• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2011

This paper is intended to suggest some reference materials for future elderly housing design, especially smart home, in Korea, by reviewing the elements and applications of smart home concept for older adults in USA. Research method includes collecting materials by attending the regular SmartHome$^{(R)}$ part meeting, the navigation of related homepages, and the analysis of collected materials. Current researches in Korea look initial stage and show some general principles without practical concept & technologies of elderly facilities. SeniorSmart$^{(R)}$ Center in USA started on August 2007 with the 3 parts of SmartHOME$^{(R)}$, SmartWHEELS$^{(R)}$ and SmartBRAIN$^{(R)}$. The Center has been doing various multidisciplinary research projects but slowing down the planned processes due to national economic recession. The major researches of SmartHome$^{(R)}$ part can be summarized as follows; CS-PFP( Continuous Scale Physical Function Performance) laboratory is being in operation to help older adults and families make the difficult decision regarding the ability and safety to live independently. Three levels of necessary laboratories from uninhabited space to senior living environment were accommodated for field research. As core technologies of SmartHome$^{(R)}$, predicting & warning system of fall risk on recognizing gait signature patterns to identify any deviation from the normal patterns of the older adults, home monitoring system which will send alerts to a specified relative and/or health care professional when vital signs of the older adults will not be within normal parameters, and Mobility & Research Clinic for evaluating, treating the older adults & multidisciplinary research are under development. SmartHome$^{(R)}$ has made collaborative research agreements for field laboratory with various retirement communities and also is continuing to work for experimental software engineering with the Fraunhofer Institute, Germany.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.158-159
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• 2018

전 세계적으로 진행 중인 스마트 선박 개발 관련 국내 외 동향을 분석하고, 스마트 선박 특히 자율운항 선박에 필요한 주요 기능을 식별하여, 자율운항 선박을 위한 INS(Integrated Navigation System) 개발에 활용되어 질 수 있는 핵심 기술을 소개한다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.235-239
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the unstable plate system for the advanced balance ability. 7 male volunteers (age $33.7{\pm}1.2$ years, height $174.7{\pm}3.8cm$, weight $86.0{\pm}3.6kg$, BMI $28.2{\pm}2.0kg/m^2$) performed the partial squat motion on the shape of CAP type(${\cap}$) and BOWL type(${\cup}$) plate system. The range of motion (ROM) and muscle activation were acquired by the motion analysis system and the EMG system. Results of ROMs of the CAP type plate system were shown the widely range of the deviation in the ankle joint on the sagittal plane (sagittal plane - hip joint $10.7^{\circ}$ > $5.4^{\circ}$, knee joint $16.3^{\circ}$ > $6.4^{\circ}$, ankle joint $18.8^{\circ}$ > $6.3^{\circ}$ ; transverse plane - hip joint $3.5^{\circ}$ > $1.8^{\circ}$, knee joint $5.3^{\circ}$ > $3.4^{\circ}$, ankle joint $11.3^{\circ}$ > $5.3^{\circ}$ ; frontal plane - hip joint $0.9^{\circ}$ > $0.5^{\circ}$, knee joint $0.8^{\circ}$ > $0.6^{\circ}$, ankle joint $4.8^{\circ}$ > $3.7^{\circ}$). Muscle activation results of the CAP type plate system were indicated higher in major muscles for balance performance than the BOWL type plate system (vastus lateralis 0.90 > 0.62, peroneus longus 0.49 > 0.21, biceps femoris 0.38 > 0.14, gastrocnemius 0.11 > 0.05). These findings may indicate that the CAP type plate system would expect better effectiveness in perform the balance training. This paper is primary study for developing balance skills enhancement training device.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.212-217
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• 2013

Falling is one of the major public problems to the elderly, resulting in limitations of daily living activities. It can be induced by the functional loss of the balance ability and muscle strength in the elderly. It has been, however, not well investigated to suggest an effective methodology improving the balance ability and muscle strength for the prevention of the falling due to lack of information about the characteristics of the balance and muscle activations responded to the dynamic motions. The aim of the current study is, therefore, to identify the characteristics of the balance and muscle activations responded to the dynamic motions in Anterior-Posterior(AP) and Medial Lateral(ML) directions. For that, a motion capture system with eight infrared cameras, surface electromyogram system and Wii Fit system with a customized variable unstable base were used and kinematic and kinetic data obtained from the systems were analyzed for five healthy male($24.8{\pm}3.3years$, $177.4{\pm}2.0cm$, $73.9{\pm}12.9kg$, $23.5{\pm}4.0kg/m$). The results showed that the characteristics of the balance and muscle activations were differently responded to between the dynamic motions in Anterior-Posterior(AP) and Medial Lateral(ML) directions. These findings may indicate that customized dynamic motions should be applied to the training of the balance ability and muscle strength for the effective prevention of the falling. This study may be meaningful to providing basic information to establish a guideline improving effectively the balance ability and muscle strength.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.373-383
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• 2021

우리 사회는 빠른 속도로 고령화가 진행되고 있다. 이러한 초고령화 사회에서는 의료비 증가도 늘어나고 있으며 이 상황은 사회보장제도의 지속가능성을 저하시키는 국가적인 문제로 인식되고 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 노인 건강관리를 위한 다양한 서비스가 추진되어왔지만 대부분 취약계층, 만성질환 발병 후 건강관리에 집중해 왔으며 예방차원의 건강관리는 부족하였고 대부분 시범사업으로 그치고 있는 것이 현실이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 국내외 노인대상 건강관리 서비스의 현황을 분석하고 이를 근거로 한계점과 개선점을 분석하여 IoT 기반의 토탈실버케어센터 구축을 제안하였다. IoT 기반의 토탈실버케어센터는 다양한 센서, 의료기기, 스마트밴드 등을 통해 노인들의 건강상태를 편리하게 모니터링 할 수 있으며, 이를 바탕으로 긴급히 방문해야 하는 사용자를 구분하여 간호제공자의 시간절약 및 업무의 효율화를 통해 간호서비스의 질을 향상시킬 수 있다. 또한 사용자의 건강상태 변화가 있는 경우 건강간호 중재를 적시에 제공할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 실시간 영상시스템을 통해 정신적인 어려움을 극복하는데 도움을 줄 수 있다.