• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.130-135
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• 2022

Purpose: Smart insoles are wearable devices that are inserted into shoes. Smart insoles with built-in pressure and acceleration sensors can measure the plantar pressure, stride length, and walking speed. This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the plantar pressure measurements of smart insoles during walking on flat ground. Materials and Methods: Twenty one subjects were included in this study. After wearing smart insoles, I-SOL^® (Gilon, Seongnam, Korea), the subjects walked a 10 m corridor six times at a rate of 100 steps/min, and the middle three steps, free from direction changes, were chosen for data analysis. The same protocol was repeated after wearing Pedar-X (Novel Corporation, Munich, Germany), an insoletype plantar pressure measurement equipment with proven validity. The average maximum pressure (P_peak, kPa) and the time at which P_peak appeared (P_time, %stride) were calculated for each device. The validity of smart insoles was evaluated by using the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of P_peak and P_time between the two instruments, and Cronbach's alpha was obtained from the P_peak values to evaluate the reliability. Results: The ICC of P_peak was 0.651 (good) in the hallux, 0.744 (good) in the medial forefoot, 0.839 (excellent) in the lateral forefoot, and 0.854 (excellent) in the hindfoot. The ICC of P_time showed 0.868 (excellent) in the hallux, 0.892 (excellent) in the medial forefoot, 0.721 (good) in the lateral forefoot, and 0.832 (excellent) in the hindfoot. All ICC values showed good or excellent results. The Cronbach's alpha of P_peak measured in the smart insoles was 0.990 in the hallux, 0.961 in the medial forefoot, 0.973 in the lateral forefoot, and 0.995 in the hindfoot; all indicated excellent reliability in all areas. Conclusion: The plantar pressure measurements of smart insoles during walking on a flat ground showed validity compared to Pedar-X, and high reliability after repeated measurements.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2022년도 제66차 하계학술대회논문집 30권2호
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• pp.339-341
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• 2022

이 연구는 현 트렌드에 발맞추어 손상예방, 트레이닝 수업에 보다 양질의 피드백을 제공하여 보다 효율적이고 효과적인 교육프로그램 개선 및 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 부하가 증가될수록 우측 외측광근, 대퇴이두근과 좌측 내측광근, 대퇴이두근, 비복근이 활성도과 증가하였으며, 발의압력은 앞쪽이 증가하였으며 COG 좌/우 안정성이 감소하였다. 초보자들은 자신의 동작이 정확히 인지하고 수행하는지 어려움을 가지고 있으며 선수와 숙련자들은 강력한 근육을 바탕으로 보상작용을 수행해서 정확한 동작을 만들어 결국 근육의 불균형으로 인한 손상을 유발하기도 한다. 이러한 문제점을 웨어러블 기기를 이용하여 즉각적인 피드백을 제공할 수 있어 효율적인 운동지도를 할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2023년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.844-845
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• 2023

최근 고가의 신발을 재테크에 이용하면서, 관련된 한정판 리셀 등이 주목받고 있다. 고가의 신발을 처음 상태처럼 오래 사용하려면 지속적인 관리는 필수다. 때문에, 고가의 신발을 편하게 가능하게 하여, 궁극적으로 경제적 측면에 도움이 되기 위해 스마트 슈즈 스타일러는 필요하다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2017

This paper describes the development of a thigh wearable robot for power assistance during stair climbing. In the wearable robot developed in this study, high-power BLDC motors and high-capacity harmonic reduction gears are used to effectively assist the thigh muscle during stair climbing. In particular, normal ground and stair are distinguished accurately by using wireless smart shoes, and the stair climbing assistance is performed by activating the actuators at an appropriate time. Impedance of the hip joint was effectively reduced by performing friction compensation of the gears, and a wearing adjustment mechanism was designed to fit the robot to the thigh by conveniently modifying the width and tilting angle of the robot using set collars. Consequently, the performance of the developed thigh wearable robot was verified through stair climbing experiments with EMG measurement.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2015

