• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 잡음 에너지에 의한 지각적 간섭현상 해석을 통한 지각적 컨벌루션 잡음 제어에 의한 음질 개선 방법을 연구하였다. 지각적 컨벌루션 잡음은 잡음에 의한 신호의 지각적인 특성 변화 및 잡음 추정오차에 의한 잔여 잡음의 영향을 반영하는 것이다. 실험 결과 임계대역 여기 에너지를 통한 지각적 부가 잡음 제어 필터와 순음도 변화도를 통한 지각적 컨벌루션 잡음 제어 필터가 대등한 음질 개선 성능을 나타내었으며, 다양한 잡음 환경에서도 우수한 음질 개선을 나타냄을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2018

Assessment technologies regarding the perceptual quality of images and videos have been receiving significant attention, as they serve as essential tools for monitoring and improving the quality of various media services. In this paper, we review the technology trends of recent studies on the perceptual quality assessment of images and videos, and discuss the future direction of this research field.

• 음성과학
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• 제6권
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• pp.163-179
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• 1999

For the set up, management and repair of a mobile communication system, continuous estimation of speech quality is required. Speech quality measurement can be conducted by listener's judgement in a subjective test such as MOS (Mean Opinion Score) test. However, this method is laborious, expensive and time-consuming, it is advisable to predict subjective speech quality via objective measures. This paper presents a robust objective speech quality measure, PLP-CMS (Perceptual Linear Predictive-Cepstral Mean Subtraction), which can predict subjective speech quality in mobile communication systems. PLP-CMS has a high correlation with subjective quality owing to PLP (Perceptual Linear Predictive) analysis and shows a robust performance not being influenced by PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) channel effects due to CMS (Cepstral Mean Subtraction). To prove the performance of our proposed algorithm, we carried out subjective and objective quality estimation on speech samples which are variously distorted in a real mobile communication system. As a result, we demonstrated that PLP-CMS has a higher correlation with subjective quality than PSQM (Perceptual Speech Quality Measure) and PLP-CD (Perceptual Linear Predictive-Cepstral Distance).

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.860-873
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• 2019

LCD backlight boosting and the integration of boosting and dimming are proposed based on image analysis to maximize perceptual image qualities and to reduce display system power. Based on the histogram of the image data, methods for selecting an image suitable for boosting and for adjusting the optimum backlight brightness are proposed. A comprehensive combined optimization method of LCD backlight boosting, dimming and bypass based on image characteristics is also described. Perceptual image quality enhancement and power consumption are evaluated based on well known image databases. Average subjective image quality is improved by 24.8%, RMS contrast is improved more than 20%, and average power consumption is reduced by 15.94% compared to conventional uniform boosting.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.468-477
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• 2014

본 논문은 FCS(foveated contrast sensitivity)를 이용한 인지품질 기반 비디오 코딩 방법을 제안한다. CS(contrast sensitivity)를 이용한 기존의 인지품질 기반 비디오 코딩 방법은 공간주파수에 따라 시각적 인지능력이 달라지는 인간시각체계(HVS, human visual system)의 특징을 이용하여 비디오 압축 시 인지품질의 손상을 최소화하며, FM(foveated masking)을 이용한 방법에서는 HVS의 중심시(central vision) 와 주변시(peripheral vision)의 차를 이용한다. 본 연구에서는, 정신물리학 실험을 통하여 기존의 DCT(discrete cosine transform)기반 JND(Just-noticeable difference) 모델과 FM이 서로 의존성을 갖고 동시에 고려된 새로운 FCS 모델을 제안하였고, 이를 HM10.0 부호화기에 적용하여 인지품질기반 부호화를 수행하였다. 제안된 방법으로 부호화된 영상은 인지품질 관점에서 동일한 화질을 유지하면서 평균 10%의 비트율 감소를 보였다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2009

This study was to investigate for comparison between single rating and average ratings from multiple presentations of the same stimulus for measuring the voice quality of dysphonia using 7-point equal-appearing interval (EAI) rating scale. Overall severity of voice quality for 46 /a/ vowel stimuli (23 stimuli from dysphonia, 23 stimuli from control) was rated by 3 experienced speech-language pathologists (averaged 19 years; range = 7 to 40 years). For average ratings, each stimulus was rated five times in random order and averaged from two to five times. Although higher inter-rater reliability was found in average ratings than in single rating, there were no significant differences in rating scores between single and multiple average ratings judged by experienced listeners, suggesting that auditory perceptual ratings judged by well-trained listeners have relatively good agreement with the same stimulus across the judgment. Larger variations in perceptual ratings were observed for moderate voices than for mild or severe voices, even in the average ratings.

