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Hands-free Robot Control System Using Mouth Tracking (입 추적을 이용한 로봇 원격 제어 시스템)

  • Wang, Liang;Xu, Yongzhe;Ahmed, Minhaz;Rhee, Phill-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2011.06c
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    • pp.405-408
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, we propose a robot remote control system based on mouth tracking. The main idea behind the work is to help disabled people who cannot operate a joystick or keyboard to control a robot with their hands. The mouth detection method in this paper is mainly based on the Adaboost feature detection approach. By using the proposed new Haar-like features for detecting the corner of mouth, the speed and accuracy of detection are improved. Combined with the Kalman filter, a continuous and accurate mouth tracking has been achieved. Meanwhile, the gripping commands of the robot manipulator were also achieved by the recognition of the user.s mouth shape, such as 'pout mouth' or 'grin mouth'. To assess the validity of the method, a mouth detection experiment and a robot cargo transport experiment were applied. The result indicated that the system can realize a quick and accurate mouse tracking; and the operation of the robot worked successfully in moving and bringing back items.

On the Analysis of Physical Distribution System in Inchon Port (인천항의 물류시스템에 관한 연구)

  • 황해성;곽규석
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.13-31
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    • 1997
  • Being situated at the key point of northeast asia, the port of Inchon as an entrance to the captial city, Seoul is expected to play in marine transportation in Korean Pennisular on the verge of its reunification. In this thesis, inner-lock physical disstribution system of the port was analyzed, which treats more than 82% of total incoming and outgoing cargoes. The overall findings are as follows; 1. In thet viewpoint of physical distribution system of the port, it takes disadvantages of accessing to inner lock berth due to such natural restrictions as tides, passing the lock and so on. And insufficient port facilities as a whole, causes delay in quay-handling, transfer and storage, also facing with serious congestion in inland transport on the road. 2. It was revealed that the port facilities are insufficient yet in spite of its improved productivity by means of raising the effectiveness of port operation and of installing advanced cargo handling facilities. 3. In order to enhance the effectiveness of inner port physical distribution system , the improvement of lock facilities, expansionof port facilities and more effective terminal operating system are crucial. 4. To ensure the measures to solve the above problem, existent outer-lock ports such as Inchon Sourthern-port and Northern-port are necessary to be redeveloped more positively , otherwise a new port at outskirt of the city should be developed to ensure free connection to inland transportation.

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Enhancement technology for unwanted emission of logistics tracking device (물류트랙킹 장비의 전자파불요방사 개선 기술)

  • Lee, Eun-Kyu;Choi, Sung-Pill;Moon, Young-Sik;Jeon, Mi-Jin;Jo, Jae-Hui;Kim, Jae-Joong;Choi, Hyung-Rim
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.10a
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    • pp.898-899
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, logistics tracking Device using to improve logistics efficiency are being extensively researched. The purpose of this paper is to Enhancement technology for unwanted emission of logistics tracking device usable cargo container security transport.

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Tmp21, a novel MHC-I interacting protein, preferentially binds to β2-microglobulin-free MHC-I heavy chains

  • Jun, Young-Soo;Ahn, Kwang-Seog
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.369-374
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    • 2011
  • MHC-I molecules play a critical role in immune surveillance against viruses by presenting peptides to cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Although the mechanisms by which MHC-I molecules assemble and acquire peptides in the ER are well characterized, how MHC-I molecules traffic to the cell surface remains poorly understood. To identify novel proteins that regulate the intracellular transport of MHC-I molecules, MHC-I-interacting proteins were isolated by affinity purification, and their identity was determined by mass spectrometry. Among the identified MHC-I-associated proteins was Tmp21, the human ortholog of yeast Emp24p, which mediates the ER-Golgi trafficking of a subset of proteins. Here, we show that Tmp21 binds to human classical and non-classical MHC-I molecules. The Tmp21-MHC-I complex lacks ${\beta}_2$-microglobulin, and the number of the complexes is increased when free MHC-I heavy chains are more abundant. Taken together, these results suggest that Tmp21 is a novel protein that preferentially binds to ${\beta}_2$-microglobulin-free MHC-I heavy chains.

An Analysis of Travel Pattern for Hazardous Materials Transportation on Expressway through Origin-Destination Flows Estimation (고속도로 링크별 통행량 추정을 통한 위험물질 수송차량 통행행태 분석)

  • Hong, Jungyeol;Kim, Yoonhyuk;Park, Dongjoo
    • Korean Journal of Hazardous Materials
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.68-76
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    • 2018
  • This study aims to provide a methodological framework to estimate the travel demand of hazardous materials transporting vehicles by link and analyze daily traffic patterns on an expressway to develop safety roadway management strategies. Traffic volume of hazardous material vehicles is counted through the on-site investigation at twenty-five tollgates on the expressway, and their demands by a link are predicted through origin-destination flows estimation. The result shows that the number of the domestic hazardous materials vehicles is approximately 51,207 vehicles per day and it indicates that hazardous materials transport vehicles account for 1.5% of total daily traffic on the internal expressway and 6.2% of total cargo traffic volumes. This study roughly estimated how many hazardous materials vehicles pass through the expressway segment. Thus it is expected to be utilized for establishing a systematic highway management strategy in the future by calculating the traffic volume of the hazardous material vehicles traveling on the interstate expressway.