More weight is given today to the role and capacity of fashion shopmasters who stand in direct contact with customers at department stores. The present study examines relationship between the stress factors and the job satisfaction by fashion shopmasters. The questionnaires was prepared 300 fashion shopmasters who work at fashion brand shops for ladies' formal and casual dress in department stores located in Chungcheong provincial areas from Aug. 5 to 23, 2013. Out of the distributed questionnaires, 270 were returned and 256 were put to the final analysis after excluding those that were replied unfaithfully. The second stage was to collected data underwent frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis and regression analysis to determine the effects of variables by using SPSS 18.0. Fashion shop masters are therefore requested to have exact understanding to their role as retail sales professionals, fashion advisers and experts of fashion shop management, to become well aware of their job in detail, to apply such knowledge to their practical job performance and to make personal efforts to promote their status as fashion shop masters.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.110-122
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• 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic increased people's time at home and caused an 80% increase in noise disputes between floors. The purpose of this study is to propose suitable materials for making indoor shoes (insoles) to minimize noise between floors. Subjects without back pain and leg-related disease (e.g. arthritis, etc.) from three different age groups (childhood, adolescence, and adulthood) were recruited for the study. Five polymer insole materials were considered: Chloroprene Rubber (CR foam), Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM foam), Natural Latex foam, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA foam), and Polyurethane (PU foam). From these materials, 20 combinations were prepared and randomly tested for noise and vibration. The results revealed a significant difference in noise and vibration levels based on the type of material used and the age of the subject. Nevertheless, all materials under consideration successfully reduced noise and vibration; in particular, type A-C greatly decreased. The CR foam material was especially effective at noise and vibration reduction (p<.01). This study suggests that adding insoles into socks that children wear at home could reduce noise vibration and disputes between floors.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.2377-2398
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• 2023

In our daily lives, we engage in a variety of tasks that rely on our senses, such as seeing. Blindness is the absence of the sense of vision. According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 billion people worldwide suffer from various forms of vision impairment. Unfortunately, blind people face a variety of indoor and outdoor challenges on a daily basis, limiting their mobility and preventing them from engaging in other activities. Blind people are very vulnerable to a variety of hazards, including falls. Various barriers, such as stairs, can cause a fall. The Internet of Things (IoT) is used to track falls and send a warning message to the blind caretakers. One of the gaps in the previous works is that they were unable to differentiate between falls true and false. Treating false falls as true falls results in many false alarms being sent to the blind caretakers and thus, they may reject the IoT system. As a means of bridging this chasm, this paper proposes an intelligent shoe that is able to precisely distinguish between false and true falls based on three sensors, namely, the load scale sensor, the light sensor, and the Flex sensor. The proposed IoT system is tested in an indoor environment for various scenarios of falls using four models of machine learning. The results from our system showed an accuracy of 0.96%. Compared to the state-of-the-art, our system is simpler and more accurate since it avoids sending false alarms to the blind caretakers.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.184-192
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• 2020

본 연구는 척추측만증 수술에 대한 객관적이고 정량적인 효과 평가 수단으로서 스마트 깔창을 이용한 보행분석 방법(시계열 분석 포함)을 제시한다. 실험 참가자는 척추측만증 환자이며 스마트 깔창을 착용하고 3분 보행검사를 4번(수술전, 수술 후 8일, 16일, 204일), 6분 보행검사를 1번(수술 후 204일) 받았다. 깔창에는 8개의 압력센서, 가속도 및 각속도 센서가 있고, 각각의 측정값을 저장하여 환자의 수술 전후 보행특성(운동역학 및 시공간 변수)을 비교하였다. 분석결과 수술 후 환자의 모든 보행변수가 개선된 것을 알 수 있었고, 6개월 후 추적검사에서 환자의 보행이 더욱 안정된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 환자가 오래 걸으면 한쪽 다리의 swing 시간이 다른 쪽에 비해 미세하게 짧은 현상이 다시 나타났는데, 이는 검사를 수행하는 의사의 육안으로는 발견할 수 없는 preclinical한 문제였다. 우리는 이러한 분석 방법을 통해 환자의 개선 정도를 정량적이고 객관적으로 평가할 수 있었고, preclinical한 문제도 찾을 수 있었다. 향후 이러한 분석 방법은 특정 질병의 보행 패턴을 정의하고 감별하여 적절한 치료방법을 결정하는 연구로 이어질 것이다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.23-41
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• 2019

