• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2012

This study deals with the design of a spring backboned soft arm, which will be employed for generation of human gesture as an effective means of Human Robot interaction. The special features of the proposed mechanism are the light weight and the flexibility of the whole mechanism by using a spring backbone. Thus, even in the case of collision with human, this device is able to absorb the impact structurally. The kinematics and the design for the soft arm are introduced. The performance of this mechanism was shown through experiment emulating several human gestures expressing human emotion and some service contents. Finally, this soft arm was implemented as the wing mechanism of a penguin robot.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 1999

Soft tissue defect on heel area of the foot present difficult problems particularly because of anatomic property of plantar surface of the foot. There is a paucity of available local tissue in the foot for coverage. In addition to having little expandable tissue, the foot's plantar surface has a unique structure, making its replacement especially challenging. Plantar skin is attached to the underlying bone by fibrous septa, preventing shear of the soft-tissue surfaces from the underlying skeleton. Plantar surface of foot is in constant contact with the environment. Protective sensibility also would be maintained or restored in the ideal reconstruction. So the ideal flap for reconstruction of the heel should include thin, durable hairless skin with potential for reinnervation. The aim of this article is to present a clinical experience of free lateral arm neurosensory flap for reconstruction of the heel. From March 1995 to December 1997, a total 16 lateral arm free flaps were performed to soft tissue defects on the weight-bearing area of the hindfoot. we used tibial nerve as recepient nerve in 11 and calcaneal branch of tibial nerve in 5 for restoration of sensibility of flap. All cases survived completely. A static two-point discrimination of 14 to 34mm was detected in the flap. Radial nerve palsy which was caused by hematoma in donor site occured in one case, but recorverd in 3 weeks later completely. In conclusion, the lateral arm free flaps are versatile, reliable and sensible cutaneous flap and especially indicated for soft tissue defect on plantar surface of the hindfoot which are not good indications for other better-known flaps.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.82-86
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• 2008

Purpose: Soft tissue defect can occur on the posterior aspect of the elbow after trauma or fracture fixation. To cover the defect and maintain elbow functions, various flap surgeries including latissimus dorsi muscle flap, lateral arm flap and radial forearm flap can be performed. We present the clinical results of transposition lateral arm flap for coverage of the elbow defect and discuss the cause of posterior soft tissue necrosis after fracture fixation. Materials and Methods: Two patients who had posterior soft tissue defect of the elbow after open reduction of the fractures around the elbow were treated with transposition lateral arm flap. The mean size of skin defect was 20 $cm^2$. The flap was elevated with posterior radial collateral artery pedicle and transposed to the defect area. Donor defect was covered with split thickness skin graft. The elbow was immobilized for 1 week in extended position and active range of motion was permitted. Results: All two cases of transposition lateral arm flap survived without marginal necrosis. The average range of motion of the elbow was 10~115 degrees. Mayo elbow performance score was 72 and Korean DASH score was 23. Conclusion: When elbow fractures are fixed with three simultaneous plates and screws, skin necrosis can occur on the posterior aspect of the elbow around olecranon area. If the size of skin defect is relatively small, transposition lateral arm flap is very useful option for orthopaedic surgeons without microsurgical technique.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.745-749
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• 2022

Background Soft tissue defects of the multiple finger present challenges to reconstruction surgeons. Here, we introduce the use of a lateral arm free flap and syndactylization for the coverage of multiple finger soft tissue defects. Methods This retrospective study was conducted based on reviews of the medical records of 13 patients with multiple soft tissue defects of fingers (n = 33) that underwent temporary syndactylization with a microvascular lateral arm flap for temporary syndactylization from January 2010 to December 2020. Surgical and functional outcomes, times of flap division, complications, and demographic data were analyzed. Results Middle fingers were most frequently affected, followed by ring and index fingers. Mean patient age was 43.58 years. The 13 patients had suffered 10 traumas, 2 thermal burns, and 1 scar contracture. Release of temporary syndactyly was performed 3 to 9 weeks after syndactylization. All flaps survived, but partial necrosis occurred in one patient, who required a local transposition flap after syndactylization release. The mean follow-up was 15.8 months. Conclusion Coverage of multiple finger defects by temporary syndactylization using a free lateral arm flap with subsequent division offers an alternative treatment option.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to present the clinical analysis of the results of lateral arm free flap for small sized and infected diabetic foot ulcer around toes. From May 2006 to December 2007, Seven patients were included in our study. Average age was 52.8 years, six were males and one was female. All had infected diabetic foot ulcer and had exposures of bone or tendon structures. Ulcers were located around great toe in four patients, 4th toe in one and 5th toe in two. Three patients had osteomyelitis of metatarsal or phalanx. After appropriate control of infection by serial wound debridement and intravenous antibiotics, lateral arm flap was applied to cover remained soft tissue defects. Posterior radial collateral artery of lateral arm flap was reanastomosed to dorsalis pedis artery of recipient foot by end to side technique in all cases in order to preserve already compromised artery of diabetic foot. All flaps were designed over lateral epicondyle to get longer pedicle and averaged pedicle length was 8 cm. Two cases were used as a sensate flap to achieve protective sensation of foot. All flaps survived and provided satisfactory coverage of soft tissue defects on diabetc foot ulcers. All patients could achieve full weight-bearing ambulation. No patients has had recurrence of infection, ulceration and further toe amputations. There were three complications, a delayed wound healing of flap with surrounding tissue, a partial peripheral loss of flap and a numbness of forearm below donor site. All patients were satisfied with their clinical results, especially preserving their toes and could return to the previous activity levels. Lateral arm free flap could be recommend for infected diabetic foot ulcers around toes, to preserve toes, coverage of soft tissue defect and control of infection with low donor site morbidity.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1182-1192
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• 2019

