• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.132-138
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• 2013

In this paper, an accelerated generation algorithm to effectively generate an elemental image array in computational integral imaging system is proposed. In the proposed method, the depth information of 3D object is extracted from the images picked up by a stereo camera or depth camera. Then, the elemental image array can be generated by using the proposed accelerated generation algorithm with the depth information of 3D object. The resultant 3D image generated by the proposed accelerated generation algorithm was compared with that the conventional direct algorithm for verifying the efficiency of the proposed method. From the experimental results, the accuracy of elemental image generated by the proposed method could be confirmed.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2016

In generally, the resolution of reconstructed three-dimensional images can be seriously degraded by undesired occlusions in the integral imaging system, because the undesired information of the occlusion overlap the three-dimensional images to be reconstructed. To solve the problem of the undesired occlusion, we present an exemplar-based image restoration method in integral imaging system. In the proposed method, a minimum spanning tree-based stereo matching method is used to remove the region of undesired occlusions in each elemental image. After that, the removed occlusion region of each elemental images are re-established by using the exemplar-based image restoration method. For further improve the performance of the image restoration, the structure tensor is used to solve the filling error cause by discontinuous structures. Finally, the resolution enhanced three-dimensional images are reconstructed by using the restored elemental images. The preliminary experiments are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.706-713
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• 2014

An enhanced 360-degree integral-floating three-dimensional display system using a hexagonal lens array and a hidden point removal operator is proposed. Only the visible points of the chosen three-dimensional point cloud model are detected by the hidden point removal operator for each rotating step of the anamorphic optics system, and elemental image arrays are generated for the detected visible points from the corresponding viewpoint. Each elemental image of the elemental image array is generated by a hexagonal grid, due to being captured through a hexagonal lens array. The hidden point removal operator eliminates the overlap problem of points in front and behind, and the hexagonal lens array captures the elemental image arrays with more accurate approximation, so in the end the quality of the displayed image is improved. In an experiment, an anamorphic-optics-system-based 360-degree integral-floating display with improved image quality is demonstrated.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.381-385
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• 2012

In this paper, we present a novel integral imaging pickup method. We extract each pixel's actual depth data from a real object's surface using a depth camera, then generate elemental images based on the depth map. Since the proposed method generates elemental images without a lens array, it has simplified the pickup process and overcome some disadvantages caused by a conventional optical pickup process using a lens array. As a result, we can display a three-dimensional (3D) image in integral imaging. To show the usefulness of the proposed method, an experiment is presented. Though the pickup process has been simplified in the proposed method, the experimental results reveal that it can also display a full motion parallax image the same as the image reconstructed by the conventional method. In addition, if we improve calculation speed, it will be useful in a real-time integral imaging display system.

• 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.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권11C호
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• pp.898-904
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 컴퓨터적으로 생성하는 집적영상 시스템에서 요소영상 배열을 생성하기 위한 새로운 fast 알고리즘을 제안한다. 이 알고리즘은 깊이 정보를 사용해서 요소영상 배열을 생성하며, 경계 영역 개념을 도입하여 경계영역 내에 있는 복셀에 대해서만 연산을 수행하여 알고리즘의 계산 속도를 개선하였다. 제안된 알고리즘과 기존 알고리즘의 계산 시간을 이론적 및 실험적으로 비교한 결과 제안된 알고리즘이 더 효율적임을 증명하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권12C호
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• pp.1068-1074
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 컴퓨터적으로 생성하는 집적영상 시스템에서 룩업테이블(Look-up Table)을 사용해서 요소영상 배열을 효과적으로 생성하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 이 알고리즘은 물체의 점이 픽업 면에 투영되는 위치를 찾기 위해서 x와 y의 투영 점에 대해서 서로 독립적인 룩업테이블을 작성하고 이를 사용해서 요소영상 배열을 생성하는 계산 속도를 개선하였다. 제안된 알고리즘과 기존 알고리즘들의 계산 시간을 실험을 통해서 비교한 결과 제안 된 알고리즘이 더 효율적임을 증명하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 집적 영상의 부호화효율을 향상시키는 부호화 방법을 제안한다. 카메라와 물체와의 거리, 물체와 배경의 복잡도 등에 따라 집적 영상의 특징이 매우 다양함에 따라 이에 적합한 부호화 방법을 사용한다면 부호화효율을 향상시킬 수 있다. 또한 집적영상은 요소영상 단위의 압축을 수행함에 따라 요소영상에 대한 부호화 방향을 고려할 때 부호화효율을 향상시킬 수 있다. 그래서, 우선 6가지 종류의 재배치 방법으로 집적 영상을 재배치한 후, 재배치된 영상을 3D-DCT 기반의 부호화를 적용한다. 마지막으로 비트율-왜곡 최적화 기법을 수행하여 6가지 재배치 방법 중 최선의 방법을 선택한다. 실험 결과, 제안방법은 기존 방법과 비교해 영상 화질과 비트율 측면에서 높은 이득을 보였다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.248-254
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• 2015

In this paper we propose an improved version of the computational integral imaging reconstruction (CIIR) for visualizing a partially occluded object by utilizing an image inpainting technique. In the proposed method the elemental images for a partially occluded three-dimensional (3D) object are recorded through the integral imaging pickup process. Next, the depth of occlusion within the elemental images is estimated using two different CIIR methods, and the weight mask pattern for occlusion is generated. After that, we apply our image inpainting technique to the recorded elemental images to fill in the occluding area with reliable data, using information from neighboring pixels. Finally, the inpainted elemental images for the occluded region are reconstructed using the CIIR process. To verify the validity of the proposed system, we carry out preliminary experiments in which faces are the objects. The experimental results reveal that the proposed system can dramatically improve the quality of a reconstructed CIIR image.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1273-1283
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• 2022

This paper presents a locally adaptive HDR algorithm using the integral image and MSRCR for LDR images with inadequate exposure. There are two categories in controlling the dynamic range, which are global and local tone mappings. Since the global ones are relatively simple but have some limitations at considering regional characteristics, the local ones are often utilized and MSRCR is a representative method. MSRCR gives moderate results, but it requires lots of computations for multi-scale surround Gaussian functions and produces the Halo effect around the edges. Therefore, in order to resolve these main problems, the proposed algorithm remarkably reduces the computation of the surrounds due to the use of the integral image. And a set of variable-sized windows is adopted to decrease the Halo effect, according to the type of pixel's region. In addition, an offset controlling function is presented, which is mainly affected to the subjective image quality and based on the global input and the desired output means. As the results, the proposed algorithm no more use Gaussian functions and can reduce the computation amount and the Halo effect.