• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.726-736
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• 2007

In this paper, real-time image scanning system using linescan cameras is designed. The system is specially designed to diagnose and analyse the conditions of tunnels such as crack widths through the captured images. The system consists of two major parts, the image acquisition system and the image merging system. To save scanned image data into storage media in real-time, the image acquisition system has been designed with two different control and management modules. The control modules are in charge of controlling the hardware device and the management modules handle system resources so that the scanned images are safely saved to the magnetic storage devices. The system can be mounted to various kinds of vehicles. After taking images, the image merging system generates extended images by combining saved images. Several tests are conducted in laboratory as well as in the field. In the laboratory simulation, both systems are tested several times and upgraded. In the field-testing, the image acquisition system is mounted to a specially designed vehicle and images of the interior surface of the tunnel are captured. The system is successfully tested in a real tunnel with a vehicle at the speed of 20 km/h. The captured images of the tunnel condition including cracks are vivid enough for an expert to diagnose the state of the tunnel using images instead of seeing through his/her eyes.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2018

This paper proposes a line laser thermography scanning (LLTS) system for multiple crack evaluation on a concrete structure, as the core technology for unmanned aerial vehicle-mounted crack inspection. The LLTS system consists of a line shape continuous-wave laser source, an infrared (IR) camera, a control computer and a scanning jig. The line laser generates thermal waves on a target concrete structure, and the IR camera simultaneously measures the corresponding thermal responses. By spatially scanning the LLTS system along a target concrete structure, multiple cracks even in a large scale concrete structure can be effectively visualized and evaluated. Since raw IR data obtained by scanning the LLTS system, however, includes timely- and spatially-varying IR images due to the limited field of view (FOV) of the LLTS system, a novel time-spatial-integrated (TSI) coordinate transform algorithm is developed for precise crack evaluation in a static condition. The proposed system has the following technical advantages: (1) the thermal wave propagation is effectively induced on a concrete structure with low thermal conductivity of approximately 0.8 W/m K; (2) the limited FOV issues can be solved by the TSI coordinate transform; and (3) multiple cracks are able to be visualized and evaluated by normalizing the responses based on phase mapping and spatial derivative processes. The proposed LLTS system is experimentally validated using a concrete specimen with various cracks. The experimental results reveal that the LLTS system successfully visualizes and evaluates multiple cracks without false alarms.

• 실천공학교육논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.593-600
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• 2022

자율주행 차량에는 라이다, 레이더, 카메라 등 다양한 센서들이 융합되어 활용되고 있다. 특히 라이더 및 레이더는 고가의 장비로 자율주행 자동차의 대중화를 위해 해결해야 하는 부분으로 고가의 장비를 대체할 수 있는 연구가 지속적으로 이루어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 비용면에서 저가이면서 손쉽게 장착할 수 있는 단일 카메라를 이용하여 주행 차량의 전방 측면 차량 바퀴와 인접 차선을 감지하고 거리를 추정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안된 방법은 입력 영상을 통해 프레임 추출 후 프레임 이미지에서 차선과 바퀴를 검출하고 거리를 측정하여 실제 도로 환경에서 실측 된 거리와 비교하였고, 오차범위 ±3cm 안에서 비교적 정확히 거리를 산출할 수 있었다. 이를 통해 자율주행 자동차의 비용 절감 또는 라이다, 레이더 센서의 고장으로 대체 가능한 수단으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2007

A coaxial rotor flying robot is developed for surveying and reconnoitering various circumstances under calamity environment. The robot has two contrarotating rotors on a common axis, an embedded microcontroller, an IMU(Inertial Measurement Unit), an IR sensor for height control, a micro camera for surveillance, ultrasonic position sensors and wireless communication devices. A bell-bar mounted on the top of the upper rotor hub increases stability and improves flight performance. In this paper, we present a dynamic model of a coaxial rotor flying robot and design an embedded controller far the robot, and implement them to control the developed flying robot. Experimental results show that the proposed controller is valid for autonomous hovering and position control.

• 한국정보기술학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 해상에서 수상감시정찰 및 수중탐색임무를 수행할 수 있는 복합임무 무인수상정을 설계하였으며, 설계된 복합임무 무인수상정의 선체부는 유리섬유강화플라스틱을 이용하여 제작하였다. 수상감시정찰 및 자율운항 임무를 수행하기 위해 레이더, 라이다, 카메라 등과 같은 다양한 항법센서를 마스트에 장착하였으며, 특수임무를 수행하기 위한 더미건 장비를 선수부 갑판에 장착하였다. 악천후의 해상상태에서 주어진 임무를 성공적으로 수행하기 위해서는 갑판에 탑재된 구조물들에 대한 강성확보가 매우 중요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 정하중, 횡하중 및 수직방향 운동에 따른 마스트 구조물의 강도해석 및 더미건 장비의 충격량에 대한 선체부의 강도해석을 시뮬레이션 및 실험을 통해 수행하였다. 시뮬레이션 및 실험 결과에 따라 본 연구에서 설계된 마스트 구조물 및 더미건 장착부의 선체부는 충분한 강성을 확보하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2019

