• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2006

The majority of pedestrian fatalities and injuries are caused by vehicle-pedestrian accidents. Recently, it has been recognized as a serious problem. Injuries of occupants in a vehicle have been decreased considerably. However, efforts for protection of pedestrians are still insufficient. These days, many advanced industries are striving for a better protection of pedestrians by using an active hood lift system, rather than reforming the existing structure. In this research, the active hood lift system is designed to enhance the performance for protection. The active hood lift system is analyzed by using the nonlinear finite element method. An optimization problem is formulated by incorporation of the analysis results. Orthogonal arrays are utilized to solve the formulated problem. An iterative optimization algothrithm using orthogonal arrays is utilized for design in the discrete space. It is found that the method can remarkably decrease the number of function evaluations.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.661-679
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• 2013

In this work, the safety performance of a commercial motorcycle helmet already placed on the market is assessed. The assessed motorcycle helmet is currently homologated by several relevant motorcycle standards. Impacts including translational and rotational motions are accurately simulated through a finite element numerical framework. The developed model was validated against experimental results: firstly, a validation concerning the constitutive model for the expanded polystyrene, the material responsible for energy absorption during impact; secondly, a validation regarding the acceleration measured at the headform's centre of gravity during the linear impacts defined in the ECE R22.05 standard. Both were successfully validated. After model validation, an oblique impact was simulated and the results were compared against head injury thresholds in order to predict the resultant head injuries. From this comparison, it was concluded that brain injuries such as concussion and diffuse axonal injury may occur even with a helmet certified by the majority of the motorcycle helmet standards. Unfortunately, these standards currently do not contemplate rotational components of acceleration. Conclusion points out to a strong recommendation on the necessity of including rotational motion in forthcoming motorcycle helmet standards and improving the current test procedures and head injury criteria used by the standards, to improve the safety between the motorcyclists.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.379-388
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• 2012

Objective: This study developed a new shower carrier prototype to reduce caregivers' muscle burden and to increase use convenience by reflecting the needs of domestic long-term care institutions. Background: In the long-term care institutions, one of the ADL(Activities of Daily Life) factors is bathing/showering. Recently, bath/shower-assisting equipment is actively being introduced in care institutions to reduce the caregivers' care cost, but most of the domestic equipment was designed to imitate foreign products and rarely reflected the needs of care institutions. Method: Based on Korean elderly people's body information, the bed size(length: 1,900mm, width: 650mm) was set-up, and a variable headrest with a newly designed headform was developed to provide the comfort for the elderly and convenience for caregivers. To reduce caregivers' muscle burden on transferring and showering activities, a 3-step column lifting module equipped with dual actuators(lowest/highest levels from the ground: 600/1,100mm, Stroke: 500mm) was developed, and the wheelbase parameter(length: 1,250mm, width: 580mm) was defined securing the turn-over safety of the shower carrier. The drivability tests were performed for the prototype and foreign product, and the male and female subject's muscle activities were measured through the tests. Results: The structural stability of the shower carrier prototype was secured by finite element analysis, and the muscle activities of the subjects through the drivability tests largely decreased in the prototype, compared to the foreign product. Conclusion: In this study, a new shower carrier prototype was developed to possibly reduce caregivers' muscle burden and to increase use convenience based on the needs of long-term care institutions. It was expected that the drivability performance of the prototype could be relatively superior to that of the foreign product. Application: The results obtained from the study can be applied for the optimal development of a shower carrier including other equipment to effectively care for the elderly.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1113-1118
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• 2010

차량의 내장부품 설계에 있어 내장 부품의 탑승자 보호를 위한 FMVSS 201 법규에 따른 FMH 충격성능 만족을 위한 충격흡수구조 설계 방법이 필요하다. 충격흡수구조 설계 과정에 있어 FMH 충격 성능은 헤드라이닝의 타격 위치 및 헤드폼의 접근각에 따라 위치별로 각각 다르게 설정되며, FMH 충격 흡수부재는 위치에 따른 차체의 강성 및 상관부품을 고려하여 각 타격 위치에 따른 적절한 충격 흡수 성능을 가져야 하며 차체 강성의 변화를 고려한 효율적인 설계 방법이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 충격 흡수구조 설계 과정에 있어 초기 설계안에 대한 충격 강도 검토의 시간을 줄이기 위해 전차량 시뮬레이션에서 수행하던 FMH 충격흡수부재 설계를 단위 모델의 압궤 시뮬레이션을 통해 진행함으로써 보다 빠르고 효율적으로 타격 위치별 적합한 충격 흡수구조를 설계하는 방법을 검토하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.1397-1405
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• 2013

