• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.5-6
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• 2011

최근 환경 문제와 에너지 자원 고갈 등의 이유로 전력 사용에 있어서 효율이 매우 중요시 되고 있다. 이와 맞물려 기존의 교류배전에 비해 직류배전이 가지는 효율적 이점이 주목받으면서 직류 배전에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어 지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 직류배전 적용시 이용 가능한 양방향 AC/DC 전력 변환기의 경부하 효율 향상을 위해 새로운 skip-cycle mode를 개발하고 이를 디지털 제어를 이용하여 구현하였다. 풀브릿지 타입의 3.3kW 양방향 전력변환기를 이용하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.1589-1596
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose the method that reduce computational complexity for intermode decision using CBP(coded block pattern) and coded information of colocated-MB(macro block). Proposed method classifies MB into best-CBP and normal-CBP according to the characteristics of CBP. On best-CBP, it eliminates the computation for $8{\times}8$ mode on intermode decision process because the probability for SKIP mode and M-Type mode is 96.3% statistically. On normal-CBP, it selectively eliminates the amount of computation for bit-rate distortion cost, because it uses coded information of colocated-MB and motion vector cost in deciding SKIP mode and M-Type mode. The simulation results show that the proposed method reduces total coding time to 58.44% in average, and is effective in reducing computational burden in videos with little motion.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.163-174
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• 2008

The H.264/AVC provides gains in compression efficiency of up to 50% over a wide range of bit rates and video resolutions compared to previous standards. However, to achieve such high coding efficiency, the complexity of H.264/AVC encoder is also increased drastically than previous ones, mainly because of mode decision. In this paper, we propose a three-step mode decision algorithm for fast encoding in H.264/AVC. In the first step, we select skip mode or inter mode by considering the temporal correlation and spatial correlation. In the second step, if the result of the first step is INTER mode, we select one group between two groups for final mode. In the third step, we select final mode by exploiting the pixel values of error macroblock or the modes of adjacent macroblocks. Simulations show that the proposed method reduces the encoding time by 42% on average without any significant PSNR losses.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.113-127
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• 2001

Skip-lot sampling plans for lot-by-lot inspection are more desirable than the continuous sampling plans for units in modern mass production system under the condition of the submitted product is good. Perry(1973a, 1973b) extended the Dodge(1955)′s skip-lot sampling plans to single and two-level skip-lot sampling plans and Parker & Kessler (1981) modified Perry(1973a)′s plans so that a sample of size one is taken from every lot skipped during the skipping mode. In this paper, Perry(1973b)′s two-level skip-lot sampling plans are modified by applying Parker & Kessler′s plan, designated as MTSkSP1, MTSkSP2, MTSkSP3. Operating characteristic(OC) functions, average sample numbers(ASN) and average outgoing qualities(AOQ) for the proposed plans are derived using Markov chain properties and compared each other and Perry′s plans. The proposed plans not only reduce the ASN but also avoid the danger skipping lots entirely when the lots are produced during sudden "out-of-control".

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.257-267
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• 2014

Distributed compressive video sensing (DCVS) is a low cost sampling paradigm for video coding based on the compressive sensing and the distributed video coding. In this paper, we propose using a skip-mode coding in DCVS under the assumption that in case of high temporal correlation, temporal interpolation can guarantee sufficiently good quality of nonkey frame, therefore no need to transmit measurement data in such a nonkey frame. Furthermore, we extend it to use a hierarchical structure for better temporal interpolation. Simulation results show that the proposed skip-mode coding can save the average subrate of whole video sequence while the PSNR is reduced only slightly. In addition, by using the proposed scheme, the computational complexity is also highly decreased at decoder on average by 43.75% for video sequences that have strong temporal correlation.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.95-107
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a fast mode decision method for temporal and spatial scalability to reduce computational complexity of mode decision that used to be computationally one of the most intensive processes of the MPEG-4 AVC|H.264 SE(Scalable Extension) encoding. For temporal scalability, we propose an early skip method and MHM(mode history map) method. The early skip method confines macroblock modes of backward and forward frames within selected a few candidates. The MHM method utilizes stored information of frames inside a GOP of lower levels for the decision of MHM at higher level. For the spatial scalability, we propose the method that uses a candidate mode according to the MHM method and adds the BL_mode as candidates. The proposed scheme reduces the number of candidate modes to reduce computational complexity in mode decision. The proposed scheme reduces total encoding time by about 52% for temporal scalability and 47% for spatial scalability without significant loss of RD performance.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.71-75
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• 2013