A Study on the Hydraulic Vibration Characteristics of the Prefill Check Valve (프리필용 체크밸브의 유압진동 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Jeong Woo;Han, Sung-Min;Lee, Hu Seung;Yun, So-Nam
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.8-15
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    • 2021
  • A rear axle steering (RAS) system is attached to the rear of medium and large commercial vehicles that transport large cargo. The existing RAS systems are driven by electro-hydraulic actuator (EHA), and most commercialized EHAs consist of electric motors, hydraulic pumps, relief valves, prefill valves and cylinders. The prefill valve required for such EHAs is a type of check valve with extremely low cracking pressure that should not allow RAS to have noise or vibration, and the prefill valve prevents system negative pressure as well as unstable operation. Most papers on this topic rely on experiments to predict valve performance, and theoretically detailed modeling of valves or pipelines is performed, but it is very rare to evaluate hydraulic vibration characteristics by analysing everything from hydraulic pumps to valves comprehensively. In this study, we proposed an experimental circuit that can predict the performance of the prefill valve. The study also analysed the pressure-flow pulsation that is transmitted to the valve through the pipeline, and how the transmitted pressure-flow pulsation affects the valve vibration.

An Analysis of Operating Cost Efficiency in the Introduction of Smart Control Methods to Prevent Industrial Forklift Accidents (산업용 지게차 사고 예방을 위한 스마트 제어방식 도입에 따른 운용 비용 효율성 분석)

  • Yeom, Sang-hun;Hong, Sung-woong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2022.10a
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    • pp.66-68
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    • 2022
  • Forklift trucks are frequently used in logistics warehouses and factories to transport large amounts of cargo. Among the recent accidents at industrial sites, the number of accidents caused by forklifts was the highest. Most accidents are caused by being hit or caught by forklifts. Various safety devices are being applied to prevent forklift accidents. This paper analyzes the efficiency of introducing a smart control method to prevent industrial accidents that may occur in the operation of forklifts. The smart control method generates an amount of money for initial introduction, but if subsidies are secured through government-supported projects, the burden on the workplace will be reduced. When a smart control method is introduced, it is possible to prevent collisions between workers and forklifts and accidents of trapped forklifts.

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Analysis of vessel traffic patterns near Busan Port using AIS data (AIS 데이터를 활용한 부산항 인근 선박통항패턴 분석)

  • Hyeong-Tak Lee;Hey-Min Choi;Jeong-Seok Lee;Hyun Yang;Ik-Soon Cho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.155-156
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    • 2022
  • Efficient operation of ships can transport cargo to ports safer and faster, and reduce fuel costs. Therefore, in this study, the pattern was analyzed using AIS data of ships passing near Busan Port, a representative port in Korea. The analysis of vessel traffic patterns was approached with a grid-based node generation method, which can be used for research such as optimal route and route prediction.

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Analysis of Success Factors for Converting Passenger Aircrafts to Freighters Using AHP (AHP 기법을 활용한 여객기의 화물기로의 개조사업 성공요인 분석)

  • Gwang Cho, Cho;Hyun Cheol Lee
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.148-160
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    • 2023
  • The air transport industry is experiencing unprecedented fluctuations in aviation demand through the Covid-19 pandemic, and is more focused than ever on maintaining and generating business profitability. During the pandemic, demand for air cargo has soared, and the conversion business from passenger aircrafts to freighters(P2F) is drawing attention as a new business in the aviation maintenance industry. This study derives important factors to be considered in order to successfully carry out the P2F project through a wide range of cases and related literature, and analyzes the relative importance of each factor using the analytic hierarchy process. Through a survey of 33 aviation maintenance experts with more than 20 years of field experience, the importance of main factors and their sub factors was determined and implications were drawn. As a primary result, in order to succeed in the P2F project, the main factors were identified in the order of skill, finance, and location. The most important sub factors for each main factors were identified in order of securing airframe modification skill, securing infrastructure construction cost, and creating P2F business complex and district. The quantified success factors suggested the critical direction for the successful development of Korea's P2F business, and presented viable and specific business strategies and implementation plans for each factors.

Fatigue Analysis according to Flight Conditions of Airline Crew Members (항공사 승무원의 운항조건에 따른 피로도 및 피로요인 분석)

  • Young-Hyo Kim;Jun-Seok Kim;Byung-Heum Song
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.126-132
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    • 2023
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many changes in the aviation industry as a whole. Passenger traffic has decreased, but on the contrary, the international transport demand for cargo planes has never been higher. Due to their geopolitical location when flying to major cities around the world, Korea's international pilots are bound to have relatively more jet lag-causing routes than their American or European-based pilots. Through this study, we tried to analyze the degree of fatigue and fatigue weighting factors according to operating conditions for domestic pilots. As a result of the study, the following conclusions were drawn. Despite the variety of models, routes, and fatigue between individuals, it was found that the 3 Pilot operation route was concentrated as a representative fatigue route. Most of the individual fatigue improvement request sections showed higher fatigue as the night flight section was longer among the 3Pilot routes for more than 12 hours, and 43 out of 90 participants (Korean Air pilots) focused on 3Pilot (two captains and one pilot) as fatigue-intensive operating conditions. Therefore, it proposes an improvement in the system of applying 12-hour unification standards according to Korea's geopolitical international operating conditions and time difference standards.