Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for eliminating motion artifacts and a method thereof, and the method for eliminating motion artifacts includes steps of receiving a PPG signal and three-axis (X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis) acceleration signals measured from an examinee, extracting the PPG signal and the three-axis acceleration signals by a period of a predetermined unit of time and filtering the signals at a preset bandwidth, Fourier-transforming the PPG signal and the three-axis acceleration signals corresponding to the extracted period, arranging power spectra of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis in ascending order of value of average power spectrum by calculating an average power of each frequency domain of the three-axis accelerations, and extracting a final power spectrum of the PPG signal by sequentially eliminating power spectra of the X, Y, and Z-axis accelerations from the power spectrum of the PPG signal in an order of arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a test node-based wireless positioning method and a device thereof, the method comprising the steps of mapping and storing the number and position coordinates of anchor nodes, which are within a set distance from a test node, for each of a plurality of test nodes set at uniform intervals in a space formed by a plurality of anchor nodes; acquiring each position coordinate of the anchor nodes, which are within the set distance from a unknown node to be positioned; comparing each of the acquired position coordinates of the anchor nodes and the position coordinates of the anchor node mapped on the test nodes, so as to select the test nodes of which the number of position coordinates coinciding with the anchor nodes greater than a threshold; and estimating the position of the unknown node by using the position coordinates of the selected test nodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a test node-based wireless positioning method and a device thereof, the method comprising the steps of mapping and storing the number and position coordinates of anchor nodes, which are within a set distance from a test node, for each of a plurality of test nodes set at uniform intervals in a space formed by a plurality of anchor nodes; acquiring each position coordinate of the anchor nodes, which are within the set distance from a unknown node to be positioned; comparing each of the acquired position coordinates of the anchor nodes and the position coordinates of the anchor node mapped on the test nodes, so as to select the test nodes of which the number of position coordinates coinciding with the anchor nodes greater than a threshold; and estimating the position of the unknown node by using the position coordinates of the selected test nodes.

Abstract: An artificial skin culture container according to the present invention can solve the problems of the contraction of the dermal layer of artificial skin and the detachment thereof from the culture container, which result from an interaction between collagen and fibroblasts existing in the dermal layer of artificial skin during the production of the artificial skin, by using agar and hydrophobically modifying a portion of the agar. Therefore, the use of the culture container enables to stably culture artificial skin and produce artificial skin similar to the human skin. In addition, the artificial skin culture container of the present invention comprises agar, and thus a culture solution can be supplied through a side portion as well as a lower portion of the culture container, which allows to effectively culture artificial skin.

Abstract: A power control method for controlling power of a plurality of power conversion modules that are respectively connected in parallel to a plurality of photovoltaic, includes: sensing a string current value flowing between outermost opposite ends of the plurality of photovoltaic modules, and voltage and current values of each of the photovoltaic modules; changing the string current value and respectively calculating conversion power values of the plurality of power conversion modules per the changed string current value by using the voltage and current values; searching a string current value for a minimum power point tracking control among the changed string current values by using the conversion power values; and controlling the plurality of power conversion modules to track the searched string current value.

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for automatically recreating personal media through fusion of multimodal features. The system includes a multimodal fusion analyzer configured to analyze semantics of personal media having various forms based on a plurality of modalities and divide the personal media into media fragments which are the smallest units having semantics, a semantic-based intelligent retriever configured to store and retrieve the divided media fragments by considering the semantics, a personal media recommender configured to learn and analyze a profile of a user through modeling the user, and select and recommend a plurality of media fragments wanted by the user among the media fragments retrieved by the semantic-based intelligent retriever, and a personal media creator configured to create new personal media using the plurality of media fragments recommended by the personal media recommender according to a scenario input by the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for eliminating motion artifacts and a method thereof, and the method for eliminating motion artifacts includes steps of receiving a PPG signal and three-axis (X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis) acceleration signals measured from an examinee, extracting the PPG signal and the three-axis acceleration signals by a period of a predetermined unit of time and filtering the signals at a preset bandwidth, Fourier-transforming the PPG signal and the three-axis acceleration signals corresponding to the extracted period, arranging power spectra of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis in ascending order of value of average power spectrum by calculating an average power of each frequency domain of the three-axis accelerations, and extracting a final power spectrum of the PPG signal by sequentially eliminating power spectra of the X, Y, and Z-axis accelerations from the power spectrum of the PPG signal in an order of arrangement.

Abstract: The shock absorbing device for ankle and knee joints may include a shoe part; a weight dispersing pad part configured to accommodate a user's leg inserted therein; a piston unit including a plurality of pistons respectively connected to upper portions of the shoe part in a vertical direction and configured to be moved upwards and downwards; and a damper part connected between the piston unit and the weight dispersing pad part, wherein the damper part has an annular shape so as to be connected to the weight dispersing pad part along the circumference of the weight dispersing pad part, the pistons are inserted into an internal space of the damper part, and the damper part performs a damping operation through oil stored in the internal space of the damper part according to the upward/downward movement of the piston.

Abstract: A transformable wheel includes a wheel frame including a plurality of contact portions and a plurality of recessed portions. A plurality of transforming members is provided wherein one side of each transforming member is rotatably coupled to a corresponding one of the recessed portions and an outer surface of each transforming member forming a portion of the wheel frame. A rotating member is provided at one side surface of the wheel frame, and includes a plurality of transformation locking members arranged radially from the central axis of the wheel frame to correspond to the plurality of transforming members, respectively. A driving member is configured to rotate the rotating members by a preset angle about the central axis of the wheel frame.

