• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
• /
• 제51권10호
• /
• pp.468-476
• /
• 2002

Digital images are easily corrupted by noise during the data transmission, data capture and data processing. A technical method of noise analyzing and adaptive filtering for reducing of quantum noise in medical radio-fluoroscopy images is presented. By adjusting the characteristics of the filter according to local statistics around each pixel of the image as moving windowing, it is possible to suppress noise sufficiently while preserve edge and other significant information required in diagnosis. We proposed adaptive weighed median(AWM) filters based on local statistics. We showed two ways of realizing the AWM filters. One is a simple type of AWM filter, which is constructed by Homogeneous factor(HF). Homogeneous factor(HF) from the noise models that enables the filter to recognize the local structures of the image is introduced, and an algorithm for determining the HF fitted to the diagnostic systems with various inner statistical properties is proposed. We show by the experimented that the performances of proposed method is superior to these of other filters and models in preserving small details and suppressing the noise at homogeneous region. The proposed algorithms were implemented by Visual C++ language on a IBM-PC Pentium 550 for testing purposes and the effects and results of the filter in the various levels of noise and images were proposed by comparing the values of NMSE(normalized mean square error) with the value of the other existing filtering methods.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
• /
• 제16권8호
• /
• pp.1773-1778
• /
• 2012

최근 들어, 디지털 영상처리 장치에 대한 수요가 급격히 증대되면서 영상의 우수한 화질이 요구되고 있다. 그러나 여러 가지 원인에 의해 잡음이 추가되어 영상을 훼손시킨다. 따라서 잡음제거에 대한 필요성이 대두되고 있으며, 잡음제거 기술은 주요한 연구 분야가 되었다. 영상은 AWGN(additive white Gaussian noise)에 의해 많이 훼손되며, 본 논문에서는 AWGN을 제거하기 위해, 에지보호를 위한 개선된 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 제안한 알고리즘은 먼저 공간거리 차이 정보를 고려한 가중치 필터와 적응 가중치 필터로 처리한 결과값의 평균과 마스크내의 분산과 추정된 잡음분산의 관계식에 의해 처리된 값을 합하여, 영상의 최종출력값을 구한다. 따라서 제안한 방법은 우수한 잡음제거 및 에지보존 특성을 나타내었고 영상의 화질을 개선하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
• /
• 제11권11호
• /
• pp.1035-1042
• /
• 1998

After the 1990's, a computer-aided partial discharge(PD) measurement system was referred in part of aging diagnosis using digital signal processing as the new technology has been studied. The PD patterns and relevant information for pattern recognition are discussed in PD research area, because discharge quantity(q), the number of discharge pulse(n) and the applied boltage phase($\varphi$) was combined with the system information of the aging state. This paper investigates the discharge phase and quantity, as well as the number of discharge(n) with regard to discharge signals generated in power cable. therefore, according to characteristic analysis on the distribution of $\varphi$, q and n, it is able to apply in the aging analysis of power cable which visual observation is impossible and distribution change of discharge signals offers much information for risk degree on aging progress of insulation materials.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
• /
• pp.115-118
• /
• 2004

Images with high resolution are desired and often required in many visual applications. When resolution can not be improved by replacing sensors, either because of cost or hardware physical limits, super resolution image reconstruction method is what can be resorted to. Super resolution image reconstruction method refers to image processing algorithms that produce high quality and high resolution images from a set of low quality and low resolution images. The method is proved to be useful in many practical cases where multiple frames of the same scene can be obtained, including satellite imaging, video surveillance, video enhancement and restoration, digital mosaicking, and medical imaging. The method can be either the frequency domain approach or the spatial domain approach. Much of the earlier works concentrated on the frequency domain formulation, but as more general degradation models were considered, later researches had been almost exclusively on spatial domain formulations. The method in spatial domains has three stages: i) motion estimate or image registration, ii) interpolation onto high resolution grid and iii) deblurring process. The super resolution grid construction in the second stage was discussed in this paper. We applied the Maximum A­Posteriori(MAP) reconstruction method that is one of the major methods in the super resolution grid construction. Based on this method, we reconstructed high resolution images from a set of low resolution images and compared the results with those from other known interpolation methods.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
• /
• 제22권2호
• /
• pp.167-177
• /
• 2019

