• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2008년도 추계종합학술대회 B
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• pp.331-339
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• 2008

본 논문은 전동 휠체어 시스템에서 반 자율주행 및 안전 주행, 장애물 회피를 위한 퍼지 신경망 제어 주행 시스템을 제안, 디자인 및 임베디드 리눅스 시스템을 통해 구현하고 검증한다. 자율주행 장애물 검출 알고리즘을 위해 거리측정 센서를 통해 장애물의 크기를 파악하고 회피할 수 있는 폭과 각도, 거리 및 속도를 계산하여 계획된 경로대로 이동할 수 있는 알고리즘을 구현한다. 또한 거리측정 센서를 최소화하기 위해 휠체어 앞쪽에 2개의 스텝모터를 통해 거리측정 센서를 좌우로 움직이면서 패닝 스캔을 한다. 퍼지 신경망 제어 주행 시스템은 센서 스캐닝을 통한 맵 데이터를 분석하고 주행 알고리즘에 따른 자율 주행 경로를 설정한다. 정해진 자율 주행 경로는 퍼지 신경망 제어 주행시스템을 통해 전동 휠체어 컨트롤 주행을 제어 운용한다. 그리고 보호자를 위한 전동 휠체어 보호자 트래킹 알고리즘을 구현한다. 본 시스템은 장애인 및 움직임이 불편한 노인을 위한 반 자동 전동휠체어 시스템을 구축하여 안전하게 사용자가 운용할 수 있게 한다. 그리고 휴대용 생체 신호 측정센서를 부착하여 실시간 몸이 불편한 장애인의 생체신호를 모니터링 하여 이상 시 알람 경보를 보호자 및 관계자에게 전달한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 V
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• pp.2565-2568
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• 2003

This paper presents a behavioral data monitoring system based on WAP(wireless application protocol) service for the 24-hour continuous health state monitoring of the elderly and the disabled. The developed system transmits a character message to the predefined mobile cell phone through SMS service when an emergency state takes place. Simultaneously, the image captured by a CCD camera is transmitted to the server computer installed WAP service program. Then, the user of the cell phone who received he message can access the server and open the transmitted image. This system can be used for the effective health monitoring of the elderly and disabled.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2010

This paper reports a noble instrument that helps physically disabled people to access computers. There have been numerous attempts to develop such a methodology, but most of them require an additional space for workstation often including access program installation. The additional space also needs to be carefully designed to consider each specific disabled area. This study aims to develop a system that removes the spacial limitation by putting the integrated computer interface using the wheelchair controller. The implementation of the computer workstation is performed by utilizing an USB interface. The developed equipment will take an important role to support various social lives for the users and eventually to improve their quality of life.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2021

A personal mobility withstanding function for the disabled and vulnerable groups with difficulties in mobility was developed and structural and dynamics analysis was conducted. Personal mobility devices are a very helpful means of transportation for the disabled and vulnerable groups. In addition, the standing function allows individuals to perform a difficult task in while seated and offers a medical advantage to the user. In this study, a personal mobility device was designed and developed to help vulnerable groups and disabled people overcome limited mobility, and communicate with the general people at eye level through standing functions. Through structural and dynamic analysis, the structural safety, optimal speed during rotation, and lateral acceleration of the personal mobility device was analyzed. The analysis results are expected to contribute to the improvement of the users' convenience and stability of personal mobility.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.936-940
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• 2013

As the ageing population grows around the world, the demand for electric wheelchairs, an important mobility assistance device for the disabled and elderly, is gradually increasing. Therefore, a number of studies related to intelligent wheelchairs are actively underway to improve safety and comfort for wheelchair users. However, previous collision avoidance studies for intelligent wheelchairs have concentrated on collision avoidance methods with the shortest distance and by only changing either velocity or heading angle, rather than considering the forces exerted on the user. If a collision avoidance algorithm that does not consider these forces is applied to an intelligent wheelchair, there is a possibility of an accident due to falling as wheelchair users are generally disabled and elderly people. In this paper, we propose a collision avoidance algorithm which minimizes the forces exerted on a wheelchair user by minimizing the variation of the wheelchair's velocity and heading angle when the sizes, positions, velocities, and heading angles of a wheelchair and a moving obstacle are known.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2011

