• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.1123-1131
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• 2023

This study aimed to present a method to effectively suppress metal artifacts caused by spinal fusion surgery during spinal MRI study. For this purpose, a phantom made of spinal surgery screws was created to reproduce the metal artifact. Then, images were acquired with 1.5T and 3.0T MRI to evaluate changes in metal artifacts according to magnetic field strength. In addition, metal artifacts were evaluated by increasing the receive bandwidth to 200, 400 and 800 Hz/PX. As a result, metal artifacts occurring in images obtained from the 1.5T MRI decreased by approximately 52.2% compared to images obtained from the 3.0T MRI, showing a significant difference (p<0.05). In particular, the signal loss and signal pile up areas were reduced by approximately 52.81% and 42.71%, respectively, showing a significant effect in suppressing metal artifacts. On the other hand, when images were acquired while increasing the receive bandwidth from 200 to 800 Hz/PX, there was no significant effect, with a decrease of up to 8.93% for the 1.5T MRI and up to 10.98% for the 3.0T MRI (p>0.05). As a result of this study, increasing the receive bandwidth reduced signal loss and reduced some metal artifacts, but did not have a significant effect because it did not suppress signal pile up. However, when the magnetic field strength was reduced from 3.0T to 1.5T, signal loss and signal pile up were greatly reduced, effectively improving the metal artifact. Therefore, in order to suppress metal artifacts caused by spinal fusion surgery, study using a low magnetic field MRI can be said to be the most effective method.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.60-70
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• 2013

This study aims to develop a truck priority on left-turn algorithm that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing heavy duty truck's stops at signalized intersection. The signal priority is granted for a left-turn phase, because heavy duty trucks can deteriorate left-turn traffic flow due to the low acceleration or deceleration rate and large turn radius. Truck priority allows to provide the stable speed control for heavy duty truck, and reduces emissions at the signal intersection. Also, two signal recovery strategies are compared for various traffic conditions. This study analyzes the effectiveness of truck priority such as greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption reduction, and total travel time saving using the PARAMICS and Comprehensive Modal Emissions Model (CMEM). The results show that signal priority for heavy duty trucks has an effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumptions at non-peak hour. Also, it shows decreasing total travel time due to reducing truck stops.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.28-30
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 전이중 통신 방식을 사용하는 DOCSIS 3.1 시스템의 자기간섭 제거를 위한 자기간섭신호의 채널 및 비선형 왜곡 요소를 추정하는 기술을 제안한다. DOCSIS 3.1 시스템의 전이중 통신 방식은 일반적으로 가입자 단말인 CM (Cable Modem) 과 케이블방송신호 송신 시스템인 CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) 사이의 상하향 통신을 시간/주파수의 분할 없이 동시에 수행하는 통신 방식이다. CMTS 에서 CM 의 신호를 수신함과 동시에 CMTS 신호를 송신하는 경우 고출력의 CMTS 송출신호가 CMTS 의 수신기로 인가되는 자기간섭 현상이 발생하게 된다. 이렇게 인가되는 자기간섭신호는 고출력 증폭기 (HPA: High - Power Amplifier) 및 Feedback 채널의 영향으로 크게 왜곡되어 수신된다. 따라서 자기간섭신호를 제거하고 CM 의 신호를 원활하게 복조하기 위해서는 자기간섭신호의 왜곡 요소룰 추정 및 보상하는 절차가 반드시 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 자기간섭신호의 HPA 에서 발생하는 비선형 왜곡 요소 및 Feedback 채널의 영향으로 발생하는 채널 요소를 추정하는 기술을 제안하고 성능을 분석한다. 제안된 기술은 간단한 연산기반으로 왜곡요소의 추정이 가능하며 반복추정을 통해 성능을 효과적으로 향상시키는 것이 가능하다.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.23-32
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• 2010

Because ROTA(road traffic authority) analyzes the effects of accident reduction based on the data of 1-year after installation of RLC(red light camera), study of accident reduction effects over year after the installation of RLC is very short. This study deals with the traffic accident reduction during 3 years after the installation of RLC. The objective is to analyze the effects of accident reduction by year using EB method. In pursuing the above, the study uses the 951 accident data occurred at the 20 intersections which RLC are installed. The main results analyzed are as follows. First, the safety performance function (SPF) has been developed by the Poisson regression models which are statistically significant. Second, the results of an Empirical Bayes(EB) analyses showed that the accidents were reduced by the range from 2.73 to 38.75% after 1 year, from 6.85 to 47.36% after 2 year, and from 6.04 to 39.31% after 3 year from the installation of RLC.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.6D
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• pp.623-636
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• 2012

Roundabout is an intersection that allows vehicles to pass through the intersection by circulating the circular traffic island at the center of the intersection. In this study, a comparative analysis was conducted on roundabout at five locations in order to deduce the operational result and financial effect of roundabout and signal intersection. As for the operational result, it was found that roundabout showed improvement effect in the average delay per vehicle compared to that of signal intersection by minimum of 65.6% and maximum of 91.77%. it was found that roundabout showed financial cost-saving effect in the traffic congestion cost compared to that of signal operation by minimum of 58.59% and maximum of 81.69% per year. It can be known from these analysis results that roundabout has significant operational effects under certain amount of traffic volume by allowing vehicles to pass through the intersection in a continuous way without much waiting time and stoppage from signal control.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.57-64
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• 1994

