• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.263-277
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• 2016

Traffic safety in freeway work zones is of keen interest since both crash frequency and severity are much higher than those in general freeway sections. The lane closure in work zones results in greater work load of drivers due to compulsory lane changes and speed reduction. Therefore, traffic merging control is an effective countermeasure for enhancing work zone safety. This study proposed an integrated framework based on driving and traffic simulations to evaluate traffic merging control methods in terms of traffic safety. In addition to the conventional merging method using the taper, joint merge and chicane-type merge were evaluated by the proposed methodology. Chicane-type merge outperformed other methods under level of service (LOS) A and B. On the other hand, it was identified that joint merge showed the best safety performance under LOS C traffic conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.147-148
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• 2018

최근 JVET(Joint Video Experts Team)은 새로운 비디오 압축 표준인 VVC(Versatile Video Coding)의 표준화를 시작하였다. 기존의 HEVC 및 VVC의 참조 SW 코덱인 HM 및 VTM(Versatile Test Model)에서는 효율적인 화면간 예측 부호화를 위한 움직임 정보 병합(Merge) 모드를 사용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 VTM 의 Merge 후보 리스트 구성에서 공간적 주변블록의 움직임 정보가 존재하지 않을 경우, 이를 대체할 수 있는 Merge 후보 리스트 생성 기법을 제시한다. JVET CTC(Common Test Condition)를 이용하여 제안한 기법의 실험을 진행하였고, 실험결과 Y, U, V 성분 각각 0.2%, 0.17%, 0.12%의 BD-rate 감소를 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.180-181
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 JEM(Joint Exploration Model)의 부호화기 계산 복잡도 감소를 위한 CU 조기 결정 방법을 제시한다. 기존의 JEM 의 경우 현재 CU(Coding Unit)의 RDO(Rate Distortion Optimization)를 통한 최적의 예측 모드가 Merge SKIP 모드이고 BT(Binary Tree)의 깊이가 2 또는 3 이상일 때 CU 결정을 조기 종료한다. 제안하는 방법에서는 현재 CU 의 최적의 예측모드가 Merge SKIP 이고 BT 일 경우 통계적 분석을 통한 왜곡 값, CU 샘플 수, 시간적 계층 순서, 양자화 파라미터를 고려한 문턱 값을 이용하여 CU 를 조기 결정한다. 실험결과로써 제안하는 방법이 JEM 7.1 대비 Y, U, V 각각 평균 0.86%, 0.08%, 0.18%의 BD-rate 손실이 발생하고 평균 16% 부호화 속도를 개선시킨다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.257-259
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• 2018

최근 JVET(Joint Video Experts Team)는 새로운 비디오 압축 표준을 VVC(Versatile Video Coding)으로 이름 짓고 2020 년 완료를 목표로 그 표준화를 시작하였다. HEVC 및 VVC 에서는 화면간 예측의 부호화 효율을 위하여 공간적/시간적 주변블록의 움직임 정보로부터 Merge/AMVP(Advanced Motion Vector Prediction)의 후보 리스트를 구성하고 최적의 움직임 정보를 활용한다. 본 논문에서는 Merge/AMVP 의 후보 리스트를 유도할 때, 현재블록의 모양을 고려하여 상관성이 높은 주변블록의 움직임 정보를 우선 순위로 유도하는 기법을 제안한다. 실험을 통하여 VTM(VVC TM) 대비 제안기법의 성능을 확인한다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.28-33
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• 2020

The Chemist Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and mathematician Pierre Simon Laplace, who conducted a collaborative research on heat phenomena, are two of the key figures that represent French scientific community in the late 18th century. They joined hands together to understand heat phenomena that had not been fully explained until that time. They studied heat phenomena based on a heat particle model called 'caloric' and this study further expanded into light, magnetism and electricity, laying groundwork for many other research achievements afterwards. This article goes through their individual researches and looks into the process of their joint research based on the analysis of their publications. Further to these, it emphasizes its continuity with the Laplacian Program, a large-scale research project conducted in the early 19th century. Lastly, this article presents how science can merge with history, and at the same time, introduces the prerequisites for successful convergence research through existing research cases.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.6 no.9
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• pp.19-27
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• 2006

