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Fabrication and Characteristics of a White Emission Electroluminicent Device (백색 전계발광소자의 제작과 그 특성)

  • Kim, Woo-Hyun;Choi, Sie-Young
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.295-303
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    • 2001
  • White emission thin film electroluminecent device was fabricated with ZnS for phosphor layers and BST ferroelectric thin film for insulating layers. The ZnS:Mn and $ZnS:SmF_3$ layers were used for emission of red color. Also the $ZnS:TbF_3$ and $ZnS:AgF_3$ layers were used to emission of green and blue color, respectively. And the fabrication conditions of the BST insulating layers were followings, that is, the composition ratio of target, substrate temperature, working pressure and operating gas ratio were $Ba_{0.5}Sr_{0.5}Ti_{0.3}$, $400^{\circ}C$, 30 mTorr and 9:1, respectively. The thickness of phosphor were 150 nm for each layers and the insulating layers of upper and bottom were 400 nm and 200 nm, respectively. The luminesence threshold voltage was $75\;V_{rms}$ and the maximum brightness of the thin film electroluminecent device was $3200\;cd/m^2$ at $100\;V_{rms}$.

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Analysis of IoT Open-Platform Cryptographic Technology and Security Requirements (IoT 오픈 플랫폼 암호기술 현황 및 보안 요구사항 분석)

  • Choi, Jung-In;Oh, Yoon-Seok;Kim, Do-won;Choi, Eun Young;Seo, Seung-Hyun
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.7 no.7
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    • pp.183-194
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    • 2018
  • With the rapid development of IoT(Internet of Things) technology, various convenient services such as smart home and smart city have been realized. However, IoT devices in unmanned environments are exposed to various security threats including eavesdropping and data forgery, information leakage due to unauthorized access. To build a secure IoT environment, it is necessary to use proper cryptographic technologies to IoT devices. But, it is impossible to apply the technologies applied in the existing IT environment, due to the limited resources of the IoT devices. In this paper, we survey the classification of IoT devices according to the performance and analyze the security requirements for IoT devices. Also we survey and analyze the use of cryptographic technologies in the current status of IoT open standard platform such as AllJoyn, oneM2M, IoTivity. Based on the research of cryptographic usage, we examine whether each platform satisfies security requirements. Each IoT open platform provides cryptographic technology for supporting security services such as confidentiality, integrity, authentication an authorization. However, resource constrained IoT devices such as blood pressure monitoring sensors are difficult to apply existing cryptographic techniques. Thus, it is necessary to study cryptographic technologies for power-limited and resource constrained IoT devices in unattended environments.

The Usefulness of a Wearable Smart Insole for Gait and Balance Analyses After Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: Immediate and Delayed Effects (척추측만증 환자의 수술 효과 평가 수단으로서 웨어러블 스마트 깔창을 이용한 보행분석의 유용성)

  • Seo, Min Seok;Shin, Myung Jun;Kwon, Ae Ran;Park, Tae Sung;Nam, Kyoung Hyup
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.184-192
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    • 2020
  • This study presents a gait analysis method (including time series analysis) using a smart insole as an objective and quantitative evaluating method after lumbar scoliosis surgery. The participant is a degenerative lumbar scoliosis patient. She took 3-min-gait-test four times(before and 8, 16, and 204-days after surgery) and 6-min-gait-test once(204-days after surgery) with smart-insoles in her shoes. Each insole has 8-pressure sensors, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope. The measured values were used to compare the characteristics of gait before and after surgery. The analysis showed that all of the patient's gait parameters improved after surgery. And after 6 months, the gait was more stable. However, after long walk, the swing duration of one leg was slightly shorter than that of the other again. It was a preclinical problem that could not be found in the visual examination by the practitioner. With this analysis method we could evaluate the improvement of patient quantitatively and objectively. And we could find a preclinical problem. This analysis method will lead to the studies that define and distinguish gait patterns of certain diseases, helping to determine appropriate treatments.

