Aerospace Robotics and mechatronics Lab
- PHONE : 063-270-2471
- E-MAIL : yu@chonbuk.ac.kr
Introduction
The laboratory conducts research in design and realization of robotics and mechatronic systems for aerospace and biomedical applications.
Topics include haptically assisted teleoperation, telemonitoring of physiological signals, tactile sensing and tactile display, and flying robot for personal use.
Telemonitoring of physiologycal signals
Background of research
Home health care monitoring system
- Home health care system is being developed, which monitors aged people and patients in home(this system alarms other people or medical doctor in case of emergency for patients to take an emergency measure as soon as possible)
Necessity of ECG monitoring
- Myocardial infarction and arrhythmia : a prime cause of sudden death
- Myocardial ischemia : a disorder of cardiac function caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissue of the heart(a prime cause for the occurrence of cardiac infarction and dangerous cardiac arrhythmia)
* The main symptom is ST level change episodes or ST pattern change
* It appears when the patients have a heart fit for several seconds
* Myocardial ischemia progresses myocardial infarction, if the symptoms continue repeatedly for long time
* It is necessary to monitor and analyze the ECG signal continuously
Purpose of research
- Auto-alarm function(to patient, other people and physician)
- Selectively ECG data saving : in case that abnormality is found
- Transmission of saved ECG data to the server in hospital
- Server(in hospital) : collection of ECG data, physician's diagnosis
Tactile display for the visually impaired
Background of research
- Growing demand of ETA(Electronic Travel aids) for the blind and visually impaired
→ About 120 thousand blind persons in Korea(400,000 in Japan, 2,000,000 in USA)
→ Guide dogs are capable guides for the blind, but require expensive cost
→ Need for alternative engineering system
Purpose of research
- Development of tactile display system using guide vehicle for the visually impaired