• 한국음향학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.367-372
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• 2012

본 논문은 64채널 디지털 보청기를 위한 소음 차폐 알고리즘을 소개한다. 125 Hz에서 8000 Hz 주파수 대역 사이에서 64채널을 위해, 125 Hz의 주파수 분해도를 유지하였다. 사람의 달팽이관과 유사한 스펙트럼 차폐 처리 효과를 보청기 소음 감쇠 처리 알고리즘에 적용하였다. 이론적 알고리즘은 어셈블러 언어의 프로그램 소프트웨어로 변환하여 디지털 보청기용 DSP IC 칩으로 이식하였다. 일부 소음 차폐 프로그램 코드를 보여주며 설명하였고, 실시간으로 소음 처리 되는 결과를 전기음향 실험에 의해 증명하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2017

본 논문은 보청기의 지향성 알고리즘을 실시간으로 실현한 내용을 다루었다. 기존의 시간 영역에서의 시간 지연 기법에 의한 지향성 실현을 디지털 필터 방식으로 처리함으로써 시간 지연 적용이 불가능한 일반 DSP(Digital Signal Processing) 칩으로도 유사한 지향성 패턴을 가능하게 하였다. 시간 지연 기법과 디지털 필터 기법을 각각 Matlab(Matrix laboratory) 기반으로 비교 검증한 후에, 이를 CSR 8675 블루투스 DSP IC(Digital Signal Processing Integrated Circuit) 칩 펌웨어로 실현하고 검증해보였다. 스마트폰으로의 원격 무선 제어 기능으로 스마트 자향성 보청기의 사용자 접근 편의성을 강화시켰다.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2020

Background and Objectives: The integration of auditory-visual speech information improves speech perception; however, if the auditory system input is disrupted due to hearing loss, auditory and visual inputs cannot be fully integrated. Additionally, temporal coincidence of auditory and visual input is a significantly important factor in integrating the input of these two senses. Time delayed acoustic pathway caused by the signal passing through digital signal processing. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of hearing loss and hearing aid digital delay circuit on sound-induced flash illusion. Subjects and Methods: A total of 13 adults with normal hearing, 13 with mild to moderate hearing loss, and 13 with moderate to severe hearing loss were enrolled in this study. Subsequently, the sound-induced flash illusion test was conducted, and the results were analyzed. Results: The results showed that hearing aid digital delay and hearing loss had no detrimental effect on sound-induced flash illusion. Conclusions: Transmission velocity and neural transduction rate of the auditory inputs decreased in patients with hearing loss. Hence, the integrating auditory and visual sensory cannot be combined completely. Although the transmission rate of the auditory sense input was approximately normal when the hearing aid was prescribed. Thus, it can be concluded that the processing delay in the hearing aid circuit is insufficient to disrupt the integration of auditory and visual information.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2003년도 추계학술발표논문집 (상)
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• pp.617-620
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• 2003

3D 가상환경 개발 초기 단계에서부터 효과적인 Navigation을 위해서 Navigation Aid에 대한 연구가 꾸준히 진행되어왔으나 환경 구조의 중요 지점만을 정리한 요약 형태의 정보를 제공하는 방법이 주를 이루고 있어서, Navigation 대상 환경에 익숙지 않은 사용자에게 환경구조를 이해하게 하는 인지적 부담을 주고 있다. 본 논문에서는 사용자의 navigation을 위한 인지적 부담을 최소화할 수 있도록 토픽맵을 적용하여 투어코스를 자동생성 하는 시스템을 제안한다. 본 Navigation Aid 시스템은 가상환경 구조를 기억하거나 시스템 조작을 위한 일상적인 문제점에서 벗어나 본래의 목적에 집중할 수 있을 것이다. 가상환경에서의 Navigation 경험을 통해 현실세계에 존재하는 환경을 사전방문 하거나 효과적인 투어코스를 선정하는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2003

Boron nitride is a new processing aid that is capable of eliminating gross melt fracture in several polymer processing operations. Its combinations with other processing aids i.e. fluoropolymers offer additional possibilities of obtaining enhanced processing aids that may take the processes to rates not realized before. A variety of different such combinations are discussed in this paper. The essential componenets are (1) boron nitride capable of eliminating gross melt fracture and (2) suitable lubricant capable of eliminating surface melt fracture such as stearates for the polyolefin processing and polyethylenes for the processing of fluoropolymers.

• Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2018

Objectives. Two main digital signal processing technologies inside the modern hearing aid to provide the best conditions for hearing aid users are directionality (DIR) and digital noise reduction (DNR) algorithms. There are various possible settings for these algorithms. The present study evaluates the effects of various DIR and DNR conditions (both separately and in combination) on listening comfort among hearing aid users. Methods. In 18 participants who received hearing aid fitting services from the Rehabilitation School of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences regularly, we applied acceptable noise level (ANL) as our subjective measure of listening comfort. We evaluated both of these under six different hearing aid conditions: omnidirectional-baseline, omnidirectional-broadband DNR, omnidirectional-multichannel DNR, directional, directional-broadband DNR, and directional-multichannel DNR. Results. The ANL results ranged from -3 dB to 14 dB in all conditions. The results show, among all conditions, both the omnidirectional-baseline condition and the omnidirectional-broadband DNR condition are the worst conditions for listening in noise. The DIR always reduces the amount of noise that patients received during testing. The DNR algorithm does not improve listening in noise significantly when compared with the DIR algorithms. Although both DNR and DIR algorithms yielded a lower ANL, the DIR algorithm was more effective than the DNR. Conclusion. The DIR and DNR technologies provide listening comfort in the presence of noise. Thus, user benefit depends on how the digital signal processing settings inside the hearing aid are adjusted.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.126-134
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• 2000

버전관리 시스템은 한 개의 문서에 대한 여러 인스턴스들 사이의 일관성을 유지하기 위하여 버전의 탐색, 충돌 인지, 병합기능 등을 제공하는 어플리케이션이다. 하지만 기존의 버전관리 시스템에서는 협동작업 환경하에서 요구되는 개인별 히스토리 관리 및 저장, 텍스트 객체를 포함한 다양한 문서 제작 행위 객체들 간의 충돌 인지 및 병합, 그레인 크기 및 협동작업자의 역할에 기반한 문서 접근관리 기능 등은 지원하지 못한다. 본 연구에서 제시된 AID 태그 기법은 유일주소 지정기법을 사용하여 협동작업 환경하에서의 다양한 행위 객체들간의 충돌 인지 및 버전 병합을 용이하게 하고, 접근권한 테이블과 역할부여 기능을 AID 태그와 연계함으로써 작업 참여자의 역할 및 그레인 크기에 따른 문서 접근관리가 가능하도록 하였다. 또한 AID 태그 기법은 버전정보의 저장 및 관리를 위해 소요되는 파일의 크기를 줄이는 효과를 가져다 준다.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2020

Background and Objectives: The integration of auditory-visual speech information improves speech perception; however, if the auditory system input is disrupted due to hearing loss, auditory and visual inputs cannot be fully integrated. Additionally, temporal coincidence of auditory and visual input is a significantly important factor in integrating the input of these two senses. Time delayed acoustic pathway caused by the signal passing through digital signal processing. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of hearing loss and hearing aid digital delay circuit on sound-induced flash illusion. Subjects and Methods: A total of 13 adults with normal hearing, 13 with mild to moderate hearing loss, and 13 with moderate to severe hearing loss were enrolled in this study. Subsequently, the sound-induced flash illusion test was conducted, and the results were analyzed. Results: The results showed that hearing aid digital delay and hearing loss had no detrimental effect on sound-induced flash illusion. Conclusions: Transmission velocity and neural transduction rate of the auditory inputs decreased in patients with hearing loss. Hence, the integrating auditory and visual sensory cannot be combined completely. Although the transmission rate of the auditory sense input was approximately normal when the hearing aid was prescribed. Thus, it can be concluded that the processing delay in the hearing aid circuit is insufficient to disrupt the integration of auditory and visual information.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.725-730
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• 2004

This paper has regarded mechanism design of cane-like passive type walking aid for the elderly using 3-RPS parallel manipulator. First, gait patterns of the elderly have been experimented. By means of motion capturing and image processing, we decided loaded forces and places of the cane when the elderly walked with a cane. Using these results we have developed a passive type walking aid. Second, the walking pattern has been simulated using dynamic analysis program, ADAMS and we find out the similarity between the real walking and the simulated walking. Finally after assuring the similarity, with adjusting the new mechanism design to the simulated walking we will decide whether the walking aid is safe and stable when the elderly walks with this cane-like walking aid. This paper will be basis for the development of the mechanism design applying 3-RPS parallel manipulator.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2022

Low molecular weight liquid butadiene rubber (LqBR) is a processing aid that can resolve the migration problem of tire tread compounds. Various studies are being conducted to replace the petroleum-based processing oil with LqBR. However, the effect of the loading time of LqBR in the compounding process on silica dispersion and vulcanizate properties is not well known. In this study, we analyzed silica dispersion, vulcanizate properties, and viscoelastic properties of silica-filled tire tread compound according to the processing aid type (TDAE oil, non-functional LqBR) and, silane terminated LqBR) and input timing. In the non-functional LqBR compounds, the 'with TESPT' mixing procedure showed excellent dynamic viscoelastic properties while silane-terminated LqBR compounds showed that the 'after TESPT' mixing procedure was good for 300% modulus and abrasion resistance.