• 센서학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.171-182
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• 2002

이식형 인공중이에 사용되는 일반적인 전자기 방식의 진동 트랜스듀서에 비하여 두 개의 소형 영구자석을 같은 극끼리 접착한 후 코일내부에 위치시킨 차동 전자 트랜스듀서는 효율이 높고 코일-영구자석간의 공극조정이 필요 없으며 외부의 자기장에 대하여 영향을 받지 않는 특성을 가진다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 차동 전자 트랜스듀서를 이식형 인공중이 시스템에 사용하기 위하여 입력전류에 대하여 진동력의 크기를 최대화시킬 수 있는 효율적인 구조를 제안, 해석하였다. 유한요소 해석을 통하여 가장 효율적인 코일과 자석의 길이 비를 도출하였고 소리신호 전달을 위한 트랜스듀서의 필요 진동력을 산출한 후 트랜스듀서 발생 진동력을 해석하였다. 그리고 실제 이소골에 이식할 수 있는 크기의 트랜스듀서를 제작하기 위한 설계상수를 추출하였다. 계산된 설계상수를 이용하여 이식 가능한 크기로 트랜스듀서를 구현한 후 무부하 실험과 사체 부하 실험을 실시하여 제작된 트랜스듀서가 실제 중등이상 고도난청자를 위한 이식형 인공중이 시스템에 사용될 수 있음을 증명하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4865-4885
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• 2019

We propose a FPGA based design that performs real-time power-efficient analysis of heterogeneous sensor data using adaptive ANN on edge gateway of smart military wearables. In this work, four independent ANN classifiers are developed with optimum topologies. Out of which human activity, BP and toxic gas classifier are multiclass and ECG classifier is binary. These classifiers are later integrated into a single adaptive ANN hardware with a select line(s) that switches the hardware architecture as per the sensor type. Five versions of adaptive ANN with different precisions have been synthesized into IP cores. These IP cores are implemented and tested on Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA using Microblaze test system and LabVIEW based sensor simulators. The hardware analysis shows that the adaptive ANN even with 8-bit precision is the most efficient IP core in terms of hardware resource utilization and power consumption without compromising much on classification accuracy. This IP core requires only 31 microseconds for classification by consuming only 12 milliwatts of power. The proposed adaptive ANN design saves 61% to 97% of different FPGA resources and 44% of power as compared with the independent implementations. In addition, 96.87% to 98.75% of data throughput reduction is achieved by this edge gateway.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제27권4C호
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• pp.295-307
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• 2002

핫 플러깅과 네트웍 자동 재구성, 등시성 전송 기능을 지원하는 IEEE1394는 멀티미디어 디지털 홈 네트웍의 표준이 되었다. 특히 최근 IEEE 1394 프로토콜이 흠 씨어터 서비스와 같은 QoS 보장형 멀티미디어 네트웍, 실시간 통신 기능을 가지는 디지털 계측 제어 프로토콜과 연동되는 환경에서 백본 네트웍 프로토콜, 혹은 실시간 코바(CORBA) 와 같은 실시간성을 지원해야 하는 미들웨어의 물리계층 프로토콜 등에 사용되면서 네트웍 디바이스 드라이버 수준에서의 실시간성 보장이 요구되고 있다. 실시간성을 보장하기 위해 IEEE 1394 네트웍 디바이스 드라이버는 우선 순위 기반의 패킷 처리 기능과 1394의 등시성 통신의 주기에 기반한 등시성 버퍼관리 기능의 지원이 필요하다. 그러나 기존 상용 OS의 네트웍 디바이스 드라이버는 등시성 전송과 같은 IEEE 1394의 특성을 제대로 반영하지 못하며 실시간 통신을 지원하지 않는다. 본 논문에서는 IEEE 1394 디바이스 드라이버 수준에서 실시간 전송을 보장하기 위한 네트웍 디바이스 드라이버의 구조를 제안한다.

