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Location Estimation Enhancement Using Space-time Signal Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Non-coherent Detection

  • Oh, Chang-Heon
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.269-275
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we proposed a novel location estimation algorithm based on the concept of space-time signature matching in a moving target environment. In contrast to previous fingerprint-based approaches that rely on received signal strength (RSS) information only, the proposed algorithm uses angle, delay, and RSS information from the received signal to form a signature, which in turn is utilized for location estimation. We evaluated the performance of the proposed algorithm in terms of the average probability of error and the average error distance as a function of target movement. Simulation results confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm for location estimation even in moving target environment.

A Study on the Analysis of Function for the Enhancement of the Tool for Assemble of Unit Modular (유닛모듈러 조립공구 개선을 위한 기능분석 연구)

  • Park, Nam-Cheon;Kim, Kyoon-Tai;Park, Su-Yeul;Jung, In-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2012.11a
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    • pp.239-241
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    • 2012
  • The major industrialized nations have continued to develop industrialized construction techniques based on automated production processes in factories, and are applying them to a wide range of building. However, the unit modular construction system has had a shorter history of development and application in Korea compared to advanced countries, and consequently, Korean modular builders have a relatively poor technical capacity. So this study is draw a conclusion on the target of priority improvement for idea creation. It study on the enhancement of the functionality of the tool for assemble of Unit Modular that choose the enhancement of the functionality through the analysis of function on the three-level of functional definition and classification, functional arrangement, functional appraisal.

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RF-enhanced DC-magnetron Sputtering of Indium Tin Oxide

  • Futagami, Toshiro;Kamei, Masayuki;Yasui, Itaru;Shigesato, Yuzo
    • The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.26-29
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    • 2001
  • Indium tin oxide (ITO) films were deposited on glass substrates at $300^{\circ}C$ in oxygen/argon mixtures by RF-enhanced DC-magnetron sputtering and were compared to those by conventional DC magnetron sputtering. The RF enhancement was performed using a coil above an ITO target. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed that RF-enhanced plasma affected the preferred orientation and the crystallinity of the films. The resistivity of the films prepared by RF-enhanced DC-magnetron sputtering was almost constant at oxygen content lower than 0.3% and then increased sharply with increasing oxygen content. However the resistivity of the films by conventional sputtering has little dependence on the oxygen content. Those results can be explained on the basis of the incorporation of oxygen into the ITO films due to the RF enhancement.

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EDMFEN: Edge detection-based multi-scale feature enhancement Network for low-light image enhancement

  • Canlin Li;Shun Song;Pengcheng Gao;Wei Huang;Lihua Bi
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.980-997
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    • 2024
  • To improve the brightness of images and reveal hidden information in dark areas is the main objective of low-light image enhancement (LLIE). LLIE methods based on deep learning show good performance. However, there are some limitations to these methods, such as the complex network model requires highly configurable environments, and deficient enhancement of edge details leads to blurring of the target content. Single-scale feature extraction results in the insufficient recovery of the hidden content of the enhanced images. This paper proposed an edge detection-based multi-scale feature enhancement network for LLIE (EDMFEN). To reduce the loss of edge details in the enhanced images, an edge extraction module consisting of a Sobel operator is introduced to obtain edge information by computing gradients of images. In addition, a multi-scale feature enhancement module (MSFEM) consisting of multi-scale feature extraction block (MSFEB) and a spatial attention mechanism is proposed to thoroughly recover the hidden content of the enhanced images and obtain richer features. Since the fused features may contain some useless information, the MSFEB is introduced so as to obtain the image features with different perceptual fields. To use the multi-scale features more effectively, a spatial attention mechanism module is used to retain the key features and improve the model performance after fusing multi-scale features. Experimental results on two datasets and five baseline datasets show that EDMFEN has good performance when compared with the stateof-the-art LLIE methods.

Comparison of Edge Localization Performance of Moment-Based Operators Using Target Image Data

  • Seo, Suyoung
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.13-24
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents a method to evaluate the performance of subpixel localization operators using target image data. Subpixel localization of edges is important to extract the precise shape of objects from images. In this study, each target image was designed to provide reference lines and edges to which the localization operators can be applied. We selected two types of moment-based operators: Gray-level Moment (GM) operator and Spatial Moment (SM) operator for comparison. The original edge localization operators with kernel size 5 are tested and their extended versions with kernel size 7 are also tested. Target images were collected with varying Camera-to-Object Distance (COD). From the target images, reference lines are estimated and edge profiles along the estimated reference lines are accumulated. Then, evaluation of the performance of edge localization operators was performed by comparing the locations calculated by each operator and by superimposing them on edge profiles. Also, enhancement of edge localization by increasing the kernel size was also quantified. The experimental result shows that the SM operator whose kernel size is 7 provides higher accuracy than other operators implemented in this study.

