• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.60-60
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• 2004

광디스크 미디어 저장기기에 있어서 음악과 영상을 재생하는 광디스크 플레이어의 기구부품 중 턴테이블은 디스크를 장착, 고정하여 디스크에 기록된 신호를 재생케 하는 광디스크 메커니즘의 중요기능 부품이다. 특히 별도의 클램퍼 없이 턴테이블에 부설된 탄지력만으로 디스크를 장착, 고정하는 슬림형 플레이어에서 스핀들 모터의 회전 시 턴테이블에 장학된 광디스크의 슬립은 재생에러를 야기한다. 스피닝 회전속도가 증가할수록 디스크의 슬립을 방지하기 위해서는 디스크와 턴테이블의 증가된 마찰력이 요구된다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.843-848
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• 2000

In general, inchworm actuators are composed of two clamping piezoelectric elements and one expansion piezoelectric element. In this paper, two electromagnetic clampers are used for higher speed and high load. Dynamic equation is derived to simulate the behavior of the inchworm actuator with electromagnets. Electromagnetic clamper is used to improve the performance of the inchworm actuator. The electromagnetic clamper is composed of two permanent magnets and one traditional electromagnet. The permanent magnets play the role of the source of magnetic field to make clamping force higher, and the electromagnet is to change the mode between clamping and free. The driving voltage profile is also analyzed to improve the speed of inchworm actuator. The real system was manufactured and experimented to find dynamic characteristics and the maximum speed is obtained. Dynamic model is verified by comparing with experimental results.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.11
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• pp.1849-1855
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• 2003

Newly commercialized wireless capsule endoscope has many advantages compared to conventional push-type endoscopes. However, it is moved by the peristaltic waves. Therefore, it can not diagnose desired zones actively. In this paper, a locomotive mechanism for wireless capsule endoscope is proposed to increase the efficiency of endoscopy. We designed and fabricated a prototype using SMA springs and bio-mimetic clamping device. The hollow space in the prototype is allocated for further system integration of a camera module, a RF module and a battery. And the sequential control scheme is employed to improve the efficiency of its locomotion. To validate the performance of the locomotive mechanism, experiments on a silicone rubber pad and in vitro tests are carried out. The results of the experiments indicate that proposed mechanism is effective in harsh environments such as digestive organs of a human.