• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2019

This paper proposes a systematic method for estimating detection performances of a frequency-modulated continuous wave radar using electromagnetic simulations. The proposed systematic method includes a radar system simulator that can obtain range-Doppler images using the electromagnetic (EM) simulations in conjunction with a test setup employed for performance evaluation of multiple targets at different velocities in a traffic environment. This method is then applied for optimizing the half-power beamwidths of the antenna array using an evaluation metric defined to improve the detection strengths for the multiple targets. The optimized antenna has vertical and horizontal half-power beam widths of $10^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$, respectively. The results confirm that that the proposed systematic method is suitable to improve the radar detection performance with the enhanced radar-Doppler images.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.546-553
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• 2018

Since the Gyeongju earthquakes in 2016, there have been increased research interests in the areas of seismic design, building collapse, and rescue radar applications in Korea. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a nondestructive electromagnetic method that is used for underground surveys. To properly design ground penetrating radar that detects buried victims precisely, it is important to study electromagnetic wave propagation channel characteristics in advance. This work presents an electromagnetic propagation environment analysis of a trapped victim for GPR applications. In this study, we develop a realistic collapse model composed of layered reinforced concrete and a victim positioned horizontally. In addition, the effects of rebars and the distance between the radar antenna and target are investigated. The numerical analysis presents the electromagnetic wave propagation characteristics, including amplitude loss and phase difference, in the 450-MHz and 1,500-MHz frequency band, and it shows the electric field distribution in the environment.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2018

In this paper, we proposed a two-level feature vector fusion technique to improve the performance of target classification. The proposed method combines feature vectors of the early-time region and late-time region in the first-level fusion. In the second-level fusion, we combine the monostatic and bistatic features obtained in the first level. The radar cross section (RCS) of the 3D full-scale model is obtained using the electromagnetic analysis tool FEKO, and then, the feature vector of the target is extracted from it. The feature vector based on the waveform structure is used as the feature vector of the early-time region, while the resonance frequency extracted using the evolutionary programming-based CLEAN algorithm is used as the feature vector of the late-time region. The study results show that the two-level fusion method is better than the one-level fusion method.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.119-124
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• 2000

The radar method is becoming one of the major nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques for concrete structures. Numerical modeling of electromagnetic wave is needed to analyze radar measurement results and to study the influence of measurement parameters on the radar measurements. Finite difference-time domain (FD-TD) method is used to simulate electromagnetic wave propagation through concrete specimens. Three concrete specimens with a 25 mm delamination embedded at 25 mm, 50 mm, and 75mm depth are modeled in 3-dimension. Also, thickness change of delamination and permittivity change are modeled.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.341-349
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• 2002

레이더법은 건축구조물에 대한 비파괴 검사의 대표적인 방법의 하나이다. 레이더로 측정된 결과들을 분석하기 위해서는 전자기파의 전파에 대한 수치적인 모델링을 통한 이론적인 접근이 필요하다. 콘크리트 시편에 전파되는 전자기파를 모델링하기 위해 유한차분 시간영역법을 적용하고자 한다. 유한차분 시간영역법은 전자파 해석과 모델링을 통한 시뮬레이션에 매우 유용한 방법이다. 본 연구에서는 유한차분 시간영역법을 이용하여 두께가 다른 5개의 시편을 3차원으로 모델링하였다. 모델링 결과와 실험 결과를 비교하여 실험에서 시편 뒷 표면을 찾으며 시편두께를 측정한다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.18-23
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• 2000

The radar method is becoming one of the major nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques for concrete structures. Numerical modeling of electromagnetic wave is needed to analyze radar measurement results and to study the influence of measurement parameters on the radar measurements. Finite difference-time domain (FD-TD) method is used to simulate electromagnetic wave propagation through concrete specimens. Three concrete specimens with a 19.1 mm rebar embedded at 40 mm, 60 mm, and 80 mm depth are modeled in 3-dimension. As results, 2-D image processing scheme of modeling data has been developed and applied to the imaging of steel bars inside concrete.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.506-513
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• 2021

