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The Effect of Link Length Variation on the Workspace of a Robot Arm (로봇 링크길이의 변화가 작업공간에 미치는 영향)

  • Choe, Byeong-O
    • 연구논문집
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    • s.24
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    • pp.13-26
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    • 1994
  • The choice of design parameters for a robot arm depends on the desired workspace, load lifting capacity, application requirements, and the performance of the robot. The inverse process, which is the determination of a single robot's workspace for a given specification is also a common practice and is as important to the designers as it is to the users. Based on the geometric influence coefficients, the workspace areas on the vertical Y-Z plane are investigated and calculated. Using these areas, the effects of link parameters, link length ratios and joint rotation angles, are investigated.

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Nonlinear aerostatic stability analysis of Hutong cable-stayed rail-cum-road bridge

  • Xu, Man;Guo, Weiwei;Xia, He;Li, Kebing
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.485-503
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    • 2016
  • To investigate the nonlinear aerostatic stability of the Hutong cable-stayed rail-cum-road bridge with ultra-kilometer main span, a FEM bridge model is established. The tri-component wind loads and geometric nonlinearity are taken into consideration and discussed for the influence of nonlinear parameters and factors on bridge resistant capacity of aerostatic instability. The results show that the effect of initial wind attack-angle is significant for the aerostatic stability analysis of the bridge. The geometric nonlinearities of the bridge are of considerable importance in the analysis, especially the effect of cable sag. The instable mechanism of the Hutong Bridge with a steel truss girder is the spatial combination of vertical bending and torsion with large lateral bending displacement. The design wind velocity is much lower than the static instability wind velocity, and the structural aerostatic resistance capacity can meet the requirement.

Shape Design Optimization of Ship Structures Considering Thermal Deformation and Target Shape (열 변형과 목적형상을 고려한 선체구조의 형상 최적설계)

  • Park, Sung-Ho;Choi, Jae-Yeon;Kim, Min-Geun;Cho, Seon-Ho
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.430-437
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, we develop a shape design optimization method for thermo-elastoplasticity problems that is applicable to the welding or thermal deformation problems of ship structures. Shell elements and a programming language APDL in a commercial finite element analysis code, ANSYS, are employed in the shape optimization. The point of developed method is to determine the design parameters such that the deformed shape after welding fits very well to a desired design. The geometric parameters of surfaces are selected as the design parameters. The modified method of feasible direction (MMFD) and finite difference sensitivity are used for the optimization algorithm. Two numerical examples demonstrate that the developed shape design method is applicable to existing hull structures and effective for the structural design of ships.

A study on the impact pulse analysis with various shapes and materials of impactor (충격자의 형상 및 재질변화에 따른 펄스형성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yeong-Sin;Kim, Dong-Jin;Gang, Geun-Hui;O, Jong-Su
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.52-63
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    • 1998
  • The impact programmer for impact test was designed and the impact analysis was conducted. The effects of the material and geometric parameters on the impact force and pulse shape were investigated. The impact characteristics were examined by experimental and finite element method. The impact test was conducted with free drop impact tester. The ABAQUS/Explicit 5.5 version was used for finite element analysis. The geometric parameters of the conical and dome type impact programmer were analyzed. The polyurethane impact programmers were fabricated and tested. The effects of the hardness and thickness of the impact programmer were studied. The peak acceleration and time duration of impact programmer have close correlation with the hardness, impact energy and thickness of the impactor. The experiment was good agreement with analytical predictions. The impact pulse shape generated with polyurethane impact programmer was half sine shape. The maximum impact force was proportional to impact energy. The impact acceleration was decreased with thickness of impact programmer. The maximum impact time duration level was about 2 msec.

Design of Reactor Head Structure Assembly Using Axiomatic Design (설계공리를 이용한 원자로상부구조물의 설계)

  • Choi, Woo-Seok;Lee, Gyu-Mahn;Kim, Tae-Wan;Kim, Jong-In
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.300-304
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    • 2007
  • The reactor head structure assembly(RHSA) is the structure located on the reactor assembly. The purpose of the assembly is providing interface location for cables, preventing pipe whips, prohibiting instruments from becoming missiles, and restraining CEDMs' horizontal motion. On the RHSA, reactor disconnect panels(RDP) are installed. The installation location of RDP is to be decided to minimize the geometric interface with other components. Since the neighborhood of RHSA is crowded due to many connectors and cables, it is necessary to find the good design of RHSA to make an intricate situation attenuated and the required function maintained. The geometric shape and overall configuration of RHSA are determined by axiomatic design approach. The FRs of RHSA are specified and the corresponding DPs are found to satisfy FRs in sequence. The finite element analysis is carried out based on the result of the axiomatic design to evaluate the structural integrity.

