• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2530-2544
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• 2018

In this paper, we propose an enhanced LiDAR-camera calibration method that extracts the marker plane from 3D point cloud information. In previous work, we estimated the straight line of each board to obtain the vertex. However, the errors in the point information in relation to the z axis were not considered. These errors are caused by the effects of user selection on the board border. Because of the nature of LiDAR, the point information is separated in the horizontal direction, causing the approximated model of the straight line to be erroneous. In the proposed work, we obtain each vertex by estimating a rectangle from a plane rather than obtaining a point from each straight line in order to obtain a vertex more precisely than the previous study. The advantage of using planes is that it is easier to select the area, and the most point information on the board is available. We demonstrated through experiments that the proposed method could be used to obtain more accurate results compared to the performance of the previous method.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.232-238
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• 2020

In this paper, we study on aerial objects detection and position estimation algorithm for the safety of UAV that flight in BVLOS. We use the vision sensor and LiDAR to detect objects. We use YOLOv2 architecture based on CNN to detect objects on a 2D image. Additionally we use a clustering method to detect objects on point cloud data acquired from LiDAR. When a single sensor used, detection rate can be degraded in a specific situation depending on the characteristics of sensor. If the result of the detection algorithm using a single sensor is absent or false, we need to complement the detection accuracy. In order to complement the accuracy of detection algorithm based on a single sensor, we use the Kalman filter. And we fused the results of a single sensor to improve detection accuracy. We estimate the 3D position of the object using the pixel position of the object and distance measured to LiDAR. We verified the performance of proposed fusion algorithm by performing the simulation using the Gazebo simulator.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권6_3호
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• pp.1325-1332
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• 2023

Recently, much research is being conducted based on point cloud data for the growth of innovations such as construction automation in the transportation field and virtual national space. This data is often measured through remote control in terrain that is difficult for humans to access using devices such as UAVs and UGVs. Drones, one of the UAVs, are mainly used to acquire point cloud data, but photogrammetry using a vision camera, which takes a lot of time to create a point cloud map, is difficult to apply in construction sites where the terrain changes periodically and surveying is difficult. In this paper, we developed a point cloud mapping system by adopting non-repetitive scanning LiDAR and attempted to confirm improvements through field application. For accuracy analysis, a point cloud map was created through a 2 minute 40 second flight and about 30 seconds of software post-processing on a terrain measuring 144.5 × 138.8 m. As a result of comparing the actual measured distance for structures with an average of 4 m, an average error of 4.3 cm was recorded, confirming that the performance was within the error range applicable to the field.

• 풍력에너지저널
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2023

Due to the limitations of onshore wind power, the wind power industry is currently transitioning to offshore wind power. There has been active research on the development of a floating LiDAR system (FLS) that is easy to install at a low cost. The Carbon Trust published a commercialization roadmap for FLS in 2013, and an updated version was released in 2018, taking into account industry experience. The roadmap divides the development maturity of FLS into three stages: Stage 1 (prototype), Stage 2 (pre-commercialization), and Stage 3 (commercialization), each of which requires availability and accuracy assessment. The results must meet the requirements of the Key Performance Index (KPI) for each stage. Therefore, when developing FLS, the motion compensation algorithm of the FLS is essential because the LiDAR can produce incorrect measurements of wind speed and direction due to the six degrees of freedom in motion. In this study, we implemented the FLS motion compensation algorithm developed by Nassif, F.B. et al. and validated it using data provided by Fraunhofer. In conclusion, the results showed that the determination coefficients of wind speed and wind direction were improved compared to those obtained from the met mast.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2024

In indoor environments, since global positioning system (GPS) signals can be blocked by obstacles, such as building structure. the performance of GPS-based positioning methods can be degraded because of the loss of GPS signals. To solve this problem, various localization schemes using inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors, such as gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer, have been proposed to enhance the positioning accuracy in indoor environments. IMU-based positioning methods can estimate the location of the user by calculating the velocity and heading angle of the user without the help of GPS. However, low-cost MEMS IMUs may lead to drift error and large bias. In addition, positioning errors in IMU-based positioning approaches can be caused by the irrelevant motion of the pedestrian. In this study, we propose an enhanced indoor positioning method that provides more reliable localization results by using the camera, light detection and right (LiDAR), and ARKit framework on the iPhone. Through reliable positioning results and augmented reality (AR) experiences, our indoor positioning system can provide indoor space guidance services.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.329-332
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• 2023

딥러닝 네트워크를 이용한 3차원 객체 인식 기술은 자율주행 기술 개발에 있어 대상 객체의 종류 뿐만 아니라 센서로부터의 거리도 인식할 수 있기 때문에 장애물 탐지를 위해 많이 개발되고 있다. 하지만 3차원 객체 인식 모델의 경우 원거리 객체에 대한 탐지 성능이 근거리 객체에 대한 인식 성능보다 낮아 차량의 안전을 확보하는 데에 치명적인 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 가상의 3차원 차량 데이터를 생성해 모델 학습에 사용되는 데이터셋에 추가하여 3차원 객체 인식 모델의 성능, 특히 원거리의 객체에 대한 성능을 향상시키는 기술을 소개한다. 3차원 라이다 센서 데이터의 특성을 활용한 구면 점 추적 기법을 사용하여 실제 차량과 매우 유사한 가상 차량을 생성하였고, 생성한 가상 차량 데이터를 사용하여 원거리뿐만 아니라 모든 거리 영역 범위에서의 객체 인식 성능을 향상시킴으로써 가상 데이터의 학습 유효성을 입증하였다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.163-181
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• 2023

