• 센서학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.266-270
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• 2022

Owing to the rising volume of seaborne trade, oil spills damage the marine environment for over 250 yearly. Thus, various analysis methods such as the Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), Raman spectroscope, and gas chromatography are used to monitor oil spills at sea, but these methods are expensive. Recently, to reduce operational costs, an underwater fluorometer was adopted. However, this approach is not ideal for the remote sensing of oil spills because the device gets submerged in the sea. In this study, we have designed and developed a monitoring system that uses ultraviolet fluorescence to detect spilled oil or water from a distance, as well as proposed an analyzing method defining based on water Raman signal and QF535. Each fluorescence spectrum of water, oil (crude oil), and Bunker A was obtained using the system, and was calculated and analyzed from the spectrum individually. Based on the results of the analysis, we could successfully identity water and oil at a long distance.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.582-587
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• 2004

Ultrasonic sensors are widely used in mobile robot applications to recognize external environments, because they are cheap, easy to use, and robust under varying lighting conditions. However, the recognition of objects using a ultrasonic sensor is not so easy due to its characteristics such as narrow beam width and no reflected signal from a inclined object. As one of the alternatives to resolve these problems, use of multiple sensors has been studied. A sequential driving system needs a long measurement time and does not take advantage of multiple sensors. Simultaneous and pulse coding driving system of ultrasonic sensor array cannot measure short distance as the length of the code becomes long. This problem can be resolved by multi-frequency driving of ultrasonic sensors, which allows multi-sensors to be fired simultaneously and adjacent objects to be distinguished. Accordingly, this paper presents a simultaneous and multi-frequency driving system for an ultrasonic sensor array for object recognition. The proposed system is designed and implemented using a DSP and FPGA. A micro-controller board is made using a DSP, Polaroid 6500 ranging modules are modified for firing the multi-frequency signals, and a 5-channel frequency modulated signal generating board is made using a FPGA. To verify the proposed method, experiments were conducted in an environment with overlapping signals, and the flight distances for each sensor were obtained from filtering of the received overlapping signals and calculation of the time-of-flights.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.1207-1213
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• 2007

기존의 수도설비의 밸브실과 유량계의 관리는 기계적이고 숙련자의 경험적인 방식으로 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 USN 기반의 실시간 수도설비 모니터링 시스템을 활용한 시설물 관리는 안전성과 정확성을 제공함으로서 양질의 수자원을 관리하는데 기술적인 발전을 가져올 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 USN(Ubiquitous Sensor Network)과 CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access) 망을 이용한 수도 시설물의 안전 관리 시스템에 관하여 연구하였다. 수도 설비 중에서 밸브실과 유량계실을 대상으로 유량계, 압력센서, 진동센서, Co센서, 온 습도센서들의 RFID(Radio-frequency identification) 센서로 구성된 USN을 구성하고, USN으로부터 실시간으로 수도 시설물 정보 및 수(水)처리 측정 정보를 수집하여, CDMA망을 통해 원거리 관제 시스템에 전송한다. USN 기술을 이용하여 수도설비를 관리함으로서 현장에서의 편리성, 안전성, 정확성을 높여 더욱 효율적이고 안정적으로 깨끗한 수돗물을 공급하는데 기여할 수 있다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권10호
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• pp.2071-2078
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• 2009

