• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2017

Purpose: Damage to pulse crops by wild birds is a serious problem. The damage is to such an extent that the rate of damage during the period between seeding and cotyledon stages reaches 54.6% on an average. In this study, a crop-position detection method was developed wherein infrared (IR) sensors were used to determine the cotyledon position under a vinyl mulch. Methods: IR sensors that helped measure the temperature were used to locate the cotyledons below the vinyl mulch. A single IR sensor module was installed at three locations of the crops (peanut, red lettuce, and crown daisy) in the cotyledon stage. The representative thermal response of a $16{\times}4$ pixel area was detected using this sensor in the case where the distance from the target was 25 cm. A spatial image was applied to the two-dimensional temperature distribution using a non-integral moving-average method. The collected data were first processed by taking the moving average via interpolation to determine the frame where the variance was the lowest for a resolution unit of 1.02 cm. Results: The temperature distribution was plotted corresponding to a distance of 10 cm between the crops. A clear leaf pattern of the crop was visually confirmed. However, the temperature distribution after the normalization was unclear. The image conversion and frequency-conversion graphs were obtained based on the moving average by averaging the points corresponding to a frequency of 40 Hz for 8 pixels. The most optimized resolutions at locations 1, 2, and 3 were found on 3.4, 4.1, and 5.6 Pixels, respectively. Conclusions: In this study, to solve the problem of damage caused by birds to crops in the cotyledon stage after seeding, the vinyl mulch is punched after seeding. The crops in the cotyledon stage could be accurately located using the proposed method. By conducting the experiments using the single IR sensor and a sliding mechanical device with the help of a non-integral interpolation method, the crops in the cotyledon stage could be precisely located.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.300-305
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• 2007

In this study, we have studied the fabrication and the performance evaluation of digital radiation detector of the based on selenium (a-Se) prototype which is widely researched about recently. The detector was fabricated using amorphous selenium in the specification of active area size $7{\times}8.5"$, pixel pitch $139{\mu}m$, and 12 bit ADC. In order for the performance evaluation of the fabricated detector, we used radiation quality RQA 5 that is suggested by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and evaluated modulation transfer function (MTF), noise power spectrum (NPS), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE). Concerning MTF measurement, we used slit camera (Nuclear Associates, Model : 07-624-2222), and evaluated in the slit method. Also so as to compare the performance evaluation on the detector fabricated in this study, we used Hologic Direct-Ray (DR-1000) and GE Revolution XQ/I system, and evaluated and compared in the same method MTF, NPS, and DQE which are image quality factors. And as a result, the MTF of each detector In Nyquist frequency were evaluated to be 58% (at 3.5 lp/mm) in the case of DR-1000 and 65% (at 2.5 lp/mm) in the case of XQ/I, and that for the detector fabricated in this study was evaluated to be 36% (at 3.51 lp/mm). Also in the case of DQE(0), the detector fabricated in this study, DR-1000 of Hologic company, and XQ/I system of GE company respectively were evaluated as 36%, 32%, and 50%.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.888-900
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 디지털 영상 콘텐츠의 저작권 보호를 위해 2차원 DWT를 이용하여 강인성(robustness), 비가시성(invisibility), 보안성(security)을 만족하는 blind 워터마킹 방법을 제안한다. 이 방법은 영상의 국부정보에 따라 워터마킹 위치를 결정하지 않고 영상의 크기와 워터마크 정보의 양에 따라 n-레벨 DWT를 수행하고, 그 결과 최고 부대역 전체에 워터마크 정보를 삽입하는 방법을 사용한다. 워터마크를 삽입할 때는 부대역의 종류와 그 부대역의 에너지 레벨에 따라 가중치를 주어 워터마크의 비가시성과 강인성을 조절한다. 이 방법은 다양한 해상도와 종횡비의 영상에 대해 다양한 화소값 변경공격과 기하학적 공격을 실험하고 기존연구와 비교하여 비가시성과 강인성은 물론 범용성까지 갖춘 방법임을 보인다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.1143-1153
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• 2015

