• 한국음향학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.259-268
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 HMM 기반 통계적인 대역폭 확장(Bandwidth Extension, BWE) 방법의 개선에 대해 다룬다. 이를 위해 우선, HMM 모델 학습을 위한 기존의 Jax의 학습법과 일반적인 Baum-Welch 학습법의 관계를 비교 검토하고, Jax의 학습법의 한계점 및 문제점을 검토한다. 그리고 이를 바탕으로 Baum-Welch학습법을 이용한 새로운 HMM 기반 BWE 방법을 제시한다. 결론적으로, Baum-Welch 학습법은 Jax의 학습법의 일반화된 형태로 볼 수 있으며, 보다 유연하고 적응적인 학습능력을 가진 알고리즘임을 알 수 있다. 따라서 학습 데이터에 대한 보다 정확한 HMM 모델링이 가능하며 아울러, 이와 같이 개선된 HMM 모델을 활용함으로써 BWE 시스템의 성능향상을 가져 올 수 있었다. 실험결과에 의하면, 제시된 새로운 방법이 기존의 Jax의 방법에 비해 실험의 모든 경우에서 우수한 성능을 보임을 알 수 있다. 주어진 실험조건하에서 근제곱평균(root-mean-square, RMS) 로그 스펙트럴 왜곡(Log Spectral Distortion, LSD) 값이 전체적으로 평균 0.52dB 그리고, 최소 0.31dB에서 최대 0.8dB까지 개선되었다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2008

Transmission of video over Internet or wireless network requires coded stream capable of adapting to dynamic network conditions instantly. To meet this requirement, various scalable video coding schemes have been developed, among which the Scalable Video Coding (SVC) extension of the H.264/AVC is the most recent one. In comparison with the scalable profiles of previous video coding standards, the SVC achieves significant improvement on coding efficiency performance. For adapting to dynamic network bandwidth, the SVC employs inter-layer switching between different temporal, spatial or/and fidelity layers, which is currently supported with instantaneous decoding refresh (IDR) access unit. However, for real-time adaptability, the SVC has to frequently employ the IDR picture, which dramatically decreases the coding efficiency. Therefore, an extension of SP picture from the AVC to the SVC for an efficient inter-layer switching is investigated and presented in this paper. Simulations regarding the adaptability to dynamic network bandwidth are implemented. Results of experiment show that the SP picture added SVC provides an average 1.2 dB PSNR enhancement over the current SVC while providing similar adaptive functionality.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2010

This paper addresses a design issue of "model complexity and performance trade-off" in the application of bandwidth extension (BWE) methods to the intra-frame predictivevector quantization problem of wideband speech. It discusses model-based linear and non-linear prediction methods and presents a comparative study of them in terms of prediction gain. Through experimentation, the general trend of saturation in performance (with the increase in model complexity) is observed. However, specifically, it is also observed that there is no significant difference between HMM and GMM-based BWE functions.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.743-753
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• 2005

The model of azimuth driving servo system with a flexible antenna in a prototype gimbal has been derived in this work. The validity of the model is verified by comparing the result of the model with that of experiment. It is found that one should consider an antenna as a flexible body in case of modeling the dynamics of the gimbal with an antenna. It is also known that the effect of reducing backlash magnitude for extending the bandwidth in the system with a flexible antenna is smaller than the system with a stiff antenna. It is thought that the model-based design optimization of the gimbal with an antenna will be possible by virtue of the derived model, when a weight reduction and a bandwidth extension are required.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 입력신호를 하위대역 (low-band)과 상위대역 (high-band)으로 나누어 각 대역을 개별적으로 부호화하는 대역분할 부호화 (split-band coding) 방식에 있어서, 상인대역 신호를 효율적으로 부호화하는 방법에 대해 다룬다. 일반적으로 그리고 특히, 그 동안 대역폭 확장법 (Bandwidth Extension, BWE)에 관한 연구를 통하여 두 대역 사이에 일정 정도의 상관관계가 존재한다는 사실이 밝혀져 있다. 따라서 두 대역간에 예측 부호화 기법을 도입함으로써 부호화 효율을 향상시킬 수 있다. BWE 예측기반 부호화 기법과 관련하여, 단순히 선형 BWE 함수를 이용하는 것은 두 대역간의 관계가 비선형성을 가지고 있으므로 최적의 결과를 얹기 어렵다. 따라서 비선형 BWE 함수를 포함한 다양한 예측 함수들의 성능비교를 통하여 가장 적절한 예측기를 선택하고자 하는 노력이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 몇몇 대표적인 BWE 함수를 이용한 주파수 대역간 예측 부호화 방법에 대해 살펴 보고 각각의 성능을 평가한다. 또한 BWE 예측기반 부호화기를 (주파수)공간상의 중복제거 기술로 볼 때, 시간적 중복 제거 기술 즉, 예측 벡터 양자화기 (predictive vector quantizer)와의 결합이 부호화 효율향상에 상승효과가 있는지에 대해서도 검토한다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.858-867
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• 2018

