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Implementation and Design of Objective Quality Assurance System for Multimedia Service Video (멀티미디어 서비스 영상의 객관적 품질측정 시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Joo, Hae-Jong;Hong, Bong-Hwa;On, Jin-Oh;Hong, Suk-Ju
    • 전자공학회논문지 IE
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.58-64
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    • 2008
  • This Paper provides perceptual metrics for video quality based on properties of human visual system, and audio quality based on human audition. All metrics work without reference signals, allowing non-intrusive, in-service measurements. A simple and easy-to-learn user interface displays the metrics and saves them in popular file formats like CSV. In this paper, proposed method was able to various and corrective measurement for the multimedia service video quality. As that it was able to application to set up service guide line and the methode of measurement and system for the set up standardization of the high quality video service.

Health-monitoring and system-identification of an ancient aqueduct

  • Chrysostomou, Christis Z.;Stassis, Andreas
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.183-194
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    • 2008
  • An important historical monument of Cyprus is an aqueduct that was built in 1747 to provide water to the city of Larnaca and to its port. Because of its importance to the cultural heritage of Cyprus, the aqueduct has been selected as one of the case-study monuments in the project Wide-Range Non-Intrusive devices toward Conservation of Historical Monuments in the Mediterranean Area (WIND-CHIME). Detailed drawings of the aqueduct obtained from the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus have been used for the development of a computational model. The model was fine-tuned through the measurement of the dynamic characteristics of the aqueduct using forced and ambient vibrations. It should be noted that measurement of the dynamic characteristics of the structure were performed twice in a period of three years (June of 2004 and May of 2007). Significant differences were noted and they are attributed to soil structure interaction effects due to seasonal variations of the water-level in a nearby salt-lake. The system identification results for both cases are presented here. This monument was used to test the effectiveness of shape memory alloy (SMA) pre-stressed devices, which were developed during the course of the project, in protecting it without spoiling its monumental value.

A Study on Mean Flow Velocity Measurement by Cross Correlation of Ultrasonic Waves (초음파 상호상관 기법을 이용한 유체의 평균유속 측정 연구)

  • Kim, Chang-Ho;Lee, Dug-Ki;Paik, Jong-Seung;Jho, Moon-Jae
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.5-15
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    • 1995
  • An application of the cross correlation technique by adopting ultrasonic waves for water pipe flow measuring purpose is studied. It is a non-intrusive flow metering method by determining the time of the flight of the flow turbulent noise and its non-obstructing mechanism enables to reduce process energy loss due to the flowmeter obstruction. A digital signal processor for the purpose of the real time Fourier transform was employed for the fast time calculation of the flow velocity. The overall accuracy was found as about $1\%$ for flow velocities from 0.25 m/s up to 16 m/s and for the pipe inside diameters from 50mm to 248mm. The cross correlation technique can be used for the tap water utility including most common liquid flows.

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Measurement of rivulet movement and thickness on inclined cable using videogrammetry

  • Jing, Haiquan;Xia, Yong;Xu, Youlin;Li, Yongle
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.485-500
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    • 2016
  • Stay cables in some cable-stayed bridges suffer large amplitude vibrations under the simultaneous occurrence of rain and wind. This phenomenon is called rain-wind-induced vibration (RWIV). The upper rivulet oscillating circumferentially on the inclined cable surface plays an important role in this phenomenon. However, its small size and high sensitivity to wind flow make measuring rivulet size and its movement challenging. Moreover, the distribution of the rivulet along the entire cable has not been measured. This paper applies the videogrammetric technique to measure the movement and geometry dimension of the upper rivulet along the entire cable during RWIV. A cable model is tested in an open-jet wind tunnel with artificial rain. RWIV is successfully reproduced. Only one digital video camera is employed and installed on the cable during the experiment. The camera records video clips of the upper rivulet and cable movements. The video clips are then transferred into a series of images, from which the positions of the cable and the upper rivulet at each time instant are identified by image processing. The thickness of the upper rivulet is also estimated. The oscillation amplitude, equilibrium position, and dominant frequency of the rivulet are presented. The relationship between cable and rivulet variations is also investigated. Results demonstrate that this non-contact, non-intrusive measurement method has good resolution and is cost effective.

