• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.246-252
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• 2004

Electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) for quantitative evaluation of delaminations inside of a composite material plate is described. Delaminations caused by the impact on composite materials are difficult to detect visual inspection and ultrasonic testing due to non-homeogenous structure. This paper proposes the quantitative evaluation technique of the defects made in the composite plates by impact load. Artificial defects are introduced inside of the composite plate for the development of a reliable ESPI inspection technique. Real defects produced by impact tester are inspected and compared with the results of visual inspection which shows a good agreement within 5% error.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.545-554
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• 2000

Compton X-ray backscatter technique has been used to quantitatively assess the impact damage in quasi-isotropic laminated composites and to obtain a cross-sectional profile of impact-damaged laminated composites from the density variation of the cross section. An adaptive filter is applied to the Compton backscattering data for the reconstruction and noise reduction from many sources including quantum noise, especially when the SNR(signal-to-noise ratio) of the image is relatively low. A nonlinear reconstruction model is also proposed to overcome distortion of the Compton backscatter image due to attenuation effects, beam hardening, and irregular distributions of the fibers and the matrix in composites. Delaminations masked or distorted by the first few delaminations near the front surface are detected and characterized both in width and location, by application of an error minimization algorithm.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.46-53
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• 2010

A Compton X-ray backscatter technique has been developed to quantitatively assess impact damage in quasi-isotropic laminated composites made by a drop-weight tester. X-ray backscatter imaging system with a slit-type camera is constructed to obtain a cross-sectional profile of impact-damaged laminated composites from the electron-density variation of the cross section. A nonlinear scattering model based on Boltsman equation is introduced to compute Compton X-ray backscattering field for the defect assessment. An adaptive filter is also used to reduce noises from many sources including quantum noise and irregular distributions of fibers and matrix in composites. Delaminations masked or distorted by the first delamination are detected and characterized effectively by the Compton X-ray backscatter technique, both in width and location, by application of error minimization algorithm.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.169-177
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• 2017

In this paper, classification of spall and crack faults of gear teeth is studied by applying the ensemble empirical mode decomposition(EEMD) for the gear transmission error(TE). Finite element models of the gears with the two faults are built, and TE is obtained by simulation of the gears under loaded contact. EEMD is applied to the residuals of the TE which are the difference between the normal and faulty signal. From the result, the difference of spall and crack faults are clearly identified by the intrinsic mode functions(IMF). A simple test bed is installed to illustrate the approach, which consists of motor, brake and a pair of spur gears. Two gears are employed to obtain the TE for the normal, spalled, and cracked gears, and the type of the faults are separated by the same EEMD application process. In order to quantify the results, crest factors are applied to each IMF. Characteristics of spall and crack are well represented by the crest factors of the first and the third IMF, which are used as the feature signals. The classification is carried out using the Bayes decision theory using the feature signals acquired through the experiments.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.369-377
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• 1999

Recently, it is gradually raised necessity that thickness of thin film is measured accuracy and managed in industrial circles and medical world. Ultrasonic signal processing method is likely to become a very powerful method for NDE method of detection of microdefects and thickness measurement of thin film below the limit of ultrasonic distance resolution in the opaque materials, provides useful information that cannot be obtained by a conventional measuring system. In the present research. considering a thin film below the limit of ultrasonic distance resolution sandwiched between three substances as acoustical analysis model, demonstrated the usefulness of ultrasonic signal processing technique using information of ultrasonic frequency for NDE of measurements of thin film thickness. Accordingly, for the detection of delamination between the junction condition of boundary microdefect of thin film sandwiched between three substances the results from digital image processing.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.81-86
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• 2005

This paper proposes a non-destructive ESPI technique to quantitatively evaluate defects inside a semiconductor package. The inspection system consists of the ESPI system, a thermal loading system and an adiabatic chamber. The technique is high feasibility for non-destructive testing of a semiconductor and overcomes the weaknesses of previous techniques, such as time-consumption and difficult quantitative evaluation. Most defects are classified as delamination defects, resulting from the insufficient adhesive strength between layers and from non-homogeneous heat spread. Ninety percent of the tested samples had delamination defects which originated at the corner of the chip and nay be related to heat spread design.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.46-53
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• 2008

