• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.411-412
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 인간의 가장 기본적이며 기초적인 운동인 걸음걸이로부터 검출할 수 있는 걸음 수 및 보행분석을 위해 전도성 섬유를 이용한 전기용량성압력 센서를 깔창형태로 개발하였다. 개발된 깔창 형태의 센서는 보행시의 압력을 측정하여 보행신호를 검출하고, 검출된 신호를 이용하여 걸음 수 및 보행 분석을 실시하였다. 개발된 센서의 성능 검증을 위하여 상용 만보계 및 관찰자의 수계로 도출된 보수를 비교하였으며, 자세에 따른 압력차이를 측정하였다. 기존의 상용 만보계는 저속(1 Km/h)으로 걸었을 때 보수가 잘 측정되지 않은 반면 개발된 센서는 저속에서도 관찰자 수계대비 정확한 보수를 도출 할 수 있었다. 또한 자세에 따라 압력 값을 토대로 사용자의 자세를 모니터링 할 수 있음을 보였다. 본 연구는 향후 스마트폰과 무선 연동하는 스마트 보행관리 시스템을 개발하기 위한 기초연구이다.

• Composites Research
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.237-242
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• 2019

In this research, a capacitive pressure sensor (Piezocapacitive Sensor) was fabricated using carbon black powder containing poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with micro-grid patterned surface. To investigate the effect of carbon black powder and micro-grid pattern on the sensor's performance, various sensors were fabricated with different carbon black powder concentration and grid pattern density. The performances of the developed sensors were compared in terms of operating range and sensitivity.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.102-113
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• 1995

일반적으로 단결정 실리콘은 거의 모든 전자소자의 재료로서 널리 사용되고 있으며 제조공정기술 또한 상당한 수준에 도달하고 있다. 최근에는 실리콘 자체의 우수한 압저항효과, 기계적 특성 그리고 반도체 제조공정을 이용한 미세가공기술인 마이크로머시닝을 이용하는 반도체 압력센서에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 기계식 압력센서에 비해서 전기적 변화를 이용하는 반도체 압력센서에서는 소형, 저가격, 고신뢰성, 고감도, 다기능, 고분해, 고성능 및 집적화 등의 우수한 특성을 지니고 있다. 본고에서는 이러한 특성을 가지는 반도체 압력센서중 특히, 압저항형과 용량형 압력센서의 구조와 원리, 그리고 연구.개발동향 및 향후 전망에 관해서 기술하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.107-114
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• 2012

We have developed a textile capacitive pressure sensor for smart gait analysis. The proposed system can convert sensor signal into step counts and pressure levels by different posture. To evaluate the performance of insole type textile capacitive sensor, we measured capacitance change by increment of weights from 10 kg to 100 kg with 10 kg increment using M1 class rectangular weights (four 20 kg weights and two 10 kg weights) which have ${\pm}10%$ tolerance. The result showed non-linearity characteristic of a general capacitive pressure sensor. The test was performed according to a test protocol for four different postures (sitting, standing, standing on a left leg and standing on a right leg) and different walking speeds (1 km/h and 4 km/h). Five healthy male subjects were participated in each test. As we expected, the pressure level was changed by pressure distribution according to posture. Also, developed textile pressure sensor showed higher recognition rate (average 98.06 %) than commercial pedometer at all walking speed. Therefore, the proposed step counts and posture monitoring system using conductive textile capacitive pressure sensor proved to be a reliable and useful tool for monitoring gait parameters.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.21-29
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• 2016

In this paper, we developed a flexible transparent capacitive pressure sensor which can recognize X and Y coordinates and the size of force simultaneously by sensing a change in electrical capacitance. The flexible transparent capacitive pressure sensor was composed of 3 layers which were top electrode, pressure sensing layer, and bottom electrode. Silver nanowire(Ag NW)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) hybrid film was used for top and bottom flexible transparent electrode. The fabricated capacitive pressure sensor had a total size of 5 inch, and was composed of 11 driving line and 19 sensing line channels. The electrical, optical properties of the Ag NW/PEDOT:PSS and capacitive pressure sensor were investigated respectively. The mechanical flexibility was also investigated by bending tests. Ag NW/PEDOT:PSS exhibited the sheet resistance of $44.1{\Omega}/square$, transmittance of 91.1%, and haze of 1.35%. Notably, the Ag NW/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode had a constant resistance change within a bending radius of 3 mm. The bending fatigue tests showed that the Ag NW/PEDOT:PSS could withstand 200,000 bending cycles which indicated the superior flexibility and durability of the hybrid electrode. The flexible transparent capacitive pressure sensor showed the transmittance of 84.1%, and haze of 3.56%. When the capacitive pressure sensor was pressed with the multiple 2 mm-diameter tips, it can well detect the force depending on the applied pressure. This indicated that the capacitive pressure sensor is a promising scheme for next generation flexible transparent touch screens which can provide multi-tasking capabilities through simultaneous multi-touch and multi-force sensing.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.415-424
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• 2012

