• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.953-958
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 산업현장, 지하시설물의 밀폐공간에서 유해가스 및 생체신호를 동시에 검출이 가능한 휴대형 검출시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 시스템은 가스검출용 센서모듈, 패치형 1채널 소형 ECG 센서, 3축가속도 검출센서용 모듈 및 통계분석용 시스템이다. 시스템모듈의 성능을 검증하기 위해 디지털해상도, 생체신호증폭도, 출력전압 및 초소형모듈의 크기로 평가하였다. 개발된 시스템의 성능결과 디지털해상도는 300(rps), 신호증폭이득은 500dB이상 성능을 가졌고, 심전도 모듈은 $50mm{\times}10mm{\times}10mm$로 제작되어 패치형으로 활용도를 높일 수 있다. 본 연구의 휴대용 가스검출기 및 패치용 심전도, 가속도검출기는 산업현장작업자의 실시간 감시용 IoT 기반 관리시스템으로 활용한다면 가치가 높을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.311-320
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• 2021

무인기용 터보제트엔진의 운전 중 발생하는 고장을 실시간으로 진단하기 위한 방안 및 성능 열화와 관련된 건정성 추정에 관해 연구하였다. 이를 위해서, 동적 열역학 가스경로해석을 통한 비선형 동특성 방정식으로부터 실시간 선형모델을 도출하였고, 연출된 운전상황과 고장 발생을 실시간으로 진단하기 위해 칼만필터와 가설 검증에 기초한 확률적 판단 기법을 적용하였다. 이 결과, 분명한 고장 검출과 분리 성능을 보임으로써 그 효용성을 확인하였다. 측정변수를 통한 건전성 추정과 관련하여, 실제 엔진 구성품의 성능 열화 추이를 모사하였고, 적응형 칼만필터를 적용하여 추정 기법의 타당성을 입증함으로써, 상태 기반 고장 진단 및 정비 기법에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있음을 보였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4431-4440
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• 2022

An advanced nuclear reactor based on molten salts including a molten salt reactor and pyroprocessing needs a sensitive monitoring system suitable for operation in harsh environments with limited access. Multi-element detection is challenging with the conventional technologies that are compatible with the in-situ operation; hence laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been investigated as a potential alternative. However, limited precision is a chronic problem with LIBS. We increased the precision of LIBS under high temperature by protecting optics using a gas protective layer and correcting for shotto-shot variance and lens-to-sample distance using a laser-induced acoustic signal. This study investigates cerium as a surrogate for uranium and corrosion products for simulating corrosive environments in LiCl-KCl. While the un-corrected limit of detection (LOD) range is 425-513 ppm, the acoustic-corrected LOD range is 360-397 ppm. The typical cerium concentrations in pyroprocessing are about two orders of magnitude higher than the LOD found in this study. A LIBS monitoring system that adopts these methods could have a significant impact on the ability to monitor and provide early detection of the transient behavior of salt composition in advanced molten salt-based nuclear reactors.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.707-711
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• 2013

Carbon nanotubes(CNT) has strength and chemical stability, greatly conductivity characteristics. In particular, MWCNT (multi-walled carbon nanotubes) show rapidly resistance sensitive for changes in the ambient gas, and therefore they are ideal materials to gas sensor. So, we fabricated NOx gas sensors structured MOS-FET using MWCNT (multi-walled carbon nanotubes) material. We investigate the change resistance of NOx gas sensors based on MOS-FET with ultra lean NOx gas concentrations absorption. And NOx gas sensors show sensitivity on the change of gate-source voltage ($V_{gs}=0[V]$ or $V_{gs}=3.5[V]$). The gas sensors show the increase of sensitivity with increasing the temperature (largest value at $40^{\circ}C$). On the other hand, the sensitivity of sensors decreased with increasing of NOx gas concentration. In addition, We obtained the adsorption energy($U_a$), $U_a$ = 0.06714[eV] at the NOx gas concentration of 8[ppm], $U_a$ = 0.06769[eV] at 16[ppm], $U_a$ = 0.06847[eV] at 24[ppm] and $U_a$ = 0.06842[eV] at 32[ppm], of NOx gas molecules concentration on the MWCNT gas sensors surface with using the Arrhenius plots. As a result, the saturation phenomena is occurred by NOx gas injection of concentration for 32[ppm].