In this paper, we proposed a non-contact respiration measurement system with ultrasonic proximity sensor. Ultrasonic proximity sensor approach of respiration measurement which respiration signatures and rates can be derived in real-time for long-term monitoring is presented. 240 kHz ultrasonic sensor has been applied for the proposed measurement system. The time of flight of sound wave between the transmitted signal and received signal have been used for a respiration measurement from abdominal area. Respiration rates measured with the ultrasonic proximity sensor were compared with those measured with standard techniques on 5 human subjects. Accurate measurement of respiration rate is shown from the 50 cm measurement distance. The data from the method comparison study is used to confirm the performance of the proposed measurement system. The current version of respiratory rate detection system using ultrasonic can successfully measure respiration rate. The proposed measurement method could be used for monitoring unconscious persons from a relatively close range, avoiding the need to apply electrodes or other sensors in the correct position and to wire the subject to the monitor. Monitoring respiration using ultrasonic sensor offers a promising possibility of non-contact measurement of respiration rates. Especially, this technology offers a potentially inexpensive implementation that could extend applications to consumer home-healthcare and mobile-healthcare products. Further advances in the sensor design, system design and signal processing can increase the range of the measurement and quality of the rate-finding for broadening the potential application areas of this technology.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제13권1호통권53호
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• pp.88-96
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 FBG 센서 및 PDA를 이용하여 새로운 안전관리 시스템인 무선 계측 시스템을 개발하기 위해 FBG 센서를 이용하여 광섬유 변위(FBG-LVDT) 센서, 광섬유 변형률(FBG-STRAIN) 센서, 광섬유 온도(FBG-TEMP) 센서 그리고 광섬유 가속도(FBG-ACC) 센서를 특별 제작하였다. 또한, 신호처리 시스템에는 적용된 FBG 센서들의 무선송신 시스템이 가능하도록 신호처리 시스템을 구성하였으며, PDA를 이용하여 원격 거리에서도 display가 가능할 수 있도록 프로그램을 개발하였다. 개발된 FBG 센서들과 무선계측 모니터링 시스템의 현장 적용성, 정확성 및 활용 가능성을 검증하고자 현장 교량에서 정적, 동적 재하시험을 실시하였다. 또한, FBG-LVDT 센서, FBG-ACC 센서에 의하여 측정된 동적 데이터들은 Meister의 진동등감각 곡선에 적용시킴으로서 교량의 진동에 대한 사용성 평가를 실시하였고 교량의 진동 사용성을 고려하여 진동 제한 기준을 제시하여 대상 교량의 진동 평가를 위한 방법을 마련하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1100-1109
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• 2006

In this study, two different technologies which can measure temperature simultaneously at many points are introduced. One is to use a thermal sensor cable that is comprised of addressable thermal sensors connected in parallel within a single cable. The other is to use an optic fiber with Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system. The difference between two technologies can be summarized as follows. A thermal sensor cable has a concept of 'point sensing' that can measure temperature at accurate position of a thermal sensor. So the accuracy and resolution of temperature measurement are up to the ability of the thermal sensor. Whereas optic fiber sensor has a concept of 'distributed sensing' because temperature is measured by ratio of Stokes and anti-Stokes component intensities of Raman backscatter that is generated when laser pulse travels along an optic fiber. It's resolution is determined by measuring distance, measuring time and spatial resolution. The purpose of this study is that application targets of two temperature measurement techniques are checked in technical and economical phases by examining the strength and weakness of them. Considering the functions and characteristics of two techniques, the thermal sensor cable will be suitable to apply to the assessment of groundwater flow, geothermal distribution and grouting efficiency within 300m distance. It is expected that the optic fiber sensor can be widely utilized at various fields (for example: pipe line inspection, tunnel fire detection, power line monitoring etc.) which need an information of temperature distribution over relatively long distance.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.213-219
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• 2013

최근 정보 통신 기술의 발전에 따라 GPS를 이용한 실외 위치 기반 서비스와 더불어 정밀한 위치추적이 필요한 실내 위치 기반 서비스에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 하지만 철골 구조로 이루어진 선박은 전파의 회절 및 굴절에 의한 레인징 오차로 인하여 정확한 위치 측정이 어렵다. 이러한 실내 환경에서 발생하는 위치측정 오차를 줄이기 위하여 본 논문에서는 다중경로에 강인하고 자유공간에서 수 센티미터의 오차를 가지는 UWB(Ultra-wide-band)를 이용하여 어떠한 부가적인 센서 없이도 선내 복도와 같은 좁은 통로에 적합한 거리 개선 알고리즘을 제안한다. 이 개선 방법은 고정노드 배치로 인한 거리 오차는 피타고라스 이론과 근접노드기법으로 해결하고 복도의 코너 구역에서 크게 발생하는 레인징 오차는 거리변화량분석기법을 적용하여 보정하였다. 실험결과 제안한 방법이 기존의 CSS(Chirp spread spectrum) 방법과 비교할 때 노드 수와 거리오차를 각각 66%와 57.41%로 줄였다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2007