This paper describes the measurement of tissue blood flow by the the self-mixing effect of laser diode. A Laser doppler signals due to the moving object and the tissue blood flow were detected by the self-mixing effect of laser diode. The Doppler shifted frequency was changed linearly with the driving frequency of moving object and was increase after the exercise. The results of in-vivo experiment were consistent with the result of exercise physiology.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.121-128
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• 2009

This study has proposed the signal operating system to use both semi-actuated signal control and pedestrian push-button as a way to make up for the problems of 3 leg intersections which are operated inefficiently in the signal operation, one of the methods of traffic operations. In case of the semi-actuated signal control, it can reduce delay inside the intersection by serving to uncongested traffic on the main road where there is not much traffic volume on the secondary road and push-button signal can reduce unnecessary waiting time it could happen to vehicles by operating it though there is no pedestrian. Quantitative analysis was tried regarding the average delay reduction per vehicle using VISSIM, microscopic simulation program regarding how much effect it has compared with the existing signal control system and semi-actuated signal control system when the above two advantages are collected. The field test was performed for one three-leg intersection of Incheon. According to respectively signal control method pedestrian traffic changed and executed a sensitivity analysis. The result which compares the average delay time per a vehicle of scenarios, the signal control method of using the pedestrian push-button system in comparison with the fixed signal control method showed to decrease effect of a minimum 3.7 second (10%), a maximum 5.8 second (16%). When the pedestrian traffic volume was 20% or less of the measurement traffic volume, The signal control method of using the pedestrian push-button system appeared to be more efficient the semi-actuated signal control with object intersection.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2012.06a
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• pp.337-339
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• 2012

최근 인간공학 및 감성공학 분야에 대한 관심이 크게 증가하여 다양한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 바이오피드백 인터페이스 기술에 대한 기초 연구로서 복합 생체신호를 처리하고 모델링 하는 시스템을 만드는 것은 매우 중요하며 이러한 기술들의 궁극적 역할은 쾌적한 삶의 환경을 제공하는 것이므로 생체 신호 분석을 기반으로 한 인간 중심의 시스템이 미래 기술의 핵심 키워드가 될 것이다. 본 논문에서는 생체신호(EEG, ECG)분석을 통해 사용자의 집중도 및 감정 상태를 인식하고 사용자의 의도를 효과적으로 반영 가능한 바이오피드백 인터페이스를 설계하였다. 기존의 단일 생체신호를 이용한 인터페이스 기법에 비해 복합 생체신호를 분석함으로써 사용자의 상태 및 의도를 판단함에 용이하고 활용성이 향상 되도록 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• autumn
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• pp.295-298
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 잡음에 오염된 신호의 지각관계를 해석하여 지각 필터 응답 제어를 통한 음성 신호 개선 알고리즘을 제안한다. 음성 신호 개선 기법은 단일 채널환경에서 사람의 청각시스템에서의 주파수 변별력을 나타내는 각각의 임계대역에 대한 전체 에너지를 나타내는 임계대역 에너지의 지각적인 확산의 영향 즉, 마스킹 확산의 영향을 나타내는 자극에너지를 이용하여 신호와 잡음 에너지에 의해 변화하는 잡음에 의한 신호의 마스킹 구간을 검출하여 묵음 구간 추출 잡음 필터응답과 추정 잡음 오차를 보상시킨 필터응답을 통한 지각 필터 응답을 보상하여 신호를 개선하는 방법이다. 실험 결과 제안한 방법을 통해 SNR에 개선과 음질 개선 효과를 얻을 수 있음을 테스트를 통해 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1503_1504
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• 2009

MEMS 구조물은 ${\mu}m$단위의 크기로 만들어지므로 각속도계와 같이 정밀한 센서를 만들 때에는 노이즈 문제를 해결하지 않으면 신호를 측정할 수가 없다. MEMS 구조물의 미세한 진동에 의해 발생되는 수 pico-coulomb의 전하를 측정해야하므로 구동 신호가 검출 전극에서 Feed-through되어 나타나는 경우 그 크기가 구동에 의한 신호보다 100배 이상 크기 때문에 원하는 신호를 검출할 수 없다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 Feed-through 현상에 의한 노이즈를 줄이기 위하여 Guard-ring을 이용한 blocking 방법과 dummy port를 이용한 canceling 방법을 고안하고 Feed-through reduction 회로를 설계, 제작, 실험하여 그 효과를 확인하였다. 그 결과 구동신호가 6Vpp, 30kHz일 때, -53.186dBm이었던 Feed-through 신호가 -77.107dBm으로 줄어드는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 노이즈를 제거하지 않은 경우 측정할 수 없었던 Q-factor를 Feed-through reduction 회로를 사용하여 측정한 결과 진공 패키징된 Si 기반 자이로스코프가 공진주파수 약 7.018kHz에서 Q-factor가 약 2500임을 확인하였다.