• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.123-126
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• 2009

최근 생체 신호 센싱 기능의 의류가 연구 개발되어 왔으나, 생체 신호 측정 시 착용자의 동작에 의한 치명적인 잡음이 발생하는 문제가 지속적으로 보고되어 왔다. 이에 본 연구는 심전도 센싱 의류를 기반으로 생체 신호 측정의 정확성을 향상시키기 위하여 착용자의 동작에 의한 영향을 최소화할 수 있는 심전도 센싱 스마트 의류의 모형을 개발하고자 하였다. '일자형 절개 타입', '십자형 절개 타입', '엑스형 절개 타입', '곡선 엑스형 절개 타입'의 총 네 가지 타입의 생체신호 센싱 스마트 의류의 시안을 설계하고 제작하였다. 디자인 시안은 민소매 형태의 남성용 티셔츠로 신축성 있는 소재를 사용하여 인체 굴곡을 따라 의복과 전극이 밀착될 수 있도록 하였으며, 트랜스미터를 이용하여 메인 컴퓨터로 데이터가 무선 전송되게 하였다. 본 연구에서는 개발된 4 가지 의류 타임을 기반으로 인체의 정지 및 동작 상태에서의 심전도 센싱 성능을 평가하기 위해 동작에 따른 전극의 변위를 측정하고, 심전도 측정 평가를 실시하여 SNR을 분석하였다. 본 실험 곁과를 반영하여 의류 디자인 시안의 수정 및 보완 과정을 거친 후, 최종적으로 동작 잡음을 최소화하는 생체신호 센싱 스마트 의류 디자인 모형을 제시하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.3A
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• pp.296-305
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• 2010

Secondary users should sense the licensed spectrum bands in order to protect the primary users from interference. However, periodic and frequent sensing for immediate detection of primary users usually gives rise to much sensing overhead, and thus will quickly drain the battery as well as deteriorate the performance of a secondary user. To overcome such problems, we focus on the method reducing sensing overhead of each secondary user and propose a distributed fair sensing scheme that the multiple users within a certain area, so-called sensing zone, sense the spectrum bands in a fairly distributed manner and share the results among the users within respective sensing zone. The design of the frame structure for the proposal is also demonstrated while considering the sensing requirements for protecting primary users. The performance results by numerical analyses and computer simulations show that our proposed sensing scheme significantly reduces the sensing overhead of each user compared to the conventional sensing scheme and also satisfies the given sensing requirements for primary user protection.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.221-226
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• 2011

Although diverse researches on sensing method of human movement have been performed, there are still many limitations to the existing methods. As a part of supplementing the limitations to the existing motion sensing methods, this study aimed to execute an exploratory examination on a POF-based sleeve-shaped motion sensor for less restrictive sensing of human movement. In this study, a set of POF-based motion sensor, which was embedded in a sleeve-shaped platform was devised, and a set of exploratory experiments was performed on the possibility of sensing of human movement as diverse as in daily life, through this device. The scope of this research was limited to an exploration on the possibility and basic elements of POF-based sleeve-shaped motion sensor, while the influence of sleeve patterns, those of wearer's somatotype, those of sewing method were not studied in this study. When compared to the pre-existing methods, the POF-based motion sensor platformed on sleeve in this study, which was purposively devised to be applied to the motion sensing clothing shows some beneficial characteristics : more sensitive measurement on human motion, low cost, no timely restriction in sensing, no request for gigantic apparatus and space for sensing.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.129-138
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• 2021

This study aimed to determine the effects of the shape and attachment position of stretchable textile sensors coated with carbon nanotube on their performance when used to measure children's joint movements. Moreover, the child-safe requirements for fabric motion sensors are established. The child participants were advised to wear integrated clothing equipped with the sensors of various shapes (rectangular and boat-shaped) and attachment positions (at the knee and elbow joints or 4 cm below the joints). The voltage change induced by the elongation and contraction of the fabric sensors was determined for arm and leg flexion-extension motions at 60 deg/s (three measurements of 10 repeats each for 60°and 90°angles, for a total of 60 repetitions). Their dependability was determined by comparing the fabric motion sensors to the associated acceleration sensors. The experimental results indicate that the rectangular-shaped sensor affixed 4 cm below the joint is the most effective fabric motion sensor for measuring children's arm and leg motions. In this study, we designed a textile sensor capable of tracking children's joint motion and analyzed the sensor shape and attachment position on motion sensing clothing. We demonstrated that flexible fabric sensors integrated into garments may be used to detect the joint motions of the human body.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.141-150
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the shape and attached position of E-textile-based stretchable sensors on motion-sensing performance and to investigate the requirements for the optimal structure of clothes for sensing limb motions. An experimental garment was prepared with different sensor shapes, and attachment positions. A child subject, wearing the experimental garment, performed arm and leg bending and extension motions at $60^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$ and $120^{\circ}$ motion angles, at a rate of 60 deg/sec. The changes in voltage triggered by the stretching and contracting of the fabric-sensor were measured, and an acceleration sensor was utilized to verify that the experimental motions were correctly performed. Dummy arms and legs of a child were manufactured to perform an identical test, in order to compare the dummy results with the actual human body experiment results. The analysis showed that the reproducibility and reliability of the rectangular sensor, showing uniform and stable were higher than those of the boat-shaped sensor, in both the dummy and the human body experiments. The attachment position of the sensor was more reproducible and reliable when placed on 4 cm below the elbow and knee joints in the dummy test, when placed in the joints of the elbow and knee, in children experiment. The appropriate shapes and attached positions of the sensor for sensing the motions were analyzed, and the results proved that motion-sensing of the human body is possible by utilizing flexible fabric-sensors integrated into clothes.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.319-324
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• 2012

