• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.596-610
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• 2007

In order to reduce the complexity of SVC encoding, we introduce a fast mode decision method in the enhancement layers of spatial scalability by selectively performing the inter-layer residual prediction of SVC. The Inter-layer residual prediction coding in Scalable Video Coding has a large advantage of enhancing the coding efficiency since it utilizes the correlation between two residuals from a lower spatial layer and its next higher spatial layer. However, this entails the dramatical increase in the complexity of SVC encoders. The proposed method is to analyze the characteristics of integer transform coefficients for the subtracted signal for two residuals from lower and upper spatial layers. Then it selectively performs the inter-layer residual prediction coding and rate-distortion optimizations in the upper spatial enhancement layer if the SAD values of residuals exceed adaptive threshold values. Therefore, by classifying the residuals according to the properties of integer-transform coefficients only with SAD of residuals between two layers, the SVC encoder can perform the inter-layer residual coding selectively, thus significantly reducing the total required encoding time. The proposed method results in reduction of the total encoding time with 51.5% in average while maintaining the RD performance with negligible amounts of quality degradation.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.161-170
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• 2009

Purpose : A parallel imaging method provides us to improve temporal resolution to obtain three-dimensional (3D) MR images. The objective of this study was to optimize three 3D MRI techniques by adjusting 2D SESNE factors of the parallel imaging method in phantom and human brain. Materials and Methods : With a 3 Tesla MRI system and an 8-channel phase-array sensitivity-encoding (SENSE) coil, three 3D MRI techniques of 3D T1-weighted imaging (3D T1WI), 3D T2-weighted imaging (3D T2WI) and 3D fluid attenuated inversion recovery (3D FLAIR) imaging were optimized with adjusting SESNE factors in a water phantom and three human brains. The 2D SENSE factor was applied on the phase-encoding and the slice-encoding directions. Signal-to-noise ratio(SNR), percent signal reduction rate(%R), and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR) were calculated by using signal intensities obtained in specific regions-of-interest (ROI). Results : In the phantom study, SENSE factor = 3 was provided in 0.2% reduction of signals against without using SENSE with imaging within 5 minutes for 3D T1WI. SENSE factor = 2 was provided in 0.98% signal reduction against without using SENSE with imaging within 5 minutes for 3D T2WI. SENSE factor = 4 was provided in 0.2% signal reduction against without using SENSE with imaging around 6 minutes for 3D FLAIR. In the human brain study, SNR and CNR were higher with SENSE factors = 3 than 4 for all three imaging techniques. Conclusion : This study was performed to optimize 2D SENSE factors in the three 3D MRI techniques that can be scanned in clinical time limitations with minimizing SNR reductions. Without compromising SNR and CNR, the optimum 2D SENSE factors were 3 and 4, yielding the scan time of about 5 to 6 minutes. Further studies are necessary to optimize 3D MRI techniques in other areas in human body.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.29 no.1 s.97
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• pp.91-96
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• 2005

The National Marine Electronics Association(NMEA) is nonprofit-making cooperation composed with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and educational institutions. We use the basic port of equipment in order to process the signal from NMEA signal using equipment. When we don't have enough one, we use the multi-port for processing. However, we need to have module development simulation which could multiplex and provide NMEA related signal that we could solve the problems in multi-port application and exclusive equipment generation for a number of signal. For now, we don't have any case or product using NMEA multiplexer so that we import expensive foreign equipment or embody NMEA signal transmission program like software, using multi-port. These have problems since we have to pay lots ci money and build separate processing part for every application programs. Besides, every equipment generating NMEA signal are from different manufactures and have different platform so that it could cause double waste and loss of recourse. For making up for it, I suggest the NMEA multiplexer embodiment, which could independently move by reliable process and high performance single hardware module, improve the memory efficiency of module by designing the optimized Queue, and keep having reliability for realtime communication among the equipment such as main input sensor equipment Gyrocompass, Echo-sound, and GPS.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.41-46
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• 2013

IIn this paper, active trasfemoral prosthesis leg is designed for the handicapped who lost their legs upon knee. It is important to design proper knee joint to mimic walking motion of hyman. 1 degree-of-freedom active trasfemoral prosthesis leg is designed with knee joint. Operating angle and torque have been calculated using kinematics of three linkages in prosthesis leg. Finite element analysis of major components is performed to evaluate the safety under operating condition and to reduce weights. Minimum volumes of components are obtained by optimization as satisfying safety requirements. The results show that about 35% of weight of components is reduced.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.8
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• pp.917-920
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• 2016

SpSF algorithm is direction-of-arrival estimation algorithm based on sparse representation of incident signlas. Cost function to be optimized for DOA estimation is multi-dimensional nonlinear function, which is hard to handle for optimization. After some manipulation, the problem can be cast into convex optimiztion problem. Convex optimization problem tuns out to be constrained optimization problem, where the parameter in the constraint has to be determined. The solution of the convex optimization problem is dependent on the specific parameter value in the constraint. In this paper, we propose a rule-of-thumb for determining the parameter value in the constraint. Based on the fact that the noise in the array elements is complex Gaussian distributed with zero mean, the average of the Frobenius norm of the matrix in the constraint can be rigorously derived. The parameter in the constrint is set to be two times the average of the Frobenius norm of the matrix in the constraint. It is shown that the SpSF algorithm actually works with the parameter value set by the method proposed in this paper.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.43 no.8 s.350
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• pp.35-43
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• 2006

