• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.305-318
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• 2022

본 연구는 4차 혁명기술의 핵심인 AI 기술을 활용한 대화형 AI 토이 로봇의 독거노인 돌봄에 대한 효과성에 주목하고, 보다 인간 중심적인 돌봄으로의 개인화, 맞춤화에 기여할 수 있도록 R&D를 통한 '아가야'라는 AI 토이 로봇을 개발하였다. R&D 작업은 활용 중인 AI 스피커와 AI 대화 인형의 기능을 고찰, 현재 AI 로봇을 사용 중인 총 6명의 독거노인과의 인터뷰, 독거노인의 AI 대화 로봇 사용 현황과 효과성, 한계성, 개선점 등을 파악한 후 진행되었다. 첫째, P-TTS 기술을 적용하여 듣고 싶은 사람의 음성을 자율적으로 선택하여 들음으로써 심리적 친밀감을 강화하고 둘째, 추억저장 및 소환기능으로 자신만의 심적 치유를 가능케 하며 셋째, 눈, 코, 입, 귀, 손의 5감의 다양한 역할을 추가하였고 넷째, 따뜻한 체온 유지, 아로마, 살균 및 미세먼지 제거부, 편리한 충전방식 등의 기술을 개발하였다. 이러한 기술들은 친밀감, 개인화 지향을 통한 독거노인의 대화형 로봇에 대한 사용을 확대하고, 돌봄의 수혜자라는 수동적인 프레임에서 벗어나 스스로 남은 노후를 생산적이고 독립적으로 기획할 수 있는 긍정적 이미지의 독거 노인상을 구축하는데 기여한다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.505-510
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• 2021

Background: Factors related to root causes can cause commonly occurring accidents such as falls, slips, and jammed injuries. An important means of reducing the frequency of occupational accidents in small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMSEs) of South Korea is to perform intensity analysis of the root cause factors for accident prevention in the cause and effect model like decision models, epidemiological models, system models, human factors models, LCU (life change unit) models, and the domino theory. Especially intensity analysis in a robot system and smart technology as Industry 4.0 is very important in order to minimize the occupational accidents and fatal accident because of the complexity of accident factors. Methods: We have developed the modern cause and effect model that includes factors of root cause through statistical testing to minimize commonly occurring accidents and fatal accidents in SMSEs of South Korea and systematically proposed educational policies for accident prevention. Results: As a result, the consciousness factors among factors of root cause such as unconsciousness, disregard, ignorance, recklessness, and misjudgment had strong relationships with occupational accidents in South Korean SMSEs. Conclusion: We conclude that the educational policies necessary for minimizing these consciousness factors include continuous training procedures followed by periodic hands-on experience, along with perceptual and cognitive education related to occupational health and safety.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.557-561
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• 2010

중증 근무력증의 치료법으로서 흉선절제술은 효과가 입증된 표준 치료법 중 하나로 받아들여지고 있다. 흉선절제 수술법은 종래에 시행되던 흉골절개나 혹은 다른 개흉 수술법에 반해 최근 최소 침습 수술법이 시도되고 있다. 증례는 28세 남자로, 양손의 위약감 및 피로감을 호소하여 검사 결과 흉선 과형성을 동반한 중증 근무력증으로 진단하였고, da Vinci 로봇을 이용하여 흉선절제술을 시행하였다. 수술은 좌우 흉강을 통해 양측으로 접근하여, 우측에서 흉선의 2/3를 절제하고 좌측에서 나머지를 절제하였으며, 소요시간은 각각 1시간, 30분이었다. 환자는 술후 8일째 합병증 없이 퇴원하였다. 최소 침습 흉선절제술로서 da Vinci 로봇을 이용한 수술법이 국외에서 시도되고 있지만 국내에는 아직 보고된 바가 없어, 본원에서 수행한 성공적인 경험을 보고하는 바이다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.227-232
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• 1996

