• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.161-173
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• 1991

앉은 자세에서 동적 작업을 수행하는 6명의 실험대상자에 작용하는 관절 모멘트에 대해 통계학적인 해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 곧게 앉은 자세에서 1kg의 물체를 오른손에 들고 가슴 앞쪽에서 어깨 높이로 물체를 왕복으로 움직이는 작업에 대하여 미시간대학 생체역학 실험실에서 얻은 실험자료를 사용하였다. 각 실험대상자에게 동일한 작업을 3 번씩 수행하게 하여 얻은 자료를 기초로 3 차원 생체역학 모델을 사용하여 손목, 팔꿈치, 어깨관절, 세번째 요추관절, 고관절, 무릎 및 발목과 같은 주요 관절에 작용하는 모멘트를 계산하였다. 관절 모멘트의 실험대상자 사이의 차이와 수행 사이의 차이를 고찰하기 위하여 선형상관계수와 이원분산분석을 적용하였다. 세번째 요추관절에서 가장 큰 크기의 모멘트가 작용하였고 가장 큰 변화량을 나타내었으며, 모멘트와 본 연구에서 시도한 모멘트의 차원을 갖는 량 사이에 선형적인 상관관계를 찾을 수 없었으며, 각 관절에 작용하는 모멘트의 최대값과 변화량은 3번의 수행 사이에서 통계학적으로 동일하지만 6 명의 실험대상자 사이에는 통계학적으로 동일하지 않다는 결과를 얻었다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2009

Many daily activities require people to complete a motor task while walking. Substantial gait decrements during simultaneous attention to a variety of cognitive tasks have been shown by a group of severely injured neurological patients of mixed etiology. And previous studies have shown that the attentional load of a walking-associated task increased with its level of difficulty. The purpose of this study was to analyze subjects' gait changes are affected by the effects of arithmetic task difficulty and performance level. Participants performed a walking task alone, three different Arithmetic tasks while seated, and among them, two kinds of the simillar Arithmetic tasks in combination with walking. Reaction time and accuracy were recorded for two of the Arithmetic tasks. The mean values of the gait were measured using a Timed Up and Go test among 11 with post-stroke patients while walking with and without forward counting (WFC) and backward counting(WBC).There was significant Arithmetic Task Difficulty level between the 10-forward counting task condition(FC) and the 10-backward counting task condition(BC)(p=0.008). The mean values of T.U.G time were significantly higher under backward counting dual-task condition than during a simple walking task(p=0.009) and WFC(p=0.009). The change in T.U.G time during WFC was higher when compared with the change during a simple walking, but there was no significant difference (p=0.246). This study suggesting that a high interference could be linked with a high level of difficulty, whereas adaptive task enabled participants to perfectly share their attention between two concurrent tasks. Future research should determine whether dual task training can reduce gait decrements in dual task situations in people after stroke. And the dual-task-based exercise program is feasible and beneficial for improving walking ability in subjects with stroke.

• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.140-150
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• 2004

Repetitive stress injury at the wrist has been reported as a common injury among visual display terminal (VDT) users (i.e., computer users). Adjusting a VDT workstation (computer table and chair) to maintain a correct seated posture while operating a keyboard is perhaps the most frequently recommended preventive solution. This paper proposes an analytical design methodology based on ergonomic design principles for recommending appropriate VDT workstation settings and layout of individual computer accessories on the computer table. The proposed design methodology consists of two interrelated phases: (1) determination of VDT workstation settings, and (2) design of computer accessories layout. Based on the information about the VDT user, dominant task to be performed, typing skill, and degrees of physical and visual interactions between the user and computer accessories, adjustment and layout solutions are recommended to allow having a correct seated posture while minimizing both physical and visual movements. The results from an experiment show that when adjusting the workstation and locating the computer accessories according to the recommendations given by the proposed design methodology, the user's hand movements can be significantly reduced.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2003

In this study we examined connections between vertebral motion and patterns of muscle activation during voluntary head tracking movements. A Rhesus (Maraca mulatta) monkey was trained to produce sinusoidal tracking movements of the head in the sagittal plane while seated. Radio-opaque markers were placed in the cervical vertebrae, and intramuscular patch electrodes were implanted to record from eight neck muscles. Videofluoroscopic images of cervical vertebral motion, and EMG (electromyographic) responses were simultaneously re-corded. Experimental results demonstrated that head and vertebrae moved synchronously and that motion occurred primarily at skull-C$_1$, C$\_$6/-C$\_$7/ and Csub 7/-C$_1$. Our findings illustrate that although the biomechanical constraints of each species may limit the number of solutions available, it is the task requirements that appear to govern CNS (central nervous system) selection of movement behaviors.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2021

