• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.307-313
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• 2020

Background: Many tasks in industrial and health care setting are involved with pushing and pulling tasks up or down on a ramp. An efficient method of moving cart which reduces the risk of low back pain should be concerned. This study aimed to investigate the effects of handling types (HTs) and slope on lumbar spinal load during moving a cart on a ramp. We conducted a 2 × 2 × 4 factorial design with three main factors: 2 HTs, 2 handling directions of moving a cart and 4 degrees of ramp slope. Methods: Thirty healthy male workers performed 14 tasks consist of moving a cart up and down on the ramp of 0°, 10°, 15°, and 20° degrees with pushing and pulling methods. Joint angles from a 3D motion capture system combined with subject height, body weight, and hand forces were used to calculate the spinal load by the 3DSSPP program. Results: Our results showed significant effect of HT, handling directions and slope on compression and shear force of the lumbar spine (p < 0.001). When the ramp gradient increased, the L4/5 compression forces increased in both pushing and pulling (p < 0.001) Shear forces increased in pulling and decreased in pushing in all tasks. At high slopes, pulling generated more compression and shear forces than that of pushing (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Using the appropriate technique of moving a cart on the ramp can reduce the risk of high spinal load, and the pushing is therefore recommended for moving a cart up/down on ramp gradients.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.19-32
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• 2015

Purpose: This study examined the effect of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), positive airway pressure, and the posture of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) when conducting CPR. Methods: Twenty 119 EMTs performed 30:2 CPR on a manikin for 4 min. Imaging data were digitized with Kwon3D XP (version 4.0). Data were collected by analyzing the motion when starting in one cycle, such as pressing to the maximum and in the final position (relaxed), and were analyzed with SPSS 18.0. Results: The angle of the elbow joints was significantly reduced (p < .05). The trunk angle was statistically significantly (p < .01, p < .001) increased. The angular velocities of the shoulder joint and left elbow joint were reduced (p > .05). The angular velocity of the trunk was significantly reduced in the starting and maximum compression postures. The hand-escape time was increased. The average compression depth was increased but not significantly (p > .05). The positive airway pressure was reduced (p > .05). Conclusion: The angle of the elbow joints and the angular velocity of the trunk were reduced, and the angle of the trunk was increased. The success of CPR and positive airway pressure was reduced.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.513-528
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• 2018

A typical viable technique to decrease the seismic response of liquid storage tanks is to isolate them at the base. Base-isolation systems are an efficient and feasible solution to reduce the vulnerability of structures in high seismic risk zones. Nevertheless, when liquid storage tanks are under long-period shaking, the base-isolation systems could have different impacts. These kinds of earthquakes can damage the tanks readily. Hence, the seismic behaviour and vibration of cylindrical liquid storage tanks, subjected to earthquakes, is of paramount importance, and it is investigated in this paper. The Finite Element Method is used to evaluate seismic response in addition to the reduction of excessive liquid sloshing in the tank when subjected to the long-period ground motion. The non-linear stress-strain behaviour pertaining to polymers and rubbers is implemented while non-linear contact elements are employed to describe the 3-D surface-to-surface contact. Therefore, Nonlinear Procedures are used to investigate the fluid-structure interactions (FSI) between liquid and the tank wall while there is incompressible liquid. Part I, examines the effect of the flexibility of the isolation system and the tank aspect ratio (height to radius) on the tank wall radial displacements of the tank wall and the liquid sloshing heights. Maximum stress and base shear force for various aspect ratios and different base-isolators, which are subjected to three seismic conditions, will be discussed in Part II. It is shown that the composite-base isolator is much more effective than other isolators due to its high flexibility and strength combined. Moreover, the base isolators may decrease the maximum level pertaining to radial displacement.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.891-906
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• 2019

