용량성 결합 능동 전극의 공통 모드 구동 차폐

임용규,Lim, Yong-Gyu 한국융합신호처리학회 2012 융합신호처리학회 논문지 (JISPS) Vol.13 No.4

간접접촉 심전도 측정(Indirect-Contact ECG)은 일상생활에서의 무구속 무자각 측정에 적합한 심전도 측정 방법이다. 본 연구는, 간접접촉 심전도 측정에서 크게 관측되는 60Hz 전원선 잡음을 줄이기 위한 새로운 방법으로, 공통모드 구동 차폐 방식을 제안하였다. 공통 모드 구동 차폐 방식은, 간접 접촉 심전도에서 사용되는 용량성 결합 능동 전극(Capacitive coupling active electrode)을 둘러싼 전기적 차폐(electric shield)의 전압을 공통 모드 전압과 동일하게 유지하는 방법이다. 이 방법은 공통모드 전압의 크기는 그대로 유지하지만, 의복 임피던스 차에 의한 공통모드 전압의 차동 모드 전환에 의한 잡음은 효과적으로 줄일 수 있다. 따라서 두 전극 사이의 의복의 임피던스 차이가 커서 공통 모드 전원 잡음이 심각한 간접 접촉 심전도 측정에서, 효과적으로 공통 모드 잡음을 줄일 수 있다. 실제 간접 접촉 심전도 측정에 제안된 방법을 적용한 결과로 이론적 예상보다는 60Hz 잡음 감소비가 적었지만, 60Hz 잡음이 크게 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 의복 임피던스 차가 크게 발생하는 경우, 예상대로 잡음 감소비가 커짐을 볼 수 있었다. 제안된 방법은 접지 특성이 좋지 않은 측정 조건에서 전원 잡음을 줄이는데 유용할 것으로 기대된다. The indirect-contact ECG measurement is a newly developed method for unconstrained and nonconscious measurement in daily life. This study introduced a new method of electrode circuit design developed for reducing the 60Hz power line noise observed at the indirect-contact ECG measurement. By the introduced common-mode-driven shielding, the voltage of the electrical shield surrounding the capacitive coupling electrode is maintained at the same as the common mode voltage. Though the method cannot reduce the level of common mode voltage itself, that reduces effectively the differential mode noise converted from the common mode voltage by the difference of cloth impedance between the two capacitive coupling electrode. The experiment results using the actual indirect-contact ECG showed that the 60Hz power line noise was reduced remarkably though the reduction ratio was smaller than the expected by the theory. Especially, the reduction ratio became large for the large difference of cloth. It is expected that the introduced method is useful for reducing the power line noise under condition of poor electrical grounding.

간접접촉 심전도 측정에서의 오른발구동 접지의 효과와 한계

임용규,Lim, Yong Gyu 대한의용생체공학회 2018 의공학회지 Vol.39 No.2

This study reviews the common-mode noise model of indirect-contact ECG measurement which uses capacitive electrode and capacitive ground, and shows the reason of the large common-mode noise in indirect-contact ECG. And then, this study shows driven-right-leg ground in indirect-contact ECG measurement, and reviews how the driven-right-leg ground reduces the common-mode noise. This study then analyzes the relation between the effective area of the indirect-contact ground and the gain of the driven-right-leg circuit. This study introduces the output voltage saturation of the driven-right-leg circuit, which occurs frequently in indirect-contact ECG measurement with the condition of the high ground impedance. This study then shows the effect of the driven-right-leg circuit saturation on the common-mode noise.

간접접촉 심전도 측정용 전극의 주파수 특성

임용규,Lim, Yong-Gyu 대한의용생체공학회 2008 의공학회지 Vol.29 No.3

The indirect-contact ECG (IDC-ECG) was introduced by a prior study for daily non-intrusive measurements. To improve the signal quality and to extend the application area of IDC-ECG, close study of the frequency characteristics of the IDC-ECG is necessary. In this study, the frequency response of the active electrode for several sample clothes was measured under conditions of actual IDC-ECG measurement with human body. Higher gain in low frequency range than expected by prior study was observed. In addition to it, wide variation in gain according to the cloth type in the low frequency range was observed. Variation in gain caused by moisture variation in the clothes was also observed. This study shows that the parallel R-C connection is proper for electrode model and the resistive factor is influenced by moisture in the clothes. This study is the first that provides the frequency response of the electrode in the actual indirect-contact ECG measurement and it is expected that the results will be helpful to improve the indirect-contact ECG method.

