• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2019

도플러 레이다는 단일 주파수의 정현파를 이용하므로 움직이는 이동체의 속도만을 측정할 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 일반적으로 이동체의 거리를 측정하기 위해서는 FMCW 레이다나 펄스 레이다를 이용하여야 하는데, 이 경우 하드웨어 구성 및 신호처리가 복잡할 뿐만 아니라, 주파수 대역폭을 넓게 사용하기 때문에 24 GHz나 77 GHz 대역의 밀리미터파를 사용할 수밖에 없어 가격이 비싸다. 따라서 가격이 저렴한 도플러 레이다에서 다중 톤 주파수를 이용하여 이동체의 속도 외에 거리까지 센싱하는 연구가 시작되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 2.4 GHz 도플러 레이다에 내장된 PLL만을 이용한 주파수 조정만으로도 이동체의 거리 센싱이 가능함을 보인다. 특히, 기존에 제안된 DC 기반의 거리 계산에서 필요한 DC 정보를 제거하고, 교류결합된 AC 정보만을 이용하여 거리를 센싱할 수 있음을 보인다. 제안된 기술은 2.4 GHz 대역의 이동체 식별용 특정소출력 무선기기 기술기준을 만족하므로 45 dBm EIRP 출력을 이용하여 이동체 거리 센싱이 필요한 다양한 응용이 가능하다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.518-521
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 상용 트랜스미터 칩과 패치 어레이 안테나를 결합하여 60 GHz 대역에서 동작하는 능동 안테나 모듈을 설계, 제작하였다. 설계된 모듈은 안테나 PCB와 트랜스미터 칩이 장착된 송신 모듈 PCB가 결합되는 구조로 하였다. 주파수 제어신호 및 바이어스 제어신호는 아두이노 키트를 사용하여 인가하였으며, 기저대역의 I/Q 신호가 트랜스미터 칩으로 인가될 수 있도록 하였다. 송신 모듈의 출력은 단일 출력으로 안테나에 연결되므로 차동 출력을 내는 트랜스미터 칩의 출력을 링 하이브리드 발룬에 전달하고, 이를 초소형 상용 커넥터로 $2{\times}4$ 마이크로스트립 패치 어레이 안테나 PCB로 전달되도록 하였다. 최종 출력되는 밀리미터파 신호의 방사패턴 측정을 통하여 시뮬레이션 결과와 비교하는 방식으로 확인하였다. 제작된 능동 안테나 모듈의 방사패턴 측정 결과, 3 dB 빔폭과 null 포인트의 위치가 시뮬레이션 결과와 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.310-318
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• 2019

Objective: This study aimed to identify possible risk factors for external apical root resorption (EARR) in the maxillary incisors after orthodontic treatment. Methods: The root length of 2,173 maxillary incisors was measured on periapical radiographs of 564 patients who received orthodontic treatment. The Kappa test was performed to evaluate intraexaminer and interexaminer reproducibility. Multiple binary logistic regression was used to determine the association between EARR and various factors. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were reported. Results: The risk of developing EARR was 70% higher in orthodontic treatment with maxillary premolar extraction (p = 0.004), 58% higher in patients with increased overjet (p = 0.012), 41% lower in two-phase orthodontic treatment (p = 0.037), and 33% lower in patients with deep bite (p = 0.039). The lateral incisors were 54% more likely to develop EARR (p < 0.001), dilacerated roots were 2.26 times more likely to develop EARR (p < 0.001), and for each additional millimeter of root length, the risk of EARR increased by 29% (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The potential risk factors for EARR after orthodontic treatment included treatment with maxillary premolar extraction, increased overjet at the beginning of treatment, and dilacerated roots.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.177-180
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• 2019

