• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.905-910
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• 2022

Drowsy driving requires a lot of social attention because it increases the incidence of traffic accidents and leads to fatal accidents. The number of accidents caused by drowsy driving is increasing every year. Therefore, in order to solve this problem all over the world, research for measuring various biosignals is being conducted. Among them, this paper focuses on non-contact biosignal analysis. Various noises such as engine, tire, and body vibrations are generated in a running vehicle. To measure the driver's heart rate and respiration rate in a driving vehicle with a piezoelectric sensor, a sensor plate that can cushion vehicle vibrations was designed and noise generated from the vehicle was reduced. In addition, we developed a system for classifying whether the driver is sleeping or not by extracting the model using the CNN-LSTM ensemble learning technique based on the signal of the piezoelectric sensor. In order to learn the sleep state, the subject's biosignals were acquired every 30 seconds, and 797 pieces of data were comparatively analyzed.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.387-398
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• 2022

This paper presents a system that remotely monitors lone seniors at home and promptly alarms caregivers to recommend appropriate medical care services upon detecting abnormal behavior and critical conditions such as collapsing, excessive coughing, degradation of sleep quality, fever, and unusual indoor moving lines. Our system offers contactless monitoring techniques based on heterogeneous IoT sensors and deep learning to minimize the disruption to lone senior's daily life. In addition to the design and implementation of the sensor data collection and analysis system, we share our experience in installation, deployment, configuration, maintenance of the system through the case study conducted on the actual lone seniors living in Seoul Metropolitan. Based on our research, we recommend further development directions to prepare for the nationwide expansion of our system.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.161-161
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• 2020

최근 기후변화와 여름철 고온 등으로 인한 녹조현상, 화학물질 및 유류 유출 등 화학사고로 인한 하천의 수질오염과 관련된 사회적 관심이 높아지고 있다. 특히, 화학사고로 인한 유해화학물질 유출은 인체에 접촉 시 악영향을 끼치며, 대기·수질·토양을 오염시키고 주변 농작물의 변색이나 괴사를 유발하는 등의 피해를 야기하기 때문에 적절한 조치와 대응이 필요하다. 환경부에서는 유해화학물질 유출사고로 인한 국민건강 및 환경상의 위해를 예방하기 위해 화학물질관리법과 화학물질 등록 및 평가에 관한 법률을 제정하여 유해화학물질을 관리하고 화학사고에 대응하고 있다. 그러나, 화학사고 발생 시 공장 인근의 먼지, 악취 등을 감시하기 위해 현장인력에 의존하거나 화학물질의 유출이 우려되는 곳에 제한적으로 검출센서를 설치해 사고를 감시하고 있어 검출센서 미설치 지역에 대한 능동적 탐지가 어렵고, 화학물질의 공간적 분포 탐지가 불가능하여 초동 대응에 한계가 있다. 한편 최근 초분광 영상을 활용하여 물질 고유의 분광특성을 분석함으로써 토지피복, 식생, 수질 등의 식별에 활용되고 있다. 따라서 초분광 센서를 활용한 화학물질 감지 가능성도 보여주고 있지만, 초분광 센서를 활용한 하천의 화학물질 감지를 위한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 유해화학물질 18종을 대상으로 초분광 영상을 이용한 상호 구분이 가능한 지 확인하고자 해당 유해화학물질의 초분광 영상을 촬영하여 분광라이브러리를 구축하였다. 또한 물질별 특성을 보이는 분광밴드의 범위를 지정해 특성 분광라이브러리를 구축하였으며, 해당 과정에 대한 표준 및 절차를 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 절차에 따라 18종의 유해화학물질 분광라이브러리와 특성 분광라이브러리를 구축한 결과, 유해화학물질의 식별 가능성을 확인하였다. 향후 연구를 통해 유해화학물질 분광라이브러리 데이터베이스를 확대하고, 실시간 모니터링에 적용할 경우 신속한 화학사고 발생여부 감지 및 대응에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.112-113
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• 2021

