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3D Holographic Image Recognition by Using Graphic Processing Unit

  • Lee, Jeong-A;Moon, In-Kyu;Liu, Hailing;Yi, Faliu
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.264-271
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    • 2011
  • In this paper we examine and compare the computational speeds of three-dimensional (3D) object recognition by use of digital holography based on central unit processing (CPU) and graphic processing unit (GPU) computing. The holographic fringe pattern of a 3D object is obtained using an in-line interferometry setup. The Fourier matched filters are applied to the complex image reconstructed from the holographic fringe pattern using a GPU chip for real-time 3D object recognition. It is shown that the computational speed of the 3D object recognition using GPU computing is significantly faster than that of the CPU computing. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on comparisons of the calculation time of the 3D object recognition based on the digital holography with CPU vs GPU computing.

Human Arm Posture Control Using the Impedance Controllability of the Musculo-Skeletal System Against the Alteration of the Environments

  • Kim, Jaehyo;Makoto Sato;Yasuharu Koike
    • Transactions on Control, Automation and Systems Engineering
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2002
  • We show that humans execute the postural control ingeniously by regulating the impedance properties of the musculo-skeletal system as the motor command against the alteration of the environment. Adjusting muscle activity can control the impedance properties of the musculo-skeletal system. To quantify the changes in human arm viscoelasticity on the vertical plane during interaction with the environment, we asked our subject to hold an object. By utilizing surface electromyographic(EMG) studies, we determined a relationship between the perturbation and a time-varying muscle co-activation. Our study showed when the subject lifts the object by himself the muscle stiffness increases while the torque remains the same just before the lift-off. These results suggest that the central nervous system(CNS) simultaneously controls not only the equilibrium point(EP) and the torque, but also the muscle stiffness as themotor command in posture control during the contact task.

A Study on the design of functional electrical stimulation system for hemiplegic patients (편마비환자를 위한 휴대용 자극시스템 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, N.H.;Park, J.K.;Kwon, J.W.;Jang, Y.K.;Hong, S.H.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1996 no.11
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    • pp.99-102
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    • 1996
  • The ultimate object of FES is on the recovering function of body and shape demaged from desease or injury to original state. On this study, object is recovering of gait function of the disabled who, especially, have gait disturbance. Paralyzed muscle from the central nerve disable, if peripheral nerves which be in the lower part of the harmed are activated, muscle contraction is possible. The traumatic trouble, peripheral nerves aren't connected to a central nerve but origin of peripheral nerve cells which are in the lower part of the harmed are alive, react on stimulation. We design 4-channel stimulator, being based on standard stimuli pattern. stimulator is manufactured with compact size and light weight to portable.

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Using Kalman Filtering and Segmentation Techniques to Capture and Detect Cracks in Pavement

  • Hsu, C.J.;Chen, C.F.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.930-932
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    • 2003
  • For this study we used a CCD video camera to capture the pavement image information via the computer. During investigation processing, the CCD video camera captured 10${\sim}$30 images per second. If the vehicle velocity is too fast, the collected images will be duplicated and if the velocity is too slow there will be a gapped between images. Therefore, in order to control the efficiency of the image grabber we should add accessory tools such as the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and odometer. Furthermore, Kalman Filtering can also solve these problems. After the CCD video camera captured the pavement images, we used the Least-Squares method to eliminate images of gradation which have non-uniform surfaces due to the illumination at night. The Fuzzy Entropy method calculates images of threshold segments and creates binary images. Finally, the Object Labeling algorithm finds objects that are cracks or noises from the binary image based on volume pixels of the object. We used these algorithms and tested them, also providing some discussion and suggestions.

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MEDIATION MECHANISM FOR CONSTRUCTION DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN TAIWAN

  • Chun-Yi Hwang;Nie-Jia Yau
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.357-363
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    • 2011
  • Mediation has long been praised as one of effective dispute resolution methods in the area of construction law. Article 85-1 of the Taiwan Government Procurement Act was amended and promulgated by presidential decree on July 4, 2007. The second paragraph of the Article elaborates explicitly, "In the event that the application for mediation referred to in the preceding paragraph is made by the supplier, the agency may not object to such application." Beyond that, if an unsuccessful mediation of a construction dispute is due to the agency's disagreeing with the proposal or resolution for mediation proposed by the Complaint Review Board for Government Procurement ("CRBGP"), the agency may not object to the arbitration filed by the supplier. It undoubtedly reinforces the importance of the mediation-arbitration procedure. Accordingly, this paper elaborates on the mediation mechanism in Taiwan in the framework of construction disputes first. After that, dispute resolution of a local public work case is provided to demonstrate the practice of construction mediation in Taiwan. Lastly, this study proposes suggestions on applying mediation to ease similar subsequent cases.

