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Development of Walking Guide Robot for the Blind (시각장애인을 위한 보행안내로봇 개발)

  • Yu K.H.;Yoon M.J.;Kwon T.K.;Kim N.G.;Kang J.H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.888-891
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, the prototype of a walking guide robot with tactile display is introduced, and the psychophysical experiment of the tactile recognition for a tactile display is carried out and analyzed. The objective of this research is the development of a walking guide robot for the blind to walk safely. A walking guide robot consists of a guide vehicle and a tactile display device. A guide vehicle, located in the front of the walking blind, detects the obstacle using ultrasonic sensors and offers the information of position and walking direction acquired from GPS module to the walking blind by voice. The tactile display device, located in the handle which is connected with the guide vehicle by cane, offers the processed obstacle information such as position, size, moving, shape of obstacle and safe path, etc. The psychophysical experiments for the threshold of perception and recognition ability of tactile stimulation are carried out by the estimation of the subject group. As a result the appropriate tactile stimulus intensity and frequency to recognize tactile stimulation effectively are discussed and derived.

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A Study of Walking Guide for the Blind by Tactile Display (촉각제시에 의한 시각장애인 보행안내에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Myoung-Jong;Kang, Jeong-Ho;Yu, Kee-Ho
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.13 no.8
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    • pp.783-789
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, firstly, we propose a generating method of the 3-D obstacle map using ultrasonic sensors. Secondly, we try to find the necessary stimulation conditions of compact tactile display device for effective transfer of obstacle information. The final goal of this research is the development of a walking guide system for the blind to walk safely. The walking guide system consists of a guide vehicle for the obstacle detection and a tactile display device for the transfer of the obstacle information. The guide vehicle, located in front of the walking blind, detects the obstacle using ultrasonic sensors. The processed information makes an obstacle map and transmits safe path and emergency situation to the blind by the tactile display. The tactile display device, located in the handle which is connected with the guide vehicle by cane, offers the processed obstacle information such as position, size, moving, shape of obstacle and safe path, etc. The concept of a walking guide system with tactile display is introduced, and experiments of 3-D obstacle detection and tactile perception are carried out and analyzed.

Adjustable Ghajar Guide Technique for Accurate Placement of Ventricular Catheters : A Pilot Study

  • Yoon, Sang-Youl;Kwak, Youngseok;Park, Jaechan
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.60 no.5
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    • pp.604-609
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    • 2017
  • Objective : An adjustable Ghajar guide is presented to improve the accuracy of the original Ghajar guide technique. The accuracy of the adjustable Ghajar guide technique is also investigated. Methods : The coronal adjustment angle from the orthogonal catheter trajectory at Kocher's point is determined based on coronal head images using an electronic picture archiving and communication system. For the adjustable Ghajar guide, a protractor is mounted on a C-shaped basal plate that is placed in contact with the margin of a burrhole, keeping the central $0^{\circ}$ line of the protractor orthogonal to the calvarial surface. A catheter guide, which is moved along the protractor and fixed at the pre-determined adjustment angle, is then used to guide the ventricular catheter into the frontal horn adjacent to the foramen of Monro. The adjustable Ghajar guide technique was applied to 20 patients, while a freehand technique based on the surface anatomy of the head was applied to another 47 patients. The accuracy of the ventricular catheter placement was then evaluated using postoperative computed tomography scans. Results : For the adjustable Ghajar guide technique (AGT) patients, the bicaudate index ranged from 0.23 to 0.33 ($mean{\pm}standard$ deviation [SD] : $0.27{\pm}0.03$) and the adjustment angle ranged from $0^{\circ}$ to $10^{\circ}$ ($mean{\pm}SD:5.2^{\circ}{\pm}3.2^{\circ}$). All the AGT patients experienced successful cerebrospinal fluid diversion with only one pass of the catheter. Optimal placement of the ventricular catheter in the ipsilateral frontal horn approximating the foramen of Monro (grade 1) was achieved in 19 patients (95.0%), while a suboptimal trajectory into a lateral corner of the frontal horn passing along a lateral wall of the frontal horn (grade 3) occurred in 1 patient (5.0%). Thus, the AGT patients experienced a significantly higher incidence of optimal catheter placement than the freehand catheterized patients (95.0% vs. 68.3%, p=0.024). Moreover, none of the AGT patients experienced any tract hemorrhages along the catheter or procedure-related complications. Conclusion : The proposed adjustable Ghajar guide technique, using angular adjustment in the coronal plane from the orthogonal trajectory at Kocher's point, facilitates accurate freehand placement of a ventricular catheter for hydrocephalic patients.

The Research on the Actual Condition and Maintenance Guide of Solar Power System (태양광 발전 시스템 점검기법 및 현장실태 조사)

  • Han, Woon-Ki;Jung, Jin-Su;Ahn, Jae-Min;Choi, Jong-Soo;Kim, Jae-Chul
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.58 no.4
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    • pp.574-578
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    • 2009
  • Recently solar power system is increasing and planing to add it and 169 up to 2008 year march. In this paper, we researched sites installed PV system and analyzed problems for improvement of electrical safety. Results of actual condition research on the sites have problems such as infiltration of moisture, aging of electrode, destruction of insulation and backsheet crack and so on. So we suggest maintenance guide of solar power system in a inspection statistical chart, For making a secure about a electrical safety, we should inspect solar power system by the KESCO guide and rule by periods.

