• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제5권8호
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• pp.941-947
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• 1999

As pressure transducers are employed in many fields such as production facilities, test facilities vehicles and industrial machinery, there is an increasing need for high precision measurement of pressure without any calibration or maintenance. In this paper, we discuss the development of a smart thin film pressure transducer which is highly suitable for a precise measurement of pressure. The smart functions include automatic zero tracking, automatic span adjustment, temperature compenstion, continuous self-diagnostics for faults (open strain gages, abnormal data, incorrect A/D conversion, and overpressure), data memory and multi-drop communication with PC

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.983-986
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• 2007

In this paper, we addressed the IEEE 1451.x that can organize a sensor network for efficient measurement system. IEEE 1451 provides standard interface, specification and Object model for example Network Capable Application Processor(NCAP), Transducer Electronic Data Sheet(TEDS), Smart Transducer Interface Module (STIM) and so on. Especially IEEE 1451.2 defines the TEDS Formats and STIM. The TEDS makes transducer to be used independently from device. NCAP makes the component of measurement system to be handled as an object. Therefore each function block constructs system by using Add-on. IEEE 1451.x can be expend the system with Add-on and Plug-and-Play by using smart sensor and connected with current network. We expect that this method can provide the efficiency and convenience when using the measurement system.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.313-325
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• 2016

The paper provides a comprehensive procedure for the mechanical and magnetic design of Langevin transducer based on giant magnetostrictive material. The the transducer is designed to work at its second mode of vibration, having high mechanical quality factor and low damping coefficient. The design procedure is based on an analytical model and it is verified by finite-element analysis. Experimental tests based on impedance response analysis in first and second modes are carried out on the prototype. Results confirm the appropriate design of this transducer, demonstrating the highest mechanical quality factor between the resonant transducers in the literature.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.761-776
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• 2018

Guided wave testing is a reliable and safe method for pipeline inspection. In general, guided wave testing employs a circumferential array of piezoelectric transducers to clamp on the pipe circumference. The sensitivity of the operation depends on many factors, including transducer distribution across the circumferential array. This paper presents the sensitivity analysis of transducer array for the circumferential characteristics of guided waves in a pipe using finite element modelling and experimental studies. Various cases are investigated for the outputs of guided waves in the numerical simulations, including the number of transducers per array, transducer excitation variability and variations in transducer spacing. The effect of the dimensions of simulated notches in the pipe is also investigated for different arrangements of the transducer array. The results from the finite element numerical simulations are then compared with the related experimental results. Results show that the numerical outputs agree well with the experimental data, and the guided wave mode T(0,1) presents high sensitivity to the notch size in the circumferential direction, but low sensitivity to the notch size in the axial direction.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.291-304
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• 2008

Piezoelectric materials have been widely used in ultrasonic nondestructive testing (NDT). PZT ceramics can be used to receive and generate surface acoustic waves. It is a common application to attach PZT transducers to the surface of structures for detecting cracks in nondestructive testing. However, not until recently have piezoelectric polymers attracted more and more attention to be the material for interdigitated (IDT) surface and guided-wave transducers. In this paper, an interdigitated gold-on-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) transducer for actuating and sensing Lamb waves has been introduced. A specific etching technology is employed for making the surface electrodes into a certain finger pattern, the spacings of which yield different single mode responses of Lamb waves. Experiments have been performed on steel and carbon fiber composite plates. Results from PVDF IDT sensors have been compared with those from PZT transducers for verification.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 IoT (Internet of Things) 서비스 구현을 위한 스마트센서의 설계 방안을 연구하였다. 지속적인 데이터 수집을 위한 센서의 전원 공급부는 에너지 하베스팅 (Energy Harvesting) 기술을 적용하였으며, 주변 환경으로부터 영향을 줄일 수 있는 압전소자 (piezoelectric transducer)를 선택하여 전원 공급부를 설계하였다. 데이터 전송을 위한 무선통신 인터페이스는 BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) 기술을 적용하여 설계하였다. BLE는 저전력 단거리 무선 통신에 적합하며, 주요 응용분야인 BLE 비콘 (beacon)은 O2O (Online to Offline) 서비스, 실내 측위 기반의 내비게이터, 도난/미아 방지 서비스에서 모바일 게임 등으로 활용 범위가 확대되고 있다. BLE 무선통신의 짧은 전송 거리를 보완하기 위해 무선 커버리지를 확대할 수 있는 방안을 연구하였으며, 네트워크 구축이 용이하고 무선 커버리지 확대할 수 있는 CATV 망을 활용한 BLE 센서 네트워크 구축 방안을 제안하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.547-577
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• 2013

