• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제26권3E호
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• pp.104-110
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• 2007

As the exploration of the seabed is extended ever further, automated recognition and classification of sonar images become increasingly important. However, most of the methods ignore the directional information and its effect on the image textures produced. To deal with this problem, we apply 2D Gabor filters to extract the features of sonar images. The filters are designed with constrained parameters to reduce the complexity and to improve the calculation efficiency. Meanwhile, at each orientation, the optimal Gabor filter parameters will be selected with the help of bandwidth parameters based on the Fisher criterion. This method can overcome some disadvantages of the traditional approaches of extracting texture features, and improve the recognition rate effectively.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제27권3E호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2008

In the process of the sonar image textures produced, the orientation and scale factors are very significant. However, most of the related methods ignore the directional information and scale invariance or just pay attention to one of them. To overcome this problem, we apply Gabor wavelet to extract the features of sonar images, which combine the advantages of both the Gabor filter and traditional wavelet function. The mother wavelet is designed with constrained parameters and the optimal parameters will be selected at each orientation, with the help of bandwidth parameters based on the Fisher criterion. The Gabor wavelet can have the properties of both multi-scale and multi-orientation. Based on our experiment, this method is more appropriate than traditional wavelet or single Gabor filter as it provides the better discrimination of the textures and improves the recognition rate effectively. Meanwhile, comparing with other fusion methods, it can reduce the complexity and improve the calculation efficiency.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2016

Recently, the needs for the development and application of marine robots are increasing as marine accidents occur frequently. However, it is very difficult to acquire the information by utilizing marine robots in the marine environment. Therefore, the needs for the researches of sensor networks which are composed of underwater, surface and aerial robots are increasing in order to acquire the information effectively as the information from heterogeneous robots has less limitation in terms of coverage and connectivity. Although various researches of the sensor network which is based on marine robots have been executed, all of the underwater, surface and aerial robots have not yet been considered in the sensor network. To solve this problem, a collaborative control method based on the acoustic information and image by the sonars of the underwater robot, the acoustic information by the sonar of the surface robot and the optical image by the camera of the static-floating aerial robot is proposed. To verify the performance of the proposed method, the collaborative control of a MUR(Micro Underwater Robot) with an OAS(Obstacle Avoidance Sonar) and a SSS(Side Scan Sonar), a MSR(Micro Surface Robot) with an OAS and a BMAR(Balloon-based Micro Aerial Robot) with a camera are executed. The test results show the possibility of real applications and the need for additional studies.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.108-118
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• 2017

본 논문은 수중 로봇 항법에 사용하기 위한 영상 소나 기반 SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) 방법을 제안하고, 성능 평가를 위해 실제 로봇에 탑재하여 실험한 내용을 소개한다. 일반적인 수중 항법은 관성 센서에서 출력되는 정보를 바탕으로 로봇의 위치 및 자세(x,y,z,${\phi}$,${\theta}$,${\psi}$)를 추정한다. 하지만, 장시간 주행할 경우 위치 오차의 누적으로 인하여 정확도가 감소하게 된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 영상 소나로부터 얻을 수 있는 외부 정보를 바탕으로 관성 항법의 위치 추정 성능을 높이고 지도 작성을 수행할 수 있는 SLAM 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 영상 소나를 위한 인공 표식물과 확률 기반 물체 인식 구조를 통해 인공 표식물의 인식 성능을 높이고, 이를 통해 얻게 된 인공 표식물의 위치 정보를 활용하여 관성 항법의 누적 오차를 줄이고자 한다. 항법 알고리즘으로는 확장형 칼만 필터(Extended Kalman Filter, EKF)를 적용하여 로봇의 위치 및 자세를 추정하고 지도를 작성한다. 제안한 방법은 선박해양플랜트연구소에서 보유 중인 수중 로봇 'yShark'에 탑재하여 대형 수조에서 실시간 검증을 수행하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2023

Reconstructing underwater geometry in real time with forward-looking sonar is critical for applications such as localization, mapping, and path planning. Geometrical data must be repeatedly calculated and overwritten in real time because the reliability of the acoustic data is affected by various factors. Moreover, scattering of signal data during the coordinate conversion process may lead to geometrical errors, which lowers the accuracy of the information obtained by the sensor system. In this study, we propose a three-step data processing method with low computational cost for real-time operation. First, the number of data points to be interpolated is determined with respect to the distance between each point and the size of the data grid in a Cartesian coordinate system. Then, the data are processed with a nonlinear interpolation so that they exhibit linear properties in the coordinate system. Finally, the data are transformed based on variations in the position and orientation of the sonar over time. The results of an evaluation of our proposed approach in a simulation show that the nonlinear interpolation operation constructed a continuous underwater geometry dataset with low geometrical error.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2019

