• ETRI Journal
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.353-362
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose a novel unsupervised video object extraction algorithm for individual images or image sequences with low depth of field (DOF). Low DOF is a popular photographic technique which enables the representation of the photographer's intention by giving a clear focus only on an object of interest (OOI). We first describe a fast and efficient scheme for extracting OOIs from individual low-DOF images and then extend it to deal with image sequences with low DOF in the next part. The basic algorithm unfolds into three modules. In the first module, a higher-order statistics map, which represents the spatial distribution of the high-frequency components, is obtained from an input low-DOF image. The second module locates the block-based OOI for further processing. Using the block-based OOI, the final OOI is obtained with pixel-level accuracy. We also present an algorithm to extend the extraction scheme to image sequences with low DOF. The proposed system does not require any user assistance to determine the initial OOI. This is possible due to the use of low-DOF images. The experimental results indicate that the proposed algorithm can serve as an effective tool for applications, such as 2D to 3D and photo-realistic video scene generation.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.1139-1149
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• 2006

본 논문은 낮은 피사계 심도 영상(low depth-of-field image)에 대해 사용자의 도움 없이 포커스 된 관심 영역을 고속으로 추출하는 효율적인 방법을 제안한다. 우리는 입력 영상에 존재하는 고주파 성분을 HOS(higher order statistics) 계산을 함으로써 영상의 포커스 된 영역을 찾아내는 중요한 지표로 활용한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 크게 4가지 단계로 구분할 수 있다. 첫 번째 단계에서는 기존 연구[1] 방법과 동일하게 모든 화소에 관해 HOS 지도를 계산하고 블록화한다. 두 번째 단계에서는 블록화 된 HOS를 이용하여 포커스 된 물체가 존재하는 후보 관심 영역을 대략적으로 구한다. 이후 관심 영역 내부에 존재하는 구멍(hole)을 제거하기 위해 구멍(hole) 추적 및 제거 연산을 수행한다. 마지막으로 최종 관심 후보 영역에서 배경 부분의 화소만 제거하여 포커스 된 관심 물체만을 섬세하게 추출한다. 제안하는 방법은 기존 방법[1]에 비해 정지 영상에서 고속으로 관심 영역을 추출하므로 추후 알고리즘의 변형 없이 낮은 피사계 심도의 동영상에 확장 적용하여 관심 영역을 실시간으로 추출할 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 가상 현실(VR)이나 실감 방송, 비디오 인덱싱 시스템과 같은 여러 응용 분야에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있고, 이러한 유용성은 실험 결과를 통해 보였다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.3-11
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• 2004

A finite volume model is developed to simulate the surface irrigation at a paddy field. The model's capabilities are validated through comparison with the simulafed results and the observed data obtained by various experimental tests, and the simulated results are in good agreement with the observed pending depth. The result of surface irrigation simulation shows that the longer the paddy field's the length of long-sided becomes, the longer the advance and storage time is taken. To analyze surface irrigation performance with variable inflow rate, three patterns of flow variation-constant rate, initially high then low, and initially low then high-were studied. The results show that at the pattern with initially high followed by low during the latter half of the irrigation the advance time is shortest, but the pending depth of irrigation completion and irrigation effiency are the little difference between irrigation patterns.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.592-597
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• 2020

SiC는 Si에 비해서 Breakdown field가 10배 높고, Energy gap이 3배 높기 때문에 높은 Breakdown voltage를 갖는 우수한 전력 MOSFET을 제작할 수 있다. 하지만 낮은 Mobility로 인한 높은 On저항을 갖기 때문에 이를 낮추기 위해서 Trench MOSFET이 제안되었지만 동시에 BV가 감소한다는 문제점을 갖는다. 본 논문에서는 1200V급 Trench MOSFET 설계를 목적으로 하며, 이를 해결하기 위해서 BV와 Ron에 대한 중요한 변수인 Epi 깊이, Trench 깊이, Trench 깊이에서 Epi 깊이까지의 거리에 대한 Split을 진행하여 최대 전계, BV, Ron의 신뢰성 특성을 비교 분석하였다. Epi 깊이가 증가할수록, Trench 깊이가 감소할수록, Trench 깊이에서 Epi 깊이가 감소할수록 최대 전계 감소, BV 증가, Ron 증가를 확인하였다. 모든 결과는 Sentaurus TCAD를 통해 Simulation 되었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제38C권10호
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• pp.875-880
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• 2013

시청자에게 입체감과 몰입감을 줄 수 있는 3차원 영상의 제작을 위해서는 장면의 색상 영상과 함께 깊이 정보가 필요하다. 일반적으로 장면의 깊이를 측정하는 깊이 센서에서 획득된 깊이 영상은 매우 작은 해상도를 가진다. 따라서 색상 영상과 함께 3차원 영상 제작에 이러한 깊이 영상을 사용하기 위해서는 저해상도 깊이 영상의 업샘플링 기술이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 깊이 불연속 정보를 이용하여 저해상도 깊이 영상을 업샘플링하는 방법을 설명한다. 깊이 영상을 업샘플링할 때 가장 민감하게 다루어야 할 깊이 불연속 부분을 고해상도 색상과 저해상도 깊이 영상으로부터 찾아낸다. 그리고 깊이 불연속 부분을 고려하여 깊이 영상 업샘플링을 위한 에너지 함수를 모델링하고, 신뢰 확산(belief propagation) 방법을 이용하여 해상도가 확대된 깊이 영상을 획득한다. 제안하는 방법은 필터 기반이나 에너지 함수 기반의 다른 방법들보다 우수한 성능을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.794-802
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• 2022

