• 정보처리학회논문지:컴퓨터 및 통신 시스템
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• 제2권6호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 3축 가속도 측정을 위한 LSM을 개발하고 가변 진폭을 이용하여 걸음수 검출 정확도를 향상시킨 가변 진폭 임계값 알고리즘을 설계하였다. 테스트 프로토콜에 따라 실험하여 수집한 x, y, z 값을 SVM(Signal Vector Magnitude) 알고리즘을 사용하여 하나의 에너지값($E_t$)으로 변환하고 Peak 데이터 검출 알고리즘과 고정 Peak 임계값을 사용하여 평균 99%이상의 정확도로 걸음수를 검출하였다. 그러나 검출한 걸음이 정확한 걸음임을 증명하기 위해 에너지값($E_t$)의 진폭 크기로부터 고정 진폭 임계값을 구하고 노이즈를 필터링 한 결과 걸음수 검출 오차율이 증가하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 오차율을 줄이기 위하여 고정 진폭 임계값이 아닌 데이터를 관찰하여 적응적으로 변화하는 가변 진폭 임계값 알고리즘을 설계하였다. 가변 진폭 임계값 알고리즘을 적용한 결과, 걸음수 검출의 평균 정확도는 샘플링 주기 10Hz에서 평균 98.9%, 20Hz에서는 99.6%로 높아졌다.

• 음성과학
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2005

Electrodermal activity(EDA) is a bio-electric signal which occurs at the skin surface during the sweating. EDA reflects the activity of the sympathetic axis of the autonomic nervous system. EDA is associated with the eccrine sweat gland at the palmar and plamar surface. This study was aimed to characterize the relationship between EDA and auditory stimulus intensities. Acoustic stimulus used in this study were 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz of narrow band noise, which were representative of speech frequencies in audible range. Stimulus intensity between 90 and 30 dB in 10 dB within dynamic range. After deriving the minimum stimulus intensity(threshold of skin potential) which elicited skin potential, and then the latency and amplitude were derived from waveform of skin potential, each latency and amplitude were compared to stimulus intensity. The waveform of skin potential were recorded stably, and the threshold of skin potential appeared nearly the hearing threshold level of the participant. The latency was decreased and the amplitude was increased according to the increase of the stimulus intensity. These results suggest that auditory evoked skin potential can be applicable to auditory assessment and audiological diagnosis tool.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.457-471
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• 2021

This study aims at providing a simple and effective methodology to define a meaningful characteristic period for special class of earthquake records named "pulse-like ground motions". In the proposed method, continuous wavelet transform is employed to extract the large pulse of ground motions. Then, Fourier amplitude spectra obtained from the original ground motion and the residual motion is simply compared. This comparison permits to define a threshold pulse-period (Tp∗) as the threshold period above which the pulse component has negligible contributions to the Fourier amplitude spectrum. The effect of pulse on frequency content of motions was discussed on the light of this definition. The advantage and superior features of the new definition were related to the inelastic displacement ratio (IDR) for single-degree-of-freedom systems with period equal to one half of the threshold period. Analyses performed for the proposed period at three ductility levels u=2,4,6 were compared with the results obtained at half of pulse period derived from wavelet analysis, peak-point method and the peak of product of the velocity and the displacement response spectra (Sv x Sd). According to the results, pulse effects on inelastic displacement ratio seem to be more important when $\frac{T_p^*}{T}=2$ (T is the fundamental vibration period of system). The results showed that utilizing of the proposed definition could facilitate an enhanced understanding of pulse-like records features.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.41-50
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• 1991

본 연구에서 공진주 실험을 수행하여 흙의 한계변형률과 간극수압의 변화를 고찰하였다. 그 결과 흙의 한계 전단 변형률은 약한 점토질 흙의 경우 1$\times$10-2%부근, 깨끗한 석영질 모래의 경우 (ASTM C-109 Ottawa Snad) 1$\times$10-3% 부근, 단단한 차산 퇴적물(Pozzolana)의 경우 1$\times$10-4% 부근임을 보여주었다. 또 깨끗한 석영질 모래의 경우구속 압력의 변화에 따라 한계변형률이 변화되는 현상을 보여주었다. 간극 수압의 경우 전단 변형률 3~4$\times$10-3% 부근에서부터 미세한 변화를 보이다가 전단변형률 1$\times$10-2%부근에서부터 현격한 증가를 보여 주었다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.380-388
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• 2004

This study proposed an improved spike detection algorithm which automatically detects suitable spike threshold on the amplitude of surface electromyography(SEMG) signal during isometric contraction. The EMG data from the low back muscles was obtained in six channels and the proposed signal processing algorithm is compared with the median frequency and Gabriel's spike parameter. As a result, the reliability of spike parameter was inferior to the median frequency. This fact indicates that a spike parameter is inadequate for analysis of multi-channel EMG signal. Because of uncertainty of fixed spike threshold, the improved spike detection algorithm was proposed. It automatically detects suitable spike threshold depending on the amplitude of the EMG signal, and the proposed algorithm was able to detect optimal threshold based on mCFAR(modified Constant False Alarm Rate) in the every EMG channel. In conclusion, from the reliability points of view, neither median frequency nor existing spike detection algorithm was superior to the proposed method.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.171-183
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• 1994

