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Low Power Diaper Urination Alarm Technology with Bluetooth v4.0 (블루투스 v4.0을 활용한 저(低)전력형 기저귀 배뇨 발생 알람 기술)

  • Paik, Jung Hoon
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, technologies applied to design urination detection device on diaper that issues an alarm signal to guardian within 10~20m are introduced. It features power saving that uses both low power bluetooth v4.0 chip and low-power program scheme that makes sensor and mirco-controller to be sleep mode while data is not receiving from sensor. Urination detection algorithm that utilizes the difference between previous sensing data and current values is used to improve the degree of the detection precision level. The device designed with the suggested technologies shows the performance that is 100ml of the minimum urine amount for detection, more than 90% of urination detection degree, and 100% of wireless communication success rate.

Laboratory test of MEMS based astronomical adaptive optics

  • Yu, Hyung-Jun;Park, Yong-Sun;Chae, Jong-Chul;Yang, Hee-Su
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.65.1-65.1
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    • 2011
  • We built a simple Adaptive Optics (AO) system at laboratory. This AO system is a step toward developing AO system for astronomical use. In this step, the AO system consists of He-Ne laser as a artificial light source, wavefront sensor, MEMS (Micro electro mechanical system) type deformable mirror and several lenses. MEMS deformable mirror allows the compact system at low cost and the only several mm sized collimated beam. We made Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor using a lenslet array and a fast frame CCD. Its performance is verified using an artificial phase disturber and noting the movement of spot images by the lenslet array. The frame rate of the driving software is about 70 fps, depending on the control parameters. The characteristics of MEMS deformable mirror was measured which includes the voltage-to-deflection relation, influence function, and cross-talk. The total system is operated under closed-loop control for the artificial phase disturber and the wavefront is found to be compensated successfully.

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Fabrication of PDMS Lens Using Photolithography and Water Droplet Mold (사진식각공정과 물방울 형틀을 이용한 PDMS 렌즈 제작)

  • Kim, Jin Young;Sung, Jungwoo;Cho, Seong J.;Kim, Chulhong;Lim, Geunbae
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.352-356
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    • 2013
  • We developed a novel fabrication method of polydimethylsioxane (PDMS) lens, which can easily control the shapes of the lens using soft lithography with common photolithography and water droplet molding. A mold for PDMS lens was prepared by patterning of hydrophobic photoresist on the hydrophilic substrate and dispensing small water droplets onto the predefined hydrophilic patterns. The size of patterns determined the dimension of the lens and the dispensed volume of the water droplet decided the radius of curvature of the PDMS lens independently. The water droplet with photoresist pattern played a robustly fixed mold for lens due to difference in wettability. The radius of curvature could be calculated theoretically because the water droplets could approximate spherical cap on the substrate. Finally, concave and convex PDMS lenses which could reduce or magnify optically were fabricated by curing of PDMS on the prepared mold. The measured radii of the fabricated PDMS lenses were well matched with the estimated values. We believe that our simple and efficient fabrication method can be adopted to PDMS microlens and extended to micro optical device, lab on a chip, and sensor technology.

A Study on Micro Gas Sensor Utilizing $WO_3$Thin Film Fabricated by Sputtering Method (스파터링법에 의해 제작된 $WO_3$박막을 이용한 마이크로 가스센서에 관한 연구)

  • 이영환;최석민;노일호;이주헌;이재홍;김창교;박효덕
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2000.07a
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    • pp.471-474
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    • 2000
  • A flat type microgas sensor was fabricated on the p-type silicon wafer with low stress S $i_3$ $N_4$, whose thickness is 2${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ using MEMS technology and its characteristics were investigated. W $O_3$thin film as a sensing material for detection of N $O_2$gas was deposited using a tungsten target by sputtering method, followed by thermal oxidation at several temperatures (40$0^{\circ}C$~$600^{\circ}C$) for one hour. N $O_2$gas sensitivities were investigated for the W $O_3$thin films with different annealing temperatures. The highest sensitivity when operating at 20$0^{\circ}C$ was obtained for the samples annealed at $600^{\circ}C$. As the results of XRD analysis, the annealed samples had polycrystalline phase mixed with triclinic and orthorhombic structures. The sample exhibit higher sensitivity when the system has less triclinic structure. The sensitivities, $R_{gas}$ $R_{air}$ operating at 20$0^{\circ}C$ to 5 ppm N $O_2$of the sample annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ were approximately 90. 90.

