• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.173-188
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• 2024

With the advancement of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, autonomous driving on real roads has become feasible. However, there are challenges in achieving complete autonomy due to perceptual blind areas, which occur when the AV's sensory range or capabilities are limited or impaired by surrounding objects or environmental factors. This study aims to analyze AV accident patterns and safety issues of perceptual blind area that may occur in urban areas, with the goal of developing test scenarios for Level 4+ autonomous driving. It utilized AV accident data from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to compare accident patterns and characteristics between AVs and conventional vehicles based on activation status of autonomous mode. It also categorized AV disengagement data to identify types and real-world cases of disengagements caused by perceptual blind areas. The analysis revealed that AVs exhibit different accident types due to their safe driving maneuvers, and three types of perceptual blind area scenarios were identified. The findings of this study serve as crucial foundational data for developing Level 4+ autonomous driving test scenarios, enabling the design of efficient strategies to mitigate perceptual blind areas in various scenarios. This, in turn, is expected to contribute to the effective evaluation and enhancement of AV driving safety on real roads.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2023

With the advent of the 4th industrial revolution era, interest in autonomous driving technology is increasing. Accordingly it is necessary to seek safe driving by recognizing surrounding situations using sensors attached to autonomous vehicles along with the applicability of existing traffic facilities to autonomous driving lanes and the utilization of HD maps. In this study, in order to deduce the role of sensor only physical facilities which recognized through a laser scanner on an autonomous vehicle developed to improve road and traffic infrastructure, through comparative analysis with existing road facilities such as road signs, safety signs, and gaze guidance facilities. Sign facilities can promote driving safety by allowing autonomous vehicles to perform specific actions directly. In order to promote safe driving by recognizing sign facilities by using sensors for autonomous vehicles, it is necessary to prepare standards for installation, management, and use, and it is considered that management and supervision should be carried out continuously according to the standards.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.339-340
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• 2022

운전자가 필요없는 완전한 자율주행 시대에 있어, 자율주행 차량에 탑승한 사람의 상황인지 측면에서 불안감을 예측하고 이를 저감하는 방법은 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 탑승자의 불안감을 유발시키는 자율주행 환경 요인으로 도로 환경, 차량의 내·외부 환경, 자율주행 제어 환경의 3가지 요소가 도출되었고, 각 요소에서 탑승자의 불안감을 유발시키는 세부 요인들을 도출하여 분석하였다.

• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.63-72
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• 2019

고령인구의 증대 및 출생 인구의 감소로 과소지와 대중교통 취약지역이 확산되고 있다. 이러한 인구구조의 변화는 교통약자의 독립적 이동이 더욱 불편해지고, 물류의 수송이 어려워 진다. 한편, 도심은 차량의 포화상태로 대기환경의 질이 나빠지고 도심도로는 주차장으로 변질될 뿐만 아니라, 운전자와 보행자 모두에게 안전의 위협이 되고 있다. 이러한 환경과 이동의 효율성을 극대화 하는 방안으로 친환경자동차와 자율주행기술의 접목이 연구개발 중이다. 자율주행기술은 자율주행차와 도로 인프라에 ICT가 융 복합되어 이동과 수송분야의 새로운 산업과 서비스 창출이 가능하다. 본 고에서는 교통약자의 이동과 물류의 수송을 지원하는 자율주행기술의 개발 동향을 살펴본다. 특히 광화문, K-City 등의 도심 자율주행서비스 테스트 경험을 통해 해결해야 하는 복잡한 도심 주행 환경의 인지와 교차로 및 합류로, 비정형 도로환경에서의 주행협상기술의 필요성을 소개한다. 도심의 주행 환경은 고속도로와 같은 자동차 전용도로와 달리, 신호등과 교차로, 2륜 이동체 및 버스 등이 다양하게 혼재된 것으로 인지 및 판단 기능의 고도화가 적극적으로 요구된다. 그리고, 다양한 자율주행서비스 시장을 확산하기 위해 요구되는 이동하는 공간과 시간을 메꿔 줄 미디어 콘텐츠의 역할에 대해 설명하고자 한다.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.175-189
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• 2023

Fault detection and diagnosis (FDI) algorithms are actively being researched for ensuring the integrity and reliability of environment perception sensors in autonomous vehicles. In this paper, a fault detection algorithm based on a multi-sensor perception system composed of radar, camera, and lidar is proposed to guarantee the safety of an autonomous vehicle's perception system. The algorithm utilizes reference generation filters and residual generation filters based on finite impulse response (FIR) filter estimates. By analyzing the residuals generated from the filtered sensor observations and the estimated state errors of individual objects, the algorithm detects faults in the environment perception sensors. The proposed algorithm was evaluated by comparing its performance with a Kalman filter-based algorithm through numerical simulations in a virtual environment. This research could help to ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles and to enhance the integrity of their environment perception sensors.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.148-162
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• 2023

The objective of this study is to derive the appropriate perception location for changes in driving behavior of autonomous vehicles in urban road environments based on traffic safety signs. For this purpose, 32 types of signs that induce changes in driving behavior were selected from currently used traffic safety signs and classified as three types according to changes in driving behavior. Based on this, three scenarios were designed: stop, speed change, and lane change scenarios. These were used to confirm the impact on traffic flow. As a result of the analysis, it was found that each scenario needs to receive information on traffic safety signs in advance to ensure changes in traffic flow and safety. Consequently, the appropriate perception location can be used as a basis for establishing standards for delivering message sets to autonomous vehicles or revising traffic safety signs for them. In addition, this study is expected to contribute to the establishment of safe and efficient driving strategies on urban roads as autonomous vehicles are introduced in the future.

