• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.512-516
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• 2004

Context-aware computing has been attracting the attention as an approach to alleviating the inconvenience in human-computer interaction. This paper proposes a context-aware system architecture to be implemented on an SoC(System-on-a-Chip). The proposed architecture supports sensor abstraction, notification mechanism for context changes, modular development, easy service composition using if-then rules, and flexible context-aware service implementation. It consists of the communication unit, the processing unit, the blackboard, and the rule-based system unit, where the first three components reside in the microprocessor part of the SoC and the rule-based system unit is implemented in hardware. For the proposed architecture, an SoC system has been designed and tested in an SoC development platform called SystemC and the feasibility of the behavoir modules for the microprocessor part has been evaluated by implementing software modules on the conventional computer platform. This SoC-based context-aware system architecture has been developed to apply to mobile intelligent robots which would assist old people at home in a context-aware manner.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.99-107
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• 2006

Magnetic nondestructive testing is very useful far detecting a crack on the surface or near of the surface of the ferromagnetic materials. The distribution of the magnetic flux leakage (DMFL) on a specimen has to be obtained quantitatively to evaluate the crack. The magnetic camera is proposed to obtain the DMFL at the large lift-off. The magnetic camera consists of a magnetic source, magnetic lens, analog to digital converters (ADCs), interface, and computer. The magnetic leakage fields or the distorted magnetic fields from the object, which are concentrated on the magnetic lens, are converted to analog electrical signals tv arrayed small magnetic sensors. These analog signals are converted to digital signals by the ADCs, and are stored, imaged, and processed by the interface and computer. However the magnetic camera has limitations with respect to converting and switching speed, full range and resolution, direct memory access (DMA), temporary storage speed and volume because common ADCs were used. Improved techniques, such as those that introduce the operational amplifier (OP-Amp), amplify the signal, reduce the connection line, and use the low pass filter (LPF) to increase the signal to noise ratio are necessary. This paper proposes the exclusive embedded ADC including OP-Amp, LPF, microprocessor and DMA circuit for the magnetic camera to satisfy the conditions mentioned above.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.75-80
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• 2018

The smart city is developing an energy system efficiently through a common management of the city resource for the growth and a low carbon social. However, the smart city doesn't counter a verification effectively about a anomaly pattern detection when existing security technology (authentication, integrity, confidentiality) is used by fixed security key and key deodorization according to generated big data. This paper is proposed the "security nonce generation based on security nonce generation" for anomaly pattern detection of the adversary and a safety of the key is high through the key generation of the KDC (Key Distribution Center; KDC) for improvement. The proposed scheme distributes the generated security nonce and authentication keys to each facilities system by the KDC. This proposed scheme can be enhanced to the security by doing the external pattern detection and changed new security key through distributed security nonce with keys. Therefore, this paper can do improving the security and a responsibility of the smart city platform management data through the anomaly pattern detection and the safety of the keys.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.9-17
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• 2024

A plenoptic optical system for microscopy comprises an objective lens, tube lens, microlens array (MLA), and an image sensor. Numerical aperture (NA) matching between the tube lens and MLA is used for optimal performance. This paper extends performance predictions from NA matching to unmatching cases and introduces a computational technique for plenoptic configurations using optical analysis software. Validation by fabricating and experimenting with two sample systems at 10× and 20× magnifications resulted in predicted spatial resolutions of 12.5 ㎛ and 6.2 ㎛ and depth of field (DOF) values of 530 ㎛ and 88 ㎛, respectively. The simulation showed resolutions of 11.5 ㎛ and 5.8 ㎛, with DOF values of 510 ㎛ and 70 ㎛, while experiments confirmed predictions with resolutions of 11.1 ㎛ and 5.8 ㎛ and DOF values of 470 ㎛ and 70 ㎛. Both formula-based prediction and simulations yielded similar results to experiments that were suitable for system design. However, regarding DOF values, simulations were closer to experimental values in accuracy, recommending reliance on simulation-based predictions before fabrication.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.532-537
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• 2014

In this study, highly sensitive hydrogen micro gas sensors of the multi-layer and micro-heater type were designed and fabricated using the micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) process and palladium catalytic metal. The dimensions of the fabricated hydrogen gas sensor were about $5mm{\times}4mm$ and the sensing layer of palladium metal was deposited in the middle of the device. The sensing palladium films were modified to be nano-honeycomb and nano-hemisphere structures using an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template and nano-sized polystyrene beads, respectively. The sensitivities (Rs), which are the ratio of the relative resistance were significantly improved and reached levels of 0.783% and 1.045 % with 2,000 ppm H2 at $70^{\circ}C$ for nano-honeycomb and nano-hemisphere structured Pd films, respectively, on the other hand, the sensitivity was 0.638% for the plain Pd thin film. The improvement of sensitivities for the nano-honeycomb and nano-hemisphere structured Pd films with respect to the plain Pd-thin film was thought to be due to the nanoporous surface topographies of AAO and nano-sized polystyrene beads.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2013

