• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.1147-1155
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• 2013

In this study, we designed and implemented a step detection analyzer that can compare and analyze the step detection rates and results among the step detection algorithms. The step detection analyzer converts 3-axes accelerometer data into continuous energy stream through SVM operation, shows the horizontal comparison among the step detection results for each step detection algorithms, and can make elemental detection analyses. For these processes, the step detection analyzer presents the continuous energy stream as energy waveform, checks the peak values and time location of the detected steps with step detection algorithms, and gives visual interface to get some possible causes in cases of step detection miss. It can also give the threshold graph for each algorithm to check the threshold value on missed cases directly and can help to get more appropriate threshold values or other adjustable parameters in step detection algorithm. This step detection analyzer can be applied efficiently on performance enhancement of step detection algorithm, on deciding an appropriate algorithm for a specific step counter system in the various step counter filed operations.

• KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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• v.2 no.6
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• pp.257-264
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• 2013

In this study, we have designed the variable amplitude threshold algorithm that can enhance the accuracy of step count using variable amplitude. This algorithm converts the x, y, z sensor values into a single energy value($E_t$) by using SVM(Signal Vector Magnitude) algorithm and can pick step count out over 99% of accuracy through the peak data detection algorithm and fixed peak threshold. To prove the results, We made the noise filtering with the fixed amplitude threshold from the amplitude of energy value that found out the detection error was increasing, and it's the key idea of the variable amplitude threshold that can be adapted on the continuous data evaluation. The experiment results shows that the variable amplitude threshold algorithm can improve the average step count accuracy up to 98.9% at 10 Hz sampling rate and 99.6% at 20Hz sampling rate.

• KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.57-64
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• 2015

At the case of peak threshold algorithm, 3-axes data should sample step data over 20 Hz to get sufficient accuracy. But most of the digital sensors like 3-axes accelerometer have very low sampling rate caused by low data communication speed on limited SPI or $I^2C$ bandwidth of the low-cost MPU for ubiquitous devices. If the data transfer rate of the 3-axes accelerometer is getting slow, the sampling rate also slows down and it finally degrades the data accuracy. In this study, we proved there is a distinct functional relation between the sampling rate and threshold on the peak threshold step detection algorithm under the 20Hz frequency, and made a threshold function through the experiments. As a result of experiments, when we apply threshold value from the threshold function instead of fixed threshold value, the step detection error rate can be lessen about 1.2% or under. Therefore, we can suggest a peak threshold based new step detection algorithm with threshold function and it can enhance the accuracy of step detection and step count. This algorithm not only can be applied on a digital step counter design, but also can be adopted any other low-cost ubiquitous sensor devices subjected on low sampling rate.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.245-250
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• 2015

Portable devices, such as smart phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) play an important role in our everyday life. In this paper, we propose a step count algorithm based on SVM(signal vector magnitude) and a adaptive threshold processing to monitor the physical activity. The algorithm measures a user's step counts using the smart phone's inbuilt accelerometer and g sensor. Experiment results showed the proposed algorithm has good performance in accuracy and adaptability than the app on your smart phone.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.17-26
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• 2011

We have developed a wearable device that can convert sensor data into real-time step counts. Sensor data on gait were acquired using a triaxial accelerometer. A test was performed according to a test protocol for different walking speeds, e.g., slow walking, walking, fast walking, slow running, running, and fast running. Each test was carried out for 36 min on a treadmill with the participant wearing an Actical device, and the device developed in this study. The signal vector magnitude (SVM) was used to process the X, Y, and Z values output by the triaxial accelerometer into one representative value. In addition, for accurate step-count detection, we used three algorithms: an heuristic algorithm (HA), the adaptive threshold algorithm (ATA), and the adaptive locking period algorithm (ALPA). The recognition rate of our algorithm was 97.34% better than that of the Actical device(91.74%) by 5.6%.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.731-734
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• 2013

