• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 이미지 센서에 의해 발생하는 노이즈를 제거하기 위한 적응적 로컬 시그마 필터 장치를 제안하였다. 이미지 센서에 의해 발생하는 작은 노이즈는 이미지 센서의 아날로그 게인과 노출시간의 증가로 인해 영상 정보와 함께 증폭되며 이러한 노이즈 제거를 목표로 시스템을 설계 하였다. Flatness Index Map 알고리즘을 사용해 영상의 윤곽선을 추출하였으며, 임계치가 영상의 휘도에 따라 적응적으로 변화하도록 설계하여 고조도 영상에서는 윤곽선 추출을 수행하지 않으며, 저조도에서만 윤곽선을 추출하도록 하였다. 추출된 윤곽선을 판단하여 그에 해당하는 픽셀에 대해서만 Local Sigma Filter 알고리즘을 사용하여 노이즈 제거를 수행 하였다. 설계된 필터의 성능 검증을 위해 윈도우 테스트 프로그램을 제작하였다. 그리고 HDL을 사용해 하드웨어로 설계하였으며, FPGA Demonstration board와 $1280{\times}720$ 이미지 사이즈, 30 frame/sec의 성능을 갖는 HD급 CMOS 이미지 센서를 사용해 하드웨어로 설계된 로컬 시그마 필터의 동작을 검증하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.675-687
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• 2010

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the science and technology of monitoring and assessing the condition of aerospace, civil and mechanical infrastructures using a sensing system integrated into the structure. Impedance-based SHM measures impedance of a structure using a PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) patch. This paper presents a low-power wireless autonomous and active SHM node called Autonomous SHM Sensor 2 (ASN-2), which is based on the impedance method. In this study, we incorporated three methods to save power. First, entire data processing is performed on-board, which minimizes radio transmission time. Considering that the radio of a wireless sensor node consumes the highest power among all modules, reduction of the transmission time saves substantial power. Second, a rectangular pulse train is used to excite a PZT patch instead of a sinusoidal wave. This eliminates a digital-to-analog converter and reduces the memory space. Third, ASN-2 senses the phase of the response signal instead of the magnitude. Sensing the phase of the signal eliminates an analog-to-digital converter and Fast Fourier Transform operation, which not only saves power, but also enables us to use a low-end low-power processor. Our SHM sensor node ASN-2 is implemented using a TI MSP430 microcontroller evaluation board. A cluster of ASN-2 nodes forms a wireless network. Each node wakes up at a predetermined interval, such as once in four hours, performs an SHM operation, reports the result to the central node wirelessly, and returns to sleep. The power consumption of our ASN-2 is 0.15 mW during the inactive mode and 18 mW during the active mode. Each SHM operation takes about 13 seconds to consume 236 mJ. When our ASN-2 operates once in every four hours, it is estimated to run for about 2.5 years with two AAA-size batteries ignoring the internal battery leakage.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.90-98
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• 2022

EO/IR 위성에 탑재된 적외선 센서(IR Sensor)는 궤도환경에서 임무기간 동안 복사 에너지에 대한 센서 출력의 변화가 발생한다. 고품질 영상을 획득하기 위해 출력을 교정할 수 있는 주기적인 교정이 필요하며, 센서의 주기적이고 정밀한 교정을 위해 탑재체 내부에 흑체 시스템이 적용하였다. 우주 환경에서 사용되는 모든 시스템은 궤도환경에서의 목표 성능을 검증하기 위해 지상에서의 성능시험이 요구되고 있다. 흑체 시스템은 운용환경에서 목표 온도 범위에서 대표추정온도 오차와 흑체 표면온도균일도 성능의 시험적 검증이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는, 궤도환경으로 우주배경복사 냉각이 모사된 열진공 시험을 통해 제안된 흑체 시스템의 대표추정온도 오차 교정 및 성능 검증을 진행하였다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2016

In this paper, an intelligent dimming control system is designed and implemented with the human visual response function using CDS sensor, PIR sensor and temperature sensor, etc. The proposed system is designed to detect a moving object by PIR sensor and to control the LED dimming considering the human visual response. Also, the dimming of LED light can modulate on the app, and simultaneously control dimming in real-world environments with smart phone app. A high-temperature warning or a fire hazard information is transmitted to user's smart phone according to sensor values and Data graph are provided as part of data visualization. Connecting the hardware controller, the proposed intelligent smart dimming control system is expected to contribute to the power reduction interior LED, smart grid building and saving home combining with internet of things.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.2191-2204
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• 1993

