• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2009

최근 P2P 네트워크 및 그 응용은 다양한 분야로 확장, 적용되고 있다. 그러나 P2P 네트워크 구성이 하부 네트워크 토폴로지 및 특성을 반영하지 못하여, 비효율적인 면이 있었다. 특히 협소한 대역폭과 에너지 제약을 가지고 있는 MANET에서는 이와 같은 문제의 영향이 크다. MANET에서 선행적 라우팅 프로토콜을 사용하면 노드간의 홉 수 정보를 알 수 있으므로, 이를 이용하여 P2P오버레이 네트워크를 구성할 수 있다. 그러나 단순히 홉 수 정보만을 가지고 P2P오버레이 네트워크를 구성하는 경우, 간섭 경로 선택 문제 및 지그재그 전송 문제를 피할 수 없다. 본 논문에서는 노드간의 홉 수 정보를 이용한 삼각법을 통해 가상 위치를 계산하고, 이를 이용해 피어를 선택함으로써, 간섭 경로 선택 문제 및 지그재그 전송 문제를 피할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법을 통해 네트워크 토폴로지 정보를 P2P오버레이 네트워크 구성에 반영할 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 가상 위치기반 라우팅 또는 선행적 라우팅, 반응적 라우팅 프로토콜을 사용하는 네트워크에 적용될 수 있다. 본 논문에서 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안하는 방식이 효율적인 P2P 데이터 전달을 제공함을 보였다.

• 한국도시환경학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.401-408
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• 2018

하수처리 공정모델링 소프트웨어인 EQPS(Effluent Quality Prediction System, Dynamita, France)를 적용하여 A하수처리시설 생물반응조 설계의 적합성을 분석하였다. A하수처리장은 친수용수 수준의 목표수질을 준수하기 위하여 이차침전지 유출수 설계농도를 총질소와 총인, 각 10 mg/L, 1.8 mg/L로 설정하여 설계하였다. 4-Stage BNR 공정인 반응조의 체류시간은 총 9.6시간으로 전무산소조 0.5, 혐기조 1.0, 무산소조 2.9, 호기조 5.2시간이었다. 동절기 공정모델링 결과 친수용수 수준의 목표수질을 만족하기 위하여 혐기조의 체류시간을 0.2시간 늘렸고 당초 설계조건이던 외부탄소원 비상시 주입을 상시적으로 주입해야 하는 것으로 조사되었다. 모델링 결과의 왜곡을 배제하기 위하여 소프트웨어 제조사가 제시한 one step nitrification denitrification 모델의 Default 계수를 사용하였다. 공정모델링은 대체적으로 최적의 상태를 제시하기 때문에 생물반응조 여유율을 고려하면 4-Stage BNR의 체류시간은 9.8시간보다 증가시켜야 한다. 하수처리장 설계단계에서 공정 모델링의 정확한 사용은 하수처리장 건설 후 처리성능과 효율의 안정성을 담보할 수 있는 방법이므로 설계단계에서 철저한 평가가 필요하다.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2021

조선해양 산업에서 선박의 에너지 절감과 운항효율 향상을 위한 부품의 경량화 기술이 요구됨에 따라서, 고강도의 경량소재인 섬유강화 복합소재를 부품소재로 적용하는 방안이 검토될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 LNGC 경량화를 위해 파이프 지지용 클램프의 섬유강화 복합소재 적용 가능성을 평가하였다. 탄소섬유 및 유리섬유를 강화섬유로 하여 섬유강화 복합소재를 제조하였으며, 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 통해 복합소재의 강화재료와 기지재료의 물성을 역계산하여 섬유 적층 패턴별 물성 변화에 따른 성능 예측을 수행하였다. 또한, 유한요소해석 프로그램를 통해 복합소재 두께에 따른 클램프의 구조해석을 수행하였다. 연구결과 경량화를 위해 클램프의 섬유강화 복합소재의 적용시 두께 선정에 주의가 필요함을 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 보완 설계 시 구조물의 형상변경 및 경량화를 위한 구조변경에 용이할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.541-554
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• 2023

