• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.919-931
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• 2018

In this study, we developed textile proximity sensor using conductive textile to develop a Medication adherence management system. The textile proximity sensor utilizes the principle of the capacitor, and the ring type sensor used to reduce the fringe-effect. When take medicines, we made a custom PCB that converts the change of the data measured by the sensor into a digital value so that transmitted the PC. In order to compare the performance of the system, we evaluated the correlation between the data variation according to the quantity of pills in the electronic compact scale and the data in this system. As a result, Pearson's correlation coefficient was 0.956(p<0.01), confirmed a good correlation between the scale and our system. Therefore, we concluded that our system evaluated able to whether or not to take medication.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.56 no.8
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• pp.3076-3083
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• 2024

In this work, single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) were fabricated using the standard 180 nm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor process. Their small size of 15-16 µ m and low operating voltage made it possible to easily integrate them with readout circuits for compact on-chip sensors, particularly those used in the radiation sensor network of a nuclear plant. Four architectures were proposed for the SPADs, with a shallow trench isolation (STI) guard ring and different depletion regions designed to demonstrate the main performance parameters in each experimental configuration. The wide absorption region structure with PSD and a deep N-well could achieve a uniform electric field, resulting in a stable dark count rate (DCR). Additionally, the STI guard ring was implanted to mitigate the premature edge breakdown. A breakdown voltage was achieved for a low operating voltage of 10.75 V. The DCR results showed 286.3 Hz per ㎛² at an excess voltage of 0.04 V. A photon detection probability of 21.48% was obtained at 405 nm.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.278-286
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• 2022

In this study, a 33-mode Free-Flooded Ring (FFR) transducer was designed to apply piezoelectric single crystal PIN-PMN-PT, which has high piezoelectric constants and electromechanical coupling coefficient. To ensure low-frequency high transmitting sensitivity characteristics with a small size of FFR transducer, the commercial FFR transducer based on piezoelectric ceramics was compared. To develop the FFR transducer with broadband characteristics, a piezoelectric segmented ring structure inserted with inactive elements was applied. The oil-filled structure was applied to minimize the change of acoustic characteristics of the ring transducer. It was verified that the transmitting voltage response, underwater impedance, and beam pattern matched the finite element numerical simulation results well through an acoustic test. The difference in the transmitting voltage response between the measured and the simulated results is about 1.3 dB in cavity mode and about 0.3 dB in radial mode. The fabricated FFR transducer had a higher transmitting voltage response compared to the commercial transducer, but the diameter was reduced by about 17 %. From this study, it was confirmed that the feasibility of a single crystal-applied FFR transducer with compact size and high-power characteristics. The effectiveness of the performance prediction by simulation was also confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.365-367
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• 2006

광용적맥파를 이용하여 일상생활에서 심장 박동을 관찰하고 심장 박동의 이상을 경고할 수 있는 저렴하면서도 간단한 심박 측정 장치를 구성하고 심장박동을 검출하였다. 심장박동의 검출을 위해 Ring형 광용적맥파 센서를 635nm의 적색 LD와 Si Photodiode로 제작하였다. 제작된 Ring형 광용적맥파 센서는 잡음 및 오차로 작용하는 외부 광원을 차단하였으며, 동(動)잡음의 영향을 최소화하기 위해 측정부위에 밀착하도록 하였다, 측정결과 제작된 센서는 심장박동 신호를 외부 영향 없이 안정적인 검출이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.172-177
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• 2022

In general, detection robots using ultrasonic sensors are equipped with sensors to protrude outward or to contact objects. However, in the case of a screw-propelled robot that detects the inside of a reactor tendon duct, if the ultrasonic sensor protrudes to the outside, resistance due to grease is generated, and thus the propulsion efficiency is reduced. In order to increase the propulsion efficiency, the screw must be sharp, and the sharper the screw, the more difficult it is to apply a high-performance ultrasonic sensor, and the detection efficiency decreases. This paper proposes a screw shape-changing mechanism that can improve both propulsion efficiency and detection efficiency. This mechanism includes an overlapped helical ring (OHR) structure and a magnetic clutch system (MCS), and thus the shape of a screw may be changed to a compact size. As a result, the Screw-propelled robot with this mechanism can reduce the overall length by about 150 mm and change the shape of the screw faster and more accurately than a robot with a linear actuator.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.71-75
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• 2009

A compact electric field probe sensor incorporating two different electro-optic materials of $LiNbO_3$ and GaAs was proposed and fabricated, and it was used to measure the strength of the horizontal and vertical fields generated by a microstrip ring-resonator filter. The sensitivities of the sensors in $LiNbO_3$ and GaAs were $9.315{\mu}V/\sqrt{Hz}$ and ${\sim}49.346{\mu}V/\sqrt{Hz}$ respectively, and their signal to noise ratios were approximately ${\sim}50\;dB$ and ${\sim}40\;dB$ respectively. And the operating frequency range was up to ${\sim}1.2\;GHz$. The electric field profile for the test circuit was scanned and found to be in good agreement with that obtained by using the HFSS simulation.