This study considers the instability behavior of sandwich plates considering magnetorheological (MR) fluid core and piezoelectric reinforced facesheets. As facesheets at the top and bottom of structure have piezoelectric properties they are subjected to 3D electric field therefore they can be used as actuator and sensor, respectively and in order to control the vibration responses and loss factor of the structure a proportional-derivative (PD) controller is applied. Furthermore, Halpin-Tsai model is used to determine the material properties of facesheets which are reinforced by graphene platelets (GPLs). Moreover, because the core has magnetic property, it is exposed to magnetic field. In addition, Kelvin-Voigt theory is applied to calculate the structural damping of the piezoelectric layers. In order to consider environmental forces applied to structure, the visco-Pasternak model is assumed. In order to consider the mechanical behavior of structure, sinusoidal shear deformation theory (SSDT) is assumed and Hamilton's principle according to piezoelasticity theory is employed to calculate motion equations and these equations are solved based on differential cubature method (DCM) to obtain the vibration and modal loss factor of the structure subsequently. The effect of different factors such as GPLs distribution, dimensions of structure, electro-magnetic field, damping of structure, viscoelastic environment and boundary conditions of the structure on the vibration and loss factor of the system are considered. In order to indicate the accuracy of the obtained results, the results are validated with other published work. It is concluded from results that exposing magnetic field to the MR fluid core has positive effect on the behavior of the system.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate muscle activity and gait pattern in lower limb depending on the outsole of heel rockers. Fifteen healthy men volunteered for this experiment. Each subject performed totally three trails with two pairs of different heel rocker shoes and a pair of normal running shoes at speed of 1.33m/s for 1 minute during walking on a treadmill. Kinematic data gathered in 100Hz was recorded and analyzed by using the 3D motion capture system to measure the trunk tilt and joint angle of the right lower limb. And the lower extremity muscle activities were simultaneously recorded in 1000Hz and assessed by using EMG. The statistical analysis was the one-way ANOVA with the repeated measures to compare among the three kinds of shoes. The level of statistical significance for all tests was 0.05. Joint angle of lower limb was showed statistically significant different in MST(hip joint), LHS(ankle joint), and RTO(knee and ankle joint). Muscle activity of rectus femoris and biceps femoris was statistically increased in both heel rocker shoes during gait cycle on treadmill. The maximum peak time of tibialis anterior in the negative heel rocker showed the delay of approximately 23.8%time than normal shoes. Gait pattern variability of the negative heel rocker was increased in the first half of the stance phase and the variability of the positive heel rocker was increased in the terminal stance phase. In Conclusion, stability was decreased in between joints of lower limb on positive heel rocker than negative heel rocker. This study found that there were different joint angle, muscle activity, gait pattern and coordinate system of the lower limb in each kind of shoes. These unstability affected the lower extremity and the whole body. A further study has to be continued with study of rehabilitation and exercise for a long-term.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2019

Purpose: Continuous use of a smartphone increases the angle of forward bending of the user's cervical vertebrae, causing pain in the shoulders and back, including the thorax, lumbar region, and vertebrae. Although there are many studies on changes in the cervical spine due to smartphone usage, the changes in the shoulders, thoracolumbar spine, and pelvic have rarely been compared. The purpose of this study is to investigate the change in the spinal segments, shoulders, and pelvic when using a smartphone with both hands while in the standing position. Methods: This study was conducted on 35 adults in their twenties. The selection criteria for the subjects were limited to those in a similar age group, thus excluding posture differences according to age, and to those who did not have specific diseases or pain in the spinal and musculoskeletal system for 12 months prior to the study. In this study, we used a 3D spinal diagnostic imaging system (Back Mapper, Frickenhausen) to compare the changing conditions in each vertebral segment before and during smartphone usage with both hands while in the standing position. Posture differences according to smartphone usage were compared using the paired t-test for the motion of each spinal segment. Results: This study showed that the thoracic and lumbar angle increased posteriorly during smartphone usage (p<0.05). In addition, the anterior rotation angle of the shoulder bone significantly increased, but no significant difference occurred in the pelvic region. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, smartphone usage with both hands while in the standing position showed that the spine, as a whole, forms a kyphotic curve. Therefore, we propose to present a postural guideline for correct smartphone usage, considering the change in each vertebral segment.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.112-117
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• 1999