Ultrasonic C-scan technique is one of very popular techniques being used for detection of flaws in polymer matrix composite(PMC). However, the application of this technique is very limited for evaluation of defects in PMC fabricated by the automated fiber placement process. The purpose of this study is to develop a novel ultrasonic hybrid system based on nondestructive and non-contact ultrasonic techniques for evaluation of delamination in carbon/epoxy and carbon/PPS composite laminates. It was shown that the newly developed ultrasonic hybrid system based on dual air-coupled pitch-catch technique with ultrasonic scattering reflection concept could provide excellent image with higher resolution of delamination in PMC compared with the conventional pitch-catch method. It is expected that this ultrasonic hybrid technique can be applied for on-line inspection of flaws in PMC during the fabrication process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.233.1-233.1
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• 2016

화학적 방법에 의한 NTE graphite의 박리 또는 전도도 개선을 위한 도핑공정을 수행할 경우, 결함 및 불순물 생성에 의해 재결정화 공정 및 순도 개선을 위한 별도의 공정을 필요로한다. 본 연구에서는 건식 방법으로써 10,000K 이상의 초고온 RF 열플라즈마를 이용하여 in-situ 방법으로 흑연의 박리, 결함 제거, 결정성 향상 및 도핑 공정을 수행하고, 도핑특성을 평가하였다. 질소 도핑을 위하여 암모니아 가스를 첨가하여 NTE graphite를 도핑 처리하였으며, 시뮬레이션을 통하여 반응기 내부의 온도분포를 파악하고, 도핑을 위한 암모니아가스가 분해되어 도핑공정이 수행될 수 있는 투입위치를 결정하였다. 질소 도핑율은 암모니아 가스의 주입위치에서의 온도 및 가스 주입 유량 등의 공정조건에 따라 변화됨을 확인하였고, XPS 분석결과 최대 14.87 atomic%의 도핑율의 결과를 얻었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.194.1-194.1
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• 2014

기저면에 구조적 결함을 도입함으로써 그래핀과 $MoS_2$와 같은 이차원 결정의 물리, 화학, 전기 및 기계적 성질을 제어하려는 연구가 폭넓게 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 속의 산소 래디컬을 이용하여 기계적 박리법으로 만들어진 단일층 그래핀과 $MoS_2$ 표면에 구조적 결함을 유도하고 제어하는 방법을 개발하였다. 라만 및 광발광 분광법을 통해 생성된 결함 밀도를 측정하고 전하 밀도 등의 화학적 변화를 추적하였다. 그래핀의 경우 산소 플라즈마 처리 시간에 따라 결함(defect)의 정도를 보여주는 라만 D-봉우리의 높이와 넓이가 커짐을 확인하였고 이를 G-봉우리의 높이와 비교하여 정량하였다. $MoS_2$의 경우 $E{^1}_{2g}$와 $A_{1g}$-봉우리의 높이가 점점 감소하고 광발광의 세기 또한 감소함을 확인하였다. 또한 본 연구에서는 기판의 편평도가 결함 생성 속도에 미치는 영향을 비교 및 분석하여 반응 메커니즘을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.194.2-194.2
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• 2014

기저면에 구조적 결함을 도입함으로써 그래핀과 $MoS_2$와 같은 이차원 결정의 물리, 화학, 전기 및 기계적 성질을 제어하려는 연구가 폭넓게 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 속의 산소 래디컬을 이용하여 기계적 박리법으로 만들어진 단일층 그래핀과 $MoS_2$ 표면에 구조적 결함을 유도하고 제어하는 방법을 개발하였다. 라만 및 광발광 분광법을 통해 생성된 결함 밀도를 측정하고 전하 밀도 등의 화학적 변화를 추적하였다. 그래핀의 경우 산소 플라즈마 처리 시간에 따라 결함(defect)의 정도를 보여주는 라만 D-봉우리의 높이와 넓이가 커짐을 확인하였고 이를 G-봉우리의 높이와 비교하여 정량하였다. $MoS_2$의 경우 $E{^1}_{2g}$와 $A_{1g}$-봉우리의 높이가 점점 감소하고 광발광의 세기 또한 감소함을 확인하였다. 또한 본 연구에서는 기판의 편평도가 결함 생성 속도에 미치는 영향을 비교 및 분석하여 반응 메커니즘을 제시하고자 한다.