• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.767-773
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• 2008

This paper presents a localization system based on the use of electric compass and tracking IR light source. Digital RGB(Red, Green, Blue)signal of digital CMOS Camera is sent to CPLD which converts the color image to binary image at 30 frames per second. CMOS camera has IR filter and UV filter in front of CMOS cell. The filters cut off above 720nm light source. Binary output data of CPLD is sent to DSP that rapidly tracks the IR light source by moving Camera tilt DC motor. At a robot toward north, electric compass signals and IR light source angles which are used for calculating the data of the location system. Because geomagnetic field is linear in local position, this location system is possible. Finally, it is shown that position error is within ${\pm}1.3cm$ in this system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.307-310
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• 2005

본 논문은 CMOS 센서의 ISP 전처리 과정 후 최종 화면에 출력하기 위한 효과적인 이미지 스케일 블록을 저전력, 저비용에 맞은 독립된 하드웨어 장치로 설계 하고자 한다. 카메라 센서 이미지 결과를 디스플레이 장치(OSD(On Screen Display)에 맞는 화면의 크기는 CIF(352${\times}$288), QCIF(176${\times}$144) 출력 모드를 사용한다. 최근 DMB 휴대용 멀티미디어 데이터 전송 사이즈 포맷에서도 위와 같은 사이즈를 지원하고 있다. 일반적인 스케일 처리에서는 PC 그래픽 카드(Graphic Card)장치의 지원을 받아서 처리하는 경우가 많다. 또는 CPU의 연산을 통한 CPU 자원을 점유하여 이미지 스케일을 처리하였다. 휴대용 CMOS 센서용에 적합한 독립적으로 처리할 수 있는 이미지 스케일 기능을 하드웨어로 설계하여 효과적인 시스템 운용과 고속 이미지 스케일 처리가 가능한 하드웨어를 설계하는게 목적이다. 이를 구현 하기위해 기존 알고리즘과 제안한 알고리즘을 비교하여 최적화된 알고리즘 적용하여 VHDL설계언어를 이용한 하드웨어 설계 후, ModelSim 6.0a를 이용하여 데이터를 검증한다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.55-62
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• 2007

This paper proposes a defective pixel detection algorithm and its hardware structure for CCD/CMOS image sensor. In previous algorithms, the characteristics of image have not been considered. Also, some algorithms need quite a time to detect defective pixels. In order to make up for those disadvantages, the proposed defective pixel detection method detects defective pixels efficiently by considering the edges in the image and verifies them using several frames while checking scene-changes. Whenever scene-change is occurred, potentially defective pixels are checked and confirmed whether it is defective or not. Test results showed that the correct detection rate in a frame was increased 6% and the defective pixel verification time was decreased 60%. The proposed algorithm was implemented with verilog HDL. The edge indicator in color interpolation block was reused. Total logic gate count was 5.4k using 0.25um CMOS standard cell library.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.413-419
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• 2012

A dynamic range extension technique is proposed based on a 3-transistor active pixel sensor (APS) with gate/body-tied p-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (PMOSFET)-type photodetector using a feedback structure. The new APS consists of a pseudo 3-transistor APS and an additional gate/body-tied PMOSFET-type photodetector, and to extend the dynamic range, an NMOSFET switch is proposed. An additional detector and an NMOSFET switch are integrated into the APS to provide negative feedback. The proposed APS and pseudo 3-transistor APS were designed and fabricated using a $0.35-{\mu}m$ 2-poly 4-metal standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. Afterwards, their optical responses were measured and characterized. Although the proposed pixel size increased in comparison with the pseudo 3-transistor APS, the proposed pixel had a significantly extended dynamic range of 98 dB compared to a pseudo 3-transistor APS, which had a dynamic range of 28 dB. We present a proposed pixel that can be switched between two operating modes depending on the transfer gate voltage. The proposed pixel can be switched between two operating modes depending on the transfer gate voltage: normal mode and WDR mode. We also present an imaging system using the proposed APS.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.191-196
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• 2021

In this paper, we implemented an image sensor module possible of detecting color temperature in an indoor environment. The color temperature information in the video information acquired by the image sensor was matched with a color difference illuminometer to produce an LUT. An algorithm was developed so that color temperature information according to the received RGB values can be automatically calculated. As a result of measuring the color temperature with an image sensor indoors, an accurate result of less than 5.91% was obtained compared to the reference value. It was confirmed that the uniformity of 23.5% or more was excellent compared to the color temperature measurement result using a color sensor.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2020

