• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.131-142
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• 2005

현재 개발된 4 kbit/s이하의 저 전송율 음성부호화 시스템은 STC(Sinusoidal Transform Coding)나 MBE (Multi-band Excitation Coding)에 바탕을 두고 있다. 이러한 저 전송율 부호화기들은 대표적인 전이구간 신호인 유성음의 시작점과 끝점에서의 혼합신호(onset signal, offset signal), 비주기적인 신호(non-period signal) 등은 정확히 표현하지 못하기 때문에 자연스런 음질을 만들어 내지 못한다. 본 논문에서는 유성음에는 하모닉 모델, 무성음에서는 스토케스틱 모델, 전이구간에는 하모닉 기반의 비주기적인 펄스의 위치를 추적하는 방식을 사용하여 효과적으로 전이구간을 모델링 하는 방법과 2.4 kbit/s 다중모드 부호화방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법은 원본신호에서 선형예측 부호화 방법으로 추출된 잔여신호를 신호의 성격에 따라 모델을 달리하는 방법이며, 자각의 신호의 성격에 따라 좋은 성능을 나타내는 모델을 사용하였다. 또한 효율적인 전이구간 모델링 방법의 도입으로 저 전송율에서 CELP(Code Excitation Linear Predictive) 부호화 방식에 의해 시간축에서 합성되는 여기신호와 선형위상을 이용한 하모닉 부호화 방식에 의해 주파수축에서 합성되는 여기신호를 효율적으로 결합이 가능하다는 것이 제안된 2.4 kbit/s 다중모드 부호화기의 장점이다. 제안된 방법의 2.4kbit/s 다중모드 부호화기는 미국 연방 표준부호화기인 2.4 kbit/s MELP(Mixed Excitation Linear Prediction) 부호화기보다 더 좋은 성능을 나타낸다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2005

We report the development of miniature fluorescence detection systems that employ miniature prism, mirrors and low coat CCD camera to detect the fluorescence emitted from 40 fluorescently-labeled protein patterns without scanner. This kind of miniature fluorescence detection system can be used in point of care. We introduce two systems, one uses prism+mirror block and the other uses prism and two mirrors. A large NA microscope eyepiece and low cost CCD camera are used. We fabricated protein chip containing multi-pattern BSA labeled with Cy5, using MEMS technology and modified the surface chemically to clean and to immobilize proteins. The measurements show that the combination of prism and mirrors can homogenize elliptical excitation light over the sample with higher optical efficiency, and increase the separation between excitation and fluorescence light at the CCD to give higher signal intensity and higher signal to noise ratio. The measurements also show that protein concentrations ranging from 10 ng/ml to 1000 ng/ml can be assayed with very small error. We believe that the proposed fluorescence detection system can be refined to build a commercially valuable hand-held or miniature detection device.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 2005

During the last decade, the exploration of nanoscale device and circuitry based on molecules has gained increasing interest. In parallel with this, considerable effort is being devoted to the development of molecular photonic/electronic materials based on various porphyrin arrays. This involves light as an input/output signal and excitation energy migration as a mechanism for signal transmission. Absorption of a photon at the light collector end of the porphyrin array yields the excited state, which migrates among the intervening pigments until reaching the emitter, whereupon another photon is emitted. As a consequence, it is relevant to understand the excitation energy transfer (EET) processes occurring in various forms of porphyrin arrays for the applications as artificial light harvesting arrays and molecular photonic/electronic wires. Since the excitonic (dipole) and electronic (conjugation) couplings between the adjacent porphyrin moieties in porphyrin arrays govern the EET processes, we have characterized the EET rates of various forms of multiporphyrin arrays (linear, cyclic, and box) based on various time-resolved spectroscopic measurements. We believe that our observations provide a platform for further development of molecular photonic/electronic materials based on porphyrin arrays.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.319-341
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• 2014

A family of smart tuned mass dampers (STMDs) with variable frequency and damping properties is analyzed under harmonic excitations and ground motions. Two types of STMDs are studied: one is realized by a semi-active independently variable stiffness (SAIVS) device and the other is realized by a pendulum with an adjustable length. Based on the feedback signal, the angle of the SAIVS device or the length of the pendulum is adjusted by using a servomotor such that the frequency of the STMD matches the dominant excitation frequency in real-time. Closed-form solutions are derived for the two types of STMDs under harmonic excitations and ground motions. Results indicate that a small damping ratio (zero damping is the best theoretically) and an appropriate mass ratio can produce significant reduction when compared to the case with no tuned mass damper. Experiments are conducted to verify the theoretical result of the smart pendulum TMD (SPTMD). Frequency tuning of the SPTMD is implemented through tracking and analyzing the signal of the excitation using a short time Fourier transformation (STFT) based control algorithm. It is found that the theoretical model can predict the structural responses well. Both the SAIVS STMD and the SPTMD can significantly attenuate the structural responses and outperform the conventional passive TMDs.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.148-153
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• 2010

