• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.41-47
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• 2012

Every object over $O^{\circ}K$ emits radiant energy based on its own temperature. Uncooled thermal imaging system displays the detected incident radiant energy as an image by signal processing. Recently, the uncooled thermal imaging system is applied to various areas such as medical, industrial, and military applications. Also, several researches are in progress to find new applications of the uncooled thermal imaging system. In this paper, we present effective method for controlling TEC-less detector in the uncooled thermal imaging system and also present the efficient control scheme for maximizing the accuracy of temperature measurement. The proposed scheme is to apply TEC-less and temperature detection algorithm in Uncooled thermal imaging system. In results of tests performed by using the actual chamber, we acquired images of better quality than the former system and temperature measurement accuracy was improved to less than $1^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.27-31
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• 2000

Thermal imaging system is implemented for the measurement and the analysis of the thermal distribution of the target objects. The main Part of the system is thermal camera in which a focal plane array typed sensor is introduced The sensor detects mid-range infrared spectrum or target objects and then it output generic video signal which should be processed to form a thermal image frame. A digital signal processor(DSP) in the system inputs analog to digital converted data. performs algorithms to improve the thermal images and then outputs the corrected frame data to frame buffers for NTSC encoding and for digital outputs.. To enhance the quality of the thermal images, two point correction method is applied. Figures indicate that the corrected thermal images are much improved.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.9-13
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• 2019

In this paper, IoT based thermal sensor data and image sensor integrated environmental monitoring system for ship, and it is the monitoring system which can process and transmit the Full HD IP camera image and thermal data transmitted from the thermal module for processing and transmitting, and the viewer S/W is to be developed which provides in real time the information for actual surrounding temperature together with the image, and enables fire prediction which was impossible in the case of the existing equipment by estimating the temperature change as the thermal image is added to the image camera, and saves and analyzes all data while receiving the temperature data and image signal transmitted from the integrated thermal sensor environmental monitoring equipment for ship and displaying them as 2D on the monitoring system.

• The Optical Journal
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• s.108
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• pp.44-46
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• 2007

열상광학시스템용 초정밀가공기술 분야에 주력해온 프리시젼옵텍스(대표.한상현.www.poptechs.com)는 군수분야에서만 활용도가 집중되어 있는 적외선카메라 기술을 민수분야에까지 다양하게 사용할 수 있도록 기술 개발에 매진하고 있다. 설립 4년여 만에 자체 사옥을 마련하고 '제2의 창업'을 다짐한 이 회사는 올해 1차적 목표로 모듈상품을 선보이며 적외선카메라 시스템 전문회사로 거듭나기 위한 일보 전진을 계획하고 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.63-70
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• 2004

This paper describes modeling, design and performance test results of infrared thermal image target system which can generate infrared thermal image on aircraft. The system is designed to control image shape and intensity so that the infrared image shape and its emitting intensity are so similar to that of real aircraft. When applying the technique suggested in this paper, the system consumes only small electric power energy about 30(㎾) to generate infrared thermal image which is equivalent to that of real aircraft under full power operation. After verifying performance test, the system developed here has been used as a target for korean potable surface to air missile(KPSAM) at the stage of evaluation test such as target adaptive guidance test and auto-pilot logic test.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.98-102
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• 2012

These days, Uncooled IR Systems are more popular in the area of defense and aerospace than before. Uncooled IR Systems are widely used as core technology for making unmanned systems and detecting enemy objects during the day and night in the distance. Recently, researches on TEC-less IRFPA have been increased to minimize the power consumption and to make a smaller system than before. For this, it needs to find adequate NUC(Non-Uniformity Correction) coefficients as FPA(Focal Plane Array) temperature changes. In this paper, we propose a new NUC coefficient estimating technique, DCCE-LI(Dynamic Calibration Coefficients Estimation with Linear Interpolation), for TEC-less IRFPA. It is based on a linear interpolation method and it can estimate NUC coefficients in real-time. So, by testing and evaluating it with some IR images, we conclude that the quality of IR images using proposed method is better than applying static coefficients.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.2335-2340
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• 2012

