• 제목/요약/키워드: Heuristic energy map

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Novel License Plate Detection Method Based on Heuristic Energy

  • Sarker, Md.Mostafa Kamal;Yoon, Sook;Lee, Jaehwan;Park, Dong Sun
    • 한국통신학회논문지
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    • 제38C권12호
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    • pp.1114-1125
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    • 2013
  • License Plate Detection (LPD) is a key component in automatic license plate recognition system. Despite the success of License Plate Recognition (LPR) methods in the past decades, the problem is quite a challenge due to the diversity of plate formats and multiform outdoor illumination conditions during image acquisition. This paper aims at automatical detection of car license plates via image processing techniques. In this paper, we proposed a real-time and robust method for license plate detection using Heuristic Energy Map(HEM). In the vehicle image, the region of license plate contains many components or edges. We obtain the edge energy values of an image by using the box filter and search for the license plate region with high energy values. Using this energy value information or Heuristic Energy Map(HEM), we can easily detect the license plate region from vehicle image with a very high possibilities. The proposed method consists two main steps: Region of Interest (ROI) Detection and License Plate Detection. This method has better performance in speed and accuracy than the most of existing methods used for license plate detection. The proposed method can detect a license plate within 130 milliseconds and its detection rate is 99.2% on a 3.10-GHz Intel Core i3-2100(with 4.00 GB of RAM) personal computer.

저가형 PSD센서를 이용한 홈서비스 로봇의 Map building용 센서 제어시스템 (A sensor controller for map building of home service robot using low cost PSD sensor)

  • 현웅근;이창환
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제10권10호
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    • pp.1897-1904
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    • 2006
  • 가사도우미 로봇과 같은 서비스 로봇은 가사구성물이 내제된 가정 내 가사 구성물 환경을 인식해야한다. 기존에는 홈서비스 로봇 등은 CCD, 초음파 등의 센서로 가정 내 구성물 및 실내 지형을 인식하였다. 실내지형 지도를 작성 할 경우 가사 구성물에는 헝겊 등이 있는바, 음파 등을 흡수하여 정확한 지형 지도가 만들어지지 못한다. 또한 CCD 카메라를 쓸 경우 pixel에 따라 거리 측정 정도가 달라지는 문제가 발생하고 가격이 고가이다. 본 논문은 이동로봇을 위한 위치 및 물체인식용 지능형 센서 제어 시스템에 대해 기술한다. 개발된 센서제어시스템은 저가의 광 PSD(Position sensitive detector)를 사용하였다. PSD센서의 스위칭 노이즈 및 광 산란에 의한 잡음을 효과적으로 제거하기 위해 로봇의 주행 중 센서 스캔 시 간 등을 고려하여 heuristic software filter를 제안하였다. 또한 개발된 시스템은 초음파 센서에 의한 지형작성 비교와 본 논문에서 개발한 시스템을 비교하였으며, 복잡한 실내지 형을 대상으로 실험 지형지도 작성 실험을 통해 우수성을 입증하였다.

DEVELOPMENT OF A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT CODE FOR A PHYSICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM: SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL PROTECTION EFFECTIVENESS (SAPE)

  • Jang, Sung-Soon;Kwan, Sung-Woo;Yoo, Ho-Sik;Kim, Jung-Soo;Yoon, Wan-Ki
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제41권5호
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    • pp.747-752
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    • 2009
  • A vulnerability assessment is essential for the efficient operation of a physical protection system (PPS). Previous assessment codes have used a simple model called an adversary sequence diagram. In this study, the use of a two-dimensional (2D) map of a facility as a model for a PPS is suggested as an alternative approach. The analysis of a 2D model, however, consumes a lot of time. Accordingly, a generalized heuristic algorithm has been applied to address this issue. The proposed assessment method was implemented to a computer code; Systematic Analysis of physical Protection Effectiveness (SAPE). This code was applied to a variety of facilities and evaluated for feasibility by applying it to various facilities. To help upgrade a PPS, a sensitivity analysis of all protection elements along a chosen path is proposed. SAPE will help to accurately and intuitively assess a PPS.