• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.73-79
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• 2010

In this study, the equivalent elastic modulus of flexible textile composites was predicted by nonlinear finite element analysis. The analysis was carried out considering the material nonlinearity of fiber tows and the geometrical nonlinearity during large deformation using commercial analysis software, ABAQUS. To account for the geometrical nonlinearity due to the large shear deformation of fiber tows, a user defined material algorithm was developed and inserted in ABAQUS. In results, nonlinear stress-strain curve for the flexible textile composites under uni-axial tension was predicted from which effective elastic modulus was obtained and compared to the test result. The effective elastic moduli were calculated for the various finite element models with different waviness ratio of fiber tow.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.599-602
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 스테레오 영상의 정합을 통한 얼굴의 굴곡 특징과 좌표 정보로서 정지 영상에서 생기는 제약 조건의 약화와 굴곡 특징을 이용하여 보다 강건한 얼굴 특징 추출 알고리즘을 제안한다. 얼굴 인식 기술은 정지 영상을 통한 얼굴 영역의 특징들로 얼굴을 구별하고, 얼굴을 검색하기 위하여 다양한 특징을 추출하는데 정지 영상에서는 추출할 수 없는 좌표 정보를 이용한 눈, 코, 입의 정보들과 굴곡 정보를 이용함으로서 얼굴 인식의 효율성을 높이는데 있다. 제안된 알고리즘의 단계는 색상으로부터의 얼굴 영역 검출 단계 얼굴 특징의 추출을 위한 전처리 단계, 눈, 코, 입에 대한 특징 정보로서 사람의 판별 유무와 찾아진 얼굴 영역에 눈 템플릿을 적용하고, 눈 사이의 거리와 기울어짐 코와 입에 대한 거리 정보들로서 스테레오 영상의 굴곡 특징 정보를 추출하는 단계로 이루어져 있다. 또한, 기존의 특징 정보뿐만 아니라 스테레오 영상의 정합을 통한 굴곡 특징 정보를 사용 각각 영상의 종류에 대해서 100%, 93%, 76%의 인식률을 얻었으며 평균 90%로서 정지 영상과의 비교를 통해 8%의 인식률의 향상으로 본 연구의 유효성을 입증하였다.

• Archives of Hand and Microsurgery
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.262-266
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• 2018

Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tears in adolescents appear as avulsion tears in the FDP tendon, whereas longitudinal tears are very rare. Moreover, there has been only one reported case of intratendinous fibroma occurring in the flexor tendon of a finger. A longitudinal tear of the flexor profundus tendon associated with an intratendinous fibroma has not been previously reported. We report one case of a longitudinal partial tear accompanied by an intratendinous fibroma at the FDP tendon of the left middle finger after a hyperextension injury caused by the impact of a baseball. Given the rarity of longitudinal flexor tendon tears in adolescents, in such cases, the possibility of an underlying pathology should be considered.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.245-253
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• 2011

We investigate the flow characteristics of elementary-flow paths with $90^{\circ}$ bends; a velocity-control trim consists of such paths. For geometric similarity, the width and length of each path are selected, and the number of bends is 0, 4, or 8. The flow tests are conducted with the same flow-path elements. The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental data. In elements without bends, the volume flow rate decreases with the length of the flow path, with a constant pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet. However, in flow paths with $90^{\circ}$ bends, it increases and then decreases with the length of the flow path. For a fixed number of $90^{\circ}$ bends, better pressure-drop characteristics are observed as the length of the flow path increases. For a fixed flow-path length, a flow-path element with more bends has a smoother pressure drop along the path.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.237-243
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• 2005

To design ship channel is one of important factors for planning and developing a port. Bends in channel should be avoided if possible, but the channel should be widened, if channel bend is unavoided, to account widened path of a ship in bend for the safe passage of a ship. In this study, Variable Bumper Area(VBA) model is applied to determine ship channel width in bend and channel-bend geometry. The result of this study shows that the width of a channel in bend may be designed as wide as the width in straight lane provided the angle of deflection is less than 30 degree, should be widened for 60degree deflection based on the length of the largest ship using the channel and the angle of deflection.

• Journal of KIISE:Databases
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.498-508
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• 2005

A shape data is used one oi most important feature for image retrieval as data to reflect meaning of image. Especially, structural feature of shape is widely studied because it represents primitive properties of shape and relation information between basic units well. However, most structural features of shape have the problem that it is not able to guarantee an efficient search time because the features are expressed as graph or tree. In order to solve this problem, we generate curvature-based morphological graph, End design key to cluster shapes from this graph. Proposed this graph have contour features and morphological features of a shape. Shape retrieval is accomplished by stages. We reduce a search space through clustering, and determine total similarity value through pattern matching of external curvature. Various experiments show that our approach reduces computational complexity and retrieval cost.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.481-486
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• 2012

We discuss the design, fabrication, and testing of a large-displacement electromagnetic actuator with the meander springs partially exposed to a magnetic field. We compared two prototypes: a prototype (F) of the conventional actuator with the meander springs fully exposed to a magnetic field and a prototype (P) of the proposed actuator with the meander springs partially exposed to a magnetic field. For a 5 Hz square input current varying from 10.40 mA, P showed an increase of $16.9{\pm}1.2%$ in the amplitude, which was greater than the increase in the case of F. Thus, we experimentally demonstrated the large-displacement actuation performance of the proposed actuator in a small volume and at low currents (below 40 mA). The proposed electromagnetic actuator can be used for low-power and large-displacement manipulation of optical switches and optical choppers.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.9
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• pp.243-248
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• 2009

Among 74 patients who came to pain clinic to treat their backache, 37 patient were randomly allocated to experimental(finger-pressure therapy)group and another 37 patients were allocated to control(transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator)group. The extent of backache was compared before and after experiment by ANCOVA test at both groups(p<0.005). The reduction of pain level by visual analogue scale at experimental group was statistically significantly bigger than control group when motion with front flexion(1.92), extension after front flexion(2.22), right flexion(1.23), and left flexion(1.21)(p<0.05).

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 1991.10a
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• pp.347-350
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• 1991

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.24-31
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• 2016

Purpose: Many studies have shown that airborne-particle abrasion of fiber post can improve the bonding strength to resin cement. But, airborne-particle abrasion may influence the property of fiber post. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of airborne-particle abrasion on flexural strength of fiber post. Materials and Methods: Two fiber-reinforced posts; DT Light Post Size 2 (1.8 mm diameter, Bisco Inc) and RelyX Fiber Post Size 3 (1.9 mm diameter, 3M ESPE); were used in this study. Each group was divided into 3 subgroups according to different surface treatments; without pretreatment: $50{\mu}m$ aluminum oxide (Cobra$^{(R)}$, Renfert): and $30{\mu}m$ aluminum oxide modified with silica (Rocatec Soft$^{(R)}$, 3M ESPE). After airborne-particle abrasion procedure, three-point bending test was done to determine the flexural strength and flexural modulus. The diameter of each posts was measured to an accuracy of 0.01 mm using a digital micrometer. There was no diameter change before and after airborneparticle abrasion. The mean flexural moduli and flexural strengths calculated using the appropriate equations. The results were statistically analyzed using One-way ANOVA and Scheffe's post-hoc test at 95% confidencial level. Results: There was no significant difference on flexural strength between groups. Conclusion: In the limitation of this study, flexural strength and flexural modulus of fiber post are not affected by airborne-particle abrasion.