This study suggests a Healthcare System for elderly and disabled who have mobility impairment and use a wheelchair for long time. Seating long time in a wheelchair without reducing pressure causes high risk of developing pressure sores. Pressure sores come with great deal of pain and often lead to develop complication. Not only it takes time and effort to treat pressure sores but also increases medical expenses. Therefore, we will develop a device to help to prevent pressure sores by measuring pressure distribution while seating in a wheelchair and wirelessly send information to user device to check pressure distribution in real time. The equipment to measure body pressure is composed of FSR sitting mat which is a sensor measuring part and an user terminal which is a monitoring part. The designed mat is matrix formed FSR sensor to measure pressure. The sensor send measured data to the controller which is connected to the end of the mat, and then the collected data are sent to an user terminal through a bluetooth. Developing a pressure monitoring system will help to prevent those who have mobility impairment to manage pressure sores and furthermore relieve their burden of medical expenses.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제18B권6호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2011

인간-컴퓨터 상호 작용은 인간공학과 정보기술을 융합하여 인간과 컴퓨터와의 상호 작용 기술을 연구하는 학문이고, 그 중에서도 지능형 공간은 정보화 사회에서 소외될 수 있는 장애인에게 더욱 효과적인 사용 환경을 제공할 수 있는 중요한 연구 분야이다. 장애인을 위한 지능형 공간에서의 정보 지원 방법은 장애 유형에 따라 달라지는데, 본 논문은 정보 지원 대상을 청각 장애인으로 한정한다. 청각 장애인에게 직접 접촉을 통해 정보 제공 위치를 인지시키는 방법을 제외하면, 시선이 향하고 있는 곳에 정보를 표시하는 것이 가장 효율적인 정보 제공 방법이기 때문에, 시선 방향 검출 방법은 필수적이다. 우리는 이처럼 청각 장애인에게 실내 생활 지원 서비스를 제공하기 위해 반드시 필요한 시선 방향 검출 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 다시점 영상(Multi-view Camera Image) 내에서 검출된 사용자 영역 정보를 이용하여, 시점 별 수평/수직 방향 시선각 후보를 생성하고 후보 간의 크기 비교를 통해 사용자의 시선 방향을 계산한다. 실험 결과에서, 제안된 방법은 높은 시선 방향 검출 성능을 보이며, 장애인을 위한 시나리오를 수행할 수 있는 가능성을 보였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.700-707
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• 2018

자동차는 편리한 운송 기반 시설로써 우리생활에 폭넓게 활용되고 있으며, 운전자에 의해 차량의 모든 동작이 결정된다는 특징으로 운전자에 대한 적합한 인증이 중요하다. 특히 음주운전에 따른 다양한 사고로 인해 음주 시동 잠금장치 장착제도에 대한 도입 논의가 활발하며, 이러한 음주 시동 잠금장치 장착에 있어서 많은 비용과 시간이 소모된다는 단점이 있다. 장애인 및 국가유공자인 운전자에 대한 할인 혜택 제공에 있어서 사용자의 불편함 해소를 위한 적합한 사용자 인증이 필요한 상황이다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하고자 본 논문에서는 사용자의 스마트폰을 이용한 NFC 통신과 생체정보 기반의 운전자 인증을 통한 음주운전 방지, 장애인 및 국가유공자 혜택을 제공하는 효율적인 차량제어 및 사용자 인증 시스템을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1243-1250
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to compare government guidelines and foreign guidelines related to furniture design for elderly. Future elderly will increasingly accustomed to the provisions of improved housing, education and welfare in comparison with our forebears. Also, there will be upgrading and different need for elderly furniture in our market. The results were as follows. The height of bed was based on the height of wheelchair seat, commonly. A adjustable bed was recommended for abled and disabled elderly. A pull-down shelf, drawer, empty space under chest, folding or sliding door in wardrobe and so on were recommended as a elderly furniture. It were good adjustable sink on human scale. There were need the empty space under sink for wheelchair users, one-touch or lever faucet, etc. There have given a little furniture design guidelines for elderly in Korea until now. But those guidelines haven't been considered enough human scale of elderly including wheelchair user. Because the close investigations have not made about abled and disabled elderly for their furniture design. So first of all, the government should be examined elderly physical size more accurately for elderly furniture design. The guideline for elderly furniture design should be for abled elderly and the disabled, too.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.75-89
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to understand the physical accessibility of the child care centers for disabled children in Japan. Fifteen centers located in Tokyo, Japan were surveyed through sketching, measuring, taking pictures, and observation. To understand the user's needs. the directors of the centers were interviewed. As a result,the followings suggestions were proposed. First, when the entrance of the center is close to the road, careful design for the entrance area is required to secure the safety of children using wheelchairs. If possible, a fence or door between the corridor and entrance is necessary. Second, most aspects of accessibility are pretty well designed. But a canopy over the entrance area is required to escape the rain. Third, a wider corridor space is desirable for storing and driving wheelchairs and for special equipment for the disabled. Forth, because the emergency exits were installed but not used, the new and safer emergency exits should be installed. These results will be a good case reference for developing Korean design guidelines for the children with disabilities.