• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2020

The 3D point cloud is a key technology of object detection for virtual reality and augmented reality. In order to apply various areas of object detection, it is necessary to obtain 3D information and even color information more easily. In general, to generate a 3D point cloud, it is acquired using an expensive scanner device. However, 3D and characteristic information such as RGB and depth can be easily obtained in a mobile device. GNN (Graph Neural Network) can be used for object detection based on these characteristics. In this paper, we have generated RGB and RGBD by detecting basic information and characteristic information from the KITTI dataset, which is often used in 3D point cloud object detection. We have generated RGB-GNN with i-GNN, which is the most widely used LiDAR characteristic information, and color information characteristics that can be obtained from mobile devices. We compared and analyzed object detection accuracy using RGBD-GNN, which characterizes color and depth information.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2019

Recently, research and development for next-generation mobile communication and short-range wireless communication has begun worldwide along with the provision of commercial services of 5G mobile communication technology. In response to this trend, the THz band has attracted considerable attention as a frequency band for transmitting 100 Gbps of large-capacity wireless data. For communication in the THz band, research and development of approaches based on photonics and electronics is being actively performed; the configurations, characteristics, and performances of these two methods for THz transmission have been seriously examined. Among them, we reviewed the technical issues in implementing THz wireless transmission technology using photonics technology. We also introduced the Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute's (ETRI) development of photonics-based THz short-range transmission technology starting from 2019 and including some initial results. In the near future, 100 Gbps high-capacity wireless data transmission technology utilizing photonics technology is expected to be commercially available and applied to various applications, such as 3D hologram transmission, uncompressed large capacity medical data transmission, and multiple augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR).

• 지식경영연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.123-142
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• 2022

코로나19로 가속화된 비대면 환경은 디지털 가상 생태계와 메타버스의 보급을 가속화했다. 메타버스가 지속가능성을 갖기 위해서는 현실 세계와 호환될 수 있는 디지털 트윈이 핵심이며, 이를 위한 핵심 기술은 증강현실이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 증강현실에 대한 연구 동향을 살펴봄으로써, 향후 증강현실 연구가 나아갈 방향을 제시하고자 한다. 2009년부터 2022년 3월까지 출판된 국내외 증강현실 논문의 11,049편의 초록을 바탕으로 LDA 기반 토픽 모델링을 수행하여 증강현실의 종합적 연구 동향, 국내와 해외 연구 동향 비교, 메타버스 개념 등장 이전과 이후의 연구 동향을 살펴보았다. 그 결과 증강현실 관련 연구의 토픽은 디바이스, 네트워크 통신, 외과/수술, 디지털 트윈, 교육, 시리어스 게임, 카메라/비전, 색채 적용, 테라피, 위치 정확도, 인터페이스 디자인의 11개로 도출되었다. 메타버스가 화두가 된 이후의 연구에서는 카메라/비전, 교육, 디지털 트윈, 외과/수술, 상호작용 성능, 네트워크 통신의 6개 토픽으로 도출되었다. 본 연구를 통해 다양한 학문 분야의 융합적인 성격을 가진 메타버스 증강현실에 관한 활발한 연구를 독려하고, 실무자들에게 유용한 시사점을 줄 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.701-707
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• 2024

Industry 4.0 has brought about significant changes in the roles of workers through the introduction of innovative technologies. In smart factory environments, workers are required to interact seamlessly with robots and automated systems, often utilizing equipment enhanced by Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. This study aims to systematically analyze recent research literature on monitoring the physical and mental states of workers in Industry 4.0 environments. Relevant literature was collected using the Web of Science database, employing a comprehensive keyword search strategy involving terms related to Industry 4.0 and health monitoring. The initial search yielded 1,708 documents, which were refined to 923 journal articles. The analysis was conducted using VOSviewer, a tool for visualizing bibliometric data. The study identified general trends in the publication years, countries of authors, and research fields. Keywords were clustered into four main areas: 'Industry 4.0', 'Internet of Things', 'Machine Learning', and 'Monitoring'. The findings highlight that research on health monitoring of workers in Industry 4.0 is still emerging, with most studies focusing on using wearable devices to monitor mental and physical stress and risks. This study provides a foundational overview of the current state of research on health monitoring in Industry 4.0, emphasizing the need for continued exploration in this critical area to enhance worker well-being and productivity.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.577-583
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• 2012

Objective: This paper describes the process and results related to the development of gesture recognition-based natural user interface(NUI) for vehicle maintenance e-Training system. Background: E-Training refers to education training that acquires and improves the necessary capabilities to perform tasks by using information and communication technology(simulation, 3D virtual reality, and augmented reality), device(PC, tablet, smartphone, and HMD), and environment(wired/wireless internet and cloud computing). Method: Palm movement from depth camera is used as a pointing device, where finger movement is extracted by using OpenCV library as a selection protocol. Results: The proposed NUI allows trainees to control objects, such as cars and engines, on a large screen through gesture recognition. In addition, it includes the learning environment to understand the procedure of either assemble or disassemble certain parts. Conclusion: Future works are related to the implementation of gesture recognition technology for a multiple number of trainees. Application: The results of this interface can be applied not only in e-Training system, but also in other systems, such as digital signage, tangible game, controlling 3D contents, etc.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose a efficient feature point extraction method that can solve the problem of performance degradation by introducing a preprocessing process when extracting feature points by utilizing the characteristics of 360-degree realistic media. 360-degree realistic media is composed of images produced by two or more cameras and this image combining process is accomplished by extracting feature points at the edges of each image and combining them into one image if they cover the same area. In this production process, however, the stitching process where images are combined into one piece can lead to the distortion of non-seamlessness. Since the realistic media of 4K-class image has higher resolution than that of a general image, the feature point extraction and matching process takes much more time than general media cases.

