• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2006

An ultrasonic self-calibrating technique for the characterization of a ceramic which was fabricated by change pressing time during the HIP process has been applied by using the ratio of the reflection and transmission coefficients of normal incidence longitudinal waves. The ratio is self-compensated, in that it is independent of the characteristics for transmission and reception of ultrasound by the transducer and the condition of the couplant. The insensitive direction in parameter space is defined as the direction in which the variation of the ratio to changes of two parameters vanishes. For inverse problem the distribution of minima in an error surface is investigated.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 초음파 신호의 2차원 역추적 방법을 제안한다. 초음파 센서는 송수신 장치를 서로 쌍으로 이용하여 거리 측정 및 실내 위치 추적에 많은 연구가 되어 산업 분야에 쓰이고 있는 보편적인 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 초음파 신호를 수신기만 활용하여 임의의 초음파 송신 장치들의 신호원을 2차원 평면상으로 추적하는 방법을 제안한다. 초음파 신호를 추적하기 위해 수신기는 최소 3개를 이루어 신호를 수신한다. 3개의 수신기는 각각의 초음파 수신음의 도달 시간차를(Time Difference of Arrival, TDOA) 이용하여 방향 및 거리를 연산할 수 있다. 기존 초음파를 이용한 신호원 추적 방법은 송수신기가 쌍으로 이루어지거나 센서마다 독립적으로 설치가 되어야 하기 때문에 장치들의 시간 동기화가 문제가 있다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 초음파 수신기의 거리를 최소화하여 설치고 하나의 장치로 구성한다. 하나의 장치로 설치된 센서는 하나의 연산기로 처리하기에 시간 동기화 문제를 해결할 수 있다. 시간차 정확도를 올리기 위해 시간 분해능이 높은 고속 32비트 타이머를 사용하여 거리 및 방향을 빠르게 연산 및 추적할 수 있다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2017

The three dimensional ultrasonic anemometer was constructed to reduce the disadvantages of the two-dimensional anemometer and to be free from the use environment. Three pairs of transmitting and receiving ultrasonic sensors were designed to face each other at an angle of $45^{\circ}$ to the upper and lower surfaces at intervals of $120^{\circ}$. 200 kHz ultrasonic sensor Oscillation, transmission and reception, level detection, power supply circuit were designed and U, V, W wind speed vector components were obtained by measuring the time of first received ultrasonic pulse by transmitting pulse ultrasound. It is implemented as firmware in ARM Coretex-M3 processor so that horizontal and vertical wind direction and wind speed can be converted into digital signal by vector calculation. In this study, The three-dimensional ultrasonic anemometer can complement the disadvantages of the two-dimensional anemometer (mechanical and ultrasonic), and it is expected to gradually replace the two-dimensional anemometer due to its high utilization rate by collecting additional information such as vertical wind.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2024

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) based in-situ heating holders have been developed to enable high resolution imaging of heat treatment analysis. However, unlike the standard 3 mm metal disk specimens used in the furnace-based heating holder and general transmission electron microscopy holder, the MEMS-based in-situ heating holder requires thin specimens that can be penetrated by electrons to be transferred onto the MEMS chip. Previously, focused ion beam milling was used to transfer metal specimens, but it has the disadvantage of being expensive and the risk of specimen damage due to gallium ions. Therefore, in this study, we devised a method of transferring metallic materials by ultrasonic treatment using a transmission electron microscopy specimen made by electro jet polishing. A 3mm electropolished metal disk was placed in an appropriate solution, ultrasonicated, and then drop casted. The transfer of the specimen was successful, but it was confirmed that dislocations were formed inside the specimen due to ultrasonic treatment. This study provides a novel method for transferring metallic materials onto MEMS chips, which is cost-effective and less gallium ion damaging to the specimen. The results of this study can be used to improve the efficiency of heat treatment analysis using MEMS-based in-situ heating holders.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.767-775
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• 2008

Methods used for exploring marine resources and spaces include positioning a probe under water and then recalling it after a specified time. Hydro-acoustic Releasers are commonly used for positioning and retrieving of such exploration equipment. The most important factor in this kind of system is the reliability for recalling the instruments. The frequently used ultrasonic signal detection method can detect ultrasonic signals using a fixed comparator, but because of increased rates of errors due to outside interferences, information is repetitively acquired. This study presents an effective ultrasonic signal detection algorithm using the characteristics of a resonance and adaptive comparator Combined with the FSK+ASK modulator. As a result, approximately 8.8% of ultrasonic wave communication errors caused by background noise and transmission losses were reduced for effectively detecting ultrasonic waves. Furthermore, the resonance circuit's quality factor was enhanced (Q = 120 to 160). As such, the bias voltage of the transistor (Vb= 3.3 to 6.8V) was increased thereby enhancing the frequency's selectivity.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5427-5433
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 자동차 변속기 오일레벨을 정확하고 손쉽게 측정할 수 있는 초음파 오일레벨 측정기를 개발하고 실험을 통하여 유용성을 보였다. 초음파 프로브 구동 펄스 생성과 오일레벨 연산을 비롯한 모든 디지털 신호 처리가 하나의 FPGA에 의해서 이루어지도록 하여 측정기의 단순화와 고성능화를 이루었고, 모든 프로그램을 FPGA 프로젝트 IDE상에서 제작하여 측정기 개발 시간을 줄일 수 있었다. 또한, 저-레벨의 초음파 에코 신호를 처리하기 위한 송수신 스위치회로, 다단 능동 필터회로 및 포락선 검출회로 등을 설계하였고, 실험을 통하여 설계된 측정기가 약 1mm 이내의 측정 정확도를 가짐을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.320-330
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• 2000

