• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2004

This study presents the development of a new aluminum seat frame for the commercial bus. Back moment and seat belt anchorage analysis of the conventional steel seat frame was conducted as a base model. Effective aluminum section dimensions for aluminum pipe were calculated from equivalent stiffness and equivalent weight study. Back moment and seat belt anchorage strength with the developed aluminum seat frame were compared to those of the base model. Additionally, to pass the fatigue test, shape modification of side frame assembly was conducted. From this study we could reduce the weight of seat frame more than 5 kg. And the current analysis model and procedure can provide useful informations in designing a new commercial car seat and can reduce the overall design cost and time.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2003

본 논문은 자동차 충돌사고시 승객보호장구인 에어백과 안전벨트가 운전자 안전에 미치는 영향을 컴퓨터 모의충돌실험을 통해 연구하였다. 에어백 전개특성은 실제 에어백 전개 단품실험을 통해, 모의충돌실험차량의 감속도 특성은 실제 차량충돌실험 결과자료를 기초로 자동차 충돌해석 전문프로그램인 LS-DYNA를 이용하여 도출하였고, 에어백과 안전벨트가 운전자 안전에 미치는 영향은 승객거동해석 전문프로그램인 MADYMO를 이용하여 연구하였다. 연구결과. 충돌 후 운전자 머리에 작용하는 1차 접촉 가속도에 대한 저감효과는 에어백을 장착하고 안전벨트도 착용한 A상황이 가장 높고, 다음으로 B상황, C상황, D상황 순이다. 안전벨트가 운전자 머리보호에 미치는 효과는 에어백을 장착한 경우, 안전벨트를 착용한 경우가 안전벨트를 착용하지 않은 경우에 비해 최소 12.2%, 최대 32.5% 증대되고. 에어백을 장착하지 않은 경우는 안전벨트를 착용한 경우가 안전벨트를 착용하지 않은 경우에 비해 최소 14.2%, 최대 28.0% 운전자 머리보호 효과가 증대된다. 에어백이 운전자 머리보호에 미치는 효과는 안전벨트를 착용한 경우, 에어백을 장착한 경우가 에어백을 장착하지 않은 경우에 비해 최소 45.0%, 최대 59.8% 증대되고, 안전벨트를 착용하지 않은 경우에는 에어백을 장착한 경우가 에어백을 장착하지 않은 경우에 비해 최소 39.4%, 최대 66.5% 운전자 머리 보호효과가 증대된다. 특히, 에어백을 장착하고 안전벨트를 착용한 경우가 에어백을 장착하지 않고 안전벨트도 착용하지 않은 경우에 비해 최소 52.9%, 최대 70.5% 운전자 머리를 부상으로부터 보호하는 효과가 증대된다. 따라서. 충돌 후 운전자의 인명피해를 최소화하고 안전을 극대화하기 위해서는 차량에 에어백을 장착함과 동시에 안전벨트를 반드시 착용한 후 운행해야한다. 그러나, 충돌속도가 60Km/h 이상이면 에어백을 장착하고 안전벨트를 착용하였더라도 안전장구로써 기능이 저하되어 운전자 머리를 부상으로부터 보호할 수 없으므로 안전장구가 운전자 안전을 지켜주는 최선의 방법이 아니라 보조장구라는 것을 반드시 인식하여야 할 것이다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.395-402
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• 2005

Recently Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Based on Independent Subspaces (MDOIS), an MDO (multidisciplinary design optimization) algorithm, has been proposed. In this research, an MDO problem is defined for design of a belt integrated seat considering crashworthiness, and MDOIS is applied to solve the problem. The crash model consists of an airbag, a belt integrated seat (BIS), an energy absorbing steering system, and a safety belt. It is found that the current design problem has two disciplines - structural nonlin- ear analysis and occupant analysis. The interdisciplinary relationship between the disciplines is identified and is addressed in the system analysis step in MDOIS. Interdisciplinary variables are belt load and stiffness of the seat, which are determined in system analysis step. The belt load is passed to the structural analysis subspace and stiffness of the seat back frame to the occupant analysis subspace. Determined design vari- ables in each subspace are passed to the system analysis step. In this way, the design process iterates until the convergence criterion is satisfied. As a result of the design, the weight of the BIS and Head Injury Crite- rion (HIC) of an occupant are reduced with specified constraints satisfied at the same time. Since the system analysis cannot be formulated in an explicit form in the current example, an optimization problem is formu - lated to solve the system analysis. The results from MDOIS are discussed.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2012

