• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.383-399
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• 2015

Today, as railways increase their capacity and speeds, it is more important than ever to be completely aware of the state of vehicles fleet's condition to ensure the highest quality and safety standards, as well as being able to maintain the costs as low as possible. Operation of a modern, dynamic and efficient railway demands a real time, accurate and reliable evaluation of the infrastructure assets, including signal networks and diagnostic systems able to acquire functional parameters. In the conventional system, measurement data are reliably collected using coaxial wires for communication between sensors and the repository. As sensors grow in size, the cost of the monitoring system can grow. Recently, auto-powered wireless sensor has been considered as an alternative tool for economical and accurate realization of structural health monitoring system, being provided by the following essential features: on-board micro-processor, sensing capability, wireless communication, auto-powered battery, and low cost. In this work, an original harvester device is designed to supply wireless sensor system battery using train bogie energy. Piezoelectric materials have in here considered due to their established ability to directly convert applied strain energy into usable electric energy and their relatively simple modelling into an integrated system. The mechanical and electrical properties of the system are studied according to the project specifications. The numerical formulation is implemented with in-house code using commercial software tool and then experimentally validated through a proof of concept setup using an excitation signal by a real application scenario.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.401-407
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• 2016

스마트교육을 효과적으로 수행하기 위해서는 교사가 직접 3D 융합 콘텐츠를 제작할 수 있어야 한다. 본 연구는 스마트 교육을 위한 교사용 인터랙티브 3D 융합 콘텐츠 저작도구를 구현하였다. 저작도구는 실질적 사용성을 확보하기 위해 상용 3D 엔진을 이용하여 구현하였다. 사용성 평가를 위해 구현된 저작도구를 현장 교사들에게 제공한 후 이에 대한 만족도 조사를 수행하였다. 사용자들은 전반적으로 원하는 콘텐츠를 만들 수 있었지만, 스크립트를 통해 제작되는 환경에 다소 복잡함을 느꼈다. 따라서 후속연구를 통해 컴퓨터 환경에 익숙지 않은 사용자를 위한 보다 직관적인 3D 융합콘텐츠 저작 방식을 개발해야 할 필요가 있다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2021

이 연구는 초등학생들이 인공지능 학습원리에 대해 직관적으로 쉽게 이해할 수 있도록 입력 데이터(온도, 습도 등)와 출력 데이터(채소, 과일 등) 모두 생활 속에서 쉽게 접할 수 있는 형태의 스마트팜을 이용한 융합교육 프로그램을 개발하기 위해 수행하였다. 이를 위해 초등학교의 2015 교육과정에 따른 실과교과의 원예·sw·로봇 단원에 대한 내용 분석과 인공지능교육 내용 체계에 관한 선행연구 분석을 통해 스마트팜 적용이 쉬우며 인공지능 학습원리를 쉽게 설명해 줄 수 있는 구성 요소 13개와 성취 기준 16개를 선정하여 4회기(8차시) 분량의 인공지능교육 프로그램과 스마트팜 기능이 들어있는 비닐하우스 교구를 개발하였다. 이 연구에서 개발한 융합교육 프로그램은 추후 초등학생을 대상으로 하는 인공지능교육에 대한 다양한 교수학습자료 개발 시 참고자료로 활용할 수 있다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.760-771
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• 2022

This study sought to develop clothing for a companion animal that can provide stable ECG measurements. A pattern for the smart clothing of a companion dog was manufactured using the replica method to select a location and method that best suited the stable measurement of ECG and improved the clothing's fitness. The smart clothing was developed as the following three types: strap type, top type, and combined top and vest type with a detachable wireless ECG monitor. The detection abilities of these were observed using the PQRST rate taken after ECG measurements while the three companion dogs were tested while resting and moving. The results revealed that apart from using an electrode, applying a gel pad is the most effective way to achieve stable ECG measurements, and the central chest region is more reliable than the left armpit for providing steady readings. The combined top and vest type showed the highest average ECG PQRST detection number, meaning that the ECG signal measurement was steady. These results may contribute to the measurement of ECG in smartwear for U-Healthcare to measure other biometric data of a companion dog.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2023

Underwater wireless communication is a challenging issue for realizing the smart aqua-farm and various marine activities for exploring the ocean and environmental monitoring. In comparison to acoustic and radio frequency technologies, the visible light communication is the most promising method to transmit data with a higher speed in complex underwater environments. To send data at a speedier rate, high-performance photodetectors are essentially required to receive blue and/or cyan-blue light that are transmitted from the light sources in a light-fidelity (Li-Fi) system. Here, we fabricated high-performance organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on P-type donor polymer (PTO2) and N-type acceptor small molecule (IT-4F) blend semiconductors. Bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) PTO2:IT-4F photo-active layer has a broad absorption spectrum in the range of 450~550 nm wavelength. Solution-processed OPTs showed a high photo-responsivity >1,000 mA/W, a large photo-sensitivity >10³, a fast response time, and reproducible light-On/Off switching characteristics even under a weak incident light. BHJ organic semiconductors absorbed photons and generated excitons, and efficiently dissociated to electron and hole carriers at the donor-acceptor interface. Printed and flexible OPTs can be widely used as Li-Fi receivers and image sensors for underwater communication and underwater internet of things (UIoTs).

