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Recent Advances in Diffractive- and Micro-Optics Technology

  • Morris, G.Michael
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.02a
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    • pp.4-4
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    • 2003
  • Diffractive- and micro-optics technology Provides new degrees of freedom for the design and optimization of optical systems. In this talk emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the design and fabrication of precision, micro- structured optical elements and their applications in the optical telecommunication, vision-care, illumination and display markets. (omitted)

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Enhancement in Selectivity of Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensors Based on Mesoporous Platinum by A.C. Impedance

  • Park, Se-Jin;Boo, Han-Kil
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.147-153
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    • 2008
  • Improvement of the selectivity of nonenzymatic glucose based on mesoporous platinum ($H_1$-ePt) by using A.C. impedance is reported. The idea of the present work is based on the novel effect of the mesoporous electrode that the apparent exchange current due to glucose oxidation remarkably grows although the reaction kinetics on the surface is still sluggish. It is expected that the enlarged apparent exchange current on the mesoporous electrode can raise the sensitivity of admittance in A.C. impedance to glucose concentration. At a low frequency, A.C. impedance could become more powerful. The admittance at 0.01 Hz is even more sensitive to glucose than to ascorbic acid while amperometry exhibits the inverse order of sensitivity. This is the unique behavior that is neither observed by A.C. impedance on flat platinum electrode nor obtained by amperometry. The study shows how the combination of A.C. impedance and nano-structured surface can be applied to the detection of sluggish reaction such as electrochemical oxidation of glucose.

Highly Sensitive MEMS-Type Micro Sensor for Hydrogen Gas Detection by Modifying the Surface Morphology of Pd Catalytic Metal (Pd 촉매금속의 표면형상 변형에 의한 고감도 MEMS 형 마이크로 수소가스 센서 제조공정)

  • Kim, Jung-Sik;Kim, Bum-Joon
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.532-537
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    • 2014
  • In this study, highly sensitive hydrogen micro gas sensors of the multi-layer and micro-heater type were designed and fabricated using the micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) process and palladium catalytic metal. The dimensions of the fabricated hydrogen gas sensor were about $5mm{\times}4mm$ and the sensing layer of palladium metal was deposited in the middle of the device. The sensing palladium films were modified to be nano-honeycomb and nano-hemisphere structures using an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template and nano-sized polystyrene beads, respectively. The sensitivities (Rs), which are the ratio of the relative resistance were significantly improved and reached levels of 0.783% and 1.045 % with 2,000 ppm H2 at $70^{\circ}C$ for nano-honeycomb and nano-hemisphere structured Pd films, respectively, on the other hand, the sensitivity was 0.638% for the plain Pd thin film. The improvement of sensitivities for the nano-honeycomb and nano-hemisphere structured Pd films with respect to the plain Pd-thin film was thought to be due to the nanoporous surface topographies of AAO and nano-sized polystyrene beads.

Health Promotion and Related Factors in Oriental Medicine Hospital Inpatients (한방병원 입원환자의 양생(養生)과 양생(養生) 영향요인)

  • Song, Min-Sun;Suh, Young-Sook;Choi, Chan-Hun
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.1069-1078
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to examine health promotion level and related of patients hospitalized. The participants for this study 225 of oriental medicine hospital inpatients. Health promotion, sleep, anxiety and discomfort are measured structured questionnaires each. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression. The general health promotion score is 98.12, mortality health promotion 20.31, mental health promotion 12.89, dietary health promotion 15.28, activity and rest health promotion 12.84, exercise health promotion 7.23, sleepy health promotion 15.42, seasonal health promotion 7.60 and sexual health promotion 9.31. There were significant differences in health promotion level according to spouse (p=0.003), sleep (p<0.001), anxiety (p<0.001) and discomfort (p<0.001). The significant predictors of health promotion were spouse (p<0.001), religious (p<0.001), drinking (p=0.036), sleep (p<0.001) and discomfort (p<0.001), explaining 33.7% of the variance in health promotion. Health promotion influenced not only the physical condition but also the psychological condition. The result suggest the health promotion level and predictors of health promotion is a useful index for improvement of health and prevention of disease in oriental medicine.

