• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.51-65
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• 2007

본 논문의 목적은 초음파 탐사 방법을 이용하여 지반내의 불연속 물질을 탐측할 수 있는 고해상도의 시스템을 개발하고 실내에서 적용하는 것이다. 초음파 탐측 방법은 불연속면의 경계면에서 반사되어온 반사파를 탐측하고, 이를 배열하여 불연속면의 존재를 찾는 방법이다. 본 논문은 암반내 초음파의 전달 양상, 최적화된 트랜스듀서의 선택, 데이터 획득, 신호처리 방법, 영상화 기법, 그리고 실내 적용실험을 포함하고 있다. 실내실험은 수평이동장치와 회전이동장치를 이용하여 수행된다. 수중에서 수평이동 및 회전실험 결과, 불연속면의 위치와 크기가 정확하게 평가 되었다. 또한 석고시료에서 회전실험결과 석고 내에 존재하는 균열과 공동이 비교적 정확하게 영상화됨을 알 수 있다. 본 논문은 새롭게 제시된 방법이 암반 불연속면 탐측에 매우 경제적이고 효과적인 방법이 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.389-393
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 컴퓨터 집적영상(integral imaging(II))에서 분산 추정을 이용하여 심하게 은폐된 물체의 복원 시 은폐물(occluding object)의 블러링 효과를 제거하는 방법을 제안하였다. 하나의 요소영상(elemental image) 군으로부터 은폐 효과를 제거하여 복원된 영상의 선명도를 향상시키는 정보를 추출하는 방법을 분석하였다. 이를 실행하기 위해 픽업되는 요소영상들이 높은 해상도, 낮은 초점오차(focus error), 큰 깊이감을 가질 필요가 있다. 요소 영상을 픽업할 때 디지털 컴퓨터를 이용한 synthetic aperture integral imaging(SAII)이 채택되었다. 컴퓨터(Computational) II에서는 복원 면의 위치에 따라 복원되는 영상의 촛첨이 맺히는 영역이 달라진다. 심하게 은폐된 물체 영상의 복원은 은폐 물체의 블러링(bluring) 효과가 복원 면에 전체적으로 크게 나타나기 때문에 선명한 복원을 할 수가 없다. 이러한 은폐물의 블러링 효과가 제거된 복원 영상을 얻기 위해 분산 추정이라는 통계적인 방법이 채택되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2007

The application of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fiber tractography to Wallerian degeneration (WD) is important because this technique is a very potent tools for quantitatively evaluating fiber tracts in vivo brain. We analyzed a case and control using tracts of interest (TOI) analysis to quantify WD. We scanned a case of old infarction and an age-matched healthy volunteer. T1 magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (MPRAGE), fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and 12-direction diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) were obtained and analyzed using TOI analysis. The value of mean diffusity ($D_{av}$) and fracional anisotrophy (FA) were analyzed statistically by MWU test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. A comparison of the global fiber diffusion characteristics shows WD of both the corpus callosum and the ipsilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus. The corpus callosum in particular showed trans-hemispherical degeneration. Local fiber characteristics along the geodesic paths show WD in the corpus callosum, ipsilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus, ipsilateral corticospinal tract, and ipsilateral corticothalamic tract. We have demonstrated changes in $D_{av}$ and FA values and a clear correspondence with the WD in various tracts. TOI analysis successfully revealed radial WD in white matter tracts from a region of encephalomalacia and primary gliosis, although they were only slightly affected.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 G
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• pp.2809-2811
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• 1999

In this paper, we develope an algorithm to calculate field inhomogeneity in MR imaging using a dual fast spin echo pulse sequence. Because phase modulation time can be easily modified with this pulse sequence, high resolution image can be obtained and acquisition time can be reduced compared to gradient echo technique. In the case of phase wrapping in field map, phase corrected using image processing technique. We assume the field pattern to be second order polynomial and apply Pseudo-Inverse equation to calculate second order polynomial coefficients. These coefficients can be used for the shimming of the magnetic field.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2013

