An increased use of organic phosphorous based chemical pesticides in domestic and overseas agriculture has resultedin emergence of tolerant strains of insect pests. These pests have spread throughout South Korea and are responsible forsignificant reduction in crop yields. Furthermore, as yet there is no effective way of controlling these insects or the damageresulting from pest infestation. To this end, we are attempting to develop biological control based methods to protectcrop plants against insect pests. A screen for biocontrol agents conducted in five farms that were heavily infested bynematodes in 2015-2016 identified Aspergillus niger F22 strain that was very effective against root-knot nematode. Afour-time treatment with A. niger F22 at an internal of ten days was able to reduce nematode population by 70-90%compared to untreated controls. The biocontrol agent was also more effective compared to ograno-phosphorus based pesticide,which caused a 30% reduction in nematode population. Notably, the extract (suspension concentrate) prepared from A.niger culture was equally effective in controlling the root-knot nematode and is currently being developed as a marketableproduct under the brand name “NAMAFREE”.

This study presents the possibility of control of nano-fluidics in the bio-inspired nano-sized ion channel using a field effect transistor (FET) structure. We analyzed effects from main dominant factors to control the ion flow in nano-sized channel such as electro-osmosis, Diffusion effect, Coulomb force between ions and pressure force. Additionally, we suggest a strategy to control the ion flow accurately at the specific position in the nano channel by handling the viscosity, ion molecular density, pressure, gate and trans-cis voltages of FET structure.

바이오피드백 기술은 인간의 신체적인 신호들로부터 나온 신호들을 통하여 신체의 신호를 제어하고 향상 시킬 수 있는 기술이다. 최근 자율신경계의 컨트롤도 훈련을 통하여 스스로 가능하다는 사실이 입증되면서 감성 분야에서 활발한 연구가 진행 중이다. 본 연구에서는 자율반응이나 뇌파를 통하여 스스로 게임을 통한 스포츠 시뮬레이션 훈련이 가능하도록 하는 바이오피드백 훈련 방법을 개발하였다. 개발된 바이오피드백 게임 콘텐츠를 보다 효과적으로 구현하기 위하여 뇌파, 심전도, 호흡, 맥파, 피부전기반사의 통합 생리지표를 분석하였다. 또한 보다 사실적인 훈련이 가능하도록 실제 양궁선수들의 신체적 감성을 분석하고 데이터베이스화 하여 일반인들도 쉽게 양궁선수들과 같은 상태의 생체 감성을 스스로 컨트롤할 수 있도록 하였다.

This paper presents mechanical design and control of a bio-inspired legged robot. To achieve a fast legged running mechanism, a novel linkage leg structure is designed based on hind legs of domestic cats. The skeletomuscular system and parallel leg movement of a cat are analyzed and applied to determine the link parameters. The hierarchical control architecture is designed according to the biological data to generate and modulate desired gaits. The effectiveness of the leg mechanism design and control is verified experimentally. The legged robot runs at a speed of 46 km/h, which is comparatively higher speed than other existing legged robots.