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Content-based image retrieval using region-based image querying (영역 기반의 영상 질의를 이용한 내용 기반 영상 검색)

  • Kim, Nac-Woo;Song, Ho-Young;Kim, Bong-Tae
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.32 no.10C
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    • pp.990-999
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we propose the region-based image retrieval method using JSEG which is a method for unsupervised segmentation of color-texture regions. JSEG is an algorithm that discretizes an image by color classification, makes the J-image by applying a region to window mask, and then segments the image by using a region growing and merging. The segmented image from JSEG is given to a user as the query image, and a user can select a few segmented regions as the query region. After finding the MBR of regions selected by user query and generating the multiple window masks based on the center point of MBR, we extract the feature vectors from selected regions. We use the accumulated histogram as the global descriptor for performance comparison of extracted feature vectors in each method. Our approach fast and accurately supplies the relevant images for the given query, as the feature vectors extracted from specific regions and global regions are simultaneously applied to image retrieval. Experimental evidence suggests that our algorithm outperforms the recent image-based methods for image indexing and retrieval.

An Efficient Indoor-Outdoor Scene Classification Method (효율적인 실내의 영상 분류 기법)

  • Kim, Won-Jun;Kim, Chang-Ick
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.48-55
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    • 2009
  • Prior research works in indoor-outdoor classification have been conducted based on a simple combination of low-level features. However, since there are many challenging problems due to the extreme variability of the scene contents, most methods proposed recently tend to combine the low-level features with high-level information such as the presence of trees and sky. To extract these regions from videos, we need to conduct additional tasks, which may yield the increasing number of feature dimensions or computational burden. Therefore, an efficient indoor-outdoor scene classification method is proposed in this paper. First, the video is divided into the five same-sized blocks. Then we define and use the edge and color orientation histogram (ECOH) descriptors to represent each sub-block efficiently. Finally, all ECOH values are simply concatenated to generated the feature vector. To justify the efficiency and robustness of the proposed method, a diverse database of over 1200 videos is evaluated. Moreover, we improve the classification performance by using different weight values determined through the learning process.

Similar Satellite Image Search using SIFT (SIFT를 이용한 유사 위성 영상 검색)

  • Kim, Jung-Bum;Chung, Chin-Wan;Kim, Deok-Hwan;Kim, Sang-Hee;Lee, Seok-Lyong
    • Journal of KIISE:Databases
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.379-390
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    • 2008
  • Due to the increase of the amount of image data, the demand for searching similar images is continuously increasing. Therefore, many researches about the content-based image retrieval (CBIR) are conducted to search similar images effectively. In CBIR, it uses image contents such as color, shape, and texture for more effective retrieval. However, when we apply CBIR to satellite images which are complex and pose the difficulty in using color information, we can have trouble to get a good retrieval result. Since it is difficult to use color information of satellite images, we need image segmentation to use shape information by separating the shape of an object in a satellite image. However, because satellite images are complex, image segmentation is hard and poor image segmentation results in poor retrieval results. In this paper, we propose a new approach to search similar images without image segmentation for satellite images. To do a similarity search without image segmentation, we define a similarity of an image by considering SIFT keypoint descriptors which doesn't require image segmentation. Experimental results show that the proposed approach more effectively searches similar satellite images which are complex and pose the difficulty in using color information.

2D Planar Object Tracking using Improved Chamfer Matching Likelihood (개선된 챔퍼매칭 우도기반 2차원 평면 객체 추적)

  • Oh, Chi-Min;Jeong, Mun-Ho;You, Bum-Jae;Lee, Chil-Woo
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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    • v.17B no.1
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 2010
  • In this paper we have presented a two dimensional model based tracking system using improved chamfer matching. Conventional chamfer matching could not calculate similarity well between the object and image when there is very cluttered background. Then we have improved chamfer matching to calculate similarity well even in very cluttered background with edge and corner feature points. Improved chamfer matching is used as likelihood function of particle filter which tracks the geometric object. Geometric model which uses edge and corner feature points, is a discriminant descriptor in color changes. Particle Filter is more non-linear tracking system than Kalman Filter. Then the presented method uses geometric model, particle filter and improved chamfer matching for tracking object in complex environment. In experimental result, the robustness of our system is proved by comparing other methods.

