• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2015

PURPOSES: Recently, many local governments have applied chicanes for traffic calming to ensure environment-friendly comfortable and safe roads. However, the geometry of a chicane is designed for speed reduction using a curved portion. This study aims to improve the road geometry conditions of chicanes for reducing carbon emissions and maintaining appropriate driving speeds by considering the relationship between road geometry and carbon emissions. METHODS: This study was conducted as follows. First, carbon emissions corresponding to changing acceleration of vehicles were studied. Second, vehicle acceleration caused by the relationship between the curve radius and the straight length was studied. Accordingly, desirable conditions of curve radius and length of the straight section for reducing carbon emissions were proposed. RESULTS: The existing literature on chicanes present the minimum value of stagger length and path angle in the primary variable condition. This study suggests the maximum values of the curve radius and length of straight section in the primary variable condition. Therefore, if a vehicle's speed at a chicane is 30 km/h, this study suggests a curve radius of up to 24 m. In addition, if the vehicle's speed is 24 km/h, this study suggests a length of straight section of up to 6.6 m. These are the geometric conditions for considering the control of acceleration to the vehicle's maximum speed. CONCLUSIONS: This paper proposes an application of geometric conditions to reduce carbon emissions and maintain appropriate speeds of vehicles through a combination of curve radius and length of straight section.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2017

PURPOSES : Road sectors contribute approximately 16 % of total GHG emission rates in South Korea. Engineers and experts expend significant efforts to identify countermeasures for the reduction of carbon emission. This study aims to determine how total carbon emission rates change depending on whether or not there is speed limit enforcement. METHODS : In this study, Lamm's travel speed profile theory is first adopted to select the hazard road, which sections are designated as speed limit enforcement. Second, Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) was used to simulate the carbon emission on the road. RESULTS : The total carbon emission rate under speed limit enforcement was 10,773 g higher than the condition without speed limit enforcement in the designated road. This might affect acceleration, which can lead to increased emissions. CONCLUSIONS : There would be no researches about proving the relationship how speed limit enforcement has an effect on carbon emission. The result of our study can provide valuable guidelines regarding road safety and eco-friendly roads.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2012

PURPOSES : The lack of details of guidelines on how to install the Chicane for traffic calming leads the practical difference across the calming areas, so the benefits expected from these facilities are not hardly observed. In this context, this study analysed the relationship between the geometric design alternatives of Chicane with the dynamic behaviour of vehicles in terms of speed and trajectory. METHODS : The study analysed vehicle dynamic behaviour using dynamic analysis program Auto-Turn under various geometric conditions of Chicane. RESULTS : This study suggested the design alternatives of Chicane using terms such as "longitudinal displacement value", "lateral displacement value", etc. which are defined in the study. The suggested combination set is fulfilling the desired or target speed of vehicles and clearance between vehicle and roadside at the same time. CONCLUSIONS : The results from this study can be applied to install Chicane corresponding to the local condition where target speed is 30km/h. The study showed the design alternatives of chicane corresponding to the given road cross-sectional design and clearance to roadside for passenger cars and light truck respectively.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.1611-1617
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• 2013

동절기 도로구간에서 차량의 운행가능성 혹은 등판 가능성 정보는 교통 운영에 매우 중요한 요소이다. 특히, 빙설 구간을 운행할 경우 차량과 노면의 마찰력은 차량의 유형, 도로 기하구조의 특성 및 노면의 특성에 따라 다양하게 나타난다. 일반적으로 노면 결빙(적설)구간에서 트럭과 같은 후륜구동 차량은 전륜구동이나 4륜 구동 차량보다 마찰력이 낮으며, 갑작스런 강설시 이러한 차량의 무리한 도로 운행은 도로의 대규모 혼잡을 발생시키는 주요 원인으로 알려져 왔다. 따라서 도로의 기하구조 및 노면 특성과 차량의 유형에 기반한 실시간 도로 등판가능성 지표의 구축은 동절기 차량 및 도로의 운영 가능성 판단에 기반이 될 것으로 판단되다. 이러한 배경 하에 본 연구는 동절기 도로의 기하구조 및 노면 특성과 차량의 유형에 따른 도로의 운행가능성 지표를 구축방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 비록 제시된 지표는 국내 도로와 차량을 통해 구축된 결과는 아니지만, 향후 동절기 도로 및 차량 운영을 위한 지표 수립의 연구에 유용하게 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2015

PURPOSES : The use of virtual driving tests to determine actual road driving behavior is increasing. However, the results indicate a gap between real and virtual driving under same road conditions road based on ergonomic factors, such as anxiety and speed. In the future, the use of virtual driving tests is expected to increase. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to analyze the gap between real and virtual driving on same road conditions and to use a calibration formula to allow for higher reliability of virtual driving tests. METHODS : An intelligent driving recorder was used to capture real driving. A driving simulator was used to record virtual driving. Additionally, a virtual driving map was made with the UC-Win/Road software. We gathered data including geometric structure information, driving information, driver information, and road operation information for real driving and virtual driving on the same road conditions. In this study we investigated a range of gaps, driving speeds, and lateral positions, and introduced a calibration formula to the virtual record to achieve the same record as the real driving situation by applying the effects of the main causes of discrepancy between the two (driving speed and lateral position) using a linear regression model. RESULTS: In the virtual driving test, driving speed and lateral position were determined to be higher and bigger than in the real Driving test, respectively. Additionally, the virtual driving test reduces the concentration, anxiety, and reality when compared to the real driving test. The formula includes four variables to produce the calibration: tangent driving speed, curve driving speed, tangent lateral position, and curve lateral position. However, the tangent lateral position was excluded because it was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: The results of analyzing the formula from MPB (mean prediction bias), MAD (mean absolute deviation) is after applying the formula to the virtual driving test, similar to the real driving test so that the formula works. Because this study was conducted on a national, two-way road, the road speed limit was 80 km/h, and the lane width was 3.0-3.5 m. It works in the same condition road restrictively.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.361-362
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• 2007

