• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제5권10호
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• pp.1751-1768
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• 2011

Falls are one of the most concerned accidents for elderly people and often result in serious physical and psychological consequences. Many researchers have studied fall detection techniques in various domain, however none released to a commercial product satisfying user requirements. We present a systematic modeling and evaluating procedure for best classification performance and then do experiments for comparing the performance of six procedures to get a statistical classifier based wrist-type fall detector to prevent dangerous consequences from falls. Even though the wrist may be the most difficult measurement location on the body to discern a fall event, the proposed feature deduction process and fall classification procedures shows positive results by using data sets of fall and general activity as two classes.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.395-399
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• 2006

A method to recognize unpaved road region using a 3D depth measurement system is proposed for mobile robots. For autonomous maneuvering of mobile robots, recognition of obstacles or recognition of road region is the essential task. In this paper, the 3D depth measurement system which is composed of a rotating mirror, a line laser and mono-camera is employed to detect depth, where the laser light is reflected by the mirror and projected to the scene objects whose locations are to be determined. The obtained depth information is converted into an image. Such depth images of the road region represent even and plane while that of off-road region is irregular or textured. Therefore, the problem falls into a texture identification problem. Road region is detected employing a simple spatial differentiation technique to detect the plain textured area. Identification results of the diverse situation of unpaved trail are included in this paper.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.517-518
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• 2007

A method to recognize unpaved road region using a 3D depth measurement system is proposed for mobile robots. For autonomous maneuvering of mobile robots, recognition of obstacles or recognition of road region is the essential task. In this paper, the 3D depth measurement system which is composed of a rotating mirror, a line laser and mono-camera is employed to detect depth, where the laser light is reflected by the mirror and projected to the scene objects whose locations are to be determined. The obtained depth information is converted into an image. Such depth images of the road region represent even and plane while that of off-road region is irregular or textured. Therefore, the problem falls into a texture identification problem. Road region is detected employing a simple spatial differentiation technique to detect the plain textured area. Identification results of the diverse situation of Nonlinear trail are included in this paper.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.397-403
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• 2002

뇨당 측정 시스템은 소변 속의 글루코오스 농도를 측정함으로서 당뇨 수치를 모니터링하는 비침습적인 당뇨병 자가 진단 장치이다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 침습형 혈당측정방법의 불편성과 비색계를 이용한 뇨당 검사법의 단점을 보완한 뇨당 측정시스템을 설계하였다. 뇨당 측정시스템은 뇨당 측정용 화학센서, 신호검출부, 디지털 제어 및 신호분석부, 디스플레이부 및 전원부로 구성된다. 뇨당측정용 센서로는 재현성이 뛰어나고 다루기가 간편하며 저렴한 가격으로 대량 생산할 수, 있는 일회용 뇨당측정용 전류화학센서를 개발하였다. 설계한 뇨당 측정시스템의 성능을 평가하기 위하여 사람의 소변에 임의의 농도의 글루코오스 성분을 섞은 용액에 대하여 글루코오스 성분 분석시 사용되는 표준장비와의 비교분석을 통해서 글루코오스 농도 검출에 대한 신뢰성 평가를 수행하였다. 회귀분석에 기초한 신뢰성 평가를 수행한 결과 표준오차는 2.85282로 나타났다. 또한, 화학센서를 사용해서 측정하는 시스템을 평가 시 중요한 파라미터인 S.D(Standard Deviation)는 10%로서 임상적으로 유효한 15% 범주 내에 있음을 확인하였고, C.V(Coefficient of Validation)값은 ,5%이내이므로 혈당센서의 기준으로 평가해 볼때 만족하는 결과를 보였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.348-356
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• 2005

Water quality sampling surveys and continuous measurement of flow were conducted to identify wastewater flow characteristics for representative catchment of O and M treatment basins in A city. For HS-1 station representing commercial area, wastewater flow rises in the beginning of office-working hours, moves up and down within narrow range, and lasts till office-leaving hour, and falls gradually reflecting worker's returning home. However, in HS-2 station representing residential area, wastewater flow has two peaks, which are before office-going hour and after office-leaving hour. In residential area, the flow rate of weekends is higher than that of weekdays because it reflects population, being not contributed to generate wastewater during the working hours of weekdays, stay home and produce wastewater for weekends period. To determine the priority for rehabilitation of sewer system, infiltration rate was computed by dividing infiltration flow by mean diameter and total length of sewer, and HS-1 station ranked the first.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify whether virtual reality-based exercise could improve on balance, gait and fall efficacy in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods : Ten patients with Parkinson's disease were randomly divided into either an experimental or control group. The experimental subjects performed vertual reality-based exercise, whereas the control subjects performed conventional physical therapy for 4 weeks. The balance, gait and fall efficacy of all subjects were assessed by using the Measurement Training and Documentation (MTD) balance system, force platform system, Korean version of Berg Balance scale (K-BBS), 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and Korean version of Fall efficacy scale (K-FES) at pre training and post training. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to analyze change before and after intervention in intra-group. Mann Whitney U test was used to analyze changes of all variables in inter-groups. Results : Subjects in the experimental group showed significant improvements in difference of weight distribution, K-BBS scores, antero-posterior and medio-lateral sway length, ground reaction force (GRF), 6MWT, and step length following training. The changes of difference of weight distribution, K-BBS scores, AP Sway Length, GRF, 6MWT, step length and K-FES scores in the experimental group were significantly more than them of the control group. Conclusion : The result of this study suggest that virtual reality-based exercise training is an intervention to improve on balance, gait, and falls efficacy in patients with Parkinson's disease.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.286-292
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• 2020