터널 및 에너지/폐기물 저장과 관련하여 지하공간의 활용이 증가하는 추세이다. 지하공간의 안정성 확보를 위해서는 암반균열 및 절리를 보강하는 것이 중요하다. 절리와 같은 불연속면은 암반의 강도를 저하시키고, 지하공간 내부로 지하수 유입을 발생시킬 수 있다. 불연속면 주변의 암반 강도의 증대와 차수를 위해 암반 그라우팅을 활용할 수 있다. 그러나 암반 그라우팅 시 주입재료가 암반 절리 내 원활하게 주입되고 있는지 직접적인 확인에 한계가 있다. 그라우팅 주입재가 사전에 목표한 설계안과 같이 주입되지 않을 시 강도, 내구성 증대 및 차수성 향상 효과를 볼 수 없다. 따라서 실험적으로 평가가 어려운 그라우팅 주입재가 설계대로 주입되고 있는지 수치해석을 활용하여 사전에 평가할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 개별요소 수치해석 프로그램인 UDEC (Universal Distinct Element Code)을 활용한 그라우팅 주입재의 물/시멘트 배합비, 주입압력, 주입유량과 같은 주입변수에 따른 주입성능을 평가하였다. 또한 실내실험을 통해 수치해석 결과와 비교하여 수치해석 모델의 신뢰도를 검증하였다. 본 연구결과는 향후 현장에서 그라우팅 설계 시 주입재의 물성, 주입시간, 펌프 압력과 같은 변수들을 최적화할 수 있는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.332-336
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• 2024

High-energy bandgap material silicon carbide (SiC) is gaining attention as a next-generation power semiconductor material, and in particular, SiC-based MOSFETs are developed as representative power semiconductors to increase the breakdown voltage (BV) of conventional planar structures. However, as the size of SJ (Super Junction) MOSFET devices decreases and the depth of pillars increases, it becomes challenging to uniformly form the doping concentration of pillars. Therefore, a structure with different doping concentrations segmented within the pillar is being researched. Using Silvaco TCAD simulation, a SJ VVD (vertical variation doping profile) MOSFET with three different doping concentrations in the pillar was studied. Simulations were conducted for the width of the pillar and the doping concentration of N-epi, revealing that as the width of the pillar increases, the depletion region widens, leading to an increase in on-specific resistance (R_on,sp) and breakdown voltage (BV). Additionally, as the doping concentration of N-epi increases, the number of carriers increases, and the depletion region narrows, resulting in a decrease in R_on,sp and BV. The optimized SJ VVD MOSFET exhibits a very high figure of merit (BFOM) of 13,400 KW/cm², indicating excellent performance characteristics and suggesting its potential as a next-generation highperformance power device suitable for practical applications.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.70-82
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• 2023

