• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose an approach to identify the driving environment for intelligent highway vehicles by means of image processing and computer vision techniques. The proposed approach mainly consists of two consecutive computational steps. The first step is the lane marking detection, which is used to identify the location of the host vehicle and road geometry. In this step, related standard image processing techniques are adapted for lane-related information. In the second step, by using the output from the first step, a four-stage algorithm for vehicle detection is proposed to provide information on the relative position and speed between the host vehicle and each preceding vehicle. The proposed approach has been validated in several real-world scenarios. Herein, experimental results indicate low false alarm and low false dismissal and have demonstrated the robustness of the proposed detection approach.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2013

Artificial neural networks were used for time series modelling of algal dynamics of whole year and by season at the Paldang dam station (confluence area). The modelling was based on comprehensive weekly water quality data from 1997 to 2004 at the Paldang dam station. The results of validation of seasonal models showed that the timing and magnitude of the observed chlorophyll a concentration was predicted better, compared with the ANN model for whole year. Internal weightings of the inputs in trained neural networks were obtained by sensitivity analysis for identification of the primary driving mechanisms in the system dynamics. pH, COD, TP determined most the dynamics of chlorophyll a, although these inputs were not the real driving variable for algal growth. Short-term prediction models that perform one or two weeks ahead predictions of chlorophyll a concentration were designed for the application of Harmful Algal Alert System in Lake Paldang. Short-term-ahead ANN models showed the possibilities of application of Harmful Algal Alert System after increasing ANN model's performance.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2014

PURPOSES : Ambiguous decision on whether rural or urban area for road design can increase the construction cost and restrict the land use of surrounding area. However, administrative classification on rural and urban area is not directly related to road design because of this classification is not based on the engineering viewpoint, so method which can explain the road design context is required. METHODS : Method which enables to identify the area for road design is suggested based on the deceleration expected to be experienced by drivers who use the road section concerned. Deceleration rate corresponding to the area such as rural or urban suggested in Road Design Guideline is used as the criteria to identify the area by comparing this value with the estimated deceleration rate at the road section concerned. Speed profile method is utilized to derive the deceleration rate, and speed estimation way for reflecting both road geometry and intersection is suggested using stopping sight distance concept. RESULTS : The procedure of the method application is suggested, and the design example utilizing the method is provided. CONCLUSIONS : The method is expected to be used to identify the area for road design with engineering viewpoint, and design consistency among the roads with similar driving environment can be made.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.470-480
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• 2015

As the railway noise guideline of the Ministry of Environment after 2017 is strictly enforced, the noise level at stationary condition of urban railway is demanding the reduction about 2 dB(A). And the noise level at running condition is reduced by 6 dB(A) at 80 km/h. Therefore, the devices that causes noise shall arrange for the improvement plan of noise reduction for each device. In this paper, we carried out a technical review of the driving gear used to drive the vehicle from a variety of noise-induced equipment of a urban railway. Analyze the causes of the current noise levels and noise cause about the driving gear used in current urban railway and this study analyzes the noise level and noise cause the drive gear being used in the current urban railway. Finally, in this paper proposes a scheme for reducing the noise that can be designed to reduce the noise with considering the noise cause analysis.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1992년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 19-21 Oct. 1992
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• pp.473-478
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• 1992

This paper aims to investigate the navigation control of a mobile robot in a confined environment. Steering angle becomes control variable which is computed from the fuzzy control rules. The identification method proposed in this paper presents the fuzzy control rules obtained through modelling of. the driving actions of human operator. The feasibility of the proposed method is evaluated through the application of the identified fuzzy controls rules to the navigation control of a mobile robot which follows the center of a corridor.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2022

Safety and security are the topmost priority in every environment. With the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI), many objects are becoming more intelligent, conscious, and curious of their surroundings. The recent scientific breakthroughs in autonomous vehicular designs and development; powered by AI, network of sensors and the rapid increase of Internet of Things (IoTs) could be utilized in maintaining safety and security in our environments. AI based on deep learning architectures and models, such as Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), is being applied worldwide in the automotive design fields like computer vision, natural language processing, sensor fusion, object recognition and autonomous driving projects. These features are well known for their identification, detective and tracking abilities. With the embedment of sensors, cameras, GPS, RADAR, LIDAR, and on-board computers in many of these autonomous vehicles being developed, these vehicles can properly map their positions and proximity to everything around them. In this paper, we explored in detail several ways in which these enormous features embedded in these autonomous vehicles, such as the network of sensors fusion, computer vision and natural image processing, natural language processing, and activity aware capabilities of these automobiles, could be tapped and utilized in safeguarding our lives and environment.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1253-1263
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• 2002

