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Interference Effects on the Thickness of a Pulse Pressure Sensor Array Coated with Silicone (맥 센서 어레이(array)의 실리콘(silicone) 코팅 두께에 따른 센서 간 간섭효과)

  • Jun, Min-Ho;Jeon, Young Ju;Kim, Young-Min
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2016
  • Pulse diagnosis is one of the representative diagnostic methods in Oriental medicine. In this study, a pulse pressure sensor array coated with silicone, which includes 6 piezo-resistive sensors and 1 thermistor, is fabricated for pulse measurement. It is necessary to coat the pulse sensor array with silicone to avoid the fracture or damage of pressure sensors when the sensor is in contact with the skin and a constant pressure is applied. However, the silicone coating on the pulse sensor array can cause signal interference among the sensors in the pulse sensor array. The interference number (IN), a calculation for expressing the degree of interference among channels, is changed according to the silicone thickness on the pulse sensor array. The IN is increased by a thick silicone coating, but the fabrication error, an important index for the mass production of the sensor array, is reduced by the thickness of the silicone coating. We propose that the thickness of the silicone on the pulse sensor array is an important consideration for the performance of the fabricated sensor and manufacturing repeatability.

Development of Hydrocarbon Oil Detection Sensor using the Swelling Property of Silicone Rubber (기름에 대한 실리콘의 부피 변화 성질을 이용한 유출유 탐지 센서 개발)

  • Oh, Sang-Woo;Lee, Moon-Jin;Choi, Hyeuk-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.280-286
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    • 2011
  • In this research, the oil detection method and the characteristic of sensor using the selective reaction of silicone rubber in response to hydrocarbon oil will be described. As a sensing principle, the swelling property of silicone rubber in response to hydrocarbon fuel is used, also a strain gauge is used to transduce the volume change to an electrical signal. The sensor core is manufactured with a strain gauge embedded in silicone rubber by the curing process and experiments for characteristics of sensor core with various oils were carried out. It is shown that the sensor core can be used as an oil spill detection sensor. Also, for the application to the sea area, a buoy type sensor platform is integrated with a sensor core and a strain amplifier and it is tested in the simulated oil spill condition. In this study, it is proven that the integrated sensor can be used for the detection of various oils.

Development of a Micro-pressure Sensor with high-resisting Pressure for Military Applications (군수용 고내압을 가지는 마이크로 압력센서의 개발)

  • Shim, Joon-Hwan;Seo, Chang-Taeg;Lee, Jong-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1016-1021
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    • 2005
  • A piezoresistive pressure sensor using a silicone rubber membrane has been fabricated on the selectively diffused (100)-oriented n/n+/n silicon substrates by a unique silicon micromachining technique using porous silicon ething. The width, length and thickness of the beam were 120${\mu}m$, 600${\mu}m$ and 7${\mu}m$, respectively and the thickness of the silicone rubber membrane was 40${\mu}m$. By the fusion of silicon beam and silicone rubber membrane, the mechanical strength of the pressure sensor could be highly improved due to smaller shear stress. The effectiveness of the sensor was confirmed through an experiment and FEM simulation in which the pressure sensor was characterized.

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Development of Flexible Force Sensor Using Fiber Bragg Grating for Tactile Sensor and Its Evaluation (광섬유 브래그 격자를 이용한 촉각 센서용 유연 단축 힘 센서의 개발 및 평가)

  • Heo, Jin-Seok;Lee, Jung-Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.23 no.2 s.179
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 2006
  • This paper shows the development of flexible force sensor using the fiber Bragg grating. This force sensor consists of a Bragg grating fiber and flexible silicone rubber (DC184, Dow corning co. Ltd). This sensor does not have special structure to maximize the deflection or elongation, but have good sensitivity and very flexible characteristics. In addition, this sensor has the immunity to the electro magnetic field and can be multiplexed easily, which is inherited from the characteristics of fiber Bragg grating sensor. In the future, this sensor can be utilized the tactile sensor system minimizing the sensor size and developing the fabrication method.

Study of body movement monitoring utilizing nano-composite strain sensors contaning Carbon nanotubes and silicone rubber

  • Azizkhani, Mohammadbagher;Kadkhodapour, Javad;Anaraki, Ali Pourkamali;Hadavand, Behzad Shirkavand;Kolahchi, Reza
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.779-788
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    • 2020
  • Multi-Walled Carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) coupled with Silicone Rubber (SR) can represent applicable strain sensors with accessible materials, which result in good stretchability and great sensitivity. Employing these materials and given the fact that the combination of these two has been addressed in few studies, this study is trying to represent a low-cost, durable and stretchable strain sensor that can perform excellently in a high number of repeated cycles. Great stability was observed during the cyclic test after 2000 cycles. Ultrahigh sensitivity (GF>1227) along with good extensibility (ε>120%) was observed while testing the sensor at different strain rates and the various number of cycles. Further investigation is dedicated to sensor performance in the detection of human body movements. Not only the sensor performance in detecting the small strains like the vibrations on the throat was tested, but also the larger strains as observed in extension/bending of the muscle joints like knee were monitored and recorded. Bearing in mind the applicability and low-cost features, this sensor may become promising in skin-mountable devices to detect the human body motions.

