• Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.91-101
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate laryngeal characteristics in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A total of 50 children participated, including eight children aged 2 to 4 years old diagnosed with ASD and 42 normal controls at the same age. All children recorded X-ray images of the midsagittal plane of the cervical spine and larynx, and compared the laryngeal positions of ASD and control. In addition, samples of children with vowel prolongation were collected and analyzed for acoustic parameters. X-rays showed that the height of the hyoid bone in the normal group was the lowest at 3 years of age, and ascended at 4 years of age. Nevertheless, the distance from the external acoustic meatus to the hyoid bone was longest at age 4. 4-year-olds with explosive language development showed laryngeal height elevation and anteriorization. In contrast, the hyoid height of the ASD group of all ages was lower than that of the control group, and there was no difference in the hyoid position between the ages. As a result of acoustic evaluation, PFR, vFo, and vAm were significantly higher ASD than control. Low laryngeal height of ASD children may be associated with delayed language development. PFR, vFo, and vAm seem to be voice markers showing the difference between normal and ASD children.

• The Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.80-85
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• 1997

Preventive diagnosis technique of power transforms is very important for highly reliable operation of power systems, and especially that of online transformer is needed in view of economy. Acoustic methods for partial discharge points have been studied abroad since 1960's in earnest. Electric-ultrasonic locating method by which partial discharges are found through detecting the electric and ultrasonic signal generated in partial discharge and ultrasonic-ultrasonic locating method by which partial discharges are found through detecting two ultrasonic signal with two ultrasonic sensor have been researched in our country. By using this ultrasonic-ultrasonic locating method, it was proposed of graphical determination technique of partial discharge points one dimension, two dimension, three dimension. But in locating partial discharges, they have assumed that the number of signal origin is one. So in this study we suggests a method of locating and knowing the number of signal origins when there are several origins by using ultrasonic-ultrasonic method.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.324-330
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• 2015

When diagnostic ultrasounds are used, an ultrasonic transmission media is used to effectively transmit the ultrasonic energy. Types of ingredients of polymer hydro gel, emulsion, and oil gel were compared with commercialized products by measuring characteristics of ultrasonic transmission media such as skin lubricity, skin moisturizing, and dryness speed which were contained in each different media. The mean friction coefficient measured to investigate skin lubricity showed high in the agent containing a large amount of oil, whereas the mean friction coefficient of the low viscosity emulsion did not show a significant difference with that of the polymer hydro gel. The moisture evaporation measured to investigate the dryness speed of the agent showed highest in polymer hydro gel. This showed that the larger amount of oil it had, the less moisture evaporation occurred. For skin moisture measured to investigate moisturizing characteristics of skin, low viscosity emulsion showed high in moisture content, whereas it showed slowest reduction in moisture content. As a type of emulsion appropriately containing water and oil is superior in skin moisturizing and skin tenderness, it is expected to serve as a dosage form of new ultrasonic transmission media.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1986.10a
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• pp.128-133
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• 1986

설비진단에 응용되는 신호처리의 기법으로는 파워스펙트럼, 바이스펙트럼, 켑스트럼 등이 사용되었다. 파워스펙트럼은 이론적인 면과 계산과정 그리고 신호처리에서의 적용방법등이 잘 알려져서 성공적으로 사용되어져 왔다. 특히 음향분야에서는 여러가지 응용기술이 개발되어 실제계에 적용되고 있으며 계측장비도 파워스펙트럼 해석법에 알맞게 개발되어져 왔다. 파워스펙트럼해석법을 사용하여 진동계를 구성하는 각 요소들의 고유진동수와 진동계 전체를 나타내는 진동파들의 주파수성분 간의 관계에 의하여 진동의 원인 및 소음원 등을 추정하는 것이 가능하다. 그러나 파워스펙트럼은 일반적으로 정상적인 신호를 갖는 진동계에 대한 해석 일 때는 그 이론과 실제가 잘 일치하지만, 진동계 자체가 항시 임의의 주파수를 갖고서 움직일 때 그 해석에는 다음과 같은 문제점이 생긴다. 첫째, 불규칙한 진동계에서는 규칙적인 진동계보다 잡음의 영향을 많이 받기 때문에 실제로 잡음이 진동계의 고유주파수 부근에 있을 경우에는 파워스펙트럼해석으로는 불가능한 경우가 있다. 둘째, 진동파 중에 포함되어 있는 위상이라는 중요한 정보가 없다. 셋째, 시간지연에 따른 진동계의 정확한 정보를 얻을 수 없다. 이상에서 볼 때 파워스펙트럼해석법은 한계가 있음을 알 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문은 바이스펙트럼이라는 해석법을 사용하여 정상과정에서 비정상과정으로 시간지연에따라 변하는 진동계 또는 정상적인 진동계의 저주파에서의 상호간섭 정도 및 위상관계를 관찰함으로써 파워스펙트럼과 비교하여 바이스펙트럼해석법의 타당성을 검토한다. 바이스펙트럼의 실제적인 계산방법은 P. J. Huber가 세가지 접근 방법을 제안했는데 시간영역에서의 평균화를 행하여 계산하는 법, 연속된 기록들을 평균화하는 것, 주파수 영역에서의 평균화를 행하는 것 등이 있다. 본 논문에서는 FFT를 먼저 행하고 파워스펙트럼과 바이스펙트럼 및 바이코히어런스를 구하였다. 그러나 바이스펙트럼해석법은 수치해석적인 면에서 볼 때 파워스펙트럼해석법에 비하여 미약한 점이 많고 통계학적인 그 의미가 확실하게 알려져 있지 않기 때문에 본 논문에서는 시뮬레이션을 통하여 그 물리적 의미를 규명하고져 한다.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.10-17
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• 2008

