• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2009

A novel sensing scheme using resistive characteristics of the finger is proposed. ESD problem is more harmful than a capacitive fingerprint sensor in a resistive fingerprint sensor, because the sensor plate is directly connected to the sensing cell. The proposed circuit is more robust than conventional circuit for ESD. The sensor plate and sensing cell are isolated by capacitor. The pixel level simple detection circuit is fully digital operation unlike that of the capacitive sensing cell. The sensor circuit blocks are designed and simulated in a standard CMOS $0.35{\mu}m$ process. The proposed circuit is more stable and effective than a typical circuit.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.542-548
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• 2008

A thermal mass air flow sensor (MAFS), which consists of a micro-heater and thermo-resistive sensors on the silicon-nitride ($Si_3N_4$) thin membrane structure, is micro-fabricated by MEMS processes. Two thermo-resistive temperature sensors are located at $100{\mu}m$ upstream and downstream from the micro-heater respectively. The thermal characteristics are measured to find the best measurement indicator. The micro-heater is operated under constant power condition, and four flow indicators are investigated. The normalized temperature indicator shows good physical meaning and is easy to use in practice. It is found that the configurations and heating power of thermal-resistive elements are the dominant factors to determine the range of the flow measurement in the MAFS with higher sensitivity and accuracy.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 개인 피트니스를 수행하는 과정에서 건강관리와 운동효과를 증대시킬 수 있도록 운동동작을 분석하는 방법을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 사용자가 밴드 형태의 가속도, 각속도, 지자계 모듈이 장착된 운동 센서를 착용하고 피트니스 운동 중에 발생하는 신호를 획득하고 운동동작을 분석하였다. 본 논문에서 제시한 기법을 활용하여 세 가지 저항성 운동의 동작을 분석하였으며 이는 기존의 연구결과와 일치함을 확인하였다. 저항성 운동 상황에서 생성된 데이터로부터 개인화된 운동정보를 가공할 수 있는 기술을 확보하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.70-78
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• 2007

A new low-voltage CMOS interface circuit with digital output for piezo-resistive transducer is proposed. An input current sensing configuration is used to detect change in piezo-resistance due to applied pressure and to allow low-voltage circuit operation. A simple 1-bit first-order delta-sigma modulator is used to produce an output digital bitstream. The proposed interface circuit is realized in a 0.35 ${\mu}m$ CMOS technology and draws less than 200 ${\mu}A$ from a single 1.5 V power supply voltage. Simulation results show that the circuit can achieve an equivalent output resolution of 9.67 bits with less than 0.23% non-linearity error.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.397-401
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• 2017

A DC resistance type humidity sensor using conductive carbon ink was fabricated and its performance was evaluated. The humidity sensor was fabricated using a screen printing technique and have a structure that does not require additional metal electrodes to measure resistance change. To evaluate the performance of the humidity sensor, we measured the DC resistance change under various relative humidity levels. The fabricated humidity sensor showed a resistance change of about $2.5{\sim}50k{\Omega}$ in 11 ~ 95% RH environment. It also shows a linear relationship in the relative humidity versus log DC resistance graph. In comparison with commercial humidity sensor under real environment, it can be confirmed that the resistance of the humidity sensor changes to almost the same level as the measured humidity. These results show that the resistance type humidity sensor can be operated stably in actual environment.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.636-641
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• 2019

저항형 센서 브리지들을 인터페이싱 하기 위한 간단한 저항 편차-시간 주기 변환기를 제안한다. 제안된 변환기는 두 개의 2세대 전류 컨베이어(current conveyor II: CCII)로 구성된다. 제안된 변환기는 연산 증폭기 또는 연산 트랜스컨덕턴스 증폭기(OTA)로 구성되는 기존의 변환기들보다 회로 구성이 간단하다는 장점을 가진다. 제안된 변환기를 AD844로 구현한 CCII를 이용하여 PSPICE 시뮬레이션을 진행하였다. 실험 결과는, 변환기가 $100{\sim}500{\Omega}$의 저항 편차 범위에 걸쳐서 $0.01934ms/{\Omega}$의 변환 감도를 가지며 선형 오차는 ${\pm}0.002%$ 이내라는 것을 보여준다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2016

Pulse diagnosis is one of the representative diagnostic methods in Oriental medicine. In this study, a pulse pressure sensor array coated with silicone, which includes 6 piezo-resistive sensors and 1 thermistor, is fabricated for pulse measurement. It is necessary to coat the pulse sensor array with silicone to avoid the fracture or damage of pressure sensors when the sensor is in contact with the skin and a constant pressure is applied. However, the silicone coating on the pulse sensor array can cause signal interference among the sensors in the pulse sensor array. The interference number (IN), a calculation for expressing the degree of interference among channels, is changed according to the silicone thickness on the pulse sensor array. The IN is increased by a thick silicone coating, but the fabrication error, an important index for the mass production of the sensor array, is reduced by the thickness of the silicone coating. We propose that the thickness of the silicone on the pulse sensor array is an important consideration for the performance of the fabricated sensor and manufacturing repeatability.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2373-2379
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• 2023

In sodium systems, leakage is one of the safety concerns; it can cause chemical reactions, which may result in fires. There are contact and non-contact types of leak detectors, and the conventional method of non-contact type detection is by gas sampling. Because of the complexity of this method, there has always been a need for a simple gas sensor, and the resistive-type nanostructure ZnO sensor is a promising option with various advantages. In this study, a ZnO sensor was fabricated, and the concept was tested as a leak detector using a dedicated experiment facility. The experiment results showed distinctive changes in resistance with the presence of sodium aerosol under various conditions. Replacing the conventional gas sampling with the ZnO sensors is expected to enable identification of the leakage location if used as a point-wise instrumentation and to greatly reduce the total cost, making the system simple, light, and effective. For further study, more tests will be performed to evaluate the sensitivity of key parameters under various conditions.

• 센서학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 1992

습도감지물질로서 PMMA박막을 사용하여 저항형 습도감지소자를 제조하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. PMMA에 DVB를 첨가하여 가교결합을 일으키고 여기에 PVA를 섞어 제조된 습도센서는 상대습도의 증가에 따라 저항의 변화를 나타내었으며, 흡착에 비해 탈착 시 약 3% 미만의 히스테리시스 특성을 나타내었다. 또한 제조된 소자는 좋은 장기안정도를 보였으며, 응답시간은 흡착시에는 약 7분, 탈착시에는 약 5분이었다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2008

저항형 센서 브리지를 인터페이싱 하기 위한 저항 편차-주파수 변환기를 제시하였다. 이 변환기는 선형 연산 트랜스컨덕턴스 증폭기(linear operational transconductance amplifier: LOTA)와 전류-제어 발진기(current-controlled oscillator: CCO)로 구성된다. 제시된 변환기를 상업용 개별 소자들을 이용하여 SPICE 시뮬레이션 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과는, 변환기가 16.90 kHz/${\Omega}$의 변환 감도와 ${\pm}$0.03 %의 최대 선형 오차를 가진다는 것을 보여준다.