• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2002년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.711-714
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• 2002

Thermal infrared camera have poor image qualities compared to commercial CCD cameras, as in contrast, brightness, and. resolution. To compensate the poor Image quality problems associated with the thermal infrared camera, the technique of superimposing thermal infrared image into real ccd image is proposed. The mobile robot KAEROT/m2, loaded with sensor head system at the mast, is entered to monitor leakage of heavy water and thermal abnormality of the calandria reactor area in overhaul period. The sensor head system is composed of thermal infrared camera and cod camera In parallel. When thermal abnormality on observation points and areas of calandria reactor area is occurred, unusual hot image taken from thermal infrared camera is superimposed on real CCD image. In this inspection experiment, more accurate positions of thermal abnormalities on calandria reactor area can be estimated by using technique of mapping thermal infrared image into CCD image, which include characters arranged in MPOQ order.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권7호
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• pp.1503-1508
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• 2009

본 논문은 열적외선 카메라 이미지를 영상 처리 기법을 활용하여 실시간으로 구현하는데 그 목적이 있다. 열적외선 영상 데이터는 온도의 변화에 따라 Hot Mapping, Cool Mapping, Rainbow Mapping을 하였으며, 열적외선 이미지의 명암대비 기능을 알아보기 위해 히스토그램 영상처리 기법을 사용하였고, 물체의 구분을 위해서 열적외선 이미지의 에지 부분을 추출하였다. 또한 이미지에서 온도를 추출해 내기 위해 이미지 정보 프로그램을 만들어 온도를 측정할 수 있었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.300-305
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• 2018

The uncooled microbolometer thermal sensor for low cost and mass volume was designed to target the new infrared market that includes smart device, automotive, energy management, and so on. The microbolometer sensor features 80x60 pixels low-resolution format and enables the use of wafer-level vacuum packaging (WLVP) technology. Read-out IC (ROIC) implements infrared signal detection and offset correction for fixed pattern noise (FPN) using an internal digital to analog convertor (DAC) value control function. A reliable WLVP thermal sensor was obtained with the design of lid wafer, the formation of Au80%wtSn20% eutectic solder, outgassing control and wafer to wafer bonding condition. The measurement of thermal conductance enables us to inspect the internal atmosphere condition of WLVP microbolometer sensor. The difference between the measurement value and design one is $3.6{\times}10-9$ [W/K] which indicates that thermal loss is mainly on account of floating legs. The mean time to failure (MTTF) of a WLVP thermal sensor is estimated to be about 10.2 years with a confidence level of 95 %. Reliability tests such as high temperature/low temperature, bump, vibration, etc. were also conducted. Devices were found to work properly after accelerated stress tests. A thermal camera with visible camera was developed. The thermal camera is available for non-contact temperature measurement providing an image that merged the thermal image and the visible image.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2000

적외선 센서는 대상 물체의 열 분포를 감지할 수 있고, 그것으로부터 얻은 영상은 물체 내부의 결함과 그 물체표면의 이물질 등의 효과가 모두 포함된 상태이므로 적외선 열 화상 자체만으로는 비정상적인 부분들을 찾아내기 어렵다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 적외선 센서로부터 얻은 영상을 가시화 하는 방법으로 가시광선 영상과의 중첩방법을 제시한다. 이를 위해서 평행이동 관계에 있는 두 가시광선 영상으로부터 열 화상에 대응하는 보간 영상을 생성하고, 이것을 적외선 센서에 의해 감지된 온도를 매핑한 열 화상과 중첩시킨다. 본 논문에서 제안한 가시화 기법은 적외선 센서의 특성을 최대한 고려할 수 있기 때문에 재해방지를 위한 비파괴 검사 등에 쓰여질 수 있다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2005

This is a widespread requirement for low cost lightweight thermal imaging sensors for both military and civilian applications. Today, a large number of uncooled infrared detector developments are under progress due to the availability of silicon technology that enables realization of low cost IR sensor. System prices are continuing to drop, and swelling production volume will soon drive process substantially lower. The feasibility of micromechanical optical and infrared (IR) detection using microcantilevers is demonstrated. Microcantilevers provide a simple Structurefor developing single- and multi-element sensors for visible and infrared radiation that are smaller, more sensitive and lower in cost than quantum or thermal detectors. Microcantilevers coated with a heat absorbing layer undergo bending due to the differential stress originating from the bimetallic effect. This paper reports a micromachined silicon uncooled thermal imager intended for applications in automated process control. This paper presents the design, fabrication, and the behavior of cantilever for thermomechanical sensing.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.550-558
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• 2013

