• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the fluorescence-aided caries excavation (FACE) device to detect residual caries by comparing conventional methods in vivo. Materials and Methods: A total of 301 females and 202 males with carious teeth participated in this study. The cavity preparations were done by grade 4 (Group 1, 154 teeth), grade 5 (Group 2, 176 teeth), and postgraduate (Group 3, 173 teeth) students. After caries excavation using a handpiece and hand instruments, the presence of residual caries was evaluated by 2 investigators who were previously calibrated for visual-tactile assessment with and without magnifying glasses and trained in the use of a FACE device. The tooth number, cavity type, and presence or absence of residual caries were recorded. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test, the Fisher's Exact test, or the McNemar test as appropriate. Kappa statistics was used for calibration. In all tests, the level of significance was set at p = 0.05. Results: Almost half of the cavities prepared were Class II (Class I, 20.9%; Class II, 48.9%; Class III, 20.1%; Class IV, 3.4%; Class V, 6.8%). Higher numbers of cavities left with caries were observed in Groups 1 and 2 than in Group 3 for all examination methods. Significant differences were found between visual inspection with or without magnifying glasses and inspection with a FACE device for all groups (p < 0.001). More residual caries were detected through inspection with a FACE device (46.5%) than through either visual inspection (31.8%) or inspection with a magnifying glass (37.6%). Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, the FACE device may be an effective method for the detection of residual caries.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.51-65
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• 2007

본 논문의 목적은 초음파 탐사 방법을 이용하여 지반내의 불연속 물질을 탐측할 수 있는 고해상도의 시스템을 개발하고 실내에서 적용하는 것이다. 초음파 탐측 방법은 불연속면의 경계면에서 반사되어온 반사파를 탐측하고, 이를 배열하여 불연속면의 존재를 찾는 방법이다. 본 논문은 암반내 초음파의 전달 양상, 최적화된 트랜스듀서의 선택, 데이터 획득, 신호처리 방법, 영상화 기법, 그리고 실내 적용실험을 포함하고 있다. 실내실험은 수평이동장치와 회전이동장치를 이용하여 수행된다. 수중에서 수평이동 및 회전실험 결과, 불연속면의 위치와 크기가 정확하게 평가 되었다. 또한 석고시료에서 회전실험결과 석고 내에 존재하는 균열과 공동이 비교적 정확하게 영상화됨을 알 수 있다. 본 논문은 새롭게 제시된 방법이 암반 불연속면 탐측에 매우 경제적이고 효과적인 방법이 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 지반침하를 방지하기 위하여 지반에 매립된 파이프 및 공동의 패턴 데이터베이스를 구축하는데 있다. 이를 위하여 Open CV를 이용한 패턴 템플레이트 알고리즘을 개발하였으며, 이를 토조 GPR 탐사결과에 적용하였다. 그 결과 적절한 패턴 데이터베이스 구축이 가능하였다. 본 연구결과는 제한적인 실험결과만을 근거로 한 것이기 때문에, 향후 다양한 현장자료 및 대규모 테스트베드의 탐사결과 등이 보완되면 보다 실증적인 자료가 구축될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.111-114
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• 2016

The detection of foreign bodies in the upper-aerodigestive tract is a fairly frequent event and can occur in various areas and for various reasons. In rare cases, foreign bodies can simulate a neoplasia. We evaluated similar cases during emergency regimen with an oral cavity mucosal lesion, causing lockjaw, sore throat, dysphagia, and swelling of the submandibular and laterocervical region. Physical examination revealed an extensive mucosal ulceration in the floor of the mouth and the lateral surface of the tongue, comparable to oral cancer. During a second, more accurate assessment, a partially deteriorated iron supplement tablet was found embedded in a mucosal pocket. After removing the tablet, gradual normalization of the tissue was observed without any sequelae. This is one of the many reasons why it is advisable and useful in cases of oral lesions to collect a detailed medical history and to perform an accurate clinical evaluation, including inspection and palpation of the lesion, before proceeding to further diagnostic assessments, especially in elderly patients taking many medications. However unlikely, it is possible that difficulty in swallowing pills or tablets could generate tumorlike lesions.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2007

The energy efficiency of a self-powered wireless sensing system for pressure monitoring in injection molding is analyzed using Bond graph models. The sensing system, located within the mold cavity, consists of an energy converter, an energy modulator, and a ultrasonic signal transmitter. Pressure variation in the mold cavity is extracted by the energy converter and transmitted through the mold steel to a signal receiver located outside of the mold, in the form of ultrasound pulse trains. Through Bond graph models, the energy efficiency of the sensing system is characterized as a function of the configuration of a piezoceramic stack within the energy converter, the pulsing cycle of the energy modulator, and the thicknesses of the various layers that make up the ultrasonic signal transmitter. The obtained energy models are subsequently utilized to identify the minimum level of signal intensity required to ensure successful detection of the ultrasound pulse trains by the signal receiver. The Bond graph models established have shown to be useful in optimizing the design of the various constituent components within the sensing system to achieve high energy conversion efficiency under a compact size, which are critical to successful embedment within the mold structure.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제23권11호
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• pp.1878-1885
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• 1999

