• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.24 no.7
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• pp.371-378
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• 2005

The objective or this paper is to measure the in-plane vibration intensity of a beam with a damped end that means the magnitude and direction of vibration power. Three experimental methods have been implemented to measure the in-plane vibration intensity over the beam. The first method is the accelerometer array method using two accelerometers. The second method is the frequency response function method using the only one accelerometer. The third method is the reference accelerometer method using a fixed reference accelerometer and another moving accelerometer. Those methods have been used to measure the spatial distribution of in-plane vibration intensity over the beam. The results obtained with those methods have been compared with each other. The results have been compared with an input power. It showed that the frequency response function method and the reference accelerometer method as well as the accelerometer array method can be effectively used to measure the in-plane vibration intensity in beams.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.583-591
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• 2011

Accurate observation results of dynamic displacements are essential to the protection of civil structures. In this study, we evaluated the optimal methods of the RTK/GPS Accelerometer integration through comparison and analysis of several experiments results. Two methods will be used to calculate the dynamic displacements from the results of the acceleration data as well as two integration methods for measuring the dynamic, static, and quasi-static displacements by incorporating the displacement results from the RTK-GPS and Accelerometer. By using a Cantilever Beam and LVDT measurement, we were able to ensure that the different displacement comparisons would be reliable and accurate. As a results from experiments, the accelerometer processing method applied by use of accelerometers data was filtering with the double integral using FIR band-pass filter which is most optimal for assessing the dynamic displacements. Also, the integrated method using extracting substitution displacements is suitable for measuring synthetically the dynamic static and quasi-static displacements of civil structures with RTK-GPS and accelerometer.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.6 s.52
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• pp.29-36
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• 2006

This paper proposes a new algorithm of MS-EIDV (modal sensitivity-effective independence distribution vector) for determining optimal accelerometer locations (OAL) by using the Fisher Information Matrix (FIM) derived from mode-shape sensitivities. Also, the paper provides a reasonable guideline for selecting OAL which can reflect dynamic responses of a structure effectively. Since OAL should be determined with known values of structural parameters but since the parameters can be estimated by applying an inverse method such as SI (system identification) using measured response, the paper proposes a statistical method to overcome the paradox by considering the error bound of the structural parameters. To examine the proposed methods, a frequency-domain SI method has been applied. By using the identified results, the minimum necessary number of accelerometers could be selected depending on the number of target measurable modes. Through simulation studies, the results by applying EIDV method directly using the information of mode shapes were compared with those by applying the proposed MS-EIDV.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2002.11b
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• pp.848-851
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• 2002

In this paper, an experimental method using a reference accelerometer has been developed to measure the in-plane vibration intensity of a beam. It has the advantages of reducing accelerometer phase error comparing with the cross spectral intensity measurement technique using an accelerometer array. It needs no measurement of the input force required in the frequency response method using the only one accelerometer This method has been used to measure the in-plane vibration intensity over the beam. The result has been compared with an input power and the vibration intensity obtained with other methods. It showed that the present experimental method can be effectively used to measure the structural in-plane vibration intensity.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.50 no.6
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• pp.552-564
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure energy expenditure (EE) the metabolic equivalents (METs) of 13 common physical activities by using a portable telemetry gas exchange system ($K4b^2$) and to assess the accuracy of the accelerometer (Actigraph $GT3X^+$) by gender in Korean adults. Methods: A total of 109 adults (54 males, 55 females) with normal BMI (body mass index) participated in this study. EE and METs of 13 selected activities were simultaneously measured by the $K4b^2$ portable indirect calorimeter and predicted by the $GT3X^+$ Actigraph accelerometer. The accuracy of the accelerometer was assessed by comparing the predicted with the measured EE and METs. Results: EE (kcal/kg/hr) and METs of treadmill walking (3.2 km/h, 4.8 km/h and 5.6 km/h) and running (6.4 km/h) were significantly higher in female than in male participants (p < 0.05). On the other hand, the accelerometer significantly underestimated the EE and METs for all activities except descending stairs, moderate walking, and fast walking in males as well as descending stairs in females. Low intensity activities had the highest rate of accurate classifications (88.3% in males and 91.3% females), whereas vigorous intensity activities had the lowest rate of accurate classifications (43.6% in males and 27.7% in females). Across all activities, the rate of accurate classification was significantly higher in males than in females (75.2% and 58.3% respectively, p < 0.01). Error between the accelerometer and $K4b^2$ was smaller in males than in females, and EE and METs were more accurately estimated during treadmill activities than other activities in both males and females. Conclusion: The accelerometer underestimated EE and METs across various activities in Korean adults. In addition, there appears to be a gender difference in the rate of accurate accelerometer classification of activities according to intensity. Our results indicate the need to develop new accelerometer equations for this population, and gender differences should be considered.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.27 no.8
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• pp.5-16
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• 2011

