• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.15-18
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• 2013

본 논문은 뇌전도 신호 처리를 위한 아날로그 전단부를 제시한다. 일반적으로 뇌전도 신호는 낮은 주파수 대역에 존재하고 신호의 크기가 미약하므로 이를 처리하기 위한 아날로그 전단부는 높은 전압 이득 및 공통모드 제거비를 가져야 하며 저주파 잡음을 효과적으로 억제해야 한다. 본 논문에서 제시하는 아날로그 전단부는 가변 이득 계측 증폭기와 대역통과 필터로 구성되어 있다. 낮은 주파수의 잡음을 제거하기 위하여 주파수 chopping을 적용하였다. 본 논문의 회로는 0.18um CMOS 공정을 이용하여 제작하였으며 측정 결과 최대 60dB의 전압이득과 100dB 이상의 공통모드 제거비를 내는 것을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.6-13
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• 2005

Individual clinical significance of each layer of CCA (common carotid artery) has not been well studied. We intended to measure the intima thickness (IT), media thickness (MT), and intima-media thickness (IMT) of CCA separately and tried to analyze the clinical significance. One hundred fifty one consecutive patients (mean age: $57{\pm}15$ years; 77 males, 74 females) underwent CCA scanning using high-resolution ultrasound. The images were off-line analyzed using B-mode ultrasound image processing, devised for individual measurement of IT and MT as well as IMT. The mean coefficients of variation of new method measuring IT, MT, and IMT separately were 0.16% for IMT and 0.21% for both IT and MT. The IT (p < 0.01), MT (p < 0.01) as well as IMT (p < 0.001) of patients with atherosclerotic disease were significantly thicker than that of the patients without atherosclerotic disease. Patients with hypertension showed significantly thicker IT (p < 0.01), MT (p < 0.001), and IMT (p < 0.001) than that of the patients without hypertension. However, only IT was thicker in patients with smoking (p<0.01) than that of the patients without smoking.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2015

This paper investigates the failure of a car with a 2.5-liter CRDi engine of the Hyundai Company. The failure is caused by intermittent poor acceleration while driving. To analyze the cause, we investigated the air intake volume, the fuel injection, and the air-fuel ratio, which were determined to be normal. The brake switch signal error was discovered while analyzing the function that limits the output of the engine. While investigating the cause, we discovered the corrosion of the pins on the connector of the brake switch. We determined that it was generated by soapy water flowing in the solar film. Therefore, the cause of the failure was the brake switch signal errors. Additionally, we determined that ECM was the normal fail-safe mode that implemented the override device for safety during normal acceleration. Based on these results, further solar film experiments must be conducted to fully elucidate the causes.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2005

We describe the development of a prototype multi-channel electrical impedance tomography (EIT) system. The EIT system can be equipped with either a single-ended current source or a balanced current source. Each current source can inject current between any chosen pair of electrodes. In order to reduce the data acquisition time, we implemented multiple digital voltmeters simultaneously acquiring and demodulating voltage signals. Each voltmeter measures a differential voltage between a fixed pair of adjacent electrodes. All voltmeters are configured in a radially symmetric architecture to optimize the routing of wires and minimize cross-talks. To maximize the signal-to-noise ratio, we implemented techniques such as digital waveform generation, Howland current pump circuit with a generalized impedance converter, digital phase-sensitive demodulation, tri-axial cables with both grounded and driven shields, and others. The performance of the EIT system was evaluated in terms of common-mode rejection ratio, signal-to-noise ratio, and reciprocity error. Future design of a more innovative EIT system including battery operation, miniaturization, and wireless techniques is suggested.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 저전력 고속 모바일 I/O 인터페이스를 위한 저스윙 차동 니어-그라운드 시그널링 (NGS) 트랜시버를 소개한다. 제안하는 트랜스미터는 온-칩 레귤레이터로 정류된 프로그래머블한 스윙을 가지는 전압-모드 드라이버와 비대칭 상승/하강시간을 가지는 전단드라이버를 사용한다. 제안하는 리시버는 고주파이득을 신장시키는 피드-포워드 커패시터를 이용한 새로운 다중경로이득 차동앰프를 사용한다. 또한, 이 리시버는 가변적인 트랜스미터 출력스윙에 의한 입력 공통모드 변화를 보상하며, 리시버 입력단 증폭기의 전류 미스매치를 최소화하기 위하여 새로운 적응형 바이어스 생성기를 포함한다. 트랜스미터와 리시버에 적용된 새로운 간단하고 효과적인 임피던스 매칭 기술들의 사용으로 우수한 시그널 인테그리티와 높은 파워 효율을 이뤄냈다. 65 nm CMOS 공정으로 설계된 제안하는 트랜시버는 10 cm 길이의 FR4 PCB에서 채널당 13 Gbps의 전송속도와 0.3 pJ/bit (= 0.3 mW/Gbps)의 높은 파워 효율을 갖는다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2007

