• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2003

In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), various image reconstruction algorithms have been used in order to compute the internal resistivity distribution of the unknown object with its electric potential data at the boundary. Mathematically the EIT image reconstruction algorithm is a nonlinear ill-posed inverse problem. This paper presents a new combined method based on genetic algorithm(GA) and modified Newton-Raphson(mNR) algorithm via two-step approach for the solution of the static EIT inverse problem. In the first step, each mesh is classified into three mesh groups: target, background, and temporary groups. The mNR algorithm can be used to determine the region of group. In the second step, the values of these resistivities are determined using genetic algorithm. Computer simulations with the 32 channels synthetic data show that the spatial resolution of reconstructed images by the proposed scheme is improved compared to that of the mNR algorithm at the expense of increased computational burden.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제27권B호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2007

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a technique for determining the electrical conductivity and permittivity distribution within the interior of a body from measurements made on its surface. One recent application area of the EIT is the detection of breast cancer by imaging the conductivity and permittivity distribution inside the breast. The present standard for breast cancer detection is X-ray mammography, and it is desirable that EIT and X-ray mammography use the same geometry. A forward model of a simplified mammography geometry for EIT imaging was proposed earlier. In this paper, we propose an iterative algorithm for computing the current pattern that will be applied to the electrodes. The current pattern applied to the electrodes influences the voltages measured on the electrodes. Since the measured voltage data is going to be used in the impedance imaging computation, it is desirable to apply currents that result in the largest possible voltage signal. We compute the eigenfunctions for a homogenous medium that will be applied as current patterns to the electrodes. The algorithm for the computation of the eigenfunctions is presented. The convergence of the algorithm is shown by computing the eigencurrent of the simplified mammography geometry.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.219-224
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• 2015

전기 임피던스 단층촬영 기법은 전극들을 통해 전류를 주입하고 이에 유기되는 전압을 측정한 후, 이들 데이터를 기반으로 내부의 도전율 분포를 영상으로 복원하는 방법이다. 이 논문에서는 기존의 Gauss-Newton 방법의 역행렬 항목의 차원을 도메인의 원소의 개수가 아닌 데이터의 개수의 차원으로 바꿔줌으로써, 관심 도메인 내부의 도전율 분포를 보다 빠르게 추정할 수 있는 방법을 제안하였다. 그리고 자코비안 행렬의 대각성분의 최소-최대를 이용하여 조정인자를 계산하는 방법을 함께 제안하였다. 몇 가지 시나리오를 설정하고 모의실험을 통해 제안한 방법의 복원 성능을 비교분석하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제80권5호
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• pp.563-583
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• 2021

Composite materials, composed of multiple constituent materials with dissimilar properties, are actively adopted in a wide range of industrial sectors due to their remarkable strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratio. Nevertheless, the failure mechanism of composite materials is highly complicated due to their sophisticated microstructure, making it much harder to predict their residual material lives in real life applications. A promising solution for this safety issue is structural damage detection. In the present paper, damage detection of composite material via electrical resistance-based technique and infrared thermography is reviewed. The operating principles of the two damage detection methodologies are introduced, and some research advances of each techniques are covered. The advancement of IR thermography-based non-destructive technique (NDT) including optical thermography, laser thermography and eddy current thermography will be reported, as well as the electrical impedance tomography (EIT) which is a technology increasingly drawing attentions in the field of electrical resistance-based damage detection. A brief comparison of the two methodologies based on each of their strengths and limitations is carried out, and a recent research update regarding the coupling of the two techniques for improved damage detection in composite materials will be discussed.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제26권B호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2006

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a technique for determining the electrical conductivity and permittivity distribution within the interior of a body from measurements made on its surface. One recent application area of the EIT is the detection of breast cancer by imaging the conductivity and permittivity distribution inside the breast. The present "gold standard" for breast cancer detection is X-ray mammography, and it is desirable that EIT and X-ray mammography use the same geometry. This paper presents a forward model of a simplified mammography geometry for EIT imaging. The mammography geometry is modeled as a rectangular box with electrode arrays on the top and bottom planes. A forward model for the electrical impedance imaging problem is derived for a homogeneous conductivity distribution and Validated by experiment using a phantom tank.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.333-369
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• 2001

