• 센서학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.354-358
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• 1999

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.545-559
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• 2010

This paper presents the results of a pilot study and verification of a concept of a novel methodology for damage detection and assessment of water distribution system. The unique feature of the proposed noninvasive methodology is the use of accelerometers installed on the pipe surface, instead of pressure sensors that are traditionally installed invasively. Experimental observations show that a sharp change in pressure is always accompanied by a sharp change of pipe surface acceleration at the corresponding locations along the pipe length. Therefore, water pressure-monitoring can be transformed into acceleration-monitoring of the pipe surface. The latter is a significantly more economical alternative due to the use of less expensive sensors such as MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) or other acceleration sensors. In this scenario, monitoring is made for Maximum Pipe Acceleration Gradient (MPAG) rather than Maximum Water Head Gradient (MWHG). This paper presents the results of a small-scale laboratory experiment that serves as the proof of concept of the proposed technology. The ultimate goal of this study is to improve upon the existing SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) by integrating the proposed non-invasive monitoring techniques to ultimately develop the next generation SCADA system for water distribution systems.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2014년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.569-572
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 MEMS 용량형 센서를 위한 CMOS 스위치드-커패시터 인터페이스 회로를 설계하였다. 설계된 회로는 커패시턴스-전압 변환기(CVC), 2차 스위치드 커패시터 ${\Sigma}{\Delta}$ 변조기 및 비교기로 구성되어있다. 또한 일정한 바이어스를 공급해주는 바이어스 회로를 추가하였다. 전체적인 회로의 저주파 잡음과 오프셋을 감소시키기 위하여 Correlated-Double-Sampling(CDS) 기법과 Chopper-Stabilization(CHS) 기법을 적용하였다. 설계 결과 CVC는 20.53mV/fF의 민감도와 0.036%의 비선형성특성을 보였으며, ${\Sigma}{\Delta}$ 변조기는 입력전압 진폭이 100mV가 증가할 때, 출력의 듀티 싸이클은 약 5%씩 증가하였다. 전체회로의 선형성 에러는 0.23% 이하이며, 전류소모는 0.73mA이다. 제안된 회로는 0.35um CMOS 공정을 이용하여 설계되었으며, 입력전압은 3.3V이다. 설계된 칩의 크기는 패드를 포함하여 $1117um{\times}983um$ 이다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2011

Abrasive blaster is similar to sand blaster, and effectively removes hard and brittle materials. Exiting abrasive blaster has applied to rough working such as deburring and rough finishing. As the need for machining of ceramics, semiconductor, electronic devices and LCD are increasing, micro abrasive blaster was developed, and became the inevitable technique to micromachining. This paper describes the performance of the micro blaster in MEMS process of glass and succeed in domestically producing complete micro blaster. Diameter of hole and width of line in this etching is 100 ${\mu}m$ ~ 1000 ${\mu}m$. Experimental results showed good performance in micro channel and hole in glass wafer. Therefore, this micro blaster could be effectively applied to the micro machining of semiconductor, micro PCR chip.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2010

The microbolometer array sensor with fine pitch pixel array has been implemented to the released amorphous silicon layer supported by two contact pads. For the design of focal plane mirror with geometrical flatness, the simple beam test structures were fabricated and characterized. As the beam length decreased, the effect of beam width on the bending was minimized, Mirror deformation of focal plane in a real pixel showed downward curvature by residual stress of a-Si and Ti layer. The mirror tilting was caused by the mis-align effect of contact pad and confirmed by FEA simulation results. The properties of bolometer have been measured as such that the NETD 145 mK, the TCR -2 %/K, and thermal time constant 1.99 ms.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2015년도 제46회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1427-1428
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• 2015

MEMS(Micro Electro-mechanical System) are getting attention as promising industry in the 21st century. Car air bags, acceleration sensors, and medical, information appliances are being actively applied in MEMS. This paper suggest the electrical electrodes of brain signal applied MEMS model and the prototype design for EEG signal amplification circuit. Also, we suggest an independent BCI(Brain Computer Interface) system with brain electrical signal of electrode models and wireless communication platform.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.320-327
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• 2010

In this paper, electrostatically actuated direct contact type RF MEMS switches have been designed and demonstrated. As driving structures of the switch, cantilever, bridge, and torsion spring beam structures are used and the actuation voltage characteristics of the switches have been compared and discussed. The designed RF switches are fabricated with the surface micromachining technology using the electroplated gold and nickel structures. The characteristics of the fabricated switches are measured and analyzed. The switch, which is fabricated using the 510 ${\mu}m$-length bridge structure with the thickness of 1.5 ${\mu}m$, is actuated with 15 V driving voltage. The insertion losses are less than 0.2 dB over the measured frequency ranges from 0 to 20 GHz and the isolations are more than 30 dB.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2009년도 동계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.387-388
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• 2009

바이오포토닉스는 생물학과 포토닉스의 융합학문으로 특히, 최근 바이오이미징기술, 광바이오센서, 광조절 및 바이오칩의 광학센서시스템 및 광학집게 개발등에 큰 관심을 받고 있고 다양한 융합연구를 창출하고 있다. 미세기전시스템(MEMS: Microelectromechancial system)은 센서나 구동기를 초소형화 하기 위해 매우 유용한 기술로서 지난 10여년간 광통신분야에서 미세광학소자 및 집적광통신 반도체소자개발에 응용되어왔다. 최근 이러한 MEMS 기술을 이용하여 고감도 바이오센서나 고분해능, 실시간 바이오 이미징시스템을 초소형하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 바이오포토닉스 응용을 위한 광학소자의 초소형화 기술의 장점과 응용가능분야에 관해 소개하고자 한다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.526-534
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• 2016

A MEMS solid propellant thruster array shall be operated within an allowable range of operating temperatures to avoid ignition failure by incomplete combustion due to a time delay in ignition. The structural safety of the MEMS thruster array under severe on-orbit thermal conditions can also be guaranteed by a suitable thermal control. In this study, we propose a thermal control strategy to perform on-orbit verification of a MEMS thruster module, which is expected to be the primary payload of the STEP Cube Lab mission. The strategy involves, the use of micro-igniters as heaters and temperature sensors for active thermal control because an additional heater cannot be implemented in the current design. In addition, we made efforts to reduce the launch loads transmitted to the MEMS thruster module at the system level structural design. The effectiveness of the proposed thermo-mechanical design strategy has been demonstrated by numerical analysis.

• 센서학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.183-187
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• 2008

A sub-ppm level MEMS gas sensor that can be used for the detection of formaldehyde (HCHO) is presented. It is realized by using a zinc oxide (ZnO) thin-film material with a Ni-seed layer as a sensing material and by bulk micromachining technology. To enhance sensitivity of the MEMS gas sensor with Ni-seed layer was embedded with ZnO sensing material and sensing electrodes. As experimental results, the changed sensor resistance ratio for HCHO gas was 9.65 % for 10 ppb, 18.06 % for 100 ppb, and 35.7 % for 1 ppm, respectively. In addition, the minimum detection level of the fabricated MEMS gas sensor was 10 ppb for the HCHO gas. And the measured output voltage was about 0.94 V for 10 ppb HCHO gas concentration. The noise level of the fabricated MEMS gas sensor was about 50 mV. The response and recovery times were 3 and 5 min, respectively. The consumption power of the Pt micro-heater under sensor testing was 184 mW and its operating temperature was $400^{\circ}C$.