In this paper, we propose an efficient architecture for a real-time image stitching engine for vision SoCs found in motor vehicles. To enlarge the obstacle-detection distance and area for safety, we adopt panoramic images from multiple telegraphic cameras. We propose a stitching method based on a fixed homography that is educed from the initial frame of a video sequence and is used to warp all input images without regeneration. Because the fixed homography is generated only once at the initial state, we can calculate it using SW to reduce HW costs. The proposed warping HW engine is based on a linear transform of the pixel positions of warped images and can reduce the computational complexity by 90% or more as compared to a conventional method. A dual-core SW/HW image stitching engine is applied to stitching input frames in parallel to improve the performance by 70% or more as compared to a single-core engine operation. In addition, a dual-core structure is used to detect a failure in state machines using rock-step logic to satisfy the ISO26262 standard. The dual-core SW/HW image stitching engine is fabricated in SoC with 254,968 gate counts using Global Foundry's 65 nm CMOS process. The single-core engine can make panoramic images from three YCbCr 4:2:0 formatted VGA images at 44 frames per second and frequency of 200 MHz without an LCD display.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.450-450
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• 2006

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) as pixels for flat panel displays are being actively pursued because of their relatively simple structure, high brightness, and self-emitting nature [1, 2]. The top-emitting diode structure is preferred because of their geometrical advantage allowing high pixel resolution [3]. To enhance the performance of TOLEDs, it is important to deposit transparent top cathode films, such as transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), which have high transparency as well as low resistance. In this work, we report on investigation of the characteristics of an indium tin oxide (ITO) cathode electrode, which was deposited on organic films by using a radio-frequency magnetron sputtering method, for use in top-emitting organic light emitting diodes (TOLED). The cathode electrode composed of a very thin layer of Mg-Ag and an overlaying ITO film. The Mg-Ag reduces the contact resistivity and plasma damage to the underlying organic layer during the ITO sputtering process. Transfer length method (TLM) patterns were defined by the standard shadow mask for measuring specific contact resistances. The spacing between the TLM pads varied from 30 to $75\;{\mu}m$. The electrical properties of ITO as a function of the deposition and annealing conditions were investigated. The surface roughness as a function of the plasma conditions was determined by Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM).

• Journal of Platform Technology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2021

자율주행 차량은 사람의 안전, 환경, 노령화 등의 문제 해결에 새로운 대안으로 부상하고 있다. 또한, 이러한 기술개발은 다른 산업 분야에 파급효과가 매우 크다. 하지만, 이에 따르는 문제점들이 발생한다. 자율주행 차량에 의한 인명 피해는 점점 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 활동성이 없는 물체에 대한 충돌 사고는 다소 줄어들고 있지만, 반대로 활동성을 가진 장애물에 대한 기술 개발은 아직 미미한 편이다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 자율주행차량에서 가장 큰 문제점으로 나타나고 있는 도로 위의 활동성이 있는 장애물을 추출하는 방안을 제안한다. 먼저, 자동차 카메라에 의해 획득한 연속적인 영상에서 핵심장면을 추출한 후, 장면에 포함되어 있는 장애물들에 대한 활동성의 크기와 활동의 반복성 정보를 이용하여 활동성 장애물을 추출하는 것을 제안하였다. 핵심장면은 영역분할과 병합을 통하여 산출한다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 영역의 픽셀 별로 빈도의 크기를 산출하고, 활동성의 빈번하게 나타나는 정보를 이용하여 장애물의 활동의 크기를 계산하였다. 사람이 직접 추출한 결과와 비교했을 때 추출 정확도는 다소 떨어지지만 만족할 만한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 따라서 제안된 연구가 자율주행의 문제점들을 해소하고 인명사고를 줄이는 방안에 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권10호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2014

본 연구를 통해서 정전용량 방식의 이차원 마이크로볼로미터를 위한 저잡음 신호취득 회로를 연구하였다. 잡음 대역폭이 매우 낮고 픽셀 면적이 작기 때문에 비 적분형 방식의 간단하고 효과적인 픽셀 단위의 회로를 사용했다. 또한, 가장 문제가 되는 kT/C 잡음을 줄이고 전력소모를 낮추기 위해 새로운 CDS 방식을 열 단위의 회로에 사용했다. 제안하는 회로는 $0.35-{\mu}m$ 2-poly 4-metal CMOS 공정을 이용하여 설계했고, 마이크로볼로미터의 픽셀 크기는 $50{\mu}m{\times}50{\mu}m$이다. 제안하는 신호취득회로는 볼로미터의 kT/C 잡음 등을 포함한 저주파 잡음을 효과적으로 제거하며, 제작된 칩에 대한 잡음 측정을 통하여 이를 검증하였다. 제안하는 회로는 간단한 신호취득 회로에 비해 그 잡음을 30 %에서 55 % 이하까지 개선할 수 있으며, 전체 감지시스템의 잡음등가온도차(NETD)를 21.5 mK 정도로 낮출 수 있다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.726-735
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• 2014

