• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.478-479
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• 2007

With increasing interest in the reduction of cost for operation and maintenance of overhead catenary system, various methods of condition monitoring have been developed. In this paper, we proposed network-based telemetry system for condition monitoring in railway and acquired data from any kind of sensor in catenary line and structure at high voltage. This development gives the solution for online condition monitoring in railway. To check the validity of our approach in terms of application, we realized network-based telemetry System.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.129-155
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• 2022

In this study, parametric analyses on a hoop-type PZT (lead-zirconate-titanate) interface are performed to estimate the effects of the PZT interface's materials and geometries on sensitivities of impedance responses under strand breakage. The paper provides a guideline for installing the PZT interface suitable in tendon anchorages for damage-sensitive impedance signatures. Firstly, the concept of the PZT interface-based impedance monitoring technique in prestressed tendon anchorage is briefly described. A FE (finite element) analysis is conducted on a multi-strands anchorage equipped with a hoop-type PZT interface for analyzing materials and geometric effects. Various material properties, geometric sizes of the interface, and PZT sensor are simulated under two states of prestressing force for acquiring impedance responses. Changes in impedance signals are statistically quantified to analyze the effect of these factors on damage-sensitive impedance monitoring in the tendon anchorage. Finally, experimental analyses are performed to demonstrate the effects of materials and geometrical properties of the PZT interface on damage-sensitive impedance monitoring.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.53-68
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• 2017

The response sensitivity method in time domain has been applied extensively for damage identification. In this paper, the relationship between the error of damage identification and the sensitivity matrix is investigated through perturbation analysis. An index is defined according to the perturbation amplify effect and an optimal sensor placement method is proposed based on the minimization of that index. A sequential sub-optimal algorithm is presented which results in consistently good location selection. Numerical simulations with a two-dimensional high truss structure are conducted to validate the proposed method. Results reveal that the damage identification using the optimal sensor placement determined by the proposed method can identify multiple damages of the structure more accurately.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.276-283
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• 2012

Nowadays, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) comprise a tremendously growing infrastructure for monitoring the physical or environmental conditions of objects. WSNs pose challenges to mitigating energy dissipation by constructing a reliable and energy saving network. In this paper, we propose a novel network construction and routing method by defining three different duties for sensor nodes, that is, node gateways, cluster heads, and cluster members, and then by applying a hierarchical structure from the sink to the normal sensing nodes. This method provides an efficient rationale to support the maximum coverage, to recover missing data with node mobility, and to reduce overall energy dissipation. All this should lengthen the lifetime of the network significantly.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.251-266
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• 2022

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of critical infrastructure comprises a major pillar of maintenance management, shielding public safety and economic sustainability. Although SHM is usually associated with data-driven metrics and thresholds, expert judgement is essential, especially in cases where erroneous predictions can bear casualties or substantial economic loss. Considering that visual inspections are time consuming and potentially subjective, artificial-intelligence tools may be leveraged in order to minimize the inspection effort and provide objective outcomes. In this context, timely detection of sensor malfunctioning is crucial in preventing inaccurate assessment and false alarms. The present work introduces a sensor-fault detection and interpretation framework, based on the well-established support-vector machine scheme for anomaly detection, combined with a coalitional game-theory approach. The proposed framework is implemented in two datasets, provided along the 1st International Project Competition for Structural Health Monitoring (IPC-SHM 2020), comprising acceleration and cable-load measurements from two real cable-stayed bridges. The results demonstrate good predictive performance and highlight the potential for seamless adaption of the algorithm to intrinsically different data domains. For the first time, the term "decision trajectories", originating from the field of cognitive sciences, is introduced and applied in the context of SHM. This provides an intuitive and comprehensive illustration of the impact of individual features, along with an elaboration on feature dependencies that drive individual model predictions. Overall, the proposed framework provides an easy-to-train, application-agnostic and interpretable anomaly detector, which can be integrated into the preprocessing part of various SHM and condition-monitoring applications, offering a first screening of the sensor health prior to further analysis.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.91-114
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• 2016

In this paper, recent research trends and activities on structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil infrastructure in Korea are reviewed. Recently, there has been increasing need for adopting smart sensing technologies to SHM, so this review focuses on smart sensing, monitoring, and assessment for civil infrastructure. Firstly, the research activities on smart sensor technology is reviewed including optical fiber sensors, piezoelectric sensors, wireless smart sensors, and vision-based sensing system. Then, a brief overview is given to the recent advances in smart monitoring and assessment techniques such as vibration-based global monitoring techniques, local monitoring with piezoelectric materials, decentralized monitoring techniques for wireless sensors, wireless power supply and energy harvest. Finally, recent joint SHM activities on several test beds in Korea are discussed to share the up-to-date information and to promote the smart sensors and monitoring technologies for applications to civil infrastructure. It includes a Korea-US joint research on test bridges of the Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC), a Korea-US-Japan joint research on Jindo cable-stayed bridge, and a comparative study for cable tension measurement techniques on Hwamyung cable-stayed bridge, and a campaign test for displacement measurement techniques on Sorok suspension bridge.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2006

