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Case Study of Workload Distribution Index for RTGC in Container Terminal Yard (컨테이너 터미널의 RTGC작업 분산지표 적용연구 - H사를 중심으로 -)

  • Shin, Chang-Hoon;Park, Jong-Won;Kwon, Min-Kyun;Shin, Jae-Young
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.229-234
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    • 2017
  • Container terminal yards operate under a high degree of uncertainty as the contact point between inbound and outbound operations of vessels and external trucks. The layout, equipment operations. and job orders at the yards determine the efficacy and delays of the work, so many studies have investigated improvements in efficiency. H company, a container terminal operator developed an index called WDI to distribute work among RTGCs. The WDI is an indicator to prevent congestion in one place by equally distributing the work to each RTGC. This paper analyzes the effect of the WDI introduction and discusses the causes and results of the WDI introduction effect from quantitative and qualitative perspectives.

A Z-Index based MOLAP Cube Storage Scheme (Z-인덱스 기반 MOLAP 큐브 저장 구조)

  • Kim, Myung;Lim, Yoon-Sun
    • Journal of KIISE:Databases
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.262-273
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    • 2002
  • MOLAP is a technology that accelerates multidimensional data analysis by storing data in a multidimensional array and accessing them using their position information. Depending on a mapping scheme of a multidimensional array onto disk, the sliced of MOLAP operations such as slice and dice varies significantly. [1] proposed a MOLAP cube storage scheme that divides a cube into small chunks with equal side length, compresses sparse chunks, and stores the chunks in row-major order of their chunk indexes. This type of cube storage scheme gives a fair chance to all dimensions of the input data. Here, we developed a variant of their cube storage scheme by placing chunks in a different order. Our scheme accelerates slice and dice operations by aligning chunks to physical disk block boundaries and clustering neighboring chunks. Z-indexing is used for chunk clustering. The efficiency of the proposed scheme is evaluated through experiments. We showed that the proposed scheme is efficient for 3~5 dimensional cubes that are frequently used to analyze business data.

A Study on the Concept of Operation of Low-density Operation in Urban Air Mobility from the Perspective of an Airline (운항사 관점의 저밀도 도심항공교통 운항통제 운용개념 연구)

  • Sunghyun Jin;Heeduk Cho;Daniel Kim;Jaewoo Kim
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.201-209
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    • 2024
  • This study investigates the operational facets of low-density urban air mobility (UAM) from an airline's perspective amid burgeoning concerns about urban congestion in megacities. UAM, employing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology, emerges as a potential remedy to the challenges of traffic gridlock and environmental degradation. As the UAM market progresses from initial stages to maturity, tailored traffic control systems become paramount. Focused on the context of low-density environments during UAM's inception, this research scrutinizes operational frameworks, essential infrastructure, and likely scenarios. It aims to bolster the safety and efficiency of UAM operations by delving into the specifics of traffic control concepts designed for these unique settings. The study seeks to significantly contribute to optimizing UAM's initial phases, providing insights into crucial operational dynamics for a smoother integration of urban air mobility into contemporary urban landscapes.

Investigation on Replacement Criteria for Aged Diesel Driven Power Generation Facility by Monte Carlo Simulation (몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통한 노후 디젤발전설비 교체기준 고찰)

  • Park, Myungsoo;Song, Gee Wook;Seo, Sang Il;Won, Dong Ju
    • Transactions of the KSME C: Technology and Education
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2014
  • The diesel driven power generation facility provides most of electricity of island region where is isolated from the main land power supply system. It is possible to extend the life of diesel driven power generation facility by periodic maintenance. However, the long-term use of diesel driven power generation facility increases the operating cost due to aging hardware and reduced plant efficiency. In other words, on-time replacement of aging diesel driven power generation facility reduces plant operation cost. The purpose of this study presents major indicators to represent the characteristics of the diesel generator and conducts sensitivity analysis using Monte Carlo analysis. In addition, status core which indicates quantitatively the state of the diesel driven power generation facility is defined and prepare the replacement criteria based on the state score.

An Energy Optimization Algorithm for Maritime Search and Rescue in Wireless Sensor Networks (무선 센서 네트워크에서 해양 수색 및 구조를 위한 에너지 최적화 알고리즘)

  • Jang, Kil-woong
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.676-682
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    • 2018
  • In wireless sensor networks, we propose an optimization algorithm in order to minimize the consumed energy of nodes for maritime search and rescue. In the marine environment, search and rescue operations are mainly performed on the surveillance side and passively on the rescued side. A self-configurable wireless sensor network can build a system that can send rescue signals in the operations. A simulated annealing algorithm is proposed to minimize the consumed energy of nodes in the networks with many nodes. As the density of nodes becomes higher, the algorithmic computation will increase highly. To search the good result in a proper execution time, the proposed algorithm proposes a new neighborhood generating operation and improves the efficiency of the algorithm. The proposed algorithm was evaluated in terms of the consumed energy of the nodes and algorithm execution time, and the proposed algorithm performed better than other optimization algorithms in the performance results.

