• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.298-311
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• 2022

Some problems, such as aging workers, a decreased population due to a low birth rate, and shortage of skilled workers, are rising in construction sites. Therefore research for smart construction technology that can be improved for productivity, safety, and quality has been recently developed with government support by replacing traditional construction technology with advanced digital technology. In particular, the motor grader that mainly performs road surface flattening is a construction machine that requires the application of automation technology for repetitive construction. It is predicted that the construction period will be shortened if the construction automation technology such as trajectory tracking, automation work, and remote control technology is applied. In this study, we introduce the hardware and software architecture of the smart motor grader to apply unmanned and automation technology and then analyze the traditional earthwork method of the motor grader. We suggested the application plans for the path pattern and blade control method of the smart motor grader based on this. In addition, we verified the performance of waypoint-based path-following depending on scenarios and the blade control's performance through tests.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.30-41
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• 2022

With the advent of autonomous driving, personal mobility, drones, and smart roads, it is necessary to respond to changes in the road traffic environment in the road guidance system. However, the use of road signs to guide the road is decreasing compared to the past due to the advent of devices such as navigation and smartphones. Therefore, in this study, a large-scale survey was conducted to derive road sign issues and usage plans to respond to future changes. Based on this, this study presented a strategy to diversify road sign functions by analyzing the factors affecting the use of road signs by citizens. As a result, first, it is necessary to provide real-time variable road guidance information that reflects user needs such as traffic, weather, and local events. Second, it is necessary to informatize digital road signs such as reflecting maps with precision. Third, it is necessary to demonstrate road guidance in a virtual environment that reflects various future mobility and road environments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.335-336
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• 2022

연구목적: 감염병 유행시 감염병 의심 환자의 구급활동을 위해 출동한 소방대원의 안전을 확보하고, 현장에서 수집된 정보를 바탕으로 지역별 감염병 의심환자 발생 현황을 파악하여 현장 통제 및 지원이 가능한 소방 감염병 관리 시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 연구방법: 감염병 의심 환자를 분류할 수 있는 스마트폰 앱을 개발하여 감염병 의심 여부를 확인하고, 감염병 의심 환자로부터 감염을 방지하기 위해 환자 식별용 NFC태그를 1회용 형태로 개발한다. 현장에서 입력되는 감염병 의심 응급환자 관련 데이터를 수집하고 분석할 수 있는 관리 시스템을 개발하여 해당 업무 관련자에게 제공하여 감염병 의심 응급환자의 이송을 개선하는지 평가한다. 연구결과: 실험결과 스마트폰 앱에 구현된 알고리듬을 통해 감염병 의심 여부를 판단할 수 있었으며, 적정 이송병원으로 이송함으로써 재이송 비율히 현저히 감소되었다. 결론: 본 연구를 통해 응급의료 서비스에 ICT 기술을 적용하여 응급의료 서비스를 개선할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였으며 특히 감염병 의심환자에 대한 적정병원 이송으로 이송시간 단축 및 응급환자의 소생률 향상과 함께 구급대원의 안전을 적극적으로 확보할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.710-712
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• 2019

오늘 날 산업현장에서는 현장에서의 생산성 향상과 안전을 강화하기 위한 방법으로 IT기술을 접목한 현장 안전관리 분야가 비약적으로 성장하고 있다. 특히 제조업, 건설업 분야의 산업현장에서 발생하는 안전사고에 대응하기 위해 현장 관리자를 보조하는 IT 기술은 지속적인 분석과 개선이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 산업현장에 투입되는 근로자의 안전을 위하여 인물 Tracking과 광학문자인식 기법을 활용하여 스마트 현장 안전관리 시스템의 구조와 개선방안을 제시한다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Construction Safety
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.32-40
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• 2020

In this study, an application was developed to reduce the work between labor and safety managers and to hire better workers when hiring workers. With the expected increase in foreign workers in the future, the number of illegal workers will also increase. As a result, accident and on-site management are becoming more difficult due to insufficient information collection of workers. Therefore, it was possible to secure on-site safety through an application that could collect accurate information and reduce the time of information exchange between safety managers and labor managers. In addition, the application was designed to help the safety manager identify the faithful workers more quickly when re-employment of the day laborers if many day laborers were assessed and filled out as they were. This anticipates the expected effect of shortening the construction period. The current application collected necessary information through an interview with the site manager. If the company collects more information needed in the field and has big data than it has collected necessary information so far, it will be highly competitive in the market as it can improve the completeness of applications by establishing opinions and reflecting information accordingly.

• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.105-113
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• 2023

Jeollanam-do has 25 land-to-island and island-to-island bridges, the largest number in Korea. It is a local government rich in specialized marine and tourism resources centered on the archipelago and the sea bridges connecting them. However, in the case of sea-crossing bridges, when strong winds or typhoons occur, there is an issue that increases anxiety among users and local residents due to excessive vibration of the bridge, apart from structural safety of the bridge. In fact, in the case of Cheonsa Bridge in Shinan-gun, which was recently opened in 2019, vehicle traffic restrictions due to strong winds and excessive vibrations frequently occurred, resulting in complaints from local residents and drivers due to increased anxiety. Therefore, based on the data measured using IoT measurement technology, it is possible to relieve local residents' anxiety about the safety management of marine bridges by providing quantitative and accurate bridge vibration levels related to traffic and wind conditions of bridges in real time to local residents. This study uses the existing measurement system and IoT sensor to constantly observe the wind speed and vibration of the marine bridge, and transmits it to local residents and managers to relieve anxiety about the safety and traffic of the sea-crossing bridge, and strong winds and to develop technologies capable of preemptively responding to large-scale disasters.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.208-217
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• 2024

There is so much research effort for developing and implementing deep learning-based surveillance systems to manage health and safety issues in construction sites. Especially, the development of deep learning-based object detection in various environmental changes has been progressing because those affect decreasing searching performance of the model. Among the various environmental variables, the accuracy of the object detection model is significantly dropped under low illuminance, and consistent object detection accuracy cannot be secured even the model is trained using low-light images. Accordingly, there is a need of low-light enhancement to keep the performance under low illuminance. Therefore, this paper conducts a comparative study of various deep learning-based low-light image enhancement models (GLADNet, KinD, LLFlow, Zero-DCE) using the acquired construction site image data. The low-light enhanced image was visually verified, and it was quantitatively analyzed by adopting image quality evaluation metrics such as PSNR, SSIM, Delta-E. As a result of the experiment, the low-light image enhancement performance of GLADNet showed excellent results in quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and it was analyzed to be suitable as a low-light image enhancement model. If the low-light image enhancement technique is applied as an image preprocessing to the deep learning-based object detection model in the future, it is expected to secure consistent object detection performance in a low-light environment.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.41-54
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• 2024

Efforts to reduce on-site safety incidents have expanded, leading to active research in this domain. However, a systematic analysis to improve the utility of technology is lacking. In this study, we conducted a survey on the various institutional and technical improvement measures to promote the application of smart construction safety technology over three years after the implementation of the "Smart Safety Equipment Support Project." The results showed that financial constraint was the primary obstacle in the adoption of this innovation. Fostering a flexible environment in the utilization of management fees and financial support of projects was determined to aid in the extensive application of the technology. Ensuring cost efficiency and user-friendliness were principally necessary for technical enhancements in the smart construction safety technology. Technologies, such as VR/AR safety education, real-time location tracking, wearable devices, and innovation on streamlining safety-related work efficiency, had been anticipated to contribute to on-site safety. Operating a smart safety control center was expected to be beneficial in the systematic securing of data and reduction of safety blind spots. Effective methods had been suggested to overcome the barriers that hindered the development and application of smart construction safety technology. This study facilitates in the technological improvements in this field.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.13 no.1 s.53
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• pp.145-151
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• 2009

The span deflection among the monitoring items of bridge measurement system in real time is representative behaviour and important index of superstructure condition. the limit of span deflection in Standard Specifications for Highway Bridge in Korea has been applied to the method that is making the management-criteria for span deflection in bridge measurement system. But the limit concern mainly serviceability of divers. So it is difficult to find the safety factor of the limit from the viewpoint of bridge safety. This study estimated the safety factor of the limit of span-deflection in Standard Specifications for Highway Bridge in Korea from the viewpoint of bridge safety by the indoor structural test.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.46-53
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• 2020

The domestic construction industry is becoming larger, high-rise and specialized. However, safety consciousness is still staying in low levels and falling accidents are apt to rise compared to other industries. So, the new way of safety management is required for reducing of the construction falling accidents. In this paper, we evaluate appropriateness of safety management on construction sites utilizing USN using smart safery equipment. Thus, we calculate loss costs of falling accidents considering accident rates and costs of the USN using smart safery equipment installation then compare both calculated costs. This research aims to propose the method for reduction of construction accidents in addition to conventional safety control methods by analyzing the propriety of applying USN using smart safery equipment on construction sites.