• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2022

Plain radiographic analysis is the initial imaging modality for suspected small bowel obstruction. Among the many features that affect the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction (SBO), the presence of gas-filled or fluid-filled small bowel loops is the most salient feature that can be automatized by computer vision algorithms. In this study, we compare three frequently applied pixel-clustering algorithms for extracting gas-filled areas without human intervention. In a comparison involving 40 suspected SBO cases, the Possibilistic C-Means and Fuzzy C-Means algorithms exhibited initialization-sensitivity problems and difficulties coping with low intensity contrast, achieving low 72.5% and 85% success rates in extraction. The Adaptive Resonance Theory 2 algorithm is the most suitable algorithm for gas-filled region detection, achieving a 100% success rate on 40 tested images, largely owing to its dynamic control of the number of clusters.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1296-1300
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 초음파 영상에서 결절종을 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 초음파 영상에서 퍼지 스트레칭 기법을 적용하여 명암 대비를 증가시킨다. 퍼지 스트레칭 기법이 적용된 초음파 영상에서 퍼지 이진화 기법을 적용한다. 퍼지 이진화 기법이 적용된 영상에서 잡음 영역을 제거하기 위해 8방향 윤곽선 추적 기법을 적용한후, 결절종 후보 영역을 추출한다. 추출된 결절종 후보 영역에서 침식과 팽창 기법을 적용한 후, labelling 기법을 적용하여 결절종이 형태학적으로 타원 형태를 가지는 정보를 이용하여 결절종 영역을 추출한다. 제안된 방법을 결절종 초음파 영상을 대상으로 실험한 결과, 결절종 초음파 영상에서 결절종 영역이 비교적 정확히 추출되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대기
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2014

The radar reflectivity is significantly affected by ground clutter, beam blockage, anomalous propagation (AP), birds, insects, chaff, etc. The quality of radar reflectivity is very important in quantitative precipitation estimation. Therefore, Weather Radar Center (WRC) of Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) employed two quality control algorithms: 1) Open Radar Product Generator (ORPG) and 2) fuzzy quality control algorithm to improve quality of radar reflectivity. In this study, an occurrence of AP echoes and the performance of both quality control algorithms are investigated. Consequently, AP echoes frequently occur during the spring and fall seasons. Moreover, while the ORPG QC algorithm has the merit of removing non-precipitation echoes, such as AP echoes, it also removes weak rain echoes and snow echoes. In contrast, the fuzzy QC algorithm has the advantage of preserving snow echoes and weak rain echoes, but it eliminates the partial area of the contaminated echo, including the AP echoes.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 변환 영역기반의 워터마킹 기법의 개선을 위하여 퍼지추론 기법을 접목함으로써 워터마크가 삽입될 최적의 부 대역을 결정하는 방법을 제안하였다. DCT 변환 후, 각 부대역의 시각특성 요소인 텍스처 등급 및 대비도 함수의 최대 변화율을 구한 후, 최대변화율을 이용하여 퍼지추론을 위한 소속 함수를 생성하였다. 추론결과로 선택된 블록에 워터마크를 삽입한 후, 비가시성과 강인성을 평가 하였다. 외부공격으로는 JPEG 압축과 필터링, 절단 등을 고려하였고, 또한 AWGN 채널환경에서의 OFDM/QPSK 시스템을 이용하여 영상의 PSNR 및 상관관계를 구하여 제안한 워터마킹 알고리즘의 타당성 평가실험을 수행 하였다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.169-180
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• 2013

The modification of conditional Fuzzy C-Means (CFCM) with Gaussian weights (CFCM_GW) is accomplished for blind equalization of channels in this paper. The proposed CFCM_GW can deal with both of linear and nonlinear channels, because it searches for the optimal desired states of an unknown channel in a direct manner, which is not dependent on the type of channel structure. In the search procedure of CFCM_GW, the Bayesian likelihood fitness function, the Gaussian weighted partition matrix and the conditional constraint are exploited. Especially, in contrast to the common Euclidean distance in conventional Fuzzy C-Means(FCM), the Gaussian weighted partition matrix and the conditional constraint in the proposed CFCM_GW make it more robust to the heavy noise communication environment. The selected channel states by CFCM_GW are always close to the optimal set of a channel even when the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) is heavily corrupted. These given channel states are utilized as the input of the Bayesian equalizer to reconstruct transmitted symbols. The simulation studies demonstrate that the performance of the proposed method is relatively superior to those of the existing conventional FCM based approaches in terms of accuracy and speed.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.1625-1634
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• 2008

