• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.314-320
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• 2020

The optics used in an infrared imaging system has a strong refractive-index change according to temperature, so an autofocus control function is essential for a military infrared imaging system with a wide operating-temperature range. In this study, we design a triple-magnification infrared imaging system, and to compensate for the change in refractive index according to temperature we measure the change in the lens focus according to temperature. The autofocus control function was implemented by using the measured movement amount, and we could obtain an image with satisfactory resolution performance over a wide range of operating temperatures.

• KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.141-147
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• 2017

Recently there has been an increasing demand for developing a domestic software (S/W) for infrared signature generation to prevent technology leakage and match the domestic operating environment. In this study, we developed a S/W for infrared signature generation and presented its structures and functions for creating and analyzing the IR images of designated spectral bands. The proposed S/W generates IR images of an object through calculations of surface temperatures and IR signals including the self-emitted, surface reflected and path dependent radiances. Moreover, the proposed S/W includes the features of infrared threat analyses from the generated IR images including the infrared contrast radiant intensity (CRI), detection ranges or detection probability analyses, unlike the imported, commercial infrared signature generation S/W.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.485-494
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• 2017

This study focuses on automatic image registration between multiple IR images using simple preprocessing method and modified local feature extraction algorithm. The input images were preprocessed by using the median and absolute value after histogram equalization, and it could be effectively applied to reduce the brightness difference value between images by applying the similarity of extracted features to the concept of angle instead of distance. The results were evaluated using visual and inverse RMSE methods. The features that could not be achieved by the existing local feature extraction technique showed high image matching reliability and application convenience. It is expected that this method can be used as one of the automatic registration methods between multi-sensor images under specific conditions.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.429-430
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• 2007

FPA (Focal Plane Arrary)를 이용한 적외선 영상 획득 시스템에서 발생하는 주요 잡음 중 하나는 영상에 존재하는 공간적 고정 패턴 잡음(SFPN, Spatial Fixed Pattern Noise)이다. 이것이 발생하는 주된 요인은 배열을 이루고 있는 각 검출기들과, FPA 출력단에 있는 증폭기의 입출력 응답이 균일하지 않고, 시간이 흐름에 따라 그 응답특성이 변화하기 때문이다. 이 문제를 극복하기 위하여 일반적으로 교정기반 불균일 보정 방법(CBNUC, Calibration Based Nonuniformity Correction)과 장면기반 불균일 보정방법(SBNUC, Scene Based Nonuniformity Correction)이 사용된다. 본 논문은 CBNUC를 사용하는 시스템의 FPA 출력단 회로에 구성된 복수의 증폭기에 존재하는 이득의 차이 및 잡음에 의한 불균일을 보정하기 위한 보간 기법을 제안한다. 실험을 통하여 제안한 기법이 CBNUC 기반 적외선 영상 시스템에서 발생하는 규칙적인 패턴의 SFPN을 효율적으로 제거하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 제안한 기법은 CBNUC 기반 적외선 영상 시스템에서 주기적으로 수행해야하는 단일점보정 (OPC, One Point Correction)의 수행횟수를 줄이고, 연산량도 적어 실시간 시스템 구현이 가능하다.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.51-59
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• 2008

While the infrared imaging satellites with the several type were developed and operated in the foreign countries, we do not have the domestic infrared imaging satellite up to now. In the paper, the general characteristics of infrared and the applications of infrared image were introduced. Also the oversea development status of the infrared imaging satellite was surveyed and introduced to this paper. According to foreign status, the infrared image is utilized in various application including the forest fire monitoring, the volcano activity research, sea surface temperature measurement, land surface temperature calculation, the climate change research, and the environment monitoring. According to these trend the development of the domestic infrared imaging satellite in low earth orbit was required.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.20 no.11
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• pp.2085-2092
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• 2016

