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차량 측위 기술은 차량의 정확한 위치 정보를 제공한다는 점에서 자율주행을 위한 핵심 기 술 중 하나로 평가되고 있다. 이미지 기반의 측위 기술은 위치 정보를 효율적으로 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단되어 다양한 관련 연구가 진행되고 있다. 하지만, 기존 특징점 또는 차선 정보 를 이용한 이미지 기반 측위 방법론은 도로 및 운행 환경에 측위 정확도가 큰 영향을 받을 수 있다는 한계가 있다. 선분 매칭은 특징점에 비하여 텍스쳐 반복에 강건하고 주변 환경 전체에 서 추출된 선분을 활용하기 때문에 기존 방법론의 단점을 해결할 수 있다. 하지만, 차량 운행 환경을 대상으로 한 선분 매칭 방법론을 다루는 연구는 거의 진행된 바 없다. 따라서 본 연구 에서는 정확한 차량 측위 지원을 위한 선분 매칭 프레임워크를 제안한다. 또한 도로 주행 환경 에서의 알고리즘 성능 비교 분석을 통하여 최적 선분 매칭 알고리즘을 결정하였다. 최종적으 로 제안된 프레임워크는 선분 추출, 병합, 중첩 영역 탐지 및 MSLD 기반 선분 매칭의 4단계로 구성되었다. 제안된 프레임워크는 차량의 속도, 운행 방식, 주변 환경에 상관없이 차량 측위에 충분한 수준의 선분 매칭을 안정적으로 수행하였다.

Vehicle localization is one of the core technologies for autonomous driving. Image-based localization provides location information efficiently, and various related studies have been conducted. However, the image-based localization methods using feature points or lane information has a limitation that positioning accuracy may be greatly affected by road and driving environments. In this study, we propose a line segment matching framework for accurate vehicle localization. The proposed framework consists of four steps: line segment extraction, merging, overlap area detection, and MSLD-based segment matching. The proposed framework stably performed line segment matching at a sufficient level for vehicle positioning regardless of vehicle speed, driving method, and surrounding environment.

With the widespread use of powerful image editing tools, the demand for identifying the authenticity of an image is much increased. Copy-move forgery is one of the most common and immediate tampering attacks, and is one type of image forgery where one region of an image is copied to another region in an attempt to cover some potentially important features. In this paper a Novel approach is presented for image copy-move forgery detection and localization based on SVD and Projection Data. Experiment results demonstrate that our proposed algorithm can effectively detect multiple copy-move forgery and precisely locate the duplicated regions, even when an image was distorted by Gaussian blurring,JPEG compression and their mixed operations.

Transmitting visual information over a broadcasting network is not only prone to a copyright violation but also is a forgery. Authenticating such information and protecting its authorship rights call for more advanced data encoding. To this end, electronic watermarking is often adopted to embed inscriptive signature in imaging data. Most existing watermarking methods while focusing on robustness against degradation remain lacking of measurement against security loophole in which the encrypting scheme once discovered may be recreated by an unauthorized party. This could reveal the underlying signature which may potentially be replaced or forged. This paper therefore proposes a novel digital watermarking scheme in temporal-frequency domain. Unlike other typical wavelet based watermarking, the proposed scheme employed the Lorenz chaotic map to specify embedding positions. Effectively making this is not only a formidable method to decrypt but also a stronger will against deterministic attacks. Simulation report herein highlights its strength to withstand spatial and frequent adulterations, e.g., lossy compression, filtering, zooming and noise.