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On the Volumetric Balanced Variation of Ship Forms (체적 밸런스 선형변환방법에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Hyun-Cheol
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2013
  • This paper aims at contributing to the field of ship design by introducing new systematic variation methods for ship hull forms. Hull form design is generally carried out in two stages. The first is the global variation considering the sectional area curve. Because the geometric properties of a sectional area curve have a decisive effect on the global hydrodynamic properties of ships, the design of a sectional area curve that satisfies various global design conditions, e.g., the displacement, longitudinal center of buoyancy, etc., is important in the initial hull form design stage. The second stage involves the local design of section forms. Section forms affect the local hydrodynamic properties, e.g., the local pressure in the fore- and aftbody. This paper deals with a new method for the systematic variation of sectional area curves. The longitudinal volume distribution of a ship depends on the sectional area curve, which can geometrically be controlled using parametric variation and a variation that uses the modification function. Based on these methods, we suggest a more generalized method in connection with the derivation of the lines for a new design compared to those for similar ships. This is the so-called the volumetric balanced variation (VOB) method for ship forms using a B-spline modification function and an optimization technique. In this paper the global geometric properties of hull forms are totally controlled by the form parameters. We describe the new method and some application examples in detail.

A Study on Automatic Generation for 3-Dimensional Geometry of Cylindrical Gear and Hob (원통 치차와 호브의 3차원 형상 자동 생성에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Tae-Hyeong;Ha, Yeong-Uk
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2001
  • When designing a gear, designers determine basic dimensions of a gear with transmitted power considering strength, interference and so on. But, designers can not easily obtain the tooth profile generated by dimensions as well as the geometry of generating hob for cutting the tooth profile. In order to resolve these problems, an automatic design system creating not only the solid model of a gear but also that of the generating hob using the design parameters of dimensions is developed. Through the developed system, designers system, designers can improve the efficiency of design and satisfy the variable requirements of design as well. In this research, the three-dimensional solid models for spur and helical gears are generated considering the design parameters. Besides, those for generating hob regarding the design parameters of hob is created automatically. The system is developed by using Visual Basic and its three-dimensional geometric modeling module is constructed by using SolidWorks.

Design of an Integrated Inductor with Magnetic Core for Micro-Converter DC-DC Application

  • Dhahri, Yassin;Ghedira, Sami;Besbes, Kamel
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.369-374
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents a design procedure of an integrated inductor with a magnetic core for power converters. This procedure considerably reduces design time and effort. The proposed design procedure is verified by the development of an inductor model dedicated to the monolithic integration of DC-DC converters for portable applications. The numerical simulation based on the FEM (finite elements method) shows that 3D modeling of the integrated inductor allows better estimation of the electrical parameters of the desired inductor. The optimization of the electrical parameter values is based on the numerical analysis of the influence of the geometric parameters on the electrical characteristics of the inductor. Using the VHDL-AMS language, implementation of the integrated inductor in a micro Buck converter demonstrate that simulation results present a very promising approach for the monolithic integration of DC-DC converters.

Development of a Procedure to Calculate Principal Internal Forces for the Strength Design of a Forklift Truck Brake System (지게차량 제동장치 시스템 강도설계를 위한 주요 내력 계산 프로시져 개발)

  • 유홍희;박근배
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 1997
  • For the strength design of the brake system of a forklift truck, a procedure to calculate the internal forces acting on the system is presented in this paper. Vehicle dynamics, brake system kinematics, and internal force equilibrium analysis are integrated into the procedure. Design parameters such as stopping distance, maximum decceleration, and maximum torque generated by pedal force are considered in the vehicle dynamics, and geometric parameters of the brake system are considered in the brake system kinematics. With the two analysis results obtained, the internal forces acting in the brake system are finally calculated in the procedure.

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A Study on the 3D Injection Mold Design Using CATIA API (CATIA API를 이용한 사출 금형의 3차원 설계에 관한 연구)

  • 박주삼;김재현;박정환
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.20 no.12
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    • pp.115-125
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    • 2003
  • The design methodology of plastic injection molding die has been gradually moved from two-dimensional line drawings to three-dimensional solid models. The 3D design gives many benefits, a few of which are: ease of design change, data associativity from concept design to final assembly. In the paper represented is the implementation of a program which automatically generates 3D mold-bases and cooling-lines, conforming to given geometric constraints. It utilized a commercial CAD software and the related API(application program interface) libraries. We constructed a DB(database) of typical mold-bases assembled from standard parts, from which the geometry (position & dimension) of a mold-base and composed parts can be automatical]y determined by a few key parameters. Also we classified cooling lines into several typical types and constructed a DB, from which the position of cooling lines is automatically determined. The research is expected not only to simplify construction of a 3D mold-base model including cooling lines but also to reduce design efforts, by way of databases and automatized determination of geometric dimensions.