• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.64-74
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• 1996

Numerical experiments of OAT (Ocean Acoustic Tomography) are carried out in the East Sea of Korea where the canonical ocean has been perturbed by a mesoscale warm eddy and a thermal front. In order to estimate the horizontal and vertical structure of water temperature of the perturbed ocean, the experimental area is divided into 16 cells with 8 pairs of sources and receivers for a horizontal slice and the water column is divided into 8 layers for a vertical slice. The inversely estimated temperature field by using SVD (Singular Value Decomposition) method reveals the eddy and frontal structure clearly. The rms errors of the two horizontal slices are less than $0.4^{\circ}C$ and $1.7^{\circ}C$ at 400 m and 200 m depths, respectively, while the error in the vertical slice is less than $1.0^{\circ}C.$ For better estimation of temperature by OAT method, particularly for the East Sea, a range-dependent ray model should be used to solve the forward problem. At the same time, improvement in computing the refracted ray path between vertical layers is required to obtain more accurate travel time information. The results of the present experiment give rise to a possibility of application of OAT in remote sensing of the ocean thermal structure.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1449-1453
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• 1987

A microprogrammable Bit Slice Sinal Processor for image processing is implemented. Processing speed is increased by the parallelism in horizontal microprogram using 120bits microcode, pipelined architecture, 2 bank memory switching that interfaces with the Host through DMA, a variable clock control, overflow checking H/W,look-up table method and cache memory. With this processor, a DCT algorithm which uses 2-D FFT is performed. The execution time for $512{\times}512{\times}8$ image is 12 sec when 16 bit operation is runned, and the recovered image has acceptable quality with MSE 0.276%.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1994년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.119-122
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• 1994

An analytical procedure is described to estimate the mobilized tensile forces along the effective lengths of nails. Based on the horizontal focing displacements of a nailed-soil wall experiencing outward tilt about the toe with granular soil deposit, the variation of nail-soil friction coefficient is modeled. Also, the method of overall stability analysis of a nailed-soil wall is presented using the Morgenstem-Price limit-equilibrium slice method. The results predicted by the developed procedure are compared with test measurements. The comparisons show in general good agreement.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of linear measurements in the horizontal and vertical dimensions based on object position and slice inclination in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Materials and Methods: Ten dry sheep hemi-mandibles, each with 4 sites (incisor, canine, premolar, and molar), were evaluated when either centrally or peripherally positioned within the field of view (FOV) with the image slices subjected to either oblique or orthogonal inclinations. Four types of images were created of each region: central/cross-sectional, central/coronal, peripheral/cross-sectional, and peripheral/coronal. The horizontal and vertical dimensions were measured for each region of each image type. Direct measurements of each region were obtained using a digital caliper in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. CBCT and direct measurements were compared using the Bland-Altman plot method. P values <0.05 were considered to indicate statistical significance. Results: The buccolingual dimension of the incisor and premolar areas and the height of the incisor, canine, and molar areas showed statistically significant differences on the peripheral/coronal images compared to the direct measurements (P<0.05). Molar area height in the central/coronal slices also differed significantly from the direct measurements (P<0.05). Cross-sectional images of either the central or peripheral position had no marked difference from the gold-standard values, indicating sufficient accuracy. Conclusion: Peripheral object positioning within the FOV in combination with applying an orthogonal inclination to the slices resulted in significant inaccuracies in the horizontal and vertical measurements. The most undesirable effect was observed in the molar area and the vertical dimension.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.285-305
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• 2024

This study investigates the behaviour of hunchback retaining walls supporting unsaturated sandy backfill under active earth pressure conditions. Utilizing a horizontal slice method and a unified effective stress methodology, the influence of various factors on lateral earth pressure, including the position of the hunch along the wall, friction angles, and wall heights, is explored. The results suggest that relocating the hunch position from close to the wall's top to near its base leads to a significant decrease (ranging from 54% to 81%) in lateral earth pressure. However, as the hunch position transitions from near the top to mid-height, the point of application of active thrust shifts upward initially, then slightly downward as the hunch position approaches the toe. Notably, the reduction in lateral earth pressure is more pronounced for shorter wall heights and higher friction angles. Building upon these findings, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based model is developed to accurately predict the lateral earth pressure coefficient and point of application, achieving R² values of 0.94 and 0.93, respectively. In addition, an analytical model based on Coulomb's earth pressure theory is presented and compared with ANN models. These models are anticipated to assist designers and practitioners in optimizing hunchback retaining walls for unsaturated backfill.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2012년도 제46차 하계학술발표논문집 20권2호
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• pp.87-88
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• 2012

