• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.340-350
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• 2016

The performance of large-scale cognitive radio (CR) networks with secondary users sustained by opportunistically harvesting radio-frequency (RF) energy from nearby primary transmissions is investigated. Using an advanced RF energy harvester, a secondary user is assumed to be able to collect ambient primary RF energy as long as it lies inside the harvesting zone of an active primary transmitter (PT). A variable power (VP) transmission mode is proposed, and an energy-based opportunistic spectrum access (OSA) strategy is considered, under which a secondary transmitter (ST) is allowed to transmit only if its harvested energy is larger than a predefined transmission threshold and it is outside the guard zones of all active PTs. The transmission probability of the STs is derived. The outage probabilities and the throughputs of the primary and the secondary networks, respectively, are characterized. Compared with prior work, the throughput can be increased by as much as 29%. The energy-based OSA strategy can be generally applied to a non-CR setup, where distributed power beacons (PBs) are deployed to power coexisting wireless signal transmitters (WSTs) in a wireless powered sensor network.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 비디오의 자동분류를 지원하기 위한 기반기술로서. 변형된 $x^{2}$-테스트와 자동 임계치 결정 알고리즘을 이용한 장면전환 검출 방법을 제안하였다. 변형된 $x^{2}$-테스트는 기존의 컬러 히스토그램과 각 채널 공간(RGB)에 NTSC표준에 따른 명암도 등급을 따로 계산하여 채널의 차이 값을 보다 세분화 할 수 있으며, 두 프레임사이의 상대적인 컬러 값 차이를 강조하는 기존의 $x^{2}$-테스트를 결합하여 보다 강건한 장면전환을 검출할 수 있다. 자동 임계치 결정 알고리즘은 연속된 프레임들로부터 변형된 $x^{2}$-테스트를 이용하여 추출된 차이 값을 이용한다. 먼저, 주어진 전체 차이 값들로부터 평균과 표준편차를 구하며, 이 평균값을 만족하는 차이 값들로부터 다시 평균과 표준편차를 계산하며, 이러한 연속적인 평균값 및 표준편차의 계산으로부터 표준편차가 가장 큰 시점에서의 평균값을 기준으로 임계치를 결정하는 방법이다. 제안된 방법은 다양한 비디오 데이터에서 실험되었으며, 실험결과 제안된 방법은 자동 임계치 결정에 효율적이며, 신뢰할만한 장면들을 검출하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.83-86
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• 2005

This paper presents a method for point-based 3D building reconstruction using LiDAR data and digital map. The proposed method consists of three processes: extraction of building roof points, identification of roof types, and 3D building reconstruction. After extracting points inside the polygon of building, the ground surface, wall and tree points among the extracted points are removed through the filtering process. The filtered points are then fitted into the flat plane using ODR(Orthogonal Distance Regression). If the fitting error is within the predefined threshold, the surface is classified as a flat roof. Otherwise, the surface is fitted and classified into a gable or arch roof through RMSE analysis. Based on the roof types identified in automated fashion, the 3D building reconstruction is performed. Experimental results showed that the proposed method classified successfully three different types of roof and that the fusion of LiDAR data and digital map could be a feasible method of modelling 3D building reconstruction.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.652-655
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• 2011

In this letter, we propose a new compression method for a high dimensional support vector machine (SVM). We used singular value decomposition (SVD) to compress the norm part of a radial basis function SVM. By deleting the least significant vectors that are extracted from the decomposition, we can compress each vector with minimized energy loss. We select the compressed vector dimension according to the predefined threshold which can limit the energy loss to design criteria. We verified the proposed vector compressed SVM (VCSVM) for conventional datasets. Experimental results show that VCSVM can reduce computational complexity and memory by more than 40% without reduction in accuracy when classifying a 20,958 dimension dataset.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.606-613
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• 2013

This paper proposes a complete solution of a contention-based medium access control in wireless local networks to provide station level quality of service guarantees in both downstream and upstream directions. The solution, based on the mature distributed coordination function protocol, includes a new fixed contention window backoff scheme, a tuning procedure to derive the optimal parameters, a super mode to mitigate the downstream bottleneck at the access point, and a simple admission control algorithm. The proposed system guarantees that the probability of the delay bound violation is below a predefined threshold. In addition, high channel utilization can be achieved at the same time. The numerical results show that the system has advantages over the traditional binary exponential backoff scheme, including efficiency and easy configuration.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2017년도 춘계공동학술대회
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• pp.45-45
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• 2017

On-site monitoring of vegetable growth parameters, such as leaf length, leaf area, and fresh weight, in an agricultural field can provide useful information for farmers to establish farm management strategies suitable for optimum production of vegetables. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are currently gaining a growing interest for agricultural applications. This study reports on validation testing of previously developed vegetable growth estimation models based on UAV-based RGB images for white radish and Chinese cabbage. Specific objective was to investigate the potential of the UAV-based RGB camera system for effectively quantifying temporal and spatial variability in the growth status of white radish and Chinese cabbage in a field. RGB images were acquired based on an automated flight mission with a multi-rotor UAV equipped with a low-cost RGB camera while automatically tracking on a predefined path. The acquired images were initially geo-located based on the log data of flight information saved into the UAV, and then mosaicked using a commerical image processing software. Otsu threshold-based crop coverage and DSM-based crop height were used as two predictor variables of the previously developed multiple linear regression models to estimate growth parameters of vegetables. The predictive capabilities of the UAV sensing system for estimating the growth parameters of the two vegetables were evaluated quantitatively by comparing to ground truth data. There were highly linear relationships between the actual and estimated leaf lengths, widths, and fresh weights, showing coefficients of determination up to 0.7. However, there were differences in slope between the ground truth and estimated values lower than 0.5, thereby requiring the use of a site-specific normalization method.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.127-143
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• 2015