Traffic Object Tracking Based on an Adaptive Fusion Framework for Discriminative Attributes (차별적인 영상특징들에 적응 가능한 융합구조에 의한 도로상의 물체추적)

  • Kim Sam-Yong;Oh Se-Young
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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    • v.43 no.5 s.311
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2006
  • Because most applications of vision-based object tracking demonstrate satisfactory operations only under very constrained environments that have simplifying assumptions or specific visual attributes, these approaches can't track target objects for the highly variable, unstructured, and dynamic environments like a traffic scene. An adaptive fusion framework is essential that takes advantage of the richness of visual information such as color, appearance shape and so on, especially at cluttered and dynamically changing scenes with partial occlusion[1]. This paper develops a particle filter based adaptive fusion framework and improves the robustness and adaptation of this framework by adding a new distinctive visual attribute, an image feature descriptor using SIFT (Scale Invariant Feature Transform)[2] and adding an automatic teaming scheme of the SIFT feature library according to viewpoint, illumination, and background change. The proposed algorithm is applied to track various traffic objects like vehicles, pedestrians, and bikes in a driver assistance system as an important component of the Intelligent Transportation System.

A proposed image stitching method for web-based panoramic virtual reality for Hoseo Cyber Museum (호서 사이버 박물관: 웹기반의 파노라마 비디오 가상현실에 대한 효율적인 이미지 스티칭 알고리즘)

  • Khan, Irfan;Soo, Hong Song
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.893-898
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    • 2013
  • It is always a dream to recreate the experience of a particular place, the Panorama Virtual Reality has been interpreted as a kind of technology to create virtual environments and the ability to maneuver angle for and select the path of view in a dynamic scene. In this paper we examined an efficient method for Image registration and stitching of captured imaged. Two approaches are studied in this paper. First, dynamic programming is used to spot the ideal key points, match these points to merge adjacent images together, later image blending is used for smooth color transitions. In second approach, FAST and SURF detection are used to find distinct features in the images and nearest neighbor algorithm is used to match corresponding features, estimate homography with matched key points using RANSAC. The paper also covers the automatically choosing (recognizing, comparing) images to stitching method.

Evaluation of Morphological Traits and Genetic Composition in Melon Germplasm (멜론 유전자원의 형태적 특성 및 유전적 구성 평가)

  • Lee, Seungbum;Jang, Ik;Hyun, Do Yoon;Lee, Jung-Ro;Kim, Seong-Hoon;Yoo, Eunae;Lee, Sookyeong;Cho, Gyu-Taek;Lee, Kyung Jun
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.65 no.4
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    • pp.485-495
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    • 2020
  • Melon (Cucumis melo L.), one of the most important fruit crop species, is cultivated worldwide. In this study, a total of 206 melon accessions conserved at the National Agrobiodiversity Center (NAC) in RDA were characterized for nine morphological characteristics according to the NAC descriptor list. In addition, to confirm the genetic composition of each melon accession, genetic profiling was performed using 20 SSR markers. Among the 206 melon accessions, 159 (77.2%) were collected from Asia. The color of fruit flesh and skin were mostly 'white' (56.0%) and 'green' (49%), respectively. Days to female flowering (FD) and maturity (MD) of the accessions ranged from 58 to 72 and 17 to 63, respectively. The fruit length and width of the accessions ranged from 6.0 to 29.3 and 3.6 to 17.2 cm, respectively. The sugar content (SU) ranged from 2.5% to 13.2% with an average of 7.0%. In correlation analysis, SU showed positive and negative correlations with MD and FD, respectively. The accessions were classified into four clusters by cluster analysis. From the results of genetic profiling using 20 SSR markers, three accessions (K189118, K100486, and K190292) were expected to be inbred lines among 206 melon accessions. These results could expand the knowledge of the melon germplasm, providing valuable material for the development of new melon varieties to suit consumer tastes.