• 센서학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.417-423
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• 2004

In order to obtain wide-beam characteristics and variable resonant frequency of a ultrasonic transducer for the array source, an electrode of transverse mode piezoelectric vibrator is divided, and an electronic inductance is connected to the divided electrodes. The electronic inductance is made by GIC (General Impedance Converter) circuit. Because the GIC circuit is made of OP-Amps and other passive elements, the value of the inductance can be selected easily. As the results, the electronic inductance is variable in the range from 0.2 mH to 1.2 mH. Using the inductance, the resonance frequency of the transducer can be changed in the range from 73 kHz to 86 kHz. In the directivity of the transducer, it is confirmed that the beam width of the transducer is wider than $80^{\circ}$ at -3 dB in water.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.320-328
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• 2001

PVDF(Polyvinylidene fluoride) 압전막을 이용하여 $8{\times}8$의 요소를 갖는 2차원 배열 수중청음기를 설계 제작하고. 그것을 이용하여 수 MHz$\sim$수십 MHz 대역의 초음파 음장을 측정하는 방법 및 측정시스템을 구축하였다 수중청음기의 설계에 있어서는 배면체의 종류에 따른 주파수 응답특성을 Mason 등가회로에 의해 해석하였고, 압전체 요소의 크기 및 간격, 스캐닝 스탭에 따른 음장 측정 정도를 검토하였다 2.25MHz의 원형평면 트랜스듀서가 만드는 수중 음장을 제작한 수중청음기 및 측정시스템으로 측정한 결과, 비교적 정밀한 측정이 가능함을 알았다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1256-1259
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• 1987

This paper gives a new SRF (Sonic Range Finder) Array formation on the mobile robot. This SRF Array formation obtaine the mobile robot's environmental informations wider and faster than the other systems and detects the obstacles in the robot's path. It is processed and controlled by 8031, on-chip micro-computer. SRF Array sensors are drived by the LM1812 transceiver and selected by the 8-channel channel multiplexer. In this paper, it detects the obstacles in wider range and gives them to the MAIN to design the shortest modify path.

• 한국조명전기설비학회지:조명전기설비
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.78-84
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• 1996

본 논문에서는 초음파센서 배열과 신경회로망 및 불변모멘트 벡터를 이용하여 물체의 위치이동에 무관한 3차원 물체인식과 복원을 연구함으로서 추차관리 시스템의 차종인식 응용가능성에 대하여 검토하였다. 초음파센서 배열로부터 얻어진 16$\times$8 픽셀의 데이터를 이용하여 물체의 불변모멘트 벡터를 계산하고 이를 SCL(Simple Competitive Leverning)신경회로망에 입력하여 3차원 물체를 분류하였으며, 저해상도인 16$\times$8 픽셀의 물체정보를 SCL 수정형 신경회로망에 입력하여 32$\times$32 픽셀로 해상도를 향상시켜 3차원 물체복원을 하였다. 물체의 위치가 변하여도 불변모멘트 벡터는 일정한 값을 유지하였고, 학습 후 인식율은 학습데이터의 경우는98[%]이고 시험데이터의 경우 95[%]이었으며, 3차원 32$\times$32 픽셀의 고해상도 물체정보로 복원하였다. 실험결과로부터 신경회로망과 연계된 초음파 센서는 차량의 감지뿐만 아니라 차종의 구분에도 응용가능할 것으로 생각된다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2002

누설자속법은 신뢰성과 경제성을 충족시키면서 정성적인 결과를 제공하는 비파괴시험법이다. 특히 저장탱크바닥판의 검사에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 보여주었다. 이전에 저장탱크 qkekrvis의 검사에 사용되었던 초음파탐상법은 검사속도가 느리고, 적용에 따른 어려움으로 국부검사에 한정되어 왔다. 본 연구팀은 이러한 초음파탐상의 단점을 극복하고자 누설자속탐상법을 개발하였다. 개발된 시스템의 주요부분은 누설자속 발생부, 어레이센서, crawler 및 운용프로그램으로 구성되어 있고, 최종적으로 개발된 시스템이 6mm강판에서 ${\psi}3.2mm,\;d\;1.2mm$와 같은 인공결함을 검출할 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집 제20권 2호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2001

Finite element models are constructed using the commercial code ANSYS for two most representative types of ultrasonic transducers, cMUTs and piezoelectric transducers. Calculation result shows the origin and level of cross talk between array elements in each transducer type For reduction of the cross talk level, the effects of various structural variations are Investigated for each transducer type. The results say that proper design of the coupling isolation structures between the transducing elements can significantly reduce the cross talk in ultrasonic transducers.

