• 재활복지
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.207-220
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to determine the parent-perceived effect of adaptive seating devices on the lives of infant or young children with physical and brain lesion disabilities(age 1-13y) and their families. Using the seating device for disabled parents of 42 people with disabilities who use FIATS-AS to investigate functional outcomes. All parents completed the FIATS-AS 4 times-2 times before and 2 times after their child received a new adaptive seating system. Repeated-measures analysis of variance detected significant mean differences among the FIATS-AS scores. Also to estimating the impact of the new seating intervention for the 3 age cohorts using the FIATS-AS scores. The FIATS-AS detected a significant interaction between age cohort and interview time. Providing adaptive seating devices has been found that the positive effects on guardians. The change was significant in 1~7 years of age. Environmental modification, such as seating and other assistive technology devices, may have an important role to play in the lives of young children with disabilities and their families.

• Design Convergence Study
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.1-14
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• 2019

General finger splint manufactured and sold domestically could have been of great help to patients with disabilities due to damage to the body's. However, it reminded the wearer of his disability that he wanted to hide. This has had a negative effect on the psychological side of self-absorption and depression. If this avoids or rejects wearing, the role of ancillary rehabilitation is lost. This does not meet the user's requirements. Thus, in this study, 3D printing was used to better reflect user requirements. Next, the study examined existing prior studies to identify the characteristics and criteria of each study. It also examined medical finger aids that were being sold in the auxiliary device market. The assessment criteria were derived by compiling and interpreting user surveys of each finger splint device. Based on the evaluation criteria derived, the design guidelines for finger splint were presented using FDM-style 3D printers. Finally, we proposed a finger splint design according to the proposed design guideline.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.143-150
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• 2023

As Korea's per capita income increases, participation in various leisure activities to improve the quality of life of the disabled is encouraged. However, in order to participate in leisure activities, movement to the place where the leisure activities are performed must be preceded, so interest in means of transportation for leisure activities of the disabled is increasing. Since manual and electric wheelchairs have their respective disadvantages as means of transportation for leisure activities, interest in power assisting devices for wheelchairs combining the functions of electric wheelchairs with manual wheelchairs is increasing. In this study, the FDA approval process of wheelchair power-assistance products was investigated, and the characteristics of side-attached, front-attached, downward-attached, and rear-attached types of power assist devices for wheelchairs wheelchair in countries around the world were identified. These information will be of great use in helping the disabled and their assistants in Korea to choose the optimal product according to the patient's condition. More usability tests and clinical case studies are needed so that people with disabilities can choose a power assist device suitable for them.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.4C
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• pp.255-264
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• 2006

The auxiliary reinforcement method is normally applied to prevent a possible collapse of the tunnel face where the ground condition is not favorable or geologic information is not sufficient. Recently, several engineering approaches have been made to choose the effective reinforcement methods using expert system such as neural network and fuzzy theory field, among others. Even if the expert system has offered many decision aid tools to properly select the reinforcement method, the quantitative assessment items are not easy to estimate and this is why the data mining technique, widely used in the field of social science, medical treatment, banking and agriculture, is introduced in this study. Using decision tree together with PDA, the decision aids for reinforcement method based on field construction data are created to derive the field rules and future study will be concentrated on the application of the proposed methods in a variety of underground development cases.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.23-41
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• 2022

This case research investigates on how hearing aids, which is one of disability aids, is becoming a smart device, focusing on the case of Starkey Hearing Technologies(Starkey Inc.). Starkey, founded in 1967, has been a leader in innovating forms and functions of hearing aids, and has recently introduced the world's first hearing aid implemented with AI and biological sensors. In this study, history of disability aids, hearing aids(especially Starkey Inc.'s), smart wearable devices and smart earphones are compared. It has been found that recently, there has been a breakdown of boundaries between hearing aids and smart wearable devices in terms of their functions, since entertainment and life assistant functions are added to hearing aids. Based on this trend, the development model of disability aids and smart wearable devices are derived, and according social changes are discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.239-244
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• 2004