This paper describes a design and a verification of linear state observers for a motorized seat belt system to estimate state information such as angular velocity and load torque. The motorized seat belt system provides functions to protect passengers and improve passenger's convenience. To realize these functions, sensors which can measure an angular velocity and load torque are needed. By use of the linear state observer, state information can be estimated without sensors. The motorized seat belt system is analysed and represented as a state space model which contains load torque as an augmented state. By the developed state space model, a full and reduced order observer are designed and verified by experiments. The full and reduced order observer are also compared from points of view of execution time and noise robustness.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to understand motion characteristics of older drivers during reaching seat belt compared to young drivers and to provide design guidelines in order to reduce discomfort for the elderly. The whole body kinematics of each subject was captured using 12-camera motion analysis system. Subjective ratings on discomfort levels were obtained simultaneously using a questionnaire. This paper first presents the result of motion characteristics of elderly drivers' reach motion to seat belt. Compared to young drivers, older drivers performed seat belt reach motions less efficiently and moved slower due to mostly the movement error. Older drivers also made use of reduced joint range of motion in cervical left rotation, lumbar left rotation and right shoulder adduction, which can be explained by their reduced active range of motions (AROMs). To compensate for their reduced joint range of motion, older drivers rotated pelvis more.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제26권A호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2006

To improve passenger safety, seat belt systems with pre-tensioner that tightens seat belt webbing using explosive just before collision are widely used these days. Even though seatbelt must not unlatched without passengers' operation. explosive power of pre-tensioner can cause unlocking of a buckle. To prevent the unlocking, an anti-g mass that blocks displacement of the release button has been attached to the buckle. In this study, the dynamics and statics of locking mechanism associated with operation of anti-g buckle has been theoretically investigated, and important design variables that affect the operation of anti-g buckle have been identified. Through the total seat belt system's dynamic simulation using force and displacement inputs obtained from seat belt sled test, design of the proposed anti-g buckle has been validated.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2023

Existing child car seats do not have a monitoring means for the driver or guardian to effectively recognize the status of whether the seat belt of car seat is fastened and whether the ISOFIX of the car seat is fastened to the inside device of the vehicle. In this paper, we propose a smart car seat system which can monitor in real time, whether the seat belt of a child seated in the car seat is fastened and whether the ISOFIX of the car seat is fastened. The proposed system has been developed with a prototype, in which a Hall sensor, magnet, Bluetooth, and display device are used to detect whether these are fastened and to display the detection results. The prototype system provides the detection results as texts and alarm signal to the display for driver or guardian' smartphone in the car in motion. With functional tests of the prototype system, it was confirmed that the detection functions are properly operated, and the detection results were transmitted to the display device and smartphone via Bluetooth within 0.5 seconds. It is expected that the development system can effectively prevent safety accidents of child car seats.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권6_3호
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• pp.1173-1182
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• 2022

According to the National Fire Agency, there were 61 traffic accidents of Fire engines in 2021. That is an increase of about 80% compared to the previous year. And the number of injuries and deaths increased by more than 300%. According to the survey of this study, less than 25% of firefighters wore seat belts of Fire engines during dispatch, contrary to the rapid increase in injuries and deaths. About the reasons for why firefighters do not wear seat belts, It can be found in aspects that are related to personal consciousness, organizational culture, and firefighting dispatch. The number of dispatches will increase in the future, this is considered to be a serious problem for the stability of the firefighting organization. In this study, a seat belt should be designed newly and proposed to improve the seat belt wearing policy.

• 교통기술과정책
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.16-19
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• 2013

• 산업기술연구
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• 제28권A호
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• pp.71-74
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• 2008

Belt Integrated Seat(BIS) has many advantages compared to the existing seats. Due to the development of materials and manufacturing technology, BIS, which has been used restrictely in the past, has gone through a rapid growth. As a result, its advantages have gained attention and the possibility of replacing the existing seats has grown. The need to develop BIS has risen and presently joint development with associated industries is in progress. For its first goal, the development and research of Recliner sensor has been selected. Recliner sensor is an essential part of the BIS in which the belt is incorporated onto the seat. In seat-belts, there is an inclination sensor which locks the belt according to the angle of a car. Because the inclination sensor can change frequently depending on the back of seat, a device which can enhance the inclination sensor according to the angle of the back of seat. It is the Recliner sensor that play's this role. Studies on Recliner sensor within and outside Korea has not yet made a salient progress, and due to this fact, the joint development has made a start by benchmarking other company's products. Currently, in other to set the course of the development, a research in patents and various other information is being done. In addition, for the purpose of developing a product which will be compatible with the existing products, a prototype will be made and tested before a new product makes its launching on the market.