• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2011

The overall goal of this study was to examine the feasibility of predicting firmness of pear fruit by analyzing laser-induced light backscattering images. Thirty-five image analysis characteristics extracted from the laser-induced light backscattering images were used to build partial least squares regression (PLSR) models for predicting firmness of pear fruit. Experiments were conducted with three sets of pear samples which were in same "Shingo" cultivar, harvested in a same season, but produced in different counties. In every experiments with fruit samples produced in a same county, the correlation coefficients of prediction ($r_p$) and root mean square errors of prediction (RMSEP) of the models were 0.550~0.761 and 4.039~6.154 N, respectively. In an experiment with mixed fruit samples produced in different counties, the $r_p$ and RMSEP of the model were 0.669 and 5.02 N, respectively. The experiment results indicate that the analysis of laser-induced light backscattering images could be a useful tool for predicting firmness of pear fruit nondestructively.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
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• pp.582-585
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• 2004

Oyster fanning structures in tidal flats are well detected by SAR system. Each frame of these artificial structures is composed of two vertical and one horizontal wooden pole. We investigate characteristics of polarimetric features in the target structures. In this paper, the results of AIRSAR L-band POLSAR data and experiments in laboratory are discussed. The ratio of single bounce to double bounce scattering depends of vertical pole height, direction of horizontal pole to radar look direction, and incidence angle as well as sea surface condition. We have conducted laboratory experiments. According to target scale, Ku-band and targets downsized by scale of 10 are used. The results of the experiments are summarized as: i) total power of the backscattering is more affected by vertical poles than a horizontal pole; ii) and backscattering from a horizontal pole is sensitive to the relative radar look direction to target array. We conclude that water level can be effectively measured by using interferometric phase and backscattering intensity if vertical poles in the water are observed by L-band HH- or VV-polarization. Measurement of tide height can be further improved if double bounced components are separated from fully polarized SAR data.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.143-152
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• 1987

SMS 960(Seafloor Mapping System) Side Scan Sonar에 자기테이프기록계 (Kennedy 900)를 연결하여 해저면 탐사자료를 수치적으로 처리할 수 있는 시스템을 개발, 이를 제주도 성산포 근해에서 시험적으로 적용하여 그 결과를 검토 하였다. 처리시스템은 주로 VAX 11/780 (4MB)를 사용하여 FORTRAN-77로 작성 되었으며 자료의 변환, 보정, 수치분석 및 도면제작 (cartography)을 주요기능으로 가지고 있다. SMS960에 의해 얻어진 수치자료는 특수한 형태를 가지고 있으므로 독자적으로 제작한 자료선별 계수기(Data Selecting Counter와 개인용 컴퓨터 personar computer을 사용하여 주처리 전산시스템에서 처리할 수 있도록 그 형태를 변환시켰으며, 경사거리(slant range)의 보정과 자료의 질적 개선을 위한 전처리 과 정을 거친 다음, 색상표현 으로 해저면 영상도면을 제작하였다. 후방산란 (backscattering) 음파자료를 통계처리하여 4가지 색상으로 제작된 영상도면을, 해저 퇴적물의 물성분포도와 비교해 본 결과 주로 평균입도와 분급도에 잘 대비되었다. 따라서 Side Scan Sonar에 의한 해저면 후 방상란 음향특성을 적절히 분석하므로 써 해저퇴적물의 퇴적상분포연구에 상당한 응용 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2014

Radar remote sensing is appropriate for rice monitoring because the areas where this crop is cultivated are often cloudy and rainy. Especially, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) can acquire remote sensing information with a high temporal resolution in tropical and subtropical regions due to its all-weather capability. This paper analyzes the relationships between backscattering coefficients of rice measured by RADARSAT-2 SAR and growth parameters during a rice growth period. And we applied the relationships to crop monitoring of paddy rice in North Korea. As a result, plant height and Leaf Area Index (LAI) increased until Day Of Year (DOY) 234 and then decreased, while fresh weight and dry weight increased until DOY 253. Correlation coefficients revealed that Horizontal transmit and Horizontal receive polarization (HH)-polarization backscattering coefficients were correlated highly with plant height (r=0.95), fresh weight (r=0.92), vegetation water content (r=0.91), LAI (r=0.90), and dry weight (r=0.89). Based on the observed relationships between backscattering coefficients and variables of cultivation, prediction equations were developed using the HH-polarization backscattering coefficients. Concerning the evaluation for the applicability of the LAI distribution from RADARSAT-2, the LAI statistic was evaluated in comparison with LAI distribution from RapidEye image. And LAI distributions in Pyongyang were presented to show spatial variability for unaccessible areas.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.163-168
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• 1989

본 연구에서는 Rayleigh 임계각 근처에서 발생하는 후방산란신호를 검출 함으로써 탄성매질에서 Rayleigh 파의 속도를 측정하였다. Rayleigh 각을 측정하기 위한 회전시스템을 제작하였으며 스테인레스, 황동, 알루미늄, 구리샘플에 대해서 측정된 속도는 이론값과 좋은 일치를 보였다. 후방산란신호에 의한 비파괴검사 방법을 제시하였으며 IC 샘플내부에 대한 c-scan 음향이미지를 나타내었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1988년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.47-50
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• 1988

