• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.8
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• pp.999-1005
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• 2013

A fiber Bragg grating sensor is considered a smart sensor that shows outstanding performance in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM). It has a powerful advantage, especially that of multiplexing, which enables several parameters to be sensed at multiple points by using a single optical fiber line. Among several parameters, the thermal expansion coefficient and thermo-optic coefficient are required to measure temperature. In previous studies, these were considered constant variables. This study shows that two parameters vary with temperature and newly proposes a temperature function for these two parameters. Specifically, these two parameters were defined as a single variable, and then, it was experimentally verified that this variable is a function of temperature. Finally, it was shown that temperature from RT to $100^{\circ}C$ was precisely measured by using the temperature function that was defined through the experiment.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.1147-1156
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• 2011

A contact-type area-varying capacitive displacement sensor, or CLECDiS, can measure displacements over millimeter ranges with nanometer resolution. However, a small changes in the contact condition due to the surface profile or friction, which are inherent characteristics of contact-type sensors, lead to significant distortion of the output signal. Therefore, ensuring reliable contact conditions during CLECDiS measurements is the most important area to be improved in their actual use. Herein, in order to design an instrument for ensuring reliable contact conditions, the contact condition is analyzed by characterizing the signal distortion, observing the pressure distribution between the contacting surfaces, and measuring the motional errors of the sensor using a laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV). The manufactured instrument enables a CLECDiS to be used in an ultraprecise positioning system with improved reliability.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.554-562
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• 1992

수치제어(NC : numerical control) 기술은 공장자동화를 위한 중요 기술이다. 우리 산업현장에 공장 자동화가 확장되면서 NC 공작기계, 산업용 로봇, 삼차원 좌표측정기 등의 사용이 매우 증 가되고 있다. 이러한 수치제어용 기계에서는 자동 위치제어를 위하여 길이변위와 회전각도 감 지용 센서인 NC 엔코더가 매우 중요한 부품이다. NC 엔코더에는 선형 엔코더(NC-스케일)와 회전 엔코더가 있으며, 각각 직선운동과 회전운동을 제어하기 위해서 필요한 자동화 부품이다. 그림 1에서는 CNC 위치제어 시스템에서 정확한 위치로 이동을 목표로하여 서보 제어할 때 기 계축의 위치를 감지하는 센서가 NC 엔코더임을 보여주고 있다. 선형 엔코더는 직선운동의 변 위를 감지하며 NC-스케일 이라고도 말한다. 우리나라에서는 아직 엔코더 제작기술을 개발하지 못하여 전량수입에 의존하고 있다. 이러한 NC 엔코더의 수요는 해외 시장뿐만 아니라 국내시 장에서도 급격히 증가되고 있으며 국산화 개발이 시급하다. 이 글에서는 엔코더의 종류별 작동 원리를 설명하고 또한 NC-스케일 제조기술을 개발하기 위하여 실험하였던 결과를 정리하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• 2000.08a
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• pp.117-120
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• 2000

본 논문은 이동로봇이 주행 중 발생하는 heading 오차를 지자기센서를 이용하여 보정하고 주행을 정확히 제어하는 것에 관한 것이다. 일반적으로 이동로봇의 주행제어는 여러 원인에 의한 부정확성을 내포하고 있다. 예를 들어 바퀴의 부정확한 기계적 정렬, 기어의 헐거워짐, 센서 신호의 잡음과 오차, 바퀴의 미끄러짐, 평탄하지 않는 표면에 의한 제도변동 등이다. 따라서, 이동명령어 수행 시 이동로봇의 heading이 의도된 대로 유지되는지를 측정하는 오차 검출이 필요하며 이를 위한 센서 본 논문에서는 지자기센서를 이용하여 오차를 보정하였다. 실험은 무선 원격 제어되는 이동로봇에 지자기 센서를 부착하여 자계의 영향이 비교적 적은 평탄한 옥외에서 수행하였고, 실험 결과를 통해 지자기 센서를 이용한 이동로봇의 heading 오차 보정과 주행제어효과를 보여주었다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.55-61
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• 2009

