• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2015

최근에 첨단기술의 발전으로 자동차 자체의 기술 개발을 통한 운전자 안전을 확보하고자 하는 노력은 지속적이고 빠르게 진행되고 있다. 그러나 교통안전시설 개발을 통해 운전 주변 환경에 운전자를 배려하는 기술은 아직 부족하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 개발된 도로안전지킴이 로봇 도구가 운전환경에서의 안전을 확보하는데 도움이 되는지 여부를 연구하고자 한다. 본 연구방법으로 IT 융합(보조공학 관련 전문가), 운전교육(운전재활), 자동차 관련 연구, 도로환경관련 연구, 건설업 전문분야로 26명을 선정하여 IT융합기반 도로안전지킴이로봇에 대한 안전성, 편리성, 효율성, 효과성을 중심으로 운전 환경에 미치는 영향을 사용성 평가로 조사하였다. 그 결과, LED 전광판의 정보(차량 속도, 건설현장 서행 경고, 안개나 시야확보가 어려운 날씨에 정확한 정보제공)가 운전자에게 전달되어 사고예방에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구 결론은 도로안전지킴이 로봇의 경우 운전자의 운전환경 개선에 도움이 되었다는 결론을 얻었다. 또한, 시야확보가 어려운 환경에서 더 정확한 정보를 제공할 수 있고, 교통위반, 사고 범죄자 추적 등의 불법 행위에 대한 결과를 기록함으로써 교통안전 예방 메커니즘으로써 중추적인 역할을 할 수 있다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1025-1032
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• 2014

Until now, there were few supports on reading the mathematical expressions except text based expressions, so it is important to provide the reading of the mathematical expressions. Also, there are various of obstacles for people who are not visually impaired when reading the mathematical expressions such as the situation of presbyopia, reading the mathematical expressions in the vehicles, and so on. Therefore, supports for people to read mathematical expressions in various situations are needed. In the previous research, the main goal was to transform the mathematical expressions into Korean text based on Content MathML. In this paper, we expanded the range of the research from a reading disabilities to people who are not reading disabilities. We tested appropriacy of the rules we made to convert the MathML based expressions into speech and defined 3 math-to-speech rules in korean based on levels. We implemented the mathematical expressions by using 3 math-to-speech rules. We took comprehension test to find out whether our math to speech rules are well-defined or not.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1633-1637
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• 2003

Existing input devices for desktop computers are not suitable for wearable computers because they are neither easy to carry nor convenient to use in a mobile working environment. Different input devices for wearable computers must be developed. In this paper, a wireless glove-based input device for wearable computers is proposed. The proposed input device consists of a pair of chording gloves. Its keys are mounted on the fingers and their chording methods are similar to those of a Braille keyboard. RF (Radio Frequency) and IrDA (Infrared Data Association) modules are used to make the proposed input device wireless. Since the Braille representation for numbers and characters is efficient and has been well established for many languages in the world, the proposed input device may be one of good input devices to computers. Furthermore, since the Braille has been used for visually impaired people, the proposed one can be easily used as an input device to computers for them.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 초음파 센서를 이용한 저비용 장애물 인식 장치를 개발한다. 개발된 장애물 인식 장치는 시각 장애인들이 보행시 장애물을 인식하는 데 쓰일 수 있도록 한다. 장애물의 인식 여부는 내장된 모터의 진동을 통하여 시각 장애인들에게 인식이 가능하도록 한다. 뿐만 아니라 장애물의 거리에 따라 대상자에게 장애물 인식 유무에 대해 시간차를 두고 고지하여 대상자가 장애물에 대해 적절한 반응을 수행할 수 있도록 한다. 마이크로 컨트롤러 제어를 통한 펄스 신호를 이용하여 장애물에 대한 반사파를 통해 장애물의 존재 유무와 거리를 탐지하며 펄스 신호를 이용한 반사파 탐지는 반복 수행을 통해 인식률을 높인다. 개발된 장애물 인식 장치는 $30^{\circ}$ 내외의 전방 탐지각을 나타내고, 2cm-30cm의 탐지거리를 가지며 일상적인 보행 조건에서 동작이 가능함을 실험을 통해 입증하였다.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.3-14
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• 2010

As the seniors and the disabled has increased, the demand for cultural centers has also increased in many local areas. This means that the local cultural centers designed from the viewpoint of universal design are needed, so that to be used by everyone without any difficulties. This study examined the applicability of universal design principles to the public service areas of the local cultural centers. The subject cultural centers were three local ones which had seating capacity of more than 1,000 and opened after the year of 2,000 in Gyungnam. The spatial scopes of the study were six public service areas of the local cultural centers : entrance area, corridor and pathway, stair, ramp, elevator, and rest room. The total 65 items for evaluating the applicability of universal design were selected and examined for six areas. On the whole, accessibility, such as wide pathway and flat floor was good. However, the following improvements were needed. 1) Handrails and rounded corner were needed on walls. 2) Consideration of the visually impaired like as braille sign was needed. 3) The handrails on ramp should be installed for usability. 4) The automatic door would be more useful to the physically disabled users. 5) Wider space and familiar handrail design and color were needed in the rest rooms for the handicapped.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.81-96
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• 1996