The purpose of this thesis is to reduce of error for source location through acoustic emission(AE) signal, generated elastic wave from crack growth to leak for facility diagnosis. Especially, in order to overcome noise from original signal, this paper proposed enhancement of source location by using noise reduction based on wavelet transform. To evaluate actual performance in experiments, Pencil Lead Break is used crack signal source on the aluminum plate and drain valve of air compressor is used as substitute pressure vessel to generate leak signal. In signal processing, wavelet shrinkage and soft threshold are used to discriminate signal source and then source location techniques have been effectively used with group velocity using material property and time difference between sensor using cross correlation. Source location for crack and leak test have some difference, but the result show that improved 30% with a average length within 10.46mm in crack test and improved 2% compare with average filter in leak test when we applied wavelet transform.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.70-79
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• 2020

The main objective of this research to develop an IoT based wireless contactless ultrasonic system (ICUS) and its application to concrete structure. The developed system consists of 16 mems, 2Mhz digitizer, amplifying circuit, FPGA, and wifi module, enabling to measure leaky surface waves from concrete specimens without physical coupling process and wires. Multi-channel analysis is performed to improve the accuracy of data analysis, and the velocity of leaky surface waves and acoustics are derived. Field inspection of railroad concrete sleepers is conducted to evaluate the performance of the system and to compare the results with conventional ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). As a result of the field inspection, UPV was limited to evaluate damages. This is because crack pattern of railroad sleepers is parallel to ultrasonic ray path and accessibility of the railroad at the field is disadvantageous to contact-based UPV. On the other hand, ICUS possibly detect the damages as reduction of dynamic modulus by up to 59% compared to non-damaged specimen.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.161-170
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• 2022

The maintenance of bridges installed in rivers is carried out through facility safety inspection and repair & reinforcement procedures according to the results. Many studies have been so far conducted on the safety check of the bridge upperstructure because of the ease of access. However as it is impossible to directly investigate whether the pier foundation installed in the river has been scoured. Management of underwater foundations has remained based on theory. In this study, the scour of the bridge foundation installed in such a river was realized in 3D form by using an echo sounder and VRS. This made it possible to predict the scour pattern through comparison and analysis with the ground height of the riverbed at the time of the bridge installation. Based on these results, if the pier foundation is used as an initial data to determine whether or not local scour is present and to predict long-term scouring, bridge collapse due to foundation scour can be prevented.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.3458-3463
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• 2007

Leakage would happen because of the damage of high temperature and high-pressure valve in nuclear power plant. condition based prevention maintenance is essential by using the suitable method based on local condition. Energy loss prevention can prevent from an accurate test, Local actually and ability. The methods of test for high energy fluid leakage at present are analysis of ${\Delta}$T, AE(Acoustic Emission) analysis, and thermal image. The result for test of AC (Main steam) system in YNG 2 Unit reveals that the AE occurred clearly in leakage situation, but thermal image didn't occur. It is identified that leakage is occurred when the orifice located front and back of valve operates. It shows that making a impatient judgment by using the single method if it is leakage is containing uncertainty. So I think that using the Multi-Measuring method is more sound judgment than Single-Measuring method.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.33-41
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• 2009

A multilevel acoustic Fresnel lens (MAFL) for the ultrasonic imaging transducer of which center frequency is approximately 5.MHz was newly designed and fabricated. The phase level of the lens was 64, and the focal length and the aperture width were 30.mm and 11.mm, respectively. The characteristics of impulse response, acoustic field and imaging performance of the transducer attached the lens were compared with the transducer attached a conventional refraction type acoustic lens (RAL). The results show that the center frequency, the loop sensitivity, and the focal depth of the MAFL transducer were higher or larger than those of the RAL transducer by approximately 0.2.MHz, 1.4.dB, and 2.mm, respectively. Consequently, it was shown that the brighter acoustic images with higher lateral resolution and the increased imaging performance for deep targets can be obtained by using the MAFL transducer.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10b
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• pp.484-485
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• 2008

초음파는 의학적 진단 및 치료의 목적으로 널리 사용되어 왔다. 일반적으로, 초음파 조사의 생물학적 무해성은 많은 연구를 통하여 보고되었으나, 최근 초음파 집속을 통한 강력 초음파의 사용에 대한 열적 안전성 평가가 중요한 요소로 대두되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 강력 집속 초음파의 전달 에너지와 열적 분포를 측정하여 안전성 평가에 활용 가능한 초음파 열분포 팬텀을 제안하였다. 온도 분포 측정용 팬텀은 초음파 조직유사 팬텀 재료인 한천을 이용하였으며, 음향학적 특성의 유사성을 평가하였다. 온도 효과를 측정하기 위하여 $3{\times}3$의 형태로 온도 센서를 팬텀 내부에 배열하여 초음파 조사에 따른 온도 분포를 측정하였고 온도 측정을 위한 시스템을 개발하여, 초음파 가열 실험을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 초음파 온도 분포 측정용 팬텀의 유용성을 확인하였으며, 온도 분포용 팬텀을 통한 강력 집속 초음파 장비의 열적 성능 평가에 적용 될 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.