• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.885-886
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to develop the optimal system(AAC device), which helps a person with a profound communication disorder to communicate with other people. Therefore, this system includes the user interface enhancement that is the user adaptation mode algorithm. The symbol is made with a text and an icon which is converted into Korean. The message contiol operates scanning and adjusts rate control of row-column scanning and linear scanning. This embedded system includes voice input/output and voice recording as well suggested method that could apply optimal device access algorithm from clinical environment. Therefore, we are experting that even the current system itself will be able to improve the life quality of people who need to communicate with the help of devices.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.19-23
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• 2003

컴퓨터 기술의 발전에 따라서 게임분야 역시 다양한 첨단 기술이 적용되고 있다. 예를 들면 강력한 3D가속 기능을 가진 비디오카드, 5.1 채널 사운드, 포스피드백 지원 입력 장치, 운전대, 적외선 센서, 음성 감지기 등이 게임의 입출력 인터페이스로서 이용되고 있다. 전형적인 방법 이외에도 광학방식이나 휴대용 게임기에 대한 플레이 방식에 대한 연구도 활발하다. 최근에는 비디오 게임기에도 사람의 동작을 인식하여 게임의 입력으로 받아들이는 기술이 상용화되기도 하였다. 본 논문에서는 이런 발전 방향을 고려하여 차세대 게임 인터페이스의 방식으로서 사용될 수 있는 사람의 표정 인식을 통한 인터페이스 구현을 위한 접근 방법들에 대하여 고찰을 하고자 한다. 사람의 표정을 입력으로 사용하는 게임은 심리적인 변화를 게임에 적용시킬 수 있으며, 유아나 장애자들이 게임을 플레이하기 위한 수단으로도 유용하게 사용될 수 있다. 영상을 통한 자동 얼굴 인식 및 분석 기술은 다양한 응용분야에 적용될 수 있는 관계로 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 얼굴 인식은 동영상이나 정지영상과 같은 영상의 형태, 해상도, 조명의 정도 등에 따른 요소에 의하여 인식률이나 인식의 목적이 달라진다. 게임플레이어의 표정인식을 위해서는 얼굴의 정확한 인식 방법을 필요로 하며, 이를 위한 비교적 최근의 연구 동향을 살펴보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2000.10b
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• pp.275-277
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• 2000

오늘날 인터넷이 급속하게 확산되면서 많은 홈페이지들이 다양한 정보를 제공하고 있고 이를 활용하고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 홈페이지들은 장애인을 위한 지원이 없는 실정이라 장애자들은 인터넷의 혜택으로부터 소외받고 있다. 현재 몇몇 홈페이지들이 장애인을 위한 서비스를 제공하고 있지만 정보제공이라는 면에서는 매우 미흡한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 시각장애인을 위해 음성으로 정보를 제공하는 음성 지원 홈페이지를 설계, 구현하였다. 이 홈페이지는 한국장애인재활협회의 홈페이지를 대상으로 하였으며, 현재는 텍스트의 정보만을 음성으로 지원하고 있다. 이번에 구현한 음성 지원 홈페이지는 정상인들에게 제공하는 거의 모든 텍스트 정보를 제공하고 있어 시각장애인들도 정상인과 같은 정보를 얻을 수 있고, 또한 시각장애인들을 위한 인터페이스로 숫자키패드만을 이용하므로 사용이 용이하도록 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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• v.1996 no.11
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• pp.103-106
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• 1996

In this paper, we proposed the design and algorithm of force reflection joystick which control mobile robot as a rehabilitation assistance system. The disabled persons are poor at joystick control because of hand vibration and clumsiness in operating it. These problems bring tasks which concerned with operator's safety So there is required technique which prevent collision with wall or obstacles. One of these solution is force reflection joystick which disturb that robot is closed to the wall. To confirm this way, we experimented and simulated with force reflection joystick which attached torque controller.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.94-98
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• 1993

This study discusses a possible ergonomics application for adult wheelchair design in consideration of anthropometry, physical load, control ability, posture, subjective analysis, security and so on. Korean normal adults who ever used wheelchairs are examined. And anthropometric data and basic data to make standard wheelchair are provided.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.275-278
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• 2009

This study is intended to apply universal design concept and guideline to the boarding facilities of pleasure boat. In order to fulfill the purpose of the study a site survey at Suyoung Marina has been carried out. Out of the survey some problems are picked up for each part of access and pier facility, boarding platform and inside door. Practical measures for improving the situation are suggested.