Recently proliferating heterogeneous multimedia service environments should be able to deal with many different transmission speeds, image sizes, or qualities of video. However, not many existing video compression standards satisfy those necessities. To satisfy the functional requirements, the standardization of the H.264/AVC Scalable Extension (SE) technique has been recently completed. It is an extension of the H.264/AVC which can encode several image sizes and qualities at the same time as a single bitstream. To perform optimum mode decision, motion estimation is performed for all MB modes, and the RD costs are compared to identify an MB mode with the smallest RD cost. This increases computational complexity of H.264/AVC SE encoding. In this paper, we propose an early skip mode detection scheme to reduce candidate modes and suggest an algorithm of fast mode decision utilizing reference modes according to the mode history.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.137-151
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• 2008

H.264/AVC is showed high coding efficiency more than previous video coding standard by using new coding tools. Specially, Variable block-based motion estimation and Rate-Distortion Optimization are very important coding tools in H.264/AVC. These coding tools have high coding efficiency, however the encoder complexity greatly increase due to these coding tools. In this paper, we propose early SKIP mode decision and selective inter/intra mode decision to reduce the computational complexity. Simulation results show that the proposed method could reduce encoding time of the overall sequences by 30% on average than JM 10.2 without noticeable degradation of coding efficiency. Besides, the proposed method runs over twice as fast as the previous proposed Fast Coding Mode Selection method (FCMS)[5].

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.28 no.7C
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• pp.726-732
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• 2003

The paper proposes a motion estimation (ME) technique to reduce computational complexity. It is achieved by skipping ME process for macro-blocks decided to be in no need of the operation. Thus, it is called ME skipping technique(MEST). In general, the ME is composed of integer pixel precision ME (IME) followed by half pixel precision ME (HME). The MEST is performed just before an IME process and makes a decision on skipping the IME process according to a criterion based on ME errors of adjacent macro-blocks (MBs) already encoded. When the IME process for a MB is decided to be skipped, which is called ME skip mode, the IME process is skipped and the integer pixel precision motion vector of the MB is just replaced by a predicted vector and used as the input of HME. On the other hands, the IME processes for MBs in ME non-skip mode are not skipped but normally performed. Accordingly, the MEST is very effective to reduce computational complexity when MBs in ME skip mode is abundant. In addition, when the MEST is applied to video encoder, it contributes to more accurate rate control and more robusaess for channel errors. It is experimentally shown that the MEST has the above advantages while maintaining good reconstructed image quality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.202-205
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• 2010

H.264/AVC의 화면내 예측 부호화 기술에서 예측 모드 정보를 부호화하기 위해 최우선 모드를 이용하며 최우선 모드의 선택율은 매우 높다. 또한 일반적으로 자연 영상이나 동영상의 경우 균일한 특성을 나타내는 영역을 많이 포함하고 있으며, 이러한 영역은 주변 블록과의 상관도가 매우 높다. 따라서 주변 블록의 예측 모드, 화소 에지의 방향성을 이용하면 복호화기에서도 현재 블록의 최적의 예측 모드를 결정할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 화면내 부호화 효율을 향상시키기 위해 예측 모드 정보를 전혀 전송하지 않는 복호화기 예측을 이용한 화면내 예측 모드 SKIP 부호화 모드를 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 주변 블록의 정보만을 이용하여 예측 모드를 결정하고 기존의 예측/변환 방법을 이용하여 부호화를 실시하며 예측 모드 정보는 전혀 전송하지 않는다. 실험 결과 제안하는 방법은 H.264/AVC의 참조 소프트웨어인 JM 17.0에 비하여 CIF 영상에서 1.40%, 720p 영상에서는 3.24%의 비트 감소를 나타내었다.