In order to observe the impact of a type of vehicles for traffic flows and pavement, vehicle classifications is conducted. Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs provides 12-type vehicle classifications on National expressways, National highways, and Provincial roads. Current AVC (Automatic Vehicle Classification) devices decide vehicle types comparing measurements of vehicle lengths, wheelbases, overhangs etc. to a reference table including those of all types of models. This study developed an algorithm for macroscopic vehicle classification which is less sensitive to tuning sensors and updating the reference table. For those characteristics, trend lines in vehicle lengths and wheelbases are employed. To assess the algorithm developed, vehicle lengths and wheelbases were collected from an AVC device. In this experiment, this algorithm showed the accuracy of 88.2 % compared to true values obtained from video replaying. Our efforts in this study are expected to contribute to developing devices for macroscopic vehicle classification.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.51-56
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• 2017

In this paper, we have developed a differential pressure flow sensor designed as a single capacitive type. And the sensor was fabricated using a MEMS process. Differential pressure flow sensors are the most commonly used sensors for industrial applications. The sensing diaphragm and bonding joint of the MEMS pressure sensor are easily broken at high pressure. In this paper, we proposed a structure in which the diaphragm of the sensor was not broken at a pressure exceeding the proof pressure, and the differential pressure sensor was designed and manufactured accordingly. The operating characteristics of the sensor were evaluated at a pressure three times higher than the sensor operating pressure (0-3 bar). The developed sensor was $3.0{\times}3.0mm$ and measured with a LCR meter (HP 4284a) at a pressure between 0 and 3 bar. It showed 3.67 pF at 0 bar and 5.13 pF at 3 bar. The sensor operating pressure (0-3 bar) developed a pressure sensor with hysteresis of 0.37%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.19 no.12
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• pp.80-86
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• 2020

With the exception of welding activities, it is forbidden to use electricity in shipyards, owing to safety concerns such as the possibility of fire, explosions, and short circuits. In this paper, an automatic chamfering machine using pneumatics is proposed for use in such environments. Customers specify their requirements and the machine derives the corresponding theoretical design conditions. The proposed machine was used to perform 3D modeling, and its suitability and performance were confirmed via cutting experiments of the manufactured device. Two types of sensors may be used in this system: contact and non-contact. In the case of the contact type, an end-stop switch that can recognize the end of the material is installed, and when the machine reaches the end of the material, the end-stop switch is operated to cut off the air pressure. In the non-contact type, four sensors were used: photonic, ultrasonic, metal detection, and encoder. The use of the four sensors was repeated 30 times, and the average error determined. Thus, the optimum sensor was identified.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.9 s.174
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• pp.155-161
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• 2005

Up to now, a lot of unmanned demining systems have been developed. However, some inferiority surely exist by reason of their large platform and explosive mechanism. To settle this inferiority, non-explosive demining system adaptable to a mobile robot already has been developed. Brief experiment indoors showed that developed demining system can remove landmines well. But, out of doors, several problems are detected. In this research, a study on the performance improvement of developed non-explosive demining system is mainly discussed. To overcome downhill effect, mechanical sensor composed of shaft and spring is used. It is confirmed that clearance depth control using the mechanical sensor is a good solution for the inclination of the system.

• 전기의세계
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• v.42 no.10
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• pp.25-31
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• 1993

마이크로 장치에 관한 연구를 통하여 개발될 설계 및 제자 기술들은 차후 마이크로 펌프외에도 여러가지 마이크로 센서나 기계요소를 제작하는 데 유효 적절하게 사용될 수 있는 기술들로서, 국내에서도 마이크로머시닝 기반 기술의 노우하우가 축적되어야 한다. 마이크로 펌프는 미세 유량 제어장치, 미생물 조작 장치 등의 제작을 가능하게 하여 고정밀을 요하는 측정 계기와 장치, 치료기구 등에의 응용성이 다양하다. 이로 인하여 공학 및 과학, 의학 분야의 발전에 공헌이 크리라 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1450-1454
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• 2007

A Contact-type Linear Encoder-like Capacitive Displacement Sensor (CLECDiS) has been developed to measure displacements at high accuracy within a long measurement range. In this paper, we have worked on improving the performance and reliability of the sensor. The performance increase can be done by introducing the smaller electrode patterns of $4{\mu}m$ width. In order to improve the reliability of the sensor we have changed the electrode layers from chrome-gold to chrome-gold-chrome and re-design its supporting structure. The newly-designed sensor is fabricated and tested to show that its sensitivity is $35pF/{\mu}m$, which implies that its resolution may be 0.36nm if SNR (Signal-to-Noise-Ratio) is 80.1dB. It is about ten times of that $(3.14pF/{\mu}m)$ of its previous version with 10${\mu}m$ electrodes. The total measurement range remains the same as the previous one; 15mm. The calibration experiments show its improved performance and reliability.