The control system design and modeling of an unmanned vehicle by means of a new concept for better performance through a tole-operation system is suggested by sensor fusion. But, the control of a real vehicle is very difficult, because the system identification of the vehicle is hard to find the unknown factors and the disturbances of the experimental environment. For the longitudinal and lateral controls, the traction system and steering system models are set up and a tuning method to find the gain of the controller by experiments is presented. In this research, mechanical and electronic parts are implemented to operate the unmanned vehicle and data reconstruction method of information about the environment data coming from several sensors is presented by data plot for the vehicle navigation. This paper focuses on the integration of tole-operated unmanned vehicle. This vehicle mainly controlled lateral and longitudinal directions with actuators for controlling vehicle movement and sensors for the closed-loop controlled system.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권3_1spc호
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• pp.607-614
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• 2013

This paper proposes a robot driving system and sensor implementation for use with an education robot. This robot has multiple functions and was designed so that children could use it with interest and ease. The robot recognizes the location of a user and follows that user at a specific distance when the robot and user communicate with each other. In this work, the robot was designed and manufactured to evaluate its performance. In addition, an embedded board was installed with the purpose of communicating with a smart phone, and a camera mounted on the robot allowed it to monitor the environment. To allow the robot to follow a moving user, a set of sensors combined with an RF module and ultrasonic sensors were adopted to measure the distance between the user and the robot. With the help of this ultrasonic sensors arrangement, the location of the user couldbe identified in all directions, which allowed the robot to follow the moving user at the desired distance. Experiments were carried out to see how well the user's location could be recognized and to investigate how accurately the robot trackedthe user, which eventually yielded a satisfactory performance.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.356-363
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• 2012

자동차가 IT 기술과 융합되면서 편의성과 안전성 그리고 성능이 좋아지고 있다. 이와 관련하여 최근 자동차의 주행시 안전 및 주변 환경과 관련된 정보를 제공하기 위한 많은 알고리즘이 연구되고 있으며 교통표지판 인식 또한 그 중 하나이다. 교통표지판 인식은 안전 운전에 필요한 중요한 정보를 제공해 준다. 본 논문에서는 연산 시간 감소에 중점을 두어 교통표지판을 탐지하고 판별하는 인식 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘에서는 색상 임계값을 이용하여 교통표지판 후보를 분할하고 다각형 근사법을 이용하여 적절한 다각형을 찾는다. 이렇게 찾은 패턴에 대해 SURF와 ORB 알고리즘을 이용하여 데이터베이스와 비교하여 교통표지판을 식별한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2009

최근의 항만은 유비쿼터스 환경 구축에 따른 일반적인 항만 관리에 있어 U-Port 서비스를 도입하여 컨테이너 위치 추적 시스템, 항만 터미널 관리 시스템, 선진정보교환시스템 등을 구현하고 있다. 특히, 화물 차량과 컨테이너의 위치 추적 서비스는 실시간으로 화물차량과 컨테이너의 위치와 상태 정보를 제공하여 효율적인 차량 운행 관리와 문제 발생시 즉각적인 대처가 가능하게 한다. 하지만 대규모 항만 내에서 화물 차량의 무질서한 운행이나 주 정차, 도난 파손 사고 출입 관제 등의 문제를 효율적으로 관리하기에는 미흡하다. 본 논문에서는 항만 내에서의 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 자동 게이트 통관 시점부터 항만 내에 화물 차량이 체재하는 동안 차량 또는 출입자의 위치를 전자 지도상에 표시하고, 확인이 필요하거나 사고 발생 지역을 원격에서 영상으로 확인할 수 있는 항만내 차량 또는 출입자의 위치 인식 및 고해상도 영상 압축, AVE/H.264 저장 및 영상 전송을 통한 영상 확인 시스템을 구현하였다.