Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanostructure for detecting viruses including an amphipathic polymer, and a diagnostic platform using the same, wherein the nanostructure is capable of specifically detecting viruses through silica-based nanoparticles with excellent stability and high dispersion and a biocompatible amphipathic polymer, such that it is possible to develop a diagnostic platform with high sensitivity through binding and agglomeration of the nanostructure and viruses and enable rapid and accurate diagnosis of a target virus.

Abstract: A geothermal system including a multitube vertically-sealed underground heat-exchanger includes: a geothermal well formed by vertically excavating a foundation; a heat pump which is arranged in the foundation, and which includes a circulating pump; and a connection tube, an auxiliary facility, and a multitube vertically-sealed underground heat-exchanger which are buried and installed in the geothermal well, and which are connected to the heat pump such that a thermal fluid thermally restored in the geothermal well is supplied to the heat pump through the circulating pump, and the thermal fluid that has undergone heat exchange in the heat pump is recovered back to the geothermal well and thermally restored therein.

Abstract: A geothermal system includes: at least two geothermal holes (1) formed in the ground; a return water circulation tube (10) for returning underground water of the geothermal holes; a water collection and supply well (20) for collecting and then supplying the underground water returned by the return water circulation tube; at least one heat pump (30) for generating heat for cooling and heating, by using, as a heat source, the heat of the underground water supplied by the water collection and supply well; and a supply tube (40) which is an underground water supply means for supplying, to the geothermal holes, the underground water that supplied heat to the heat pump.

Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a multiview image may extract feature points from the multiview image and perform image calibration based on the extracted feature points, track corresponding feature points in temporally successive image frames of a first view image, and perform the image calibration based on pairs of corresponding feature points between the feature points tracked from the first view image and feature points of a second view image.

Abstract: Provided is a method of training a generative adversarial network (GAN) for converting between heterogeneous domains, the method including training a first GAN and a second GAN with at least one unpaired training data set comprised of a training image of a first domain and a training image of a second domain; using the trained first GAN to convert a first image of the first domain to an image of the second domain; using the trained second GAN to reconvert the converted image of the second domain to a second image of the first domain; and performing segmentation on at least one of the first image of the first domain, the converted image of the second domain, or the reconverted second image of the first domain.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shielding apparatus for high-depth groundwater well pollution prevention grouting comprising: a shielding portion which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of a grouting casing installed in an excavation hole in the ground and compressed to be in close contact with a hollow wall of the excavation hole; a compression portion which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the grouting casing and formed to descend toward the shielding portion and brings the shielding portion into close contact with the hollow wall of the excavation hole to guide the excavation hole to be sealed; and a pressure equalization injection tube portion which is connected with the compression portion on the outer circumferential surface of the grouting casing and lowers the compression portion by water pressure generated by supplying water from the outside through a water supply tube.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shielding apparatus for high-depth groundwater well pollution prevention grouting comprising: a shielding portion which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of a grouting casing installed in an excavation hole in the ground and compressed to be in close contact with a hollow wall of the excavation hole; a compression portion which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the grouting casing and formed to descend toward the shielding portion and brings the shielding portion into close contact with the hollow wall of the excavation hole to guide the excavation hole to be sealed; and a pressure equalization injection tube portion which is connected with the compression portion on the outer circumferential surface of the grouting casing and lowers the compression portion by water pressure generated by supplying water from the outside through a water supply tube.

Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a multiview image may extract feature points from the multiview image and perform image calibration based on the extracted feature points, track corresponding feature points in temporally successive image frames of a first view image, and perform the image calibration based on pairs of corresponding feature points between the feature points tracked from the first view image and feature points of a second view image.

Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a multiview image may extract feature points from the multiview image and perform image calibration based on the extracted feature points, track corresponding feature points in temporally successive image frames of a first view image, and perform the image calibration based on pairs of corresponding feature points between the feature points tracked from the first view image and feature points of a second view image.

Abstract: A method for automatic garment fit customization is provided. The method comprising steps for generating a garment by creating two-dimensional (2D) panels, in which the garment comprises a plurality of garment landmarks (GLMs) and a plurality of garment landmark lines (GLLs), which are key locations and lines on a surface of the garment, simulating draping of the garment on a reference body, where the reference body comprises body landmarks (BLMs) and body landmark lines (BLLs), performing a fit evaluation and calculating misfit measures comprising landmark (LM) misfits, landmark line (LL) misfits, and circumferential misfits, performing a fit adjustment for panel alteration operations modifying some of the 2D panels based on the fit evaluation, performing draping simulation with the modified 2D panels, and repeating until the misfit measures fall within a predetermined criterion and determining customized 2D panels that fit the reference body.