치매 환자들은 안전한 생활과 건강한 삶을 위해 행동 정보에 대한 모니터링이 필요하다. 이러한 서비스를 위해 휴대가 간편하면서 항상 착용 가능한 모니터링 도구가 필요하며, 기억과 인지장애로 인한 배회 활동과 넘어짐과 같은 응급상황에 빠르게 대처하기 위한 다양한 센서기술의 적용이 필수적이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 현재 개발 중인 치매환자를 위한 시계형 장치(스마트 시계)와 서버시스템의 구조 및 기능에 대해서 서술하면서, 3 축 가속도 센서 기반의 개선된 걸음 수 검출 알고리즘을 제안한다. 개선된 걸음 수 검출 알고리즘은 일반적인 걸음 수를 96%의 정확도로 검출함을 확인했다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.93-94
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• 2007

노약자 활동상황 감시에서 활동정보와 위치정보는 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 3축 가속도센서와 ZigBee 통신을 이용하여 노약자 활동상황 감시를 위한 시스템을 개발하였다. 가속도센서로부터 활동량을 측정하고 운동량을 계산하기 위한 걸음 검출을 하며, ZigBee 통신을 이용하여 감시시스템으로 전송하여 실시간으로 노약자의 활동상황을 모니터링 할 수 있다. 추가로 부착위치에 강인한 걸음 검출 알고리즘을 제안하였으며, 실제 실험을 통해 가속도센서를 가슴에 부착할 경우 99.83%의 정확도로 걸음을 검출할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 ZigBee 통신의 수신신호세기를 이용하여 노약자가 있는 방을 구별할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10b
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• pp.476-477
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 가속도 센서를 이용하여 보행패턴을 검출하고 가속도 센서의 출력 값을 무선으로 PC에 실시간으로 전달할 수 있는 휴대용 모듈을 개발하였다. PC에서는 휴대장치로부터 전송되는 데이터를 수집하여 운동패턴을 화면에 실시간으로 출력할 수 있게 하였다. 휴대 장치의 전력 소모를 최대한 줄이기 위해 무선 전송 부분은 zigbee 통신을 사용하였다. 착용자의 걸음걸이 패턴을 분석하기 위해 2축 가속도 센서를 사용하였으며 기본적인 보행수는 임계치를 사용하는 moving average 알고리즘을 이용하여 마이크로 콘트롤러에서 처리하였다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.8 no.8
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• pp.253-260
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• 2008

The research for a 3-axial accelerometer sensor has increased dramatically in the fields of cellular phone, PDA, etc. In this paper, we develop a human walking detection algorithm using 3-axial accelerometer sensor and a user interface system to show the activity expenditure in real-time. To measure a walking number more correctly in a variety of walking activities including walking, walking in place, running, slow walking, we propose a new walking number detection algorithm using adaptive threshold value. In addition, we calculate the activity expenditure base on counted walking number and display calculated activity expenditure on UI in real-time. From the experimental results, we could obtain that the detection rate of proposal algorithm is higher than that of existing algorithm using a fixed threshold value about $5{\sim}10%$. Especially, it could be found out high detection rate in walking in place.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.127-137
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• 2011

We have developed a wearable device that can convert sensor data into real-time step counts and activity levels. Sensor data on gait were acquired using a triaxial accelerometer. A test was performed according to a test protocol for different walking speeds, e.g., slow walking, walking, fast walking, slow running, running, and fast running. Each test was carried out for 36 min on a treadmill with the participant wearing a portable gas analyzer (K4B2), an Actical device, and the device developed in this study. The signal vector magnitude (SVM) was used to process the X, Y, and Z values output by the triaxial accelerometer into one representative value. In addition, for accurate step-count detection, we used three algorithms: an heuristic algorithm (HA), the adaptive threshold algorithm (ATA), and the adaptive locking period algorithm (ALPA). A regression equation estimating the energy expenditure (EE) was derived by using data from the accelerometer and information on the participants. The recognition rate of our algorithm was 97.34%, and the performance of the activity conversion algorithm was better than that of the Actical device by 1.61%.