하천으로 유입되는 오염물질은 유수의 흐름에 따라 이송되며 혼합된다. 이러한 오염물질의 해석을 위해서는 확산 또는 분산계수 산정이 필요하다. 오염물질의 거동과 관련된 실험적 연구는 방사선 동위원소와 형광성 물질을 이용하여 수행되어 왔으나, 추적자 실험은 많은 비용 및 인력을 요하며, 고정식으로 설치한 계측장비로부터 수집한 시계열 농도자료만을 이용하여 분석하기 때문에 공간적 분포에 대한 자료 취득은 어렵다는 한계가 있다. 하천의 오염물질을 모니터링하기 위해서는 공간을 이동하는 입자의 관점에서 물리량을 표현하는 Lagrangian 방식보다 특정 위치에서 물리량 변화를 표현하는 Eulerian 방식이 적합하다. 그러나 드론을 활용한 하천원격탐사 연구의 대부분은 이동식 플랫폼으로 활용되어 특정 시간에 공간적 분광특성의 분포 파악이 한정적이며, 동일 지점에서 분광특성의 시간적 변화를 파악할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존의 면단위를 측정하는 이동식 플랫폼의 한계를 극복하고 하천 모니터링에 적합한 Eulerian 방식을 적용하기 위하여 CCTV 형태의 고정식 초분광촬영 플랫폼을 도입하였다. 본 연구에서는 하천으로 유입되는 오염물질의 거동을 분석하기 위하여 자연하천에서 형광성물질인 Rhodamine WT를 이용하여 추적자 실험을 수행하였으며, 접촉식 센서를 활용한 농도측정과 동시에 드론과 초분광센서를 활용하여 CCTV 형태의 고정식 초분광영상을 획득하였다. 실험결과 도출된 전통적인 방식의 분산계수 산정과 시공간 초분광영상을 활용한 분산계수 산정을 비교하여 오염물질 거동 분석에 초분광영상 활용의 가능성을 검토하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 드론기반 시공간 초분광영상 기법을 교량이나 기타 하천구조물에 초분광 센서를 설치하여 CCTV형식으로 활용할 경우, 공단이나 하·폐수 처리장 등의 점오염원이 밀집해 있는 지역에 직접 설치하여 화학사고의 감지 및 오염물질의 유출 확인 및 조류, 부유사 등의 다양한 수질항목의 농도 변화 감지가 가능하고, 수심변화 감지로 장기적으로 활용할 경우 특정 지점에서의 하상변동 조사가 가능하다. 또한, 오염물질의 유출 사고 발생 등의 사람이 직접 접근이 불가능한 지역에 드론을 활용하여 초분광센서를 이용한 오염물질 감지가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.160-178
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• 2023

Diagnosis and analysis of occlusal relationships are important factors in prosthetic treatment. A thorough occlusion analysis and evaluation should be performed before treatment to restore a stable interocclusal relationship. Analysis and evaluation are essential during the treatment process and at regular follow-ups. Recently, with the development of dental equipment and digital processing methods, new quantitative analysis methods that can record the patient's occlusal relationship have been introduced. Among them, the T-Scan Novus (Tekscan Inc., S. Boston, MA, USA) displays the strength of the initial contact point and the occlusal contact point of the teeth using a pressure sensor. With this, occlusal contact time of the teeth, anteroposterior and left-right balance of occlusal force can be compared. The Dental prescale II (GC Co., Tokyo, Japan) scans the occlusal contact point using a pressure-sensing film and analyzes the density of the contact point. It can measure the distribution and strength of the occlusal force of the teeth in the most natural occlusion state. Based on this, appropriate prosthetic treatment (four-unit fixed partial denture, removable partial denture, complete denture, and complete oral restoration cases) was performed according to the area and extent of the patient's tooth loss. The patient's occlusion at the first visit, treatment stage, right after treatment, and regular follow-up were compared and evaluated using a quantitative method for appropriate occlusion analysis using T-Scan Novus and Dental prescale II. This report enhances the understanding of occlusion analysis during prosthetic restoration. The results satisfied both the clinician and patients in terms of function and aesthetics.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.107-119
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• 2019

As the development of ICT and integration technology, many changes and innovations in agriculture field are implemented. The agricultural sector has shifted from a traditional industry to a new industrial form called the 6th industry combined with various advanced technologies such as ICT and IT. Various approaches have been attempted to analyze and predict crops based on spatial information. In particular, a variety of research has been carried out recently for crop cultivation and smart farms using drones. The goal of this study was to establish an agricultural drought monitoring system using drones to produce scientific and objective indicators of drought. A soil moisture sensor was installed in the drought area and checked the actual soil moisture. The soil moisture data was used by the reference value to compare and analyze the temperature and NDVI established by drones. The soil temperature by the drone thermal image sensor and the NDVI by the drone hyperspectral was analyzed the correlation between crop condition and soil moisture in study area. To verify this, the actual soil moisture was calculated using the soil moisture measurement sensor installed in the target area and compared with the drone performance. This study using drone drought monitoring system may enhance to promote the crop data and to save time and economy.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.914-919
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• 2004