A communications profile is a system that acquires information from communication links to an ambulance or other vehicle moving on a road and compiles a database based on this information. The equipment (six sets of HDTVs, fish-eye camera, satellite antenna with tracking system, and receiving power from the satellite beacon of the N-star) mounted on the roof of the vehicle, image data were obtained at Yokohama Japan. From these data, the polygon of the building was actually produced and has arranged on the map of the Geographical Survey Institute of a 50 m-mesh. The optical study (relationship between visibility rate and elevation angle) were performed on actual data taken by fish-eye lens, and simulated data by 3D-Map with polygons. There was no big difference. This 3D map system then predicts the communication links that will be available at a given location. For line-of-sight communication, optical analysis allows approximation if the frequency is sufficiently high. For non-line-of-sight communication, previously obtained electric power data can be used as reference information for approximation in certain cases when combined with predicted values calculated based on a 3D map. 3D maps are more effective than 2D maps for landing emergency medical helicopters on public roadways in the event of a disaster. Using advanced imaging technologies, we have produced a semi-automatic creation of a high-precision 3D map at Yokohama Yamashita Park and vicinity and assessed its effectiveness on telecommunications and ambulatory merits.

• 한국해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양공학회 2004년도 학술대회지
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• pp.198-203
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• 2004

This paper describes a real-time control architecture for DUSAUV (Dual Use Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle), which has been developed at Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO), KORDI, for being a test-bed oj development of technologies for underwater navigation and manipulator operation. DUSAUV has three built-in computers, seven thrusters for 6 degree of freedom motion control, one 4-function electric manipulator, one pan/tilt unit for camera, one ballasting motor, built-in power source, and various sensors such as IMU, DVL, sonar, and so on. A supervisor control system for GUI and manipulator operation is mounted on the surface vessel and communicates with vehicle through a fiber optic link. Furthermore, QNX, one of real-time operating system, is ported on the built-in control and navigation computers of vehicle for real-time control purpose, while MicroSoft OS product is ported on the supervisor system for GUI programming convenience. A hierarchical control architecture which consist of three layers (application layer, real-time layer, and physical layer) has been developed for efficient control system of above complex underwater robotic system. The experimental results with implementation of the layered control architecture for various motion control of DUSAUV in a basin of KRISO is also provided.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.1088-1095
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• 2009

In this paper, we describe the reorientation method of distorted road sign by using projection transformation for improving recognition rate of road sign. RSR (Road Sign Recognition) is one of the most important topics for implementing driver assistance in intelligent transportation systems using pattern recognition and vision technology. The RS (Road Sign) includes direction of road or place name, and intersection for obtaining the road information. We acquire input images from mounted camera on vehicle. However, the road signs are often appeared with rotation, skew, and distortion by perspective camera. In order to obtain the correct road sign overcoming these problems, projection transformation is used to transform from 4 points of image coordinate to 4 points of world coordinate. The 4 vertices points are obtained using the trajectory as the distance from the mass center to the boundary of the object. Then, the candidate areas of road sign are transformed from distorted image by using homography transformation matrix. Internal information of reoriented road signs is segmented with arrow and the corresponding indicated place name. Arrow area is the largest labeled one. Also, the number of group of place names equals to that of arrow heads. Characters of the road sign are segmented by using vertical and horizontal histograms, and each character is recognized by using SAD (Sum of Absolute Difference). From the experiments, the proposed method has shown the higher recognition results than the image without reorientation.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.133-146
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• 2023

도심지역의 교통 상태는 효과적인 교통 운영과 교통 제어를 수행하는 데 필수 요소이다. 하지만 교통 상태를 얻기 위해서 수많은 도로 구간에 교통 센서를 설치하는 것은 막대한 비용이 든다. 이를 해결하기 위해서 시장침투율이 높은 센서인 차량 블랙박스 카메라를 이용하여 교통 상태를 추정하는 것이 효과적이다. 하지만 기존의 방법론은 객체 추적 알고리즘이나 광학 흐름과 같이 계산 복잡도가 높고, 연속된 프레임이 있어야 연산을 수행할 수 있다는 단점이 존재한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 심층학습 모델로 차량과 차선을 탐지하고, 차선 사이의 공간을 관심 영역으로 설정하여 해당 영역의 교통밀도를 추정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 이 방법론은 객체 탐지 모델만을 이용해서 연산량이 적고, 연속된 프레임이 아닌 샘플링된 프레임에 대해 교통 상태를 추정할 수 있다는 장점이 있기에, 보유하고 있는 컴퓨팅 자원에 맞는 교통 상태 추정이 가능하다. 또, 도심지역에서 운행하는 서로 다른 특성의 2개의 버스 노선에서 수집한 블랙박스 영상을 검증한 결과, 교통밀도 추정 정확도가 90% 이상인 것을 확인하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1259-1266
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• 2014

Road signs provide important safety information about road and traffic conditions to drivers. Road signs include not only common traffic signs but also warning information regarding unexpected obstacles and road constructions. Therefore, accurate detection and identification of road signs is one of the most important research topics related to safe driving. In this paper, we propose a 3-D vision technique to automatically detect and track road signs in a video sequence which is acquired from a stereo vision camera mounted on a vehicle. First, color information is used to initially detect the sign candidates. Second, the SVM (Support Vector Machine) is employed to determine true signs from the candidates. Once a road sign is detected in a video frame, it is continuously tracked from the next frame until it is disappeared. The 2-D position of a detected sign in the next frame is predicted by the 3-D motion of the vehicle. Here, the 3-D vehicle motion is acquired by using the 3-D pose information of the detected sign. Finally, the predicted 2-D position is corrected by template-matching of the scaled template of the detected sign within a window area around the predicted position. Experimental results show that the proposed method can detect and track many types of road signs successfully. Tracking comparisons with two different methods are shown.