• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.226-233
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• 2013

Individual differences in head-related transfer functions(HRTFs) were calculated using boundary element(BE) models for three Korean adults. The BE models for the individuals were developed from the computerized tomography(CT) images of the individuals. The BE models were composed of the head, pinna, and ear canal. The frequency-dependent impedance boundary conditions were imposed on the skin, hair, and tympanic membrane. The HRTFs calculated from the individual BE models showed large difference above 2 kHz in magnitude and in the locations of peaks and valleys of the frequency spectrums, which should be considered in virtual auditory sound field. The identified individual differences in the HRTFs demonstrate that the developed BE models can be utilized successfully in order to obtain the HRTFs information of individuals.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.333-342
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• 2017

In this study, the heterogeneity of internal structure of various igneous rocks acquired in Korea was quantified and correlated with the seismic velocity and the point load strength. Three-dimensional X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) was used to obtain information on the internal structure of the rock specimen, and the representative unit length (LR) was calculated by applying a statistical technique to the CT images. We also proposed an estimation equation to predict the mechanical properties of rocks from the relationship between LR, acoustic velocity and point load strength. In the proposed method, it is shown that the characterization of internal structure of rocks could be utilized as an indirect index to account for the mechanical behavior of rocks by substituting physical laboratory testing for non-destructive test.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.1259-1268
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• 2015

The sonic layer depth (SLD) variability is important for understanding the acoustic properties of the upper ocean that influence acoustic communications, acoustic tomography, and naval operations related to searching and detecting marine underwater vessels. Generally, the SLD is the acoustical equivalent of the mixed layer depth (MLD), although they are defined differently. In this study the SLD was compared with the MLD over the annual cycle in the East Sea using an available set of temperature-salinity observation profiles. For the comparison, various definitions and methods of the MLD had applied. As a result, the SLD in the East Sea is slight similar to the curvature method applied MLD, but the other MLD have severe differences with the SLD. Futhermore, a parabolic equation transmission model is used to evaluate the cutoff frequency trapped in surface duct. It follow that there is an optimum frequency for propagation at which the loss of sound is minimum.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.244-252
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• 2012

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlations between acoustic properties, such as speed of sound and normalized broadband ultrasound attenuation, and bone mineral density in femur with high fracture risk. The speed of sound and the normalized broadband ultrasound attenuation in 15 bovine femoral trabecular bone samples in vitro were measured by using a through-transmission method with two matched pairs of ultrasonic transducers with center frequencies of 0.5 and 1.0 MHz. The volumetric bone mineral density of the trabecular bone samples was measured by using micro-computed tomography. The bone mineral density exhibited strong correlations with both the speed of sound and the normalized broadband ultrasound attenuation measured by using the 0.5 and the 1.0 MHz transducers. The highest correlation was found between the bone mineral density and the normalized broadband ultrasound attenuation measured by using the 0.5 MHz ultrasonic transducers. The results suggest that the acoustic properties measured in the femur in vitro can be used as indices for the prediction of femoral bone mineral density.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• spring
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• pp.245-248
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• 2000

해양음향 토모그래피 수행을 위해 필수적인 Forward 모의 알고리즘을 연구를 통해 Forward 문제에서의 선결문제(음파 전달경로의 안정성, 식별능력 및 분해능)를 고잘하였다. 이를 위해 동해의 기존 관측 자료를 이용하여 평균해양에 대한 음속구조 및 EOF 분석을 수행, 재현된 음속구조를 이용, 음선 모델에 의한 고유음선 정보를 파악하여 고유음선의 도달경로 및 도달시간의 비교를 시도하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• spring
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• pp.203-206
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 중규모 해양음향 토모그래피의 선결문제 해결을 위한 방법을 제안하였다. 선결문제 해결을 위해 음속구조에 대한 군집분석 방법을 사용하였으며, 제안된 방법의 성능 검증을 위해 동해 중규모 해양환경 역산 모의실험을 수행하였다. 연구 결과 제안된 방법을 사용함으로써 중규모 해양음향 토모그래피 역산 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• spring
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• pp.309-310
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 초음파 CT의 구현을 위한 실험적 검토의 한단계로써, 압전진동자의 횡효과진동모드를 이용한 무지향성 음원을 원통 내부벽면의 일부분에 선형 배열하는 형태의 원호형 초음파 트랜스듀서 어레이를 제작하였다. 제작된 어레이의 성능 평가로써 공업용 한천 가루를 이용하여 만든 모의생체시료를 이용하여 화상재연에 대한 검토를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 제작된 원호형 초음파 트랜스듀서 어레이는 초음파 토모그래픽을 위한 송수신부로써의 적용가능성을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06e
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• pp.141-146
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• 1998