A Study of Baby Sleeping Positions Sensing and Safety Band Using an Accelerometer (가속도 센서를 이용한 아기 수면자세 감지 및 안전 밴드에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Ji-Min;Lim, Chae-Young;Kim, Kyung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, it introduced the device that was fabricated for monitoring sleeping positions of infants with 3-axis accelerometer. Sleep monitoring studies has been usually conducted two ways. To monitor sleeping posture by installing a camera and then recording of sleep in the sleeping room continuously is the first one. The other one is monitoring pressure sensor's results data for sleeping. Those two ways' benefits are that are able to get relatively accurate sleeping posture data but, there are many disadvantages like constraints of spaces and places, the installation of sensors or cameras, and high cost. In addition, it has a lot of problems that difficult to solve. For babies, it's not easy to apply, as well as uncomfortable. The proposed method uses a 3-axis accelerometer's X axis, Y axis, Z axis position output values in order to recognize the bad ground sleeping position that use of the buzzer alarm. This method uses a 3-axis acceleration sensor to measure the data and transmit sleeping posture using Bluetooth wireless in real time monitoring. The data is helpful for prevention safety hazard such as choked themselves when they slept back side on.

Full Aperture Black Body Design, Fabrication and Validation for Infrared Detector Calibration (적외선 검출기 검보정을 위한 대구경흑체 설계, 제작 및 검증)

  • Cho, Hyokjin;Seo, Hee-Jun;Kim, Keun-Shik;Park, Sung-Wook;Moon, Guee-Won
    • Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.40-45
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    • 2013
  • Satellite's infrared detector shall be calibrated under thermal vacuum environment using a reference black body before a launch. The full aperture black body (FABB) as an infrared calibration reference shall be composed of vacuum compatible materials and temperature controlled from $-40^{\circ}C$ to $+40^{\circ}C$ with emissivity higher than 0.95. The temperature homogeneity over the central 80 % area of the FABB front surface shall be better than 2 K. The FABB designed by thermal and flow analysis was $1m{\times}1m{\times}8mm$ copper plate on which black painted aluminum honeycomb core was attached. Copper tubes were welded on the opposite side of the honeycomb core to allow temperature regulated gaseous nitrogen to flow through them. By the FABB validation test, the temperature homogeneity was observed around 1 K using 20 PT100 sensors and modified COTS infrared camera. The emissivity value was 0.975 at $40^{\circ}C$ under atmospheric pressure.

Design and Control of Hybrid a Powered Wheelchair for the Elderly (고령자를 위한 하이브리드형 전동 휠체어의 설계 및 제어)

  • Yoon, Tae-Su;Ann, Sung-Jo;Kim, Sang-Min;Han, Young-Bin;Kim, Jung-Yup
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.40 no.12
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    • pp.1067-1076
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    • 2016
  • This paper describes the development of a hybrid-powered wheelchair (HPW) for the elderly. The proposed HPW has novel mechanical and control features compared with conventional powered wheelchairs. An ergonomic back-braking mechanism was designed in order to stop the wheels easily. In terms of control features, the HPW remarkably reduces the muscle power required by combining various assistive functions, such as wheel torque assistance, friction/inertia compensation, gravity compensation, and the one-hand driving algorithm. For wheel torque assistance, strain gauges were attached to the hand-rim in order to measure the wheel torque applied by a human. Gyroscopes and an accelerometer were attached to the wheel and chair respectively for friction and inertia compensation. An inclinometer was attached for gravity compensation and the one-hand driving algorithm was included for patients who can only use one hand. The one-hand driving algorithm controls the angular velocity of the uncontrolled wheel by using a gyroscope and pressure sensors attached to the bottom of the seat. Finally, the performance of the proposed motion assisted algorithm was verified through various experiments.

Design of WSN based Field Server for Local Weather Monitoring (국지기상 모니터링을 위한 WSN 기반 필드서버 제작)

  • An, Seong-Mo;Kim, Jae-Gyeong;Yoo, Jae-Ho;Jung, Sang-Joong;Chung, Wan-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.493-500
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    • 2011
  • Recently, there has been an increase in the number of disaster victims locally due to climate change and a variety of frequently occurring natural disasters. The damage caused by abrupt weather change in local area by typical weather forecasting techniques is very limited and difficult. Recently local area weather monitoring system using wireless sensor network technology has been very actively studied. Thus an IEEE 802.15.4-based weather field server to measure and monitor the local weather changes was designed and developed in this study. The proposed weather field server utilizes a wireless sensor node and weather sensors to collect weather information such as temperature, humidity, illumination, dew point, barometric pressure, and water level. The integrated weather sensor board was designed to respond quickly to weather changes, and provide feedback to the server PC. Each weather information is analyzed in the server PC to establish a program to monitor and analyze the local area or the area of abrupt climate change in order to provide warning signals in case of disaster events in local.

