• International Journal of Railway
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2008

During maintenance or construction works in or at the tracks of railways, high risks for passengers and railway staff, especially for the workers on the construction site exist. The high risks result out of the movement of rail vehicles, like trains or construction vehicles, which must be faced by using any available technical and operational technologies for securing them against the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the level of protection continuously and to identify new and innovative methods and technologies for the protection of the gang (construction worker, machines and material). Especially on construction sites at line sections with two or more parallel tracks but also with single tracks, there are still a lot of incidents and accidents mostly with seriously injured persons or fatalities. These were mainly gang members that breach the railway-loading gage. By using proper warning or protection systems, the avoidance of such accidents must be achieved. The latest developments. in gang protection systems concern on the one hand fixed barriers in the middle between the construction site and the operated track and on the other hand construction vehicles equipped with automatic warning systems. The disadvantage of such protection methods is that the gang can be warned against an approaching train but a monitoring of the gang members cannot be performed. Only one part of a potential dangerous situation will be detected. If the gang members will overhear the acoustic warning signal of the security staff and the workers will not leave the danger zone in the track, the driver of the approaching train had no chance to react to the dangerous situation. An accident is often inevitable. While the detection of acoustic warning signals by the gang members working on a construction site is very difficult, the acoustical planning of an automatic warning system has to be designed for an acoustic short range level of one meter besides the construction vehicle. The decision about the use of today's technical warning system (fixed systems, automatic warning systems, etc.) must be geared to the technical feasibility and the level of safety which is needed. Criteria for decision guidance to block a track should be developed by danger estimation and economical variables. To realize the actual jurisdiction and to minimize the hazards of railway operations by the use of construction vehicles near the tracks further developments are needed. This means, that the warning systems have to be enhanced to systems for protection, which monitor the realization of the warning signal as a precondition for giving a movement authority to a train. This method can protect against accidents caused by predictable wrongdoing. The actual state of the art technique of using a collective warning combined with additional security staff is no longer acceptable. Therefore, the Institute of Transportation System of the German Aerospace Center in Braunschweig (Germany) will develop a gang warning and protection system based upon imaging methods, with optical sensors such as video in visible and invisible ranges, radar, laser, and other. The advantage of such a system based on the possibility to monitor both the gang itself and the railway-loading gauge either of the parallel track or of the same track still in use. By monitoring both situations, the system will be able to generate a warning message for the approaching train, that there are obstacles in the track, so that the train can be stopped to prevent an accident. And also the gang workers will be warned, while they breach their area.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.225-232
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• 2017

이 연구는 근로자의 고용상태에 따라 사고 이후 사회경제적 상태에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 알아보기 위해 연구되었다. 노동패널(2001-2006) 자료를 이용하여, 2001년 근로자들의 경제활동 상태, 고용상태가 연구기간 내 어떻게 변화했는지 알아보았다. 추적관찰 동안, 경제활동 그룹에 비해 실직 그룹에서 사고로 인한 장애를 더 많이 겪은 것으로 나타났다. 더구나, 실직그룹에서 산업재해율도 가장 높았다. 고용 상태별로 보면, 일용직, 무임금 근로자들이 장애를 더 많이 겪은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 이들은 사고를 겪은 후, 비활동경제상태 또는 실직자가 되었다. 다른 근로자그룹과 비교해서 비활동경제 그룹, 실직자, 일용직, 무임금 가족근로자가 사고율도 높았는데 이는 결과적으로 이들의 사회경제적 상태를 더 악화시켰다.

• 산업공학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.114-126
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• 2012

This study describes a real-time location monitoring system developed for efficient operation of workplace in plant equipment maker. This monitoring system can be applied for indoor and outdoor working environment respectively. By using the real-time tracking system based on RTLS, it is possible to track worker's movement and location of working object under indoor working environment. For outdoor working environment, the real-time monitoring system based on IDGPS is applied for work safety and balanced workload. A case study is provided to evaluate the performance of the real-time monitoring system.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.488-493
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• 2001

CWR technology is generally believed to contribute to the increase of train speed and bring a variety of significant advantages, such as the decrease in track works, noise and vibration as well as the improvement of passenger comfort. In CWR technology, welding is considered to be one of the most important element technologies. Among the various welding methods, thermit welding is the most frequently used one for site welding since the operation is simple and the instruments are light as well as easy to deal with. However, it could cause interference with safety operation of trains since thermit welding points, are essentially made of castings and there are potentialities of defects according to the operation conditions, the environment of the site as well as the dexterity of the worker. This study tries to describe the characteristics of thermit welding, defect-causing factors and defect-detection methods at welding points.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.48-58
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• 2009

최근 들어, 건설시공에 있어서 현장 내 작업자의 안전관리는 중요하게 인식되고 있다. 특히, 터널, 공동구 등 지하구조물에서는 건설 중 붕괴사고가 빈번하게 발생하고 있어 그 중요성이 더욱 강조되고 있다. 하지만, 지하구조물의 특성상 유 무선 통신환경의 구현이 매우 어렵기 때문에 위험사고 발생 시 구조를 위한 현장투입요원과 구조자의 위치추적 및 음성통신이 어려워 구조작업에 많은 어려움이 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 지하구조물 시공시 건설시공의 열악한 환경에 적합하고 작업자의 3차원 위치추적 및 통신 연락이 가능한 무선통신 및 위치인식 통합기술 기반의 지하구조물 현장지원시스템에 대한 최적의 요소기술을 도출하였다.