용량성 결합 능동 전극의 내부 잡음 분석

임용규,Lim, Yong-Gyu 한국융합신호처리학회 2012 융합신호처리학회 논문지 (JISPS) Vol.13 No.1

간접접촉 심전도 측정(Indirect-Contact ECG)은 일상생활에서의 무구속 무자각 측정에 적합한 새로운 심전도 측정 방법이다. 간접접촉 심전도 측정 에 서 관측되는 큰 배경 잡음을 줄이기 위한 기초 연구로서, 본 연구에서는 간접 접촉 심전도에서 사용되는 용량성 결합 능동 전극(Capacitively coupled active electrode)의 열잡음(Thermal Noise) 모델을 구성하였다. 실험을 통해, 용량성 결합 능동 전극만의 배경 잡음의 크기가 열잡음 모델에서 예상한 수준과 거의 일치함을 확인하였다. 면으로 된 직물의 실제의 전기적 특성을 열잡음 모델에 적용하여, 면 위에서 측정된 간접접촉 심전도의 이론적 열잡음을 계산하였다. 이 연구를 통해, op-amp의 내부 잡음(intrinsic noise)은 저항에 의한 열잡음에 비해 무시할 수 있을 정도로 작음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 열잡음의 크기와 능동 전극의 입력 저항간의 관계를 도출할 수 있게 되어, 능동 전극의 입력 저항의 최적 값 선정을 위한 향후 연구의 기반이 되었다. The indirect-contact ECG measurement is a newly developed method for unconstrained and nonconscious measurement in daily Life. This study is the first step to reducing the large background noise appearing in indirect-contact ECG. This study built the thermal noise model of capacitively coupled active electrode which is used in indirect-contact ECG. The results show that the level of thermal noise estimated by the thermal noise model is much the same as that of actual background noise for the capacitively coupled active electrode alone. By applying the actual electrical properties of a sample cotton cloth to the thermal noise model, the theoretical level of thermal noise in the indirect-contact ECG was estimated. The results also show that the level of op-amp's intrinsic noise is so small that it can be negligible in comparison with thermal noise of resistors. The relationship between the level of thermal noise and the resistance of the bias resistor was derived, and it is the base for the further study how to choice the optimal resistance for the bias resistor.

도플러 레이더를 이용한 수면 중의 심박 및 호흡 측정: 예비연구

임용규,Lim, Yong Gyu 대한의용생체공학회 2017 의공학회지 Vol.38 No.5

A Doppler radar sensor was applied to detect respirations and heartbeats of persons who were lying on a bed. This study is preliminary study aiming at non-contact and non-intrusive respiration and heart rate monitoring during sleep in daily life. For the experiments, 10GHz Doppler radar with patch-type antenna was used and installed on the upper right and the distance between the body and the antenna was 1 m. The results show that each signal of respiration and heartbeat is observed in each frequency band however the frequency band and the waveform vary according to the subjects and the posture. The results show that the heartbeats can be detected with the peak detection in some frequency band. This study shows the feasibility of applying the Doppler radar to detection of heartbeat and respiration during sleep and further studies about heartbeat detection algorithm are required.

간접접촉 심전도 측정에서의 간접접촉 오른발 구동 접지 성능에 대한 연구

임용규,김고근,박광석,Lim, Yong-Gyu,Kim, Ko-Keun,Park, Kwang-Suk 한국융합신호처리학회 2008 융합신호처리학회 논문지 (JISPS) Vol.9 No.4

간접접촉 심전도(IDC-ECG) 측정에 공통 모드 잡음을 줄이기 위해 오른발 구동(Driven-right-leg) 접지 방법을 적용하고 그 접지의 성능을 조사하였다. 최근에 소개된 간접접촉 심전도 측정 기술은 전극과 인체 피부간의 직접 접촉이 필요하지 않기 때문에, 최근에 필요성이 대두되고 있는 가정에서의 장기간 무구속 심전도 측정에 적합한 측정방법으로서 현재 다양한 응용이 연구되고 있다. 그렇지만 간접접촉 심전도는 전원선에 의한 60Hz 잡음이 기존 측정 방법보다 크게 발생하여, 응용 범위의 확대에 제약 조건이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는, 기존의 심전도 측정 방법에 사용되는 오른발 구동 접지 방법을 간접접촉 심전도 측정 방법에도 적용하여, 공통모드 잡음 성분을 반전 증폭하여 의자 좌판(seat)에 깔린 전도성 직물을 통해 인체에 feedback하였다. 이로써 피부와 직접 접촉이 없는 간접 접촉 방식의 오른발 구동 접지를 구현하였으며, 이 접지가 안정적으로 동작되고, 오른발 구동 이득이 약 1000정도에서 40dB 수준의 전원 잡음 감소 됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 연구의 결과로 간접접촉 심전도의 주파수 대역을 기존의 30Hz이하에서 100Hz 수준까지 높일 수 있게 되었으며, 접지 임피던스를 높일 수 있게 되어 간접접촉 심전도의 응용 분야를 더욱 넓힐 수 있게 되었다. For the reduction of common-mode noise level in Indirect-contact ECG (IDC-ECG) measurement a driven-right-leg grounding method was a lied to the IDC-ECG. Because the IDC-ECG does not require any direct contact between the electrodes and the human skin. it is adequate for un-constraining long-term ECG measurement at home and its various applications are now under development. However, larger 60 Hz noise induced by power line a ears in IDC-BCG than in conventional ECG, that is a restriction of IDC-ECG a application. In this study, the driven-right-leg ground which has been used in conventional direct-contact ECG, was adapted to the IDC-ECG measurement by feedback of the inversion of amplified common-mode noise to the body through the conductive fertile laid on the chair seat By this study, indirect-contact driven-right-leg ground was developed and it was shown to work stably. It was shown that the level of 60Hz power line noise was reduced to about -40 dB when the driven-right-leg gain was 1000. This study shows that we can extend the upper limit of the frequency band of IDC-ECG to 100Hz from 30Hz which is conventional upper limit in IDC-ECG, and we can raise the ground impedance between the body and conductive textile. So it is expected that the application area of the IDC-ECG will be extended by the results of this study.

체중 변화 측정을 통한 남성 배뇨량 추정 방법 연구

임용규,Lim, Yong-Gyu 한국융합신호처리학회 2015 융합신호처리학회 논문지 (JISPS) Vol.16 No.2

본 논문에서는 일상생활에서 무구속, 무간섭으로 장기간의 건강 모니터링의 기술 개발의 기초 연구로서 남성의 배뇨 중의 체중 변화를 측정하여 배뇨량을 추정하는 방법에 대한 성능 평가를 수행하였다. 배뇨 중의 체중 변화 측정은 로드셀 (load cell)을 이용하여 넓은 체중 측정판을 만들고, 이 판을 소변기 또는 좌변기의 앞에 놓았다. 남성이 체중 측정판 위에 올라가 서서 배뇨를 하는 동안, 남성의 체중을 연속적으로 측정하였다. 배뇨 전과 배뇨 후의 체중의 변화를 계산하여 그 체중 변화 즉 감소량으로 배뇨한 소변량을 추정하였다. 실험 결과는, 배뇨 중에 발을 옮기거나 급격히 몸의 자세를 바꾸지 않는다면 체중의 감소로 소변량을 계산할 수 있음을 보였으며, 최대 약 40g 정도의 오차를 보였는데, 이 결과는 일상생활에서의 건강 모니터링에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 이 연구의 결과는 일반 가정에서의 실용적인 무구속 무간섭 건강 모니터링 기술 개발에 기여할 것으로 기대된다. In this study, a method for estimating the amount of urination for men, was suggested and its performance was evaluated. This study is a preliminary one for the development of a health monitoring system that needs un-constraining, non-intrusive and long-term measurements in daily life. To estimate the amount of urination, a wide weighing plate with load cell was built and the difference in a man's weights between before and after urination was measured while he was standing on the plate. The results showed that the amount of urination can be estimated with the measured weight difference under the condition of mild movements. The largest measurement error of the suggested method was 40g, which means that this method can be applied to health monitoring in daily life. It is expected that the results of this study will be the basis for developing practical un-constraining and non-intrusive health monitoring system for daily use at home.