In this study, a modified Fuzzy C-Means algorithm with Gaussian weights (MFCM_GW) is presented for the problem of nonlinear blind channel equalization. The proposed algorithm searches for the optimal channel output states of a nonlinear channel based on received symbols. In contrast to conventional Euclidean distance in Fuzzy C-Means (FCM), the use of the Bayesian likelihood fitness function and the Gaussian weighted partition matrix is exploited in this method. In the search procedure, all possible sets of desired channel states are constructed by considering the combinations of estimated channel output states. The set of desired states characterized by the maxima] value of the Bayesian fitness is selected and updated by using the Gaussian weights. After this procedure, the Bayesian equalizer with the final desired states is implemented to reconstruct transmitted symbols. The performance of the proposed method is compared with those of a simplex genetic algorithm (GA), a hybrid genetic algorithm (GA merged with simulated annealing (SA):GASA), and a previously developed version of MFCM. In particular, a relative]y high accuracy and a fast search speed have been observed.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2023년도 학술발표회
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• pp.181-181
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• 2023

Flood is a major threat to human society, and scientific assessment of flood risk in human living areas is an important task. In this study, two different methods were used to evaluate the flood in Ulsan City, and the results were comprehensively compared and analyzed. Based on the fuzzy mathematics and VIKOR method of the multi-objective decision system, similar evaluation results were obtained in the study area. The results show that due to the large number of rivers in Ulsan City and the relatively high exposure index, the whole city faces a high risk of flooding. However, fuzzy mathematics theory pays more attention to the negative impact of floods on people, and the adaptability in the Nam-gu District is lower. In contrast, the VIKOR method pays more attention to the positive role of the economy and population in flood protection, and thus obtains a higher score. Both approaches demonstrate that the city of Ulsan faces a high risk of flooding and that its citizens and policymakers need to invest in preventing flood damage.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.429-437
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• 2023

This paper studied the prediction of structural damage indices to buildings after earthquake occurrence using Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Fuzzy Linear Regression (FLR) methods. Particularly, the structural damage degree, represented by the Maximum Inter Story Drift Ratio (MISDR), is an essential factor that ensures the safety of the building. Thus, the seismic response of a steel building was evaluated, utilizing 65 seismic accelerograms as input signals. Among the several response quantities, the focus is on the MISDR, which expresses the postseismic damage status. Using MLR and FLR methods and comparing the outputs with the corresponding evaluated by nonlinear dynamic analyses, it was concluded that the FLR method had the most accurate prediction results in contrast to the MLR method. A blind prediction applying a set of another 10 artificial accelerograms also examined the model's effectiveness. The results revealed that the use of the FLR method had the smallest average percentage error level for every set of applied accelerograms, and thus it is a suitable modeling tool in earthquake engineering.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2012

FCM(fuzzy c-means)은 일반적으로 영상 분할에서 좋은 성능을 보인다. 하지만 공간 정보를 사용하지 않는 일반적인 FCM 알고리즘은 낮은 대비의 영상, 경계선이 뚜렷하지 않은 영상, 잡음이 포함된 영상의 분할에는 좋지 않은 성능을 보인다. 이와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 3x3 크기의 윈도우를 이용하여 윈도우 내의 중심 픽셀과 주변 픽셀간의 거리 정보를 소속 함수에 추가한 개선된 공간적 퍼지 클러스터링 알고리즘을 제안한다. 본 논문에서는 분할 계수, 분할 엔트로피, Xie-Bdni 함수와 같은 클러스터링 검증 함수를 이용하여 FCM 기반의 다양한 클러스터링 알고리즘과 제안한 알고리즘과의 성능을 비교하였다. 성능 평가 결과 제안한 알고리즘이 기존의 FCM기반의 클러스터링 알고리즘보다 클러스터링 검증 함수에서 성능이 우수함을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2009

In this paper, a new morphology-based homomorphic filtering technique is presented to enhance features in medical images. The homomorphic filtering is performed based on the morphological sub-bands, in which an image is morphologically decomposed. An evolutionary design is carried to find an optimal gain and structuring element of each sub-band. As a search algorithm, Differential Evolution scheme is utilized. Simulations show that the proposed filter improves the contrast of the interest feature in medical images.