• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2019

Wheelchair users experience difficulty when using transportation. This is because wheelchair users must use transportation means together with wheelchairs. Therefore, in this paper, we developed a wheelchair storage system for passenger's car trunk. The mechanism is designed to allow a wheelchair and the device to be housed simultaneously in the narrow space of the trunk of the sedan passenger car. Additionally, this wheelchair storage system has implemented an initial load reduction mechanism that can mechanically reduce the initial load. This wheelchair storage system verified the system's operability through the production of the prototype. This system was actually installed in the trunk of the sedan passenger's car to verify the storage process. The operation and storage process of the wheelchair storage system was been perfectly verified. This wheelchair storage system will help a lot of self-driver or an assistant (female or elderly) who use wheelchairs.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.425-437
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• 2016

Objective:The objective of this study is to develop an ergonomic toilet system along with constituent facilities that can be used with the front-entry sitting method when transferring from wheelchair to the toilet stool, instead of using the back-entry sitting method which is currently used. This system can offer more ease, convenience and safety for wheelchair users when using the restroom. Background: For users with disabilities, even a dedicated handicapped toilet requires maneuvering, especially when in a wheelchair. To transfer from wheelchair to the current back-entry sitting toilet, users need to get closer to the toilet and then turn or twist after erecting their body to get onto the toilet. This method induces inconvenience as well as secondary injury by falling when transferring to/from toilet. Method: To design a front-entry sitting toilet system, an ergonomics approach was applied which introduces a new design concept for people using wheelchairs. Using this toilet system, the wheelchair users don't need to turn or twist but can simply slide forward off the wheelchair directly onto the toilet stool in an easier and safer way. Results: The newly developed front-entry sitting toilet system is easier and safer for wheelchair users, and also space efficient requiring only two-thirds of the space of existing handicapped toilet. It is also usable by both individuals with disabilities and the general population. Conclusion: With the spread of the front-entry sitting toilet system developed in this study, wheelchair users can benefit from enhanced convenience and safety as well as significant restroom space savings. Additional effects can also be achieved such as improved self-esteem of people with disabilities by enabling to use the toilet on their own. Application: The newly developed front-entry sitting toilet system should enhance toilet accessibility to wheelchair users and the elderly. Introduction is needed with efforts at the national policy level and a macroscopic objective to promote the health and safety of the handicapped.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.162-170
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• 2017

In this paper, it is aim to implement a wheelchair monitoring system that provides users with customized medical services easily in everyday life, together with mobility guarantee, which is the most basic requirement of the elderly and disabled persons with physical disabilities. The case-based intelligent wheelchair monitoring system proposed in this study is based on a case-based k-NN algorithm, which implements a system for constructing and inferring examples of various biometric and environmental information of wheelchair users as a knowledge database and a monitoring interface for wheelchair users. In order to confirm the usefulness of the case-based k-NN algorithm, the SVM algorithm showed an average accuracy of 84.2% and the average accuracy of the proposed case-based k-NN algorithm was 86.2% And showed higher performance in terms of accuracy. The system implemented in this paper has the advantage of measuring biometric information and data communication regardless of time and place and it can provide customized service of wheelchair user through user friendly interface.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1296-1301
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• 2012

본 논문은 힘 보조형 휠체어에 있어 사용자의 구동 의지력을 측정하고 이를 통해 사용자의 구동 의지에 따른 휠체어 구동 제어를 수행할 수 있는 시스템 개발에 관한 논문이다. 최근 고령자의 증가에 따른 다양한 편의 기구가 증가되고 있으며 이에 따라 휠체어에 대한 관심이 증가되고 있다. 특히 힘 보조형 휠체어의 경우 기존의 전동 휠체어가 갖고 있는 운동 부족 등의 문제점을 해결할 수 있도록 고안된 휠체어이다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 힘 보조형 휠체어에 있어 사용자의 구동 의지력을 측정할 수 있는 센서를 제안하였고 이를 통해 사용자의 구동 의지력에 따른 휠체어 제어를 수행하였으며 이를 실험을 통해 검증하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1518-1526
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• 2005

With increasing need of transportation services for people with disabilities and the aged, wheelchairs are used as their assistive devices to participate in daily and recreational activities and as seats of motor vehicle. However, as wheelchairs are primarily designed fer mobility assistive devices, not for vehicle seats, wheelchair users may experience serious injury when they meet car crashes. To date, neither engineering guidance for a wheelchair mounting system on the vehicle floor nor safety assessment analysis by a car crash has been studied for the domestic users. In this paper, in accordance with the ANSVRESNA WC-19, a fixed vehicle mounted wheelchair occupant restraint system (FWORS), wheelchair integrated restraint system (WIRS), and wheelchair integrated x-bend restraint system (WIXRS) subjected to frontal impact (20 g, 48 U) were analyzed using compute. simulations for domestic users. We present surrogate wheelchair occupant safety by head injury criteria (HIC), motion criteria (MC), and combined injury criteria (CIC).

