• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2015

The protection of frontal seat passengers in both driver and front seated occupant has been more focused from the auto industries as well as regulatory bodies more than 40 years. Recently, their interests have been extended to rear seat occupants especially children and female occupants. However, the current available safety devices for the rear seat occupants are seat belt only. According to the previous researchers, the injury level of the rear seat passengers tend to be higher than the injury level of the frontal seat passengers. In this study, the optimal location of seat belts anchorages to enhance rear passengers crashworthiness are studied. FEM models are designed in accordance with regulation of KMVSS102, UN R44, UN R16, and UN R14. and three point belts are fitted on the HybridIII 5th percentile dummy and HybridIII 50th percentile dummy. The combined injury value used HIC15, Nij, Chest deflection, Femur force are used to evaluate rear seat belt anchorage optimal locations.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권6_3호
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• pp.1173-1182
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• 2022

According to the National Fire Agency, there were 61 traffic accidents of Fire engines in 2021. That is an increase of about 80% compared to the previous year. And the number of injuries and deaths increased by more than 300%. According to the survey of this study, less than 25% of firefighters wore seat belts of Fire engines during dispatch, contrary to the rapid increase in injuries and deaths. About the reasons for why firefighters do not wear seat belts, It can be found in aspects that are related to personal consciousness, organizational culture, and firefighting dispatch. The number of dispatches will increase in the future, this is considered to be a serious problem for the stability of the firefighting organization. In this study, a seat belt should be designed newly and proposed to improve the seat belt wearing policy.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.53-73
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• 2023

교통사고로 인한 인체 상해를 최소화할 수 있는 안전벨트의 착용이 전 좌석에서 의무임에도 불구하고, 안전벨트를 착용하지 않은 교통사고 사상자수는 여전히 많은 비율을 차지한다. 주행차량 내 전 좌석 안전벨트 착용 검지시스템은 탑승자의 안전벨트 착용 여부를 판단하고 착용을 유도하는 시스템으로 안전벨트 미착용 사상자수 감소를 위한 유용한 기술적 대응방안이 될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 첫 번째로 순서형프로빗 모형을 활용한 교통사고 상해심각도 영향요인 평가를 통해 시스템 도입에 대한 타당성을 제시하였다. 분석결과, 안전벨트 착용 여부는 교통사고 상해심각도에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치며 안전벨트 착용 시 사망 및 치명상에 이를 확률이 0.054배 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 두 번째로 안전벨트 및 교통사고 상해와 관련된 선행연구를 기반으로 메타분석을 수행하여 시스템 도입 시 기대되는 사고심각도 감소효과를 추정하였다. 사고심각도 감소효과 분석결과, 안전벨트 착용 시 사망사고가 63.3% 감소할 것으로 분석되었으며 앞좌석은 75.7%, 뒷좌석은 58.1%의 사망사고 감소효과를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 메타분석 결과와 교통사고 통계자료를 기반으로 시스템 도입 시 기대되는 교통사고 사상자수 감소효과를 도출하여 시스템의 교통안전 측면 효과를 분석하였다. 시스템 도입률이 증가함에 따라 안전벨트 미착용 교통사고 사상자수가 감소하였으며 시스템 도입률이 60%일 경우 사망자수는 현재 대비 3배 이상 감소할 것으로 예상되었다. 분석결과를 활용하여 안전벨트 착용률을 높이고 사고심각도를 저감시킬 수 있는 시스템 운영 방안을 제시하였다.

• 감성과학
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2014

In recent days, according as ergonomics and aesthetic engineering are important factors in the product market, there is a demand to develop automobile seat and interior designs which are focused on sensitive elements such as aesthetic and comfort features in order to satisfy the sensitive needs of consumers. To meet such demands, car seats are turning into functional and sensitive products that reflect elements of function and entertainment. According to such trends, this research is aimed to develop the illuminating car seat fabric that serve such functions as recognizing and reacting to car environments, which includes sensing over-speed, open doors, and unfastened safety belts through the illuminating car seat fabrics by optical fiber. For this purpose, basic physical properties of optical fiber are analyzed, appropriate weaving and etching technologies are applied, and the woven fabric of optical fiber for car seats are illuminating depend upon car environments. Moreover, the applicable woven fabric of optical fiber is deduced after evaluating the physical properties (such as tensile strength, heatproof, anti-fouling, washable and combustible traits) for the appropriateness of applying the woven fabric of optical fiber to car seats. For this purpose, the woven fabric of optical fiber is covered according to car seat processes; the optical fiber applied to seats is composed that it may be connected to one end of the connector linked to a LED so that it may perform functions like sensing over-speed, open doors, and unfastened safety belts; the sensed signals are transmitted to the control part, and luminescent signals are transmitted to LED.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.25-36
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• 1992

A possible adverse effect on the likelihood of front-seat occupant fatalities from unbelted rear-seat occupants in frontal crashes is investigated using Fatal Accident Reporting System data. Passenger cars which sustained frontal damage and which did not roll over are included in this analysis. Of the frontally damaged cars, only cars containing a driver and a right-front passenger are selected. Then, from these cars, the following three cases are considered: a) left-rear occupant present, b) right-rear occupant present, and c) no one else in the car. Cars belonging to a) or b) contain only three occupants, and those belonging to the last case contain only two occupants. In addition, all occupants are unbelted. To estimate the influence of rear-seat occupants on front-seat occupant fatalities, relative risks of driver and right-front passenger fatalities are compared pairwise across these three cases. The adverse influence of unbelted rear-seat occupants on the likelihood of unbelted front-seat occupant fatalities in frontal crashes is estimated to be 7.9% ${\pm}$ 45%(the error limits indicate one standard error). In other words, front-seat occupant fatalities are increased 7.9% in frontal crashes due to the loadings from unbelted rear-seat occupants. This suggests that the usage of safety belts by rear-seat occupants not only may extend their own lives but also helps in reducing the fatalities of front-seat occupants seated in front of them.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.590-599
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• 2009

