• 센서학회지
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• 제25권1호
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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.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.280-286
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 기름에 대한 실리콘의 선택적 반응 현상을 이용하여 해상에 유출된 기름을 탐지하는 방법과 이를 적용한 센서의 특성을 실험적으로 분석한 결과를 제시한다. 기름을 탐지하기 위한 방법으로는 기름과 접촉시 실리콘고무의 부피가 변화되는 성질을 이용하였으며 이를 정량적으로 측정하기 위해서 스트레인 게이지와 실리콘 고무가 결합된 새로운 형태의 센서 코어를 제안하였다. 기름의 종류별 센서 코어의 특성 실험을 통해 유출유 탐지 센서로 사용이 가능함을 확인하였고, 해당 센서의 실해역 적용을 위해서 부이형태의 센서 플랫폼을 센서 코어 및 스트레인 계측기와 통합시켜, 기름 유출이 모사된 조건에서 기름을 탐지하는 실험을 통해 여러 종류의 기름의 존재 유무를 탐지할 수 있는 센서로 활용할 수 있음을 보였다.

• 한국마린엔지니어링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2005년도 전기학술대회논문집
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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.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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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.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제35권6호
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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.

• 센서학회지
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• 제15권4호
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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.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.424-429
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• 2000

실리콘 고무 멤브레인(membrane)에 실리콘 빔(beam)들이 삽입된 형태의 저차압센서를 개발하였다. 제작된 저차압센서는 실리콘 고무(silicone rubber)를 멤브레인으로 사용함으로써 열악한 환경에서도 다양한 응용분야에 적용 가능하도록 하였다. 실리론 고무 멤브레인을 사용한 압저항형 저차압센서는 선택적으로 도핑(doping)된 (100) n/n+/n 웨이퍼 상에 다공질 마이크로머시넝(micro-machining) 기술을 이용하여 제작되었다. 제조된 센서의 감도(sensitivity)는 $0.66{\mu}V/mmHg$이고, 0.1% 이하의 비선형성(non-linearity)을 보였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권11호
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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.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제64권11호
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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.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제6권2호
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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.