• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.981-1002
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• 2015

For vibration control of civil structures, especially large civil structures, one of the important issues is how to place a minimal number of actuators and sensors at their respective optimal locations to achieve the predetermined control performance. In this paper, a methodology is presented for the determination of the minimal number and optimal location of actuators and sensors for vibration control of building structures under earthquake excitation. In the proposed methodology, the number and location of the actuators are first determined in terms of the sequence of performance index increments and the predetermined control performance. A multi-scale response reconstruction method is then extended to the controlled building structure for the determination of the minimal number and optimal placement of sensors with the objective that the reconstructed structural responses can be used as feedbacks for the vibration control while the predetermined control performance can be maintained. The feasibility and accuracy of the proposed methodology are finally investigated numerically through a 20-story shear building structure under the El-Centro ground excitation and the Kobe ground excitation. The numerical results show that with the limited number of sensors and actuators at their optimal locations, the predetermined control performance of the building structure can be achieved.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.395-409
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to optimize the number and positions of foot pressure sensors using the reliability analysis of the center of pressure (COP) in smart shoes. Background: Foot pressure can be different according to foot region, and it is important which region of the foot pressure needs to be measured. Method: Thirty adults (age: $20.5{\pm}1.8years$, body weight: $71.4{\pm}6.5kg$, height: $1.76{\pm}0.04m$) participated in this study. The foot pressure data were collected using the insole of Pedar-X system (Novel GmbH, USA) with a sampling frequency of 100Hz during 1.3m/s speed walking on the treadmill (Instrumented treadmill, Bertec, USA). The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated between the COP positions using 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 99 sensors, while one-way repeated measure ANOVA was performed between the standard deviation (SD) of the COP positions. Results: The medio-lateral (M/L) COP position using 99 sensors was positively correlated with the M/L COP positions using 6, 7, and 8 sensors; however, it was not correlated with the M/L COP positions using 4 and 5 sensors during landing phase (1~4%) (p<.05). The antero-posterior (A/P) COP position using 99 sensors was positively correlated with the A/P COP positions using 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 sensors (p<.05). The SD of the COP position using 99 sensors was smaller than the SD of the M/L COP positions using 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 sensors (p<.05). Conclusion: Based on our findings, it is desirable to arrange at least 6 sensors in smart shoes. Application: The study of optimizing the number and positions of foot pressure sensors would contribute to developing more effective smart shoes using foot pressure technology.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2014년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.722-725
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• 2014

The spatial focusing of time reversal Lamb waves on a plate has attracted considerable attention for identifying the location of an input source. This study investigates the spatial focusing performance on a plate with respect to the number of piezoelectric (PZT) sensors for varying locations of input sources. In particular, a small number of PZT sensors produce spatial focusing through the virtual sensor effect due to reflection of Lamb waves at plate edges. The spatial focusing performance with respect to the number of PZT sensors is quantified in terms of signal to noise ratio through numerical simulation and its implication is discussed.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.695-705
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• 2014

In this paper, two types of techniques for the prediction of radiated sound pressure due to vibration of a structure are investigated. The prediction performance using wave-number sensing technique is compared to that of conventional prediction method, such as Rayleigh's integral method, for the prediction of far-field radiated sound pressure. For a coupled plate, wave-number components are predicted by the vibration response of plate and the prediction performance of far-field sound is verified. In addition, the applicability of distributed sensors that are not allowable to Rayleigh's integral method is considered and these can replace point sensors. Experimental implementation verified the prediction accuracy of far-field sound radiation by the wave-number sensing technique. Prediction results from the technique are as good as those of Rayleigh's integral method and with distributed sensors, more reduced computation time is expected. To predict the radiated sound by the efficient configuration of structural sensors, composed(synthesized) mode considering sound power contribution is determined and from this size and location of sensors are chosen. Four types of sensor configuration are suggested, simulated and compared.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1441-1446
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• 2017

최근 통로를 지나가는 사람을 계수하거나 특정 공간 내 사람이 몇 명 있는지를 계수하는 시스템에 관한 연구가 활발하게 진행 중이다. 기존의 인원 계수 시스템은 기둥 혹은 벽 주변에만 설치 가능한 적외선, 초음파, 카메라 등을 이용하여 인원을 계수하였다. 적외선, 초음파의 경우, 가격은 싸지만 다수의 보행자가 동시에 들어오는 상황이 발생할 경우 출입을 감지하기에는 적합하지 않다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위해 압전 센서를 이용하여 센서매트를 설계하였다. 또한, 보행자의 진행방향을 파악하고, 방향에 따라 인원을 계수할 수 있는 시스템을 구현하였다. 센서 매트는 보행자가 센서 매트 위로 걸어 갈 때 센서에 감지된 압력과 시간을 통해 방향성을 파악하고 지나가는 보행자의 수를 파악하여 준다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2007