This paper presents a method to evaluate the performance of subpixel localization operators using target image data. Subpixel localization of edges is important to extract the precise shape of objects from images. In this study, each target image was designed to provide reference lines and edges to which the localization operators can be applied. We selected two types of moment-based operators: Gray-level Moment (GM) operator and Spatial Moment (SM) operator for comparison. The original edge localization operators with kernel size 5 are tested and their extended versions with kernel size 7 are also tested. Target images were collected with varying Camera-to-Object Distance (COD). From the target images, reference lines are estimated and edge profiles along the estimated reference lines are accumulated. Then, evaluation of the performance of edge localization operators was performed by comparing the locations calculated by each operator and by superimposing them on edge profiles. Also, enhancement of edge localization by increasing the kernel size was also quantified. The experimental result shows that the SM operator whose kernel size is 7 provides higher accuracy than other operators implemented in this study.

GPS/INS integrated systems do not guarantee robustness and accuracy of localization, because GPS has vulnerability to external disturbances. However, the overall performance and reliability of the system can be significantly improved by fusing multiple sensors with a different operating principle. In outdoor environments where GPS may be blocked, there are many features compared to the open space and these features can provide much information for UGV localization. Thus, this paper proposes an improved localization algorithm based on the hierarchical federation of three measurement layers, i.e., GPS, INS, and visual localization, to overcome the shortcomings of GPS/INS integrated systems. The proposed algorithm automatically switches the operation modes according to GPS status and a network of a ground-based reference station. A vocabulary tree with SURF is used in the visual localization method. In the data fusion of visual localization and INS, an asynchronous and time-delayed data fusion algorithm is presented because visual localization is always time-delayed compared with INS. By using DGPS to obtain the reference position under the dynamic conditions of the reference station, the restrictions of the conventional DGPS are overcome and all UGVs within WiBro communication range of the reference station can accurately estimate the position with a common GPS. The experiment results with a predefined path demonstrate enhancement of the robustness and accuracy of localization in outdoor environments.

실제로 많은 게임들은 사용자의 신체의 움직임을 유발하기 보다는, 마우스 키보드 등 간단한 컨트롤러 조작을 통해서 게임을 플레이하도록 되어 있다. 이러한 게임은 사용자에게 운동부족을 유발하는 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 움직임을 유발하는 시스템 개발을 통해 이러한 기존의 게임 시스템이 가지고 있던 문제를 해결하고, 더 실감나는 시스템을 사용자에게 제공할 것이다. 이에 주어진 공간에서 사용자의 위치를 인식하며, 증강된 가상의 게임 캐릭터와 상호 작용하는 모바일 증강현실 시스템을 제안한다. 사용자들에게 마치 현실 공간에 가상 캐릭터가 실제로 있는 듯한 현실감과 재미를 느낄 수 있도록 증강현실 기술을 사용하며, 가상 캐릭터와 상호작용하기 위한 사용자의 동작을 인식하는 암밴드 컨트롤러와 호환이 되는 모바일 게임 시스템을 설계한다.

A lot of games are supposed to play through controller operations, such as mouse and keyboard rather than user's physical movement. These games have limitation that causes the user lack of movement. Therefore, this study will solve the problems that these traditional game systems have through the development of a motion-producing system, and provide users more realistic system. It recognizes the user's position in a given space and provides a mobile augmented reality system that interacts with virtual game characters. It uses augmented reality technology to make users feel as if virtual characters exist in real space and it designs a mobile game system that uses armband controllers that interact with virtual characters.

This paper proposes a novel upward-looking camera-based global localization using a ceiling image map. The ceiling images obtained through the SLAM process are integrated into the ceiling image map using a particle filter. Global localization is performed by matching the ceiling image map with the current ceiling image using SURF keypoint correspondences. The robot pose is then estimated by the coordinate transformation from the ceiling image map to the global coordinate system. A series of experiments show that the proposed method is robust in real environments.

