• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.18B no.5
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• pp.255-264
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose a forward vehicle detection algorithm using column detection and bird's-eye view mapping based on stereo vision. The algorithm can detect forward vehicles robustly in real complex traffic situations. The algorithm consists of the three steps, namely road feature-based column detection, bird's-eye view mapping-based obstacle segmentation, obstacle area remerging and vehicle verification. First, we extract a road feature using maximum frequent values in v-disparity map. And we perform a column detection using the road feature as a new criterion. The road feature is more appropriate criterion than the median value because it is not affected by a road traffic situation, for example the changing of obstacle size or the number of obstacles. But there are still multiple obstacles in the obstacle areas. Thus, we perform a bird's-eye view mapping-based obstacle segmentation to divide obstacle accurately. We can segment obstacle easily because a bird's-eye view mapping can represent the position of obstacle on planar plane using depth map and camera information. Additionally, we perform obstacle area remerging processing because a segmented obstacle area may be same obstacle. Finally, we verify the obstacles whether those are vehicles or not using a depth map and gray image. We conduct experiments to prove the vehicle detection performance by applying our algorithm to real complex traffic situations.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.86-96
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose stereo vision-based obstacle detection and vehicle verification methods using U-disparity map and bird's-eye view mapping. First, we extract a road feature using maximum frequent values in each row and column. And we extract obstacle areas on the road using the extracted road feature. To extract obstacle areas exactly we utilize U-disparity map. We can extract obstacle areas exactly on the U-disparity map using threshold value which consists of disparity value and camera parameter. But there are still multiple obstacles in the extracted obstacle areas. Thus, we perform another processing, namely segmentation. We convert the extracted obstacle areas into a bird's-eye view using camera modeling and parameters. We can segment obstacle areas on the bird's-eye view robustly because obstacles are represented on it according to ranges. Finally, we verify the obstacles whether those are vehicles or not using various vehicle features, namely road contacting, constant horizontal length, aspect ratio and texture information. We conduct experiments to prove the performance of our proposed algorithms in real traffic situations.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.59-65
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• 2023

This paper proposes an Extended and Adaptive Inverse Perspective Mapping (EA-IPM) model that can obtain an accurate bird's-eye view (BEV) from the forward-looking monocular camera on the sidewalk with various curves. While Inverse Perspective Mapping (IPM) is a good way to obtain ground information, conventional methods assume a fixed relationship between the camera and the ground. Due to the nature of the driving environment of the mobile robot, there are more walking environments with frequent motion changes than flat roads, which have a fatal effect on IPM results. Therefore, we have developed an extended IPM process to be applicable in IPM on sidewalks by adding a formula for complementary Y-derive processes and roll motions to the existing adaptive IPM model that is robust to pitch motions. To convince the performance of the proposed method, we evaluated our results on both synthetic and real road and sidewalk datasets.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2007.10c
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• pp.443-446
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• 2007

원영상과 목적영상 사이의 원근 변환(projective transform)에 의해서 생성되는 조강도 영상은 영상의 확대와 축소가 동시에 일어나는 특징을 가지고 있다. 조감도 영상을 구성하는 과정은 원영상의 위치에 따라서 원영상을 확대하거나 축소하여 목적영상을 만들어 내기 때문에, 원영상의 확대와 축소영역을 목적영상에 적합하게 나타내기 위한 보간법이 필요하다. 이중선형 보간법(bilinear interpolation)은 낮은 연산량 때문에 영상변환에 많이 사용되는 보간법이다. 하지만 영상의 확대와 축소 영역에서는 흐려지거나 에일리어싱(aliasing) 효과에 의한 아티팩트(artifact)가 일어나는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위해서 고주파성분을 유지하는 에지(edge)정보 기반의 변형된 EWA를 사용 한다. 그리고 엔티 에일리어싱(anti-aliasing)을 수행하는 MIP-mapping을 이용한 보간법을 통해서 축소 영역에서 발생하는 에일리어싱 문제를 해결하여 조감도 영상의 화질을 개선한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.901-904
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• 2017

차선 검출은 자율주행 자동차의 가장 기본 기능 중의 하나이다. 전방 카메라를 통하여 얻은 입력 영상을 변환하여 주행 방향을 정할 수 있도록 차로를 검출하는 방법은 여러 가지가 있는데, 본 논문에서는 버드아이뷰 영상을 활용하는 방법을 채택하고 여러 가지 성능이 제한적인 임베디드 시스템에서 이를 보다 효율적으로 수행할 수 있도록 EPM(Expected Perspective Mapping) 방법과 변환 영상을 이용해 차로를 검출하는 슬라이딩 윈도우 알고리즘의 개선 방안을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 기존의 차선 검출 방법에 비해 약 30% 이상 적은 연산량으로 수행할 수 있으면서 기존 방법과 동일한 결과를 생성하여 실시간성이 중요한 상황에서 정확한 차선 검출을 할 수 있음을 보여 준다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.141-151
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• 1995

In generating DTM as basic data to GIS, the use of existing map is difficult to aquire current data and the method using airphotos needs cost for stereoplotting and ground control surveying. So, the method of DTM generation by satellite imagery is promising because satellite is able to observe wide area at once. In this study the program for SPOT bundle adjustment and image matching based on Coarse to Fine method is developed and various image enhancement algorithm is used for more accurate DTM generation and also evaluation of accuracy was carried out. Further more, orthophoto, a bird's eye-view, contour map producing, net-work analysis and terrain analysis were performed for GIS applications using generated DTM in this study. Generated DTM using SPOT stereo imagery is useful for GIS applications such as automated mapping, facility management, national geographic information system. Moreover developed automatic DTM generation pro-gram is studied, tested and verified more to be applicable to all the area.