• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.33-40
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• 1982

초음파 CT는 tissue characterization을 위해 현재 유용한 기법으로 기시되고 있다. 그러나 이에 의해 재구성된 음속분포 및 감쇠·정교 분제는 초음파 빔의 반사, 굴절, 위상 상쇄 효과 등의 화상 열하요각으로 인해 그 단력상의 정량성 평가에 문제점이 존재한다. 이에, 본 논문은 먼저 초음파 CT 화상의 정량적 평가를 위해 개발한 한천(Agar) gel 팬텀을 이용하여 감표 정수 분포 화상 열하 요인을 검토했다. 그 결과, 팬텀 중앙부에서의 재구성 감쇠정교는, 주위매휴(식단수)영 음속차가 25m1s일 때, 실제치보다 약 0.6dB/cm 정도 작게 나타났다. 다음, 이의 보정법으로 수신용 마이크로프로브 어레이법에 대한 계산기 시뮬레이션 및 실험을 통해 그 유효성을 검토하고, 양호한 결과가 얻어짐을 밟혔다. Although ultrasonic CT is one of the useful techniques for tissue characterization, the reconstructed images, such as the velocity distribution and attenuation constant distribution, are degraded by reflection and refraction of ultrasonic beam. This paper studied the degradation effects on attenuation images using agar gel phantoms which were developed to evaluate ultrasonic CT. We found that the reconstructed attenuation constants at the center of the phantoms were less than the actual values by 0.6 dB/cm when phantom velocity differs by 25 m/s from surrounding saline. We also studied a correction method for refraction and phase cancellation effects, where the correction was made using the maximum value in the received subdata, as obtained by sub-arraying microprobes located at each sampling point. Using this method, we could obtain an improvement in the reconstructed image by the correction on the attenuation effect.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제22권2E호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2003

Correlations between acoustic properties and bone density have been investigated in bovine cancellous bone. Speed of sound (SOS), broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA), and broadband ultrasonic reflection (BUR) were measured in 10 defatted bovine cancellous bone specimens in vitro. SOS showed a significant correlation with the apparent density of the bone. A comparable correlation was observed between BUA and the apparent density. BUR was rather highly correlated with the apparent density. It was shown that BUR had a weak correlation with BUA and a significant correlation with SOS. This indicates that the parameter BUR can provide important information that may not be contained in BUA and SOS and, therefore, can be useful as an alternative diagnostic parameter of osteoporosis. As expected, a linear combination of all three ultrasonic parameters in a multiple regression model resulted in a significant improvement in predicting the apparent bone density.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2018

Ultrasonic attenuation is an important parameter in Quantitative Ultrasound and many algorithms have been proposed to improve estimation accuracy and repeatability for multiple independent estimates. In this work, we propose an improved algorithm for estimating ultrasonic attenuation utilizing the optimal frequency compounding technique based on stochastic noise model. We formulate mathematical compounding equations in the AWGN channel model and solve optimization problems to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio for multiple frequency components. Individual estimates are calculated by the reference phantom method which provides very stable results in uniformly attenuating regions. We also propose the guideline to select frequency ranges of reflected RF signals. Simulation results using numerical phantoms show that the proposed optimal frequency compounding method provides improved accuracy while minimizing estimation bias. The estimation variance is reduced by only 16% for the un-compounding case, whereas it is reduced by 68% for the uniformly compounding case. The frequency range corresponding to the half-power for reflected signals also provides robust and efficient estimation performance.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.105-115
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• 2011

유체를 포함하는 혼합 매질에서의 탄성파 고유 감쇠에 대한 다양한 메커니즘 중, 탄성파 전파 시 고체와 유체 사이에서의 상대적 운동은 가장 중요한 감쇠 메커니즘 중의 하나이다. 선행 연구에서는 얼음의 미세 공극 안에 존재하는 소금물이 초음파의 전파에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 얼음과 소금물이 공존하는 매질에서 초음파 전파 실험하였다. 부분적으로 동결된 소금물에서 각기 다른 온도에서의 초음파 감쇠의 물리적인 메커니즘을 350 ~ 600 kHz의 주파수 대역에서 규명하기 위하여, Biot 이론에 입각한 다공성의 탄생 모델을 도입하여 초음파의 전파를 측정하였다. 고체상은 얼음으로, 액체상은 소금물로 가정한 뒤 펄스 핵자기공명기술로 측정한 유체의 성질을 이용하여 각각의 온도에서의 공극률을 계산한 결과, 실험으로 측정한 감쇠값은 500 kHz에서 계산된 고유 감쇠값과 다르게 나타났으며 이는 squirt -flow 메커니즘과 파의 산란 효과와 같은 다른 감쇠 메커니즘도 고려해야 한다는 것을 의미한다.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2001

