• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.290-298
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• 2013

A walking navigation system (usually known as a locomotion interface) is an interactive platform which gives simulated walking sensation to users using sensed bipedal motion signals. This enables us to perform navigation tasks using only bipedal movement. Especially, it is useful for the certain VR task which emphasizes on physical human movement, or accompanies understanding of the size and complexity of building structures. In this work, we described system components of VR walking system and investigated several types of walking platform by literature survey. We adopted a MS Kinect depth sensor for the motion recognition and a treadmill which includes directional turning mechanism for the walking platform. Through the integration of these components with a VR navigation scenario, we developed a simple VR walking navigation system. Finally several technical issues were found during development process, and further research directions were suggested for the system improvement.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.157-177
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• 2017

This research is based on the concept of safety airbag to design a self-rescue system for the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) using micro inertial sensing module. To reduce the possibility of losing the underwater vehicle and the difficulty of searching and rescuing, when the AUV self-rescue system (ASRS) detects that the AUV is crashing or encountering a serious collision, it can pump carbon dioxide into the airbag immediately to make the vehicle surface. ASRS consists of 10-DOF sensing module, sensing attitude algorithm and air-pumping mechanism. The attitude sensing modules are a nine-axis micro-inertial sensor and a barometer. The sensing attitude algorithm is designed to estimate failure attitude of AUV properly using sensor calibration and extended Kalman filter (SCEKF), feature extraction and backpropagation network (BPN) classify. SCEKF is proposed to be used subsequently to calibrate and fuse the data from the micro-inertial sensors. Feature extraction and BPN training algorithms for classification are used to determine the activity malfunction of AUV. When the accident of AUV occurred, the ASRS will immediately be initiated; the airbag is soon filled, and the AUV will surface due to the buoyancy. In the future, ASRS will be developed successfully to solve the problems such as the high losing rate and the high difficulty of the rescuing mission of AUV.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1854-1868
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• 2018

A wireless body-sensor network (WBSN) refers to a network-configured environment in which sensors are placed on both the inside and outside of the human body. The sensors are much smaller and the energy is more constrained when compared to traditional wireless sensor network (WSN) environments. The critical nature of the energy-constraint issue in WBSN environments has led to numerous studies on the reduction of energy consumption of WBSN sensors. The transmission-power-control (TPC) technique adjusts the transmission-power level (TPL) of sensors in the WBSN and reduces the energy consumption that occurs during communications. To elaborate, when transmission sensors and reception sensors are placed in various parts of the human body, the transmission sensors regularly send sensor data to the reception sensors. As the reception sensors receive data from the transmission sensors, real-time measurements of the received signal-strength indication (RSSI), which is the value that indicates the channel status, are taken to determine the TPL that suits the current-channel status. This TPL information is then sent back to the transmission sensors. The transmission sensors adjust their current TPL based on the TPL that they receive from the reception sensors. The initial TPC algorithm made linear or binary adjustments using only the information of the current-channel status. However, because various data in the WBSN environment can be utilized to create a more efficient TPC algorithm, many different types of TPC algorithms that combine human movements or fuse TPC with other algorithms have emerged. This paper defines and discusses the design and development process of an efficient TPC algorithm for WBSNs. We will describe the WBSN characteristics, model, and closed-loop mechanism, followed by an examination of recent TPC studies.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2021

산업 전반에 걸쳐 자기장 센서에 대한 연구나 제품개발이 많이 진행되어져 왔다. 하지만 이런 제품의 단가를 낮추기 위해서는 초기 개발단계에서부터 자기장 필드와 자기장 센서의 특징과 최종제품의 특징들을 정확하게 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 특히, 자기장 필드는 비선형 데이터를 처리하는 계산이 복잡하여 실제로 사용하고 응용하기에는 매우 어렵기 때문에, 이렇게 측정된 자기장 센서값들을 정확하게 계산하기 위해서는 고가의 장비나 복잡한 알고리즘이 필요한 추세였다. 하지만, 본 논문에서는 기존 조이스틱의 특징을 이해한 상태에서 자기장 센서의 고유한 특성과 특징을 소개하면서, 자기장 센서를 사용하는 웨어러블 조이스틱을 개발하기에 적합하고 간단하면서도 기능을 충족하는 디자인 및 개발 방법들을 제시하였다. 특히, 기존 조이스틱의 기계적인 특징과 자기장 센서의 특성을 서로 잘 고려한 후에, 기존 조이스틱의 본질적인 문제인 기계적인 마모와 문제점들을 해결하고자 기계적 구성이나 선들이 필요없는 자기장 센서를 이용하여, 저가의 웨어러블 조이스틱 장치의 디자인 및 개발 할 수 있는 설계요소 및 방법들을 소개하였다. 본 논문의 개발결과로 실제 사용자 테스트를 수행하여, 본 논문의 장비를 처음 접하는 사용자들도 쉽게 이용하여 기존 조이스틱과 같이 정확하게 제어할 수 있음을 보였다.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2005

The aggregation of red blood cells (RBCs) is a major determinant of blood flow resistance passing through various veins. Available techniques for measuring RBC aggregation often require pretreating and washing after each measurement, which is not optimal for day-to-day clinical use. A laser reflection technique has been combined with a vibration-aided disaggregation mechanism, which shows significant advances in aggregometer design, operation and data analysis. The essential features of this design are in its simplicity and a disposable element that is in contact with the blood sample. Using extremely small quantities of blood, the RBCs subjected to vibrations can be quickly and completely disaggregated. This is followed by measuring the backscattered light intensity. The measurements with the present sensor were compared with those of a commercial aggregometer and a strong correlation was found between them. The newly-developed optical aggregometer can measure the RBC aggregability difference between young and old cell suspension with ease and accuracy.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2008