Development of Single-Frame PIV Velocity Field Measurement Technique Using a High Resolution CCD Camera (고해상도 CCD카메라를 이용한 Single-Frame PIV 속도장 측정기법 개발)

  • Lee, Sang-Joon;Shin, Dae-Sig
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2000
  • Although commercial PIV systems have been widely used for the non-intrusive velocity field measurement of fluid flows, they are still under development and have considerable room for improvement. In this study, a single-frame double-exposure PIV system using a high-resolution CCD camera was developed. A pulsed Nd:Yag laser and high-resolution CCD camera were synchronized by a home-made control circuit. In order to resolve the directional ambiguity problem encountered in the single-frame PIV technique, the second particle image was genuinely shifted in the CCD sensor array during the time interval dt. The velocity vector field was determined by calculating the displacement vector at each interrogation window using cross-correlation with 50% overlapping. In order to check the effect of spatial resolution of CCD camera on the accuracy of PIV velocity field measurement, the developed PIV system with three different resolution modes of the CCD camera (512 ${\times}$ 512, lK ${\times}$ IK, 2K ${\times}$ 2K) was applied to a turbulent flow which simulate the Zn plating process of a steel strip. The experimental model consists of a snout and a moving belt. Aluminum flakes about $1{\mu}m$ diameter were used as scattering particles for the liquid flow in the zinc pot and the gas flow above the zinc surface was seeded with atomized olive oil with an average diameter of 1-$3{\mu}m$. Velocity field measurements were carried out at the strip speed $V_s$=1.0 m/s. The 2K ${\times}$ 2K high-resolution PIV technique was significantly superior compared to the smaller pixel resolution PIV system. For the cases of 512 ${\times}$ 512 and 1K ${\times}$ 1K pixel resolution PIV system, it was difficult to get accurate flow structure of viscous flow near the wall and small vortex structure in the region of large velocity gradient.

Study on optical emission spectroscopic method for measuring OH radical distribution in rocket plume (로켓 플룸 내부 OH 라디칼 공간분포 계측을 위한 발광 분광 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kiwook;Hahn, Jae W.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.1135-1139
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    • 2017
  • Spatial distribution of chemical species in flame is a important indicator understanding the flame structure and combustion characteristics, and optical emission spectroscopy has been widely used for the measurement because of its simple and non-intrusive methodology. In this study, we suggest the feasibility of the measurement of chemical species (OH radical) distribution in rocket plume using optical emission spectrometer which was developed for the spatially resolved measurement along the line-of-sight. In order to predict the ground state concentration of species from the measured emission intensity by optical emission spectrometer, we consider thermal and chemical excitation mechanisms in flame, and assume thermodynamic equilibrium for the thermally excited species. We also present the spatial resolution and the correction of collection characteristics of the optical emission spectrometer depending on object distance.

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Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy Using an External Cavity Diode Laser for the Density Absorption Measurement of Trace Gases (미량 기체의 밀도 측정을 위한 외부 공진기 반도체 레이저 광학공동 적분 투과 분광법)

  • Ryoo Hoon Chul;Yoo Yong Shin;Lee Jae Yong;Hahn Jae Won
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 2006
  • Integrated cavity output spectroscopy(ICOS) is a simple, non-intrusive absorption measurement technique that can detect and quantify trace-level gas species. The spectral absorbance of a gas is quantified from the integrated optical output of the modulated high-finesse cavity containing the sample which is irradiated by a wavelength-swept laser source. We constructed an experimental setup by using a tunable single mode external cavity diode laser operating at the wavelength near 765 nm and a Fabry-Perot cavity with length modulation achieved by a piezoelectric transducer where one of the cavity mirrors sat on. In the experiment performed on minute oxygen gas at the wave-length near 764.5nm, we demonstrated the minimum detectable absorption of $8.45\times10^{-8}cm^{-1}$.

