• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.788-794
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• 2015

This study examines changes in walking ability among patients with stroke after applying dual-task training under the condition of visual control and unstable supporting ground; the purpose is to provide reference data for selecting intervention methods that enhance the walking ability of patients with stroke. Among the patients with stroke who received rehabilitation treatment(at Rehabilitation Hospital B in Gyeonggi, South Korea from May 2014 to July 2014), 29 patients were selected as research subjects; all of them understood the purpose and contents of this research and agreed to participate in the experiment. The research subjects were divided into a visual control and unstable supporting ground dual-task(VUDT) group(10 patients), a visual control dual-task(VDT) group(10 patients), and an unstable supporting ground dual-task(UDT) group(9 patients); all of the subjects received 30-minute trainings, three times a week for a total of four weeks. A Timed-Up-and-Go(TUG) test was performed to investigate the change of walking function among the subjects, and a 10m walking test was conducted to measure their walking speed. According to the study results, all three groups showed significant differences after dual-task training; the dual-task training group under the condition of visual control and unstable supporting ground showed the most prominent change. This study confirmed that dual-task training using visual control and unstable supporting ground has a positive impact on the walking ability of patients with stroke. Through the study results, we found that implementing dual-task training under the condition of visual control and unstable supporting ground can more effectively improve the walking ability of patients with stroke, rather than performing visual control dual-task training or unstable supporting ground dual-task training only.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to find the effects of using aid in enhancing walking ability inpatients with spinal cord injury who have received rehabilitative care. The study population consisted of 24 spinal cord injury patients referred to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the National Rehabilitation Center (NRC). All subjects were ambulatory with or without an assistive devices. All of the participants were assessed on SCIM II, WISCI II, FIM, MBI, gait speed (m/s), and walking endurance (120 min/m). The data were analyzed using a paired t-test, a one-way ANOVA, and a Duncan test. The results revealed that TSCIM II and all of the items of SCIM II of the cervical ASIA D group patients were higher than those of the Thoracic ASIA A and C group patients (p<.05). The FIM, MBI, and WISCI II of the cervical ASIA D group patients were higher than those of the Thoracic ASIA C group patients (p>.05). The walking velocities of the lumbar ASIA C group patients were higher than those of Thoracic ASIA A group patients (p<.05). The walking endurance of the lumbar ASIA C group patients was higher than that of the thoracic ASIA C group patients (p<.05). The ASIA D group patients used bilateral standard canes or crutches, but none used AFO. The ASIA A and C group patients used bilateral standard walkers with KAFO for standing and walking. The findings suggest that injury level as well as the functionality of walking aids should be considered when formulating a rehabilitative plan for patients with spinal cord injury.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2015

보행 로봇의 궁극적인 목적은 원하는 장소로 이동한 후에 적절한 작업을 수행하는 데 있다. 보행 로봇이 임의의 작업을 수행하기 위해서는 보행을 위한 다리뿐만 아니라 별도의 머니퓰레이터를 갖추고 있어야 하지만 작업의 난이도가 높지 않은 특정 작업을 수행하는 데에는 굳이 머니퓰레이터를 갖추지 않더라도 보행에 사용하는 다리를 이용하여 작업을 수행할 수도 있다. 다리를 가지고 이동하는 보행 로봇 중에서 6족 보행 로봇은 안정적이고 빠른 보행이 가능한 장점이 있으며 다리의 수가 상대적으로 많으므로 로봇의 보행 및 정지 시 균형 유지를 용이하게 할 수 있고 균형 유지에 사용되지 않는 여분의 다리를 이용하여 특정 작업을 수행할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 6족 보행 로봇이 3차원 공간상에서 주어지는 공의 위치로 이동하여 공을 잡는 작업을 여유자유도 로봇 문제로 재구성하고 이를 해석하여 최적해를 구하는 방법을 제안한다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on muscle activity, including 10 m WT, TUG, and BBS, in hemiplegic stroke patients. Methods: This study was conducted on 42 inpatients diagnosed with hemiplegia due to stroke at hospital B in Daejeon for more than 6 months. Walking training was conducted for six weeks, five times a week for 30 minutes, with a general walking group (14 people), tDCS walking group (14 people), and tDCS (sham) walking group (14 people). Results: As a result of the study, the change in the muscle activity before and after tDCS intervention was significantly increased in the tibialis anterior muscle in the CG group. In the EG group, the erector spine (lumbar), rectus femoris, and tibialis anterior muscles significantly increased. In the SEG group, significant increases were observed in the rectus femoris and tibialis anterior muscles. Significant differences were found in the rectus femoris and tibialis anterior muscles in the comparison between groups after intervention according to tDCS application. Also, 10 m WT, TUG, and BBS were significantly increased in the CG, EG, and SEG groups after intervention, and there were significant differences in 10 m WT, TUG, and BBS in comparison between groups after intervention according to tDCS application. Conclusion: As a result, tDCS is an effective in improving the walking ability of stroke patients, and in particular, it effectively increases the muscle activity of the rectus femoris and tibialis anterior muscles, which act directly on walking, and also improves the speed and stability of walking. It is considered being an effective method to increase the gait of stroke patients by combining it with the existing gait training.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.18-29
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• 2022