Even though so much progresses have been achieved in Multiple Object Tracking (MOT), most of reported MOT methods are not still satisfactory for commercial embedded products like Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera. In this paper, we propose a real-time multiple pedestrians tracking method for embedded environments. First, we design a new light weight convolutional neural network(CNN)-based pedestrian detector, which is constructed to detect even small size pedestrians, as well. For further saving of processing time, the designed detector is applied for every other frame, and Kalman filter is employed to predict pedestrians' positions in frames where the designed CNN-based detector is not applied. The pose orientation information is incorporated to enhance object association for tracking pedestrians without further computational cost. Through experiments on Nvidia's embedded computing board, Jetson TX2, it is verified that the designed pedestrian detector detects even small size pedestrians fast and well, compared to many state-of-the-art detectors, and that the proposed tracking method can track pedestrians in real-time and show accuracy performance comparably to performances of many state-of-the-art tracking methods, which do not target for operation in embedded systems.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국방송공학회 2009년도 IWAIT
• /
• pp.808-811
• /
• 2009

Robovie-R2 [1], developed by ATR, is a 110cm high, 60kg weight, two wheel drive, human like robot. It has two arms with dynamic fingers. It also has a position sensitive detector sensor and two cameras as eyes on his head for recognizing his surrounding environment. Recent years, we have carried out a project to integrate new functions into Robovie-R2 so as to make it possible to be used in a dining room in healthcare center for helping serving meal for elderly. As a new function, we have developed software system for adaptive movement control of Robovie-R2 that is primary important since a robot that cannot autonomously control its movement would be a dangerous object to the people in dining room. We used the cameras on Robovie-R2's head to catch environment images, applied our original algorithm for recognizing obstacles such as furniture or people, so as to control Roboie-R2's movement. In this paper, we will focus our algorithm and its results.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
• /
• 제14권3호
• /
• pp.181-190
• /
• 2005

In accordance with the rapid growth of digital media in 1990s, the state of indetermination that is found in digital process has been emphasized in the field of natural science and philosophy. Digitalized space design has been dramatically developed and it raised heated debate and comment on 'folded space' The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the cognitive-ecological factors constitute fold structures in space design of the late 20th century. Syntax of space structure and geometric composition were analyzed to define what types of cognitive-ecological factors are contrived in the process of visual information. In particular, I put higher theoretical emphasis on what characteristics are ensued in the process of structuring spaces than any other subjects. Through theses analyses and discussions, I raised questions on what principles are operating to create new space design that counts on non-linear structure and its formational process. And I also observed what influences these structural principles of design could fundamentally bring to human beings. First, I proposed that we could overcome reductionist space design through cognitive-ecological approach. Some key concepts such as affordance, parallel processing, and redundancy were adopted as defining elements of non-linear structures. As a result of analyses, I found that the cognitive-ecological approach could substitute the reductionist space design of the past. What is also found is that the three variables are the ultimate ecological elements. In addition, as a methodological concept of fold structures, the form of 'topology' was highlighted because it could be a supporting idea to the cognitive-ecological factors. Second, I claimed that non-linear design is more experiential than rational linear design, and it is more efficiently correspondent to human being than any other forms. What is intended and implied in non-linear structure is also indicated.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
• /
• 제16권8호
• /
• pp.427-434
• /
• 2016

