• 한국측량학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.555-563
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• 2018

열적외선 영상은 육안으로 식별 할 수 없는 물체를 감지할 수 있는 특성을 가지고 있으며, 접근 불가지역의 정보를 쉽게 얻을 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 열적외선 영상은 상대적으로 낮은 공간 해상도를 지니는 한계점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 무인 항공기를 활용하여 취득한 영상에 대하여 위성영상에 적용되는 영상융합 알고리즘의 적용 가능성을 연구하였다. RGB 영상은 TIR (Thermal InfraRed) 영상보다 높은 공간 해상도를 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 상대적으로 낮은 공간 해상도를 갖는 TIR 영상에 영상융합 알고리즘을 적용하여 RGB 영상과 같은 공간 해상도를 가지며 온도정보를 가지는 융합영상을 생성하고자 한다. 실험결과, PC1 밴드와 RGB 밴드의 평균값을 이용하여 영상융합 알고리즘을 수행한 경우, 다른 밴드를 활용하여 연구를 수행한 경우보다 정량적 평가에 대해서 더 좋은 결과가 나타냈으며, ATWT (${\grave{A}}$ Trous Wavelet Transform) 기법에 의한 융합영상이 HPF (High-Pass Filter) 및 SFIM (Smoothing Filter-based Intensity Modulation) 기법에 의한 융합영상보다 더 뛰어난 분광해상도 및 공간 해상도를 나타냈다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.337-351
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• 2004

Our laboratory originally developed the compact, multi-spectral, automatic aerial photographic system PKNU3 to allow greater flexibility in geological and environmental data collection. We are currently developing the PKNU3 system, which consists of a color-infrared spectral camera capable of simultaneous photography in the visible and near-infrared bands; a thermal infrared camera; two computers, each with an 80-gigabyte memory capacity for storing images; an MPEG board that can compress and transfer data to the computers in real-time; and the capability of using a helicopter platform. Before actual aerial photographic testing of the PKNU3, we experimented with each sensor. We analyzed the lens distortion, the sensitivity of the CCD in each band, and the thermal response of the thermal infrared sensor before the aerial photographing. As of September 2004, the PKNU3 development schedule has reached the second phase of testing. As the result of two aerial photographic tests, R, G, B and IR images were taken simultaneously; and images with an overlap rate of 70% using the automatic 1-s interval data recording time could be obtained by PKNU3. Further study is warranted to enhance the system with the addition of gyroscopic and IMU units. We evaluated the PKNU 3 system as a method of environmental remote sensing by comparing each chlorophyll image derived from PKNU 3 photographs. This appraisement was backed up with existing study that resulted in a modest improvement in the linear fit between the measures of chlorophyll and the RVI, NDVI and SAVI images stem from photographs taken by Duncantech MS 3100 which has same spectral configuration with MS 4000 used in PKNU3 system.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2002년도 ICCAS
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• pp.96.4-96
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• 2002

Thermal infrared imaging is a highly promising technology for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance of electronic, electrical and mechanical elements in nuclear power plants. However, conventional low-cost infrared imaging systems suffer from poor spatial resolution compared to commercial CCD cameras. This paper describes an approach to enhance inspection performances for calandria reactor area of Wolsung nuclear power plant through the technique of superimposing thermal infrared image into real CCD image. In the occurrence of thermal abnormalities on observation points and areas of calandria reactor area, unusual hot image taken from thermal infrared camera is mapped upon re...

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2000

대상 물체의 온도분포를 해석하고 계측하기 위해 열상 장비가 구현된다. 시스템의 주요한 부분은 초점면 배열 형태의 센서가 적용된 열상 카메라이다. 적용된 열상 센서는 중파장 적외선 영역의 신호를 검출하며 열상을 형성하기 위한 기본 신호를 출력한다. DSP가 활용되어 센서 신호처리를 통해 열상을 구성하고 NTSC 신호 및 디지털 신호 출력을 한다. 열상의 화질을 개선하기 위해 이점 교정법을 적용한다. 이는 낮은 온도와 높은 온도를 기준으로 하여 초점면 배열 센서 화소 신호의 공간적인 비균일함을 교정하는 것으로서 실험 결과를 통해 열상의 화질이 개선됨을 보인다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.280-293
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• 2018

The conversion of an invisible thermal radiation pattern of an object into a visible image using infrared (IR) thermal technology is very useful to understand phenomena what we are interested in. Although IR thermal images were originally developed for military and space applications, they are currently employed to determine thermal properties and heat features in various applications, such as the non-destructive evaluation of industrial equipment, power plants, electricity, military or drive-assisted night vision, and medical applications to monitor heat generation or loss. Recently, IR imaging-based monitoring systems have been considered for application in agricultural, including crop care, plant-disease detection, bruise detection of fruits, and the evaluation of fruit maturity. This paper reviews recent progress in the development of IR thermal imaging techniques and suggests possible applications of thermal imaging techniques in agriculture.