음성 신호처리 환경에서 잡음이 섞인 신호를 개선할 목적으로 음성향상 기법이 많이 이용되고 있다. 잡음추정 알고리즘은 변화하는 환경에 빠르게 적응할 수 있어야 하며 음성신호의 영향을 줄이기 위해 음성신호가 존재하지 않는 구간에서만 잡음의 파워를 갱신한다. 이러한 방법은 음성구간검출이 선행되어야 한다. 그러나 잡음에 열화된 음성신호에 묵음구간이 존재하지 않을 경우, 위와 같이 음성검출을 통한 묵음구간에서의 잡음 추정 방법 및 SNR 추정 방법이 적용될 수 없다. 본 논문에서는 묵읍구간이 존재하지 않는 연속음성신호에서 SNR을 추정하는 기법을 제안한다. 음성신호는 MBE(Multi-Band Excitation) 발성 모델에 따라 유 무성음으로 구분할 수 있다. 그리고 에너지가 유성음에 대부분 분포하기 때문에, 부가성 잡음환경에서 유성음의 에너지를 음성신호의 에너지로 근사화하여 SNR을 추정할 수 있다. 제안하는 방식은 연속음성신호를 IMBE (Improved Multi-Band Exciation) 보코더를 이용해 유 무성음 대역으로 구분하고, 각각 대역의 에너지 정보를 아용하여 단구간 음성신호의 SNR을 계산한다. 전체 음성구간의 SNR은 단구간 SNR의 평균값을 통해 추정한다.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 2000년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집 제19권 1호
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• pp.335-336
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• 2000

A psychoacoustic model based noise shaping method is proposed, where noise's presence with a host signal will not be perceptually noticeable. The derivation of imperceptible noise levels from the masking thresholds of the signal involves a deconvolution associated with the spreading function in the psychoacoustic model, which results in an ill-conditioned problem. In this paper, the problem is formulated as a constrained optimization, and it is demonstrated that the solution provides noise shaping where the noise excitation level conforms to the masking thresholds of the signal.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2008

Time reversal (TR) of nondispersive body waves has been used in many applications including ultrasonic NDE. However, the study of the TR method for Lamb waves on thin structures is not well established. In this paper, the full reconstruction of the input signal is investigated for dispersive Lamb waves by introducing a time reversal operator based on the Mindlin plate theory. A broadband and a narrowband input waveform are employed to reconstruct the $A_0$ mode of Lamb wave propagations. Due to the frequency dependence of the TR process of Lamb waves, different frequency components of the broadband excitation are scaled differently during the time reversal process and the original input signal cannot be fully restored. This is the primary reason for using a narrowband excitation to enhance the flaw detectability.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2005

In Lamb wave detection of damages in smart structures, the excitation pulse is usually designed as a narrow band burst wave for the convenience of analysis and recognition. However, the wideband excitation can excite more modes in plate/shell structure and thus provides extra information for changes of the structure. This paper presents a method that can extract information in wideband Lamb wave signals. By transforming the detected signals into various sub-frequency band, the measured signal can be converted to its equivalences of narrow band excitations, therefore, the information in different frequency bands can be acquired from a single test and in the same time the complicity of wideband signal can be simplified. Some test results are provided to verify this method.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.1087-1107
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• 2016

A method of damage detection based on the moving harmonic excitation and continuous wavelet transforms is presented. The applied excitation is used as a moving actuator and its frequency and speed parameters can be adjusted for an amplified response. The continuous wavelet transforms, CWT, is used for cracks detection based on the resulting amplified signal. It is demonstrated that this identification procedure is largely better than the classical ones based on eigenfrequencies or on the eigenmodes wavelet transformed. For vibration responses, free and forced vibration analyses of multi-cracked beams are investigated based on both analytical and numerical methodological approaches. Cracks are modeled through rotational springs whose compliances are evaluated using linear elastic fracture mechanics. Based on the obtained forced responses, multi-cracks positions are accurately identified and the CWT identification can be highly improved by adjusting the frequency and the speed excitation parameters.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.420-427
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 선형예측 잔여신호에 대한 하모닉 벡터 여기 코딩과 시간 대역 분리 혼합 코딩을 결합한 4kbps EHSX (Enhanced Harmonic Stochastic Excitation) 음성부호화기 실시간 구현한 내용을 기술한다. 유성음 구간에서는 하모닉 여기 코딩에 무성음 구간에 대해서는 분석-합성 구조의 벡터 여기 코딩을 사용하였으며, 유/무성음이 혼재하는 전이구간에서는 시간 분리 전이 코딩을 사용하였다. 이 음성부호화기 구현을 위해 부동소수점과 고정소수점을 모두 지원하는 DSP인 TMS320C6701을 사용하였고, 연산량을 줄이기 위해 IFFT를 사용한 저 복잡도 정현파 합성법을 사용하여 알고리즘의 최적화를 이루었으며, 복잡도의 문제가 되는 부분을 고정소수점으로 변환한 후 파이프라인을 적용한 핸드 어셈블리 코딩을 하여 구현에서의 최적화를 이루었다. 또한, 메모리의 효율성을 극대화하기 위해 캐쉬 메모리 할당과 데이터를 내부 메모리에 할당하였고 수학 연산의 최적화를 위해 FastRTS67x 라이브러리를 사용하였다. 개발 환경은 DSP EVM 보드를 사용하였으며 음성 신호의 입·출력 확인으로 동작 및 기능을 검증하여 실시간 구현하였다.