Original Article
  • Triboelectric Smart Mats for Real-time Position Detection System

  • Namgyue Ki*# , Dohyeong Kim*# ,Seongmin Na*, Minh Quang Bui*, Dukhyun Choi*, **† , Sunhee Kim***† , Kyungwho Choi*†

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
    ** Department of Future Energy Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
    *** ICT Based Public Transportation Research Department, Korea Railroad Research Institute

  • 마찰대전 기반 스마트 매트를 이용한 실시간 위치감지 시스템

  • 기남규*# · 김도형*# · 나성민* · 부이 민 꾸앙* · 최덕현*, **† · 김순희***† · 최경후*†

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This Article

Correspondence to

  • Dukhyun Choi*, ** , Sunhee Kim*** , Kyungwho Choi*

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
    ** Department of Future Energy Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
    *** ICT Based Public Transportation Research Department, Korea Railroad Research Institute

  • E-mail: kw.choi@skku.edu, sunheekim@krri.re.kr, bred96@skk