• International Journal of Safety
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2005

An experimental study was presented for extinguishing characteristics of liquid fuel fire by water mist($Dv_{0.99}{\leq}200{\mu}m$) containing potassium acetate and sodium acetate trihydrate. To evaluate the extinguishing performance of water mist containing additives, the evaporation characteristics of a water droplet on a heated surface was examined. The evaporation process was recorded by a charge-coupled-device camera. Also, small-scale extinguishing tests were conducted for n-heptane pool fire in ventilated space. During the experiments, flame temperatures were measured, and concentrations of oxygen and carbon monoxide were analyzed by a combustion gas analyzer. The average evaporation rate of water droplet containing additives was lower than that of pure water at a given surface temperature and decreased with the concentration increase due to the precipitation of salt in the liquid-film and change of surface tension. In case of using additives, the fire extinguishing times was shorter than that of pure water at a given discharge pressure and it was because the momentum of a water droplet containing additives was increased. And also dissociated metal atoms, potassium or sodium, were reacted as a scavenger of the major radical species OH, H which were generated for combustion process. Moreover, at a high pressure of 4 MPa, the fire was extinguished through blowing effect as well as primary extinguishing mechanisms.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1038-1047
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• 2013

Augmented reality (AR) is currently being applied actively to commercial products, and various types of intelligent AR systems combining both the Global Positioning System and computer-vision technologies are being developed and commercialized. This paper suggests an in-vehicle head-up display (HUD) system that is combined with AR technology. The proposed system recognizes driving-safety information and offers it to the driver. Unlike existing HUD systems, the system displays information registered to the driver's view and is developed for the robust recognition of obstacles under bad weather conditions. The system is composed of four modules: a ground obstacle detection module, an object decision module, an object recognition module, and a display module. The recognition ratio of the driving-safety information obtained by the proposed AR-HUD system is about 73%, and the system has a recognition speed of about 15 fps for both vehicles and pedestrians.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.237-241
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• 2011

산업 현장의 시설물들이 최근 들어 대형화, 고속화되면서 이들을 이동시키는 크레인의 안전운전은 더욱 중요성을 가지게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 카메라 영상을 이용하여 크레인 안전선 내 움직이는 물체를 감지하는 시스템을 구성하였다. 이 시스템은 별도의 장비가 필요 없이 노트북 컴퓨터와 웹켐만으로도 구현이 가능하여 저렴한 비용으로 실시간 적용이 가능하다. 움직이는 물체를 감시하고 검출하는 알고리듬은 차분영상과 영상 미분 히스토그램을 적용하였다. 제안하는 시스템은 조명과 날씨 등의 주변 환경 변화에 강인하도록 시스템을 구축하였다. 시스템의 성능과 정확도를 향상하기 위하여 크레인 영상 프레임의 안전선 내 상황만을 고려하고 그림자 제거 알고리듬을 사용하였다. 또한 본 시스템은 산업현장에 접목이 용이하여 실용적인 측면에서의 가치가 높다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2011

Experimental investigations were performed to examine the effects of different electrostatic discharge ignition energies on LPG/air mixture explosions in an explosion chamber. The chamber consisted of 500 mm in length, with a $100{\times}100mm^2$ cross section. Three different ignition energies were used: 0.30 mJ, 46 mJ and 98 mJ. Flame propagations were recorded by a high speed video camera. The results of flame speed and pressure obtained from the different ignition energies were discussed. It was found that as the energy increased, different flame initiations occurred. This caused the time interval in both the flame and pressure developments. It was also found that the flame speed and the pressure were less sensitive to both 0.30 mJ and 46 mJ, except for the ignition energy of 98 mJ.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2020