• 융합보안논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2022

마스크 착용은 COVID-19 감염을 예방하기 위한 효과적인 방안이다. 적외선 열화상 기반의 온도 측정과 신원 인식 시스템이 기업에서 널리 사용되고 있는 상황에서 마스크 감지를 위한 연구는 필수적이다. 최근 비전분야에 소개된 MTCNN은 객체 인스턴스 세분화를위한 개념적으로 간단하고 유연하며 일반적인 프레임 워크를 제시한다. 본 논문에서는 열적외선 카메라로부터 획득한 열감지영상에서 발열체인 인스턴스에 대해 발열부위의 세그멘테이션을 생성하는 동시에 이미지 내의 오브젝트 발열부분을 효율적으로 탐색하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. MTCNN(Multi-task Cascaded Convolutional Networks) 기법은 바운딩 박스 인식을 위해 기존 브랜치와 병렬로 객체 마스크를 예측하기 위한 브랜치를 추가한 알고리즘이다. MTCNN은 다른 작업으로 일반화하기 용이하다. 본 논문에서는 MTCNN기반 적외선 열영상 검출알고리즘을 제안하여 RGB영상에서 구별할 수 없는 마스크 착용 여부를 탐지하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.797-807
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• 2014

해수표층온도(sea surface temperature; SST)는 해양환경 변화와 해양생물의 생태활동의 특성을 파악하는데 매우 중요한 환경요소 중 하나이다. 인공위성 열적외선 영상으로는 전 세계의 해수표층온도 변화를 파악하는 데는 유용하지만, 섬들이 많고, 해안선이 복잡한 한반도 연안 해역에서는 고해상도의 해수표층온도 자료를 획득하기에는 어려운 실정이다. 하지만 인간생활에 밀접한 영향을 주고받으며 대부분의 양식장이 분포하고 있는 곳이 연안 해역이므로 상세한 해수표층온도의 변화를 파악하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이를 위하여 본 연구는 저비용의 지상용 열적외선카메라(FLIR)를 항공기용으로 구축하여 연안 표층수온 추출 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 2012년 5월 23일부터 2013년 12월 7일까지 최소 8회 이상 서해 연안에 대하여 항공기 관측실험을 실시하였으며, 이때 구축된 열적외선 센서를 탑재하여 해수표층온도 추출 연구를 수행하였다. 항공기에 탑재된 열적외선 센서로부터 획득된 자료는 대기모델 및 온/습도계 센서를 이용하여 방사보정(radiometric correction)을 수행하였고, Global Positioning System (GPS) 및 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) 센서를 이용하여 기하보정(geometric correction)을 자동으로 수행한 후 해수 표층온도 자료를 추출하였다. 그 중 2013년 6월 25일에 관측된 항공기 해수표층온도에 대해 인공위성 및 선박 열적외선 센서를 통해 획득된 해수표층온도 자료와 비교하였으며, 선박 현장 관측 자료와는 $1^{\circ}C$ 이내 오차 범위의 해수표층온도를 획득하였다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.592-604
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• 2019

This study examines the stealth function of sputtered fabric with an infrared thermal imaging camera in terms of the thermal and infrared (IR) transmittance characteristics. Various base fabrics were selected, infrared imaging was performed, and infrared transmittance was measured. By infrared camera experiment it was found that the sample was concealed because it had a similar color to the surroundings when the aluminum layer was directed toward the outside. In addition, a comparison of the infrared thermographic image of the untreated sample and the sputtered sample in the laboratory showed that the difference in ${\Delta}E$ value ranged from 31 to 90.4 and demonstrated effective concealment. However, concealment was not observed in the case of the 3-layer (Nylon-Al-Nylon) model when a sputtered aluminum layer existed between two nylon layers. The direction of the sputtering layer did not affect the infrared transmittance in the infrared transmittance experiment. Therefore, it seems better to interpret the concealing effect in the infrared thermographic images by using thermal transfer theory rather than infrared transmittance theory. We believe that the results of this study will be applicable to developing high performance smart clothing and military uniforms.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.493-505
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• 2023

Comprehensive condition monitoring of large industry systems such as nuclear power plants (NPPs) is essential for safety and maintenance. In this study, we developed novel system-scale diagnostic technology based on deep-learning and IR thermography that can efficiently and cost-effectively classify system conditions using compact Raspberry Pi and IR sensors. This diagnostic technology can identify the presence of an abnormality or accident in whole system, and when an accident occurs, the type of accident and the location of the abnormality can be identified in real-time. For technology development, the experiment for the thermal image measurement and performance validation of major components at each accident condition of NPPs was conducted using a thermal-hydraulic integral effect test facility with compact infrared sensor modules. These thermal images were used for training of deep-learning model, convolutional neural networks (CNN), which is effective for image processing. As a result, a proposed novel diagnostic was developed that can perform diagnosis of components, whole system and accident classification using thermal images. The optimal model was derived based on the modern CNN model and performed prompt and accurate condition monitoring of component and whole system diagnosis, and accident classification. This diagnostic technology is expected to be applied to comprehensive condition monitoring of nuclear power plants for safety.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.223-233
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• 2004

Objective: As a manual accupucture method, the twirling-needle treatment has been known more effective in relieving pain than the conventional simple accupuncture treatment. Finding a proper treatment condition is difficult because of the lack of a quantative measurement of the alleviation of pain made by acupuncture. In this research, the authors propose the use of infrared thermal images in a formalin test to quantatively verify the effect of twirling. Methods: After injecting 10%~20% formalin into the tail of rats, the infrared thermal images(ITI) have been obtained to estimate the thermal distribution caused by inflammation. The authors propose a processing method to measure the thermal distribution from the thermal images obtained from the infrared camera as a pain model of the formalin test. Results: The pain model obtained from the infrared thermal image has two phases. The first phase, which is a transient period, is the initial 20 minutes when the pain is developed after the formalin injection. The second phase, which is a steady state, is where the development of pain lasts for 60 minutes or more after the first stage. This characteristic of the proposed model based on ITI is consistent with that of the pain model reported by other researchers whose works are based on the time-course of flinching and licking/biting, following a different concentration of formalin. It is noticed that the response of the thermal distribution obtained from ITI shows very high correlation to the behavioral response in the formalin test performed by Kazuhiro Okuda and four others5). In addition, the authors propose an ITI method to determine the pain-reducing effect of the acupuncture. The thermal distribution obtained from the experiment shows that there is significant pain reducing effect made by the twirling-needle method.