최근 무선통신 및 USN(Ubiquitous Sensor Network) 기술의 확대로 다양한 환경에서 정보를 수집, 가공 할 수 있게 되었다. 특히 센서들의 크기가 소형화되면서 노드의 개수도 많아짐에 따라 이웃노드와의 채널간섭 및 충돌, 에너지 소모 등의 문제가 대두되었다. 본 논문에서는 지하공간에서 효율적인 통신을 위하여 비컨을 사용하고 TinyOS기반으로 설계 및 구현하여, 멀티홉 메쉬 구조에 적합한 무선 센서 네트워크를 구축하였다. 구현한 프로토콜은 비컨 간의 충돌방지를 위한 스케줄링을 제공하여 안정적인 Association이 가능하도록 하였으며, NAA(Next Address Assignment) 기법을 이용하여 동적인 주소할당과 재사용을 지원한다. 또한 실시간 정보처리를 위한 지식정보 서버를 구축하였다. 끝으로 실제 테스트베드 구축을 통하여 화재, 대기오염 등 다양한 환경에서의 높은 전송률을 가짐을 보인다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(5)
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• pp.159-162
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• 2000

This paper addresses the design and implementation problem of the mobile robot with the synchronous driving mechanism that consists of modular control systems based on the Universal Serial Bus (USB). Recently, the USB have attracted the hardware developers'interests due to its low cost, compatibility, and extenability. In particular, the USB enables us to organize the whole system in the modular manner very easily, and this property plays a very important role in shortening the developing time in implementing the target system, for example, the mobile robot system. In this paper, we implement the USB motion controller and the USB ultrasonic sensor system and verified the validity and the effectiveness of the proposed system through the real experiments including the mobile robot navigation and the environment recognition.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2007

It is essential to investigate the structure and the main characteristic of Home USN (Ubiquitous Sensor Network) technologies in built ubiquitous environment while designing future residential space. For this study, three different housing types have been selected to implement ubiquitous technologies for residential space; those are regular, elderly, and single residence units. It is certain that efficiency of ubiquitous home design is improved if main components of each specific housing type are analyzed precisely in digital way and design models are prepared accordingly. Ubiquitous technology, in conclusion, has to be applied not on)r with systematical mechanism or electronic setting but in human-centered atmosphere as well, keeping with deep consideration for bio-housing service factors in eco-friendly surrounding; we call this Ubiquitous Humanism.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2021

Die-to-wafer (D2W) hybrid bonding in the multilayer semiconductor manufacturing process is one of wafer direct bonding, and various studies are being conducted around the world. A noteworthy point in the current die-to-wafer process is that a lot of voids occur on the bonding surface of the die during bonding. In this study, as a suggested method for removing voids generated during the D2W hybrid bonding process, a flexible mechanism for implementing convex for die bonding to be applied to the bond head is proposed. In addition, modeling of flexible mechanisms, analysis/design/control/evaluation of static/dynamics properties are performed. The proposed system was controlled by capacitive sensor (lion precision, CPL 290), piezo actuator (P-888,91), and dSpace. This flexure mechanism implemented a working range of 200 ㎛, resolution(3σ) of 7.276nm, Inposition(3σ) of 3.503nm, settling time(2%) of 500.133ms by applying a reverse bridge type mechanism and leaf spring guide, and at the same time realized a maximum step difference of 6 ㎛ between die edge and center. The results of this study are applied to the D2W hybrid bonding process and are expected to bring about an effect of increasing semiconductor yield through void removal. In addition, it is expected that it can be utilized as a system that meets the convex variable amount required for each device by adjusting the elongation amount of the piezo actuator coupled to the flexible mechanism in a precise unit.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2008

애드혹 네트워크의 실용 영역인 무선 센서 네트워크에서 센서 노드는 배터리에 의해 동작하고 일반적으로 한번 배치된 후 다시 회수 되지 않는다. 따라서 각각의 센서 노드는 한정된 에너지로 감지하고 통신해야 하며, 에너지 효율성은 무선 센서 네트워크의 수명을 결정하는 핵심 설계 요소로서 활발히 연구되고 있고 근래에는 크로스 레이어 최적화를 통해 더욱 개선되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 무선 센서 네트워크 시스템인 ZigbeX 플랫폼에서 센서 노드의 전송 출력 제어를 통하여 데이터 수집 과정에서 소모되는 에너지를 절약하는 새로운 기법을 제안하여 구현하고 실험 및 측정을 통하여 성능 개선 효과를 입증한다. 클러스터 멤버를 구성하는 각 센서 노드에서 클러스터 헤드로 데이터를 전송하는 과정에서 멤버 노드의 송신 출력을 통신 가능한 적정 수준으로 낮춤으로써 에너지를 절약하게 된다. 각 멤버 노드는 클러스터 헤드로부터 수신한 패킷의 RSSI(Received Signal Strength Indicator) 값을 기반으로 하여 자신의 송신 출력을 조절한다. 즉 자신이 전송한 패킷을 클러스터 헤드가 안전하게 수신할 수 있는 적정 수준으로 출력을 낮춤으로써 에너지를 절약하게 된다. ZigbeX 플랫폼 상에서 구현한 프로토콜을 자체 개발한 패킷 분석기를 이용하여 반복 측정한 결과에 의하면, 제안한 출력 제어 기법을 사용함으로써 통신량의 대부분을 차지하는 데이터 수집 과정에서의 에너지가 절약되어 네트워크 수명이 최대 21.9% 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다.