Ultrasonic technique which is one of the most common nondestructive evaluation techniques has been applied to evaluate the integrity of structures by analyzing the characteristic of scattering sign al from internal defects. Therefore, a numerical analysis of ultrasonic scattering field due to defect profiles is absolutely needed for the accurate, quantitative estimation of internal defects. In this paper, the SH-wave scattering by multi-cavity defects and inclusion using Elastodynamic Boundary Element Method is studied. The effects of shape and distance of defects on transmitted and reflected fields are considered. The interaction of multi-cavity defects in SH-wave scattering is also investigated. Numerical calculations by the BEM have been carried out to predict near field solution of scattered fields of ultrasonic SH-wave. The presented results can be used to improve the detection sensitivity and pursue quantitative nondestructive evaluation for inverse problem.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2004

충격반향기법은 콘크리트 구조물 내부의 결함과 외부 표면 사이에서 반사되어 전락되는 충격생성응력파를 이용한 비파괴적 시험 방법이다. 본 연구에서, 토목 및 건축 구조물의 안전진단을 위하여 충격반향기법을 이용한 비파괴 시험을 수행하였다. 야외 시험 조건은, 터널라이닝 모델에 대한 주파수 영역에서, 모델의 두께 변화를 측정할 수 있는 경우와 모델 내 공동이 있는 경우의 공동의 위치를 파악하는 경우, 그리고 터널라이닝 조건에서의 라이닝 두께 및 공동위치를 파악하는 경우를 시험하였다.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 2012년도 하계학술대회
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• pp.271-274
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• 2012

음성 신호처리에서 많이 쓰이는 음성구간 검출은 주로 음향신호의 분석을 통하여 음향 신호에 음성이 존재하는지 여부를 판단한다. 그러나 음향신호를 이용한 방법은 음성 또는 비음성 잡음이나 주위 음향 환경에 의하여 성능이 결정된다는 단점이 있다. 음향 환경 변화에 강인한 음성구간 검출을 수행하기 위하여, 영상정보를 이용한 음성구간 검출 방법들이 최근에 연구되어 왔는데 기존 방법들은 입술 모양의 변화를 추정하기 위하여 입술 모델 등을 이용하거나 구강(oral cavity) 영역에 해당하는 픽셀 수의 변화를 이용하여 음성 구간을 검출하였다. 위 방법들은 입술의 모양을 추정하는 데 복잡한 계산이 필요하거나, 입술 모양 추정 없이 구강 영역픽셀 수만 이용하기 때문에 다소 정확도가 떨어진다는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는, 입술 모양의 변화를 추정하기 위해 밖으로 드러나는 구강 영역의 모양을 타원 근사법으로 추정하고, 타원의 넓이와 높이의 변화를 이용하여 음성 구간을 검출하는 방법을 제안하였다. 비교 실험 결과, 제안하는 방법은 구강영역 픽셀 수의 변화만 이용하는 방법에 비해 우수한 성능을 보임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2009

Hydrogen is the primary fuel in fuel cell systems. Because of high inflammation and explosion possibility of hydrogen, fuel cell systems require safety measures to prevent hydrogen hazard upon leakage. In this study, a model enclosure was made by referring to a commercial residential fuel cell system and hydrogen leakage experiments and computational simulations were conducted therein. Hydrogen was injected into the cavity through leakage holes located at the bottom while its flow rate was precisely controlled using MFC. The transient sensor signals from hydrogen sensors installed inside the enclosure were recorded and analyzed. The hydrogen sensor signals showed different delay times depending on their position relative to a leakage point, which indicated that hydrogen generally moves upward and accumulates at the upper region of a closed cavity. The inflammable regions with hydrogen concentration over 4% LEL were observed to locate near the leakage hole initially, and broaden towards the upper cavity region afterward. The simulation result showed that detection time at the hydrogen sensor was similar to the pattern of experimental results. However, the maximum concentration of hydrogen had a gap between experiment and simulation at detect point due to measurement errors and reaction rate.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2005

This paper presents the fabrication of surface acoustic wave (SAW)-based pressure sensor for long-term stable mechanical compression force measurement. SAW pressure sensor has many attractive features for practical pressure measurement: no battery requirement, wireless pressure detection especially at hazardous environments, and easy other functionality integrations such as temperature, humidity, and RFID. A $41^{\circ}$ YX $LiNbO_3$ piezoelectric substrate was used because of its high SAW propagation velocity and large values of electromechanical coupling factors $K^2$. A silicon substrate with $\~200{\mu}m$ deep cavity was bonded to the diaphragm with epoxy, in which gold was covered all over the inner cavity in order to confine electromagnetic energy inside the sensor, and provide good isolation of the device from its environment. The reflection coefficient $S_{11}$ was measured using network analyzer. High S/N ratio, sharp reflected peaks, and clear separation between the peaks were observed. As a mechanical compression force was applied to the diaphragm from top with extremely sharp object, the diaphragm was bended, resulting in the phase shifts of the reflected peaks. The phase shifts were modulated depending on the amount of applied mechanical compression force. The measured $S_{11}$ results showed a good agreement with simulated results obtained from equivalent admittance circuit modeling.