작업자-로봇 간 협업은 다품종 소량생산 기반의 스마트팩토리에서 중요한 요소가 된다. 기존 제조 공장을 스마트화하기 위해 AI 기반의 기술이 도입되고 있지만 이 경우 단기적 생산성 향상에 그친다. 이를 해결하기 위한 협업 지성은 인간의 팀워크, 창의력 등과 AI의 속도, 정확성 등이 결합되어 서로의 단점을 적극적으로 보완 할 수 있다. 그러나 현재 자동화설비는 돌발사태 발생 시 재해강도가 높기 때문에 안전대책이 요구된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 깊이 영상 카메라를 이용하여 작업자 및 설비를 가상 세계에 구현하고, 시뮬레이션을 통해 작업자의 안전을 판별하는 공장 안전 제어 시스템을 설계하고 구현한다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2022

Digital image correlation (DIC) is a method used to measure the displacement and strain of structures. It involves transforming and analyzing images before and after deformation using correlation coefficients from irregular light and shade on the surface of structures. In the present study, a microspeckle pattern was applied to the surface of a specimen to identify initial cracking. The test specimen constituted CFRP composites laminated on a curved Al liner The specimen was manufactured by stacking 100 ply of CFRP prepregs in the 0° and 90° directions in a three-point bending test. The equivalent strain was evaluated through DIC analysis after monitoring deformation using a CCD camera. Fracture shape was observed using a microscope. The equivalent strain contour distribution was checked until the maximum load fracture occurred at the center of the test specimen. Variations in the strain indicated the initial occurrence and progression of microcracks. These results can be used to improve the accuracy of detecting micro crack initiation and to achieve structural stability.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2003

The structural development of air-water bubble plumes has been measured under different condition on air flow rate in a cylindrical bath. The time-averaged structure of plumes has been measured with an oscilloscope and an electro-conductivity probe. The temperature of bubbles was also obtained by a thermal-infrared camera. Gas volume fraction and bubble frequency were high since bubbles concentrated on the nozzle. In general, their axial and radial values tended to decrease with increasing distance. Bubble temperature reached water temperature within a short time. The present study showed that thermal equilibrium between bubbles and water was completed before bubbles flow became stable.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2018

To ensure safety of bridges, it is critical to inspect and assess physical and functional conditions regularly. Presently, most highway bridges in the U.S. are inspected visually. However, this method of inspection is often influenced by the bridge inspector's knowledge and experience. So, reliability and accuracy of inspection results may be problematic. To solve such problems, an extensive number of robotics systems and image processing techniques for bridge inspection methods have been proposed. These robotics systems and image processing techniques are used to measure various bridge conditions, such as apparent damage, displacement and dynamic characteristics. This paper provides a comprehensive review of robotics systems and image processing technologies used in bridge inspection.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.953-958
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• 2007

Passenger safety is a primary concern of railway system but, it has been urgent issue that dozens of people are killed every year when they are fallen from train platforms. In this paper, we propose a vision based monitoring system for railway station platform. The system immediately perceives dangerous factors of passengers on the platform by using image processing technology. To monitor almost entire length of the track line in the platform, we use several video cameras. Each camera conducts surveillance its own preset monitoring area whether human or dangerous object was fallen in the area. Moreover, to deal with the accident immediately, the system provides local station, central control room employees and train driver with the video information about the accident situation including alarm message. This paper introduces the system overview and detection process with experimental results. According to the results, we expect the proposed system will play a key role for establishing highly intelligent monitoring system in railway.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2005

This study presents the relationship between the height of the chair and the force of deltoid muscle for pianist. The subject simulated playing the piano on the three different heights of the chairs. Digital camera was used to determine the angle of the joint of shoulder and elbow for 2-dimensional static link segment modeling in the sagittal plane. The deltoid, biceps and triceps muscles were considered to determine the muscle load. The results, compared to the force of deltoid muscle, are that the downward position of the higher chair produces significantly large force than the other two lower chairs. It can be caused by hunched shoulder with decreasing deltoid angle. In case of the upward position caused by the lower chair, even though the smallest force of deltoid presented, it was increased the force of elbow.