• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2003년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.77-87
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• 2003

This paper describes recently developed PC based Aids to Navigation Training Simulator (AtoN-TS) using Virtual Reality Modeling language (VRML). The purpose of AtoN-TS is to train entry-level cadets to reduce the amount of sea-time training. The practical application procedure of VR technology to implement AtoN-TS is represented. The construction method of virtual waterway world, according to the guidelines of International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) is proposed. Design concepts and simulation experiments are also discussed. Results from trial tests and evaluations by subject assessment, provide practical insight on the importance of AtoN-TS.

• 융합보안논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.62-71
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• 2018

4차 산업혁명 시대에 가상현실 기술의 급속한 성장은 국방 분야에서도 ICT 융합과 더불어 군사훈련체계의 과학화를 가속 시키고 있다. 최근 육군에서는 사격장 소음문제에 따른 민원증가, 사격장 안전사고 예방, 그리고 훈련비용 절감과 같은 민감한 사안을 해결하기 위해 모의 사격훈련 시뮬레이터 연구개발이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 사격훈련시뮬레이터의 기술적 한계점을 살펴보고 이를 극복하기 위해 훈련자 중심의 공간 동기화 기법과 미소각 근사 수정질점탄도모델을 제안한다. 자체 개발한 정밀사격 시뮬레이터 MARS(medium range assault rifle shooting simulator)에 조성된 혼합현실(mixed reality) 환경에서 반응조끼(haptic vest)를 착용한 훈련자는 가상적군과 양방향 교전간 실시간 피격을 경험할 뿐만 아니라 실제 탄도궤도가 적용된 정밀사격훈련을 수행하게 되어 훈련 결과에 따른 신뢰 높은 훈련평가를 받을 수 있게 되었다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.827-836
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 기동 순찰대 오토바이 가상훈련 시스템 구현의 개발 기술을 바탕으로 PC를 기반으로 한 모터사이클 시뮬레이터를 개발하였다. 이 시뮬레이터는 초보의 운전교육을 비롯하여 운전자 인자연구, 그리고 고급 모델에서나 볼 수 있는 ABS와 같은 시스템 개발 등 다양한 분야에 응용될 수 있도록 개발하였다. 기동 순찰대에서 운영하고 있는 오토바이의 중량이 400Kg 이상으로 사전 연습이 없이는 업무 특성상 많은 위험을 내재하고 있어 이에 대한 최적의 시뮬레이터의 개발과 구성에 대한 연구 필요성에 따라 주의 분산, 상시 출동태세 유지에 따른 정신적 육체적 스트레스, 비상 출동 상황에서의 시간적 압박 등을 극복할 수 있는 가상훈련 시스템 구현하고 그 활용성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 모터사이클 시뮬레이터를 현실감 있게 직접 운전하고 있다는 느낌을 받도록 하기 위해서는 운전자와 시뮬레이터 사이에서 상호 신뢰성 있는 신호의 전달 및 조작 느낌이 중요하다. 이를 위해서 실차와 동일한 조작 느낌을 생성하기 위하여 실차의 각 서브시스템이 모터사이클 시뮬레이터에 그대로 적용될 수 있는 방법에 대한 연구를 수행하여 시스템을 구축하였으며, 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 운전자에게 현실감 있는 조작 느낌을 제공할 수 있는 피드백 큐 생성 방법을 개발하였다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2013

Objective: The aim of this study is to provide a current knowledge of the multiple issues regarding motion effects on crew performance. Background: The motions of the ship may create motion sickness, nausea and vomit. Also, these motions also disturb the balance of crew members, increase the energy expenditure of crew for shipboard work, and result in increased levels of injury and fatigue. However, the motion effects of the ship on crew performance has not been thoroughly investigated. Method: Participants(N=10) were engaged in an experiment in 2 experimental environments(training ship and ship handling simulator) and 2 navigational conditions(day and night). The COP(Center of Pressure) data were recorded as an objective measure of postural balance control and the SSQ(Simulator Sickness Questionnaire) was used as a subjective measure of sickness. Results: The results showed that COP has a no significant difference based on experimental environments, but significant effect on SSQ. Conclusion: During the virtual simulator navigation, subjects showed significant SSQ level changes, which included decreased SSQ data. But, there is no significant difference of COP between training ship and ship handling simulator. Application: The results of this study could be applied to the next generation of ship design to decrease effect of motion at sea and to increase performance of ship crew.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2017

