• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.77-84
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• 2013

A small engine-oil-deterioration detection sensor was developed and installed at the tip of a dipstick gage. The sensor part was manufactured using printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing technology. A set of sensor covers was installed in order to protect the sensor and realize good signal stability. The small engine-oil-deterioration detection sensor system comprised a dual sensor having etched copper electrodes coated with gold and ceramic, a flexible PCB (FPCB) acting as electric wire, and a dummy PCB with only a lock connector. The sensor can easily be installed by insertion through the guide tube of a dipstick gage. Thus, a driver can easily handle it without further installation equipment. The sensor can determine the level of deterioration in the engine oil by estimating the corresponding dielectric constant of the engine oil.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.106-111
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• 2010

The convergence of significantly different and disparate technologies such as spintronics, carbon nano tube field effect transistors, photon and bio-responsive molecular switches, memristor and memristive systems and metamaterials, coupled with energy scavenging sources are gaining a renewed focus in the quest for new products. This paper will provide an insight into an anticipated technological revolution and will highlight a futuristic Roadmap to capture opportunities that are brought about as the results of formulation of new circuit components basically driven by emergence of nanoscale materials as part of System on System integration. Challenges as the result of new lumped components such as memristor, metamaterial-based lumped components and the like that will challenge the designers' comfort zone will also be discussed.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1992.10b
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• pp.176-180
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• 1992

At the KACC'91 conference, we proposed a method of automatic detection of shape of the faulty holes of a shadow mask which is used in a cathode-ray tube of a color television. In this method, the image data are taken from two areas of the mask with CCD camera. Comparing the shape of holes in these two areas by use of a signal processing technique, we can find any fault in the shape of holes. This paper describes the effect of smoothing filters of effectively finding the faulty holes from the difference image data. A computer simulation and actual experiment with a shadow mask have shown that this method of fault detection is very effective for practical use.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.31-35
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• 2001

This paper describes the design method of a magnetic system to maximize the magnetic flux leakage (MFL) in a non-destructive testing (NDT) system. The defect signals in a MFL type NDT system mainly depend on the change of the magnetic leakage flux in the region of a defect. The characteristics of the B-H curves are analysed and a design method to define the operating point on B-H curves for maximum leakage is performed. The computed MFL signal by a nonlinear finite element method is verified by measurement using Hall sensors mounted on the 6 legs PIG, the traveling detector unit in gas pipe, in an 8 inch test tube with defects. The rhombic defects could be successfully identified from the defect signals.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.772-773
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 ECT Array Probe를 이용한 원자력 발전소의 SG세관의 결함 신호를 해석하였다. 프로브의 전자기적 특성을 해석하기 위하여 맥스웰 방정식을 이용하여 지배방정식을 유도하였고, 3차원 유한요소법을 이용하여 전자기 수치 해석을 수행하였다. 신호해석을 위해 사용된 결함의 종류는 FBH결함이며, 결함의 깊이는 세관 두께의 40[%] 및 100[%]로 하였다. 시험주파수는 300[kHz], 400[kHz]를 사용하였으며, 각각의 시험주파수에 대한 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 해석결과 결함부위에서 신호의 증가를 확인할 수 있었으며, 주파수 시험변화시 300[kHz]보다 400[kHz]일때 결함 신호가 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 획득한 신호를 ASME 표준 시험편을 이용한 ECT Array Probe의 와전류탐상 실험신호와 비교하였다. 본 논문의 결과는 ECT Array Probe를 이용하여 원전 SG세관 검사시 결함신호해석에 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1431-1432
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• 2015

A system was developed to continuously monitor the respiratory signal under critical care, followed by performance evaluation for clinical application. Very much accurate pressure measurement was made in the endo-tracheal tube with mean relative error of 0.13%. In the comparative experiment simulating inspiration and expiration, the tidal volume measurement was also accurate within mean relative error of 3%, validating reliable measurement of respiratory signals.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.879-883
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• 2000

A system for measuring and adjusting the oscillating frequency of a balance wheel whick determins the accuracy of mechanical timers. The balance wheel oscillates rotatively suspended by a hair spring which is welded at the other end to the pivot tube. The natural oscillatory frequency of the balance wheel is determined by the length of hairspring from the balance wheel to the point if other parameters the length in the torsional oscillation model are not changed, so the frequency of the balance wheel can be adjusted to meet a requirement by the adjustment of the hairspring length using ultrasonic welding. And the movement of wheel teeth is measured in realtime by a high speed photo fiber sensor and Auto Correlation is used to find a more accurate oscillation period from the measured signal with some variations.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.384-388
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• 2007

Air embolism can be a lethal complication of surgical procedures during which venous pressure at the site of surgery is sub-atmospheric or air is forced under pressure into a body cavity. To solve the problem, we developed the air detector using relative dielectric constant change, which is expected to be used broadly in industrial circles. We designed a detection circuit of sensing scheme. In experiments with a mock system, the proposed system showed a signal difference depending on the amount of air in the tygon tube of the mock system.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.1363-1369
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• 2005

Previously we have shown that shikonin has strong anti-tumor activities via inducing apoptosis and suppressing metastasis on LLC cells in vivo and in vitro. Here we have investigated anti-angiogenic potential of shikonin and its possible mechanism of action in HSE cells. Shikonin inhibited the proliferation of HSE cells in a concentration-dependent manner. It was shown that this proliferation inhibition was caused by apoptosis induced by shikonin via BrdU incorporation and Western blotting analysis. Shikonin treatment was caused that decrease of activation of caspases and cleavage of PARP. And shikonin induced that the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38. Moreover, shikonin showed anti-angiogenic activities inhibiting tube-like formation of HSE cells in vitro and vascular formation of LLC cells in vivo. These findings suggest that shikonin may a possible candidate not only anti-metastatic agent but also anti-angiogenic agent.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.75-75
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• 2004

Carbon/epoxy는 기존의 금속재료에 비해 피로강도 및 기계적 특성이 매우 우수하다. 따라서 최근 튜브형태의 Carbon/epoxy 활용방안이 부각되고 있다. 그러나 Carbon/epoxy는 탄소재료의 특성상 고압, 충격 및 부식에 매우 취약하다. 또한, 장기간 고압피로 및 크리프에 노출될 경우, 금속재료에서는 관찰할 수 없는 층간분리(delamination)가 발생된다. 이러한 층간분리는 섬유방향과 평행하게 진전될 때 급격한 파손을 야기하므로 층간분리에 대한 메커니즘을 이해하고 그 방지책을 강구하는 것은 매우 중요하다.(중략)