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Development of Moving Objects Monitoring and Transforming Personal Robot System Based on Remote Controls (원격제어기반 이동체 감지 및 변형 퍼스널 로봇시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Lee, Dong-Myung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.159-165
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    • 2010
  • The moving object monitoring and transforming personal robot system based on remote controls is designed and implemented, and the performance of the system is analyzed in this paper. The major considering factors in the system design are such as 1) the control scheme design (button based and the remote control schemes); 2) the operation modes design (wheel driving mode/pedestrian mode/auto driving mode/observation mode); 3) the remote control function design; 4) the design of the monitoring function of the changes in neighbor environments; 5) the design of the detection of obstruction. From the experiments, it is assured that the developed personal robot can walk to the grounds that covered with doorsill or electric wires in indoors by control the leg articulations, and can escape from the obstruction using three infrared sensors in the 30cm*30cm obstruction styled space under the auto driving mode.

Transparent and Flexible All-Organic Multi-Functional Sensing Devices Based on Field-effect Transistor Structure

  • Trung, Tran Quang;Tien, Nguyen Thanh;Seol, Young-Gug;Lee, Nae-Eung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.491-491
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    • 2011
  • Transparent and flexible electronic devices that are light-weight, unbreakable, low power consumption, optically transparent, and mechanical flexible possibly have great potential in new applications of digital gadgets. Potential applications include transparent displays, heads-up display, sensor, and artificial skin. Recent reports on transparent and flexible field-effect transistors (tf-FETs) have focused on improving mechanical properties, optical transmittance, and performances. Most of tf-FET devices were fabricated with transparent oxide semiconductors which mechanical flexibility is limited. And, there have been no reports of transparent and flexible all-organic tf-FETs fabricated with organic semiconductor channel, gate dielectric, gate electrode, source/drain electrode, and encapsulation for sensor applications. We present the first demonstration of transparent, flexible all-organic sensor based on multifunctional organic FETs with organic semiconductor channel, gate dielectric, and electrodes having a capability of sensing infrared (IR) radiation and mechanical strain. The key component of our device design is to integrate the poly(vinylidene fluoride-triflouroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE) co-polymer directly into transparent and flexible OFETs as a multi-functional dielectric layer, which has both piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties. The P(VDF-TrFE) co-polumer gate dielectric has a high sensitivity to the wavelength regime over 800 nm. In particular, wavelength variations of P(VDF-TrFE) molecules coincide with wavelength range of IR radiation from human body (7000 nm ~14000 nm) so that the devices are highly sensitive with IR radiation of human body. Devices were examined by measuring IR light response at different powers. After that, we continued to measure IR response under various bending radius. AC (alternating current) gate biasing method was used to separate the response of direct pyroelectric gate dielectric and other electrical parameters such as mobility, capacitance, and contact resistance. Experiment results demonstrate that the tf-OTFT with high sensitivity to IR radiation can be applied for IR sensors.

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A Study on Synthetic Method and Material Analysis of Calcium Ammine Chloride as Ammonia Transport Materials for Solid SCR (Solid SCR용 암모니아 저장물질인 Calcium Ammine Chloride의 합성방법 및 물질분석 연구)

  • Shin, Jong Kook;Yoon, Cheon Seog;Kim, Hongsuk
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.199-207
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    • 2015
  • Solid materials of ammonia sources with SCR have been considered for the application of lean NOx reduction in automobile industry, to overcome complex problems of liquid urea based SCR. These solid materials produce ammonia gas directly with proper heating and can be packaged by compact size, because of high volumetric ammonia density. Among ammonium salts and metal ammine chlorides, calcium ammine chloride was focused on this paper due to low decomposition temperature. In order to make calcium ammine chloride in lab-scale, simple reactor and glove box was designed and built with ammonium gas tank, regulator, and sensors. Basic test conditions of charging ammonia gas to anhydrous calcium chloride are chosen from equilibrium vapor pressure by Van't Hoff plot based on thermodynamic properties of materials. Synthetic method of calcium ammine chloride were studied for different durations, temperatures, and pressures with proper ammonia gas charged, as a respect of ammonia gas adsorption rate(%) from simple weight calculations which were confirmed by IC. Also, lab-made calcium ammine chloride were analyzed by TGA and DSC to clarify decomposition step in the equations of chemical reaction. To understand material characteristics for lab-made calcium ammine chloride, DA, XRD and FT-IR analysis were performed with published data of literature. From analytical results, water content in lab-made calcium ammine chloride can be discovered and new test procedures of water removal were proposed.

