• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.311-321
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• 2007

The diffuse attenuation coefficient for down-welling irradiance $K_d({\lambda})$, which is the propagation of down-welling irradiance at wavelength ${\lambda}$ from surface to a depth (z) in the ocean, and underwater visibility are important optical parameters for ocean studies. There have been several studies on $K_d({\lambda})$ and underwater visibility around the world, but only a few studies have focused on these properties in the Korean sea. Therefore, in the present study, we studied $K_d({\lambda})$ and underwater visibility around the coastal area of the Yellow Sea, and developed $K_d({\lambda})$ and underwater visibility algorithms for ocean color satellite sensor. For this research we conducted a field campaign around the Yellow Sea from $19{\sim}22$ September, 2006 and there we obtained a set of ocean optical and environmental data. From these datasets the $K_d({\lambda})$ and underwater visibility algorithms were empirically derived and compared with the existing NASA SeaWiFS $K_d({\lambda})$ algorithm and NRL (Naval Research Laboratory) underwater visibility algorithm. Such comparisons over a turbid area showed small difference in the $K_d({\lambda})$ algorithm and constants of our result for underwater visibility algorithm showed slightly higher values.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.352-361
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• 2021

An underwater positioning method that can be applied to structures for underwater construction is being developed at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology. The method uses an extended Kalman filter (EKF) based on an inertial navigation system for precise and continuous position estimation. The observation matrix was configured to be variable in order to apply asynchronous measured sensor data in the correction step of the EKF. A Doppler velocity logger (DVL) can acquire signals only when attached to the bottom of an underwater structure, and it is difficult to install and recover. Therefore, a complex sensor device for underwater structure attachment was developed without a DVL in consideration of an underwater construction environment, installation location, system operation convenience, etc.. Its performance was verified through a water tank test. The results are the measured underwater position using an ultra-short baseline, the estimated position using only a position vector, and the estimated position using position/velocity vectors. The results were compared and evaluated using the circular error probability (CEP). As a result, the CEP of the USBL alone was 0.02 m, the CEP of the position estimation with only the position vector corrected was 3.76 m, and the CEP of the position estimation with the position and velocity vectors corrected was 0.06 m. Through this research, it was confirmed that stable underwater positioning can be carried out using asynchronous sensors without a DVL.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.123-124
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• 2019

우리나라 조선업은 건조분야에서 세계최고의 위상을 자랑하면서 급속도로 발전을 해왔다. 그러나 세계적으로 수주 불황과 조선 산업의 침체로 인해서 조선 산업은 직접적인 타격으로 국내의 중견 조선소 및 기자재 공급업체들이 도산되어0 최근부터 해양플랜트 사업이 우리나라 새로운 산업으로 부상하면서 해양 ICT 융합기술을 활용한 기자재 업체들이 많이 생겨났다. 하지만 실제 해양플랜트 선박 및 기자재의 국산화율은 현저히 낮다. 해양플랜트 외에 다른 용도로 사용이 가능한 Service and Access Basket의 국산화를 위해서 각 모듈별로 임베디드를 연계하여 설계하였다. 기존의 Service and Access Basket의 미비했던 안전 사양(기울기, 하중, 경보 등)을 추가로 설계하고 신뢰성이 높은 센서(자이로, 하중센서, 초음파 거리센서)들을 활용하여 통합 설계하였다. 이러한 통합 시스템이 완성이 되면 고소차, 해양/육상용 고공 작업을 할 수 있는 장비 등에 활용할 수 있을 예정이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.136-137
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• 2015

이온성 고분자 금속 복합체(Ionic polymer metal composite, IPMC)는 전기 활성 고분자(Electro active polymer, EAP)중의 하나로 IPMC의 양 전극에 전기적인 자극을 가하면 굽힘 변형이 발생하고, 반대로 기계적인 자극이 주어지면 양 전극 사이에 전위차가 발생하여 전기를 얻을 수 있어 차세대 액추에이터와 센서로의 적용이 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 IPMC를 센서 소재로 사용하여 해양 환경 모니터링 센서에 전원을 공급하는 장치 개발을 설명하고자 한다.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.120-124
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• 2022

