• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1194-1198
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• 2005

A computer vision system was designed and validated to recognize an individual Holstein cattle by processing images of their body patterns. This system involves image capture, image pre-processing, algorithm processing, and an artificial neural network recognition algorithm. Optimum management of individuals is one of the most important factors in keeping cattle healthy and productive. In this study, an image-processing system was used to recognize individual Holstein cattle by identifying the body-pattern images captured by a charge-coupled device (CCD). A recognition system was developed and applied to acquire images of 49 cattles. The pixel values of the body images were transformed into input data comprising binary signals for the neural network. Images of the 49 cattle were analyzed to learn input layer elements, and ten cattles were used to verify the output layer elements in the neural network by using an individual recognition program. The system proved to be reliable for the individual recognition of cattles in natural light.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2024

In this paper, we propose a novel robust blind crypto-watermarking method for medical images security based on hiding of DICOM patient information (patient name, age...) in the medical imaging. The DICOM patient information is encrypted using the AES standard algorithm before its insertion in the medical image. The cover image is divided in blocks of 8x8, in each we insert 1-bit of the encrypted watermark in the hybrid transform domain by applying respectively the 2D-LWT (Lifting wavelet transforms), the 2D-DCT (discrete cosine transforms), and the SVD (singular value decomposition). The scheme is tested by applying various attacks such as noise, filtering and compression. Experimental results show that no visible difference between the watermarked images and the original images and the test against attack shows the good robustness of the proposed algorithm.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2015

Purpose: Contrast, sharpness, enhancement, and density can be changed in digital systems. The important question is to what extent the changes in these variables affect the accuracy of caries detection. Materials and Methods: Forty eight extracted human posterior teeth with healthy or proximal caries surfaces were imaged using a photostimulable phosphor (PSP) sensor. All original images were processed using a six-step method: (1) applying "Sharpening 2" and "Noise Reduction" processing options to the original images; (2) applying the "Magnification 1:3" option to the image obtained in the first step; (3) enhancing the original images by using the "Diagonal/"option; (4) reviewing the changes brought about by the third step of image processing and then, applying "Magnification 1:3"; (5) applying "Sharpening UM" to the original images; and (6) analyzing the changes brought about by the fifth step of image processing, and finally, applying "Magnification 1:3." Three observers evaluated the images. The tooth sections were evaluated histologically as the gold standard. The diagnostic accuracy of the observers was compared using a chi-squared test. Results: The accuracy levels irrespective of the image processing method ranged from weak (18.8%) to intermediate (54.2%), but the highest accuracy was achieved at the sixth image processing step. The overall diagnostic accuracy level showed a statistically significant difference (p=0.0001). Conclusion: This study shows that the application of "Sharpening UM" along with the "Magnification 1:3" processing option improved the diagnostic accuracy and the observer agreement more effectively than the other processing procedures.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.418-426
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• 1994

자동항법 시스템은 자동차의 자동 운전 및 운전자에 대한 고도의 지적 보조를 지 원하기 위하여 컴퓨터를 이용한 시스템을 구축하여 운전자에게 보다 많은 정보를 제공 한다. 본 논문에서는 시스템에 필요한 통행차량을 추출하기 위하여 동화상 처리 기법 을 이용하여 필요없는 영역을 효율적으로 제거함으로써 통행차량을 추출하는 새로운 알고리즘을 제안한다. 우선 연속적으로 입력되는 복수의 입력 화상을 이용하여 서로 연속하는 입력 화상과의 차이 화상을 작성한다. 그리고 작성된 차이 화상에서 움직임 이 있는 영역을 추출하여 마스크 화상을 작성한 후 전후의 마스크 화상을 이용하여 입 력 화상에서 배경 영역을 제거함으로써 통행 차량을 추출한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 알고리즘은 배경 화상을 이용하지 않고 배경의 변화가 심한 옥외에서도 안정적으로 배 경 영역을 제거하여 통행차량을 추출할 수 있으며 실제적으로 도로 상을 주행 중인 통행차량 추출에 적용한 예를 보인다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.27-31
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• 1994

Intravascular ultrasound images of coranary artery contain very important informations on heart disease. The intimal contours on the image show informations and data to examine intravascular problems of patients. A new computation algorithm to detect the intimal and adventitial contours from the intravascular images was developed. An Image processing on gray level image was used. It uses arrays of pixels in each radial lines on the images. A "Robert" filter was adopted at first step for one dimensional image processing. Some other calculation techniques were developed to inclose the accuracy of automatically detected contours. The standard contour data to compare with automatically detected contour data were obtained through manually tracing by experienced cardiological medical doctors. The result of the new algorithm shows high accuracy of 80 % matching with the standard contour data.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2011

