• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.47-54
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• 2013

In this paper, we present an inertial sensor-based motion capturing system to measure and analyze whole body movements. This system implements a wireless AHRS(attitude heading reference system) we developed using a combination of rate gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer sensor signals. Several AHRS modules mounted on segments of the patient's body provide the quaternions representing the patient segments's orientation in space. We performed 3D motion capture using the quaternion data calculated. And a method is also proposed for calculating three-dimensional inter-segment joint angle which is an important bio-mechanical measure for a variety of applications related to rehabilitation. To evaluate the performance of our AHRS module, the Vicon motion capture system, which offers millimeter resolution of 3D spatial displacements and orientations, is used as a reference. The evaluation resulted in a RMSE of 2.56 degree. The results suggest that our system will provide an in-depth insight into the effectiveness, appropriate level of care, and feedback of the rehabilitation process by performing real-time limbs or gait analysis during the post-stroke recovery process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2021.07a
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• pp.297-298
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• 2021

본 논문은 만성폐쇄성 폐 질환이 흡연, 대기오염으로 많은 질환자가 발생하여 재활운동을 필요로 하는 추세이다. 현재 측정 도구와 재활운동 도구가 분리되어 질환 진단은 한정된 시설을 이용해야만 하고 재활운동 또한 상시 진행할 수 없어 질환을 확인하기 어려운 실정이다. 이에 평상시 착용하는 이너형태에 재활운동 의류를 개발하여 올바른 호흡을 돕는 근육군이 동원하여 복식호흡을 유도하고 흉식호흡 시 웨어러블기기를 통해 인지하게 돕는다. 이 결과 일상 속 지속 가능한 재활운동을 바탕으로 가슴 벽의 호흡근육 활동을 감소시키고 복부 근육군을 개선하는 것으로 폐 기능을 증진시킬수 있는 언더웨어 개발을 제안하고자 한다.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

Our study is to verify validation of exercise effect that developing exercise and rehabilitation instrument using pneumatic actuators available rehabilitation and healthcare, while at the same time safer and more convenient for the user to select the desired exercise. Shares subject to the usual exercise is conducted in less than a week in the knee extension and flexion at the undergraduate level there is no more than 10 of the 20 patients were female. Subject performed knee exercise 3 set a day with 12times a set using fluid type exercise instrument and pneumatic exercise instrument that build in this study. Experiment has progressed in 4-weeks with 3-days a week. Our exercise load consist of two type. One is active exercise load with developed instrument in our study and the other one is passive exercise load with fluid instrument. Exercise program based on real-time muscle activation patterns and muscle activity before and after exercise by comparing the effects of exercise for rehabilitation has been verified. The results showed that muscular activity is higher in active exercise load than passive load, and improvement of muscle strength more increased too. Equipment more user-centered exercise more effectively exercise may enhance muscle strength was found. This study can adapt rehabilitation program and exercise for patient and weaker. Also our system can provide easily and convenient prescription of rehabilitation for expert related rehabilitation.

• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.173-180
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• 2001

고가용도 클러스터 시스템에서 가동되는 인터넷 기반 소프트웨어의 복잡도가 증가됨에 따라 소프트웨어의 설계, 구현, 또는 그 밖의 여러 가지 원인과 관련된 결함으로 인하여 시스템 서비스의 오동작 또는 수행 중단으로 이어지는 사례가 늘어나고 있다. 특히 대량 트랜잭션을 처리하는 인터넷 기반 컴퓨팅 소프트웨어는 빈번한 통신 두절과 데이터 유실로 인하여, 이들이 탑재된 클러스터 시스템의 결함 발생이 더욱 심각할 가능성이 높다. 본 연구는 소프트웨어 재활 결함 허용 기법을 활용하여, 별도의 추가되는 하드웨어 없이도 가용도를 개선할 수 있다는 '소프트웨서 재활 기법을 적용한 다중계 시스템 가용도 분석'에 관한 논문에서 언급된 문제점들에 대한 해결 방안을 제시하였으며, 구체적으로는 1) 주서버의 고장 발생시 여분서버로의 작업전이(switchover) 상태를 클러스터 시스템 모델링에 포함시켰으며, 2) 작업전이 상태와 재활(rejuvenation) 상태에서 머무는 시간을 지수분포 대신에 k-stage Erlangian 분포를 사용하여 확정시간(deterministic time)을 표현할 수 있도록 하였다. 즉 본 논문에서는 고가용도 cold standby 클러스터 시스템의 운영 상태에 대한 상태전이도(state transition diagram)에서, 임의의 상태에서 머무는 시간분포가 memoryless 성질을 만족하지 않아도 되는 semi-Markov 프로세스 문제를 해결하였다.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.165-171
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• 2017

