• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 근무자의 주관적인 판단으로 이루어지는 기존의 좌석배치 방법을 보완하고 근무효율성을 높이기 위한 IOT 기반 데스크 배치 방안을 제안하였다. 경량화 된 사물 인터넷 시스템을 근무장 데스크 배치에 도입하여 근무자 좌석 배치 추천을 합리적으로 보조하기 위하여 데스크의 업무상태를 알아내기 위한 센서의 기능과 종류와 네트워크 프로토콜을 결정하였고 데스크 배치를 위한 근무형태 인지 자료 수집 방법을 제안하였다. 획득한 데이터를 이용하여 좌석배치 추천방안을 결정 할 때, Block Stacking에서 사용하는 알고리즘을 활용하였다. 그 결과 사물인터넷 환경에서 합리적인 데스크 배치를 위한 산술적 근거를 제시할 수 있었으며, 향후 근무자들의 선호도에 더하여 근무형태를 근거로 하는 진보된 유연 좌석제에 적용할 수 있음을 보였다.

• Architectural research
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2017

Advances in information and mobile technologies have changed the traditional firm ways of working very flexible, collaborative and innovative, resulting in the changes in work place structures and layouts. Despite the growing body of literature examining the novel ways of working, which is called smart work, there is little academic attentions paid to the spatial aspects of new work places, namely smart offices and smart work centers. This research explores the spatial changes of work places that improve business efficiency and collaboration among workers suitable for the novel ways of working. Conducting in-depth field surveys on selected cases, we analyzed the changes in spatial structure and operation policies of smart offices and smart work centers. From this survey, we observed that the new work places under study take various novel spatial forms and they have flexible operating policies such as flexible seating and flexible work hours. We also found that it would be difficult to change existing business practices and typical ways of performing tasks, without changing the bureaucratic spatial designs and layouts. Future studies are suggested to examine how spatial structures and layouts of offices have impacts on space utilization, collaboration, creativity, and job satisfaction.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.32-43
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• 2023

The worldwide use of polyurethane foam products generates large amounts of waste, which in turn has detrimental effects on the surroundings. Hence, finding an economical and environmentally friendly way to dispose of or recycle foam waste is an utmost priority for researchers to overcome this problem. In that sense, the glycolysis of waste flexible polyurethane foam (WFPF) from automotive seat cushions using different industrial-grade glycols and potassium hydroxide as a catalyst to produce recovered polyol was investigated. The effect of different molecular weight polyols, catalyst concentration, and material ratio (PU foam: Glycols) on the reaction conversion and viscosity of the recovered polyols was determined. The obtained recovered polyols are obtained as single or split-phase reaction products. Besides, the foaming characteristics and physical properties such as cell morphology, thermal stability, and compressive stress-strain nature of the regenerated flexible foams based on the recovered polyols were discussed. It was observed that the regenerated flexible foams displayed good seating comfort properties as a function of hardness, sag factor, and hysteresis loss compared to the reference virgin foam. With the growing demand for a sustainable and circular economy, a global valorization of glycolysis products from polyurethane scraps can be realized by transforming them into profitable substances.