• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.217-231
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• 2016

This paper presents a new approach for underwater image analysis using the bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD) technique and the phase congruency information. The BEMD algorithm, fully unsupervised, it is mainly applied to texture extraction and image filtering, which are widely recognized as a difficult and challenging machine vision problem. The phase information is the very stability feature of image. Recent developments in analysis methods on the phase congruency information have received large attention by the image researchers. In this paper, the proposed method is called the EP model that inherits the advantages of the first two algorithms, so this model is suitable for processing underwater image. Moreover, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is presented in this paper to solve the problem that the threshold is greatly affected by personal experience when underwater image edge detection is performed using the EP model. The EP images are computed using combinations of the Canny detector parameters, and the binaryzation image results are generated accordingly. The ideal EP edge feature extractive maps are estimated using correspondence threshold which is optimized by ROC analysis. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is able to avoid the operation error caused by manual setting of the detection threshold, and to adaptively set the image feature detection threshold. The proposed method has been proved to be accuracy and effectiveness by the underwater image processing examples.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2010

Purpose: This study examined the influence of visuomotor congruency on learning a relative phase relationship between a single joint movement and an external signal. Methods: Participants (N=5) were required to rhythmically coordinate elbow flexion-extension movements with a continuous sinusoidal wave (0.375 Hz) at a $90^{\circ}$ relative phase relationship. The congruent group was provided online feedback in which the elbow angle decreased (corresponding to elbow flexion) as the angle trajectory was movingup, and vice versa. The incongruent group was provided online feedback in which the elbow angle decreased as the angle trajectory was moving down, and vice versa. There were two practice sessions (day 1 and 2) and each session consisted of 6 trials per block (5 blocks per session). Retention tests were performed 24 hours after session 2, and only the external sinusoidal wave was provided. Repeated ANOVAs were used for statistical analysis. Results: During practice, the congruent group was significantly less variable than the incongruent group. Phase variability in the incongruent group did not significantly change across blocks, while variability decreased significantly in the congruent group. In retention, the congruent group produced the required $90^{\circ}$ relative phase pattern with significantly less phase variability than the incongruent group. Conclusions: Congruent visual feedback facilitates learning. Moreover, the deprivation of online feedback does not affect the congruent group but does affect the incongruent group in retention.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2012

Recent developments in underwater image recognition methods have received large attention by the ocean engineering researchers. In this paper, an improved bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD) approach is employed to decompose the given underwater image into intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) and residual. We developed a joint algorithm based on BEMD and Canny operator to extract multi-pixel edge features at multiple scales in IMFs sub-images. So the multiple pixel edge extraction is an advantage of our approach; the other contribution of this method is the realization of the bi-dimensional sifting process, which is realized utilizing regional-based operators to detect local extreme points and constructing radial basis function for curve surface interpolation. The performance of the multi-pixel edge extraction algorithm for processing underwater image is demonstrated in the contrast experiment with both the proposed method and the phase congruency edge detection.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.475-491
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• 2021

최근 사용 가능한 고해상도 위성 SAR 영상이 다양해지면서, 변화 탐지를 포함한 다양한 분야에서 SAR 영상에 대한 정밀 정합 요구가 높아지고 있다. 다중 관측각 환경에서의 고해상도 SAR 영상간 정합은 SAR 영상의 특성상 발생하는 스펙클 노이즈, 기하 왜곡 등에 의해 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 독일 TerraSAR-X의 staring spotlight 모드로 촬영된 고해상도 SAR 영상을 활용하여, 개략정합 단계와 정밀정합 단계의 2단계에 걸친 영상정합 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 개략정합 단계에서는 적응형 샘플링 기법과 SAR-SIFT(Scale Invariant Feature Transform)를 결합하여 정합을 수행하였고, 정밀정합 단계에서는 3가지의 강성 정합 기법인 NCC(Normalized Cross Correlation), PC (Phase Congruency)-NCC, MI (Mutual Information) 기법과 비강성 정합 기법인 Gefolki (Geoscience extended Flow Optical Flow Lucas-Kanade Iterative)를 적용하여 정합 성능을 비교 분석하였다. 정합 결과는 RMSE (Root Mean Square Error)와 FSIM (Feature Similarity) 지수를 사용하여 정량적인 비교를 수행하였다. 사용한 모든 영상 조합에서 강성정합 기법은 Gefolki 알고리즘에 비해 저조한 정합 성능을 보였다. 강성정합 모델들은 지형기복이 큰 지역에서 정합오차가 크게 발생함을 확인할 수 있었다. Gefolki 알고리즘 적용 결과, RMSE 1~3화소를 보이며 가장 우수한 결과를 확인하였으며, FSIM 지수 또한 다른 기법에 비해 0.02~0.03 이상 높은 값을 취득했다. 다중 관측각 영상에서의 고해상도 SAR 영상 간 정합 성능을 비교하였으며, 강성정합 기법에 비해 Gefolki 알고리즘을 통해 지형효과를 충분히 줄일 수 있음을 확인했다. 이는 추후 변화탐지를 포함한 다양한 분야의 전 처리 과정에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.