본 연구에서 탑승자 머리 보호를 위한 센터 필라 트림의 리브 패턴 최적설계는 두 가지 방법에 의해 수행된다. 첫째는 실험계획법과 반응표면법을 이용한 근사최적화 기법으로써, 상대적으로 큰 비중을 차지하는 해석비용 저감을 위하여 근사모델 구성에 필요한 최소한의 해석만을 수행하고 실제 최적화 과정에는 구성된 모델을 이용함으로써 근사적으로 최적 점을 찾아가는 방법이다. 하지만 이러한 방법은 시행착오적인 반복과정을 거쳐야 하는 단점이 있다. 따라서 저자들의 선행연구에서 제안한 순차적 실험계획법과 인공신경망을 이용하여 인자의 상한 또는 하한에 걸리지 않는 근사최적 해를 체계적인 반복과정을 통해 도출하고자 하며, 이를 수학적인 예제와 구조물 문제에 적용함으로써 실용성을 확인하고자 한다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 2024

Background: The lack of headforms that accurately reflect the head characteristics of Koreans and the demographic composition of the Korean population can lead to inadequate FFR testing and reduced effectiveness of FFRs. Method: Direct measurements of 5,110 individuals and 3D measurements of 2,044 individuals, aged between 9 and 69 years, were sampled from the data pool of Size Korea surveys based on the age and gender ratios of the Korean resident demographics. Seven head dimensions were selected based on the ISO 16976-2, availability of Size Korea measurements, and their relevance to the fit performance of FFRs. A principal component analysis (PCA) was performed using the direct measurements to extract the main factors explaining the head characteristics and then the main factors were standardized and remapped to 3D measurements, creating five size categories representing Korean head shapes. Lastly, representative 3D headforms were constructed by averaging five head shapes for each size category. Results: The study identified two main factors explaining Korean head characteristics by the PCA procedure specified in ISO 16976-2 and developed five representative headforms reflecting the anthropometric features of Korean heads: medium, small, large, short & wide, and long & narrow. Conclusion: This study developed representative headforms tailored to the Korean population for conducting total inward leakage (TIL) tests on filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). The representative headforms can be used for TIL testing by employing robotic headforms to enhance the performance of FFRs for the Korean target population.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.563-575
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• 2003

호흡기능 또는 근기능이 얼굴의 구조적 관계에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 어려서부터 한가지 운동종목을 전공하여 온 체육대학 학생 137명을 운동의 유형에 따라, 지속적으로 심폐지구력이 많이 요구되는 운동군(1군), 심폐지구력이 많이 요구되기는 하나 1군보다는 적게 요구되는 운동군(2군), 그리고 순간적인 근력이 크게 요구되는 운동군(3군)으로 분류하고, 정모 및 측모 방사선사진을 계측학적으로 평가하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 머리너비길이지수는 모두 단두개에 속하였으며, 각 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 2. 1군과 2군의 얼굴지수는 유의한 차이가 없었으나(p>0.05), 1군과 3군간, 2군과 3군간에는 현저한 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 3. 얼굴지수와 높은 상관관계를 지닌 각 군의 계측항목은 전하안면높이(상관계수: $0.63{\sim}0.69$, p<0.001), 총안면높이, 전상치조높이, 전하치조높이 및 총안면두개높이 등이었다. 4. 3군의 두개계측치는 전상안면높이(상관계수: $0.36{\sim}0.55$, p<0.001) 및 전하안면높이(상관계수: $0.31{\sim}0.56$, p<0.001)와 높은 상관관계를 나타냈다. 5. 1군과 2군은 얼굴의 수직 계측치가 전반적으로 컸고, 3군은 수평 계측치가 크게 나타나는 경향을 보였다.