In this paper, Rayleigh wave velocity has been measured by detecting the backscattered signal generating near the Rayleigh critical angle in the elastic medium. The rotating system has been made for the measurment of Rayleigh angle. It has been shown that the measured results has been good agreement with the theoretical value. The method of non-destructive evaluation using backscattering signal has been presented and the internal of IC sample has been displayed acoustic image with good contrast.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.671-682
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• 2012

Strong backscattering features from high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Rader (SAR) image provide useful information to analyze earth surface characteristics such as man-made objects in urban areas. The SAR image has, however, some limitations on description of detail information in urban areas compared to optical images. In this paper, we propose a new classification method using a fused SAR and Electro-Optical (EO) image, which provides more informative classification result than that of a single-sensor SAR image classification. The experimental results showed that the proposed method achieved successful results in combination of the SAR image classification and EO image characteristics.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.645-655
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• 2013

As one of segmentation techniques for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image with oil spill, we applied a bimodal histogram method to discriminate oil pixels from non-oil pixels. The threshold of each moving window was objectively determined using the two peaks in the histogram distribution of backscattering coefficients from ENVISAT ASAR image. To reduce the effect of wind speed on oil spill detection, we selected ASAR image which satisfied a limit of wind speeds for successful detection. Overall, a commonly used adaptive threshold method has been applied with a subjectively-determined single threshold. In contrast, the bimodal histogram method utilized herein produces a variety of thresholds objectively for each moving window by considering the characteristics of statistical distribution of backscattering coefficients. Comparison between the two methods revealed that the bimodal histogram method exhibited no significant difference in terms of performance when compared to the adaptive threshold method, except for around the edges of dark oil spots. Thus, we anticipate that the objective method based on the bimodality of oil slicks may also be applicable to the detection of oil spills from other SAR imagery.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.538-541
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• 2005

Tidal flats develop along the south coast ofthe Korean peninsula. These areas are famous for sea farming. Specially, strong and coherent radar backscattering signals are observed over oyster sea farms that consist of artificial structures. Tide height in oyster farm is possible to measure by using interferometric phase and intensity of SAR data. It is assumed that the radar signals from oyster farm could be considered as double-bouncing returns by vertical and horizontal bars. But, detailed backscattering mechanism and polarimetric characteristics in oyster farm had not been well studied. We could not demonstrate whether the assumption is correct or not and exactly understand what the properties of back scattering were in oyster farm without full polarimetric data. The results of AIRSAR L-band POLSAR data, experiments in laboratory and JERS-l images are discussed. We carried out an experiment simulating a target structure using vector network analyser (Y.N.A.) in an anechoic chamber at Niigata University. Radar returns from vertical poles are stronger than those from horizontal poles by 10.5 dB. Single bounce components were as strong as double bounce components and more sensitive to antenna look direction. Double bounce components show quasi-linear relation with height of vertical poles. As black absorber replaced AI-plate in bottom surface, double bounce in vertical pole decreased. It is observed that not all oyster farms are characterized by double bounced scattering in AIRSAR data. The image intensity of the double bounce dominant oyster farm was investigated with respect to that of oyster farm dominated by single bounce in JERS-l SAR data. The image intensity model results in a correlation coefficient (R2 ) of 0.78 in double bounce dominant area while that of 0.54 in single bouncing dominant area. This shows that double bounce dominant area should be selected for water height measurement using In8AR technique.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제34권6_3호
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• pp.1383-1398
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• 2018

해상풍은 복잡한 해양 현상을 이해하는 데 가장 기초 요소 중 하나이다. 1990년대 초부터 산란계를 활용하여 전세계 바람장 자료를 생산해왔지만, 낮은 해상도로 인해 해양 연구에 제한적으로 사용되었다. Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)는 이러한 한계점을 보완하여 고해상도의 바람장 자료 생산이 가능하다. KOMPSAT-5는 한반도 최초의 X-band SAR 탑재 인공위성으로 고해상도 해상풍 산출이 가능하다. 본 연구는 KOMPSAT-5 후방산란계수 자료를 활용하여 산출한 해상풍의 검증 결과를 최초로 제시하였다. 18장의 KOMPSAT-5 ES 모드 자료를 수집하여 해양 부이와의 일치점 데이터베이스를 생산하였다. 정확한 해상풍 산출을 위해 육지 화소, 스페클 잡음, 선박 화소를 제거하는 전처리 과정을 거쳤고, 해양 부이 실측 자료에 Liu-Katsaros-Businger (LKB) 모델을 통해 10-m 중성 바람으로 변환하여 기준 자료로 활용하였다. XMOD2를 활용하여 산출한 해상풍은 후방산란계수 산출식에 따라 $2.41-2.74m\;s^{-1}$의 평균 제곱근 오차를 보였다. 분석 결과 KOMPSAT-5 후방산란계수 자료를 활용하여 해상풍을 산출하는 경우, 대기 중력파, 파랑, 내부파를 포함한 해양 기상 환경과 레인지 모호성(range ambiguity), 입사각의 이산적 불연속적 분포를 포함한 영상 품질에 의한 잠재적 오차 요인이 존재함을 규명하였다.