The main purpose of this paper is to manage the container property effectively at the container yard by applying the RTLS technology to the field of port logistics. Yet, many kinds of noises happen to be inputted with the distance value(between the reader and the tag) which is to be inputted into the location identification algorithm, which makes the distance value jumped due to the system noise of the ultrasonic sensor module and the measurement noise. The Kalman Filter is widely used to prevent this jump occurrence; the noises are eliminated by using the EKF(Extended Kalman Filter) while considering that the distance information of the ultrasonic sensor is non-linear. Also, the 3D RTLS system at the port container yard suggested in this research is designed not to be interrupted for its ultrasonic transmission by positioning the antenna at the front of each sector of the container where the active tags are installed. We positioned the readers, which function as antennas for location identification, to four places randomly in the absolute coordinate and let the positions of the active tags identified by using the distance data delivered from the active tags. For the location identification algorithm used in this paper, the triangulation measurement that is most used in general is applied and newly reorganized to calculate the position of the container. In the first experiment, we dealt with the error resulting in the angle and the distance of the ultrasonic sensor module, which is the most important in the hardware performance; in the second, we evaluated the performance of the location identification algorithm, which is the most important in the software performance, and tested the noise cancellation effects for the EKF. According to the experiment result, the ultrasonic sensor showed an average of 3 to 5cm error up to $45^{\circ}$ in case of $60^{\circ}$ or more, non-reliable linear distances were obtained. In addition, the evaluation of the algorithm performance showed an average of $4^{\circ}{\sim}5^{\circ}$ error due to the error of the linear distance-this error is negligible for most container location identifications. Lastly, the experiment results of noise cancellation and jump preservation by using the EKF showed that noises were removed in the distance information which was entered from the input of the ultrasonic sensor and as a result, only signal was extracted; thus, jumps were able to be removed and the exact distance information between the ultrasonic sensors could be obtained.

• 센서학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.30-33
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• 2024

The occurrence of harmful algae on the coast of Korea has been a cause of damage to the aquaculture industry and deterioration of the coastal ecosystem environment. A method is required to predict their outbreak in real-time at the site. Therefore, this study attempted to develop a small hybrid optical sensor and real-time monitoring system based on LiDAR that can be used in the field and laboratory and can be applied to various platforms. FMS-L specifically suggested the amount of Chlorophyll a (Chl a) in the sample by measuring and analyzing the fluorescence emitted by the irradiating light. The accuracy of FMS-L was verified by measuring the concentrations of standard Chlorophyll a substances and Margalfidinium polykirkoids. In addition, the precision was verified by comparing the measurement results of FMS-L using commercial equipment Phyto-PAM-II. This equipment is compact and easy to move. Therefore, it can be easily applied to field surveys, allows short time measurements (10 s), and can be applied at a distance of 10 m from the measurement site.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2011년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회 2부
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• pp.49-52
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• 2011

This study concerned with the retention structures or inverted temporary building for displacement measurement in the underground soil after drilling a vertical tilt sensor attached to the vertical distance required to maintain a real-time measurement and management in order to install the wireless measuring devices installed in the field through remote control and management program for the safety of retaining structures temporary building be found on the internet in real time temporary building the retention is to develop a safety management system. And based on this technology to monitor the future status of the various structures possible to add a variety of sensors and Life Cycle Prediction of the structure and needs to evolve into intelligent systems and wireless networks using wireless communications infrastructure systems based on expanding domestic market penetration by developing instrumentation pioneer in overseas markets as well as the activation can also be judged.