• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 1997

We develop an automatic imaging matching technique for combining portal image and simulator image for improvements in localization of treatment in radiation therapy. Fusion of images from two imaging modalities is treated as follows. We archive images thxough a frame-yabber. The simulator and portal images are edge detected and enhanced with interpolated adaptive histouam equalization and combined using geometrical parameters relating the coordinates of two image data sets which are calculated using Fourier descriptors. We don't use any kind of imaging markers for patient's convenience. clinical use of this image matching technique for treatment planning will result in improvements in localization of treatment volumes and critical structures. These improvements will allow greater sparing of normal tissues and more precise delivery of energy to the desired irradiation volume.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2012

디지털 X-ray 영상 디텍터는 의료용 및 산업용으로 널리 이용되고 있다. 직접방식(direct method)의 디지털 X-ray 영상 디텍터는 X-ray 에너지를 전기적 신호로 변환하기 위하여 광도전체(photoconductor)를 이용하며 일반적으로 비정질 셀레늄(a-Se)을 사용하고 있다. 본 연구는 비정질 셀레늄 표면에 파장 486 nm의 전자방사선을 조사할 경우 내부에서 일어나는 물리적 현상들을 분석하기 위하여 2차원 소자 시뮬레이터을 이용하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 비정질 셀레늄 내부 전자-정공 생성율, 전자-정공 재결합율, 전자/정공 분포에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 사용된 시뮬레이터는 디바이스 내부를 삼각형으로 나누어 보간법을 사용하여 계산하는 방식이다. 본 시뮬레이션 방법은 직접방식 디지털 X-ray 영상 디텍터 분석을 위하여 처음으로 제안되었고 유용한 방법이다. 이러한 2차원 소자 시뮬레이터를 이용한 연구방법은 향후 디지털 방사선 영상 디텍터 개발에 많이 응용될 것으로 예상된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose a hearing impairment simulator considering reduced frequency selectivity of the hearing impaired, and verify it's performance through experiments. The reduced frequency selectivity was embodied by spectral smearing using linear prediction coding(LPC). The experiments are composed of 4 kinds of tests; pure tone test, speech reception threshold(SRT) test, and word recognition score(WRS) test without spectral smearing and with spectral smearing. The experiments of the hearing impairment simulator were performed with 9 subjects who have normal hearing. The amount of spectral smearing was controlled by LPC order. The percentile score of WRS test without smearing is $89.78{\pm}2.420%$. The scores of WRS with 24th LPC order and with 8th LPC order are $88.00{\pm}3.556%$ and $83.78{\pm}2.123%$ respectively. It is verified that WRS score is lowered by decreasing LPC order. This is a reasonable result considering that spectral smearing is getting heavier according to decreasing LPC order. It is confirmed that spectral smearing using LPC simulates the reduced frequency selectivity of the hearing impaired and affects the clearness of speech reception.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2015

Welding is one of the most fundamental and necessary work in the industry that demand sophistication of skilled workers. This study is to introduce welding simulator as a training tool, to verify its effectiveness and to measure satisfaction of the trainees. A group of freshman students at a Korea Polytechnics College in their twenties with less experience of welding participated in the study. They were divided into two groups and took a traditional training course (comparison group) and a training course with welding simulator applied reality/haptic technology (experimental group) for same hours respectively. To evaluate training effect, a national certificate test and a survey based on Phillips' ROI (Return on Investment) methodology were conducted by the students and the college respectively. And satisfaction survey among the students based on Kirkpatrick's Four-Level Evaluation Model was also carried out. The results showed that all students in the experimental group passed the national certificate test and the ROI of the experimental group for five years were 110% higher than the comparison group. Furthermore, 25% more students in the experimental group replied "very satisfied" about the overall training course and 75% more students in the same group found that the simulation was very similar to the real welding.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.896-902
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• 2005

An orthopedic surgeon normally gets the operational parameters of total knee arthroplasty from medical images(CT, MRI). Anatomical axis, mechanical axis, the width and height of femur, or tibia are the most important parameters related with accomplishment of TKA. This paper presents a methodology of simulation that virtually operates TKA according to 2D medical images. Using this simulator, some important parameters for operation can be achieved before hand. The simulator provides the 3D computational model of a knee joint and then derives the proper size of implant corresponding to the joint. The whole process of TKA can be simulated such as clipping a knee joint, assembling the joint and its implants, visualizing all the operation steps, deriving some crucial parameters such as anatomical axis and cutting thickness, and predicting the result of TKA. Some examples are given and discussed to validate the methodology.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.643-651
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• 2007

The various blood pressure simulators have been proposed to evaluate and improve the performance of the automatic sphygmomanometer. These have some problems such as the deviation of the actual blood pressure waveform, limitation in the blood pressure condition of the simulator, or difficulty in displaying the blood flow. An improved simulator using disturbance observer is proposed to supplement the current problems of the blood pressure simulator. The proposed simulator has an artificial arm model capable of feeding appropriate fluids that can generate the blood pressure waveform to evaluate the automatic sphygmomanometer. A controller was designed and thereafter, simulation was performed to control the output signal with respect to the reference input in the fluid dynamic model using the proposed proportional control valve. To minimize the external fluctuation of pressure applied to the artificial arm, a disturbance observer was designed on the plant. A hybrid controller combined with a proportional controller and feed-forward controller was fabricated after applying a disturbance observer to the control plant. Comparison of the simulations between the conventional proportional controller and the proposed hybrid controller indicated that even though the former showed good control performance without disturbance, it was affected by the disturbance signal induced by the cuff. The latter exhibited an excellent performance under both situations.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.768-776
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• 2007