• 사물인터넷융복합논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2023

인터스트리4.0의 주요 기술인 인간-로봇 협업은 작업자의 안전을 보장하기 위한 추가적인 조치들이 필요하다. 협동로봇과 작업자간 충돌을 회피하는 기존 방식은 주로 로봇에 부착된 센서와 카메라를 기반으로 총돌을 탐지한다. 이러한 방식은 로봇, 사람 물체를 지속적으로 추적하고 충돌회피를 위한 복잡한 알고리즘이 필요하며, 작업 환경 변화에 빠르게 대응하지 못하는 단점이 있다. 본 논문은 인간과 로봇이 협업하는 과정에서 작업자가 위험을 느낄 때의 감정을 인식하여 협동로봇과의 충돌을 방지할 수 있는 웹 기반 플랫폼을 개발하였다. 이를 위해 웨어러블 뇌파장치를 이용하여 감정 관련 뇌파를 수집하고 저장하는 웹 기반 애플리케이션을 개발하였으며, 중립/긍정/부정 감정의 특징을 추출하고 분류하는 딥러닝 모델을 제안하였다. 또한 분류된 감정에 따라 모터동작을 제어하는 사물인터넷 인터페이스 프로그램을 개발하였다. 구현된 시스템의 성능분석을 위해 공개 데이터세트와 실제 수집된 데이터 세트를 사용하여 제안한 딥러닝 모델의 성능을 분석하였다. 공개 데이터 세트의 경우 정확도는 96.8%이며, 실제 수집 데이터세트의 경우 정확도는 70.7%이다.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2014

Background: This study examined the effects of cervical traction group and cervical traction & nerve mobilization exercise group after applying conservative physical therapy to Computer Workers with Cervical Radiculopathy. Methods: They were randomly divided into two groups: 18 subjects were cervical traction group, 22 subjects were cervical traction and nerve mobilization exercise group. Each group performed its own exercise 30 minutes per day, three times per week, for 4 weeks. Pain intensity was measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) and neck disability index (NDI). Cervical extensor muscles strength (CEMS) was measured by the Pressure biofeedback unit. Grasping power (GP) was measured by the Grip Track Commander. Results: After 4 weeks therapy, VAS and NDI were significantly reduced in both groups (p<.05) and CEMS and GP were significantly increased in both groups (p<.05). Significant differences were also evident between the two groups for these three measurements (p<.05). Conclusions: cervical traction and nerve mobilization exercise group is more effective than cervical traction group for reducing VAS and NDI and increasing GP in computer workers with cervical radiculopathy.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2011

Personnel maintaining or repairing the railway tracks or signaling facilities around tracks may experience the sensory disorder when doing maintenance works at the trackside of railway for long time. In this case personnel maintaining at the trackside may collide with the train since they cannot recognize the approach of motor-car although it approaches to the vicinity of maintenance workplace because of the sensory block phenomenon occurred due to their long hours of continued monotonous maintenance work. In order to prevent such motor-car accidents that may occur because railway track workers are unable to recognize the approaching train, the safety alarm equipment is developed to make the approaching motor-car send radio signals and bidirectional detection mechanism between approaching train and trackside personnel. It shows the possibility of utilization in various forms of safety equipment for workers only to the safety helmet to be worn by the maintenance workers while using the configuration of transmitting/receiving sides. In the paper it is represented new alarm equipment, which is the bone-anchored speaker-based safety helmet to be worn by the maintenance workers.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.736-743
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• 2022

Construction workers experience a high rate of fatal incidents from mobile equipment in the industry. One of the major causes is the decline in the acoustic condition of workers due to the constant exposure to construction noise. Previous studies have proposed various ways in which audio sensing and machine learning techniques can be used to track equipment's movement on the construction site but not on the audibility of safety signals. This study develops a novel framework to help automate safety surveillance in the construction site. This is done by detecting the audio sound at a different signal-to-noise ratio of -10db, -5db, 0db, 5db, and 10db to notify the worker of imminent dangers of mobile equipment. The scope of this study is focused on developing a signal processing model to help improve the audible sense of mobile equipment for workers. This study includes three-phase: (a) collect audio data of construction equipment, (b) develop a novel audio-based machine learning model for automated detection of collision hazards to be integrated into intelligent hearing protection devices, and (c) conduct field experiments to investigate the system' efficiency and latency. The outcomes showed that the proposed model detects equipment correctly and can timely notify the workers of hazardous situations.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.303-311
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• 2017

국내의 철도작업자의 안전사고는 열차 운행 기관사의 부주의, 선로변 작업자의 감각차단 현상 및 신호수의 실수 등으로 인해 추돌사고가 주요 원인으로 매년 꾸준히 발생하고 있으며 이러한 안전사고를 예방할 수 있는 대책 마련이 시급하다. 따라서 철도 작업 시, 선로변 작업자가 청각과 시각적으로 열차접근을 검지하여 열차 접근으로부터 대피할수 있는열차접근경보시스템을 개발하였다. 이 시스템은 철도 작업장에서 1.5km 이상 전후방 선로에 열차자동겸지장치를 설치하여 자동으로 열차 진입을 검지하도록 하고 작업장에 설치된 실시간 경보장치에 유무선으로 검지 신호를 전달하도록 하며, 검지신호를 수신한 실시간 경보장치는 LED 경보등 및 사이렌 등으로 작업자에게 경보신호를 주는 방식으로 작동된다. 이전의 시스템에 비해 원거리에 있는 열차접근의 검지가 가능하고 주로 무선통신방식을 채택하여 통신배선작업이 불필요하며 충전식 배터리와 태양광 충전장치를 통해 외부 전원 공급이 어려운 현장의 상황에 적합한 이점이 있다. 시스템의 현장검증을 통하여 열차자동검지장치와 실시간 경보장치의 성능평가를 실시하였고 100%구동을 확인하여 신뢰성을 검증하였다.