In the paper, we propose a new method for power optimization that uses path balancing based on stochastic estimation of glitch in Statistical Static Timing Analysis (SSTA). The proposed method estimates the probability of glitch occurrence using tightness probability of each node in timing graph. In addition, we propose efficient gate sizing technique for glitch reduction using accurate calculation of sizing effect in delay considering probability of glitch occurrence. The efficiency of proposed method has been verified on ISCAS85 benchmark circuits with $0.16{\mu}m$ model parameters. Experimental results show up to 8.6% of accuracy improvement in glitch estimation and 9.5% of optimization improvement.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.23-35
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• 2017

Work zone traffic control is of keen interest because both traffic operations and safety performances are directly affected by traffic management methods. In particular, work zone traffic on two-lane roads needs to be managed in more efficient and safer manners due to its unique characteristics of alternative right-of-way assignment. This study developed a dynamic control algorithm that can be used for real-time operations of two-lane work zone traffic. The performance of the developed algorithm was evaluated by VISSIM microscopic traffic simulator. An applied programming interface (API) based program was developed to plug-in the control algorithm onto the simulator. The results demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed control algorithm for two-lane work zone.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.45-49
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• 2010

This paper presents the study on multi-beam large aperture antenna systems for a satellite payload. Multi-beam large antenna provides the universal communication and broadcasting services to personal portable terminals. The hybrid antenna composed of a large reflector and a feed array forms multi-beams. The feed cluster consists of a group of feed elements and each element should be optimized for the appropriate amplitude and phase. The optimization progress for amplitude and phase was performed by GO (Geometrical Optics) and PO (Physical Optics) method. The number of feed elements as well as the power level per element were also optimized to meet the required EIRP (Effective Isotropically Radiated Power). In conclusion, 30m-class reflector and twenty five elements for fifteen beams over Korean Peninsula were designed through the optimization process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.349-349
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• 2008

유비쿼터스 시대를 맞이하여 현재의 전자제품은 고주파 환경에서의 소형화된 마이크로파 소자를 요구하고 있다. 현재 구현되고 있는 마이크로파 소자의 형태는 여러 가지 전송선로 중에 하나로서 금속의 그라운드면 위에 유전체 막을 형성하고 그 위에 금속선을 정밀하게 패터닝하여 각 종 소자를 연결하는 microstrip line의 형태가 많이 사용된다. 이러한 microstrip line 형태의 소자를 설계할 시에 소자 자체의 구조나 유전체 막이 그 소자의 성능을 크게 좌우한다. 여기서 유전체 막은 신호선과 그라운드면 간의 전자파를 집중시켜주어 방사손실을 줄여주는 역할을 한다. 유전체 막의 두께는 소자의 전체적인 크기를 결정하는 요인이 된다. 이는 유전체 막의 두께가 감소할 경우 50 $\Omega$ 임피던스 매칭을 위해 막 위에 형성되는 소자들의 선폭도 동시에 줄여야 하므로 소자의 소형화도 가능 하여진다. 하지만 유전체 막의 두께가 감소할 경우 전자파가 유전체 막에 집중되지 못하여 방사손실이 커지게 되고 소자의 성능이 저하된다. 이런 점을 고려할 때 소자의 소형화를 만족시키면서 동시에 소자의 성능을 유지할 수 있는 유전체 막의 최적화 두께에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 볼 연구에서는 유전체 막의 최적화 두께를 제시하기 위해 대표적 마이크로파 소자인 Edge-Coupled Filter에 대하여 3-D Electromagnetic Simulator로 설계하고 유전체 막의 두께와 Filter 성능 간의 관계를 연구하였다. Filter의 성능은 유지하도록 하면서 유전체 막의 두께를 감소시켜 나간 결과, 약 30 ~ 40 ${\mu}m$ 의 최적화 두께를 얻을 수 있었다. 한편 30 ~ 40 ${\mu}m$ 두께의 후막 공정을 고려할 때 기존의 성막공정으로는 성막시간, 공정의 난이도, 공정온도 등의 면에서 난점이 존재하며 이러한 점들을 극복할 수 있는 Aerosol Deposition Method의 적용 가능성에 대해서 연구하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.1860-1865
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• 2008

40Gbps WDMSystems have been studied by numerical simulation to optimize their performance. Standard single mode fiber is assumed, and the most popular modulation format, NRZ, is used for the study. These assumptions are valid when existing WDM systems are required to upgrade their performance to 40Gbps. It is shown that the standard single mode fiber can transmit optical signals over 4800 (BER < 10-15) by optimizing optical and electrical filter characteristics at the receiver and by compensation of dispersion. In addition, when the system performance is mainly limited by ASE noise of EDFAs, it is found that flattop-shaped optical filter at the receiver gives a better result than Gaussian-shaped filter unless the insertion loss of the optical filter is larger than 5dB.