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Device Discovery using Feed Forward Neural Network in Mobile P2P Environment

  • Kwon, Ki-Hyeon;Byun, Hyung-Gi;Kim, Nam-Yong;Kim, Sang-Choon;Lee, Hyung-Bong
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.393-401
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    • 2007
  • P2P systems have gained a lot of research interests and popularity over the years and have the capability to unleash and distribute awesome amounts of computing power, storage and bandwidths currently languishing - often underutilized - within corporate enterprises and every Internet connected home in the world. Since there is no central control over resources or devices and no before hand information about the resources or devices, device discovery remains a substantial problem in P2P environment. In this paper, we cover some of the current solutions to this problem and then propose our feed forward neural network (FFNN) based solution for device discovery in mobile P2P environment. We implements feed forward neural network (FFNN) trained with back propagation (BP) algorithm for device discovery and show, how large computation task can be distributed among such devices using agent technology. It also shows the possibility to use our architecture in home networking where devices have less storage capacity.

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Study on High-Efficiency Driving of a Piezo Device Using Voltage Inversion Circuit (전압 극성 전환을 통한 피에조 소자의 에너지 회수형 구동 기법 연구)

  • Park, Han-Bin;Park, Jin-Ho;Hong, Sun-Ki;Kang, Taesam
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.61 no.12
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    • pp.1843-1847
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    • 2012
  • Piezo devices have large power density and simple structure. They can generate larger force than the conventional actuators. It has also wide bandwidth with fast response in a compact size. Thus the piezo devices are expected to be used widely in the future for small actuators with fast response time and large actuating force. However, the piezo actuators need high voltage with high driving current due to their large capacitive property. In this paper, we propose a simple method to drive piezo devices using voltage inversion circuit with coil inductance. Experiments with real circuit demonstrates that the proposed scheme can improve the energy efficiency very much.

Design of Secure Protocol based on trust model and trust values for Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (Ubiquitous Sensor Network에서 안전성 증가를 위한 신뢰모델과 신뢰값에 관한 프로토콜 설계)

  • Jang, Kun Won;Suh, Jang Won
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2008
  • Mobile devices do not need the fixed network infrastructure in ad-hoc network, these devices communicate each other through the distributed control. Accordingly, mobile devices can discover several services using dynamic searching method and provide safely public ownership of these services. Ad-hoc network needs the distributed control and topology of dynamic network because the limited power for processing and network communication. This paper is devoted to provide the secure protocol that provides efficient services discovery using SDP(Service Discovery Protocol) and considers the security requirements. Proposed protocol provides the distributed control based on PKI without central server, the discovery of trusted service, secure telecommunication, the identification among mobile devices, and service access control by user authority.

Comparison of Sphygmomanometer, Fully Automatic Electronic Blood Pressure Meters with Standard Digital Blood Pressure Monitor : Pilot Study (표준전자식 혈압계와 수은혈압계, 전자혈압계의 비교 선행연구)

  • Yahng, J.S.;Lim, H.K.;Cho, D.H.
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2012
  • Devices to measure the blood pressure of patients are being used without any calibration in a hospital. It is an important to show consistent values when any medical devices measure the same patients regardless they are sphygmomanometer or fully automatic electronic blood pressure meter. We compared sphygmomanometer and fully automatic electronic blood pressure meters with standard digital blood pressure monitor (SDBPM) to evaluate the consistency of the small healthy subjects. We measured the blood pressure from six healthy subjects (three of 20~40 years and three of 40~60 years old). Two sphygmomanometer and two fully automatic electronic blood pressure meters were used and compared with the SDBPM. Blood pressures measured from right and left arms each and were compared. All six healthy subjects showed normal blood pressure values. In general, left blood pressure values showed higher values than right side. Comparing SDBPM, with the other monitors, the systolic pressure showed ${\pm}$ 34.8% difference and ${\pm}$ 33.3% for the diastolic pressure. Correlation between SDBPM and Sphygmomanometer was 0.59~0.71, and 0.50~0.70 for fully automated digital BP monitors. It fell in grade-D when we apply the BHS(British hypertension society). AAMI(American association for the advancement of medical instrumentation) also showed unsatisfactory results for the mean value (${\leq}$ 5 mmHg) and standard deviation (${\leq}$ 8 mmHg). We tested sphygmomanometer and fully automatic electronic blood pressure meters and compared with a standard digital blood pressure monitor. All devices showed inconsistent blood pressures. A reliable calibration system is highly needed for all devices in all hospitals.

A Study on Coloring Game for the Education of Creativity in Children's Art (아동미술 창의성 교육을 위한 컬러링 게임 연구)

  • Lee, Jun-Hee;Jung, Hyeong-Won
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.443-452
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    • 2020
  • Education using smart mobile devices has become part of current children's art education activities. Today's release of pen-equipped mobile devices and smart tablet PC's allows users to painting and coloring with digital devices. Today, art content for children is downloaded and can be educated at any time as an application. However, coloring games that give children the effect of art education are extremely rare, and the content elements in the games are similar to all games and lack the ability to express themselves. The study recognizes the importance of developing coloring game content for children's art education that can help children's coloring activities and improve creativity and imagination, and focuses on the direction and elements of developing children's coloring game content using smart mobile devices that fit digital coloring functions.

