• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.170-176
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• 2013

Lymphedema is a phenomenon in which fluid is accumulated inside tissues due to the damaged lymphatic systems. Lymphedema can cause complications such as lymphangitis, infection, changes in skin texture, fibrosis, and lymphangiosarcoma. In this study, a lymphedema screening system based on the elasticity of the skin is proposed to easily quantify lymphedema. The developed probe consists of touch sensors, a load cell and hall-effect sensors to measure the indentation force on the skin and the return time of the skin. The developed system can be used to estimate the change in the elasticity of the skin to quantify lymphedema. The system was tested with a thyroid phantom and gelatin phantoms of different concentrations and the resulting force and the time were recorded. It was found that the increase in the elasticity leads to a higher indentation force and shorter return time. This shows that the developed system can monitor the change in the skin elasticity by measuring the return time and the indentation force. The feasibility of the system in clinical applications will be evaluated in the future study.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권8호
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• pp.3347-3358
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• 2024

Addressing the challenge of identifying an appropriate set of material and irradiation parameters for accurate simulation models using crystal plasticity finite element method (CPFEM), this study proposes a novel two-stage method for nano-indentation modeling of ion-irradiated face-centered cubic (FCC) materials. It includes implementing the strain-gradient crystal plasticity (SGCP) theory with irradiation effects and the calibration of simulation parameters using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with experimental data. The proposed method consists of two stages: establishing CPFEM without irradiation effects in stage 1 and modeling irradiation effects based on CPFEM in stage 2. Modeling the nano-indentation test of ion-irradiated stainless steel 304 (SS304) using real experimental data is conducted to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method. The accuracy of the calibration method using PSO is verified through comparisons between simulation and experimental results for force-indentation depth and hardness-indentation depth relationships under both unirradiated and irradiated conditions. Moreover, effect of ion-irradiation on the mechanical behavior during the nano-indentation of single crystal SS304 is also examined to demonstrate that the proposed method is a powerful approach for nano-indentation modeling of ion-irradiated FCC single crystals using SGCP theory and the PSO algorithm.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2005

This paper presents an ultra precision machining system using a high sensitive force sensing module to measure machining forces and penetration displacement in a tip-based nanopatterning. The force sensing module utilizes a leaf spring mechanism and a capacitive displacement sensor and it has been designed to provide a measuring range from 80 ${\mu}N$ to 8 N. This force sensing module is mounted on a PZT driven in-feed motion stage with 1 nm resolution. The sample can be moved by X-Y scanning motion stage with 5 nm resolution. In nano indentation experiments and patterning experiments, the machining forces were controlled and monitored by the force sensing module. Then, the patterned samples were measured by AFM. Experimental results demonstrated that the developed system can be used as an effective device in nano indentation and nanopatterning operation.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 1998년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.168-174
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• 1998

In the present study, a method for measuring the relative density by the hardness measurement was proposed for sintered metal powder compacts. It is based on the indentation force equation, by which the relative density is related with the hardness, that was obtained by the finite element analysis of rigid-ball indentation on sintered metal powder compacts. For verifying the method, it was applied to prediction of density distributions in sintered and sintered-and-forged Fe-0.5%C-2%Cu powder compacts.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.743-744
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• 2007

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2005

Air gun has been one of the good tools to press two sheet metals. However, it is not easy to control the acting force precisely. A Servo-gun is a good tool to control the acting force on the workpiece comparing with the air gun. Servo-gun has a higher tensile shear strength and lower indentation depth as well as smaller spatter. Dynamic resistance was obtained according to the acting force and welding current. As the acting force was changed during welding, the welding quality was increased.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.273-278
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 압입시험을 통해서 초탄성 재료 물성치를 평가하는 간단한 방법을 제시하였다. 초탄성 재료 모델 중, 3개의 물성치($C_{10}$, $C_{20}$, $C_{30}$)를 가지는 Yeoh 모델을 선택하여 주연신률로 표현되는 변형률 에너지 밀도를 적용하였다. Yeoh 물성치를 변화시키며, 구형 압입시험 유한요소해석을 수행하여 압입자 반력-변위 곡선을 획득하였다. 압입자 반력-변위 곡선을 3차 다항식으로 근사하였고, 이 다항식을 물성치($C_{10}$, $C_{20}$, $C_{30}$)의 3차 곱으로 근사된 3차 다항식으로 표현하였다. 압입자 반력-변위곡선 근사를 위해 회귀분석을 진행하여 수식들의 계수를 결정하였으며, 이 회귀식을 이용하여 초탄성 재료의 물성치를 평가하였다. 초탄성 재료 물성치 평가를 수행하고 오차를 비교하여 유효성을 보여 주었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권12호
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• pp.1149-1152
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• 2002

실리콘의 고압상을 연구하는 수단으로 압입 방법을 사용하였다. 실험에는 (100)과 (111) 실리콘 웨이퍼를 사용하였으며 하중유지 시간과 하중인가 속도에 따른 잔류상의 변화를 연구하였다. 압입 후의 상분석에는 Raman spectroscopy를 사용하였다. 하중 유지 시간의 실험결과 (111) 시편에서는 하중 유지 시간이 길어질수록 소성변형이 진행되어 고압상인 Si-III 와 Si-XII는 결정구조를 유지하지 못하고 사라지고 대신 a-Si가 관찰되었다. 하중 인가 속도 실험 결과 하중 인가 속도가 0.1 mm/min일 경우 모든 시편의 force/displacement 곡선에서 pop-in을 관찰할 수 있었다. Raman peak 분석 결과 이들 시편에서는 상전이가 관찰되었다. 5 mm/min의 하중인가 속도의 경우 (111) 시편에서는 급격한 변형의 증가 부분이 관찰되었으나 (100) 시편의 경우 관찰되지 않았다. 하중인가 속도가 느릴 경우 상전이 양상이 뚜렷하게 나타났으며 반대의 경우 상전이는 소량 관찰되거나 관찰되지 않았다. 이것은 하중인가속도가 상전이 영역의 부피에 영향을 주기 때문이라 판단된다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.154-157
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• 2002

A cyto-indentation technique was used to obtain the biomechanical compressive compliance property of an chondrocyte cell attached to glass surface, which was tried to generate joint cartilage by tissue engineering. Piezo-transducer system and dual photo-diode system were used to conduct mechanical indentation through displacement-controlled testing and the measurement of corresponding cell reaction force. The Poisson's ratio of 0.37 was quoted from other report. The compressive compliance of chondrocyte, that was determined by elastic contact theory, was 1.38${\pm}$0.057 kPa. This value is 30% higher than that of MG63 osteoblast-like cell. The cyto-indentation technique employed in this study is so precise that it can quantify the biomechanical property of single cell.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.777-781
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• 2004

This paper presents a force/displacement sensing system to measure penetration depths and machining forces during pattering operation. This sensing system consists of a leaf spring mechanism and a capacitive sensor, which is mounted on a PZT driven in-feed motion stage with 1nm resolution. The sample is moved by a xy scanning motion stage with 5nm resolution. The constructed system was applied to nano indentation experiments, and the load-displacement curves of silicon(111) and aluminum were obtained. Then, the indentation samples were measured by AFM. Experimental results demonstrated that the developed system has the ability of preforming force/depth sensing indentations