• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.261-268
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• 1998

위전도는 피부전극을 이용하여 위에서 발생하는 전기신호를 측정하여 위운동상태를 측정하는 비관혈적인 검사방법이다. 본 연구에서는 임상적으로 유용한 위전도신호 측정 및 분석시스템을 개발하였으며, 개발시스템은 크게 하드웨어(생체증폭기, 필터)와 소프트웨어(유저인터페이스, 분석알고리듬, 환자데이터베이스)로 구성된다. 개발시스템의 생체신호증폭기는 신호분석에 용이하도록 3채널로 구성되어 있으며, 신호의 저장 및 분석은 PC에서 수행하도록 구성되어 있다. 위수축 정보의 획득을 위해서 분석신호는 16Hz로 샘플링하였으며, 위전도신호분석은 임상이용에 유용한 여러 가지 분석 파라메터를 추출할 수 있도록 하였다. 개발된 시스템은 동물실험을 통하여 성능을 평가하였으며, 현재 환자를 대상으로 임상시험이 진행중이다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2013

생체자기신호 측정을 위해 고인덕턴스 코일과 계측 증폭기를 내장한 자기센서칩을 $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS공정으로 제작하였다. 생체자기신호를 측정하기 적합한 감도와 대역폭을 가지는 고인덕턴스 코일센서를 전자기장 시뮬레이션 프로그램으로 설계하였으며, 온칩에 구현하기 위해 트렌스컨덕턴스 감쇄방법 적용한 low gm OTA를 구현하였다. 자기센서칩의 출력신호 감도는 $3.25fT/{\mu}V$이며, output reference noise는 21.1fT/${\surd}$Hz이다. 계측 증폭기부분은 current feedback 기반으로 설계되었으며, 자기 신호 잡음을 줄이기 위해서 0.5~5kHz의 대역의 BPF를 설계하였다. MPW칩 테스트에서 common mode rejection ratio(CMRR)는 117.5dB로 측정하였으며, input reference noise가 $0.87{\mu}V$ 이하로 유지되도록 설계하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.1821-1823
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• 2006

This paper presents a development of interface device for electro-oculogram(EOG) signal and it's application to the wireless mouse of wearable PC. The interface device is composed of five bio-electrodes for detecting oculomotor motion, several band-pass filters, instrumentation amplifier and a microprocessor. we have first analyzed impedance characteristics between skin and a bio-electrode. since the impedance highly depends on human face, it's magnitude differs from person. this interface device was applied to develop a wireless mouse for wearable PC, as a Bio Machine Interface(BMI). Where in the prompt on PC monitor is controlled by only EOG signals. this system was implemented in a Head Mount Display(HMD) unit. experimental results show the accuracy of above 90%.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.776-781
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• 2008

In this study, ubiquitous health care system attaching in chair to monitor ECG for health care was developed at the unconsciousness state. The system conveniently and simple measured ECG at non-consciousness. We measured the contact impedance to skin-electrode of metal mesh electrodes of the system. Contact impedance enable the electrode to use for ECG measurement. The results are that the impedance of the metal mesh electrodes according to sizes is low when the size is 4$cm^2$. As the result, when the size of the metal mesh electrode is 4$cm^2$, the electrode is fit for ECG measurement. We can acquired by positing the arm on the metal mesh electrode. The ECG signal was detected using a high-input-impedance bio-amplifier, and then passed filter circuitry. The measured signal transmitted to a PC through the bluetooth wireless communication and monitored. Data of the non-constrained ECG system attaching in chair is noise-data when comparing metal mesh electrode with the Ag/Agcl electrode but the data is significant to monitor ECG for check the body state.

• 센서학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2006

A monitoring apparatus for pulse shapes of human heartbeats has been developed using an amorphous MI(Magnetic Impedance) sensor. The pulse shapes are successfully obtained from voltage signals due to the variations of magnetic impedance in the amorphous MI sensor, which is attached to a patient's wrist. This voltage signal was fed into a signal processing module to extract the pulse shapes of heartbeats. The signal processing module, which is proposed to detect a weak variations of impedance in MI sensor under a noisy measurement environment, consists of a high frequency current source, an amplifier stage and a synchronous detection circuit. To evaluate the characteristics of a newly developed apparatus, various experiments were performed. The experimental results show that the developed apparatus could be used as a diagnosis tool for traditional Korean medicine with further systematic clinical studies.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.2114-2117
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• 2014

