• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.160-165
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• 2014

In this study, an efficiency test was performed by fabricating MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) based 3-axis acceleration sensor modules and an earthquake monitoring system was composed. Data acquisition device (NI-9239) with a 24bit ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) was used for improving the performance of 3-axis acceleration sensor modules and filtered data (100Hz Low Pass Filter) was used for reducing noises. Also this paper focused on detecting meaningful vibration in the building by developing the earthquake monitoring software. If vector sum of 3-axis acceleration is greater than the preset value, the value will be recorded and saved to the file.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.1951-1956
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• 2008

Various MEMS accelerometers are used in engineering applications including automobiles, mobile phones, military systems, and electronic devices. Among them, the thermal accelerometer employing the temperature difference induced by the convective flow inside the micro cavity has been a topic of interest. As the convective sensor does not utilize a solid proof mass, it is compact, lightweight, inexpensive to manufacture, sensitive and highly endurable to mechanical shock. However, the complexity of the convective flow and various design constraints make optimization of a device a crucial step before fabrication. In this work, optimization of a 2-axis thermal convective MEMS accelerometer is conducted based on 3-dimensional numerical simulation. Parametric studies are performed by varying the several design variables such as the heater shape/size, the cavity size and types of the gas medium and the position of temperature probes in the sensor. The results of optimal design are presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.448-452
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• 2007

Many industrial operations require continuous or nearly-continuous operation of machines, which if interrupted can result in significant financial loss. The condition monitoring of these machines has received considerable attention recent years. Rapid developments in semiconductor, computing, and communication with a remote site have led to a new generation of sensor called "smart" sensors which are capable of wireless communication with a remote site. The purpose of this research is the development of smart sensor using which can on-line perform condition monitoring. This system is addressed to detect conditions that may lead to equipment failure when it is running. Moreover it will reduce condition monitoring expense using low cost MEMS accelerometer. This sensor can receive data in real-time or periodic time from MEMS accelerometer. Furthermore, this system is capable for signal preprocessing task (High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter and Gain Amplifier) and analog to digital converter (A/D) which is controlled by CPU. A/D converter that converts 10bit digital data is used. This sensor communicates with a remote site PC using TCP/IP protocols. Wireless LAN contain IEEE 802.11i-PSK or WPA (PSK, TKIP) encryption. Developed sensor executes performance tests for data acquisition accuracy estimations.

• Proceeding of KASS Symposium
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.179-183
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• 2008

Methods of damage detection are used non-destructive test in concrete structures. These are using various sensors, but the most of damage detections are used a visual angle of human. Problems of crack damage detection are occurred to directions and boundary conditions of steel bars using accelerometer in concrete element. In this study, fundamental studies for estimation using 3 axial type of accelerometer and electric resistance property of thermocouple sensors are discussed estimation to effect of arranged steel bars and damage from low strength when they are oscillated elastic wave in concrete specimen.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.872-878
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• 2008

Many industrial operations require continuous or nearly-continuous operation of machines, interruption of which can result in significant cost loss. The condition monitoring of these machines has received considerable attentions in recent years. Rapid developments in semiconductor, computing, and communication with a remote site have led to a new generation of sensor called "smart" sensors which are capable of wireless communication with a remote site. The purpose of this research is to develop a new type of smart sensor for on-line condition monitoring. This system is addressed to detect conditions that may lead to equipment failure when it is running. Moreover it will reduce condition monitoring expense using low cost MEMS accelerometer. This system is capable for signal preprocessing task and analog to digital converter which is controlled by CPU. This sensor communicates with a remote site PC using TCP/IP protocols. The developed sensor executes performance tests for data acquisition accuracy estimations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.148-150
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• 2012

