• 한국정보기술학회 영문논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2018

The paper analyzes the sum spectral efficiency (SE) for a heterogeneous cellular network (HetNet) which has the backhaul, provided with wireless full-duplex massive multiple-input multiple-out (MIMO) with hardware distortions. We derive approximate expressions to obtain the uplink/downlink sum SE of the backhaul. The analytic results have been shown to be exact when compared to Monte Carlo simulations. From the analysis, it is shown that the desired signal and the hardware distortion noise have the same order. The sum SE generally improves when the number of receive antennas increases but degrades when the hardware quality reduces. A sum SE performance ceiling is introduced by the hardware quality level.

• 전자공학회논문지B
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• 제33B권4호
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• pp.156-163
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• 1996

In this paper, we described the implementation and the sound quality assessment of a real-time stereo audio codec using TMS320C40 DSP (digital signal processing) chip for low bitrte and high quality audio. We implemented hardware and software in order to overcome a real-time processing problem of audio compression algorithm that can be produced by largely recursive computing and complexity of the process. We have studied five types of distortion that can be produced by perceptual coding and the codec was evaluated by eight test musics that are selected in SQAM (sound quality assessment material) 422-2-4-2 produced by EBU (european broadcast union). The subjective listening tests were carried out on the codec quality and preformance by double blind method in a listening room with eleven listeners. As a result, 5 grade-impairment scale was scored under minus one and the codec quality was evaluated to be perceptible, but not annoying.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2016

물리계층보안은 신호의 물리적 특성을 이용하여 정보를 보호하는 보안 기법이다. 현재 이에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행 중이지만 해결해야할 다음과 같은 문제점들이 존재한다. 도청자는 자신의 존재를 숨기기 위해서 자신의 채널상태정보를 다른 합법적인 노드와 공유하지는 않는다. 그리고 노드가 신호를 전송할 때 하드웨어 왜곡이 발생하지만 많은 연구들은 노드 모델들이 이상적인 것으로 가정을 하고, 하드웨어 왜곡문제를 고려하지 않고 있다. 이와 같은 문제점들을 해결하기 위한 본 논문의 주요한 특징 및 기여도는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 도청자의 채널상태정보를 얻기 위해서 조력자노드를 합법적인 노드주변에 설치하고, 조력자노드의 채널상태정보를 이용하여 노드모델에서 하드웨어 왜곡을 고려한다. 둘째, 제안된 시스템 모델의 인터셉트 확률에 대한 Closed-Form Expression을 제시한다. 제안된 시스템의 성능평가를 위해서 다양한 시뮬레이션를 통하여 제안된 시스템 모델의 물리계층보안에 미치는 영향을 알아본 결과, 불완전한 채널상태정보는 인터셉트 확률에는 영향을 미치지 못한 반면에, 불완전한 노드모델의 경우, 인터셉트 확률, 에르고딕 시크리스 용량과 보안채널용량에 영향을 준다는 것을 보여준다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2012

선천성 난청으로 태어난 아이를 조기에 진단하여 가능한 빨리 적절한 치료를 해줌으로써 치료 효과를 극대화하고, 이후에 발생되는 사회적 비용을 최소화할 수 있기 때문에 신생아로부터 난청 이상 유무를 객관적으로 판별하는 검사 장비가 필요하다. 대표적인 것으로 청성뇌간반응(auditory brainstem response, ABR) 검사가 있으나 클릭음(click sound)에 대한 반응으로 주파수 특이성이 없고 고주파수 대역에 대한 청력을 주로 반영하는 단점이 있다. 청성지속반응(auditory steady-state response, ASSR) 검사는 주파수 특이도는 좋으나 오진의 가능성이 조금 높다. 이러한 단점을 보완하여 청성뇌간반응 검사와 청성지속반응 검사를 하나의 시스템에서 측정하고, Fsp와 F-test 분석을 통하여 객관적 지표를 보여주는 시스템을 제안하였다. 하드웨어 구성요소를 최소화하고 소프트웨어 역할을 강화하여 추후 하드웨어 수정 없이 소프트웨어의 수정만으로 다양한 검사가 가능하도록 설계하였다. 제안한 시스템의 객관적 평가 기능은 정상인 10명을 대상으로 한 실험을 통하여 검증하였다.