주도로 차량 위주의 좌회전감응신호운영은 보행대기시간은 더 늘어날 수 있기 때문에 이는 보행자의 불편 또는 스트레스를 유발하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 좌회전감응신호 적용 전·후의 보행대기시간과 설문조사를 통해 보행자가 느끼는 스트레스를 살펴보았으며 이를 개선하기 위하여 보행자우선 감응신호 시뮬레이션(VISSIM) 분석을 하였다. 좌회전감응신호 적용 후 보행대기시간은 비첨두시간에 37% 증가했다. 설문 결과 보행대기시간이 길어졌다가 62.1%, 그 중 78%는 그로 인하여 스트레스를 받는거로 나타났다. 한편 보행자우선 감응신호 시뮬레이션(VISSIM) 분석 결과, 차량 통행속도는 1.07km/h(2.5%)로 소폭 감소한 반면 보행 평균대기시간은 15.51초(28%) 감소하여 크게 개선되었다. 따라서 보행자우선 감응신호는 보행 대기시간을 감소시켜 보행자 스트레스를 완화할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.641-646
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• 2011

A low cost gait analysis system, which can measure stride length, walking speed, and ground reaction force, is proposed. A gait analysis system is used for medical evaluation of patients and rehabilitation assistance. Low cost cameras are attached to a shoe and movement of a shoe is estimated using infrared LED landmarks. Ground reaction force is measured from pressure sensors, which are installed inside a shoe. Through experiments, it is shown that the proposed system can be used to obtain stride length, walking speed, and ground reaction force.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.124-132
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• 2016

Welfare centers for disabled person which are typical facilities in Korea are classified into two catagories One is general welfare center for all type of disabled persons and the other is special welfare centers for special disabilities such as visually handicapped persons, hearing-impaired persons and the physically disabled. In this study the movements of disabled persons in daily lifes were measured and many evacuation drills in welfare centers were conducted for the achievement of basic data such as velocities and evacuation patterns of disabled persons The evacuation patterns are characterized by different kinds of disabilities.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2002

A 5-row walking garlic harvester with pulling mechanism was developed in the study, based upon a kinematical analysis and related preliminary field tests on the conventional garlic harvesting method. The harvesting efficiency of the developed harvester was more than 98% in the garlic field irrigated before harvesting, 80-85% in the field without irrigation. The harvesting performance of the harvester was 660∼825㎡/hr at the forward speed of harvester of 0.3m/s in the irrigated field before garlic harvesting. For proper garlic drying and collection, the harvester discharged the harvested garlic on the ground uniformly at the angles of 135。∼150。 to its forward direction with the garlic bulb's placing toward the harvester. In the field tests, it was recommended that the forward speed of the harvester be approximately less than 0.2m/s, and that the spacing of planting garlic seeds should be standardized in the future fur increasing its harvesting efficiency.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.120-125
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• 2010

This paper proposes an intelligent PID/Fuzzy control system for two humanoid robots to transport objects stably. When a robot transports an object while walking, a whole body system of a robot may not be stable due to vibration or external factors from a different departure speed error and a body movement of walking robots. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the horizontal and vertical locations and speeds of object, then calibrate the difference of departure speed between robots with PID/Fuzzy control. The results of simulation with two robots indicated that a proposed controller makes robots to transport an object stably.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.130-135
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• 2021

Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, many countries have made the obligation to wear masks normal. Wearing masks in public places has become a must. At present, wearing a mask to participate in sports makes it very common. People seek to gain health through exercise but ignore the potential respirato-ry health threat. That is, wearing a mask will cause a decrease in oxygen content in the body. This neg-ative impact becomes more prominent as the wear-ing time and oxygen consumption increase. To pro-tect people from viruses and enjoy a healthy life. This paper proposes a breathing pattern that im-proves blood oxygen saturation while wearing a jogging mask and walking. Namely, shouting breathing pattern. Use a pulse oximeter to measure the blood oxygen saturation of running at different speeds and compare the normal breathing pattern and the shouting breathing pattern. The results show that the shouting breathing pattern has a sig-nificant improvement in the blood oxygen satura-tion of low-speed walking and medium-speed jog-ging.