• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.32-42
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• 2017

The aim of this study was to evaluate driving performance of Healthy and disabled groups (with or without driver's license) to control steering wheel by using steering assistive devices in the driving simulator. The persons with partial loss of use of all four limbs have problems in operation of the motor vehicle because of functional loss to operate steering wheel. Therefore, if steering assistive devices for grasping the steering wheel are used to control the vehicle on the road in persons with disabilities, the disabled persons can improve mobility in their community life by driving a motor vehicle safely. Ten healthy subjects (with or w/o driver's license) and ten subjects with physical disabilities (with or w/o driver's license) were involved in this study to evaluate driving performance to operate steering wheel by using four types of steering assistive devices (Single-pin, V-grip, Palm-grip, Tri-pin) in driving simulator. STISim Drive 3 software was used to test the steering performance in four scenarios: straight road at low and high speed of vehicle (40 km/h and 80 km/h), curved road at low and high speed of vehicle (40 km/h and 80 km/h). This study used two-way ANOVA in order to compare the effects of two factors (type of steering assistive device and subject group) in the three dependent variables of driving performance (the lateral position of vehicle, standard deviation of lateral position representing the variation of the left and right movement of the vehicle and the number of line crossing). The mean values of the three dependent variables (lateral position, standard deviation of lateral position, the number of line crossing) of steering performance were statistically significantly smaller for the healthy or disabled groups with driver's license than the other groups without driver's license on the curved road at high speed of vehicle compared to low speed of vehicle.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2016년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.915-918
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• 2016

의료산업의 급속한 변화와 의료 및 간호 인력의 증가로 인하여 가상 시험 장치에 대한 개발이 요구되고 있으며 심장 모델링할 수 있는 시뮬레이터와 혈관, 혈류에 대한 실습장비에 대한 개발의 중요성이 증가하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 스텝 모터를 이용하여 심장 펌프를 제작하여 동맥과 정맥 혈압, 혈류 시뮬레이션을 위한 장비를 개발하고 그 기능을 평가하고자 한다. 제안 시스템은 심장 시뮬레이션을 위한 펌프와 동맥, 정맥 혈관의 저항을 모사하기 위한 밸브장치 그리고 정맥계의 특성을 나타내는 저감장치로 구성한다. 심장 시뮬레이터는 롱거펌프(BOXER)를 사용하였으며 동맥과 정맥혈관은 실리콘 튜브를 사용하고 저감장치를 설계 및 제작하였다. 그리고 동맥혈압 측정을 위하여 압력센서를 사용하였다. 또한 제안 시스템의 평가를 위하여 심장 박동수는 분당 60회로 혈압의 범위는 50 ~ 100mmHg로 선정하여 측정 혈압과 사람의 혈압을 비교 평가하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2020

Background: This study aims to determine the effective atomic number (Zeff) from dual-energy image sets obtained using a conventional computed tomography (CT) simulator. The estimated Zeff can be used for deriving the stopping power and material decomposition of CT images, thereby improving dose calculations in radiation therapy. Materials and Methods: An electron-density phantom was scanned using Philips Brilliance CT Big Bore at 80 and 140 kVp. The estimated Zeff values were compared with those obtained using the calibration phantom by applying the Rutherford, Schneider, and Joshi methods. The fitting parameters were optimized using the nonlinear least squares regression algorithm. The fitting curve and mass attenuation data were obtained from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The fitting parameters obtained from stopping power and material decomposition of CT images, were validated by estimating the residual errors between the reference and calculated Zeff values. Next, the calculation accuracy of Zeff was evaluated by comparing the calculated values with the reference Zeff values of insert plugs. The exposure levels of patients under additional CT scanning at 80, 120, and 140 kVp were evaluated by measuring the weighted CT dose index (CTDIw). Results and Discussion: The residual errors of the fitting parameters were lower than 2%. The best and worst Zeff values were obtained using the Schneider and Joshi methods, respectively. The maximum differences between the reference and calculated values were 11.3% (for lung during inhalation), 4.7% (for adipose tissue), and 9.8% (for lung during inhalation) when applying the Rutherford, Schneider, and Joshi methods, respectively. Under dual-energy scanning (80 and 140 kVp), the patient exposure level was approximately twice that in general single-energy scanning (120 kVp). Conclusion: Zeff was calculated from two image sets scanned by conventional single-energy CT simulator. The results obtained using three different methods were compared. The Zeff calculation based on single-energy exhibited appropriate feasibility.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.77-80
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• 2011

의료용 로봇은 크게 네 분야로 나눌 수 있는데, 수술을 보조하는 수술보조 로봇, 수술 로봇, 수술시뮬레이터, 재활 로봇이라 할 수 있다. 이와 같이 의료용 로봇은 주로 고 정밀도 및 신뢰성을 요구하는 작업을 위해 개발되고 있다. 의료용 서비스 로봇의 또 다른 분야로 수술이 아닌 진료를 위한 서비스 로봇이 있다. 진료 서비스 로봇은 병원의 접수 업무 및 진료 시 사용할 수 있는 환자의 생체 데이터 취득, 병원 내 위치 및 콘텐츠 정보 등을 환자에게 제공할 수 있는 로봇이다. 하지만 지금까지의 의료 서비스 로봇은 실제적인 접수 처리과정을 진행하는 역할을 하지는 못하였다. 본 논문에서는 의료 서비스 로봇 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. 구현된 로봇 시스템은 의료정보 교환을 위한 표준 프로토콜을 사용해 직접 병원 정보 시스템과의 연동이 가능하고, 병원의 환자 접수 및 처리, 진료 대기자 수와 같은 정보를 제공할 수 있다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.3-17
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• 1996

