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압전단결정을 이용한 소형 free-flooded ring 트랜스듀서의 성능 특성 예측 및 검증 (Analysis and verification of the characteristic of a compact free-flooded ring transducer made of single crystals)

  • 임종범;윤홍우;권병진;김경섭;이정민
    • 한국음향학회지
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.278-286
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    • 2022
  • 본 연구에서는 압전세라믹 기반의 상용 Free-Flooded Ring(FFR) 트랜스듀서 대비 소형이면서 저주파 고감도 특성을 확보하기 위해, 높은 압전상수와 전기-기계 결합계수를 가지는 압전단결정 PIN-PMN-PT를 적용한 33-모드 FFR 트랜스듀서를 설계하였다. FFR 트랜스듀서의 광대역 특성을 확보하기 위해 비능동소자를 삽입한 링 구조를 적용하였으며, 3종의 비능동소자 소재 별 특성 해석 결과를 비교하여 최적의 소재를 선정하였다. 링 트랜스듀서의 특성 변화를 최소화하기 위해 오일 충진형 FFR 트랜스듀서로 제작하였으며, 음향시험을 통해 송신감도, 수중 임피던스 및 수평/수직 빔패턴이 해석결과와 잘 일치하는지 확인하였다. 해석 및 시험 결과를 비교한 결과, 송신감도는 공동공진 주파수에서 약 1.3 dB, 구조공진 주파수에서는 약 0.3 dB 차이를 보였다. 또한 상용 트랜스듀서 대비 높은 송신감도를 보유하면서도 직경을 약 17 % 축소하여 제작할 수 있었다. 이를 통해 소형이면서 고출력 특성을 가지는 압전단결정적용 FFR 트랜스듀서의 구현 가능성과 해석을 통한 특성 예측 방법의 유효성을 확인하였다.

Reproducibility of Regional Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy Subjects

  • Im Jae-Joong;Lee, Nak-Bum;Rhee Moo-Yong;Na Sang-Hun;Kim, Young-Kwon;Lee, Myoung-Mook;Cockcroft John R.
    • International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2006
  • Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV), which is inversely related to the distensibility of an arterial wall, offers a simple and potentially useful approach for an evaluation of cardiovascular diseases. In spite of the clinical importance and widespread use of PWV, there exist no standard either for pulse sensors or for system requirements for accurate pulse wave measurement. Objective of this study was to assess the reproducibility of PWV values using a newly developed PWV measurement system in healthy subjects prior to a large-scale clinical study. Methods: System used for the study was the PP-1000 (Hanbyul Meditech Co., Korea), which provides regional PWV values based on the measurements of electrocardiography (ECG), phonocardiography (PCG), and pulse waves from four different sites of arteries (carotid, femoral, radial, and dorsalis pedis) simultaneously. Seventeen healthy male subjects with a mean age of 33 years (ranges 22 to 52 years) without any cardiovascular disease were participated for the experiment. Two observers (observer A and B) performed two consecutive measurements from the same subject in a random order. For an evaluation of system reproducibility, two analyses (within-observer and between-observer) were performed, and expressed in terms of mean difference ${\pm}2SD$, as described by Bland and Altman plots. Results: Mean and SD of PWVs for aorta, arm, and leg were $7.07{\pm}1.48m/sec,\;8.43{\pm}1.14m/sec,\;and\;8.09{\pm}0.98m/sec$ measured from observer A and $6.76{\pm}1.00m/sec,\;7.97{\pm}0.80m/sec,\;and\;\7.97{\pm}0.72m/sec$ from observer B, respectively. Between-observer differences ($mean{\pm}2SD$) for aorta, arm, and leg were $0.14{\pm\}0.62m/sec,\;0.18{\pm\}0.84m/sec,\;and\;0.07{\pm}0.86m/sec$, and the correlation coefficients were high especially 0.93 for aortic PWV. Within-observer differences ($mean{\pm}2SD$) for aorta, arm, and leg were $0.01{\pm}0.26m/sec,\;0.02{\pm}0.26m/sec,\;and\;0.08{\pm}0.32m/sec$ from observer A and $0.01{\pm}0.24m/sec,\;0.04{\pm}0.28m/sec,\;and\;0.01{\pm}0.20m/sec$ from observer B, respectively. All the measurements showed significantly high correlation coefficients ranges from 0.94 to 0.99. Conclusion: PWV measurement system used for the study offers comfortable and simple operation and provides accurate analysis results with high reproducibility. Since the reproducibility of the measurement is critical for the diagnosis in clinical use, it is necessary to provide an accurate algorithm for the detection of additional features such as flow wave, reflection wave, and dicrotic notch from a pulse waveform. This study will be extended for the comparison of PWV values from patients with various vascular risks for clinical application. Data acquired from the study could be used for the determination of the appropriate sample size for further studies relating various types of arteriosclerosis-related vascular disease.

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