• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2021

본 연구는 보행보조차의 사용성평가 및 노인의 사회활동에 대한 조사를 통해 제품 R&D에 기초자료를 제공하며 제품이 고령자의 삶에 미치는 영향을 알아보아 고차원적 참고자료 제시를 목적으로 연구를 진행하였다. 본 연구는 성남시 거주 보행보조기 사용 노인 60명을 대상으로 설문조사를 진행하였다. 조사결과 제품의 접이기능, 무게, 등받이의 형태, 의자의 재질 등에서 불만족이 나타났다. 사회활동 조사 결과 제품의 편의성이 노인의 외출 증가에 가장 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 드러났으며 승강기 및 대중교통과 같은 시설 이용의 불편이 외출 감소에 상당한 영향을 주는 것으로 드러났다. 따라서 노인의 일상생활 및 외출에 보행보조차의 기능개선도 중요한 요인 중 하나지만 도시적 차원의 인프라 개선 및 구축도 중요한 요인으로 파악된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권1D호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2008

서울도심의 경제는 날로 악화되고 있고, 활성화시킬 대안이 필요한 실정이다. 그 대안으로 본 연구에서는 워나비.쇼나비 정보시스템을 개발한다. 쇼나비시스템은 보행자들이 쇼핑할 때 상점의 이름, 위치, 주력상품 및 가격 등에 대한 정보를 실시간으로 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 한편, 워나비시스템은 차량네비게이터와 유사한 기능을 보행자를 위해 수행하는 시스템으로 보행으로 쇼핑하는 사람들에게 길안내의 역할을 하게 된다. 이 시스템을 이용하게 되면 보행자들은 가장 빠른길, 편안한 길, 즐거운 길 등 다양한 보행경로정보를 이동 중 제공 받게 되고 동시에 대중교통정보도 제공받을 수 있다. 워나비.쇼나비 시스템을 실제 작동시키기 위해 필요한 정보통신기술로는 GPS와 RFID 기술을 복합한 방식을 제시했다. 이 시스템을 통해 보행을 활용한 쇼핑이 활성화되고 활기찬 도심으로 거듭날 것을 확신한다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.51-55
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• 1991

Since slipping has been identified as a major hazard, it is important to understand the mechanism of a slip. Many researches, based on biomechanical studies, had been attempted to do that. Thowever, the correlation between the mechanism of a slip and psychophysical behaviors of people had rarely been verified. For example, the existence of small slips in a forward direction, which do not normally perceived by human subjects, has been established by several experimenters. However, the term "microslips are not perceived by the walkers[4]." has not been examined precisely by any experiments. The objective of this study is, using a Signal Detection Theory (SDT), to define a microslip and slip more quqntitatively with the biomechanical measurement of slip distance. The results showed that, the slip distance around the 3 centimeters, there was a obvious change in the accident detectability of the subject. The conclusion is that it is possible to identify the boundary of a microslip and slip around the 3 centermeters of slip distance.

• Advances in robotics research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2018

The evolution of bipedal robots was the foundation stone for development of Humanoid robots. The highly complex and non-linear dynamic of human walking made it very difficult for researchers to simulate the gait patterns under different conditions. Simple controllers were developed initially using basic mechanics like Linear Inverted Pendulum (LIP) model and later on advanced into complex control systems with dynamic stability with the help of high accuracy feedback systems and efficient real-time optimization algorithms. This paper illustrates a number of significant mathematical models and controllers developed so far in the field of bipeds and humanoids. The key facts and ideas are extracted and categorized in order to describe it in a comprehensible structure.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.51-63
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• 2007

Diabetic foot ulcers result from abnormal mechanical loading of the foot, such as repetitive pressure applied to the plantar aspect of the foot while walking. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy causes changes in foot structure, affecting foot function and subsequently leading to increased plantar foot pressure, which is a predictive risk factor for the development of diabetic foot ulceration. To early identify the insensitive foot makes it possible to prevent diabetic foot ulceration and to protect the foot at risk from abnormal biomechanical loading. Abnormal foot pressures can be reduced using several different approaches, including callus debridement, prescription of special footwear, foot orthosis. injection of liquid silicone, Achilles tendon lengthening, and so forth. Off-loading of the diabetic wound is a key factor to successful wound healing as it is associated with reduced inflammatory and accelerated repair processes. Pressure relief can be achieved using various off-loading modalities including accommodative dressing, walking splints, ankle-foot orthosis, total contact cast, and removable and irremovable cast walkers.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권spc1호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2005

