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A Study on Intelligent Mobility Enhancement System for the Mobility Handicapped (첨단 교통약자 보호시스템에 대한 연구)

  • Han, Woong-Gu;Shin, Kang-Won;Choi, Kee-Choo;Kim, Nam-Sun;Sohn, Sang-Hyun
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.25-37
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    • 2010
  • This study is aimed at enhancing mobility rights for the transportation underprivileged that has been made light of relatively compared to normal people. In order to do this, we've suggested having ITS (Intelligent Traffic System) built and improving satisfaction through the test operation of its main system. The existing sound signal device for the visually handicapped has one problem with managing it. Because, the people in charge of it had to visit each problematic site directly to maintain and fix some problems every time it was out of order. Moreover, it couldn't provide sustainable services about voice guidance and the visually handicapped had to control it by either confirming the location of buttons that were installed on the pillar of traffic light and then pressing one of them or using a remote controller on their own. In order to improve such inconveniences, we have created a new typed sound signal device for the visually handicapped by applying the cutting-edge wireless technology based on ergonomics considering actual road situations. Such technology enables it report the status of signal device and light to them by using its voice guidance system automatically every time they have access to it. Additionally, we've already introduced it to a couple of test areas and then known the fact that they recognized traffic situation more conveniently and safely compared to the existing sound signal device. That is above average in terms of satisfaction. In addition to that, we've provided LTS (Location Tracking System - Location-based service intended for elementary students) by utilizing the existing wireless infrastructure and founded the fact that about 87% of their parents were satisfied with the service based on LTS.

Improvement of Charge Carrier Mobility of Organic Field-Effect Transistors through The Surface Energy Control (표면 에너지 제어를 통한 유기 전계 효과 트랜지스터의 전하 이동도 향상)

  • Seokkyu Kim;Kwanghoon Kim;Dongyeong Jeong;Yongchan Jang;Minji Kim;Wonho Lee;Eunho, Lee
    • Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.64-68
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    • 2023
  • Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are attracting attention in the field of next-generation electronic devices, and they can be fabricated on a flexible substrate using an organic semiconductor as a channel layer. In particular, DPP-based semiconducting conjugated polymers are actively used because they have higher charge carrier mobility than other organic semiconductors, but they are still lower than inorganic semiconductors, so various studies are being conducted to improve the charge carrier mobility. In this study, the charge carrier mobility is improved by controlling the surface energy of the substrate by forming self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). As the surface energy of the substrate is controlled by the SAMs, the crystallinity increases, thereby improving the charge carrier mobility by 14 times from 3.57×10-3 cm2V-1s-1 to 5.12×10-2 cm2V-1s-1

MIMO Ad Hoc Networks: Medium Access Control, Saturation Throughput, and Optimal Hop Distance

  • Hu, Ming;Zhang, Junshan
    • Journal of Communications and Networks
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.317-330
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we explore the utility of recently discovered multiple-antenna techniques (namely MIMO techniques) for medium access control (MAC) design and routing in mobile ad hoc networks. Specifically, we focus on ad hoc networks where the spatial diversity technique is used to combat fading and achieve robustness in the presence of user mobility. We first examine the impact of spatial diversity on the MAC design, and devise a MIMO MAC protocol accordingly. We then develop analytical methods to characterize the corresponding saturation throughput for MIMO multi-hop networks. Building on the throughout analysis, we study the impact of MIMO MAC on routing. We characterize the optimal hop distance that minimizes the end-to-end delay in a large network. For completeness, we also study MAC design using directional antennas for the case where the channel has a strong line of sight (LOS) component. Our results show that the spatial diversity technique and the directional antenna technique can enhance the performance of mobile ad hoc networks significantly.

Omni-directional Gait Control of Quadruped Walking Robot

  • Son, Tae-Young;Kang, Tae-Hun;Kim, Hyung-Seok;Choi, Hyouk-Ryeol
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.2529-2534
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    • 2003
  • A quadruped walking robot has a superior adaptablility as well as highly adaptable mobility in various environments. These special advantages are outstanding in the mobile robot group. In this work, we introduce the method for omni-directional gait and rotational gait which is the generalized control algorithm to perform any direction commands. In addition, to improve the stability of quadruped walking robot, we performed the optimization between walking angle and sequence of feet. The proposed ideas are applied to the actual design of MRWALLSPECT III(Multifunctional Robot for Wall inSpection version 3) that is designed to inspect of the large surface of industrial utilities. By implementing the proposed idea on the robot, it’s effectiveness is experimentally confirmed.

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Unified Strategy for Quadruped Walking Robot in Unstructured Environment

  • Kang, Tae-Hun;Son, Tae-Young;Kim, Hyung-Seok;Choi, Hyouk-Ryeol
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.639-644
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    • 2003
  • An unstructured environment requires a robot to possess outstanding mobility and advanced control algorithms since there exist complicated configurations such as obstacle, uneven surface, etc. Especially, when a quadruped robot walks in these environments, obstacles in the walking route will obstruct the walking or may give rise to a serious trouble. In this paper, we introduce a strategy for the stable walking in unstructured environment. The proposed strategy consists of two control algorithms. One is a collision{free algorithm to avoid obstacles and the other is an algorithm to overcome any obstacle. These are based on the obstacle detection method and a shape reconstruction algorithm, Which algorithms are described in detail. In addition, the validity of these algorithms have been demonstrated through experiments using a quadruped walking robot called "MRWALLSPECT III(Multifunctional Robot for Wall inSPECTion version 3 )".

