• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권4A호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 모드분해기법을 이용한 변형률신호로부터 변위응답추정 방법을 개발하였다. 일반적으로 교량의 안정성평가는 완공 후에 초점이 맞추어져 있다. 하지만 가설 중에도 풍하중과 지진하중과 같은 동적하중에 노출되어 있으며, 이런 동적하중에 대한 안정성을 검토하기 위해 교량의 안정성 평가에 있어 중요한 인자인 변위를 추정하는 것이 중요하다. 그러나 건설현장에서의 적절한 변위측정 방법의 부재로 인하여 대형구조물의 전체적인 변위를 측정할 수 없는 것이 현실이다. 본 연구에서는 간접적으로 변위를 추정하는 방법인 변형률로 변위를 추정하는 방법을 제시하였으며, 광섬유 브래그 격자 센서(fiber optic Bragg-grating sensor)를 사용하여 변형률을 계측하였다. 기존에도 FBG센서를 이용한 변위추정 방법이 있었으며 기존의 방법으로는 정적하중에 대한 변위추정은 가능하였으나 고차 모드의 변형률신호와 노이즈의 영향 때문에 동적하중에 대한 변위추정은 많은 오차가 발생하여 정확한 변위추정이 어려웠다. 이런 오차를 줄이는 방법으로 모드분해기법을 사용하였다. 모드분해기법은 변형률신호로부터 proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)을 이용하여 추정한 모드형상과 empirical mode decomposition(EMD)을 이용하여 모드 분해한 변형률신호로 모드별 변위응답을 추정하고, 구조물의 주요 모드에 대한 변위응답을 합하여 전체변위응답을 추정하는 방법이다. 제안한 모드분해기법을 검증하기 위해 실내모형실험을 수행하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2012

An active compensation method for the deformation of composite structures using additional controllable metal parts is proposed, and its feasibility is experimentally investigated in a simulated space environment. Composite specimens are tested in a vacuum chamber, which is able to maintain pressure on the order of 10-3 torr and interior temperature in the range of ${\pm}30^{\circ}C$. The displacement-measuring interferometer system, which consists of a heterodyne HeNe laser and an interferometer, is used to measure the displacement of the whole structure. Meanwhile, the strain of the composite part and temperature of both parts are measured by fiber Bragg grating sensors and thermistors, respectively. The displacement of the composite structure is maintained within a tolerance of ${\pm}1{\mu}m$ by controlling the elongation of the metal part, which is bonded to the end of the composite part. Also, the possibility of fiber Bragg grating sensors as control input sensors is successfully demonstrated using a proper corrective factor based on the specimen temperature gradient data.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 1999년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.251-257
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• 1999

Smart structure that contains sensors, which are either embedded in a composite material or attached to a structure, is currently receiving considerable attention. Fiber Bragg grating sensor, one of the optical fiber sensors, has been widely used to sense strain and temperature for smart structures since both parameters change the resonant frequency of the grating. In this paper, according to the various heating and cooling conditions the thermal behavior of unidirectional composite material was monitored by embedding the fiber Bragg grating sensors in the longitudinal and transverse directions of unidirectional composites. The thermal behavior of unidirectional composite material was monitored for various heating and cooling rates and applied pressure. It was found that the thermal behavior was unaffected by pressure variations and heating and cooling rates applied to the composites. The thermal strains were measured by considering the shift in Bragg wavelength that was generated by the thermal expansion of composite specimen. The longitudinal and transverse C.T.E.'s were also obtained from the corresponding temperature-thermal strain curves.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.207-230
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• 2012

Full-scale shake table seismic experiments and low-amplitude vibration tests on a masonry building are carried out to assess its seismic performance as well as study the effectiveness of a new multifunctional textile material for retrofitting masonry structures against earthquakes. The un-reinforced and the retrofitted with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) strips masonry building was subjected to a series of earthquake excitations of increasing magnitude in order to progressively induce various small, moderate and severe levels of damage to the masonry walls. The performance of the original and retrofitted building states is evaluated. Changes in the dynamic characteristics (lowest four modal frequencies and damping ratios) of the building are used to assess and quantify the damage states of the masonry walls. For this, the dynamic modal characteristics of the structure states after each earthquake event were estimated by performing low-amplitude impulse hammer and sine-sweep forced vibration tests. Comparisons between the modal results calculated using traditional accelerometers and those using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors embedded in the reinforcing textile were carried on to investigate the reliability and accuracy of FBG sensors in tracking the dynamic behaviour of the building. The retrofitting actions restored the stiffness characteristics of the reinforced masonry structure to the levels of the original undamaged un-reinforced structure. The results show that despite a similar dynamic behavior identified, corresponding to reduction of the modal frequencies, the un-reinforced masonry building was severely damaged, while the reinforced masonry building was able to withstand, without visual damage, the induced strong seismic excitations. The applied GFRP reinforcement architecture for one storey buildings was experimentally proven reliable for the most severe earthquake accelerations. It was easily placed in a short time and it is a cost effective solution (covering only 20% of the external wall surfaces) when compared to the cost for full wall coverage by GFRPs.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2006

전력시스템의 비정상적 동작에 의한 열적 현상을 감지하기 위하여 준분배형 광섬유격자 온도센서를 구현하였다. 2개의 기준격자와 4개의 센서격자를 사용하고, Fabry-Perot 가변파장필터를 사용하여 반사파장의 변화를 측정함으로써 각 센서 위치에서의 온도변화를 관측하였다. 측정의 정밀도를 높이기 위하여 광검출기의 신호를 가우시안 cure-fitting 알고리즘으로 처리한 후 계산된 파형에서 피크를 검출하였다. 실험을 통하여 기존의 피크검출방식에 비하여 높은 정밀도를 얻었으며, 반사 스펙트럼이 왜곡된 광섬유격자 센서의 출력검출에서도 뛰어난 오차보상 특성을 보여주는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 2 Hz의 대역폭에서 $0.3^{\circ}C$의 정밀도를 얻었고, thermocouple 기준온도계와 비교한 온도측정실험에서 약 0.37 %의 선형화오차를 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.135-139
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• 2001

