• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1142-1148
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• 2019

Reconstruction of the three-dimensional (3D) environment is a key aspect of augmented reality and augmented virtuality, which utilize and incorporate a user's surroundings. Such reconstruction can be easily realized by employing a Kinect device. However, multiple Kinect devices are required for enhancing the reconstruction density and for spatial expansion. While employing multiple Kinect devices, they must be calibrated with respect to each other in advance, and a marker is often used for this purpose. However, a marker needs to be placed at each calibration, and the result of marker detection significantly affects the calibration accuracy. Therefore, a user-friendly, efficient, accurate, and marker-less method for calibrating multiple Kinect devices is proposed in this study. The proposed method includes a joint tracking algorithm for approximate calibration, and the obtained result is further refined by applying the iterative closest point algorithm. Experimental results indicate that the proposed method is a convenient alternative to conventional marker-based methods for calibrating multiple Kinect devices. Hence, the proposed method can be incorporated in various applications of augmented reality and augmented virtuality that require 3D environment reconstruction by employing multiple Kinect devices.

• Near Infrared Analysis
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2000

A convenient algorithm for optimizing wavelength selection in multiple linear regression (MLR) has been developed. MOP (MLP Optimization Program) has been developed to test all possible MLR calibration models in a given spectral range and finally find an optimal MLR model with external validation capability. MOP generates all calibration models from all possible combinations of wavelength, and simultaneously calculates SEC (Standard Error of Calibration) and SEV (Standard Error of Validation) by predicting samples in a validation data set. Finally, with determined SEC and SEV, it calculates another parameter called SAD (Sum of SEC, SEV, and Absolute Difference between SEC and SEV: sum(SEC+SEV+Abs(SEC-SEV)). SAD is an useful parameter to find an optimal calibration model without over-fitting by simultaneously evaluating SEC, SEV, and difference of error between calibration and validation. The calibration model corresponding to the smallest SAD value is chosen as an optimum because the errors in both calibration and validation are minimal as well as similar in scale. To evaluate the capability of MOP, the determination of benzene content in unleaded gasoline has been examined. MOP successfully found the optimal calibration model and showed the better calibration and independent prediction performance compared to conventional MLR calibration.

• 한국근적외분광분석학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국근적외분광분석학회 2001년도 NIR-2001
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• pp.1191-1191
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• 2001

Generation of precise, accurate, and robust calibration models for spectroscopic methods of analysis can be time-consuming, expensive, and sometimes difficult to achieve. For these reasons, efforts have been made to find ways in which the calibration from one instrument can be moved to another with minimal performance reduction. A slight shift in nomenclature from the common term calibration transfer to the term calibration transport is used here to help resolve the subtle difference between two means of moving a calibration from one instrument to another. The former term denotes a transfer procedure that includes mathematical manipulation of the calibration data via some determined transfer function, whereas the latter term does not. Todays generation of process and laboratory FTNIR analyzers is capable of not only achieving calibration transfer, but also calibration transport often without the need of slope or bias adjustments. Several studies are used to examine the boundaries of the extent to which calibration transport is achieved in the refining industry. Data collected on multiple on-line and laboratory FTNIR analyzers located in multiple countries are considered, and the ultimate limitations discussed.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.438-444
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• 2018

Structured light vision system has been widely used in 3D surface profiling. Usually, it is composed of a camera and a laser which projects a line on the target. Calibration is necessary to acquire 3D information using structured light stripe vision system. Conventional calibration algorithms have found the pose of the camera and the equation of the stripe plane of the laser under the same coordinate system of the camera. Therefore, the 3D reconstruction is only possible under the camera frame. In most cases, this is sufficient to fulfill given tasks. However, they require multiple images which are acquired under different poses for calibration. In this paper, we propose a calibration algorithm that could work by using just one shot. Also, proposed algorithm could give 3D reconstruction under both the camera and laser frame. This would be done by using newly designed calibration structure which has multiple vertical planes on the ground plane. The ability to have 3D reconstruction under both the camera and laser frame would give more flexibility for its applications. Also, proposed algorithm gives an improvement in the accuracy of 3D reconstruction.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2013

Quantifying the nanoscale force between the atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe of a force-sensing cantilever and the sample is one of the challenges faced by AFM researchers. The normal force calibration is straightforward; however, the lateral force is complicated due to the twisting motion of the cantilever. Force measurement in a liquid environment is often needed for biological applications; however, calibrating the force of the AFM probes for those applications is more difficult owing to the limitations of conventional calibration methods. In this work, an accurate nondestructive lateral force calibration method using multiple pivot loading was proposed for liquid environment. The torque sensitivity at the location of the integrated probe was extrapolated based on accurately measured torque sensitivities across the cantilever width along a few cantilever lengths. The uncertainty of the torque sensitivity at the location of the integrated tip was about 13%, which is significantly smaller than those for other calibration methods in a liquid environment.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.615-618
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• 2021

