• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.629-636
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• 2003

This paper introduces the developed geometry PIG (Pipeline Inspection Gauge), one of several ILI (In-Line Inspection) tools, which provide a full picture of the pipeline from only single pass, and has compact size of the electronic device with not only low power consumption but also rapid response of sensors such as calipers, IMU and odometer. This tool is equipped with the several sensor systems. Caliper sensors measure the pipeline internal diameter, ovality and dent size and shape with high accuracy. The IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) measures the precise trajectory of the PIG during its traverse of the pipeline. The IMU also provide three-dimensional coordination in space from measurement of inertial acceleration and angular rate. Three odometers mounted on the PIG body provide the distance moved along the line and instantaneous velocity during the PIG run. The datum measured by the sensor systems are stored in on-board solid state memory and magnetic tape devices. There is an electromagnetic transmitter at the back end of the tool, the transmitter enables the inspection operators to keep tracking the tool while it travels through the pipeline. An experiment was fulfilled in pull-rig facility and was adopted from Incheon LT (LNG Terminal) to Namdong GS (Governor Station) line, 13 km length.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.323-338
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• 1994

This paper outlines a framework for performing intelligent sensor validation for a diagnostic expert system while reasoning under uncertainty. The emphasis is on the algorithmic preprocess technique. A companion paper focusses on heuristic post-processing. Sensor validation plays a vital role in the ability of the overall system to correctly detemine the state of a plant monitored by imperfect sensors. Especially, several theoretical developments were made in understanding uncertain sensory data in statistical aspect. Uncertain information in sensory values is represented through probability assignments on three discrete states, "high", "normal", and "low", and additional sensor confidence measures in Algorithmic Sv.Upper and lower warning limits are generated from the historical learning sets, which represents the borderlines for heat rate degradation generated in the Algorithmic SV initiates a historic data base for better reference in future use. All the information generated in the Algorithmic SV initiate a session to differentiate the sensor fault from the process fault and to make an inference on the system performance. This framework for a diagnostic expert system with sensor validation and reasonig under uncertainty applies in HEATXPRT$^{TM}$, a data-driven on-line expert system for diagnosing heat rate degradation problems in fossil power plants.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2004

In this study, a visual sensor system which can detect I-butt weld joint with height variation and includes a seam tracking algorithm was investigated. Three-dimensional position of an object can be acquired by using the method of distance measurement, i.e., an optical trigonometry which results from the spatial relations between the camera, the object and the structured light by a visible laser. Effects of laser intensity and iris number for the image quality as well as object material were investigated for the optical system design. For the image processing, a region of interest is defined from the whole image and a line image of laser is drew by using the gray level difference in the image. From the drew laser line, the weld joint can be recognized in searching the biggest point position calculated from the central difference method. Through a series of welding experiments, a good tracking performance was confirmed under GMA welding.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제49권9호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2012

최근에 능동소나 분야에서 분산센서망을 이용하여 표적을 탐지하는 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. Zhou 등은 표적의 탐지만 가능한 간단한 구조의 센서들로 구성된 분산센서망에서 라인피팅(line fitting)을 이용하여 표적의 위치를 추정하는 기법을 제안하였다. 이 기법은 ML(Maximum Likelihood) 기법에 비해 3가지 장점을 가지고 있다. 첫째는, 음파전달 모델에 대한 파라미터들을 추정할 필요가 없으며, 둘째는 연산량이 적다. 셋째는 분산센서망에서 센서들이 표적을 탐지했다는 정보만 이용하기 때문에 데이터처리 센터는 적은 량의 데이터만 수집하여도 된다. 그러나 이 기법은 표적의 위치 추정오차가 크다는 단점을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 Zhou의 기법이 가지는 큰 위치 추정오차를 줄이기 위하여 Zhou가 제안한 표적위치 추정기법을 수정하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 수정된 표적위치 추정기법은 Zhou의 기법보다 40.7%의 위치 추정오차가 감소하는 성능향상을 보였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.584-586
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• 2004

This paper deals with the development of on-line fault and lightning stroke section locating system for branched overhead transmission line. The section locating algorithm of this system i3 by analyzing the distribution pattern of current flowing through the overhead ground wire. It composes of three parts; current sensors, local remote terminal unit(RTU) and analysis program at surveillance tenter. Double Rogowski coil sensor having integrating amplifier was designed as current sensor. In order for current pattern analysis, the transmitted waves from each sensor wert synchronized by GPS tim c clock in RTU. While, lightning stroke location are judged only by polarity information of lightning currents. This design has a benefit in simplicity of signal processing unit of RTU.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.182-185
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• 2005

