• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2019

This study analyzed and compared wearer mobility for different types of clothing that also included the potential to develop firefighter station uniforms using range of motion (ROM) and electromyography (EMG). This study focused on a comparison of wearer mobility affected by different materials and shapes of the station uniforms worn under firefighter turnout gear. Japanese standard uniform (UNI), stretch-wear (ST), and compression-wear (CP) were used as station uniforms for the experiment. This study analyzed wearer movements and quantified ROM and EMG. In addition, the subjective evaluation of wearer mobility and comfort were assessed for comparisons. Nine healthy male students participated in the experiment. Wearer mobility was analyzed using ROM and EMG data obtained by measuring five motions; in addition, subjective evaluations were also obtained. As compared with the standard station uniform, ROM increased 6.8 % and 7.2 % due to stretch-wear and compression-wear. The benefits of wearing stretch material or compression material to improve muscle performance (such as reduced percent of maximum voluntary contraction) were not proven. Differences between materials and designs influenced subjective wearer comfort. In particular, the wearing of compression materials was shown best in terms of wearer comfort that may also allow greater wearer mobility.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.83-94
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• 2006

Purpose: This study conducts quantitative evaluation or structural and functional characteristics or normal skeletal muscle with ultrasound image and surface electromyography, and is to provide basic materials for utilizing ultrasound image analysis in physical therapy diagnosis and assessment of skeletal muscle. Methods: Measurement of three stages was conducted with 88 normal adults between their twenties and seventies, correlations and differences using collected data according to age and gender were compared and correlations among measured items were analyzed and then the following conclusions were obtained. Results: Analysis of ultrasound image of normal skeletal muscle showed that density, median frequency had the closest relations with age. In addition, it was found that there were high correlations between density explaining structural characteristics of skeletal muscle and median frequency explaining functional characteristics. Conclusion: Analysis of ultrasound image makes complex evaluation of structure and function of skeletal muscle possible when it is connected with functional evaluation method using physical measurement surface electromyography as well as quantitative evaluation of structural changes of skeletal muscle and is effective in complementing physical therapy diagnosis centering around functionality evaluation.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.157-166
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• 1999

컴퓨터의 도입과 함께 VDT 증후군이라는 새로운 사회문제가 제기되고 있다. 다양한 체격의 사용자가 무리 없는 자세로 VDT작업을 수행하기 위해서는 인간공학적인 설계기준이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 선 연구의 설계지침을 이용하여 설계 권장치수를 먼저 제시하였다. 이에 대찬 타당성 검증을 위해 사용자의 선호치수를 구하였고, 그것과 설계지침에 따른 차이를 분석하였다. 그리고 안락감과 신체불편도 평가를 통한 주관적 평가와 근전도(EMG)분석을 통한 객관적 평가를 사용하여 각 설계치수가 인체에 미치는 영향을 비교분석 하였다. 워크스테이션에서 중요한 키보드의 높이는 팔꿈치보다 높이가 낮다면 손과 손목에 영향을 미치고, 높으면 목과 어깨에 피로를 가져다준다. 본 연구 실험결과 한국인을 위한 키보드책상의 권장치수는 고정식일 때 660mm 조절식일 때 540-774mm를 추천한다. 그 외 설계권장치수는 본문에 제시하였으며 이와 같은 인간공학적 권장치수는 결론적으로 사용자의 신체에 맞게끔 조절범위를 제공하므로 설계 분야에 중요한 기초자료가 되리라본다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2004

Conventional bipolar surface electromyography(EMG) technique detects only the superimposed electromyographic activity of a large number of motor units due to its low spatial resolution. For the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorder, the information of single MU is required. In this paper, 9 channel array surface electrode system was as designed and MLoG filter was proposed. Also the MCPT(modified convolution processing technique)method was proposed for the improvement of MUAP resolution. For performance evaluation, power spectrum analysis of random data and raw EMG signal comparison of MUAP shape and quantitative estimation of SNR were executed. As a result, the MUAP resolution improvement of 32％ was obtained from the standpoint of the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR).