• Proceedings of the KSPS conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.101-104
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to compare acoustic differences of fricative /s/ between the dysarthric subjects and normal subjects. In additional, the subjects' speeches were evaluated in terms of word intelligibility containing /s/ and perceptual severity. Acoustic parameters were duration, peak frequency and intensity of /s/. The results showed that the first peak frequency and intensity of /s/ were significantly different between dysarthric subjetcts and normal subjects. Second, peceptual parameters were significantly different between dysarthric subjetcts and normal subjects. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the acoustical and perceptual data. The results showed that there was a strong correlation between perceptual parameters and peak frequency of /s/.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.453-463
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• 2008

The missing child problem is no more a personal problem. It became a social problem that all parents must consider. To this, this study applies USN/RFID technology integrated with GIS for the prevention of missing child. Although RFID is not designed for location sensing, but now it is regarded as a device to facilitate real time location awareness. Such advantages of RFID can be integrated with 4S(GIS/GPS/LBS/GNSS) achieving much synergy effects. In order to prevent kidnapping and missing child, it is necessary to provide a missing child preventing system using a ubiquitous computing system. Therefore, the missing child preventing system has been developed using high-tech such as RFID, GPS network, CCTV, and mobile communication. The effectiveness of the missing child prevention system can be improved through an accurate location tracking technology. This study propose and test a location sensing system using the active RFID tags. This study verifies technical applied service, and presents a system configuration model. Finally, this paper confirms missing child prevention system utilization possibility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.101-104
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• 2009

This study investigated compensatory mechanisms in the brain during a verbal working memory task among people with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). A total of 21 college male students participated in the study: eleven AUD participants and 10 normal controls. Study participants were asked to complete the Korean version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (K-WAIS-III) prior to the fMRI experiment. Verbal 0-back and 2-back tasks were used to assess brain activities of the participants' verbal working memory. Brain scanning was performed on Siemens SONATA 1.5T Scanner while participants were performing the 0-back and 2-back tasks. Within the AUD group, participants with greater dependency to alcohol (based on DSM-IV criteria) in the past 1 year showed lower mean score on the 'Similarities' of the K-WAIS-III (r=-0.63, p<0.05, N=11). The more participants experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms in the past 1 year, the lower the score they received on the K-WAIS-III 'Picture Arrangement' (r=-0.69, p<0.05, n=11). The fMRI regression results showed that individuals who present greater degree of alcohol dependency symptoms are likely to show greater brain activation in the bilateral middle frontal gyri (BA 9) during the verbal working memory task. The degree of alcohol withdrawal symptoms were associated with increased brain activation in the left superior and middle frontal gyri (BA8), left precentral gyrus (BA 6), and left inferior parietal lobule (BA 40). The study findings showed that the degree of alcohol abuse/dependence and withdrawal symptoms were associated with decreased cognitive function and increased activations in brain regions particularly important for abstract reasoning (BA 9), central executive (BA 9), or spatial storage (BA 40) during a working memory task. Therefore, these results could support previous studies suggesting that the neural system of people with ADD may adopt a brain compensatory mechanism to maintain normal level of cognitive functions.

• Korea Science and Art Forum
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• v.31
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• pp.355-365
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• 2017

The future population of Korea is expected to reach the second highest level in the world by 2060 for the elderly. It is because of the rapid development of low fertility and medical technology. The burden of society for the elderly is expected to increase steadily. The elderly person firstly appears functional disorder. They have low ability in memory and in cognitive will be. Their activities are therefore limited. And economic production capacity is sharply reduced. Self-sufficiency is a difficult situation. They need help in economic and social aspects. Products for them need research and development. The elderly have a Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI) stage with poor cognitive abilities. It is effective to combine pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods for people with mild cognitive impairment. The effects of non-pharmacological treatments on music have been proven. This paper is a study on the appearance from the viewpoint of design in the development of ancillary instruments using music therapy techniques with Digital Convergence. For this study, we investigated the preference for external appearance of mild cognitive impairment. Two times surveys were conducted. As a result, the design of home care product for the hard cognitive impaired was different from that of a conventional game machine or set top box. It should be designed according to the user's special circumstances. They are memory and cognitive abilities. Products that meet physical and mental changes must be developed.