In this paper, we have developed the intellectual kegel trainer with the biofeedback. The pelvic muscles of female are composed of a slow twitch fiber and a fast twitch fiber. If two twitch fiber be not well done, then the urine be frequently called by nature. In order to recover the function of pelvic muscles, we use the kegel trainer with biofeedback training. Such a trainer make strengthen the weakness pelvic muscles by biofeedback training and get exercise the pelvic muscles in physical suppress of 10 kg. The biofeedback training against the physical suppress can have strengthen the pelvic muscles and can display the operation graph of strengthen movement in monitor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.141.2-141.2
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• 2016

디스플레이, 센서 등 전자소자는 소형화 단계를 지나 인체 부착형 소자로의 발전을 요구하고 있다. 인체 부착을 위해서는 민감한 피부에 장시간 부착시 무해성과 탈부착의 자유로움이 요구되기에 기존의 화학물질을 활용한 접착 방식에서 개코도마뱀 또는 딱정벌레 발바닥에서 영감을 얻은 자연모사형 건식 접착 방식에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 폴리머를 이용하여 자연모사형 마이크로/나노구조 형성은 기계적으로 가공된 금형 몰딩과 후처리를 통한 매우 복잡한 공정이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 복잡한 공정을 단순화하기 위해서 폴리머 소재에 플라즈마를 활용한 나노구조를 형성하는 방법을 소개하고자 하며, 건식 접착용 폴리머 소재(PMMA, PDMS)에 따른 표면구조 변화와 표면에너지 변화에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 플라즈마 표면처리를 위해서 본 연구실에서 자체 개발한 선형이온소스를 활용하였으며 입사에너지, 노출시간, 사용가스에 따른 표면형상 변화를 주사전자현미경을 활용하여 관찰하였다. 또한 처리조건에 따른 표면에너지 변화를 확인하기 위해 물접촉각 변화를 측정하였다. PMMA는 입사에너지, 노출시간이 증가함에 따라 쉽게 나노기둥구조가 형성되었으나, 과도한 입사에너지 또는 노출시간에서는 표면구조가 에칭되면서 무너지는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한 PDMS는 동일한 조건에서 주름구조 형태를 보였으며 노출시간이 증가할수록 주름구조의 간격이 늘어남을 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 나노 구조를 쉽게 제어할 수 있는 PMMA가 피부 부착형 접착 패치에 응용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.195-196
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• 2009

This paper describes the fabrication and characteristics of polycrystalline 3C-SiC thin film diodes for extreme environment applications, in which the this thin film was deposited onto oxidized Si wafers by APCVD using HMDS In this work, the optimized growth temperature and HMDS flow rate were $1,100^{\circ}C$ and 8sccm, respectively. A Schottky diode with a Au, Al/poly 3C-SiC/$SiO_2$/Si(n-type) structure was fabricated and its threshold voltage ($V_d$), breakdown voltage, thickness of depletion layer, and doping concentration ($N_D$) values were measured as 0.84V, over 140V, 61nm, and $2.7{\times}10^{19}cm^2$, respectively. To produce good ohmic contact, Al/3C-SiC were annealed at 300, 400, and $500^{\circ}C$ for 30min under a vacuum of $5.0{\times}10^{-6}$Torr. The obtained p-n junction diode fabricated by poly 3C-SiC had similar characteristics to a single 3C-SiC p-n junction diode.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.20-26
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• 2001

In this paper, we design tunnel inner section displacement measurement system which is composed of potentiometer-type displacement sensors, microcontroller-based intelligent sensing head and host computer for the management system and acquisition data. Multiple node communication bus connects the intelligent sensing heads with the host computer. For safe and re1iab1e network operation we use daisy-chain configuration, termination resistor, fail-safe biasing circuit. For tole enhancement of system utilization, we use modbus protocol. The acquisition data are transmitted to host computer and managed by database. Several data request conditions and sorting conditions are provided by management software. The utilization of designed system is confirmed by experiment.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.63-70
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• 2003

In this paper, an MFC (Mass Flow Controller) which is widely used in many semiconductor manufacturing processes for controlling the mass flow rate of a gas is designed and implemented using the PIC 16F876 of Microchip, Inc. The MFC implemented in this thesis has the form of hybrid-type, i.e., the mixed-type of the analog-type MFC, which has many problems such as low accurary, and digital-type MFC, which use an expensive DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and an ADC (Analog to Digital Convertor) with high precision. The MFC is consists of the sensor unit, the control unit and the actuator unit, and it has used the automatic calibration algorithm and the reference table method for the improvement of the performance.