최근 초고화질(UHD) 영상시스템의 출현으로 인해 고해상도, 대용량의 4K-UHD급 LCD TV 신호 전송은 높은 해상도와 데이터 확장에 따른 케이블 및 커넥터 수의 증가로 서로 다른 케이블 간의 EMI, 스큐(Skew) 문제로 시스템 구현에 한계가 있다. 차세대 V-by-One HS 인터페이스는 초고해상도 영상처리 IC 및 TCON 간의 새로운 인터페이스 기술로써 600Mbps에서 3.75Gbps의 다양한 데이터 속도로 효율적인 전송이 가능하여 한계를 극복할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 V-by-One HS IBIS(Input/Output Buffer Information Specification) 모델 시뮬레이션을 통하여 주파수 공진모드의 전압 분포와 PCB 설계 방법을 제안하고 고속영상 신호에 대한 신호 무결성의 검증 방법을 제안하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.142-145
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• 2005

Since the successful launch of FORMOSAT -2 satellite by National Space Organization of Taiwan in May 2004, the Remote Sensing Instrument (RSI) on- board the FORMOSAT -2 has continuously acquired images at one panchromatic and four multi-spectral bands (http://www.nspo.org.tw). In general, the RSI performs well and receives high quality images which proved to be very useful for various applications. However, some RSI panchromatic products exhibit obvious trembling artifact that must be removed. Preliminary study reveals that the trembling artifact is caused by the instability of the spacecraft attitude. Though the magnitude of this artifact is actually less than half of a pixel, it affects the applicability of panchromatic products. A procedure removing this artifact is therefore needed for providing image products of consistent quality. Due to the nature of trembling artifact, it is impossible to describe the trembling amount by employing an analytic model. Relied only on image itself, an algorithm determining trembling amount and removing accordingly the trembling artifact is proposed. The algorithm consists of 3 stages. First, a cross-correlation based scheme is used to measure the relative shift between adjacent scan lines. Follows, the trembling amount is estimated from the measured value. For this purpose, the Fourier transform is utilized to characterize random shifts in frequency domain. An adaptive estimation method is then applied to deduce the approximate trembling amount. In the subsequent stage, image re-sampling operation is applied to restore the trembling-free product. Experimental results show that by applying the proposed algorithm, the unpleasant trembling artifact is no longer evident.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2008년도 International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.344-347
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• 2008

Ocean surface waves may be modified by ocean current and their observation may be severely distorted if the observer is on a moving platform with changing speed. Tidal current near a sill varies inversely with the water depth, and results spatially inhomogeneous modulation on the surface waves near the sill. For waves propagating upstream, they will encounter stronger current before reaching the sill, and therefore, they will shorten their wavelength with frequency unchanged, increase its amplitude, and it may break if the wave height is larger than 1/7 of the wavelength. These small scale (${\sim}$ 1 km changes is not suitable for satellite radar observation. Spatial distribution of wave-height spectra S(x, y) can not be acquired from wave gauges that are designed for collecting 2-D wave spectra at fixed locations, nor from satellite radar image which is more suitable for observing long swells. Optical images collected from cameras on-board a ship, over high-ground, or onboard an unmanned auto-piloting vehicle (UAV) may have pixel size that is small enough to resolve decimeter-scale short gravity waves. If diffuse sky light is the only source of lighting and it is uniform in camera-viewing directions, then the image intensity is proportional to the surface reflectance R(x, y) of diffuse light, and R is directly related to the surface slope. The slope spectrum and wave-height spectra S(x, y) may then be derived from R(x, y). The results are compared with the in situ measurement of wave spectra over Keelung Sill from a research vessel. The application of this method is for analysis and interpretation of satellite images on studies of current and wave interaction that often require fine scale information of wave-height spectra S(x, y) that changes dynamically with time and space.