To suppress vibration and noise of mechanical structures piezoelectric ceramics play an increasing role as effective, simple and light-weighted damping devices as they are suitable for sensing and actuating. Out of the various piezoelectric damping methods this paper compares mode based active control strategies to passive shunt damping for thin plates. Therefore, a new approach for the optimal placement of the piezoelectric sensors/actuators, or more general transducers, is proposed after intense theoretical investigations based on the Kirchhoff kinematical hypotheses of plates; in particular, modal and nilpotent transducers are discussed in detail. Based on the proposed distribution a discrete design for modal transducers is implemented, tested and verified on an experimental setup. For active control the modal sensors clearly identify the eigenmodes, whereas the modal actuators impose distributed eigenstrains in order to reduce the transverse plate vibrations. In contrast to the modal control, passive shunt damping works without requiring additional actuators or auxiliary power and can therefore act as an autonomous system, but it is less effective compensating the flexible vibrations. Exemplarily, an acryl glass plate disturbed by an arbitrary force initialized by a loudspeaker is investigated. Comparing the different methods their specific advantages are highlighted and a significant broadband reduction of the vibrations of up to -20dB is obtained.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2023

스마트 센서는 IoT (Internet of Things) 서비스 구현을 위한 단말장치 역할의 핵심 구성요소이다. 본 논문에서는 스마트 센서의 전원 공급부를 에너지 하베스팅 장치를 이용하여 설계하는 방안을 연구하였다. 대표적인 에너지 하베스팅 장치인 태양전지와 압전소자를 적용하여 전원 공급부의 성능을 확인하고, 스마트 센서의 동작에 따른 전원 공급부 최적화 방안을 분석하였다. 또한 보조 전원장치인 배터리의 수명을 증가시킬 수 있는 방안을 제안하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2004

EMAT(electromagnetic-acoustic transducer)는 비접촉식 초음파 탐촉자이므로 초음파의 송수신을 위하여 접촉매질이 필요하지 않기 때문에 탐촉자를 시험 대상체의 표면을 따라 움직이면서 결함 검출이 가능하며, 코일의 설계와 배열에 따라 표면파와 판파 등 원하는 모드의 유도초음파를 손쉽게 송수신할 수 있기 때문에 두께가 얇은 배관의 탐상에 알맞는 초음파 탐촉자이다. 본 논문에서는 표면초음파 발생을 위한 EMAT와 $A_1$ 모드의 판파, $S_1$ 모드의 판파를 선택적으로 발생시키기 위한 EMAT를 설계 제작하였다. 1.5MHz의 표면초음파는 분산이 없어서 신호 왜곡 없이 높은 신호 대 잡음비로 배관을 진햄함을 보였다. 반면에 800kHz의 $S_1$ 모드의 판파와 940 KHz의 A1 모드의 판파는 분산 특성이 있어서 배관을 따라 진행하면서 신호 왜곡이 생김을 확인할 수 있었으며, EMAT에 공급하는 펄스의 폭을 넓히면 판파의 모드 선택성이 향상되었다. 내경 256mm, 두께 5.5mm인 강관에 가공된 인공결함에 대한 각 모드의 결함 검출능을 서로 비교하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2008년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.368-371
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• 2008

Cellulose based Electroactive Paper (EAPap) has been developed as a new smart material due to its advantages of piezoelectricity, large displacement, low power consumption, low cost and flexibility. EAPap can be used fur a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device using the piezoelectric property of EAPap, resulting in the cost effective and flexible SAW device. In this paper, inter digit transducer (IDT) structure using lift-off technique with a finger gap of $10{\mu}m$ was used for micro fabrication of the cellulose EAPap SAW devices. The performance of IDT patterned SAW device was characterized by a Network Analyzer. The feasibility of cellulose EAPap as a potential acoustic device was presented and explained.