Satellite cameras are calibrated before launch in detail and in general, but it cannot be guaranteed that the geometry is not changing during launch and caused by thermal influence of the sun in the orbit. Modem satellite imaging systems are based on CCD-line sensors. Because of the required high sampling rate the length of used CCD-lines is limited. For reaching a sufficient swath width, some CCD-lines are combined to a longer virtual CCD-line. The images generated by the individual CCD-lines do overlap slightly and so they can be shifted in x- and y-direction in relation to a chosen reference image just based on tie points. For the alignment and difference in scale, control points are required. The resulting virtual image has only negligible errors in areas with very large difference in height caused by the difference in the location of the projection centers. Color images can be related to the joint panchromatic scenes just based on tie points. Pan-sharpened images may show only small color shifts in very mountainous areas and for moving objects. The direct sensor orientation has to be calibrated based on control points. Discrepancies in horizontal shift can only be separated from attitude discrepancies with a good three-dimensional control point distribution. For such a calibration a program based on geometric reconstruction of the sensor orientation is required. The approximations by 3D-affine transformation or direct linear transformation (DL n cannot be used. These methods do have also disadvantages for standard sensor orientation. The image orientation by geometric reconstruction can be improved by self calibration with additional parameters for the analysis and compensation of remaining systematic effects for example caused by a not linear CCD-line. The determined sensor geometry can be used for the generation? of rational polynomial coefficients, describing the sensor geometry by relations of polynomials of the ground coordinates X, Y and Z.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.188-200
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• 2001

This paper presents a technique for reconstructing converter line currents using the information from a single current sensor in the DC-link for voltage-source PWM converters. When three-Phase input currents cannot be reconstructed, three methods to acquire the input current are compared. Two of them are methods of modifying the switching state (I, II), another is a method of using the predictive state observer. Also, compensation of sampling delay, and a simultaneous sample value of input currents in the center of a switching period are included. Suitable criteria for the comparison are identified, and the differences in the performance of these methods are investigated through experimental results for a typical V-S PWM converter rated at 10kVA.

• 센서학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.270-276
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• 2004

In this paper, we introduce the software and hardware of the measuring system for on-line test and performances evaluation of traction and braking in KTX(Korea Train Express). The measuring system focuses on the verification of the performance and acquisition of test data. The hardware is connected many kinds of sensors, such as speed sensor, thermocouple. The software controls the hardware of the measuring system, performs the analysis and calculation of measurement data and acts as interface between users and the hardware. For this purpose, three programs, such as a measuring program, a back-up program and a analysis program, have developed.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2019

A three-dimensional porous structure was fabricated by pattern transfer printing for applications of electrodes in gas sensors. To form replica patterns, solutions were mixed with acetone, toluene, heptane, and poly(methyl methacrylate). These replica patterns can also be formed on substrates such as polyimide, polydimethylsiloxane, and silicon. The wide range of line widths from 1 to $5{\mu}m$ was derived from the surface grating patterns of master substrates. The cross-bar pattern with 40 layers showed a thickness of 600 nm. The area of platinum transferred patterns with different line widths was enhanced to $20{\times}25mm$, which is applicable to various electrode patterns of gas sensors.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.403-409
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• 2016

전방향 센서를 이용하는 선배열 센서의 경우, 음원의 방향이 원추각의 형태로 결정되어지므로 좌 우 구분모호성이 발생한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 운용적인 방법과 센서 배열의 구조적인 방법에 대한 연구가 진행되었다. 최근에는 음향 벡터 센서 기반의 연구가 이루어지고 있으며, 본 논문에서는 음향 벡터 센서 기반의 빔형성 기법에서 발생하는 센서 배열의 뒤틀림에 따른 좌 우 구분 성능에 대하여 분석하였다. 음향 벡터 센서는 하나의 전방향 센서와 세 개의 지향성 센서로 구성되며, 세 개의 지향성 센서는 서로 수직 방향의 속도성분을 측정한다. 이때 센서 배열의 뒤틀림에 따른 지향성 센서 축의 정보가 정확하지 않으면 잘못된 방향의 신호를 인가하여 빔형성 기법의 성능저하가 나타난다. 따라서 센서 배열의 뒤틀림에 따른 좌 우 구분 성능저하를 분석하고 보상을 통한 빔형성 기법의 성능향상을 확인하였다.