• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality based treadmill training on muscle architecture of gastrocnemius in chronic stroke patients. Methods: Thirty chronic stroke patients were randomly assigned to either the virtual reality based treadmill training (VRTT) group (n=15) or treadmill training (TT) group (n=15). Both groups participated in a standard rehabilitation program; in addition, the VRTT group participated in virtual reality based treadmill training for 30 minutes per day, three times per week, for 6 weeks, and TT group participated in treadmill walking training for 30 minutes per day, three times per week, for 6 weeks. Ultrasound image was used for measurement of pennation angle and muscle thickness of the medial gastrocnemius muscle at rest and during maximum voluntary contraction. Results: In the paretic side medial gastrocnemius muscle, greater improvement on the pennation angle and muscle thickness while resting and maximal voluntary contraction were observed in the VRTT group compared with the TT group. Conclusion: Findings of this study demonstrated that the virtual reality based treadmill training has an effect on muscle architecture of medial gastrocnemius in chronic stroke patients.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.695-703
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• 2010

Training is one of the representative application fields of virtual reality technology where users can have virtual experience in a training task and working environment. Widely used in the medical and military fields, virtual-reality-based training systems are also useful in industrial fields, such as the aerospace industry, since they show superiority over real training environments in terms of accessibility, safety, and cost. The shipbuilding industry is known as a labor-intensive industry that demands a lot of skilled workers. In particular, painting jobs in the shipbuilding industry require a continuous supplement of human resources since many workers leave due to the poor working environment. In this paper, the authors present a virtual-reality-based training system for spray painting tasks in the shipbuilding industry. The design issues and implementation details of the training system are described, and also its advantages and shortcomings are discussed based on use cases in actual work fields.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2009

An experience based training system concerning various fire situations which may result many casualties has been required to make rapid decision and improve the responsiveness. Recently, the necessity of virtual reality (VR) based training system which can replace a dangerous full-scale fire training and be easily adopted to the training or evaluation process is increasing. This study constructed tile virtual environment according to pre-defined scenarios, utilized the FDS(Fire Dynamics Simulator), three dimensional computational fire analysis program, to derive numerically simulated data on the propagation of fire. Finally, by visualizing the realistic fire and smoke behavior through virtual reality technique and implementing real-time interaction, we developed a VR-based fire training simulator. Also, in order to ensure the sense for tile real of a virtual world and reaI-time performance at the same time, we proposed appropriate data processing and space search algorithms, demonstrate d the value of proposed method through experiments.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.109-124
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• 2024

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a virtual reality-based complex cognitive training program for depression, cognitive function, and digital divide reduction in the elderly who have not been diagnosed with dementia or MCI. Methods : We enrolled 16 participants who were over 65 years old and not been diagnosed with dementia or MCI. We randomly divided into three groups (A, B, C). Participants underwent an 8-week virtual reality-based complex cognitive training program (60 minutes each session, twice per week). At a baseline, all participants completed questionnaires on general features, depression and cognitive function. After four weeks, all participants completed questionnaires on depression and cognitive function. After the end of the last program, participants conducted questionnaires on depression, cognitive function, and usability evaluation. Results : At the 8-week follow-up, 16 participants completed the program. Compared to the baseline, the average score of cognitive function was increased (from 26.5 to 28.5), although it was not statistically significant (p<.061). There were no significant differences between baseline and post-training evaluations on depression scores. The average score of usability evaluation was 75.56, which corresponds to good. Conclusion : Even though the results showed no statistically significant findings in cognitive function and depression after the virtual reality-based complex cognitive training intervention, this pilot study proposed the possibility of utilizing the virtual reality program as a tool that provides active learning opportunities for the elderly and helps improve their cognitive function through multi-sensory components. Also, the findings of this study suggested a positive reevaluation of the elderly's digital access capabilities while reducing the digital divide. A virtual reality-based complex cognitive training program improved the social network of the elderly. We expect that it will expand in size and help with their social participation of the elderly.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.328-335
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• 2021

In the era of 'Untact', virtual reality-based job training platforms are actively being used as part of non-face-to-face education for students with developmental disabilities. Because the people with developmental disabilities may lack sufficient cognitive abilities, it is difficult to conduct untact training seamlessly without the help of a third party. Therefore, it is necessary for training programs to identify the right timing to provide help so that the training can be continued. This research analyzed the visual attention of students with developmental disabilities in virtual reality-based job training program in order to determine the point of time when an intervention is required by the trainee. Results showed that students who completed the mission tended to have intense visual attention on a small number of objects for a certain period of time; the visual attention of the students who failed tended to shift erratically among multiple objects.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.527-535
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• 2021