The objective of this paper is to assess the potential use of the resilient force of the ground obtained from an accelerometer and to propose a new compaction control process. Several comprehensive field experimental programs were conducted to analyze the correlation of compaction results obtained from an accelerometer and conventional test methods (e.g. the plate load test and field density test). This study focused on comparing the compaction results obtained from an accelerometer with conventional test results statistically. Based on the statistical analysis results, impact and resilient force measured from an accelerometer, mounted on the drum of a roller are very useful factors for continuous compaction control. A new compaction criteria determination process using an accelerometer is also proposed in this study.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.159-166
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to develop and automatic gait event detection algorithm using single accelerometer which is attached at the top of the shoe. The sinal vector magnitude and anterior-posterior(x-axis) directional component of accelerometer were used to detect heel strike(HS) and toe off(TO), respectively. To evaluate proposed algorithm, gait event timing was compared with that by force plate and kinematic data. In experiment, 7 subjects performed 10 trials level walking with 3 different walking conditions such as fast, preferred & slow walking. An accelerometer, force plate and 3D motion capture system were used during experiment. Gait event by force plate was used as reference timing. Results showed that gait event by accelerometer is similar to that by force plate. The distribution of differences were spread about $22.33{\pm}17.45m$ for HS and $26.82{\pm}14.78m$ for To and most error was existed consistently prior to 20ms. The difference between gait event by kinematic data and developed algorithm was small. Thus it can be concluded that developed algorithm can be used during outdoor walking experiment. Further study is necessary to extract gait spatial variables by removing gravity factor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.237-240
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 스마트폰 기반의 사용자 이동 형태 판별 알고리즘에 대해 제안한다. 이 알고리즘은 스마트폰의 자체 내장된 3 축 가속도 센서와 GPS센서의 데이터 정보를 기반으로 하여 현재 사용자의 이동 수단 및 위치를 판단하게 된다. 이때 GPS 센서을 이용해 사용자의 위치와 이동속도를 계산하여 사용자의 이동수단을 판별하는데 이용하게 되고 가속도 센서의 데이터를 분석하여 사용자의 세부적인 이동형태(걷기, 뛰기)를 판별하는데 이용된다. 본 논문에서는 스마트폰의 두 가지 응용 센서(GPS, 가속도계)를 이용하여 사용자 이동상태 판별 알고리즘을 구현하고 테스트를 수행하였다. 실험 내용은 GPS를 통해 받은 데이터를 이용하여 이동속도를 계산하고 가속도 센서의 변화 폭을 측정 이동형태를 판별할 수 있는 속도와 가속도 센서의 기준 값을 실험 데이터를 바탕으로 정의하였다. 실험결과 본 논문에서 제안하는 사용자 이동형태 판별 알고리즘를 이용하여 사용자의 이동형태를 판별 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.383.2-383
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• 2002

In this paper, an experimental technique using a reference accelerometer has been developed to measure the in-plane vibration intensity of a beam. It has the advantages of shortening measurement time and reducing accelerometer phase error comparing with the cross spectral Intensity measurement technique using an accelerometer array. The distribution of the in-plane vibration Intensity over the beam has been measured. (omitted)

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.254-262
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• 2010

In order to evaluate vibration serviceability by means of non-contact vibration meter, serviceability of existing bridge were experimentally evaluated by using laser vibration meter. Test results were analyzed and compared with evaluation results acquired by using accelerometer and LVDT. To testify accuracy of laser vibration meter measured natural frequency were compared with that acquired by using accelerometer. According to test and comparison results it is showed that serviceability can be evaluated properly enough from the tolerance curve of Reiher-Meister for the estimated acceleration that can be calculated by the numerical differentiation of measured velocity. But because of cumulative numerical error occurred during integration of measured velocity in the time domain serviceability grade could be different from the result acquired by LVDT.