It is desirable to perform nondestructive evaluation (NDE) to assess material properties and part homogeneity because the manufacturing of carbon/carbon brake disks requires complicated and costly processes. In this work several ultrasonic techniques were applied to carbon/carbon brake disks (322mm ad, 135mm id) for the evaluation of spatial variations in material properties that are attributable to the manufacturing process. In a large carbon/carbon disk manufactured by chemical vapor infiltration (CYI) method, the spatial variation of ultrasonic velocity was measured and found to be consistent with the densification behavior in CYI process. Low frequency (e.g., 1-5MHz) through-transmission scans based on both amplitude and time-of-flight of the ultrasonic pulse were used for mapping out the material property inhomogeneity. Images based on both the amplitude and the time-of-flight of the transmitted ultrasonic pulse showed significant variation in the radial direction. The radial variations in ultrasonic velocity and attenuation were attributed to a density variation caused by the more efficient densification of pitch impregnation near the id and od and by the less efficient densification away from the exposed edged of the disk. Ultrasonic velocities in the edges of the disk. Ultrasonic velocities in the thickness direction were also measured as a function of location using dry-coupling transducers ; the results were consistent with the densification behavior. However, velocities in the in-plane directions (circumferential and radial) seemed to be affected more by the relative contents of fabric and chopped fiber, and less by the void content.

• 소음진동
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1036-1041
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• 1999

This paper aims for the development of the high power sonar system for measuring the velocity of a moving object. The high power sonar system transmits two gated 190 kHz sinusoidal signals with 1.6 [ms] time interval to the moving object. Then the sonar system detects and calculates the changed time delay of the reflected ultrasonic signals in order to derive the velocity of the moving object. The transmission part uses a high power amplifier so that 250 W gated sinusoidal signals can be transmitted to the transmitter. 1M RAM is utilized for transmitting and storing of the ultrasonic signals. The time delay is calculted by the cross-correlation technique between the transmitted signals and the received signals. The measured value from the high power sonar system is compared with directly measured values by photo diodes. The result confirms the adjacency to 0.3% error.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1652-1663
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• 2002

It is desirable to perform nondestructive evaluation to assess material properties and part homogeneity because manufacturing of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites requires complicated and costly processes. In this work several ultrasonic techniques were applied to carbon/carbon composites for the evaluation of spatial variations in material properties that are attributable to the manufacturing process. In a large carbon/carbon composite manufactured by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) method, the spatial variation of ultrasonic velocity was measured and found to be consistent with the densification behavior in CVI process in order to increase the density of C/C composites. Ultrasonic velocity and attenuation depend on a density variation of materials. Low frequency through-transmission scans based on both amplitude and time-of-flight of the ultrasonic pulse were used for mapping out the material property inhomogeneity These results were compared with that obtained by dry-coupling ultrasonics. Pulse-echo C-scans was used to image near-surface material property anomalies such as the placement of spacers between disks during CVI. Also, optical micrograph had been examined on the surface of C/C composites using a destructive way.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권28호
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• pp.229-238
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• 1998

비파괴평가의 대상이 되는 소재나 부품은 관련 표준시험편을 이용하여 평가되고, 표준시험편은 평가대상과 동일 또는 유사한 재질로 제작되어야 한다고 규정하고 있다. 따라서 비파괴평가가 요구되는 소재나 부품을 생산, 외국에 수출하기 위해서는 반드시 공인된 설비와 품질관리 체계로부터의 인증이 선행되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 초음파를 이용한 항공기용 Udimet 720Li 디스크의 비파괴평가를 위하여 ASTM에 규정되어 있는 4340강 초음파 표준시험편의 적용타당성을 제시하였다. 현미경 시험을 통하여 Udimet 720Li 합금의 미세조직을 규명하고, 고출력 초음파 분석시스템을 이용한 펄스의 위상값을 측정하는 방법으로 4340강 표준시험편 및 Udimet 720Li 합금의 초음파 속도와 감쇠값을 구하였다. 결론적으로 4340강 초음파 표준시험편이 Udimet 720Li 디스크의 평가를 위한 표준시험편으로 사용될수 있음을 증명하였다.