• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose the improvement method of the camera images regardless of exposure environments. By using a double-exposure method, we could improve camera images with clear recognition. We applied the improvement method on the mobile phone. For the feasibility of the proposed algorithm, we compared simulated camera images with the proposed method to conventional images by using auto-exposure image. Experimental results are also shown in this paper.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제5권11호
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• pp.2160-2174
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• 2011

In this paper, a new technique for color reproduction based on color variation characteristics of digital camera under a dim light condition is proposed. Generally, photographers should adjust a camera exposure properly for obtaining an image with real color tone of subjects. Thus, in case of taking a picture under a dim light condition, the exposure time of a camera has to be relatively longer than the one under a bright light condition. Although images with real color tone of the subject are obtained, the images may get blurred due to the shaky hands of photographer holding the camera. In order to avoid the blur effect, an input image is captured from a camera set as a short exposure time under a dim light condition. Then we propose a method to reproduce color tone of the dim input image. To this end, color variation characteristics which represent color variations of a digital camera are first extracted by analyzing the Macbeth color checker images taken under various exposure values. Then, a color reproduction is performed by an estimation based on the color variation characteristics. Experimental results have shown that the proposed method has achieved better performance of color reproduction, compared with existing methods.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(4)
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• pp.17-20
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• 2001

This paper has been studied a vedio camera system with AF (auto-focus), AE (auto exposure), AWB(auto-whitebalance). And then this paper has designed an advanced method to improve AF, AE and AWB video camera system

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.364-366
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• 2004

WDR(Wide Dynamic Range) camera has been recently introduced to provide good detailed information for the extremely dark or white area. The double shuttering camera acquires two pictures with different exposure time for the same scenes so that each image has its unique information as for the bright/dark area. Those images are combined internally to produce an image with enough details. This paper proposes a NN based method to control the exposure time of the WDR camera. Our goal is to develop a method to automatically control the exposure time like human decision. A neural model is trained to determine to increase/decrease shutter time for the given situation. The ability to adapt to unknown situation is shown for the sample cases.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.110-112
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• 2005

In this paper, an improved AE (auto exposure) system for digital still camera is proposed. The AE system is the most important part in camera to get high quality picture image. However, there is no remarkable progress in this field until this time in spite of its importance. In recent, some researchers try to develop an AE system with signal processing technique. But it has some problems in exposure time and sometimes generates oscillation in brightness. Therefore, we develop a new system using a control technology to remove such phenomena. This new system shows about 30% improved performance than conventional one.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2009

본 논문은 모바일 폰 카메라의 적용을 위한 자동노출 (AE, Auto Exposure)기능의 알고리즘 및 하드웨어 설계에 관한 것이다. 자동노출기능은 카메라로 촬영하기 위한 피사체의 밝기를 적절하게 하기 위해 자동으로 노출을 조정해 주는 기능이며 기존의 자동노출 기능은 마이크로 컨트롤러(MCU)에 의해 수행됨으로써 고비용과 느린동작속도 등의 문제점이 있었다. 본 논문에서는 마이크로 컨트롤러를 사용하지 않고 하드웨어로 구현 가능한 자동노출 기능의 알고리즘을 개발함으로써 시스템의 제작비용 및 동작 속도 등 기존 시스템에 대한 단점을 개선할 수 있도록 하였다. 하드웨어 자원사용의 효율성을 고려하여 알고리즘을 제안하였으며 제안된 알고리즘의 하드웨어 설계와 설계된 시스템을 실제 모바일 폰 카메라 센서에 적용하여 테스트함으로써 개발된 자동노출 기능을 확인하였다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2005