The microstructural changes with pearlite formation heat treatment in eutectoid steel(railway steel) consisting of only pearlite structure were evaluated by the ultrasonic attenuation and velocity measurements. The result of this investigation showed a strong linear dependence of ultrasonic attenuation on pearlite interlamellar spacing, and accordingly on fracture strength of the pearlite.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.483-495
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• 2008

The paper presents a numerical study to evaluate the phase velocities and attenuations of the average longitudinal and shear ultrasonic waves resulting from multiple scattering in fiber-reinforced composites. A computational procedure developed in this work is first used to produce a random, yet largely even distribution of fibers. Both the viscoelastic epoxy matrix and lossless randomly distributed graphite fibers are modeled using the mass-spring-dashpot lattice model, with no damping for the latter. By numerically simulating ultrasonic through-transmission tests using this direct model of composites, phase velocities and attenuations of the longitudinal and shear waves through the composite are found as functions of frequency or fiber concentration. The numerical results are observed to generally agree with the corresponding results in the literature. Discrepancies found in some detail aspects, particularly in the attenuation results, are also addressed.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2000년도 추계학술대회논문집 - 한국공작기계학회
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• pp.369-374
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• 2000

This study has been achieved on the characteristics of ultrasonic wave in 2.25Cr-1Mo steel to evaluate the feasibility of ultrasonic nondestructive technique on the assessment of aging degradation. The measured values were used find a relationship between the ultrasonic propagation properties and degradation such as coarsening of carbides and precipitates. The ultrasonic attenuation coefficient was mainly affected by the grain size of prior austenitic phase as well as degradation. In this results, degradation and grain size in 2.25Cr-1Mo steel was able to cope with the changes in ultrasonic wave properties by applying the nondestructive evaluation method

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 E
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• pp.1702-1704
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• 1998

In order to establish the usefulness of ultrasonic techniques for detecting corona discharges in high-voltage power apparatus, it is first necessary to determine the relationship between electrical and ultrasonic signals of corona discharges in air. In this paper, various characteristics of ultrasonic signal detection for point-to-plane corona discharges using a 200[kHz] ultrasonic sensor are examined. In regard to the attenuation and directivity of ultrasonic signals, the signals were inversely proportional to the distance between corona sources and ultrasonic receiving sensors, and half attenuation angles were approximately 7.0 degree. Ultrasonic signals of positive polarities were first obserbed at corona inception voltages. and the signals were increased with increasing the applied voltages.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 1984

In order to improve the performance of ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, it is important to development the signal processing considering the ultrasonic properties of biological medium and propagation mechanism in tissue. Attenuation coefficient is not only important factor to analyze propagation properties, but also it is significant to estimate it in view of tissue characterization, so we show one of the method to estimate attenuation coefficient of biological tissue and the results of estimation.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2013

열화 정도를 예측하기 위한 비파괴기법으로 초음파기법이 널리 적용되고 있다. 초음파 속도와 감쇠 특성은 일반적으로 금속재료의 물성 변화에 따라 변화하기 때문에 초음파 속도와 감쇠 특성을 이용하여 금속재료의 열화 정도를 간접적으로 예측할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 반복하중으로 인하여 피로파괴 발생 가능성이 높은 볼트, 리벳 접합의 구조용재 및 선박 차량에 사용되고 있는 Al6061-T6을 피로수명의 0%, 55%, 70%, 85%인 시험편을 제작하였고, 가공된 시험편의 감쇠 특성을 이용하여 측정된 열화 이미지로 Al6061-T6의 건전부와 열화부를 판단하였으며, 건전부와 열화부의 감쇠 특성 차이를 계산하여 Al6061-T6의 열화 진행 정도를 평가하였다.