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A Vision System for Detecting Paint Faults on Painted Slates

  • Shinji, Ohyama;Hong, Keum-Shik
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.35.2-35
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    • 2001
  • This paper is concerned with the problem of how to detect paint type defects on painted slates using machine vision. We begin by outlining the motivations for this research and present a review of research in related areas before proceeding with a process description and a categorization of typical paint defects. We describe the test bed built to replicate factory conditions and the testing of image capture techniques. We discuss problems we confronted such as getting a sufficiently strong signal level from the slate, the effects of the slate surface profile on image capture and how we dealt with these problems. The third principal challenge was to generate a strong signal to noise ratio for each defect type so that a computationally inexpensive image processing method becomes viable. We demonstrate ...

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Determining of the Sampling Time and Adjusting PID Coefficients in a Discrete System (이산 시스템에서 샘플링 시간의 설정 및 PID 계수 조정)

  • Choi, Goon-Ho
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.46-51
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    • 2017
  • Recent controller design techniques often discretize the target system and implement a discrete controller that is digitized to match the target system. When constructing such a discrete system, it is necessary to first determine the sampling time. The smaller the sampling time is, the more advantageous it can be made similar to the original system, but the cost is a problem when realizing such a configuration as hardware. On the other hand, the longer the time, the more different the system is from the original system, and eventually the control becomes impossible. In this paper, we consider the above problem and propose a more logical approach to determine the sampling time in the discrete system and investigate the relation with the differential controller. We also apply this process to a nonlinear system called ARAGO disc and verify its validity through computer simulation.

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Monitoring social networks based on transformation into categorical data

  • Lee, Joo Weon;Lee, Jaeheon
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.487-498
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    • 2022
  • Social network analysis (SNA) techniques have recently been developed to monitor and detect abnormal behaviors in social networks. As a useful tool for process monitoring, control charts are also useful for network monitoring. In this paper, the degree and closeness centrality measures, in which each has global and local perspectives, respectively, are applied to an exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) chart and a multinomial cumulative sum (CUSUM) chart for monitoring undirected weighted networks. In general, EWMA charts monitor only one variable in a single chart, whereas multinomial CUSUM charts can monitor a categorical variable, in which several variables are transformed through classification rules, in a single chart. To monitor both degree centrality and closeness centrality simultaneously, we categorize them based on the average of each measure and then apply to the multinomial CUSUM chart. In this case, the global and local attributes of the network can be monitored simultaneously with a single chart. We also evaluate the performance of the proposed procedure through a simulation study.

Reducing Overhead of Distributed Checkpointing with Group Communication

  • Ahn, Jinho
    • Journal of Advanced Information Technology and Convergence
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.83-90
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    • 2020
  • A protocol HMNR, was proposed to utilize control information of every other process piggybacked on each sent message for minimizing the number of forced checkpoints. Then, an improved protocol, called Lazy-HMNR, was presented to lower the possibility of taking forced checkpoints incurred by the asymmetry between checkpointing frequencies of processes. Despite these two different minimization techniques, if the high message interaction traffic occurs, Lazy-HMNR may considerably lower the probability of knowing whether there occurs no Z-cycle due to its shortcomings. Also, we recognize that no previous work has smart procedures to be able to utilize network infrastructures for highly decreasing the number of forced checkpoints with dependency information carried on every application message. We introduce a novel Lazy-HMNR protocol for group communication-based distributed computing systems to cut back the number of forced checkpoints in a more effective manner. Our simulation outcomes showed that the proposed protocol may highly lessen the frequency of forced checkpoints by comparison to Lazy-HMNR.

Performance Analysis of GLTF/GLB to Improve 3D Content Rendering Performance

  • Jae Myeong Choi;Ki-Hong Park
    • Journal of Platform Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 2023
  • 3D content rendering is one of the important factors that give a sense of realism when creating content, and this process takes a lot of time. In this paper, we proposed a method to improve rendering performance by reducing the vast amount of 3D data in the web environment, and conducted a performance test using DEM and 3D model elevation data. As a result of the experiment, the digital elevation model showed faster performance than the Blender-based 3D modeling, but when the screen was moved using OrbitControl, the fps dropped momentarily. In the case of Terrain, if the range is limited to a speed that maintains 24 to 60 fps using frustum culling and LOD techniques, it is considered that a higher quality map can be produced than GeoTIFF.