• 천문학논총
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2016

We have constructed a wide-field photometric survey system called as the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) in 2015. It consists of three 1.6 m optical telescopes equipped with mosaic CCD cameras. Four 9k CCDs were installed on the focal plane of each telescope. In this paper, we present the crosstalk analysis of the KMTNet mosaic CCD images. The crosstalk victims caused by bright sources were visible at eight sub-images obtained through different readout ports of each CCD. The crosstalk coefficients were estimated to be several tens of $10^{-4}$ in maximum, differing from sub-image to sub-image, and the non-linearity effect certainly appeared at the victims made from saturated sources. We developed software functions to correct the crosstalk effect of the KMTNet CCD images. The software functions showed satisfying results to remove clearly most of the crosstalk victims and have been implemented in the KMTNet image processing pipeline since 2015 September.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.380-387
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• 2015

A lead slowing-down spectrometer (LSDS) system is a promising nondestructive assay technique that enables a quantitative measurement of the isotopic contents of major fissile isotopes in spent nuclear fuel and its pyroprocessing counterparts, such as $^{235}U$, $^{239}Pu$, $^{241}Pu$, and, potentially, minor actinides. The LSDS system currently under development at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Daejeon, Korea) is planned to utilize a high-flux ($>10^{12}n/cm^2{\cdot}s$) neutron source comprised of a high-energy (30 MeV)/high-current (~2 A) electron beam and a heavy metal target, which results in a very intense and complex radiation field for the facility, thus demanding structural shielding to guarantee the safety. Optimization of the structural shielding design was conducted using MCNPX for neutron dose rate evaluation of several representative hypothetical designs. In order to satisfy the construction cost and neutron attenuation capability of the facility, while simultaneously achieving the aimed dose rate limit (< $0.06{\mu}Sv/h$), a few shielding materials [high-density polyethylene (HDPE)eBorax, $B_4C$, and $Li_2CO_3$] were considered for the main neutron absorber layer, which is encapsulated within the double-sided concrete wall. The MCNP simulation indicated that HDPE-Borax is the most efficient among the aforementioned candidate materials, and the combined thickness of the shielding layers should exceed 100 cm to satisfy the dose limit on the outside surface of the shielding wall of the facility when limiting the thickness of the HDPE-Borax intermediate layer to below 5 cm. However, the shielding wall must include the instrumentation and installation holes for the LSDS system. The radiation leakage through the holes was substantially mitigated by adopting a zigzag-shape with concrete covers on both sides. The suggested optimized design of the shielding structure satisfies the dose rate limit and can be used for the construction of a facility in the near future.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.1964-1969
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• 2019

The safety and efficiency of nuclear reactors largely depend on the monitoring and control of nuclear radiation. Due to the unique nuclear-physical characteristics, Hf is one of the most promising materials for the manufacturing of the control rods and the emitters of neutron detectors. It is proposed to use the Compton neutron detector with the emitter made of Hf in the In-core Instrumentation System (ICIS) for monitoring the neutron field. The main advantages of such a detector in comparison the conventional β-emission sensors are the possibility of reaching of a higher cumulative radiation dose and the absence of signal delays. The response time of the detection is extremely important when a nuclear reactor is operating near its critical operational parameters. Taking Hf as an example, the general principles for calculating the chains of materials transformation under neutron irradiation are reported. The influence of ^179m1Hf on the Hf composition changing dynamics and the process of transmutants' (Ta, W) generation were determined. The effect of these processes on the absorbing properties of Hf, which inevitably predetermine the lifetime of the detector and its ability to generate a signal, is estimated.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.134-140
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• 2001