Enhancement of 3D Scanning Performance by Correcting the Photometric Distortion of a Micro Projector-Camera System (초소형 카메라-프로젝터의 광학왜곡 보정을 이용한 위상변이 방식 3차원 스캐닝의 성능 향상)

  • Park, Go Gwang;Baek, Seung-Hae;Park, Soon-Yong
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.219-226
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    • 2013
  • A distortion correction technique is presented to enhance the 3D scanning performance of a micro-size camera-projector system. Recently, several types of micro-size digital projectors and cameras are available. However, there have been few effort to develop a micro-size 3D scanning system. We develop a micro-sized 3D scanning system which is based on the structured light technique. Three images of phase-shifted sinusoidal patterns are projected, captured, and analyzed by the system to reconstruct 3D shapes of very small objects. To overcome inherent optical imperfection of the micro 3D sensor, we correct the vignetting and blooming effects which cause distortions in the phase image. Error analysis and 3D scanning results on small real objects are presented to show the performance of the developed 3D scanning system.

Incremental displacement estimation of structures using paired structured light

  • Jeon, Haemin;Shin, Jae-Uk;Myung, Hyun
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.273-286
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    • 2012
  • As civil structures are exposed to various external loads, it is essential to assess the structural condition, especially the structural displacement, in every moment. Therefore, a visually servoed paired structured light system was proposed in the previous study. The proposed system is composed of two screens facing with each other, each with a camera, a screen, and one or two lasers controlled by a 2-DOF manipulator. The 6-DOF displacement can be calculated from the positions of three projected laser beams and the rotation angles of the manipulators. In the estimation process, one of well-known iterative methods such as Newton-Raphson or extended Kalman filter (EKF) was used for each measurement. Although the proposed system with the aforementioned algorithms estimates the displacement with high accuracy, it takes relatively long computation time. Therefore, an incremental displacement estimation (IDE) algorithm which updates the previously estimated displacement based on the difference between the previous and the current observed data is newly proposed. To validate the performance of the proposed algorithm, simulations and experiments are performed. The results show that the proposed algorithm significantly reduces the computation time with the same level of accuracy compared to the EKF with multiple iterations.

A Study on the Techniques of Preservation Technology in the Brick Structure of Modern Architectural Properties (근대건축문화재의 벽돌조 건축물 보존기술 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Woo, Nam-Sic;Kwon, Soon-Chan;Kim, Tai-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2011
  • The maintenance works for brick-structured buildings are a new field in Korea, and practical cases are yet inadequate so that such works may cause adverse effects of damaging the buildings after all. Therefore, this study has extracted a preservation technology believed to be most desirable in minimizing the damage to the original state of the buildings and preserving the value as the cultural assets through maintenance work details from 1986 to 2010 regarding brick-structured buildings designated as cultural properties. Firstly, a brick replacement method of using the brick used at the time of construction is efficient in replacement and repair of brick material for preserving value of cultural assets and minimizing damage of the original form. Secondly, use of lime mortar through material analysis is effective in repair of masonry joint and mortar but it is not used often due to high experimental cost. Finally, reinforcement of structure using a form for a building with severe damage is most efficient when considering additional problems. However, damage on the original form of a building can be minimized and value of a building can be preserved only when consideration on sufficient case analysis, materials to be used, and conditions of a building is supported.

Verification of Landfill Hazard Ranking Model by Sensitivity Analysis (민감도 분석에 의한 LHR 모형의 검증)

  • Hong, Sangpyo;Kim, Jungwuk
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.113-121
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    • 1997
  • LHR(Landfill Hazard Ranking Model) was developed for assessing the relative hazard of landfills by using the method of value-structured approach. LHR consists of combining a multiattribute decision-making method with a qualitative risk assessment approach. A pairwise comparision method was applied to determine weights of landfill factors related. To prove the validity of weights allocation of landfill hazard evaluation factors, sensitivity analysis was applied. Firstly, the impact on landfill hazard score according to variations of weights of landfill hazard factors was analyzed. Secondly, the impact on landfill hazard score according to conditions change of landfill hazard factors was analyzed. As a result of sensitivity analysis, LHR composite scores are largely influenced by some factors following sequential order such as waste volume, proximity to sensitive environments, containment facilities, distance from drinking water supplies, and waste toxicity. The relative order of landfill hazard evaluated by LHR is not influenced by the weights change of individual factors. Therefore, LHR seems to be a credible model to determine priorities of landfill remediation based on the vulnerability of water resources.

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