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Acoustics and Vibration Engineering

Laboratory
Research Areas
- Design and Development of acoustic transducers and a
for underwater, biomedical, and various other applications
- Finite element analysis of acoustical transducers and th
(line, planar, circular, spherical array etc.)
- Structural optimization of acoustical transducers
- Fabrication/Measurement of acoustical transducers
- Measurement and Analysis of the acoustical properties
materials such as PZT, PMN-PT, PIMNT, PVDF,...
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Latest News
2019/07/08 Mid-term meeting of Underwater Sensor N

Technology Research Lab at Andong Univ.

2019/07/05 Membership Training (MT) of all the studen

and researchers 2019/06/19 Evaluation v

Research Center 2019/05/09 Participation in ASK

Participation in IWATMD workshop at Penn State

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Home Professor Introduction Member Introduction to the Lab

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Professor Introduction
introd
uction
Name: Noh Yong-rae
Department: Kyungpook National University, Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Position: Professor
Field of study: Acoustics and vibration / Sensors & actuators / Electronic
materials

​Education E-mail: [email protected]

Bachelor of Engineering, Seoul National University, 1984

 M.S. in Engineering, Seoul National University, 1986
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Ph.D. in Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1990

Major
career
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University
Director of Acoustic Engineering Research Institute, Kyungpook National University
Director of the Underwater Wideband Sensor Node Technology Specialized Research Lab, Defense
Acquisition Program Administration
Vice President of the Korean Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound
Editorial Board Member, Acoustical Society of Korea
Editorial Board of the Journal of Ultrasonography
Editorial Board of the Journal of Smart Structures and Systems
SPIE International Conference on Smart Structures/NDE, Program Committee member
IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society, Technical Committee member
Acoustical Society of America, Technical Committee Member on Engineering Acoustics
International Electrotechnical Commission Ultrasound Expert Committee
Siemens, Ultrasonic Technology Ltd., Research Director (October 2003 - March 2007)
Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Eng./Applied Physics, Visiting Scholar (2000)
Pohang Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Senior Researcher (May 1990 – February
1994)

Field of
study
1. Theoretical and experimental investigations on acoustics and vibration
2. Development of piezoelectric and ultrasonic devices
3. Applications to medical ultrasound and underwater acoustic transducers

Introductio
n to the Lab

The research areas include understanding the propagation mechanism of acoustic/elasticity, design/analysis by Analytical Analysis
and various Computer Simulations, and experimental measurement and verification of these. A brief summary of research cases is
listed in Research Field . The materials handled for vibration and wave analysis mainly include common ceramics, metal
materials, anisotropic electronic ceramics, and single crystals, and representative examples include piezoelectric materials such as
PZT, PVDF, and LiTaO3, electrostrictive materials such as PMN and PMNT, and magnetostrictive materials such as Terfenol-D.
The design and analysis tools that can be utilized for this research include finite element analysis software such as ANSYS and
PZFlex, CAD tools such as AutoCAD, Creo, and Solidworks, CAM tools such as Cimatron, and general-purpose software for
various experiments and data analysis such as Matlab, LabView, Mathematica, and Origin. In addition, the main equipment for
experimental research is shown in Lab Equipment .

Next, there is a field that utilizes the above-mentioned basic technologies to design, manufacture, and evaluate the characteristics
of various acoustic/vibration devices (sensors, actuators, transducers). Rough research cases are shown in the Research Field .
This field covers the entire process from device design to prototype production and assembly and final characteristic evaluation
for developing creative ideas into practical use, and our lab has various facilities and equipment to perform such practical
research. Furthermore, there are many cases where new products have been developed and actually commercialized through
industry-academia cooperation with many domestic and foreign companies. The design package required for device development
and manufacturing/testing equipment including CNC machines, measuring microscopes, and optical interferometers are shown in
 Lab Equipment .
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Through the above studies, the major development cases and application fields achieved in our laboratory so far include various
2D and 3D ultrasonic array sensors for medical imaging diagnosis, ultrasonic sensors for non-destructive testing, piezoelectric
vibration sensors, SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) sensors for various gases and protein/DNA measurement, SAW filters for mobile
phones and pagers, ceramic gyroscopes for camcorders, acoustic transducers for SONAR (SOund Navigation and Ranging), high-
power magnetostrictive vibrators for scale prevention, PMN-PT actuators for artificial middle ears for the hearing impaired,
piezoelectric sensors for smart structures, ultrasonic sensors for automobile rear warnings, ultrasonic motors, ultrasonic
microphones for mobile communication devices, Doppler sensors, parametric array-type ultrasonic speakers, ceramic IF filters,
microwave ceramic antennas, ceramic infrared sensors, piezoelectric pressure sensors, catheters for cardiovascular diagnosis, and
high-sensitivity underwater hydrophones. The outlined application fields are shown in the Research Field .

Research Results

Journal Paper ( Total of 211 domestic and international papers )

Selected recently published SCI papers during the last 5 years
1. Design and fabrication of an annular array high intensity focused ultrasound transducer with an optimal
electrode pattern, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2019
2. Design of an Acoustic Bender Transducer for Active Sonobuoys, Sensors, 2019
3. Design of a piezoelectric multilayered structure for ultrasound sensors using the equivalent circuit
method, Sensors, 2018
4. Design of the radiation beam profile of an ultrasonic transducer using a shaded electrode and a
multifocal acoustic lens, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2018
5. Tonpilz-type vector sensor for the estimation of underwater sound wave direction, Journal of the
Acoustical Society of America, 2018
6. Development of vector hydrophone using thickness？shear mode piezoelectric single crystal
accelerometer, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2018
7. Analysis of the electromechanical characteristics of a piezoelectric multilayered structure for in-air
ultrasound radiation, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2018
8. Optimum design of a sparse planar array transducer for underwater vehicles by inclusion of crosstalk
effect, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2018
9. Analysis of a thickness-shear mode vibrator for the accelerometer in vector hydrophones, SENSORS AND
ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2017
10. Optimal design of a concave annular high intensity focused ultrasound transducer for medical
treatment, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2017
11. Design of an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor made of 1-3 piezocomposites by the finite element
method, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2017
12.Analysis of the crosstalk in an underwater planar array transducer by the equivalent circuit method
, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2017
13. Ultrasonic transducers for medical diagnostic imaging. Biomedical Engineering Letters. 2017
14. Design of the Structure of 1-3 Piezocomposites by considering the Interpillar Vibrational
Modes, Sensors and Materials, 2016
15. Thermal dispersion method for an ultrasonic phased-array transducer, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF
APPLIED PHYSICS, 2016
16. Design and fabrication of a wideband Tonpilz transducer with a void head mass,SENSORS AND
ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2016
17. Optimization of the structure of 1-3 piezocomposite materials to maximize the performance of an
underwater acoustic transducer using equivalent circuit models and finite element method,
 JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2015
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