• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.13-14
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• 1985

We have developed a microprogramir!able signal processor for real-time ultrasonic signal processing. Processing speed was increased by the parallelism in horizontal microprogram using 104bits microcode and the Pipelined architecture. Control unit of the signal processor was designed by microprogrammed architec- ture and writable control store (WCS) which was interfaced with host computer, APPLE- ll . This enables the processor to develop and simulate various digital signal processing algorithms. The performance of the processor was evaluated by the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) program. The execution time to perform 16 bit 1024 points complex FF7, radix-2 DIT algorithm, was about 175 msec with IMHz master Clock. We can use this processor to Bevelop more efficient signal processing algorithms on the biological signal processing.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2013

Purpose: Methods for non-destructive estimation of product quality have been reported in various industrial fields, but the application of ultrasonic techniques for the agricultural products of potatoes, pears, apples, watermelons, kiwis and tomatoes etc. have been rarely reported since the application of a contact-type ultrasonic transducer in agricultural products is very difficult. Therefore, this study sought to determine the firmness of apples using non-contact ultrasonic techniques. Methods: For this experiment, an ultrasonic experimental tester using a non-contact ultrasonic transducer was created, and a signal processing program was used to analyze the acquired ultrasonic reflected signal. Also, a universal testing machine was used to measure firmness parameters of the apples such as bioyield strength, a firmness factor, after the ultrasonic tests had been performed. Results: Six distance correction factors were calculated to obtain consistent values of ultrasonic properties regardless of the distance between the transducer and the surface of the subject. We developed prediction models of the bioyield strength using the distance correction factors. Conclusions: The optimum prediction model of the bioyield strength of apples using a non-contact ultrasonic technique was a multiple regression model ($R^2=0.9402$).

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.206-213
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• 1996

Third order correlation funciton is to be advantageous to detect unique features embedded in various random signals that are undetectable with second order correlation or power spectrum. In this paper, we will introduce optical modulator which consists of a laser light source, 2-dimensional ultrasonic diffractor cell with signal controlling circuitry, and a CCD camera connected to personal computer for image processing. With this modulator, the third order correlaiton pattern of signal can be immediately obtained at the camera due to parallel nature of optical computing.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.657-666
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• 2020

A rotational pulse-echo ultrasonic propagation imager that can inspect cylindrical specimens for material nondestructive evaluations is proposed herein. In this system, a laser-generated ultrasonic bulk wave is used for inspection, which enables a clear visualization of subsurface defects with a precise reproduction of the damage shape and size. The ultrasonic waves are generated by a Q-switched laser that impinges on the outer surface of the specimen walls. The generated waves travel through the walls and their echo is detected by a Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) at the same point. To obtain the optimal Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of the measured signal, the LDV requires the sensed surface to be at a right angle to the laser beam and at a predefined constant standoff distance from the laser head. For flat specimens, these constraints can be easily satisfied by performing a raster scan using a dual-axis linear stage. However, this arrangement cannot be used for cylindrical specimens owing to their curved nature. To inspect the cylindrical specimens, a circular scan technology is newly proposed for pulse-echo laser ultrasound. A rotational stage is coupled with a single-axis linear stage to inspect the desired area of the specimen. This system arrangement ensures that the standoff distance and beam incidence angle are maintained while the cylindrical specimen is being inspected. This enables the inspection of a curved specimen while maintaining the optimal SNR. The measurement result is displayed in parallel with the on-going inspection. The inspection data used in scanning are mapped from rotational coordinates to linear coordinates for visualization and post-processing of results. A graphical user interface software is implemented in C++ using a QT framework and controls all the individual blocks of the system and implements the necessary image processing, scan calculations, data acquisition, signal processing and result visualization.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2003

초음파 검사 방법은 여러 가지 물질들의 흠집이나 틈새, 그리고 티끌 등을 감지해내는데 널리 쓰이고 있다. 그 중 초음파 신호를 분석하는 절차는 전체의 신호처리 과정에서 아주 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 많은 초음파 신호처리와 신호분류의 방법들이 제기 되었는데 그 중 가장 널리 쓰이는 방법은 신호들의 특징 공간상에서 그 특정의 성분들을 추출해내고 그 후 신경망 네트웍을 통한 분류 방법을 이용하여 초음파 신호들을 구별해 내는 방법이다. 이 논문은 기존의 신호 분류 체계와는 다른 대체 신호 분류법을 제시하고 있는데 이것은 최소 평균 제곱 (LMS) 알고리즘을 이용하여 핵 전력 발전소에서 쓰이는 증기 발생기 튜브로부터 감지되어진 초음파 비파괴 검사 신호 (ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation signal) 을 분류해내는데 쓰일 수가 있다 이 초음파 비파괴 검사 신호는 튜브내의 흠집이나 틈새로부터 감지되어진 신호일수도 있고 또는 튜브내의 침전물에 의해서 발생된 신호일 수도 있는데 이 두가지 신호는 매우 유사하기 때문에 반드시 분류를 해내어 침전물에 의한 신호일 경우는 무방하지만 흠집이나 갈라진 틈새에서 나오는 신호일 경우는 더 이상의 오염이나 사고 등을 방지하기 위해 수리 또는 교체 등의 후속 조치로 이어져야 한다. 이러한 절차를 밟기 위하여 증기 발생기 튜브의 내부에서의 초음파 센서로부터 증기 발생기 튜브 사이의 거리를 측정하는데 모델링 기법에 기반한 deconvolution 방법이 제시되었고 여기서 나온 결과가 정리, 분석되었다 이 방법은 space alternating generalized expectation maximization (SAGE) 알고리즘을 이차원 미분 파라미터인 Hessian의 사용으로 인하여 수렴 속도가 빠른 Newton-Raphson 알고리즘과 함께 병행 사용하여 초음파 신호의 초점 도달 시간과 그 크기를 측정하여 초점 도달 거리에 따라 두 종류의 신호를 분류, 차별화 하는 기법이다. 이 알고리즘을 이용한 접근법으로 얻어진 결과가 흠집이나 틈새로부터 나온 신호일 경우와 퇴적물에 의해 나온 신호일 경우로 정리, 분류되었고 적절한 분류 효과를 보인 결과가 이 논문에 제시되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1998년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.213-214
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• 1998