The idea I set my thesis upon was to develop a methodology for the visually impaired to perceive an environment through their other senses. Since the Blind perceive spatial relationships by combined association of their other senses, it was essential to create a setting where their senses can be amplified. Thus this garden was designed to accommodate two or more of blind person's senses at once to provide more of '3-D' spatial relationship. The main goals of this thesis are, first, to create a place where the Blind can enjoy and nurture their own specific interests. Second, to reveal the nature in its allowing individual analysis and interpretation of a garden. Third, to move away from the prejudice of gardens for the Blind being made of only touching and smelling. To achieve these goals, the most important task was to establish a sense of space. In order to do so, five principles were used; Perspective, Enclosure, Light/Shade, Form, and Environment. After all, the garden for the Blind does not proclaim its purpose in loud terms nor in obvious manner. It should attempt to provide joy, serenity, and activity; a freedom to choose, recognize and analyze nuances of garden, the rhythm of enclosure and openness to experience variety, also to delight in subtle changes and to just imagine.

• 셀메드
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.4.1-4.4
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• 2011

Excessive stress is harmful to academic performance in children and may lead to dropping out of school. To meet the demands of a modern life-style which is full of speed, stress and tension, an all-round child health program is crucial. The use of yoga for children has diverse applications in maintaining and developing their physical, mental, intellectual, emotional and spiritual levels. Yoga, through its physical postures (asana), breathing practices (pranayama), cleansing techniques (kriya), meditation therapies (dhyana) and relaxation training (yoga nidra) yields a positive effect in the management of stress in children. Yoga practice benefited children by improving their eye-hand coordination, attention span, levels of concentration, competitive performance and relaxation. Visually impaired children showed a significant decrease in their abnormal anxiety levels when they practiced yoga for three weeks, while a program of physical activity had no such effect. Socially disadvantaged children in a remand home showed significant improvements in sleep, appetite and general well being, as well as a decrease in physiological arousal after yoga. In one study, it is found that a 4-week program of asana and meditation lowers the aggressive behavior of children. Meditation helped to reduce problems related to maladaptive behavior, increase emotional and physical health and psychological well-being in children. Finally, the possible role of yoga in improving the mental state and general well-being of children with cancer is being explored.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2012

In various industries, tactile recognition has been one of the important ways in displaying information because peoples like to touch and feel. Especially, how much the tactile information is efficiently recognizable is crucial for visually impaired persons in their daily lifes. However, existing design guidelines are insufficient to lead good tactile recognition. In this study, an experiment was performed to investigate proper tactile shapes (relievo / intaglio vs. filled / unfilled), sizes and depths for efficient tactile recognition. Moreover, this study scrutinized whether the recognition speed or error was varied depending on the type of displayed symbols (open vs. closed types) in tactile. The experimental results revealed that the 'relieve-filled' shape type was more rapidly recognizable than the other shapes, and the 'closed' type symbols (e.g., ${\square }$. ${\bigcirc}$) were more robustly recognizable than the 'open' type symbols (e.g, +, ^). Several design guidelines were presented based on the results. These guidelines can be applied to the design of tactile buttons in the devices that users should control them without visual attention, such as car steering wheels or MP3 players.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.173-191
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• 2018

지난 10년간 국내 도서관계에서는 도서관의 장애인서비스 관련 환경이 크게 개선되었다. 관련 법안이 마련되고, 시설과 설비가 확대되고, 관련 장서와 프로그램의 수가 증가하였다. 그럼에도 불구하고 장애인의 도서관 이용 비율이 증가추세에 이르지 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 기존 연구를 분석하여 장애유형별 이용 요구를 분석하였으며, 이용자 면담과 전문가 델파이 연구를 통해 이용자들의 도서관 서비스에 대한 핵심요구를 파악하였다. 이용자들은 자원의 양적 확대와 함께 질적 확대, 개별화된 서비스와 프로그램 제공, 시설 편의성 증대, 웹과 어플리케이션의 접근성 향상, 전문적인 인력 배치 등을 요구하였다.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2017년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.751-753
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• 2017

현재, 시각장애인들이 보행 시 경로 안내를 제공받는 방법은 청각을 사용하는 것이다. 이로 인해 시각장애인의 보행시 안전이 매우 위험한 상황이다. 비장애인은 시각과 청각을 모두 활용해 길 찾기가 수월하지만, 현 시점에서 시각장애인은 오직 청각에만 의존해야 한다. 보행 시 교통사고 사망률이 OECD 평균의 두 배를 웃도는 대한민국에서 시각장애인들이 거리를 도보하기에는 더더욱 위험한 현실이다. 이에 대한 대책으로 본 논문에서는 아두이노를 사용해 촉각기반 네비게이션을 만들어 시각장애인의 교통사고 발생율을 낮추려고 한다.