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Real-virtual Point Cloud Augmentation Method for Test and Evaluation of Autonomous Weapon Systems (자율무기체계 시험평가를 위한 실제-가상 연계 포인트 클라우드 증강 기법)

  • Saedong Yeo;Gyuhwan Hwang;Hyunsung Tae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.375-386
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    • 2024
  • Autonomous weapon systems act according to artificial intelligence-based judgement based on recognition through various sensors. Test and evaluation for various scenarios is required depending on the characteristics that artificial intelligence-based judgement is made. As a part of this approach, this paper proposed a LiDAR point cloud augmentation method for mixed-reality based test and evaluation. The augmentation process is achieved by mixing real and virtual LiDAR signals based on the virtual LiDAR synchronized with the pose of the autonomous weapon system. For realistic augmentation of test and evaluation purposes, appropriate intensity values were inserted when generating a point cloud of a virtual object and its validity was verified. In addition, when mixing the generated point cloud of the virtual object with the real point cloud, the proposed method enhances realism by considering the occlusion phenomenon caused by the insertion of the virtual object.

Implementation of Personal Energy Management System Using DDNS (DDNS를 이용한 개인 에너지 관리 시스템 구현)

  • Jeong, Nahk-Ju;Lee, Chun-Hee;Jung, Hoe-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.1321-1326
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    • 2015
  • The amount of smart phones has increased exponentially. Due to the periodic release of high-performance smart phones and upgraded operating system, new smart phones become out-dated over 1 or 2 years. In order to solve environmental constraints of these smart phones, virtualization technology using Thin-Client terminal has been developed. However, in the case of Virtual Machine(VM), the applications associated with sensors and a GPS device can not run because they are not included. In this paper, by implementing the device driver for Android running in a virtual machine in the x86-based systems, it is to provide Android virtualization capabilities such as using the latest smart phones in the virtual machine environment. It would like to propose a method that the virtual device driver receives sensors and GPS information from the old Android smart phones(Thin-Client) that actually work and run as if the real device exists.

Development of a Real-time Sensor-based Virtual Imaging System (센서기반 실시간 가상이미징 시스템의 구현)

  • 남승진;오주현;박성춘
    • Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.63-71
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    • 2003
  • In sport programs, real-time virtual imaging system come into notice for new technology which can compose information like team logos, scores. distances directly on playing ground, so it can compensate for the defects of general character generator. In order to synchronize graphics to camera movements, generally two method is used. One is for using sensors attached to camera moving axis and the other is for analyzing camera video itself. KBS technical research institute developed real-time sensor-based virtual imaging system 'VIVA', which uses four sensors on pan, tilt, zoom, focus axis and controls virtual graphic camera in three dimensional coordinates in real-time. In this paper, we introduce our system 'VIVA' and it's technology. For accurate camera tracking we calculated view-point movement occurred by zooming based on optical principal point variation data and we considered field of view variation not only by zoom but also by focus. We developed our system based on three dimensional graphic environment. so many useful three dimensional graphic techniques such as keyframe animation can be used. VIVA was successfully used both in Busan Asian Games and 2002 presidential election. We confirmed that it can be used not only in the field but also in the studio programs in which camera is used within more close range.

Upper Limb Motion Detection Including Fingers Using Flex Sensors and Inertial Sensors (휘어짐센서와 관성센서를 이용한 손가락을 포함한 상지 운동 검출)

  • Kim, Yeon-Jun;Yoo, Jae-Ha;Kim, Dong-Yon;Kim, Soo-Chan
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 2020
  • The utilization of virtual reality is increasing not only in games but also in medical care such as rehabilitation. Due to the convenience, the motion of the upper limb is detected using a non-contact method using video or a handheld type mouse, etc. In this paper, we implemented a glove which can measure finger movements and upper limb movements by using flex sensors whose resistance value changes according to the degree of folding and inertial sensors which can obtain direction information in space. We showed the upper arm movements including finger movements with signals obtained from the implemented glove on the open software platform, Processing. The sensitivity of each finger movement was 0.5deg, and the sensitivity of the upper limb motion was 0.6deg.

Context-aware U-VR Simulator for Linking Real and Virtual Environments (현실환경과 가상 환경을 연동하는 맥락 인식 기반 U-VR 시뮬레이터)

  • Oh, Yoo-Soo;Kang, Chang-Gu;Woo, Woon-Tack
    • 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.02a
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    • pp.310-314
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    • 2009
  • In this paper we propose the U-VR Simulator which seamlessly connects entities in real and virtual environments by exploiting context, based on the concept of ubiquitous virtual reality. Using the U-VR Simulator, a smart home environment can be simulated and new virtual entities such as sensors, actuators, and services can be added to existing real entities. The proposed approach is fast and cost-effective because the simulator effectively utilizes both existing and simulated devices. In addition, our approach allows application developers to rapidly develop U-VR applications and extend them to relevant domains. As a future work, we will expand our simulator to intelligently augment virtual entities into real environments.

