• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.87-92
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• 2003

This paper describes a system for tracking multiple faces in an input video sequence using facial convex hull based facial segmentation and robust hausdorff distance. The algorithm adapts skin color reference map in YCbCr color space and hair color reference map in RGB color space for classifying face region. Then, we obtain an initial face model with preprocessing and convex hull. For tracking, this algorithm computes displacement of the point set between frames using a robust hausdorff distance and the best possible displacement is selected. Finally, the initial face model is updated using the displacement. We provide an example to illustrate the proposed tracking algorithm, which efficiently tracks rotating and zooming faces as well as existing multiple faces in video sequences obtained from CCD camera.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.248-253
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• 2008

In this paper, a novel vehicle detection algorithm is proposed that utilizes the color histogram of the image. The color histogram is used to search the image for regions with shadow, block symmetry, and block non-homogeneity, thereby detecting the vehicle region. First, an integral histogram of the input image is computed to decrease the amount of required computation time for the block color histograms. Then, shadow detection is performed and the block symmetry and block non-homogeneity are checked in a cascade manner to detect the vehicle in the image. Finally, the proposed scheme is applied to both still images taken in a parking lot and an on-road video sequence to demonstrate its effectiveness.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.419-422
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 환자와 검사자에게 초음파 영상의 객관화된 정보를 정확하게 제공하기 위해 간과 신장의 초음파 영상에 SOM 기법을 적용하여 지방간 농도 수치를 분류하는 방법을 제시한다. 제안된 방법은 간, 신장 영역을 촬영한 초음파 영상에서 촬영정보나 눈금자 등과 같이 필요 없는 부분을 잡음으로 간주하여 제거한 Region Of Interest(ROI) 영상을 추출하고, 추출된 ROI 영상에서 명암대비를 강조하기 위해 Fuzzy Stretching 기법을 적용한다. Stretching된 영상에 Enhanced Average Binary와 Labeling 기법으로 적용하여 얻은 Contour 정보를 분석하여 잡음을 제거한 후, 지방간의 측정 영역을 추출한다. 추출된 간과 신장의 측정 영역에 SOM 기법을 적용하여 명암도 값을 분류한 후, 간과 신장의 실질 영역의 대표 명암도를 각각 추출하여 비교 분석한다. 제안된 방법을 초음파 영상에 적용한 결과, 효율적이고 객관적으로 간의 지방도를 분류할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 1993.06a
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• pp.1167-1170
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• 1993

We look at the problem of defuzzification in situations in which in addition to the usual fuzzy output of the controller there exists some ancillary restriction on the allowable defuzzified values. We provide two basic approaches to address this problem. In the first approach we enforce the restriction by selecting the defuzzified value through a random experiment in which the values which have nonzero probabilities are in the allowable region, this method is based on the RAGE defuzzification procedure and makes use of a nonmonotonic conjunction operator. The second approach which in the spirit of the commonly used methods, a kind of expected value, converts the problem to a constraint optimization problem.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.131-136
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• 2012

If one can find a control Lyapunov function (CLF) for a given nonlinear system, the control input stabilizing the system can be easily obtained. To find a CLF, the time derivative of an energy function should be negative definite. This procedure frequently requires a control input which is a rational function or includes an inverse function. The control input is not defined on the specific state-space where the denominator of the rational function is equal to 0 or the inverse function does not exist. In this region with singularities, the trajectory of the control system cannot be generated, which is one of the most important reasons why it is hard to make the origin of a nonlinear system be globally asymptotically stable. In this paper, we propose a smooth control law ensuring the globally asymptotic stability by means of cancelling the singularity in the control input.

• Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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• v.1993 no.11
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• pp.27-30
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• 1993

Information about retinal blood vessels can be used in grading disease severity or as part of the process of automated diagnosis of diseases with ocular menifestations. In this paper, we address the problem of detecting retinal blood vessels and optic disk (papilla) in Eye-fundus images. We introduce an algorithm for feature extraction based on Fuzzy festering(FCM). The results ore compared to those obtained with other methods. The automatic detection of retinal blood vessels and optic disk in the Eye-fundus images could help physicians in diagnosing ocular diseases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.850-852
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• 2005

차량을 포함하는 임의의 영상에서 번호판 추출은 다양한 조명조건 및 배경, 촬영 각도, 번호판 종류 등의 요인으로 인해 고도의 영상처리 과정을 필요로 한다. 본 논문에서는 실제 환경에서 발생할 수 있는 이러한 요인들에 대해 강건한 번호판 추출 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 입력영상의 RGB 성분들을 색상성분과 영암성분으로 분리할 수 있는 칼라모델 HSI로 변환하고 H(hue)와 S(saturation)성분을 이용하여 번호판의 배경색상을 고려한 칼라 퍼지지도를 구성한다. 또한, I(intensity)성분을 이용하여 에지밀도를 추출하고 에지밀도 지도에 기반한 영역분리 퍼지지도를 생성한다. 마지막으로, 후보영역 탐색을 위해 칼라 퍼지지도와 영역분리 퍼지지도를 결합하고, 연결성분 해석(Connected Component Analysis)을 통해 ROI(Region Of Interest)를 추출한다. 제안하는 방법의 유효성 검증을 위해 조명 및 촬영 각도에 제한을 거의 두지 않고 촬영된 차량 영상 410장을 실험 영상으로 사용하였다. 실험 결과에서는 $97.1\%$의 효과적인 추출 성공률을 볼 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.163-169
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a real-time people tracking system with multiple CCD cameras for security inside the building. The camera is mounted from the ceiling of the laboratory so that the image data of the passing people are fully overlapped. The implemented system recognizes people movement along various directions. To track people even when their images are partially overlapped, the proposed system estimates and tracks a bounding box enclosing each person in the tracking region. The approximated convex hull of each individual in the tracking area is obtained to provide more accurate tracking information. To achieve this goal, we propose a method for 3D walking human tracking based on the IMPRESARIO framework incorporating cascaded classifiers into hypothesis evaluation. The efficiency of adaptive selection of cascaded classifiers have been also presented. We have shown the improvement of reliability for likelihood calculation by using cascaded classifiers. Experimental results show that the proposed method can smoothly and effectively detect and track walking humans through environments such as dense forests.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.25-35
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• 2022

The SAP(salt-and-pepper) noise changes the pixel value to the maximum and minimum values of the dynamic region of the pixel. For this reason, unlike white Gaussian noise, SAP noise can predict the ratio of noise relatively easily. Because the condition of the neighboring pixels that can be referenced changes according to the noise ratio, it is necessary to apply different noise reduction methods according to the noise ratio. This paper proposes an adaptive switching filtering algorithm which can eliminates the SAP noise. It consists of two phases. It first detects the location of the SAP noise and calculates the noise ratio. After that, the image is reconstructed using different methods depending on which of the three sections the calculated noise ratio belongs to. As a result of the experiment, the proposed method showed superior objective and subjective image quality compared to the previous methods such as MF, AFSWMF, NAMF and RWMF.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.23-43
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• 2017

Purpose: As application-specific wireless sensor networks are gaining popularity, this paper discusses the development and field performance of the GHAN, a greenhouse area network system to monitor, control, and access greenhouse microenvironments. GHAN, which is an upgraded system, has many new functions. It is an intelligent wireless sensor and actuator network (WSAN) system for next-generation greenhouses, which enhances the state of the art of greenhouse automation systems and helps growers by providing them valuable information not available otherwise. Apart from providing online spatial and temporal monitoring of the greenhouse microclimate, GHAN has a modified vapor pressure deficit (VPD) fuzzy controller with an adaptive-selective mechanism that provides better control of the greenhouse crop VPD with energy optimization. Using the latest soil-matrix potential sensors, the GHAN system also ascertains when, where, and how much to irrigate and spatially manages the irrigation schedule within the greenhouse grids. Further, given the need to understand the microclimate control dynamics of a greenhouse during the crop season or a specific time, a statistical assessment tool to estimate the degree of optimality and spatial variability is proposed and implemented. Methods: Apart from the development work, the system was field-tested in a commercial greenhouse situated in the region of Punjab, India, under different outside weather conditions for a long period of time. Conclusions: Day results of the greenhouse microclimate control dynamics were recorded and analyzed, and they proved the successful operation of the system in keeping the greenhouse climate optimal and uniform most of the time, with high control performance.