In order to improve the conversion efficiency and mitigate the EMI problem of conventional hard-switching inverters, a new soft-switching DC-AC inverter with a compact structure and a low modulation complexity is proposed in this paper. In the proposed structure, resonant inductors are connected in series for the arm branches, and resonant capacitors are connected in parallel for the neutral point branches. With the help of resonant components, the proposed structure achieves zero-current switching on the arm branches and zero-voltage switching on the neutral point branches. When compared with state-of-art soft-switching topologies, the proposed topology does not need auxiliary switches. Moreover, the commutation algorithm to realize soft-switching can be easily implemented. In this paper, the principle of the resonant operation of the proposed soft-switching converter is presented and its performance is verified through simulation studies. The feasibility of the proposed inverter is evaluated experimentally with a 2.4-kW prototype.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2009

Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma is a rare primary malignant soft tissue tumor which is histologically identical to Ewing's sarcoma. This tumor tends to involve the soft tissue of the lower extremity and paravertebral region of adolescents and young adults but particularly rare in infants. We recently experienced a case of extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma which presented in the left arm of 4 months infant.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.674-677
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• 2009

반도체 기술에 발달로 SoC, MPSoC와 같은 기술이 주목을 받고 있다. 이와 함께 soft error의 증가, 설계복잡도와 같은 문제점이 나타나고 있다. 본 논문은 FT_ARM(Fault Tolerant ARM)을 설계하여, soft error에 대응 하고자한다. 또한 오류주입 시뮬레이션을 통해 설계한 FT_ARM의 성능을 비교한다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.53-64
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• 1988

국내(國內)에서 식재(植載)되고 있는 소나무류(類)(Hard Pine) 6종(種)과 잣나무류(類)(Soft Pine) 5종류(種類)의 Root-tip을 재료(材料)로하여 염색체(染色體)의 Long, Short arm과 총(總)길이를 측정(測定)S/L ratio를 구(求)하고 이차내착(二次猍窄)의 위치(位置)를 찾아내고 Idiogram을 도해(圖解)하여 Long arm의 Descending order의 순서(順序)가 바뀌는 Pattern을 밝혔다. 소나무속(屬)의 염색체(染色體)는 기본수(基本數)가 n=12, 길이가 거의 비슷하고 S/L ratio가 l에 가까운 M형(型)이 10개(個), SM형(型)이거나 SM형(型)에 가까운 길이가 짧은 것 2개(個)가 합(合)해서 Chromosone 1set를 구성(構成)한다. 이차내착(二次猍窄)의 수(數)와 위치(位置), Long arm의 Descending order의 순위(順位)가 바뀌는 Pattern으로 종간(種間)의 식별(識別)이 가능(可能)했고 Long arm의 Descending order Pattern을 비교분석(比較分析)함으로서 산지(産地)에 따라 종내변이(種內變異)를 인정(認定)할 수 있었다. 소나무류(類)와 잣나무류(類) group의 염색체구조상(染色體構造上)의 차이(差異)는 있었지만 외부형태적(外部形態的) 특성(特性)에 차이(差異)만큼 크지는 않았다. 염색체(染色體)는 시약(試藥)의 처리농도(處理濃度), 시간(時間)에 따라 아주 예민한 반응(反應)을 일으키므로 최우점(最遇點)을 맞추기가 어렵고 반복(反復)되는 실험(實驗)에서 정확(正確)히 동일(同一)하게 처리(處理)하기가 어렵다. 따라서 약간(若干)씩 다른 결과(結果)가 나올 수 있다. 또 preparatur 제작상(製作上)의 여러 가지 어려움 때문에 분석상(分析上)에 착오(錯誤)를 일으킬 가능성(可能性)이 있었다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.92-96
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• 2018

In this paper, a soft robotic arm which can prevent impact injury during human-robot interaction is introduced. Two degrees of freedom joint are required to realize free movement of the robotic arm. A robotic joint concept with a single degree of freedom is presented using simple inflatable elements, and then extended to form a robotic joint with two degrees of freedom joint using similar manufacturing methods. The robotic joint with a single degree of freedom has a joint angle of $0^{\circ}$ bending angle when both chamber are inflated at equal pressures and maximum bending angles of $28.4^{\circ}$ and $27.1^{\circ}$ when a single chamber if inflated. The robotic joint with two degrees of freedom also has a bending angle of $0^{\circ}$ in both direction when all three chambers are inflated at equal pressures. When either one or two chambers were pressurized, the robotic joint performed bending towards the uninflated chambers.