Dielectric characteristics with poling of P(VDF/TrFE) films for pyroelectric infrared sensor (초전형 적외선 센서용 P(VDF/TrFE) 막의 분극에 따른 유전특성의 변화)

  • Kwon, Sung-Yeol;Kim, Young-Woo;Baem, Seung-Choon;Park, Sung-Kun;Kim, Ki-Wan
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2000
  • Dielectric characteristics of P(VDF/TrFE) film manufactured using spin coating technique have been investigated. To improve the crystallinity and quality of film, the film was three step annealed. Simple etching process and conditions for P(VDF/TrFE) film were established using top electrode as a mask. Poling is performed by several steps. $1.87\;{\mu}m$ thick P(VDF/TrFE) films were obtained with conditions such that the solution of 10 wt% concentration was spun at 3000rpm for 30 seconds. Before poling, dielectric constant and dielectric loss of P(VDF/TrFE) film were 13.5 and 0.042, respectively. After poling, dielectric constant and dielectric loss of P(VDF/TrFE) film were 11.5 and 0.037, respectively.

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Satellite Rainfall Monitoring: Recent Progress and Its Potential Applicability (인공위성 강우모니터링: 최근 동향 및 활용 방안)

  • Kim Seong-Joon;Shin Sa-Chul;Suh Ae-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.142-150
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    • 1999
  • During the past three decades after the first attempt to use satellite imagery or derived cloud products for rainfall estimation, much is known and understood concerning the scope and difficulties of satellite rainfall monitoring. After a brief general introduction this paper reviews recent progress in this field with special reference to improvement of algorithms, inter-comparison projects, integrative use of data from different sources, increasing lengths of data records and derived products, and interpretability of rainfall results. Also the paradigm of TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) which is the first space mission(1997) dedicated to measuring tropical and subtropical rainfall though microwave and visible/infrared sensors, including the first spaceborne rain radar was introduced, and the potential applicability to the field of agriculture and water resources by combining satellite imagery is described.

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An Implementation of Smart Dormitory System Based on Internet of Things (사물인터넷 기반의 스마트 기숙사 시스템 구현)

  • Lee, Woo-Young;Ko, Hwa-Mun;Yu, Je-Hun;Sim, Kwee-Bo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.295-300
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    • 2016
  • Internet of things which helps communication between human and thing and between things by connecting networks on them is developing. Develops of Internet of things, network technique, and smart machine result interest on home network system. In this paper, we suggested a system with the home network to the dormitory using pressure sensors, infrared sensor, ultrasonic sensor, switch, arduino, raspberrypi, android application. Smart dormitory system based on the internet of things provide information whether public things in dormitory like laundry machine, computer, treadmill is being used now, and package is arrived through android application.

A Study on the molecular structure and molecular weight control of styrene films by plasma polymerization (플라즈마 중합법에 의한 스티렌 박막의 분자 구조 및 분자량 제어에 관한 연구)

  • 김종택;최충양;박종관;박응춘;이덕출
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.213-219
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    • 1997
  • The plasma polymerized styrene films were prepared by using an inter-electrode capacitively coupled gas-flow-type reactor, and the effects of plasma polymerization condition on the molecular weight distribution were investigated by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR), Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography(PyGC), Differential Scanning Calorimetry(DSC) and Gel Permeation Chromatography(GPC). From the above results, the very cross-linked films different from chemical characteristics of the starting monomer were taken out, and it is realized that the molecular structure, cross linking density, and molecular weight distribution could be controlled by changing the parameters such as deposition pressure, deposition power and gas flow rate. Accordingly, it is suggested that plasma polymerization method performed by inter-electrode capacitively coupled gas-flow-type reactor has good characteristics for manufacturing the functional organic thin films which can be applied in sensors, opto-electric device, photo-resist by changing the polymerization parameters.

