• 한국음향학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.506-513
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 원거리 수중음향 통신환경에서 중계노드가 사용가능한 센서노드 간의 데이터 교환을 위해 시역전 방법을 적용한 두 단계 양방향 수중 중계노드 통신 방식을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 기존의 4 단계 중계절차를 2 단계로 줄이기 위해 시역전 기법을 이용한 양방향 통신방법을 적용하였으며 이를 통해 향상된 시스템 통신 용량을 얻는다. 또한 중계노드가 낮은 복잡도로 구현이 가능하기 때문에 효과적으로 전송 거리를 증가시킬 수 있다. 전산모의실험을 통해 제안된 방법이 기존의 방법보다 20 dB의 SNR에서 약 3.2 bps/Hz만큼 향상됨을 보였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.550-556
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• 2009

In an application of a time reversal(TR) focusing of array transducer on a defect inside the test material, we employ a new time delay focusing technique based the TR process. In order to realize this idea, a multi-channel ultrasonic system is constructed capable of applying necessary time delays to each channel. The TR-based focusing procedure first measures the backscattered signals after firing one of the array elements. A phase slope method is then used to determine the time-of-flights of the backscattered signals received by all elements of the array. These time delays are used to adjust the time of excitation of the elements for transmission focusing on the defect. In addition to the TR focusing, the classical phased array focusing is also considered for comparison. Experimental results show that the TR-based time delay focusing produces much stronger backscattered signals than the phased array focusing, demonstrating the enhanced capability of the TR focusing.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1463-1479
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• 2015

Lamb waves have been a promising candidate for quantitative damage identification for various engineering structures, taking advantage of their superb capabilities of traveling for long distances with fast propagation and low attenuation. However, the application of Lamb waves in damage identification so far has been hampered by the fact that the characteristic signals associated with defects are generally weaker compared with those arising from boundary reflections, mode conversions and environmental noises, making it a tough task to achieve satisfactory damage identification from the time series. With awareness of this challenge, this paper proposes a time reversal-based technique to enhance the strength of damage-scattered signals, which has been previously applied to bulk wave-based damage detection successfully. The investigation includes (i) an analysis of Lamb wave propagation in a plate, generated by PZT patches mounted on the structure; (ii) an introduction of the time reversal theory dedicated for waveform reconstruction with a narrow-band input; (iii) a process of enhancing damage-scattered signals based on time reversal focalization; and (iv) the experimental investigation of the proposed approach to enhance the damage identification on a composite plate. The results have demonstrated that signals scattered by delamination in the composite plate can be enhanced remarkably with the assistance of the proposed process, benefiting from which the damage in the plate is identified with ease and high precision.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.643-662
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• 2016

The monitoring of structural integrity of pipeline tapered thread connections is of great significance in terms of safe operation in the industry. In order to detect effectively the loosening degree of tapered thread connection, an active sensing method using piezoceramic transducers was developed based on time reversal technique in this paper. As the piezoeramic transducers can be either as actuators or sensors to generate or detect stress waves, the energy transmission for tapered thread connection was analyzed. Subsequently, the detection principle for tapered thread connection based on time reversal was introduced. Finally, the inherent relationship between the contact area and tightness degree of tapered thread connection for the pipe structural model was investigated. Seven different contact area scenarios were tested. Each scenario was created by loosening connectors ranging from 3 turns to 4.5 turns in the right tapered threads when the contact area in the left tapered threads were 4.5 turns. The experiments were separately conducted with a highly noisy environment and various excitation signal amplitudes. The results show the focused peaks based on time reversal have the monotonously rising trend with the increase of the contact areas of tapered threads within an acceptable monitoring resolution for metal pipes. Compared with the energy method, the proposed time reversal based method to monitor tapered threads loosening demonstrates to be more robust in rejecting noise in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) applications.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 Lamb파에 대한 시간-반전과정과 이미지기법을 기반으로 하여 기준 데이터를 사용하지 않는 구조물 건전성 모니터링(SHM) 기술을 제안하였다. 제안된 기술이 갖는 주요 세가지 특징은 다음과 같다: (1) 제안된 기술에서는 귀환신호를 직접 손상진단에 사용하기 때문에 귀환신호와 초기 입력신호의 차이로부터 손상신호를 구할 필요가 없다; (2) 기존의 기술에서 널리 사용되는 형상비교법을 사용하지 않고 귀환신호에서 얻는 비시간 정보를 활용하는 이미지기법을 사용하였다; (3) 손상 이미지를 보다 뚜렷하게 얻기 위하여 이미지에 대한 개선된 수학적 정의를 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 SHM기술은 손상을 평판의 몇몇 위치에 부가한 경우에 대한 손상탐지 실험을 수행함으로써 검증하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.715-722
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• 2012

