• 한국의류학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.94-107
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• 2024

This study developed compression pants with excellent wearability and signal quality by approaching the design of wireless sEMG monitoring pants from the perspective of technical design, including the evaluation of wearability and the stable wireless transmission of signals through electrode and circuit design, and using e-textiles. An electrode, sewn with silver thread and a circuit stitched in a zigzag pattern using stainless steel wire, were applied. Additionally, polyurethane sealing tape was used to enhance adherence to the skin and reduce electrical resistance. Conductive snaps completed the design, allowing attachment and detachment to the bio-signal acquisition mainboard. Through the subjects' evaluation, it was determined that the final pants were applied with a pattern reduction rate of 25% to provide superior comfort according to different body parts while also minimizing skin irritation around the thigh circuit. The final pants for wireless sEMG monitoring, which demonstrated stable transmission of wireless measurements, was positively evaluated in terms of cognitive acceptability. This study is significant in that it achieved an optimal design by considering both technical aspects and the electrical characteristics of bio-signal monitoring garments, as well as the wearer's perception when designing smart wear.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.27-39
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• 2017

A variety of medical devices are utilized to repair or help injured body functions after accidental injury(such as a traffic accident), population aging, or disease. Such medical devices are being actively researched and developed in portable form, skin patchable type, and further, implantable form. In the future, active implantable medical devices for neuro and brain sciences are expected to be developed. Active implantable medical devices that detect brain signals and control neurology for a wider understanding of human cognition and nerve functions, and for an understanding and treatment of various diseases, are being actively pursued for future use. In this paper, the core elements of implantable devices that can be applied to neuro and brain sciences are classified into electrode technologies for bio-signal acquisition and stimulation, analog/digital circuit technologies for signal processing, human body communication technologies, wireless power transmission technologies for continuous device use, and device integration technologies to integrate them. In each chapter, the latest technology development trends for each detailed technology field are reviewed.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.689-692
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• 2005

생체 전기 임피던스법(Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, BIA)은 신체의 체수분량을 측정하고 이를 바탕으로 체지방량을 측정할 수 있다. 이를 효율적으로 측정하기 위해서 4개의 전극을 손바닥에 위치 시키고 전류(50kHz, 800uA)를 신체에 흘려 보내 전압과 캐패시턴스를 측정하고 기본 파라미터인 키, 몸무게, 나이와 성별을 입력하여 체지방량을 측정하는 방법을 제안하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 탄소나노튜브 전왜성 복합소재(Nano-Carbon Piezoresistive Composite, NCPC)를 기반으로 하며, 3D 프린팅 공정을 활용하여 제작된 압력센서의 개발 진행 연구를 소개하였다. 압력센서의 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 센서전극을 외팔보 형태로 설계하였고 3D 프린팅 공정을 활용하여 소형전극을 제작하였다. 압력을 전기적 저항의 변화로 바꾸는 전왜성 센서의 전극은 2wt%의 다중벽 탄소나노튜브/에폭시 전왜성 복합소재로 제작하였다. 센서는 압력시스템에 용이하게 적용하기 위하여 파이프 플러그 캡에 삽입하여 제작을 하였으며, 실험실 환경에서 압력교정기를 활용하여 실험을 하였다. 외팔보 전극의 압력센서는 16,500kPa까지 선형적인 출력전압 특성을 보였으며, 이는 벌크형 전극의 압력센서 대비 약 200% 압력측정 성능 향상을 보였다.

• 정보통신설비학회논문지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.92-97
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• 2011

In this paper, a controller recognizing human gestures using EMG signal is shown. The tiny and band-type controller is developed for image training to excercise the specific area in the body, and uses a dry-type silver fiber electrode easy to be attached or detached itself to a skin. The captured EMG signals are converted to 10-bit digital values via amplification and frequency filtering processes within the controller, and are transmitted to the server by wireless. As the gesture recognition ratio using the proposed controller on biceps is up to 80%, we expect the practical potential of the controller is very promising.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2003

This paper proposed PID controller for torch slider and PD controller for motor right wheel. to control the motion of two-wheeled welding mobile robot with seam tracking sensor touched on welding line. The motion control is realized in the view of keeping constant welding velocity and precise seam tracking even though the target welding line is on straight line or curved line. The position and direction of the body of the mottle robot are controlled by using signal errors between seam tracking sensor and body positioning sensor attached on the end of torch slider and body side of the mobile robot, respectively. In turning motion, the body and the torch slider are controlled by using the kinematic model related with two motions of body turning and torch sliding. The straight locomotion is controlled according to eleven control patterns obtained from displacements between two sensors of the seam tracking sensor and the body positioning sensor. The effectiveness is proven through the experimental results fur lattice type welding line. Through the experimental results, we can see that the position value of the electrode end point and the welding velocity are controlled almost constantly both in straight and turning locomotion.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.369-378
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• 2015

