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A Study on Utilizing Raspberry Pi and Multi-Sensors for Effective Time Management in Shared Spaces (공유 공간에서의 효과적인 사용 시간 관리를 위한 라즈베리 파이와 다중 센서 활용에 관한 연구)

  • Sung Jin Kim;Hyun Bin Jeong;Chae Ryeong Ahn;Hyeon Bin Yang;Da Hyeon Kim;Ju Heon Lee;Jai Soon Baek
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2023.07a
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    • pp.661-664
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    • 2023
  • 이 프로젝트의 목표는 공유 공간에서의 고객 이용 시간 관리를 향상하기 위해 라즈베리 파이와 센서 기술을 활용한 자동 시간 체크 시스템의 개발입니다. 이 시스템은 로드셀, 진동 감지 센서, 그리고 LiDAR 센서, 이 세 가지 센서를 활용해 의자에서 사용자의 존재 여부를 감지하고, 사람과 물건을 구별하며, 사용자가 의자에서 일어나는 시점을 파악합니다. 특히, 고객이 의자에 앉게 되면 시스템이 자동으로 시간을 체크하여 실시간으로 이용 시간을 측정하게 됩니다. 이렇게 수집된 정보는 웹 기반의 사용자 인터페이스를 통해 제공되어, 이용 시간 관리가 보다 편리해집니다.

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Experimental and statistical investigation of torque coefficient in optimized surface piercing propeller

  • Masoud Zarezadeh;Nowrouz Mohammad Nouri;Reza Madoliat
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.53-72
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    • 2024
  • The interaction of the blade of surface-piercing propellers (SPPs) with the water/air surface is a physical phenomenon that is difficult to model mathematically, so that such propellers are usually designed using empirical approaches. In this paper, a newly developed mechanism for measuring the torque of SPPs in an open water circuit is presented. The mechanism includes a single-component load cell and a deformable torque sensor to detect the forces exerted on the propeller. Deformations in the sensor elements lead to changes in the strain gauge resistance, which are converted into voltage using a Wheatstone bridge. The amplified signal is then recorded by a 16-channel data recording system. The mechanism is calibrated using a 6-DoF calibration system and a Box-Behnken design, achieving 99% accuracy through multivariate regression and ANOVA. Finally, the results of performance tests on a 4-blade propeller were presented in the form of changes in the torque coefficient as a function of feed rate. The results show that the new mechanism is 8% more accurate than conventional empirical methods.

Development of control system for complex microbial incubator (복합 미생물 배양기의 제어시스템 개발)

  • Hong-Jik Kim;Won-Bog Lee;Seung-Ho Lee
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.122-126
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    • 2023
  • In this paper, a control system for a complex microbial incubator was proposed. The proposed control system consists of a control unit, a communication unit, a power supply unit, and a control system of the complex microbial incubator. The controller of the complex microbial incubator is designed and manufactured to convert analog signals and digital signals, and control signals of sensors such as displays using LCD panels, water level sensors, temperature sensors, and pH concentration sensors. The water level sensor used is designed and manufactured to enable accurate water level measurement by using the IR laser method with excellent linearity in order to solve the problem that existing water level sensors are difficult to measure due to foreign substances such as bubbles. The temperature sensor is designed and used so that it has high accuracy and no cumulative resistance error by measuring using the thermal resistance principle. The communication unit consists of two LAN ports and one RS-232 port, and is designed and manufactured to transmit signals such as LCD panel, PCT panel, and load cell controller used in the complex microbial incubator to the control unit. The power supply unit is designed and manufactured to supply power by configuring it with three voltage supply terminals such as 24V, 12V and 5V so that the control unit and communication unit can operate smoothly. The control system of the complex microbial incubator uses PLC to control sensor values such as pH concentration sensor, temperature sensor, and water level sensor, and the operation of circulation pump, circulation valve, rotary pump, and inverter load cell used for cultivation. In order to evaluate the performance of the control system of the proposed complex microbial incubator, the result of the experiment conducted by the accredited certification body showed that the range of water level measurement sensitivity was -0.41mm~1.59mm, and the range of change in water temperature was ±0.41℃, which is currently commercially available. It was confirmed that the product operates with better performance than the performance of the products. Therefore, the effectiveness of the control system of the complex microbial incubator proposed in this paper was demonstrated.

Implementation of a Body Weight Distribution Measurement System Applicable to Static Bicycle Fitting (정적 자전거 피팅에 적용 가능한 체중 분포 측정장치의 구현)

  • Yoon, Seon-ho;Kwon, Jun-hyuk;Kim, Cheong-worl
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.242-248
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    • 2018
  • Bicycle fittings have been used to ride bicycles comfortably while minimizing non-traumatic injuries. To analyze the cause of non-traumatic injuries, it is necessary to measure the body weight distribution in various biking positions. In this study, a weight distribution measurement system was implemented by installing five weighable devices on the saddle, both pedals, and both handle grips of a bicycle. To measure the body weight applied through the saddle, the structure of a commercial seat post was modified and a load cell was installed inside. Weighable pedals and handle grips were designed using a 3D modeling program and fabricated by employing a 3D printer. The body weight distribution for ten bicycle riders was measured when the two pedals were aligned horizontally and vertically. Experimental results showed that the body weight distribution varied significantly depending on human body shape, even after the bicycle fitting was completed. The difference between the body weight measured by the proposed system and a commercial scale was less than 3 %.