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.477-486
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• 2010

This study aims at establishing a sizing system required for producing ready-made clothes which can fit the body shape of disabled men using wheelchair. It measured the bodies of 178 adult men using wheelchair and compared the sizing system of German adult men using wheelchair (1984) with KS system(KS K0050, 2004) in order to establish standards of the sizing system. AS a result, in terms of classification of body shapes, KS system cover more types of disabled men's body shapes and especially, A types (Drop 15.6) showed the widest coverage with 32%. In classification of heights, the widest range of height was 170 cm, and Korean men's four sizes between 158 cm and 176 cm covers 88.2% of disabled men's body shape. For chest size, 91.1% of disabled men's chest sizes were included in seven sizes, which are 4 cm intervals between 88 cm and 112 cm with 100 cm standard. In consideration of the ranges of height and chest, the general sizes (A types; 11 sizes, B types; 3 sizes, Y types; 5 sizes) are selected to present the standardized measurements. Basic parts of the upper garment sizing system for disabled men using wheelchair were height-chest-waist size.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2003

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.251-258
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• 2014

휠체어는 지체장애인이나 노약자의 대표적 보조이동수단으로 가장 많이 이용되고 있는 재활보조기구이다. 일반적으로 수동휠체어 이용자는 대부분 자립적 생활 및 직업적 재활이 가능함에도 불구하고 어려움을 격고 있다. 이것은 휠체어를 직접적인 이동수단으로 이용하게 됨으로 원거리 이동 시 휠체어 이송문제가 항상 수반되기 때문이다. 이에 휠체어이용자가 자립생활 및 직업재활이 가능하기 위해서는 휠체어 이송문제가 최우선적으로 해결되어야만 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 차량용 휠체어 이송시스템에 대한 국내외 출시제품과 특허기술을 조사하고 분석하여 새로운 시스템의 차량용 휠체어 이송을 위한 보조메커니즘을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 차량용 휠체어 이송메커니즘은 기존의 휠체어 이용자 이동지원을 위한 차량용 휠체어 이송시스템의 단점을 해소하고 국내 장애인복지차량 구조에 부합되도록 하기위해 제안되었다. 본 제안된 메커니즘을 적용함으로써 차량 루프에 설치되는 수납공간이 일반적으로 활용되고 있는 레저수납공간과 차이가 없어지게 됨으로써 사용자의 호응도를 높여줄 수 있으며, 이렇게 작아진 수납공간은 주행 시 공기저항의 단점을 줄일 수 있게 될 것이다. 또한 현 국내복지차량의 구조에 부합하게 되어 소형세단에서부터 SUV차량까지 적용범위에 대한 제한이 없어지게 됨으로써 이용자에게는 선택에 대한 폭이 넓어지게 될 것이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.172-180
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• 2006

Although there existed many types of manual/power hybrid wheelchairs, their use was not widespread because of their inconvenience in converting drive system and in folding frames. To carry a wheelchair in the car or to convert driving methods, some hard work of disassembling or exchanging wheels was required for most of currently available hybrid wheelchairs. In this study, the standard foldable manual wheelchair was reformed to a power wheelchair by installing the newly developed Axial Flux Permanent Magnet(AFPM) type of brush less direct current(BLDC) motor on each rear hub of wheelchair. This wheelchair could be driven by manual or electric power without exchanging. wheels, thus no additional work was needed for carriage or for power conversion. The developed wheelchair was evaluated for durability, stability, maneuverability, cost, and reliability in accordance with the Korean standards. The results indicated that the developed hybrid wheelchair was good enough for commercialization comparing to other imported wheelchairs.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 스마트 모바일 장치 및 NFC(Near Field Communication)를 이용하여 전동 휠체어를 쉽게 제어할 수 있는 시스템을 제안하고자 한다. 이 시스템은 기존 연구에서 진행하고 있는 전동 휠체어를 제어하기 위해 모바일 디바이스에 있는 Bluetooth통신 이용하여 휠체어 제어용 통합보드와 통신한다. 스마트 모바일 장치는 휠체어 제어용 통합보드에서 발생하는 신호를 실시간으로 체크하여 사용자가 휠체어의 상태를 쉽게 모니터링 할 수 있도록 한다. 사용자는 스마트 모바일 장치를 이용하여 휠체어를 쉽게 제어할 수 있으며, 개인의 상태에 맞게 언제든지 설정하여 사용할 수 있다. 제어는 HEX형식으로 하드웨어에서 신호를 바로 읽고 분석할 수 있도록 제작되었으며, 사용자에 맞춘 설정내용은 일반적으로 사용하는 버스카드(NFC)를 이용하여 등록, 저장과 설정한 내용을 읽어서 시스템에 적용할 수 있도록 하였다. 이 시스템을 적용함으로써 휠체어 중심의 보조기구가 아닌 사람중심의 보조기구로 장애인 및 노인들에게 편의와 안정성을 제공해 줄 수 있을 것이다.