Development of Artificial Intelligence Model for Outlet Temperature of Vaporizer (기화 설비의 토출 온도 예측을 위한 인공지능 모델 개발)

  • Lee, Sang-Hyun;Cho, Gi-Jung;Shin, Jong-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.85-92
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    • 2021
  • Ambient Air Vaporizer (AAV) is an essential facility in the process of generating natural gas that uses air in the atmosphere as a medium for heat exchange to vaporize liquid natural gas into gas-state gas. AAV is more economical and eco-friendly in that it uses less energy compared to the previously used Submerged vaporizer (SMV) and Open-rack vaporizer (ORV). However, AAV is not often applied to actual processes because it is heavily affected by external environments such as atmospheric temperature and humidity. With insufficient operational experience and facility operations that rely on the intuition of the operator, the actual operation of AAV is very inefficient. To address these challenges, this paper proposes an artificial intelligence-based model that can intelligent AAV operations based on operational big data. The proposed artificial intelligence model is used deep neural networks, and the superiority of the artificial intelligence model is verified through multiple regression analysis and comparison. In this paper, the proposed model simulates based on data collected from real-world processes and compared to existing data, showing a 48.8% decrease in power usage compared to previous data. The techniques proposed in this paper can be used to improve the energy efficiency of the current natural gas generation process, and can be applied to other processes in the future.

Blockchain Interoperability Mechanism (블록체인 상호호환성 메커니즘)

  • Zhou, Qing;Lee, Young-seok
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.1676-1686
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    • 2021
  • In this paper, we propose a general cross-chain solution based on the idea of modularity, abstraction, and layering, which decoupling the cross-chain function from the consensus algorithm and specific application logic, and utilize a Merkle proof to ensure the validity and legality of cross-chain operations. Since the underlying implementations of homogeneous and heterogeneous blockchains are different, we treat them separately. For homogeneous blockchains, we suggest a TCP-like cross-chain transport protocol (CCTP). While for heterogeneous blockchains, we present a method to construct the relay chain to realize the cross-chain function. The proposed scheme can enable the correct, effective, reliable, orderly, and timely transmission of cross-chain data. However, the essential difference between the operations within a single blockchain and the interoperability between different blockchains is that the trust domain is different. Cross-chain interoperation itself breaks the completeness of the blockchain, therefore, some efficiency and safety must sacrifice to trade-off.

A Method for Information Management of Defects in Bridge Superstructure Using BIM-COBie (BIM-COBie를 활용한 교량 상부구조의 손상정보 관리 방법)

  • Lee, Sangho;Lee, Jung-Bin;Tak, Ho-Kyun;Lee, Sang-Ho
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.165-173
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    • 2023
  • The data management and the evaluation of defects in the bridge are generally conducted based on inspection and diagnosis data, including the exterior damage map and defect quantity table prepared by periodic inspection. Since most of these data are written in 2D-based documents and are difficult to digitize in a standardized manner, it is challenging to utilize them beyond the defined functionality. This study proposed methods to efficiently build a BIM (Building Information Modeling)-based bridge damage model from raw data of inspection report and to manage and utilize the damage information linking to bridge model through the spread sheet data generated by COBie (Construction Operations Building Information Exchange). In addition, a method to conduct the condition assessment of defects in bridge was proposed based on an automatic evaluation process using digitized bridge member and damage information. The proposed methods were tested using superstructure of PSC-I girder concrete bridge, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the methods were verified.

Free Surface Procedure for Lifting Operation by Parallel Connected Floating Cranes using Synchronized Operation System and Its Applications to Lifting Operations of a Heavy Cargo (동조 시스템을 적용한 다수대의 해상크레인 병렬 운용 절차 및 대형 중량물의 리프팅 작업 적용)

  • Hwang, Jin-Ho;Ahn, Jeong-Ik;Lee, Soo-Bae;Kim, Yun-Ho;Choung, Jin-Sik;Ham, Seung-Ho;Lee, Won-Joon
    • Special Issue of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.97-106
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    • 2009
  • Many production methods are tried to enhance the productivity efficiency. Parallel connected floating cranes are one of the examples to lift mega-blocks quickly and efficiently. However, a general operation manual to operate parallel connected floating cranes and a method to consider risks during lifting operation are not confirmed. And if each floating crane is operated by itself, it is very hard to cooperate. Therefore, Synchronized operation system is installed to control parallel connected floating cranes simultaneously and to be informed of each floating cranes data. And weighting factor is calculated by considering all hazards during the operation and the general operation manual is confirmed based on the factor. This paper introduces the procedure for lifting operations by parallel Connected Floating Cranes using synchronized operation system, and its applications to lifting operation of a heavy cargo such as barge lifting test, floating dock installation and 900 ton goliath crane replacement operation, etc.

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Legal Review on Conversion of Aviation Task during War/Peacetime (전.평시 항공분야 임무전환에 따른 법적관계 고찰 - 전.평시 미국 연방항공청의 역할을 중심으로)

  • Hong, Sang-Beom;Chung, Wook
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.179-197
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    • 2004
  • As we observed in Irag war, air force power is integral to military operations owing to its promptness and accuracy. In this regard, strong air force power has a deterrent effect on a war. Meanwhile, as aviation industry is a key-future industry, the importance of the industry in our economy is significantly growing. Therefore, to maximize a national interest in utilizing limited aviation resources, it is necessary to establish a new system in which civil aviation and military aviation system is closely related and consolidated. Thus, our task is to find a way to enhance civil aviation industry to the extent of guaranteeing effective military operations. At the same time, civil aviation resources shall be effectively utilized for the military purposes in the event of a war. Ibis task should be carried out in a way to further efficiency for both civil and military aviation system, rather than resulting in conflicts between two syste

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