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Development of a Dipstick Gage Type Small Engine oil Deterioration Detection Sensor (딥스틱게이지형 소형 엔진열화감지센서 개발)

  • Chun, Sang Myung
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.77-84
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    • 2013
  • A small engine-oil-deterioration detection sensor was developed and installed at the tip of a dipstick gage. The sensor part was manufactured using printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing technology. A set of sensor covers was installed in order to protect the sensor and realize good signal stability. The small engine-oil-deterioration detection sensor system comprised a dual sensor having etched copper electrodes coated with gold and ceramic, a flexible PCB (FPCB) acting as electric wire, and a dummy PCB with only a lock connector. The sensor can easily be installed by insertion through the guide tube of a dipstick gage. Thus, a driver can easily handle it without further installation equipment. The sensor can determine the level of deterioration in the engine oil by estimating the corresponding dielectric constant of the engine oil.

Soft Lithographic Patterning Method for Flexible Graphene-based Chemical Sensors with Heaters

  • Kang, Min-a;Jung, Min Wook;Myung, Sung;Song, Wooseok;Lee, Sun Suk;Lim, Jongsun;Park, Chong-Yun;An, Ki-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2014.02a
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    • pp.176.2-176.2
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    • 2014
  • In this work, we demonstrated that the fabrication of flexible graphene-based chemical sensor with heaters by soft lithographic patterning method [1]. First, monolayer and multilayer graphene were prepared by thermal chemical vapor deposition transferred onto SiO2 / Si substrate in order to fabrication of patterned-sensor and -heater. Second, patterned-monolayer and multilayer graphene were detached through soft lithography process, which was transferred on top and bottom sides of PET film. Third, Au / Ti (Thickness : 100/30 nm) electrodes were deposited end of the patterned-graphene line by sputtering system. Finally, we measured sensor properties through injection of NO2 and CO2 gas on different temperature with voltage change of graphene heater.

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Effect of Adhesion Strength Between Flexible Substrates and Electrodes on the Durability of Electrodes (유연 기판과 전극 사이의 접합력이 전극의 내구성에 미치는 영향)

  • Doyeon Im;Byoung-Joon Kim;Geon Hwee Kim;Taechang An
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.86-92
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    • 2024
  • Flexible electronic devices are exposed to repeated mechanical deformation; therefore, electrode performance is an important element. Recently, a new technology has been developed to improve the adhesion strength between polymer substrates and metal thin films through the cross-linking reaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) bioconjugation proteins; however, additional performance evaluation as an electrode is necessary. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of adhesive strength between a flexible substrate and a metal thin film on the performance of a flexible electrode. Cracks and changes in the electrical resistance of the electrode surface were observed through outer bending fatigue tests and tensile tests. As a result of a bending fatigue test of 50,000 cycles and a tensile test at 10% strain, the change in the electrical resistance of the flexible electrode with a high adhesion strength was less than 40%, and only a few microcracks were formed on the surface; thus, the electrical performance did not significantly deteriorate. Through this study, the relationship between the adhesion strength and electrical performance was identified. This study will provide useful information for analyzing the performance of flexible electrodes in the commercialization of flexible electronic devices in the future.

Flexible Micro Sensor

  • 신규호;황은수;김용호;임창현;김용준
    • Electrical & Electronic Materials
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2004
  • 센서는 인간의 오감에 해당하는 감지기로서 온도, 소리, 빛 등의 물리, 화학적 신호를 전기적 신호로 변환시켜주는 일련의 장치를 말한다. 물론 센서에 대한 정의 및 분류 방법은 다양하게 표현될 수 있으나 본 논문에서는 MEMS(Micro Electro-Mechanical System) 기술을 적용하여 Smart화 혹은 Wireless화에 필요한 Micro 센서로 그 범위를 한정하고자 한다. 만일 센서를 아주 작게(Micro Sensor) 만들 수 있고 그것들끼리 무선으로 연결될 수(Wireless Network) 있다면 우리의 삶의 형태는 지금과는 매우 다른 모습으로 전개 될 것이다. 그림 1은 2004년에 정보통신부가 발표한 Ubiquitous Sensor Network의 개념도이다.(중략)

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Flexible 3-dimension measuring system using robot hand

  • Ishimatsu, T.;Yasuda, K.;Kumon, K.;Matsui, R.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1989.10a
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    • pp.700-704
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    • 1989
  • A robotic system with a 3-dimensional profile measuring sensor is developed in order to measure the complicated shape of the target body. Due to this 3-dimensional profile measuring sensor, a computer is able to adjust the posture of the robot hand so that complicated global profile of the target body can be recognized after several measurements from the variant directions. In order to enable fast data processing, a digital signal processor and a look-up table is introduced.