유도무기의 명중률 개선을 위해 해상 클러터 환경에서 표적을 정확하게 탐지하고 인식하는 연구가 다수 수행되고 있다. 해상 표적과 클러터의 신호가 다양하고 복잡한 특성을 보이기 때문에 능동 표적인식 기술에 대한 연구가 필수적으로 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 스캔 영상(scan image)으로 형성된 이미지에 프랙탈 차원기법(fractal dimension)인 FS(Fractal Signature) 분류기와 영상정합기법(scene matching)인 HRTI(High Resolution Target Image)을 적용하여 표적과 클러터를 구분하고 표적 간의 인식하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 알고리즘을 적용한 시뮬레이션 수행 결과, HRTI 분류기는 표적1과 표적2를 모두 100 %, FS 분류기는 표적 1과 표적 2를 각 각 90 %, 93 % 이상 구분 및 인식한다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2021

5G 통신은 높은 주파수 대역을 사용하는 밀리미터파 통신이다. 높은 주파수 특성으로 인해 전파의 직진성이 강해지므로, 넓은 범위를 서비스하기 위해서는 다수의 기지국을 기반으로 한 빔형성(beamforming) 기술이 요구된다. 빔형성 기술을 적용하기 위해서는 안테나에 입사되는 신호의 도래각(Angle-of-Arrival : AOA) 정보가 필요한데, 일반적으로 도래각은 고분해능 알고리즘인 MUSIC(: Multiple Signal Classification)이나 ESPRIT(: Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariance Technique)을 사용하여 추정된다. 빔형성 기술을 적용하기 위해 다양한 안테나 형태가 사용될 수 있지만, 일반적으로 단일 형상(사각, 원형, 육각)의 안테나 배열이 주로 사용되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 주파수에 적합한, 기존의 단일 형상 배열 안테나가 아닌, 사각과 원형 배열이 혼합된 형상의 배열 안테나를 기반으로 한 송/수신 빔형성 시스템을 소개하고 성능을 평가한다. 제안된 혼합 형상 배열 안테나 기반의 빔형성 시스템에 대한 성능평가를 위해 다양한 시나리오를 바탕으로 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 실시한다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.437-445
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• 2021

This paper proposes an operating frequency design method that limits the voltage applied to aload-side converter during the initial operation of a loosely coupled resonant dual-active bridge (LCR-DAB) converter and an initial operating strategy that applies it. The LCR-DAB converter uses two wireless power transfer coils instead of the high-frequency transformer of the general DAB converter. The wireless power coil has a physical distance of several tens of millimeter or more between the two coils; thus, the LCR-DAB converter is a bidirectional isolated power conversion system that can easily achieve high insulation performance. However, for the initial operation of the LCR-DAB, if the power-side converter is operated at the resonance frequency while the load-side converter is not operating, then a very high voltage due to resonance is applied to the load-side converter, thereby causing damage to the converter. Therefore, a method that can stably charge the DC link voltage of the secondary-side converter during the initial operation is needed. This paper proposes a method to initially charge the secondary-side DC link by operating the primary-side converter at a frequency with limited voltage gain rather than at a steady-state operating frequency. The validity of the proposed frequency design method and initial operating sequence is verified through simulation and experimentation of the 1 KW LCR-DAB converter.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3614-3619
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• 2022

To operate the ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) antennas in a better heating state and produce relatively low impurities, it is necessary to control the antenna spectrum by changing the antenna phasing. As the electrical length of the antenna feeding transmission lines is changing as a matter of the standing wave pattern at the ceramic supports, 90° elbows, T-connectors and antenna loops, we chose to measure the current at the grounding points of the antenna loops by antenna strap probe. The voltage drops along a small, several millimeter-long paths at the end of the antenna loops give a signal that is proportional to the current in the antenna loop. Through the simulation of the antenna strap probe and the actual measurement of the antenna phasing under vacuum conditions, the reliability of the antenna strap probe based diagnostic system have been successfully proved. Moreover, this system was successfully applied to the ICRH daily experiments in the spring of 2021. In the near future, the active real-time feedback control of the antenna phasing system will be developed based on this diagnostic system in the EAST tokamak.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2021