Because intra prediction modes in H.264 are determined by the brightness continuity between neighboring blocks, they can be used as a method for extracting edge information in the compression domain. However, if we just consider 9 intra prediction modes in H.264 as 9 different edge directions, we have the following two problems. First, intra prediction modes tend to yield too many edge blocks, generating unnecessary edge information. Second, we may not need all 9 directional edges (including the DC type) in H.264 intra prediction modes. For example, the EHD (edge histogram descriptor) in MPEG-7 defines only 4 directional edge types, namely horizontal, vertical, diagonal (HVD) edges with $0^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$, and $135^{\circ}$. Here, semi-diagonal (SD) edge types with $112.5^{\circ}$, $157.5^{\circ}$, $22.5^{\circ}$, and $67.5^{\circ}$ in the intra prediction modes in H.264 are not used. In this paper. we prepose a method that removes unnecessary edges from the intra prediction modes by utilizing the total average coefficient of 4x4 blocks in each slice and assign SD edges to HVD (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, $0^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$, $135^{\circ}$) edges by the contextual information of the neighboring blocks. Experimental results show that the edges determined by the proposed method in the compression domain are comparable to those of the previous edge detection methods in the spatial domain.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.67-77
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 웨이브렛 변환과 SVM 분류기를 이용하여 3차원 초음파 볼륨으로부터 전립선 객체를 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에서는 웨이브렛 변환의 수평 수직 방향의 상세 영상들의 평균치들로부터 웨이브렛 변환 모듈러스 영상을 구함으로써 잡음전력 대비 전립선 윤곽에 대한 국부 최대치들의 첨예도가 큰 모듈러스 영상을 얻을 수 있다. 또한 전립선의 밝기 변이 특성 및 전립선 내외부의 질감 차이 등을 특징으로 한 SVM 분류기를 이용함으로써 전립선 윤곽 추출의 정확도를 크게 향상시킬 수 있다. 실험 결과, 제안한 방법을 이용하여 전립선 윤곽을 찾을 경우 전문가에 의하여 추출된 윤곽과 비교하여 절대 평균 거리가 1.89로 나타났다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.687-699
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• 2018

This paper investigates the pseudo-static analysis of reinforced slopes with geosynthetics under the influence of the uniform surcharge to evaluate the maximum tensile force of reinforcements. The analytical approach has basically been used to develop the new practical procedure to estimate both tensile force and its distribution in the height of the slope. The base of developed relationships has been adapted from the conventional horizontal slice method. The limit equilibrium framework and the assumptions of log-spiral failure surface have directly been used for proposed analytical approach. A new analytical approach considering a single layer of non-cohesion soil and the influence of uniform surcharge has been extracted from the 5n equation and 5n unknown parameters. Results of the proposed method illustrated that the location of the surcharge, amount of internal friction and the seismic coefficient have the remarkable effect on the tensile force of reinforcement and might be 2 times increasing on it. Furthermore, outcomes show that the amount of tensile force has directly until 2 times related to the amount of slope angle and its height range. Likewise, it is observed that the highest value of the tensile force in case of slope degree more than 60-degree is observed on the lower layers. While in case of less degree the highest amount of tensile force has been reported on the middle layers and extremely depended to the seismic coefficient. Hence, it has been shown that the tensile force has increased more than 6 times compared with the static condition. The obtained results of the developed procedure were compared with the outcomes of the previous research. A good agreement has been illustrated between the amount results of developed relationships and outcomes of previous research. Maximum 20 and 25 percent difference have been reported in cases of static and seismic condition respectively.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.117-133
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• 2005

