• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2007

Recently, small-animal imaging technology has been rapidly developed for longitudinal screening of laboratory animals such as mice and rats. One of newly developed imaging modalities for small animals is an x-ray micro-CT (computed tomography). We have developed two types of x-ray micro-CT systems for small animal imaging. Both systems use flat-panel x-ray detectors and micro-focus x-ray sources to obtain high spatial resolution of $10{\mu}m$. In spite of the relatively large field-of-view (FOV) of flat-panel detectors, the spatial resolution in the whole-body imaging of rats should be sacrificed down to the order of $100{\mu}m$ due to the limited number of x-ray detector pixels. Though the spatial resolution of cone-beam CTs can be improved by moving an object toward an x-ray source, the FOV should be reduced and the object size is also limited. To overcome the limitation of the object size and resolution, we introduce zoom-in micro-tomography for high-resolution imaging of a local region-of-interest (ROI) inside a large object. For zoom-in imaging, we use two kinds of projection data in combination, one from a full FOV scan of the whole object and the other from a limited FOV scan of the ROI. Both of our micro-CT systems have zoom-in micro-tomography capability. One of both is a micro-CT system with a fixed gantry mounted with an x-ray source and a detector. An imaged object is laid on a rotating table between a source and a detector. The other micro-CT system has a rotating gantry with a fixed object table, which makes whole scans without rotating an object. In this paper, we report the results of in vivo small animal study using the developed micro-CTs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.6227-6235
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• 2015

HUD는 투시형 정보 전시장치로서 최근에 마이크로 디스플레이와 LED 기술의 발달로 소형화가 이루어져 점차 응용분야를 넓혀가고 있다. 본 논문에서는 마이크로 디스플레이 장치인 DLP를 이용하여 영상 전시영역 5인치 급의 양안 관측용 소형 헤드업 디스플레이(HUD) 광학계를 설계하였다. 소형 경량화된 HUD를 설계하기 위하여 광학계의 각 설계요소를 분석하였고 DLP, 프로젝젼 광학계 및 오목렌즈형 영상결합기의 특성들과 설계방식을 살펴보았다. 각 광학계의 연결구조 분석을 통하여 세부 설계사양을 설정하고 광학계를 상세 설계하였다. 프로젝션 광학계와 오목렌즈형 영상결합기 사이에 백색 확산 반사체를 넣어 접은 형태로 구성하여 광학계를 각각 독립적으로 설계하였다. 투사 영상의 전시거리는 약 2m ~ 무한대 까지 조정이 가능하고 관측거리는 1m로 설정하였다. 해상도는 HD($1,280{\times}720$ 화소) 급으로 1 ~ 2화소 까지 인식이 가능하여 각종 문자, 기호를 판독할 수 있다. 또한, 컬러영상 구현이 가능하여 네비게이션 지도, 주간카메라 영상 및 열상카메라 영상 등을 전시할 수 있다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2004년도 Asia Display / IMID 04
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• pp.939-942
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• 2004

In this study, we report simulation results of single-panel LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon). Reflective LCOS microdisplays are widely used in various projection and near-eye application. For one panel system, liquid crystal response time is an important variable. The panel must switch fast enough to support the display of Field color sequential with high field rates. In order to have fast response and good contrast, a vertical alignment (VA) cell was used in this study. With suitable selection on LC parameters like temperature, viscosity, elastic constant and birefringence, it is possible to get response time of around 2ms from a 2.0 um-thick vertical alignment cell. This result also indicates an ease of production control on 2.0 um cells than 1.0 um cells.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.616-619
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• 2003

Photochemical and photothermal effects have correlation with each other and depend on laser wavelength. Multi-scanning laser ablation process of polymer with DPSS(Diode Pumped Solid State) 3rd harmonic Nd:YVO$_4$ laser with wavelength of 355nm is applied to fabricate three-dimensional micro shape. The DPSSL photomachining system can rapidly and cheaply fabricate 2D pattern or 3D shape with high efficiency because we only use CAD/CAM software and precision stages instead of complex projection mask. Photomachinability of polymer is highly influenced by laser wavelength and its own chemical structure. So the optical characteristics of polymers for 355nm laser source is investigated by experimentally and theoretically.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2008