A range of problems rave risen as the results of the obligated charter service. Constant lack of operation improvement compared to regular routes and lower quality service are results of business practice by the service providers. lherefore, this study executed an actual research using AHP to present a method for improvement by investigating remote island clnrter service providers. Result shows tint the desirable method is to implement operation evaluation system to induce service providers to consistently put efforts on the operating system development.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.239-241
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• 2010

분산 비디오 기술의 대표적인 기술 중 하나는 와이너 지브 부호화 기술이다. 와이너 지브 부호화 구조에서 보조정보는 인트라 복호화된 키 픽처들을 이용하여 생성한다. 키 픽처의 객관적 화질은 보조정보의 성능에 많은 영향을 끼치고, 잡음이 많은 보조정보를 복호화에 이용할 경우 부호화로부터 많은 패리티 비트를 요구하게 되어 율 왜곡 성능을 저하된다. 기존의 부호화 기술은 키 픽처 부호화 시 Quantization Matrix에 따라 미리 정의된 양자화 계수를 이용한다. 본 논문에서는 미리 정의된 양자화 계수 보다 낮은 계수 값을 사용하여 부호화 하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안방법은 키 픽처의 객관적 화질이 높아짐에 따라 보조정보의 화질을 향상시킨다. 잡음이 적은 보조정보는 와이너 지브 복호화 시 율 왜곡 성능을 향상시킨다. 실험결과는 기존 방법에 비해 최대 0.7dB에 이르는 성능향상을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.60-61
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 interleaved 벅-컨버터를 영-전압 스위칭으로 구동하기 위한 새로운 회로를 제안한다. 제안하는 회로는 두개의 벅-컨버터 모듈과 보조 회로로 구성된다. 보조 회로는 coupled-inductor와 커패시터로 구성된다. Coupled-inductor에 흐르는 전류가 스위치가 꺼지기 전에 스위치의 전류의 방향을 바꾸어서 영 전압 스위칭을 달성한다. 제안하는 회로는 보조회로에 반도체 소자를 추가하지 않고 수동 소자만으로 구성하여 신뢰성의 저하를 막는다. 또한 수동 소자만으로 구성된 보조 회로로 인해 발생하는 도통 손실의 증가를 최소화 한다. 제안하는 회로는 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증하였다.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.08a
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• pp.409-415
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• 2005

세계적으로 로봇 산업이 차세대 신성장 동력 산업으로 급부상하여 인간과 상호작용 즉 HRI 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있는데, 최근 들어 로봇의 교육적 활용 연구가 시작되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 교사 보조 로봇의 수업에서의 활용 가능성을 보기위해 사전에 만화 시나리오를 통한 적합한 교과목 후보를 정하였고, 초등학생 6학년의 기대역할을 갖는 프로토타입 로봇을 설계 개발하여 후보 교과목 수업에 활용하는 실험을 실시하였다. 이를 통해 아동이 로봇에게 기대하는 역할이 실험자의 의도와 일치하는지와 교육적 효과 제고에 기여를 하는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 그 결과, 아동은 교사 보조 로봇을 자신보다 약간 높은 나이로 인식하고, 친근하지만 자신보다 우월하여 자신을 이끌어 줄 수 있는 역할을 기대한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 교사 보조 로봇 활용이 교사와 아동의 흥미 유발에 있어 매우 효과적임을 보여, 향후 교사 보조 로봇은 ICT 활용 교육의 또 다른 매체로서의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.250-251
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• 2011

현대사회의 산업구조가 고도화 되고 IT 활용 기술이 발달함에 따라 전기품질에 대한 고급화가 요구되고 있다. 우리나라 전력계통을 운영하는 한국전력거래소는 급격한 부하변동에 대응하고 고품질의 전력을 공급하기 위해 출력의 증 감발 특성이 우수한 수력발전소의 보조서비스(주로 자동발전제어)를 활용하고 있다. 전력계통의 신뢰도 향상과 안정적인 운영 목적을 달성하기 위해 수력발전소가 계통보조서비스에 적극적으로 참여해야 하지만, 전력계통 보조서비스 제공으로 수력발전소의 전수비가 하락하는 문제가 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 수력발전소 전력계통 보조서비스 제공에 따른 전수비의 변화를 정량적으로 분석하고 검토하여 향후 수력발전소 운영 자료로 활용하고자 한다.