최근 IT 기술과 데이터의 범람으로 생활 전반적인 부분의 패러다임이 전환되고 있다. 이러한 기술의 발전과 변화는 학술영역에도 영향을 미치고 있다. 학문적 교류와 연계를 통해 연구주제나 연구 방법의 개선이 이루어지고 있다. 특히, 데이터 기반의 연구 방법이 다양한 학문분야에서 진행되고 있으며 조경학에서도 지속적인 연구가 필요한 시점이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 시대적 상황을 반영하여 인공지능의 한 분야인 머신러닝을 활용한 경관 선호 평가 및 예측모델의 개발 가능성을 알아보는 것을 목표로 한다. 본 연구의 목표를 달성하기 위하여 경관 분야에 머신러닝 기법을 적용하여 경관 선호 평가 및 예측 모델을 구축하고, 구축된 모형의 모의정도를 검증하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 최근 신재생에너지 사업으로 주목받는 풍력발전시설 경관 이미지를 연구대상으로 선정하였다. 분석을 위하여 풍력발전시설 경관 이미지를 웹크롤링 기법을 활용하여 수집하고 분석 테이터셋을 구축하였다. 우수한 성능의 예측모델 도출을 위하여 머신러닝 분석에 활용되는 University of Ljubljana의 프로그램인 오렌지 버전 3.33을 활용하였다. 또, 머신러닝 학습데이터의 평가기준을 통합한 모델과 평가기준 별도 모델 구조를 활용하였으며, 머신러닝 분류모델에 적합한 kNN. SVM, Random Forest, Logistic Regression, Neural Network 알고리즘을 사용해 모델을 생성하였다. 생성된 모델을 성능 평가를 실시하여 본 연구에 가장 적합한 예측모델을 도출하였다. 본 연구에서 도출된 예측모델은 경관의 유형에 따른 분류, 경관과 대상의 시거리에 따른 분류, 선호에 따른 분류 등 3가지 평가기준을 별도로 평가 후 종합해 예측하여 결과를 도출하였다. 연구 결과 경관 유형에 따른 평가 기준 정확도 0.986, 시거리에 따른 평가 기준 정확도 0.973, 선호에 따른 평가 기준 정확도 0.952에 달하는 높은 정확도를 가진 예측모델을 개발하였으며, 평가데이터 예측 결과를 통한 검증과정을 보아도 모델의 성능 치를 상회하는 성과를 도출했음을 알 수 있다. 경관 관련 연구에서 머신러닝을 활용한 예측모델 개발 가능성을 알아본 실험적 시도로 이미지 데이터의 수집 및 정제를 통해 데이터 세트를 구축하여 높은 성능의 예측모델이 생성 가능하며, 이후 경관 관련 연구 분야에 활용될 수 있다는 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과와 시사점, 한계점을 반영한다면 풍력발전시설의 경관뿐만 아니라 자연경관이나 문화경관 등 다양한 형태의 경관 예측모델 개발이 가능할 것으로 생각되며, 경관 유형에 따라 이미지를 분류하는 모델의 연구를 통해 데이터 분류의 시간을 단축하거나 머신러닝을 활용한 경관예측 인자분석을 통해 경관계획 요소의 중요도 분석 등의 주제에 맞는 연구 방법을 탐색하고 적용하여 후속 연구를 진행한다면 조경학 분야에서도 머신러닝 기법을 보다 유용하고 가치 있게 활용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

최근 플렉서블 OLED, 플렉서블 반도체, 플렉서블 태양전지와 같은 유연전자소자의 개발이 각광을 받고 있다. 유연소자에 밀봉 혹은 봉지(encapsulation) 기술이 매우 필요하며, 봉지 기술은 유연소자의 응력을 완화시키거나, 산소나 습기에 노출되는 것을 방지하기 위해 적용된다. 본 연구는 봉지막(encapsulation layer)이 반도체 칩의 내구성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 특히 다층 구조 패키지의 칩의 파괴성능에 미치는 영향을 칩의 center crack에 대한 파괴해석을 통하여 살펴보았다. 다층구조 패키지는 폭이 넓어 칩 위로만 봉지막이 덮고있는 "wide chip"과 칩의 폭이 좁아 봉지막이 칩과 기판을 모두 감싸고 있는 "narrow chip"의 모델로 구분하였다. Wide chip모델의 경우 작용하는 하중조건에 상관없이 봉지막의 두께가 두꺼울수록, 강성이 커질수록 칩의 파괴성능은 향상된다. 그러나 narrow chip모델에 인장이 작용할 때 봉지막의 두께가 두껍고 강성이 커질수록 파괴성능은 악화되는데 이는 외부하중이 바로 칩에 작용하지 않고 봉지막을 통하여 전달되기에 봉지막이 강하면 강한 외력이 칩내의 균열에 작용하기 때문이다. Narrow chip모델에 굽힘이 작용할 경우는 봉지막의 강성과 두께에 따라 균열에 미치는 영향이 달라지는데 봉지막의 두께가 작을 때는 봉지막이 없을 때보다 파괴성능이 나쁘지만 강성과 두께의 증가하면neutral axis가 점점 상승하여 균열이 있는 칩이 neutral axis에 가까워지게 되므로 균열에 작용하는 하중의 크기가 급격히 줄어들게 되어 파괴성능은 향상된다. 본 연구는 봉지막이 있는 다층 패키지 구조에 다양한 형태의 하중이 작용할 때 패키지의 파괴성능을 향상시키기 위한 봉지막의 설계가이드로 활용될 수 있다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.337-341
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• 2014

