• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.41-53
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• 2017

A thermal camera is used to obtain thermal information of a certain area. However, it is difficult to depict all the information of an area in an individual thermal image. To form a high-resolution panoramic thermal image, we propose an optimized FAST (feature from accelerated segment test) algorithm to combine two or more images of the same scene. The FAST is an accurate and fast algorithm that yields good positional accuracy and high point reliability; however, the major limitation of a FAST detector is that multiple features are detected adjacent to one another and the interest points cannot be obtained under no significant difference in thermal images. Our proposed algorithm not only detects the features in thermal images easily, but also takes advantage of the speed of the FAST algorithm. Quantitative evaluation shows that our proposed technique is time-efficient and accurate. Finally, we create a mosaic of the video to analyze a comprehensive view of the scene.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.65-68
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 자연스러운 파노라마 영상 생성을 위해 FAST(features from accelerated segment test)를 이용한 특징점 기반의 파노라마 영상 생성 기법을 제안한다. 다수의 영상을 이용해 자연스러운 파노라마 영상을 만들기 위해 실린더 투영을 수행 한 후 추출된 특징점들을 RANSAC(random sample consensus)을 이용해 정합 시 오차율을 최소화한다. 서로 다른 방향에서 얻은 다수의 영상을 합성할 때 정합 경계 주변의 이질감을 보완하기 위해 블렌딩 기법을 사용함으로써 자연스러운 파노라마 영상을 생성한다. 다수의 영상으로 실험을 한 결과 왜곡이 보정되고 자연스러운 파노라마 영상을 생성할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.177-180
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 비디오 영상을 입력 했을 때 특징점 추적을 통한 다수 영상의 고속 스트칭 기법을 제안한다. 빠른 속도로 특징점 추출을 위해서 FAST(Features from Accelerated Segment Test) 기법을 사용한다. 특징점 정합과정은 기존의 방법과는 다른 새로운 방법을 제안한다. Mean shift 를 통해 특징점이 포함된 영역을 추적하여 벡터(vector)를 구한다. 이 벡터를 사용하여 추출한 특징점들을 정합하는데 사용한다. 마지막으로 이상점(outlier)을 제거하기 위해 RANSAC(RANdom Sample Consensus) 기법을 사용한다. 입력된 두 영상의 호모그래피(homography) 변환 행렬을 구하여 하나의 파노라마 영상을 생성한다. 실험을 통해 제안하는 기법이 기존의 기법보다 속도가 향상되는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.263-270
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• 2014

Corner detection and feature extraction are essential aspects of computer vision problems such as object recognition and tracking. Feature detectors such as Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) yields high quality features but computationally intensive for use in real-time applications. The Features from Accelerated Segment Test (FAST) detector provides faster feature computation by extracting only corner information in recognising an object. In this paper we have analyzed the efficient object detection algorithms with respect to efficiency, quality and robustness by comparing characteristics of image detectors for corner detector and feature extractors. The simulated result shows that compared to conventional SIFT algorithm, the object recognition system based on the FAST corner detector yields increased speed and low performance degradation. The average time to find keypoints in SIFT method is about 0.116 seconds for extracting 2169 keypoints. Similarly the average time to find corner points was 0.651 seconds for detecting 1714 keypoints in FAST methods at threshold 30. Thus the FAST method detects corner points faster with better quality images for object recognition.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.83-86
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 다양한 변이 추정 방식 중 영역기반(Area-based) 알고리듬과 특정기반(Feature-based) 알고리듬을 결합한 하이브리드(Hybrid) 변이추정 알고리듬을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리듬은 Features from Accelerated Segment Test(FAST) 코너 점 추출기[2]를 이용하여 좌, 우 영상 각각의 특징 점을 추출한 후, 특징 점들의 정보를 이용한 스테레오 정함을 통해 신뢰도 높은 초기 변이지도(Disparity map)를 생생하게 된다. 그러나 생성된 초기 변이지도는 조밀하지 못하므로, 조밀한 변이 지도를 획득하기 위해 특징점이 추출된 영역에 대해서는 추정된 초기 변이 값을 이웃 픽셀과의 색 유사도를 고려하여 전파시키고 특징 점이 추출되지 않은 영역에 대해서는 이진 윈도우(Binary window)를 활용한 영역기반 변이추정 알고리듬[1]을 이용하여 변이 값을 추정한다. 이를 통해, 제안 알고리듬은 특징 기반 알고리듬에서 발생할 수 있는 보간법 문제를 해결함과 동시에 신뢰도가 높은 초기 변이지도를 사용함으로써, 영역 기반 알고리듬의 정합 오차를 줄여 신뢰도 높은 변이지도를 생생할 수 있다. 실험 결과 추정된 초기 변이지도는 ground truth와 비교 시 약 99%이상의 정확도를 보이며, 특징 점이 추출된 영역에서 기존의 영역기반 알고리듬보다 더 정확한 변이 값이 추정되었음을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.38 no.6_1
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• pp.1057-1068
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• 2022