Design is important in the IT, digital appliance, and auto industries. Aesthetic and art images are being applied for better quality of the products. Most image patterns are complex and much lead-time is required to implement them to the product design process. A precise reverse engineering method generating 2.5D engraving models from 2D artistic images is proposed through the image processing, NURBS interpolation and 2.5D reconstruction methods. To generate 2.5D TechArt models from the art images, boundary points of the images are extracted by using the adaptive median filter and the novel MBF (modified boundary follower) algorithm. Accurate NURBS interpolation of the points generates TechArt CAD models. Performance of the developed system has been confirmed through the quick turnaround 2.5D engraving simulation linked with the commercial CAD/CAM system.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1437-1446
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• 2020

For the last few years, smart devices have begun to occupy an essential place in the life of children, by allowing them to access a variety of language activities and books. Various studies are being conducted on using smart devices for education. Our study extracts images and texts from kids' book with smart devices and matches the extracted images and texts to create new images that are not represented in these books. The proposed system will enable the use of smart devices as educational media for children. A deep convolutional generative adversarial network (DCGAN) is used for generating a new image. Three steps are involved in training DCGAN. Firstly, images with 11 titles and 1,164 images on ImageNet are learned. Secondly, Tesseract, an optical character recognition engine, is used to extract images and text from kids' book and classify the text using a morpheme analyzer. Thirdly, the classified word class is matched with the latent vector of the image. The learned DCGAN creates an image associated with the text.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2023

이 논문에서는 image signal processing 을 고려하여 저조도에서 촬영된 저품질의 raw 이미지를 딥러닝에 기반하여 개선하는 방법을 제안한다. 스마트폰 카메라의 경우 DSLR 카메라에 비해 렌즈나 센서의 확장에 제약이 있어 저조도 상황에서 이미지에 노이즈가 증가되고 품질이 저하되는 문제점을 보인다. 기존 딥러닝 기반 저조도 이미지 처리 방식은 image signal processing의 주요 요소인 렌즈 쉐이딩 효과와 화이트 밸런스를 고려하지 못하여 부자연스러운 이미지를 생성하기도 한다. 본 논문에서는 렌즈 쉐이딩 효과와 화이트 밸런스를 딥러닝 모델에 적용하기 위해 중심거리와 채널 평균을 활용한다. 스마트폰으로 촬영된 저조도 이미지를 통한 실험에서 제안하는 방법이 기존 방법에 비해 더 높은 peak signal to noise ratio 와 structural similarity index measure를 달성함과 동시에 높은 품질의 저조도 이미지를 생성함을 확인한다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.370-376
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• 2023

수중영상은 수중 잡음과 낮은 해상도로 표적의 형상과 구분이 명확하지 않다. 그리고 딥러닝의 입력으로 수중영상은 전처리가 필요하며 Segmentation이 선행되어야 한다. 전처리를 하여도 표적은 명확하지 않으며 딥러닝에 의한 탐지, 식별의 성능도 높지 않을 수 있다. 따라서 표적을 구분하며 명확하게 하는 작업이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 수중영상에서 표적 그림자의 중요성을 확인하고 그림자에 의한 물체 탐지 및 표적 영역 획득, 그리고 수중배경이 없는 표적과 그림자만의 형상이 담긴 데이터를 생성하며 더 나아가 픽셀값이 일정하지 않은 표적과 그림자 영상을 표적은 흰색, 그림자는 흑색, 그리고 배경은 회색의 3-모드의 영상으로 변환하는 과정을 제시한다. 이를 통해 딥러닝의 입력으로 명확히 전처리된 판별이 용이한 영상을 제공할 수 있다. 또한 처리는 Open Source Computer Vision(OpenCV)라이브러리의 영상처리 코드를 사용했으면 처리 속도도 역시 실시간 처리에 적합한 결과를 얻었다.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.171-181
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• 2005

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: 1) A novel algorithm in order to extract lane-related information from road images is presented; 2) Design specifications of an image processing onboard unit capable of extracting lane­related information in real-time is also presented. Obtaining precise information from road images requires many features due to the effects of noise that eventually leads to long processing time. By exploiting a FPGA and DSP, we solve the problem of real-time processing. Due to the fact that image processing of road images relies largely on edge features, the FPGA is adopted in the hardware design. The schematic configuration of the FPGA is optimized in order to perform 3 $\times$ 3 Sobel edge extraction. The DSP carries out high-level image processing of recognition, decision, estimation, etc. The proposed algorithm uses edge features to define an Edge Distribution Function (EDF), which is a histogram of edge magnitude with respect to the edge orientation angle. The EDF enables the edge-related information and lane-related to be connected. The performance of the proposed system is verified through the extraction of lane-related information. The experimental results show the robustness of the proposed algorithm and a processing speed of more than 25 frames per second, which is considered quite successful.