• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.397-407
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• 2017

This study investigated current status of rest area for drowsy drivers on the highways and drew the related issues to define specifications and design criteria regarding expressway rest area for drowsy drivers on the highways. Based on the investigation result, geometric structure specifications and improvement plans are suggested. The entry part of a rest area for drowsy drivers on the highways was divided into deceleration transition section, deceleration lane and entry connection road while the exit part was divided into exit connection road, acceleration lane and acceleration transition section. The optimum length was estimated by considering the main lane vehicle traveling speed, traveling speed at the beginning/end point of entry/exit connection roads, deceleration and acceleration. In addition, reasonable design criteria were suggested by dividing the parking section of rest area for drowsy drivers according to parking style and cross-section composition, and length of parking space and then considering the ratio of vehicles using rest area for drowsy drivers, the ratio of heavy vehicles, and the design speed within a rest area for drowsy drivers. It is believed that the suggested design criteria on rest area for drowsy drivers on the highways can be utilized in the future planning and maintenance of rest area for drowsy drivers. Additionally, the defined criteria on installing rest area for drowsy drivers on the highways will prevent traffic accidents in resting facilities and highways as well as improve usage and safety of them.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.54-66
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• 2018

In this study, vehicle speeds at acceleration and deceleration lanes of rest areas for drowsy drivers were investigated to analyze effects of acceleration and deceleration lane lengths, grades and curve radius. In addition, we used VISSM to analyze proper lengths of rest area's acceleration and deceleration lanes. Several VISSIM scenarios with different lengths of acceleration and deceleration lane were constructed. Through VISSIM simulation, we collected individual vehicle speed data to analyze speed changes by different lengths of acceleration and deceleration lanes. As a result of the vehicle speed change investigation, grades and curve radii of the rest area affected the speed, most of all lengths of acceleration and deceleration lane showed a great effect on the vehicle speed. In the case of short lengths of acceleration and deceleration lane, speed variation among vehicles was significant. If the deceleration lane length is short, the vehicle enters a state in which the speed is not sufficiently reduced, and if the acceleration lane length is short, the vehicle enters a state in which the speed is not sufficiently accelerated showing high risks of conflicts and accidents. It is recommended that 245m length of deceleration lane and 370m length of acceleration lane should be installed at least to secure safety and manage conflicts relevantly.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.545-547
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• 2018

In fact, the importance of installation and management is getting bigger and bigger due to the accident prevention effect of motorway sleep. By introducing a management system using IoT technology based on the sleepover room located in the remote area, it provided a convenient system for users to develop the environment and managers by providing efficient management system for the management of the Korea Highway Corporation.

• 한국도로학회지:도로
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.62-70
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• 2013

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.77-83
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• 2017

The Korea Expressway Corporation announced that road casualties on expressways in 2016 were 262 deaths, a 24% decrease compared to 343 deaths in 2015, thanks to the expansion of rest areas for sleepy drivers. And the installation of large-sized banners containing strong messages such as "dozing while driving means your death" helped to reduce the casualty caused by driving while drowsy by 35% compared to that in 2015. Accordingly, this study tried to analyze the impact of public advertisements designed to prohibit dozing while driving on expressways upon drivers, and to present a direction for improvement of such public advertisements in the future. Based on case studies and library researches, the study contemplated the effects of public advertisements on expressways at home and abroad. It was confirmed that the accident rate has been higher on straight roads than on curved roads and that the framing of negative messages using provocative images or slogans on traffic accidents has been considerably effective. In conclusion, if the installation of outdoor billboards for public advertisements at rest areas for sleepy drivers is institutionalized and the systematic provision of information by road section inside and outside of vehicles via Variable Message Sign (VMS) services on expressways, outdoor billboards, or navigation services (including smartphones) is available, it would be possible to maximize the effect of the public advertisements.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.508-510
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• 2020