Recent development in large area flat-panel x-ray detector technology enables clinical application of digital tomosyntesis. Unlike conventional motion tomography using x-ray films, flat-panel x-ray detectors provide projection images in digital formats so that tomographic images can be synthesized in a more flexible way. For the digital tomosynthesis, precise movements of the x-ray source and the x-ray detector with respect to a fulcrum point are necessary. In this study, we apply the digital tomosynthesis technique to the flat-panel detector based micro-CT in which the flat-panel detector and the x-ray source rotate together on a circular arc. The experimental results suggest that flat-panel detector based 3D CTs can be used for digital tomosynthesis in the clinical environment.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2006년도 6th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.564-568
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• 2006

Smooth picture module is operated by vibration to tilt the light from the DMD (digital micro mirror device) of DLP projection TV, which makes the screen of the TV smoother and DMD chip cost lower. To satisfy the vibration characteristics of smooth picture module, it is designed by optimizing moment of inertia, spring constant and damping coefficient, using structural and fluid dynamic simulation that showed a good agreement with experimental data. To reduce the material cost and moment of inertia, engineering plastic is used and the reliability is estimated. A VCM (voice coil motor) type actuator for smooth picture has to satisfy performance requirements such as higher driving force, lower power consumption, and lower cost. The initial design and optimization for VCM was performed using FE analysis. It allowed us to optimize the design of magnetic circuit of the proposed actuator to obtain higher force while maintaining a lower cost.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2014

Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most widely used medical imaging modality. However, substantial x-ray dose exposed to the human subject during the CT scan is a great concern. Region-of-interest (ROI) CT is considered to be a possible solution for its potential to reduce the x-ray dose to the human subject. In most of ROI-CT scans, the ROI is set to a circular shape whose diameter is often considerably smaller than the full field-of-view (FOV). However, an arbitrarily shaped ROI is very desirable to reduce the x-ray dose more than the circularly shaped ROI can do. We propose a new method to make a non-circular convex-shaped ROI along with the image reconstruction method. To make a ROI with an arbitrary convex shape, dynamic collimations are necessary to minimize the x-ray dose at each angle of view. In addition to the dynamic collimation, we get the ROI projection data with slightly lower sampling rate in the view direction to further reduce the x-ray dose. We reconstruct images from the ROI projection data in the compressed sensing (CS) framework assisted by the exterior projection data acquired from the pilot scan to set the ROI. To validate the proposed method, we used the experimental micro-CT projection data after truncating them to simulate the dynamic collimation. The reconstructed ROI images showed little errors as compared to the images reconstructed from the full-FOV scan data as well as little artifacts inside the ROI. We expect the proposed method can significantly reduce the x-ray dose in CT scans if the dynamic collimation is realized in real CT machines.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.367-375
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• 2014

본 연구는 실시간 동적영상(Real-time dynamic image)을 획득할 수 있는 고해상도 엑스선 영상장치인 마이크로 CT 을 이용하여 흰쥐의 미세 혈관구조를 관찰함은 물론 국내 원광 방사선영상 과학연구 센터에서 개발한 마이크로 CT 에 대한 유용성을 알아보고자 한다. 흰쥐 몸 전체의 2D 영상을 얻은 후 MIP(maximum intensity projection), VRT(volume rendering technique)기법을 이용하여 혈관구조의 조영된 3D 영상을 얻을 수 있었고 이 3D 혈관 영상을 머리, 복부, 심장과 몸 전체의 혈관시스템으로 각각 분류하였다.

• 한국인지과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국인지과학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.2-7
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• 2010

Formally, we may define cognitive science as the convergent study between symbolic and connectionist approaches at macro and micro levels. Since what we refer to as the human mind is regarded as a mathematical product of the human brain and the computing machine, we can obtain two mathematical dynamical projections: one from the set of human brains to the set of mind, the other from the set of computing machines to the set of mind. Then, we are having a new projection from the classical models to the quantum mind.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권25호
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• pp.115-120
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• 1995

The aim of this project is the development of technology of production of micro mechanical parts. Materials are Cr, pt or film (thickness $1000-3000\AA$) on glass substrate. Method of manufacturing is resistless direct laser ablation based on the projection technology. A source of radiation is KrF excimer laser(248nm), Experiments of threshold energy are carried out and the results are analyzed by SEM.