육묘상자는 매우 유연하므로 인력에 의존하여 취급하는데는 많은 애로사항이 발생한다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 육묘상자를 취급하기 위하여 수직축, 수평축를 갖춘 핑거의 로봇 핸드를 개발하였다. 수평축의 길이를 달리하여 육묘상자의 각 지점의 처짐량을 측정하였다 핑거의 수평길이가 250mm 일 때 $540{\times}270mm$의 육묘상자의 처짐량이 15mm이하로 되어 적당하다라고 판단된다. 본 연구에서 사용한 핑거의 움직임에는 LM시스템을 사용하였다. 개발한 로봇 핸드는 충남대학교 농업기계공학과에 기 보유하고 있는 직교좌표형 로봇 본체에 장착하여 성능실험을 실시한 결과 만족할 만한 결과를 얻었다. 앞으로 전용 로봇 본체를 개발하여 실용화 되기를 기대한다.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2007

In recent years, the size of plane substrates and semiconductor wafers has increased. As conventional contact transportation systems composed of, for example, carrier rollers, belt conveyers, and robot hands carry these longer and wider substrates, the increased weight results in increased potential for fracture. A noncontact transportation system is required to solve this problem. We propose a new noncontact transportation system combining acoustic viscous and aerostatic forces to provide damage-free transport. In this system, substrates are supported by aerostatic force and transported by acoustic viscous streaming induced by traveling wave deformation of a disk-type stator. A ring-type piezoelectric transducer bonded on the stator excites vibration. A stator with a high Q piezoelectric transducer can generate traveling vibrations with amplitude of $3.2{\mu}m$. Prior to constructing a carrying road for substrates, we clarified the basic properties of this technique and stator vibration characteristics experimentally. We constructed the experimental equipment using a rotational disk with a 95-mm diameter. Electric power was 70 W at an input voltage of 200 Vpp. A rotational torque of $8.5\times10^{-5}Nm$ was obtained when clearance between the stator and disk was $120{\mu}m$. Finally, we constructed a noncontact transport apparatus for polycrystalline silicon wafers $(150(W)\times150(L)\times0.3(t))$, producing a carrying speed of 59.2 mm/s at a clearance of 0.3 mm between the stator and wafer. The carrying force when four stators acted on the wafer was $2\times10^{-3}N$. Thus, the new noncontact transportation system was demonstrated to be effective.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.379-386
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• 2023

손가락 골절 치료 후에는 장시간 사용하지 않아 손가락 힘줄 운동 능력이 떨어져 관절이 뻣뻣해지고, 경직된다. 이것은 근력손실 및 유연성 저하를 비롯한 손 사용의 어려움으로 이어질 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해서는 손가락의 유연성 회복과 근력 강화를 위한 반복적인 재활 훈련을 해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 집에서도 사용할 수 있는 손가락 힘 훈련용 웨어러블 장갑 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 시스템은 FSR센서를 사용하여 힘을 측정하며, 신호 획득을 위한 맞춤형 PCB를 적용했고 고무 밴드를 사용하여 크기를 조정할 수 있다. 균형잡힌 손가락 근력 훈련 평가를 위해 네 가지 경우의 동작에서 쥐는 힘 측정 결과를 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 다섯 손가락 힘의 중심을 나타내는 벡터를 제안하며, 힘의 균형 수준을 수치적으로 나타낼 수 있음을 보였다.

• International Journal of Ocean System Engineering
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.185-194
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• 2012