사진기에서 고품질의 영상을 획득하기 위해서는 적절히 노출 시간을 조절하게 되는데 이로 인해 각각 독립적으로 얻어진 영상들의 노출 시간은 서로 달라진다. 이는 여러 영상의 열을 정렬하는 과정 등에서 부정확한 결과를 초래할 수 있으므로 영상들의 노출 시간을 동일하게 맞추어 줄 필요가 있다. 그런데, 노출 시간을 알지 못하는 경우에는, 하나의 영상을 기준으로 다른 영상들의 상대적 노출 시간을 추정하고 보정하는 알고리즘에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는, 사진기의 모델 함수를 고려할 필요 없는, 최소 오류 개념에서 최적의 예측기인 conditional expectation을 사용하여 노출 보정을 시도하였다. 나아가서, 불규칙한 노출 또는 히스토그램 특성을 위한 적응 노출 보정 기법을 제안하였다. 이때 blocking artifact 및 overfitting 등의 문제를 완화시키기 위한 인접의 화소를 사용하는 기법을 도입하였다. 디지털 사진기 및 투과전자현미경을 통하여 얻어진 실제 영상을 사용한 모의실험을 통하여 성공적인 노출 보정 수행을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 치과방사선
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 1992

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of scatter radiation to dental x-ray film with long time-exposure in the different structures of the tooth, by using pinhole camera. For this study, pinhole camera, skull with tooth, and pocket dosimeter were used. The radiation with 70 and 90kVp and exposure time (minimum: 2.5 min., maximum 10 hrs.) was projected to the film in the pinhole camera. And density of the obtained x-ray film was measured with densitometer. In the intra-oral film taking, the amount of exposure of the scatter radiation affecting the thyroid gland area was measured with the dosimeter at the thyroid gland. The density of radiographs was compared in radiation projected with or without the metal cone of dental machine. The effect of the back scatter radiation to the film was also evaluated when the lead foil was removed. The obtained results were as follows: 1. A pinhole camera was a valuable device for locating the source of x-ray. 2. The scatter radiation affected the dental x-ray film when the radiation source was exposed. more than 5 hours'. In that case, the density of the scatter radiation could be observed visually. 3. The scatter radiation caused by short exposure of dental radiation didn't affect the diagnostic quality of the dental x-ray film. 4. The differences of densities between the tooth and the soft tissue according to exposure time showed 0.16 in 5 hours' exposure & 0.17 in 10 hours' exposure at 70 kVp & 0.12 in 5 hours' exposure & 0.13 in 10 hours' exposure at the 90kVp. 5. The differences of densities between the tooth and the soft tissue according to kVp showed no difference between 5 hours' exposure of tooth at 70 kVp and soft tissue at 90 kVp, but showed 0.05 high density in tooth when 10 hours' exposure at 90 kVp. 6. No difference of density was on radiographs taken with or without dental machine cone. 7. Back scatter radiation was recorded image of radiographs for only 3 min. 8. The amounts of the scatter radiation exposed to the thyroid gland in intraoral film taking were 1.12 mr in upper anterior, 0.55 mr in upper posterior, 2.75 mr in lower anterior, and 1.92 mr in lower posterior teeth.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.79-83
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• 2009

We report a useful method to estimate the electron dose rate which may be a decisive factor to characterize sample properties. Even though most mircoscopes have their own exposure meters, there are several practical concerns when such exposure meters are used to measure the electron dose rate: 1) Specimen should be avoided within the entire area of exposure meter; 2) beam current has to be always recorded whenever the operation mode is changed; 3) the electron dose rate can not be calculated for the beam current beyond the detectable range. To overcome these limitations, we suggest a useful method which utilize a CCD (charge coupled device) camera which is now a popular detector to obtain the final electron micrographs. We have evaluated the CCD sensitivity using the linear relationship between electron current on the exposure meter and counter ratio on the CCD camera which are built in KBSI-HVEM (high voltage electron microscope). Applying the new method, we obtained the CCD sensitivity which are approximately 0.039 counts/$e^-$ and 1.37 counts/$e^-$ for the Top-TV and the HV-GIF CCD cameras, respectively.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.798-803
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• 2007

In case of minimized digital camera and mobile digital camera, it's difficult to get the high quality image by conventional AE(Auto Exposure) algorithm because of restriction of system organization. In this paper, a new algorithm that adopts a target setting, a compensation of feedback delay and a gamma correction, etc, are suggested for improving a noise increase and an output sensitivity decrease due to system minimization. We also suggest a method using fuzzy logic which can decide more effectively the ES(Electric Shutter) value and the AGC(Analog Gain Control) value than conventional system.