Various forms of wearable bio-signal monitoring systems have been developed recently. Acquisition of stable bio-signal data for health care purposes needs to be unconscious and continuous without hindrance to the users' daily activities. The garment type is a suitable form of a wearable bio-signal monitoring system; however, motion artifacts caused by body movement degrade the signal quality during the measurement of bio-signals. It is crucial to stabilize the electrode position to reduce motion artifacts generated when in motion. The problems with motion artifacts remain unresolved despite their significant effect on bio-signal monitoring. This research creates a foundation for the design of garment-type wearable systems for everyday use by finding a method to reduce motion artifacts through modular design. Two distinct garment-type wearable systems (tee-shirt with a motion artifact-reducing module (MARM) and tee-shirt without a MARM) were designed to compare the effects of modular design on the measurement of heart activity in terms of electrode position displacement, signal quality index value, and morphological quality. The tee-shirt with MARM showed superior properties and yielded higher quality signals than the tee-shirt without MARM. In addition, the tee-shirt with MARM showed a better repeatability of the heart activity signals. Therefore, a garment design with MARM is an efficient way to acquire stable bio-signals while in motion.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권12호
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• pp.1690-1698
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• 2018

Recent advances in ICT technology have transformed many of our daily lives and attracted a lot of attention to personal health. Heart beat measurement that reflects cardiac activities has been used in various fields such as exercise evaluation and psychological state evaluation for a long time, but its utilization method is limited due to its differentiation from clinical electrocardiogram. Therefore, in this study, we could observe the change of the measured signal according to the change of the distance and the position of the measuring electrodes which are non-standard electrode configuration. Based on the electric dipole model of the heart, correlation with clinical electrocardiogram could be confirmed by synthesizing multiple surface potentials measured with a shorter electrode distance than standard one. From the electromagnetic point of view, the distance between the measuring electrodes corresponds to the distance that the electric potential by the cardiac electric dipole moves, and the electric potential measured at the body surface is proportional to the moving distance of the electric potential. Therefore, it is preferable to make the distance between electrodes as long as possible, and to position the measuring electrode close to the ventricle rather than the atrium. In addition, it was found that standard electrocardiographic waveforms could be synthesized by using arithmetic sum of multiple measuring electrodes due to the relationship of electrical dipole vectors, which is obtained by dividing and positioning a plurality of measuring electrodes on a reference electrode line, such as Lead-I, Lead-II direction. Also, we obtained a significant Pearson correlation coefficient ($r=0.9113{\pm}0.0169$) as a result of synthetic experiments on four subjects.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2010

Top of the alumina body which is made according to plan has been printed using a screen printer equipment in order to print an electrode pattern. The electrode is connected with the quartz crystal oscillator of the piezoelectricity method which has a piezoelectric characteristic. The pressure contact department has been experimented using three type of the teflon. The teflon is good for pressure delivery vector but it is bad restitution. So we devised the structure which inserts the metal in the teflon. Bottom of the module is connected with the signal processing department which is planned in advance and then has investigated to characteristic. Therefore we have got the best output-voltage and frequency characteristic follows in the pressure.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.250-256
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• 2002

전기비저항 토모그래피는 지하의 전기비저항 분포를 영상화할 수 있는 매우 중요한 정밀 물리탐사법으로 지반조사 및 환경 오염대의 조사에 널리 사용되고 있다. 전기비저항 토모그래피 탐사의 경우 다양한 전극배열법이 사용될 수 있으며 각 배열법은 나름대로의 장단점을 가지고 있다. 예를 들어 단극배열의 경우에는 신호대 잡음비는 높으나 분해능이 벌어지며, 쌍극자배열의 경우에는 분해능은 높지만 신호대 잡음비가 너무 낮다. 단극-쌍극자 배열의 경우에는 중간정도의 분해능과 신호대 잡음비를 갖는다. 최근 개발된 변형된 단극-쌍극자 배열의 경우에는 단극-쌍극자 배열 수준의 신호대 잡음비와 분해능을 갖는다. 그러나 단극배열을 제외한 이들 전극배열법은 전류 및 전위 전극의 위치에 따라서는 겉보기 비저항이 발산할 수도 있다는 단점을 갖는다. 또한 단극배열의 경우에는 측정된 겉보기 비저항이 이상체의 전기비저항을 그대로 반영하지 못한다는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 전류전극과 전위전극의 상대적인 위치에 따라 단극-쌍극자 배열과 변형된 단극-쌍극자 배열을 혼용하는 소위 혼합배열이라는 새로운 전극배열법을 제안하고자 한다. 이 새로운 전극배열법은 신호대 잡음비 및 분해능은 단극-쌍극자 배열의 수준을 유지하며, 측정 시추공상에서 겉보기 비저항이 발산하지 않는 특성을 갖는다. 또한 측정되는 겉보기 비저항은 항상 이상체의 전기비저항을 잘 반영한다.