In conventional seismic design, structures are assumed to be fixed at the base. To reduce the impact of earthquake loading, while at the same time providing an economically feasible structure, minor damage is tolerated in the form of controlled plastic hinging at predefined locations in the structure. Uplift is traditionally not permitted because of concerns that it would lead to collapse. However, observations of damage to structures that have been through major earthquakes reveal that partial and temporary uplift of structures can be beneficial in many cases. Allowing a structure to move as a rigid body is in fact one way to limit activated seismic forces that could lead to severe inelastic deformations. To further reduce the induced seismic energy, slip-friction connectors could be installed to act both as hold-downs resisting overturning and as contributors to structural damping. This paper reviews recent research on the concept, with a focus on timber shear walls. A novel approach used to achieve the desired sliding threshold in the slip-friction connectors is described. The wall uplifts when this threshold is reached, thereby imparting ductility to the structure. To resist base shear an innovative shear key was developed. Recent research confirms that the proposed system of timber wall, shear key, and slip-friction connectors, are feasible as a ductile and low-damage structural solution. Additional numerical studies explore the interaction between vertical load and slip-friction connector strength, and how this influences both the energy dissipation and self-centring capabilities of the rocking structure.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.1418-1426
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• 2009

주어진 배경 이미지로부터 전경 객체를 분리하는 것을 목표로 하는 배경 차분화 기법에 관한 많은 연구가 있어 왔다. 최근에 발표된 몇 가지 통계 기반 배경 차분화 기법들은 동적인 환경에서 동작할 수 있을 정도로 안정된 성능을 보이는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 그러나 이들 기법은 일반적으로 매우 많은 계산 자원을 요구하며, 객체의 명확한 윤곽을 획득하는데 있어서는 아직 어려움이 있다. 본 논문에서는 점진적으로 변화하는 배경을 모델링하기 위해 복잡한 통계 기법을 적용하는 대신 간단한 이동-평균 기법을 사용한다. 또한 픽셀별로 할당되는 다중의 임계치 대신 유전자 학습에 의해 최적화되는 하나의 전역적 임계치를 사용한다. 유전자 학습을 위해 새로운 적합도 함수를 정의하여 학습하고 이를 이용하여 이미지의 분할 결과들을 평가한다. 본 논문의 시스템은 웹 카메라가 장착된 개인용 컴퓨터에서 구현하였으며, 실사 이미지들에 대한 실험 결과에 의하면 기존의 가우시안 믹스쳐 방식보다 우수한 성능을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.95-105
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 무선 센서네트워크에서 센서노드의 효율적 인증을 제공하기 위한 다중계층 클러스터 기반의 분산형 인증모델(DAMMC: Distributed Authentication Model using Multi-level Cluster)을 제안한다. 제안된 인증모델은 하나의 클러스터헤드가 CA 기능을 갖되 사용자가 정의한 m개의 다중계층을 두고 상위 클러스터가 하위클러스터를 인증하는 구조로서, 클러스터들끼리의 상호 인증 오버헤드를 해결할 수 있는 기법이다. 특히 노드 인증서 발급의 경우, 임계값 t개 이상의 클러스터 멤버노드가 분할인증서를 제공하는 경우에만 인증서가 생성되도록 비밀분산기법을 사용하여 센서노드의 효과적인 신뢰관계를 구축하였다. 제안된 DAMMC는 시뮬레이션을 통해 초기인증과정에서의 인증발급 연산시간, 노드 추가에 따른 인증발급 연산시간등이 기존 인증프로토콜에 비해 우수함을 확인하였으며, 보안성능도 변형공격, 속임 경로 공격 및 비인가된 노드 추가, 재사용 공격 등의 공격기법으로부터 안전함을 확인하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.344-357
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• 2015

With the increase in a number of access technologies and data rates, a continuous connection among different networks is demand of the future wireless networks. In the last decade, user connectivity among different access networks remained a challenging job. Therefore, in this article, we proposed a user-centric and user-perspective based network selection mechanism for fast handover management in heterogeneous wireless networks. The proposed scheme selects the most appropriate network among available networks on the basis of resources i.e. cost, data rate, and link quality. Initially, we load the Media Independent Information Service (MIIS) with the information of cost and data rate provided by different network operators. Similarly, Mobile Node (MN) is also loaded with the user preferred cost and data rate for different applications. The MN obtains the information of cost and data rate from MIIS server upon a predefined threshold, and make a decision for handover according to its current cost and data rate. Furthermore, we employ an optimal threshold mechanism for initiation of the handover execution phase to minimize false handover indications. The proposed scheme is based on a survey for network selection and its implementation in C programming language to validate its performance and accuracy. The simulation result shows that the proposed scheme performs superior then the schemes present in the current literature.