The technology and market size of image sensors continue to develop thanks to the release of image sensors that exceed 100 million pixels in 2019 and expansion of black box camera markets for vehicles in addition to existing mobile applications. We review the technology flow of image sensors that have been constantly evolving for 40 years since Hitachi launched a 200,000-pixel image sensor in 1979. Although CCD has made inroads into image sensor market for a while based on good picture quality, CMOS image sensor (CIS) with active pixels has made inroads into the market as semiconductor technology continues to develop, since the electrons generated by the incident light are converted to the electric signals in the pixel, and the power consumption is low. CIS image sensors with superior characteristics such as high resolution, high sensitivity, low power consumption, low noise and vivid color continue to be released as the new technologies are incorporated. At present, new types of structures such as Backside Illumination and Isolation Cell have been adopted, with better sensitivity and high S/N ratio. In the future, new photoconductive materials are expected to be adopted as a light absorption part in place of the pn junction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2007.10d
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• pp.255-260
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• 2007

무선통신과 하드웨어 기술의 발전에 의해 센서 네트워크에 사용되는 센서 노드의 성능은 점차 향상되어 가고 있다. 분만 아니라 최근에는 CMOS 이미지 센서 기술의 발전에 의해 센서 네트워크에 멀티미디어 데이터를 활용한 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크 연구가 활발히 진행 되고 있다. CMOS 이미지 센서는 기존의 CCD에 비해 저가격으로 생산이 가능하고 저전력의 특징을 가진다. 이러한 CMOS 이미지 센서를 활용한 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크는 기존의 센서 네트워크를 이용한 화재강시, 방법 시스템 등의 어플리케이션에 영상 데이터를 제공함으로써 보다 신뢰성있는 정보를 제공할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 CMOS 이미지 센서를 이용한 이미지 센서 모듈과 이를 활용한 멀티미디어 센서네트워크를 설계 및 구현한다. 구현된 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크를 통해 이미지 데이터 수집을 테스트하고 그 성능을 분석한다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.2369-2379
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• 2013

A CMOS x-ray line scan sensor which is used in both medical imaging and non-destructive diagnosis is designed. It has a pixel array of 512 columns ${\times}$ 4 rows and a built-in DC-DC converter. The pixel circuit is newly proposed to have three binning modes such as no binning, $2{\times}2$ binning, and $4{\times}4$ binning in order to select one of pixel sizes of $100{\mu}m$, $200{\mu}m$, and $400{\mu}m$. It is designed to output a fully differential image signal which is insensitive to power supply and input common mode noises. The layout size of the designed line scan sensor with a $0.18{\mu}m$ x-ray CMOS image sensor process is $51,304{\mu}m{\times}5,945{\mu}m$.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2011

In this paper, a deformation measurement technology for nuclear fuel rods is proposed. The deformation measurement system includes a high-definition CMOS image sensor, a lens, a semiconductor laser line beam marker, and optical and mechanical accessories. The basic idea of the proposed deformation measurement system is to illuminate the outer surface of a fuel rod with a collimated laser line beam at an angle of 45 degrees or higher. For this method, it is assumed that a nuclear fuel rod and the optical axis of the image sensor for observing the rod are vertically composed. The relative motion of the fuel rod in the horizontal direction causes the illuminated laser line beam to move vertically along the surface of the fuel rod. The resulting change of the laser line beam position on the surface of the fuel rod is imaged as a parabolic beam in the high-definition CMOS image sensor. An ellipse model is then extracted from the parabolic beam pattern. The center coordinates of the ellipse model are taken as the feature of the deformed fuel rod. The vertical offset of the feature point of the nuclear fuel rod is derived based on the displacement of the offset in the horizontal direction. Based on the experimental results for a nuclear fuel rod sample with a formation of surface crud, an inspection resolution of 50 ${\mu}m$ is achieved using the proposed method. In terms of the degree of precision, this inspection resolution is an improvement of more than 300% from a 150 ${\mu}m$ resolution, which is the conventional measurement criteria required for the deformation of neutron irradiated fuel rods.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.36D no.2
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• pp.62-70
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• 1999

This paper introduces a possibility of a low-cost, high-resolution fingerprint sensor chip. The test chip is composed of $64{\times}256$ sensing cells(chip size : $2.7mm{\times}10.8mm$). A new detection circuit of charge sharing is proposed, which eliminates the influences of internal parasitic copacitances. This the reduced sensing-capacitor size enables a high resolution of 600dpi, using even conventional 0.6${\mu}m$ CMOS process. The partial fingerprint image captured therefrom are synthesized into a full fingerprint image with a image synthesis algorithm. The problems and possibilities of image synthesis technique are also analyzed and discussed.