• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.337-342
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• 2006

We have developed a noncontact temperature sensor using a silver halide optical fiber. The infrared collimator and focus head are connected both ends of a silver halide optical fiber with SMA connectors and used to collimate radiations of a heat source and to focus them to infrared sensors such as a pyroelectric sensor and a thermopile sensor, respectively. The relation ships between the temperatures of a heat source and the output signals of the infrared sensors are determined to measure the surface temperature of a heat source. The measurable temperature range is from 25 to $60^{\circ}C$. It is expected that a noncontact temperature sensor using a silver halide optical fiber can be developed for medical usages such as temperature monitoring during hyperthermia, cryosurgery, laser surgery and diagnostic procedure based on the results of this study.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.1005-1013
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• 2008

This paper describes a new sensor system for 3D range measurement using the structured infrared light. Environment and obstacle sensing is the key issue for mobile robot localization and navigation. Laser scanners and infrared scanners cover $180^{\circ}$ and are accurate but too expensive. Those sensors use rotating light beams so that the range measurements are constrained on a plane. 3D measurements are much more useful in many ways for obstacle detection, map building and localization. Stereo vision is very common way of getting the depth information of 3D environment. However, it requires that the correspondence should be clearly identified and it also heavily depends on the light condition of the environment. Instead of using stereo camera, monocular camera and the projected infrared light are used in order to reduce the effects of the ambient light while getting 3D depth map. Modeling of the projected light pattern enabled precise estimation of the range. Identification of the cells from the pattern is the key issue in the proposed method. Several methods of correctly identifying the cells are discussed and verified with experiments.

• 센서학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.255-259
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• 2022

In this study, we fabricated ZnS substrates with excellent transmittance in the mid-infrared region (3-5 ㎛) using hot pressing instead of conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Diamond-like carbon (DLC) was coated on either one or both sides of the ZnS substrates to improve their mechanical properties and transmittance efficiency. To reduce the reflectance and further improve transmittance in the mid-infrared region, anti-reflection (AR) coating was designed for DLC/ZnS /AR and AR/ ZnS /AR structures. The coating structure, microstructure, and optical properties of the AR-coated ZnS substrates were subsequently investigated by employing energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The FTIR spectroscopy results demonstrated that, in the mid-infrared region, the average transmittance of the samples with AR coating on one and both sides increased by approximately 18% and 27%, respectively. Thus, AR coating improved the transmittance of the ZnS substrates.

• 센서학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.252-257
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• 2015

This paper proposes a single slope A/D converter (SSADC) that is possible to process the signal of the ultraviolet, visible and infrared rays with a single chip. And the proposed SSADC is a type of single channel ADC. In the conventional SSADC, it is possible to process the only one signal with a kind of the sensor because the speed of the operating frequency and the slope of ramp signal generated by the ramp generator are fixed. In order to improve the disadvantages, a ramp generator which has variable slope in ramp function is designed and $3{\times}1$ MUX(multiplexer) is adopted so that we can change the speed of the operating frequency and the slope of ramp signal. Therefore, the multiple signal processing of the wanted sensors can be possible. The designed circuit is layout by the $0.35-{\mu}m$ CMOS 2-poly 4-metal technology process and is checked through DRC and LVS tools.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.517-528
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 시각장애인이 실내에서 특정 목적지까지 안전하게 보행할 수 있도록 하는 시스템을 제안한다. 이 시스템은 카메라로 찍은 영상을 분석하여 마커의 ID를 구한 후 이로부터 보행자의 절대위치를 파악하고, IMU(Inertial Measurement Unit)의 가속도 센서와 자이로 센서를 통해 들어온 이동거리와 각도를 이용하여 보행자의 이전위치에 대한 상대위치를 파악하여 다음 진행 방향을 결정한다. 동시에 다수의 초음파 센서들을 이용하여 보행자 전방의 장애물 위치를 파악하여 사용자에게 최적의 진행방향을 알려준다. 이때 경로상의 계단이 있을 경우 IR(Infrared Rays)센서로 감지하여 보행자에게 알려준다. 본 시스템은 다중 복합 센서들을 융합하여 시각장애인에게 위치정보를 제공하고 원하는 목적지까지 안전하게 보행할 수 있도록 한다.

