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지하 철도역사에서 위치확인을 위한 스마트 점자블럭의 RF 특성 분석

RF Characteristics Analysis of Smart Braille Block for Location Identification in Subway Station

  • Hwng, Jong-Gyu (New Transportation Innovation Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hee (New Transportation Innovation Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • An, Tae-Ki (New Transportation Innovation Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
  • 투고 : 2020.02.11
  • 심사 : 2020.04.23
  • 발행 : 2020.06.30

초록

철도역사는 최근 들어 환승 등으로 더욱 복잡해지면서 철도역사 내부에서 이동자는 본인의 가고자 하는 목적지를 찾는데 어려움을 호소하고 있으며, 특히 교통약자들의 경우는 더욱 많은 어려움을 호소하고 있다. 특히 교통약자들은 철도역사 바닥에 설치된 점자 블록을 기반으로 역사 내에서 위치를 찾고 있으나 현실적으로는 어려움이 많아 역사이용 만족도가 매우 낮게 나오고 있다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 철도역사에서의 다양한 스마트모빌리티 서비스 지원을 위해서는 역사 이용자의 실시간 위치확인을 위한 스마트 점자 블록을 제안하고, 이 스마트 점자 블록의 재질별 RF 특성해석을 통해 철도역사 적합한 스마트 점자 블록의 재질, 그리고 스마트 점자 블록 내부의 RF 센서 간 이격거리 가이드라인을 제시하고자 한다. 특성해석을 통해 분석한 결과 결국 스마트 점자 블록의 적용 시 소재 변화에 공사 현장에 맞는 소재를 선정한 뒤 적용 예정인 RF 시스템 특히 RF 성능을 크게 좌우하는 안테나에 대한 성능변화를 반드시 사전 검토 과정을 통해 확인한 후 적용해야 할 것으로 보인다.

The location information of the people or mover is essential for supporting various smart mobility services in railway stations which are mostly underground. For this purpose, a smart braille block is proposed to identify the location of the mover of the people. In this paper, the frequency characteristics of each material of the upper and lower parts of the braille block are analyzed to examine the appropriate materials for railway history. In addition, the guidelines for actual manufacturing were derived by analyzing the separation distance between two RF sensors in the smart braille block. As a result of analysis through the characteristic analysis in this paper, after selecting the material suitable for the construction site when the smart braille block is applied, the performance change of the RF system, especially the antenna that greatly influences the RF performance, must be reviewed in advance. It seems to have to be applied after checking through.

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