One of the most important properties of the IC substrate is that it should be uniform over large areas. Among the various physical approaches of wafer defect characterization, special attention is to be payed to the infrared techniques of inspection. In particular, a high spatial resolution, near infrared absorption method has been adopted to directly observe defects in semi-insulating GaAs. This technique, which relies on the mapping of infrared transmission, is both rapid and non-destructive. This method demonstrates in a direct way that the infrared images of GaAs crystals arise from defect absorption process. A new interpretation is presented for the observed reversal of contrast in the infrared absorption of nonuniformly distributed deep centers, related to EL2, in semi-insulating GaAs. The low temperature photoquenching experiment has demonstrated in a direct way that the contrast inverse images of GaAs wafers arise from both absorption and scattering mechanisms rather than charge re-distribution or local variation of bandgap.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.423-434
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• 2016

Surface emissivity and its background values according to each sensor are mandatorily necessary for Mid-Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) remote sensing to retrieve surface temperature and temporal variation. This study presents the methods and results of Land Surface Emissivity (LSE) of the MWIR according to land cover over the Korean Peninsula. The MWIR emissivity was estimated by applying the Temperature Independent Spectral Indices (TISI) method to the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) band 4 Day/Night images ($3.74{\mu}m$ in center wavelength). The obtained values were classified according to land-cover types, and the obtained emissivity was then compared with those calculated from a standard Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) spectral library. The annual means of MWIR emissivity of Deciduous Broadleaf Forest (0.958) and Mixed Forest (0.935) are higher than those of Croplands (0.925) and Natural Vegetation Mosaics (0.935) by about 2-3%. The annual mean of Urban area is the lowest (0.914) with an annual variation of about 2% which is by larger than those (1%) of other land-covers. The TISI and VIIRS based emissivity is slightly lower than the ASTER spectral library by about 2-3% supposedly due to various reasons such as lack of land cover homogeneity. The results will be used to understand the MWIR emissivity properties of the Korean Peninsula and to examine the seasonal and other environmental changes using MWIR images.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2013.06a
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• pp.313-314
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• 2013

최근 TV 와 같은 디스플레이들은 비접촉식 인터랙션에 의해 제어되는 방법을 많이 사용하고 있다. 이를 위한 다양한 방법들 중에서 풀 비전 기반 인터랙션 방법이 사용자에게 가장 자연스러운 접근을 유도한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 풀 비전 기반 방법으로 같은 시점의 컬러 영상과 적외선 영상을 이용하여 사용자를 인식하고 손 동작을 이용하여 TV 를 제어하는 어플리케이션을 보인다. 이를 위해 적외선 영상과 거리의 관계를 도출하여 어플리케이션에 적용하고 제스쳐 기반으로 TV 를 제어하였다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.179.2-179.2
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• 2012

과학기술위성 3호는 우리 은하계의 근적외선 관측, 우주 배경복사 관측 및 지구 지표면의 적외선 영상 획득을 임무로 하는 우주관측용 적외선카메라와 지구 지표면의 적외선 영상획득을 임무로 하는 지구관측용 적외선카메라 그리고 한반도 지역의 다중 스펙트럼 영상을 획득함으로써 대기관측 및 환경감시의 임무를 가지는 소형분광영상카메라를 장착한 우주 및 지구과학 연구용 위성이다. 2007년 개발을 시작하여 시험인증모델(EQM, Engineering& Qualification Model) 개발과 열구조모델 (STM, Structure and Thermal Model)을 개발 완료하였고, 2012년 하반기에 발사를 앞두고 2010년 비행모델 유닛들이 납품되기 시작하여 위성체 시스템 레벨에서의 조립 및 시험을 진행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 조립 및 기능시험 중 발견된 유닛의 문제들을 해결 과정과 시스템 레벨에서의 전기접합시험, 극성시험, 비행소프트웨어 기능시험, 종합기능시험 및 ETE 시험등 기능 시험의 종류, 목적 그리고 검증 결과를 발표하고자 한다.

• The Optical Journal
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• s.127
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• pp.29-31
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• 2010

열상센서는 빛의 유무와 관계없이 주야간 선명한 적외선 영상을 실시간으로 제공한다. 이러한 장점으로 최근에는 군사용 뿐 아니라 민간 활용도가 점차 높아지고 있다. 최근 군사용으로는 고정밀, 광역의 장거리 관측센서로 발전하고 있으며, 민간용으로는 안정된 화질로 소형, 경량이면서도 저가로 공급될 수 있는 기술로 발전중이다.