• Journal of the KSME
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.847-857
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• 1992

일반적으로 자동차의 샤시(chassis)라 하면 총체적인 개념에서 자동차로부터 차체(body)를 제외한 부분을 일컫는데, 구동 및 제동장치, 바퀴 현가장치, 조향장치, 타이어 및 휠 등이 이에 속한다. 1970년대 마이크로 컴퓨터의 응용기술이 도입되면서 엔진분야에서 시작한 자동차 전자화기술은 구동 및 제동분야에서의 전자제어식 제동잠김 및 구동 미끄럼방지 시스템(ABS/TCS)의 응용기 술을 거쳐 1980년 중반부터 차량의 현가 및 조향분야에서 능동형의 시스템이 개발되기 시작하 였다. 그 대표적인 예로서 자동차용 적응식 및 반 능동식 가변댐퍼(variable damper), 능동식 현가시스템(active suspension system) 그리고 4륜조향 시스템(four wheel steering system)을 들 수 있다. 1990년대에 들어서는 이러한 각종 능동형 시스템이 종합적으로 고려되어 설계되는 이 른바 자동차의 샤시 통합제어 시스템(chassis integrated control system)또는 능동형 샤시 시스템 (active chassis system)으로 발전되어 가고 있는 추세에 있다. 이 글에서는 최근에 가장 대표 적인 능동형 샤시시스템으로서 각종 능동식 현가시스템 및 4륜조향 시스템의 개발동향 및 기 술적, 경제적인 측면에서의 종합적인 검토를 하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.886-889
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• 2014

차량이 도로를 달리는데 있어서 절대적으로 꼭 필요한 타이어의 기능으로는 자동차의 하중을 지탱하고 자동차의 방향 전환 유지와, 노면 충격을 흡수 완화하며, 엔진의 구동력과 브레이킹 시 제동력을 노면에 전달하는 등의 기능이 있다. 이런 기능을 수행함에 있어 타이어의 상태는 안전과 직결된다고 볼 수 있다. 주행 중 운전자가 아무리 운전을 잘한다고 하더라도 타이어의 불량으로 인한 사고를 방지할 수는 없다. 자동차의 주행 안정성을 위한 타이어의 문제 중 타이어의 편마모는 운전자의 운전습관과 휠 얼라이먼트의 이상 등으로 타이어의 특정 부위가 마모되는 증상을 일컫는데, 현재까지 점검 방법으로는 정비사가 타이어를 눈과 손으로 점검하여 판단하고 있어서 점검하는 기준이 주관적이며, 정확하게 검증할 수 없는 것이 현실이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 현실의 애매모호한 주관적인 검증기준의 단점을 보완하고자 타이어의 실제 이미지를 디지털 영상처리 기법을 사용하여 각 타이어의 마모 정도를 체크하여 편마모를 객관적으로 점검할 수 있는 시스템을 설계하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.595-602
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• 2016

An automotive wheel bearing is important part that translates rotating motion and bears vehicle weight. Recently, in accordance with the demands for $CO_2$ emission reduction and fuel economy regulation, the requirements for the weight reduction and miniaturization of vehicles has increased. Therefore, life evaluation technology of the bearings has increased in necessity. Since the bearing life is affected by many parameters such as bearing geometry, bearing specifications, and vehicle specifications, it is difficult to predict. In this paper, the bearing life was tested by varying the applied load and rotation speed and comparing them with the basic rating life and modified rating life that were suggested in ISO standards. From the results, it was found that there was a difference between the test life and theoretical life and modified rating life than basic rating life was to be relatively well predicted by test life.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.122-130
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• 2001

In order to improve the efficiency of the design process and the quality of the resulting design, this study proposes a design method for determining design variables of an automotive wheel-bearing unit of double-row angular-contact ball bearing type by using a genetic algorithm. The desired performance of the wheel-bearing unit is to maximize system life while satisfying geometrical and operational constraints without enlarging mounting spae. The use of gradient-based optimization methods for the design of the unit is restricted because this design problem is characterized by the presence of discrete design variables such as the number of balls and standard ball diameter. Therefore, the design problem of rolling element bearings is a constrained discrete optimization problem. A genetic algorithm using real coding and dynamic mutation rate is used to efficiently find the optimum discrete design values. To effectively deal with the design constraints, a ranking method is suggested for constructing a fitness function in the genetic algorithm. A computer program is developed and applied to the design of a real wheel-bearing unit model to evaluate the proposed design method. Optimum design results demonstrate the effectiveness of the design method suggested in this study by showing that the system life of an optimally designed wheel-bearing unit is enhanced in comparison with that of the current design without any constraint violations.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.108-113
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• 2007

