• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.212-218
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• 2002

This research is the development of a distributed tactile sensor using PVDF film far the detection of the contact state. The prototype of the tactile sensor with 8$\times$8 taxels was fabricated using PVDF film and flexible circuitry. In the fabrication procedure, the electrode and the common electrode patterns are attached to the both side of the 28${\mu}m$ thickness PVDF film. The sensor is covered with polyester film for insulation. The signals of a contact pressure to the tactile sensor are sensed and processed in the DSP system in which the signals are digitalized and filtered. And the signals are integrated for taking the force profile. The processed signals of the output of the sensor are visualized to take the shape and force distribution of the contact object in personal computer. The usefulness of the sensor system is verified through the sensing examples.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.21-22
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• 2006

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• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.149-156
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• 2014

Flexible tactile sensors can provide valuable feedback to intelligent robots about the environment. This is especially important when the robots, e.g., service robots, are sharing the workspace with human. This paper presents a flexible tactile sensor that was manufactured by direct writing technique, which is one of 3D printing method with multi-walled carbon nano-tubes. The signal processing system consists of two parts: analog circuits to amplify and filter the sensor output and digital signal processing algorithms to reduce undesired noise. Finally, experimental setup is implemented and evaluated to identify the characteristics of the flexible tactile sensor system. This paper showed that this type of sensors can detect the initiation and termination of contacts with appropriate signal processing.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.22 no.2 s.104
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• pp.58-69
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• 2007

지능형 로봇은 우리 인간의 삶의 공간으로 한층 접근하고 있으며, 앞으로 미래 산업에 큰 비중을 차지할 것이라 예상된다. 이에 지능형 로봇의 구현에 필수적인 부품 기술을 구동기와 센서 기술을 중심으로 살펴본다. 구동기 기술로는 PMDC, BLDC, 스테핑 모터, 초음파 모터와 최근 연구실을 중심으로 많이 연구되는 인공 근육에 대해 살펴본다. 센서기술로는 가속도 센서, 각속도 센서, 초음파 센서, 청각 센서, 시각 센서, 액티브 비컨 센서, 그리고 촉각 센서를 살펴본다. 부품 기술들의 간단한 원리와 종류 그리고 기술동향을 살펴봄으로써 지능형 로봇 산업에서 중요하게 사용될 부품들을 정리해본다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.07d
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• pp.2399-2401
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• 2003

시각 장애인의 경우 어떤 물체를 집어 들기 위해서는 처음에 물체를 더듬으면서 전체 형상을 파악하게 된다. 손의 촉각을 이용하여 충분히 물체의 특징을 파악하게 되면, 무게 중심이 될 만한 지점에 접촉하여 물체를 한 번쯤 들어보게 된다. 시각 등 다른 감각의 제한을 받는 조건에서 촉각만으로 물체 파지(object-graping)을 수행하고자 할 때, 일련의 행위들을 반복하게 된다. 본 논문은 촉각을 이용한 로봇 손의 행위 기반 제어 연구에 관한 것으로 R.Brooks가 제안한 subsumption architecture(SA)을 진화시켜 본 연구실에서 개발한 4DOF hand에 적용하였다.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.210-216
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• 2009

In this paper the tactile sensor system based on the bending loss of optical fiber sensor is presented. The sensor array was designed with fabric structure. The optical measuring system was composed of LED for light source and CCD camera for the signal light detector. Performance of this tactile sensor system was evaluated in various environments and compared with Harmon's design criteria. The result shows that load range is 3 g$\sim$100 g, resolution is 1.5 g, hysteresis error is 1.5%. The response linearity is good and flexibility of sensor array is excellent.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.02a
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• pp.337-341
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• 2008

This paper presents a vibrotactile space mouse which use pin-type vibrotactile display modules and a gyroscope chip. This mouse is a new interface device which is not only an input device as an ordinary space mouse but also a tactile output device. It consists of a space mouse which use gyroscope chip and vibrotactile display modules which have been developed in our own laboratory. Lately, by development of vibrotactile display modules which have small size and consume low power, vibrotactile displays are available in small sized embedded systems such as wireless mouses or mobile devices. Also, development of new sensors like miniature size gyroscope by MEMS technology enables manufacturing of a small space mouse which can be used in the air not in a plane. The vibrotactile space mouse proposed in this paper recognizes motion of a hand using the gyroscope chip and transmits the data to PC through Bluetooth. PC application receives the data and moves pointer. Also, 2 by 3 arrays of pin-type vibrotactile actuators are mounted on the front side of the mouse where fingers of a user's hand contact, and those actuators could be used to represent various information such as gray-scale of an image or Braille patterns for visually impared persons.

• Rubber Technology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.103-116
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• 2023

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.317-324
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• 2009

This study aimed to assess stiffness and elasticity of the masticatory muscle in the patients with the masticatory muscle pain using a tactile sensor and to investigate whether the masticatory muscle pain affects the facial expression muscles. From those who visited Department of Oral Medicine in Dankook University Dental Hospital, 27 patients presenting with unilateral muscle pain and tenderness in the masseter muscle (Ms) were selected (mean age: $36.4{\pm}13.8$ years). Exclusion criterion was those who also had temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders or any neurological pain. Muscle stiffness and elasticity for the muscles of mastication and facial expression was investigated with the tactile sensor (Venustron, Axiom Co., JAPAN) and the muscles measured were the Ms, anterior temporal muscle (Ta), frontalis (Fr), inferior orbicularis oculi (Ooci), zygomaticus major (Zm), superior and inferior orbicularis oris (Oors, Oori) and mentalis (Mn). t-tests was used to compare side difference in muscle stiffness and elasticity. Side differences were also compared between diagnostic groups (local muscle soreness (LMS) vs myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and between acute (< 6M) and chronic ($\geq$ 6M) groups. This study showed that Ms and Zm at affected side exhibited significantly increased stiffness and decreased elasticity as compared to the unaffected side.(p<0.05) There was no significant difference between local muscle soreness and myofascial pain syndrome groups and between acute and chronic groups. The results of this study suggests that masticatory muscle pain in Ms can affect muscle stiffness and elasticity not only for Ms but also for Zm, the facial expression muscle.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1993.02a
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• pp.11-12
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• 1993

센서를 인간의 오감에 비유한다면 가속도센서는 시각, 청각, 촉각, 미각, 후각 중에서 어떤 감각기관인가\ulcorner 먼저 시각을 쉽게 생각할 수 있다. 시각기능은 거리, 위치, 형상에 민감하다. 그러나 이들의 시간에 다른 변화 즉 1차 미분량인 속도에는 어느정도 정성적으로 감응하나 2차 미분량인 가속도는 시각으로 판단하기 어렵다. 활강하는 스키선수나 써커스의 공중곡예가 시각에만 의존한다고 볼 수 없으며 이러한 로봇(robot)을 만든다고 할 때 가속도 센서의 중요성은 상상 할 수 있을 것이다. 움직이는 모든 시스템의 동적특성을 제어하기 위해 정교한 가속도센서는 필수적이다.