• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.362-368
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• 2005

This paper is related to the fast block matching algorithm, especially a method for expanding the search pattern using the second local matching point in the adaptive hexagonal search. To reduce the local minima problem in fast motion estimation, the proposed method expands the search pattern by adding new searching points selected by using the second local matching point to conventional search pattern formed by the first local matching point in the adaptive hexagonal search. According to estimating the motion vector by applying block matching algorithm based on hexagonal search to the expanded search pattern, the proposed method can effectively carry out fast motion estimation to improve the performance in terms of compensated image quality.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.305-315
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• 2008

Pre-proposed AHHS(Adaptive Hierarchical Hexagon Search) is a kind of the fast hierarchical block matching algorithm based on the AHS(Adaptive Hexagon Search). It is characterized as keeping the merits of the AHS capable of fast estimating motion vectors and also adaptively reducing the local minima often occurred in the video sequences with higher spatio-temporal motion activity. The objective of this paper is to propose the method effectively extending the horizontal biased pattern and the vertical biased pattern of the AHHS to improve its predictive image quality. In the paper, based on computer simulation results for multiple video sequences with different motion characteristics, the performance of the proposed method was analysed and assessed in terms of the predictive image quality and the computational time. The simulation results indicated that the proposed method was both suitable for (quasi-) stationary and large motion searches. While the proposed method increased the computational load on the process extending the hexagon search patterns, it could improve the predictive image quality so as to cancel out the increase of the computational load.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2007.02a
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• pp.79-82
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• 2007

본 논문은 정합 검증 패턴을 이용한 적응형 계층 육각 탐색의 성능 개선에 관한 것이다. 제안된 방법은 움직임 추정 블록에 시공간적으로 인접한 블록들의 움직임 벡터를 이용하여 움직임 활동도를 정의한 후, 움직임 활동도가 높을 경우 웨이블렛 변환의 다단계 저주파 부영상들로 구성된 피라미드 계층 구조상에서 정합 검증 패턴을 이용한 적응형 계층 육각 탐색을 수행한다. 제안된 방법을 이용할 경우, 정합 검증 패턴을 적용한 검증 과정에서 추가적인 연산량 증가가 초래되지만 이를 상호타협적으로 보상할 수 있는 화질 측면에서의 성능 개선 효과를 기대할 수 있다. 제안된 방법의 타당성과 보편성을 검증하기 위해서로 다른 움직임 특성을 갖는 복수의 영상 시퀀스들을 대상으로 움직임 보상 화질과 수렴시간 측면에서 그 성능을 분석 평가하였다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과에 따르면, 제안된 방법은 고속 움직임 탐색이 가능한 적웅형 계층 육각 탐색의 장점을 유지하면서도 움직임 활동도가 높은 영상 시퀀스에서 야기되는 국부 최소 문제를 효과적으로 억제시킴으로써 보상 화질 측면에서 개선된 성능을 제공할 수 있었다.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.16B no.2
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• pp.123-130
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• 2009

Motion estimation (ME) plays an important role in digital video compression. But it limits the performance of image quality and encoding speed and is computational demanding part of the encoder. To reduce computational time and maintain the image quality, integer pel and fractional pel ME methods are proposed in this paper. The proposed method for integer pel ME uses a hierarchical search strategy. This strategy method consists of symmetrical cross-X pattern, multi square grid pattern, diamond patterns. These search patterns places search points symmetrically and evenly that can cover the overall search area not to fall into the local minimum and to reduce the computational time. The proposed method for fractional pel uses full search pattern, center biased fractional pel search pattern and the proposed search pattern. According to block sizes, the proposed method for fractional pel decides the search pattern adaptively. Experiment results show that the speedup improvement of the proposed method over Unsymmetrical cross Multi Hexagon grid Search (UMHexagonS) and Full Search (FS) can be up to around $1.2{\sim}5.2$ times faster. Compared to image quality of FS, the proposed method shows an average PSNR drop of 0.01 dB while showing an average PSNR gain of 0.02 dB in comparison to that of UMHexagonS.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.13 no.8
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• pp.1527-1533
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• 2009

In this paper, we design directional search pattern using motion direction biased characteristics of MVP distribution, and proposes a direction applied cross diamond search method that adaptively change search pattern according to moving direction of search point. Proposed method predict motion vectors from neighbor macro blocks, and define initial motion direction by using predicted motion vectors. It improve search efficiency by using alternately proposed search pattern according to motion direction of BMP in search process. The simulation results show that proposed method is able to fast motion estimation compared with conventional cross diamond search, according as it reduce computational complexity that is required of motion estimation with $0.43%{\sim}1.76%$.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.721-724
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• 2005

