• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2011

If gas is leaking out of gas pipelines, it could cause a huge explosion. Accordingly, it is important to ensure the integrity of gas pipelines. Traditionally, over the years, gas-operating companies have used the ILI system, which is based on axial magnetic flux leakage (MFL), to inspect the gas pipelines. Relatively, there is a low probability of detection (POD) for the axial defects with the axial MFL-based ILI. To prevent the buried pipeline from corrosion, it requires a protective coating. In addition to the potential damage to the coating by environmental factors and external forces, there could be defects on the damaged coating area. Thus, it is essential that nondestructive evaluation methods for detecting axial defects (axial cracks, axial groove) and damaged coating be developed. In this study, an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) sensor was designed and fabricated for detecting axial defects and coating disbondment. In order to validate the performances of the developed EMAT sensor, experiments were performed with specimens from axial cracks, axial grooves, and coating disbondment. The experimental results showed that the developed EMAT sensor could detect not only the axial cracks (minimum 5% depth of wall thickness) and axial grooves (minimum 10% depth of wall thickness), but also the coating disbondment.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.83-85
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• 1996

Major cause of defects in steam generator tubes at nuclear power plant is the accumulation of magnetite and other byproducts of corrosion in the crevice gap between support plates and tubes. Since damaged tubes result in contamination of the secondary coolant by the radioactive primary coolant, they represent a safety hazard. Early detection of magnetite buildup is, therefore, imperative in order to take remedial measures such as chemical flushing. Although the eddy current testing is being used for the inspection of steam generator tubes, the interpretation of resulting signals is generally a difficult task. This paper uses the phase of sensor coil emf as the test signal to find a way of easier signal interpretation. Numerical study using FEM shows that the shape of resulting signal is good for identifying the relative position of the probe to the support plate, and for discreminating the different shapes and degrees of magnetite buildup in the crevice gap region.

• 센서학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2006

Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) methods are widely employed for the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of gas pipelines. In the application of MFL pipeline inspection technology, corrosion anomalies are detected and identified via their leakage filed due to changes in wall thickness. The gas industry is keenly interested in automating the interpretation process, because a large amount of data to be analyzed is generated for in-line inspection. This paper presents a novel approach to the tasks of data segmentation, feature extraction and depth estimation from gas pipelines. Also, we will show that the proposed method successfully identifying artificial defects.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); 포항공과대학교, 포항; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.1488-1491
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• 1996

Throughout CGL(Continuous Galvanizing Line) in steel works, zinc-coated steel sheets are produced which are used where long-running corrosion resistivity is required. During the galvanizing process, top dross is created and floated on the zinc pot. Because the dross leaves ill patterns on the coated sheets, it is removed manually with shovel-like tools in about twenty minutes. Because, however, the working environment is very noisy, hot and harmful to human workers, a robot system is developed and implemented on a real plant to automatically remove the top dross. It consists of a robot and its carriage system, a pot level sensor, a system controller, and special tools to collect, pick up, and put the top dross into a dross waste basket. A system software is developed to monitor the system status. A series of tests were performed to verify the robot motion and adaptation to working conditions, and proved successful work.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.89-92
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• 2000

Laser claddmg 1s thc deposition of material on the surface of a part or workpiece. Cladding of metals produces a 100% dense metallurgically-bonded coating with minimal dilution for enhanced corrosion, abrasion and wear resistance. Despite of minimal heat Input and reduced processing time, cladding quality 1s affected by various process condition such as laser power and feed rate. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the momtoring and control methods of laser cladding process for the best cladding quality. In this paper, laser cladding monitoring system using CCD camera for measuring cladding pool shape, and photo-diode sensor for detecting optical signal emitted from the cladding front is introduced The variables extracted using this system can be apphed to control the laser cladding system to achieve the best claddmg results..

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(5)
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• pp.121-123
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• 2000

Changes in breathing pattern and apnea both can be !he result of sleep disorders. The focus of this paper is to develop methodologies to monitor the breathing pattern and to detect apnea. An accurate recording of the respiratory phase can be carried out with different methods. One of these methods is the use of a thermocouple, which reacts to the variation in air temperature, placed in the nose and mouth of the patient. The K-type thermocouple was used because it has high reliability, thermo-stability, and good corrosion resistance. And also, it has a considerable long time constant that gives a low cut-off frequency, well below the respiratory frequency and thereby causing a large phase difference. The result showed that timing of respiration was accurately obtained with the AD595, amplifier for K-type thermocouple.

