• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2008

The laser welding of the car body and components has been spread in the automotive industry. The Nd:YAG laser welding system could be used in 3D welding with robot. However, this system cannot efficiently reduce the welding cycle time according to various welding sequences because the robot's moving time is same that of the resistant spot welding system. But the remote welding system with high power $CO_2$ laser and scanner makes it possible welding cycle time much faster than the robot laser welding system. In the $CO_2$ laser remote welding system, laser beam can be rapidly transferred to a workpiece by moving mirrors of scanner system. So, it makes reducing the cycle time of welding process and shaping various welding patterns easily. Therefore, in this paper, the characteristic of weld strength according to patterns of weld bead on $CO_2$ laser welding was investigated. Also, the relationship between shape of weld bead and value of tensile load was studied. Finally, the optimum remote welding condition for car bumper was investigated.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.185-193
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• 1997

While close range photogrammetry has been widely applied for static deformation analysis, video cameras have many characteristics that make them the sensors of choice for dynamic analysis of rapidly changing situations. They also have limitations. The aim of this research is to explore the potential of a video system for monitoring dynamic objects. A pilot system consists of two camcorders, VCR, and PC with frame grabber. To estimte the performance of this system for moving objects, a car was imaged covering several phases when starting to drive. The sequential images of a moving car were recorded on VCR. 15 images per second were digitized in an off-line mode by frame grabber. The image coordinates of targets attached to the rear bumper of a car were acquired by IDRISI, and the object coordinates were derived based on DLT. This research suggests that home video cameras, PC, and photogrammetric principles are promising tools for monitoring of the moving objects and vibrations as well as other time dependent situations.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.3298-3303
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• 2014

자동차 폐범퍼를 재활용하기 위해서는 도장된 페인트를 효율적으로 제거하는 기술이 매우 중요하다. 현재까지 개발된 방법들은 환경오염을 유발할 수 있는 화학적 방법이 물리적 방법에 비해 도장 제거율이 높다고 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 물리적 제거법의 낮은 도막 제거율을 높이기 위하여 화학적 제거법과 물리적 제거법을 혼합하여 용매의 사용량을 줄이고 도막의 제거율을 높이는 방법을 시도하였다. 용매를 침지하는 과정에서 기계적인 교반이 도장 제거율을 높임을 확인하였고, 중간 매체로 고체입자를 혼합하였을 때 매우 높은 도장 제거율을 보임을 관찰하였다. 이로서 적절한 방법으로 화학적인 방법과 물리적인 방법을 혼합하면 용매의 양을 줄이면서 도장 제거율을 높일 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2009

When two cars impact each other, it is usually known smaller vehicle's passenger likely to be more seriously injured than bigger one's. Generally it is known that SUVs and Light Truck Vehicles (LTVs) are bigger and heavier than passenger vehicles and their drive height such as bumper rail and side member, and front end stiffness are higher than those of passenger vehicles. Because of these characteristics the occupants of passenger vehicle struck by SUVs or LTVs are more likely to experience severe injury or fatal injury. To evaluate SUV and LTV's aggressivity to passenger vehicle, SUV to passenger vehicle and LTV to passenger vehicle head-on crash test have been carried out. And finally the way how to reduce incompatibility between SUV and LTV and passenger vehicles is suggested.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2011

Crash box is introduced to vehicle design to improve the impact performance and reduce the damage of vehicle body at impact speed. The crash box behind bumper can absorb impact energy effectively to improve vehicle safety. Repair cost at collision accident can be cut down by use of this box. The configuration of car body must be designed by considering the characteristic of material due to the deformation of car body happened at impact. Many papers have been published about material of crash box all over the world. The study of crash box with tube expansion type has been going on Korea. This study is done by the simulation analysis about front collisions against 5 kinds of aluminum crash boxes with the basic structure of square section.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1515-1522
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• 2011