A new type of the fluid circulation blood pressure simulator was proposed to enhance the blood pressure simulator used for the development and evaluation of automatic sphygmomanometers. Various pressure waveform of fluid flowing in the pipe was reproduced by operating the proportional control valve after applying a pressure on the fluid in pressurized oil tank. After that, appropriate fluid was supplied by operating the proportional control valve, which enabled to reproduce various pressure wave of the fluid flowing in the tube. To accomplish this work, the mathematical model was carefully reviewed in cooperating with the proposed simulator. After modeling the driving signal as input signal and the pressure in internal tube as output signal, the simulation on system parameters such as internal volume, cross-section of orifice and supply pressure, which are sensitive to dynamic characteristic of system, was accomplished. System parameters affecting the dynamic characteristic were analyzed in the frequency bandwidth and also reflected to the design of the plant. The performance evaluator of fluid dynamic characteristic using proportional control signal was fabricated on the basis of obtained simulation result. An experimental apparatus was set-up and measurements on the dynamic characteristic, nonlinearity, and rising and falling response was carried out to verify the characteristic of the fluid dynamic model. Controller was designed and thereafter, simulation was performed to control the output signal with respect to the reference input in the fluid dynamic model using the proposed proportional control valve. Hybrid controller combined with an proportional controller and feed-forward controller was fabricated after applying a disturbance observer to the control plant. Comparison of the simulations between the conventional proportional controller and the proposed hybrid simulator indicated that even though the former showed good control performance.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2014

In this study, joint angles of the lower extremity and inertial sensor data such as accelerations and angular velocities were measured during a ski simulator exercise in order to evaluate the skill of skiers. Twenty experts and twenty unskilled skiers were recruited for the study. All expert skiers held the certificates issued by the Korea Ski Instructors Association. A three-dimensional motion capture system and two inertial sensors were used to acquire joint movements, heel acceleration and heel angular velocity during ski simulator exercises. Pattern variation values were calculated to assess the variations in ski simulator motion of expert and unskilled skiers. Integral ratio of roll angular velocity was calculated to determine the parallel alignment of the two feet. Results showed that ski experts showed greater range of motion of joint angle, peak-to-peak amplitude(PPA) of heel acceleration and PPA of heel angular velocity than unskilled skiers. Ski experts showed smaller pattern variations than unskilled skiers. In addition, the integral ratio of roll angular velocity in ski experts was closer to 1. Inertial sensor data measurements during the ski simulator exercises could be useful to evaluate the skill of the skier.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.945-946
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• 2011

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2005

목 적 : TBI의 자세 잡이 과정에서 실시하는 신체 계측과 보상체 제작 과정을 전산화 단층 모의치료기를 이용하고 그 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 환자는 누운 자세를 취하고, 전산화 단층 모의치료기를 통해 영상을 얻었다. 이 영상을 Somavision으로 전송하고 영상을 통하여 신체 계측 점에 대해 계측을 하였다. 계측은 피부를 기준으로 계측을 하고, 폐에 대해서 영상을 이용하여 계측을 하였다. 영상으로 계측된 값을 통해 보상체 두께를 결정하였다. 또한 영상을 통한 보상체 위치를 결정하 고 확인하였다. 선량은 치료실에서 열형광소자를 이용하며 측정하였다. 결 과 : 신체 계측점에서 두께에 대하며 $1{\sim}2cm$의 일반 계측과 영상 계측의 차이를 보였다. 신체 길이는 일반 계측과 영상 계측이 $3{\sim}4cm$의 차이가 있었다. 또한, 영상을 통해 보상체의 밑그림을 그릴 수 있었다. 열형광소자를 이용한 선량 측정 결과 값은 머리, 목, 액와 ,가슴(폐 포함), 무릎 부위는 $92{\sim}98%$로 측정되었고 배, 골반, 서혜부, 발 부위는 $102{\sim}109%$로 측정되었다. 결 론 : TBI의 자세 잡이 과정에서 전산화 단층 모의치료기의 영상을 이용하는 것은 유용하였다. 신체 계측 점두께는 일반 계측과 영상계측의 차이가 적게 계측되었고, 길이에 대한 계측은 정확하게 이루어졌다. 영상을 이용한 계측은 신체 밀도까지 고려한 다양한 보상체 제작이 가능성을 보여주었다. 또한 보상체 위치 잡이를 정확하게 할 수 있고, 보상체의 모 양도 제한 받지 않고 쉽게 제작할 수 있다. 전체적인 치료실 자세 잡이 시간을 $15{\sim}20$분 단축할 수 있었고, 보상체 제작 시간은 약 15분 감소시켰다.