• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.486-492
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• 2015

방사선 영상장치는 방사능 누출사고의 조기처리 및 확산 피해 최소화에 필수적인 장비이며, 가까운 미래에 빅마켓으로 성장될 원전폐로 분야에서도 중요한 역할을 담당할 것으로 예상된다. 현재까지 개발된 방사선 영상장치는 방사선 오염원의 위치를 방향 정보만으로 탐지하여 가시화하고 있고 방사선원의 거리 측정은 불가능한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 스테레오 카메라 원리를 적용하여 방사선원의 3차원 위치정보를 추출할 수 있는 새로운 기법의 방사선 3차원 영상장치의 구현에 대해 연구하였다. 한 대의 방사선 센서와 CCD 카메라, 그리고 팬틸의 컴팩트한 구성으로 설계된 방사선 3차원 영상장치(K3-RIS)는 위치변환 제어에 의한 스테레오 방사선 영상 취득과 연속모드 제어 및 고속 스테레오 영상정보처리 기능이 특징이다. 개발한 장치의 기능검증을 위해 감마 방사선원(Cs-137)을 대상으로 실험을 수행한 결과 선원간의 거리와 무관하게 3% 이하의 거리측정 오차를 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.16
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• pp.396-399
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• 2003

In this paper, the purpose is to develop imaging technique of synchrotron radiation using CMOS image sensor. The detector using hybrid method to be research in this lab was used, in order to increase image signal. We made experiments with 1B2 Whitebeam/microprobe beamline in PAL (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory). Phosphor materials such as ZnS:(Ag,Li), ZnS:(Cu,Al), $Y_2O_2S:Eu$ were produced by spin coating on glass. Synchrotron radiation images were acquired and evaluated from monochromatic light from monochromoator in PAL 1B2line. From obtained object and phantom, MTF was 0.15 in ZnS:(Ag,Li) phosphor, and 0.178 in ZnS:( Cu,Al) at 151p/mm. MTFs were unsystematic because thickness of phosphor and uniformity of surface were not optimized. It's expected to improve MTF and the qualify of images as uniformity's optimized.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.641-659
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• 2010

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) gradually becomes a technique for ensuring the health and safety of civil infrastructures and is also an important approach for the research of the damage accumulation and disaster evolving characteristics of civil infrastructures. It is attracting prodigious research interests and the active development interests of scientists and engineers because a great number of civil infrastructures are planned and built every year in mainland China. In a SHM system the sheer number of accompanying wires, fiber optic cables, and other physical transmission medium is usually prohibitive, particularly for such structures as offshore platforms and long-span structures. Fortunately, with recent advances in technologies in sensing, wireless communication, and micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), wireless sensor technique has been developing rapidly and is being used gradually in the SHM of civil engineering structures. In this paper, some recent advances in the research, development, and implementation of wireless sensors for the SHM of civil infrastructures in mainland China, especially in Dalian University of Technology (DUT) and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), are introduced. Firstly, a kind of wireless digital acceleration sensors for structural global monitoring is designed and validated in an offshore structure model. Secondly, wireless inclination sensor systems based on Frequency-hopping techniques are developed and applied successfully to swing monitoring of large-scale hook structures. Thirdly, wireless acquisition systems integrating with different sensing materials, such as Polyvinylidene Fluoride(PVDF), strain gauge, piezoresistive stress/strain sensors fabricated by using the nickel powder-filled cement-based composite, are proposed for structural local monitoring, and validating the characteristics of the above materials. Finally, solutions to the key problem of finite energy for wireless sensors networks are discussed, with future works also being introduced, for example, the wireless sensor networks powered by corrosion signal for corrosion monitoring and rapid diagnosis for large structures.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.498-508
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• 2008

경부고속열차 차상컴퓨터 장치의 하부장치로 운전자에게 차량의 정보와 고장의 현시 그리고 유지보수기능 및 훈련기능을 가지고 있는 장치가 TECA (Terminal Cabin)이다. KTX 차량의 운전은 고속화 운전을 위해 신호운전의 필요가 요구되어지며 차량의 장대화 및 일인운전을 통한 차량의 기본정보 취득 및 고장에 대한 조치에 있어 많은 어려움이 있는 것이 사실이다. 이에 대해 차량에서 발생하는 수많은 정보에 대한 신속하고 정확한 처리와 유지보수를 위해 TECA장치는 그 활용에 있어 반드시 필요한 장치이다. 그러나 본 장치에 대한 하드웨어와 유지보수 그리고 새로운 요구에 따른 장치개발에는 연구사례가 없는 실정이다. 이에 운전자지원단말기 장치의 유지보수능력 개발과 장치에 대한 이해를 돕고 장치개발에 필요한 TECA의 기초기능과 요구사항을 하드웨어 중심으로 연구하였으며 이로 인한 새로운 운전자 단말기 장치 개발에 필요한 사양정립에 활용하도록 활용할 수 있으리라 본다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.731-737
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• 2019