• Journal of Venture Innovation
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.91-108
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• 2022

This study is an empirical analysis regarding what kind of factors affect the intention to use autonomous vehicles. For the empirical analysis the research model was derived from value-based adoption model base and integrated some aspects that only autonomous vehicles have. At default variables of VAM are usefulness, enjoyment, technicality, perceived cost, some autonomous vehicle related variables were added, and those are convenience, safety, security, social influence. A survey was done in order to empirically analyze with this research model, and 216 valid survey answers were chosen to analyze. Empirical analysis was done by structural equation using AMOS24. The result of empirical analysis were as follows. Variables usefulness, enjoyment, safety, security had a significant positive effect on perceived value. Technicality and perceived cost had a significant negative effect of perceived value. In addition, security and social influence had no significant effect on perceived value. Furthermore, perceived value had significant positive effect on intention to use. Among the variables that came out to be significantly positive, the most influencing variable was safety, followed by convenience, perceived cost, enjoyment, usefulness and then technicality. In addition, the analysis of mediating effect of perceived value shows that usefulness, enjoyment, convenience, safety, technicality, perceived cost had mediating role towards intention to use. However, security and social influence had no siginificant mediating effect towards intention to use. Considering all these research results this study has provided theoretical and practical implications to researchers on the intention to use autonomous vehicles.

• TTA Journal
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• s.173
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• pp.6-11
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• 2017

자율주행차는 센서와 인공지능으로 차량의 위치와 주변 상황을 인지하고 주행 경로를 계획하여, 자동차 스스로 교통법규에 따라 주행하는 차량이다. 이는 4차 산업혁명의 주역으로 2020년 상용화 될 전망이다. 2020년 자율주행차 세계 시장규모는 189억 달러로 예측되고 이를 위해 각국의 자동차사, ICT 업체들이 시장 선점을 위해 치열하게 경쟁하고 있다. 자율주행 상용화를 위한 기술적 해결 이슈로는 센서, 인공지능, 빅데이터 분석, 기능안전, 정밀지도, 신뢰성 높은 차량통신, 차량 SW 플랫폼, 차량 사이버 보안 등이 있다. 이러한 기술적 이슈가 해결되어야 2020년 자율주행차 시대를 맞이하고 새로운 시장이 열리게 될 것이다. 자율주행차 상용화를 위해서 차량, ICT 기술, 도로 인프라 등 산업 융합 및 기업체 간 협업이 기술개발과 사업화를 성공시키는 중요한 열쇠가 될 수 있다는 것을 강조하며, 이번 특집호를 통해 자율주행 실현을 위한 핵심기술 및 표준화에 대한 전체적인 흐름과 방향을 파악하는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.459-468
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 자율주행자동차와 관련한 주제어를 선정하여 KCI 등재 논문의 서론 자료를 수집하고, 이에 빅데이터 분석 기법을 적용하였다. 이를 토대로 자율주행자동차와 관련된 다양한 이슈 분석을 통해 자율주행자동차의 연구 동향을 파악할 수 있으며, 추가적인 연구가 필요한 분야에 대해 알 수 있다. 제4차 산업혁명의 영향으로 등장한 다양한 기술들의 활용이라고 볼 수 있는 자율주행자동차는 2025년 상용화 될 가능성이 높다. 자율주행자동차의 상용화를 위해 지속적인 연구와 논의가 필요하지만, 과거부터 등재된 자율주행자동차 관련 KCI 논문 빅데이터 분석을 통해 기술들 간의 군집 방식과 주제어의 밀집도, 네트워킹 형성 방식 등에 대해 파악할 수 있다. 이처럼 논문 데이터 분석을 통해 향후 정부출연(연), 혹은 기업체에서 더욱 발전시켜야 할 부분에 대해 인지하고 정부 차원의 과제 지원과 연구를 통해 자율 주행자동차 상용화를 촉진시킬 수 있을 것이라고 예상한다.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.107-121
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• 2017

This study conducted a 3-stage survey and simulation experiment to identify the impact of vehicle platoons on car-following behavior of manually-driven vehicles. Vehicle maneuvering data obtained from driving simulations was statistically analyzed based on three measures including average speed, acceleration noise, and offset to represent the deviation of lateral movements. Results indicate that MV drivers tended to have psychological burden while driving in automated vehicle platooning environments, which resulted in different vehicle maneuvers. It is expected that the outcome of this study would be useful fundamentals in developing various traffic operations strategies for managing mixed traffic stream consisting of MVs and autonomous vehicles.