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An Emergency Message Propagation Method with Stem and Branch Structure for Vehicle Safety Communication (차량안전통신을 위한 줄기와 가지 구조를 이용한 긴급 메시지 전파 방법)

  • Yu, Suk-Dea;Cho, Gi-Hwan
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.32 no.2A
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    • pp.203-212
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    • 2007
  • An advanced vehicle safety system can be constructed by exchanging danger-related information ,such as urgency stop, traffic accident, obstacle, and car trouble, among the vehicles. However, because network topology changes rapidly and frequently due to the mobility of vehicles, it is impossible to configure the network for information forwarding in this environment. In the most of vehicle safety communication applications, an emergency message is propagated in a form of broadcasting. The simple broadcasting causes a lot of problems in terms of efficiency due to multi-hop area and radio collision problem. This paper proposes a method of selective message forwarding with stem and branch structure for propagating the emergency messages. However, the proposed method raise the efficiency of message transmission with the selective forwarding based on the priority assignment as its location. We analyze and evaluate the performance by comparing the proposed scheme with other schemes that are presented in the paper.

Recognition of Special Vehicles Using Roof Marks (루프 마크를 이용한 특수차량 인식)

  • Kim, Seok-Young;Lee, Jaesung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.293-296
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    • 2016
  • In case of an emergency on a busy road of a city, drivers should make way for special vehicles such as police cars, fire engines, or ambulance as soon as possible. If road infrastructures recognize the movements of special vehicles, and transfer alert message to traffic signal controllers and normal cars through wireless network such as WAVE or TPEG, normal cars can prepare to make way in advance. As a result, it help special vehicles move faster. In this paper, we install a roof mark on the roof of a special vehicle, detect the mark through a mark recognition algorithm which includes perspective transformation, and get the inner information by decoding the digital pattern on it. The experiment results show that mark can be recognized 100% and 93.3% of inner digital data of the mark can be recognized, when the size of a mark is larger than $88cm{\times}88cm$ and the mark moves at a speed of 50km/s.

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An Efficient Broadcast Scheme for Disseminating Emergency Message in Urban Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (도심의 차량 네트워크에서 긴급 메시지 전파를 위한 효율적인 브로드캐스트 기법)

  • Lee, Kyu-Chang;Han, Ki-Jun;Cho, Keu-Chul;Baek, Young-Mi;Kim, Jun-Hyung
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.38C no.7
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    • pp.605-611
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    • 2013
  • If an accident vehicle propagates emergency messages to other vehicles close to it, the other drivers may realize and avoid the accident spot. In this letter, we propose a broadcast scheme to propagate emergency messages fast in urban VANETs (Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks) with the help of GPS (Global Position System). In our scheme, a transmitting vehicle chooses the farthest node as the next relay vehicle to propagate emergency messages. And, we suggest an algorithm for intersection recognition and SCF (Store-Carry-Forward) task by taking advantage of periodic hello packets to reduce the propagation time and enhance the delivery ratio.

Analysis of response time for patient non-transport by 119 ambulance services (119 구급 서비스의 미이송 시간 분석)

  • Kang, Kyung-Hee;Han, Jin-Ok
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.177-187
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes of non-transport in 119 ambulance services and to describe the difference in response time according to the reason for non-transport. Methods: This study analyzed 42,415 non-transport cases out of 123,158 cases using prehospital care reports in a metropolitan city. The Kruskal-Wallis test and the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test were used to 6,857 cases for which time was recorded. Results: Non-transportation in 20${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ comprised 33.1% of all ambulance services. The reason for non-transport were other reasons (25.5%), cancellation (23.8%), and moving to other vehicles (21.7%). There were differences in ambulance service times according to the reasons for non-transport. The activation interval was the longest (2.68 minutes) in the absence of the patient, and the response interval was the shortest (4.96 minutes) among the cancelled case. The total interval was the shortest time (21.97 minutes) in the cancellation cases and the longest time among the death cases (32.23 minutes). Conclusion: It is important to suggest the direction of development of emergency services by identifying the reasons for non-transport by ambulance services and describing the response time according to the reason for non-transport.

Reinforcement Learning based Autonomous Emergency Steering Control in Virtual Environments (가상 환경에서의 강화학습 기반 긴급 회피 조향 제어)

  • Lee, Hunki;Kim, Taeyun;Kim, Hyobin;Hwang, Sung-Ho
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.110-116
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    • 2022
  • Recently, various studies have been conducted to apply deep learning and AI to various fields of autonomous driving, such as recognition, sensor processing, decision-making, and control. This paper proposes a controller applicable to path following, static obstacle avoidance, and pedestrian avoidance situations by utilizing reinforcement learning in autonomous vehicles. For repetitive driving simulation, a reinforcement learning environment was constructed using virtual environments. After learning path following scenarios, we compared control performance with Pure-Pursuit controllers and Stanley controllers, which are widely used due to their good performance and simplicity. Based on the test case of the KNCAP test and assessment protocol, autonomous emergency steering scenarios and autonomous emergency braking scenarios were created and used for learning. Experimental results from zero collisions demonstrated that the reinforcement learning controller was successful in the stationary obstacle avoidance scenario and pedestrian collision scenario under a given condition.

