• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.21-27
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• 2013

Manual wheelchair propulsion can lead to pain and injuries of users due to mechanical inefficiency of wheelchair propulsion motion. The kinetic analysis of the upper limbs during manual wheelchair propulsion needs to be studied. A two dimensional inverse dynamic model of upper limbs was developed to compute the joint torque during manual wheelchair propulsion. The model was composed of three segments corresponding to upper arm, lower arm and hand. These segments connected in series by revolute joints constitute open chain mechanism in sagittal plane. The inverse dynamic method is based on Newton-Euler formalism. The model was applied to data collected in experiments. Kinematic data of upper limbs during wheelchair propulsion were obtained from three dimensional trajectories of markers collected by a motion capture system. Kinetic data as external forces applied on the hand were obtained from a dynamometer. The joint rotation angles and joint torques were computed using the inverse dynamic model. The developed model is for upper limbs biomechanics and can easily be extended to three dimensional dynamic model.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.301-307
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• 2004

An inverse dynamic model of lower limbs is presented to calculate joint moments during gait. The model is composed of 4 segments with 3 translational joints and 12 revolute joints. The inverse dynamic method is based on Newton-Euler formalism. Kinematic data are obtained from 3 dimensional trajectories of markers collected by a motion analysis system. External forces applied on the foot are measured synchronously using force plate. The use of developed model makes it possible to calculate joint moments for variation of parameters.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.756-761
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• 2004

The effects of two important numerical procedures on the high precision structural analysis are investigated in this study. The two numerical procedures include continuous variable approximation and time integration. For the continuous variable approximation, polynomial mode functions generated by the Gram-Schmidt process are introduced and the numerical results obtained by employing the polynomial mode functions are compared to those obtained by classical beam mode functions. The effect of the time integration procedure on the analysis precision is also investigated. It is found that the two procedures affect the precision of structural analysis significantly.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.1391-1398
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• 2011

Biomechanical analysis of arm motion during steering was performed using a motion analysis technique. Three-dimensional position data for each part of arm are fed into an interactive model combining a musculoskeletal arm model and the mechanical steering system to calculate joint angles and torques using inverse kinematic and dynamic analyses, respectively. The analysis shows that elbow pronation/supination, wrist flexion/extension, shoulder adduction/abduction, and shoulder flexion/extension have significant magnitudes. Sensitivity analysis of the arm joint motion with respect to seating posture and steering wheel configuration is carried out to investigate the qualitative influence of the seating posture and driver's seat configuration on the steering behavior.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06c
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• pp.464-469
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• 2001

This work provides the biomechanical evaluations of a manual wheelchair with a bi-directional driving system. The new propulsion strategy can be accomplished by employing a special gear system that converts the oscillatory motion of a handrim into the unidirectional output motion of a wheel. A main feature of the forward. backward propulsion is to supply continuous driving torque without break. Motion. analysis has been performed through 2-dimensional image processing for measuring the kinematic properties of the upper arm and fore arm. Then, the inverse dynamics analysis has been done for obtaining the joint torques, the handrim forces and input/output powers. Results show that the output power by the forward. reverse propulsion is almost twice as much as that by conventional propulsion. Also, the new propulsion is expected to reduce the fatigues and injuries at arm joints by employing more muscle groups for movement. In conclusion, the forward. reverse propulsion can greatly improve the performances of manual wheelchairs by providing better mobility as well as by guaranteeing several advantages from a biomechanical viewpoint. Future development of a manual wheelchair optimized for the bi-directional propulsion will further improve the propulsion performances.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.116-121
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• 2009

It is important to consider lumbar lordotic angle for setup of training program in field of sports and rehabilitaton to prevent unexpected posture deviation and back pain. The purpose of this study was to analyze the biomechanical impact of the level of lumbar lordosis angle during isokinetic exercise through dynamic analysis using a 3-dimensional musculoskeletal model. We made each models for normal lordosis, excessive lordosis, lumbar kyphosis, and hypo-lordosis according to lordotic angle and inputted experimental data as initial values to perform inverse dynamic analysis. Comparing the joint torques, the largest torque of excessive lordosis was 16.6% larger and lumbar kyphosis was 11.7% less than normal lordosis. There existed no significant difference in the compressive intervertebral forces of each lumbar joint (p>0.05), but statistically significant difference in the anterioposterior shear force (p<0.05). For system energy lumbar kyphosis required the least and most energy during flexion and extension respectively. Therefore during the rehabilitation process, more efficient training will be possible by taking into consideration not simply weight and height but biomechanical effects on the skeletal muscle system according to lumbar lordosis angles.