• Healthcare Informatics Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.263-275
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• 2018

Objectives: Automated audiometry provides an opportunity to do audiometry when there is no direct access to a clinical audiologist. This approach will help to use hearing services and resources efficiently. The purpose of this study was to review studies related to automated audiometry by focusing on the implementation of an audiometer, the use of transducers and evaluation methods. Methods: This review study was conducted in 2017. The papers related to the design and implementation of automated audiometry were searched in the following databases: Science Direct, Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus. The time frame for the papers was between January 1, 2010 and August 31, 2017. Initially, 143 papers were found, and after screening, the number of papers was reduced to 16. Results: The findings showed that the implementation methods were categorized into the use of software (7 papers), hardware (3 papers) and smartphones/tablets (6 papers). The used transducers were a variety of earphones and bone vibrators. Different evaluation methods were used to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of the diagnoses. However, in most studies, no significant difference was found between automated and traditional audiometry. Conclusions: It seems that automated audiometry produces the same results compared with traditional audiometry. However, the main advantages of this method; namely, saving costs and increased accessibility to hearing services, can lead to a faster diagnosis of hearing impairment, especially in poor areas.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.24-35
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• 1997

디지털 위성 방송의 비디오 화질 의 주관적 평가 시험을 MPEG-2 MP@ML 표준에 기초하여 설계된 하드웨어 부호화기/복호화기 기본 화질 평가와 위성 전송 에러 화질 및 전송 시스템 성능에 따른 화질 열화에 대한 시험을 위성 시뮬레이터(Satellite Simulator)를 사용해 실시간에서 수행하였다. 평가 방법으로는 CCIR 500-5의 2중 자극 열화 척도법과 2중 자극 연속 화질 척도법을 사용하였다. 또한 디지털 위성 방송 시스템의 화질을 전체 시스템 즉 MPEG-2코덱, 다중화 장치, 채널 코덱, 변복조기, 안테나 등을 연계시켜 여러 비트율과 비트 오류율에서 평가 시험을 수행함으로써 시스템 전반적인 성능을 평가하고 위성 전송로와 수신 시스템을 연계한 전송로 환경을 고려한 보다 통합적인 화질 평가 시험을 수행하였다. 특히 전송로 오류 화질 평가에 있어서 주어진 5가지의 BER에 대하여 전송 에러 화질은 평균적으로 5단계 카테고리에서 3.9이상을 유지함을 알 수 있었다. 필름 모드와 같은 낮은 비트율(특히 2Mbps)에서 코덱 시스템의 부호화 화질의 성능은 영상 소스의 통계적 성질에 따라 크게 좌우됨을 알 수 있었고 평균적으로 절대 평가 기준에서 2.7정도를 기록하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2020

Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, the public were concerned about the safety of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) in extreme natural disaster situations, such as earthquakes, flooding, heavy rain and tsunami, have been increasing around the world. Accordingly, the Stress Test was conducted in Europe, Japan, Russia, and other countries by reassessing the safety and response capabilities of NPPs in extreme natural disaster situations that exceed the design basis. The extreme natural disaster can put the NPPs in beyond-design-basis conditions such as the loss of the power system and the ultimate heat sink. The behaviors and capabilities of NPPs with losing their essential safety functions should be measured to find and supplement weak areas in hardware, procedures and coping strategies. The Loss of Ultimate Heat Sink (LUHS) accident assumes impairment of the essential service water system accompanying the failure of the component cooling water system. In such conditions, residual heat removal and cooling of safety-relevant components are not possible for a long period of time. It is therefore very important to establish coping strategies considering all available equipment to mitigate the consequence of the LUHS accident and keep the NPPs safe. In this study, thermal hydraulic behavior of the LUHS event was analyzed using RELAP5/Mod3.3 code. We also performed the sensitivity analysis to identify the effects of the operator recovery actions and operation strategy for charging pumps on the results of the LUHS accident.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2019

