• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.777-781
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• 2001

This paper presents an image contrast enhancement technique for improving the low contrast images using the improved IAFC(Integrated Adaptive Fuzzy Clustering) model. The low pictorial information of a low contrast image is due to the vagueness or fuzziness of the multivalued levels of brightness rather than randomness. Fuzzy image processing has three main stages, namely, image fuzzification, modification of membership values, and image defuzzification. Using a new model of automatic crossover point selection, optimal crossover point is selected automatically. The problem of crossover point selection can be considered as the two-category classification problem. The improved IAFC model is used to classify the image into two classes. The proposed method is applied to several experimental images with 256 gray levels and the results are compared with those of the histogram equalization technique. We utilized the index of fuzziness as a measure of image quality. The results show that the proposed method is better than the histogram equalization technique.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.800-804
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• 2005

This paper presents a fuzzy learning rule which is the fuzzified version of LVQ(Learning Vector Quantization). This fuzzy learning rule 3 uses fuzzy learning rates. instead of the traditional learning rates. LVQ uses the same learning rate regardless of correctness of classification. But, the new fuzzy learning rule uses the different learning rates depending on whether classification is correct or not. The new fuzzy learning rule is integrated into the improved IAFC(Integrated Adaptive Fuzzy Clustering) neural network. The improved IAFC neural network is both stable and plastic. The iris data set is used to compare the performance of the supervised IAFC neural network 3 with the performance of backprogation neural network. The results show that the supervised IAFC neural network 3 is better than backpropagation neural network.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2001.12a
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• pp.279-282
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• 2001

This paper presents an image contrast enhancement technique for improving the low contrast images using the improved IAFC(Integrated Adaptive Fuzzy Clustering) Model. The low pictorial information of a low contrast image is due to the vagueness or fuzziness of the multivalued levels of brightness rather than randomness. Fuzzy image processing has three main stages, namely, image fuzzification, modification of membership values, and image defuzzification. Using a new model of automatic crossover point selection, optimal crossover point is selected automatically. The problem of crossover point selection can be considered as the two-category classification problem. The improved MEC can classify the image into two classes with unsupervised teaming rule. The proposed method is applied to some experimental images with 256 gray levels and the results are compared with those of the histogram equalization technique. We utilized the index of fuzziness as a measure of image quality. The results show that the proposed method is better than the histogram equalization technique.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.101-105
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 LVQ(Learning Vector Quantization)을 퍼지화한 새로운 퍼지 학습 법칙을 제안하였다. 퍼지 LVQ 학습 법칙 3은 기존의 학습률 대신에 퍼지 학습률을 사용하였는데, 기존의 LVQ와는 달리 비대칭인 학습률을 사용하였다. 기본의 LVQ에서는 분류가 맞거나 틀렸을 때 같은 학습률을 사용하고 부호만 달랐으나, 새로운 퍼지 학습 법칙에서는 분류가 맞거나 틀렸을 때 부호가 다를 뿐만 아니라 학습률도 다르다. 이 새로운 퍼지 학습 법칙을 무감독 신경회로망인 improved IAFC(Integrated Adaptive Fuzzy Clustering) 신경회로망에 적용하여 감독 신경회로망으로 변형하였다. Improved IAFC 신경회로망은 유연성이 있으면서도 안정성이 있다. 제안한 supervised IAFC 신경회로망 3의 성능과 오류 역전파 신경회로망의 성능을 비교하기 위하여 iris 데이터를 사용하였는데 Supervised IAFC 신경회로망 3가 오류 역전파 신경회로망보다 성능이 우수하였다.