• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1058-1070
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• 2014

There are two major ways to implement depth estimation, multiple image depth estimation and single image depth estimation, respectively. The former has a high hardware cost because it uses multiple cameras but it has a simple software algorithm. Conversely, the latter has a low hardware cost but the software algorithm is complex. One of the recent trends in this field is to make a system compact, or even portable, and to simplify the optical elements to be attached to the conventional camera. In this paper, we present an implementation of depth estimation with a single image using a graphics processing unit (GPU) in a desktop PC, and achieve real-time application via our evolutional algorithm and parallel processing technique, employing a compute shader. The methods greatly accelerate the compute-intensive implementation of depth estimation with a single view image from 0.003 frames per second (fps) (implemented in MATLAB) to 53 fps, which is almost twice the real-time standard of 30 fps. In the previous literature, to the best of our knowledge, no paper discusses the optimization of depth estimation using a single image, and the frame rate of our final result is better than that of previous studies using multiple images, whose frame rate is about 20fps.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.138-146
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• 2018

In this paper, we describe an algorithm for extracting depth information from a single image based on CNN. When acquiring three-dimensional information from a single two-dimensional image using a deep-learning technique, it is difficult to accurately predict the edge portion of the depth image because it is a part where the depth changes abruptly. in this paper, we introduce the concept of pixel-wise confidence to take advantage of these characteristics. We propose an algorithm that estimates depth information from a highly reliable flat part and propagates it to the edge part to improve the accuracy of depth estimation.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.281-291
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• 2019

3D 카메라 기술 중에서 초점의 흐려짐을 이용한 깊이 추정은 카메라의 초점거리 평면의 물체는 선명한 상이 맺히지만 카메라의 초점거리 평면으로부터 멀어진 물체는 흐린 영상을 만들어낸다는 현상을 이용해 3D 깊이를 추정한다. 본 논문에서는 단일 카메라를 이용하여 촬영한 영상의 흐림 정도를 분석하여 3D 깊이를 추정하는 알고리즘을 연구하였다. 단일 카메라의 1 개의 영상 또는 단일 카메라의 초점이 서로 다른 2 개의 영상을 사용하여 초점의 흐려짐을 이용한 3D 깊이를 추정하는 방법을 통해 최적화된 피사체 범위를 도출하였다. 1 개의 영상을 이용한 깊이 추정에서는 스마트폰 카메라와 DSLR 카메라 모두 250 mm의 초점거리를 사용하는 것이 가장 좋은 성능을 보였다. 2개의 영상을 이용한 깊이 추정에서는 스마트폰 카메라 영상은 150 mm와 250 mm로 그리고 DSLR 카메라 영상은 200 mm와 300 mm로 초점거리를 설정하였을 때 가장 좋은 3D 깊이 추정 유효 범위를 갖는 것으로 나타났다.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.382-387
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• 2014

A computational approach to depth estimations using a color over lapped integral imaging system is presented. The proposed imaging system acquires multiple color images simultaneously through a single lens with an array of multiple pinholes that are distributed around the optical axis. This paper proposes a computational model of the relationship between the real distance of an object and the disparity among different color images. The proposed model can serve as a computational basis of a single camera-based depth estimation.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.514-523
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• 2021

Methods for absolute depth estimation have received lots of interest, and most algorithms are concerned about how to minimize the difference between an input defocused image and an estimated defocused image. These approaches may increase the complexity of the algorithms to calculate the defocused image from the estimation of the focused image. In this paper, we present a new method to recover depth of scene based on a sharpness-assessment algorithm. The proposed algorithm estimates the depth of scene by calculating the sharpness of deconvolved images with a specific point-spread function (PSF). While most depth estimation studies evaluate depth of the scene only behind a focal plane, the proposed method evaluates a broad depth range both nearer and farther than the focal plane. This is accomplished using an asymmetric aperture, so the PSF at a position nearer than the focal plane is different from that at a position farther than the focal plane. From the image taken with a focal plane of 160 cm, the depth of object over the broad range from 60 to 350 cm is estimated at 10 cm resolution. With an asymmetric aperture, we demonstrate the feasibility of the sharpness-assessment algorithm to recover absolute depth of scene from a single defocused image.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 2010년도 하계학술대회
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• pp.241-243
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• 2010

Previous approaches to the 2D to 3D conversion problem require heavy computation or considerable amount of user input. In this paper, we propose a rather simple method in estimating the depth map from a single image using a monocular depth cue: haze. Using the haze imaging model, we obtain the distance information and estimate a reliable depth map from a single scenery image. Using the depth map, we also suggest an algorithm that converts the single image to 3D stereoscopic images. We determine a disparity value for each pixel from the original 'left' image and generate a corresponding 'right' image. Results show that the algorithm gives well refined depth maps despite the simplicity of the approach.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.96-105
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• 2004

2차원 이미지로부터 3차원 이미지 복원은 각 픽셀까지의 깊이 정보가 필요하고, 3차원 모델의 복원에 관한 일반적인 수작업은 많은 시간과 비용이 소모된다. 본 논문의 목표는 카메라가 이동하는 중에, 획득된 단안 영상에서 영역의 상대적인 깊이 정보를 추출하는 것이다. 카메라 이동에 의한 영상의 모든 점들의 움직임은 깊이 정보에 종속적이라는 사실에 기반을 두고 있다. 전역 탐색 기법을 사용하여 획득한 움직임 벡터에서 카메라 회전과 배율에 관해서 보상을 한다. 움직임 벡터를 분석하여 평균 깊이를 측정하고, 평균 깊이에 대한 각 영역의 상대적 깊이를 구하였다. 실험결과 영역의 상대적인 깊이는 인간이 인식하는 상대적인 깊이와 일치한다는 것을 보였다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2016

This paper addresses a problem of defocus map recovery from single image. We describe a simple effective approach to estimate the spatial value of defocus blur at the edge location of the image. At first, we perform a re-blurring process using Gaussian function with input image, and calculate a gradient magnitude ratio with blurring amount between input image and re-blurred image. Then we get a full defocus map by propagating the blur amount at the edge location. Experimental result reveals that our method outperforms a reliable estimation of depth map, and shows that our algorithm is robust to noise, inaccurate edge location and interferences of neighboring edges within input image.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2013

깊이 추정은 로봇 비전, 3차원 영상, 모션 제어를 위해 사용되는 매우 중요한 인자이다. 깊이 추정은 렌즈와 물체 사이의 거리를 변화시켜가면서 취득된 일련의 영상에서 계산된 초점 정보에 기반을 둔다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 초점정보를 이용한 패턴간의 상대적 깊이 추정 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 거리별로 취득된 영상의 초점값 정보를 이용하여 구현하였으며, 깊이는 두 패턴의 상대적 거리를 고려함으로써 추정하였다. 다양한 영상정보를 이용하여 깊이 추정을 수행한 결과 효과적인 추정이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.1659-1668
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• 2016

Understanding 3D structure of scenes is of a great interest in various vision-related tasks. In this paper, we present a unified approach for estimating depth from a single monocular image. The key idea of our approach is to take advantages both of parametric learning and non-parametric sampling method. Using a parametric convolutional network, our approach learns the relation of various monocular cues, which make a coarse global prediction. We also leverage the local prediction to refine the global prediction. It is practically estimated in a non-parametric framework. The integration of local and global predictions is accomplished by concatenating the feature maps of the global prediction with those from local ones. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art methods both qualitatively and quantitatively.