A Study on the Preparation of Inspection Standard for Front Collision Protection System for Vehicles (승용차 전방충돌보호 시스템 검사기준 마련 연구)

  • Park, Jiyang;Gwon, Yeongmun;Choi, Sookwang;Lee, Hosang;Kim, Yongdal;Yeo, Unseok;Jeong, Jaehwan;Kim, Jinyong
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 2021
  • In order to prevent automobile accidents internationally, advanced safety devices are actively being developed. Among them, Auto Emergency Brake (AEB) function and Forward Collision Warning (FCW), which are used to prevent or reduce frontal collision, have been studied for a long time, and are being researched by various manufacturers to develop better performance. In fact, in the case of large vehicles, it is mandatory for AEB to be installed in Korea. Accordingly, a variety of Vehicles equipped with AEB and FCW are coming out, and inspection of these mounting devices is a necessary system in the future. This study confirms how AEB and FCW are currently assessed in regulation and the New Car Assesment Program (NCAP), This is a basic study of the matters to be considered in preparing AEB and FCW inspection standard by checking the performance of vehicles equipped with forward collision protection and identifying the vehicle's sensitivity, range and speed of radar sensors, and target vehicles based on CAN communication data.

A study on the procedures of emergency response to use Activity-Action Diagram technique at train accident in Urban Railroad (도시철도 차량사고에 액티비티-액션다이아 그램 기법을 적용한 비상대응 절차 구현 연구)

  • Hwang, Seong-Geun;Yang, Doh-Chul
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2006.11b
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    • pp.1165-1171
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to implement an emergency response procedure based on the scenario of the field of vehicles and provide more rapid and exact response program needed when train accidents happen. Therefore, we have made worst case combinations of accidents and prioritized the combinations. A number of accidents have been analyzed according to the type of, the people affected by, and the location of accident. Both horizontal and vertical response system have also been defined. Furthermore, Activity-Action Diagram has been applied to the emergency response scenario and action procedure of each group has been clearly systematized. Consequently, this paper provides a specific response system useful when train accidents happen.

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A methodology for the flexible AGV routing

  • Kim, Ji-Pyo
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.719-728
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    • 1997
  • In the AGV routing a vehicle can select the shortest route on which no conflicts are anticipated. The procedure includes time constraint and the node/arc occupation times of vehicles in order to locate the conflicting paths. The slight differences among AGV routing algorithms exist in identifying the conflict regions encountered while reaching out to the destination node. In this paper, a novel approach to the use of the re-routing scheme is presented. It will be used to minimize the travel distance of vehicles in a regular vehicle routing process rather than to cope with emergency situations. The proposed algorithm provides existing active vehicles with the ability of changing their current paths for a new vehicle whenever the equal-distance paths exist, in on attempt to optimize the AGV transportation system. This ability is possible because of the flexibility of on AGV system controlled by a computer system.

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Brake Steering Analysis of Electric-driven Special-purpose Vehicles (전기구동 특수차량의 제동 조향 성능 해석)

  • 박건선;김준영;허건수;장경영;오재응
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, brake steering performance of electric-driven special-purpose vehicles is investigated. A 14 DOF model is developed considering nonlinear character- istics of the suspension and tire. Based on the model, cornering performance is analyzed for brake steering, acceleration steering and pivoting, respectively. Simulation results are obtained based on the developed SIMULINK module. This analysis about the non steady state cornering performance is particularly important for armored vehicles because the projected route of the vehicle at emergency should be predicted accuracy.

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A Study on the ECU and Control Algorithm of ABS for a Commercial Vehicle

  • Lee, Ki-Chang;Kim, Mun-Sub;Jeon, Jeong-Woo;Hwang, Don-Ha;Park, Doh-Young;Kim, Yong-Joo
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.166.1-166
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    • 2001
  • Anti-lock Braking System(ABS) is a device which prevents the wheels form locked up under emergency braking of a vehicle. So it helps the vehicle to maintain the steerability and shortens the braking distance by maintaining optimal frictional force during braking since the tire road slip is controlled in acceptable range. Recently, ABS is accepted as a standard equipment in vehicles, especially in commercial vehicles(bus and trucks). Commercial vehicles don´t use hydraulic lines but use pneumatic lines for braking system mostly. In this paper, ECU(Electronic Control Unit) for the anti-lock braking system of a commercial vehicle which is equipped with a full-air brake system and its control algorithms are presented. In this algorithm wheel speed acceleration flags and wheel slip flags are defined ...

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