칼데론 문제와 유한번 측정 역전도체 문제에 대한 중요한 결과들을 설명하고, 그 응용으로서 전기임피던스 영상기법에 대하여 설명한다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2012

전기 임피던스 단층촬영법은 대상물의 경계면에 부착된 여러 개의 전극들을 통해 전류를 주입하고 이에 유기되는 전압을 측정한 후, 이를 바탕으로 대상물 내부의 도전율(또는 저항률) 분포를 영상으로 복원하는 비교적 새로운 영상복원 기법이다. 본 논문에서는, 대상물 내부의 저항률 분포를 추정하기 위해서 전극사이의 전기저항과 저항률 분포와의 관계를 선형으로 가정하고, 이 선형 관계로부터 가중행렬을 계산한 후, 수정된 반복 Landweber 알고리즘을 적용하였다. 그리고 제안한 방법의 수렴시간을 줄이고 영상 복원의 정확도를 향상시키고자 목적 함수를 최소화하는 최적의 step length를 찾아 제안한 방법에 적용하였다. 몇 가지 시나리오를 설정하고 모의실험을 통해 제안된 방법의 영상 복원 성능을 평가한 결과, 비교적 양호한 복원 성능을 나타내었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2007

We have developed a multi-channel, multi-frequency EIT system with operating frequency of 10Hz to 500KHz. The number of digital voltmeters using phase-sensitive demodulation can be varied from 8 to 64 and we found that 16 and 32-channels are most practical. This paper describes the design, implementation, and construction of 16 and 32-channel systems. The performance of the system was thoroughly tested and we found that CMRR of the developed voltmeter is about 85dB with $100{\Omega}$ unbalancing series resistor. The SNR is greater than 99.6dB and the output impedance of the constant current source is $1{\Omega}W$ at least for all frequencies. Imaging experiments using a banana with frequency-dependent conductivity and permittivity show that frequency-difference imaging is possible using the developed system. Future works of animal and human experiments are discussed.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권8호
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• pp.1430-1435
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• 2016

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has been applied to measure the location of external disturbance using a phantom and conductive yarns. According to the test results, the addition of carbon nanotube particles into the phantom does not show remarkable improvement in location errors. On the other hand combined fabric, conductive yarns with fabric, and non-woven fabric, were added to evaluate its performance as a fabric sensor. The combined fabric resulted in a decrease of 21.5% in the circumferential location error and a decrease of 50% in the radial location error, compared to those of the yarns. Additionally, it was revealed that the measurement error is almost linearly proportional to the conductivity of the phantom liquid and resistance of the conductive yarns. The combined fabric can be a promising material for fabric sensors in sports utilities and medical devices.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2012

상 경계 추정 문제에서는 초기치에 따라 그 추정성능이 달라질 수 있다. 하지만 실제의 유동 공정에서는 초기치 설정을 위한 기포의 개수와 개략적인 위치 정보를 알 수가 없기 때문에, 초기치 설정 문제는 더욱 중요하다. 따라서 이 논문에서는 상 경계 추정을 위한 초기치 설정을 위해 우선 차이(difference) 복원 방법을 사용하여 미지의 저항률 분포를 추정하고, 중간모드(intermodes) 방법을 사용하여 적응 문턱치를 자동으로 계산하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 기포의 개수와 초기 위치를 결정하였다. 이로써 잡음이 존재하는 경우에도 기포의 상 경계를 잘 추정할 수 있는 방법을 개발하였다. 이에 몇 가지 시나리오를 설정하고 모의실험을 통해 제안한 방법의 상 경계 추정성능을 평가하였다.