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Design and Implementation of the Stop line and Crosswalk Recognition Algorithm for Autonomous UGV (자율 주행 UGV를 위한 정지선과 횡단보도 인식 알고리즘 설계 및 구현)

  • Lee, Jae Hwan;Yoon, Heebyung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.271-278
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    • 2014
  • In spite of that stop line and crosswalk should be aware of the most basic objects in transportation system, its features extracted are very limited. In addition to image-based recognition technology, laser and RF, GPS/INS recognition technology, it is difficult to recognize. For this reason, the limited research in this area has been done. In this paper, the algorithm to recognize the stop line and crosswalk is designed and implemented using image-based recognition technology with the images input through a vision sensor. This algorithm consists of three functions.; One is to select the area, in advance, needed for feature extraction in order to speed up the data processing, 'Region of Interest', another is to process the images only that white color is detected more than a certain proportion in order to remove the unnecessary operation, 'Color Pattern Inspection', the other is 'Feature Extraction and Recognition', which is to extract the edge features and compare this to the previously-modeled one to identify the stop line and crosswalk. For this, especially by using case based feature comparison algorithm, it can identify either both stop line and crosswalk exist or just one exists. Also the proposed algorithm is to develop existing researches by comparing and analysing effect of in-vehicle camera installation and changes in recognition rate of distance estimation and various constraints such as backlight and shadow.

Study on 3D AR of Education Robot for NURI Process (누리과정에 적용할 교육로봇의 가상환경 3D AR 연구)

  • Park, Young-Suk;Park, Dea-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.05a
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    • pp.209-212
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    • 2013
  • The Nuri process of emphasis by the Ministry of Education to promote is standardized curriculum at the national level for the education and care. It is to improve the quality of pre-school education and Ensure a fair starting line early in life and It emphasizes character education in all areas of the window. Nuri the process of development of a the insect robot for the Creativity education Increased the interesting and educational effects. Assembly and the effect on learning of educational content using a VR educational robot using the existing floor assembly using the online website to help assemble and learning raised. Order to take advantage of information technology in the information-based society requires the active interest and motivation in learning, creative learning toddlers learning robot are also needed. A three-dimensional model of the robot, and augmented by linking through the marker, the target marker and the camera relative to the coordinate system of augmented reality, seeking to convert the marker to be used in augmented reality marker patterns within a pre-defined patternto be able to make a decision on what of. The fusion of a smart education through training and reinforcement the educational assembly of the robot in the real world window that is represented by a virtual environment in this paper to present a new form of state-of-the-art smart training, you will want to lay the foundation of the nation through the early national talent nurturing talent.

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Characteristics of Flames Propagating Through Combustible Particles Concentration in a Vertical Duct (수직 배관 내의 농도변화에 따른 분진폭발 특성)

  • Han, Ou-Sup;Han, In-Soo;Choi, Yi-Rac;Lee, Jung-Suk;Lee, Su-Hee
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.41-46
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    • 2011
  • We investigated experimentally the properties of dust explosion through lycopodium particle clouds in a duct to provide the fundamental knowledge. Propagating dust flames in the vertical duct of 120 cm height and 12 cm square cross-section were observed by digital video camera and flame front is visualized using by PIV(Particle Image Velocimetry) system. As the result, when the same average dust concentration existed in the vertical duct, downward flame propagation was faster than the upward flame propagation, its rate increased with dust concentration in 300g/$m^3$. Post flames were caused by the ignition of unburned particles which flowed into the rear region of flame from passage between flame and duct wall, and they generated regardless of duct condition. Also, it was found that appearance frequency of post flames during dust flame propagations increased with the increase of dust concentration.

Study on the Visual Characteristics and Subjectivity in the Live Action Based Virtual Reality (실사기반 가상현실 영상의 특징과 주체 구성에 대한 연구)

  • Jeon, Gyongran
    • Cartoon and Animation Studies
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    • s.48
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    • pp.117-139
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    • 2017
  • The possibility of interactivity of digital media environment is adopted in human expression system and integrates the dynamic aspect of digital technology with expressive structure, thereby transforming the paradigm of image acceptance as well as image expression range. Virtual reality images have an important meaning in that they are changing the one-way mechanism of production and acceptance of images that lead to producers-video-audiences beyond the problem of verisimilitude such as how vividly they simulate reality. First of all, the virtual reality image is not one-sided but interactive image composed by the user. Viewing a virtual reality image does not just see the camera shine, but it gets the same view as in the real world. Therefore, the image that was controlled through framing changes to be configured positively by the user. This implies a change in the paradigm of image acceptance as well as a change in the existing form of the image itself. In addition, the narrative structure of the image and the subjects that are formed in the process are also required to be discussed. In the virtual reality image, the user 's gaze is a fusion of the gaze inside the image and the gaze outside the image. This is because the position of the user as the subject of the gaze in the virtual reality image is continuously restricted by the device of the discourse such as the editing and the narration of the shot. The significance of the virtual reality image is not aesthetically perfect but it is reconstructed according to the user to reflect the existence of the user positively and engage the user in the image.