This paper presents the Traffic information system that based on an embedded WinCE board which has GPS and HSDPA. This system is able to overcome the limit of area using the Internet service which other systems can't provide. When the embedded board receives data about the geometric and vehicle speed information, it transmits to the server via HSDPA/the Internet. The server receives and processes it for the path services. And also we present the path guidance algorithm which is based on the speed information. These algorithm responses to the dynamical traffic condition through updating traffic information. Especially, we suggest a Traffic Status Variable in each branch which represents each road's traffic status. This Traffic Status Variable contains speed, road grade; we separate the road three groups as speed limitation; and past speed data - for example, week day rush hour of each road. In addition, the data of cross about left-turn or right-turn can update. Those elements is consisted Traffic Status Variable.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2008

운전자가 도로를 주행하면서 안내표지판을 인지하고 원하는 목적지로 잘 도착할 수 있도록 하기 위해서는 인적요소, 표지판의 요소, 기하구조 등 여러 가지 원인이 잘 조화되어 운전자를 이끌어야 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 운전자가 표지판을 정확하게 인지하고 다음 목적지로 갔는지를 알아보기 위해서 성공여부(성공0, 실패1)의 개념을 사용하여 도로표지의 지명 판독과정에서 영향을 미치는 인자를 규명하는 것이다. 운전자의 인적요소, 표지판 요소 등을 고려하였으며, 도로주행시뮬레이터(driving simulator)를 이용하여 도로표지의 지명 판독과정에서 안전운행에 영향을 미치는 인자에 대한 통계 분석을 실시하였다. 통계적 분석은 선정된 변수를 토대로 Logistic Model을 이용하여 성공여부에 대한 확률식을 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 도로표지 설계 및 설치에 있어서 도로 이용자에게 보다 좋은 시설이 될 수 있도록 하는데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2012

A GPS sensor is widely used in many areas such as navigation, or air traffic control. Particularly, the car navigation system is equipped with GPS sensor for locational information. However, when a car goes through a tunnel, forest, or built-up area, GPS receiver cannot get the enough number of satellite signals. In these situations, a GPS receiver does not reliably work. A GPS error can be formulated by sum of bias error and sensor noise. The bias error is generated by the geometric arrangement of satellites and sensor noise error is generated by the corrupted signal noise of receiver. To enhance GPS sensor accuracy, these two kinds of errors have to be removed. In this research, we make the road database which includes Road Database File (RDF). RDF includes road information such as road connection, road condition, coordinates of roads, lanes, and stop lines. Among the information, we use the stop line coordinates as a feature point to correct the GPS bias error. If the relative distance and angle of a stop line from a car are detected and the detected stop line can be associated with one of the stop lines in the database, we can measure the bias error and correct the car's location. To remove the other GPS error, sensor noise, the Kalman filter algorithm is used. Additionally, using the RDF, we can get the information of the road where the car belongs. It can be used to help the GPS correction algorithm or to give useful information to users.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 도로 노면표지를 이용하여 도심지에서 3차원 도로정보를 자동으로 취득하기 위한 기술을 제안하였다. 제안된 방법은 다음의 주요 3단계로 구성되어 있다. 첫 단계는 두 장의 항공사진에 나타난 도로 노면표지를 추출하는 것이고, 두 번째는 추출된 노면표지 중 동일한 표지를 매칭하는 것이다. 마지막 단계는 항공사진의 외부표정요소를 이용하여 노면표지의 3차원 위치좌표를 얻는 것이다. 마지막 단계는 공선조건식을 사용하여 수행될 수 있기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 처음 두 단계에 연구의 초점을 맞추었다. 차로 경계선을 추출하기 위해 노면표지의 형상 정보와 공간 관계를 이용하였고, 템플릿 매칭을 추가적으로 사용하여 방향표시를 추출하였다. 그리고 도로의 3차원 위치정보를 취득하기 위해 도로 노면표지에 적합한 관계형 매칭(relational matching)기법을 사용하였다. 추출정확도는 시각적인 평가를 통해 수행하였고, 위치정확도는 수치사진 측량시스템을 통해 얻은 참고자료와 비교를 통해 수행하였다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2008

최근 도로의 유지관리 개념의 중요성이 대두되면서 도로 자체의 유지보수 확장이나 도로선형 개량 등 도로상에서 각종 공사의 빈도가 증가하고 있다. 특히 고속으로 주행하는 고속도로 상에서 도로점용공사로 인하여 차로가 감소되는 구간은 교통효율과 사고 위험도 측면에서 체계적이고 합리적인 도로점용공사가 필요하지만, 국내의 도로 특성을 반영한 공사구간 도로상에서의 교통사고 측면의 연구가 부족하여 외국의 사례를 적용하고 있는데, 외국은 국가의 면적, 도로의 사정, 국민들의 의식수준 등 여러 가지 상황이 우리나라와 상이하여 외국의 사례를 그대로 적용했을 때에는 실제적으로 우리나라 도로현황과 일치하지 않는 경우가 대부분이다. 이에 고속도로 23개 노선을 중심으로 2003년부터 2005년까지 3년동안 교통통제가 이루어진 공사구간에서 발생한 교통사고를 조사하고 이 공사구간에서 발생하는 교통사고의 특성을 사고유형별, 사고심각도별, 공사유형별, 원인별, 사고 발생경향별, 그리고 전체 고속도로상의 교통사고와의 비교를 통해서 알아보고자 한다. 또한 이를 통해서 보다 구체적이고 세부적인 공사구간 통제지침의 필요성을 제시하고자 한다.