철근콘크리트 구조물의 내구성 및 안전성은 콘크리트의 균열 및 강도와 더불어 철근의 배근상태나 콘크리트 피복 두께에 크게 의존한다. 콘크리트 내에 매립되어 있는 철근 정보를 정확히 파악하는 방법엔 국부 파괴법과 비파괴 철근 탐사 시험이 있다. 일반적으로 부재 손상을 최소화하기 위해 비파괴 철근 탐사 시험을 통해 파악하며, 비파괴 철근 탐사 시험에는 전자파레이더법, 전자기유도법, 방사선법 등이 있다. 콘크리트의 함수율과 온도는 콘크리트의 전기적 특성인 유전율에 영향을 미쳐 비파괴 철근 탐사 시험 결과에 간섭을 방생시킨다. 따라서 본연구에서는 콘크리트의 표면수율과 온도에 따라 전자파레이더법과 전자기유도법이 받는 영향을 분석하였다. 장비와 기술의 발달로 원리와 상관없이 24℃ 시험체에서는 평균 오차율이 5% 이하로 나타났으며 특히 전자기유도법의 경우 매우 높은 정확성을 갖는 것을 확인하였다. 전자파레이더법은 습윤상태보다 건조상태에서 상대적으로 오차율이 작은 특성을 나타내었으며, 고온에서는 다소 높은 오차율이 나타났다. 탐사 대상의 온도가 낮고 건조한 경우 전자파레이더법을 적용하고, 탐사 대상이 습윤상태이거나 고온에서는 전자기유도법을 사용하여 오차를 감소시킬 수 있음이 확인되었다.

• 한국전자파학회지:전자파기술
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.3-10
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• 1993

전파흡수체의 전파흡수능 측정방법은 기본적으로 다양한 마이크로파 측정법이 이용될 수 있지만, 레이다용 전파흡수체의 경우, 전파의 주파수가 높기 때문에 파장이 짧아서 측정오차가 큰 문제점이 있다. 따라서, 지금까지는 $20mm\Phi$동축관 및 구형도파관을 이용한 재료정수측정법과 전파흡수능측정기법에 관하여 검토하여 왔다. 본 논문에서는 그동안 실험실적으로 설계하여 온 X-Barn Radar용 전파홉수체를 실용의 상태에 가까운 반사 전력법에 의하여 그 성능을 예비평가하고, 실제의 target를 제작하여 X-Band Radar로 실장실험한 결과에 관하여 보고한다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2005년도 추계 학술발표회 제17권2호
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• pp.229-232
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• 2005

More than effectively judging the existence of voids behind concrete tunnel linings or under concrete pavements, this research aims to develop the analysis algorithm of radar capable of estimation of the shape of specific voids. To detect or estimate void shapes in non-reinforced concrete, the simulation analysis model of transmission and reflection wave of electromagnetic radar is used. This radar simulation model is carried out with various void shapes. As the results, a proposed method in this study has a possibility of detecting or estimating void shapes with good accuracy.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.571-576
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• 1999

This paper describes both electromagnetic properties and electromagnetic-wave absorbind (EMA) characteristics of the radar absorbing coating materials in the microwave frequencies. The coating materials are prepared by mixing ferrite powder with epoxy resin polymers. The electromagnetic property and the EMA characteristics of the coating materials are measured in the frequency ranges between 0.2 GHz and 15GHz using the S-parameter method. The results show that the typical coating material has ({{{{ {μ }`_{r } ^{' } }} of about 2 and ({{{{ { ε}`_{r } ^{' } }} of about 4. And the coating materials have a little EMA characteristics in the frequency from 4 to 6 GHz and more improved EMA characteristics around 12 GHz And it is desirable for improvement of the EMA characteristics of the coating materials to properly select electromagnetic properties of constitutional materials inthe interesting frequency ranges.