• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.565-582
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• 2008

This paper presents a feasibility study of flexible piezoelectric paint for use in wide-band low-profile surface-mount or embeddable ultrasonic sensor for in situ structural health monitoring. Piezoelectric paint is a piezoelectric composite with 0-3 connectivity. Because of its ease of application, piezoelectric paint can be readily fabricated into sensing element with complex pattern. This study examines the characteristics of piezoelectric paint in acoustic emission signal and ultrasonic guided wave sensing. A series of ultrasonic tests including pitch catch and pencil break tests were performed to validate the ultrasonic wave sensing capability of piezoelectric paint. The results of finite element simulation of ultrasonic wave propagation, and acoustic emission generated by a pencil lead break on an aluminum plate are also presented in this paper along with corresponding experimental data. Based on the preliminary experimental results, the piezoelectric paint appears to offer a promising sensing material for use in real-time monitoring of crack initiation and propagation in both metallic and composite structures.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2014

How well the self-interference cancellation (SIC) technique performs is a primary issue in realizing an in-band full-duplex (FD) wireless communication system. One factor affecting its performance is channel estimation error on the self-interference channel. We propose a new analog SIC scheme which is robust to channel estimation error. It uses phase rotators in the radio frequency (RF) chain. We also derive closed-form equations for the residual self-interference of the proposed and the conventional schemes. The analytical and numerical results show that the residual self-interference under the proposed SIC scheme is less than that using the conventional scheme, even though channel estimation error is present.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2015년도 제46회 하계학술대회
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• pp.133-134
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• 2015

최근 전자기술이 발달함에 따라, 전자기기의 집적도가 높아지고 있으며, 그에 따라 전자기적 간섭(Electromagnetic Interference)이 큰 문제로 대두되고 있다. 특히, 집적도가 높은 스마트 기기(Smart Device)의 AP(Applicaton Processor)의 경우, 여러 기능을 수행하는 부품이 집적된 SOC(System On Chip)이기 때문에, 전자기적 간섭에 더 민감할 수 있다. 더불어 LTE(Long Term Evolution)을 무선통신으로 이용하는 다양한 주파수대에서 전자기적 간섭은 어플리케이션 및 전자기기의 오작동을 초래할 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 칩패캐지 레벨의 Meander 구조의 기존 필터(Filter)가 가진 문제점을 해결한 구조를 설계하여 3차원 상의 전자장 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 또한, 칩의 내성(Immunity)이 취약한 여러 주파수 범위를 차단할 수 있는 이 중 대역차단 필터(Dual Band Stop Filter)를 Meader Line구조를 단순하게 만들어 설계하고 그에 따른 결과를 분석하였다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

This study relates to acquiring biological signal without attaching directly to the user using UWB(Ultra Wide Band) radar. The collected information is the respiratory rate, heart rate, and the degree of movement during sleep, and this information is used to measure the sleep state. A breathing measurement algorithm and a sleep state detection algorithm were developed to graph the measured data. Information about the sleep state will be used as a personalized diagnosis by connecting with the medical institution and contribute to the prevention of sleep related diseases. In addition, biological signal will be linked to various sensors in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, leading to smart healthcare, which will make human life more enriching.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2022

This study is a Ku-band array antenna for the manufacture of low-orbit satellite communication terminals, designed to have miniaturization, high gain, and wide beam width. The transmission of low-orbit satellite communication has a right-rotating circularly polarized wave, and the reception has a left-rotating circularly polarized wave. The 4×8 array antenna was separated for transmission and reception, and it was combined with the RF circuit part of the transmitter and receiver, and was terminated in the form of a waveguide for RF signal impedance matching in the form of a transition from the microstrip line to the waveguide. The 30° beam width of the receiver maximum gain of 19 dBi and the 29° beam width of the transmitter maximum gain of 18 dBi are shown. Through this antenna configuration, the system was configured to suit the low-orbit satellite transmission/reception characteristics.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.413-429
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• 2016