Objectives : This study aims to develop an AI-based acupoint localization guiding system that enables automatic detection and visualization of acupoint locations in traditional Korean medicine. The system is designed to be applicable in clinical, educational, and self-care contexts, facilitating digital transformation in Korean medicine. Methods : Standard acupoint locations defined by WHO/WPRO were used to extract anatomical landmarks. Deep learning models including YOLOv8 (object detection), HRNet (pose estimation), and Pix2Pix (image translation) were applied. The system was integrated with mixed reality (MR) devices (HoloLens) and a mobile web interface to visually guide users in real time. Results : The proposed system successfully predicted acupoint coordinates relative to body landmarks and provided real-time visual guidance through MR and mobile platforms. It demonstrated practical utility in various scenarios such as clinical treatment support, medical education, and home-based self-care. Conclusions : This research presents a significant case of applying AI-based digital technology to acupoint theory in Korean medicine. The system lays a foundation for developing acupoint-based digital therapeutics (DTx), AI-assisted diagnostic tools, and global standardization of acupuncture point systems.

본 논문에서는 DEM(Digital Elevation Model)과 산 영상을 매핑하여 3차원 정보를 생성하고 이를 이용한 비전기반 카메라 위치인식방법을 제안한다. 일반적으로 인식에 사용된 영상의 특징들은 카메라뷰에 따라 내용이 변해 정보양이 증가하는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 카메라뷰에 무관한 기하학의 불변특징을 추출하고 제안하는 유사도 평가함수와 Graham 탐색방법을 사용한 정확한 대응점을 산출하여 카메라 외부인수를 계산하였다. 또한 그래픽이론과 시각적 단서를 이용한 3차원 정보생성 방법을 제안하였다. 제안하는 방법은 불변 점 특징 추출단계, 3차원 정보 생성단계, 외부인수 산출단계의 3단계로 구성된다. 실험에서는 제안한 방법과 기존방법을 비교, 분석함으로써 제안한 방법의 우월성을 입증하였다.

In this Paper. we propose vision-based camera localization technique using 3D information which is created by mapping of DEM and mountain image. Typically, image features for localization have drawbacks, it is variable to camera viewpoint and after time information quantify increases . In this paper, we extract invariance features of geometry which is irrelevant to camera viewpoint and estimate camera extrinsic Parameter through accurate corresponding Points matching by Proposed similarity evaluation function and Graham search method we also propose 3D information creation method by using graphic theory and visual clues, The Proposed method has the three following stages; point features invariance vector extraction, 3D information creation, camera extrinsic Parameter estimation. In the experiments, we compare and analyse the proposed method with existing methods to demonstrate the superiority of the proposed methods.

본 연구에서는 실내 환경에서 드론의 측위를 위한 마커 인식 및 검출 기술을 소개한다. 기존 실내 측위를 위한 기술인 Global Positioning System이나 Wi-Fi를 이용한 삼각측량 기법은 실내 환경에서 각각의 성질로 인하여 사용하기 어려운 점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 2차원 바코드와 마커 등의 객체를 드론의 카메라를 이용한 실시간 영상 전송을 통하여 검출하여 위치 정보를 획득하는 기술을 소개한다. 실험에서는 드론의 카메라를 통하여 실시간 전송된 영상에서 OpenCV V2.4.10을 통하여 객체를 검출하였고, 카메라와 객체 사이의 거리와 바코드 크기에 따른 2차원 바코드의 검출 여부를 보였으며 15*15cm의 2차원 바코드는 비교적 잘 인식하였으나 비교적 작은 11*11cm의 2차원 바코드는 거리가 멀어질 수록 인식이 힘들어지는 결과를 보였다.

본 연구에서는 실내 환경에서 드론의 측위를 위한 마커 인식 및 검출 기술을 소개한다. 기존 실내 측위를 위한 기술인 Global Positioning System이나 Wi-Fi를 이용한 삼각측량 기법은 실내 환경에서 각각의 성질로 인하여 사용하기 어려운 점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 2차원 바코드와 마커 등의 객체를 드론의 카메라를 이용한 실시간 영상 전송을 통하여 검출하여 위치 정보를 획득하는 기술을 소개한다. 실험에서는 드론의 카메라를 통하여 실시간 전송된 영상에서 OpenCV V2.4.10을 통하여 객체를 검출하였고, 카메라와 객체 사이의 거리와 바코드 크기에 따른 2차원 바코드의 검출 여부를 보였으며 15*15cm의 2차원 바코드는 비교적 잘 인식하였으나 비교적 작은 11*11cm의 2차원 바코드는 거리가 멀어질 수록 인식이 힘들어지는 결과를 보였다.