Pulsed Field Gradient NMR(FT-PFGE)을 이용하여 N-alkyl-N, N-dimethylamine oxide/hydrocarbon/$D_2O[C_nDMAO/C_{n^{\prime}}H_{{2n^{\prime}+2}}/D_2O]$ 3성분 계에서 자기확산 계수를 측정하였다. 여기서 n = 12, 14, 16인 계면활성제를 사용하였으며, n' = 6, 8, 10, 12, 14인 탄화수소를 사용하였다. 미셀 상에서 주로 확산은 미셀의 유체역학적 이동에 지배되며, 미셀들의 충돌로 가용화된 탄화수소의 교환에 의해서도 일부 이루어진다. 이 연구는 계면활성제의 알킬 사슬 길이와 탄화수소 분자크기의 변화에 따라서 검토되었다. 그 결과 큐빅 상에서 용매는 물의 연속상에서 거동에 대한 전형적인 자기확산 계수 값을 나타내고, 이때 장애물로서 마이크로에멀젼 액적이 작용한다. 겔 상태에서 계면활성제의 유동성은 낮고, 알킬 사슬 길이가 가장 짧은 계면활성제에 대해서만 결정되었다. 겔 내에서 미셀들 간의 탄화수소 교환은 호핑 과정에 의해서 일어나는 것을 알았고, 회합율은 계면활성제의 알킬 사슬 길이에 따라 감소하였다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.322-331
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• 2003

3차원 게임은 게임 시나리오의 다양한 요소에 의한 복잡도가 증가함에 따라 게임 객체들의 상호 관계를 제어하기 위한 문제점을 가진다. 그러므로, 게임 시스템은 각 게임 객체들의 응답을 조정하는 방법의 필요성을 가진다. 또한, 게임 시나리오의 결과에 따라 게임 객체들의 행동 애니메이션을 제어하기 위한 개념들도 필요하다. 사실적 게임 시뮬레이션을 생성하기 위해 시스템은 게임 객체들의 상호작용을 디자인 할 수 있는 구조를 포함해야 한다. 본 논문에서 게임 시나리오상에 게임 객체들의 상호작용 설계를 위해 동적 제어를 디자인하는 기법을 소개한다. 이 방법을 위해 특정 규칙을 이용한 의사결정이 가능한 지능적 에이전트 기반 구조로써 게임 에이전트 시스템을 제안한다. 게임 에이전트 시스템은 환경 데이터 처리, 게임 객체 시뮬레이션, 게임 객체들간의 상호작용 제어, 게임 객체들의 다양한 상호 관계를 정의할수 있는 시각 저작 인터페이스를 제공하기 위해 이용되어진다. 이들 기술들은 게임 객체의 자율성과 연관된 충돌 회피 기법 등을 처리한다. 또한, 장면의 변경으로부터 게임 객체들의 일관된 의사 결정력을 가능하게 한다. 본 논문에서는 규칙기반 행동 제어가 게임 객체의 시뮬레이션을 안내하기 위해 디자인되어졌다. 시각적 요소들로 구성된 에이전트 상태 결정 네트워크는 정보전달과 게임 객체들 사이의 현상태를 추론할 수 있다. 이들 기법들은 실시간으로 게임 객체들간의 동작 상태 변이를 체크하고 모니터링 할 수 있다. 마지막으로 간단한 사례 연구 예와 함께 제어 기법의 타당성을 제시한다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.151-171
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• 2018

