• 한국안전학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2006

Traffic accidents occur due to complex influences of transportation companies, drivers, and road environment. This study found that education and surroundings for transportation companies, driving habits of drivers, and road safety facilities and accessory facilities were main factors that affected strongly traffic accidents. Also, it found that driving habits of drivers could affect accidents heavily more than two other factors. Road safety and accessory facilities were analysed that they affected traffic accidents independently with transportation companies and their own drivers. Therefore, in order to achieve a traffic accident prevention as our main target, those companies need to produce atmosphere that their own drivers can have safety awareness, and related institutions for the above target should run parallel with policy assistance and strict traffic enforcement. In the end, this study suggests that transportation companies should secure manpower wholly being charged with traffic safety and financial resources investing in it.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.26-29
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is the measurement of whole-body vibration for different road surfaces. Experimental measurements were taken on asphalt, cement, and off-road surfaces as defined by ISO 2631-1. Each experiment was conducted under the same set of conditions (measurement duration, times, speed, vehicle type). Measurement duration was 10 minutes and 3 separate measurements were taken on each road surface. Vehicle speed was 60km/h. In accordance with ISO 2631-1, an acceleration sensor is set up between the driver's seat and the human body. For evaluation, RMS(root-mean-square) values were taken as suggested by ISO 2631-1. The results suggest "health guidance caution zones", and the evaluation was based on obtaining the vector sum with "health guidance caution zones".

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2012

도로의 확장 및 신규 도로의 설치로 인하여 도로교통시설물의 변경 및 신규설치는 매년 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 또한, 자동차 및 운전자의 증가와 함께 교통안전을 위한 도로 및 교통안전표지는 지속적인 증설과 관리가 요구된다. 도로 시설물 중 교통안전표지판을 신속하게 갱신하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 교통안전표지판에 대하여 자동인식기능을 개발하고 위치정확도를 분석하여 수치지형도의 도로시설물 효율적 갱신방안 제시를 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위하여 좌표측정을 위한 전방위 카메라 표정요소 산출, GPS/IMU/DMI 통합시스템 구축 및 영상처리기법을 적용하여 수치지형도의 도로시설물 DB의 효율적 갱신방법을 제시하였다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2022

The article is devoted to analyzing the police influence on road safety formation. The globalization processes confirm the study's relevance, provoking population mobility and the need to increase freight traffic. The study aims to identify the factors that affect road safety and the activities of the police and the EU transport safety units. An empirical analysis using factor analysis, correlation analysis, and general scientific methods of cognition were carried out to achieve the goal. The analysis results found that the number of police officers affects road safety, but not in all countries, which confirms the importance of other factors. Based on the analysis results of the scientific literature, the factors affecting transport safety are legislative regulation, the use of innovative technologies, transport infrastructure, geography, and psycho-physical and emotional drivers factors. It has been proved that the police authorities and units cannot fully ensure transport safety in the European Union because the safety is formed by a complex of actions by the state and road users.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권3D호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2010

서울시의 생활도로내 비신호교차로는 2008년 총 41,702건의 교통사고 가운데 3,753건(9%)로 교통사고 발생율은 높지 않은 실정이나, 교통 기초부분의 불합리하고 미비한 제도 및 시설 운영으로 인하여 사고의 잠재성이 더욱 높다고 볼 수 있다. 특히 생활도로내 비신호교차로의 경우는 신호교차로에 비해 안전대책이 미흡한 실정이며, 교통사고의 분석 및 영향요인 모형에 관한 국내 연구가 매우 부족한 상황이다. 또한 외국과는 달리 우리나라의 경우 비신호교차로 운영의 통행우선권 개념이 설정되어 있지 않기 때문에 생활도로내 비신호교차로의 안전성 향상을 위한 연구와 안전대책이 시급하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 생활도로내 비신호교차로 이용자를 대상으로 개별면접 설문조사를 통해 수집된 안전도 이미지 데이터를 바탕으로 생활도로내 비신호교차로의 안전도 모형을 개발하고 법제도, 도로시설물, 인적요인 중 운전자 안전도에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하였다. 운전자가 느끼는 안전도에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인인 통행방법 및 법제도를 개선한다면 생활도로내 비신호교차로의 안전도를 높여줄 수 있다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.105-118
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• 2015

