• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.1087-1091
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• 2007

Exact impedance modeling of the electrode/electrolyte interface is important in bio-signal sensing electrode development. Therefore, the investigation of the equivalent circuit models for the interface has been pursued for a long time by several researchers. Previous circuit models fit the experimental results in limited conditions such as frequency range, type of electrode, or electrolyte. This paper describes a new electrical circuit model and its capability of fitting the experimental results. The proposed model consists of three resistors and two constant phase elements. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to characterize the interface for Au, Pt, and stainless steel electrode in 0.9% NaCl solution. Both the proposed model and the previous model were applied to fit the measured impedance results for comparison. The proposed model fits the experimental data more accurately than other models especially at the low frequency range, and it enables us to predict the impedance at very low frequency range, including DC, using the proposed model.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.111-114
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• 2006

An alternative human interface enabling people with severe motor disabilities to control an assistive system is presented. Since this interface relies on the biosignals originating from the contraction of muscles on the face during particular movements, even individuals with a paralyzed limb can use it with ease. For real-world application, a dedicated hardware module employing a general-purpose digital signal processor was implemented and its validity tested on an electrically powered wheelchair. Furthermore, an additional attempt to reduce error rates to a minimum for stable operation was also made based on the entropy information inherent in the signals during the classification phase. In the experiments, most of the five participating subjects could control the target system at their own will, and thus it is found that the proposed interface can be considered a potential alternative for the interaction of the severely disabled with electronic systems.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.263-266
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• 1997

The purpose of this paper is the development of Integrated Bio-signal Management System. (IBMS) using the network. IBMS is the system to manage the medical signals that measured from the each independent medical measurement system module. Each has a LAN Card. We developed the Network Application using Socket Library. Also, we developed the Graphic User Interface software for IBMS using Visual C++ on Windows 95.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.151-153
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• 1996

The purpose of this paper is the development of Integrated Bio-signal Management System(IBMS) using the network. IBMS is the system to manage the medical signals that measured from the each independent medical measurement system module. Each has a LAN. We developed the file-server network using Novell Netware. Also, we developed the Graphic User Interface software for IBMS using Visual C++ at Windows 3.1.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 EOG(Electrooculography) 신호를 이용하여 디스플레이상 응시하는 좌표를 산출 하는 방법을 제안하였다. 선형적인 특성을 가지는 EOG 신호를 기반으로 하여, 디스플레이와 EOG 신호의 2차원 좌표계 사이에 존재하는 회전, 스케일링, 원점의 차이를 머리의 움직임 대신에 보정 작업으로 일치시켰다. 1680*1050 해상도를 가지는 모니터에서 출력한 원의 좌표와 이를 응시 할 때 발생되는 EOG 신호에 보정 방법을 적용하여 산출된 좌표와의 비교로 성능을 평가하였다. 실험 결과에서 x, y좌표는 평균적으로 각각 56픽셀(3%), 47픽셀(4%)의 오차를 보여주고 있다. 이 연구는 전신 마비 환자를 위한 포인팅 장치나 가상현실 게임과 같은 애플리케이션을 위한 HCI(Human Computer Interface)로 활용이 가능하다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.1186-1191
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• 2007

Human driver monitoring system is one of the most important systems for the safety in driving vehicles, and therefore driver assistance system has gained much attention during the last decade. This paper proposed an intelligent driver assistance system which monitors human driver's states from bio-signals such as ECG and Blood Pressure. The proposed system used mamdani fuzzy inference to evaluate the driver's mental strain and generated warning signals to the driver. The approach using bio-signals in driver assistance system is the main issue of the related systems and the preliminary results showed the possibility of further research topics in developing more intelligent embedded systems with bio-signal feedback.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2005

