• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2014

최근 물리적 디바이스의 도움 없이 사람이 시스템과 인터랙션 할 수 있는 인간 친화적인 인간-기계 인터페이스가 많이 연구되고 있다. 이중 대표적인 것이 본 논문의 주제인 비전기반 제스처인식이다. 본 논문에서 우리는 설정된 가상세계의 객체와의 인터랙션을 위한 손 제스처들을 정의하고 이들을 인식할 수 있는 효과적인 방법론을 제안한다. 먼저, 웹캠으로 촬영된 저해상도 영상에서 사용자의 양손을 검출 및 추적하고, 손 영역을 분할하여 손 실루엣을 추출한다. 우리는 손 검출을 위해, RGB 공간에서 명암에 따라 두개의 타원형 모델을 이용하여 피부색을 모델링하였으며, 블랍매칭(blob matching) 방법을 이용하여 손 추적을 수행하였다. 우리는 플러드필(floodfill) 알고리즘을 이용해 얻은 손 실루엣의 행/열 모드 검출 및 분석을 통해 Thumb-Up, Palm, Cross 등 세 개의 손모양을 인식하였다. 그리고 인식된 손 모양과 손 움직임의 콘텍스트를 분석해서 다섯 가지 제스처를 인식할 수 있었다. 제안하는 제스처인식 방법론은 정확한 손 검출을 위해 카메라 앞에 주요 사용자가 한 명 등장한다는 가정을 하고 있으며 많은 실시간 데모를 통해 효율성 및 정확성이 입증되었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1357-1365
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• 2002

A robot hand is used to transport the glass substrate in TFT-LCD manufacturing process. Carbon/epoxy composite is one of the best materials for this kind of robot hand application, due to their lightweight, high stiffness, and good damping characteristics. Major requirement of the robot hand is given as allowable deflection under weight loading of glass substrate and robot hand itself. In this thesis, a carbon/epoxy robot hand was analyzed using finite element method and beam theory to determine the deflection of the hand under the loading that is equivalent to actual weight. Because natural frequency is one of the major interests in robot hand design for TFT-LCD manufacturing process, modal analysis is also conducted using finite element method and beam theory. A robot hand was manufactured, and actual deflection and natural frequency were measured to verify the analysis results and compliance to requirement. The test results showed good agreement with analysis results.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 손짓을 이용하여 로봇에게 명령을 내릴 때, 사용자의 여러 가지 손짓 중 의미 있는 동작을 추출하기 위한 방법을 제시한다. 로봇에게 명령을 내릴 때, 사람들의 손짓은 준비동작, 본 동작, 마무리 동작으로 구분할 수 있다. 여기에서 본 동작이 로봇에게 명령을 전달하는 의미 있는 동작이고 다른 동작은 그 동작을 위한 의미 없는 보조 동작이다. 따라서 연속적인 손짓에서 본 동작만을 추출해야 한다. 또한 사람들은 무위식적으로 손을 움직일 수 있는데 이러한 동작들 역시 의미가 없는 동작으로 로봇이 판단하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 키넥트 센서를 이용하여 획득한 거리영상에서 사람의 골격자료를 획득하여 손을 추출하고, 칼만필터를 이용하여 손의 위치를 추적하면서 의미 있는 손동작과 의미 없는 손동작을 구분하고 은닉 마코프 모델을 이용하여 손짓을 인식한다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.129-133
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• 2013

Background A pneumatic tourniquet is generally used to achieve a bloodless operation field in hand surgery. However, this has changed with tumescent solution-based wide-awake surgery. This study is a preliminary prospective case series study to elaborate the formula and indications of the tumescent technique in hand surgery without a tourniquet. Methods Seven patients (age range, 4 months to 37 years) underwent hand or upper extremity surgery for conditions such as nerve palsy, electric burn defect, fingertip injury, contracture, constriction ring syndrome, or acrosyndactyly. A "one-per-mil" tumescent solution (epinephrine 1:1,000,000+20 mg lidocaine/50 mL saline) was used to create a bloodless operating field without a tourniquet. Observation was performed to document the amount of solution injected, the operation field clarity, and the postoperative pain. Results The "one per mil" epinephrine solution showed an effective hemostatic effect. The tumescent technique resulted in an almost bloodless operation field in the tendon and in the constriction ring syndrome surgeries, minimal bleeding in the flap and contracture release surgeries, and acceptable bleeding in acrosyndactyly surgery. The amount of solution injected ranged from 5.3 to 60 mL. No patient expressed significant postoperative pain. Flap surgeries showed mixed results. One flap was lost, while the others survived. Conclusions Epinephrine 1:1,000,000 in saline solution is a potential replacement for a tourniquet in hand surgery. Further studies are needed to delineate its safety for flap survival.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2002

