• 센서학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2002

This paper presents the design concept, theoretical investigation, and fabrication of a six-degree of freedom (6-DOF) turbulent flow micro sensor utilizing the piezoresistive effect in silicon. Unlike other flow sensors, which typically measure just one component of wall shear stress, the proposed sensor can independently detect six components of force and moment on a test particle in a turbulent flow. By combining conventional and four-terminal piezoresistors in Si (111), and arranging them suitably on the sensing area, the total number of piezoresistors used in this sensing chip is only eighteen, much fewer than the forty eight piezoresistors of the prior art piezoresistive 6-DOF force sensor.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.616-625
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• 2011

Ensuring the designed prestress force is very important for the safety of prestressed concrete bridge. The loss of prestress force in tendon could significantly reduce load carrying capacity of the structure. In this study, an automated prestress-loss monitoring system for prestressed concrete girder using PZT-interface and wireless impedance sensor node is presented. The following approaches are carried out to achieve the objective. Firstly, wireless impedance sensor nodes are designed for automated impedance-based monitoring technique. The sensor node is mounted on the high-performance Imote2 sensor platform to fulfill high operating speed, low power requirement and large storage memory. Secondly, a smart PZT-interface designed for monitoring prestress force is described. A linear regression model is established to predict prestress-loss. Finally, a system of the PZT-interface interacted with the wireless sensor node is evaluated from a lab-scale tendon-anchorage connection of a prestressed concrete girder.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.2688-2695
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• 2000

In multi-axis force sensor, compliance matrices representing structural behaviour of internal sensor bodies play an important role in decoupled sensing and accuracy, Recently, error propagation through compliance matrices has been studied via approximation approach. However the upper bound of measured force error has not been known. In this paper, error propagation in force sensing is analysed in a unified way when both strain measurement error and compliance matrix error exist, and the upper bound of the measured force error is derived exactly(not approximately). The analysis is examined through a numerical example.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.259-267
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• 2019

This paper proposes a structure of a variable impedance control system based on sensor-less external force estimator of industrial manipulators for cyber physical production systems (CPPS). To implement CPPS, a feedback system is constructed by using the robot operating system (ROS) and an external force estimator which is designed to measure the external force applied to the manipulator without a force sensor. Based on the robot dynamics, the robot-human cooperating system for the cyber physics production system is implemented through a controller that changes the impedance characteristics of the manipulator according to the situation using the external force estimator. Simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control system.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1761-1766
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• 2004

In this lecture, we reviewed the principle and types of force sensors with strain gages, tactile sensors based on MEMS and force sensor as well as nano force sensors. Also we investigated applications of force sensors for NT, BT and RT.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1254-1258
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• 2003

One of the major factors that effect sensor performance is analog noise that added in a sensor signal such as voltage. In multi-axis force sensors, error sources may be classified mainly in two groups. One is structural error due to inaccuracy of sensor body. The other error source is noise signals existing in the sensed information. This paper presents a brief review about the principle of multi-axis force sensors, and then proposes a method that can reduce the effect of noise signal to sensor performance. The method is to convert analog voltage signal to digital numbers near sensor body and then to read these digital signals and conduct signal processing in the computer. By this way, we can eliminate a bad effect of electromagnetic wave emitted from computer and of 60 Hz noise emitted from AC source. The proposed method is investigated through experimental demonstration. The experimental results show that it improves S/N ratio of the sensor about 40 times in our experimental setup.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.359-367
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• 2015

The forces and moments exerted on humanoid robot foot are important information for controlling or monitoring the robot. Multi-axis force/moment sensor can be installed under humanoid robot foot to measure forces and moments. The sensor should have large stiffness to support the robot weight and small size not to disturb the motion of the robot. In this paper, we designed a 6-aixs force/moment sensor which has good accuracy, large measuring range, and new compact structure. In addition, the proposed sensor is evaluated using analytical method and FEM(Finite Elements Method) method. Finally, it turned out that it has good performance.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집(I)
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• pp.244-248
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• 1987

The force/torque sensor for robot is developed. The compliance algorithm for peg-in-hole insertion task using the forec/troque sensor is developed. The system consists of an IBM PC, robot, force/torque sensor, strain meter, A/D board, and interface board. The IBM PC functions as a main processor and the robot controller as a slave processor. The sensor is constructed to measure $T_x$, $T_y$, $F_z$ which are necessary to precisely execute a peg-in-hole insertion task by SCARA type assembly robot. The outputs of sensor are analyzed. On the basis of the analysis, compliance algorithm for peg-in-hole insertion task is developed. Some comments concerning the development of wrist force/torque sensor and compliance algorithm are given.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2019

In this study, we propose a wearable force sensor using 3D printed mold and liquid metal. Liquid metal, such as Galinstan, is one of the promising functional materials in stretchable electronics known for its intrinsic mechanical and electronic properties. The proposed soft force sensor measures the external force by the resistance change caused by the cross-sectional area change. Fused deposition modeling-based 3D printing is a simple and cost-effective fabrication of resilient elastomers using liquid metal. Using a 3D printed microchannel mold, 3D multichannel Galinstan microchannels were fabricated with a serpentine structure for signal stability because it is important to maintain the sensitivity of the sensor even in various mechanical deformations. We performed various electro-mechanical tests for performance characterization and verified the signal stability while stretching and bending. The proposed sensor exhibited good signal stability under 100% longitudinal strain, and the resistance change ranged within 5% of the initial value. We attached the proposed sensor on the finger joint and evaluated the signal change during various finger movements and the application of external forces.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.691-697
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 PSC 거더 내부 긴장재의 Prestress 변화를 계측하고, 그 손실을 관리하기 위하여 PSC 거더 내부에 매립이 가능한 매립형 EM 센서를 연구 및 제작하였다. 현재까지의 PSC 내부 긴장재의 긴장력 손실관리는 시공 시 설계 긴장력 도입 여부 검증에 머물러 있으며, 시공 후에는 관리가 제대로 이루어지고 있지 않다. 이에 본 논문에서는 강자성체에 자기장이 작용하면 비투자율인 강자성체 고유의 특성이 변화한다는 탄성-자기 이론을 기초로, PSC 거더의 정착구와 쉬스관 외관의 특성을 반영하여 PSC 거더 내부에 매립이 가능한 매립형 EM 센서를 설계하여 제작하였다. 제작 후에는 그 성능을 검증하기 위하여 소형 PSC 거더 모형에 제작된 매립형 EM 센서를 설치한 후 콘크리트를 타설하였다. 양생이 종료된 후 7가닥의 PS 텐던을 삽입한 후 텐던에 200, 710, 1070, 1300kN의 긴장력을 도입하면서 매립형 EM센서를 통해 비투자율의 변화를 계측하였다. 계측 결과 도입한 긴장력이 커질수록 PS 텐던의 비투자율이 낮아지는 변화가 있음을 확인하였으며, 도입 긴장력에 따른 투자율이 도입 긴장력을 충분히 추정할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제안한 매립형 EM 센서는 PSC 교량 내부로 매립이 가능함을 확인하였으며 매립형 EM 센서를 통한 비투자율 변화 계측을 통하여 PS 텐던의 긴장력 변화를 추정할 수 있음을 확인하였다.