• 센서학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.377-384
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• 2009

The ultrasonic hyperthermia for oncology has been developed and studied. The HIFU(high intensity focused ultrasound) is the most recent method to treat the tumor by using ultrasound. In this study, an insertion-type transducer for treating a prostate cancer, which can focus the ultrasonic beam mechanically and electrically, was designed and developed. The developed transducer was composed of three arrays, and each array has 32 elements. For the purpose of the mechanical focusing, both side arrays are slanted to the center array by $15^{\circ}$. With this structure, NFL(near field length) was set up as 30 mm. The PZT-4 and two matching layers were used, and the backing layer was excepted to prevent energy losses. The acoustic field analysis and the heating test were performed to evaluate the performance of developed transducer. The shape of an acoustic field, peak pressure, and acoustic pressure distribution were compared with numerical simulation. The NFL was 32 mm, the beam width was 5 mm, focal area was $40\;mm^2$, and peak pressure was 5.5 MPa. With heating by using developed transducer, the temperature increased up to $33^{\circ}C$ at focal zone. As a result of this study, the usefulness of suggested transducer for prostate cancer hyperthermia was confirmed by the acoustic field analysis and the heating test with TMM(tissue mimicking) phantom.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2016

강자성 배관의 대표적인 비파괴검사 방법으로 접촉방식인 초음파탐상(UT)과 비접촉식 검사인 누설자속탐상(MFL), 전자기초음파탐상(EMAT), 원격장 와전류탐상(RFECT) 기법 등이 있다. 특히 원격장 와전류(RFECT) 기법은 배관의 직경보다 작은 시스템 구축 등의 장점이 있다. 이런 장점에도 불구하고 array system을 구성할 경우 coil sensor 각각의 민감도 차이와 유지 보수 등의 문제가 있다. 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위해 크기가 작고 교체성이 우수하며 같은 민감도를 갖는 GMR sensor(giant magneto-resistance)를 적용하였다. 본 연구는 강자성 배관에 GMR sensor의 축 및 반경 방향의 원격장 및 깊이 변화를 가진 표준결함 실험을 통해 원격장 및 결함신호 특성을 확인하였고 강자성 배관에 원격장 와전류를 이용한 GMR sensor의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.276-283
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• 2012

In this paper, a practical quasi-optimal DOA(direction of arrival) estimator is proposed in order to develop a one-axis gimbaled ultrasonic source tracker for mobile robot applications. With help of the gimbal structure, the ultrasonic moving source tracking problem can be simply reduced to the DOA estimation. The DOA estimation is known as one of the representative long-pending nonlinear filtering problems, but the conventional nonlinear filters might be restrictive in many actual situations because it cannot guarantee the reliable performance due to the use of nonlinear signal model. This motivates us to reformulate the DOA estimation problem in the linear robust state estimation setting. Based on the assumption that the received ultrasonic signals are noisy sinusoids satisfying linear prediction property, a linear uncertain measurement model is newly derived. To avoid the DOA estimation performance degradation caused by the stochastic parameter uncertainty contained in the linear measurement model, the recently developed NCRKF (non-conservative robust Kalman filter) scheme [1] is utilized. The proposed linear DOA estimator provides excellent DOA estimation performance and it is suitable for real-time implementation for its linear recursive filter structure. The effectiveness of the suggested DOA estimation scheme is demonstrated through simulations and experiments.

• 센서학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.418-424
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• 2023

Natural killer (NK) cells play a crucial role in combating infections and tumors. However, their therapeutic application in solid tumors is hindered by challenges, such as limited lifespan, tumor penetration, and delivery precision. Our research introduces a novel ultrasonic actuation technique to navigate NK cells more effectively in the vascular system, particularly at vessel bifurcations where targeted delivery is most problematic. We use a hemispherical ultrasonic transducer array that generates phase-modulated traveling waves, focusing on an ultrasound beam to steer NK cells using blood-flow dynamics and a focused acoustic field. This method enables the precise obstruction of non-target vessels and efficiently directs NK cells toward the tumor site. The simulation results offer insights into the behavior of NK cells under various conditions of cell size, radiation pressure, and fluid velocity, which inform the optimization of their trajectories and increase targeting efficiency. The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of this ultrasonic approach for enhancing NK cell targeting, suggesting a potential leap forward in solid tumor immunotherapy. This study represents a significant step in NK cell therapeutic strategies, offering a viable solution to the existing limitations and promising enhancement of the efficacy of cancer treatments.