• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07g
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• pp.3039-3041
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 과수원에서 사용되는 농약살포용 스피드 스프레이어기(SS기)의 자율주행을 위한 시스템을 개발하였다. 과거의 SS기의 자율주행을 실현한 시스템은 대부분 고가의 장비를 사용하거나 실용성이 결여된 점에 비추어 본 연구에서는 실용가능성에 역점을 두어서 저가의 실용 가능한 시스템을 구성하고자 하였다. 개발된 자율주행 시스템의 특징으로는 1) 하드웨어 시스템을 고성능 프로세서를 이용하여 중앙집중식으로 개발 하였으며 2) 초음파센서의 보정 및 보강을 통해서 오차를 최소화하는 알고리즘을 개발하였으며 3) 현장에서 사용시 진동등의 noise에 강한 robust 시스템을 구성하였으며 4) 자율주행을 제어하기 위해서 퍼지알고리즘을 도입한 지능제어를 실현하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.42-48
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• 2019

Since the underwater telephone was sold in a short time, there are few repair equipments. And equipment is difficult to locate fault. Equipment with transducers must be inspected underwater, and a relative naval vessels is required to perform an operational check. So we developed a tester device to test the transmission card through the spectrum and transmission power, and to develop a device that can conduct operational tests on land. Therefore, the development of the tester reduces the incidence of naval vessels and contributes to the development of domestic underwater communication test equipment.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.424-424
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• 2022

홍수기 유량측정시 안전성을 이유로 비접촉식인 전자파 표면유속계의 활용도가 증가하고 있다. 전자파 표면유속계는 기존의 수심에 따라 유속을 측정하는 방법과 달리 표면유속을 대표유속으로 측정하는 장비로 평균유속을 산정하기 위해서는 환산 보정계수를 산정하여 유속을 보정해야 한다. 국제표준화기구(ISO 748)에 따르면 표면유속 측정 시 보정계수는 0.84~0.90으로 권장하고 있으며 국내에서는 통상적으로 표면유속 측정시에는 0.85를 일괄 적용하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 초음파 유속계인 ADCP(Acoustic Doppler Current Profile)로 측정된 평균유속 자료를 활용하여 전자파 표면유속계에서 측정된 표면유속 자료와 비교 검토하였고, 검토된 자료를 이용하여 대상지점의 수리특성을 반영한 보정계수를 산정하였다. 이러한 결과는 하천에서 전자파 표면유속계를 이용할 경우 평균유속 환산 보정계수를 산정하는데 큰 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.410-417
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• 2012

Currently domestic thermal and nuclear power plants are comprised of many type's condenser and steam generator tubes to produce the electricity of good quality. There are some methods to inspect these tubes in the event that several defects were discovered in these facilities. Among many non-destructive methods, we used guided wave to inspect the soundness of tubes, because this method is very fast to detect the defect and very simple to install the equipment and also, can inspect up to the long range at a fixed point. Also, this method has a drawback that does not detect a very small size defect. So, we made an effort to overcome this drawback through the experimentation and signal analysis according to the size and shape of the defect through the manufacture of various artificial cracks capable to generate within the small size tube in the study and we anticipate that these detect limits can be overcome along with the development of the signal processing and manufacturing technology of the sensor for the inspection.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.232-237
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• 2015

The water supplied from dental unit water systems (DUWS) in dentistry may be heavily contaminated with bacteria and thus may be a potential source of infection for both practice staff and patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of heterotrophic bacteria and to confirm the presence of opportunistic pathogens from DUWS in student clinical simulation laboratory of college of dentistry. Water samples were collected from 36 ultrasonic scalers in student clinical simulation laboratory. The levels of heterotrophic bacteria in water samples were quantified by counting colony forming units (CFUs) on R2A agar media. In addition, opportunistic pathogens were detected by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. The mean CFUs were 16,095 CFU/ml for water samples and all of water samples exceeded current American Dental Association recommendations of 200 CFU/ml. Pseudomonas species and non-tuberculous Mycobacterium species were detected in the one sample and two samples, respectively, among the 36 water samples by the PCR with specific primers for these bacteria. Our study indicated that DUWS in student clinical simulation laboratory can cause potential infection in students and participants. This study suggested the dental unit water line management and wearing personal protective equipment in student clinical simulation laboratory will be needed to reduce bacterial contamination.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.101-109
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• 2015

Alpha spectrometry is typically used for the assessment of uranium particle concentrations and its accuracy can be directly related to the accuracy in which the radiochemical pre-treatment is conducted. Ashing and alkali fusion methods are typically used but the ashing method requires longer analysis time and the alkali fusion method is extremely costly. Therefore, a new pre-treatment method using ultrasonic cleaning was developed and its experimental result was compared against the two conventional methods in terms of pre-treatment time, convenience, cost, and recovery rate of a target material. The results that were obtained by the conventional methods(ashing and alkali fusion) and the new method were compared. Consequently, even though the shorter pre-treatment time was required, the new technique showed almost same recovery rate comparing with two conventional methods. The new method was also featured by its relatively lower cost and a simpler process than two conventional methods.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.48-57
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• 2015