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Development of Smart Device Module for Perimeter Intrusion Detection (외곽 침입 감지를 위한 스마트 디바이스의 개발)

  • Ryu, Dae-Hyun;Choi, Tae-Wan
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.363-370
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    • 2021
  • The perimeter intrusion detection system is very important in physical security. In this study, a micro smart device (module) using MEMS sensor was developed in IoT environment for external intrusion detection. The outer intrusion detection system applying the smart device developed in this study is installed in various installation environments, such as barbed wire of various materials and shapes, the city center, the beach, and the mountain, so that it can detect external intrusion and its location as well as false alarms. As a smart sensor that can minimize the false alarm rate and economical construction cost, it is expected that it can be used for the safe operation of major facilities and prevention of disasters and crimes.

Active control to reduce the vibration amplitude of the solar honeycomb sandwich panels with CNTRC facesheets using piezoelectric patch sensor and actuator

  • Amini, Amir;Mohammadimehr, M.;Faraji, A.R.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.671-686
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    • 2019
  • Active control of solar panels with honeycomb core and carbon nanotube reinforced composite (CNTRC) facesheets for smart structures using piezoelectric patch sensor and actuator to reduce the amplitude of vibration is a lack of the previous study and it is the novelty of this research. Of active control elements are piezoelectric patches which act as sensors and actuators in many systems. Their low power consumption is worth mentioning. Thus, deriving a simple and efficient model of piezoelectric patch's elastic, electrical, and elastoelectric properties would be of much significance. In the present study, first, to reduce vibrations in composite plates reinforced by carbon nanotubes, motion equations were obtained by the extended rule of mixture. Second, to simulate the equations of the system, up to 36 mode shape vectors were considered so that the stress strain behavior of the panel and extent of displacement are thoroughly evaluated. Then, to have a more acceptable analysis, the effects of external disturbances (Aerodynamic forces) and lumped mass are investigated on the stability of the system. Finally, elastoelectric effects are examined in piezoelectric patches. The results of the present research can be used for micro-vibration suppression in satellites such as solar panels, space telescopes, and interferometers and also to optimize active control panel for various applications.

Development Status of Crowdsourced Ground Vibration Data Collection System Based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Sensor (MEMS 센서 기반 지반진동 정보 크라우드소싱 수집시스템 개발 현황)

  • Lee, Sangho;Kwon, Jihoe;Ryu, Dong-Woo
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.547-554
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    • 2018
  • Using crowdsourced sensor data collection technique, it is possible to collect high-density ground vibration data which is difficult to obtain by conventional methods. In this study, we have developed a crowdsourced ground vibration data collection system using MEMS sensors mounted on small electronic devices including smartphones, and implemented client and server based on the proposed infrastructure system design. The system is designed to gather vibration data quickly through Android-based smartphones or fixed devices based on Android Things, minimizing the usage of resource like power usage and data transmission traffic of the hardware.