본 논문은 인간이 인지할 수 있는 감각들 중 인체의 회전, 방향 변화 및 움직임의 정도를 알 수 있는 근감각에서 시각 및 청각 요소로의 변환 알고리즘을 이용하여 ARM Cortex-M4에 기반한 실시간 임베디드시스템으로 구현한 방법에 초점을 맞추었다. 근감각의 입력 방식으로는 자세측정장치(AHRS : Attitude Heading Reference System)를 이용해 롤(Roll), 피치(Pitch) 및 요(Yaw) 값을 실시간 획득하고, 이들 각각의 색을 표현하는 HSI 컬러 모델의 명도(Intensity), 색상(Hue) 및 채도(Saturation)에 대응하여 변환하였다. 최종 컬러신호는 HSI 에서 RGB 컬러모델로 변환하여 획득하였다. 또한, 근감각의 세 가지 입력 값들을 음을 표현하는 요소인 옥타브(Octave), 음계(Scale) 및 음의 세기(Velocity)에 대응하여 변환한 값을 MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface)를 이용해 사운드를 합성하여 출력하였다. 출력 컬러신호 및 사운드를 분석한 결과, 근감각 입력 신호가 제안한 변환 방식에 따라 실시간으로 정확하게 색과 음으로 변환, 출력됨을 확인하였다.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
• /
• 제14권1호
• /
• pp.7-14
• /
• 2013

고사양 디지털 카메라를 내장한 스마트 기기의 보급이 급격하게 증가하면서 고해상도 영상의 품질을 개선하는 기능이 중요해지고 있다. 모바일 기기의 제한된 자원과 영상의 정보량을 감안하면 지나치게 복잡하지 않은 알고리즘을 선택해야 하고 가능한 효율적인 구현 기술을 사용해야 한다. 영상의 질을 향상시키는 기법 중 간단하면서도 널리 사용되는 기술은 명암 값 분포를 조절하는 명암비신장 (contrast stretching) 기법이다. 안드로이드 스마트폰의 경우, 구현 기술로는 가상 머신 위에서 동작하는 자바 라이브러리, JNI (Java Native Interface) 기반 원시 (native) C/C++ 구현 기술, 그리고 SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) 기법이 적용된 NEON 구현 기술 등이 있다. 이 연구에서는 이 세 가지 기술을 선형 명암비신장 연산, 그리고 평활화 명암비신장 연산에 적용하여 그 성능을 실증적으로 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 원시 C/C++과 NEON 라이브러리의 실행 속도는 자바 라이브러리 실행 속도에 비해 각각 56-78배, 50-76배 빠르다는 점을 확인하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
• /
• 제13권9호
• /
• pp.489-495
• /
• 2015

BI-RADS의 구분에 따라 Algorithm의 변화로 영상의 질을 개선하는 기법을 이용하여 시각적 가시화의 차이를 일치도와 민감도로 평가하였다. 유방촬영을 시행한 172명을 대상으로 유방촬영의 판독소견과 자료 체계의 신뢰도를 평가하였다. Category 5단계(C0,C1,C2,C3,C4), 유방 실질 함유량 4단계(Fatty, Fibroglandular, Heterogeneous nodular, Diffuse dense), 병변 3종류(석회화, 결절, 종괴)로 분류하여 TE와 PV의 신뢰도를 평가하고, 민감도와 진단의 일치도, 정확도를 평가함으로 다방면의 융복합적 분석을 하였다. TE보다 PV가 병변의 신뢰도와 민감도와 정확도가 높았다. 유방 실질 함유량에 따른 평가에서 정확도는 PV가 높았다. TE에서는 Fatty는 모두에서, Fibroglandular는 종괴와 석회화가, Diffuse dense는 결절과 석회화가 구별이 용이하였다. PV에서는 Fatty는 모두에서, Fibroglandular는 결절, Heterogeneous nodular은 결절과 종괴, Diffuse dense는 결절과 석회화가 구별이 용이하였다. 민감도는 결절은 Fatty, Fibroglandular, Heterogeneous nodular에서 TE가 더 민감했고, 종괴에서는 Heterogeneous nodular, Diffuse dense에서 TE가 더 민감했으며, 석회화에서는 모두에서 TE가 더 민감하였다. 이에 Algorithm 기법을 적절히 변화시켜 활용한다면 진단과 판독에 정확성을 높일 것이라 사료된다.