스마트팩토리는 정보통신기술을 통해 최소의 시간과 비용으로 고객맞춤형제품 생산을 지향한다는 점에서 기존의 공장자동화와는 차별된다. 그러나 선행연구들은 주로 수요자가 아닌 공급자 중심에서 기술 동향 및 적용방안을 중심으로 하는 공급과정의 효율화 측면에 초점을 두었다. 스마트팩토리가 성공적이기 위해서는 단순 생산성 향상을 넘어 수요자의 필요충족과 이에 따른 기업 경쟁력 강화로 연결되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 시뮬레이션 기반의 설문조사를 통해 스마트팩토리에서 제조된 개인맞춤형제품의 구매의도에 대해 살펴보았고, 그 구매의도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 소비자의 독특성욕구, 혁신성, 실물확인욕구, 프라이버시 염려를 도출하여 검증하였다. 검증결과, 응답자들은 개인맞춤형제품에 대해 구매할 의사가 있는 것으로 확인되었고, 개인맞춤형제품의 구매의도에 소비자 독특성욕구와 혁신성 그리고 실물확인욕구가 유의한 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 첫째, 소비자 독특성욕구는 개인맞춤형제품 구매의도에 정의 영향 (${\beta}=0.172$)을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 스마트팩토리 방식으로 생산되는 개인 맞춤형 제품은 타인과 차별화 하고 싶은 욕구 및 자신의 선호성향이 반영된다. 따라서 독특성욕구가 높은 소비자는 스마트팩토리에서 제조된 개인 맞춤형 제품에 대한 구매의도가 높게 나타난 것이라 판단된다. 둘째, 소비자 혁신성은 개인맞춤형제품 구매의도에 정의 영향 (${\beta}=0.224$)을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 연구에 제시된 개인 맞춤형 신발은 다기능 로봇과 3D프린팅 등 최신 정보통신기술이 적용되어 만들어지는 새로운 형태의 개인 맞춤형 제품이다. 따라서 혁신적인 새로운 경험을 추구하는 사람일 수록 이 제품에 대한 구매의도가 높게 나타난 것이라 판단된다. 셋째, 실물확인욕구는 개인 맞춤형제품 구매의도에 정의 영향 (${\beta}=0.285$)을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 스마트팩토리 환경에서는 소비자의 제작참여(prosuming participation)가 가능하다. 소비자가 제품 개발 과정에 참여하여 자신의 요구사항을 제품에 반영하면 실물확인욕구를 가상적으로 충족함으로써 구매의도가 높아지는 것이라 판단된다. 넷째, 프라이버시 염려는 개인맞춤형제품 구매의도에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 자신에게 적합한 개인 맞춤형 제품의 효용을 크게 느끼는 소비자는 집 주소, 전화번호, 신체사이즈, 선호 성향 등의 개인 정보의 노출이라는 위험을 감내할 의지가 있는 것이라 해석된다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.654-670
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• 2020

Workers at construction sites are easily exposed to many dangers and accidents involving falls, tripping, and missteps on stairs. However, researches on construction site monitoring system to prevent work-related injuries are still insufficient. The purpose of this study was to develop a wearable textile pressure insole sensor and examine its effectiveness in managing the real-time safety of construction workers. The sensor was designed based on the principles of parallel capacitance measurement using conductive textile and the monitoring system was developed by C# language. Three separate experiments were carried out for performance evaluation of the proposed sensor: (1) varying the distance between two capacitance plates to examine changes in capacitance charges, (2) repeatedly applying 1 N of pressure for 5,000 times to evaluate consistency, and (3) gradually increasing force by 1 N (from 1 N to 46 N) to test the linearity of the sensor value. Five subjects participated in our pilot test, which examined whether ascending and descending the stairs can be distinguished by our sensor and by weka assessment tool using k-NN algorithm. The 10-fold cross-validation method was used for analysis and the results of accuracy in identifying stair ascending and descending were 87.2% and 90.9%, respectively. By applying our sensor, the type of activity, weight-shifting patterns for balance control, and plantar pressure distribution for postural changes of the construction workers can be detected. The results of this study can be the basis for future sensor-based monitoring device development studies and fall prediction researches for construction workers.