Abstract: A method for progressive drape update on avatar morph for a virtual fitting system comprises steps for providing an infrastructured avatar for a three-dimensional body, providing an OBJ avatar, providing a garment, draping the garment on the infrastructured avatar, providing a morphable avatar so as to wrap the infrastructured avatar, performing metamorphosis of the morphable avatar from the infrastructured avatar to the OBJ avatar so as to provide a plurality of transitioning shapes of the morphable avatar, applying physically-based simulation of draping the garment to the plurality of transitioning shapes of the morphable avatar, and displaying the garment draped on the OBJ avatar on the screen of the information processing device using a result of the physically-based simulation of draping with the last frame of the morphable avatar.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to generate a volume-panorama image are provided. A method of generating a volume-panorama image includes receiving conversion relationships between volume images, one of the received conversion relationships being between a first volume image of the volume images and a second volume image of the volume images, the second volume image including an area that is common to an area of the first volume image, generating an optimized conversion relationship from the one of the received conversion relationships based on the received conversion relationships, and generating the volume-panorama image based on the generated optimized conversion relationship.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus and method for detecting a transparent image from an input image. The image processing apparatus may include an image segmenting unit to segment an input image into a plurality of segments, a likelihood determining unit to determine a likelihood that a transparent object is present between adjacent segments among the plurality of segments, and an object detecting unit to detect the transparent object from the input image based on the likelihood.

Abstract: A method for CIG-mode rendering in a virtual fitting system is provided. The method comprises step for: preparing a three-dimensional body, selecting a first garment for an outer and a second garment for an inner, assigning a plurality of inner-saver objects (ISOs), initializing all pixels of a stencil buffer for the screen; incrementing first pixels of the stencil buffer corresponding to interiors and RGB-drawing of the interiors, and the interiors comprise pixels of the outer or the inner, decrementing second pixels of the stencil buffer corresponding to exteriors and RGB-drawing of the exteriors, incrementing third pixels of the inner-saver objects and void-drawing the inner-saver objects; RGB-drawing forth pixels of the inner, where the stencil values are greater than zero.

Abstract: A depth image generation method is provided. The depth image generation method may include emitting light of different modulation frequencies to an object; detecting the light of the different modulation frequencies reflected from the object; and generating a depth image related to a distance to the object using the light of the different modulation frequencies.

Abstract: A method for stereo image rectification includes receiving a plurality of images and determining a matrix for performing rectification on the plurality of images based on a first cost function and a second cost function. The first cost function may be associated with a distance of a corresponding pair of points from among the plurality of images. The second cost function may be associated with distortion in a converted image.

Abstract: A stereo matching apparatus and method through learning a unary confidence and a pairwise confidence are provided. The stereo matching method may include learning a pairwise confidence representing a relationship between a current pixel and a neighboring pixel, determining a cost function of stereo matching based on the pairwise confidence, and performing stereo matching between a left image and a right image at a minimum cost using the cost function.

Abstract: A method for progressive drape update on avatar morph for a virtual fitting system comprises steps for providing an infrastructured avatar for a three-dimensional body, providing an OBJ avatar, providing a garment, draping the garment on the infrastructured avatar, providing a morphable avatar so as to wrap the infrastructured avatar, performing metamorphosis of the morphable avatar from the infrastructured avatar to the OBJ avatar so as to provide a plurality of transitioning shapes of the morphable avatar, applying physically-based simulation of draping the garment to the plurality of transitioning shapes of the morphable avatar, and displaying the garment draped on the OBJ avatar on the screen of the information processing device using a result of the physically-based simulation of draping with the last frame of the morphable avatar.

Abstract: A method for automatic garment fit customization is provided. The method comprising steps for generating a garment by creating two-dimensional (2D) panels, in which the garment comprises a plurality of garment landmarks (GLMs) and a plurality of garment landmark lines (GLLs), which are key locations and lines on a surface of the garment, simulating draping of the garment on a reference body, where the reference body comprises body landmarks (BLMs) and body landmark lines (BLLs), performing a fit evaluation and calculating misfit measures comprising landmark (LM) misfits, landmark line (LL) misfits, and circumferential misfits, performing a fit adjustment for panel alteration operations modifying some of the 2D panels based on the fit evaluation, performing draping simulation with the modified 2D panels, and repeating until the misfit measures fall within a predetermined criterion and determining customized 2D panels that fit the reference body.

Abstract: A method for CIG-mode rendering in a virtual fitting system is provided. The method comprises step for: preparing a three-dimensional body, selecting a first garment for an outer and a second garment for an inner, assigning a plurality of inner-saver objects (ISOs), initializing all pixels of a stencil buffer for the screen; incrementing first pixels of the stencil buffer corresponding to interiors and RGB-drawing of the interiors, and the interiors comprise pixels of the outer or the inner, decrementing second pixels of the stencil buffer corresponding to exteriors and RGB-drawing of the exteriors, incrementing third pixels of the inner-saver objects and void-drawing the inner-saver objects; RGB-drawing forth pixels of the inner, where the stencil values are greater than zero.