• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1315-1318
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• 2003

In this paper, a neural network based approach using a self-organizing feature map is proposed for the segmentation of X ray images. A number of algorithms based on such approaches as histogram analysis, region growing, edge detection and pixel classification have been proposed for segmentation of general images. However, few approaches have been applied to X ray image segmentation because of blur of the X ray image and vagueness of its edge, which are inherent properties of X ray images. To this end, we develop a new model based on the neural network to detect objects in a given X ray image. The new model utilizes Mumford-Shah functional incorporating with a modified adaptive SOFM. Although Mumford-Shah model is an active contour model not based on the gradient of the image for finding edges in image, it has some limitation to accurately represent object images. To avoid this criticism, we utilize an adaptive self organizing feature map developed earlier by the authors.[1] It's learning rule is derived from Mumford-Shah energy function and the boundary of blurred and vague X ray image. The evolution of the neural network is shown to well segment and represent. To demonstrate the performance of the proposed method, segmentation of an industrial part is solved and the experimental results are discussed in detail.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 영상의 관심 영역을 선택추출하여 효과적으로 객체를 추출 할 수 있는 관심 영역 지도(Saliency Map) 생성 기법을 제안하였다. 제안하는 방법은 객체의 윤곽선에 초점을 맞추어 단일영상의 에지(Edge), HSV 색상 모델의 H(Hue)성분, 포커스(Focus), 엔트로피(Entropy)의 네 가지 특징 정보를 이용한 각각의 특징 지도(Feature Map)를 생성하고, 생성된 특징 지도들을 중심 주변 차이(Center Surround Differences)를 이용하여 중요도 지도(conspicuity map)를 생성하게 된다. 이후 생성된 중요도 지도들을 조합함으로써 관심 영역 지도를 생성하게 된다. 제안한 기법을 이용하여 생성한 관심 영역 지도를 기존 기법의 관심 영역 지도와 비교한 결과 제안한 기법의 우수함을 알 수 있었다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.784-794
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• 2010

Automatic facial expression recognition has many potential applications in different areas of human computer interaction. However, they are not yet fully realized due to the lack of an effective facial feature descriptor. In this paper, we present a new appearance-based feature descriptor, the local directional pattern (LDP), to represent facial geometry and analyze its performance in expression recognition. An LDP feature is obtained by computing the edge response values in 8 directions at each pixel and encoding them into an 8 bit binary number using the relative strength of these edge responses. The LDP descriptor, a distribution of LDP codes within an image or image patch, is used to describe each expression image. The effectiveness of dimensionality reduction techniques, such as principal component analysis and AdaBoost, is also analyzed in terms of computational cost saving and classification accuracy. Two well-known machine learning methods, template matching and support vector machine, are used for classification using the Cohn-Kanade and Japanese female facial expression databases. Better classification accuracy shows the superiority of LDP descriptor against other appearance-based feature descriptors.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2012

Recent developments in underwater image recognition methods have received large attention by the ocean engineering researchers. In this paper, an improved bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD) approach is employed to decompose the given underwater image into intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) and residual. We developed a joint algorithm based on BEMD and Canny operator to extract multi-pixel edge features at multiple scales in IMFs sub-images. So the multiple pixel edge extraction is an advantage of our approach; the other contribution of this method is the realization of the bi-dimensional sifting process, which is realized utilizing regional-based operators to detect local extreme points and constructing radial basis function for curve surface interpolation. The performance of the multi-pixel edge extraction algorithm for processing underwater image is demonstrated in the contrast experiment with both the proposed method and the phase congruency edge detection.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1492-1494
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• 1987

This paper describes a hardware architecture called Edge Painting Machine for real time generation of scan line images for raster scan graphics display. The Edge Painting Machine consists of Scanline Processor which converts polygon data sorted in their depth priority into a set of scan line commands for each scan line, and Edge Painting Tree which converts the scanline commands set into a raster line image. Edge painting tree has been designed using combinational logic circuit. The designed circuit has been simulated to verify the proper functioning. A salient feature of the EPT is that hardware composition is simple, because each processor is constituted by only combinational logic circuit.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.97-101
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• 1987

The edge, a discontinuity or abrupt change in the gray-level or color, is a fundamentally important primitive feature of an image necessary for the image analysis and classification. Two-dimensional 3x3 compass gradient operators (ex. Sobel, Prewitt, and Kirsch operators)are commonly used in the edge detection and usually detect 8 compass directional components. In this paper, we present a new interpretation of the relationships between the resulting 8 gradient magnitudes and the 8 intensity values of neighboring pixels which are covered by the two-dimensional 3x3 mask. It is expected that a new gradient edge operator may be designed by changing the eigenvalues in the transform domain and the fast optical edge operator may be implemented by using the optical system.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.47-60
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• 2012