A structural health monitoring(SHM) technique for locating impact position in a composite plate is presented in this paper. The technique employs a single sensor and spatial focusing properties of time reversal(TR) and inverse filtering(IF). We first examine the focusing effect of back-propagated signal at the impact position and its surroundings through simulation. Impact experiments are then carried out and the localization images are found using the TR and IF signal processing, respectively. Both techniques provide accurate impact location results. Compared to existing techniques for locating impact or acoustic emission source, the proposed methods have the benefits of using a single sensor and not requiring knowledge of material properties and geometry of structures. Furthermore, it does not depend on a particular mode of dispersive Lamb waves that is frequently used in the SHM of plate-like structures.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2013

In this paper, a high-speed imaging and an image processing technique have been applied to detect the position of a meniscus as a function of time in the micro capillary flows. Two fluids with low and high viscosities, ethylene glycol and glycerin, were dropped into the entrance well of a circular capillary tube. The filling times of the meniscus in both cases of ethylene glycol and glycerin were compared with the theoretical models - Washburn model and its modified model based on Newman's dynamic contact angle equation. To evaluate the model coefficients of Newman's dynamic contact angle, time-varying contact angles under the capillary flows were measured using an image processing technique. By considering the dynamic contact angle, the estimated filling time from the modified Washburn model agrees well with the experimental data. Especially, for the lower-viscosity fluid, the consideration of dynamic contact angle is more significant than for the higher-viscosity fluid.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.701-710
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• 2017

In this study, the thermoelastic beam in modified couple stress theory due to laser source and heat flux is investigated. The beam are heated by a non-Guassian laser pulse and heat flux. The Euler Bernoulli beam theory and the Laplace transform technique are applied to solve the basic equations for coupled thermoelasticity. The simply-supported and isothermal boundary conditions are assumed for both ends of the beam. A general algorithm of the inverse Laplace transform is developed. The analytical results have been numerically analyzed with the help of MATLAB software. The numerically computed results for lateral deflection, thermal moment and axial stress due to laser source and heat flux have been presented graphically. Some comparisons have been shown in figures to estimate the effects of couple stress on the physical quantities. A particular case of interest is also derived. The study of laser-pulse find many applications in the field of biomedical, imaging processing, material processing and medicine with regard to diagnostics and therapy.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2014

Compressive sensing is an emerging sampling technique which enables sampling a signal at a much lower rate than the Nyquist rate. In this paper, we propose a novel framework based on Kronecker compressive sensing that provides multi-resolution image reconstruction capability. By exploiting the relationship of the sensing matrices between low and high resolution images, the proposed method can reconstruct both high and low resolution images from a single measurement vector. Furthermore, post-processing using BM3D improves its recovery performance. The experimental results showed that the proposed scheme provides significant gains over the conventional framework with respect to the objective and subjective qualities.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 1999

The effectiveness of many greenhouse environment control methodologies depends on the growth information of crops. Acquisition of the growth information of crops requires a non-invasive and continuous monitoring method. Crop growth monitoring system using digital imaging technique was developed to conduct non-destructive and intact plant growth analyses. The monitoring system automatically measures crop growth information sends an appropriate control signal to the nutrient solution supplying system. To develop the monitoring system, a linear model that explains the relationship between the fresh weight and the top projected leaf area of a lettuce plant was developed from an experiment. The monitoring system was evaluated buy successive lettuce growing experiments. Results of the experiments showed that the developed system could estimate the fresh weight of lettuce from a lettuce image by using the linear model and generate an EC control signal according to the lettuce growth stage.

• Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2016

Computed tomography (CT) can completely digitize the interior and the exterior of nearly any object without any destruction. Generally, the resolution for industrial CT is below a few microns. The industrial CT scanning, however, has a limitation because it requires long measuring and processing time. Whereas, 2D X-ray imaging is fast. In this paper, we propose a novel concept of 3D non-destructive inspection technique using the advantages of both micro-CT and dual X-ray images. After registering the master object’s CT data and the sample objects’ dual X-ray images, 3D non-destructive inspection is possible by analyzing the matching results. Calculation for the registration is accelerated by parallel computing using graphics processing unit (GPU).