주파수 영역 광 CDMA방식에 의한 광센서 네트워크에서 접속 가능한 광센서의 수량을 증가시키기 위하여 이득 포화 증폭기를 사용하여 액세스 잡음을 억압한다. 시뮬레이션 분석을 통하여 제안 광센서 네트워크에서 광센서의 스위핑 주파수를 10MHz이하로 설정하고 이득 포화증폭기의 이득을 증가시키면 엑세스잡음이 억압되고, 동시에 접속 가능한 광센서의 수가 종래의 방식에 비해 대폭으로 개선되는 것을 알 수 있다. 요구 SNR이 20dB이고 광센서의 스위핑 주파수가 10MHz일 경우 이득 포화 증폭기의 이득을 10dB로 설정하면 동시에 접속 가능한 광센서의 수가 종래의 방식에 비해 4배 이상으로 개선되는 것을 알 수 있다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 Proceedings of the Korea Automatic Control Conference, 11th (KACC); Pohang, Korea; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.409-412
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• 1996

Ultrasonic sensors are widely used in various applications due to advantages of low cost, simplicity in construction, mechanical robustness, and little environmental restriction in usage. But the main purposes of the noncontact sensing are rather narrowly confined within object detection and distance measurement. For the application of object recognition, ultrasonic sensors exhibit several shortcomings of poor directionality which results in low spatial resolution of objects, and specularity which gives frequent erroneous range readings. To resolve these problems in object recognition, an array of the sensor has been used. To improve the spatial resolution, more number of sensors are used in essence throughout the various devices of the sensor arrays. Under the disguise of a fixed number of the sensors, the array can be shifted mechanically in several steps. In this paper we propose a practical sensor resolution enhancement method using an electronic circuit accompanying the sensor array. The circuit changes the transmitter output voltage in several steps. Using the known sensor characteristics, a set of different return echo signals provide enhanced spatial resolution. The improvement is obtained with neither the cost of the increased number of the sensors nor extra mechanical devices.

• 센서학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.298-306
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• 1997

초음파센서는 저렴성, 단순한 구조, 기계적 강인성, 사용상의 적은 제약 등의 이점 때문에 다양한 응용분야에 적용된다. 그러나 주요 사용 목적으로는 물체의 감지와 거리측정으로 제한된다. 물체의 인식에 초음파센서를 사용하기에는 낮은 분해능을 초래하는 불량한 방향성과 측정오류를 유발하는 반사성의 단점이 있다. 이런 문제를 극복하기 위해 센서의 배열이 사용되어왔다. 즉, 분해능을 개선하기 위해 다양한 센서의 배열형태에서 많은 수의 센서를 사용하거나, 일정 수의 센서를 사용할 경우에는 센서배열을 기계적으로 이동시킨다. 본 논문에서는 센서배열에 단순한 구동 전자회로를 추가하여 센서 시스템의 인식 분해능을 개선하는 실제적인 방범을 제안한다. 구동회로는 송출 구동전압을 다양하게 변화시켜 알려진 센서의 특성에 따라 서로 다른 수신신호의 진폭으로부터 분해능의 개선을 얻는다. 제안된 방법에서는 사용하는 센서의 수를 증가하거나 추가되는 기계적인 구동기를 사용하지 않으며 분해능의 개선을 얻는다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.16-23
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• 1996

In controlling manipulators interacting with the external environment, an important role is played by the Force/Torque(F/T) sensors. Recently, a number of structures for F/T sensors have been proposed, and some criteria for their evaluation have been introduced. This paper presents a systematic analysis of F/T sensor at the design stage. A model of the F/T sensors, based on Stewart Platform structure, is developed on the basis of static and kinematic equation. The condition number defined by the kinematic velocity and force analysis of F/T sensor is used as a performance Index. Thus, 4 optimal structure factors of 6 D.O. F. F/T sensor are determined by using the condition number.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.145-155
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• 2002

It is essential for health monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge to provide more accurate and enough information from the sensors. In experimental modal testing, the chosen measurement locations and the number of measurements have a major influence on the quality of the results. The choice is often difficult for complex structures like a cable-stayed bridge. It is extremely important a cable-stayed bridge to minimize the number of sensing operations required to monitor the structural system. In order to obtain the desired accuracy for the structural test, several issues must take into consideration. Two important issues are the number and location of response sensors. There are usually several alternative locations where different sensors can be located. On the other hand, the number of sensors might be limited due to economic constraints. Therefore, techniques such as methodologies, algorithms etc., which address the issue of limited instrumentation and its effects on resolution and accuracy in health monitoring systems are paramount to a damage diagnosis approach. This paper discusses an optimum sensor placement criterion suitable to the identification of structural damage for continuous health monitoring. A Kinetic Energy optimization technique and an Effective Independence Method are analyzed and numerical and theoretical issues are addressed for a cable-stayed bridge. Its application to a cable-stayed bridge is discussed to optimize the sensor placement for identification and control purposes.