A sensor system has been developed to measure the posture(position and orientation) of mobile robots working in industrial environments. The proposed sensor system consists of a CCD camera, retro-reflective landmarks, a strobe unit and an image processing board. The proposed hardware system can be built in economic price compared to commercial vision systems. The system has the capability of measuring the posture of mobile robots within 60 msec when a 386 personal computer is used as the host computer. The experimental results demonstrated a remarkable performance of the proposed sensor system in the posture measurement of mobile robots - the average error in position is less than 3 mm and the average error in orientation is less than 1.5.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.70-80
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• 2000

The attitude knowledge error model is formulated for specifically KOMPSAT attitude determination system using the Lefferts/Markley/Shuster method, and the attitude determination(AD) error analysis is performed so as to investgate the on-board attitude determination capability of KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite(KOMPSAT) using the covariance analysis method. Analysis results show there is almost no initial value effect on Attitude Determination (AD) error and the sensor noise effects on AD error are drastically decreased as is predicted because of the inherent characteristic of Kalman filter structure. However, it shows that the earth radiance effect of IR-sensor(earth sensor) and the bias effects of both IR-sensor and fine sun sensor are the dominant factors degrading AD error and gyro rate bias estimate error in AD system. Analysis results show that the attitude determination errors of roll, pitch and yaw axes are 0.056, 0.092 and 0.093 degrees, respectively. These numbers are smaller than the required values for the normal mission of KOMPSAT. Also, the selected on-orbit data of KOMPSAT is presented to demonstrate the designed AD system.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1992년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.344-348
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• 1992

This paper presents a new methodology for on-line tool breakage detection by sensor fusion concept of an acoustic-emission (AE) sensor. A built-in piezoelectric force sensor was used to measure cutting force instead of a tool dynamometer to preserve the machine tool dynamics. he sensor was inserted in the tool turret housing of an NC lathe. FEM analysis was carried out to locate the most sensitive position for the sensor. When a tool is broken, the explicit changes of signals' pattern take place. A burst-type AE signal increases abruptly. Followingly, a cutting force drops significantly. Therefore a burst of AE signal is used as a triggering signal to inspect the following cutting force. Significant drop of cutting force is utilized to detect tool breakage. The algorithm was implemented in a DSP board for in-process tool breakage detection. The proposed monitoring system was capable of a good applicable tool breakage detection.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2001

In this study the leakage current measurement method based on a porous ceramic is applied to check the conductive substance caused by the ionized particles. By using engine and chassis dynamometer and an experiment vehicle, in which the hydrocarbon sensor (HC sensor) was exposed to the exhaust gas to create the electrical signal, the HC sensor in the exhaust line checked the conductive ions in emission gas. Generally the output electrical signal of HC sensor is followed with amount of hydrocarbon in the experiments in cold start and operation. By combining the electrical signal, a measure of conductivity of exhaust gas with hydrocarbon can be provided by OBD (On Board Diagnosis) II and EMS (Engine Management System).

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3084-3092
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• 2010

This paper describes the development of an automated, hand-held sensor for the fast assessment of seafood freshness. The sensor developed here combined: an array-based chemical sensor, composed of incrementally different conducting polymer elements deposited on a small chip; a highly sensitive, custom-made electronics for the detection of very small signal changes; precise temperature control of the sensor chamber; and an on-board microcontroller for data collection, storage, automation, and analysis. The instrument was used to successfully test seafood samples with different degree of freshness and spoilage. A linear relationship between microbiological count and e-Nose signal for three different fish fillet was developed. Once the linear relationship is included into the hand-held unit software, the e-Nose signal can be used for assessment of seafood freshness without performing the microbiological count technique.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.420-427
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• 2010

This paper describes a localization method based on Monte Carlo Localization approach for a mobile robot. The method uses range data which are measured from ultrasound transmitting beacons whose locations are given a priori. The ultrasound receiver on-board a robot detects the range from the beacons. The method requires several beacons, theoretically over three. The method proposes a sensor model for the range sensing based on statistical analysis of the sensor output. The experiment uses commercialized beacons and detector which are used for trilateration localization. The performance of the proposed method is verified through real implementation. Especially, it is shown that the performance of the localization degrades as the sensor update rate decreases compared with the MCL algorithm update rate. Though the method requires exact location of the beacons, it doesn't require geometrical map information of the environment. Also, it is applicable to estimation of the location of both the beacons and robot simultaneously.