• KIEAE Journal
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2017

Purpose: Thermal sensation or thermal comfort was randomly used in many studies which focused on combined effects of thermal and acoustic environments on human perception. However, thermal sensation and thermal comfort are not synonyms. Thermal comfort is more complex human perception on thermal environment than thermal sensation. This study aims to investigate effects of noise on thermal sensation and thermal comfort separately, and also to investigate effects of temperature on acoustic sensation and comfort. Method: Combined thermal and acoustic configurations were simulated in an indoor environmental chamber. Twenty four participants were exposed to two types of noise (fan and babble) with two noise levels (45 dBA and 60 dBA) for an hour in each thermal condition of PMV-1.53, 0.03, 1.53, 1.83, respectively. Temperature sensation, temperature preference, thermal comfort, noisiness, loudness, annoyance, acoustic comfort, indoor environmental comfort were evaluated in each combined environmental condition. Result: Noise did not affected thermal sensation, but thermal comfort significantly. Temperature had an effect on acoustic comfort significantly, but no effect on noisiness and loudness in overall data analysis. More explicit interactions between thermal condition and noise perception showed only with the noise level of 60 dBA. Impacts of both thermal comfort and acoustic comfort on the indoor environmental comfort were analyzed. In adverse thermal environments, thermal comfort had more impact than acoustic comfort on indoor environmental comfort, and in neutral thermal environments, acoustic comfort had more important than thermal comfort.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2009

Residential Buildings should provide high-quality, comfortable environments to support the activities of their occupants. The indoor environment of residential buildings, which includes thermal, lighting, acoustic, and indoor air quality, has a significant impact on health and quality of life. The comfortable living environment in residential buildings result from appropriately combining these environmental quality factors, and the performance of building systems must be compatible with the activities of the occupants. The objective of this research is to investigate and analyze the relationship between physical environmental conditions and occupant responses for improving environmental quality (EQ) in apartment buildings with four different building orientations (i.e. E, W, S, N) in two different seasons (i.e. winter and summer). The occupant survey was conducted in actual apartment buildings. The Physical environmental conditions in apartment buildings differed substantially depending on space, outdoor weather conditions and building orientations. Each space within the same apartment building had different environmental conditions. Combinations of unbalanced physical environmental conditions in apartment building decrease occupants' satisfactions and their perceptions of overall residential quality. Occupants' satisfaction and their responses to physical characteristics of their residential environment is related to thermal, lighting, acoustic, and indoor air conditions in their buildings. The result from this research will help designers and researchers to identify problems and develop solutions for improving environmental quality from the occupants' point of view.

• 교육녹색환경연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2020

본 연구는 교육품질에 직·간접적인 영향을 미치는 다양한 환경요소 중 음환경에 대한 내용을 W대학 인문대 소공연장의 리모델링 사례를 통해 분석하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 대상인 W대학 인문관의 소공연장은 강의전용 공간으로 리모델링하기에 앞서 적당한 울림이 필요한 공연장과 상대적으로 음성의 명료성이 중요한 강의실의 음향성능 차이를 인지하고 강의전용 공간에 적합한 실내 음환경을 조성하고자 하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 리모델링 전 음향성능 측정, 음향 시뮬레이션을 통한 마감재료 변경안 제시, 리모델링 후 음향성능 측정의 단계를 거쳐 리모델링에 따른 강의전용공간의 음향성능 개선안의 사례를 제시하고자 하였다. 이러한 과정은 추후 마감재 변경을 통한 강의전용 공간 등 교육공간에 적합한 실내 음향성능 확보의 사례로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.650-656
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• 2011

The noise inside a naval vessel is very important in considering the need for hearing protection, improving the working environment and maintaining good communications for crews living on board a naval vessel. The indoor noise of a ship usually is specified by the A-weighted sound pressure level, but other evaluating parameters are required to reflect human senses more effectively. This paper uses additional noise indices related to room acoustics, such as NR(noise rating), NC(noise criterion), RC(room criterion), PSIL(preferred speech interference level) and loudness level to evaluate the noise inside cabins on a naval vessel. Using these psychological noise indices, allowable limit of noise level in cabins is suggested through psycho-acoustic evaluation for the noise in cabins.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.42-49
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• 2023

열악한 실내 음환경은 재실자에게 부정적인 영향을 미친다. 선행 연구를 통해 실내 음환경이 재실자의 과업성취도나 직무만족도뿐 아니라 그들의 건강과 웰빙에도 영향을 주는 것으로 알려져왔다. 본 연구는 국내 공공건축물에 위치한 개방형 사무실의 실내 음환경을 평가하고, 재실자의 음환경 쾌적성 향상을 위하여 고려할 필요가 있는 사항을 검토하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 국내 공공건축물에 위치한 13개의 개방형 사무실에서 실내 소음 레벨을 측정하였으며, 측정은 월요일부터 금요일까지 5일간 진행되었다. 측정된 실내 소음 레벨은 ISO 및 EU ALDREN 프로젝트가 개방형 사무실을 대상으로 권장하는 수준을 기반으로 평가하였다. 분석 결과, 근무 시간 동안 재실자가 있는 환경에서의 실내 소음 레벨은 대부분 ISO 기준을 충족하는 것으로 나타났다. 재실자가 없는 심야 시간대의 음환경을 평가한 결과, 3개 사무실의 측정 결과값이 ALDREN의 권장 수준을 충족하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 아울러 측정이 진행된 현장의 특성이 실내 소음도에 유의미한 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 건물 외피의 정확한 음향 성능을 파악하는 것이 불가능하였으므로 향후 추가 연구를 통해 건물의 성능과 실내 음환경 간 관계를 규명할 필요가 있다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.627-636
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• 2023