• 음성과학
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.181-191
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• 2001

The acoustic quality of a vowel is known to be mostly determined by the frequencies of the first formant(Fl) and the second formant(F2). The perceptual(or psychological) dimensions of vowel perception were examined in this study. Also the relationships among perceptual dimensions, acoustical dimensions(Fl & F2), and articulatory gestures of vowel were discussed. Using multi-dimensional scaling(MDS) technique, the experiment was performed in order to identify the perceptual dimensions of the perception of Korean vowel. In the experiment 8 Seoul standard speakers performed the similarity rating task of 10 synthesized Korean vowels. Two-dimensional MDS solution based. on the similarity rating scores was obtained. The results showed that two perceptual dimensions, D1 and D2 were correlated strongly with F2 and F1(r = -.895 and .878 respectively), and were so interpreted as 'vowel advancement' and 'vowel height' respectively. The relationship between the perceptual dimensions of vowel and the articulatory positions of tongue suggested that perception may be directly linked to production. Further research problems were discussed in the .final section.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2003년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.177-182
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• 2003

This study is directed toward determining the number and characteristics of psychologically meaningful perceptual dimensions required for assessing the sound Ouaiity with respect to vehicle interior and/or exterior noises. and toward identifying the acoustical or psychoacoustical bases underlying the perception. By nonmetric MDS and clustring analysis of sound quality data sets on our own, of critical importance are two perceptual dimensions for which subjective verdicts can be interpreted as loudness and sharpness. The perceptual dimensions based upon similarity judgments could be accounted for 48% and 24% of the variance. each of which might be a match for the acoustic parameter "A-weighted maximum pressure level"(r= .85) and for the psychoacoustic parameter "sharpness" (r= .65), respectively. On the other hand, the perceptual dimensions based upon preference ratings could explain 66% and 10% of the variance. where the acoustic parameter "A-weighted maximum pressure leve"(r= .92) might be taken to be a best predictor, but sharpness appeared to be less suitable for the description of Preference behavior. Linked to the results, the problems of quantitative modelling of subjective sound quality evaluation and also of implementing corresponding cognitive combination rule for technical and industrial applications, say having "winner-sound qualify" according to preference criteria will be shortly in discussion.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.270-277
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 독립 성분 분석 기법과 적응 지각 필터를 이용하여 잡음에 오염된 신호에서 잡음을 추정 및 제거함으로서 보다 효율적으로 오디오 신호를 개선하는 방법에 대해 제안한다. 기존의 적응 지각 필터는 묵음 구간에서 추정된 고정적인 추정 잡음을 사용하기 때문에 잡음이 시간에 따라 가변적일 경우 성능이 상당히 저하된다. 그러나 제안된 알고리즘은 독립 성분 분석 기법을 이용하여 신호 구간마다 달라지는 잡음을 추정한 후 이를 적응 지각 필터에 적용시켜 준다. 제안된 알고리즘의 성능 분석을 위하여 기존 및 제안된 알고리즘을 이용한 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며, 그 결과로 제안된 알고리즘은 기존의 알고리즘에 비해 향상된 결과를 생성하였다. 더불어 음질의 열화도 적음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제36권11C호
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• pp.655-661
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• 2011

다양한 네트워크 환경에서 적응적인 서비스 품질을 제공할 수 있는 H.264 SVC 전송에 대한 연구가 활발하다. 본 논문은 H.264 SVC의 무기준법 객관적 화질 평가 방법으로서, H.264 SVC의 계층성을 이용한 품질 평가 지표를 제안한다. 제안하는 지표는 패킷 손실의 위치에 따라 움직임 벡터, 계층적 예측 구조에 의한 에러 전파 패턴, 양자화 파라미터, 영향을 받은 영상프레임 수 등 에러를 반영한 인지적 화질 평가를 예측한다. 제안하는 품질평가 지표는 사람의 인지적인 영상 품질을 반영한 객관적 지표이며 이 지표를 주관적 화질평가 결과인 DMOS와의 상관관계를 통해 성능을 검증하였다.