As the 5G service market is expected to grow rapidly, the development of high-power, high-efficiency power amplifiers for the 5G communication infrastructure is indispensable. Gallium nitride (GaN) is attracting great interest as a key device in power devices and integrated circuits due to its wide bandgap, high carrier concentration, high electron mobility, and high-power saturation characteristics. In this study, we investigate the technology trends of Ka-band GaN radio frequency (RF) power devices and integrated circuits for operation in the millimeter-wave band of recent 5G mobile communication services. We review the characteristics of GaN RF high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices to implement power amplifiers operating at frequencies around 28 GHz and compare the technology of foreign companies with the device characteristics currently developed by the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI). In addition, the characteristics of Ka-band GaN monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers manufactured using various GaN HEMT device technologies are reviewed by comparing characteristics such as frequency band, output power, and output power density of integrated circuits. In addition, by comparing the performance of the power amplifier developed by ETRI, the current status and future direction of domestic GaN power devices and integrated circuit technology will be discussed.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2022

Purpose: This pilot study assessed the immediate in vivo effect of high peak pulse power neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser monotherapy on selected red/orange complex periodontal pathogens in deep human periodontal pockets. Methods: Twelve adults with severe periodontitis were treated with the Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP®) surgical protocol, wherein a free-running, digitally pulsed, Nd:YAG dental laser was used as the initial therapeutic step before mechanical root debridement. Using a flexible optical fiber in a handpiece, Nd:YAG laser energy, at a density of 196 J/cm² and a high peak pulse power of 1,333 W/pulse, was directed parallel to untreated tooth root surfaces in sequential coronal-apical passes to clinical periodontal probing depths, for a total applied energy dose of approximately 8-12 joules per millimeter of periodontal probing depth at each periodontal site. Subgingival biofilm specimens were collected from each patient before and immediately after Nd:YAG laser monotherapy from periodontal pockets exhibiting ≥6 mm probing depths and bleeding on probing. Selected red/orange complex periodontal pathogens (Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Parvimonas micra, and Campylobacter species) were quantified in the subgingival samples using established anaerobic culture techniques. Results: All immediate post-treatment subgingival biofilm specimens continued to yield microbial growth after Nd:YAG laser monotherapy. The mean levels of total cultivable red/orange complex periodontal pathogens per patient significantly decreased from 12.0% pretreatment to 4.9% (a 59.2% decrease) immediately after Nd:YAG laser monotherapy, with 3 (25%) patients rendered culture-negative for all evaluated red/orange complex periodontal pathogens. Conclusions: High peak pulse power Nd:YAG laser monotherapy, used as the initial step in the LANAP® surgical protocol on mature subgingival biofilms, immediately induced significant reductions of nearly 60% in the mean total cultivable red/orange complex periodontal pathogen proportions per patient prior to mechanical root instrumentation and the rest of the LANAP® surgical protocol.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권5호
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• pp.633-649
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• 2022

In this study, the effect of circle tunnel on the force distribution around underground rectangular gallery was investigated using theoretical approach, experimental test and Particle flow code simulation (PFC). Gypsum model with dimension of 1500×1500 mm was built. Tensile strength of material was 1 MPa. Dimension of central gallery was 100 mm×200 mm and diameter of adjacent tunnel in its right side was 20 mm, 40 mm and 60 mm. Horizontal distance between tunnel wall and gallery edge were 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 mm. using beam theory, the effect of tunnel diameter and distance between tunnel and gallery on the induced force around gallery was analyzed. In the laboratory test, the rate of loading displacement was set to 0.05 millimeter per minute. Also sensitivity analysis has been done. Using PFC2D, interaction between tunnel and gallery was simulated and its results were compared with experimental and theoretical analysis. The results show that the tensile force concentration has maximum value in center of the rectangular space. The tensile force concentration at the right side of the axisymmetric line of gallery has more than its value in the left side of the galleries axisymmetric line. The tensile force concentration was decreased by increasing the distance between tunnel and rectangular space. In whole of the configurations, the angles of micro cracks fluctuated between 75 and 105 degrees, which mean that the variations of tunnel situation have not any influence on the fracture angle.