This paper introduces a 2-dimensional touch screen panel driver based on an improved capacitive sensing circuit. The improved capacitive sensing circuit based on charge pump can eliminate the remaining charges of the intermediate nodes, which may cause output voltage drift. The touch screen panel driver with mixed-mode circuits was built and simulated using Cadence Spectre. Verilog-A models the digital circuits effectively and enables them to interface with analog circuits easily. From the simulation results, we can verify the reliable operations of the simple structured touch screen panel driver based on the improved capacitive sensing circuit offering no voltage drift.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.28 no.9
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• pp.69-75
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• 2011

본고에서는 압축센싱(Compressed sensing) 기술의 개념과 동작원리를 소개하고 최근 제안된 Message Passing 기반의 복호암고리즘에 대하여 알아본다. Message Passing 기반의 복호알고리즘은 기존 최적화기반의 복호알고리즘보다 낮은 복잡도로 동작하면서도 뛰어난 성능을 갖는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 신호처리 및 정보이론 분야에서 활발히 연구되고 있는 압축센싱 기술의 차세대 이동통신 시스템 응용의 가능성을 검토하고 최근 통신시스템을 위하여 제안된 압축센싱 기반의 알고리즘을 추가로 검토한다.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.165-176
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to develop clothing-type wearable motion sensing and feedback systems to enhance children's sports by promoting visual and audio feedback. In this study, several applications, such as fabric sensors, sportswear integrated with various types of fabric sensors, and fabric-based motion sensing module design, as well as a visual and audio feedback system for gaining a better understanding of a child's interest in a type of exercise, were developed. An SWCNT-based stretchable fabric sensor was developed for motion sensing, and sportswear was designed using the fabric sensor that was integrated into the limbs of the garment. The sensing module was developed, and sensory performance was evaluated through a joint motion experiment for children. In addition, using the feedback system that was developed in the form of an accessory, the responses of light and sound were also examined based on the movement of the child who was wearing the sportswear prototypes. This study focused on the development and assessment of prototype designs for children's sportswear and accessory products that can help to ascertain a child's interest in a particular exercise.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.27-35
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• 2017

자율 주행 자동차에 있어서 기능 안전을 위해서 필요한 다양한 고려 사항과 필수 센서인 모바일 라이다 센서에 대하여 분석한다. ISO 26262는 인간이 운전할 경우 기능적인 안전을 보장할 수 있는 신뢰를 제공하는 기능 안전 표준으로서, 자율 주행 자동차가 운전자의 개입없이 주변의 상황을 파악하고 인지한 후 스스로 판단하여 동작하는 경우 정확하게 수행되었다는 것을 판단하기가 어렵다. 자율 주행 자동차는 주변 환경 센싱, 처리 및 판단, 동작 수행의 과정을 거쳐서 자율 주행을 수행한다. 이 중에서 주변 환경 센싱과 동작 수행의 경우 기존의 자동차 기능 안전을 개선하여 적용이 가능할 것이다. 본고에서는 자율 주행 자동차에 대한 기능 안전의 상관성과 자율 주행 자동차가 주변 환경 센싱에 필수적으로 사용하는 모바일 라이다가 사용하는 다양한 기술들에 대하여 알아본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.46-49
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• 2008

본 논문은 이동 로봇의 이동 및 거리 센싱의 불확실성을 고려한 시뮬레이터 개발에 대해 소개한다. 이동 로봇은 구동기, 바닥의 불안정성, 바퀴 및 구동 기구의 불확실성, 그리고 기타 구조적으로 어려운 다양한 원인으로 동작 명령과 차이가 있게 이동한다. 또한 이동 로봇에 장착된 각종 센서는 센서 자체의 불안정성, 주변 환경의 불안정성등에 의하여 정확한 측정값을 출력하지 못한다. 이러한 이동 및 센서의 불안정성은 로봇의 자율 주행 알고리즘의 구현이 가장 큰 장애물이 되고 있다. 예측하기 어려운 불안정성을 고려하지 않은 알고리즘은 실제 환경에서 필연적으로 동작에 실패하여 크고 작은 사고를 일으킨다. 따라서 알고리즘의 검증을 위해 시뮬레이터가 각종 불확실성을 포함하여 로봇 동작이 실제에 유사하도록 하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 이동 로봇의 이동과 센싱에 불확실성을 포함하도록한 시뮬레이터를 개발하였다. 다양한 센서들 중 이동 로봇의 위치 추정, 장애물 인식, 지도 작성등에 가장 기본적으로 사용되는 영역 센서를 대상으로 불확실성을 구현하였다. 개발된 시뮬레이터를 사용하여 알고리즘을 검증하는 경우와 불확실성을 고려하지 않은 시뮬레이터를 사용하여 알고리즘을 검증하는 경우를 비교하여, 제안된 시뮬레이터의 성능을 검증하였다.