• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.2287-2312
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• 2018

Extracting key visual information from images containing natural scene is a challenging task and an important step for the visually impaired to recognize information based on tactile graphics. In this study, a novel method is proposed for extracting salient regions based on global contrast enhancement and saliency cuts in order to improve the process of recognizing images for the visually impaired. To accomplish this, an image enhancement technique is applied to natural scene images, and a saliency map is acquired to measure the color contrast of homogeneous regions against other areas of the image. The saliency maps also help automatic salient region extraction, referred to as saliency cuts, and assist in obtaining a binary mask of high quality. Finally, outer boundaries and inner edges are detected in images with natural scene to identify edges that are visually significant. Experimental results indicate that the method we propose in this paper extracts salient objects effectively and achieves remarkable performance compared to conventional methods. Our method offers benefits in extracting salient objects and generating simple but important edges from images containing natural scene and for providing information to the visually impaired.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2010

슈팅 게임이나 플랫폼 게임과 같은 액션 게임에서는 플레이어 캐릭터가 적 캐릭터와 충돌하면 플레이어 캐릭터가 죽거나 에너지가 감소하게 되므로 적 캐릭터를 회피하는 요소가 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 적 캐릭터를 회피하는 요소가 중요한 게임에서 셀리언시(saliency)가 높은 물체가 있을 경우 게임의 난이도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가에 대하여 고찰하였다. 플레이어는 셀리언시가 높은 물체의 움직임을 주목하게 되므로 이로 인해 셀리언시가 낮은 다른 많은 물체들의 움직임을 간과할 수 있다. 그 결과로 물체의 회피에 실패할 확률이 높아질 것이다. 본 연구에서는 셀리언시가 높은 물체의 존재여부가 게임 난이도에 미치는 영향을 검증하기 위해 사용자 실험을 수행하였으며, 셀리언시가 높은 물체가 없는 게임을 수행한 그룹이 셀리언시가 높은 물체가 있는 게임을 수행한 그룹보다 더 높은 점수를 획득하는 결과를 얻었다. 본 연구는 인간의 지각적인 측면에서 게임의 난이도에 영향을 끼칠 수 있는 요소를 살펴보고 이를 실험을 통해 검증하였고 이는 게임 제작 및 기획 단계에서 난이도 예측에 도움이 되는 요소가 될 수 있을 것이다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.272-287
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• 2016

Recently, various and effective contrast based salient object detection models to focus on a single target have been proposed. However, there is a lack of research on detection of multiple objects, and also it is a more challenging task than single target process. In the multiple target problem, we are confronted by new difficulties caused by distinct difference between properties of objects. The characteristic of existing models depending on the global maximum distribution of data point would become a drawback for detection of multiple objects. In this paper, by analyzing limitations of the existing methods, we have devised three main processes to detect multiple salient objects. In the first stage, regional features are extracted from over-segmented regions. In the second stage, the regional features are categorized into homogeneous cluster using the mean-shift algorithm with the kernel function having various sizes. In the final stage, we compute saliency scores of the categorized regions using only spatial features without the contrast features, and then all scores are integrated for the final salient regions. In the experimental results, the scheme achieved superior detection accuracy for the SED2 and MSRA-ASD benchmarks with both a higher precision and better recall than state-of-the-art approaches. Especially, given multiple objects having different properties, our model significantly outperforms all existing models.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.123-125
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• 2001

Salient pole rotor type single phase SRM(switched reluctance motor) uses the magnetic fluxes of radial and axial direction at the same time. Therefore the output power per unit volumn is very high and shaft length can be shorter than any other types of SRM with same output. Also, It can be manufactured with low cost thanks to simple structure and driving circuit. We already designed and manufactured prototype using the dynamic output equation of general rotating machine but the effect by salient pole structure was not considered. The most optimal design parameters for salient pole rotor type single phase SRM will be selected by comparing and analyzing the results from 3D FEM analysis, experimental values of the torque versus speed characteristics. and the nux linkage of prototype. Results for the former 3D FEM analysis and torque vs. speed characteristics were already obtained. Finally, we will measure the nux linkage of salient pole rotor type single phase SRM.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.135-141
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• 2003