A Macroscopic combination of two or more distinct materials is commonly referred to as a "Composite Material", having been designed mechanically and chemically superior in function and characteristic than its individual constituent materials. Composite materials are used not only for aerospace and military, but also heavily used in boat/ship building and general composite industries which we are seeing increasingly more. Regardless of the various applications for composite materials, the industry is still limited and requires better fabrication technology and methodology in order to expand and grow. An example of this is that the majority of fabrication facilities nearby still use an antiquated wet lay-up process where fabrication still requires manual hand labor in a 3D environment impeding productivity of composite product design advancement. As an expert in the advanced composites field, I have developed fabrication skills with the use of machinery based on my past composite experience. In autumn 2011, the Korea government confirmed to fund my project. It is the development of a composite sanding machine. I began development of this semi-robotic prototype beginning in 2009. It has possibilities of replacing or augmenting the exhaustive and difficult jobs performed by human hands, such as sanding, grinding, blasting, and polishing in most often, very awkward conditions, and is also will boost productivity, improve surface quality, cut abrasive costs, eliminate vibration injuries, and protect workers from exposure to dust and airborne contamination. Ease of control and operation of the equipment in or outside of the sanding room is a key benefit to end-users. It will prove to be much more economical than normal robotics and minimize errors that commonly occur in factories. The key components and their technologies are a 360 degree rotational shoulder and a wrist that is controlled under PLC controller and joystick manual mode. Development on both of the key modules is complete and are now operational. The Korean government fund boosted my development and I expect to complete full scale development no later than 3rd quarter 2012. Even with the advantages of composite materials, there is still the need to repair or to maintain composite products with a higher level of technology. I have learned many composite repair skills on composite airframe since many composite fabrication skills including repair, requires training for non aerospace applications. The wind energy market is now requiring much larger blades in order to generate more electrical energy for wind farms. One single blade is commonly 50 meters or longer now. When a wind blade becomes damaged from external forces, on-site repair is required on the columns even under strong wind and freezing temperature conditions. In order to correctly obtain polymerization, the repair must be performed on the damaged area within a very limited time. The use of pre-impregnated glass fabric and heating silicone pad and a hot bonder acting precise heating control are surely required.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.691-701
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• 2009

Purpose: Deviations of arterial palmar arches in the hand can be explained on the embryological basis. The purpose of this study was to provide new information about palmar arches through cadaver's dissection. The values of the location and diameter in these vessels were analyzed in order to support anatomical research and clinical correlation in the hand. Methods: The present report is based on an analysis of dissections of fifty - three hands carried out in the laboratory of gross anatomy. A reference line was established on the distal wrist crease to serve as the X coordinate and a perpendicular line drawn through the midpoint between middle and ring fingers, which served as the Y coordinate. The coordinates of the x and y values were measured by a digimatic caliper, and statistically analyzed with Student's t - test. Results: Complete superficial palmar archs were seen in 96.2 % of specimens. In the most common type of males, the superficial arch was formed only by the ulnar artery. In the most common type of females, the superficial arch was formed anastomosis between the radial artery and the ulnar artery. The average length of the superficial and deep palmar arch is $110.3{\pm}33.0mm$ and $67.9{\pm}14.0mm$ respectively. Regarding the superficial palmar arch, ulnar artery starts $-16.1{\pm}5.1mm$ on X - line, and $2.5{\pm}24.5mm$ on Y - line. Radial artery appears on palmar side $7.7{\pm}3.2mm$ on X - line, and $20.9{\pm}10.9mm$ on Y - line. But radial artery starts on $6.3{\pm}3.6mm$ on X - line, and $3.4{\pm}5.1mm$ on Y - line. Digital arteries of superficial palmar arch starts on $6.1{\pm}3.7mm$, $33.9{\pm}8.8mm$ on index finger, $1.8{\pm}3.4mm$, $40.1{\pm}7.3mm$ on middle finger, $-3.2{\pm}4.9mm$, $42.6{\pm}7.0mm$ on ring finger, and $-8.9{\pm}5.1mm$, $42.5{\pm}80mm$ on little finger in respective X and Y coordinates. Radial artery of deep palmar arches measured at the palmar side perforating from the dorsum of hand. It's coordinates were $9.7{\pm}4.8mm$ on X - line, $21.7{\pm}10.2mm$ on Y - line. Ulnar artery was measured at hypothenar area, and it's coordinates were $-20.4{\pm}6.3mm$ on X - line, and $30.6{\pm}7.4mm$ on Y - line. Conclusions: Anatomically superficial palmar arch can be divided into a complete and an incomplete type. Each of them can be subdivided into 4 types. The deep palmar arch is less variable than the superficial palmar arch. We believe these values of the study will be used for the vascular surgery of the hand using the endoscope and robot in the future.