LED lighting has an advantage of adjusting color temperature. This change of color temperature may derive change in behavioral and physiological responses of the visual perception for indoor environments. This research examined the changes of behavioral and physiological responses caused by the color temperature. The environment was configured that the indoor temperature was 20 degrees centigrade or less as the perceived uncomfortable environment in winter. Then, the comfortable sensation vote (CSV) and the results of 3-back working memory test were measured as behavioral responses. In addition, the Electrodermal Activity (EDA) and Electrocardiogram (ECG) were measured as the responses of autonomics nervous system (ANS) in the three conditions of color temperature (red: 3862K, white: 5052K, blue: 11,460K). As a result, behavioral responses were not significant by the condition of color temperature, but the tendency of occupants’ physiological relaxation appeared in the blue color temperature condition compared with the white color temperature condition. Although the color temperature of LED lighting might be a small factor in terms of the characteristics of indoor environment, it suggests that the color temperature could have an impact on the physiological changes in the parasympathetic nervous system.

본 연구는 인간의 생리적 지표 중 하나인 안면 피부온도를 활용하여 PMV 지표 값에 기반하여 조성된 쾌적/불쾌 실내 환경을 적절하게 구분할 수 있는지 그 타당성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 쾌적 실내 환경에 해당되는 PMV 지표 값을 기준으로 물리적 환경을 쾌적 실내 환경과 불쾌한 실내 환경으로 각각 구분하고, 구분된 환경내에서 재실자의 안면 피부온도를 측정하였다. 그 결과, PMV 지표 값으로 구분된 쾌적 실내 환경과 불쾌한 실내 환경에서의 재실자의 안면 피부온도가 서로 차이를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 안면 피부온도가 PMV 지표에 기반한 쾌적한 실내 환경 조성에 있어 활용될 수 있음을 시사한다. 그러나 쾌적한 실내 환경에 비해 불쾌한 실내 환경에서 안면 피부온도가 낮게 나타나는 결과를 통해 오히려 PMV 지표 값에 기반을 두고 조성되는 쾌적/불쾌환경이 타당하지 않을 수 있음도 시사한다.

In this study, a tactile stimulator was developed to resolve some problems from the previous version of the system such as system configuration, inappropriate stimulation control and additional problems. The developed tactile stimulator consists of control unit, drive unit and vibrator unit. The control unit was controlled by E-Prime software to generate appropriate vibration pulses. The drive unit supplies enough energy to the vibrator to generate effective stimulation pulses. The vibrator unit consists of small coin type vibrator and velcro, and was made to be attached at the hand easily. The developed tactile stimulator was designed by small-size, light-weight, low-power, simple-fabrication, max 35 channels and little delay time from instruction signal of E-Prime software to vibrator. The duration and magnitude of stimulation was controlled by 10 grades and the problems concerning stimulation control were compensated by wideband frequency ranges. Additionally, the electrical safety was ensured by low voltage operation. Vibrator was made to be attached on finger as well as on any part of the subject. Since this tactile stimulator is developed based on E-Prime software which is widely used in cognitive science, it is believed that this stimulator be suitable for the wide application of cognitive science study.

The purpose of this study was to examine elderly drivers' driving performances at the intersections, suggested by Bao and Boyle(2009), according to visual information processing skills Visual information processing skills of elderly drivers were measured

Using driving simulator, we analyzed the driving behavior of an older driver on intersection and measured the pychological load to HRV. As a results, older drivers started to enter the more complex intersection on a great distance and on low velocity for