Background Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by hand surgeons. The authors created a surgical simulation of open carpal tunnel release utilizing a mobile and rehearsal platform app. This study was performed in order to validate the simulator as an effective training platform for carpal tunnel release. Methods The simulator was evaluated using a number of metrics: construct validity (the ability to identify variability in skill levels), face validity (the perceived ability of the simulator to teach the intended material), content validity (that the simulator was an accurate representation of the intended operation), and acceptability validity (willingness of the desired user group to adopt this method of training). Novices and experts were recruited. Each group was tested, and all participants were assigned an objective score, which served as construct validation. A Likert-scale questionnaire was administered to gauge face, content, and acceptability validity. Results Twenty novices and 10 experts were recruited for this study. The objective performance scores from the expert group were significantly higher than those of the novice group, with surgeons scoring a median of 74% and medical students scoring a median of 45%. The questionnaire responses indicated face, content, and acceptability validation. Conclusions This mobile-based surgical simulation platform provides step-by-step instruction for a variety of surgical procedures. The findings of this study help to demonstrate its utility as a learning tool, as we confirmed construct, face, content, and acceptability validity for carpal tunnel release. This easy-to-use educational tool may help bring surgical education to a new- and highly mobile-level.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.148-157
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• 2004

Interactive simulators that simulate mechanical systems are being developed for the purpose of performance evaluation of product design, replacement of physical training, and entertainment game. Use of flight simulator is increasing to reduce risk and cost of physical training, and we need virtual environment which covers large area terrain. We need a method that can reduce development cost and construction time of virtual environment that simulate the real environment. There have been attempts to link GIS or remote sensing field with virtual reality. This paper examines a method that helps to construct virtual environment, and attempts to link geographic information with virtual reality. A construction method of virtual environment based on digital map and satellite image has been studied.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.540-547
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• 2015

본 논문은 LVC 통합 아키텍처 기반의 실기동급 ACMI 모의기의 개발 내용 및 비행시험 수행 내용을 기술하였다. ACMI는 공군의 전투 및 작전능력 배양을 위한 모의 공중전투 및 지상폭격 훈련 체계로서 실제 사람이 실제 장비인 전투기를 운용하는 실기동급 시뮬레이션이다. ACMI 모의기는 LVC 통합 아키텍처 기반의 실기동급 전투기에서 데이터 링크 통신을 이용한 가상급, 구성급 시뮬레이션과의 연동 기술을 확보하기 위해 개발되었다. ACMI 모의기는 무인기를 운용하여 전투기의 기동을 모의하였는데, 전투기와 무인기는 상이한 기동 특성을 가진다. 이에 본 연구에서는 무인기의 비행 데이터를 활용한 전투기의 기동 모의 방법을 제안하였으며, 이를 무인기에 적용하여 전투기 기동과의 유사성을 검증하고자 비행시험을 수행하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2012

Haptics and virtual reality are rapidly growing technologies in medical fields. Physicians and nurses can benefit from medical simulation via training and acquire surgical and clinical techniques. In this paper, the research on needle insertion force of biological tissue for haptic based intravenous injection simulator was carried out. We built the setup for needle insertion (intravenous injection) experiments and performed the experiments on live pigs. The force responses against needle insertion were measured using the experimental setup. In addition, the modeling of needle insertion force was carried out with the experimental results and numerical models via nonlinear least-squares method. The results presented in this paper indicate that the developed models can be applied not only to estimate the force feedback during intravenous injection procedure but also to improve the overall training quality of the medical simulator.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.316-322
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• 2020

Endoscopic spine surgery is an advanced surgical technique for spinal surgery since it minimizes skin incision, muscle damage, and blood loss compared to open surgery. It requires, however, accurate positioning of an endoscope to avoid spinal nerves and to locate the endoscope near the target disk. Before the insertion of the endoscope, a guide needle is inserted to guide it. Also, the result of the surgery highly depends on the surgeons' experience and the patients' CT or MRI images. Thus, for the training, a number of haptic simulators for spinal needle insertion have been developed. But, still, it is difficult to be used in the medical field practically because previous studies require manual segmentation of vertebrae from CT images, and interaction force between the needle and soft tissue has not been considered carefully. This paper proposes AI-based automatic vertebrae CT-image segmentation and haptic rendering method using the proposed need-tissue interaction model. For the segmentation, U-net structure was implemented and the accuracy was 93% in pixel and 88% in IoU. The needle-tissue interaction model including puncture force and friction force was implemented for haptic rendering in the proposed spinal needle insertion simulator.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.192-201
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• 1999

This paper proposes an improved signal processing strategy for accurate feedwater flowrate estimation in nuclear power plants. It is generally known that ∼2% thermal power errors occur due to fouling Phenomena in feedwater flowmeters. In the strategy Proposed, the noises included in feedwater flowrate signal are classified into rapidly varying noises and gradually varying noises according to the characteristics in a frequency domain. The estimation precision is enhanced by introducing a low pass filter with the wavelet analysis against rapidly varying noises, and an autoassociative neural network which takes charge of the correction of only gradually varying noises. The modified multivariate stratification sampling using the concept of time stratification and MAXIMIN criteria is developed to overcome the shortcoming of a general random sampling. In addition the multi-stage robust training method is developed to increase the quality and reliability of training signals. Some validations using the simulated data from a micro-simulator were carried out. In the validation tests, the proposed methodology removed both rapidly varying noises and gradually varying noises respectively in each de-noising step, and 5.54% root mean square errors of initial noisy signals were decreased to 0.674% after de-noising. These results indicate that it is possible to estimate the reactor thermal power more elaborately by adopting this strategy.