• 센서학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2012

We have developed a cost effective test socket for ball grid array(BGA) integrated circuit(IC) packages using BeCu metal sheet as a test probe. The BeCu furnishes the best combination of electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance. The probe of the test socket was designed with a BeCu cantilever. The cantilever was designed with a length of 450 ${\mu}m$, a width of 200 ${\mu}m$, a thickness of 10 ${\mu}m$, and a pitch of 650 ${\mu}m$ for $11{\times}11$ BGA. The fabrication of the test socket used techniques such as through-silicon-via filling, bonding silicon wafer and BeCu metal sheet with dry film resist(DFR). The test socket is applicable for BGA IC chip.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.244-256
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• 2010

Radio frequency identification(RFID) combined with wireless technology has good potential for structural health monitoring(SHM). We describe several advantages of RFID and wireless technologies for SHM, and review SHM examples with working principles, design and technical details for damage detection, heat exposure monitoring, force/strain sensing, and corrosion detection in concrete, steel, carbon fiber reinforced polymer(CFRP), and other materials. Various sensors combined with wireless communication are also discussed. These methodologies can be readily developed, implemented, and customized. There are some technical difficulties, but solutions are being addressed. Lastly, a surface acoustic wave-based RFID system is presented, and possible future trends of SHM based on RFID and wireless technology are presented.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.380-387
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 수소($H_2$)의 주입에 따라(자기적 성질)와 strain (elastic 성질)의 변화가 최대가 될 수 있는 Fe/Zr 다층박막으로 구성된 센서재료를 개발하였다. Sputtering (RF diode) 진공 적층 시스템을 이용하여 srqurntial supttering 빙식으로 변조파장($\lambda$)이 $3{\AA}{$\leq}{\lambda}{$\leq}50{\AA}$이고 $Fe_{80}Zr_{20}$의 성분을 가진 compositionally modulated(CM)된 Fe/Zr 다층박막을 적층 시킨 후 전기분해 방법으로 수소를 주입 시켜 수소에 의해 변화된 자화 및 strain 이 최대가 되는 Fe/Zr 박박을 선택하였다. 박막 재료가 수소화된 자기적 성질의 변화는 자화 및 stain 이 최대가 되는 Fe/Zr 박막을 선태하였다. 박막 재료가 수소화된 후의 자기적 성질의 변화는 히스테리시스 graph와 vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM)를 통해, 그리고 strain 의 변화는 laser heterodyne interferometer (LHI)등으로 분서되어 졌다. 선택된 최적의 센서재료는 single-mode 광섬유를 이용한 Michelson interometer의 sensing arm에 직접 coating 되어 주입된 수소의 양을 간접적으로 측정할 수 잇는 Fiber-optic H2 gas 센서에 응용되엇다. 개발된 센서는 진단하고자 하는 구조물 내의 부식(수소화에 의한) 정도를 손쉽고, 정확하게 감지할 수 있을 것으로 기대 되므로 비파괴 검사(non-destrucive test evaluation; NDE) 응용에 사용될 수 있다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 음향 방출 기법을 사용하여 강연선(7-wire strand)의 손상을 감지하기 위한 기초 실험을 수행하였다. 강연선은 주로 교량에 추가적인 인장력을 제공하기 위해 널리 사용되는 건설 자재이다. 프리스트레스 교량 또는 사장교가 대표적인 경우이다. 그러나 교량 노화가 급격히 진행되면서 강연선 부식 문제가 대두되고 있다. 이러한 이유로 케이블 점검을 위한 다양한 비파괴 방법이 연구되고 있고 현장 적용이 시도되고 있다. 비파괴 방법 ??중 하나인 음향 방출 기법은 케이블 손상 및 파단을 감지하는 효과적인 기술로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 음향 방출 기법의 교량에 대한 적용 가능성을 평가하기 위해 강연선의 손상에 따른 음향 방출 신호 특성을 인장 실험을 분석 하고, 현장 적용을 위한 최적 센서 주파수 타입을 선정하였다. 결과적으로, 음향 방출 기법을 활용하여 향후 교량 케이블의 부식 파단 및 파단 징후를 감지 할 수 있다고 여겨진다.