A personal mobility withstanding function for the disabled and vulnerable groups with difficulties in mobility was developed and structural and dynamics analysis was conducted. Personal mobility devices are a very helpful means of transportation for the disabled and vulnerable groups. In addition, the standing function allows individuals to perform a difficult task in while seated and offers a medical advantage to the user. In this study, a personal mobility device was designed and developed to help vulnerable groups and disabled people overcome limited mobility, and communicate with the general people at eye level through standing functions. Through structural and dynamic analysis, the structural safety, optimal speed during rotation, and lateral acceleration of the personal mobility device was analyzed. The analysis results are expected to contribute to the improvement of the users' convenience and stability of personal mobility.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.605-611
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• 2011

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of seat heights for optimizing the ingress/egress performance in the elderly people. Background: Recently elderly users have been increasing in number and the ease of ingress/egress of the vehicle becomes an important issue. Method: Seven elderly subjects participated in this study(age: 71.7${\pm}$3.6yr, height: 167.7${\pm}$5.4cm, weight: 68.1${\pm}$11.5kg). Each subject performed the sitting and rising task from comfortable seated position on the chair under the following conditions: (1) with a lumbar support and (2) without a lumbar support. We measured EMG activities of seven muscles(tibialis anterior, soleus, gastrocnemius, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris and erector supinae) and ranges of motion in lower limb during sitting and standing from three different heights (400mm, 500mm and 600mm from ground) of slide-up seat. Results: Muscle activities and angular movements of hip and knee joints during standing-up and sitting-down with a high seat height(600mm) were reduced mean 30.4% in extensor muscles, 57.11% in flexor muscle, 18.74% in erector muscle and 31.0% in joints compared with a low seat height(400mm). Conclusion: Muscle activities and joint movements in hip and knee were reduced when rising/sitting from a high seat height(600mm) compared with a low seat height(400mm). Application: This study can be used to design vehicle that are easy to get in and out of by older peoples with or without impairments.

• 항공우주정책ㆍ법학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.291-314
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• 2018

최근 3년간 우리나라의 저비용항공사는 총 6개사(소형항공운송업 항공사 포함 8개사)로서 국내시장 점유 뿐 아니라 일본, 중국, 동남아 및 미국령까지 그 영역을 확대하고 있다. 현재에도 약 3개 항공사가 저비용항공사로 출범하고자 항공운송사업증명을 신청한 상태로서 이 확장세는 지속될 전망이다. 이러한 국내 및 외국의 저비용항공사의 공격적인 항공사 운영 실태에 대응하며 경쟁력을 제고하고자 각 저비용항공사는 객실서비스 증진에 많은 전략을 강구하고 있다. 따라서 객실승무원의 업무량이 확장세에 비례하여 증가되어 안전업무 수행 능력과 직결되는 피로를 가중시키고 있다. 우리나라는 승객 좌석 50석 당 최소 1인의 객실승무원이 탑승하도록 항공안전법 시행규칙에 규정하고 있으며, 이를 기반으로 모든 저비용항공사에는 최소 객실승무원만 탑승하고 있다. 때로는 객실승무원의 주 업무인 비상 시 비상탈출에 필요한 비상구(창문형 비상구 제외)에 착석이 불가능하게 되어 비상 시 승객의 혼란을 야기할 수밖에 없는 상황에 처해 있다. 또한 최소 객실승무원 중 1인이 부상 등으로 업무수행 불능상태가 되면 비상탈출 업무를 수행하는데 큰 장애요소로 작용하게 되고, 정상상황에서도 최소 객실승무원의 성원을 이룰 수 없으므로 위규가 되어, 모든 승객이 다른 가용한 항공사 비행편으로 이동할 수밖에 없는 불편을 초래하게 된다. 국제민간항공협약 부속서 6에는 최소 객실승무원의 수를 정할 때 안전하고 신속한 비상탈출을 위하여 승객좌석 수 또는 탑승 승객 수만을 기반으로 정하도록 국제표준으로 규정하고 있다. 객실안전의 강화 및 승객의 편의를 위하여 객실승무원의 다양한 업무특성(서비스, 안전, 보안, 응급처치)에서 발생할 수 있는 피로 및 비상구 착석(창문형 비상구 제외)을 최소 객실승무원 수 산정에 고려할 필요가 있다. 정부의 항공사 관리.감독 차원에서도 저비용항공사 객실승무원의 업무량에 기인한 피로, 비상구 착석불가 상황 등을 검토하여 최소 객실승무원 수 규정에 반영함으로써 승객과 승무원의 객실안전을 강화할 필요가 있다고 사료된다.