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Biosign Recognition based on the Soft Computing Techniques with application to a Rehab -type Robot

  • Lee, Ju-Jang
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.29.2-29
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    • 2001
  • For the design of human-centered systems in which a human and machine such as a robot form a human-in system, human-friendly interaction/interface is essential. Human-friendly interaction is possible when the system is capable of recognizing human biosigns such as5 EMG Signal, hand gesture and facial expressions so the some humanintention and/or emotion can be inferred and is used as a proper feedback signal. In the talk, we report our experiences of applying the Soft computing techniques including Fuzzy, ANN, GA and rho rough set theory for efficiently recognizing various biosigns and for effective inference. More specifically, we first observe characteristics of various forms of biosigns and propose a new way of extracting feature set for such signals. Then we show a standardized procedure of getting an inferred intention or emotion from the signals. Finally, we present examples of application for our model of rehabilitation robot named.

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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF KANSEI PROCESSES FOR HUMAN-CENTERED INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  • Kato, Toshikazu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.3-8
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    • 2002
  • This paper introduces the basic concept of computational modeling of perception processes for multimedia data. Such processes are modeled as hierarchical inter- and intra- relationships amongst information in physical, physiological, psychological and cognitive layers in perception. Based on our framework, this paper gives the algorithms for content-based retrieval for multimedia database systems.

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The evolution of the Human Systems and Simulation Laboratory in nuclear power research

  • Anna Hall;Jeffrey C. Joe;Tina M. Miyake;Ronald L. Boring
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.3
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    • pp.801-813
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    • 2023
  • The events at Three Mile Island in the United States brought about fundamental changes in the ways that simulation would be used in nuclear operations. The need for research simulators was identified to scientifically study human-centered risk and make recommendations for process control system designs. This paper documents the human factors research conducted at the Human Systems and Simulation Laboratory (HSSL) since its inception in 2010 at Idaho National Laboratory. The facility's primary purposes are to provide support to utilities for system upgrades and to validate modernized control room concepts. In the last decade, however, as nuclear industry needs have evolved, so too have the purposes of the HSSL. Thus, beyond control room modernization, human factors researchers have evaluated the security of nuclear infrastructure from cyber adversaries and evaluated human-in-the-loop simulations for joint operations with an integrated hydrogen generation plant. Lastly, our review presents research using human reliability analysis techniques with data collected from HSSL-based studies and concludes with potential future directions for the HSSL, including severe accident management and advanced control room technologies.

A Study on Sensible Approaches to Furniture (가구의 감성적 접근에 관한 연구)

  • Cha, Sung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2007
  • As the machinery-centered mechanism has been changing into human-entered digitalization and urbanization, industrial and social structures gradually become softer. Also in design, with the growing success in solving technological problems, a new dimensional concept is demanded, along with the expanded scope of design application. For the purpose of developing a furniture design contributing to better human life, the study aims to sufficiently examine senses and psychological conditions of human beings and explore the design practically meeting consumer's desires. It is necessary to systemize and establish the study on human senses as one of the scientific fields in the near future and work together with experts from a wide range of areas, by reflecting the outcomes of studies on furniture design. In addition, it is expected that exploration of sensible furniture meeting consumer's demands and effective understanding resulted problems will help such design applied to sociability and humanity problems in a reasonable manner as a sensible design.

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HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN OF A STOP-AND-GO VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL

  • Gu, J.S.;Yi, S.;Yi, K.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.619-624
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    • 2006
  • This paper presents design of a vehicle stop-and-go cruise control strategy based on analyzed results of the manual driving data. Human drivers driving characteristics have been investigated using vehicle driving data obtained from 100 participants on low speed urban traffic ways. The control algorithm has been designed to incorporate the driving characteristics of the human drivers and to achieve natural vehicle behavior of the controlled vehicle that would feel comfortable to the human driver under low speed stop-and-go driving conditions. Vehicle following characteristics of the cruise controlled vehicle have been investigated using a validated vehicle simulator and real driving radar sensor data.

Development of Human Factors Evaluation System for Car Navigation System (자동차 항법장치의 인간공학 평가시스템 개발)

  • Cha, Doo-Won;Park, Peom
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.294-304
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    • 1999
  • This paper describes the theoretical background and detailed structure of Navi-HEGS (Navigation system Human factors Evaluation and Guideline System) which has been developed for the human factors and HMI(Human-Machine Interface) researches for a CNS (Car Navigation System) and a digital map. Navi-HEGS is and integrated system that consists of a digital map UIMS(User Interface Management System), a CNS simulator, various evaluation tools, and a design guideline system. If Navi-HEGS is properly applied and utilized, it is possible to extract the substantial users requirements and preferences of a CNS and a digital map and then, these requirements can be simulated and evaluated with various human factors evaluation techniques. Applications of Navi-HEGS can improve the CNS usability, drivers safety and performance that directly affect the success of ITS(Intelligent Transport System). Also, results can be used as the basic data to establish the standards and design guidelines for the driver-centered CNS design.

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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF KANSEI PROCESSES FOR HUMAN-CENTERED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  • Kato, Toshikazu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 2003
  • This paper introduces the basic concept of computational modeling of perception processes for multimedia data. Such processes are modeled as hierarchical inter-and relationships amongst information in physical, physiological, psychological and cognitive layers in perception. Based on our framework, this paper gives the , algorithms for content-based retrieval for multimedia database systems.

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A Study for Investigating of Compliance for health Behavior - Centered on Rural Community People (농촌주민들의 건강행위 이행에 영향을 미치는 요인조사 연구)

  • Ki Kyung Sook
    • The Korean Nurse
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    • v.26 no.2 s.140
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    • pp.54-67
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    • 1987
  • Accepting the health as the fundamental human right, the country and the society came to admit the duty to give it to all the people. Korean government is expanding the primary Health care as one of the policies for developing the peoples'' health by the

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Product Safety Activities for Preventing Human Errors Related with Consumer Products (소비자 제품과 관련된 휴먼에러의 예방을 위한 제품안전활동)

  • Lim, Hyeon-Kyo;In, Byung
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2011
  • Consumer products are produced on the premise that consumers can use their products safely and effectively no matter how serious human errors they may make. However, different careers and educational experiences of them may induce diverse human errors when they want to use them. In that sense, not a few policies to reduce human errors may show some implications for human error prevention and industrial design of consumer products. In this paper, producers' safety efforts required by Product Liability(PL) Act were reviewed in view of human error prevention, and legal aspects of manufacturers' responsibility for consumer products were discussed in relation to Product Liability Act. Then, principal approaches for them were introduced under the title of System Safety Precedence. After that, major key points for preventing human errors related with consumer products - such as ergonomic design and effective labeling - were discussed with reference to ISO standards. Therefore, it was shown that all the efforts required by PL Act would be correspondent to human error prevention in the whole manufacturing processes if understood by ergonomists. To make a conclusion, it could be said that, for human error prevention, the principle of System Safety Precedence would be indispensable, and that all the efforts for preventing human errors should be systematically organized in Product Safety Management Systems.