We suggested the novel actuator mechanism to apply to wearable assistive system for the improvement of quality of life of the elderly or the people with disability using it. Characteristics of metal-hydride (MH) actuator is investigated in the novel actuating concept. The hydrogen equilibrium pressure increases when hydrogen is desorbed by heating a SMH alloys, whereas by cooling that alloys, the hydrogen equilibrium pressure decreases and hydrogen is absorbed. However, there are too long times in heat transfer mechanism to apply the assistive and rehabilitative device. In this study, 3 different SMH module were designed and characteristics of heat transfer in each SMH module were investigated based on the heat simulation.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.151-158
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• 2019

Patients with disabilities from various reasons such as disasters, injuries or chronic illness or elderly with limited body motion range due to aging are recommended to participate in rehabilitation programs at hospitals. But typically, it's not as simple for them to commute without help as they have limited access outside of the home. Also, regarding the perspectives of hospitals, having to maintain the workforce and have them take care of the rehabilitation sessions leads them to more expenses in cost aspects. For those reasons, in this paper, a home-based remote rehabilitation system using motion recognition is developed without needing help from others. This system can be executed by a personal computer and a stereo camera at home, the real-time user motion status is monitored using motion recognition feature. The system tracks the joint range of motion(Joint ROM) of particular body parts of users to check the body function improvement. For demonstration, total of 4 subjects with various ages and health conditions participated in this project. Their motion data were collected during all 3 exercise sessions, and each session was repeated 9 times per person and was compared in the results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1998.10c
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• pp.691-693
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• 1998

현대 사회는 정보화 사회이다. 이러한 흐름은 사회 모든 분야에 응용되어 사용되고 있다. 특히 컴퓨터를 이용한 교육분야에 있어서는 Text 에 의존된 교육에서 멀티미디어를 이용, 실제 상황에 근접한 상황학습을 통한 시스템이 개발 사용되고 있다. 장애인 재활 교육에 있어서도 멀티미디어를 이용한 상황학습은 장애인의 교육에 많은 도움을 줄 것이다. 이 논문은 장애인의 사회 적응을 위한 재활 교육 시스템에서 장애인들에게 어떠한 교육을 할 것인지를 결정하고 실행하는 Tutoring Module이다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.2301-2308
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• 2013

These days, Rehabilitation psychology analysis system is being used by world wide web in everyday's life. And on the other hand, we are facing spam messages' problems. To block these spam message, we are using filtering or pricing systems. But these solutions are raising other problems such as impediment in reception or availability caused by false positive or payment resistance. To solve these problems, we propose an Indirect Model on Message Control System(IMMCS) which controls an unsolicited message and prevents an useful message from discarding. We design and implement the IMMCS to enhance the usefulness and the availability. Being tested the IMMCS to verify the usability and the efficiency, it gave us a very successful result.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.61-68
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose an edge computing-based exercise data collection device that can be provided for exercise rehabilitation services. In the existing cloud computing method, when the number of users increases, the throughput of the data center increases, causing a lot of delay. In this paper, we design and implement a device that measures and estimates the position of keypoints of body joints for movement information collected by a 3D camera from the user's side using edge computing and transmits them to the server. This can build a seamless information collection environment without load on the cloud system. The results of this study can be utilized in a personalized rehabilitation exercise coaching system through IoT and edge computing technologies for various users who want exercise rehabilitation.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.1009-1018
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• 2019

This paper describes the design and implementation of a rehabilitation medical device based on a EMG measurement. Rehabilitation systems are controlled using BLDC motors and motor drives. The BLDC motor drive controls the operation and the speed controls the drive through the external servo motor. In addition, potentiometer coupled to the outside of the motor transmits information about the position of the load being rotated by the motor. The rehabilitation algorithm is controlled by limiting the maximum angle of 0 to 120 by utilizing the motor according to the user setting stage during the rehabilitation exercise. The walking algorithm compensates motor control for the low leg of the signal using the difference value of the signal obtained with the surface denser attached to both inner muscles. The motor and surface denser are utilized for the walk motion to control the maximum angle of 0 to 80.