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.383-386
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• 1997

In the EMG evaluation, the neuropathy may be diagnosed by a detection of denervation potentials in the group of muscles. These abnomal potentials might be confused with normal endplate spikes. In this paper we present the software algorithm in C, which automatically detects spontaneous activity such as denervation potentials and endplate potentials and distingushes between those potentials. Parameters with statistically significant differences were used for this automated algorithm. It was concluded that the algorithm established in this study will improve accuracy in EMG diagnosis.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.103-108
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• 1995

This study was performed to investigate a relationship between a biomechanical analysis of compressive force at L5/S1 and electromyographic analysis of erector spinae muscle during lifting task. In the experiment, isometric contractions at 25, 50, 75, 100%MVC for short duration and sustained isometric contractions at 50%MVC were performed. For muscle recruitment patten and compressive force analysis, rectified EMG amplitudes analysis and computerized biomechanical analysis were used. To achieve data, angles of neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and length of body segments were measured. Results shows that trends of initial EMG rectified amplitude were similar to those of biomechanical calculation value and for sustained isometric contraction at 50%MVC EMG rectified amplitude of erector spinae muscle after 40seconds was increased up to level of 75%MVC. Based on the results of this study, biomechanical analysis should be supplemented considering muscle fatigue, and it is also suggested that work-rest cycle critera and the evaluation of back-pain injuries should include muscle fatigue.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.459-468
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• 1996

This paper considers the problem of realising a parallel EMG identifier used in FES (functional electrical stimulation) system on a fixed dimension transputer array. This involves using an identifiestion algorithm in the wavelet transform domain. This algorithm have suggested by the authors in a previous paper(6). The transputer serial links permit higtlly varied and economic network-type connections and the structure enables rapid topological reconfiguration. Analysing the results Showed that the Speed-UPS ranged from 1.82 to 3.44 With 2-4 transputers for corresponding model order, and from 1.82 to 3.97 with increasing the model orders when two and four transputers are used respectively.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 보행 시 발생되는 근전도를 이용하여 보행 시 보행불균형 상태를 판단하고자 한다. 보행불균형 상태 판단시스템의 실효성 확인을 위해 인코더와 가속도, 근전도 센서 기반의 보행 불균형 판단 시스템을 제안한다. 건강한 성인 남성 10 명을 대상으로 실험을 진행하였다. 보행 신호를 획득하기 위해 고관절과 슬관절에 인코더 센서를 부착하고, 발목에 가속도 센서, 외측광근과 전경골근에 근전도 센서를 부착하였다. 보행 불균형을 판단하기위해 SI(Symmetry Index)를 사용하였다. 정상보행과 불균형보행을 측정하기 위해 한쪽 발에 인위적으로 1.5 cm의 굽을 추가해가며 0 cm부터 6 cm까지 5번의 실험을 반복하였다. 인코더와 근전도의 경우 0 cm의 정상보행과 1.5 cm의 불균형보행을 정상보행으로 판단하였고 3 cm와 4.5 cm, 6 cm의 불균형보행은 불균형보행으로 판단하였다. 가속도의 경우 0 cm와 1.5 cm, 3 cm의 불균형보행을 정상보행으로 판단하였고 4.5 cm와 6 cm의 불균형보행을 불균형보행으로 판단하였다.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2007

There are have been reports that the distribution of electromyographical(EMG) activity is determined in a predictable manner by both the location and number of occlusal contacts. However, these reports placed an emphasis on whole dentition. Inclined plane contacts in the frontal plane are classified as A-, B- or C-types. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between occlusal tooth contact patterns and EMG activity of masseter muscle during maximum voluntary clenching. Methods: Fifteen healthy human subjects(Mean age; 25.3 years) volunteered to participate in this study. Acrylic resin overlays were fabricated for upper 2nd premolars and 1st molars bilaterally, and offered 3 types(A-, B- and AB- type contact). EMG activity of the masseter muscles was recorded bilaterally during maximum voluntary clenching. Statistical analysis was performed using the one-way ANOVA. Results: The group with a A-type contact showed a statistically lower EMG activity of masseter muscle than that of natural group(p<0.05) and that of B- and AB- type groups(p<0.01) on both upper 2nd premolars and upper 1st molars. Conclusions: These results suggest that occlusal tooth contact patterns have an influence on EMG activity of masseter muscle during maximum voluntary clenching.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1013-1014
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• 2010