This paper proposes a novel localization algorithm based on ego-motion which used Lucas-Kanade Optical Flow and warping image obtained through fish-eye lenses mounted on the robots. The omnidirectional image sensor is a desirable sensor for real-time view-based recognition of a robot because the all information around the robot can be obtained simultaneously. The preprocessing (distortion correction, image merge, etc.) of the omnidirectional image which obtained by camera using reflect in mirror or by connection of multiple camera images is essential because it is difficult to obtain information from the original image. The core of the proposed algorithm may be summarized as follows: First, we capture instantaneous $360^{\circ}$ panoramic images around a robot through fish-eye lenses which are mounted in the bottom direction. Second, we extract motion vectors using Lucas-Kanade Optical Flow in preprocessed image. Third, we estimate the robot position and angle using ego-motion method which used direction of vector and vanishing point obtained by RANSAC. We confirmed the reliability of localization algorithm using ego-motion based on fisheye warping image through comparison between results (position and angle) of the experiment obtained using the proposed algorithm and results of the experiment measured from Global Vision Localization System.

Position of the vehicle for driving is essential to autonomous navigation. However, there appears GPS position error due to multipath which is occurred by tall buildings in downtown area. In this paper, GPS position error is corrected by using camera sensor and highly accurate map made with 3D-Lidar. Input image through inverse perspective mapping is converted into top-view image, and it works out map matching with the map which has intensity of 3D-Lidar. Performance comparison was conducted between this method and traditional way which does map matching with input image after conversion of map to pinhole camera image. As a result, longitudinal error declined 49% and complexity declined 90%.

This paper proposes an underwater localization algorithm using probabilistic object recognition. It is organized as follows; 1) recognizing artificial objects using imaging sonar, and 2) localizing the recognized objects and the vehicle using EKF(Extended Kalman Filter) based SLAM. For this purpose, we develop artificial landmarks to be recognized even under the unstable sonar images induced by noise. Moreover, a probabilistic recognition framework is proposed. In this way, the distance and bearing of the recognized artificial landmarks are acquired to perform the localization of the underwater vehicle. Using the recognized objects, EKF-based SLAM is carried out and results in a path of the underwater vehicle and the location of landmarks. The proposed localization algorithm is verified by experiments in a basin.

The purpose of this study is to find whether franchise brand image organization factor localization through the modification of color, typography, language, symbol of brand identity affects brand recognition and purchase intention of consumers. Many global companies have tried to modify their own brand identity according to the local situations in order to attract more consumers. As a result of this study, if consumer recognize more similarly both original brand and localization brand, they will tend to have more purchase intention than those who don’t recognize them .similarly. In addition, when original brand identity was changed in color or local language, consumers conceived more similarly with original brand and localization. However, when original brand identity was changed in typography or symbol, consumers didn’t conceive them similarly. The results implies that if the company tries to make its own brand identity localization, the company should consider only to change the color or the language in order to prevent losing consumers.

Many global food service companies have tried to modify their own brand identities according to the local situations in order to attract more local consumers. If consumer recognize more similarly both original brand image and localized brand image, they will have familiarities to localized brand and tend to have more purchase intentions than those who don't recognize them similarly. And For local store marketing, food service companies have thorough marketing research plan, because there are different results according to recognition gap about brand name or characteristic of demography. Similarity recognition of original brand image is different from brand name recognition gap. The result indicates that some food service brands in korea which are not so popular as Mcdonald's should make a thorough market research for successful brand logo localization. Brand logo plays important roles in consumer attitudes, which are to recognize brand and to distinguish from other brands so this study can be very suggestive to many franchise food service companies which need local store marketings.