Measurement of size and swimming speed of Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) using by a stereo vision method (스테레오 카메라 기법을 이용한 참다랑어의 크기 및 유영속도 측정)

  • Yang, Yong-Su;Lee, Kyoung-Hoon;Ji, Seong-Chul;Jeong, Seong-Jae;Kim, Kyong-Min;Park, Seong-Wook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.214-221
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    • 2011
  • This study was performed to develop a video based system which can be used to measure the averaged fish size in a non-intrusive fashion. The design was based on principles of simple stereo geometry, incorporated fish dimensions weight relationships and took into consideration fish movement to lower system costs. As the fish size is an important factor that impacts the economy of an aquaculture enterprise. Size measurements, including fork length, width or height, girth, thickness and mass, can be used to determine fish condition in the fish farm, so the averaged fish size of fish cage needs to consistently monitor in open ocean aquaculture cage. A precision of ${\pm}3%$ for replicate length measurements of a 60cm bar is obtained at distances between 2.0 and 6.0m, and the mean fork length and mean swimming speed of bluefin tuna were estimated to 48.8cm and 0.78FL/s, respectively.

Automatic Noise Removal and Peak Detection Algorithm for ECG Measured from Capacitively Coupled Electrodes Included within a Cloth Mattress Pad (침대 패드 형태의 용량성 전극에서 측정된 심전도 신호를 처리하기 위한 자동 잡음 제거 및 피크 검출 알고리즘)

  • Lee, Won Kyu;Lee, Hong Ji;Yoon, Hee Nam;Chung, Gih Sung;Park, Kwang Suk
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2014
  • Recent technological advances have increased interest in personal health monitoring. Electrocardiogram(ECG) monitoring is a basic healthcare activity and can provide decisive information regarding cardiovascular system status. In this study, we developed a capacitive ECG measurement system that can be included within a cloth mattress pad. The device permits ECG data to be obtained during sleep by using capacitive electrodes. However, it is difficult to detect R-wave peaks automatically because signals obtained from the system can include a high level of noise from various sources. Because R-peak detection is important in ECG applications, we developed an algorithm that can reduce noise and improve detection accuracy under noisy conditions. Algorithm reliability was evaluated by determining its sensitivity(Se), positive predictivity(+P), and error rate(Er) by using data from the MIT-BIH Polysomnographic Database and from our capacitive ECG system. The results showed that Se = 99.75%, +P = 99.77%, and Er = 0.47% for MIT-BIH Polysomnographic Database while Se = 96.47%, +P = 99.32%, and Er = 4.34% for our capacitive ECG system. Based on those results, we conclude that our R-peak detection method is capable of providing useful ECG information, even under noisy signal conditions.

A Study on the Smart Home Safety Management System Based on NIALM (NIALM 기반의 스마트 홈 안전관리시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Han-Sang;Sung, Kyung-Sang;Oh, Hae-Seok
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.8
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 2017
  • Due to spatial problems and system size,conventional measurement methods used to acquire the information needed for existing electrical energy and management have been limited to new buildings or areas where replacement is possible. This electric load management method is problematic when applying it to energy and safety management of vulnerable areas or existing homes or offices. The problem with installing a measurement module in every branch is that the system is too large. Even if the measurement module is installed, the type of load is not recognized, and efficient management is not performed. In particular, it is very difficult to apply it to traditional markets and backward facilities in Korea. In this paper, we apply NIALM technology and arc detection technology to solve these problems and verify the feasibility of NIALM for normal arc generation. Also, based on the verification results, we propose a new smart home safety management system that can effectively manage electrical safety and that can be applied to conventional market and existing home safety management systems. The proposed system conducts a comparative performance test with an existing safety management system. In addition, it achieves 95% or more load recognition for four loads, which is impossible in 40% of the existing systems, and the arc detection function was confirmed.