• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.31-42
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• 1987

An ultrasonic pulse-echo diagnostic system for tissue characterization with the estimation of attenuation coefficients is developed and its performance has been examined by system implementation. The system divided into the ultrasonic generator, A/D converter, data communication, computer for signal processing. The methods for estimating the spatial distribution of acoustic attenuation coefficients using the moment analysis are proposed. The experimental results indicate the potential of the methods for tissue characterization.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.25-36
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• 1989

This essay is a general review of the application of ultrasonic NDE techniques to the performance assessment and characterization of composite materials. A brief review of ultrasonic input-output characterization of a composite plate by shear waves is presented. A theoretical development of ultrasonic wave propagation in isotropic and anisotropic media excited, respectively, by a circular transducer and an oscillatory point source is summarized. Some experimental results are described in which ultrasonic velocity and attenuation measurements give insight into material degradation of fatigued composite laminates. Ultrasonic determination of the elastic constants of a composite plate and an experimental attempt at ultrasonic testing of an isotropic plate containing a crack are also included. A recent effort for the characterization of viscoelastic materials using the ultrasonic NDE technique is outlined. Finally, the reliability of ultrasonic NDE is briefly touched upon.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.56-56
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.291-294
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.55-58
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.115-118
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• 2004

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.43-43
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• 2001

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.12a
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• pp.137-156
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.109-114
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• 2004

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.373-378
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• 2015

The structure of the human ear is divided into the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner ear includes the cochlea that plays a very important role in hearing. Recently, the development of an artificial cochlear device for the hearing impaired with cochlear damage has been actively researched. Research has been carried out on the biomimetic piezoelectric thin film ABM (Artificial Basilar Membrane) in particular. In an effort to improve the frequency separation performance of the existing piezoelectric thin film ABM, this paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of the production and performance of a partially etched-type ABM material. $O_2$ plasma etching equipment was used to partially etch a piezoelectric thin film ABM to make it more flexible. The mechanical-behavior characterization of the manufactured partially etched-type ABM showed that the overall separation frequency range shifted to a lower frequency range more suitable for audible frequency bandwidths and it displayed an improved frequency separation performance. In addition, the maximum magnitude of the vibration displacement at the first local resonant frequency was enhanced by three times from 38 nm to 112 nm. It is expected that the newly designed, partially etched-type ABM will improve the issue of cross-talk between nearby electrodes and that the manufactured partially etched-type ABM will be utilized for next-generation ABM research.