Electromyogram (EMG) signal generated by voluntary contraction of muscles is often used in rehabilitation devices because of its distinct output characteristics compared to other bio-signals. This paper proposes a novel EMG-based human-computer interface for electric-powered wheelchair users with motor disabilities by C4 or C5 spine cord injury. User's commands to control the electric-powered wheelchair are represented by shoulder elevation motions, which are recognized by comparing EMG signals acquired from the levator scapulae muscles with a preset double threshold value. The interface commands for controlling the electric-powered wheelchair consist of combinations of left-, right- and both-shoulders elevation motions. To achieve a real-time interface, we implement an EMG processing hardware composed of analog amplifiers, filters, a mean absolute value circuit and a high-speed microprocessor. The experimental results using an implemented real-time hardware and an electric-powered wheelchair showed that the EMG-based human-computer interface is feasible for the users with severe motor disabilities.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2001

최근 생체 모방 시스템과 지능 로봇 등에 대한 관심에 따라 일정한 작업을 스스로 수행하는 로봇 에이전트 시스템에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다 로봇 에이전트를 보다 인간 친화형으로 제어하기 위한 인터페이스가 요구되고 있는데 본 논문에서는 인터넷 환경에 기반한 로봇 에이전트의 원격 제어 및 모니터링을 위한 가상 3D 인터페이스 시스템을 제안한다. 제안한 시스템은 매니저-에이전트 모델로 설정하고 작업자가 원격지에 있는 매니저에서 가상의 3D사용자 인터페이스 환경하에서 마우스로 로봇 에이전트에게 작업 지시 내용에 따라 스스로 물체의 3차원 형상을 인식하고 이를 목표한 위치로 옮기는 작업을 수행하게 된다. 제안된 시스템은 이 작업의 과정을 가상의 3D 그래픽과 실제 영상을 보여주는 개선된 인터페이스를 제공함으로써 보다 쉽고 인간 친화적인 로봇 에이전트의 제어가 가능함을 보인다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2008

The electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement system consists of I/O interface to input the ECG signals from two electrodes, FPGA (Field programmable gate arrays) module to process the signal conditioning, and real time module to control the system. The algorithms based on wavelet transform were developed to remove the noise of the ECG signals and to determine the QRS-waves. Triangular wave tests were conducted to determine the optimal factors of the wavelet filter by analyzing the SNRs (signal to noise ratios) and RMSEs (root mean square errors). The hybrid rule, soft method, and symlets of order 5 were selected as thresholding rule, thresholding method, and mother wavelet, respectively. The developed wavelet filter showed good performance to remove the noise of the triangular waves with 10.98 dB of SNR and 0.140 mV of RMSE. The ECG signals from a total of 6 subjects were measured at different measuring postures such as lying, sitting, and standing. The durations of QRS-waves, the amplitudes of R-waves, the intervals of RR-waves were analyzed by using the finite impulse response (FIR) filter and the developed wavelet filter. The wavelet filter showed good performance to determine the features of QRS-waves, but the FIR filter had some problems to detect the peaks of Q and S waves. The measuring postures affected accuracy and precision of the ECG signals. The noises of the ECG signals were increased due to the movement of the subject during measurement. The results showed that the wavelet filter was a useful tool to remove the noise of the ECG signals and to determine the features of the QRS-waves.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 제39회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1735-1736
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• 2008

In this research, a riding robot system named as "RideBot" is developed for health-care and entertainments. The developed riding robot can follow the intention of horseman and can simulate the motion of horse. The riding robot mechanisms are used for many functions of attitude detection, motion sensing, recognition, common interface and motion-generations. This riding robot can react on health conditions, bio-signals and intention informations of user. One of the objectives of this research is that the riding robot could catch user motion and operate spontaneous movements. In this paper, we develope the saddle mechanism which can generate 3 degrees-of-freedom riding motion based on the intention of horseman. Also, we develope reins and spur mechanism for the recognition of the horseman's intention estimation and the bio-signal monitoring system for the health care function of a horseman. In order to evaluate the performance of the riding robot system, we tested several riding motions including slow and normal step motion, left and right turn motion.