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Flexible Visuo-haptic Display (필름형 유연 시-촉각 융합 디스플레이)

  • Yun, Sungryul;Park, Suntak;Park, Bongje;Park, Seung Koo;Nam, Saekwang;Kyung, Ki-Uk;Prahlad, Harsha;von Guggenberg, Philip
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.156-163
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    • 2013
  • This paper describes a flexible visuo-haptic display module. We have developed a flexible electro-active polymer (EAP) actuator and a thin flexible visual display with $3{\times}3$ array configuration via polymer technology. The flexible actuator consists of nine EAP cells vertically moving in response to change in their thickness. The flexible display uses polymer based optical waveguide allowing light to scatter only at specific area. The display film is transparent and identically designed to the array pattern to fit for the arrangement of actuator cells. A pressure sensor is installed under the integrated module. The performance of the actuator is proved to be sufficient for satisfying perceivable range of human touch sense. The integrated system can provide interactive haptic feedback such as key pressing, contact vibration sensations, and etc. in accordance with user input.

Fabrication and Transfer of Laser Induced Graphene (LIG) Electrode for Flexible Substrate-based Electrochemical Sensor Applicatins (유연 기판 기반 전기화학 센서 응용을 위한 레이저 유도 그래핀 전극 제작 및 전사 연구)

  • Kim, Jeong Dae;Kim, Taeheon;Pak, Jungho
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.67 no.3
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    • pp.406-412
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    • 2018
  • This paper describes the fabrication process of laser induced graphene (LIG) and its transfer method on to a flexible and stretchable PDMS substrate. By irradiating CO2 laser on a polyimide(PI) film surface, a localized high temperature is created, resulting in a three-dimensional porous graphene network structure with good conductivity. This LIG electrode is relatively easy to fabricate and since it is very weak the LIG electrode was transferred to a flexible PDMS substrate to increase the sturdiness as well as possible use in flexible applications. Sheet resistance, thickness, and electrochemical activity of the fabricated in-situ LIG electrodes have been examined and compared with the LIG electrodes after transferring to PDMS elastomer. The properties of the LIG electrodes were also examined depending on the $CO_2$ laser power. As the irradiated laser power increased, the LIG electrode resistance decreases and the LIG electrode thickness increased. At 4.8 W of laser power, the average sheet resistance and thickness of the fabricated LIG electrodes were approximately $31.7{\Omega}/{\Box}$ and $62.67{\mu}m$, respectively. Moreover, the electrochemical activity of the fabricated LIG electrode at 4.8 W of laser power showed a high oxidation current of $28.2{\mu}A$ after transferring to PDMS.

Design and Control of Wire-driven Flexible Robot Following Human Arm Gestures (팔 동작 움직임을 모사하는 와이어 구동 유연 로봇의 설계 및 제어)

  • Kim, Sanghyun;Kim, Minhyo;Kang, Junki;Son, SeungJe;Kim, Dong Hwan
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.50-57
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    • 2019
  • This work presents a design and control method for a flexible robot arm operated by a wire drive that follows human gestures. When moving the robot arm to a desired position, the necessary wire moving length is calculated and the motors are rotated accordingly to the length. A robotic arm is composed of a total of two module-formed mechanism similar to real human motion. Two wires are used as a closed loop in one module, and universal joints are attached to each disk to create up, down, left, and right movements. In order to control the motor, the anti-windup PID was applied to limit the sudden change usually caused by accumulated error in the integral control term. In addition, master/slave communication protocol and operation program for linking 6 motors to MYO sensor and IMU sensor output were developed at the same time. This makes it possible to receive the image information of the camera attached to the robot arm and simultaneously send the control command to the robot at high speed.

A Telemetry Silicon Pressure Sensor of LC Resonance Type (LC공진을 이용한 원격측정용 압력센서의 제작 및 실험)

  • Kim, Hak-Jin;Kim, Soon-Young;Yang, Sang-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.07c
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    • pp.1872-1874
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    • 2001
  • This paper presents an implantable telemetry LC resonance-type pressure sensor to measure the cerebral ventricle pressure. The sensor consists of an inductor and a capacitor. The LC resonant circuit consists of the sensor and an external antenna coil that are coupled magnetically. The resonance frequency of the circuit decreases as the applied pressure increases the capacitance of the sensor. The sensor is designed in consideration of the biocompatibility and long lifetime for continuous monitoring of the ventricle pressure. The sensor is simple to fabricate and small in comparison with others reported previously. The inductor is fabricated by electroplating and the variable capacitor is constructed with a flexible p+ diaphragm. Also, the deflection of the diaphragm, the variation of the capacitance and the resonance frequency are analyzed and calculated.

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