Mean shift procedure is applied for the data points in the joint spatial-range domain and achieves a high quality. However, a color image is segmented differently according to the inputted spatial parameter or range parameter and the demerit is that the image is broken into many small regions in case of the small parameter. In this paper, to improve this demerit, we propose the method that groups similar regions using region merging method for over-segmented images. The proposed method converts a over-segmented image in RGB color space into in HSI color space and merges similar regions by hue information. Here, to preserve edge information, the region merge constraints are used to decide whether regions are merged or not. After then, we merge the regions in RGB color space for non-processed regions in HSI color space. Experimental results show the superiority in region's segmentation results.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.5253-5270
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• 2016

With device-to-device (D2D) communications, an inactive user terminal can be utilized as a relay node to support multi-hop communication so that connective experience of the cell-edge user as well as the capacity of the whole system can be significantly improved. In this paper, we investigate the spectrum sharing for a cooperative relay assisted D2D communication underlying a cellular network. We formulate a joint relay selection and channel assignment problem to maximize the throughput of the system while guaranteeing the quality of service (QoS) requirements of cellular users (CUs) and D2D users (DUs). By exploiting coalition formation game theory, we propose two algorithms to solve the problem. The first algorithm is designed based on merge and split rules while the second one is developed based on single user's movement. Both of them are proved to be stable and convergent. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.147-161
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• 2013

This paper aims to examine the background, process, and characteristics of the territorial reform of local governments in West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany) in the 1960s and 70s. During this period the territorial structure and function of municipality (Gemeinde), county (Kreis) and county-free town (Kreisfreie Stadt) as local governments were fundamentally reformed. The territorial reform of local governments paid special attention to merge the small-sized municipalities and to create the joint authorities in order to build the system of central localities. There had been criticism on the uniform boundary delimitation, confusion of regional identity, erosion of local autonomy and emphasis on the regional planning. But the territorial reform of the period has contributed to improve the performance of public administration and to strengthen the service delivery and planning capacity.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.106-111
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• 1996

Purpose : Propose a surgical technique in donor harvesting method in free vascularized proximal fibular epiphysis. Methodology : Concerned about growth potentials of the transplanted epiphysis in our long term results of the epiphyseal transplanted 13 cases more than 4 years follow-up, anterior tibial artery which contains anterior tibial recurrent artery is most reliable vessel to proximal fibular epiphysis which is the best donor of the free vascularized epiphyseal transplantation. In vascular anatomical aspect proximal fibular epiphysis norished by latearl inferior genicular artery from popliteal, posterior tibial recurrent artery and anterior tibial recurrent artery from anterior tibial artery and peroneal artery through metaphysis. The lateral inferior genicular artery is very small and difficult to isolate, peroneal artery from metaphysis through epiphyseal plate can not give enough blood supply to epiphysis itself. The anterior tibial artery which include anterior tibial recurrent and posterior tibial recurrent artery is the best choice in this procedure. But anterior tibial recurrent artery merge from within one inch from bifucating point of the anterior and posterior tibial arteries from popliteal artery. So it is very difficult to get enough vascular pedicle length to anastomose in recipient vessel without vein graft even harvested from bifucating point from popliteal artery. Authors took recipient artery from distal direction of anterior tibial artery after ligation of the proximal popliteal side vessel, which can get unlimited pedicle length and safer dissection of the harvesting proximal fibular epiphysis. Results : This harvesting procedure can performed supine position, direct anterolateral approach to proximal tibiofibular joint. Dissect and isolate the biceps muscle insertion from fibular head, micro-dissection is needed to identify the anterior tibial recurrent arteries to proximal epiphysis, soft tissue release down to distal and deeper plane to find main anterior tibial artery which overlying on interosseous membrane. Special care is needed to protect peroneal nerve damage which across the surgical field. Conclusions : Proximal fibular epiphyseal transplantation with distally directed anterior tibial artery harvesting technique is effective and easier dissect and versatile application with much longer arterial pedicle.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.401-404
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• 2006

Mean shift procedure is applied for the data points in the joint spatial-range domain and achieves a high quality. However, a color image is segmented differently according to the inputted spatial parameter or range parameter and the demerit is that the image is broken into many small regions in case of the small parameter. In this paper, to improve this demerit, we propose the method that groups similar regions using region merging method for over-segmented images. The proposed method converts a over-segmented image in RGB color space into in HSI color space and merges similar regions by hue information. Here, to preserve edge information, the proposed method use by merging constraints to decide whether regions is merged or not. After then, we merge the regions in RGB color space for non-processed regions in HSI color space. Experimental results show the superiority in region's segmentation results.