• 우주기술과 응용
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.356-363
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• 2021

중적외선을 이용하여 획득한 영상은 상온 부근의 온도 측정에는 적당하지 않다는 것이 교과서적 상식이었으나, 최근 중적외선 센서를 이용한 위성 영상을 살펴보면 중적외선 센서를 이용하여 측정한 결과물도 상온 부근의 온도를 측정할 수 있다는 가능성을 보여주고 있다. 본 논문에서는 중적외선 센서를 가지는 위성영상의 상온 온도 정보 추출 가능성 및 정확도에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 논문에서 검토된 중적외선 위성영상은 상온 부분의 온도를 잘 표시하였으며, 측정된 온도의 절대값으로서의 신뢰성에 관해서는, 태양광의 지표면 직접 반사에 의한 열전달량 영향과 대기에서 흡수되는 적외선 대기 흡수량의 영향은 비교적 작거나 일정한 값으로 볼 수 있지만, 비접촉식 온도계의 한계인 물성치의 의한 복사 계수(emissivity)의 불확실성 문제는 여전히 해결해야할 문제로 남아 있게 되었다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2009

A intelligent mobile hexapod robot with various types of sensors and wireless camera is introduced. We show this mobile robot can detect objects well by combining the results of active sensors and image processing algorithm. First, to detect objects, active sensors such as infrared rays sensors and supersonic waves sensors are employed together and calculates the distance in real time between the object and the robot using sensor's output. The difference between the measured value and calculated value is less than 5%. This paper suggests effective visual detecting system for moving objects with specified color and motion information. The proposed method includes the object extraction and definition process which uses color transformation and AWUPC computation to decide the existence of moving object. We add weighing values to each results from sensors and the camera. Final results are combined to only one value which represents the probability of an object in the limited distance. Sensor fusion technique improves the detection rate at least 7% higher than the technique using individual sensor.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2017

Recently, infrared (IR) spectrometers have been required in various fields such as environment, safety, mobile, automotive, and military. This IR dispersive sensor detection method of substances is widely used. In this study, we fabricated a silicon (Si) prism-based near infrared (NIR) spectrometer utilizing micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) technology. Si prism-based NIR spectrometer utilizing MEMS technology consists of upper, middle, and lower substrates. The upper substrate passes through the incident IR ray selectively. The middle substrate, acting as a prism, disperses and separates the incident IR beam. The lower substrate has an amorphous Si (a-Si)-based bolometer array to detect the IR spectrum. The fabricated Si prism-based NIR spectrometer utilizing MEMS technology has the advantage of a simple structure, easy fabrication steps, and a wide NIR region operating range.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2018

In this study, we introduce a sensing platform based on a plasmonic metasurface absorber (MA) with a vertical nanogap for the ultrasensitive detection of monolayer molecules. The vertical nanogap of the MA, where the extremely high near-field is uniformly distributed and exposed to the external environment, is formed by an under-cut structure between a metallic cross nanoantenna and the mirror layer. The accessible sensing area and the enhanced near-field of the MA further enhance the sensitivity of surface-enhanced infrared absorption for the target molecule of 1-octadecanethiol. To provide strong coupling between the molecular vibrations and plasmonic resonance, the design parameters of the MA with a vertical nanogap are numerically designed.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.280-293
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• 2018

The conversion of an invisible thermal radiation pattern of an object into a visible image using infrared (IR) thermal technology is very useful to understand phenomena what we are interested in. Although IR thermal images were originally developed for military and space applications, they are currently employed to determine thermal properties and heat features in various applications, such as the non-destructive evaluation of industrial equipment, power plants, electricity, military or drive-assisted night vision, and medical applications to monitor heat generation or loss. Recently, IR imaging-based monitoring systems have been considered for application in agricultural, including crop care, plant-disease detection, bruise detection of fruits, and the evaluation of fruit maturity. This paper reviews recent progress in the development of IR thermal imaging techniques and suggests possible applications of thermal imaging techniques in agriculture.