• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2016

This paper presents new prediction methods to improve compression performance of the so-called near-lossless RGB-domain image coder, which is designed to effectively decrease the memory bandwidth of a system-on-chip (SoC) for image processing. First, variable block size (VBS)-based intra prediction is employed to eliminate spatial redundancy for the green (G) component of an input image on a pixel-line basis. Second, inter-color prediction (ICP) using spectral correlation is performed to predict the R and B components from the previously reconstructed G-component image. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm improves coding efficiency by up to 30% compared with an existing algorithm for natural images, and improves coding efficiency with low computational cost by about 50% for computer graphics (CG) images.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.247-262
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• 2016

Almost all Koreans recognize the Dolhareubang as a representative symbol of Jeju. However, as the development of online technology progressed, the image and perception of the Dolhareubang is also expected to change. Thus, this study explored the perceived images of Dolhareubang by focusing on residents in Seoul, Korea using Q methodology. The goal of this research was to evaluate this iconic representation of Jeju as an important component of the island's online tourism destination image. The Q-set was developed from existing literature and defined conceptually in terms of 'value', 'resource', 'story', and 'image'. Thirty five respondents were recruited as P set. Findings indicated four distinctive clusters that perceived the Dolhareubang differently and differences in perceptions were observed in terms of age. The examination of destination image and the exploration of the perceptions of Dolharuebang as a representative of Jeju could contribute to online destination image management or development, which is a crucial component of smart tourism.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2005

칼라 화소 성분들은 인쇄에서부터 획득하기까지의 전 과정에 거쳐 심하게 왜곡되기 때문에, 획득된 영상에서 정확한 칼라 정보를 필요로 하는 칼라 코트 식별 작업은 매우 어렵다. 정확한 칼라 식별을 달성하기 위해서는 서로 다른 칼라 영역들을 정화하게 분리해냄으로써 어떤 칼라 영역의 부분이 아닌 전체 화소들에 대한 통계적 처리를 가능하게 하는 영역 분할 기술이 필요하다. 칼라 영역 분한은 성분 영상(들)에 대한 경계선 검출을 수행하여 달성할 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 RGB, HSI, YIQ의 세 칼라 모델로부터의 성분 영상들에 대해 독립적으로 경계선을 검출하고, 결합에 의해 가장 완전한 경계선 영상을 제공하는 한쌍의 성분을 찾아내기 위한 수학적 분석과 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, Y-와 R-성분 경계선 영상들을 결합했을 때 가장 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1319-1324
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• 2012

토마토는 여러 가지 다른 숙성 단계에서 수확될 수 있다. 토마토의 숙성 상태를 판단하기 위해 토마토 과육을 HPLC로 분석한 여러 가지 화합물과 토마토 RGB 이미지를 ICA로 분석한 독립성분간의 관계를 분석하였다. 여러 토마토 화합물중 품질에 가장 영향을 많이 미치는 라이코펜과 토마토 RGB 이미지의 독립성분간의 부분최소제곱 $Q^2$ 값이 0.92로 매우 높음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 라이코펜에 대응되는 독립성분을 토마토 RGB 이미지에 적용하여 픽셀 면적을 구한 것과 단순이진 이미지로 구해진 이미지의 픽셀 면적간의 비교를 제시하여 독립성분의 유효성을 제시하였다. 독립성분을 반영한 토마토 이미지를 통해 토마토의 숙성 상태를 보여주는 것이 가능하며, ICA 독립성분을 이용한 농축이미지 생성을 통해 토마토의 색상이 좋지 않거나 라이코펜과 같은 주요 성분이 없게 된 토마토를 분류해 내는 것이 가능해진다.

• 전자공학회논문지C
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• 제35C권10호
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• pp.48-58
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• 1998

신호처리 분야에서 미지의 신호원 분리에 주로 응용되는 독립 성분 분석법을 이용하여 얼굴인식을 할 수 있는 한 방식을 제안하였다. 하나의 얼굴영상 자체가 통계적으로 서로 독립인 어떤 미지의 특징영상의 합으로 표현될 수 있다고 가정하고 이 특징영상을 독립성분분석을 이용하여 구한 후, 새로운 얼굴이나 변화된 얼굴을 특징영상의 공간에 투영시켜 투영된 성분을 기준 얼굴영상과 비교하는 방법으로 인식을 수행하였다. 변화가 심한 여러 얼굴영상으로 구성된 데이터베이스(한 사람 당 10개씩의 변화된 400개의 얼굴 영상)에 대해 얼굴인식 실험을 수행하였고 또한 주성분 분석에 기초한 고유얼굴을 이용한 인식률과 비교 분석하였다. 제안된 방식은 주성분 분석법에 비해 높은 인식률을 제공하며, 특히 입력 얼굴 영상에 첨가되는 랜덤 잡음에 대단히 강한 특성을 갖는다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2009

