• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제29권2E호
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• pp.86-99
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• 2010

This paper analyzes the performance of various single channel speech enhancement algorithms when they are applied to automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems as a preprocessor. The functional modules of speech enhancement systems are first divided into four major modules such as a gain estimator, a noise power spectrum estimator, a priori signal to noise ratio (SNR) estimator, and a speech absence probability (SAP) estimator. We investigate the relationship between speech recognition accuracy and the roles of each module. Simulation results show that the Wiener filter outperforms other gain functions such as minimum mean square error-short time spectral amplitude (MMSE-STSA) and minimum mean square error-log spectral amplitude (MMSE-LSA) estimators when a perfect noise estimator is applied. When the performance of the noise estimator degrades, however, MMSE methods including the decision directed module to estimate a priori SNR and the SAP estimation module helps to improve the performance of the enhancement algorithm for speech recognition systems.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.262-276
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• 1998

The paper first describes the atmospheric correction algorithm for the Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner (OCTS) visible band data used at Earth Observation Center (EOC) of National Space Development Agenrr of japan (NASDA). It uses 10 candidate aerosol models including "Asian dust model" introduced in consideration of the unique feature of aerosols over the east Asian waters. Based on the observations at 670 and 865 nm bands where the reflectance of the water body can be discarded, the algorithm selects a pair of aerosol models that accounts best for the observed spectral reflectances to synthesize the aerosol reflectance in other bands. The paper also evaluates the performance of the algorithm by comparing the satellite estimates of water-leaving radiance and chlorophyll-a concentration with selected buoy- and ship-measured data. In comparison with the old CZCS-type atmospheric correction algorithm where the aerosol reflectance is assumed to be spectrally independent, the OCTS algorithm records factor 2-3 less error in estimating the normalized water-leaving radiances. In terms of chlorophyll-a concentration estimation, however, the accuracy stays very similar compared to that of the CZCS-type algorithm. This is considered to be due to the nature of in-water algorithm which relies on spectral ratio of water-leaving radiances.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제68권1호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2019

This paper proposes a method to improve the mass spectral detection performance of the residual gas analyzer. By improving the mode estimation method for setting the threshold value and improving the additive noise elimination method, it is possible to detect mass spectrums having low peak values of the threshold level difficult to distinguish from noise. Ion signal blocks for each mass index with noise removed by the improved method are effective for eliminating invalid ion signals based on the linear and quadratic fittings. The mass spectrum can be obtained from the quadratic fitted curves for the reconstructed ion signal block using only the valid ion signals. In addition, the resolution of the mass spectrum can be improved by correcting the error caused by the shift of the spectral peak position. To verify the performance of the proposed method, computer simulations were performed using real ion signals obtained from the residual gas analysis system under development. The simulation results show that the proposed method is valid.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.894-903
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• 2019

An approach for collapse risk assessment is proposed to evaluate the vulnerability of electric cabinet in nuclear power plants. The lognormal approaches, namely maximum likelihood estimation and linear regression, are introduced to establish the fragility curves. These two fragility analyses are applied for the numerical models of cabinets considering various boundary conditions, which are expressed by representing restrained and anchored models at the base. The models have been built and verified using the system identification (SI) technique. The fundamental frequency of the electric cabinet is sensitive because of many attached devices. To bypass this complex problem, the average spectral acceleration $S_{\bar{a}}$ in the range of period that cover the first mode period is chosen as an intensity measure on the fragility function. The nonlinear time history analyses for cabinet are conducted using a suite of 40 ground motions. The obtained curves with different approaches are compared, and the variability of risk assessment is evaluated for restrained and anchored models. The fragility curves obtained for anchored model are found to be closer each other, compared to the fragility curves for restrained model. It is also found that the support boundary conditions played a significant role in acceleration response of cabinet.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.445-459
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• 2024

To model the aeroelasticity in vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) of slender tubular towers, this paper presents an approach where the aerodynamic damping distribution along the height of the structure is calculated not only as a function of the normalized lateral oscillation but also considering the local incoming wind velocity ratio to the critical velocity (velocity ratio). The three-dimensionality of aerodynamic damping depending on the tower's displacement and the velocity ratio has been observed in recent studies. A contour map model of aerodynamic damping is generated based on the forced vibration tests. A sectional calculation procedure based on the spectral method is developed by defining the aerodynamic damping locally at each increment of height. The proposed contour map model of aerodynamic damping and the sectional calculation procedure are validated with full-scale measurement data sets of a rotorless wind turbine tower, where good agreement between the prediction and measured values is obtained. The prediction of cross-wind response of the wind turbine tower is performed over a range of wind speeds which allows the estimation of resulting fatigue damage. The proposed model gives more realistic prediction in comparison to the approach included in current standards.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.593-601
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• 2016

