• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.69-78
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• 2001

MPEG-4 visual conformance standard specifies methods to verify whether bitstreams and decoders meet the requirements at the specified profile and level. The test of decoders can be divided into two parts: the static test and the dynamic test. The static test can be performed by examining the decoder output with that of a reference decoder. This paper proposes design methods of test bitstreams for static test of texture decoding, and shows the test results.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.47 no.7
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• pp.44-51
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• 2010

This paper proposes the architecture of high-performance Viterbi decoder circuit. The proposed circuit does not require additional memory to calculate the branch metrics because it uses the characteristics of the branch data. The speed of the Viterbi decoder circuit is increased up to 75% by rearranging the path metric data in SRAM and registers properly for fast add-compare-select operations. We described the proposed Viterbi decoder circuit in Verilog HDL and synthesized the gate-level circuit using 130nm standard cell library. The synthesized circuit consists of 8,858 gates and its maximum operating frequency is 130MHz.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.25-34
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• 2012

This paper presents a universal architecture for variable-length eight-parallel Reed-Solomon (RS) decoder for high-rate WPAN systems. The proposed architecture can support not only RS(255,239) code but various shortened RS codes. Moreover, variable-length architecture provides variable low latency for various shortened RS codes and the eight-parallel design also provides high data processing rate. Using 90-$nm$ CMOS standard cell technology, the proposed RS decoder has been synthesized and measured for performance. The proposed RS decoder can provide a maximum 19-$Gbps$ data rate at clock frequency 300 $MHz$.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.19-25
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• 2014

PURPOSES : This study was performed to evaluate the possibility of Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS) as a testing method that can predict cracking on pavement. METHODS : Three asphalt binders and one kind of aggregate were used in this study, and all asphalt mixtures were produced using Gyratory Compactor followed asphalt mix design. The ITS test was performed for the mixture which are artificially short-term aged using the oven. The ITS properties were analyzed by air void, compaction temperature, asphalt content, and asphalt binder. RESULTS : The results of this study indicated that (1) the compaction temperature did not show relationship with the ITS test; (2) there was no specific trend between the asphalt content and the ITS test; (3) the ITS could reveal the property of kinds of asphalt binders; (4) the asphalt mixture that were produced at optimum temperature suggested by manufacturer did not exhibit optimum result for all asphalt binder. CONCLUSIONS : The possibility of ITS was confirmed from this study for replacement of the Marshall Stability method. However, it needs to perform in further studies of aggregate and compaction property to suggest a new ITS standard value.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.45-55
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• 2017

PURPOSES: The objective of this study is to estimate required minimum spacing between Freeway IC for high-speed roadways. METHODS : Since high-speed roadways with over 140 km/h design speed do not exist in Korea, VISSIM Simulation Program was used for analysis. Acceleration noise and conflicts were selected for Evaluation Index. Standard deviation size for acceleration and deceleration was calculated by VISSIM to estimate acceleration noise. Conflicts were produced in areas between Freeway IC with SSAM. RESULTS : As a result, required minimum spacing was 6 km for acceleration noise analysis, while 5 km was deducted for conflict analysis. For Model Evaluation, with SAS, conflicts did not show much difference in 5~6 km area by 90% confidence interval. CONCLUSIONS : For acceleration noise, results showed lacking in its discrimination between index per Minimum Spacing. However, conflicts were valid in difference; required minimum spacing was 5 km by validation result.

• Physical Therapy Korea
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.63-72
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) on the swallowing function of stroke patients. Twelve-week PNF (facial, tongue, and breathing exercise) was applied in the experimental group consisting of 12 subjects, and a general swallowing exercise program was applied to the control group consisting of 12 subjects. In addition, the signs of improvement in the stroke patients (N=24) swallowing function were examined by conducting a video fluoroscopic swallowing study. The data were analyzed using the SPSS ver. 21.0 program, which was also utilized to gain statistical information (percentage, mean, and standard deviation), and paired t-test was conducted. As a result of the analyses, the following conclusions were arrived at. The 12-week PNF significantly improved the functional dysphagia scale, penetration-aspiration scale, pharyngeal transit time, swallowing response time, residue in valleculae, and residue in pyriform sinuses enhanced swallowing functions of the stroke patients (p<.05). In conclusion, the PNF intervention in the swallowing function of the stroke patients was found to be an effective exercise program.

• KCI Concrete Journal
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.73-84
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• 2000

A new form of construction utilizing structural steel as the boundary elements in ductile flexural concrete walls is proposed to solve the bar congestion problems in such a heavily reinforced region, while maintaining the ductility and energy absorption capacity comparable to their traditional form. Two wall specimens containing rectangular hollow structural sections (HSS) and channels at their ends respectively, and one companion standard reinforced concrete wall specimen with concentrated end reinforcement were constructed and tested under reversed cyclic loading to evaluate the construction process as well as the structural performance. Initially, all three specimens were chosen and detailed with some caution to have approximately the same flexural capacity without change of the original shape and dimension of a rectangular cross section correction. Analysis and comparison of test results indicated that the reversed cyclic responses of three walls showed similar hysteretic properties, but in those with steel boundaries, local buckling of the corresponding steel webs and flanges following significant yielding was a dominant factor to determine the hysteretic response. The monotonic and cyclic responses predicted based on a sectional approach was also presented and found to be in good agreement with measured results. Design recommendations considering local instability of the structural steel elements and the interaction between steel chords and a concrete web member in such a composite wall are presented.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.531-538
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was done to identify the effects of Qi hand reflexology on autonomic nerve activity in patients admitted to hospital. Method: A non-equivalent control group and quasi-experimental research with pre/post test design were used and 59 patients on a medical ward were assigned to either the experimental group (32) or the control group (27). The study variables included vital signs, autonomic nerve activities (ALF (absolute low frequency), AHF (absolute high frequency), nLF (normalized low frequency), nHF (normalized high frequency), SDNN (standard deviation of all normal-normal intervals)) and were evaluated using the QECG-3 system. The experimental group was treated with Qi hand reflexology for 10 minutes per day, for 3days. Results: Skin temperature and systolic blood pressure in the experimental decreased with treatment. ALF, AHF and SDNN for the experimental group increased with regulating proportion (nLF: nHF=6:4) and a significant difference between the groups was observed. Conclusion: The results indicated that application of Qi hand reflexology for patients in the hospital is effective in regulating the autonomic nervous system activation. Implication of finding should be useful for future research.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.40 no.12
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• pp.72-79
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• 2003

This paper proposes a 32${\times}$32 Modified Booth multiplier using CMOS multiple-valued logic circuits. The multiplier based on the radix-4 algorithm is designed with current mode CMOS quaternary logic circuits. Designed multiplier is reduced the transistor count by 67.1% and 37.3%, compared with that of the voltage mode binary multiplier and the previous multiple-valued logic multiplier, respectively. The multiplier is designed with a 0.35${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ standard CMOS technology at a 3.3V supply voltage and unit current 10$mutextrm{A}$, and verified by HSPICE. The multiplier has 5.9㎱ of propagation delay time and 16.9mW of power dissipation. The performance is comparable to that of the fastest binary multiplier reported.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.14-26
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• 2001

This paper presents an LMI(Lincar Matrix Inequalities) method for designing the optimal decoupling controller. The proposed controller based on the Two Degree-of-Freedom configuration considers both the performance of controller and decoupling properties. A minimal set of assumptions for existence of the decoupling controller formula is described in the state space formulas. The decoupling controller parameters are obtained from LMI methods for computational efficiency.