Transmission tower-line systems are commonly slender and generally possess a small stiffness and low structural damping. They are prone to impulsive excitations induced by cable rupture and may experience strong vibration. Excessive deformation and vibration of a transmission tower-line system subjected to cable rupture may induce a local destruction and even failure event. A little work has yet been carried out to evaluate the performance of transmission tower-line systems in mountain areas subjected to cable rupture. In addition, the control for cable rupture induced vibration of a transmission tower-line system has not been systematically conducted. In this regard, the dynamic response analysis of a transmission tower-line system in mountain areas subjected to cable rupture is conducted. Furthermore, the feasibility of using viscous fluid dampers to suppress the cable rupture-induced vibration is also investigated. The three dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of a transmission tower-line system is first established and the mathematical model of a mountain is developed to describe the equivalent scale and configuration of a mountain. The model of a tower-line-mountain system is developed by taking a real transmission tower-line system constructed in China as an example. The mechanical model for the dynamic interaction between the ground and transmission lines is proposed and the mechanical model of a viscous fluid damper is also presented. The equations of motion of the transmission tower-line system subjected to cable rupture without/with viscous fluid dampers are established. The field measurement is carried out to verify the analytical FE model and determine the damping ratios of the example transmission tower-line system. The dynamic analysis of the tower-line system is carried out to investigate structural performance under cable rupture and the validity of the proposed control approach based on viscous fluid dampers is examined. The made observations demonstrate that cable rupture may induce strong structural vibration and the implementation of viscous fluid dampers with optimal parameters can effectively suppress structural responses.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제19호
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• pp.225-244
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• 2009

기계경비시스템은 대부분 전자 정보 통신 기기로 구성되어 있기 때문에 정보통신환경의 변화는 기계경비시스템의 기술, 운영체계, 운영방법 등에 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 연구는 기계경비시스템의 기술개발 동향 및 실태를 분석하고 기술개발 전망을 제시하는데 있다. 본 연구는 문헌연구와 기계경비시스템을 사용하는 수요자와 공급자와의 면담을 통한 분석과, 기술개발업자와 시스템 설치 기술자를 대상으로 한 설문조사를 통해 분석결과에 대한 검증을 실시하였다. 국제적으로 경쟁력이 있는 DVR 기술은 본래의 기능인 영상녹화 기능을 위주로 Motion Detection 기능과 상황변화 인식 기능, 목표물 추적 기능 등과 같은 다양한 기능을 수행할 수 있는 하이브리드 DVR 기술개발 쪽으로 진행될 것이며, 상황변화를 인식할 수 있는 기술은 현장에 설치된 많은 카메라를 소수의 인원이 효과적으로 감시할 수 있게 하여 기존의 CCTV시스템의 기능을 보다 향상시킬 수 있을 것이다. 그리고 영상전송기능을 수행하는 인터넷 서버기술과 영상인식 소프트웨어가 카메라에 내장된 'Embedded IP카메라' 기술개발은 CCTV시스템의 구성체계를 보다 간소화 시킬 수 있을 것이다. 생체인식 중 지문인식기술과 얼굴인식기술은 국제적인 경쟁력을 가지고 기술개발이 진행되지만 얼굴인식기술은 인식기술에 있어서는 선진국과 비슷한 수준인 것으로 평가되고 있으나 인식거리를 확보하는 기술과 감시 기능, 3D인식 기술부분에 있어 다소 신뢰성이 떨어져 이를 보완하기 위한 지속적인 개발이 이루어질 것이다. RFID의 무선인식과 추적기능은 사람 또는 차량의 출입통제나 물품의 반입 반출의 감시 통제 등을 위해 유용하게 적용될 것으로 평가되고 있어 RFID의 하드웨어와 소프트웨어 기술개발이 활발하게 진행될 것으로 전망되지만 시장여건과 새로운 제품 도입을 꺼리고 수입 의존도가 높은 현상을 개선하기 위하여 개발된 제품을 사용할 수 있는 여건 조성 등 기술개발을 촉진하기 위한 적극적인 지원이 필요한 것으로 분석된다. 행동패턴을 인식하여 침입상황을 감지하는 센서기술은 기존의 오작동이 많은 공간감지 센서를 대신하여 경보신호의 신뢰도를 향상시켜 자신있는 현장대응을 가능하게 해줄 수 있는 기술로 적극적으로 개발이 이루어질 것으로 전망된다. 행동패턴인식기술과 영상변화를 탐지하고 분석하는 영상인식기술은 유사한 기술로 서로 연계될 수 있으며, 경보신호전송 기술, 영상추적기술, RFID의 무선인식 및 추적 기술, 그리고 이를 관리하기 위한 미들웨어 기술을 통합하여 이상상황에 보다 효과적으로 대응할 수 있는 통합관제시스템을 구축할 수 있을 것이다.