• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2019

PURPOSE: Sitting with crossed legs may have an effect on maintaining a healthy body posture and proper functioning of the respiratory system. Thus, this study's objective was to identify whether or not sitting with crossed legs affects the vertebral angle, chest wall mobility, the pulmonary function, and the activity of the respiratory muscles. METHODS: Thirty healthy subjects were recruited for this study (16 males and 14 females). The vertebral angle, chest wall mobility, pulmonary function, and the activity of the respiratory muscle were measured while the subjects sat in the correct posture and these factors were again measured with the subjects seated with their legs crossed. Three-dimensional motion analysis was used to determine the trunk and lumbar vertebral angles. Surface electromyography was employed to measure the sternocleidomastoid, the rectus abdominis, and the external and internal oblique abdominis muscles. A tapeline was utilized to evaluate the subjects' chest wall mobility. Spirometry was assessed to determine the forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in one second. Paired t-tests were then performed (p<.05). RESULTS: There were significant differences in the trunk and lumbar flexion angles, the chest wall mobility, the activity of the right external oblique muscle, and the left internal oblique abdominis muscle. However, the difference in pulmonary function did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSION: A crossed leg posture caused slight thoracic extension and lumbar flexion, which may lead to a decrease of the chest wall mobility and also to an imbalance of the abdominal muscles. Therefore, sitting with a crossed leg posture should be avoided. Yet a crossed leg posture did not have any clinical effect on the pulmonary function of healthy people. It may be necessary to study the effects of sitting with crossed legs over an extended period of time for patients suffering with impaired respiratory function.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.87-97
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• 1995

2차원 유한요소 모델의 동일한 형상과 하중 조건에 있어서 6절점 요소의 굽힘 강성은 8절점 요소의 굽힘 강성보다 더 크게 나타난다. 이와 같은 현상은 3차원 16절점 요소와 20절점 요소에서도 나타나며, 완전 요소의 중간 절점들을 제거하므로 인하여 나타난다. 따라서 이 현상을 상대적 강성강화 현상이라 할 수 있다. 강성강화 현상을 보정하기 위한 매우 효과적인 방법으로 가우스 적분점 수정법을 도출하였으며, 이 방법은 확장적인 강성과 같이 다른 종류의 강성을 변화시키지 않으며, 또한 패취시험을 통과하였다. 적분점 수정량은 재료의 포아송비의 함수로 나타나며, 2차원 평면응력 상태와 평면변형율 상태에 대한 두개의 수정식을 구하였고, 또한 3차원 고체요소에 대하여 확장하였다. 가우스 적분점 수정법의 효과를 검증하기 위하여 보와 판의 자유 및 강제운동 문제를 해석하였으며, 등방성 적층 보와 판에 대해서도 단층보와 단층판과 같은 방법으로 적용하여 그 효율성을 입증하였다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2010

본 논문은 통합채광시스템의 동력학 해석을 다루고 있다. 통합채광시스템은 채광선, 수직양광관, 중간 저장 장소인 버퍼, 유연관, 자항식집광기로 구성되어 있다. 자항식집광기와 버퍼는 6자유도의 강체로 가정하였으며, 수직양광관과 유연관의 동적거동 해석을 위해 집중질량 매개방법을 이용한 이산화 모델을 적용하였다. 채광선에 대한 운동은 포함시키지 않았지만 경계조건을 통하여 채광선의 움직임을 표현하였다. 연약한 해저면을 주행하는 차량에는 연약지반 역학 모델을 적용시켰다. 수직양광관-버퍼, 버퍼-유연관, 유연관-자항식집광기의 연결에는 회전구속과 볼 구속조건을 사용하였다. 연성 동력학 모델의 운동방정식을 유도하기 위해 국부좌표계를 사용하였으며, 4개의 오일러 매개변수를 사용하여 각 시스템의 자세를 표현하였다. 통합 채광시스템의 운동 방정식 해를 구하기 위해서 증분-반복법을 적용하였으며, 시간영역 적분기는 newmark-${\beta}$를 사용하였다. 통합 채광시스템의 동적 거동 해석을 수치해석을 통해 분석하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권5호
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• pp.617-624
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• 2017

Piezoelectric nanobeams are used in several nano electromechanical systems. The first step in designing these systems is conducting a vibration analysis. In this research, the free vibration of a piezoelectric nanobeam is analyzed by using the nonlocal elasticity theory. The nanobeam is modeled based on Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Hamilton's principle is used to derive the equations of motion and also the boundary conditions of the system. The obtained equations of motion are solved by using both Galerkin and the Differential Quadrature (DQ) methods. The clamped-clamped and cantilever boundary conditions are analyzed and the effects of the applied voltage and nonlocal parameter on the natural frequencies and mode shapes are studied. The results show the success of Galerkin method in determining the natural frequencies. The results also show the influence of the nonlocal parameter on the natural frequencies. Increasing a positive voltage decreases the natural frequencies, while increasing a negative voltage increases them. It is also concluded that for the clamped parts of the beam and also other parts that encounter higher values of stress during free vibrations of the beam, anti-nodes in voltage mode shapes are observed. On the contrary, in the parts of the beam that the values of the induced stress are low, the values of the amplitude of the voltage mode shape are not significant. The obtained results and especially the mode shapes can be used in future studies on the forced vibrations of piezoelectric nanobeams based on Galerkin method.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.639-645
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 모바일 로봇이 자연스러운 손동작을 은닉 마르코프 모델(HMM: hidden markov model)을 이용하여 인식해 원하는 명령을 수행하는 방법을 제안한다. 기존의 손동작 기반 로봇 제어 방식은 정해진 몇 종류의 제스처를 사용했었고, 따라서 지시동작이 자연스럽지 않았다. 또한 정해진 제스처를 미리 공부해야하여 불편했었다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 손동작을 인식하는 방법에 대한 많은 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 3차원 카메라를 사용해 색상 데이터와 깊이 데이터를 얻어서, 사람의 손을 검색하고 그 동작을 인식한다. 여기서 동작을 인식하는 방법으로 HMM을 사용하였으며, 인식된 결과를 로봇에게 전달하여 원하는 방향으로 이동시킨다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2022