본 논문은 육각 탐색에 기반한 고속 블록 정합 알고리즘의 성능 개선에 관한 것으로, 육각 탐색과정에서 추출한 정합점에 대해 정합 검증 패턴을 이용하여 정합도를 검증함으로써 국부 최소 문제를 효과적으로 개선한 고속 움직임 벡터 추정 기법에 관한 것이다. 제안된 방법은 우선, 적응형 육감 탐색에 있어서 차순위 국부 정합점을 이용하여 탐색 패턴을 확장한다. 이후 이렇게 확장된 탐색 패턴에서 추출한 임시 전역 정합점을 대상으로 정합 검증 패턴을 이용하여 정합도의 비교우위를 재차 검증한다. 이 검증 결과에 따라 추가 탐색 과정을 계속적으로 진행할 것인지 또는 현 임시 전역 정합점을 최종 전역 정합점으로 확정할 것인지 여부를 결정하는 과정을 반복적으로 수행함으로써 움직임 보상화질을 개선한 것이다. 제안된 방법에 따르면, 정합 검증 패턴을 적용한 검증 과정에서 추가적인 연산량 증가가 초래되지만 이를 상호타협적으로 보상할 수 있는 화질 측면에서의 성능 개선 효과를 기대 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.991-999
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a fast motion estimation algorithm for video encoding. Conventional fast motion estimation algorithms have a serious problem of low prediction quality in some frames. However, full search based fast algorithms have low computational reduction ratio. In the paper, we propose an algorithm that significantly reduces unnecessary computations, while keeping prediction quality almost similar to that of the full search. The proposed algorithm uses distribution probability of motion vectors and adaptive search patterns and block matching criteria. By taking different search patterns and error criteria of block matching according to distribution probability of motion vectors, we can reduces only unnecessary computations efficiently. Our algorithm takes only 20~30% in computational amount and has decreased prediction quality about 0~0.02dB compared with the fast full search of the H.264 reference software. Our algorithm will be useful to real-time video coding applications using MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC standards.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.407-416
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• 2021

An active phased array antennas can not only electrically steer the beam by controlling the weighting of the excitation signal, but can also form a pattern null in the direction of the interference source. The weight of the excitation signal to steer the main beam can be easily calculated based on the position of the radiating element. In addition, the weight of the excited signal for pattern null formation can also be calculated by setting the required radiation pattern and using WLSM(Weighted Least Squares Method). However, in a general wireless communication network environment, the location of the interference source is unknown. Therefore, an adaptive pattern null synthesis is needed. In this paper, it was confirmed that pattern null synthesis according to the required radiation characteristic was possible. And based on this, adaptive pattern null synthesis into the direction of an interference source was studied using a binary search algorithm based on observation area. As a result of conducting a simulation based on the presented technique, it was confirmed that adaptive pattern null forming into the direction of an interference is possible in efficient way.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.372-379
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• 2000

In this paper, we propose a fast variable-size block matching algorithm for motion estimation based on bit-pattern. Motion estimation in the proposed algorithm is performed after the representation of image sequence is transformed 8bit pixel values into 1bit ones depending on the mean value of search block, which brings a short searching time by reducing the computational complexity. Moreover, adaptive searching methods according to the motion information of the block make the procedure of motion estimation efficient by eliminating an unnecessary searching of low motion block and deepening a searching procedure in high motion block. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm provides better performance-0.5dB PSNR improvement-than full search block matching algorithm with a fixed block size.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.121-124
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 영상 압축에 있어서 사용되는 새로운 고속 움직임 추정 기법에 대해 소개한다. 전역 탐색 블록 정합 알고리즘(FSBMA)은 최상의 PSNR을 갖는 화질로 움직임 벡터를 추정할 수 있지만 높은 계산량으로 인하여 실시간 구현에 부적합하다는 단점을 가지고 있다. 그러므로 계산량을 낮추면서 유사한 화질을 유지할 수 있는 많은 고속 탐색 기법들이 제안되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 잘 알려진 고속 블록 정합 알고리즘을 수정 보완한 새로운 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에서는 움직임 추정에서의 고속 블록 정합 알고리즘에 있어 변형된 다이아몬드(Diamond) 탐색 기법을 이용하여 영상이 갖는 서로 다른 움직임 패턴에 대해 움직임의 방향성에 따라 적응적으로 탐색 방향과 패턴을 달리하면서 움직임을 예측하여 다이아몬드(Diamond)탐색 알고리즘과 유사한 화질을 유지하면서 보다 적은 계산량을 가지고 움직임 벡터를 추정학 수 있다. 또한 이를 PMVFAST(Predictive Motion Vector Field Adaptive Search Technique)와 결합함으로서 보다 좋은 화질을 가질 수 있다.