본 논문은 휘도 성분 영상으로부터 컬러 성분 영상들을 추정 부호화함으로써 높은 압축률을 달성할 수 있는 영역 기반 스펙트럴 상관 추정 부호화 방법에 관한 것이다. 제안된 방법은 3단계로 구성되어 있다. 우선, 정규 색차합 영상과 휘도 영상을 이용해 산출한 Y/C 비트 평면합 영상을 대상으로 영상 분할을 수행하여 영역들의 형상 정보를 추출한다. 이후, 각 영역 단위로 휘도 영상과 R, B 영상 간의 근사화 자승 오차가 최소가 되도록 하는 비례 인자와 가감 인자를 산출한다. 최종적으로, 각 영역의 비례 인자와 가감 인자를 비트스트림으로 부호화한다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과에 따르면, 제안된 방법은 동일한 PSNR에서 두 칼라 성분 영상을 부호화하기 위해 소요되는 bpp를 비교할 때, JPEG/베이스라인 혹은 JEPG2000/EBCOT 알고리즘에 비해 2배 혹은 3배 이상의 압축률을 제공한다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.166-176
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the potential of interactance mode of NIR spectroscopy technology for the estimation of soluble solids content (SSC) and firmness of muskmelons. Methods: Melon samples were taken from local greenhouses in three different harvesting seasons (experiments 1, 2, and 3). The fruit attributes were measured at the 6 points on an equator of each sample where the spectral data were collected. The prediction models were developed using the original spectral data and the spectral data sets preprocessed by 20 methods. The performance of the models was compared. Results: In the prediction of SSC, the highest coefficient of determination ($R_{cv}{^2}$) values of the cross-validation was 0.755 (standard error of prediction, SEP=$0.89^{\circ}Brix$) with the preprocessing of normalization with range in experiment 1. The highest coefficient of determination in the robustness tests, $R_{rt}{^2}$=0.650 (SEP=$1.03^{\circ}Brix$), was found when the best model of experiment 3 was evaluated with the data set of experiment 2. The best $R_{cv}{^2}$ for the prediction of firmness was 0.715 (SEP=3.63 N) when no preprocessing was applied in experiment 1. The highest $R_{rt}{^2}$ was 0.404 (SEP=5.30 N) when the best model of experiment 3 was applied to the data set of experiment 1. Conclusions: From the test results, it can be concluded that the interactance mode of VIS/NIR spectroscopy technology has a great potential to measure SSC and firmness of thick-skinned muskmelons.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.161-183
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• 2017

This paper investigates the damage identification of the concrete pile element through axial wave propagation technique using computational and experimental studies. Now-a-days, concrete pile foundations are often common in all engineering structures and their safety is significant for preventing the failure. Damage detection and estimation in a sub-structure is challenging as the visual picture of the sub-structure and its condition is not well known and the state of the structure or foundation can be inferred only through its static and dynamic response. The concept of wave propagation involves dynamic impedance and whenever a wave encounters a changing impedance (due to loss of stiffness), a reflecting wave is generated with the total strain energy forked as reflected as well as refracted portions. Among many frequency domain methods, the Spectral Finite Element method (SFEM) has been found suitable for analysis of wave propagation in real engineering structures as the formulation is based on dynamic equilibrium under harmonic steady state excitation. The feasibility of the axial wave propagation technique is studied through numerical simulations using Elementary rod theory and higher order Love rod theory under SFEM and ABAQUS dynamic explicit analysis with experimental validation exercise. Towards simulating the damage scenario in a pile element, dis-continuity (impedance mismatch) is induced by varying its cross-sectional area along its length. Both experimental and computational investigations are performed under pulse-echo and pitch-catch configuration methods. Analytical and experimental results are in good agreement.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.86-101
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• 2019

원격탐사 기술은 플랫폼 개발, 탐사면적 및 탐사기능 등 양적 및 질적 향상의 관점에서 지속적으로 발전되어왔으며 비용절감 및 현장자료보완의 방법으로 유용하게 활용되고 있다. 최근에는 농업분야에서의 활용사례와 관련연구가 증가하는 추세에 있으며 농경지의 상태를 탐지하고 정량화하여 농경지 및 농업환경에 대한 관리방안 수립 및 정책지원이 가능하기 때문에 농작물 생육이상 판별, 시계열 정보에 의한 작황 추정 등 다양한 분야에서 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 다중분광센서를 장착한 UAV를 이용하여 간척지 농경지에 대한 식생지수를 분석하고자 하였다. 한편, UAV를 이용하여 취득한 다중분광영상 자료로부터 산정된 식생지수의 정확도를 평가하기 위해서 현지 조사를 실시하였다. 현지조사에 의한 식생지수와 UAV 다중분광영상으로부터 산정된 식생지수간의 상관성을 평가함으로써 가장 적절한 식생지수를 도출하였으며 대상지역 전체에 대한 식생지수 분석에 활용하고자 하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.255-262
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• 1997

벼 군락에서 건물생산량을 태양광의 반사스펙트럼 특성을 이용하여 추정하고자 1993년 4월부터 10월까지 경기도 소재 수원기상대 구내 포장에서 조생종 진부벼와 중만생종 대청벼, 일품벼를 공시 품종으로 하고 생육시기별 태양광 반사스펙트럼과 건물중을 조사한 결과 다음과 같다. 1. 출수전에 근적외광 파장대(720∼l,100nm)의 반사율을 가시광 파장대 (400∼700nm)의 반사율로 나눈 비율이 건물생산량과 상관이 높았으며, 가시광 파장대 중에서도 녹색, 적색파장보다 청색파장(400∼500nm)의 반사율로 나눈 비율이 건물생산량과의 상관이 높았다. 2. 적외광 파장의 반사율을 청색파장의 반사율로 나눈 비율 중에서 특히 R910 /R460 비율이 건물생산량과 가장 높은 정의 상관을 보였다. 3. 출수이전에 R910/R460 비율과 건물생산과의 회귀식을 이용한 추정식 Y=21.24284 X-212.734는 실측치와의 상관관계는 매우 높았다. 4. 출수이후엔 근적외광 파장(720∼l,100nm)의 반사율을 적색파장(600∼700nm)의 반사율로 나눈 비율이 청색이나 녹색파장의 반사율로 나눈 비율보다 건물생산량과의 상관이 더 높았다.