Evaluation of Accuracy About 2D vs 3D Real-Time Position Management System Based on Couch Rotation when non-Coplanar Respiratory Gated Radiation Therapy (비동일평면 호흡동조방사선치료 시 테이블 회전에 따른 2D vs 3D Real-Time Position Management 시스템의 정확성 평가)

  • Kwon, Kyung-Tae;Kim, Jung-Soo;Sim, Hyun-Sun;Min, Jung-Whan;Son, Soon-Yong;Han, Dong-Kyoon
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.601-606
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    • 2016
  • Because of non-coplanar therapy with couch rotation in respiratory gated radiation therapy, the recognition of marker movement due to the change in the distance between the infrared camera and the marker due to the rotation of the couch is called RPM (Real-time The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy of motion reflections (baseline changes) of 2D gating configuration (two dot marker block) and 3D gating configuration (six dot marker block). The motion was measured by varying the couch angle in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions by $10^{\circ}$ in the 2D gating configuration. In the 3D gating configuration, the couch angle was changed by $10^{\circ}$ in the clockwise direction and compared with the baseline at the reference $0^{\circ}$. The reference amplitude was 1.173 to 1.165, the couch angle at $20^{\circ}$ was 1.132, and the couch angle at $1.0^{\circ}$ was 1.083. At $350^{\circ}$ counterclockwise, the reference amplitude was 1.168 to 1.157, the couch angle at $340^{\circ}$ was 1.124, and the couch angle at $330^{\circ}$ was 1.079. In this study, the phantom is used to quantitatively evaluate the value of the amplitude according to couch change.

Charcoal Properties and Temperature Change of a Kiln's Inner and Outer Walls in Carbonization Process Using an Improved Kiln (개량형탄화로를 이용한 제탄과정 중 탄화로 내·외벽 온도변화 및 목탄 특성)

  • Kwon, Gu-Joong;Kwon, Sung-Min;Jang, Jae-Hyuk;Hwang, Won-Joung;Kim, Nam-Hun
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.230-237
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    • 2011
  • The study was performed to investigate the characteristics of charcoal and temperature change of a kiln's inner and outer walls in carbonization process using improved kiln. In this kiln system, carbonization process was completed in eight days. In the kiln, the ignition temperature was kept about $720^{\circ}C$. And then the temperature were increased gradually prior to be refined. Finally, the temperature in refining process was reached to maximum point, $1,000^{\circ}C$. In the chimney, the temperature was increased gradually from $90^{\circ}C$ at ignition to $750^{\circ}C$ at refining. The temperature change of the kiln wall resembles a temperature change progress curve during a carbonization process. The highest temperature of the kiln wall that appeared by a carbonization process was around $500^{\circ}C$. As a result of having measured an inner wall and the outer wall of the kiln using an infrared thermography camera, it was judged with there being considerable latent heat on kiln wall and ceiling. Fixed carbon contented of charcoal was 85.9~89.9%. Refining degree of charcoal, hardness, calorific value and pH were l, 12, 7,047~7,456 kcal/kg, 9.0~9.9, respectively. The yield of wood charcoal was 13.8%, and compared to conventional kiln's yield increased 1.5%.

Automatic Detection of Malfunctioning Photovoltaic Modules Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Thermal Infrared Images

  • Kim, Dusik;Youn, Junhee;Kim, Changyoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.619-627
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    • 2016
  • Cells of a PV (photovoltaic) module can suffer defects due to various causes resulting in a loss of power output. As a malfunctioning cell has a higher temperature than adjacent normal cells, it can be easily detected with a thermal infrared sensor. A conventional method of PV cell inspection is to use a hand-held infrared sensor for visual inspection. The main disadvantages of this method, when applied to a large-scale PV power plant, are that it is time-consuming and costly. This paper presents an algorithm for automatically detecting defective PV panels using images captured with a thermal imaging camera from an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The proposed algorithm uses statistical analysis of thermal intensity (surface temperature) characteristics of each PV module to verify the mean intensity and standard deviation of each panel as parameters for fault diagnosis. One of the characteristics of thermal infrared imaging is that the larger the distance between sensor and target, the lower the measured temperature of the object. Consequently, a global detection rule using the mean intensity of all panels in the fault detection algorithm is not applicable. Therefore, a local detection rule was applied to automatically detect defective panels using the mean intensity and standard deviation range of each panel by array. The performance of the proposed algorithm was tested on three sample images; this verified a detection accuracy of defective panels of 97% or higher. In addition, as the proposed algorithm can adjust the range of threshold values for judging malfunction at the array level, the local detection rule is considered better suited for highly sensitive fault detection compared to a global detection rule. In this study, we used a panel area extraction method that we previously developed; fault detection accuracy would be improved if panel area extraction from images was more precise. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm contributes to the development of a maintenance and repair system for large-scale PV power plants, in combination with a geo-referencing algorithm for accurate determination of panel locations using sensor-based orientation parameters and photogrammetry from ground control points.