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Synthesis and Characterization of Ruthenium Doped TiO2 Nanofibers

  • Park, Jung-Yeon;Lee, Deuk-Yong;Cho, Nam-Ihn;Oh, Young-Jei
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.82-89
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    • 2011
  • Ruthenium(Ru)-doped $TiO_2$ nanofibers were prepared using electrospun Ru-$TiO_2$/poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) fibers and subsequent annealing for 1 h at temperatures in the range of $500^{\circ}C$ to $1000^{\circ}C$ in air. The properties of the Ru-$TiO_2$ fibers were characterized as a function of the Ru content and calcination temperature using X-ray diffraction, thermal gravimetry with differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and viscometer, pycnometer and dynamic tensiometer measurements. Although the diameter of the fiber decreased slightly with increasing calcination temperature, no dramatic changes were observed with respect to the ruthenium content. The XRD and FT-IR results revealed that anatase phase and ruthenium metal began to be formed after calcination at temperatures above $500^{\circ}C$. Anatase and rutile phases and ruthenium metal coexisted in the fibers calcined above $600^{\circ}C$. No anatase phase was detected in the fibers containing ruthenium when they were calcined at $1000^{\circ}C$. The morphology of the fibers changed from smooth and uniform to porous with increasing temperature. The experimental results suggest that the calcination temperature and Ru content were influential in determining the morphology and structure of the fibers.

Characterization and Photocatalytic effect of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by spray-pyrolysis method

  • Lee, Sang-Duck;Nam, Sang-Hun;Kim, Myoung-Hwa;Lee, Kang-Suk;Kim, Young-Dok;Boo, Jin-Hyo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2010.02a
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    • pp.101-101
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    • 2010
  • ZnO shows a direct band gap of 3.37eV, large exciton binding energy (~60 meV), high oxidation ability, high sensitivity to many gases, and low cost, and it has been used in various applications such as transparent electrodes, light emitting diodes (LEDs), gas sensors and photocatalysts. Among these applications ZnO as photocatalyst has considerably attracted attention over the past few years because of its high activities in removing organic contaminants generated from industrial activities. In this research, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by spray-pyrolysis method using the zinc acetate dihydrate as starting material at synthesis temperature of $900^{\circ}C$ with concentration varied from 0.01 to 1.0M. The physical and chemical properties of the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles were examined by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transformation Infrared (FT-IR), and UV-vis spectroscopy. The Miller indices of XRD patterns indicate that the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles showed a hexagonal wurtzite structure. With increased precursor concentration, a primary, secondary particle sizes of ZnO nanoparticles increased by 0.8 to $1.5{\mu}m$ and 15 to 35nm, and their crystallinity was improved. Methyleneblue (MB) solution ($1{\mu}M$) as a test comtaminant was prepared for evaluating the photocatalytic activities of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized in different precursor concentration. The results show that the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO nanoparticles was gradually enhanced by increased precursor concentration.

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A Study on the Pyroelectric Thin Films based on (Pb, La)$TiO_3$ for Infrared Sensors ((Pb, La)$TiO_3$계를 이용한 적외선 센서용 초전박막의 연구)

  • Jang, Ji-Geun;Kim, Min-Yeong;Lee, Sang-Yeol;Jang, Ho-Jeong
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.6 no.8
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    • pp.825-832
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    • 1996
  • 적외선 센서의 재료로 활용되고 있는 PLT박막 (두께:8000$\AA$-9000$\AA$)을 Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si와 Pt/M\ulcorner의 하부 구조상에 50$0^{\circ}C$, 55$0^{\circ}C$$600^{\circ}C$에서 스퍼터링 증착하여 결정성 및 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. $600^{\circ}C$로 in-situ 성장된 PLT박막은 Si기판을 이용한 경우 randomly oriented perovskite 결정구조를 나타내었으며, Pt/MgO 구조위에서는 c-축(00ι)방향으로 배향 성장되었다. $600^{\circ}C$에서 in-situ 성장된 PLT박막의 비유전상수($\varepsilon$r)와 유전정접(tan $\delta$)을 10kHz-100kHz의 주파수에서 측정한 결과 Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si 구조상에 증착된 박막은$\varepsilon$r=90과 tan $\delta$=0.02의 값을 Pt/MgO 구조상에 증착된 박막은 $\varepsilon$e=35와 tan$\delta$=0.01의 값을 나타내었다. 잔류분극량(2Pr)과 초전계수(${\gamma}$)는 상온부근에서 Si 기판을 이용한 경우 각각 0.6$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$.。C과 0.5x10-8C/$\textrm{cm}^2$.。C정도로 매우 작게 나타났으나 PLT/Pt/MgO 구조에서는 2Pr=5$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$, r=4x10-8C/$\textrm{cm}^2$.。C로 비교적 양호한 초전박막의 전기적 특성을 나타내었다.

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