• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.637-643
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• 2014

Recently there have been an increasing amount of bicycle accidents along with the increased usage of bicycles. Bicycle accidents occur frequently by perpendicular collision at the inner intersection. Bicycle traffic is especially concentrated in residential areas and around schools which results in the vulnerability of cyclists. This paper is to inform the potential risks of collisions between bicycles and cars turning right at the intersections using simulation analysis which focuses on the pavement edge of intersection geometric designs factor and checks on the drivers behavior. The result of the analysis shows that as the curve radius of pavement edge at the intersection becomes larger and the more attention drivers are paying to the rear by turning their heads to the right, the potential risk of collisions between bicycles and cars turning right will decrease.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.04a
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• pp.300-301
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 스마트폰 기반 원격 자전거 장금 장치를 설계한다. 전원 공급이 따로 없는 장금 장치의 특성상 저전력 동작이 필수적이다. 따라서 스마트폰과의 통신을 위해 BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)의 사용을 제안하였으며, 그 결과 장치의 전력 소모를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대한다. 또한 자전거에 부착된 소형발전기를 이용해 생산한 에너지를 활용한 배터리 충전 시스템을 설계에 반영함으로써 배터리의 방전으로 인한 장금 장치의 오작동을 예방할 수 있다.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.83-89
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• 2007

When allocating traffic signal at the signalized intersection, minimum green time and clearance time for bicyclists should be significantly considered in order to enhance safety aspects to bicyclists when crossing intersections, especially where intersections with exclusive bicycle paths that are physically separated from pedestrians. In this study, field measurements related to bicycle crossing time, including minimum peen time and clearance time, were collected and analyzed according to bicycles crossing types at the signalized intersections where high rate of bicyclists exists. Three types of bicycle crossing are defined as follows 1) stopping: completely stop before crossing (at least one foot on found) 2) riding: crossing with riding bicycle 3) pulling: crossing without riding bicycles. Minimum green time based on pedestrian speeds should be used as crossing time in this case. For bicyclists, speed of bicycle that is applicable to estimate the minimum green time is in the 1.36m/sec($15^{th}$ percentile) to 1.60m/sec($25^{th}$ percentile) range in case of its stopping. Also it is in the 0.75($15^{th}$ percentile) to 0.87($25^{th}$ percentile) range for pulling at crosswalk. In addition, speed of bicycle to consider for calculating the clearance time is in the 2.51m/sec($15^{th}$ percentile) to 2.79m/sec($25^{th}$ percentile). These values also resulted from $15^{th}$ percentile or $25^{th}$ percentile speeds of riding. The results of this study are expected to be supported in traffic signal allocation process, reflecting bicyclists' characteristics.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.97-110
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• 2012

In case of the axial line bikeway, the residents in the riverside use it frequently but those in the city center hardly do as the axis is formed along the riverside of the Han river. This situation happens due to the inefficient connectivity between the bikeway that leads to the riverside and that in the city center, which means the administrative policies have been focused on the facilities rather than on raising connectivity of the bikeway networks in the south of the Han River. Also, this is the point of time when a reasonable improvement plan is needed to raise the accessibilities of the bikeways in Seoul, not just a utilization of those in the south of the Han River. This study intends to analyse the connectivity between Gangseo (west of the Han River) and Gangdong (East of the Han River) districts by comparing the current spatial structure in the southern areas of the Han River and that after the installation of the axial line, and that after installation of the ordinary bikeway respectively with use of the Space Syntax Model, and to predict resultant changes there of. The Space Syntax Model was used as the major method of analysis in this study to find out characteristics of the bikeways in the south of the Han River. Consequently, as the analysis shows that when the bikeways in the Gangseo and Gangdong-gu districts are connected, the accessibility of the bikeways in the south of the Han River will improve while the spatial structure intelligibility will be lowered, it can be said the prediction rate in the all areas is low compared with the current status. It is analyzed that the intelligibility of the current bikeways in the south of the Han River appeared highest when compared with those of plans for installation of the axial line and ordinary bikeway because they don't interconnect with other areas.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.413-426
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between recreation specialization of bicycle riders and purchase decision factors for bicycle products. A total of 351 respondents were selected using the stratified sampling method. From the statistical analyses, two meaningful results were extracted. First, there were significant difference in specialization sub-factors and purchase decision factors on the base of demographical characteristics. Specially, riding club participants were most different from non-participants in all factors. Second, some specialization sub-factors influenced some purchase decision factors positively, or negatively. In special, emotional specialization had positive effects most significantly on many factors of purchase decision. Cognitive specialization, however, had no any effect on purchase decision factors. Moreover, behavioral specialization had negative effects on some purchase decision factors.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.208-208
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• 2012