코로나19 팬데믹으로 인해 전 세계 인구는 급격한 변화를 경험하였고, 이 중 하나가 재택근무의 증가였다. 앞으로도 언제든 감염병의 위험에 노출될 수 있으며, 이 외에도 여러 가지 배경으로 인해 재택근무의 확대가 예상된다. 이에 본 연구는 재택근무의 효율성을 제고하고 기존의 한계를 개선하기 위한 방안 마련을 위해 코로나19 팬데믹 시기 재택근무 경험자를 대상으로 실내 환경에 대한 인식을 조사하였다. 특별히 재택근무 경험자의 음환경 인식을 알아봄으로써 주택 내에서 근무할 때 경험하는 음환경 인식에는 어떠한 특성이 있으며, 응답자 개인의 어떠한 변수가 인식 변화에 영향을 주는지 알아보았다. 해당 조사를 통해 동거인 수, 방 개수와 주택 면적, 개인의 소음민감도에 따라 재택근무 시 외부소음, 이웃소음, 동거인소음을 인식하는 경향에 차이를 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 주거용도뿐만 아니라 업무 및 학습 용도로도 활용할 수 있는 다목적 주택 설계의 기반 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1997년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집; 한국전력공사 서울연수원; 17-18 Oct. 1997
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• pp.1738-1741
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• 1997

This paper addresses the issue fo target classification and localization with a SONAR for mobiler robot indoor navigation. In particular, multiple refetions of SONAR sound are used actively and interntionally. As for the SONAR sensor, the multiple reflection has been generally considered as one of the noisy phenomena, which is inevitable in the indoor environments. However, these multiple reflections can be a clue for classifying and localizing targets in the indoor environment if those can be controlled and used well. This paper develops a new SONAR sensor module with a reflection plane which can actively create the multiple refection. This paper also intends to suggest a new target classification emthod which uses the multiple refectiions. We approximate the world as being two dimensional and assume that the targets consisting of the indoor environment are pland, corner, and edge. Multiple reflection paths of an acoustic bean by a SONAR are analyzed, by simulations and the patterns of the TOPs (Time Of Flight) and angles of multiple reflections from each target are also analyzed. In addition, a new algorithm for target classification and localization is proposed.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.1084-1091
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• 2005

The indoor noise limit for road traffic noises is needed to secure comfortable acoustical quality in apartment houses. To achieve this goal, psycho-acoustic experiments were carried out with road traffic noise sources modulated by the transmission loss characteristics of the external windows. Finally, a correlation analysis between noise rating index and subjective responses, and an analysis of satisfactory percentage of the dose-response curves varied with respondents was conducted. As a result of this study, followings are suggested. (1) On correlation between dose level and psycho-acoustical response, the initial level of negative feeling is located on $40.1\~40.6\;L_{eq}$ dB(A), (2) On the degree of satisfaction to road traffic noise. near $35\;\%$ point being same dissatisfaction degree is to be assumed $40\~41$ dB(A) of indoor noise level presented into three vocabulary. It is suggested to be reasonable level of 40 dB(A) on the indoor noise limits for intruding road traffic noise. and it is appropriate to be the 5 dB level difference between grades. The results of this study may be used to evaluate the acoustic threshold level for road traffic noise or as a basis for specifying the desired acoustic environment of dwellings.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.128-134
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• 2011

The objective of this study is to analyze the major factors of indoor environment that affect the satisfaction of the occupancy in multi-family residential buildings. The results of this study can contribute to improving the comfort of the residents effectively as they are applied preferentially at the design and construction stages. The indoor environment factors investigated for the analysis included thermal, light, air and the acoustic environment. The individual factors were derived from the 'indoor environment' assessment indices of the green building certificate systems of various countries. Based on these, a questionnaire was prepared to conduct the Post Occupancy Evaluation. The survey results were statistically analyzed.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2008

The rapid urbanization after 1970s caused the shortage of dwellings in urban areas. As the result, the underground dwellings were developed to compensate for the insufficient dwelling spaces. While the underground dwellings have some advantage in the respect of thermal and acoustic environment, they usually have the basic problems in the indoor air quality because of the lack of natural ventilation through small window areas. The purpose of this study is to investigate and to improve the indoor air quality of underground dwellings. Thirty Units in Seoul and Gyung-Gi Province were investigated into the indoor environmental conditions. For the purpose of the improvement of their indoor air quality, Automatically-operated ventilating fan was installed in a sample unit which has worst indoor environmental condition. Then the indoor air quality was monitored when it was operated by $CO_2$ control system and timer. Finally economic feasibility study was made considering the effect of the improvement of indoor air quality. The extra cost for installing timer could be paid back only in 10 months, so timer-installed automatic fan is recommended to improve the indoor air quality of underground dwellings.