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2023

동상으로 인한 구조물의 피해를 방지하고자 세계 100여개의 국가에서는 토양의 동상민감성을 판정하는 실내실험법에 대해 연구를 진행하였다. 미국과 일본은 알래스카와 홋카이도와 같은 동토지역을 포함하고 있어 동상에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되었으며, 연구 결과와 현장 적용을 통해 동상민감성 판정 표준 실험법과 기준을 제시하고 있다. 그러나 실험 방법이 복잡하고 공학적인 해설이 부족하며, 결과 분석에 대한 논리가 모호한 부분이 여전히 존재하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 미국 ASTM(American Society for Testing and Materials)과 일본 JGS(Japanese Geotechnical Society)의 동상 실험법을 동상 실험에 미치는 온도조건, 시료크기, 동결방향, 배수조건 등을 고려하여 면밀히 비교 분석하고, 지금까지 연구결과를 종합하여 향후 국제적인 연구동향에 부합하는 국내 동상민감성 판정 실험법과 기준의 방향을 제시하고자 한다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.373-387
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• 2023

우주 여행이 시작된 이래로 우주 행성에 대한 과학적 탐사는 인간의 상상력을 높이고 있다. 화성에 대한 임무는 지구에서 생명체가 언제, 어디서, 어떻게 시작되었는지에 대한 중요한 질문에 답을 제공할 수 있으며, 이 임무는 현지 우주 자원 활용(ISRU) 개념을 통해서만 실행 가능하다. 이 논문에서는 현재 우주 강국들을 중심으로 진행 중인 화성 탐사를 다루며, 인공 화성토양 조사와 탐사 로버의 이동성 연구를 중점으로 다루고 있다. 화성의 실제 지상 환경을 모사하기 위해서는 수십 톤의 토양이 필요하므로 원료 확보와 처리 과정도 고려되어야 한다. 이를 위해 화성 표면 토양과 유사한 특성을 가진 인공 토양을 선별하고, 인공 화성토양 개발을 위한 필요 사항을 제시한다. 이 연구를 통해 화성 탐사 임무에서 로버의 이동성을 평가하는 데 필요한 적절한 화성 토양을 개발하는 데 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.429-435
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• 2007

A number of different alternative actuation methods have been under active development for some specific applications where the traditional electromechanical actuators are difficult to apply. Recently, many of these substitutes are trying to employ new smart materials like electroactive polymers. However most of the polymeric materials are flexible and vulnerable so that they normally can not sustain external forces. Although the materials have shown a good potential to be used for alternative actuation mechanisms, no tangible industrial application is yet presented because of the reason. A conceptual design for a rectilinear motion actuator using dielectric elastomer is presented in this article. The introduced design concept might enable to produce fairly controllable rectilinear motions for various applications and the presented prototype actuator system is fully packaged in a small unit and controlled by a standard communication interface.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.204-208
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• 2017

Highly uniform and well-dispersed Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-7 (ZIF-7) particles were prepared by the precipitation of $Zn^{2+}$ using benzimidazole, which were converted into ZnO nanoparticles by heat treatment at $500^{\circ}C$ for 24 h. The ZIF-7 derived ZnO nanoparticles showed abundant mesopores, high surface area, and good dispersion. The gas sensing characteristics toward 5 ppm acetone, ethanol, trimethylamine, ammonia, p-xylene, toluene, benzene, and carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide were investigated at $350-450^{\circ}C$. ZIF-7 derived ZnO nanoparticles exhibited high response to 5 ppm acetone ($R_a/R_g=57.6$; $R_a$: resistance under exposure to the air, Rg: resistance under exposure to the gas) at $450^{\circ}C$ and negligible cross-responses to other interference gases (trimethylamine, ammonia, p-xylene, toluene, benzene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide) and relatively low responses to ethanol. ZIF derived synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles can be used to design high performance acetone sensors.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.497-507
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• 2017

During recent earthquakes, a significant number of concrete structures suffered extensive damage. Conventional reinforced concrete structures are designed for life-time safety that may see permanent inelastic deformation after severe earthquakes. Hence, there is a need to utilize adequate materials that have the ability to tolerate large deformation and get back to their original shape. Super-elastic shape memory alloy (SMA) is a smart material with unique properties, such as the ability to regain undeformed shape by unloading or heating. In this research, four different stories (three, five, seven and nine) of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings have been studied and subjected to near-field ground motions. For each building, two different types of reinforcement detailing are considered, including (1) conventional steel reinforcement (RC frame) and (2) steel-SMA reinforcement (SMA RC frame), with SMA bars being used at plastic zones of beams and steel bars in other regions. Nonlinear time history analyses have been performed by "SeismoStruct" finite element software. The results indicate that the application of SMA materials in plastic hinge regions of the beams lead to reduction of the residual displacement and consequently post-earthquake repairs. In general, it can be said that shape memory alloy materials reduce structural damage and retrofit costs.