According to introduction of Well-Being lifestyle and ageing society, vital sign monitoring system which can be continued measurement of vital sign has been increased their important in field of the healthcare. Under this trend, Respiration monitoring system has been studied and developed in a various way to apply continued monitoring and non-conscious monitoring system. But, Study of the respiration monitoring system based on consumer needs and usability test is insufficient. In this study, Textile capacitive pressure sensor(TCPS) of belt type was developed and tested it's utility and subjective sensibility. TCPS measures respiration signals and can be derived in real time monitoring. As a result, monitoring respiration using textile capacitive pressure sensor offers a promising possibility of convenient measurement of respiration rate (correlation (r＝0.9553, p<0.0001). In the result of usability and wearability test, all of categorizes(perceived change, wearability, movement, facility of management, usefulness) were received favorable evaluation on usability test( mean value : 3.8), and suitable location of TCPS in the clothing is deriven on the abdomen part. According to synthetical results, Basic smart clothing design based on respiration monitoring system is proposed.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.153-161
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• 2022

Physical activities are decreasing and sitting time is increasing due to the automation, smartization, and intelligence of necessary household items throughout daily life. Recent healthcare studies have reported that the likelihood of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and early death increases in proportion to sitting time. In this paper, we develop a sitting posture correction cushion in real time using capacitive pressure sensor based on conductive textile. It develops a pressure sensor using conductive textile, a key component of the posture correction cushion, and develops a low power-based pressure measurement circuit. It provides a function to transmit sensor values measured in real time to smartphones using BLE short-range wireless communication on the posture correction cushion, and develops a mobile application to check the condition of the sitting posture through these sensor values. In the mobile app, you can visualize your sitting posture and check it in real time, and if you keep it in the wrong posture for a certain period of time, you can notify it through an alarm. In addition, it is possible to visualize the sitting time and posture accuracy in a graph. Through the correction cushion in this paper, we experiment with how effective it is to correct the user's posture by recognizing the user's sitting posture, and present differentiation and excellence compared to other product.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1796-1797
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 기존 오실로메트리(oscillomatry) 혈압측정에서 가압 커프의 영향을 최소화 하기위하여, 캐패시턴스 센서를 추가하여 혈압측정 동안의 혈압 및 혈류의 변화량을 측정하여 얻은 신호로 수축기 혈압 및 이완기 혈압을 추정하였다. 필터를 적용한 캐패시턴스 센서의 값을 피크의 크기에 따른 알고리즘을 적용하였으며 얻어진 혈압값과 기존의 혈압계의 값을 비교분석 하였다. 피험자의 연령은 $25{\pm}4$세의 15명을 기준으로 실험하였으며 알콜 및 운동 등 혈압에 영향을 미치는 요소들에 대해 제한 시켰으며 측정 전 15분의 안정을 취했다. 결과적으로 피험자 15명에 대해 수축기 혈압에서의 오차범위는 ${\pm}4$ mmHg이하로 나타났으며 평균 및 표준편차는 각각 2.13 mmHg 과 1.36 mmHg이었다. 이완기 혈압에서는 오차범위가 11명에 대해 수축기혈압과 같았으며 4명은 ${\pm}7mmHg$이상 이였고 평균과 표준편차는 4.20 mmHg와 2.24 mmHg 로 수축기 혈압에서 오차 및 분산 모두 이완기혈압 추정보다 비교적 정확한 값을 검출했다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.12
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• pp.1497-1502
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• 2012

To manufacture a robot hand that essentially mimics the functions of a human hand, it is necessary to develop flexible actuators and sensors. In this study, we propose the design, manufacture, and performance verification of flexible actuators and sensors based on Electro Active Polymer (EAP). EAP is fabricated as a type of film, and it moves with changes in the voltage because of contraction and expansion in the polymer film. Furthermore, if a force is applied to an EAP film, its thickness and effective area change, and therefore, the capacitance also changes. By using this mechanism, we produce capacitive actuators and sensors. In this study, we propose an EAP-based capacitive sensor and evaluate its use as a robot hand sensor.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.59 no.1
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• pp.58-63
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• 2010

In this paper, we proposed a wearable respiration measurement system with textile capacitive pressure sensor. Belt typed textile capacitive pressure sensor approach of respiration measurement, from which respiration signatures and rates can be derived in real-time for long-term monitoring, are presented. Belt typed textile capacitive pressure sensor has been developed for this measurement system. the distance change of two plates by the pressure of motion has been used for the respiration measurement in chest area. Respiration rates measured with the textile capacitive pressure sensor was compared with standard techniques on 8 human subjects. Accurate measurement of respiration rate with developed sensor system is shown. The data from the method comparison study is used to confirm theoretical estimates of change in capacitance by the distance change. The current version of respiratory rate detection system using textile capacitive pressure sensor can successfully measure respiration rate. It showed upper limit agreement of $3.7997{\times}10^{-7}$ RPM, and lower limit of agreement of $-3.8428{\times}10^{-7}$ RPM in Bland-Altman plot. From all subject, high correlation were shown(p<0.0001). The proposed measurement method could be used to monitor unconscious persons, avoiding the need to apply electrodes to the directly skin or other sensors in the correct position and to wire the subject to the monitor. Monitoring respiration using textile capacitive pressure sensor offers a promising possibility of convenient measurement of respiration rates. Especially, this technology offers a potentially inexpensive implementation that could extend applications to consumer home-healthcare and mobile-healthcare products. Further advances in the sensor design, system design and signal processing can increase the range and quality of the rate-finding, broadening the potential application areas of this technology.