본 논문은 자동차 보행자보호 안전 항목 중 범퍼부에 해당하는 Lower Legform Impactor 충격에 대한 비선형 유한요소해석 결과와 보행자보호 충격 시험 결과와의 비교 및 정도 향상을 위한 해석적인 기법을 제시하였다. 유럽에서는 현재 법규로 평가되고 있는 범퍼부 보행자보호는 국내에서도 2013년부터 법규로 적용되어진다. 본 연구는 범퍼부 Lower Legform Impactor 충격을 위한 해석 시험의 상관성 확보를 위하여 굽힘각 저감용 스티프너의 단품 압축 시험을 통해 얻어진 힘 대 변위 커브의 분석을 통하여 해석 정도 확보를 위한 최적 모델링 방법을 찾아내고, 변위 측정 센서를 부착한 실차 시험과 해석 결과와의 변위값 및 거동간의 편차를 비교 분석하여 범퍼 보행자보호 해석의 정도성 확보를 위한 해석 기법을 제시하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.344-349
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• 2017

Suspension noise from under a passenger car is one of the important factors that impact the perceptual quality for drivers. However, it is difficult to validate this by component level testing in the early stage of development, because suspension noise caused by interaction of the related parts has been found at saleable vehicles late during development or at the manufacturing stage, when many customers have already filed for claims. This study proposed a validation testing under research by the DFSS process that enables reproduction of vehicle level noise by component level testing using a shock absorber with the related parts, such as urethane bumper and top mount. This study also developed a compromised test matrix while analyzing the noise factors through experimental design and analysis of variance to determine what factors can affect noise. Based on this study, we expect that the vehicle level and customer claim can be validated during initial development timing by a more reliable component noise validation test.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.157-161
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• 2005

In the FY 2003, the number of registered vehicles in Korea reached 14 million, which is 7.7% increase from the previous year. The increase of number of vehicles has caused a lot of social problem with enormous costs. The social costs related to the vehicles includes environmental costs resulting from pollution and scraping of vehicles, those resulting from life-saving and repairing from car accidents and so on. There have been m any efforts to reduce the social costs in m any areas. As a part of the efforts, there are recent grow ing interests on the damageability & repairability in related industries. In this study, we investigated the cases of two different types of bum per stay. Futhermore, we analyzed their effects on damageability & repairability and reduction of repair cost. So we found that if the manufacturers design new cars with good damageability & repairability, then the total repair cost in crash will be reduced.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2011

To measure the traffic pollutants with high temporal and spatial resolution under real conditions a mobile emission laboratory (MEL) was designed and built in KIST with close-cooperation with KIMM and Yonsei university. The equipment of the mini-van provides gas phase measurements of CO, NOx, $CO_2$, THC (Total hydrocarbon) and number density & size distribution measurements of fine and ultra-fine particles by a fast mobility particle sizer (FMPS) and a condensation particle counter (CPC). The inlet sampling port above the bumper enables the chasing of different type of vehicles. This paper introduces the construction and technical details of the MEL and presents data from the car chasing experiment of diesel and CNG city bus. The dilution ratio was increased rapidly according to the chasing distance. Most particles from the diesel city bus were counted under 300 nm and the peak concentration of the particles was located between 40-60 nm. However, the most particles from the CNG city bus were nano particle counted under 50 nm.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.110-113
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• 2006

This paper describes the development process of body and full vehicle for reduced idle vibration through the data level of frequency and sensitivity. The vibration mode map is used to separate body structure modes from resonance of engine idle nm and steering system. This paper describes the analysis approach process to reduce the variation of uncertainties for idle vibration performance at initial design stage. The robust design method is performed to increase the stabilization performance under vehicle vibration. It is used to predict the effects of the stiffness deviation according to the spot welding condition of the body structure. The tolerance associated with hood over slam bumper is analyzed for the quality deviation of the moving system in full vehicle. And the glass sealant stiffness and weight difference is considered for the deviation characteristic. The design guideline is suggested considering sensitivity about body and full vehicle by using mother car at initial design stage. It makes possible to design the good NVH performance and save vehicles to be used in tests. These improvements can lead to shortening the time needed to develop better vehicles.