This paper is about a fall inducement system for guiding like a real fall. Reliable fall data can be used as an essential element in developing effective fall protection devices. We can get this data if the induced fall is very realistic. The proposed system analyzes gait characteristics and determines when to fall based on the pedestrian's biometric data. To estimate the fall inducement time, an active estimation algorithm was proposed using different biometric values for each pedestrian. The proposed algorithm is designed to response actively to the ratio of gait cycle and a stance period. To verify this system, an experimental environment was implemented using a multi-rail treadmill equipped with a ground reaction force measurement device. An experiment was conducted to induce falls to pedestrians using a fall inducement system. By comparing the experimental scene to the video of the actual fall, it has been confirmed that the proposed system can induce a reliable fall.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

고령화 사회에 진입하면서, 고령자 사고 중 낙상이 차지하는 비율은 연령의 증가에 따라 높아지고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 고령자의 인체 활동 중 에너지 소비 추정 및 낙상의 유무를 판별하기 위하여 단일 칩으로 구성된 3축 가속도 센서와 다채널을 고려한 2.4GHz대역의 RF 칩을 이용하여 설계하였다. 제안하는 시스템은 인체 활동을 측정할 수 있는 신호 측정부와 RF통신부로 구성되어 있으며, 인체 활동 측정부는 인체 활동 중 소비된 에너지를 추정하고 고령자의 낙상 상태를 파악하기 위한 것으로 3축 가속도 센서를 활용하여 센서의 신호를 분석함으로써 인체 활동 및 낙상의 유무를 판별한다. RF통신부는 nRF24L01p로 구현하고, 프로세서는 저전력 8bit 마이크로 컨트롤러인 ATmega88로 구성한다. 에너지 소비를 추정한 결과 트레드밀과 비교시 제안하는 시스템과 7.8%의 오차를 보여 인체 활동 중 에너지 소비를 추정할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다. 인체활동과 낙상 검출을 위한 모니터링은 신호 벡터크기(Signal Vector Magnituge, SVM) 및 신호 크기 범위(Signal Magnitude Area, SMA)의 임계값으로 판별하며 무구속적 측정에 의한 판단이 가능하도록 구성하였다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.521-526
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• 2023

최근 팬데믹으로 인하여 대부분의 교육 시스템은 비대면 강좌를 통해 이루어지고 있다. 비대면 강좌는 대면강좌와는 달리 수강자들이 집중을 유지하는데 더욱 어려우며, 평가 목록 중 하나인 수업 태도에 대한 교수자의 평가 또한 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 비대면 강좌에서 사용할 수 있는 실시간 화상 강의에서 수강자들의 집중력 기반 복습 지원 시스템을 제안한다. 이 시스템은 기존의 화상 시스템에서 사용하는 장비를 이용하여 수강자의 얼굴, 동공 및 사용자 활동을 실시간으로 측정하여 이를 교수자에게 여러 가지의 형태로 수강자의 실시간 집중도 측정값을 전달한다. 동시에 집중도 측정값이 일정 수준보다 낮아지면 수강자에게 알림을 주며 동시에 강의의 타임스탬프를 기록해 주도록 한다. 이 시스템을 이용하여 교수자가 수업 시 실시간으로 수강자들의 수업 참여 여부 확인 및 수강자들의 수업 태도를 평가하는 데 도움을 주고 수강자들의 수업 능력을 향상 시켜주도록 한다.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.627-639
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• 2023

This study seeks to increase the satisfaction of elderly men when purchasing and wearing ready-to-wear clothes by designing a slacks pattern suitable for their body type, which is determined by analyzing their lower bodies using virtual avatars and 3D virtual simulation system. The study found the following. First, based on virtual visualization of the comparison slacks pattern, the waistline position was consistently the lowest scored question among the evaluation survey items. Interpretation of this dissatisfaction suggests that, because the front waistline falls below the abdomen, the lower body, and especially the abdominal shape, is unpleasantly emphasized. Second, by using a virtual simulation system, the study developed a new slacks pattern that considered the concerns of elderly men. The primary measurement changes were as follows: front waist girth W/4+1.5cm+0.5cm, back waist girth W/4+1.5cm-0.5cm, front hip girth H/4+2.5cm-0.5cm, back hip girth H/4+2.5cm+0.5cm. Third, the new slacks pattern's appearance was evaluated more highly than the comparison pattern, confirming the new pattern's appropriateness for elderly men. This study demonstrates how slacks and other clothing patterns designed in a 3D virtual garment simulator can be used to design more appealing clothing for elderly men, increasing the satisfaction of wearing ready-made clothes at older ages.