The Characteristics of Pt Micro Heater Using Aluminum Oxide as Medium Layer (알루미늄산화막을 매개층으로 이용한 백금 미세발열체의 특성)

  • Chung, Gwiy-Sang;Noh, Sang-Soo;Choi, Young-Kyu;Kim, Jin-Han
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.6 no.5
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    • pp.400-406
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    • 1997
  • The electrical and physical characteristics of aluminum oxide and Pt thin films on it, deposited by reactive sputtering and DC magnetron sputtering, respectively, were analyzed with increasing annealing temperature($400{\sim}800^{\circ}C$) by four point probe, SEM and XRD. Under $600^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperature, aluminum oxide had the properties of improving Pt adhesion to $SiO_{2}$ and insulation without chemical reaction to Pt thin films and the resistivity of Pt thin films was improved. But these properties of aluminum oxide and Pt thin films on it were degraded over $700^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperature because aluminum oxide was changed into metal aluminum and then reacted to Pt thin films deposited on it. The thermal characteristics of Pt micro heater were analyzed with Pt-RTD integrated on the same substrate. In the analysis of properties of Pt micro heater, active area was smaller size, Pt micro heater had better thermal characteristics. The temperature of Pt micro heater with active area, $200{\mu}m{\times}200{\mu}m$ was up to $400^{\circ}C$ with 1.5watts of the heating power.

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Web-based Measurement of ECU Signals on Vehicle using Embedded Linux

  • Choi, Kwang-Hun;Lee, Lee;Lee, Young-Choon;Kwon, Tae-Kyu;Lee, Seong-Cheol
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.138-142
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we present a new method for monitoring of ECU's sensor signals of vehicle. In order to measure the ECU's sensor signals, the interfaced circuit is designed to communicate ECU and the Embedded Linux is used to monitor communication result through Web the Embedded Linux system and this system is said "ECU Interface Part". In ECU Interface Part the interface circuit is designed to match voltage level between ECU and SA-1110 micro controller and interface circuit to communicate ECU according to the ISO, SAE communication protocol standard. Because Embedded Linux does not allow to access hardware directly in application level, anyone who wants to modify any low level hardware must develop device driver. To monitor ECU's sensor signals the most important thing is to match serial level between ECU and ECU Interface Part. It means to communicate correctly between two hardware we need to match voltage and signal level, and need to match baudrate. The voltage of SA-1110 is 0 ${\sim}$ +3.3V and ECU is 0 ${\sim}$ +12V and, ECU's communication Line K does multiple operation so, the interface circuit is used to match voltage and signal level. In Addition to ECU's baudrate is 10400bps, it's not standard baudrate in computer environment. So, we need to develop a device driver to control the interface circuit, and change baudrate. To monitor ECU's sensor signals through web there's a network socket program is working in Embedded Linux. It works as server program and manages user's connections and commands. Anyone who wants to monitor ECU's sensor signals he just only connect to Embedded Linux system with web browser then, Embedded Linux webserver will return the ActiveX webbased measurement software. It works in web browser and inits ECU, as a result it returns sensor signals through web. All the programs are developed with GCC(GNU C Compiler) and, webbased measurement software is developed with Borland C++ Builder.

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A Risk Factor Detour Multi-Path Routing Scheme in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (무선 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크 환경에서 위험요소 우회 다중 경로 라우팅 기법)

  • Hwang, Donggyo;Son, In-Goog;Park, Junho;Seong, Dong-Ook;Yoo, Jaesoo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.30-39
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, with the development of devices to collect multimedia data such as small CMOS camera sensor and micro phone, studies on wireless multimedia sensor network technologies and their applications that extend the existing wireless sensor network technologies have been actively done. In such applications, various basic schemes such as the processing, storage, and transmission of multimedia data are required. Especially, a security for real world environments is essential. In this paper, in order to defend the sniffing attack in various hacking techniques, we propose a multipath routing scheme for physically avoiding the data transmission path from the risk factors. Our proposed scheme establishes the DEFCON of the sensor nodes that are geographically close to risk factors and the priorities according to the importance of the data. Our proposed scheme performs risk factor detour multipath routing through a safe path considering the DEFCON and data priority. Our experimental results show that although our proposed scheme takes the transmission delay time by about 5% over the existing scheme, it reduces the eavesdropping rate that can attack and intercept data by the risk factor by about 18%.