자기공명영상에서 병리구조물을 깨닫기 위해서는 먼저 자기공명영상에서 정상 해부구조물을 깨달아야 한다. 자기공명영상에서 해부구조물을 익히기 위해서는 다음과 같은 학습 자료가 필요하다. 첫째, 온몸의 자기공명영상, 둘째, 수평, 이마 그리고 마루 자기공명영상, 셋째, 자기공명영상에 들어맞는 구역화영상, 넷째, 자기공명영상에 있는 해부구조물의 3차원영상, 넷째, 자기공명영상, 구역화영상 그리고 3차원영상을 볼 수 있는 소프트웨어가 필요하다. 그러나 지금까지 이러한 학습 자료를 구하기 힘들었다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 의과대학 학생과 의사가 자기공명영상에서 정상 해부구조물을 익히는 데 도움을 주는 학습 자료를 다음처럼 만들었다. 표준 체형을 가진 건강한 한국인 남성을 골랐다. 온몸의 자기공명영상 613장을 찍고(slice thickness 3 mm, interslice gap 0 mm, field of view 480mm${\times}$480mm, resolution 512${\times}$512, T1 weighted) 개인용 컴퓨터에 옮겼다. 자기공명영상에 있는 60개의 해부구조물을 구역화해서 구역화영상을 만들었다. 이마, 마루 자기공명영상과 이마, 마루 구역화영상을 만들었다. 구역화영상을 바탕으로 47개 해부구조물의 3차원영상을 수동 표면재구성 방법으로 만들었다. 자기공명영상, 구역화영상, 3차원영상을 볼 수 있는 소프트웨어를 만들었다. 이 연구에서 만든 온몸의 수평, 이마, 마루 자기공명영상, 자기공명영상에 들어맞는 구역화영상, 3차원영상, 소프트웨어와 같은 학습 자료는 의과대학 학생과 의사가 자기공명영상에서 정상 해부구조물을 익히는 데 도움을 줄 것이다. 이 학습 자료는 인터넷이나 CD를 통해서 널리 퍼뜨릴 것이다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.127-132
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• 2010

물리학적인 측면에서 감마카메라를 이용한 SPECT 검사에서 산란보정을 하였을 때 영상대조도와 분해능이 개선되어 진다고 흔히들 알고는 있지만 임상에서의 산란보정 적용은 영상의 획득과 처리, 방법과 처리시간 등의 이유로 인해 쉽게 이루어지지 못하는 것이 사실이다. 본원에서는 새로운 감마카메라 기종의 도입으로 간단하게 산란보정이 가능해져 임상의에게 보정영상을 제공할 수 있게 되었다. 이에 산란보정 전후 영상의 질을 지표를 통해 평가함으로써 객관적인 비교를 해보고자 하였다. GE Infinia Hawkeye 4 감마카메라를 이용한 호프만 뇌팬텀 SPECT 영상과 1 mm 선 선원팬텀의 SPECT영상을 각각 18회씩 획득하였다. 먼저, 물을 채운 호프만 뇌팬텀의 산란보정 전과 후의 단축단면상으로부터 대조도를 구하였으며, 다음으로는 1 mm 선 선원팬텀에 물을 채워 산란보정 전과 후의 단축단면상의 선프로파일로부터 수평과 수직의 반치폭(FWHM)을 구하였다. 그리고 구해진 산란보정 전후의 대조도와 분해능 값들을 SAS system을 이용하여 t-test 검정을 시행하여 분석하였다. 호프만 뇌팬텀 SPECT 영상의 산란보정 후 대조도 평균은 0.3979로 보정전 0.3509에 비해 향상되었으며, 물을 채운 1 mm선 선원팬텀의 수평과 수직 반치폭 평균은 보정 후 3.4822로 보정 전 3.6375로, 보정 후에 향상되었다. p값은 대조도에서 0.0097, 분해능에서 <0.0001로 나타났다. 대조도 분해능 모두의 경우 산란보정 이후에 다소 개선됨을 알게 되었으며, p값 또한 유의하다는 결과를 얻었다. 기존처럼 어렵고 복잡한 산란보정방법을 이용하지 않더라도 장비제조사에서 제공하는 기본적인 설정변경만으로 산란보정된 SPECT 영상을 얻을 수 있었다. 간편하게 시행할 수 있는 산란보정방식이 등장함에 따라, 대조도와 분해능이 개선된 영상을 임상의에게 제공할 수 있음은 물론, 영상의 질적 향상을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 사료가 된다.