본 연구는 냉각코일과 리튬브로마이드 수용액을 활용하여 유리 chamber 내 냉각 및 제습 실험을 수행하였다. 냉각수 온도별 냉각 효과와 리튬브로마이드 수용액의 제습량을 확인하였으며, 이를 동시에 적용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 냉각수 온도별 냉각 실험은 279K, 286K, 293K에서 각각 19K, 13K, 10K 가량 감소되는 경향을 보였다. 냉각수 온도가 낮을수록 높은 냉각 성능을 보였으며, 여름철 상하수도 온도인 293K의 물로도 충분히 작물이 생육하기 좋은 온실 내부온도를 유지할 수 있다고 판단되었다. 또한 리튬브로마이드 수용액을 활용한 제습 실험에서는 약 80%의 외부 습도가 리튬브로마이드 수용액과 결합하여 약 50%로 감소되어 약 30%의 제습량을 보였으며, 이는 시설 내 제습 시스템의 적용에 적합한 물질로 판단된다. 냉각코일과 리튬브로마이드 수용액을 동시에 적용한 실험에서 약 9K의 온도 강하, 15%의 제습량을 나타냈으며, 리튬브로마이드 수용액이 수증기를 흡수하는 과정에서 반응열이 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 시뮬레이션을 통해 냉각 실험 결과와 대비 비교한 결과 약 299.7K의 내부 온도를 보여 일치하는 것을 확인하였다. 수분의 제습과정을 거치면서 농도가 낮아진 리튬브로마이드 수용액(희용액)은 수집탱크로 모아 재생부로 이송되어 가열, 수분을 증발시켜 농용액으로 전환된 후 열교환을 거쳐 냉각되어 다시 제습시스템으로 공급되는 시스템을 적용하면 일정량의 리튬브로마이드 수용액만으로 온실 제습을 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 본 실험을 통해 냉각 및 제습이 동시에 가능하다는 것을 확인하였으며, 리튬브로마이드 수용액을 활용하여 실제 온실에 적용된다면 기존 온실에서 사용하고 있는 냉방 및 제습 방법에 비해 에너지 절감을 통한 경제적 효과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 향후, 제습 부분은 시뮬레이션을 통한 분석 및 실험결과와 대비 검증이 요구되고, Lab scale의 제습 시스템에서 Farm scale의 온실 규모로 확장하여, 추가 변수에 대한 제습 및 냉각 연구가 수행되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2012

최근 디지털 방사선 영상획득을 위한 평판형 X선 검출기에 이용되는 광도전체(a-Se, $HgI_2$, PbO, CdTe, $PbI_2$ 등)에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 입자침전법 적용이 가능한 광도전 물질을 이용하여 X선 영상 검출기 적용을 위한 필름층을 제작하여 평가하였다. 먼저, X선 영상에서 일반적으로 사용되는 에너지대역인 70 kVp 의 연속 X선에 대한 필름 두께별 양자효율을 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통해 조사하였다. 평가결과, 현재 상용화된 500 ${\mu}m$ 두께의 a-Se 필름에 대한 양자효율인 64 %와 유사한 $HgI_2$의 필름의 두께는 180 ${\mu}m$ 정도였으며, 240 ${\mu}m$ 두께에서 74 %의 높은 양자효율을 보였다. 입자침전법을 이용하여 제작된 239 ${\mu}m$ 필름에 대한 전기적 측정결과, 10 $pA/mm^2$ 이하의 매우 낮은 암전류를 보였으며, X선 민감도는 1 $V/{\mu}m$의 인가전압에서 19.8 mC/mR-sec의 높은 감도를 보였다. 영상의 대조도에 영향을 미치는 신호 대 잡음비 평가결과 0.8 $V/{\mu}m$의 낮은 동작전압에서 3,125의 높은 값을 보였으며, 전기장의 세기가 높아질수록 암전류의 급격한 증가에 의해 SNR 값이 지수적으로 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 종래의 a-Se을 이용하는 평판형 검출기를 입자 침전법으로 제작 가능한 필름으로 대체하여 저가형 고성능 영상검출기 개발이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.