The Development of Water Quality Monitoring System and its Application Using Satellite Image Data

  • Jang, Dong-Ho;Jo, Gi-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 1998.09a
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    • pp.376-381
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    • 1998
  • In this study, we was measured the radiance reflectance by using multi-spectral image of low resolution camera(LRC) which will be loaded in the multi-purpose satellite(KOMPSAT) to use the data in analyzing water pollution. Also we investigated the possibility of extraction of water quality factors in rivers and water body by using high resolution remote sensing data such as Airborne MSS. Especially, we tried to extract the environmental factors related with eutrophication, and also tried to develop the process technique and the radiance feature of reflectance related with eutrophication. The results were summarized as follows: First, the spectrum of sun's rays which reaches the surface of the earth was consistent with visible rays bands of 0.4${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$~0.7${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and about 50% of total quantity of radiation were there. And at around 0.5${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ of green spectral band in visible rays bands, the spectrum was highest. Second, as a result of the radiance reflectance Chlorophyll-a represented high spectral reflectance mainly around 0.52${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ of green spectral band, and suspended sediments and turbidity represented high spectral reflectance at 0.8${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and at 0.57${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ each. Third, as a result of the water quality analysis by using Airborne MSS, Chlorophyll-a could have a distribution chart when carried out ratio of B3 and BS to B7. And Band 7 was useful for making the distribution chart of suspended sediments. And when we carried out PCA, suspended sediments and turbidity had distributions at PC 1 , PC 4 each similarly to ground truth data. Above results can be changed according to the change of season and time. Therefore, in order to analyze more exactly the environmental factors of water quality by using LRC data, we need to investigate constantly the ground truth data and the radiance feature of reflectance of water body. Afterward in this study, we will constantly analyze the radiance feature of the surface of water in water body by measuring the on-the-spot radiance reflectance and using low resolution satellite image(SeaWiFs). Besides, we will gather the data of water quality analysis in water body and analyze the pattern of water pollution.

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Investigating Applicability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to the Tidal Flat Zone (조간대 갯벌에서 무인항공기 활용 가능성에 관한 연구 - 수치표고모델을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Bum-Jun;Lee, Yoon-Kyung;Choi, Jong-Kuk
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.461-471
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we generated orthoimages and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to confirm the accuracy of possibility of geospatial information system generation, then compared the DEM with the topographic height values measured from Real Time Kinematic-GPS (RTK-GPS). The DEMs were generated from aerial triangulation method using fixed-wing UAV and rotary-wing UAV, and DEM based on the waterline method also generated. For the accurate generation of mosaic images and DEM, the distorted images occurred by interior and exterior orientation were corrected using camera calibration. In addition, we set up the 30 Ground Control Points (GPCs) in order to correct of the UAVs position error. Therefore, the mosaic images and DEM were obtained with geometric error less than 30 cm. The height of generated DEMs by UAVs were compared with the levelled elevation by RTK-GPS. The value of R-square is closely 1. From this study, we could confirm that accurate DEM of the tidal flat can be generated using UAVs and these detailed spatial information about tidal flat will be widely used for tidal flat management.

Identification of Factors Affecting Errors of Velocity Calculation on Application of MLSPIV and Analysys of its Errors through Labortory Experiment (MLSPIV를 이용한 유속산정시 오차요인 규명 및 실내실험을 통한 유속산정오차 분석)

  • Kim, Young-Sung;Lee, Hyun-Seok
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.153-165
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    • 2010
  • Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) is an extension of particle image velocimetry (PIV) for measurement of flows spanning large areas in laboratory or field conditions. LSPIV is composed of six elements - seeding, illumination, recording, image transformation, image processing, postprocessing - based on PIV. Possible error elements at each step of Mobile LSPIV (MLSPIV), which is a mobile version of LSPIV, in field applications are identified and summarized the effect of the errors which were quantified in the previous studies. The total number of elemental errors is 27, and five error sources were evaluated previously, seven elemental errors are not effective to the current MLSPIV system. Among 15 elemental errors, four errors - sampling time, image resolution, tracer, and wind - are investigated through an experiment at a laboratory to figure out how those errors affect to velocity calculation. The analysis to figure out the effect of the number of images used for image processing on the velocity calculation error shows that if over 50 images or more are used, the error due to it goes below 1 %. The effect of the image resolution on velocity calculation was investigated through various image resolution using digital camera. Low resolution image set made 3 % of velocity calculation error comparing with high resolution image set as a reference. For the effect of tracers and wind, the wind effect on tracer is decreasing remarkably with increasing the flume bulk velocity. To minimize the velocity evaluation error due to wind, tracers with high specific gravity is favorable.