In this paper, a method of modeling seat belts on crew seat during dynamic seat testing was studied. The body segments of the occupant were modeled with joints. The joints consisted with various stiffnesses, dampings, and frictions. Three types of seat belt restraint systems were investigated. The analysis for on the injury assessment of helicopter's crew under drop impact was conducted. The effectiveness of the seat belt system for crashworthiness and safety was evaluated. As the results of impact analysis, head, neck and spine of the crew can be easily damaged in the vertical direction more than the longitudinal direction. Based on the verified model, behavior of human body was studied with three-point restraint systems. The displacement and injury level of the 12-point restraint system was the smallest.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.699-705
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• 2012

안전벨트의 역할은 차량 충돌이 발생했을 때 운전자를 보호하는 것이다. 그러나 강한 충돌이 발생하게 되면 운전자가 안전벨트에서 미끄러지게 되어 강한 충격을 받는다. 그러므로 이러한 현상을 방지하기 위해 새로운 안전벨트의 개발이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 새로운 개념의 안전벨트인 Dynamic Locking Tongue(DLT)을 개발하였다. DLT장치는 강한 충돌이 발생했을 때 벨트(Webbing)가 안전벨트에서 미끄러지지 않게 하여 운전자의 피해를 줄여주는 장치이다. DLT장치 개발은 동역학 해석 프로그램인 SAMCEF를 이용하였다. 우선 DLT장치의 유한요소모델을 생성하였다. 그리고 실제 시험방법과 유사한 환경을 만들어 테스트를 해보았다. 이를 통해 DLT장치의 무게와 응력를 구할 수 있다. DLT장치의 최소 강도와 무게를 구하기 위해 반응 표면 분석법을 이용하여 DLT장치의 형상을 최적화하였다. 최적화된 DLT장치를 구조 해석을 통해 신뢰성을 검증하였다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제28권A호
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• pp.71-74
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• 2008

Belt Integrated Seat(BIS) has many advantages compared to the existing seats. Due to the development of materials and manufacturing technology, BIS, which has been used restrictely in the past, has gone through a rapid growth. As a result, its advantages have gained attention and the possibility of replacing the existing seats has grown. The need to develop BIS has risen and presently joint development with associated industries is in progress. For its first goal, the development and research of Recliner sensor has been selected. Recliner sensor is an essential part of the BIS in which the belt is incorporated onto the seat. In seat-belts, there is an inclination sensor which locks the belt according to the angle of a car. Because the inclination sensor can change frequently depending on the back of seat, a device which can enhance the inclination sensor according to the angle of the back of seat. It is the Recliner sensor that play's this role. Studies on Recliner sensor within and outside Korea has not yet made a salient progress, and due to this fact, the joint development has made a start by benchmarking other company's products. Currently, in other to set the course of the development, a research in patents and various other information is being done. In addition, for the purpose of developing a product which will be compatible with the existing products, a prototype will be made and tested before a new product makes its launching on the market.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2003

Occupant simulation models have been used to study trends or specific design changes in several typical crash situations. The ATB, Articulated Total Body, was developed and used to predict gross human body responses to vehicle crashes and pilot ejections. Since the ATB source code is open to public, the user can add their own defined modules and functions. The introduction of seat belts into cars significantly decreased the injury risk of passengers in frontal impacts. In this paper, a new seat belt model was developed and implemented into the ATB. For this purpose, a subroutine of the new seat belt was constructed. A force-deflection function was added to replace an existing function to consider energy absorption. The function includes hysteresis effects of the experiment data of the loading and unloading parts of the seat belt load-extension curve. Moreover, this belt model considers a slip between ellipsoid and belt segments. This paper attempted to validate the ATB program which includes the subroutine of new belt models comparing with the real car frontal crash experiments and MADYMO frontal models. The analysis focusses on the human movement and body accelerations.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.550-556
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• 2023

Blunt breast trauma occurs in 2% of blunt chest injuries. This study aimed to evaluate the evidence on breast reconstruction after blunt trauma associated with the use of a seat belt. Also, we describe the first case of breast reconstruction using the Ribeiro technique. In November 2022, a systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases was conducted. The literature was screened independently by two reviewers, and the data was extracted. Our search terms included breast, mammoplasty, blunt injury, and seat belts. In addition, we present the case of a woman with a left breast deformity and her reconstruction using the inferior Ribeiro flap technique. Six articles were included. All included studies were published between 2010 and 2021. The studies recruited seven patients. According to the Teo and Song classification, seven class 2b cases were reported. In five cases a breast reduction was performed in the deformed breast with different types of pedicles (three superomedial flaps, one lower flap, one superior flap). Only one case presented complications. The case here presented was a type 2b breast deformity in which the lower Ribeiro pedicle was used successfully without complications during follow-up. Until now there has been no consensus on reconstructive treatment due to the rarity of this entity. However, we must consider surgical treatment individually for each patient. We believe that the Ribeiro technique is a feasible and safe alternative in the treatment of posttraumatic breast deformities, offering very good long-term results.