최근 환경문제가 많이 제기되면서 친환경적 운송수단인 자전거 개발과 관련하여 다양한 기술개발이 이루어지고 있다. 그 중 고부가가치의 서스펜션 포크의 프레임에 고기능성 표면처리로 Arc ion plating deposition system (AIPDS)을 이용하여 부식, 내마모 특성이 뛰어난 TiN 박막을 증착시켰다. AIPDS는 기존의 arc system과 달리 다원계 소재 코팅 공정조건 확립을 위하여 chamber wall에 2개의 rectangular type sputter source를 장착하고 소재의 pre-treatment 용 linear type ion source를 설치하였다. 장비의 Chamber 중앙에는 pipe형 arc cathode를 설치하였으며, 그 주위를 anode 역할을 하는 copper 코일로 감아 이는 발생한 arc를 target인 cathode 축을 중심으로 방향성을 가지고 회전하여 진행 할 수 있도록 유도 하였다. 이 시스템에서 증착된 TiN 박막은 bias 전압 변화에 따른 박막의 구조 및 물성을 평가하였다. XRD 장비를 통하여 TiN 박막의 상분석을 진행하였고, 마모테스터, 원자현미경, 마이크로 비커스 경도기 등을 이용하여 기계적 특성을 평가하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.249-251
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 모델 기반 적응제어 방식중 하나인 확장 칼만 필터(EKF: Extended Kalman Filter)를 사용하여 전기자전거용 배터리팩의 충전량(SOC: State of Charge)을 상온과 저온에서 추정하였다. 온도에 따라 배터리의 특성은 매우 가변적이며, 모델의 특성이 달라짐에 따라 적응제어를 위한 내부 파라미터 또한 상이하게 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 Matlab/Simulink를 이용하여 배터리와 확장 칼만 필터를 설계하고 시뮬레이션하였다. 온도에 따른 최적의 SOC 추정 성능을 얻기 위해, 오차 원인을 분석하고 이에 따른 개선된 SOC 추정 결과를 나타냈다.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.3-9
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• 2013

As interest in green growth picks up, the importance of bicycles which are an environment friendly means of communication has been magnified. However, bicycle routes which are the base of bicycles are designed without considering topographic elements and thus many users are experiencing inconvenience in using bicycles. The present study presents a routing technique to select optimal routes when selecting routes in commuting to school utilizing bicycles. To this end, a formula for optimum route calculation considering slope and intersections was drawn and a method to select optimum routes by applying modified Dijkstra Algorithms was studied. According to the results, the bicycle routes for commuting to school should be selected by the shortest time rather than the shortest distances to the destination, because it required reach the destination faster. Therefore when selecting the routes, it must be based on the shortest time considering waiting time due to crosswalks or crossroads and speed variations due to slopes.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10c
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• pp.136-138
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 전기자전거에 응용할 수 있는 BLDC 전동기의 구동제어시스템을 설계하였으며, 시뮬링크를 이용한 시뮬레이션을 통해 BLDC 전동기와 그 구동제어시스템의 특성파악을 수행 하였다, 모터 컨트롤 전용 16비트 마이크로컨트롤러인 dsPIC30F3010을 탑제하여 시스템을 설계하였으며, 2상 여자 제어법을 적용하여 6-스텝 인버터를 구동하고, PID 연산을 수행, 속도제어 방법을 통하여 전기자전거에 사용할 수 있는 BLDC 전동기의 구동제어시스템을 구현 하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.121-127
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• 2013

With the continuing demand for lightweight bicycles, carbon fiber composite materials have been widely used in manufacturing bicycle frames and components. Unlike general isotropic materials, the structural characteristics of composite materials are strongly influenced by the staking directions and sequences of composite laminates. Thus, to verify the design process of bicycles manufactured using composites, structural analysis is considered essential. In this study, a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) bicycle frame was designed and its structural behavior was investigated using finite element analysis (FEA). By measuring the failure indices of the fiber and matrix under various stacking sequences and loading conditions, the effect of the stacking condition of composite laminates on the strength of the bicycle structure was examined. In addition, the structural safety of the bicycle frame can be enhanced by reinforcing weak regions prone to failure using additional composite laminates.