Research of Circuit Working Construction Elevator with Single-guide Rail and Multi-cages

  • Kun Zhang;Kaiqiang Wang;Di Li;Qing Sun;Zhen Ye;Wei Liu
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.137-144
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    • 2022
  • As one of the most important vertical transportation equipment in super high-rise buildings, the construction elevator directly affects the project period, cost, and effectiveness. The paper proposes a new construction elevator with single-guide rail and multi-cages. It can solve the problems of single construction elevator capacity shortage and efficacy decrease with height reduction, the occupancy of plan and elevation position of multiple construction elevators, and extension of total construction period by cycling operation of multi-cages on a single-guide rail. The paper focuses on the design and research of the main components of the equipment, such as the rotating guide rail mechanism, vertical bearing mast tie system, segmented electrical power supply system, group control scheduling system, and safety anti-collision system.

Design and Fabrication of NRD Guide Filter using Inductive Iris (유도성 아이리스를 이용한 NRD 가이드 필터의 설계 및 제작)

  • 김영수;류원렬;최형동;유영근
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.13 no.8
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    • pp.741-747
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, NRD guide band pass filter with newly designed inductive iris structure is proposed and analyzed with its test results. In case of common NRD guide filter with air gap coupled structure, it was not easy to fabricate and process or each NRD guide dielectric resonator blocks using PTFE. However, in this our research, each dielectric resonator fabricated in a single NRD guide is coupled with inductive iris located on metal plates. The structure is suitable for mass production of a precise and reliable millimeter-wave filter applications. As a result of measurements, designed NRD guide inductive iris filter has superior performance. The pass band is 38.66~39.06 MHz with 400 MHz bandwidth, insertion loss is about 1.4 dB and return loss is below -18 dB.

The Effect of the Writing Rules of Product User Guide on Consumer Accident Prevention (제품사용설명서의 작성원칙이 소비자의 제품사고예방에 미치는 영향)

  • Seo, JunHyeok;Bae, SungMin
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.509-522
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze how the writing rules of the product user guide affect consumers' understanding of products and the prevention of product accidents. Methods: We surveyed consumers to see how the writing rules of the product user guide help consumers to understand products and prevent product accidents. Results: We derived the importance, necessity, usability, and readability of the principle of making product manuals through analysis of previous research. Usability is the writing rule of the product user guide that the consumer has the most influence on the understanding of product use and the product accident. Conclusion: It is necessary to make product user guide so that consumers can understand the function and safety of products by using video and various image media. Also, It is the obligation to explain all stages of the product and to communicate through the product user guide how to prevent the product accident step by step.

A Study on the Present Stage of Research Support Services of Academic Library in Korea (국내 대학도서관 연구지원서비스의 현단계)

  • Lee, Yong-Jae;Lee, Ji-Wook
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.51 no.1
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    • pp.305-327
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to suggest the ways to reinforce academic library's research support services for professors and researchers in Korea. For this purpose, this study collected the development plans of academic libraries in Korea, and analysed the plans for supporting research activities, and also analysed each library's homepage. And this research classified the research support services of academic libraries into eight types for further analysis. The types are 'subject guide', 'academic information literacy', 'research analysis service', 'research consulting', 'research ethics education', 'thesis writing guide', 'bibliography management program', 'interlibrary loan·original text copy'. As a result, it is shown that the most libraries emphasized 'custom-tailored user education' and marked it on development plan. As subsequent plans, libraries provided the action plans of 'expansion of scholarly DB instruction on each subject', 'expansion of custom-tailored research support services', 'construction of research support service system' one after another. This study suggests 'activation of subject guide service', 'expansion of academic information literacy programs for supporting research', 'introduction of research performance analysis services', and 'support for establishment of research ethics' as ways to strengthen academic libraries' research support services.

Environment Adaptive Emergency Evacuation Route GUIDE through Digital Signage Systems

  • Lee, Dongwoo;Kim, Daehyun;Lee, Junghoon;Lee, Seungyoun;Hwang, Hyunsuk;Mariappan, Vinayagam;Lee, Minwoo;Cha, Jaesang
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.90-97
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    • 2017
  • Nowadays, the most of commercial buildings are build-out with complex architecture and decorated with more complicated interiors of buildings so establishing intelligible escape routes becomes an important case of fire or other emergency in a limited time. The commercial buildings are already equipped with multiple exit signs and these exit signs may create confusion and leads the people into different directions under emergency. This can jeopardize the emergency situation into a chaotic state, especially in a complex layout buildings. There are many research focused on implementing different approached to improve the exit sign system with better visual navigating effects, such as the use of laser beams, the combination of audio and video cues, etc. However the digital signage system based emergency exit sign management is one of the best solution to guide people under emergency situations to escape. This research paper, propose an intelligent evacuation route GUIDE that uses the combination centralized Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and digital signage for people safety and avoids dangers from emergency conditions. This proposed system applies WSN to detect the environment condition in the building and uses an evacuation algorithm to estimate the safe route to escape using the sensor information and then activates the signage system to display the safe evacuation route instruction GUIDE according to the location the signage system is installed. This paper presented the prototype of the proposed signage system and execution time to find the route with future research directions. The proposed system provides a natural intelligent evacuation route interface for self or remote operation in facility management to efficiently GUIDE people to the safe exit under emergency conditions.