• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.9 no.11
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• pp.1435-1444
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• 2006

We present an effective and real-time face detection method based on Principal Component Analysis(PCA) and Support Vector Machines(SVMs). We extract simple Haar-like features from training images that consist of face and non-face images, reinterpret the features with PCA, and select useful ones from the large number of extracted features. With the selected features, we construct a face detector using an SVM appropriate for binary classification. The face detector is not affected by the size of a training data set in a significant way, so that it showed 90.1 % detection rates with a small quantity of training data. it can process 8 frames per second for $320{\times}240$ pixel images. This is an acceptable processing time for a real-time system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.675-678
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• 2018

Since the face has a unique property to identify human, the face recognition is actively used in a security area and an authentication area such as access control, criminal search, and CCTV. The frontal face image has the most face information. Therefore, it is necessary to acquire the front face image as much as possible for face recognition. In this study, the face region is detected using the Adaboost algorithm using Haar-like feature and tracks it using the mean-shifting algorithm. Then, the feature points of the facial elements such as the eyes and the mouth are extracted from the face region, and the ratio of the two eyes and degree of rotation of the face is calculated using their geographical information, and the approximate front face image is presented in real time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2004.10b
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• pp.742-744
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• 2004

본 논문은 복잡한 배경에서의 얼굴 검출에 있어서 다중 특징 추출 데이터로 학습한 계단식 분류기에 의한 방법을 제안한다 얼굴 검출에서 얼굴의 패턴은 상당히 다양한 영상 표현으로 나타나기 때문에 하나의 특징 추출 방법은 사람의 얼굴을 모델링 하기에는 부족하다. 따라서 여기서는 얼굴의 전체적인 지역적인 특징을 나타내는 Subregion과, 얼굴의 주파수 특성에 따라 좀 더 세밀하고 다양한 속성들을 나타내는 Haar 웨이블릿 변환을 이용하여 다중으로 특징을 추출하여 효과적인 모델링을 시도하였다. 특징을 추출한 얼굴과 비얼굴의 패턴(pattern)을 구분하기 위해서 패턴들의 통계적인 특성을 이용하여 각 추출방법에 맞게 학습된 Bayesian 분류기를 직렬로 연결하여 사용하였으며 비얼굴은 얼굴과 유사한 비얼굴(face-like nonface) 패턴들을 사용하여 모델링 하였다. 제안한 얼굴 검출 방식의 성능은 MIT-CMU 시험 영상들을 이용하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 한 가지 특징 추출을 사용하는 것 보다 두 가지 특징 추출을 병행한 계단식 구성이 더 정확한 검출 결과를 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.826-832
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• 2016

In this paper, we propose a tongue diagnosis system for determining the presence of specific taste crack area as a first step in the digital tongue diagnosis system that anyone can use easily without special equipment and expensive digital tongue diagnosis equipment. Training DB was developed by the Haar-like feature, Adaboost learning on the basis of 261 pictures which was collected in Oriental medicine. Tongue candidate regions were detected from the input image by the learning results and calculated the average value of the HUE component to separate only the tongue area in the detected candidate regions. A tongue area is separated through the Connected Component Labeling from the contour of tongue detected. The palate regions were divided by the relative width and height of the tongue regions separated. Image on the taste area is converted to gray image and binarized with each of the average brightness values. A crack in the presence or absence was determined via Connected Component Labeling with binary images.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.609-620
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• 2016

Recently, there are active studies on a forward collision warning system to prevent the accidents and improve convenience of drivers. For collision evasion, the vehicle detection system is required. In general, existing learning-based vehicle detection methods use the entire appearance of the vehicles from rear-view images, so that each vehicle types should be learned separately since they have distinct rear-view appearance regarding the types. To overcome such shortcoming, we learn Haar-like features from the lower part of the vehicles which contain tail lights to detect vehicles leveraging the fact that the lower part is consistent regardless of vehicle types. As a verification procedure, we detect tail lights to distinguish actual vehicles and non-vehicles. If candidates are too small to detect the tail lights, we use HOG(Histogram Of Gradient) feature and SVM(Support Vector Machine) classifier to reduce false alarms. The proposed forward vehicle detection method shows accuracy of 95% even in the complicated images with many buildings by the road, regardless of vehicle types.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.120-126
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• 2016