• 센서학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2020

Xylene is a hazardous volatile organic compound that should be precisely measured to monitor indoor air quality. However, the selective and sensitive detection of ppm-level xylene using oxide-semiconductor gas sensors remains a challenge. In this study, pure and Cr-doped Co₃O₄ nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using flame spray pyrolysis, and their gas-sensing characteristics to 5-ppm xylene at 250 ℃ were investigated. The 4 at% Cr-doped Co₃O₄ NPs exhibited a high gas response to 5-ppm xylene (resistance ratio to gas and air = 39.1) and negligible cross-responses to other representative and ubiquitous indoor pollutants such as ethanol, benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and ammonia. In this paper, the enhancement of the gas response and selectivity of Co₃O₄ NPs to xylene by Cr doping was discussed in relation to the catalytic promotion of the gas-sensing reaction. This sensor can be used to monitor indoor xylene.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2018

Misfueling accidents significantly damage the engines of both gasoline and diesel vehicles, and should be avoided by rapid and accurate fuel discrimination. Gasoline fuel contains bioethanol. Thus, the detection of ethanol vapor produced by gasoline can be used to distinguish between gasoline and diesel. In the present study, Pt-doped $SnO_2$ hollow nanospheres, Mg-doped $In_2O_3$ hollow microspheres, and Pt-doped ZnO nanostructures have been used as gas sensors to discriminate between gasoline and diesel fuels. All three sensors are able to detect and discriminate between gases evaporating from gasoline and diesel. Among the sensors, the Mg-doped $In_2O_3$ hollow microspheres show a significant gas response (resistance ratio = 4.97) quickly (~3 s) after exposure to gasoline-evaporated gas at $225^{\circ}C$, but did not show any substantial response to diesel-evaporated gas. This demonstrates that gasoline and diesel fuels can be discriminated using small and cost-effective oxide semiconductor gas sensors.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.140-143
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• 2011

In this work, Ga doped ZnO (GZO) films were prepared by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering without intentional substrate heating on glass substrate and then the effect of the intense electron irradiation on structural and electrical properties and the NOx gas sensitivity were investigated. Although as deposited GZO films showed a diffraction peak for ZnO (002) in the XRD pattern, GZO films that electron irradiated at electron energy of 900 eV showed the higher intense diffraction peaks than that of the as deposited GZO films. The electrical property of the films are also influenced with electron's energy. As deposited GZO films showed the three times higher resistivity than that of the films irradiated at 900 eV In addition, the sensitivity for NOx gas is also increased with electron irradiation energy and the film sensor showed the proportionally increased gas sensitivity with NOx concentration. This approach is promising in gaining improvement in the performance of thin film gas sensors used for the detection of hazard gas phase.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.321-325
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• 2020

Atmospheric environmental problems have a major impact on human health and lifestyle. In humans, inhalation of nitrogen oxides causes respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis. In this paper, thermal analysis of a gas sensor was carried out to design and fabricate a wearable nylon-yarn gas sensor for the detection of NO_x gas. In the thermal analysis method, the thermal diffusion process was analyzed while operating the sensors at 40 and 60℃ to secure a temperature range that does not cause thermal runaway due to temperature in the operating environment. Thermal diffusion analysis was performed using the COMSOL software. The thermal analysis results could be useful for analyzing gas adsorption and desorption, as well as the design of gas sensors. The thermal energy diffusion rate increased slightly from 10.05 to 10.1 K/mm as the sensor temperature increased from 40 to 60℃. It was concluded that the sensor could be operated in this temperature range without thermal breakdown.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.793-799
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 웨어러블 Fabric(Nylon) + MWCNT 가스센서 내부에서 열확산을 해석하기 위해서 요소해석 프로그램(comsol)을 이용하여 센서 내부에서의 열용량의 확산 과정과 열용량 분포 경도를 확인하였다. 열용량의 확산과정을 해석하기 위해서 가스센서의 구조체에 대하여 이차원으로 모델링을 진행하였으며, 제시된 모델링에 대해서 센서 구성 부분에 대한 특성값을 제시하여 메시 요소법(FEM)을 이용하여 설계된 웨어러블 가스센서에 대해서 열용량이 확산되는 정도와 열용량 경도를 구하기 위해서 지배방정식으로 1계 편미분방정식을 제안하여 해석하였으며, 열속도 전달식을 제안하여 전극층과 가스 검출부의 10[K/mm] 온도 경도를 구하였다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2021

Many incidents of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning have occurred because of people being unaware of its presence. There are currently available systems on the market, but they are limited to measuring CO in a certain area and lack vital functions. Additionally, little to no evidence-based information on their quality was available. Thus, a mobile application for detecting CO gas leakage in a vehicle and critical features to assist victims was developed. A usability and functionality test were conducted to determine the product's quality utilizing nine usability and six functionality task scenarios (n=5). Then, a System Usability Scale test was performed to obtain system satisfaction, usability, and learnability (n=50). The usability and functionality test shows that all the tasks given for both tests were 100% successful. The overall score obtained for SUS was 71.4, which indicates good acceptance and usability. Around 20% of respondents claimed that they would need the support of a technical person to be able to use the application and that they needed to learn a lot of things before they could use the application, which indicates the overall high learnability of the application. The result provides empirical evidence that the CO gas leakage detection mobile application is successful and receives good usability, functionality, acceptability, learnability, and satisfaction assessments. DetGas could benefit automobile owners and other stakeholders by mitigating the risk and harm associated with gas leaking that exceeds the safe limit.