• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2006

In this paper, we say the shading correction system supporting multi-resolution for camera. The shading effect is caused by non-uniform illumination, non-uniform camera sensitivity, or even dirt and dust on glass (lens) surfaces. In general this shading effect is undesirable [1]. Eliminating it is frequently necessary for subsequent processing and especially when quantitative microscopy is the fine goal. The proposed system is available on thirty nine kinds of image resolutions scanned by interlaced and progressive type. Moreover, the system is using various continuous quadratic equations instead of using the piece-wise linear curve which is composed of multiple line segments. Finally, the system could correct the correct effect without discontinuity in any image resolution. The proposed system is also experimentally demonstrated with Xilinx Virtex FPGA XCV2000E- 6BG5560 and the TV set.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.31 no.12C
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• pp.1201-1207
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• 2006

In this paper, we say the adaptive shading correction system supporting multi-resolution for mobile camera. The shading effect is caused by non-uniform illumination, non-uniform camera sensitivity, or even dirt and dust on glass (lens) surfaces. In general this shading effect is undesirable [1-3]. Eliminating it is frequently necessary for subsequent processing and especially when quantitative microscopy is the fine goal. The proposed system is available on thirty nine kinds of image resolutions scanned by interlaced and progressive type. Moreover, the system is using forty kinds of continuous quadratic equations instead of using the piece-wise linear curve which is composed of multiple line segments. Finally, the system could correct the shading effect without discontinuity in any image resolution. The proposed system is implemented in VLSI with cell library based on Hynix $0.25{\mu}m$ CMOS technology.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.1759-1764
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• 2012

This paper describes FPGA design and realization using the shading correction algorithm for a CCD scan image enhancement. The shading algorithm is used by LUT (Look-up Table). The image enhancement results from that the histogram minimum value and maximum with respect to all pixels of the CCD image should be extracted, and the shading LUT is constructed to keep constant histogram with offset data. The output of sensor be converted to corrected LUT image in preprocessing, and the converting system is realized by FPGA to be enabled to operate in real time. The result of the experimentation for the proposed system is showed to take the scanning time 2.4ms below. The system is presented to be based on a low speed processor system to scan enhanced images in real time and be guaranteed to be low cost.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.1003-1006
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• 2012

The image correction algorithm and system design for CMOS sensor to enhance the image resolution is presented in this paper. The proposed algorithm finds out the image cell from the sensor and process them by the limited memory configuration. The evaluation of the method is done by the designed hardware system. The experimental results are capable of improving contrast per channel and of sensing equalized image quality on an edge of image.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.49-52
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 구간선형 모델을 적용하여 낮은 복잡도를 가지는 LSC(Lens-Shading Correction) 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 각 화소와 렌즈 중심점으로부터 거리를 정수형으로 계산하고, 이 정수를 거리에 대한 LSC 이득값이 저장된 LUT(Look-Up Table)에 대한 주소로 적용하여, 입력 화소 값에 곱함으로써 LSC를 수행한다. 거리를 구하려면 제곱근 회로가 추가되어야 한다. LUT에 저장된 이득값은 원점으로부터의 거리에 대한 평균 이득값을 저장하고 있기 때문에, 제곱근 계산에 높은 정밀도를 할애하여도 LSC 보상된 영상의 화질에 미치는 영향은 높지 않으므로 정수형 제곱근 연산을 수행한다. 제곱근 계산은 구간 선형화하여 단지 덧셈과 쉬프트 연산만으로 제곱근 연산을 완료할 수 있도록 간략화 하였다. 제안한 알고리즘을 양산 중인 일반 카메라 모듈에 적용한 결과, 카메라모듈 제조업체의 LSC 평가 기준을 상회하는 수준으로 나타나며, 구현될 하드웨어 복잡도가 매우 낮아서 모바일 카메라 구현에 매우 적합하다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.297-306
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• 1992

Algorithms for implementing one chip binary image processor has been studied. In this paper, image quality improvement algorithms, for the data pre-processed with shading and gamma correction after digitizing the analog signal from CCD or CIS, such as : Improved high quality binarization algorithm is suggested. Error diffusion algorithms for high quality half-tone images is analyzed, Fuzzy Theory based mixed mode algorithm is suggested.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.190.1-190.1
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• 2010

