• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.63 no.7
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• pp.940-944
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• 2014

In this research, we designed representative motion patterns that possibly occurred in sleep situation and evaluated the feasibility of the smartphone based movement recording technique. For this, we designed 7 motions such as posture change, head movement, arm movement (vertical, horizontal), leg movement and hand movement (flipping, folding). Movement was recorded by using the smartphone and the actimetry device simultaneously for comparing the feasibility of smartphone based recording. As a result of experiment, we found that the smartphone based movement recording well reflects the body movement, however, it shows the limitation in recording the small local movement such as hand motion compared with the reference actimetry device, Actiwatch.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.1110-1118
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• 2018

Personal sound amplifiers(PSAPs) provide accessible and affordable healthcare to individuals with hearing disability. Many studies are in progress for affordable PSAP development, but still people do not have a best fitting profile for the PSAP depending on their hearing test. As a result, they do not have a personalized and profiled music and sound, which are very helpful for those who has hearing problems. In this paper, we propose a device and mobile system to provide music with an equalizer value according to the hearing condition of an individual to prevent the hearing loss. In order to overcome the limit of frequency band of the equalizer in a smart phone, we developed bluetooth controlled equalizer based on the fitting profiles.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.199-208
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• 2015

The aim of this paper is to review recent developments and commercialized products in the field of wearable wellness sensors and devices (WWSD). Although there are several dedicated researches, the completed theories and systematic techniques have not been well established. Therefore, we divided the WWSD into four different topics (healthcare, safety & prevention, gaming & lifestyle, and sports & fitness), and review the state of the arts and challenges on the applications on the sensor and device technologies with particular focus on WWSD. We also review the limitations of the current technologies on the developments and commercialized products. Finally, we suggest and discuss new research topics related on the four topics of the WWSD.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.1496-1504
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• 2007

The purpose of this paper, as a part of healthcare research, is to design and development Patient-aware System that will support EMR(Electronic Medical Record) in hospital. A mobile device-based system that can use database of existing EMR, replace existing paper-type chart, and identify patient fast and correctly was developed. To identify patient, RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) was used, and through interworking RFID and the system, it is possible to identify patient automatically. The developed system was tested in the test bed, and the possibility of faster diagnosis and treatment than existing paper-type chart was tested.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.87-94
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• 2019

IoT-based services are being released in accordance with the aging population and the demand for well-being pursuit needs. In addition to medical device companies, companies with ideas ranging from global ICT companies to startup companies are accelerating their market entry. The areas where these services are most commonly applied are health/medical, life/safety, city/energy, automotive and transportation. Furthermore, by expanding IoT technology convergence into the area of life care services, it contributes greatly to the development of service models in the public sector. It also provides an important opportunity for IoT-related companies to open up new markets. By addressing the problems of life care services that are still insufficient. We are providing opportunities to pursue the common interests of both users and workers and improve the quality of life. In order to establish IoT-based digital life care services, it is necessary to develop convergence technologies using cloud computing systems, big data analytics, medical information, and smart healthcare infrastructure.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.478-491
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• 2019

This work develops a monitoring system for the population with health concerns. A belt integrated with an on-body circuit and sensors measures a wearer's selected vital signals. The electrocardiogram sensors monitor heart conditions and an accelerometer assesses the level of physical activity. Sensed signals are transmitted to the circuit module through digital yarns and are forwarded to a mobile device via Bluetooth. An interactive application, installed on the mobile device, is used to process the received signals and provide users with real-time feedback about their status. Persuasive functions are designed and implemented in the interactive application to encourage users' physical activity. Two signal processing algorithms are developed to analyze the data regarding heart and activity. A user study is conducted to evaluate the performance and usability of the developed system.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.63-72
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• 2021

The hospital biomedical engineering team is responsible for establishing and regulating the Medical Device Management Program (MEMP) to ensure that medical devices are safe and reliable. As technology advances, medical devices such as artificial intelligence and precision medicine are developing into a form that allows connection between objects anytime, anywhere, and as various technologies converge, internal and external security threats continue to increase. In this paper, we present a study of the Medical Device Management Program (Secure-MEMP) method, considering that the security threat of medical devices continues to increase due to advances in technology.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.221-228
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• 2021

Recent improvements on the quality, fidelity and availability of biometric data have led to effective human physical activity detection (HPAD) in real time which adds significant value to applications such as human behavior identification, healthcare monitoring, and user authentication. Current approaches usually use machine-learning techniques for human physical activity recognition based on the data collected from wearable accelerometer sensor from a single wearable smart device on the user. However, collecting data from a single wearable smart device may not provide the complete user activity data as it is usually attached to only single part of the user's body. In addition, in case of the absence of the single sensor, then no data can be collected. Hence, in this paper, a continuous HPAD will be presented to effectively perform user activity detection with mobile service infrastructure using multiple wearable smart devices, namely smartphone and smartwatch placed in various locations on user's body for more accurate HPAD. A case study on a comprehensive dataset of classified human physical activities with our HAPD approach shows substantial improvement in HPAD accuracy.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.59 no.1
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• pp.22-33
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• 2024

Passive radiative cooling is a promising technology for cooling objects without energy input. Passive radiative cooling works by radiating heat from the surface, which then passes through the atmosphere and into space. Achieving efficient passive radiative cooling is mainly accomplished by using materials with high emissivity in the atmospheric window (8-13 ㎛). Research has shown that polymers tend to exhibit high emissivity in this spectral range. In addition to elastomers, other materials with potential for passive radiative cooling include metal oxides, carbon-based materials, and polymers. The structure of a passive radiative cooling device can affect its cooling performance. For example, a device with a large surface area will have a greater amount of surface area exposed to the sky, which increases the amount of thermal radiation emitted. Passive radiative cooling has a wide range of potential applications, including building cooling, electronics cooling, healthcare, and transportation. Current research has focused on improving the efficiency of passive radiative cooling materials and devices. With further development, passive radiative cooling can significantly affect a wide range of sectors.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.107-112
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• 2021

The purpose of this to study a more accurate scoring method in accordance with the change in the game due to the fast-break and external shots of modern basketball. We will make to design and develop a smart basketball device with a digital pressure sensor. The basketball is a sport that combines complex techniques such as dribbling, passing, and shooting, and the game wins or loses with the most goals in all sports on the planet. In particular, shooting, which determines the win or loss of a game, is the technique that is most directly linked to the score, so the angle of projection is important to make a more accurate shooting. The purpose of this to develop an assistive device in order for the player to have a certain shooting rhythm by measuring the throw angle through a sensor that can measure the throw angle of the ball during shooting. This smart basketball device, it is possible to increase the accuracy of shooting through a certain throw angle at the basketball game field or during shooting practice, and accordingly, the performance can be expected to improve.