가시광 영상과 원적외선 영상은 각각 질감 정보와 열 정보를 가지므로 서로 다른 정보를 표현한다. 그러므로 가시광 영상 개선을 위해 가시광 영상의 정보만을 이용하는 것보다 가시광 영상에서 존재하지 않는 원적외선 영상의 열 정보를 이용하는 것이 보다 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 원적외선 영상을 이용한 효과적인 가시광 영상 개선을 위해 가시광 영상에서 개선이 필요한 정도에 따라 가중치 맵을 만든다. 가중치 맵은 채도와 밝기를 이용하여 계산하며 원적외선 영상에서 열 정보를 고려하여 값을 조정한다. 마지막으로 조정된 가중치 맵을 이용하여 원적외선 영상의 정보와 가시광 영상의 정보를 융합함으로써 두 영상의 정보를 효과적으로 포함한 결과 영상을 생성한다. 실험결과에서는 가시광 영상에서 개선이 필요한 영역을 원적외선 영상 정보와의 융합으로 원본의 가시광 영상보다 향상된 결과를 보여준다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.396-403
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• 2000

A thermal imaging system is implemented for the measurement and the analysis of the thermal distribution of the target objects. The main part of the system is a thermal camera in which a focal plane array typed sensor is introduced. The sensor detects the mid-range infrared spectrum of target objects and then it outputs a generic video signal which should be processed to form a frame thermal image. Here, a digital signal processor(DSP) is applied for the high speed processing of the sensor signals. The DSP controls analog-to-digital converter, performs correction algorithms and outputs the frame thermal data to frame buffers. With the frame buffers can be generated a NTSC signal and transferred the frame data to personal computer(PC) for the analysis and a monitoring of the thermal scenes. By performing the signal processing functions in the DSP the overall system achieves a simple configuration. Several experimental results indicate the performance of the overall system.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2000

대상 물체의 온도분포를 해석하고 계측하기 위해 열상 장비가 구현된다. 시스템의 주요한 부분은 초점면 배열 형태의 센서가 적용된 열상 카메라이다. 적용된 열상 센서는 중파장 적외선 영역의 신호를 검출하며 열상을 형성하기 위한 기본 신호를 출력한다. DSP가 활용되어 센서 신호처리를 통해 열상을 구성하고 NTSC 신호 및 디지털 신호 출력을 한다. 열상의 화질을 개선하기 위해 이점 교정법을 적용한다. 이는 낮은 온도와 높은 온도를 기준으로 하여 초점면 배열 센서 화소 신호의 공간적인 비균일함을 교정하는 것으로서 실험 결과를 통해 열상의 화질이 개선됨을 보인다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2013

It is usual to evaluate the performance of the cool roof by measuring in-site rooftop temperature using thermal infra-red camera. The principal advantage of rooftop thermal infrared image acquired in oblique vantage point of super high-rise building as a remote sensor is to provide, in a cost-effective manner, area-wide information required for a scattered rooftop target with different colors, utilizing wide view angle and multi-temporal data coverage. This research idea was formulated by incorporating the concept of traditional remote sensing into rooftop temperature monitoring. Correlations between infrared image of super high-rise building and in-situ data were investigated to compare rooftop surface temperature for a total of four different rooftop locations. The results of the correlations analyses indicate that the rooftop surface temperature by the infrared images of super high-rise building alone could be explained yielding $R^2$ values of 0.951. The visible permanent record of the oblique thermal infra-red image was quite useful in better understanding the nature and extent of rooftop color that occurs in sampling points. This thermal infrared image acquired in oblique vantage point of super high-rise made it possible to identify area wide patterns of rooftop temperature change subject to many different colors, which cannot be acquired by traditional in-site field sampling. The infrared image of super high-rise building breaks down the usual concept of field sampling established as a conventional cool roof performance evaluation technique.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.533-538
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• 2015

Thermal characterization of individual pixels in microbolometer infrared image sensors is needed for optimal design and improved performance. In this work, we used thermoreflectance microscopy on uncooled microbolometer image sensors to investigate the thermal characteristics of individual pixels. Two types of microbolometer image sensors with a shared-anchor structure were fabricated and thermally characterized at various biases and vacuum levels by measuring the temperature distribution on the surface of the microbolometers. The results show that thermoreflectance microscopy can be a useful thermal characterization tool for microbolometer image sensors.