• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2018.01a
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• pp.37-38
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• 2018

본 논문에서 제안하는 시각장애인용 스마트장갑은 시각장애인들이 지팡이를 사용할 때 발생하는 불필요한 접촉을 방지하고, 초음파센서를 이용해 전방의 장애물을 탐지하여 서보모터를 이용해 손등을 두드려 장애물의 유무를 알려준다. 또한 손가락에 있는 정전식 근접 터치 모듈은 손가락끼리 접촉하였을 때 블루투스로 연결된 스마트폰의 특정 어플리케이션을 실행하여 길을 잃거나 긴급 상황이 발생 했을 때 시각장애인도 불편함 없이 문자나 전화를 이용할 수 있도록 고안하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2014.01a
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• pp.243-244
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• 2014

Kinect는 인체의 동작을 인식하는 3D 인터페이스 장비로 가상현실, 증강현실 등 많은 분야에 사용된다. 본 연구에서는 Kinect의 3차원 영상데이터를 이용하여 효율적으로 손가락 움직임을 검출하는 방법을 제안하고 이 정보와 MIDI 인터페이스를 더해 PC기반 가상 바이올린 연주시스템을 구현하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.506-511
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• 2004

Biometrics is getting more and more attention in recent years for security and other concerns. So far, only fingerprint recognition has seen limited success for on-line security check, since other biometrics verification and identification systems require more complicated and expensive acquisition interfaces and recognition processes. Hand-Geometry has been used for biometric verification and identification because of its acquisition convenience and good performance for verification and identification performance. Hence, it can be a good candidate for online checks. Therefore, this paper proposes a Hand-Geometry recognition system based on geometrical features of hand. From anatomical point of view, human hand can be characterized by its length, width, thickness, geometrical composition, shapes of the palm, and shape and geometry of the fingers. This paper proposes thirty relevant features for a Hand-Geometry recognition system. However, during experimentation, it was discovered that length measured from the tip of the finger was not a reliable feature. Hence, we propose a new technique based on Genetic Algorithm for extraction of the center of nail bottom, in order to use it for the length feature.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.195-207
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• 1999

1. PURPOSE This research is a study on constitutional diagnosis through the external appearances, and for finding shape differences of the hand and foot according to the Sasang Constitution. 2. Method We collected 148 person who were healthy and measured length, breadth, circumference and thickness of their hands and feet with 'The Measurement of R. Martin'. We analyzed shape differences of hand and foot according to the Sasang Constitution and made a certain conclusion. 3. Results and Conclusions We got the morphologic characteristics of hand and foot according to the Sasang Constitution. (1) The physical characteristics. The weight is heaviest in Taeumin. (2) The morphologic characteristics of Hand. (1) The wrist circumference is longest in Taeumin. (2) The finger length / hand length(ratio) is higher Soeumin than Taeumin. (3) The wrist breadth is largest in Taeumin(only male). (4) The wrist breadth is larger Taeumin than Soeumin(only female). (5) The palm length is longer Taeumin than Soyangin(only male). (6) The maximum hand breadth is larger Taeumin than Soeumi (only male). (7) The 2nd, 3rd and 4th finger length is longer Soeumin than Soyangin(only male). (3) The morphologic characteristics of Foot. (1) The foot thickness is thickest in Taeumin. (2) The foot breadth is largest in Taeumin. (3) The ankle circumference is longest in Taeumin(only male).

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.63-72
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• 2014

In this paper, we propose a sign language recognition system using SVM and depth camera. Especially, we focus on the Korean sign language. For the sign language system, we suggest two methods, one in hand feature extraction stage and the other in recognition stage. Hand features are consisted of the number of fingers, finger length, radius of palm, and direction of the hand. To extract hand features, we use Distance Transform and make hand skeleton. This method is more accurate than a traditional method which uses contours. To recognize hand posture, we develop the decision tree with the hand features. For more accuracy, we use SVM to determine the threshold value in the decision tree. In the experimental results, we show that the suggested method is more accurate and faster when extracting hand features a recognizing hand postures.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.147-152
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• 2016

Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) undergo changes in shape and hardness when heated or cooled, and do so with great force. Since wire-type SMAs contract in length when heated and pull with a surprisingly large force and move silently, they can be used as actuactors which replace motors. These SMA actuators can be heated directly with electricity and can be used to create a wide range of motions. This paper presents the mechanical design and control for a three fingered, six degree-of-freedom robotic hand actuated by SMA actuators. Each finger has two joints and each joint is actuated with two tendons in the antagonistic manner. In order to create the sufficient force to make the smooth motion, the tendon is composed of two SMA actuators in parallel. For controlling the current to heat the SMA actuators, PWM drivers are used. In experiments, the antagonistic interaction of fingers are evaluated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.353-353
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• 2008

트랜지스터 속도는 현저하게 향상되어지는 반면에 RFICs(RF integrated circuits)는 대용량화, 고속화, 고집적화, 소형화, 고 효율화 온칩(on-chip) 수동소자의 부재에 의해 발전을 이루지 못하였다. 즉, 최근 전자기기의 집적화, 초소형화 됨에 따라 실장 밀도를 높이기 위해 부품의 소형화가 강하게 요구되는 동시에 Radio Frequency(RF)에서 이용가능한 수동소자인 capacitor를 개발하고자 본 논문에서는 손가락 모양(interdigital configuration)을 갖는 RF capacitor를 Ansoft사의 HFSS를 이용하여 이상적인 S-parameter, 정전용랑(capacitance), 손실계수(loss tangent)를 도출하고자 한다. 680um의 $Al_2O_3$ 기판에 BST doped MgO을 30um, Chromium과 gold를 각각 5um로 증착시켰다. 핑거 개수 (n, number), 핑거 길이(1, length), 핑거 간격(g, gap), 핑거 너비(w, width)를 변화 시켜가면서 이상적인 결과 값에 가까운 모양 (interdigital configuration)을 얻을 수 있었다. 핑거 수 3 개 일 때 입력 값에 대하여 손실 없는 출력 값(투과값)을 갖는 $S_{21}$이 1.5GHz에서 6dB이하로 떨어졌으며 핑거 간격이 줄고 핑거 너비가 커지고 핑거길이가 커질수록 높은 캐패시턴스 값을 갖는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.19-26
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• 2006

This paper presents a novel pneumatic tactile display that can deliver some useful information. The air-jet display forms 5 by 5 arrays and features air nozzles with an external diameter of 2.4mm and internal diameter of 1.5 mm. In comparison with other tactile displays such as vibrotactile, there is little concrete psychophysical data relating to pneumatic displays, a fact which hinders their adoption. This paper addresses this challenge, and presents brief psychophysical studies examining localization rate, the two point threshold, stimulus intensity and the temporal threshold of cues produced by pneumatic air jets. Two groups of subjects were used in these studies, subsequently termed groups A and B. Both were comprised of eight participants. In the case of localization study we obtained 58.13% and 85.9% of localization rates each for dense display and sparse display. Two-points threshold test showed the length of gap between two air-jet stimuli which subjects can detect. However, it was formidable to find out precise temporal resolution of PTI owing to the limitation of capability of the pneumatic valves. Lastly, the results of stimulus intensity study suggest that by varying the size of a pneumatically created tactile stimulus, we can effectively vary its perceived magnitude.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.128-133
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• 2002

We developed a electronic music glove (BMG) system that plays musical scores in real time processing. The EMG system interfaces with the signal coming from the controller to the sound card in the computer, The computer, according to the status of the fingers and foot switches, generates the sound signals and sends them to the speaker systems through the application C++ program and MIDI message. The EMG systems control the velocity and duration of sound and several musical performance expressions such as chorus, reverberation, rhythm, and volume. Finally, we implemented the digital drum set using: the EMG system as example.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.21-26
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• 2014

Background: In the present study, we examined gender roles, job satisfaction, and the relationship between the two among orthopedic manual physical therapists (OMT). Methods: The subject of this study was 208 physical therapists working in the general hospital and rehabilitation in Daejeon. In order to examine the nature of the subject, we calculated the ratio of second finger length for fourth finger of predominant hand and completed the questionnaire to determine the general characteristics and job satisfaction. Results: The OMT and NOMT (non OMT) digit ratio results were not significantly different (p>.05). Digit ratio based on gender was also not significantly different between groups (p>.05). Among the job satisfaction survey items, OMT was significantly higher than NOMT in terms of Pride, Reflection of opinions, aptitude match, and field satisfaction (p<.05); however, there were no significant differences between groups for the remaining items. Digit ratio was not significantly related to any of the job satisfaction items (p>.05). Conclusions: We determined that gender roles had a limited influence on selecting and continuing with orthopedic physical therapy.