본 논문은 트랙기반 중작업용 ROV(Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle)에 적용 가능한 어라운드 뷰 소나 및 굴착깊이 측정 소나의 성능 검증에 대한 내용을 다루고 있다. 현재 국산화 개발 중인 중작업용 ROV에 활용 가능한 어라운드 뷰 소나 및 굴착깊이 측정 소나를 장착하여 수조 및 실해역에서 성능 검증 실험을 수행하였다. 어라운드 뷰 소나의 경우 이미지 소나를 ROV 전후좌우 4방향에 장착하고, 굴착깊이 측정 소나는 멀티 빔 음향측심기(Multi Beam Echo Sounder, MBES) 기술로써 ROV 전방에 장착된다. 본 논문에서 개발한 소나를 장착하고 ROV를 실해역에 진수시켜 소나를 운용한 결과 소나 시스템들은 작업 중 발생하는 침전된 부유물이 발생하거나 탁도가 높은 해역에 영향을 거의 받지 않으며 어라운드 뷰 소나의 경우 ROV 전방 30 m 거리에 있는 암반지형, 자갈, 모래톱 등을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 굴착깊이 측정 소나의 경우 ROV가 굴착 작업을 수행 후 굴착 깊이를 측정 가능함을 확인하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 어라운드 뷰 소나와 굴착깊이 측정 소나를 활용함으로써 작업효율성을 높일 수 있음을 입증하였다.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 1984년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.96-99
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• 1984

In this study, the underwater acoustic images were obtained by ultrasonicwave. The experiment was performed in the anechoic watertank, using a passive sonar array for one and two sound source respectively by X-Y scanning technique. The receiving array was consist of 8 disc type transducers with 1.5cm diameter at 25KHz resonance frequency. The scanned data were processed by the FORTRAN IV algorithm for the reconstruction of image, and the image had some noise due to the surface reflected waves. As the result, it was found that the acoustic imaging by electrical deflection and dynamic focusing technique is applicable to SONAR with the suppression of surface reflected wave.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.116-122
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• 2016

본 논문은 수중에서 사용되는 영상 소나를 이용하여 수중 물체의 외형 복원을 수행하여 보고 그 결과를 분석한다. 일반적으로 해양 측량에 많이 사용되는 다중빔 해양 측심기(Multi-beam echo sounder, MES)보다 더 자세한 수중 환경 관찰이 가능한 영상 소나는 상하 방사영역 정보의 불확실성으로 인해 3차원 복원 연구로 활용되기에 어려움이 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 소나 영상에서 얻는 물체에 대한 3차원 높이 정보의 불확실성을 줄이기 위해 영상 소나의 상하 방사영역을 좁게 조정하여 영상 소나의 3차원 물체 외형 복원의 어려움을 극복하고자 한다. 또한, 음향 채널별 잡음 제거 필터를 적용하고, 음향 채널별 상호보완 거리값 검출 방법의 적용을 통해 3차원 위치 정보의 정확도를 높이고자 한다. 제안한 수중 물체 외형 복원 방법은 3가지 물체(원뿔, 구, 기둥)에 대해 3차원 복원 실험을 수행하여 보고 그 결과를 분석하였다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.679-687
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• 2019

This paper presents the autonomous swimming technology developed for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) operating in the underwater jacket structure environment. To prevent the position divergence of the inertial navigation system constructed for the primary navigation solution for the vehicle, we've developed kinds of marker-recognition based underwater localization methods using both of optical and acoustic cameras. However, these two methods all require the artificial markers to be located near to the cameras mounted on the vehicle. Therefore, in the case of the vehicle far away from the structure where the markers are usually mounted on, we may need alternative position-aiding solution to guarantee the navigation accuracy. For this purpose, we develop a sonar image processing based underwater localization method using a Forward Looking Sonar (FLS) mounted in front of the vehicle. The primary purpose of this FLS is to detect the obstacles in front of the vehicle. According to the detected obstacle(s), we apply an Occupancy Grid Map (OGM) based path planning algorithm to derive an obstacle collision-free reference path. Experimental studies are carried out in the water tank and also in the Pohang Yeongilman port sea environment to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed autonomous swimming technology.

• 한국해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양공학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.216-221
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• 2000

This paper deals with the Gain Control in the processing of the underwater acoustic image obtained from side scan sonar(SSS) system. At first, this paper describes the principles of SSS that is a surveying equipment for the underground of the rivers or dams as well as sea floor. Then this paper analyzes the cause and effects of the time varying intensity from the view point of transmission loss and beam pattern. At last, the time varying gain filter that is adopted by the towfish is introduced.