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Systems Management Engineering

  • Professor ergonomics
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    Lab ergo space lab.

Research Interest

 Biomechanical Hand Modeling 
 Motion and Time Study
Wearable Exoskeletons (EXOs)
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)

Education

  • Ph.D.: The Pennsylvania state University, USA
  • M.S.: The Pennsylvania state University, USA
  • B.S.: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sungkunkwan University, Korea

Experience

  • • Member of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineering (KIIE)
  • • Member of Ergonomics Society of Korea(ESK)
  • • Chair of Ergonomics Design Awards (2015.01 – 2021.12)
  • • Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ergonomics Society of Korea (2018.01.01-2023.12.31)
  • • IEA 2024 – Publication Chair (2023.1~2024.12.)

Journal Articles

  • (2026)  The AUEQ: Development and Validation of the Agricultural Exoskeleton Usability Evaluation Questionnaire for Arm- and Leg-Support Devices.  JOURNAL OF AGROMEDICINE.  31,  2
  • (2025)  착용형 외골격 연구에서 하지 근육의 표면 근전도 데이터에 대한 압박 수준과 정규화의 영향 분석.  대한인간공학회지.  44,  5
  • (2025)  EMG와 AMS를 활용한 택배 차량별 근육 활성도 비교 연구.  대한인간공학회지.  391,  409
  • (2025)  배설돌봄부담 평가를 위한 평가 체계 개발 및 적용: 로봇 사용과 주작업간 부담 비교.  대한인간공학회지.  44,  2
  • (2024)  Exoskeleton Usability Questionnaire: A preliminary evaluation questionnaire for the lower limb industrial exoskeletons.  ERGONOMICS.  67,  9
  • (2023)  APDF를 활용한 작업 부담 수준 별 작업자의 승모근에 대한 근육 부담 평가도구 개발.  대한인간공학회지.  42,  6
  • (2023)  Evaluation of the Effects of Passive Lower-Limb Exoskeletons on Muscle Activities According to Working Heights.  APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL.  13,  21
  • (2023)  배송 탑차에 따른 상 · 하차 작업에서 택배 배송기사들의 신체 부하 평가.  대한인간공학회지.  42,  4
  • (2023)  A passive upper-limb exoskeleton reduced muscular loading during augmented reality interactions.  APPLIED ERGONOMICS.  109,  -
  • (2023)  Efficacy of passive upper-limb exoskeletons in reducing musculoskeletal load associated with overhead tasks.  APPLIED ERGONOMICS.  109,  -
  • (2023)  Comparison of the Physical Care Burden on Formal Caregivers between Manual Human Care Using a Paper Diaper and Robot-Aided Care in Excretion Care.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  20,  2
  • (2023)  Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Lift-Assist Device Regarding Caregiver Posture and Muscle Load for Transferring Tasks.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  20,  2
  • (2022)  작업 자세 부하 평가를 위한 모션 데이터 기반 자동 인간공학적 평가 프로그램 개발 및 검증.  대한인간공학회지.  41,  6
  • (2022)  Ergonomic Assessment of a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton through Electromyography and Anybody Modeling System.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  19,  13
  • (2022)  Quantification of physical stress experienced by obstetrics and gynecology sonographers: A comparative study of two ultrasound devices.  APPLIED ERGONOMICS.  100,  -
  • (2021)  이승 보조 돌봄 작업의 수동 돌봄(Manual Care)과 로봇 돌봄(Robot-aided Care)의 작업부하 비교를 위한 작업부담 평가체계 개발.  대한인간공학회지.  40,  5
  • (2021)  Guidelines for Working Heights of the Lower-Limb Exoskeleton (CEX) Based on Ergonomic Evaluations.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  18,  10
  • (2021)  Optimal Dimensional Guidelines for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Internal Space Design.  대한인간공학회지.  40,  2
  • (2020)  시체 손 실험연구를 이용한 손 내부 건의 힘과 외부 악력과의 관련성 연구.  대한인간공학회지.  39,  5
  • (2020)  작업 부하 고려를 통한 농작업 자세 평가도구의 수정 및 기존 도구와의 비교.  대한인간공학회지.  39,  5

Publications

  • (2015)  인간공학.  한경사.  Co-author
  • (2014)  작업관리.  한경사.  Co-author
  • (2012)  작업관리.  한경사.  Co-author
  • (2012)  작업관리.  한경사.  Co-author

Honors / Awards

  •  2021 Award of Commendation from the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration
  •  2014 Outstanding Paper Award at the 24th Science and Technology Awards (KOFST)

Conference Paper

  • (2025)  Proposal of an Evaluation Framwork for Developing a Quantitative Model of Cumulative Upper-arm Wrokload in Drilling Tasks.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2025)  Development of a Program for Evaluating Sequential Lifting Tasks – (SLI: Sequential Lifting Index).  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2025)  Vision-Based Motion Analysis for Automated Ergonomic Risk Assessment.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2025)  Designing of the K-LEXO (Korea Lower-Limb Exoskeleton) for eldery agricultural workers.  6th Asia Pacific International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.  INDONESIA
  • (2025)  Exploration of sEMG-Based Fatigue Indicators for Quantifying Cumulativ Workload in the Upper Arm.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2025)  순차 들기 작업 지수(SLI: Sequential Lifting Index) 프로그램 개발.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2024)  A comparative study of shoulder and upper arm muscle activity at various shoulder flexion angles using EMG and AnyBody Simulation.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2024)  Development and comparative study of lifting Index (LI) and composite lifting index (CLI) program for evaluating various lifting tasks.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2024)  Development of a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton for Agricultural Work.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2023)  Effects of a shoulder-support exoskeleton on shoulder strain during augmented reality interaction.  67th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.  UNITED STATES
  • (2023)  A study of the comparative evaluation system of the lower-limb exoskeleton,.  25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction.  DENMARK
  • (2023)  A study on the improvement of the working environment for service workers in Aids to Navigation.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2023)  Designing a prototype of the lower-limb wearable exoskeleton.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2023)  Workloads of the delivery workers according to the types of delivery vehicles.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2022)  Effect of a lower-limb exoskeleton on muscle loads based on the AnyBody Modeling System (AMS) simulation analysis.  Engineering & Technology, Computer, Basic & Applied Sciences, ECBA-2022.  SPAIN
  • (2022)  Effects of a passive exoskeleton on shoulder strain associated with augmented reality.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2022)  Ergonomic research on the improvement of the working environment in Agriculture.  대한인간공학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2022)  Validation of an Ergonomic Automatic Posture Analysis Program.  대한산업공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2022)  Comparison of automatic and manual posture evaluations of ergonomic posture analysis based on agricultural working postures.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2022)  Effects of a passive upper-limb exoskeleton on reducing physical workloads during augmented reality interactions.  대한인간공학회 춘계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF