• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.309-313
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• 2013

This paper is about a complex sensor system of an automatic guided vehicle(AGV) for loading and unloading payloads. For the AGV to approach to the target rack for loading and unloading the payload, a way to identify the position and orientation was studied. To identify the position and orientation of the AGV accurately, a complex sensor system composed of RFID, IMU, and limit sensors was developed, and the performance of each sensor was undertaken. A model AGV was constructed, and the good performance of the developed complex sensor system was verified through performance experiments.

• Composites Research
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

Among many fabrication methods of composite materials, filament winding is the most effective method for fabricating axis-symmetric structures such as pressure tanks and pipes. Filament wound pressure tanks are under high internal pressure during the operation and it has the complexity in damage mechanisms and failure modes. For this reason, it is necessary to monitor the tank through its operation as well as whole fabrication process. A large number of sensors must be embedded into multi points of the tank from its fabrication step for monitoring the whole tank. Fiber optic sensors, especially fiber Bragg grating(FBG) sensors are widely used for various applications because of good multiplexing capabilities. However, we need to develop the embedding technique of FBG sensors into harsh inner environment of the tank far the successful embedment. In this paper, we studied the embedding technique of a number of FBG sensors into filament wound pressure tanks considering multiplexing.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.440-447
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• 1999

Tensile stress loaded on smart composite structures and thermal stress occurred during the during process of the smart composite materials with embedded optical fiber sensors affect directly the mechanical behavior of the embedded optical fiber sensors within the smart composite structures. Stress distribution within the optical fiber sensors varies with respect to the stacking sequence of the composite laminate and the coating conditions of the optical fibers. The cracks occurred within the composite laminate affect not only the fracture of the composite laminate but also the fracture of the optical fiber sensors embedded within the composite laminate. In this study, firstly, stress distribution of the optical fiber sensors embedded within the composite laminate which is subjected to the tensile and thermal stresses was analyzed using Finite Element Method. And, secondly, the effect of the stacking sequence of the composite laminate and the coating conditions of the optical fiber sensors on the stress distribution of the optical fiber sensors was investigated. Finally, the effect of the crack occurred within the smart composite laminate on the fracture behavior of the optical fiber sensors was also observed through the tensile test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.29-31
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• 2016

위성 항법 시스템 (GPS : Global Positioning System)은 3차원 위치는 물론 정확한 시각정보를 제공할 수 있는 항법시스템으로 항해에 있어 필수적인 요소이다. 최근 무인선박에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되며, GPS에 대한 중요성이 증대되고 있다. 무인선박은 자율 항해를 위하여 GPS와 관성센서, 라이다, 카메라 등의 기타 보조 센서를 결합한 데이터를 활용한다. 복합 센서를 활용한 자율 항해에 있어 각 센서들간의 시각동기 또한 중요한 요소이다. 본 논문은 GPS를 활용하여 소프트웨어/하드웨어적인 시각동기화 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 embedded Linux platform을 활용하여 GPS로부터 획득한 시각동기화 신호를 기준으로 시각동기화된 복합 센서 데이터를 취득하는 방안이다. 제안된 기법의 성능 평가를 위하여, GPS 가용/불가용 구간을 모사한 환경에서 GPS, 관성센서, 고도계를 결합한 실제 데이터를 활용하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.22-26
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• 2003

EFPI (extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer) 센서를 이용해 복합재료의 파손 신호를 취득하기 위해서는 파손 신호에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 주파수의 열적, 기계적 정적 변형에 의해 발생하는 위상 변화를 보상해 주는 기술이 필요하다. 또한 센서의 민감도를 최적화하기 위해 출력 신호의 위상을 Quadrature 지점에 유지시켜야 한다. 본 논문에서는 EFPI 센서 시스템의 출력 신호위상을 일정하게 유지시킬 수 있는 안정화 제어 시스템을 개발하였다. 안정화 제어 시스템은 광대역 파장 레이저 광원, 가변 F-P (Fabry-Perot) 필터 그리고 필터를 제어한 수 있는 전자 회로시스템으로 구성하였다. 개발된 시스템의 위상 제어 성능을 평가하기 위해 복합재료 시편의 인장 실험을 수행하여 인장 변형에 의해 발생하는 위상 변화를 개발된 시스템을 이용해 Quadrature 지점에 일정하게 유지할 수 있음을 보였다. 또한 연필심 파손 실험을 통해 개발된 시스템이 파손 신호를 잘 취득할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Composites Research
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.49-55
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• 2011

The use of advanced composite materials in main structures of military and civil aircraft has been increased rapidly because of their considerable metals in high specific strength and stiffness. However, the mechanical properties of composite materials may severely degrade in the presence of damage. Especially, the high-velocity impact such as a hailstorm, and a small piece of tire or stone during high taxing, can cause considerable damage to the structures and sub-system in spite of a very small mass. However, it is not easy to detect the damage in composite plates using a single sensor or any conventional methods. In this paper, the PVDF sensors and AE sensors were used for monitoring high-velocity impact damage initiation and propagation in composite laminates. The WT(wavelet transform) is used to decompose the sensor signals. In the PVDF sensor and AE sensor signal analysis, amounts of high-frequency signals are increased when the impact energy is increased. PVDF sensor and AE sensor signal appeared similar results. This study shows how various sensing techniques can be used to characterize high-velocity impact damage of advanced composite laminates.

• Composites Research
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.32-39
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• 2004

Among many fiber optic sensors, FBG sensors are being studied more actively than any other sensor due to good multiplexing capabilities. Recently, the application fields of FBG sensors are mainly focused on the composite materials through embedding rather than attaching on the surface. However, there are many limitations on the embedding FBG sensors into composite materials because of the birefringence effects which is induced when FBG sensors are not embedded parallel to the reinforcing fiber. In this study, the fabrication method of FBG sensors with various grating length that are easy to fabricate with good multiplexing capabilities and more stable from the birefringence effects are investigated. The signal characteristics of the FBG sensors are also verified through the cure monitoring of 2 kinds of composite materials.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.130-138
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• 2002

수압실험 동안 광섬유 브래그 격자(FBG) 센서를 이용하여 필라멘트 와인딩된 복합재료 탱크의 변형률을 모니터링하였다. 20개의 FBG 센서와 20개의 스트레인 게이지를 복합재료 탱크의 돔과 실린더 부분에 부착하였다. 광섬유 센서를 위한 고출력 광원으로는 파장 이동 광섬유 레이저(WSFL)을 이용하였다. 실험결과로부터, 많은 수의 센서를 필요로 하는 대형 구조물의 건전성 모니터링에 FBG 센서 시스템이 유용함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.543-544
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• 2014

In this paper, we present the design of a compound sensing platform to share environment information with other smart devices such as a gateway, a phone, a pad, etc. The proposed compound sensing platform is designed as a single-board hardware to support air temperature and humidity, soil temperature and humidity, solar visible radiation, etc. It sends the measured information to a smart gateway which shares the information with smart phones and pads by Twitter.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.239-243
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 절삭중 공구파손을 실시간으로 검출할 수있는 시스템을 구성하기 위한 일환으로 일차로 AE(acoustic emission)센서를 사용하여 mechanism의 특성과 공구파손에 따른 주파수 특성을 해석했고, 차후 연구로서 AE센서가 아닌 가속도센서와 전류센서 및 공작기계의 절삭동력계를 이용한 복합계측시 스템을 구성하여 절삭특성 및 공구파손이 발생할 때의 신호특성을 해석했다.