The detector is an uncooled detector system that functions inside the thermoelectric cooler (TEC) equipped with features instead of the cooler. The function of the thermoelectric device to control the temperature of the detector based on a function of temperature to prevent degradation of image quality to perform the role, the latest technology trend by removing the thermoelectric device size, cost a lot of effort to reduce has been studied. In this paper, It would be proposed of the actual test result using real chamber environment of for the best TECless algorithm as to minimize the degradation of image quality and obtain the low price of the uncooled detector.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.687-692
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• 2018

In this paper, the development of an automotive thermal imaging camera providing image information for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist System) and autonomous vehicles is described and an improved technique to enhance the details of the image is proposed. Thermal imaging cameras are used in various fields, such as the medical, industrial and military fields, for the purpose of temperature measurement and night vision. In automobiles, they are utilized for night vision systems. For their utilization in ADAS and autonomous vehicles, appropriate image resolution and enhanced detail are required for object recognition. In this study, a $640{\times}480$ resolution thermal imaging camera that can be applied to automobiles is developed and the BDE (Block-Range Detail Enhancement) technique is applied to improve the details of the image. In order to improve the image detail obtained in various driving environments, the block-range values between the target pixel and the surrounding 8 pixels are calculated and classified into 5 levels. Then, different factors are added or subtracted to obtain images with high utilization. The improved technique distinguishes the dark part of the image by the resulting temperature difference of 130mK and shows an improvement in the fine detail in both the bright and dark parts of the image. The developed thermal imaging camera using the improved detail enhancement technique is applied to a test vehicle and the results are presented.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.354-360
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• 2005

A high performance LWIR(long wavelength infra red) zoom thermal imaging sensor using $480{\times}6$ HgCdTe(MCT) linear detector has been developed by ADD Korea. The optical system consists of zoom telescope having large objective about 190 mm diameter and optically well corrected scanning system. The zoom ratio of the telescope is 3: 1 and its magnification change is performed by moving two lens groups. And also these moving groups are used for athermalization of the system. It is certain that the zoom sensor can be used in wide operating temperature range without any degradation of the system performance. Especially, the sensor image can be displayed with the HDTV(high definition television) format of which aspect ratio is 16:9. In case of HDTV format, the scanning system is able to display 620,000 pixels. This function can make wider horizontal field of view without any loss of performance than the normal TV format image. The MRTD(minimum resolvable temperature difference) of the LWIR thermal imaging sensor shows good results below 0.04 K at spatial frequency 2 cycles/mrad and 0.23 K at spatial frequency 8 cycles/mrad at the narrow field of view.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2020.01a
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• pp.157-158
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• 2020

현대는 4차산업 혁명 시대로 정보 통신 기술(ICT)의 융합으로 다양한 분야에서 기술 혁신이 일어나고 있다 특히, 이 4차 산업혁명의 핵심은 시스템을 자동화 하는 로봇 기술이라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 로봇 기술의 바탕은 시스템에 필요한 데이터 값을 읽어오는 센서 라고 볼 수 있는데 4차 산업혁명 시대에 맞춰 이 센서 역시 많은 종류가 있어 우리 주변에 존재하는 다양한 물리량(온도, 빛, 색, 압력, 전기, 속도 등)을 측정하여 우리가 필요로 하는 데이터 값을 손쉽게 읽어 올 수 있다. 이러한 센서 기술들을 적극 활용해 현대 시대에 뒤쳐진 선풍기를 소재로 하여 선풍기의 모든 시스템을 자동화 하여 사용하는 "스마트 선풍기"를 구현 하고자 한다. 스마트 선풍기의 가동은 선풍기 앞에 사람이 있는지를 판단하여 전원을 가동한다 이를 위해 선풍기 앞쪽에 열상카메라를 장착하여 선풍기 앞에 사람을 인식한다 만약 사용중 자리를 비우게 되면 따로 전원을 끌 필요 없이 센서가 읽는 값에 따라 자동으로 가동을 멈춘다. 또한 열상카메라로 사람이 움직이는지 판단하고 사용자가 움직이고 있다면 방향을 회전하여 해당 방향으로 바람이 가도록 만든다. 바람 세기 또한 온도 센서, 초음파 센서를 사용하여 온도값에 따라, 선풍기와 사람 간의 거리에 따라 바람세기를 제어할 수 있다.