바람이나 파도에 의해서 요트 계류장과 요트 사이 또는 요트 계류장과 계류장 사이에는 충격이 발생하는데, 이러한 충격으로 인하여 계류장 또는 요트가 파손되거나 전복된다. 특히, 방파제 없이 외해에 설치한 요트 계류장은 이러한 위기에 항상 노출되어 있어 이에 대한 대책이 시급한 실정이다. 논문에서는 요트 계류장의 롤링, 히브, 핏칭 등의 운동을 측정하기 위한 하드웨어의 구축과 평가에 관해서 기술하였다. 하드웨어는 MEMS 기반 자이로와 가속도계 등의 관성 센서를 내장한 반도체 센서 SD746을 이용하여 구축하였고, 구축한 하드웨어를 이용하여 소형 요트 계류장에서 발생할 수 있는 운동을 수작업으로 생성하여 측정 및 평가하였다. 실험결과 x-축, y-축, z-축 등 3축 가속도와 3축 각속도 측정이 가능하여 요트 계류장의 운동 상태 모니터링이 가능함을 알았다. 본 연구는 추후 요트 계류장의 위기상태를 평가하고 통보하기 위한 시스템 구축에 이용할 예정이다.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.36-42
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• 2001

This paper deals with finite element analyses of residual stresses causing popping up which are induced in micromachining processes of a microaccelerometer sensors. The paddle of the micro accelerometer sensor is designed symmetric with respect to the direction of the beam. After heating the tunnel gap up to 100 degree and get it through the cooling process and the additional beam up to 80 degree and get it through the cooling process. We learn the thermal internal stresses of each shape and compare the results with each other, after heating the tunnel gap up to 400 degree during the Pt deposition process. Finally we find the optimal shape which is able to minimize the internal stresses of microaccelerometer sensor. We want to seek after the real cause of this pop up phenomenon and diminish this by change manufacturing processes of microaccelerometer sensor by electrostatic force.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.770-776
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• 2021

Positioning systems have been actively researched and developed over the past few years and have been used in many applications. This paper presents a method to determine a location in a large space using a sensor system consisting of an accelerometer and a single-axis gyroscope. In particular, to consider usability, a sensor device was loosely worn on the waist so that the experimental data could be used in practical applications. Based on the experimental results of circular tracks with radiuses of 1m and 3m, in this paper, an algorithm using the threshold of rotation angle was proposed and applied to the experimental results. A tracking experiment was performed on the grid-pattern track model. For raw sensor data, the average deviation between the final tracking point and the target point was approximately 15.2 m, which could be reduced to approximately 4.0 m using an algorithm applying the rotation angle threshold.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.114-118
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• 2009

이 논문에서는 울돌목 시험조류발전소에 구축 중인 구조건전성 감시시스템의 계획, 설치 및 활용에 대하여 소개하였다. 현재 시험조류발전소에 설치된 센서로는 전기저항식 변형률계, 광섬유 FBG(Fiber Bragg Grating) 센서, 압전형 MFC(Macro Fiber Composite) 센서, 2축 경사계, 서보형 가속도계 등과 같은 지지구조물의 구조거동을 감시하기 위한 센서와 토크 센서, RPM 센서 등 발전 계통에 대한 감시를 위한 센서, 그리고 H-ADCP(Horizontal Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler)와 같은 외력조건에 대한 계측 장비 등이 있다. 센서 설치 후 현재까지 부분적으로 계측된 자료를 소개하고, 향후 건전성 감시시스템 개선 계획을 소개하였다.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.307-310
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 항만 구조물의 구조건전성 모니터링을 위한 Imote2 센서 플랫폼 기반의 스마트 무선센서의 적용성을 평가하였다. 이를 위해 먼저, 고민감도 MEMS 가속도계를 탑재한 Imote2 센서 플랫폼 기반스마트 무선센서를 설계하였다. 둘째, 스마트 무선센서노드의 독자적인 구조 상태 모니터링을 위한 내장소프트웨어를 설계하였다. 마지막으로, 모형 케이슨 구조물의 진동실험을 통해 개발된 스마트 무선센서의 성능을 검증하였다.