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Rain Sensor using Scattered Light Outside Waveguide  

Choi, Kyoo-Nam (Dept. of Information and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Incheon)
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Abstract
Rain sensor detecting the presence of rain outside windshield glass of automobile by receiving scattered light from rain drops is proposed. Rain sensor using windshield glass as light waveguide required precision optical apparatus to inject light signal into windshield glass, and it was susceptible to outside shock and vibration, resulting malfunction, which altered optical coupling ratio. Proposed rain sensor, which detected scattered light from rain drops outside optical waveguide, did not require optical components because it did not need to inject light signal into light waveguide. This was advantageous because the sensor was less effected by shock and vibration. Fabricated rain sensor using scattered light outside waveguide responded not only to rain drops but also mist particles under simulated rain conditions using spraying nozzle, thus it showed prospects as rain sensor for automobile application.
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빗방울 감지;우적감지;산란광 감지;레인센서;
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