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Development of a Remote Wheelchair Accessibility Assessment System Using Virtualized Reality Technology (가상현실기술을 이용한 원격휠체어접근성평가시스템의 개발)

  • Kim, Jong-Bae
    • 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.02a
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 2006
  • Home modification has come to be recognized as an important intervention strategy to manage health care conditions, maintain or improve functioning, ensure safety, and reduce the wheelchair user's dependency on others. However, the availability of skilled professionals with experience in home modifications for accessibility is limited. A system that enables accurate remote assessments would be an important tool to improve our ability to perform home assessments more easily and at decreased cost. A Remote Wheelchair Accessibility Assessment System (RWAAS) using Virtualized Reality(VR) technology was developed that enabled clinicians to assess the wheelchair accessibility of users' built environments from a remote location. Characteristics of the camera and 3D reconstruction program chosen for the system significantly affect its overall reliability. In this study, we performed two reliability analyses on the hardware and software components: 1) Verification that commercial software can construct sufficiently accurate 3D models by analyzing the accuracy of dimensional measurements in a virtualized environment; 2) comparison of dimensional measurements with four camera settings. Based on these two analyses, we were able to specify a consumer level digital camera and the Photomodeler Pro software for this system. And we then tested the feasibility of the selected software and hardware in an actual environment. Lastly, A field evaluation was performed to test whether this new system is comparable to the traditional method of accessibility assessment to evaluate its ability to assess the accessibility of a wheelchair user's typical built environment. The results of field trials showed high congruence between the assessments by two methods. Findings suggested that the RWAAS assessments have the potential to enable specialists to assess potential accessibility problems in built environments regardless of the location of the client, home, or specialist.

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Design of PTZ Camera-Based Multiview Monitoring System for Efficient Observation in Vessel Engine Room (선박 기관실의 효율적인 감시를 위한 PTZ 카메라 기반의 멀티뷰 모니터링 시스템 설계)

  • Kim, Heon-Hui;Hong, Sang-Jun;Nam, Taek-Kun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.27 no.7
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    • pp.1129-1136
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    • 2021
  • A pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera-based monitoring system for efficient monitoring in the engine room of a vessel was designed. A number of places exist where traditional analog instruments are still used in vessel engine rooms, and blind spots closely related to safety exist, for which flooding or fire is a concern. A camera-based monitoring system that guarantees a wide range at a relatively fast cycle for these monitoring points can be an effective alternative to enhance the safety of a vessel. Therefore, a multiview monitoring system is proposed in which the functions of the existing PTZ camera are further strengthened using a software. The monitoring system comprises four modules: camera control, location registration, traversal control, and multiview image reconstruction. The effectiveness of the method was evaluated through a series of experiments in an engine room environment.

Comparison Analysis of Environmental Performance between Reconstruction and Remodeling Alternatives for Aged - Focused on CO2 Emissions Analysis - (공동주택 재건축과 리모델링의 친환경성 비교분석 - CO2 배출량 분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Chibaek;Shin, Dongwoo;Han, Juyeon;Hwang, Youngkyu
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.87-100
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    • 2014
  • Environmental problems and the shortage of natural resources are currently gathering more attention in Korea and international countries. With these problems, it is reported that most current domestic buildings are emitting approximately 138 million tons of greenhouse gas. According to a recent report from the investigation of Korean housing population, the total number of households is approximately 12.9 millions, and the apartments that were built more than 15 years ago amounted to 3.1 millions. This shows that the rates of old apartment housings are increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the deteriorated facilities and environmental improvement. Also, the construction industry is benefited by improving these housings which may need either remodeling or reconstruction. Environmental friendly buildings are a rising consideration for remodeling and reconstruction projects; it helps to determine many business matters in construction. The main purpose of this research is to improve environmental condition in apartments with comparison analysis between remodeling and reconstruction alternatives. This research is focused on characteristics of remodeling and reconstruction and it sets up the same condition with each level in order to evaluate the value of environmental friendliness and analyze its definition. The result of this research provides a unique emitting rate at a novel framework and this will cause the reduction of $CO_2$. It is analyzed that the remodeling construction can reduce the great amount of $CO_2$. Therefore, it will be a good decision guideline in selecting the most eco-friendly alternative to improve environment for building construction. Although reconstruction is a popular alternative nowadays in Korea, this research can provide a reason why decision makers should put more emphasis on remodeling as an environment-friendly alternative.

A Study on Robot OLP Compensation Based on Image Based Visual Servoing in the Virtual Environment (가상 환경에서의 영상 기반 시각 서보잉을 통한 로봇 OLP 보상)

  • Shin Chan-Bai;Lee Jeh-Woon;Kim Jin-Dae
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.248-254
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    • 2006
  • It is necessary to improve the exactness and adaptation of the working environment for the intelligent robot system. The vision sensor have been studied for a long time at this points. However, it has many processes and difficulties for the real usages. This paper proposes a visual servoing in the virtual environment to support OLP(Off-Line-Programming) path compensation and supplement the problem of complexity of the old kinematical calibration. Initial robot path could be compensated by pixel differences between real and virtual image. This method removes the varies calibrations and 3D reconstruction process in real working space. To show the validity of the proposed approach, virtual space servoing with stereo camera is carried out with WTK and openGL library for a KUKA-6R manipulator and updated real robot path.

Robust Entropy Based Voice Activity Detection Using Parameter Reconstruction in Noisy Environment

  • Han, Hag-Yong;Lee, Kwang-Seok;Koh, Si-Young;Hur, Kang-In
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.205-208
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    • 2003
  • Voice activity detection is a important problem in the speech recognition and speech communication. This paper introduces new feature parameter which are reconstructed by spectral entropy of information theory for robust voice activity detection in the noise environment, then analyzes and compares it with energy method of voice activity detection and performance. In experiments, we confirmed that spectral entropy and its reconstructed parameter are superior than the energy method for robust voice activity detection in the various noise environment.

