• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.7 no.1
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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.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.32 no.7
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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.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.231-238
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• 2017

In this paper, we propose a method of analyzing exercise behavior to increase health care and exercise effect in personal fitness. In this study, a user wears a band-shaped acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, and a motion sensor equipped with a geomagnetic module. Using the technique presented in this paper, we analyzed the motion of three resistive exercises which is consistent with previous studies. We have acquired a technique for processing personalized exercise information from the data generated in the resistive exercise situation.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.29 no.1
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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.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.6
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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.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.636-641
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• 2019

A simple resistance deviation-to-time period converter is proposed for interfacing resistive half-bridge sensors. It consists of two 2nd generation current conveyors(CCIIs). The proposed converter has simpler circuit configuration than the conventional converters using operational amplifiers or operational transconductance amplifiers(OTAs). The proposed converter was simulated using CCII implemented with AD844 IC chips. The simulation results show that the converter has a conversion sensitivity of $0.01934ms/{\Omega}$ over a range of $100-500{\Omega}$ resistance deviations and a linearity error less than ${\pm}0.002%$.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.1
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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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• v.55 no.7
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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.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.125-130
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• 1992

A resistive-type humidity sensors have been fabricated using cross-linked PMMA thin film as sensing material and their humidity characteristics have been investigated. The sensor coated of the cross-linked PMMA with PVA exhibited largely variation of resistance by increase of relative humidity and less than 3% of hysteresis. Furthermore, the fabricated sensor exhibited superior long-term stability. The response time of the PMMA humidity sensor was about 7 min. for adsorption and about 5 min. for desorption respectively.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.167-171
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• 2008

A bridge resistance deviation-to-frequency (BRD-to-F) converter is presented for interfacing resistive sensor bridges. It consists of a linear operational transconductance amplifier (LOTA), a current-controlled oscillator (CCO). The prototype converter was simulated using commercially available discrete components. The result shows that the converter has a conversion sensitivity amounting to 16.90 kHz/${\Omega}$ and a linearity error less than ${\pm}$0.03 %.