Experimental Study for Establishment of Long-term Monitoring System using Fiber Optical Sensor for Pipeline System for Waste Transportation (광섬유센서를 이용한 쓰레기 이송관로의 장기 계측시스템 구축을 위한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Haeng-Bae;Song, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.35-43
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    • 2016
  • Recently, the pipeline system for waste transportation has been increasingly constructed as new solution for the waste collection and disposal system by constantly increasing domestic waste which issued as social problem. The pipeline system is constructed through long distance, so proper long-term monitoring system is necessary which available to detect the damage location for the effective maintenance. In this paper, the experimental study is carried out to evaluate the applicability of optical strain gauge sensor based on FBG for the long-term monitoring system. Three test parameters such as pressure leaking, blockage and deformation are considered as typical damages for real-scale pipeline test specimen. In order to measure flexural and volumetric strain and temperature, three FBG sensors are installed at each monitoring sections. From the test results, this study suggested effective methods of sensor installation and arrangement. Also the sensor spacing for the design of monitoring system using FBG sensor is derived by the correlation of distances from deformation between sensor responses.

Rotordynamic Performance Measurements and Predictions of a FCEV Air Compressor Supported on Gas Foil Bearings (가스 포일 베어링으로 지지되는 연료전지 전기자동차용 공기압축기의 회전체동역학적 성능 측정 및 예측)

  • Hwang, Sung Ho;Moon, Chang Gook;Kim, Tae Ho;Lee, Jongsung;Cho, Kyung Seok;Ha, Kyoung-Ku;Lee, Chang Ha
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.44-51
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    • 2019
  • The paper presents the rotordynamic performance measurements and model predictions of a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) air compressor supported on gas foil bearings (GFBs). The rotor has an impeller on one end and a thrust runner on the other end. The front (impeller side) and rear (thrust side) gas foil journal bearings (GFJBs) are located between the impeller and thrust runner to support the radial loads, and a pair of gas foil thrust bearings are located on both sides of the thrust runner to support the axial loads. The test GFJBs have a partial arc shim foil installed between the top foil and bump strip layers to enhance hydrodynamic pressure generation. During the rotordynamic performance tests, two sets of orthogonally installed eddy-current displacement sensors measure the rotor radial motions at the rotor impeller and thrust ends. A series of speed-up and coast-down tests to 100k rpm demonstrates the dominant synchronous (1X) rotor responses to imbalance masses without noticeable subsynchronous motions, which indicates a rotordynamically stable rotor-GFB system. Finite element analysis of the rotor determines the rotor free-free (bending) natural modes and frequencies well beyond the maximum rotating frequency. The predicted damped natural frequencies and damping ratios of the rotor-GFB system reveal rotordynamic stability over the speeds of interest. The imbalance response predictions show that the predicted critical speeds and rotor amplitudes strongly agree with the test measurements, thus validating the developed rotordynamic model.

Analysis of Rainfall Infiltration Velocity for Unsaturated Soils by an Unsaturated Soil Column Test : Comparison of Weathered Gneiss Soil and Weathered Granite Soil (불포화토 칼럼시험을 통한 불포화토 내 강우침투속도 분석: 편마암 풍화토와 화강암 풍화토의 비교)

  • Park, Kyu-Bo;Chae, Byung-Gon;Kim, Kyeong-Su;Park, Hyuek-Jin
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.71-82
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    • 2011
  • The unsaturated soil column tests were carried out for weathered gneiss soil and weathered granite soil in order to obtain the relationship between rainfall intensity and infiltration velocity of rainfall on the basis of different unit weight conditions of soil. In this study, volumetric water content and pore water pressure were measured using TDR sensors and tensiometers at constant time interval. For the column test, three different unit weights were used as in-situ condition, loose condition and dense condition, and rainfall intensities were selected as 20 mm/h and 50 mm/h. In 20 mm/h rainfall intensity condition, average rainfall infiltration velocities for both gneiss and weathered granite soils were obtained as $2.854{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s ~ $1.297{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s for different unit weight values and $2.734{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s ~ $1.707{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s, respectively. In 50 mm/h rainfall intensity condition, rainfall infiltration velocities were obtained as $4.509{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s ~ $2.016{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s and $4.265{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s ~ $3.764{\times}10^{-3}$ cm/s respectively. The test results showed that the higher rainfall intensity and the lower unit weight of soil, the faster average infiltration velocity. In addition, the weathered granite soils had faster rainfall infiltration velocities than those of the weathered gneiss soils except for the looser unit weight conditions. This is due to the fact that the weathered granite soil had more homogeneous particle size, smaller unit weight condition and larger porosity.