• 순환기질환의공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.11-12
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 동맥경화증의 발생에 관한 가설들을 혈류역학적 관점에서 비교/검토하였다. 혈류의 와류 현상, 분리현상 등도 역시 저전단응력 위치에서 발생하게 되며 동맥경화의 발생이 되기 시작하며 동맥내 형태학적 변화로 인해 이러한 현상이 좀더 복잡한 유동을 거치게 된다. 이로 인해 동맥내의 형태적 재형성이 일어나게 되는데 유동의 변화가 역할을 하는 것으로 생각된다. 생물학적으로 동맥경화는 질병의 성격이 만성 염증성 질환으로 알려져 있는데 이러한 생물학적 변성이 발생하는데 형태적 특성에 따른 혈류역학적 변화가 그 기전에 중요한 것임을 확인되었다. 본 연구자 등은 동맥경화가 발생하기 시작하는 곳은 혈관의 만곡부, 분지부 등에서 발생하는 것을 임상적 database를 통해 확인하였고 이 위치에서 영상을 simulation model을 동생 분석하여 전단응력의 영향과 시간에 따른 역동적 변화가 큰 것을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.507-509
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• 2023

최근 딥러닝은 도로 CCTV 동영상의 교통사고 검출에 널리 사용되지만 일인칭 동영상의 교통사고 검출은 분명히 어렵다. 일인칭 동영상은 역동적이고 시야가 제한되어 있기 때문이다. 본 논문에서는 일인칭 동영상을 분석하여 교통사고를 검출하는 방법을 제시한다. 이 방법은 교통 표현 특성을 분석하는 것 외에도 의미를 이해하고 교통 장면을 인코딩한다. 프레임의 표현 특징은 각 프레임 상의 물체의 특징과 물체의 위치 관계의 공간적 숨겨진 특진을 학습함으로써 얻어진다. 그 후에 프레임 표현 특징과 교통 장면의 특징이 연결되어 GRU 실행기에 공급된다. 여러 GRU 실행기는 분석한 후 사고가 발생했는지 확인된다. 이 방법은 높은 역학과 제한된 시야 문제를 효과적으로 해결한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.431-437
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to compute the ground reaction forces during gait in the absence of force plates. The difficulties in using force plates for hemiparetic patients inspired us to initiate this study. Level-walking experiments were performed using a three-dimensional motion analysis system with synchronized force plates. Kinematic data were obtained from the three-dimensional trajectories of reflective markers. Gait events were also detected from the kinematic data. The human body was modeled as 13 rigid segments. The mass and the center of mass of each segment were determined from anthropometric data. Vertical ground-reaction forces obtained from the kinematic data were in good agreement with those obtained using the force plate. The computed and measured values of anterior and lateral ground reaction showed similar tendencies. The computation results can be used as the basic data for inverse dynamic analysis.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.449-455
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to analyze the kinetics variables of GRF by dtance type during forehand stroke. Eight high school tennis players, who have never been injured for last six months, in Busan were chosen for the study. They performed horizontal swing and vertical swing that it was done each five consecutive trial in the condition of square, semi-open and open stance. It was filmed by 6 video camera and used with 3-dimensional motion analyzer system and GRF system. The following kinetic variables were analyzed in relation to left leg and right leg GRF. The conclusion were as follow: 1. In square and semi-open stances, the horizontal ground reaction force was decreased at impact in left leg regardless of swing type, whereas open stance was increased at impact to the tiptoe in both legs. 2. In square and semi-open stances, the vertical ground reaction force was increased at impact in left leg regardless of swing types, whereas open stance was decreased at impact to vertical direction in both legs.