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combined cervical stabilization exercise (CSE) and stretching exercise (SE) on office workers with forward head posture (FHP). Methods : A total of 32 office workers with forward head posture were randomly assigned to experimental (n=16) and control (n=16) groups. The experimental group underwent combined CSE and SE, and the control group underwent cervical self-myofascial release and SE. Both groups performed exercises for 40 min per day, thrice per week for a total of 6 weeks. Craniovertebral angle (CVA), respiration, disability, and joint range of motion (ROM) before and 6 weeks after intervention were measured and compared. Results : There was no significant between-group difference in the general characteristics (p>.05). The intra-group comparison showed significant differences in the visual analog scale (VAS) and neck disability index (NDI) of both groups post-intervention (p<.05). CVA and forced expiratory volume in 1 seconds (FEV₁) were significantly improved post-intervention in the experimental group only (p<.05). In the experimental group, all ROM variables were significantly improved post-intervention. In contrast, in the control group, all ROM variables improved significantly post-intervention, except for extension (p<.05). The inter-group comparison showed significant differences in NDI, left lateral flexion, right lateral flexion, and left rotation between the two groups (p<.05). Conclusion : The combination of CSE and SE, which stabilizes the cervical spine, had positive effects on cranial rotation angle, respiration, disability, and joint ROM in office workers with forward head posture. Therefore, the combination of the two exercises may be an effective option to reduce symptoms and prevent postural problems in office workers with FHP.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.501-518
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• 2007

In this work, a new approach is developed for dynamic analysis of a composite beam with an interply crack, based on finite element solution of partial differential equations with the use of the COMSOL Multiphysics package, allowing for fast and simple change of geometric characteristics of the delaminated area. The use of COMSOL Multiphysics package facilitates automatic mesh generation, which is needed if the problem has to be solved many times with different crack lengths. In the model, a physically impossible interpenetration of the crack faces is prevented by imposing a special constraint, leading to taking account of a force of contact interaction of the crack faces and to nonlinearity of the formulated boundary value problem. The model is based on the first order shear deformation theory, i.e., the longitudinal displacement is assumed to vary linearly through the beam's thickness. The shear deformation and rotary inertia terms are included into the formulation, to achieve better accuracy. Nonlinear partial differential equations of motion with boundary conditions are developed and written in the format acceptable by the COMSOL Multiphysics package. An example problem of a clamped-free beam with a piezoelectric actuator is considered, and its finite element solution is obtained. A noticeable difference of forced vibrations of the delaminated and undelaminated beams due to the contact interaction of the crack's faces is predicted by the developed model.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.2105-2114
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• 2006

In this paper, a simplified model is studied to predict analytically the vibration from the helical gear system due to an axial excitation of helical gears. The simplified model describes gear, shaft, bearing, and housing. In order to obtain the axial force of helical gears, the mesh stiffness is calculated in the load deflection relation. The axial force is obtained from the solution of the equation of motion, using the mesh stiffness. It is used as a longitudinal excitation of the shaft, which in turn drives the gear housing through the bearing. In this study, the shaft is modeled as a rod, while the bearing is modeled as a parallel spring and damper only supporting longitudinal forces. The gear housing is modeled as a clamped circular plate with viscous damping. For the modeling of this system, transfer matrices for the rod and bearing are used, using a spectral method with four pole parameters. The model is validated by finite element analysis. Using the model, parameter studies are carried out. As a result, the linearized dynamic shaft force due to the gear excitation in the frequency domain was proposed. Out-of-plan displacement from the forced vibrating circular plate and the renewed mode normalization constant of the circular plate were also proposed. In order to control the axial vibration of the helical gear system, the plate was more important than the shaft and the bearing. Finally, the effect of the dominant design parameters for the gear system can be investigated by this model.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2006년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.128-135
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• 2006

This paper presents a finite element method to analyze the free vibration of a flexible HDD composed of the spinning disk-spindle system with fluid dynamic bearings(FDBs), the head-suspension-actuator with pivot bearings, and the base plate with complicated geometry. Experimental modal testing shows that the proposed method well predicts tue vibration characteristics of a HDD. This research also shows that even the vibration motion of the spinning disk corresponding to half-speed whirl and the pure disk mode are transferred to a head-suspension-actuator and base plate through the air bearing and the pivot bearing consecutively. The proposed method can be effectively extended to investigate the forced vibration of a HDD and to design a robust HDD against shock.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 1989

본 연구는 국부적으로 한정된 수역의 파동운동 해석시 개방경제의 조건처리에 대한 수치기법을 개선하여 수치실험결과의 신뢰도를 향상시키기 위하여 시도되었다. 개방경계의 적절한 조건을 도출하기 위하여 $L_e-norm$ 및 RMS 오차분석을 통하여 방사이론이 포함된 조건을 비교한 결과, Sommerfeld 방사조건이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 이용된 2 차원 유한요소 천수모형에 응용되도록 2 단계 기법이 적용된 개방경제조건을 단순화된 구형만에서 장주기 파동에 대하여 수치실험한 결과 Sommerfeld 방사조건보다 RMS 오차가 30% 정도 감소되는 양호한 결과를 나타냈다.