Objective : Corpectomy of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) for the management of different L1 pathologies can be performed using either an anterior or posterior approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a retroperitoneal extrapleural approach through the twelfth rib for performing L1 corpectomy. Methods : Thirty consecutive patients underwent L1 corpectomy between 2010 and 2016. The retroperitoneal extrapleural approach through the 12th rib was used in all cases to perform single-stage anterior L1 corpectomy, reconstruction and anterior instrumentation, except for in two recurrent cases in which posterior fixation was added. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for pain intensity measurement and ASIA impairment scale for neurological assessment. The mean follow-up period was 14.5 months. Results : The sample included 18 males and 12 females, and the mean age was 40.3 years. Twenty patients (67%) had sensory or motor deficits before the surgery. The pathologies encountered included traumatic fracture in 12 cases, osteoporotic fracture in four cases, tumor in eight cases and spinal infection in the remaining six cases. The surgeries were performed from the left side, except in two cases. There was significant improvement of back pain and radicular pain as recorded by VAS. One patient exhibited postoperative neurological deterioration due to bone graft dislodgement. All patients with deficits at least partially improved after the surgery. During the follow-up, no hardware failures or losses of correction were detected. Conclusion : The retroperitoneal extrapleural approach through the 12th rib is a feasible approach for L1 corpectomy that can combine adequate decompression of the dural sac with effective biomechanical restoration of the compromised anterior loadbearing column. It is associated with less pulmonary complication, no need for chest tube, no abdominal distention and rapid recovery compared with other approaches.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1075-1080
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• 2020

컴퓨팅 기술과 네트워킹의 발달은 4차 산업혁명의 근본이 되는 기술로 발달하고 있다. 이중 실감 미디어 분야인 AR과 VR 기술은 많은 응용영역으로 발달하고 있으며, 특히! 의료분야의 발전가능성은 매우 높다. 보건의료분야의 발전 가능성으로는 인구의 노령화에 따른 다양한 만성 질환의 증가와 이를 처리할 수 있는 기반시설의 제한, 전문 인력의 부족과 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위해, AR/VR과 같은 4차 산업혁명의 대표기술을 이용한 헬스케어 분야의 서비스를 채택하고 있다. 이에 따라, 헬스케어 분야의 AR/VR의 영역은 전체 산업 시장의 약 17%를 차지하고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 AR을 이용한 인지 판단 기술은 경도인지장애자 대상으로 컴퓨팅 시스템을 통한 인지 평가를 적용하고, 결과를 바탕으로 증강현실을 이용한 인지 재활 콘텐츠를 활용할 수 있도록 연구하고, 인지 판단 기술에 필요한 하드웨어와 소프트웨어 설계를 통해 AR을 이용한 인지 판단 기술과 헬스케어 분야에 도움을 주고자 한다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2020

Purpose: Image artifacts caused by patient motion cause problems in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) because they lead to distortion of the 3-dimensional reconstruction. This prospective study was performed to quantify patient movement during CBCT acquisition and its influence on image quality. Materials and Methods: In total, 412 patients receiving CBCT imaging were equipped with a wireless head sensor system that detected inertial, gyroscopic, and magnetometric movements with 6 dimensions of freedom. The type and amplitude of movements during CBCT acquisition were evaluated and image quality was rated in 7 different anatomical regions of interest. For continuous variables, significance was calculated using the Student t-test. A linear regression model was applied to identify associations of the type and extent of motion with image quality scores. Kappa statistics were used to assess intra- and inter-rater agreement. Chi-square testing was used to analyze the impact of age and sex on head movement. Results: All CBCT images were acquired in a 10-month period. In 24% of the investigations, movement was recorded (acceleration: >0.10 [m/s²]; angular velocity: >0.018 [°/s]). In all examined regions of interest, head motion during CBCT acquisition resulted in significant impairment of image quality (P<0.001). Movement in the horizontal and vertical axes was most relevant for image quality (R²>0.7). Conclusion: Relevant head motions during CBCT imaging were frequently detected, leading to image quality loss and potentially impairing diagnosis and therapy planning. The presented data illustrate the need for digital correction algorithms and hardware to minimize motion artefacts in CBCT imaging.