In a robot/vision system, the vision sensor, typically a CCD array sensor, is mounted on the robot hand. The problem of determining the relationship between the camera frame and the robot hand frame is refered to as the hand-eye calibration. In the literature, various methods have been suggested to calibrate camera and for sensor registration. Recently, one-step approach which combines camera calibration and sensor registration is suggested by Horaud & Dornaika. In this approach, camera extrinsic parameters are not need to be determined at all configurations of robot. In this paper, by modifying the camera model and including the lens distortion effect in the perspective transformation matrix, a new one-step approach is proposed in the hand-eye calibration.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.424-431
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose a real-time hand gesture recognition algorithm to eliminate the inconvenience of using hand controllers in VR applications. The user's 3D hand coordinate information is detected by leap motion sensor and then the coordinates are generated into two dimensional image. We classify hand gestures in real-time by learning the imaged 3D hand coordinate information through SSD(Single Shot multibox Detector) model which is one of CNN(Convolutional Neural Networks) models. We propose to use all 3 channels rather than only one channel. A sliding window technique is also proposed to recognize the gesture in real time when the user actually makes a gesture. An experiment was conducted to measure the recognition rate and learning performance of the proposed model. Our proposed model showed 99.88% recognition accuracy and showed higher usability than the existing algorithm.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.157-160
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• 2003

In this paper, we describe how to represent lower case hand-written English alphabets by a sequence of two to seven fuzzy sets. Each fuzzy set represents an arc segment of the character and each arc segment is assumed to be a part of an ellipse. The part of an ellipse is defined by five quantities; its short and long radii, its orientation angle, whether it is a part of the lower half or the upper half, and whether it is the full half or a part of a half. Hence, we use the Cartesian product of five fuzzy sets to represent each arc segment. We show that this representation is a translation, rotation, and scaling invariant and that it can be used to generate the hand-written English alphabets. The representation we describe is different from the one proposed earlier by the author and when compared with the previous representation, the one described in this paper simulates more closely the behavior of how one writes English characters.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.164-172
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• 2015

Background The use of a tourniquet in hand surgery is generally accepted as necessary to create a clear visualization of the operative field. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of one-per-million tumescent solution (1:1,000,000 epinephrine concentration) in creating a bloodless operative field in post-burn hand deformity surgeries performed without a tourniquet. Methods This retrospective observational study was conducted on a series of 12 patients with post-burn hand deformities who underwent surgery between February 2013 and January 2014. A total of 29 operative fields were recorded. The one-per-million tumescent solution was used for hemostatis instead of a tourniquet. The clarity of the operative field, volume of solution injected, duration of surgery, scar thickness and density, and functional outcomes at least three months after the surgery were observed. The relationship of scar thickness and density with the clarity of the operative field was analyzed with the chi-square test. Results Of the 29 operative fields in which the one-per-million tumescent technique was used, 48.2% were totally bloodless, 44.8% had minimal bleeding, and 6.9% had an acceptable level of bleeding. Both scar thickness and density were shown to have a significant relationship with operative field clarity (P<0.05). Conclusions The one-per-million tumescent technique is effective in facilitating post-burn hand deformity surgeries involving meticulous, multiple, and lengthy procedures by creating a relatively clear operative field without the use of a tourniquet. Although scar thickness and density are associated with the clarity of the operative field, this technique can be considered safe and effective in creating a clear operative field.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.249-261
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• 2020

Background: Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent worker health conditions worldwide. Although the effect of noise exposure on hearing is well researched, other workplace exposures may account for significant hearing loss. The aim of this review was to determine whether occupational hand-arm vibration exposure through use of power or pneumatic tools, independent of noise exposure, is associated with permanent hearing loss. Do workers suffer from hand-arm vibratione-induced hearing loss? Methods: Peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1981 and 2020 were identified through five online databases with five search keywords. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines, including online database search methodology, study selection, article exclusion, and assessment of potential study design confounders and biases, were followed. Results: Database searches retrieved 697 articles. Fifteen articles that reported 17 studies met the criteria for review. All but two studies revealed statistically significant associations between occupational exposure to hand-arm vibration and hearing loss. The majority of the study results revealed associations between hand-arm vibration and hearing loss, independent of potential age and noise confounders. Conclusion: Few studies have examined the association between occupational exposure to hand-arm vibration and hearing loss. Dose response data were limited as only one study measured vibration intensity and duration. Although the majority of studies identified statistically significant associations, causal relationships could not be determined. Further research using standardized and uniform measurement protocols is needed to confirm whether the association between occupational exposure to hand-arm vibration and permanent hearing loss is causal and the mechanism(s).

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2016

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to explore an effect exerted to non-affected hand and affected hand of patients by performing training of chopsticks and grasp strength that are helpful to dexterity and grasp strength of hand together with training method of joint exercise, muscle strength build-up training, delicate hand function training. Method : By targeting 30 normal adult male/females engaged in K university, Busan for one month on April, 2015, 10 persons of hand function build-up training group, that of dexterity training group and 10 persons of control group were randomly selected. For hand function build-up training group, chopsticks training in parallel with total 20 times of grasp strength training for 4 weeks including 5 minutes of dominant hand grasp strength training, 5 minutes of non-dominant hand grasp strength training, 15 minutes of chopsticks training was performed based on 25 minutes/one time, 5 times a week. Result : First, In a comparison of dexterity of both hands by each group depending on training period, hand function build-up group and dexterity training group were represented to be effective compared with control group. Secondly, In a comparison of manipulatory ability of both hands by each group depending on training period, hand function build-up group and dexterity training group were represented to be effective compared with control group. Conclusion : It is considered that diversified and broad research covering patients with musculoskeletal disease and nervous system-related disease would be performed by securing far more test subjects after comparing a correlation between dexterity training and hand function training.