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Object/Non-object Image Classification Based on the Detection of Objects of Interest (관심 객체 검출에 기반한 객체 및 비객체 영상 분류 기법)

  • Kim Sung-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.11 no.2 s.40
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2006
  • We propose a method that automatically classifies the images into the object and non-object images. An object image is the image with object(s). An object in an image is defined as a set of regions that lie around center of the image and have significant color distribution against the other surround (or background) regions. We define four measures based on the characteristics of an object to classify the images. The center significance is calculated from the difference in color distribution between the center area and its surrounding region. Second measure is the variance of significantly correlated colors in the image plane. Significantly correlated colors are first defined as the colors of two adjacent pixels that appear more frequently around center of an image rather than at the background of the image. Third one is edge strength at the boundary of candidate for the object. By the way, it is computationally expensive to extract third value because central objects are extracted. So, we define fourth measure which is similar with third measure in characteristic. Fourth one can be calculated more fast but show less accuracy than third one. To classify the images we combine each measure by training the neural network and SYM. We compare classification accuracies of these two classifiers.

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Dynamic Object Detection Architecture for LiDAR Embedded Processors (라이다 임베디드 프로세서를 위한 동적 객체인식 아키텍처 구현)

  • Jung, Minwoo;Lee, Sanghoon;Kim, Dae-Young
    • Journal of Platform Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2020
  • In an autonomous driving environment, dynamic recognition of objects is essential as the situation changes in real time. In addition, as the number of sensors and control modules built into an autonomous vehicle increases, the amount of data the central control unit has to process also rapidly increases. By minimizing the output data from the sensor, the load on the central control unit can be reduced. This study proposes a dynamic object recognition algorithm solely using the embedded processor on a LiDAR sensor. While there are open source algorithms to process the point cloud output from LiDAR sensors, most require a separate high-performance processor. Since the embedded processors installed in LiDAR sensors often have resource constraints, it is essential to optimize the algorithm for efficiency. In this study, an embedded processor based object recognition algorithm was developed for autonomous vehicles, and the correlation between the size of the point clouds and processing time was analyzed. The proposed object recognition algorithm evaluated that the processing time directly increased with the size of the point cloud, with the processor stalling at a specific point if the point cloud size is beyond the threshold

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An Evaluation Method for Tornado Missile Strike Probability with Stochastic Correlation

  • Eguchi, Yuzuru;Murakami, Takahiro;Hirakuchi, Hiromaru;Sugimoto, Soichiro;Hattori, Yasuo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.395-403
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    • 2017
  • An efficient evaluation method for the probability of a tornado missile strike without using the Monte Carlo method is proposed in this paper. A major part of the proposed probability evaluation is based on numerical results computed using an in-house code, Tornado-borne missile analysis code, which enables us to evaluate the liftoff and flight behaviors of unconstrained objects on the ground driven by a tornado. Using the Tornado-borne missile analysis code, we can obtain a stochastic correlation between local wind speed and flight distance of each object, and this stochastic correlation is used to evaluate the conditional strike probability, $Q_V(r)$, of a missile located at position r, where the local wind speed is V. In contrast, the annual exceedance probability of local wind speed, which can be computed using a tornado hazard analysis code, is used to derive the probability density function, p(V). Then, we finally obtain the annual probability of tornado missile strike on a structure with the convolutional integration of product of $Q_V(r)$ and p(V) over V. The evaluation method is applied to a simple problem to qualitatively confirm the validity, and to quantitatively verify the results for two extreme cases in which an object is located just in the vicinity of or far away from the structure.

Contend Base Image Retrieval using Color Feature of Central Region and Optimized Comparing Bin (중앙 영역의 컬러 특징과 최적화된 빈 수를 이용한 내용기 반 영상검색)

  • Ryu, Eun-Ju;Song, Young-Jun;Park, Won-Bae;Ahn, Jae-Hyeong
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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    • v.11B no.5
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    • pp.581-586
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we proposed a content-based image retrieval using a color feature for central region and its optimized comparing bin method. Human's visual characteristic is influenced by existent of central object. So we supposed that object is centrally located in image and then we extract color feature at central region. When the background of image is simple, the retrieval result can be bad affected by major color of background. Our method overcome this drawback as a result of the human visual characteristic. After we transform Image into HSV color space, we extract color feature from the quantized image with 16 level. The experimental results showed that the method using the eight high rank bin is better than using the 16 bin The case which extracts the feature with image's central region was superior compare with the case which extracts the feature with the whole image about 5%.