용량성 전극의 동잡음 측정 장치 연구

임용규,Lim, Yong Gyu 대한의용생체공학회 2017 의공학회지 Vol.38 No.3

The indirect-contact bio-electric measurements using capacitive electrodes show large motion artifacts in comparison with conventional direct-contact measurements. It is necessary to measure the motion artifacts quantitatively, for the researches of reducing the motion artifacts. In this study, a device for quantitative measurement of motion artifacts was built. Using the device, an electrode was rubbed against some cloth(cotton) and the voltage variation of the electrode was measured as motion artifact in several environmental conditions(temperature and relative humidity). The measured waveforms agreed with that expected by the triboelectricity and the prior observations of the motion artifacts. Therefore, the results demonstrated the usability of the measurement system built in this study. The measurement system will be a great contribution to future research for reducing motion artifact.

PVP-기반 유기 절연막 형성과 OTFT 제작

장지근,서동균,임용규,Jang, Ji-Geun,Seo, Dong-Gyoon,Lim, Yong-Gyu 한국재료학회 2006 한국재료학회지 Vol.16 No.5

The formation and processing of organic insulators on the device performance have been studied in the fabrication of organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). The series of polyvinyls, poly-4-vinyl phenol(PVP) and polyvinyltoluene (PVT), were used as solutes and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate(PGMEA) as a solvent in the formation of organic insulators. The cross-linking of organic insulators was also attempted by adding the thermosetting material, poly (melamine-co-formaldehyde) as a hardener in the compound. The electrical characteristics measured in the metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures showed that insulating properties of PVP layers were generally superior to those of PVT layers. Among the layers of PVP series: PVP(10 wt%) copolymer, 5 wt% cross-linked PVP(10 wt%), PVP(20 wt%) copolymer, 5 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) and 10 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%), the 10 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) layer showed the lowest leakage current characteristics. Finally, inverted staggered OTFTs using the PVP(20 wt%) copolymer, 5 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) and 10 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) as gate insulators were fabricated on the polyether sulphone (PES) substrates. In our experiments, we could obtain the maximum field effect mobility of 0.31 $cm^2/Vs$ in the device from 5 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) and the highest on/off current ratio of $1.92{\times}10^5$ in the device from 10 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%).

패치형 웨어러블 심전도 측정 시스템을 위한 접착성 폴리우레탄 기반의 용량성 전극

이정수,이원규,임용규,박광석,Lee, Jeong Su,Lee, Won Kyu,Lim, Yong Gyu,Park, Kwang Suk 대한의용생체공학회 2014 의공학회지 Vol.35 No.6

Wearable medical device has been a resurgence of interest thanks to the development of technology and propagation of smart phone in recent years. Various types of wearable devices have been introduced and available in market. Capacitive coupled electrode which measures electrocardiogram over cloth is able to be applied wearable device. In previous approaches of capacitive electrode, they need proper pressure for stable contact of the electrode to body surface. However, wearable device that gives pressure on body surface is not suitable for long-term monitoring. In this study, we proposed adhesive polyurethane-based capacitive electrode for patch-type wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring device. Self-adhesive polyurethane make the electrode and whole system be adhered to the surface of skin without any pressure. The patch-type system is consisted of analog filter, analog-to-digital converter and wireless transmission module and designed to be attached on the body as a patch. To validate the feasibility of the developed system, we measured ECG signal in stable and active state and extracted heart rate. Therefore, we observed skin response after long-term attachment for biocompatibility of the adhesive polyurethane and adhesive strength of it. The result shows the possibility of applying the developed system for ECG monitoring in real-life.