In a sodium-cooled fast reactor, which is a Generation-IV reactor, refueling is conducted by rotating, but not opening, the reactor head to prevent a reaction between the sodium, water and air. Therefore, an inspection technique that checks for the presence of any obstacles between the reactor core and the upper internal structure, which could disturb the rotation of the reactor head, is essential prior to the refueling of a sodium-cooled fast reactor. To this end, an ultrasound-based inspection technique should be employed because the opacity of the sodium prevents conventional optical inspection techniques from being applied to the monitoring of obstacles. In this study, a ranging inspection technique using a plate-type ultrasonic waveguide sensor was developed to monitor the presence of any obstacles between the reactor core and the upper internal structure in the opaque sodium. Because the waveguide sensor installs an ultrasonic transducer in a relatively cold region and transmits the ultrasonic waves into the hot radioactive liquid sodium through a long waveguide, it offers better reliability and is less susceptible to thermal or radiation damage. A 10 m horizontal beam waveguide sensor capable of radiating an ultrasonic wave horizontally was developed, and beam profile measurements and basic experiments were carried out to investigate the characteristics of the developed sensor. The beam width and propagation distance of the ultrasonic wave radiated from the sensor were assessed based on the experimental results. Finally, a feasibility test using cylindrical targets (corresponding to the shape of possible obstacles) was also conducted to evaluate the applicability of the developed ranging inspection technique to actual applications.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.129-134
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• 2008

Purpose: We examined the roles of Ultrasonography conductors by analyzing the results of tissue biopsy of complex cystic masse under the guidance of breast US. Objects and methods: This study was performed to a group of 178 who showed breast US indicating complex cystic masses among 342 patients who were definitely diagnosed by tissue biopsies and operations in our hospital from June 30th, 2003 to June 30th, 2007. The evaluation of tissues around, calcification, the distribution state of blood flow were excluded from the analysis subjects and logic 200 made by GE corporation and gun for core biopsy(Kimal corp., K7/MBD23) were used in this study. Results: The biopsy results of 178 subjects showed FCC (fibrocystic change)(n=56 : 31.4%), Fibrosis (n=41 : 23.0%), Fibroadenoma (n=20 : 11.2%), Epithelial hyperplasia (n=17 : 9.6%), Carcinoma (n=15 : 8.4%), Fibroadipose (n=8 : 4.5%), Sclerosing adenosis (n=7 : 3.9%), Duct ectasia (n=5 : 2.8%), Papiloma (n=5 : 2.8%), and Fat necrosis (n=1 : 0.6%), Hemangioma (n=1 : 0.6%), Abscess (n=1 : 0.6%), Dystrophic calcification(n=1 : 0.6%). Conclusion: The US showed that the results of the tissue biopsy of complex cystic masses were mostly carcinoma(8.4%). Most of them were benign and only 9.6% of epithelial hyperplasia which has high progression rate into malignant tumors epidemically showed malignancy. Most of them were included in the spectrum of fibrous cystic nodule. Even though these results are confirmed, further studies are required. As a result, a nodule which is not certified by US should be right to take the tissue biopsy, but if it's difficult due to patients or another reasons, re-check tests in three months are required. And systemic ultrasonography evaluation should be well recognized to conduct more careful and specific tests.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.975-984
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• 2022

Since a linear transducer has an area of interest equal to the length of the transducer, the area of interest can be expanded using the virtual convex function installed in the device.However, it was thought that the change in the direction of the ultrasonic sound velocity according to the change in the visual area of interest would affect the image quality, so this was objectively confirmed. For this study, image evaluation and SNR·CNR of the phantom for ultrasound quality control were measured. As a result, in the phantom image evaluation, both images were able to identify structures in functional resolution, grayscale, and dynamic range. However, it was confirmed that the standard image was excellent in the reproducibility of the size and shape of the structure. As a result of SNR·CNR evaluation, SNR·CNR of most trapezoidal images was low, except for structures at specific locations. In addition, through the statistical analysis graph, it was further confirmed that the SNR and CNR for each depth decreased as the size of the cystic structure decreased. Through this study, it was confirmed that the use of the function has the advantage of providing a wide visual area of interest, but it has an effect on the image quality. Therefore, when using the virtual convex function, it is judged that the examiner should use it in an appropriate situation and conduct various studies to acquire high-quality images and to improve the understanding and proficiency of the equipment.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.329-333
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 도플러 방식 초음파유속계(ADVM, Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter) 및 이동시간차방식 초음파유속계(UVM, Ultrasonic Velocity Meter)의 유량자료 검증을 위해 두 가지 방식이 적용된 한강대교와 여주대교의 2007년 운영성과를 검토하고 측정된 결과분석을 통해 자동유량측정시설의 유량측정자료를 검증하였다. 측정된 유량의 검증을 위해 평 저수시 유속계 측정 및 이동 ADCP법에 의한 연속 유량측정결과와 비교하였으며, 또한 봉부자를 이용한 측정결과와의 비교를 통해 홍수시 측정결과를 검토하였다. 또한 댐방류량, 하수처리장 방류량, 각종 취수량을 이용한 물수지 분석을 통해 자동유량측정에 의해 산정된 유출량과 비교하였다. ADVM 방식이 적용된 한강대교의 조위영향에 따른 수위변화를 고려하여 한 주기에 대한 측정을 수행하여 이를 비교한 결과, 흐름이 정체되는 일부구간의 측정결과를 제외하면 대부분 상대오차가 10% 내외가 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 월별 물수지 분석을 수행한 결과, 설치초기 시스템 안정화작업으로 인해 결측이 많이 발생한 $3{\sim}4$월을 제외하면 10%내외의 오차가 발생하였으며, 홍수기인 $6{\sim}7$월 사이에는 $1.9{\sim}5.5%$의 상대오차를 보여 자동유량측정시설의 측정결과가 매우 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 여주대교의 UVM 방식의 경우 측정장비의 안정화가 이루어진 5월부터 9월까지의 측정결과는 수위유량관계곡선으로 산정된 유량과 비교하였을 때 10%내외의 상대오차를 보인 것으로 나타났다. 아울러 월별 물수지 분석결과에서도 결측이 많이 발생한 5월의 23.7%의 오차를 제외하면, $5{\sim}10%$내의 오차를 보인 것으로 나타났으며 홍수기인 $6{\sim}8$월의 경우 5%이내의 오차가 발생한 것으로 나타났다.