발진기를 구성하는 교차결합된 P형 및 N형 트랜지스터의 공통 소스 단자로부터 기본 발진주파수의 이차 고조파 신호를 차동으로 출력하는 전압조정발진기를 제안하였다. 공통소스단자의 임피던스를 최적화하고 발진기를 전압제한영역에서 동작시키면 차동 이차 고조파 신호가 모든 공정/온도/공급전압의 코너에서 진폭차와 위상차가 $0{\sim}1.6dB$ 이고 $+2.2^{\circ}{\sim}-5.6^{\circ}$ 범위 안에서 유지됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 진폭/위상 오차를 보정할 수 있는 임피던스 튜닝 회로도 사용하였다. 제안된 구조를 검증하기 위해 5 GHz 차동 이차고조파를 발생하는 전압조정발진기를 $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 통해 설계 제작하였다. 이차고조파의 차동출력의 차이인 에러 신호는 임피던스 튜닝 회로를 통하여 -70 dBm이라는 낮은 수준으로 측정되었다. 따라서 CMOS LC 전압조정발진기가 진폭차가 0.34 dB 이고 위상차가 $1^{\circ}$ 인 만족할만한 차동의 이차고조파 신호를 출력하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.111-115
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• 2012

Generally, brushless DC motor(BLDCM) driving system uses hall sensors or encoders as the mechanical position or speed sensor. It is necessary to achieve the informations of rotor position for driving trapezoidal type brushless DC motor without any position sensor. In this paper, the commutation signals are obtained without the motor neutral voltage, multistage analog filters, A/D converters, or the complex digital phase shift circuits which are indispensable in the conventional sensorless control algorithms. In the proposed method, in stead of detecting the zero crossing point of the nonexcited motor back electromagnetic force for the average motor terminal to neutral voltage, the commutation signal are extracted directly from the specific average line to line voltage with low-pass filter, adder and comparators circuit. In contrast to conventional methods, the neutral voltage is not need; therefore, the commutation signals are insensitive to the common mode noise. Moreover, the complex phase shift circuit can be eliminated. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through simulation results.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2015

Antennas at permanent GPS stations operated by the former Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (MOGAHA) in Korea were replaced in years 2008 and 2009, and these changes caused abrupt discontinuities in precise coordinate time series. In this study, an algorithm that eliminates those breaks was developed based on 15-year-long coordinate time series for the purpose of creating clean and continuous coordinate time series. The newly developed algorithm to correct for sudden jumps and dips in the GPS time series due to the antenna change was designed to consider all the linear and annual signals observed before and after the event. The accuracy of the new algorithm was confirmed to be at the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) level of 2.3-2.6 mm. The new algorithm was also found to be capable of reflect site-specific characteristics at each station.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2008

This paper presents a direct-conversion I/Q up-mixer block, which supports $3{\sim}5$ GHz ultra-wideband(UWB) applications. It consists of a VI converter, a double-balanced mixer, a RF amplifier, and a differential-to-single signal converter. To achieve wideband characteristics over $3{\sim}5$ GHz frequency range, the double-balanced mixer adopts a shunt-peaking load. The proposed RF amplifier can suppress unwanted common-mode input signals with high linearity. The proposed direct-conversion I/Q up-mixer block is implemented using $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS technology. The measured results for three channels show a power gain of $-2{\sim}-9$ dB with a gain flatness of 1dB, a maximum output power level of $-7{\sim}-14.5$ dBm, and a output return loss of more than - 8.8 dB. The current consumption of the fabricated chip is 25.2 mA from a 1.8 V power supply.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.362-368
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• 2007

A single-phase uninterruptible power supply system equipped with a superconducting magnet energy storage unit is proposed to achieve a simple circuit configuration and higher system reliability. It reduces a number of switching devices by applying a common-arm scheme. Removing some switches or substituting passive elements for active switches can increase the sophistication and reduces degree of freedom in control strategy. However, high-performance DSP controller can execute the complicated control task with no additional cost. Operational principles to normal, stored-energy, and bypass mode are discussed in detail. The validity of the proposed system is verified by experimental results.