• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2012

The purpose of this research is to obtain and analyze dynamic responses from human volunteers for the development of the human-like mechanical or mathematical model for Korean males in automotive rear collisions. This paper focused on the introduction to a low-speed rear impact sled test involving Korean male subjects, and the accumulation of the motion of head and neck. A total of 50 dynamic rear impact sled tests were performed with 50 human volunteers, who are 30-50 year-old males. Each subject can be involved in only one case to prevent any injury in which he was exposed to the impulse that was equivalent to a low-speed rear-end collision of cars at 5-8 km/h for change of velocity, so called, ${\Delta}V$. All subjects were examined by an orthopedist to qualify for the test through the medical check-up of their necks and low backs prior to the test. The impact device is the pendulum type, tuned to simulate the crash pulse of a real vehicle. All motions and impulses were captured and measured by motion capture systems and pressure sensors on the seat. Dynamic responses of head and T1 were analyzed in two cases(5 km/h, 8 km/h) to compare with the results in the previous studies. After the experiments, human subjects were examined to check up any change in the post medical analysis. As a result, there was no change in MRI and no injury reported. Six subjects experienced a minor stiffness on their back for no more than 2 days and got back to normal without any medical treatment.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.71-74
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• 2007

We have concentrated on the performance improvement of each part for durability, safety and cost of high pressure storage system for fuel cell vehicle so far. But for the mass production of fuel cell vehicle, it is necessary to evaluate durability and safety in system module. We built the standard to evaluate vibration and collision safety of high pressure storage system for fuel cell vehicle, and could verify reliability of high pressure storage system.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2003

For the purpose of evaluation the damage repairability of a Frame Type Passenger vehicle which experienced a Low Speed 40% Offset front and rear Crash Test. tests were made according to the RCAR testing procedures. Test results concluded ; (1) The deceleration at C.G(center of gravity) off 6.9∼11.39 was similar to that for the vehicle. The airbag system was found to affect neither the passenger's safety nor the savings of the repairing costs. (2) In order to improve the repairability of the Frame Type Passenger vehicle after collision should be a higher crash performance of the bumper on the RCAR standards.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2012

This paper discusses the evaluation of the safety impact of the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system in Korea. To evaluate the safety impact, this paper suggests an analysis method by using the test scenario and field operational test data. The test scenario is composed to represent the main component factor of the ACC system and ACC related accident situation such as rear-end collision, lane-change, and road-curvature, etc. Also, from the field operation test data, the system's potential to increase the safety can be measured ideally. Besides, field operational testdata was used to revise the expected safety impact value as Korean road conditions. By using the proposed evaluation method, enhanced safety impact of the ACC system can be estimated scientifically.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.104-113
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• 2013

New USNCAP has been carried out by NHTSA including front and side crash from MY2011. In this paper, test results for USNCAP Side crash were reviewed by statistical analysis. This review focused on side crash test results to investigate the effect of changes from new USNCAP side crash test protocol among 30 passenger cars. These results were summarized as followings. Total number of 5 star vehicles on the front seat dummy (16 vehicles, 53.3%) was slightly smaller than the rear seat's (17 vehicles, 56.7%) in MDB test. For the ES-2re dummy, chest injury, ie maximum rib deflection contributed to 66% in the mean value of $P_{joint}$. Pelvis injury was highly dependent upon performance up to 87% in the SID-IIs dummy cited on the rear seat in average $P_{joint}$. For Pole test, pelvis injury made contribution to the average performance to 83%. For standard deviation, it showed the largest value in the same body region as the mean value for each dummy. Overall front seat performance showed 14 vehicles, 44.6% with 5 star vehicles less than each MDB or Pole test result. This result showed that performances in MDB test were different pattern to Pole test on driver position. Number of 5star vehicles for overall side NCAP performance are 18 passenger cars (60%). Curtain airbag and driver thorax airbag were equipped in all test vehicles. One vehicle is equipped with thorax airbag in the rear seat. Results from two side tests considered as reliability problem, ie the cause for large standard deviation in side crash test. Consequently, the countermeasure for new USNCAP side crash test is essential to design the effective side structures for side collision and to control well dummy kinematics with curtain and thorax airbag in order to reduce chest and pelvis injuries.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2011