Multibody system dynamics is based on classical mechanics and its engineering applications originating from mechanisms, gyroscopes, satellites and robots to biomechanics. Multibody system dynamics is characterized by algorithms or formalisms, respectively, ready for computer implementation. As a result simulation and animation are most convenient. Recent developments in multibody dynamics are identified as elastic or flexible systems, respectively, contact and impact problems, and actively controlled systems. Based on the history and recent activities in multibody dynamics, recursive algorithms are introduced and methods for dynamical analysis are presented. Linear and nonlinear engineering systems are analyzed by matrix methods, nonlinear dynamics approaches and simulation techniques. Applications are shown from low frequency vehicles dynamics including comfort and safety requirements to high frequency structural vibrations generating noise and sound, and from controlled limit cycles of mechanisms to periodic nonlinear oscillations of biped walkers. The fields of application are steadily increasing, in particular as multibody dynamics is considered as the basis of mechatronics.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2012

In this study, the prosodic disambiguation of the syntactic attachment differences was investigated in relation to the effect of lexical bias. Speech materials were composed of N1-conj-N2-PP phrases such as "walkers and runners with dogs." The results show that the use of durational pattern is dominant over the pitch pattern to differentiate the attachment differences. The characteristic pitch contour was the rise and fall over N1 and N2 in the high attachment. The pitch contour in the low attachment was the rise and fall over N2 and N3 although the frequency of such patterns was lower for the low attachment case. For the durational pattern, the lengthening in the N2 region plays a significant role in the disambiguation of the syntactic attachments. The interaction between the lexical bias and the syntactic attachment was not statistically significant in the duration data.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.298-306
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• 2013

Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the fields of video surveillance and mobile object tracking. This paper proposes a mobile object tracking algorithm. First, several parameters such as object window, object area, and expansion-contraction (E-C) parameter are defined. Then, a modified E-C algorithm for multiple-object tracking is presented. The proposed algorithm tracks moving objects by expansion and contraction of the object window. In addition, it includes methods for updating the background image and avoiding occlusion of the target image. The validity of the proposed algorithm is verified experimentally. For example, the first scenario traces the path of two people walking in opposite directions in a hallway, whereas the second one is conducted to track three people in a group of four walkers.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송∙미디어공학회 2016년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.21-22
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 동영상에서 객체를 자동 검출하는 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법은 정지 영상에서 객체를 검출하는 기법과 동영상에서 객체를 추적하는 기법을 동시에 수행하여 동영상에서 객체를 검출한다. 매 프레임 검출기는 학습된 종류의 객체들을 검출하고 추적기는 이전 프레임에서 검출되었던 객체를 추적한다. 검출기가 검출한 결과와 추적기가 추적한 결과를 매칭하고, 겹치는 결과와 그렇지 않은 결과에 대해 각각 다른 검사를 수행하여 신뢰도 있는 결과를 도출한다. 실험 결과를 통해 제안하는 기법이 기존 검출 기법에 비해 우수한 성능을 보임을 확인한다.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate safety and dangerous awareness of environment on walking trails. For this purpose, questionnaire survey are carried out by people who had experience using walking trails during 2016. It is evaluated that environments of walking trails located inside big cities are inferior than ones located in small and medium-sized cities and countryside in air pollution, bed smell, water pollution, noise, and waste. Needs about management and number installed public restroom are high for hygienic environment of walking trails. With waste treatment, users of 2.4 percentage are showed improper behavior that they left their rubbish at the place out of view but others bring their trash. Accident likelihood is highly appreciated and possibility of physical accident like slipping is showed at the highest. The reasons of accident on walking trails are responded with carelessness of walkers and improper of installation or management of safety facility at the most. For safety environment of walking trails, needs of installation of safety fences and notices of dangerous area are requested. In order to separate prevention from paths of walking trails, signposts are needed at visual clearness, maintenance, installation with proper interval and location, and correct contents. Respondents of 2.4 percentage have experiences of accident on walking trails and physical accident like slipping is occurred at the most.