동해 울릉분지에서 해양내부에 수온구조 파악을 위하여 수중 폭발성 음원인 SUS를 이용한 해양음향 토모그래피 실험을 1998년 8월에 실시하였다. 토모그래피 실험은 30, 60 km 반경으로 36개의 지점에서 항공기를 이용하여 SUS를 투하하고 관측해역 중앙에 위치한 선박에서 선배열수신기 (10개의 수신기 배열)로 수신하였다. 토모그래피 실험에 의한 역산 결과를 비교하기 위하여 AXBT를 이용한 수온관측이 동시에 수행되었다. AXBT 관측으로 울릉분지에서 자주 나타나는 난수성 소용돌이가 관측되었으며 이는 관측해역의 남동쪽에 위치하고 있으며 남서방향에서 북동방향으로 진행하는 형태를 보이고 있다. 음파의 도달시간 차이를 이용한 역산결과는 해양내부의 수온분포를 보여주는데 오차가 커서 새로운 해양음향 토모그래피 기법의 도입 필요성을 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.41-43
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• 1996

동해의 경우 강한 극전선이 존재하여 복부해역과 남부해역의 음속구조는 커다란 차이를 보이고 있다. 이러한 해역에서 평균음속구조를 구하여 표준해양을 설정할 경우 음파 전파경로의 차이가 커지게 된다. 따라서 이러나 해역에서 해양음향 토모그래피를 이용한 해양탐사를 수행하기 위해서는 해역별로 다른 음속구조를 가지는 표준해양의 설정이 필요하며 이를 근거로 음파의 전파경로 및 음속구조를 표준해양으로 설정하여 수온 및 수중음속의 변동량을 역추정하는 방법을 이용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 인위적인 극전선을 설정하고 해역별 특징을 갖는 표준해양을 설정하여 음파 도달시간의 기준을 설정하고 음속구조의 역추정을 수행하여 기존의 해양음향 토모그래피에 의한 해양탐사 방법과 비교하였다. 그 결과 기존의 해양음향 토모그래피를 이용한 역추정에서는 전선의 형태를 재현하기 위해서 여러 개의 음원과 수신기가 필요하였으나 거리종속 표준해양을 이용할 경우 그 수가 줄어도 가능하고 평균오차고 작아지는 결과를 얻었다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.10
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• pp.890-897
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• 1998

The direct wafer bonding between n-InP(001) wafer and the ${Si}_3N_4$(200 nm) film grown on the InP wafer by PECVD method was investigated. The surface states of InP wafer and ${Si}_3N_4$/InP which strongly depend upon the direct wafer bonding strength between them when they are brought into contact, were characterized by the contact angle measurement technique and atomic force microscopy. When InP wafer was etched by $50{\%}$ HF, contact angle was $5^{\circ}$ and RMS roughness was $1.54{\AA}$. When ${Si}_3N_4$ was etched by ammonia solution, RMS roughness was $3.11{\AA}$. The considerable amount of initial bonding strength between InP wafer and ${Si}_3N_4$/InP was observed when the two wafer was contacted after the etching process by $50{\%}$ HF and ammonia solution respectively. The bonded specimen was heat treated in $H^2$ or $N^2$, ambient at the temperature of $580^{\circ}C$-$680^{\circ}C$ for lhr. The bonding state was confirmed by SAT(Scannig Acoustic Tomography). The bonding strength was measured by shear force measurement of ${Si}_3N_4$/InP to InP wafer increased up to the same level of PECVD interface. The direct wafer bonding interface and ${Si}_3N_4$/InP PECVD interface were chracterized by TEM and AES.