풍력자원평가를 위해 풍력단지 개발대상지의 국지풍황 대표지점에 설치하는 풍황탑(met-tower 또는 풍황마스트; met-mast)은 모노폴(monopole), 삼각단면 트러스 또는 사각단면 트러스 구조를 갖는다. 풍향계 및 풍속계는 이러한 지지구조물에 의한 풍속의 교란 또는 차폐영향을 최소화하기 위하여 긴 붐(boom)의 끝단에 설치되지만 계측기가 풍황탑의 직후방 후류영역에 놓이게 될 경우 차폐영향을 완전히 피하기는 어렵다. 저자들의 선행연구에 따르면 풍황탑 차폐영향은 평균풍력밀도의 경우 2.5% 이상의 오차를 유발할 수 있으므로 풍력자원평가 시 필히 고려되어야 할 불확도 요인인 것이다. 이에 한국에너지기술연구원에서는 풍황탑 주위의 대기유동장을 전산유동해석을 이용하여 차폐영향의 정도를 정량적으로 수치모사함으로써 이를 보정하는 기술을 개발한 바 있다(현재 특허심사 중). KIER-$ShadeFree^{TM}$는 이 특허기술을 프로그램화 한 것으로, 시범적으로 다수의 풍황탑 풍력자원 측정자료에 적용하여 상당한 보정효과에 의한 풍력자원평가의 정확도 향상효과를 볼 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.283-294
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• 2021

Solar radiation is an important meteorological factor in the agricultural sector. The ground exposed to sunlight is highly influenced by the surrounding terrains especially in South Korea where the topology is complex. The solar radiation on an inclined surface is estimated using a solar irradiance correction factor for the slope of the terrain along with the solar radiation on a horizontal surface. However, such an estimation method assumes that there is no barrier in surroundings, which blocks sunlight from the sky. This would result in errors in estimation of solar radiation because the effect of shading caused by the surrounding terrain has not been taken into account sufficiently. In this study, the shading effect was simulated to obtain the brightness value (BV), which was used as a correction factor. The shaded relief images, which were generated using a 30m-resolution digital elevation model (DEM), were used to derive the BVs. These images were also prepared using the position of the sun and the relief of the terrain as inputs. The gridded data where the variation of direct solar radiation was quantified as brightness were obtained. The value of cells in the gridded data ranged from 0 (the darkest value) to 255 (the brightest value). The BV analysis was performed using meteorological observation data at 22 stations installed in study area. The observed insolation was compared with the BV of each point under clear and cloudless condition. It was found that brightness values were significantly correlated with the solar radiation, which confirmed that shading due to terrain could explain the variation in direct solar radiation. Further studies are needed to accurately estimate detailed solar radiation using shaded relief images and brightness values.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.591-599
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• 2008

In order to support the development of wind farms in Jejudo, a wind resource database for Jejudo has been established using a meteor-statistical analysis of KIER(Korea Institute of Energy Research) met-mast measurements and KMA(Korea Meteorological Administration) weather data. The analysis included wind statistics, tower shading, an exposure category classification using satellite images, the effect of atmospheric stability on the wind profile exponent, and a correlation matrix of wind speed to gain an understanding of the meteorological correlation between long-term weather observation stations and short-term met-mast measurements. The wind resource database for Jejudo, is to be provided as an add-on to Google $Earth^{TM}$, which is expected to be utilized as a guideline for the selection of an appropriate reference site for long-term correction in the next wind farm development project.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.835-838
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 칼라 CCD 센서를 제어하여, shading과 .gamma. correction 된 데이터를 읽어 들여, 이를 이진레벨 데이터로 바꾼후, 원래의 다치레벨 또는 이진레벨 데이터를 SCSI나 DMA I/F를 통해 전달하는 ASIC을 설계하였다. 본 ASIC에서는 이진화를 위하여 문자 모드에서는 simple threshold와 LAT(local adaptive threshold) 알고리즘을, 그림모드에서는 stucki error diffusion 알고리즘을 적용하였다. 그리고, 구성은 CCD센서 제어블락, 스텝 모타 제어제어블락, 이미지 축소블락, 데이터 이진화 블락, 그리고 DATA I/F 블락 등으로 이루어져 있다. 또한 사용된 technology는 삼성 0.5um CMOS standard cell이며, 크기는 45K gates(내부 메모리 제외)이고, 160QFP package로 구현되었다. ㅎㅁㅅㄷㄴ (soqn apa