• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.243-260
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• 2008

To prevent low yields in the semiconductor industry is crucial to the success of that industry. However, to prevent low yields is difficult because of too many factors to affect yield variation and their complex relation in the semiconductor manufacturing process. This study presents a new efficient detection methodology for detecting abnormal yields including high and low yields, which can forecast the yield level of a production unit (namely a lot) based on yield-related feature variables' behaviors. In the methodology, we use C5.0 to identify the yield-related feature variables that are the combination of correlated process variables associated with yield, use SOM (Self-Organizing Map) neural networks to extract and classify significant patterns of past abnormal yield lots and finally use C5.0 to generate classification rules for detecting abnormal yield lot. We illustrate the effectiveness of our methodology using a semiconductor manufacturing company's field data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.402-408
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• 1997

일정 학습계수와 이진 강화함수를 지닌 자기조직화 형상지도(Self-Organizing Feature Map)신경회로망을 FPGA위에 하드웨어로 구현하였다. 원래의 SOFM 알고리즘에서 학습계수가 시간 종속형인데 반하여, 본 논문에서 하드웨어로 구현한 알고리즘에서는 학습계수가 일정인 값으로 고정되며 이로 인한 성능저하를 보상하기 위하여 이진 강화함수를 부가하였다. 제안한 알고리즘은 복잡한 곱셈 연산을 필요로 하지 않으므로 하드웨어 구현시 보다 쉽게 구현 가능한 특징이 있다. 1개의 덧셈/뺄셈기와 2개의 덧셈기로 구성된 단위 뉴런은 형대가 단순하면서 반복적이므로 하나의 FPGA위에서도 다수의 뉴런을 구현 할 수 있으며 비교적 소수의 제어 신호로서 이들을 모두 제어 가능할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 실험결과 각 구성부분은 모두 이상 없이 올바로 동작하였으며 각 부분이 모두 종합된 전체 시스템도 이상 없이 동작함을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07e
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• pp.1887-1890
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• 2003

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) head pose estimation algorithm using the stereo image. Given a pair of stereo image, we automatically extract several important facial feature points using the disparity map, the gabor filter and the canny edge detector. To detect the facial feature region , we propose a region dividing method using the disparity map. On the indoor head & shoulder stereo image, a face region has a larger disparity than a background. So we separate a face region from a background by a divergence of disparity. To estimate 3D head pose, we propose a 2D-3D Error Compensated-SVD (EC-SVD) algorithm. We estimate the 3D coordinates of the facial features using the correspondence of a stereo image. We can estimate the head pose of an input image using Error Compensated-SVD (EC-SVD) method. Experimental results show that the proposed method is capable of estimating pose accurately.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.51 no.6
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• pp.276-283
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• 2002

This Paper Presents the method for detecting a partial discharge(PD) using an electromagnetic wave measured by an antenna. The various electromagnetic waves are measured in the laboratory and wavelet transform, which is provides a direct quantitative measure of spectral content in the time-frequency domain, are applied for identifying the property of electromagnetic waves. Also, the statistical method and self-organizing feature map(SOFM) are applied for the pattern recognition of electromagnetic waves. The proposed method is shown to be useful for detecting electromagnetic waves emitted for PD in test data.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.473-479
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• 2006

A global path planning algorithm using modified self-organizing feature map(SOFM) which is a method among a number of neural network is presented. The SOFM uses a randomized small valued initial weight vectors, selects the neuron whose weight vector best matches input as the winning neuron, and trains the weight vectors such that neurons within the activity bubble are move toward the input vector. On the other hand, the modified method in this research uses a predetermined initial weight vectors of the 2-dimensional mesh, gives the systematic input vector whose position best matches obstacles, and trains the weight vectors such that neurons within the activity bubble are move toward the opposite direction of input vector. According to simulation results one can conclude that the modified neural network is useful tool for the global path planning problem of a mobile robot.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.579-582
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• 2001

Vector Transformation is a new method unified vector quantization and coding. So far, codebook generation applied to coding was LBG algorithm. But using the advantage of SOFM(Self-Organizing Feature Map) based on neural network can improve a system's performance. In this paper, we generated VTC(Vector Transformation Coding) codebook applied with SOFM algorithm and compare the result for several coding rates with LBG algorithm. The problem of Vector quantization is complicated calculation and codebook generation. So, to solve this problem, we used neural network approach method.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.51-56
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• 2018

This paper proposes the efficient preprocessing method based on curvelet transform for edge enhancement in image. The propose method is generated the edge map by using the Canny algorithm to wavelet transform, which is the sub-step of the curvelet transform. In order to improve the part of edge feature, the selective sharpening according to the generate edge map is applied. In experimental result, the propose method achieves that the enhancement of edge feature is better than conventional methods. This leads that peak to signal noise ratio, edge intensity are improvement on average about 1.92, 1.12dB respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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• v.32B no.11
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• pp.1496-1505
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• 1995

Maps are one of the most complicated types of drawings. Drawing recognition technology is not yet sophisticated enough for automated map reading. To automatically extract a road map dircetly from complicated topographical maps, a very sophisticated algorithm is needed, since the image generally involvfes such complicated patterns as symbols, characters, residential sections, rivers, railroads, etc. This paper proposes a new feature extraction method based on the morphology. We apply this method to extract complete set of road segments from topographical maps. The proposed method successfully extract road segments from various areas.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1380-1384
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• 2010

현재 환경부에서는 수질오염총량관리제를 위하여 각 단위유역의 말단지점에서 8일 간격으로 수질 및 유량을 측정하고 있으며, 이 자료들을 공개하고 있다. 이러한 양질의 자료의 활용성을 제고하기 위해서는 무엇보다도 자료의 분석을 위한 다양한 기법이 개발되고 제안되어야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 수질 및 유량자료를 동시에 적용하여 두 자료 사이의 관계를 조사하고 특성을 파악하기 위하여 자기조직화 특성지도(Self-Organizing Feature Map: SOFM) 이론을 적용하였다. 시행착오법에 의해 적정한 SOFM 구조를 결정하였으며, 그 결과 $4{\times}4$ 구조의 육각형 배열을 갖는 구조를 이용하였다. SOFM에 의해 분류된 3개의 패턴 중 패턴-1은 유량자료의 크기에 의해 분류되었고, 패턴-2와 패턴-3은 BOD 농도의 크기에 따라 분류된 것으로 파악되었다. 따라서 SOFM의 적용에 의한 자료의 분류를 수행하고, 그 분류기준을 파악할 경우 SOFM의 자료 분석 도구로서의 활용성이 더욱 높아질 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.19-26
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• 1999

The geographic information system is needed in the image recognition field. This study recommends an efficient method to construct the GIS from the feature extraction of roads through scanning of a normal or hand-made maps. Many algorithms have been presented for such image information recognition. However, such algorithm processes have limitations due to their complexity. To efficiently extract road information from scanning map images. a $3{\times}3$ directional form is applied - structuring element, erosion and dilation, and opening and closing. This method allows for efficient evaluation of the featured road extracts from the map image and from the character sets.