Recently, 3D reconstruction of real objects with multi-cameras has been widely used for many services such as VR/AR, motion capture, and plenoptic video generation. For accurate 3D reconstruction, geometry and color matching between multiple cameras will be needed. However, previous calibration and correction methods for geometry (internal and external parameters) and color (intensity) correction is difficult for non-majors to perform manually. In this paper, we propose a toolkit with procedural geometry calibration and color correction among cameras with different positions and types. Our toolkit consists of an easy user interface and turned out to be effective in setting up multi-cameras for reconstruction.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2001

Ridge regression is compared with multiple linear regression (MLR) for determination of Research Octane Number (RON) when the baseline and signal-to-noise ratio are varied. MLR analysis of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic data usually encounters a collinearity problem, which adversely affects long-term prediction performance. The collinearity problem can be eliminated or greatly improved by using ridge regression, which is a biased estimation method. To evaluate the robustness of each calibration, the calibration models developed by both calibration methods were used to predict RONs of gasoline spectra in which the baseline and signal-to-noise ratio were varied. The prediction results of a ridge calibration model showed more stable prediction performance as compared to that of MLR, especially when the spectral baselines were varied. . In conclusion, ridge regression is shown to be a viable method for calibration of RON with the NIR data when only a few wavelengths are available such as hand-carry device using a few diodes.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2021

Scientists at the International Space Station have been studying space life sciences to prepare for future manned space explorations, and require experimental specimen such as rodents for mass measurement. However, it is challenging to use mass measurement systems in space owing to the errors caused by factors such as mechanical-electronic noise. Therefore, to minimize the measurement errors, we propose a new algorithm called multiple calibration, which divides the mass range and calculates the sample weight by using the correction equation of each interval. We performed tests to evaluate and compare the performance of the proposed method to that of normal methods. As a result, the measurement accuracy improved by over two times using the multiple calibration method. Furthermore, we conducted mass measurements on various samples and confirmed that our method is valid for mass measurements.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.443-449
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• 2018

SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) 기반 모바일 매핑 시스템을 활용한 실내 공간의 포인트 클라우드 취득은 건축물의 유지, 관리를 위한 as-built BIM (Building Information Model) 구축의 기초 공정이다. 본 연구에서는 다중 2D 레이저 스캐너로 구성된 모바일 매핑 시스템의 구축을 위한 시뮬레이션 기반 검정(calibration) 표적의 구조 결정 방법을 제안하였다. 2D 레이저 스캐너의 외부 표정요소 검정을 위해 (1) 원형, (2) 사각형, (3) 이중 원형, (4) 이중 사각형 형태의 표적을 구성하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 얻어진 각 표적 관측 값을 토대로, 최소제곱법 기반의 외부 표정요소 검정을 수행하였다. 그 결과 사각형 형태의 표적 구조가 주어진 시스템의 검정에 가장 적합한 형태임을 확인하였다. 또한 외부 표정요소 간의 높은 상관성을 확인할 수 있었으며, 표적의 구조에 따른 외부 표정요소의 검정 결과가 상이한 것으로 나타났다.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 영상기반 파노라믹 3D 가상 환경 (Virtual Environment: VE) 생성을 위해 회전하는 다수의 멀티뷰 카메라를 위한 캘리브레이션 방법을 제안한다. 일반적으로, 카메라 캘리브레이션 알고리즘은 카메라와 캘리브레이션 패턴 사이의 이 멀어질수록 획득되는 카메라 파라미터의 정확도가 상당히 저하되어 파노라마 영상 제작에는 부적합하다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해 멀티뷰 카메라의 렌즈간 그리고 회전하는 다수의 멀티뷰 카메라간의 기하학적인 상관 위치 관계를 이용하여 정확도를 높인다. 우선, Tsai의 캘리브레이션 알고리즘을 적용하여 획득된 카메라 파라미터를 카메라 렌즈간의 사전 기하 정보와 비교하여 그 오차에 기반한 인트라 카메라 캘리브레이션 (Intra-camera Calibration)을 수행한다. 그리고 가상 공간에 역투영된 3D point cloud에 ICP 알고리즘을 적용하여 인터 카메라 캘리브레이션 (Inter-camera Calibration)을 수행한다. 이를 확장하여, 다수의 카메라를 회전시켜 획득된 3D point cloud에 대해 기준 카메라의 위치를 중심으로 인터 카메라 캘리브레이션을 연속적으로 수행함으로써 회전하는 다수의 멀티뷰 카메라에 대한 캘리브레이션을 수행한다. 이와 같은 캘리브레이션 방법을 통해 중에서도 비교적 개선된 카메라 파라미터를 획득할 수 있기 때문에 파노라믹 3D 가상 환경을 생성하기 위한 정합과정에 사용할 수 있다. 또한, 실시간 3D 객체 추적 및 AR 응용 시스템 등의 다양한 AR 응용분야에 활용될 수 있다.