When the motor is rotating, the torque and rpm are varying as the loads or the driving status connecting through reduction units are changing. On the contrary, one can monitor the changes of the loads or the driving status in the manner of measuring motor torque and rpm. There is a torque measuring method using the strain gauge and bridge circuit. But, because this is the contact method, it has the life time which is dependent on rotating velocity and used time. So this system demands on replacement of some Parts or whole system itself for maintenance. And this system is also relatively big and expensive, requiring preceding annoying process. In this paper, we are going to suppose non-contact method to measure torque and rpm using the Hall effects sensor For this we have made the planetary geared reduction motor with Hall sensors and with the monitoring system. The monitoring system displays the sensing data(torque, rpm) and calculated data( power) and also has the network capability with Bluetooth protocol. Our solution is much more inexpensive ;md simple method to measure torque and rpm than before.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.21-29
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• 2016

Remote Sensing (RS) is a technique to obtain necessary information in a non-contact and non-destructive method by using various sensors on the surface, water or atmospheric phenomena. These techniques combine elements such as sensors, and platform and information communication technology (ICT) for mounting the sensor. ICT has contributed significantly to the success of smart agriculture through quantification and measurement of environmental factors and information such as weather, crop and soil management to distribution and consumption stage, as well as the production stage by the cloud computer. Remote sensing techniques, including non-destructive non-contact bioimaging (remote imaging) is required to measure the plant function. In addition, bioimaging study in plant science is performed at the gene, cellular and individual plant level. Recently, bioimaging technology is considered the latest phenomics that identifies the relationship between the genotype and environment for distinguishing phenotypes. In this review, trends in remote sensing in plants, plants diagnostics and response to environment and status of plants phonemics research were presented.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.44 no.4 s.316
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• pp.42-47
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• 2007

To reduce the chattering errors of reed switch sensors in the automatic remote measurement of water meter a reed switch sensor was analyzed and improved. The operation of reed switch sensors can be described as a mechanical contact switch by approximation of permanent magnet piece to generate an electrical pulse. The reed switch sensors are used mostly in measurement application to detect the rotational or translational displacement. To apply for water flow measurement devices, the reed switch sensors should keep high reliability. They are applied for the electronic digital type of water flow meters. The reed switch sensor is just mounted simply on the conventional mechanical type flow meter. A small magnet is attached on a pointer of the water meter counter rotor. Inside the reed sensor two steel leaf springs make mechanical contact and apart repeatedly as rotation of flow meter counter. The counting electrical contact pulses can be converted as the water flow amount. The MCU sends the digital flow rate data to the server using the wireless communication network. But the digital data is occurred difference or won by chattering noise. The reed switch sensor contains chattering error by it self at the force equivalent position. The vibrations such as passing vehicle near to the switch sensor installed location causes chattering. In order to reduce chattering error, most system uses just software methods, for example using filter algorithm and also statistical calibration methods. The chattering errors were reduced by changing leaf spring structure using mechanical characteristics.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.89-98
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• 2005

Fingerprint segmentation and ridge orientation estimation algorithms with images from a mobile camera are proposed. The fingerprint images from a mobile camera are quite different from those from conventional sensor, called touch based sensor such as optical, capacitive, and thermal. For example, the images from a mobile camera are colored and the backgrounds or non-finger regions are very erratic depending on how the image capture time and place. Also the contrast between ridge and valley of a mobile camera image are lower than that of touch based sensor image. To segment fingerprint region, we first detect the initial region using color information and texture information. The LUT (Look Up Table) is used to model the color distribution of fingerprint images using manually segmented images and frequency information is extracted to discriminate between in focused fingerprint regions and out of focused background regions. With the detected initial region, the region growing algerian is executed to segment final fingerprint region. In fingerprint orientation estimation, the problem of gradient based method is very sensitive to outlier that occurred by scar and camera noise. To solve this problem, we propose a robust regression method that removes the outlier iteratively and effectively. In the experiments, we evaluated the result of the proposed fingerprint segmentation algerian using 600 manually segmented images and compared the orientation algorithms in terms of recognition accuracy.