A Variable Dimensional Structure with Probabilistic Data Association Filter for Tracking a Maneuvering Target in Clutter Environment (클러터 환경하에서 기동표적의 추적을 위한 가변차원 확률 데이터 연관 필터)

  • 안병완;최재원;송택렬
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.9 no.10
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    • pp.747-754
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    • 2003
  • An enhancement of the probabilistic data association filter is presented for tracking a single maneuvering target in clutter environment. The use of the variable dimensional structure leads the probabilistic data association filter to adjust to real motion of a target. The detection of the maneuver for the model switching is performed by the acceleration estimates taken from a bias estimator of the two stage Kalman filter. The proposed algorithm needs low computational power since it is implemented with a single filtering procedure. A simple Monte Carlo simulation was performed to compare the performance of the proposed algorithm and the IMMPDA filter.

Production of Phagocyte Activating Supernatants by Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Leucocytes Stimulated with Genomic DNA of Escherichia coli

  • Lee Chan Hwei;Kim Dong Soo;Kim Ki Hong
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.258-262
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    • 2002
  • Effects of Escherichia coli genomic DNA on the production of phagocyte activating supernatants by the head kidney leucocytes isolated from olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) were investigated. Phagocyte activating activity of the supernatants was estimated by. measuring reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in target head kidney phagocytes. All supernatants from olive flounder head kidney leucocytes-stimulated with E. coli DNA induced significantly (P<0.01) higher ROS production from target pagocytes than the unstimulated control supernatant. Maximum enhancement of chemiluminescent response was observed $5.0-10.0{\mu}g\;mL^{-1}$ of bacterial DNA while the increment ability was decreased significantly (P<0.01) at the concentration of $20.0{\mu}mL^{-1}$. The results demonstrate that olive flounder head-kidney leucocytes stimulated with bacterial DNA release a soluble phagocyte activating cytokines capable of enhancing the respiratory burst activity from target phagocytes.

CONTROL PHILOSOPHY AND ROBUSTNESS OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF VEHICLE STABILITY

  • Kim, D.S.;Hwang, I.Y.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.201-208
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    • 2006
  • This paper describes the control philosophy of ESP(Electronic Stability Program) which consists of the stability control the fault diagnosis and the fault tolerant control. Besides the functional performance of the stability control, robustness of control and fault diagnosis is focused to avoid the unnecessary activation of the controller. The look-up tables are mentioned to have the accurate target yaw rate of the vehicle and obtained from vehicle tests for the whole operation range of the steering wheel angle and the vehicle speed. The wheel slip control with a design goal of wheel slip invariance is implemented for the yaw compensation and the target wheel slip is determined by difference between the target yaw rate and actual yaw rate. Since the ESP has a high severity level and the robust control is required, the robustness margin for the stability control is determined according to several uncertainties and the robust fault diagnosis is performed. Both computer simulation and test results are shown in this paper.

Template Matching-Based Target Recognition Algorithm Development and Verification using SAR Images (SAR 영상을 이용한 템플릿 매칭 기반 자동식별 알고리즘 구현 및 성능시험)

  • Lim, Ho;Chae, Daeyoung;Yoo, Ji Hee;Kwon, Kyung-Il
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.364-377
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we have developed a target recognition algorithm based on a template matching technique using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images. For efficient computations, Radon transform-based azimuth estimation algorithm was used with the template matching. MSTAR data set was divided into two groups according to the depression angles, which were a train set and a test set. Template data were generated by rotating and cropping chips which were from MSTAR train set using the azimuth estimation algorithm. Then the template matching process between test data and template data was performed under various conditions. Performance variation according to contrast enhancement preprocessing which is scarce in open literature was also presented. The analysis results show that the target recognition algorithm could be useful for the automatic target recognition using SAR images.

Maximum Braking Force Control Using Wheel Slip Controller and Optimal Target Slip Assignment Algorithm in Vehicles (휠 슬립 제어기 및 최적 슬립 결정 알고리즘을 이용한 차량의 최대 제동력 제어)

  • Hong Dae-Gun;Hwang In-Yong;SunWoo Myoung-Ho;Huh Kun-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.30 no.3 s.246
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    • pp.295-301
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    • 2006
  • The wheel slip control systems are able to control the braking force more accurately and can be adapted to different vehicles more easily than conventional ABS systems. In order to achieve the superior braking performance through the wheel-slip control, real-time information such as the tire braking force at each wheel is required. In addition, the optimal target slip values need to be determined depending on the braking objectives such as minimum braking distance, stability enhancement, etc. In this paper, a robust wheel slip controller is developed based on the adaptive sliding mode control method and an optimal target slip assignment algorithm. An adaptive law is formulated to estimate the longitudinal braking force in real-time. The wheel slip controller is designed using the Lyapunov stability theory and considering the error bounds in estimating the braking force and the brake disk-pad friction coefficient. The target slip assignment algorithm is developed for the maximum braking force and searches the optimal target slip value based on the estimated braking force. The performance of the proposed wheel-slip control system is verified In simulations and demonstrates the effectiveness of the wheel slip control in various road conditions.