• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.925-931
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• 2009

This paper reports a preliminary experimental investigation and characterization of an optical fiber-based submersion sensor system for applications in water flooding and leakage. The sensor system comprises a multi-mode fiber spliced with fiber Bragg grating and an intensity-based interrogator. Submersion tests were conducted in water-air and Glycerin-air environments. By the refractive index of the fiber-probe surrounding materials, the reflectance and the detecting power level is determined. When the probe is dipped into the water, the optical output power dramatically decreases from -7.5dBm to -17.5dBm. But, the center of Bragg wavelength is not affected in spite of external material changes. Temporal response characteristics of the sensor system is investigated to verify the real-time reaction. When the probe is immersed into the liquid, there is no transition time.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.184-190
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• 2010

In this paper, a remote submersion warning system based on multi-mode optical fiber(MMF) sensors and a wireless sensor network(WSN) are proposed. To improve the reliability and stability of the sensors, the dual optical fiber sensors combined to the optical coupler are demonstrated. A slave zigbee as a wireless sensor module was used as a platform to monitor and record the signal from the MMF sensors and then transmits these information to a master zigbee wirelessly. The monitoring system running the $LabVIEW^{(R)}$ software was connected to the internet to support the short message service(SMS) through extensible markup language(XML) web service. No matter where the managers are, they can always receive the real-time remote-monitoring data for safety check.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.500-505
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 콜리메이터를 이용한 투과형과 반사형의 마이크로 광학형 누수감지 센서 시스템을 제안하고 실험하였다. 센서는 빛을 송신하고 수신하는 두 개의 콜리메이터가 10 mm 정도 떨어져서 마주보는 형태로 구현되어졌다. 센서가 공기 중에 노출된 경우 송신 콜리메이터에 나온 빛은 공기를 투과하여 수신 콜리메이터로 전송되어 일정한 출력 광 전력을 유지한다. 그러나 액체속에서는 송신된 빛이 산란되어 수신단으로 전달되지 못하므로 침수를 감지한다. 반사형의 경우 광섬유형 격자를 센서 끝단에 설치함으로서 센서에서 반응한 광 출력 정보가 입력단으로 다시 되돌아 올 수 있게 하여 시스템의 모니터링 구조를 단순화 하였다. 또한 두 시스템의 동작 특성을 비교하여 제시하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1994년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.590-596
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• 1994

In a CGL(Continuous Galvanizing Line) in steel making plants, zinc-coated steel sheets are produced. These sheets are used where long running corrosion resistivity is required. During the coating process top dross is produced, being harmful to the quality of the coating. To collect and remove this top dross, an automation system is developed consisting of a robot and its carriage system, a pot level sensor, a system controller, and specialtools. Forthe first, the level of the pot must be measured and fed back to the robot controller to avoid submersion of the robot hand in the hot pot. In this paper,acoustic and laser distance sensors are tested for the appropriate pot lvel sensor, especially the former in the view point of hot environment.