Analytical modeling equations are proposed for the conventional and modified three-section branch-line couplers. The analytical equations are explicit and capable of determining the characteristic impedance of each branch line for the coupler at desired coupling level as well as the suitability of broadband S-parameters analysis. In addition, a bandwidth extension and miniaturization of three-section branch-line coupler using slow-wave and meandering line structures were designed. The modified coupler, which is able to operate within frequencies from 1.5 to 3.32 GHz has been fabricated, tested and compared. A bandwidth extension of 600 MHz and 53% reduced size of the modified coupler have been achieved compared to a conventional coupler. The modified coupler has roughly insertion loss and coupling of -4 dB and -3.2 dB, while the isolation and return loss, respectively less than -14 dB with fractional bandwidth of 77 %, as well as phase imbalances less than $2^{\circ}$ over the operating bandwidth. Overall, the derived analytical model, simulation and measurement results demonstrated a good agreement.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1536-1541
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• 2003

The model of azimuth driving servo system with a flexible antenna in a microwave seeker has been derived in this paper. The validity of the model is verified by comparing the result of the model with that of experiment. It is found that one should consider an antenna as a flexible body in case of modeling the dynamics of the microwave seeker. It is also known that the effect of reducing backlash magnitude for extending the bandwidth in the system with a flexible antenna is smaller than that in the system with a stiff antenna. It is thought that the model-based design optimization of the microwave seeker will become possible by virtue of the derived model, when a weight reduction and a bandwidth extension are required.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권1B호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2004

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) has been developed as a key technology to enhance the reliability, manageability and overall quality of service of core If networks with connection-oriented tunnel LSP and traffic engineering such as constraint-based routing, explicit routing, and restoration. In this paper, we propose a control bandwidth borrowing scheme that maximizes the utilization of tunnel LSPs or physical links by an extension to the RSVP-TE label distribution protocol. MPLS-based core switching network and VPN services rely on the establishment of connection-oriented tunneled LSPs that are configured or predefined by network management systems. The mechanism of network management system varies from (i) a relatively static LSP establishment accounting, to (ii) a dynamic QoS routing mechanisms. With the use of hierarchical LSPs, the extra bandwidth that is unused by the trunk (outer) LSPs should be fully allocated to their constituent end-to-end user traffic (inner) LSPs in order to maximize their utilization. In order to find out the unused extra bandwidth in tunnel LSP or physical link and redistribute these resources to constituent LSPs, we expend the functionality of RSVP-TE and the found unused extra bandwidth is redistributed with a weight-based recursive redistribution scheme. By the extended RSVP-TE and proposed recursive redistributed scheme, we could achieve the instantaneous maximized utilization of tunnel LSP or physical link suffering from the potential under-utilization problem and guarantee the end-to-end QoS requirements. With the proposed scheme, network manager can manage more effectively the extra available bandwidth of hierarchical LSPs and maximize the instantaneous utilization of the tunneled LSP resources.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.744-751
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 대역 확장 기법을 이용한 MP3 오디오 신호의 음질 향상 방법에 대해 살펴본다. Liu가 제안한 고주파 복원 기법을 근간으로 하여, 제안한 음질 향상 기법에서는 복원 시작 지점을 결정하는 방법과 개선된 선형 예측 방법을 제시하였다. 또한 고주파 대역 성분 생성에 저주파 성분을 복사해 이용하는 방법과 함께 AWGN을 이용하는 방법을 제시한다. 제안한 방법은 주관적 음질 평가를 통하여 MP3 오디오의 품질을 개선시킬 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Transactions on Control, Automation and Systems Engineering
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.164-168
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• 2002

In this article, we present the novel approach of avoiding temporal insufficiency of data blocks, jitter, which occurs due to the commencement of new session. We propose to make the sufficient amount of data blocks available on memory such that the ongoing session can survive the cycle extension. This technique is called ″pre-buffering″. We examine two different approaches in pre-buffering: (i) loads all required data blocks prior to starting playback and (ii) incrementally accumulates the data blocks in each cycle. We develop an elaborate model to determine the appropriate amount of data blocks necessary to survive the cycle extension and to compute startup latency involved in loading these data blocks. The simulation result shows that limiting the disk bandwidth utilization to 60% can greatly improve the startup latency as well as the buffer requirement for individual streams.