This paper describes a string resonator that is used for the interrogation system of a Fiber Bragg Grating(FBG) strain sensor. The strain on the fiber piece is calculated from the measured frequency based on that the natural frequency of a string is a function of the applied absolute strain. Existing research considered a fiber as a string, but a fiber is not a string in the strict sense due to its bending stiffness, thus the fiber should be modeled as a beam accompanied with an axial force. In the vibration modeling, the relationship between the strain and the natural frequency is derived, and then the resonance condition is described in terms of both the phase and the mode shape for sustaining resonant motion. Several experiments verify the effectiveness of the proposed model of the fiber. The performance of the string resonator is analyzed by measuring the frequency change according to the applied strains in the dynamic range of 1100$\mu\varepsilon$ referred to the displacement from capacitance sensor. From the experimental results, the implemented string resonator provides the accuracy of $\pm$3$\mu\varepsilon$, the quasi-static resolution of ~0.1$\mu\varepsilon$(rms) which amount to be $\pm$0.17$\mu\textrm{m}$ and ~6nm respectively, in case of fiber length of 56mm. For a dynamic strain, it can provide the accuracy of ~3$\mu\varepsilon$ until the frequency comes to 8Hz. As a consequence, the string resonator proposed for FBG sensor provides the high accuracy and the high resolution in strain measurement, and also it is expecting to be used, for the application, to not only strain but also displacement measuring device.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.335-340
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• 2017

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors are applied to structural health monitoring (SHM) in many areas due to their unique advantages such as ease of multiplexing and capability of absolute measurement. However, they are exposed to cyclic thermal load, generally in the temperature range of $-20^{\circ}C$ to $60^{\circ}C$, in railways during a long-term SHM and the cyclic thermal load can affect the mechanical strength of FBGs. In this paper, the effects of both cyclic thermal load and the reflectivity of FBGs on the mechanical strength are investigated though tension tests of FBG specimens after they are aged in a thermal chamber with temperature changes in a range from $-20^{\circ}C$ to $60^{\circ}C$ for 300 cycles. Results from tension tests reveal that the mechanical strength of FBGs decreases about 8% as the thermal cycle increases to 100 cycles; the mechanical strength then remains steady until 300 cycles. Otherwise, the mechanical strength of FBGs with reflectivity of 6dB (70%) and 10dB (90%) exhibits degradation values of about 6% and 12%, respectively, compared to that with reflectivity of 3dB (50%) at 300 cycles. SEM photos of the Bragg grating parts also show defects that cause their strength degradation. Consequently, it should be considered that mechanical strength of FBGs can be degraded by both thermal cycles and the reflectivity if the FBGs are exposed to repetitive thermal load during a long-term SHM.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2011

주5일제 정착, 소득의 향상, 연안지역 접근성 개선으로 해양관광 활동에 대한 관심과 해양레저 활동에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있으나, 해양활동을 위한 인프라구축 및 레저선박과 인명의 안전을 위한 시스템개발은 미비한 실정이다. 일반선박과 달리 레저선박은 구조안전성 평가 시스템을 위한 규정 및 적용 기준이 명확히 정립되어 있지 않으며, 시스템 개발이 전무하여 레저보트의 운항안전성 확보를 위한 레저보트 구조 안전모니터링시스템의 개발이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 도파로 어레이 격자(AWG, Arrayed waveguide grating)와 광섬유 브래그 격자 센서(FBG)를 이용하여 레저보트의 실시간 선체구조모니터링이 가능한 시스템을 개발하여 해상에서의 인명과 레저선박의 안전성을 확보하고자 한다.

• Composites Research
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2001

광섬유 센서의 복굴절 현상을 방지하기 위해 리코팅이나 유리 튜브를 이용하여 보호하는 방법이 있다. 하지만, 이와 같은 처리를 하였을 경우 센서의 변형률 전달성에 대한 검증이 아직 이루어지지 알았다. 본 연구에서는 세가지 형태(재킷이 벗겨진, 리코팅을 한, 유리 튜브로 보호한)의 광섬유 브래그 격자 센서를 제작하여 그라파이트/에폭시 복합재료 적층시편의 인장 실험을 통해 변형률 전달성을 검증하였다. 광섬유 센서는 삽입 적용하였고 표면에 부탁한 변형률 게이지와 값을 비교하였다. 그리고 변형률 구배가 존재하는 경사진 알루미늄 시편의 인장 실험을 통해 각 센서의 신호 특성을 비교하였다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.717-722
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• 2008

We have proposed and demonstrated an gas-flow sensor using optical fiber bragg grating(FEG). The flow sensor has no electronics and no mechanical parts in its sensing part and the structure is th11s simple and immune to electromagnetic interference(EMI). The FEG sensor was consisted qf the sensing element and a coil heater. The metal coil was used to supply the current to the FEG. While some currents supply to the coil, the refractive index of the FEG under the coil is changed and thus the wavelength shift of fiber optic sensor was induced In this work, the wavelength shift according to flow-rate was experimentally studied and was used to evaluate the gas flow-rate in a gas tube. As a result, it was possible to measure the flow-rate in a linear range from 5 to $20{\ell}/min$ with a resolution of approximately $1{\ell}/min$ at the applied currents of 100 mA and 120 mA. The measured sensitivities were $15.3\;pm/\ell/min$ for 100 mA and $20.2\;pm/\ell/min$ for 120 mA.