구조물을 설계할 때 사용하는 컴퓨터 프로그램들은 구조물에 작용하는 각각의 조건을 고려한 최적의 설계를 할 수 있도록 도움을 준다. 하지만 컴퓨터 프로그램은 단순화시키고 일반화시킨 조건들을 적용하기 때문에 그 결과들은 실제 구조물의 거동을 정확히 설명할 수 없다. 이러한 문제점들을 극복하기 위해서 도입된 것이 스마트 구조이고 스마트 시스템을 통해 구조물을 상시 계측함으로서 실제 구조물의 정확한 거동을 파악할 수 있다. 본 연구는 실험을 통해 기존의 구조설계방법에 의한 구조물의 거동과 실제 구조물의 거동을 비교하여 계측시스템의 타당성 검토와 함께 앞으로의 발전가능성을 알아보고자 한다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.63-82
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• 2005

This paper introduces a technology for robust and low maintenance cost sensor network capable to detect accelerations below a micro-g in a wide frequency bandwidth (above 1,000 Hz). Sensor networks with such performance are critical for navigation, seismology, acoustic sensing, and for the health monitoring of civil structures. The approach is based on the fabrication of an array of high sensitivity accelerometers, each utilizing Fabry-Perot cavity with wavelength-dependent reflectivity to allow embedded optical detection and serialization. The unique feature of the approach is that no local power source is required for each individual sensor. Instead one global light source is used, providing an input optical signal which propagates through an optical fiber network from sensor-to-sensor. The information from each sensor is embedded onto the transmitted light as an intrinsic wavelength division multiplexed signal. This optical "rainbow" of data is then assessed providing real-time sensing information from each sensor node in the network. This paper introduces the Fabry-Perot based accelerometer and examines its critical features, including the effects of imperfections and resolution estimates. It then presents serialization techniques for the creation of systems of arrayed sensors and examines the effects of serialization on sensor response. Finally, a fabrication process is proposed to create test structures for the critical components of the device, which are dynamically characterized.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 비분산적외선(NDIR) 방식의 CO$_2$센서를 이용하여 무선 센서 네트워크 기반의 지하 공기질 모니터링 시스템을 구현하고 실제 지하철 승강장에 설치한 후 성능평가를 수행하였다. 서울 지하철은 하루 650만 명이 이용하는 대표적인 대중교통 수단이다. 따라서 승객뿐만 아니라 지하철 역사의 지하 공간에서 근무하는 많은 근로자들의 건강에 대한 관심이 높아짐에 따라 지하철 역사의 공기질 모니터링에 대한 요구가 매우 높아졌다. 현재 이런 요구를 충족하기 위해 환경부와 지하철 운영기관 측에서는 지하철역 공기질 모니터링 시스템을 일부 설치 운영 중이다. 그러나 고가의 수입 센서 이용으로 장비의 규모가 크고 설치 및 상시 운영에 따른 유지보수 비용이 큰 한계점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 저비용으로 CO$_2$ 농도를 상대적으로 정밀하게 측정할 수 있는 상용화된 CO$_2$ 센서에 대해 이론적으로 분석하고 신뢰성 검증 테스트를 수행하였다. 또한 무선 공기질 측정 센서 노드 및 게이트웨이 시스템을 개발하여 지하철 승강장의 실시간 공기질 데이터를 주기적으로 수집할 수 있고, 효율적으로 모니터링 할 수 있는 웹서버를 구축하였다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 지하 공간 공기질 관리 시스템의 확산 설치를 위하여 기초 연구 자료로 활용될 것이다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2015

구조물 건전성 모니터링은 센서로부터 구조물의 응답을 수집하고 분석하여 구조물의 정확한 상태를 진단하는 기술이다. 최근 노후화된 구조물의 증가로 인하여, 지속가능한 사회 발전을 위해 더욱 발달된 구조물 건전성 모니터링 기술이 요구되고 있다. 최신 구조물 건전성 모니터링 기술 중 하나인 무선 스마트 센서와 센서 네트워크 기술은 기존의 유선 방식의 모니터링 시스템과 비교하여 더욱 효율적이며 경제적인 모니터링 시스템의 구축을 가능하게 하는 기술이다. 최근까지도 관련 연구자들은 스마트 센서의 성능 및 확장성 향상을 위하여 연구개발을 진행하고, 다양한 실내, 실외 실험을 통한 성능 테스트를 진행하였다. 본 논문에서는 최근 (2010년 이후를 중심으로)에 개발된 스마트 센서의 하드웨어, 소프트웨어, 그리고 응용 사례들을 정리함으로써, 구조물 건전성 모니터링을 위한 스마트 센서의 최신 연구동향에 대해 소개하고자 한다.