The recovery of reasonable depth information from different scenes is a popular topic in the field of computer vision. For generating depth maps with better details, we present an efficacious monocular depth prediction framework with coordinate attention and feature fusion. Specifically, the proposed framework contains attention, multi-scale and feature fusion modules. The attention module improves features based on coordinate attention to enhance the predicted effect, whereas the multi-scale module integrates useful low- and high-level contextual features with higher resolution. Moreover, we developed a feature fusion module to combine the heterogeneous features to generate high-quality depth outputs. We also designed a hybrid loss function that measures prediction errors from the perspective of depth and scale-invariant gradients, which contribute to preserving rich details. We conducted the experiments on public RGBD datasets, and the evaluation results show that the proposed scheme can considerably enhance the accuracy of depth prediction, achieving 0.051 for log10 and 0.992 for δ<1.25³ on the NYUv2 dataset.

• ALGAE
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2002

The red seaweed Eucheuma serra is a high yielding source of lectins. The plants were collected from a depth of 5-6 meters and cultured in the laboratory, field and deep seawater. A Daily Growht Rate (DGR) of 3.5% was observed at 18℃ with a low light of 30μmol photon $ m^{-2} · s^{_1}$ in the laboratory. When the plants were cultured in the field at different depths during winter onths of December and January, best growth was observed at 1 m depth and a DGR of 2.14±0.04% was recorded. The plants grown in the tank with a continuous supply of deep seawater showed a DGR of 8.2% The results indicate that E. serra can be cultivated in large scale both in deep seawater in the tank and in the field for the extraction of lectins at a commercial scale.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.529-539
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• 1994

In laser heat treatment process of steels, the thin layer of substrate is rapidly heated to the austenitizing temperature and subsequently cooled at a very fast rate due to the self-quenching effect. Consequently, it is transformed to martensitic structure which has low magnetic permeability. This observation facilitates the use of a sensor measuring the change of electromagnetic field induced by the hardening layer. In this paper, the eddy-current electromagnetic field is analyzed by a finite element method. The purpose of this analysis is to investigate how the electrical impedance of the sensor's sensing coil varies with the change in permeability. To achieve this, a numerical model is formulated, taking into consideration the hardening depth, distance of the sensor from the hardened surface and the frequency driving the sensor. The results obtained by numerical simulation show that the eddy-current measurement method can feasibly be used to measure the changing hardening depth within the frequency range from 10 kHz to 50 kHz.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.43-50
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• 1998

In the use of CNC machine tool, the unmanned production system has been growing in the manufacturing field. Thus, it is necessary to monitor adequate tool fracture during the cutting process efficiently. This experimental study is intended to investigate the development of flank wear in sysnchronous turning of differential materials(Aℓ/GC) which is used in industrial application and it is acknowledged as a machine to difficult material. In cutting process change of velocity, change of feed, and change of depth of cut were investigated on the effect of flank wear, and slenderness ratio is also investigated. The conclusions of this paper are summarized as follows; 1.Under the high cutting speed condition, the flank wear is affected by the feed and depth of cut. but the influence of feed on the flank wear is larger than the depth of cut and that is reduced when the velocity is low. 2.Under the high cutting speed, as the smaller slenderness ratio is, the shorter tool life is under the lower cutting speed, the effect of slenderness ratio on the flank wear is low. 3.Using the characteristics of cutting force, the flank wear of a tool can be detected 4. Investigating the development of flank wear, there are almost no differences between the characteristics of cutting force and feed force. Finally, these data from the differntial materials cutting process will be used in the basic field of precision and economic cutting process.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2016

Purpose: This study measured and analyzed the PTO (power take off) torque of a transplanter according to the planting conditions during field operation. Methods: A torque measurement system was constructed with torque sensors to measure the torque of a PTO shaft, a measurement device to acquire sensor signals, and a power controller to provide power for a laptop computer. The field operation was conducted at four planting distances (26, 35, 43, and 80 cm) and two planting depths using the transplanter on a field with similar soil conditions. One-way ANOVA with planting distance and Duncan's multiple range test at a significance level of 0.05 were used to analyze the PTO torque. The torque ratio was calculated based on the minimum torque using the average PTO torque measured under each planting condition. Results: The average torques on the PTO shaft for planting distances of 26, 35, 43, and 80 cm at a low planting depth were 11.05, 9.07, 7.04, and 3.75 Nm, respectively; the same for planting distances of 26, 35, 43, and 80 cm at a middle planting depth were 12.20, 9.86, 7.94, and 4.32 Nm, respectively. When the planting distance decreased by 43, 35, and 26 cm, the torque ratio at a low planting depth increased by 88, 142, and 195%, respectively. When the planting distance decreased by 43, 35, and 26 cm, the torque ratio at the middle planting depth increased by 84, 128, and 182%, respectively. Conclusions: PTO torque fluctuated by planting distance and depth. Moreover, the PTO torque increased for short planting distances. Therefore, farmers should determine the planting conditions of the transplanter by considering the load and durability of the machine. The results of this study provide useful information pertaining to the optimum PTO design of the transplanter considering the field load.