본 논문은 스테레오 영상의 깊이정보특성을 이용하여 물체의 이등성분과 외란광에 의해 오인식되는 이동성분을 구분하여 외란광에 의한 오인식률을 경감하기 위한 방법을 제안한다. 추출된 이동성분으로부터 깊이정보의 변화를 측정, 변화가 미약한 경우 외란광으로 인식하여 이동물체가 없는 것으로 판단하도록 하였다. 실험 결과 외란광에 의한 오인식률과 그림자와 같은 허상에 의한 오인식률이 87.3[%]의 감소를 보여 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법의 유용성을 확인하였다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2015

In many image processing tasks, connected component labeling (CCL) is performed to extract regions of interest. CCL was usually done in a sequential fashion when image resolution was relatively low and there are small number of input channels. As image resolution gets higher up to HD or Full HD and as the number of input channels increases, sequential CCL is too time-consuming to be used in real time applications. To cope with this situation, parallel CCL framework was introduced where multiple cores are utilized simultaneously. Several parallel CCL methods have been proposed in the literature. Among them are NSZ label equivalence (NSZ-LE) method[1], modified 8 directional label selection (M8DLS) method[2], and HYBRID1 method[3]. Soh [3] showed that HYBRID1 outperforms NSZ-LE and M8DLS, and argued that HYBRID1 is by far the best. In this paper we propose an improved hybrid parallel CCL algorithm termed as HYBRID2 that hybridizes M8DLS with label backtracking (LB) and show that it runs around 20% faster than HYBRID1 for various kinds of images.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1633-1649
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• 2017

In remote sensing image processing, the traditional fusion algorithm is based on the Intensity-Hue-Saturation (IHS) transformation. This method does not take into account the texture or spectrum information, spatial resolution and statistical information of the photos adequately, which leads to spectrum distortion of the image. Although traditional solutions in such application combine manifold methods, the fusion procedure is rather complicated and not suitable for practical operation. In this paper, an improved IHS transformation fusion algorithm based on the local variance weighting scheme is proposed for remote sensing images. In our proposal, firstly, the local variance of the SPOT (which comes from French "Systeme Probatoire d'Observation dela Tarre" and means "earth observing system") image is calculated by using different sliding windows. The optimal window size is then selected with the images being normalized with the optimal window local variance. Secondly, the power exponent is chosen as the mapping function, and the local variance is used to obtain the weight of the I component and match SPOT images. Then we obtain the I' component with the weight, the I component and the matched SPOT images. Finally, the final fusion image is obtained by the inverse Intensity-Hue-Saturation transformation of the I', H and S components. The proposed algorithm has been tested and compared with some other image fusion methods well known in the literature. Simulation result indicates that the proposed algorithm could obtain a superior fused image based on quantitative fusion evaluation indices.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2002년도 ICCAS
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• pp.96.2-96
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• 2002

In this paper, a new method for the mixed image separation is presented using the independent component analysis, the innovation process, and the expectation-maximization. In general, the independent component analysis (ICA) is one of the widely used statistical signal processing scheme that represents the information from observations as a set of random variables in the form of linear combinations of another statistically independent component variables. In various useful applications, ICA provides a more meaningful representation of the data than the principal component analysis through the transformation of the data to be quasi-orthogonal to each other, which can be utilized in linear p...

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

Rice plant numbers and density are key factors for yield and quality of rice grains. Precise and properly estimated rice plant numbers and density can assure high yield from rice fields. The main objective of this study was to automatically detect and count rice plants using images of usual field condition from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). We proposed an automatic image processing method based on morphological operation and boundaries of the connected component to count rice plant numbers after transplanting. We converted RGB images to binary images and applied adaptive median filter to remove distortion and noises. Then we applied a morphological operation to the binary image and draw boundaries to the connected component to count rice plants using those images. The result reveals the algorithm can conduct a performance of 89% by the F-measure, corresponding to a Precision of 87% and a Recall of 91%. The best fit image gives a performance of 93% by the F-measure, corresponding to a Precision of 91% and a Recall of 96%. Comparison between the numbers of rice plants detected and counted by the naked eye and the numbers of rice plants found by the proposed method provided viable and acceptable results. The $R^2$ value was approximately 0.893.