본 연구는 군(軍)에서 적용하고 있는 병영상담교육의 현실태를 살펴보고 가상현실을 활용한 병영상담 실습교육의 효과를 연구하였다. 먼저 상담에 관련한 가상현실 적용사례를 탐색하고 육군 병영상담교육에 벤치마킹(Benchmarking)할 수 있는 가상현실 기술을 검토하여 적용이 가능한 기술에 대해 고찰하였으며 교육생을 대상으로 교육방법과 교육과정을 분류하여 현 교육의 만족도 측정을 통해 통계적 분석방법인 분산분석을 사용하여 차이를 검정하였다. 또한 가상현실 콘텐츠를 교육생에게 실제 경험하게 한 후 가상현실 기술이 적용된 실습교육효과를 도출하고 현재 실습교육과 차이를 T 검정으로 비교 분석하였다. 이어 전반적인 상황을 고려할 수 있는 전문가 집단을 대상으로 계층적 분석기법을 활용하여 가상현실을 활용한 실습교육의 효과에 대해 분석하여 연구의 신뢰성을 높였다. 분석결과를 바탕으로 가상현실 기술이 접목된 병영상담실습교육의 발전방안과 현(現) 병영상담교육의 보완사항을 정책적 시사점으로 제시하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.709-712
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• 2015

This paper will introduce the development case study about virtual-reality-based operation training system for steel making process. Steel making process consist iron making process to create liquid steel, pig iron, by reduction process, steel making process to make molten steel by refining, continuous casting process to make slab, and rolling process to make final product like coil, plate. This steel making process deals with liquid and solid products, so facilities of steel making process are very various and complicated. In addition, according to various customer requirements, the recycle of facilities and recipes changing have been fast. So the training for skilled operators is very important point. In this paper, we develop steel making training system based virtual reality for training skilled operator. This system consists of virtual machine, virtual HMI, and virtual control panel. And for fitting the characteristics of each process and increasing the education effectiveness, we develop dynamic methods like the method of dynamic education system configuration, initial facilities setup operation education system, and etc.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.499-507
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• 2021

본 연구는 육군 교육훈련 효과를 향상시키기 위해 실장비, 가상현실, 동영상을 이용한 교육효과를 비교하여 어떤 방식의 교육이 우수한지를 검증하는데 있다. 육군은 실전적 훈련환경을 구현하기 위해 많은 노력을 기울였지만 1) 도시화에 따른 훈련장 부지확보의 제한, 2) 민원제기에 따른 대민갈등 심화, 3) 국방예산 확보에 어려움으로 인해 실전적 훈련환경을 제공하는 것은 점차 어려워지고 있다. 가상현실을 활용하면 실제 전장을 간접적으로 체험하고 비용을 절감할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 특히, 위험하거나 고가의 무기체계의 경우에는 가상현실을 적용한 훈련이 더욱 요구된다. 본 논문은 가상현실이 실제 무기체계에 비해 얼마나 효과적인지 연구한다. 연구결과, 가상현실 교육은 실장비 교육보다 효과가 다소 낮지만 동영상 교육보다는 효과가 높았다. 앞으로 이번 연구결과를 바탕으로 가상현실 기반의 교육효과 분석을 위한 기초자료로 활용이 가능할 것이다.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2018년도 공동국제학술발표회
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• pp.61-61
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• 2018

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.385-394
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• 2017

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate how to design effective virtual reality-based training (i.e., virtual training) in maritime safety and to present methods for enhancing interface fidelity by employing immersive interaction and 3D user interface (UI) design. Background: Emerging virtual reality technologies and hardware enable to provide immersive experiences to individuals. There is also a theory that the improvement of fidelity can improve the training efficiency. Such a sense of immersion can be utilized as an element for realizing effective training in the virtual space. Method: As an immersive interaction, we implemented gesture-based interaction using leap motion and Myo armband type sensors. Hand gestures captured from both sensors are used to interact with the virtual appliance in the scenario. The proposed 3D UI design is employed to visualize appropriate information for tasks in training. Results: A usability study to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method has been carried out. As a result, the usability test of satisfaction, intuitiveness of UI, ease of procedure learning, and equipment understanding showed that virtual training-based exercise was superior to existing training. These improvements were also independent of the type of input devices for virtual training. Conclusion: We have shown through experiments that the proposed interaction design results are more efficient interactions than the existing training method. The improvement of interface fidelity through intuitive and immediate feedback on the input device and the training information improve user satisfaction with the system, as well as training efficiency. Application: Design methods for an effective virtual training system can be applied to other areas by which trainees are required to do sophisticated job with their hands.