paper looks at "network" aspects of research and development (R'||'&'||'D) with a special focus on small and medium (S'||'&'||'M) automotive part makers in Korea. It throws light on recent changes in the technological capability building mechanism of Korean automotive firms. The Korean automotive firms have mostly built up technological capability from scratch. It is widely acknowledged that they have benefited from two cooperative relations: namely (1) the close cooperative relationship with their own assemblers and (2) technical assistance from auto parts makers abroad. Too much emphasis on these two links can, however, keep us from understanding new developments. This paper argues that auto parts firms have diversified their networks for technological development. It is based on the analysis of the data drawn from the survey on technological development activities of small and medium sized firms, which was carried out by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business. Many automotive firms have recently increased joint R'||'&'||'D links with university and/or research institution while their reliance on foreign sources have decreased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2008.02a
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• pp.147-150
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• 2008

현재의 비디오 카메라는 인간의 눈으로 볼 수 있는 것과 동일한 화질의 비디오 영상을 얻을 수 없다. 인간의 눈은 움직이는 물체에 중점을 두고 초점을 맞추는 시각적 특성을 가진다. 하지만 현재의 비디오 카메라 시스템은 영상에 대한 인간의 눈의 시각적 특성에 대한 고려 없이 조리개와 렌즈의 조절 작업이 이루어진다. 본 논문은 이러한 비디오 카메라 시스템의 개선을 위해 인간의 눈의 시각적 특성에 기반을 둔 실시간 피사체 적응 비디오 카메라 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 영상내에서 움직임을 가진 물체를 찾아낸 뒤, 이것에 가중치를 두고 조리개와 초점제어 작업의 순서로 이루어진다. 움직이는 물체는 영상 코덱의 움직임 정보를 파악하여 찾아내었다. 제안된 알고리즘은 프로그램언어로 구현되었으며, 초점거리와 조리개제어가 가능한 카메라와 PC를 사용하여 영상을 분석, 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.71-72
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• 2006

In this study, automatic assembly and evaluation system fer phone camera module is conceptually designed. The designed core(Auto focus & UV curing, Image Test) equipments adopts a clustering mechanism and compactible structure using index table for minimum tact time. Using a ball screw actuator and absolute encoder in each axis, we can verifies the repeatability and position accuracy of system within ${\pm}3{\mu}m$. In result of simulation test, the proposed system is expected up to 30% in productivity than manual operation.