• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권6호
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• pp.1032-1037
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• 2016

In this paper, the method of isolation enhancement for the mobile phone MIMO antenna of LTE class 40(2300~2400MHz) was studied. Design of MIMO antenna was based on the hybrid antenna that operates both a monopole and an IFA(Inverted F Antenna). A structure for the isolation enhancement which controls induced electric field on the ground plane is located between MIMO antenna, and was not connected with the ground but apart 0.3mm. A MIMO antenna that operates on class 3~40(1710~2400MHz) of LTE service bands and a structure for the isolation enhancement at the class 10 band were designed. VSWR measurement of implemented antenna on the FR4 board showed within 3:1 at entire design bands, and isolation between antennas at the class 40 band was less than -30dB. Isolation was enhanced more than 20dB by the studied structure. ECC(Envelope Correlation Coefficient) for MIMO performance was under 0.1, and antenna average gain and efficiency measured in the anechoic chamber were -4.28~-1.40dBi and 37.32~72.36% respectively.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2015

This paper proposes an image-dependent color image enhancement method that uses adaptive luminance enhancement and color emphasis. It effectively enhances details of low-light regions while maintaining well-balanced luminance and color information. To compare the structure similarity and naturalness, we used the tone mapped image quality index (TMQI). The proposed method maintained better structure similarity in the enhanced image than did the space-variant luminance map (SVLM) method or the adaptive and integrated neighborhood dependent approach for nonlinear enhancement (AINDANE). The proposed method required the smallest computation time among the three algorithms. The proposed method can be easily implemented using the field-programmable gate array (FPGA), with low hardware resources and with better performance in terms of similarity.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.983-991
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• 2019

Histogram equalization method is a popular contrast enhancement technique. However, there are some drawbacks, namely, over-enhancement, under-enhancement, structure information loss, and noise amplification. In this paper, we propose an edge-enhancing histogram equalization algorithm while suppressing over-enhancement simultaneously. Firstly, over-enhancement is suppressed by clipping a transfer function, then, edge enhancement is achieved by using guided image filter. Experiments are carried out to evaluate the performance of the various HE algorithms. As a result, both qualitative and quantitative assessment showed that the proposed algorithm successfully suppressed over-enhancement while enhancing edges.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1590-1596
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• 2003

The experiments of boiling heat transfer were performed to investigate the boiling enhancement in saturated water by using multi-stage electroplated surface. In order to optimize the boiling performance, current flux and duration in multi-stage electroplating were varied. Current flux, 2 $A/12cm^2$ and 0.33 $A/cm^2$, and duration ranging from 15 second to 50 second are considered. The results showed that multi-stage electro plated surfaces generate enhancement of boiling parameters such as boiling incipient superheat, boiling heat transfer coefficient, and critical heat flux compared to plain surface. The SEM images of the coated surfaces were captured to examine the structure of porous surface, which provides the enhancement of boiling heat transfer.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.562-568
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• 2023

We designed a combined nanostructure of inverted pyramidal pits and nanoparticles, which can obtain much stronger field enhancement than traditional periodic pits or nanoparticles. The field enhancement |E|/|E₀| is greater than 10 in a large area at 750-820 nm in incident wavelength. |E_max|/|E₀| is greater than 60. Moreover, the hot spot is obtained outside the pits instead of localized inside them, which is beneficial for experiments such as surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The relations between resonant wavelength and structural parameters are investigated. The resonant wavelength shows a linear dependence on the structure's period, which provides a direct way to tune the resonant wavelength. The excitation of a propagating surface plasmon on the periodic structure's surface, a localized surface plasmon of nanoparticles, and a standing-wave effect contribute to the enhancement.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.638-648
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• 2013