A Study on the architectural planning through the analysis between the Behavior character of Dementia patient (채매환자의 행태특성 분석을 통한 건축계획에 관한 연구 -시.도립 치매 전문병원 사례를 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Jong-Whan;Kim, Myoung-Keun
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the problems in assumption of the distinguished behaviors of hospitalized dementia patients- which can be easily emerged and recognized in senile dementia patients and their distinctive behavior characters in different physical environment per person. Furthermore, it is to suggest a fundamental data to improve physical environment of the different facilities and the design guidelines for reconstruction in terms of the new and therapeutic function of the dementia specialized department. For planning on the dementia specialized hospital, considerablely, security and safety, comfortableness, personal identification of the facility, emotional stability and the proper stimulation for the patients are emphasized according to the research on the frequent and major issues of the patients from their own dwelling place.

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Geophysical Surveys for Investigating the Groundwater Environment of the Chojeong, Chungbuk (충북 초정지역의 지하수환경 조사를 위한 지표지구물리탐사)

  • 김지수;한수형;김경호;신재우
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.103-106
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    • 2000
  • Geophysical data sets from the Chojeong area in the Chungbuk-Do are compositely studied in terms of multi-attribute interpretation for the subsurface mapping of shallow fracture zones, associated with groundwater reservoir. Utilizing a GIS software, the attribute data are implemented to a database; a lineament from the satellite image, electrical resistivities and its standard deviation, radioactivity, seismic velocity, bedrock depth from exploration data. In an attempt to interpret 1-D electrical sounding data in 2-D and 3-D views, 2-D resistivities structures are firstly made by interpolating 1-D plots. Reconstruction of a resistivity volume is found to be an effective scheme for subsurface mapping of shallow fracture zones. Shallow fracture zones in the southeastern part of the study area are commonly correlated in the various exploration data.

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3D Reconstruction of an Indoor Scene Using Depth and Color Images (깊이 및 컬러 영상을 이용한 실내환경의 3D 복원)

  • Kim, Se-Hwan;Woo, Woon-Tack
    • Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.53-61
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we propose a novel method for 3D reconstruction of an indoor scene using a multi-view camera. Until now, numerous disparity estimation algorithms have been developed with their own pros and cons. Thus, we may be given various sorts of depth images. In this paper, we deal with the generation of a 3D surface using several 3D point clouds acquired from a generic multi-view camera. Firstly, a 3D point cloud is estimated based on spatio-temporal property of several 3D point clouds. Secondly, the evaluated 3D point clouds, acquired from two viewpoints, are projected onto the same image plane to find correspondences, and registration is conducted through minimizing errors. Finally, a surface is created by fine-tuning 3D coordinates of point clouds, acquired from several viewpoints. The proposed method reduces the computational complexity by searching for corresponding points in 2D image plane, and is carried out effectively even if the precision of 3D point cloud is relatively low by exploiting the correlation with the neighborhood. Furthermore, it is possible to reconstruct an indoor environment by depth and color images on several position by using the multi-view camera. The reconstructed model can be adopted for interaction with as well as navigation in a virtual environment, and Mediated Reality (MR) applications.

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3D Environmental Walkthrough Using The Integration of Multiple Segmentation Based Environment Models (다중 분할 기반 환경 모델의 통합에 의한 3차원 환경 탐색)

  • Ryoo, Seung-Taek
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.105-115
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    • 2005
  • An environment model that is constructed using a single image has the problem of a blurring effect caused by the fixed resolution, and the stretching effect of the 3D model caused when information that does not exist on the image occurs due to the occlusion. This paper introduces the registration and integration method using multiple images to resolve the above problem. This method can represent parallax effect and expand the environment model to represent wide range of environment. The segmentation-based environment modeling method using multiple images can build a detail model with optimal resolution.

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Development of Optimal TACT Process for Eco-Friendly Demolition Works in Aged Housing Remodeling - Focus on Case Study - (친환경 리모델링 철거공사의 최적 TACT공정 개발 - 사례연구를 중심으로 -)

  • Woo, Joong-Pyung;Kim, Ki-Hyun;Hwang, Young-Gyu;Kim, Kyung-Rai;Cha, Hee-Sung
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.3-12
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    • 2011
  • Technology based civilization has made a sustained advancement, resulting in economic growth and material prosperity. The outcome was the beginning of environmental destruction. Especially, in regard to construction, it has been recognized as a key culprit for pollution. As such, the construction industry has recently shown interest in the environment, as it has been applying environment friendly method of construction and reducing wastes. As the number of old common housing increases in our country, reconstruction and remodeling are implemented as a means of improvement. However, it can be said that remodeling is the inevitable option because of cost and environmental problems associated with reconstruction. As part of its feature, remodeling work is preceded by removal work. And, removal work inevitably creates construction wastes. Treatment of wastes that takes into consideration environmental aspects is important and for this, removal work that is based on environment friendly remodeling to ensure selective separation must be implemented. Yet, a removal work based on environment friendly remodeling has a lower level of output compared to existing methods. Because remodeling work by its nature has a post construction work which proceeds after it, securing work efficiency is important as the removal work is a critical path activity. Thus, the present study improves the work process of a removal work that is based on environment friendly remodeling so that it becomes a work process that includes work efficiency. For this, as a case study, old common housing has been selected, and a TACT process has been developed which is based on data acquired from environment friendly removal work. And, this study develops an optimal TACT process which is based on environment friendly remodeling by conducting a simulation for a 15 floor apartment.