Purphose. This present study examines the effect of brief, intense transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(BTENS) on sensory nerve conduction, electrical pain threshold, and two-point discrimination measured at the superficial radial nevre distribution in 20 healthy subjects. Subjects. Twenty volunteercs, (10 females and 10 males(age range : 20-38 years : $mean{\pm}SD\;:\;27.00{\pm}5.12$), only subjects without prior traumatological and pathological were eligible to participated in this study. Methods. Nerve conduction were determined for the right superficial radial nerve. Electrical pain threshold were determined for the right wrist ipsilateral to the site of BTENS. Small disc electrodes were attached to the surface of the skin stradding the end of the radius. Square wave electrical pulses were delivered from an isolated stimulator through a constant current device at a frequency of 2 Hz(5 ms pulse width). Two-point discrimination, measured on the sensory distribution of superficial radial nerve. BTENS was delivered using a Max-SD( Medical design co.) portable battery powered stimulator. A cicular Ag/AgCl electrode in contact with hypertonic saline gel was attached to the lateral(radial side) surface of the forearm. Results. No significant effects were observed between stimulation methods in the prestimulation cycle(multi-way ANOVA repeated measures : distal latency ; F1.14=0.332. amplitude ; F 0.80=0.445, pain threshold ; F0.06=0.940.2 point discrimination ; F1.50=0.236). Highly significant effects were observed time with the pretreatment and 6 posttreatment cycles(p<0.01). Mighty significants differences in nerve conduction and pain threshold were found using un multi-way ANOVA repeated measures among stimulation methods for each cycles(p<0.01). Conclusion and Discussion The authors concludes that both nerve conduction and pain threshold changes are associated with therapy (stimulation) level of BTENS.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.297.2-297.2
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• 2016

Photoacoustic generation of ultrasound is an effective approach for development of high-frequency and high-amplitude ultrasound transmitters. This requires an efficient energy converter from optical input to acoustic output. For such photoacoustic conversion, various light-absorbing materials have been used such as metallic coating, dye-doped polymer composite, and nanostructure composite. These transmitters absorb laser pulses with 5-10 ns widths for generation of tens-of-MHz frequency ultrasound. The short optical pulse leads to rapid heating of the irradiated region and therefore fast thermal expansion before significant heat diffusion occurs to the surrounding. In this purpose, nanocomposite thin films containing gold nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), or carbon nanofibers have been recently proposed for high optical absorption, efficient thermoacosutic transfer, and mechanical robustness. These properties are necessary to produce a high-amplitude ultrasonic output under a low-energy optical input. Here, we investigate carbon nanotube (CNT)-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite transmitters and their nanostructure-originated characteristics enabling extraordinary energy conversion. We explain a thermoelastic energy conversion mechanism within the nanocomposite and examine nanostructures by using a scanning electron microscopy. Then, we measure laser-induced damage threshold of the transmitters against pulsed laser ablation. Particularly, laser-induced damage threshold has been largely overlooked so far in the development of photoacoustic transmitters. Higher damage threshold means that transmitters can withstand optical irradiation with higher laser energy and produce higher pressure output proportional to such optical input. We discuss an optimal design of CNT-PDMS composite transmitter for high-amplitude pressure generation (e.g. focused ultrasound transmitter) useful for therapeutic applications. It is fabricated using a focal structure (spherically concave substrate) that is coated with a CNT-PDMS composite layer. We also introduce some application examples of the high-amplitude focused transmitter based on the CNT-PDMS composite film.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2291-2297
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• 2012

X-선 스펙트럼 데이터는 물질의 성분과 관련이 없는 신호(백그라운드, 노이즈)들을 포함 하고 있다. XRF는 스펙트럼에서 가우시안 형태의 피크 위치와 크기를 이용하여 시료의 성분을 분석하며, 시료의 성분을 정확히 분석하기 위해서는 노이즈와 백그라운드를 제거 하여야 한다. 백그라운드를 제거하기 위한 방법으로는 SNIP, Threshold, Morphology 방법 등을 적용하고 있으며, Threshold 기법을 중에서 블록별로 각기 다른 임계값을 적용하는 Interval Threshold기법이 하나의 임계값을 적용하는 Level Threshold 방법보다 더 좋은 성능을 발휘한다. 본 논문에서는 Interval Threshold를 적용하기 위하여 웨이블릿을 이용하여 블록을 분리하는 알고리즘을 제안하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.349-358
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 방사성폐기물처분장에서 발생하는 탄성파와 같이 낮은 신호 대 잡음비로 인하여 P파의 식별이 어려운 신호에 적합한 P파 도달시간 결정 알고리즘에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 사용된 알고리즘은 임계 전압법, Akaike Information Criterion(AIC), Two step AIC, Hinkley criterion이며 샤프심 압절법에 의하여 생성된 탄성파 신호에 white noise를 적용하여 신호 대 잡음비를 낮추었다. 실험결과 임계전압, AIC, Hinkley criterion 알고리즘의 경우 배경잡음 수준이 증가함에 따라 P파 도달시간의 정확성은 감소하였으나 Two step AIC 알고리즘의 경우 1차적으로 결정된 P파의 도달시간 주변의 신호를 중심으로 특성함수와 AIC 알고리즘을 반복적으로 적용함에 따라 배경잡음 수준에 관계없이 정확한 결과를 나타냈다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1994년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1210-1212
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• 1994

An amplitude modulation technique for increasing the laser penetration efficiency for metals has been studied. By chopping electro-optically Nd:YAG laser pulse, the threshold energy for reliable hole drilling was decreased significantly and the penetration depth was increased. It was observed that the effect of chopping was optimal at 8-12 kHz with 60% duty cycle. It is believed that this improvement is due to an increase in the vapor recoil pressure and reduced plasma screening.