With advancements in underwater stealth technology for naval vessels, new sensor configurations for detecting targets have been attracting increased attention. Latest underwater mines adopt multiple sensor configurations that include electric field sensors to detect targets and to help acquire accurate ignition time. An underwater electric field sensor consists of a pair of electrodes, signal processing unit, and preamplifier. For detecting underwater electric fields, the preamplifier requires low-noise amplification at ultra-low frequency bands. In this paper, the specific requirements for low-noise preamplifiers are discussed along with the experimental results of various setups of matched transistors and chopper stabilized operational amplifiers. The results showed that noise characteristics at ultra-low frequency bands were affected significantly by the voltage noise density of the chopper amplifier and the number of matched transistors used for differential amplification. The fabricated preamplifier was operated within normal design parameters, which was verified by testing its gain, phase, and linearity.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.20-29
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• 2021

This study developed a smartwatch and a wind speed system in accordance with the necessity of a device that provides the information required in marine leisure. Based on a marine leisure smartwatch with a multi-sensor, a gyro box, and a wind speed system, external data such as GPS, motion, humidity, temperature, air pressure, and heart rate can be collected. In addition, the collected external environment data can be managed through an application on a smartphone, which is an Android-based mobile device. The developed smartwatch and wind speed system are expected to contribute to increasing accessibility and revitalization of the marine leisure industry. In addition, in terms of safety and education, the need for a device that provides marine information is large, so it is expected to increase the possibility of entering the high value-added market and improve the product localization rate.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.238-238
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• 2023

소형선박인 어선·낚시어선의 전복 사고로 인한 인명 사고가 지속적으로 발생 되어지고 있다. 소형선박인 어선·낚시어선의 운항 시 선박의 운항자가 선박의 실시간 복원성 상태 인지 없이 어업 또는 낚시 활동하는 동안 해양 환경 상태 또는 적화 상태 변화와 추가적인 외력에 의해서 선박의 전복 사고가 발생 되어진다. 본 연구에서는 소형선박 어선·낚시어선의 실시간 복원성 감시를 위한 안전키트의 실험적 검증을 실시했다. 안전키트의 자이로센서를 활용하여 실시간 횡요각 데이터 측정 및 주파수 분석하여 횡요주기를 도출하고 횡메타센터(GM)을 도출한다. 또한, 실사간 도출된 GM에 따라 국제해사기구(IMO, International Maritime Organization) 비손상 복원성 평가 기준 값을 추정한다. 실험적 검증을 통하여 개발된 소형선박 어선·낚시어선용 안전키트의 정확도 확인 및 개선점을 발견하였으며, 향후 연구 계획에 대해서 제시했다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.11 no.1 s.22
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• pp.39-45
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• 2005

Recently, RFID technology play a key role to implement ubiquitous sensor network(USN). In this paper, we introduce trends of RFID technology, standardization, and then its applications. The purpose of this work is to suggest prosperous applications of RFID, which is applicable on marine information system, such as ship inventory management, management of container and its contents, sensing of environments within cargo hold, management of fishery boats. In case that RFID technology is utilized on marine information systems, it makes safety at sea and marine environments protection.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.26 no.12
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• pp.1890-1897
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• 2022

In this paper, we design a navigation filter for an underwater glider. Underwater gliders are low-cost, reusable, and can be used for a long time. Two types of filters are designed considering characteristics such as small size, low cost, and low power. The navigation filter estimates the reference velocity of the underwater glider's body frame based on the minimum sensor output. The sensor configuration of the first filter consists of an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and a depth sensor. the second filter include extra a gyroscope in the same configuration. The estimated velocity is fused with the attitude, converted into the velocity of the navigation frame and finally the position is estimated. To analyze the performance of the proposed filter, analysis was performed using Monte Carlo numerical analysis method, and the results were analyzed with standard deviation (1σ). Standard deviations of each filter's position error are 334.34m, 125.91m.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.113-117
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• 2007

The study was performed on the development of system in which the bead width can be controlled. In order to control the bead width, we designed the automatic seam tracking device by attaching the probe type strain gauge sensor, motor driving slide and encoder to check the moving distance, and interface card connected MCU(80Cl96KC) upside the speed controllable carriage. Seam tracking experiments were done by changing the bead width. We compared and analyzed the sampling data which were obtained by output voltage of strain gauge sensor and rotary encoder pulse every 50ms.