This study was initiated to prevent rear-end collision which causes the most frequent human damage by agricultural tractors. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the luminous performance of a stop lamp for an agricultural tractor which could reduce rear-end collision. The performance test of luminous intensity distribution was conducted for a total of 12 tractor models classified by size (above 44 kW for large, 30~43 kW for medium, and below 29 kW for small) and production area (domestic, foreign manufacture) in accordance with Regulation No.7 of UNECE Vehicle Regulations-1958 Agreement considering ${\pm}$20 standard deviation. Three out of 5 large, 3 out of 4 medium, and all small tractors were resulted as inadequate for the test criterion. This study found that the luminous performance results were better as the size of agricultural tractors became bigger. One out of 4 foreign and 2 out of 8 domestic manufacturers were suitable for the test criterion, and overall no difference from the luminosity test results was observed between domestic and foreign manufacturers. In addition, the measuring points, HV, 5L, 5R, 5U and 5D with the minimal luminosity revealed flaws (80% of the proportion of faulty products). Therefore, it is urgent to improve the quality for measuring points (HV, 5U, 5L, 5R, 5D) of stop lamps to apply Regulation No. 7.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 저속충돌에서 승용차량의 범퍼체결구조를 분석하기 위한 것이다. 차량의 손상성-수리성 향상 연구를 위해 범퍼체결구조가 서로 상이한 3개 차종에 대해 RCAR(세계자동차 수리기술위원회)의 저속충돌시험(전,후면 40% 오프셋 충돌시험) 기준을 적용하였다. 시험결과 충격흡수능력은 직사각형 단면형상을 가지고 그 부분이 범퍼레일에 삽입되는 크래시박스식의 범퍼스테이가 대부분의 차량에 적용되고 있는 다른 두 유형의 범퍼체결구조에 비해 우수하게 나타났다. 우수하게 설계된 직사각형 단면형상을 가지는 범퍼체결구조가 저속충돌사고 시 차량의 손상성-수리성을 향상시킴으로써 승객의 안전성도 강화시킬뿐만 아니라 수리비 절감에도 기여할 수 있다는 것이 본 연구에서 입증되었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.843-850
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 국내 위험물 운송용 탱크화차의 충돌안전설계 가이드라인 제안을 위해 해외 충돌안전 기준에 따른 국내 위험물 운송화차에 대하여 비선형 충돌해석을 하여 위험성을 평가하고, 구조적 취약부를 분석하는데 있다. 유럽의 EN 12663-2에서 규정하는 화차의 완충시험 및 북미 49CFR179에서 규정하는 탱크 펑크시험기준을 분석하였으며, 상용 유한요소 해석 솔버인 LS-DYNA를 이용하여 각각 기준에 따른 비선형 유한요소모델을 모델링하였다. EN 규격의 완충시험 해석결과 충돌속도 6 km/h 이하에서는 소성변형이 발생하지 않을 것으로 예측하였지만, 8 km/h 이상의 충돌속도에서 중앙연결기를 통한 하중 전달으로 차체의 센터실 후방 및 탱크 중앙 지지부에서 소성변형을 확인하였다. 북미 법규의 탱크 펑크시험 해석결과 국내 탱크화차는 두부 충돌모드에서 충돌차량의 운동에너지를 4 % 이상 흡수시 두부의 코너부에서 탱크 외벽의 파괴가 발생하였으며, 측면 충돌모드에서 운동에너지 30 % 이상 흡수시에 충격체가 접촉하는 탱크 외벽의 파괴가 발생하여 내부 적재물의 누출을 예상하였다. 국내 유류 운송용 탱크화차의 해외 충돌안전 기준의 만족을 위해서는 차체 구조보강 설계 및 탱크 방호설계 수준을 향상시킬 필요가 있다.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2004

안전측면에서 교통류를 효율적으로 운영${\cdot}$관리하기 위해서는 교통류의 위험정도를 명확하게 판단할 수 있는 기준 및 모형개발이 필요하다. 이를 위해, 본 연구에서는 불완전한 추종으로 인해 발생할 수 있는 교통류 위험을 후미추돌위험의 관점에서 파악하였다. 과거 사고 예측 및 도로위험도 평가모형의 경우 운전자 반응을 고려하지 않았기 때문에, 모형의 신뢰성에 다소 문제가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 한계 및 문제점을 극복하기 위해 사고발생 가능성이라는 개념을 도입함으로써 위험과 사고 사이에 존재하는 운전자 반응을 모형에 반영하였다. 즉, 추종이론 및 안정성 이론을 바탕으로 후미추돌과 관련된 미시적 변수 즉, 운전자의 반응시간과 감속도를 반영하여 운전자를 고려한 모형을 개발하였다. 위험도를 대표할 수 있는 지표 개발을 위해 소음영향평가에서 사용되는 척도를 활용하였으며, 상대적인 위험도 우위를 평가하기 위해 위험강도 및 지속시간을 고려한 ‘등가위험도’를 개발하였다. 서울시 도시고속도로를 대상으로 직접 실험${\cdot}$조사를 수행하였으며, 미시적 교통류 자료수집을 위해 직접 실험차량을 제작하였다. 수집된 자료를 바탕으로 구간별, 차로별, 교통상황별 위험도를 도출하였다. 모형에 의해 도출된 위험도를 해당구간에서 수집된 차로별 사고자료와 비교하여 본 결과, 교통상황 및 사고자료 패턴과 일치하는 결과를 보여주었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 모형은 안전진단 및 도로설계에서부터 첨단안전차량 제어알고리즘의 안전성평가에 이르기가지 다양한 분야에서 활용될 수 있다.