Development flexible force sensor using fiber bragg grating (광섬유 브래그 격자를 이용한 촉각센서용 유연 단위 힘 센서 개발)

  • Heo, Jin-Seok;Kim, Man-Sub;Lee, Jung-Ju
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.251-256
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    • 2006
  • This paper describes the flexible force sensor using fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and silicone rubber for the tactile sensation to detect the distributed normal force. The newly designed FBG flexible force has simple structure and can be easily multiplexed with simple wiring compared with the other electric mechanical sensors. We designed the flexible silicone rubber transducer and found the optimum embedding position of FBG in the transducer using the finite element analysis. This flexible force sensor has good performance and is immunity to the electromagnetic field compared with any other kinds of small force sensors for tactile sensation.

Design and fabrication of a comb-type differential pressure sensor with silicon beams embedded in a silicone rubber membrane (실리콘 빔이 실리콘 고무 멤브레인에 삽입된 빗살형 차압센서의 설계 및 제조)

  • Park, Jeong-Yong;Kong, Sung-Soo;Seo, Chang-Taeg;Shin, Jang-Kyoo;Koh, Kwang-Rak;Lee, Jong-Hyun
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.424-429
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    • 2000
  • A novel differential pressure sensor has been developed with silicon beams embedded in a silicone rubber membrane. The transducer is usable for most applications involving exposure to harsh media. A piezoresistive differential pressure sensor using silicone rubber membrane has been fabricated on the selectively diffused (100)-oriented n/n+/n silicon substrates by a unique silicon micro-machining technique using porous silicon etching. The pressure sensitivity is about $0.66\;{\mu}V/mmHg$ and the non-linearity is less than 0.1%.

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Sensitivity Control and Design of the Silicone Foot Sensor Using FEM (유한요소 해석을 통한 실리콘 족적 센서의 감도 조절 및 설계)

  • Seong, Byuck Kyung;Seo, Hyung Kyu;Lee, Jin Wook;Kwon, Ae-Ran;Kim, Dong Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.31 no.11
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    • pp.1041-1050
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    • 2014
  • A design and analysis for new foot sensor that measures pressure distribution while walking or running in daily life is introduced. In the process of the sensor design, the shape, mechanism composing of the sensor, and variables that dominate sensor's sensitivity are investigated. Through these variables analysis, an optimal shape and dimension were determined. The effects of variables on sensor's sensitivity and the relationship between each variable are proved by analyses and experiments.

Fiber-optic Temperature Sensor Using a Silicone Oil and an OTDR (OTDR을 이용한 실리콘 오일 기반의 광섬유 온도 센서)

  • Jang, Jae Seok;Yoo, Wook Jae;Shin, Sang Hun;Lee, Dong Eun;Kim, Mingeon;Kim, Hye Jin;Song, Young Beom;Jang, Kyoung Won;Cho, Seunghyun;Lee, Bongsoo
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.11
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    • pp.1592-1597
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we developed a fiber-optic temperature sensor (FOTS) based on a silicone oil and an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to apply the measurement of a coolant leakage in the nuclear power plant. The sensing probe of the FOTS consists of a silicone oil, a stainless steel cap, a FC terminator, and a single mode optical fiber. Fresnel reflection arising at the interface between the silicone oil and the single mode optical fiber in the sensing probe is changed by varying the refractive index of the silicone oil according to the temperature. Therefore, we measured the optical power of the light signals reflected from the sensing probe. The measurable temperature range of the FOTS using a Cu-coated silica fiber is from $70^{\circ}C$ to $340^{\circ}C$ and the maximum operation temperature of the FOTS is sufficient for usage at the secondary system in the nuclear power plant.

Smart Optical Fingerprint Sensor for Robust Fake Fingerprint Detection

  • Baek, Young-Hyun
    • IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.71-75
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, a smart optical fingerprint sensor technology that is robust against faked fingerprints. A new lens and prism accurately detect fingerprint ridges and valleys that are needed to express a fingerprint's intrinsic characteristics well. The proposed technology includes light path configuration and an optical fingerprint sensor that can effectively identify faked fingerprint features. Results of simulation show the smart optical fingerprint sensor classifies the characteristics of faked fingerprints made from silicone, gelatin, paper, and rubber, and show that the proposed technology has superior detection performance with faked fingerprints, compared to the existing infrared discrimination method.