• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.870-877
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• 2013

There has been much recent research interest in developing numerous kinds of human-machine interface. This field currently requires more accurate and reliable sensing systems to detect the intended human motion. Most conventional human-machine interface use electromyography (EMG) sensors to detect the intended motion. However, EMG sensors have a number of disadvantages and, as a consequence, the human-machine interface is difficult to use. This study describes a muscle volume sensor (MVS) that has been developed to measure variation in the outline of a muscle, for use as a human-machine interface. We developed an algorithm to calibrate the system, and the feasibility of using MVS for detecting muscular activity was demonstrated experimentally. We evaluated the performance of the MVS via isotonic contraction using the KIN-COM$^{(R)}$ equipment at torques of 5, 10, and 15 Nm.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.921-927
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• 2013

This paper presents a user interface for vision based indirect teaching of a robotic manipulator with Kinect and IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) sensors. The user interface system is designed to control the manipulator more easily in joint space, Cartesian space and tool frame. We use the skeleton data of the user from Kinect and Wrist-mounted IMU sensors to calculate the user's joint angles and wrist movement for robot control. The interface system proposed in this paper allows the user to teach the manipulator without a pre-programming process. This will improve the teaching time of the robot and eventually enable increased productivity. Simulation and experimental results are presented to verify the performance of the robot control and interface system.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2138-2142
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• 2005

A wearable sensor system is proposed as a man-machine interface to control a device for walking assistance. The sensor system is composed of small sensors to detect the information about the user's body motion such as the activity level of skeletal muscles and the acceleration of each body parts. Each sensor includes a microcomputer and all the sensors are connected into a network by using the serial communication function of the microcomputer. The whole network is integrated into a belt made of soft fabric, thus, users can put on/off very easily. The sensor system is very reliable because of its decentralized network configuration. The body information obtained from the sensor system is used for controlling the assisting device to achieve a comfortable and an effective walking training.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 합동 추계학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.260-263
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• 2001

This paper is to develop the sensing system for opening-force measurement such as O-Ring muscular meridian. We designed to overcome the functional limit that the conventional force-sensor can measure just the closing-force. Therefore, the new sensor can meet a variety of application as well as O-Ring test. The structure of the new sensor is an actuator-type system using an electromagnet. That is made up of mechanical system, electromagnet, current transformer and computer interface circuit. Driving software and user interface program of the new sensor system also is explained in this paper.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1638-1641
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• 2004

Many walking stands, and assisting tools have been developed for the people with low-limb disability to prevent diseases from bedridden state and to help them walk again. But many of those equipments require user to have some physical strength or balancing ability. In our last research, we developed walking assist system for the people with lower-limb disability. With the system, user can be assisted by actuators, and do not have to worry about falling down. The system adapted the unique closed links structure with four servomotors, three PICs as controller, and four limit switches as HMI (human man interface). We confirmed the adaptability of the system by the experiment. In this research, Muscle Stiffness Sensor was tested as the advanced HMI for walking assist system, and confirmed the adaptability by the experiment. As Muscle Stiffness Sensor can attain the muscle activity, user can interface with any device he want to control. Experimental result with Muscle Stiffness sonsor showed that user could easily control the walking assist system as his will, just by changing his muscle strength.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.48-56
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 지자기센서와 스마트폰을 사용하여 개인이동시스템(PMS)을 구현한다. 지자기센서를 사용한 PMS 제어 시스템은 탑승자가 원하는 방향으로 스마트폰을 향하게 하면 PMS는 탑승자가 원하는 방향으로 이동한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 스마트폰 제어 PMS는 지자기센서를 사용함으로써 버튼 조작에 의한 제어보다 더 직관적으로 PMS를 제어하므로 사용자에게 더욱 편리한 인터페이스를 제공한다. 그리고, PMS에 장착된 모터의 기계적 특성을 보정하기 위하여 지자기센서가 사용되었다. 또한, 본 논문은 지자기센서 기반의 PMS의 제어방법으로 절대방향과 상대방향 제어방법을 제안한다. 실험 결과로서 제안된 두 가지 방법으로 지자기센서 기반의 PMS가 편리하고 효과적으로 제어되었다.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2006

According to the United States FMVSS 208, every passenger car on the market after September of 2006 must install a safety system, which can deploy the airbag with different intensity or suppression based on the passenger type, to reduce infant and child injuries from airbag deployments. The Weight Classification System, which has been developed by Hyundai Autonet, is a system that classifies the person occupying the passenger seat. To overcome sensing problems due to the weight sensors small voltage, the Distributed Systems Interface is adopted.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.513-521
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• 2007

최근 소형 이동단말기 시장에서 멀티미디어 기능 중에서 카메라 기능은 필수 항목으로 자리 잡았다. 그러나 많은 SoC들 중에서는 아직도 카메라 인터페이스를 지원하지 않는 경우가 많아 저 가격으로 임베디드 기기를 구현하고자 하는 경우 많은 애로사항이 따르게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 임베디드 시스템에서 필수 기능으로 자리 잡은 카메라 인터페이스가 없는 경우 쉽게 카메라를 지원할 수 있는 방안을 제시 하였다. 이를 위하여 CMOS Image Sensor(CIS)를 사용하여 그 인터페이스를 구현하고 디바이스 드라이버를 작성함으로써 간단히 임베디드 시스템에서 CIS를 지원할 수 있는 방안을 제시 하였다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2007

This paper describes the development of the sensor interface and driver program for a point of care (POC) device. The proposed pac device comprises an ARM9 embedded processor and eight-channel sensor input to measure various bio-signals. It features a user-friendly interface using a full-color TFT-LCD and touch-screen, and a bluetooth wireless communication module. The proposed device is based on the system on a programmable chip (SOPC). We use Altera's Excalibur device, which has an ARM9 and FPGA area on a chip, as a test bed for the development of interface hardware and driver software.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.1478-1485
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 풍향 풍속 계측모듈 및 DSP 센서인터페이스 회로 보드를 포함하는 기상계측 시스템을 제안한다. 이 DSP 시스템은 풍향풍속모듈, 대기압센서, 대기 온도 센서의 정보를 받아들이고, 빠르게 처리하여 PC 모니터링 시스템에 전달한다. 특히 풍향 풍속 모듈과 DSP 하드웨어는 직접 설계하여 적용한다. 풍향 풍속 모듈은 바람에 관한 벡터적 정보를 얻기 위해 4개의 박막형 RTD(Resistive Temperature Detectors) 저항센서를 히팅 코일에 의해 일정하게 가열된 원기둥 모양의 지지 표면에 벡터적으로 배치하는 구조를 채택한다. 이 구조를 채택한 계측 모듈은 진동, 습기, 부식 등에 강인하면서 정확한 계측을 가능케 한다. 센서 신호처리 회로는 TI사의 고속 DSP인 TMS320F2812 사용한다. 적용된 풍향 풍속 모듈을 통해 얻어진 데이터와 DSP 인터페이스 회로보드의 빠른 데이터 처리를 통해 저렴한 기상계측시스템을 구성 할 수 있었다.