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Quasi real-time and continuous non-stationary strain estimation in bottom-fixed offshore structures by multimetric data fusion

  • Palanisamy, Rajendra P.;Jung, Byung-Jin;Sim, Sung-Han;Yi, Jin-Hak
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2019
  • Offshore structures are generally exposed to harsh environments such as strong tidal currents and wind loadings. Monitoring the structural soundness and integrity of offshore structures is crucial to prevent catastrophic collapses and to prolong their lifetime; however, it is intrinsically challenging because of the difficulties in accessing the critical structural members that are located under water for installing and repairing sensors and data acquisition systems. Virtual sensing technologies have the potential to alleviate such difficulties by estimating the unmeasured structural responses at the desired locations using other measured responses. Despite the usefulness of virtual sensing, its performance and applicability to the structural health monitoring of offshore structures have not been fully studied to date. This study investigates the use of virtual sensing of offshore structures. A Kalman filter based virtual sensing algorithm is developed to estimate responses at the location of interest. Further, this algorithm performs a multi-sensor data fusion to improve the estimation accuracy under non-stationary tidal loading. Numerical analysis and laboratory experiments are conducted to verify the performance of the virtual sensing strategy using a bottom-fixed offshore structural model. Numerical and experimental results show that the unmeasured responses can be reasonably recovered from the measured responses.

Intelligent Evaluation Algorithm for Identifying Hazards in Public Restrooms Using Virtual Reality and Sensor Data (가상현실과 센서데이터를 활용하는 공중화장실 위험요소 지능형 평가 알고리즘)

  • Shin-Sook Yoon;Jeong-Hwa Song
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.473-482
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    • 2024
  • This study utilized virtual reality to construct a simulated public restroom environment to identify potential hazards. The objective was to discern actual risks in real-world public restrooms through this virtual setup. During the virtual restroom experience, data from the built-in 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope sensors of testor's smart phones were collected. Analysis of this data helped in identifying spatio temporal factors impacting the users. The determination of these factors as risk elements was based on an evaluation algorithm grounded in data analysis.

Efficient Filtering for Depth Sensors under Infrared Light Emitting Sources (적외선 방출 조명 조건 하에서 깊이 센서의 효율적인 필터링)

  • Park, Tae-Jung
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.271-278
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    • 2012
  • Recently, infrared (IR)-based depth sensors have proliferated as consumer electronics thanks to decreased price, which led to various applications including gesture recognition in television virtual studios. However, the depth sensors fail to capture depth information correctly under strong light conditions emitting infrared light which are very common in television studios. This paper analyzes the mechanism of such interference between the depth sensors relying on certain IR frequencies and infrared light emitting sources, and provides methods to get correct depth information by applying filters. Also, it describes experiment methods and presents the results of applying multiple combinations of filters with different cut-off frequencies. Finally, it proves that the interference due to IR can be filtered out using proposed filtering method practically by experiment.

Development of 3-D viewer for indoor location tracking system using wireless sensor network

  • Yang, Chi-Shian;Chung, Wan-Young
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.110-114
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    • 2007
  • In this paper we present 3-D Navigation View, a three-dimensional visualization of indoor environment which serves as an intuitive and unified user interface for our developed indoor location tracking system via Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) in web environment. The extracted user's spatial information from indoor location tracking system was further processed to facilitate the location indication in virtual 3-D indoor environment based on his location in physical world. External Authoring Interface (EAI) provided by VRML enables the integration of interactive 3-D graphics into web and direct communication with the encapsulated Java applet to update position and viewpoint of user periodically in 3-D indoor environment. As any web browser with VRML viewer plug-in is able to run the platform independent 3-D Navigation View, specialized and expensive hardware or software can be disregarded.

Diagnostic/prognostic health monitoring system and evaluation of a composite bridge

  • Mosallam, A.;Miraj, R.;Abdi, F.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.397-413
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    • 2009
  • Composite bridges offer many advantages compared to current steel and aluminum bridges. This paper presents the results of a comprehensive on-going research program to develop innovative Diagnostic Prognostic System (DPS) and a structural evaluation of Composite Army Bridge (CAB) system. The DPS is founded on three technologies: optical fiber sensing, remote data transmission, and virtual testing. In developing this system, both laboratory and virtual test were used in different damage scenarios. Health monitoring with DPS entailed comparing live strain data to archived strained data in various bridge locations. For field repairs, a family of composite chords was subjected to simple ramp loads in search of ultimate strength. As such, composite bridge specimens showcased their strengths, heralded the viability of virtual testing, highlighted the efficacy of field repair, and confirmed the merits of health monitoring.