• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.508-515
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• 2012

This paper presents a method that estimates face pose for a given face image and synthesizes any posed face images using Active Appearance Model(AAM). The AAM that having been successfully applied to various applications is an example-based learning model and learns the variations of training examples. However, with a single model, it is difficult to handle large pose variations of face images. This paper proposes to build a model covering only a small range of angle for each pose. Then, with a proper model for a given face image, we can achieve accurate pose estimation and synthesis. In case of the model used for pose estimation was not trained with the angle to synthesize, we solve this problem by training the linear relationship between the models in advance. In the experiments on Yale B public face database, we present the accurate pose estimation and pose synthesis results. For our face database having large pose variations, we demonstrate successful frontal pose synthesis results.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.79-91
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• 2004

Various facial pose detection and recognition has been a difficult problem. The problem is due to the fact that the distribution of various poses in a feature space is mere dispersed and more complicated than that of frontal faces, This thesis proposes a robust pose-expression-invariant face recognition method in order to overcome insufficiency of the existing face recognition system. First, we apply the TSL color model for detecting facial region and estimate the direction of face using facial features. The estimated pose vector is decomposed into X-V-Z axes, Second, the input face is mapped by deformable template using this vectors and 3D CANDIDE face model. Final. the mapped face is transformed to frontal face which appropriates for face recognition by the estimated pose vector. Through the experiments, we come to validate the application of face detection model and the method for estimating facial poses, Moreover, the tests show that recognition rate is greatly boosted through the normalization of the poses and expressions.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.285-289
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• 2003

본 논문은 컬러 입력 영상에서 검출된 얼굴 영역 내의 홀(hole)들간의 기하학적 구조를 이용하여 포즈를 추정하는 방법을 제시한다. 얼굴 영역 검출에서는 특징값 기반의 알고리즘 중 피부색 분포를 이용하는 방법을 적용하며, 이 때 발생하는 조명에 의한 열화를 제거한다. 본 논문에서는 TSL 색상 모델을 사용하고, 조명에 의해 너무 밝게 표현되는 부분의 피부값을 조정함으로써 조명에 대한 보정을 실시한다. 그런 다음, 얼굴 영역 안에서 찾은 홀을 피부영역이 아닌 얼굴 구성요소(양눈, 입)로 가정하여, 후보 구성요소들의 기하학적 구조를 이용해 다양한 포즈의 입력 영상에 대한 포즈를 추정한다. 추정된 값은 향후 다양한 포즈에 대한 특징점 추출이나 얼굴 인식에 활용될 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.151-159
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• 2006

In this paper. we Present an estimation method of a face pose by using two camera images. First, it finds corresponding facial feature points of eyebrow, eye and lip from two images After that, it computes three dimensional location of the facial feature points by using the triangulation method of stereo vision techniques. Next. it makes a triangle by using the extracted facial feature points and computes the surface normal vector of the triangle. The surface normal of the triangle represents the direction of the face. We applied the computed face pose to display a 3D face model. The experimental results show that the proposed method extracts correct face pose.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.31-40
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• 2003

Most face recognition systems are based on 2D images and applied in many applications. However, it is difficult to recognize a face when the pose varies severely. Therefore, head pose estimation is an inevitable procedure to improve recognition rate when a face is not frontal. In this paper, we propose a novel head pose estimation algorithm for 3D face recognition. Given the 3D range image of an unknown face as an input, we automatically extract facial feature points based on the face curvature. We propose an Error Compensated Singular Value Decomposition (EC-SVD) method based on the extracted facial feature points. We obtain the initial rotation angle based on the SVD method, and perform a refinement procedure to compensate for remained errors. The proposed algorithm is performed by exploiting the extracted facial features in the normaized 3D face space. In addition, we propose a 3D nearest neighbor classifier in order to select face candidates for 3D face recognition. From simulation results, we proved the efficiency and validity of the proposed algorithm.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.18B no.1
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• pp.21-28
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• 2011

A 3D face shape derived from 2D images may be useful in many applications, such as face recognition, face synthesis and human computer interaction. To do this, we develop a fast 3D Active Appearance Model (3D-AAM) method using depth estimation. The training images include specific 3D face poses which are extremely different from one another. The landmark's depth information of landmarks is estimated from the training image sequence by using the approximated Jacobian matrix. It is added at the test phase to deal with the 3D pose variations of the input face. Our experimental results show that the proposed method can efficiently fit the face shape, including the variations of facial expressions and 3D pose variations, better than the typical AAM, and can estimate accurate 3D face shape from images.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.225-230
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• 2004