A structural health monitoring (SHM) technique for locating impact position in a composite plate is presented in this paper. The technique employs a single sensor and spatial focusing properties of time reversal (TR) and inverse filtering (IF). We first examine the focusing effect of back-propagated signal at the impact position and its surroundings through simulation. Impact experiments are then carried out and the localization images are found using the TR and IF signal processing, respectively. Both techniques provide accurate impact location results. Compared to existing techniques for locating impact or acoustic emission source, the proposed methods have the benefits of using a single sensor and not requiring knowledge of material properties and geometry of structures. Furthermore, it does not depend on a particular mode of dispersive Lamb waves that is frequently used in the SHM of plate-like structures.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.333-346
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• 2024

Various techniques for noninvasively focus microwave energy on lesions have been proposed for thermotherapy. To focus the microwave energy on the lesion, a focusing parameter, which is referred to as the magnitude and phase of microwaves radiated from an external array antenna, is very important. Although the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD)-based time-reversal (TR) focusing algorithm is widely used, it has a long processing time if the focusing target position changes or if optimization is needed. We propose a technique to obtain multistatic data (MSD) based on Green's function and use it to derive the focusing parameters. Computer simulations were used to evaluate the electric fields inside the object using the FDTD method and Green's function as well as to compare the focusing parameters using FDTD- and MSD-based TR focusing algorithms. Regardless of the use of Green's function, the processing time of MSD-based TR focusing algorithms reduces to approximately 1/2 or 1/590 compared with the FDTD-based algorithm. In addition, we optimize the focusing parameters to eliminate hotspots, which are unnecessary focusing positions, by adding phase-reversed electric fields and confirm hotspot suppression through simulations.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.397-410
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• 2022

It is essential to monitor the working conditions of bolt-connected joints, which are widely used in various kinds of steel structures. The looseness of bolts may directly affect the stability and safety of the entire structure. In this study, a guided wave-based method for bolt looseness detection and localization is presented for a joint structure with multiple bolts. SH waves generated and received by a small number (two pairs) of magnetostrictive transducers were used. The bolt looseness index was proposed based on the changes in the reconstructed responses excited by the time reversal signals of the measured unit impulse responses. The damage locations and local damage severities were estimated using the damage indices from several wave propagation paths. The back propagation neural network (BPNN) technique was employed to identify the local damages. Numerical and experimental studies were conducted on a lap joint with eight bolts. The results show that the total damage severity can be successfully detected under the effect of external force and measurement noise. The local damage severity can be estimated reasonably for the experimental data using the BPNN constructed by the training patterns generated from the finite element simulations.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2010

본 논문은 다중 센서 노드가 존재하는 채널에서 시역전 전송방식을 이용하여 셀의 합용량을 증대시키는 다중 접속 기술에 대한 제안을 하였다. 제안된 방식은 시역전 기법의 신호 집속 효과를 이용하여 모든 센서노드에 동시에 다른 정보를 전달함으로써 합 용량이 증대된다. 실험을 통해 제안된 기술이 기존 주파수 직교 다중 접속 방법보다 높은 셀의 합 용량을 얻었고 센서노드의 수 30개, 트랜스듀서의 수 8개, SINR 16 dB에서 기존의 방법보다 약 27 bps/Hz 향상됨을 보였다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.124-128
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• 2012

Many different converter topologies have been developed with a view to use the minimum number of switches in order to reduce construction costs. Among this research, the four-switch converter topology with a novel PWM control technique based on the current controlled PWM method is thought to be a good solution. In this paper, a two dimensional time-stepped voltage source finite-element method (FEM) is used to analyze the characteristics of a Flux-Reversal Machine (FRM) with a 4-switch converter. To validate the proposed computational method, a digital signal processor (DSP) installed controller and prototype FRM are built and experiments performed.