• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2006

In the last decade, face analysis, e.g. face detection, face recognition, facial expression recognition, is a very lively and expanding research field. As computer animated agents and robots bring a social dimension to human computer interaction, interest in this research field is increasing rapidly. In this paper, we introduce an artificial emotion mimic system which can recognize human facial expressions and also generate the recognized facial expression. In order to recognize human facial expression in real-time, we propose a facial expression classification method that is performed by weak classifiers obtained by using new rectangular feature types. In addition, we make the artificial facial expression using the developed robotic system based on biological observation. Finally, experimental results of facial expression recognition and generation are shown for the validity of our robotic system.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제16B권5호
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• pp.395-402
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• 2009

본 연구는 표정 인식률을 개선하기 위한, 강도가 다른 표정을 인식하는 새로운 표정 인식 방법을 제안한다. 사람마다 다르게 나타나는 표정과 표정마다 다른 강도는 표정 인식률 저하에 지대한 영향을 미친다. 하지만 얼굴 표정의 다양한 강도를 처리하는 방법은 많이 제시되지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 표정 템플릿과 표정 강도 분포모델을 이용하여 다양한 얼굴 표정 강도를 인식하는 방법을 제시한다. 표정 템플릿과 표정강도 분포모델은 얼굴의 특징 부위에 표시한 관심 점과 얼굴 특징 부위간의 움직임이 다른 표정과 강도에 따라 어떻게 달라지는지 설명하여 표정 인식률 개선에 기여한다. 제안 방법은 정지 이미지뿐만 아니라 비디오시퀀스에서도 빠른 측정 과정을 통해 다양한 강도의 표정을 인식할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 실험 결과, 제안 연구가 특히 약한 강도의 표정에 대해 타 방법보다 높은 인식 결과를 보여 제안 방법이 다양한 강도의 표정 인식에 강건함을 알 수 있다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1021-1028
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• 2013

Automatic facial expression recognition is a widely studied problem in computer vision and human-robot interaction. There has been a range of studies for representing facial descriptors for facial expression recognition. Some prominent descriptors were presented in the first facial expression recognition and analysis challenge (FERA2011). In that competition, the Local Gabor Binary Pattern Histogram Sequence descriptor showed the most powerful description capability. In this paper, we introduce hybrid facial representations for facial expression recognition, which have more powerful description capability with lower dimensionality. Our descriptors consist of a block-based descriptor and a pixel-based descriptor. The block-based descriptor represents the micro-orientation and micro-geometric structure information. The pixel-based descriptor represents texture information. We validate our descriptors on two public databases, and the results show that our descriptors perform well with a relatively low dimensionality.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2006

In this paper, we propose a method of selecting new types of rectangle features that are suitable for facial expression recognition. The basic concept in this paper is similar to Viola's approach, which is used for face detection. Instead of previous Haar-like features we choose rectangle features for facial expression recognition among all possible rectangle types in a 3${\times}$3 matrix form using the AdaBoost algorithm. The facial expression recognition system constituted with the proposed rectangle features is also compared to that with previous rectangle features with regard to its capacity. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed approach has better performance in facial expression recognition.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2010

Tracking human facial expression within a video image has many useful applications, such as surveillance and teleconferencing, etc. Initially, the Active Appearance Model (AAM) was proposed for facial recognition; however, it turns out that the AAM has many advantages as regards continuous facial expression recognition. We have implemented a continuous facial expression recognition system using the AAM. In this study, we adopt an independent AAM using the Inverse Compositional Image Alignment method. The system was evaluated using the standard Cohn-Kanade facial expression database, the results of which show that it could have numerous potential applications.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1657-1662
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• 2017

Facial expression recognition systems using video devices have emerged as an important component of natural human-machine interfaces which contribute to various practical applications such as security systems, behavioral science and clinical practices. In this work, we present a new method to analyze, represent and recognize human facial expressions using a sequence of facial images. Under our proposed facial expression recognition framework, the overall procedure includes: accurate face detection to remove background and noise effects from the raw image sequences and align each image using vertex mask generation. Furthermore, these features are reduced by principal component analysis. Finally, these augmented features are trained and tested using Hidden Markov Model (HMM). The experimental evaluation demonstrated the proposed approach over two public datasets such as Cohn-Kanade and AT&T datasets of facial expression videos that achieved expression recognition results as 96.75% and 96.92%. Besides, the recognition results show the superiority of the proposed approach over the state of the art methods.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.748-757
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• 2017

In order to recognize the facial expressions, good features that can express the facial expressions are essential. It is also essential to find the characteristic areas where facial expressions appear discriminatively. In this study, we propose a directional LBP feature for facial expression recognition and a method of finding directional LBP operation and feature region for facial expression classification. The proposed directional LBP features to characterize facial fine micro-patterns are defined by LBP operation factors (direction and size of operation mask) and feature regions through AdaBoost learning. The facial expression classifier is implemented as a SVM classifier based on learned discriminant region and directional LBP operation factors. In order to verify the validity of the proposed method, facial expression recognition performance was measured in terms of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Experimental results show that the proposed directional LBP and its learning method are useful for facial expression recognition.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(3)
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• pp.25-28
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• 2002

This paper introduce a personalized facial expression recognition system. Many previous works on facial expression recognition system focus on the formal six universal facial expressions. However, it is very difficult to make such expressions for normal person without much effort and training. And in these days, the personalized service is also mainly focused by many researchers in various fields. Thus, we Propose a novel facial expression recognition system with fuzzy neural networks and robust image processing.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 화상자료의 특성인 이웃 화소간의 종속성을 표현하는데 적합한 깁스분포를 바탕으로 얼굴 표정을 인식을 위한 특징벡터를 추출하는 새로운 방법을 제안하였다. 추출된 특징벡터는 얼굴 이미지의 크기, 위치, 회전에 대하여 불변한 특성을 갖는다. 얼굴 표정을 인식하기 위한 알고리즘은 특징벡터 추출하는 과정과 패턴을 인식하는 두 과정으로 나뉘어진다. 특징벡터는 얼굴 화상에 대하여 추정된 깁스분포를 바탕으로 수정된 2-D 조건부 모멘트로 구성된다. 얼굴 표정인식 과정에서는 패턴인식에 널리 사용되는 이산형 HMM를 사용한다. 제안된 방법에 대한 성능평가를 위하여 4가지의 얼굴 표정 인식 실험을 Workstation에서 실험한 결과, 제안된 얼굴 표정 인식 방법이 95% 이상의 성능을 보여주었다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.125-139
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• 2023

Facial expression recognition, a topical problem in the field of computer vision and pattern recognition, is a direct means of recognizing human emotions and behaviors. This paper first summarizes the datasets commonly used for expression recognition and their associated characteristics and presents traditional machine learning algorithms and their benefits and drawbacks from three key techniques of face expression; image pre-processing, feature extraction, and expression classification. Deep learning-oriented expression recognition methods and various algorithmic framework performances are also analyzed and compared. Finally, the current barriers to facial expression recognition and potential developments are highlighted.