The important role of the ultrasonic Doppler system in the modem clinical medicine is to provide the clinical information of the vascular system. The ultrasonic pulsed wave(PW) Doppler system, a kind of the ultrasound Doppler system, is more available than the ultrasonic continuous wave(CW) Doppler system because it can evaluate the velocity and the direction of blood flow as well as the depth of vessel. However, the ultrasonic PW Doppler system has the disadvantage that the range of evaluating velocity of blood flow is limited(Nyquist limit). In order to solve this limit, we propose the algorithm for eliminating this aliasing in this paper. In addition, we propose the efficient signal processing algorithm.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제27권B호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2007

We have developed a Edge Position Controller (EPC) using a ultrasonic sensor and applied to a fabric machine as a web guide system. Hardware devices composed of a ultrasonic transmitter-receiver sensor module and microprocessor-based sensor signal processing system are developed to realize the proposed system. We evaluated the control characteristics of the EPC and the performance of the system was good enough to apply the actual system.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1993년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.198-203
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• 1993

In this study, byusing EMAT(Electro Magnetic Acoustic Transducer) the artificial slit is installed on 12B-SUS pipe test piece. By mading 4 cycle SH-bust wave (EMA) incidence to 45 .deg. angle, the signaldata of pulse, which is recevied from EMAT translated intodigital-signal-processing-method SSP and Deconvolution method by using FACOM. Results of these indicated that (1) this method of this study shows exellent result more than Ultrasonic testing method; (2) noise is well removed by SSP using signal dataa and resolving power and S/N ratio are advanced; (3) regradless of Ultrasonic wave, whichhas properties of generalstainless steel is generated into multiscattering and reflection phenomena, the resolving power of more than two times is progressed by being translated into Decon-volution method; and (4) as addition-averaging-processing number is increaing, the resolving power and S/N ratio are improved and the satisfactory signal is obtained.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.198-206
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 빔 폭이 중첩된 초음파 센서 링을 이용하여 초음파 센서의 위치 불확실성을 감소시키고 이를 토대로 이동로봇이 효율적으로 장애물을 탐지하도록 하는 방안에 대해 기술하도록 한다. 기본적으로, 원형 이동로봇 측면에 상대적으로 적은 개수의 중저가의 저지향성 초음파 센서들이 일정 간격으로 상호 빔 폭이 중첩되도록 배치되어 있다고 가정한다. 첫째, 단일 및 이중 장애물에 대해 빔 폭 중첩 상태를 이용하여 초음파 센서 고유의 위치 불확실성을 감소시킬 수 있음을 보이고 또한 그 향상 정도를 정량적으로 제시한다. 둘째, 2개 또는 1개의 초음파 센서로부터 장애물 측정 거리 데이터가 주어질 때, 이동로봇의 중심을 기준으로 하여 장애물의 위치를 산정하는 기하학적 방법을 고안한다. 셋째, 정규 분포, 포물선 분포, 균일 분포, 임펄스 등 기존의 단일 초음파 센서 모델을 비교 검토한 후, 위치 불확실성 및 소요 연산량 측면에서 장애물 탐지에 적합한 중첩 초음파 센서 모델을 수립한다. 마지막으로, 자체 제작된 초음파 센서 링을 이용한 단일 장애물 및 복수 장애물 탐지 실험을 통해 제안된 중첩 초음파 센서의 효용성을 입증한다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.341-347
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• 2005

A unique technique to extract the phase in time domain is proposed in order to measure the time parameters such as speed and depth by transmitting sound and electric waves. In the signal analysis processing, the phase of pulse signal can be transformed and digitalized with local data in real time without the effect of direct current bias and Nyquist limits. This method is sensitive to base frequency of pulse signal with high spacial resolution and is effective to compare two signals which have different forms. It is expected that the phase analysis technique will be applied to the measurement of the speed and depth accurately by ultrasonic pulse signal in water.