자율주행자동차의 센서에 대응하는 시설물의 검지성능을 향상시키는 것은 주행안전성을 향상시키는 데에 도움이 된다. 도로·교통 분야에서는 이를 위하여 도로 인프라 또는 시설물의 개선을 통해 센서에 대한 검지성능을 향상시키기 위한 연구를 수행하고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 자율주행 지원 인프라 개발 연구의 일환으로 강우 상황에서도 충분히 LiDAR의 검지성능이 확보되어 공사구간에서 시선유도 기능을 유지할 수 있도록 교통콘과 드럼의 형상을 변형하여 이의 개선효과를 실증 실험으로 확인하였다. 개선의 원리는 반사 성능이 증대되며 기존의 시설물과 형상적으로 크게 차이가 나지 않도록 교통콘은 원뿔형 대신 사각뿔형으로, 드럼은 원기둥형 대신 6각기둥형과 8각기둥형으로 각각 제작하였다. 맑은 날과 강우 20 mm/h, 40 mm/h 상황에서 시설물에 대한 LiDAR 검지 데이터를 확인하였으며, 사각뿔형 교통콘과 8각기둥형 드럼은 기존 시설물에 비해 검지성능이 향상되었음을 확인하였다. 다만, 반복 측정에 따른 편차가 발생하였고, 통계적 해석으로는 유의미성을 확인하지 못한 것이 본 연구 결과의 한계이며, 이 결과를 반영하여 향후 연구에서는 측정환경의 다양성에도 균일하게 데이터가 취득될 수 있는 형태로 개선할 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Platform Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2020

자율주행 환경은 실시간으로 상황이 급변하기 때문에 동적 객체인식 알고리즘이 반드시 필요하다. 또한, 자율주행자동차에 내장된 센서와 제어모듈이 증가하면서 중앙제어장치의 부하가 급격히 증가하고 있다. 중앙제어장치의 부하를 줄이기 위해서 단일 센서에서 출력되는 데이터의 최적화가 필요하다. 본 연구는 라이다에 탑재된 임베디드 프로세서를 기반으로 한 동적 객체인식 알고리즘을 제안한다. 라이다에서 출력되는 포인트클라우드 기반 객체인식을 위한 오픈소스들이 존재하지만, 대부분 고성능 프로세서를 요구한다. 라이다에 탑재된 임베디드 프로세서는 리소스 제약 때문에 기능 구현을 위한 최적화 된 아케텍처가 반드시 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 자율주행자동차를 위한 라이다 임베디드 프로세서 기반 동적 객체인식 아키텍처를 설계하고, 포인트클라우드 크기와 객체인식 처리 지연시간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 제안하는 객체인식 아키텍처는 포인트클라우드 크기가 증가함에 따라 객체인식 처리 지연시간이 증가하였고, 특정한 지점에서 프로세서의 과부하가 발생하여 포인트를 처리하지 못하는 현상이 발생하였다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2024

Gaining an accurate 3D stream geometry has become feasible with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which is crucial for better understanding stream hydrodynamic processes. The objective of this study was to investigate series of filters to remove stream vegetation and propose the best method for generating Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) using UAV-based point clouds. A stream reach approximately 500 m of the Bokha stream in Icheon city was selected as the study area. Point clouds were obtained in August 1st, 2023, using Phantom 4 multispectral and Zenmuse L1 for Structure from Motion (SfM) and Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) respectively. Three vegetation filters, two morphological filters, and six composite filters which combined vegetation and morphological filters were applied in this study. The Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) were used to assess each filters comparing with the two cross-sections measured by leveling survey. The vegetation filters performed better in SfM, especially for short vegetation areas, while the morphological filters demonstrated superior performance on LiDAR, particularly for taller vegetation areas. Overall, the composite filters combining advantages of two types of filters performed better than single filter application. The best method was the combination of Progressive TIN (PTIN) and Color Indicies of Vegetation Extraction (CIVE) for SfM, showing the smallest MAE of 0.169 m. The proposed method in this study can be utilized for constructing DTMs of stream and thus contribute to improving the accuracy of stream hydrodynamic simulations.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2015

Automated driving systems require a high level of performance regarding environmental perception, especially in urban environments. Today's on-board sensors such as radars or cameras do not reach a satisfying level of development from the point of view of robustness and availability. Thus, map data is often used as an additional data input to support these systems. An accurate digital map is used as a powerful additional sensor. In this paper, we propose a new approach for vehicle localization using a lane map and a single-layer LiDAR. The maps are created beforehand using a highly accurate DGPS and a single-layer LiDAR. A pose estimation of the vehicle was derived from an iterative closest point (ICP) match of LiDAR's intensity data to the lane map, and the estimated pose was used as an observation inside a Kalmanfilter framework. The achieved accuracy of the proposed localization algorithm is evaluated with a highly accurate DGPS to investigate the performance with respect to lateral vehicle control.