• 정보화정책
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.3-22
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• 2021

개념 정리도 되지 않은 채, 언론과 업계에서는 메타버스에 대한 다양한 논의가 진행 중이다. 스티븐슨(Neal Stephenson)의 소설 '스노우 크래쉬(Snow Crash, 1992)'에서 용어가 처음 사용된 이래로, 미국의 미래가속화연구재단(Acceleration Studies Foundation: ASF)이 2007년 메타버스 개념을 처음 정리했지만 이후 메타버스는 오랫동안 주목을 받지 못했다. 그러나 2020년 가을 엔비디아(NVIDIA)가 실시간 3D 시각화 협업 플랫폼 '옴니버스(Omniverse)'를 소개하며 제2의 인터넷으로 메타버스를 설명하고, 로블록스(Roblox)가 기업공개(IPO)를 하며 자사의 서비스를 메타버스로 설명하면서, 메타버스는 현실과 가상의 경계를 넘나드는 새로운 세상으로 인식하게 됐다. 이 연구는 어느새 미디어와 콘텐츠를 넘어 새로운 삶의 공간으로 그려지는 메타버스에 대한 다양한 논의를 정리하고, 메타버스에 대한 새로운 정의를 제안하고자 한다. 메타버스의 의미를 설명하기 위해서 ASF가 제안한 두 개의 축과 네 개의 시나리오를 중심으로 가상세계, 거울세계, 증강현실, 라이프로깅의 의미를 다양한 연구를 통해 연구를 통해 정리한 후에, 메타버스 설명의 문제점을 비판하고 대안으로 인간 중심, 사용자 중심의 메타버스 정의로 인간 커뮤니케이션, 현실, 비현실 경험, 그리고 확장현실을 제안하며, 메타버스에 대한 재개념화를 시도했다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.1973-1991
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• 2018

Multimedia applications over wireless networks have been evolving to augmented reality or virtual reality services. However, a rich data size compared to conventional multimedia services causes bandwidth bottlenecks over wireless networks, which is one of the main reasons why those applications are not used widely. To overcome this limitation, bandwidth aggregation techniques, which exploit a multi-path transmission, have been considered to maximize link utilization. Currently, most of the conventional researches have been focusing on the user end problems to improve the quality of service (QoS) through optimal load distribution. In this paper, we address the joint pricing and load distribution problem for multi-homing in heterogeneous wireless access networks (ANs), considering the interests of both the users and the service providers. Specifically, we consider profit from resource allocation and cost of power consumption expenditure for operation as an utility of each service provider. Here, users decide how much to request the resource and how to split the resource over heterogeneous wireless ANs to minimize their cost while supporting the required QoS. Then, service providers compete with each other by setting the price to maximize their utilities over user reactions. We study the behaviors of users and service providers by analyzing their hierarchical decision-making process as a multileader-, multifollower Stackelberg game. We show that both the user and service provider strategies are closed form solutions. Finally, we discuss how the proposed scheme is well converged to equilibrium points.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2021

A plan for the development of reliability-based ROK amphibious assault vehicles is proposed. By analyzing the development case of the U.S. EFV, considerations for the successful development of the next-generation Korea Forces amphibious assault vehicle are presented. If the vehicle reliability can be improved to the level of the fourth highest priority electric unit for power units, suspensions, decelerators, and body groups, which have the highest priority among fault frequency items, a system level MTBF of 36.4%↑ can be achieved, and the operational availability can be increased by 3.5%↑. The next-generation amphibious assault vehicles must fulfill certain operating and performance requirements, the underlying systems must be built, and sequencing of the hybrid engine and the modular concept should be considered. Along with big-data- and machine-learning-based failure prediction, machine maintenance based on augmented reality/virtual reality and remote maintenance should be used to improve the ability to maintain combat readiness and reduce lifecycle costs.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.366-375
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• 2018

Recently, techniques involving head-mounted displays (HMDs) have attracted much attention from academia and industry owing to the increased demand for virtual reality and augmented reality applications. Because HMDs are positioned near to users' eyes, it is important to solve the accommodation-vergence conflict problem to prevent dizziness. Therefore, holography is considered ideal for implementing HMDs. However, within the Nyquist region, the accommodation effect is limited by the space-bandwidth-product of the signal, which is determined by the sampling number of spatial light modulators. In addition, information about the angular spectrum is duplicated over the Fourier domain, and it is necessary to filter out the redundancy. The size of the exit-pupil of the HMD is limited by the Nyquist sampling theory. We newly propose a holographic HMD with an expanded exit-pupil over the Nyquist region by using the time-multiplexing method, and the accommodation effect is enhanced. We realize time-multiplexing by synchronizing a high-speed digital micromirror device and a liquid-crystal shutter array. We also demonstrate the accommodation effect experimentally.