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POOL MONITORING IN GMAW

  • Absi Alfaro, S.C.;de Carvallio, G.C.;Motta, J.M.
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.307-313
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    • 2002
  • This paper describes a weld pool monitoring technique, which is based on the weld pool image analysis. The proposed image analysis algorithm uses machine vision techniques to extract geometrical information from the weld pool image such as maximum weld pool width, gap width and misalignment between the joint longitudinal axis and the welding wire. These can be related to the welding parameters (welding voltage and current, wire feed speed and standoff) to produce control actions necessary to ensure that the required weld quality will be achieved. The experiments have shown that the algorithm is able to produce good estimates of the weld pool geometry; however, the adjustment of the camera parameters affects the image quality and, consequently, has a great influence over the estimation.

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Host-Microbe Interactions Regulate Intestinal Stem Cells and Tissue Turnover in Drosophila

  • Ji-Hoon Lee
    • International Journal of Stem Cells
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2024
  • With the activity of intestinal stem cells and continuous turnover, the gut epithelium is one of the most dynamic tissues in animals. Due to its simple yet conserved tissue structure and enteric cell composition as well as advanced genetic and histologic techniques, Drosophila serves as a valuable model system for investigating the regulation of intestinal stem cells. The Drosophila gut epithelium is in constant contact with indigenous microbiota and encounters externally introduced "non-self" substances, including foodborne pathogens. Therefore, in addition to its role in digestion and nutrient absorption, another essential function of the gut epithelium is to control the expansion of microbes while maintaining its structural integrity, necessitating a tissue turnover process involving intestinal stem cell activity. As a result, the microbiome and pathogens serve as important factors in regulating intestinal tissue turnover. In this manuscript, I discuss crucial discoveries revealing the interaction between gut microbes and the host's innate immune system, closely associated with the regulation of intestinal stem cell proliferation and differentiation, ultimately contributing to epithelial homeostasis.

TEM sample preparation using micro-manipulator for in-situ MEMS experiment

  • Hyunjong Lee;Odongo Francis Ngome Okello;Gi-Yeop Kim;Kyung Song;Si-Young Choi
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.51
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    • pp.8.1-8.7
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    • 2021
  • Growing demands for comprehending complicated nano-scale phenomena in atomic resolution has attracted in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques for understanding their dynamics. However, simple to safe TEM sample preparation for in-situ observation has been limited. Here, we suggested the optical microscopy based micro-manipulating system for transferring TEM samples. By adopting our manipulator system, several types of samples from nano-wires to plate-like thin samples were transferred on micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) chip in a single step. Furthermore, the control of electrostatic force between the sample and the probe tip is found to be a key role in transferring process.

Application of Sensor Network Using Multivariate Gaussian Function to Hand Gesture Recognition (Multivariate Gaussian 함수를 이용한 센서 네트워크의 수화 인식에의 적용)

  • Kim Sung-Ho;Han Yun-Jong;Bogdana Diaconescu
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.11 no.12
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    • pp.991-995
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    • 2005
  • Sensor networks are the results of convergence of very important technologies such as wireless communication and micro electromechanical systems. In recent years, sensor networks found a wide applicability in various fields such as health, environment and habitat monitoring, military, etc. A very important step for these many applications is pattern classification and recognition of data collected by sensors installed or deployed in different ways. But, pattern classification and recognition are sometimes difficult to perform. Systematic approach to pattern classification based on modern teaming techniques like Multivariate Gaussian mixture models, can greatly simplify the process of developing and implementing real-time classification models. This paper proposes a new recognition system which is hierarchically composed of many sensor nodes haying the capability of simple processing and wireless communication. The proposed system is able to perform classification of sensed data using the Multivariate Gaussian function. In order to verify the usefulness of the proposed system, it was applied to hand gesture recognition system.

A Study on Image Reconstruction using Nonlinear Spatial Filter in Impulse Noise Environments (임펄스 잡음환경에서 비선형 공간필터를 이용한 영상복원에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Kyeong-Deok;Kim, Nam-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.750-753
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    • 2007
  • According to the increase of demand for diverse multimedia services, techniques to use images as the tool of information transmission have been rapidly developed. However, impulse noise affecting the reception of image and signal error occurs in the process of digitalization and transmission of images. In order to remove this impulse noise, a nonlinear filter is generally applied and a standard median (SM) filter is representative. However, SM filter degrades the qualify of overall image by error of the edge component. Therefore, in this paper, to restore the corrupted image by impulse noise, a nonlinear spatial filter based on Min-max operation was proposed and was compared with conventional methods through simulations.

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