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Design of a Fuzzy Re-adhesion Controller for Wheeled Robot (이동 로봇의 퍼지 재점착 제어기 설계)

  • Kwon Sun-Ku;Huh Uk-Youl;Kim Jin-Hwan
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.48-55
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    • 2005
  • Mobility of an indoor wheeled robot is affected by adhesion force that is related to various floor conditions. When the adhesion force between driving wheels and floor decreases suddenly, the robot begins slip. In order to overcome this slip problem, optimal slip velocity must be decided for stable movement of wheeled robot. First of all, this paper shows that conventional PI control can not be applied to a wheeled robot of the light weight. Secondly, proposed fuzzy logic is applied to the Takagi-Sugeno model for the configuration of fuzzy sets. For the design of Takagi-Sugeno model and fuzzy rule, proposed algorithm uses FCM(Fuzzy c-mean clustering method) algorithm. In additionally, this algorithm adjusts the driving torque for restraining re-slip. The proposed fuzzy logic controller(FLC) is pretty useful with prevention of the slip phenomena for the controller performance in the re-adhesion control strategy, These procedures are implemented using a Pioneer 2-DXE wheeled robot parameter.

Trend of Manual Therapy (맨손치료의 경향)

  • Bae Sung-Soo
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.181-191
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    • 1998
  • The age of specialization is upon physical therapy, as evidenced by the many special interest group. One of the special interest is manual therapy, which is the study of neurology, biomechanic, behavior science and pathology as well as the application of evaluative and treatment techniques of the neuromusculoskeletal system. Trend of manual therapy cover the whole medical in Europe. but America has two categories which is the neurologic manual therapy and the orthopedic manual therapy. The neurologic manual therapy was integrated with theory of PNF, Bobath technique, Vojta which is neurophysiologic approach concept. It is called motor control. A key aspect of the motor control requires a through knowledge of neurobiologic, biomechanic, and behavioral science. The orthopedic manual therapy runs to the evaluation and treatment of joints and their surrounding structures increase or decrease mobility and Fain control. In this article has to define and clarify the basic concepts of orthopedic manual therapy by comparing the general concepts, evaluation schemes, and treatment procedures of John McM Mennell, James Cyriax, Geoffrey Maitland, Freddy Kaltenborn and Ola Grimsby.

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A Study on the Implementation of Wireless LAN MAC(medium access control) Layer for a Medical Information Transmission (의료 정보(심전도 데이터) 전송을 위한 무선 LAN MAC 계층 구현에 관한 연구)

  • 류점수;고성일;김영길
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics S
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    • v.34S no.12
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    • pp.50-59
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    • 1997
  • A wireless LAN medical information transmission system is useful for patients who need mobility in a local area environment. This paper proposes a method using WLAN(wireless local area network) and implements a stand-alone system with MAC(meidum access control) layer protocol referenced IEEE 802.11 draft standard. The system consists of a 8bit-microprocessor which handles media access control protocol and a WL100(GEC Plessey) chip which takes care of phsical layer specific routines and uses a RF module DE6003(GEC Plessey). The major features of the implemented system are the CSMA/CA protocol used a consecutive DATA-ACK trasmission method which yields more effective bandwidth allocation for asyncronous traffic transmission and the modified PCF protocol for time-bounded traffic transmission, which operates in ad-hoc network topology apart from IEEE 802.11 draft standard confirm PCF mode operate in infrastruture topology.

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Vision Based Outdoor Terrain Classification for Unmanned Ground Vehicles (무인차량 적용을 위한 영상 기반의 지형 분류 기법)

  • Sung, Gi-Yeul;Kwak, Dong-Min;Lee, Seung-Youn;Lyou, Joon
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.372-378
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    • 2009
  • For effective mobility control of unmanned ground vehicles in outdoor off-road environments, terrain cover classification technology using passive sensors is vital. This paper presents a novel method far terrain classification based on color and texture information of off-road images. It uses a neural network classifier and wavelet features. We exploit the wavelet mean and energy features extracted from multi-channel wavelet transformed images and also utilize the terrain class spatial coordinates of images to include additional features. By comparing the classification performance according to applied features, the experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has a promising result and potential possibilities for autonomous navigation.

A Study on the TICC(Time Interval Clustering Control) Algorithm which Using a Timing in MANET (MANET에서 Time Interval Clustering Control 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Young-Sam;Doo, Kyoung-Min;Kim, Sun-Guk;Lee, Kang-Whan;Chi, Sam-Hyeon
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.629-630
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    • 2008
  • MANET is depended on the property as like variable energy, high degree of mobility, location environments of nodes etc. So, in this paper, we propose an algorithm techniques which is TICC (Time Interval Clustering Control) based on energy value in property of each node for solving cluster problem. It provides improving cluster energy efficiency how can being node manage to order each node's energy level. TICC is clustering method. It has shown that Node's energy efficiency and life time are improved in MANET.

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