• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.68-72
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• 2015

Ultrasonic inspection robot systems have been widely researched and developed for the real-time monitoring of structures such as power plants. However, an inspection robot that is operated in a simple pattern has limitations in its application to various structures in a plant facility because of the diverse and complicated shapes of the inspection objects. Therefore, accurate control of the robot is required to inspect complicated objects with high-precision results. This paper presents the idea that the shape and movement information of an ultrasonic inspector's hand could be profitably utilized for the accurate control of robot. In this study, a polymer flex sensor was applied to monitor the shape of a human hand. This application was designed to intuitively control an ultrasonic inspection robot. The movement and shape of the hand were estimated by applying multiple sensors. Moreover, it was successfully shown that a test robot could be intuitively controlled based on the shape of a human hand estimated using polymer flex sensors.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.8
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• pp.837-848
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• 2014

This paper describes the development of a walking assistive robot for effective self-rehabilitation for elderly people facing an inconvenience in walking. The main features of the developed robot are enhanced safety and mobility using the baby walker and electric wheelchair mechanisms and an accurate walking tracking control algorithm using potentiometers and stereo cameras. Specifically, a pelvis supporter is designed to prevent the user from falling down and reduce the burden on their legs, and electric motors are used for easy locomotion with low effort. Next, the walking intention and direction of the user are automatically recognized by using potentiometers attached at the pelvis supporter so that the robot can track the user, and the rapidity and accuracy of the tracking were increased by applying a lower-body motion analysis algorithm with stereo cameras. Finally, the user-tracking performance of the developed robot was experimentally verified through stepwise walking assistance experiments.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.171-176
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• 2016

By developing rider robot using omni wheel drive, a usability test for 6 people was conducted after finding out inconvenient factors and ways of improvement. The results of this research are as follows. First, we researched inconvenient factors captured by object of experiment using a rider robot who is living in the dormitory. It showed that the disabled showing 1.6 of satisfaction degree felt more inconvenient for normal people showing 4 of satisfaction degree. It was found that the height of seats is 10 centimeters higher, which caused inconvenience for moving. Second, each of the disabled and normal people showed 2.33 and 2.62 of satisfaction degree below the average for seats, back of a seat, armrest, footrest, security belts. However, for the revised design both of them showed 3.5 of satisfaction degree over the average. Third, most people felt this robot is quite expensive and said they would purchase it if subsidized by the government. Therefore, based on inconvenient factors and ways of improvement found in this research, further study needs to be conducted so as to improve the quality of life of the disabled.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.735-736
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• 2012

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.345-346
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• 2013

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2001.06e
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• pp.65-68
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• 2001

In the rehabilitation robotic arm systems for the disabled with spinal code injury, EMG signals are used in the control of the robotic arm. EMG signals are corrupted by many kinds of noises such as ECG signal, power noise and contact noise of electrode. Noise rejection improves the performance of the EMG pattern classification. In this paper, a variable bandwidth filter (VBF) and wavelet transform are used for the noise rejection of EMG signals and the comparison of SNR is given. Also, some statistical characteristics of features are investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.345-346
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.341-342
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.1383-1384
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• 2011

• ICROS
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.22-26
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• 2014

본 기술 동향에서는 햅틱 기술과 관련된 최근의 동향에 대해서 살펴보기로 한다. 특히 진동 촉각을 기반으로 한 모바일 기기용 햅틱스는 관련 연구들이 활발하게 진행 중이며 이 중에 몇 가지 연구들과 활용되는 액추에이터 등에 대한 연구들을 바탕으로 앞으로의 촉각 기반 생태계를 예측해 보고, 아울러 의료 휴대폰, 컴퓨터, 재활 분야등에서 필요로 하고 또 활용 가치가 있는 햅틱 기술들에 대해서 고찰해 보기로 한다. 최근에 각광받는 웨어러블 기기등도 내부에 다양한 센서와 액추에이터를 내장하려는 움직임이 있고, 휴대폰 등에서 진동 액추에이터를 활용하여 소리를 대체하듯 촉각 기술이 터치 스크린 기반 시장을 한 단계 발전시켜 차세대 입력 장치로 발전할 수 있는 가능성을 가늠해 볼 수 있을 것이다. 지속적인 연구를 통해 관련 분야에서 필요한 촉각 기술을 개발한다면 햅틱 연구자들이 그토록 염원하는 촉각 기반 시장의 확대 성장도 그리 오랜 시일이 걸리지 않을 것으로 기대한다.