In this study, a new measurement method based on voltage transients in CdZnTe detectors response to low energy photon irradiations is applied to measure the electron mobility (${\mu}_e$) and electron mobility-lifetime product $({\mu}{\tau})_e$ in a CdZnTe detector. In the proposed method, the pulse rise times are derived from low energy photon response to 59.5 keV($^{241}Am$), 88 keV($^{109}Cd$) and 122 keV($^{57}Co$) ${\gamma}-rays$ for the irradiation of the cathode surface at each detector for different bias voltages. The electron $({\mu}{\tau})_e$ product was then determined by measuring the variation in the photopeak amplitude as a function of bias voltage at a given photon energy using a pulse-height analyzer. The $({\mu}{\tau})_e$ values were found to be $(9.6{\pm}1.4){\times}10^{-3}cm^2V^{-1}$ for $1000mm^3$, $(8.4{\pm}1.6){\times}10^{-3}cm^2V^{-1}$ for $1687.5mm^3$ and $(7.6{\pm}1.1){\times}10^{-3}cm^2V^{-1}$ for $2250mm^3$ CdZnTe detectors. Those results were then compared with the literature $({\mu}{\tau})_e$ values for CdZnTe detectors. The present results indicate that, the electron mobility ${\mu}_e$ and electron $({\mu}{\tau})_e$ values in CdZnTe detectors can be measured easily by applying voltage transients response to low energy photons, utilizing a fast signal acquisition and data reduction and evaluation.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제34권6_1호
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• pp.1131-1142
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• 2018

자율주행차는 교통사고로 인한 인명피해나, 운전으로 인해 발생하는 시간 및 비용을 줄일 수 있는 장점 때문에 개발 및 운용이 확대되고 있다. 이러한 자율주행차의 운행을 위해서는 정밀한 측위가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 고가의 센서를 사용하지 않고 차량 내장센서, 위성센서, 영상센서와 사전에 구축해둔 기준영상 정보를 통합하여 차량의 위치를 정밀하게 추정하는 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 기준영상 정보는 센서 정보만 사용하였을 경우 발생하는 측위 정밀도 한계를 극복할 수 있으며, 위성신호 단절과 같은 문제 발생시에도 안정적으로 취득이 가능한 장점이 있다. 센서 및 기준영상 정보를 결합하기 위한 필터는 개별 센서의 다양한 확률 밀도 분포를 반영할 수 있는 파티클 필터를 사용하였다. 알고리즘의 성능평가를 위해 데이터 취득 시스템을 구축하고 이를 이용한 주행 데이터 및 기준영상 정보를 취득하였다. 위성센서에 의한 오차가 비교적 큰 주행 경로에 대해서도 주행영상 및 기준영상 정보를 함께 결합할 경우 약 0.7 m 이내의 정확도로 차량 측위가 가능함을 확인하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.39-55
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• 2019

In this study, we have proposed an improved method to detect forest fires by correcting the reflected signals of day images using the middle-wavelength infrared (MWIR) channel. The proposed method is allowed to remove the reflected signals only using the image itself without an existing data source such as a land-cover map or atmospheric data. It includes the processing steps for calculating a solar-reflected signal such as 1) a simple correction model of the atmospheric transmittance for the MWIR channel and 2) calculating the image-based reflectance. We tested the performance of the method using the MODIS product. When compared to the conventional MODIS fire detection algorithm (MOD14 collection 6), the total number of detected fires was improved by approximately 17%. Most of all, the detection of fires improved by approximately 30% in the high reflection areas of the images. Moreover, the false alarm caused by artificial objects was clearly reduced and a confidence level analysis of the undetected fires showed that the proposed method had much better performance. The proposed method would be applicable to most satellite sensors with MWIR and thermal infrared channels. Especially for geostationary satellites such as GOES-R, HIMAWARI-8/9 and GeoKompsat-2A, the short acquisition time would greatly improve the performance of the proposed fire detection algorithm because reflected signals in the geostationary satellite images frequently vary according to solar zenith angle.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2016년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.819-820
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• 2016