An experiment was conducted to identify salient colours for information coding at electronic video displays. CRT and TFT-LCD were used to evaluate the effect of different types of electronic displays on the salience of colours. Total of 100 Subjects, 50 for each display were asked to select more salient 10 colours among 24 given colours. There was no statistically significant difference in the salience of colours between the two display types. The result showed that the tested colours could be clustered into 5 categories according to their brightness, saturation, and the number of R, G, B elements occupied to reproduce the colours. Three achromatic colours (black, white, grey) and eight chromatic colors (red, yellow, green, blue, cyan, orange, magenta, and indigo) were identified as the salient colours at the electronic video displays. The result also showed that the eight chromatic colours could be clustered into two distinct categories, landmark colours(red, yellow, green, and blue) and the other basic colours (cyan, magenta, orange, and indigo). It is noticeable that cyan, magenta, and indigo substituted for pink, purple, and brown that were recommended as the salient colours for the environment not using electronic video displays by the previous researches.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.779-785
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• 2007

비디오 감시를 위한 움직이는 객체의 검출은 매우 중요하다. 많은 환경에서 움직임은 관심 있는 움직임과 관심없는 움직임으로 나눌 수 있다. 관심 있는 움직임을 갖는 연구는 이미 많은 논의가 있어 왔다. 이 논문에서, 우리는 최신의 MPEG-4 EPZS 알고리즘을 이용한 움직임 벡터로부터 많은 움직임을 갖는 블록 영상을 구한 뒤, 시간에 대한 가중치를 부여한 차 영상과의 결합에 의한 복합적인 환경에서의 현저한 움직임 검출 방법을 제안한다. 우리의 방법은 기존의 배경 차 방법과 비교하여 눈에 띄게 좋은 결과영상을 얻을 수 있었다. 제안된 검출 방법은 다른 움직임의 간섭이 있는 복잡한 환경에서의 객체검출에 매우 효과적이다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.855-870
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• 2019

In this paper, an adaptive iterative algorithm is proposed for motion deblurring by using the salient intensity prior. Based on the observation that the salient intensity of the clear image is sparse, and the salient intensity of the blurred image is less sparse during the image blurring process. The salient intensity prior is proposed to enforce the sparsity of the distribution of the saliency in the latent image, which guides the blind deblurring in various scenarios. Furthermore, an adaptive iteration strategy is proposed to adjust the number of iterations by evaluating the performance of the latent image and the similarity of the estimated blur kernel. The negative influence of overabundant iterations in each scale is effectively restrained in this way. Experiments on publicly available image deblurring datasets demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves state-of-the-art deblurring results with small computational costs.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1996년도 창립기념 전력전자학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.26-30
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• 1996

This paper proposes a novel method to reduce the torque ripple due to the non-ideality of the current sensing parts in vector-controlled inverter-fed PMSM(Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor) drive systems. The motor output torque equations are derived in terms of their offset voltages and different voltage transducing gains. And the effects of phase current errors on motor torque are analyzed for both salient PMSM and non-salient PMSM. The proposed method can eliminate the torque ripple by nulling the offset voltages and setting the voltage transducing gains to the same value. To verify the proposed method, digital simulations are carried out for non-salient PMSM.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1994년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.354-356
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• 1994

This paper describes a drive circuit and control method for SRM motor with maximum torque region. The proposed switching method is tested by experiment on single salient type SRM motor. As a result, The SRM drive with the proposed scheme is effective in increasing of torque region.

• Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-55
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• 2017

This study explored the role of Korean immigrant churches as a social context for Korean American youths, with a specific focus on its role in ethnic socialization. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 23 Korean American young adults. The results show that such churches serve as a salient social context for Korean American youths in which day-to-day lives are deeply integrated. Specifically, they serve as a salient context for coethnic peer relationships and family interactions. Moreover, Korean immigrant churches play a salient role as an agent of enculturation for Korean American youths by engaging them in cultural socialization, constructing and transmitting immigrant discourse, and providing a coethnic community. Taken as whole, findings suggest a distinct and salient role of immigrant churches in the lives of Korean American youths and highlight the importance of studying the social context specific to the children of immigrants.