방사선 치료분야에서 선량 보상체가 널리 이용되고 있으나, 그 보상효과에 대한 확실한 검증 방법은 알려진 바가 거의 없다. 본 연구에서는 Missing Tissue 뿐 아니라, Internal Tissue Inhomogeneity 까지 고려한 3차원 보상체를 제작하고, Exit Beam Dose Profile의 측정값과 본 연구에서 고안한 방법으로 기대값을 구해 비교함으로써 보상체의 성능을 평가하고자 하였다. 환자정보는 CT Simulator를 사용하여 얻었고, 보상체 정보는 Render Plan 3-D Planning System을 통해 얻었다. Computer Controlled Milling Machine으로 알루미늄 보상체를 제작해서 보상체가 있는 경우와 없는 경우의 선량 프로파일을 측정하여 비교하였다. 측정은 폴리스티렌 팬톰 사이에 필름을 삽입하여 팬톰 내에서의 실제 선량 분포를 구하고, 필름 카셋트를 이용해서 Exit Beam Dose Profile 을 동시에 얻었다. Oblique Beam, Parallel Opposing Beam, Inhomogeneus Human Phantom에 대해 제작된 보상체가 각각 선량보상 효과가 잘 나타남을 볼 수 있었고, 이 연구에서의 성능확인 방법을 통해 보상체의 성능을 확인할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.110-119
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• 2021

The Coronavirus or COVID-19 is contagiousness virus that infected almost every single part of the world. This pandemic forced a major country did lockdown and stay at a home policy to reduce virus spread and the number of victims. Interactions between humans and robots form a popular subject of research worldwide. In medical robotics, the primary challenge is to implement natural interactions between robots and human users. Human communication consists of dynamic processes that involve joint attention and attracting each other. Coordinated care involves sharing among agents of behaviours, events, interests, and contexts in the world from time to time. The robotics arm is an expensive and complicated system because robot simulators are widely used instead of for rehabilitation purposes in medicine. Interaction in natural ways is necessary for disabled persons to work with the robot simulator. This article proposes a low-cost rehabilitation system by building an arm gesture tracking system based on a depth camera that can capture and interpret human gestures and use them as interactive commands for a robot simulator to perform specific tasks on the 3D block. The results show that the proposed system can help patients control the rotation and movement of the 3D arm using their hands. The pilot testing with healthy subjects yielded encouraging results. They could synchronize their actions with a 3D robotic arm to perform several repetitive tasks and exerting 19920 J of energy (kg.m².S^-2). The average of consumed energy mentioned before is in medium scale. Therefore, we relate this energy with rehabilitation performance as an initial stage and can be improved further with extra repetitive exercise to speed up the recovery process.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(5)
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• pp.269-272
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• 2002

In this study, we designed the expert system for the diagnosis of stroke. The causes of stroke in central nervous systems are very diverse, so a doctor who treats the patients with stroke must have the expert knowledge for the quick and correct diagnosis and for the adequate medical management. But the primary physician who engaged in the primary care of the patient with stroke does not have the export knowledge for the stroke. So, we need to develop the expert system for assisting the diagnosis of stroke. Also the diagnosis system can be used as simulator for the medical students who study the neurology. In this study, we developed the diagnosis expert system that offer a pathological name provided by artificial neural networks. And we designed the inference engine and interfaces. The artificial neural network is a system that provide a possible diagnosis of stroke. We implemented the system using Windows2000 Server, IIS5.0 and ASP.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1991년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.28-30
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• 1991

뇌의 시세포를 전기적으로 자극할때 작고 환한 섬광을 보게된다. 이 원리를 이용하여 전기 핀 배열판으로 축구 경기장의 전광판 같은 이미지를 만들어 맹인을 위한 기능적 시각, 걷기 혹은 글 읽기를 가능케 할 수 있다. 유타대학 생체공학과는 인공시각 연구에서 최고의 역사를 가지고 있다. 최근에 개발된 실리콘 전극 배열판은 가까운 장래의 인체 실험을 남겨놓고 있다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.269-278
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• 1989

The initial impact at foot strike is produced by a slider type mechanical model, which can be measured using a force platform to evaluate various shoes. The lower extremity and foot motion was filmed by a 16mm high speed movie camera and several points on the rear half of the shoe and those near the trochanter and the lateral epicondyle were digitized to provide the linear and angular positions and velocities during impact. With these observed kinematics, a slider type foot strike simulator composed of guide rail and sliding dummy is designed. The simulator system makes the artificial foot of the dummy with running shoe on it to follow the foot strike motion. The dummy has the relevant mass-spring-damper system modeled after McMahon's. The motion of the model is drived by the gravity force and the generated motion alone with the ground reaction forces are monitored by the same procedures afore mentioned producing the initial foot strike impact similar to the onto observed in human gait.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.57-61
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• 2005

This paper presents a new colonoscopy training simulator that includes a specialized haptic device and graphics algorithms to transfer haptic sensation through a long and flexible tube, and manage large number of polygons. The developed haptic device makes the colonoscope tube move along the two guiding rods in the translational direction. The torque of the roll motion is transferred by a timing belt and pulleys. A special guide is developed, which allows the force and torque from the motors to be transmitted to the user without loss. The haptic device is evaluated by physicians. One of the important skills of the colonoscopy, jiggling is incorporated for the first time by the developed sensor mechanism using photo-sensors. A colonoscope handle that shares the look, feel, and functions with the actual colonoscope, is developed with the necessary electronics inside. The number of polygons is reduced by an edge-collapse algorithm for real-time simulation. The algorithms to import CT data, to segment the colon image, to extract centerline of the colon, and to construct the colon surface, are integrated into a Colon Modeling Kit system that performs all these processes in real-time.