Abstract: An organic semiconductor compound and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. The method for manufacturing the organic semiconductor compound may include stirring a solated organic semiconductor and a solated organometallic precursor. Herein, the manufacturing the organic semiconductor compound includes: forming a three-dimensional organic semiconductor compound by allowing the solated organic semiconductor to orthogonally penetrate one or more gaps in a lattice structure of a gelated organometallic precursor formed by stirring the solated organometallic precursor.

Abstract: A capacitor type tactile sensor and a method of manufacturing the capacitor type tactile sensor are provided. To elaborate, the device includes a first electrode, an active layer formed on a top surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on a top surface of the active layer. The active layer is made of ionic elastomer, and a concentration of effective ions within the active layer is adjusted by an external pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring movements of a user, which may include: a sample pattern storing unit for storing one or more sample patterns which are obtained by patterning EEG waveforms and EMG values; a communication unit for receiving an EEG waveform and an EMG value of the user measured by the EEG and EMG sensors; a pattern normalizing unit for selecting sample patterns with the highest similarity to the received user's patterns among the stored sample patterns, and for normalizing the received user's patterns so that their amplitudes and periods coincide with those of the selected sample patterns; a movement estimating unit for estimating movement of the user by inputting the normalized EEG waveform and EMG value in an artificial neural network algorithm; and a movement determining unit for calculating the user's movement by applying each weight value of the EEG and EMG to each movement estimation value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooperative spectrum sensing system using sub-Nyquist sampling, which include: a plurality of secondary user terminals for detecting a frequency band occupied by a primary user terminal; and a fusion center, wherein each of the secondary user terminals may include: a receiving unit for receiving signals from the primary user terminal; a sampling unit for performing the sub-Nyquist sampling for the received signals at a predetermined down-sampling rate; an energy-detecting unit for detecting the frequency band occupied by the primary user terminal by detecting energy for the sampled signals; and a calculating unit for calculating a correct detection probability and a false alarm probability for the frequency band occupied by the primary user terminal by using spectrum of the frequency band, and for transmitting results of calculation to the fusion center.

Abstract: A ripple-eliminating power converter includes a first voltage converter configured to output a first voltage by stepping up or down a DC voltage supplied from a battery cell; a second voltage converter configured to receive the first voltage outputted from the first voltage converter and output a second voltage by stepping up or down the first voltage; and a ripple-eliminating capacitor disposed between the first voltage converter and the second voltage converter to transfer a DC component of the first voltage to the second voltage converter by eliminating an AC component included in the first voltage.

Abstract: A multimodal sensor includes first conductive electrodes that are arranged in parallel with one another, being spaced from one another by a certain distance, an insulating layer that is formed on the first conductive electrodes, second conductive electrodes that are formed on the insulating layer, crossing the first conductive electrodes, and are arranged in parallel with one another, being spaced from one another, and a controller that applies voltages to the first and second conductive electrodes. The controller detects capacitance formed between the first and second conductive electrodes, and senses an external temperature, intensity of a pressure or a position, to which a pressure is applied, in response to a variation of the capacitance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an alternating current linked power converting apparatus, including: a direct current power unit including a plurality of cells, which provide a direct current (DC) voltage and are connected in series, wherein the direct current power unit has both ends connected to an inverter which converts the direct current voltage to an alternating current (AC) voltage; a cell balancing charger/discharger connected to the plurality of cells and balancing the direct current voltage or an amount of charging between the plurality of cells; and a ripple removing capacitor that is positioned between the cell balancing charger/discharger and the inverter and that includes a first terminal and a second terminal that are respectively connected to a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the cell balancing charger/discharger so as to remove ripples of the direct current voltage.

Abstract: An application code hiding apparatus includes a secret code dividing part, a secret code caller generating part, a code analyzing part, a dummy code generating part, a code encrypting part, a code disposing part, a code decryptor generating part, a disposed code importer generating part, a code loader generating part, a memory inner code modifier generating part and a decrypted code caller generating part.

Abstract: A current limiting device is provided. To elaborate, the device may include: a first current limiting unit configured to limit an electric current equal to or higher than a first threshold value applied thereto; a second current limiting unit configured to limit an electric current equal to or higher than a second threshold value applied thereto; and a passive element unit connected to both ends of the first current limiting unit, and including a first passive element and a second passive element connected in series.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surface roughness sensor apparatus. The surface roughness sensor apparatus includes: a rotatable rotation shaft; a piezoelectric sensor provided along a circumference of the rotation shaft, rotated by rotation of the rotation shaft, and configured to generate a sensing signal in response to a pressure applied by a surface of an object as being in direct contact with the surface of the object; and a signal transfer unit configured to transfer the sensing signal generated and transmitted by the piezoelectric sensor to the outside of the sensor apparatus, and the piezoelectric sensor may be rotated in a direction in which a relative movement between the piezoelectric sensor and the surface of the object is made at a contact point with the object to minimize damage to the surface of the object.

Abstract: An RFID tag using a physically unclonable function (PUF) generates a response value corresponding to a challenge value, receives an RFID reader ID from an RFID reader, generates a first message authentication code for the RFID reader ID, an RFID tag ID and time information by using, as a secret key, a first response value corresponding to a first challenge value, and transmits, to the RFID reader, the first challenge value, the first message authentication code and the time information of the RFID tag, which are tag identification elements, when the RFID reader ID is received. At this time, the RFID tag shares, with an RFID tag authentication server, the same message authentication code generation function, the RFID tag ID, the first challenge value, and the first response value generated by a PUF module.