Joint pain is generally a common disorder not only for the old aged people but also for the immunocompromised patients. The present proposed study reveals the presence of inflammatory diseases in joint generally diagnosed by removing synovial fluid and changes in the volume and composition are examined for the presence of WBC and crystals. This study implement a non-invasive approach to identify the changes in joint fluid by measuring the changes in electrical property of the synovial tissue under the influence of electrical current signal with frequency range between 100 kHz to 300 kHz. The response of tissue for the current signal was measured in terms of potential drop across the tissue. The hardware system design consists of input and output sections. The input section which applies current signal to upper limb joint region is made of ICL8038 function generator IC with amplifier and voltage to current converter. The output section picks voltage variation using metal surface electrode, amplifier, ADC, PIC microcontroller and LCD interface. 100 patient inclusive of normal and disease affected patients where examined for upper limb synovial fluid variation and inflammatory diseases were identified.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1944-1947
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• 2005

In this paper, the control of a prosthetic arm using the flex sensor signal is described. The flex sensors are attached to the biceps and triceps brchii muscle. The signals are passed a differential amplifier and noise filter. And then the signals are converted to digital data by PCI 6036E ADC. From the data, position and velocity of arm joint are obtained. Also motion of the forearm - flexion and extension, the pronation and supination are abstracted from the data by proposed algorithm. A two D.O.F arm with RC servo-motor is designed for experiment. The arm length is 200 mm, weight is 4.5 N. The rotation angle of elbow joint is $120^{\circ}$. Also the rotation angle of the wrist is $180^{\circ}$. Through the experiment, we verified the possibility of the prosthetic arm control using the flex sensor signal. We will try to improve the control accuracy of the prosthetic arm continuously.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1994

전자파가 일상생활에서 생체에 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있으나 실제로 그 영향을 정성, 정량적으로 규명하는 것은 용이하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 생체의 전기적 신호를 이용하여 2.45GHz의 전자파에 노출시킨 토끼의 두부에 대한 영향을 측정하는 방법을 검토하였다. 연구결과, 두부모델의 손상정도는 뇌전위의 연속적인 FFT 신호처리에서 뇌활성도 저하를 관찰할 수 있었으며, 특정 주파수와 강도(최소허용전력과 치사전력)에 대한 기준 설정에 필요한 요소를 제시할 수 있었다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.502-510
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• 2006

In this paper, we describe implementation of a computer access device for the severly motor-disability. Many people with severe motor disabilities need an augmentative communication technology. Those who are totally paralyzed, or 'locked-in' cannot use conventional augmentative technologies, all of which require some measure of muscle control. The forehead is often the last site to suffer degradation in cases of severe disability and degenerative disease. For example, In ALS(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and MD(Muscular dystrophy) the ocular motorneurons and ocular muscles are usually spared permitting at least gross eye movements, but not precise eye pointing. We use brain and body forehead bio-potentials in a novel way to generate multiple signals for computer control inputs. A bio-amplifier within this device separates the forehead signal into three frequency channels. The lowest channel is responsive to bio-potentials resulting from an eye motion, and second channel is the band pass derived between 0.5 and 45Hz, falling within the accepted Electroencephalographic(EEG) range. A digital processing station subdivides this region into eleven components frequency bands using FFT algorithm. The third channel is defined as an Electromyographic(EMG) signal. It responds to contractions of facial muscles and is well suited to discrete on/off switch closures, keyboard commands. These signals are transmitted to a PC that analyzes in a time series and a frequency region and discriminates user's intentions. That software graphically displays user's bio-potential signals in the real time, therefore user can see their own bio-potentials and control their physiological signals little by little after some training sessions. As a result, we confirmed the performance and availability of the developed system with experimental user's bio-potentials.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.391-397
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• 2010

This paper proposes a differential structure sensor for detecting Ringer's solution exhaustion, in which three C-type electrodes of 10 mm width are disposed on a ringer hose at a distance of 5 mm each other in the direction of Ringer's solution flow. In the center of middle electrode, two capacitances are formed at the proposed sensor. When ringer hose is filled with Ringer's solution, there is no difference between two capacitances. But capacitance difference exist under the Ringer's solution shortage, because the shortage causes the hose filled with air from the top position electrode. The capacitance difference got to maximum 1.81 pF, when air was filled between top and middle electrode and the last of hose was filled with 10 % dextrose injection Ringer's solution. The capacitance difference varied with hose-wraparound coverage of electrodes as well as the width of them. For hose-wraparound electrode coverage of 90 % and 70 %, the maximum capacitance difference was 1.81 pF and 1.56 pF, respectively. A differential charge amplifier converted the capacitance difference to electric signal, and minimized electrodes' adhering problem and external noise coupling problem.