• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.154-161
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• 2011

This paper presents a compact integrated transceiver module for 2.4 GHz band applications using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic(LTCC) technology. The implemented transceiver module is divided into an RF Front-End Module (FEM) part and a transceiver IC chip part. The RF FEM part except an SPDT switch and DC block capacitors is fully embedded in the LTCC substrate. The fabricated RF FEM has 8 pattern layers and it occupies less than $3.3\;mm{\times}5.2\;mm{\times}0.4\;mm$. The measured results of the implemented RF FEM are in good agreement with the simulated results. The transceiver IC chip part consists of signal line, power line and transceiver IC for 2.4 GHz band communication system. The fabricated transceiver module has 9 layers including three inner grounds and it occupies less than $12\;mm{\times}8.0\;mm{\times}1.1\;mm$. The implemented transceiver module provides an output power of 18.1 dBm and a sensitivity of -85 dBm.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.955-964
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• 2010

In this paper, a compensation method of the amplitude and phase errors from the T/R(Transmit/Receive) modules in an active SAR(Synthetic Aperture Radar) system is introduced. The errors are defined and classified, and characterized by analyzing the measurement data acquired from the pilot test. To compensate these errors, a control methodology of T/R modules output is proposed. Before the compensation is applied, 16 T/R modules integrated on the active SAR antenna show the amplitude in 28.2~29.0 dBm and the phase in $101.7^{\circ}{\sim}165.2^{\circ}$. After the compensation, the amplitude and phase are distributed in 27.4~28.0 dBm and $116.1^{\circ}{\sim}120.0^{\circ}$ respectively. The antenna beam patterns generated by the array theory with the distributions are compared, and the proposed method is verified as good to apply for the active SAR system.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.348-357
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• 2007

One of the major issues in recent researches on wireless sensor networks is to reduce energy consumption of sensor nodes operating with limited battery power, in order to lengthen their lifespan. Among the researches, we are interested in the schemes in which a sensor node periodically turns on and off its radio and requires information on the time when its neighbors will wake up (or turn on). Clock synchronization is essential for wakeup scheduling in such schemes. This paper proposes three methods based on the asynchronous averaging algorithm for clock synchronization in sensor nodes which periodically wake up: (1) a fast clock synchronization method during an initial network construction period, (2) a periodic clock synchronization method for saving energy consumption, and (3) a decision method for switching the operation mode of sensor nodes between the two clock synchronization methods. Through simulation, we analyze maximum clock difference and the number of messages required for clock synchronization.

• Proceedings of the International Microelectronics And Packaging Society Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.49-65
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• 2002

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.703-709
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• 2021

As drone technology advances, the risks of drones are increasing, then technology to detect drones is becoming important. In this thesis, it was verified that miniaturized and lightweighted active array antenna could be used for radar system to detect drones in reality. The transmit-receive module was designed in the form of tile-type to simplify interconnections between devices. The waveform generation module and the down conversion module were miniaturized to include in one body too. As a result of verifing the detection performance through test, it was confirmed that the detection range was over 3.7Km.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.908-910
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• 2013

현재 지능형 자동차와 관련된 연구들은 끊임없이 발전되고 지속되고 있다. 차량에는 다양한 통신모듈이 장착되어 내/외부로 통신이 가능하며, 송수신된 데이터를 처리하기 위한 모듈은 모든 데이터에 대한 병목현상이 발생하지 않도록 정보를 제공하는 연구도 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 하지만 이러한 스케줄링 된 센서 정보는 내부에서만 사용이 가능하며, 외부로 센서 정보를 제공하기 위한 인터페이스 모듈에 대한 연구는 현재 진행되고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 차량에 부착된 다중 센서의 데이터를 외부와 연결하여 데이터를 송수신할 수 있는 인터페이스 모듈을 설계하는 것에 목적을 둔다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.119-124
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• 2022

Successful underwater localization requires a large-scale, parallel computing environment that can be mounted on various underwater robots. Accordingly, we propose a design method for an artificial intelligence computing platform for underwater localization. The proposed platform consists of a total of four hardware modules. Transponder and hydrophone modules transmit and receive sound waves, and the FPGA module rapidly pre-processes the transmitted and received sound wave signals in parallel. Jetson module processes artificial intelligence based algorithms. We performed a sound wave transmission/reception experiment for underwater localization according to distance in an actual underwater environment. As a result, the designed platform was verified.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.357-359
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 논리 설계를 위해서 I-ROB 3000이라는 로봇 키트를 사용하여 논리 설계를 검증하였다. 이 검증에는 iRoV-Lab 3000의 장착된 로봇 모듈인 FPA 모듈,Stepper Motor 모듈,적외선 송수신센서 모듈, 카메라 모듈,RF 모듈 LED,TEXT LCD, 7-segment를 제어하기 위한 FPGA를 사용하며,FPGA설계를 위해 Schematic Design 또는HDL에 대해 연구한다.로봇 설계 시스템의 내부구조를 이해하고 개발환경을 구축할수 있다. 로봇의 구성요소와 각각의 구성요소(Sensor 모듈,display 모듈, Stepper Motor 모듈,RF 모듈)의 동작 원리를 개발한다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.360-362
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 SoC 키트에 해당하는 iRoV-Lab 3000의 장착된 로봇 모듈인 FPA 모듈, Stepper Motor 모듈, 적외선 송수신 센서 모듈, 카메라 모듈, RF 모듈 LED, TEXT LCD, 7-segment를 제어하기 위한 FPGA를 사용하며, FPGA설계를 위해 Schematic Design 또는 HDL에 대해 연구한다. FPGA의 내부구조를 이해하고 개발환경을 구축할 수 있다. 로봇의 구성요소와 각각의 구성요소(Sensor 모듈, display 모듈, Stepper Motor 모듈, RF 모듈)의 동작 원리를 개발한다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.389-398
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• 2011

In this paper, the design and fabrication of a transmit/receive(T/R) module for Ka-band phased array radar is presented. A 5bit digital phase shifter and digital attenuator were used in common for both transmitter and receiver considering unique Ka-band characteristic. The circulator was excluded in the T/R module and was placed outside T/R module. The transmitting power per element antenna is designed to be about 1 W and the noise figure is designed to be below 8 dB. The designed T/R module RF part has a compact size of $5\;mm{\times}4\;mm{\times}57\;mm$. In order to implement the T/R module, MMICs used in T/R module was separately assessed before assembly of the designed T/R module. The transmitter of the fabricated T/R module shows about 1 W at 5 dBm unit module input power and the receiver shows a gain of about 20 dB and a noise figure of below 8 dB as expected in the design stage.