PURPOSES : This study aims to evaluate the road safety of the super-elevation transition section of a left turn curve and suggest the minimum longitudinal grade of a super-elevation transition section to be used before and after a left curved section. METHODS : We evaluated the road condition by means of the safety-criterion-evaluation method involving side friction factors, and then solve the problem by introducing the minimum longitudinal grade criterion based on conditions described in the hydraulics literature. RESULTS : It was calculated that when a road satisfies hydroplaning conditions, the difference between side friction assumed and side friction demanded is less than -0.04. In this case, the safety criterion for the condition is unsatisfied. Conversely, when a road is in a normal state under either wet or dry conditions, it was calculated that the difference between side friction assumed and side friction demanded is more than 0.01. Thus, the safety criterion for this condition is found to be satisfied. After adjusting the minimum longitudinal grade applied to a super-elevation transition section, the hydroplaning condition can be eliminated and the safety criterion can be met for all sections. CONCLUSIONS : It is suggested that a minimum longitudinal grade should be provided on super-elevation transition sections in order to prevent hydroplaning.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2023

In the commercialization stage of level 4 or higher autonomous driving, the need for new legal system related to drive safely has increased in order to meet the improved level of technological development. Especially human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era of autonomous vehicles and thus safety standards for operation of autonomous vehicles are significant. To address this issue, the German Road Traffic Act was revised in 2021, adding provisions corresponding to the commercialization of self-driving vehicle of level 4 and in the similar context the Japanese Road Traffic Ac was amended in 2022. This Article draws implications for legislative discussions on driving-related responsibilities of driverless autonomous vehicle to ensure driving safety in Korea through recent amendments in Germany and Japan.

• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2012

Tubular markers for road safety facilities are used to lead the driver's sight line and separate the lanes on the road. Such tubular markers are usually installed on the road and frequently hit by vehicles, they are accordingly requested to assure the product durability. The traditional evaluation method of tubular markers include only quality tests of the material properties. However, most of consuming agencies in charge of road management at fields have proposed problems on long-term performance of the products hit by vehicles under various weather conditions. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to develop the reliability test methods and equipments to simulate the product failures of tubular markers due to vehicle collision and wheel compression and the delamination and discoloration of reflection sheets attached on the surface of the products under high and low temperatures.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.6-15
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• 2023

This paper develops scenarios to evaluate the safety performance of Unmanned Ground Vehicle on military circumstances. The scenarios were created using Pegasus Project 6-layer format. These scenarios consist of straight road, curved road, merging road and crossroad. We adapt these scenarios to unpaved road. The characteristics of unpaved roads were divided into roughness, friction coefficient and road frequency. This adaption is validated via computer simulation. We observe the scan lines of vehicle become tangled of the straight road that make the cognitive abilities of the vehicle low and the lane-keeping is unable when vehicles entering curved off-roads over 40 km/h. The developed scenarios will contribute to enhancing stability from the perspective of introducing autonomous driving technology to Korean military.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2014

Ventilation and fire safety design in road tunnels are one of the most complex issues that need to be carefully considered and analysed in the designing stage of any potential upgrade of ventilation and other fire safety systems in tunnels. Placement road tunnels space has an important influence on fire safety, especially when considering the effect of adverse wind conditions that significantly influence ventilation characteristics. The appropriate analysis of fire and smoke control is almost impossible without the use of modern simulation tools (e.g., CFD) due to a large number of influential parameters and consequently extensive data. The impact of the strong wind is briefly presented in this paper in the case of a longitudinally ventilated road tunnel Kastelec, which is exposed to various severe wind conditions that significantly influence its fire safety. The possibility of using CFD simulations in the analysis of the tunnel placement in space terms negative effect of wind influence on the tunnel ventilation is clearly indicated.