얼굴 검출은 디지털화된 임의의 정지 영상 혹은 연속된 영상으로부터 얼굴 존재 유무를 판단하고, 얼굴이 존재할 경우 영상 내 얼굴의 위치, 방향, 크기 둥을 알아내는 기술로 정의된다. 이러한 얼굴 검출은 얼굴 인식이나 표정인식, 헤드 재스쳐 등의 기초 기술로서 해당 시스템의 성능에 매우 중요한 변수 중에 하나이다. 그러나 영상내의 얼굴은 표정, 포즈, 크기, 빛의 방향 및 밝기, 안경, 수염 둥의 환경적 변화로 인해 얼굴 모양이 다양해지므로 정확하고 빠른 검출이 어렵다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 피셔의 선형 판별 분석을 이용하여 몇 가지 환경적 조건을 극복한 정확하고 빠른 얼굴 검출 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 포즈와, 배경에 무관하게 얼굴을 검출하면서도 빠른 검출이 가능하다. 이를 위해 계층적인 방법으로 얼굴 검출을 수행하며, 휴리스틱한 방법, 피셔의 판별 분석을 이용하여 얼굴 검출을 수행하고 검색 영역의 축소와 선형 결정의 계산 시간의 단축으로 검출 응답 시간을 빠르게 하였다 추출된 얼굴 영상에서 포즈를 추정하고 눈 영역을 검출함으로써 얼굴 정보의 사용에 있어 보다 많은 정보를 추출할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.607-616
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• 2014

Face recognition is a big challenge in surveillance system since different rotation angles of the face make the difficulty to recognize the face of the same person. This paper proposes a novel method to recognize face with different head poses by using 3D information of the face. Firstly, head pose estimation (estimation of different head pose angles) is accomplished by the POSIT algorithm. Then, 3D face image data is constructed by using head pose estimation. After that, 2D image and the constructed 3D face matching is performed. Face verification is accomplished by using commercial face recognition SDK. Performance evaluation of the proposed method indicates that the error range of head pose estimation is below 10 degree and the matching rate is about 95%.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.14B no.4
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• pp.311-320
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• 2007

This paper presents vision-based 3D facial expression animation technique and system which provide the robust 3D head pose estimation and real-time facial expression control. Many researches of 3D face animation have been done for the facial expression control itself rather than focusing on 3D head motion tracking. However, the head motion tracking is one of critical issues to be solved for developing realistic facial animation. In this research, we developed an integrated animation system that includes 3D head motion tracking and facial expression control at the same time. The proposed system consists of three major phases: face detection, 3D head motion tracking, and facial expression control. For face detection, with the non-parametric HT skin color model and template matching, we can detect the facial region efficiently from video frame. For 3D head motion tracking, we exploit the cylindrical head model that is projected to the initial head motion template. Given an initial reference template of the face image and the corresponding head motion, the cylindrical head model is created and the foil head motion is traced based on the optical flow method. For the facial expression cloning we utilize the feature-based method, The major facial feature points are detected by the geometry of information of the face with template matching and traced by optical flow. Since the locations of varying feature points are composed of head motion and facial expression information, the animation parameters which describe the variation of the facial features are acquired from geometrically transformed frontal head pose image. Finally, the facial expression cloning is done by two fitting process. The control points of the 3D model are varied applying the animation parameters to the face model, and the non-feature points around the control points are changed by use of Radial Basis Function(RBF). From the experiment, we can prove that the developed vision-based animation system can create realistic facial animation with robust head pose estimation and facial variation from input video image.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.9B no.6
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• pp.853-862
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• 2002

Face Detection can be defined as follows : Given a digitalized arbitrary or image sequence, the goal of face detection is to determine whether or not there is any human face in the image, and if present, return its location, direction, size, and so on. This technique is based on many applications such face recognition facial expression, head gesture and so on, and is one of important qualify factors. But face in an given image is considerably difficult because facial expression, pose, facial size, light conditions and so on change the overall appearance of faces, thereby making it difficult to detect them rapidly and exactly. Therefore, this paper proposes fast and exact face detection which overcomes some restrictions by using neural network. The proposed system can be face detection irrelevant to facial expression, background and pose rapidily. For this. face detection is performed by neural network and detection response time is shortened by reducing search region and decreasing calculation time of neural network. Reduced search region is accomplished by using skin color segment and frame difference. And neural network calculation time is decreased by reducing input vector sire of neural network. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) can reduce the dimension of data. Also, pose estimates in extracted facial image and eye region is located. This result enables to us more informations about face. The experiment measured success rate and process time using the Squared Mahalanobis distance. Both of still images and sequence images was experimented and in case of skin color segment, the result shows different success rate whether or not camera setting. Pose estimation experiments was carried out under same conditions and existence or nonexistence glasses shows different result in eye region detection. The experiment results show satisfactory detection rate and process time for real time system.