A Study of 100 tonf Tensile Load for SMART Mooring Line Monitoring System Considering Polymer Fiber Creep Characteristics

  • Chung, Joseph Chul;Lee, Michael Myung-Sub;Kang, Sung Ho
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.266-272
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    • 2021
  • Mooring systems are among the most important elements employed to control the motion of floating offshore structures on the sea. Considering the use of polymer material, a new method is proposed to address the creep characteristics rather than the method of using a tension load cell for measuring the tension of the mooring line. This study uses a synthetic mooring rope made from a polymer material, which usually consists of three parts: center, eye, and splice, and which makes a joint for two successive ropes. We integrate the optical sensor into the synthetic mooring ropes to measure the rope tension. The different structure of the mooring line in the longitudinal direction can be used to measure the loads with the entire mooring configuration in series, which can be defined as SMART (Smart Mooring and Riser Truncation) mooring. To determine the characteristics of the basic SMART mooring, a SMART mooring with a diameter of 3 mm made of three different polymer materials is observed to change the wavelength that responds as the length changes. By performing the longitudinal tension experiment using three different SMART moorings, it was confirmed that there were linear wavelength changes in the response characteristics of the 3-mm-diameter SMART moorings. A 54-mm-diameter SMART mooring is produced to measure the response of longitudinal tension on the center, eye, and splice of the mooring, and a longitudinal tension of 100 t in step-by-step applied for the Maintained Test and Fatigue Cycle Test is conducted. By performing a longitudinal tension experiment, wavelength changes were detected in the center, eye, and splice position of the SMART moorings. The results obtained from each part of the installed sensors indicated a different strain measurement depending on the position of the SMART moorings. The variation of the strain measurement with the position was more than twice the result of the difference measurement, while the applied external load increased step-by-step. It appears that there is a correlation with an externally generated longitudinal tensional force depending on the cross-sectional area of each part of the SMART mooring.

A Study on AC/DC Power Converter of Energy Harvesting for Considered to Solar Position Tracking Control (태양광 위치 추적 제어를 고려한 에너지 Harvesting AC/DC 전력 변환기 구동에 관한 연구)

  • Na, Seung-Kwon;Ku, Gi-Jun
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.56-66
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, the solar cell need the characteristic interpreting because the solar cell changes greatly according to the isolation, temperature and load in the photovoltaic development. Moreover, to get many energy in photovoltaic development need the position tracking of the sun according to the environment change and it is necessary to control the output of solar cells up to the time. Simulation and composed microprocessor and sensor chip an power conversion system with boost converter to experiment results are performed to prove the analysis of the converter operation, and to show the possibility of energy harvesting and photovoltaic development need the position tracking small capacitance, the boost rate of boost converter was similar to 167 percent.

Parameter Analysis Method for Terrain Classification of the Legged Robots (보행로봇의 노면 분류를 위한 파라미터 분석 방법)

  • Ko, Kwang-Jin;Kim, Ki-Sung;Kim, Wan-Soo;Han, Chang-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.56-62
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    • 2011
  • Terrain recognition ability is crucial to the performance of legged robots in an outdoor environment. For instance, a robot will not easily walk and it will tumble or deviate from its path if there is no information on whether the walking surface is flat, rugged, tough, and slippery. In this study, the ground surface recognition ability of robots is discussed, and to enable walking robots to recognize the surface state and changes, a central moment method was used. The values of the sensor signals (load cell) of robots while walking were detected in the supported section and were analyzed according to signal variance, skewness, and kurtosis. Based on the results of such analysis, the surface state was detected and classified.

The Development of Performance Evaluation System for Air-Operated Actuaotr (공기구동기 성능평가 시스템 개발)

  • Cho T.D.;Yang S.B.;Lee H.Y.;Yang S.M.;Kwon B.S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1770-1773
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    • 2005
  • The performance evaluation of AOV(air-operated valve) requires the processes to confirm the actuator system capability. It is necessary to evaluate the thrust of the air actuator for the margin evaluation. In this paper, to evaluate and analysis the air actuator, the performance test system and operating program are developed. This system is composed of several sensors such as pressure sensor, LVDT, and LoadCell which are used to get the data for evaluation. The LabVIEW was used for developing the operating program. The test system and operating program are proved through the actual test of the diaphragm actuator.

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Obtaining Design Characteristics of Lever-linked Roberval Mechanism through Weighing Method (무게측정방식에 따른 Lever-linked Roberval Mechanism의 설계특성)

  • An, Ji Yun;Ahn, Jung Hwan;Lee, Gil Seung;Kim, Hwa Young
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.336-341
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    • 2020
  • The deflection and null balance methods are used for precision force measurement in the precision industry. Since both methods are based on deformation, the performance of the load cell mechanism is important. In this study, the design variables were obtained via the free body diagram of a lever-linked Roberval mechanism (combined with a flexible hinge link and a Roberval mechanism), and the design characteristics were analyzed according to the weight method. Based on the design characteristics, the optimal design was conducted according to the weight method and FEM was used to verify its reliability.

Development of Precise Measurement System for Structure Bridge (교량 구조물의 정밀 계측 시스템 개발)

  • Park, Soung-Jea;Shin, Seung-Mok;Lee, Chae-Gue;Kim, Sang-Bong
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.857-862
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we concern for development of precise measuement system for civil structure by using one chip microprocessor based on communication system. The datalogger is developed by using 80C196KC microprocessor. It has RF communication modul and data acquisition function for several kinds of sensors such as load cell, tilt-meter, strain gauge, tension meter, themocouple and so on. The data is acquisited by datalogger is sent to a main server which is located at central monitoring office. The server has a function suppervising several data points located at civil structures, it analyzes the data and shows the data graphically. The effectiveness of the developed system is proven through experimental results by an application for the bridge of Nakdong river edge in Busan, Korea.

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