수배전분야는 고압 수배전반, 저압 수배전반, 모터 컨트롤 센터(motor control center; MCC)로 구성되며, MCC는 모터의 운전 및 정지를 할 수 있고, 이상상황 발생 시 비상정지 및 이상 상황에 대한 통보를 할 수 있도록 전자식 모터보호계전기(electronic over current relay; EOCR)가 사용되고 있다. 기존 EOCR은 과전류, 부족전류, 결상, 역상, 전류 불평형, 지락과 같은 전기적 결함 탐지는 가능하지만, 구속보호, 모터 고정자 및 회전자, 베어링 결함과 같은 기계적 결함은 탐지가 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 모터의 전기적, 기계적 결함을 탐지하기 위해 기존 EOCR의 전기적 결함 탐지에 기계적 결함 탐지를 결합하여 회전기기 보호장치를 위한 전기적인 결함과 기계적인 결함을 통합적으로 탐지할 수 있는 시스템을 제안한다. 회전기기 결함탐지를 위한 신호입력부 및 제어부, 시스템 인터페이스, 데이터 획득장치를 설계하였으며, 절연저항 측정, 모터 구속 측정 및 제어, MC 카운터 및 베어링 온도 측정 및 제어를 통해 전기적 결함과 기계적 결함 탐지가 가능하였다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.202-209
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• 2019

Purpose: To investigate the temperature-based differences of cortical bone ultrashort echo time MRI (UTE-MRI) biomarkers between body and room temperatures. Investigations of ex vivo UTE-MRI techniques were performed mostly at room temperature however, it is noted that the MRI properties of cortical bone may differ in vivo due to the higher temperature which exists as a condition in the live body. Materials and Methods: Cortical bone specimens from fourteen donors ($63{\pm}21$ years old, 6 females and 8 males) were scanned on a 3T clinical scanner at body and room temperatures to perform T1, $T2^*$, inversion recovery UTE (IR-UTE) $T2^*$ measurements, and two-pool magnetization transfer (MT) modeling. Results: Single-component $T2^*$, $IR-T2^*$, short and long component $T2^*s$ from bi-component analysis, and T1 showed significantly higher values while the noted macromolecular fraction (MMF) from MT modeling showed significantly lower values at body temperature, as compared with room temperature. However, it is noted that the short component fraction (Frac1) showed higher values at body temperature. Conclusion: This study highlights the need for careful consideration of the temperature effects on MRI measurements, before extending a conclusion from ex vivo studies on cortical bone specimens to clinical in vivo studies. It is noted that the increased relaxation times at higher temperature was most likely due to an increased molecular motion. The T1 increase for the studied human bone specimens was noted as being significantly higher than the previously reported values for bovine cortical bone. The prevailing discipline notes that the increased relaxation times of the bound water likely resulted in a lower signal loss during data acquisition, which led to the incidence of a higher Frac1 at body temperature.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.14-25
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• 2019

As the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and big data have received a lot of attention as key growth engines in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, data acquisition and utilization in mobile, automotive, robotics, manufacturing, agriculture, health care and national defense are becoming more important. Due to numerous data-based industrial changes, demand for sensor technologies is exploding, especially for intelligent sensor technologies that combine control, judgement, storage and communication functions with the sensors's own functions. Intelligent sensor technology can be defined as a convergence component technology that combines intelligent sensor units, intelligent algorithms, modules with signal processing circuits, and integrated plaform technologies. Intelligent sensor technology, which can be applied to variety of smart IT convergence services such as smart devices, smart homes, smart cars, smart factory, smart cities, and others, is evolving towards intelligent and convergence technologies that produce new high-value information through recognition, reasoning, and judgement based on artificial intelligence. As a result, development of intelligent sensor units is accelerating with strategies for miniaturization, low-power consumption and convergence, new form factor such as flexible and stretchable form, and integration of high-resolution sensor arrays. In the future, these intelligent sensor technologies will lead explosive sensor industries in the era of data-based artificial intelligence and will greatly contribute to enhancing nation's competitiveness in the global sensor market. In this report, we analyze and summarize the recent trends in intelligent sensor technologies, especially those for four core technologies.