• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2020

The increase in the edentulous jaw which occurs in the aged population has led to personal dental health concerns. In the case of dental implant surgery, the duration of a patient's recovery depends on the surgical plan and their physicical ability. A device may be required to assist a physician in controlling vibration reduction of free-hand drilling and prescribing a good treatment plan that is suitable for the patient's condition. In this work, an artificial tooth-root implant assistant manipulator was studied. The structure and the vibration analysis of the dynamic restraint manipulator that is for drilling the alveolar bone in the mandible bone were performed, and the structural stability was analyzed. Further, a virtual prototype of an artificial tooth-root implant assisted manipulator was fabricated and tested. Hence, the state of the Remote Center of Motion (RCM) point and the driving state of the manipulator were confirmed. Furthermore, the drilling experiments were performed by using materials similar to a human jawbone in order to evaluate the performance of the drilling process that is operated using the assistant manipulator.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2005

The purpose of this work is to develop the FES controller that can cope with the muscle fatigue which is one of the most important problems of current FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation). The feasibility of the proposed FES controller was evaluated by simulation. We used a fitness function to describe the effect of muscle fatigue and recovery process. The FES control system was developed based on the biological neuronal system. Specifically, we used PD (Proportional and Derivative) and GC (Gravity Compensation) control, which was described by the neuronal feedback structure. It was possible to control of multiple joints and muscles by using the phase-based PD and GC control method and the static optimization. As a result, the proposed FES control system could maintain the cycling motion in spite of the muscle fatigue. It is expected that the proposed FES controller will play an important role in the rehabilitation of SCI patient.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 1998

The incidence of brachial plexus injury is increasing because of the development of motor vehicle but the the results of treatment was reported poor due to its complex anatomical structure and changes of function and sensory during the recovery after trauma. But the results of treatment has been improved by the recently introduced high sensitive diagnostic method that can evaluate accurately the site and extent of the injury and treatment method. Restoration of the elbow flexion is the most important goal of treatment after brachial plexus injury and nerve graft, neurotization and muscle transfer were used for methods of treatment. From December 1992 to May 1994, the author performed 6 cases of latissimus dorsi transfer at the same side for the improvement of elbow flexion in the patients of brachial plexus injury. There were 5 cases of male, one case of female and average age was 22 years old. The causes of injury were traffic accident in 3 cases, gun shot injury, falldown and birth injury in each one case and in all cases, the type of injury were upper arm type. The average follow up period were 1 year 5 months ranging from 12 months to 4 years 5 months. In all cases, active elbow flexion was impossible before operation and average muscle power was grade I. We analysed the active range of motion, muscle power and the functional results. At the last follow up, range of active elbow flexion was average $124^{\circ}$ and flexion contracture was average 11 degrees and the average of muscle power was grade IV. In the functional analysis, there were two cases of excellent, three cases of good and 1 case of fair. There was no complications including wound infection, vascular compromise and donor site problem. The results of latissimus dorsi transfer for improvement elbow flexion in the patients of brachial plexus injury is one of the useful mettled for the restoration of elbow flexion.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.618-627
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• 2007

As our society progresses rapidly toward an aged society, there is a stiff increase in the population of the aged persons who have difficulties in adjusting themselves to environments due to declines of their physical functions. Therefore, there is a great need for the concept of 'Universal Design' that demands the design of overall social structure to care for the elderly. Due to this reason, the physical function of the aged persons should thoroughly be studied for the development of rehabilitation and training equipments to help the recovery of physical functions of the elderly. Among the variety of physical functions of the elderly, visual functions, motion characteristics, hearing functions, and somatosensory functions have significant influence toward everyday lives and are physical functions to study for the construction of urgently needed physical function databases of the elderly. This study concentrates on visual functions among the variety of physical functions of the elderly. To measure various visual functions of the elderly, a measurement room for the elderly has been developed, which can mimic everyday lives and perform measurements of visual functions with subjects in seated position. The measurement items for the construction of the database were capabilities in everyday vision according to changes in arrangement of colors and light intensity and capabilities in everyday vision, color distinction, dark adaptation, and light glare against changes in contrast.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.83-94
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• 2011

베네주엘라 중앙에 위치한 오리노코강을 따라 55,000 $km^2$의 면적에 동서로 길게 자리하는 오리노코 오일벨트에는 원시부존량이 약 1조 3천억 배럴, 가채매장량이 2,500억 배럴에 달하는 초중질유가 매장되어 있다. 베네주엘라 초중질유는 API 비중이 $10^{\circ}$ 이하이고, 점성도가 5,000 cP 정도로 무겁고 점성이 큰 탄화수소 자원이다. 오리노코 지역의 초중질유는 1930년대 최초로 보고되었지만, 이들의 상업적 개발은 1990년대에 이르러 비가열식 일차생산기법을 통해서 본격적으로 이루어지기 시작하였다. 오리노코 오일벨트는 초중질유 분포 양상에 의해 보야카, 주닌, 아야쿠초, 카라보보의 생산광구로 나누어지며, 이들은 모두 31개의 생산블럭으로 소분류된다. 현재 각 생산블럭은 베네주엘라 PDVSA와 외국계 기업의 합작 형태로 개발되고 있으며, 20개국 이상이 초중질유 개발 프로젝트에 참여하고 있다. 오리노코 오일벨트는 베네주엘라의 주요 석유분지 가운데 하나인 동베네주엘라 분지의 남쪽지역에 위치한다. 동베네주엘라 분지는 쥬라기 판 분화에 의해 형성되기 시작한 수동형 대륙 주변부 분지로 그 면적은 약 120,000 $km^2$이다. 동베네주엘라 분지에서 백악기 말에 형성된 석회질 셰일은 초중질유의 주요 근원암이다. 분지 내 탄화수소는 북쪽에서 남쪽으로 평균 150 km를 이동하면서 생분해작용을 거쳤으며, 이로 인해 점성과 비중이 높은 초중질유를 분지 남쪽 경계부인 오리노코 지역에 형성하였다. 주요 초중질유 저류층인 마이오세 오피시나층은 하성-에스츄어리 퇴적환경에서 발달한 미고결 사질 및 이질이 교호하는 퇴적체이다. 또한 오피시나층은 판의 운동에 의한 압축작용과 분지침강에 의해 형성된 다수의 신생대 단층이 분포하여 복잡한 저류층 지질 특성을 나타낸다. 불균질한 저류층 암상 분포와 복잡한 지질 구조의 저류층에서 경제적인 생산정의 설계와 효율적인 초중질유 회수를 위해서는 초중질유 저류층의 발달 과정과 그로 인한 지질학적 특성에 대한 심도 깊은 이해가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 오리노코 초중질유 저류층에서 (1) 사질 저류층 두께 및 분포, (2) 이질 퇴적층의 분포, (3) 단층의 기하학적 분포, (4) 저류층 대상 심도 및 지열 특성, (5) 저류층 지중 응력상태, (6) 초중질유의 화학적 조성 등을 초중질유 생산성에 상대적으로 큰 영향을 미치는 주요한 지질학적 특성으로 주목하였다. 이러한 오리노코 지역의 지질학적 특성들은 3차원 탄성파 탐사, 시추간 물리검층과 같은 최신 기술들을 통해 앞으로 보다 빠르고 정확하게 규명되어질 것으로 기대된다.