A Study on the Application Development for the Drawing Test (디지털 기기에서의 그림검사를 위한 Application 개발 연구)

  • Kim, Sunhee K.;Kim, Sun-Joo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.707-717
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study was to explore whether PPAT drawing using an application can be developed on digital devices for game addicts. The PPAT drawing test is useful and reliable for verifying problem-solving skills in how people pick apples. As a result of this study, the over-immersion group scored lower than the average user group in the "problem Solving" category of the PPAT drawing test using the PPAT drawing applicaion on digital devices, and expressed by not reaching for apples, or by picking apples without reasonable support. The findings in this study suggest that the PPAT drawing test application on digital devices has significantly demonstrated its original purpose of 'problem resolution', as well as future psychotherapeutic interventions for Internet over-immersion subjects as well as users who are familiar with digital devices.

A Review of Assistive Listening Device and Digital Wireless Technology for Hearing Instruments

  • Kim, Jin Sook;Kim, Chun Hyeok
    • Korean Journal of Audiology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.105-111
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    • 2014
  • Assistive listening devices (ALDs) refer to various types of amplification equipment designed to improve the communication of individuals with hard of hearing to enhance the accessibility to speech signal when individual hearing instruments are not sufficient. There are many types of ALDs to overcome a triangle of speech to noise ratio (SNR) problems, noise, distance, and reverberation. ALDs vary in their internal electronic mechanisms ranging from simple hard-wire microphone-amplifier units to more sophisticated broadcasting systems. They usually use microphones to capture an audio source and broadcast it wirelessly over a frequency modulation (FM), infra-red, induction loop, or other transmission techniques. The seven types of ALDs are introduced including hardwire devices, FM sound system, infra-red sound system, induction loop system, telephone listening devices, television, and alert/alarm system. Further development of digital wireless technology in hearing instruments will make possible direct communication with ALDs without any accessories in the near future. There are two technology solutions for digital wireless hearing instruments improving SNR and convenience. One is near-field magnetic induction combined with Bluetooth radio frequency (RF) transmission or proprietary RF transmission and the other is proprietary RF transmission alone. Recently launched digital wireless hearing aid applying this new technology can communicate from the hearing instrument to personal computer, phones, Wi-Fi, alert systems, and ALDs via iPhone, iPad, and iPod. However, it comes with its own iOS application offering a range of features but there is no option for Android users as of this moment.

Ultra-High-Speed Semiconductor Devices for Data Communication Applications -Digital GaAs IC'S and HEMT'S- (통신용 초고속 반도체소자 -Digital GaAs 직접회로와 HEMT'S를 중심으로-)

  • 이진구
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.153-163
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    • 1986
  • GaAs, one of the III-V compounding semicondnctors, has been widely employed as base materials for the fabrication of the ultra-high-speed devices in the filelds of DBS, optical communications, MMIC'S and digital IC'S. There have been some reports on 4Kx4bit SRAM by D/E MESFET'S, 4K bit SRAM by HEMT'S, and receiver front ends for X-band by MMIC technologies, respectively. This paper reviews GaAs materials, wafer fabrication processes, device applications, and design aspects, and, finally, descusses the future of the ultra-high-spped-devices.

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The Innovative Medical Devices Using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Focusing on the cases of Korea, the United States, and Europe (빅데이터 및 인공지능을 이용한 혁신의료기기 발전 방향: 한국, 미국, 유럽의 사례중심)

  • Yun Hee Song;Gyu Ha Ryu
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.264-274
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: The objective is to extract insights that can contribute to the formulation of harmonized international policies and support measures for innovative medical devices and management systems. This study aims to propose effective strategies for future medical device innovation and healthcare delivery. Results: It investigates technological advancements, regulatory approval systems, insurance policies, and successful commercialization cases in South Korea, the United States, and the European Union. In 2018, the FDA implemented insurance coverage for Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and recognized insurance coverage for Digital Therapeutics (DTx). Germany is a country that ensures permanent reimbursement for healthcare applications since 2020, making it the first country to provide legal health insurance coverage for fostering a digital ecosystem. Conclusion: The findings of this research highlight the importance of cultivating a supportive regulatory and environmental framework to facilitate the adoption of innovative medical devices. Continuous support for research and development (R&D) efforts by companies, along with the validation of clinical effectiveness, is crucial.

Mechanically Modulated Nonlinear Digital Microactuators for Purified Digital Stroke and Nano-Precision Actuation (기계적 비선형 변조기를 이용한 디지털 구동의 안정화와 나노 구동정도 구현을 위한 디지털 마이크로액추에이터)

  • 이원철;진영현;조영호
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.1990-1996
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents a nonlinearly modulated digital actuator (NMDA) for producing nano-precision digital stroke. The NMDA, composed of a digital microactuator and a nonlinear micromechanical modulator, purifies the stroke of the digital actuator in order to generate the high-precision displacement output required for nano-positioning devices. The function and concept of the nonlinear micromechanical modulator are equivalent to those of the nonlinear electrical limiters. The linear and nonlinear modulators, having an identical input and output strokes of 15.2${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and 5.4${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, are designed, fabricated and tested, respectively. The linear and nonlinear modulators are linked to identical digital actuators in order to compare the characteristics of the linearly modulated microactuator (LMDA) and NMDA. In addition, an identical linear modulator is attached to the output ports of LMDA and NMDA. The NMDA shows the repeatability of 12.3$\pm$2.9nm, superior to that of 27.8$\pm$2.9nm achieved by LMDA. When the identical linear modulator is connected to LMDA and NMDA, the final modulated output from NMDA shows the repeatability of 10.3$\pm$7.2nm, superior to that of 15.7$\pm$7.7nm from LMDA. We experimentally verify the displacement purifying capability of the nonlinear mechanical modulator, applicable to nano-precision positioning devices and systems.