This study aims to find equivalent comfort contours, reciprocal of frequency weighting curves, for vertical steering wheel vibration. Psychophysical responses were measured from twelve male subjects by using magnitude estimation of relative discomfort due to vertical steering wheel vibrations of magnitude of 0.1 to 1.58 $m/s^2$ in the frequency range of 4 to 250 Hz. Relative discomfort were estimated with a reference vibration of 0.4 $m/s^2$ at 31.5 Hz. Equivalent comfort contours were produced from the median of sensation magnitudes judged by twelve subjects, which showed variation in the shapes with increase of vibration magnitude. A shape of the contour came close to the perception threshold curve with decrease of vibration magnitude. When the vibration magnitude increases, the shape changed close to those in the references of Hong and et al (2003). It is also recommended frequency weighting curves for vertical steering wheel vibration must be expressed as a function of vibration magnitude as well as frequency.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.230-237
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• 2000

The wheel bearing in vehicles has been improved to unit module by joining a bearing to a hub in order to achieve weight reduction and easy assembly. Currently, the contact force between a raceway and balls of a bearing is applied as the external force in order to analyse the structure of the unit type bearings. In this paper, simplified boundary conditions are discussed for structure analysis of wheel bearing unit. From the procedure, the contact conditions of balls and race in wheel bearing unit are considered as equivalent non-linear spring elements. The end node of a spring element is constrained in displacement. And the external force of boundary conditions is applied at the contact point between tire and road. For the evaluation of this analysis, its results for the force of spring elements are compared with contact forces of calculated results. and also maximum equivalent stresses of analysis are compared with results of test at the flange of inner ring. The analysis results with proposed boundary conditions are more accurate than results from analysis which is generally used.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.12-18
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• 2014

This paper describes about the development of new concept's rear wheel guards for the reduction of Road Noise in the passenger vehicle using test. The new wheel guards are proposed by various frequency chamber concept and different textile layers concept. Two wheel guards were verified by small cabin resonance test and vehicle test. Through new developing process without vehicle test, Result of road noise will be expected when new concepts and materials of wheel guard is applied into automotive vehicle. As a result of the application of Aimed Helmholtz and Multi-layers concept, this paper classifies the road noise, cost and weight are reduced by new concepts and the solutions are adopted into the 2 cars.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.166-173
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• 2002

The wheel bearing hub unit is developed type of wheel bearing unified with the hub parts. It has advantage of reducing the weight and the number of components. And, it also improves uniformity of manufacturing quality, In order to design the wheel bearing hub units, many techniques are used such as load analysis, structure analysis and bearing characteristics analysis and so forth. These techniques need highly accurate load conditions founded on service conditions. In this study, to design the wheel bearing hub units used widespread in passenger cars, the service load was measured through driving tests on the public roads and in the special events. The public roads are classified into highway, intercity road, rural road, urban road, and unpaved road so as to know what the characteristics of the road loads are. The results of the tests showed that the wheel force was relative to the lateral acceleration, and also could be calculated from the lateral acceleration. The lateral acceleration was measured from 0.0G to 0.6G in general driving on the public roads, with different distributions in each road type. In special events, the maximum lateral acceleration was measured from 0.8G to 1.3G.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.103-110
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• 2018

The modern aircraft consists of tens/hundreds of thousands of components. A large proportion of these components are manufactured using a machining process. A deburring process must be performed after to machining. This study investigates the effect of changes in the deburring wheel rpm on the deburring force and radius. The deburring wheel is used to trim sharp edges off machined parts of the aircraft. The deburring wheel used consists of a core and a nylon hair(this new concept is protected under patent). We find that higher deburring wheel rpm results in increased deburring force and radius. For deburring wheel rotation rates of 500~750rpm, deburring force of 3.4~6.5kgf and deburring radius of 0.4~0.5mm were observed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.217-224
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• 1994

변속기에서 발생하는 치타음을 클러치를 통하여 해결하려는 방법으로 자동차 중립시와 주행시 각기 다른 비틀림특성을 갖는 클러치를 대상으로 한 실험으로부터 엔진플라이휠, 인풋기어, 변속기 케이스의 진동을 측정하고 분석함으로써 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 자동차 중립시나 주행시에 수동변속기에서 발생하는 치타음은 클러치를 통하여 해결될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 클러치의 프리댐퍼와 메인댐퍼의 비틀림강성과 히스테리시스는 중립시와 주행시 치타음에 대해 각기 다른 특성을 갖게 되는데 메인 댐퍼만으로 구성된 클러치는 주행시에는 치타음을 제거하는데 효과적이지만 중립시에는 인풋기어의 비틀림 공진에 의하여 변속기가 가진되어 치타음이 발생하였다. 주행시 변속기 치타음 제거효과를 감소시키지 않고 중립시 변속기에서 발생하는 치타음을 제거하기 위해 메인댐퍼만으로 이루어진 클러치디스크에 프리댐퍼 부분을 첨가하여 보았는데 자동차 주행시의 치타음 제거효과를 유지하면서 중립시의 치타음을 제거시킬 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.