2015년도부터 2019년도까지 5년간 고속도로에서 1,079명의 사망자가 발생하였으며, 이중 졸음운전 및 주시 태만이 729명(67.6%)로 가장 많았다. 졸음운전 방지를 위해 휴게소, 졸음쉼터 등 노력하고 있으나 이러한 노력에도 졸음운전으로 인한 사고는 지금까지도 계속해서 발생하고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 사고를 방지하기 위해 적외선 카메라를 이용한 영상 촬영하여 안면검출 해석과 서비스를 구현하였다. 안면검출을 통한 동공 상태의 여부와 적합한 수면 판단 기준으로 PERCLOS(Percentage of Eye Closure)을 적용하였다. 운전자의 동공의 장축과 단축의 비율이 1 : 0.35 미만 일 때, 운전자가 졸음상태라 판단하고 음성 알람을 통해 졸음방지를 개선할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.07a
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• pp.425-426
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• 2023

지난 5년 (2016~2020년) 간 고속도로 교통사고 사망자 1,035명 중 약 70%(722명)가 졸음 및 주시 태만으로 인해 발생하였다. 졸음운전 사고를 예방하기 위해 졸음 쉼터나 휴게소 등이 있지만 활용률이 높은 편은 아니다. 해당 문제 해결을 위해 본 논문에서는 자동차 내부에서 즉각적으로 졸음을 판별해 알람을 제공하는 알람 기능을 구현하였다. 차량에 웹캠과 CO₂ 농도 측정기를 설치하여 웹캠으로는 운전자의 눈 종횡비를 계산하여 졸음을 판단하고 CO₂ 센서로 차량 내부 CO₂ 농도를 측정하여 운전자의 졸음을 판단하여 경고음과 음성 경고 메시지를 출력함과 동시에 창문 개폐 기능으로 잠을 깨워주기 때문에 교통사고 발생률 저하에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

PURPOSES : In this study, design elements of rest areas for drowsy drivers are classified and appropriate criteria for each design element are presented. METHODS : By comparing and analyzing the design criteria for rest areas, the most appropriate installation criteria were suggested by considering the driving patterns of rest area users. RESULTS : As a result of the study, elements influencing the design of rest areas for drowsy drivers are suggested such as installation location and installation type. In addition, proper separation distance between resting areas was suggested considering vehicle flow, users' fatigue and physiological needs. Other criteria for rest areas were also suggested. CONCLUSIONS : Proper safety facilities were not installed in rest areas because appropriate criteria were not established. In this study, design elements were derived and installation criteria were designed so that rest areas could be used safely and conveniently.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.134-143
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• 2017

In the case of highway, there may be a large number of travel time groups when there are a bus exclusive lane, a rest area, a sleeping shelter, etc. in the corresponding section. In most of the conventional travel time estimation studies, one representative travel time (assuming normal distribution) group is assumed in the low sample collection state, and if it is out of the specified range, it is determined as outliers and then the travel time is estimated. However, if there is a bus exclusive lane, a rest area, or a sleeping shelter in the relevant section, such as the highway, the distribution of travel time will be in the form of a bi-modal or a multi-modal, rather than a regular distribution. Therefore, applying the existing estimation methodology may result in distorted results. To solve this problem, first, it should be reliable even in the case of insufficient number of samples. Second, we propose a methodology to select the representative time group among a number of time groups and to estimate the representative time using individual time data of the selected time group.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.341-353
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• 2016

Highway is mainly in charge of middle-long distance of vehicular travel. Trip length has shown a growing trend due to increased commute distances by the relocation of public agencies. For this reason, the proportion of driver-driven accidents, caused by their fatigue or sleepiness, are very high on highways. However, existing studies related to accident prediction have mainly considered external factors, such as road conditions, environmental factors and vehicle factors, without driving behavior. In this study, we suggested an accident index (FDR, Fatigued Driving Rate) based on traffic behavior using large-scale Car Navigation path data, and exlpored the relationship between FDR and traffic accidents. As a result, FDR and traffic accidents showed a high correlation. This confirmed the need for a paradigm shift (from facilities to travel behavior) in traffic accident prediction studies. FDR proposed in this study will be utilized in a variety of fields. For example, in providing information to prevent traffic accidents (sleepiness, reckless driving, etc) in advance, utilization of core technologies in highway safety diagnostics, selection of priority location of rest areas and shelter, and selection of attraction methods (rumble strips, grooving) for attention for fatigued sections.