In this study, we propose a method for effectively detecting and recognizing the face in image using RBFNNs pattern classifier and HCbCr-based skin color feature. Skin color detection is computationally rapid and is robust to pattern variation for face detection, however, the objects with similar colors can be mistakenly detected as face. Thus, in order to enhance the accuracy of the skin detection, we take into consideration the combination of the H and CbCr components jointly obtained from both HSI and YCbCr color space. Then, the exact location of the face is found from the candidate region of skin color by detecting the eyes through the Haar-like feature. Finally, the face recognition is performed by using the proposed FCM-based RBFNNs pattern classifier. We show the results as well as computer simulation experiments carried out by using the image database of Cambridge ICPR.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.26-35
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• 2007

We present a robust face tracking system from the sequence of video images based on effective detector and Kalman filter. To construct the effective face detector, we extract the face features using the five types of simple Haar-like features. Extracted features are reinterpreted using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and interpreted principal components are used for Support Vector Machine (SVM) that classifies the faces and non-faces. We trace the moving face with Kalman filter, which uses the static information of the detected faces and the dynamic information of changes between previous and current frames. To make a real-time tracking system, we reduce processing time by adjusting the frequency of face detection. In this experiment, the proposed system showed an average tracking rate of 95.5% and processed at 15 frames per second. This means the system is robust enough to track faces in real-time.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.289-290
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• 2013

이 논문은 얼굴의 기하학적 특징을 이용한 표정인식 시스템을 제안한다. 먼저 얼굴 인식 시스템으로 Haar-like feature의 특징 마스크를 이용한 방법을 적용하였다 인식된 얼굴은 눈을 포함하고 있는 얼굴 상위 부분과 입을 포함하고 있는 얼굴 하위 부분으로 분리한다. 그래서 얼굴 요소 추출에 용이하게 된다. 얼굴 요소 추출은 PCA를 통한 고유 얼굴의 고유 눈과 고유 입의 템플릿 매칭으로 추출하였다. 얼굴 요소는 눈과 입이 있으며 두 요소의 기하학적 특징을 통하여 표정을 인식한다. 눈과 입의 특징 값은 실험을 통하여 정한 각 표정별 임계 값과 비교하여 표정이 인식된다. 본 논문은 기존의 논문에서 거의 사용하지 않는 눈동자의 비율을 적용하여 기존의 표정인식 알고리즘보다 인식률을 높이는 방향으로 제안되었다. 실험결과 기존의 논문보다 인식률이 개선됨을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.125-128
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 실시간 영상으로부터 입술 영역 검출 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 영상으로부터 피부색 범위의 검출을 통하여 불필요한 잡음을 제거한 후 Harr-like 특징을 이용하여 얼굴을 검출한다. 다음 검출된 얼굴 영역으로부터 얼굴의 기하학적 정보를 이용하여 입술 후보 영역을 분리한 후 제안하는 Cb, Cr를 가지고 입술색 범위 검출해 낸다. 최종적으로 검출된 입술색 범위 영역에 Haar-like 특징을 다시 한번 적용하므로써 보다 정확한 입술 영역을 검출해낸다. 본 논문에서 제안한 알고리즘을 실험한 결과 기존의 알고리즘보다 검출률이 높았으며, 적용범위가 더 넓음을 실험을 통해 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.8C
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• pp.1184-1192
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• 2004

A real-time pupil detection system that detects the pupil movement from the real-time video data achieved by the visual light camera for general purpose personal computer is proposed. It is implemented with three steps; at first, face region is detected using the Haar-like feature detection scheme, and then eye region is detected within the face region using the template-based scheme. Finally, pupil movement is detected within the eye region by convolution of the horizontal and vertical histogram profiling and Gaussian filter. As results, we obtained more than 90% of the detection rate from 2375 simulation images and the data processing time is about 160㎳, that detects 7 times per second.