Together with the GPS-based approach, geo-location through mobile communication networks is a key technology for location-based service. To save the cost, most geo-location system is implemented on the existed network service, which has a cellular structure. Still, multilateration is limited in cellular structure because it is difficult for the mobile terminal to acquire distance measurements from multiple base stations. This low hearability in the receiver is caused by co-channel interference and multipath environment. Therefore, hearability enhancement is necessary for multilateration under multipath and interference environment. Former time domain based hearability methods were designed for real signals. However, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal, which its usage has been increased in digital wireless communication, is a complex signal. Thus, different hearability enhancement method is needed for OFDM signals. This paper proposes a hearability enhancement method for forward-link multilateration using OFDM signals, which employ interference cancellation and multipath mitigation. A novel interference cancellation and multipath mitigation strategy for complex-valued OFDM signals is presented that has an iterative structure. Simulation results show that the proposed multilateration method provides the user's position with an accuracy of less than 80m through the mobile WiMAX cellular network in multipath environment.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 이중 분기 디코더를 갖는 복소 중첩 U-Net 기반의 새로운 음성 향상 모델을 제안하였다. 제안된 모델은 음성 신호의 크기와 위상 성분을 동시에 추정할 수 있도록 복소 중첩 U-Net으로 구성되며, 디코더는 스펙트럼 사상과 시간 주파수 마스킹을 각각의 분기에서 수행하는 이중 분기 디코더 구조를 갖는다. 이때, 이중 분기 디코더 구조는 단일 디코더 구조에 비하여, 음성 정보의 손실을 최소화하면서 잡음을 효과적으로 제거할 수 있도록 한다. 실험은 음성 향상 모델 학습을 위해 보편적으로 사용되는 VoiceBank + DEMAND 데이터베이스 상에서 이루어졌으며, 다양한 객관적 평가 지표를 통해 평가되었다. 실험 결과, 이중 분기 디코더를 사용하는 복소 중첩 U-Net 기반 음성 향상 모델은 기존의 베이스라인과 비교하여 Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality(PESQ) 점수가 0.13가량 증가하였으며, 최근 제안된 음성 향상 모델들보다도 높은 객관적 평가 점수를 보였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권6호
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• pp.709-724
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• 2020

The typical inerter system, the tuned viscous mass damper (TVMD), has been proven to be efficient. It is characterized by an energy-dissipation-enhancement effect, whereby the dashpot deformation of TVMD can be amplified for enhanced energy dissipation efficiency. However, existing studies related to TVMD have mainly been performed on elastic structures, so the working mechanism remains unclear for nonlinear structures. To deal with this, an energy-spectrum analysis framework is developed systematically for classic bilinear hysteretic structures with TVMD. Considering the soil effect, typical bedrock records are propagated through the soil deposit, for which the designed input energy spectra are proposed by considering the TVMD parameters and structural nonlinear properties. Furthermore, the energy-dissipation-enhancement effect of TVMD is quantitatively evaluated for bilinear hysteretic structures. The results show that the established designed input energy spectra can be employed to evaluate the total energy-dissipation burden for a nonlinear TVMD structure. Particularly, the stiffness of TVMD is the dominant factor in adjusting the total input energy. Compared with the case of elastic structures, the energy-dissipation-enhancement effect of TVMD for nonlinear structures is weakened so that the expected energy-dissipation effect of TVMD is replaced by the accumulated energy dissipation of the primary structure.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.267-276
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• 2013

본 연구는 어류서식 적합도 향상을 위한 하천구조 개선 방안을 위한 연구이다. 이를 위해 대상하천의 유역 및 수중환경조사와 어류의 군집특성 결과를 이용하여 건전한 수중생태계를 대표할 수 있는 복원 목표어종으로 참갈겨니를 선택하였다. PHABSIM을 이용한 검증결과 유속과 수심에 대한 적합지수 향상을 위한 저수로 폭의 변화는 대상어종의 서식적합도 향상을 가져왔음을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 서식적합지수 향상을 위한 저수로 폭의 변화는 일관성 있는 서식적합도의 향상을 나타내지 못함을 확인하였다. Genetic Algorithm을 이용하여 대상하천의 서식적합도 개선을 위한 주어진 유지유량에 따른 하천 구간별 유속, 수심을 고려한 저수로 폭의 최적 방안을 제시하였다. 저수로 단면 구조개선의 방안 제시는 수계환경개선을 위한 각종 사업에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.840-847
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• 2022

심층 신경망(Deep Neural Network) 기반 음성 향상에서 입력 음성의 글로벌 정보와 로컬 정보를 활용하는 것은 모델의 성능과 밀접한 연관성을 갖는다. 최근에는 다중 스케일을 사용하여 입력 데이터의 글로벌 정보와 로컬 정보를 활용하는 중첩 U-Net 구조가 제안되었으며, 이러한 중첩 U-Net은 음성 향상 분야에도 적용되어 매우 우수한 성능을 보였다. 그러나 중첩 U-Net에서 사용되는 단일 skip connection은 중첩된 구조에 알맞게 변형되어야 할 필요성이 있다. 본 논문은 중첩 U-Net 기반 음성 향상 알고리즘의 성능을 최적화하기 위하여 다중 레벨 skip connection(multi-level skip connection, MLS)을 제안하였다. 실험 결과, 제안된 MLS는 기존의 skip connection과 비교하여 다양한 객관적 평가 지표에서 큰 성능 향상을 보이며 이를 통해 MLS가 중첩 U-Net 기반 음성 향상 알고리즘의 성능을 최적화시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 최종 제안 모델은 다른 심층 신경망 기반 음성 향상 모델과 비교하여서도 매우 우수한 성능을 보인다.