The polymerization shrinkage of composite resins is an important drawback although the composites have many advantages-more esthetic and conservative than metallic restoratives etc. The purposes of this research were to develop a new measurement method and to manufacture an instrument that can measure the initial dynamic volumetric shrinkage of composite resins during polymerization. The instrument was basically an electromagnetic balance that constructed with a force transducer using position sensitive photo detector(PSPD) and a negative feedback servo amplifier of proportional-derivative(PD) controller. The volumetric change of composites during polymerization was detected continuously as buoyancy change in distilled water by means of Archimedes's principle. It was converted to continuous electrical voltage signal in real time. The signal was properly conditioned and filtered and then it was stored in computer by a data acquisition(DAQ) board. By using this electronic instrument. the dynamic patterns of the polymerization shrinkage of eight commercial(Z-100, DenFil, AeliteFil, Z-250, P-60, SureFil, Synergy compact, and Tetric ceram) composite resins were measured and compared. The results were as follows. 1. From this project of developing instrument, the ability has been achieved that can acquire and process data of electrical signal transformed from various physical phenomenon by using temperature, displacement. photo. and force transducer. As a consequence, the instrumentation and measurement system used to analyze the physical characteristics of various dental materials in dental research field can be designed, manufactured and implemented in lab. 2. This instrument has some advantages. It was insensible to temperature change and could measure true dynamic volumetric shrinkage in real time without complicated process. It showed accuracy and high precision results with small standard deviation. 3. The polymerization shrinkage of composites was significantly different between brands and ranged from 2.47％ to 3.89％, The order of polymerization shrinkage was as follows, in order of increasing shrinkage, SureFil, P60, Z250, Z100, Synergy compact. DenFil, Tetric ceram, and AeliteFil. 4. The polymerization shrinkage rate per unit time, dVol％/dt, showed that the instrument can provide an indirect research method for polymerization reaction kinetics.

• 천문학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.139-149
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• 2017

The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute plans to develop a coronagraph in collaboration with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and to install it on the International Space Station (ISS). The coronagraph is an externally occulted one-stage coronagraph with a field of view from 3 to 15 solar radii. The observation wavelength is approximately 400 nm, where strong Fraunhofer absorption lines from the photosphere experience thermal broadening and Doppler shift through scattering by coronal electrons. Photometric filter observations around this band enable the estimation of 2D electron temperature and electron velocity distribution in the corona. Together with a high time cadence (<12 min) of corona images used to determine the geometric and kinematic parameters of coronal mass ejections, the coronagraph will yield the spatial distribution of electron density by measuring the polarized brightness. For the purpose of technical demonstration, we intend to observe the total solar eclipse in August 2017 with the filter system and to perform a stratospheric balloon experiment in 2019 with the engineering model of the coronagraph. The coronagraph is planned to be installed on the ISS in 2021 for addressing a number of questions (e.g., coronal heating and solar wind acceleration) that are both fundamental and practically important in the physics of the solar corona and of the heliosphere.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 빅데이터 범주에 포함되는 각종 계측 데이터를 대상으로 각종 이상치를 판단하기 위한 기법을 고안하고, 인공 데이터 및 실 계측 데이터를 이용한 이상치 분석을 수행하였다. 계측결과에 대한 1차 차분 값 및 오차율을 적용한 규칙기반 방법은 큰 규모의 Short fault 분석 및 일정 기간 계측값에 변화가 발생하지 않는 경우의 Constant fault 분석에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있었으나, 독립적인 단일 데이터셋만을 이용하는 관계로 큰 변화폭을 보이는 실 계측 데이터의 정상 데이터를 이상치로 오판하는 문제점이 있었다. 규칙기반 방법을 이용한 Noise fault 분석은 적정 데이터 윈도우 사이즈의 선택 및 이상치 판정용 한계값 선정상의 문제로 인해 실 계측 데이터 적용에 한계가 있었다. 이종 데이터 간 상관분석 방법은 학습 데이터의 적정범위 선정이 선행된다면 장단기 계측 데이터의 이상 거동 및 국부적 이상치 판정에 매우 효과적으로 이용될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 천문학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2011

To perform imaging observations of optically red objects such as high redshift quasars and brown dwarfs, the Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe (CEOU) recently developed an optical CCD camera, Camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse (CQUEAN), which is sensitive at 0.7-1.1 ${\mu}m$. To enable observations with long exposures, we develop an auto-guiding system for CQUEAN. This system consists of an off-axis mirror, a baffle, a CCD camera, a motor and a differential decelerator. To increase the number of available guiding stars, we design a rotating mechanism for the off-axis guiding camera. The guiding field can be scanned along the 10 arcmin ring offset from the optical axis of the telescope. Combined with the auto-guiding software of the McDonald Observatory, we confirm that a stable image can be obtained with an exposure time as long as 1200 seconds.