The recent research on proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) has revealed the linkage between proper orthogonal modes and linear normal modes. This paper presents an investigation into the modal identifiability of an instrumented cable-stayed bridge using an adapted POD technique with a band-pass filtering scheme. The band-pass POD method is applied to the datasets available for this benchmark study, aiming to identify the vibration modes of the bridge and find out the so-called deficient modes which are unidentifiable under normal excitation conditions. It turns out that the second mode of the bridge cannot be stably identified under weak wind conditions and is therefore regarded as a deficient mode. To judge if the deficient mode is due to its low contribution to the structural response under weak wind conditions, modal coordinates are derived for different modes by the band-pass POD technique and an energy participation factor is defined to evaluate the energy participation of each vibration mode under different wind excitation conditions. From the non-blind datasets, it is found that the vibration modes can be reliably identified only when the energy participation factor exceeds a certain threshold value. With the identified threshold value, modal identifiability in use of the blind datasets from the same structure is examined.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.172-176
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• 2020

The implementation of a low phase noise voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is important for the signal integrity of wireless communication terminal. A low phase noise wideband VCO for a wireless local area network (WLAN) application is presented in this paper. A 6-bit coarse tune capacitor bank (capbank) and a fine tune varactor are used in the VCO to cover the target band. The simulated oscillation frequency tuning range is from 8.6 to 11.6 GHz. The proposed VCO is desgned using 65 nm CMOS technology with a high quality (Q) factor bondwire inductor. The VCO is biased with 1.8 V VDD and shows 9.7 mA current consumption. The VCO exhibits a phase noise of -122.77 and -111.14 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from 8.6 and 11.6 GHz carrier frequency, respectively. The calculated figure of merit(FOM) is -189 dBC/Hz at 1 MHz offset from 8.6 GHz carrier. The simulated results show that the proposed VCO performance satisfies the required specification of WLAN standard.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2011

오늘날에는 모바일 스마트 기기를 많이 사용해본 소비자들이 무선 연결 방식과 같은 보다 편리하고 스마트한 가정용 전자기기의 연결성을 기대하고 있기 때문에 기존의 전기선을 다른 지능적인 연결방법으로 대체하는 것이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 양방향 CEC 제어 구조를 새롭게 제안하여 밀리미터 밴드 이미지 전송 시스템에서 제어능력을 단방향에서 양방향으로 확장하는 것을 목적으로 하는데, 이는 2자유도 제어 능력이 HDMI 인터페이스 시스템에서 보다 지능적인 편리성을 제공하기 때문이다. 실험연구를 통해 1080p 풀 HD 이미지 스트림에 대해서 3.0 Gbps의 전송 성능 결과를 보여 지능적 2 DOF CEC 인터페이스를 보유한 밀리미터 밴드의 진보된 이미지 전송 솔루션으로서 제안된 시스템의 유용성을 보인다.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2022

Interference always exists between wireless communication systems used in the same frequency band or adjacent frequency bands. In order to deploy a new wireless communication system such as a 5G system, a new frequency band must be allocated to the system. For this purpose, after analyzing interference between the existing system and the new system, a method of setting a frequency guard band or a minimum separation distance has been used as a passive method to limit the interference effect. This paper presents a wideband RF IRM(Interference Reduction Module) that can actively reduce the influence of interference between wireless communication systems. The wideband RF IRM can reduce the interference effects of 5G signals on satellite signals. The principle and structure of the wideband RF IRM are presented. The wideband RF IRM can suppress approximately 20dB of interference signal in 100MHz bandwidth when only interference signal exists. It also shows that when a 5G interference signal of -45dBm/100MHz and a satellite signal of -55dBm/40MHz exist simultaneously at a center frequency of 3.83GHz, about 15dB of 5G interference signal can be reduced in the frequency range covered by the satellite signal. The experimental results demonstrate that the wideband RF IRM can actively reduce the 5G interference signal on the satellite signal and can be used for the purpose of reducing the interference effect in a similar environment.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.395-406
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• 2023

Ten women in their 20s and 10 women in their 50s were selected to investigate the effect of an elastic band exercise program for 8 weeks according to age on women's knee speed expression rate and balance. Knee isokinetic muscle strength measurement, single-legged standing with eyes closed, and YBT were performed 1 week before and after the exercise program. The measured data were analyzed through a mixed design two-way ANOVA, and if there was a significant difference, post hoc verification was performed using the bonferoni method. In our study, as a result of an 8-week elastic band exercise program, there was no difference in the speed development rate according to the measurement period, and the speed development rate according to age was found to be higher in people in their 50s than in their 20s. In our study, there was no difference in balance ability depending on the measurement period, and there was also no difference in balance ability depending on age. Discussing the results of our study, we found that 8 weeks of elastic band exercise cannot bring about significant changes in speed development ability and balance ability, which become more accurate with age.