This paper compares the combination performance of feature point-based matching algorithms as a study to confirm the matching possibility between image taken by a user and a virtual texture image with the goal of developing mobile-based real-time image positioning technology. The feature based matching algorithm includes process of extracting features, calculating descriptors, matching features from both images, and finally eliminating mismatched features. At this time, for matching algorithm combination, we combined the process of extracting features and the process of calculating descriptors in the same or different matching algorithm respectively. V-World 3D desktop was used for the virtual indoor texture image. Currently, V-World 3D desktop is reinforced with details such as vertical and horizontal protrusions and dents. In addition, levels with real image textures. Using this, we constructed dataset with virtual indoor texture data as a reference image, and real image shooting at the same location as a target image. After constructing dataset, matching success rate and matching processing time were measured, and based on this, matching algorithm combination was determined for matching real image with virtual image. In this study, based on the characteristics of each matching technique, the matching algorithm was combined and applied to the constructed dataset to confirm the applicability, and performance comparison was also performed when the rotation was additionally considered. As a result of study, it was confirmed that the combination of Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT)'s feature and descriptor detection had the highest matching success rate, but matching processing time was longest. And in the case of Features from Accelerated Segment Test (FAST)'s feature detector and Oriented FAST and Rotated BRIEF (ORB)'s descriptor calculation, the matching success rate was similar to that of SIFT-SIFT combination, while matching processing time was short. Furthermore, in case of FAST-ORB, it was confirmed that the matching performance was superior even when 10° rotation was applied to the dataset. Therefore, it was confirmed that the matching algorithm of FAST-ORB combination could be suitable for matching between virtual texture image and real image.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.421-436
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• 2023

This paper presents a vibration displacement measurement and damage identification method for a space truss structure from its vibration videos. Features from Accelerated Segment Test (FAST) algorithm is combined with adaptive threshold strategy to detect the feature points of high quality within the Region of Interest (ROI), around each node of the truss structure. Then these points are tracked by Kanade-Lucas-Tomasi (KLT) algorithm along the video frame sequences to obtain the vibration displacement time histories. For some cases with the image plane not parallel to the truss structural plane, the scale factors cannot be applied directly. Therefore, these videos are processed with homography transformation. After scale factor adaptation, tracking results are expressed in physical units and compared with ground truth data. The main operational frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes are identified by using Subspace Stochastic Identification (SSI) from the obtained vibration displacement responses and compared with ground truth data. Structural damages are quantified by elemental stiffness reductions. A Bayesian inference-based objective function is constructed based on natural frequencies to identify the damage by model updating. The Success-History based Adaptive Differential Evolution with Linear Population Size Reduction (L-SHADE) is applied to minimise the objective function by tuning the damage parameter of each element. The locations and severities of damage in each case are then identified. The accuracy and effectiveness are verified by comparison of the identified results with the ground truth data.