비디오 데이터는 구조화되지 않은 복합 데이터의 형태를 지닌다. 이러한 비디오 데이터의 효율적인 관리 및 검색을 위한 비디오 데이터 구조화의 중요성이 대두되면서 콘텐츠 내 시각적 특징을 기반으로 비디오 씬(scene)을 탐지하고자 하는 연구가 활발히 진행되었다. 기존의 연구들은 주로 색상 정보만을 이용하여 샷(shot) 간의 유사도 평가를 기반한 클러스터링(clustering)을 통해 비디오 씬을 탐지하고자 하였다. 하지만 비디오 데이터의 색상 정보는 노이즈(noise)를 포함하고, 특정 사물의 개입 등으로 인해 급격하게 변화하기 때문에 색상만을 특징으로 고려할 경우, 비디오 샷 혹은 씬에 대한 올바른 식별과 디졸브(dissolve), 페이드(fade), 와이프(wipe)와 같은 화면의 점진적인 전환(gradual transitions) 탐지는 어렵다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해, 본 논문에서는 프레임(frame)의 컬러 히스토그램과 코너 에지, 그리고 객체 컬러 히스토그램에 해당하는 시각적 특징을 기반으로 동일한 이벤트를 구성하는 의미적으로 유사한 샷의 클러스터링을 통해 비디오 씬을 탐지하는 방법(Scene Detector by using Color histogram, corner Edge and Object color histogram, SDCEO)을 제안한다. SDCEO는 샷 바운더리 식별을 위해 컬러 히스토그램 분석 단계에서 각 프레임의 컬러 히스토그램 정보를 이용하여 1차적으로 연관성 있는 연속된 프레임을 샷 바운더리로 병합한 후, 코너 에지 분석 단계에서 병합된 샷 내 처음과 마지막 프레임의 코너 에지 특징 비교를 통하여 샷 바운더리를 정제하여 최종 샷을 식별한다. 키프레임 추출 단계에서는 샷 내 프레임간 유사도 비교를 통해 모든 프레임과 가장 유사한 프레임을 각 샷을 대표하는 키프레임으로 추출한다. 그 후, 비디오 씬 탐지를 위해, 컬러 히스토그램과 객체 컬러 히스토 그램에 해당하는 프레임의 시각적 특징을 기반으로 상향식 계층 클러스터링 방법을 이용하여 의미적인 연관성을 지니는 샷의 군집화를 통해 비디오 씬을 탐지하는 방법이다. 본 논문에서는 SDCEO의 프로토 타입을 구축하고 3개의 비디오 데이터를 이용한 실험을 통하여 SDCEO의 효율성을 평가하였고 샷 바운더리 식별의 성능의 정확도는 평균 93.3%, 비디오 씬 탐지 성능의 정확도는 평균 83.3%로 만족할만한 성능을 보였다.

• 한국인쇄학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.71-87
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• 1990

This paper presents a simple algorithm to obtain three dimensional information of an object. In the preprocessing of the stereo matching,feature point informations of stero image must be less sensitive to noise and well liked the correspondance problem. This paper described a simple technique of struture feature extraction of 3-D object and used edge-end point expanding method for unconnected line instade of Hough transform. The feature such as corner point and their angles are used for matching problem. The experimental results show that the described algorithm is a useful method for stereo correspondence problem.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1427-1430
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• 1987

The feature points of an image play a very important role in understanding the image. Especially, when an image is composed of lines, vertices of the image offer informations about its property and structure. In this paper, a series of process for extracting feature points from actual IC image is described. This result can be used to acquire CIF ( Caltech Intermediate Form ) file.

• 한국통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국통신학회 1991년도 추계종합학술발표회논문집
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• pp.77-80
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• 1991

This paper proposes a new feature extraction method which is effectively used in character recognition, and validate the effectiveness through various computational methods for similiarity degree. To get feature vectors used in this method, Hough transform is applied to character image, which is used for edge extraction in image processing. By that transformation technique, strokes could be extracted and feature vectors constructed suitably. The characteristic of this method is solving the difficulties in stroke extraction through transform space analysis, which is induced by noise and blurring, and representing high recognition rate 99.3% within 10 candidates in relative low dimension.