• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2017

A study has been conducted to develop an aluminum EGR cooler for the LPL EGR system of a diesel engine. Aluminum has a much lower density and thermal conductivity that is about 12 times or more than that of stainless steel, so it is advantageous for use in an EGR cooler for weight reduction and cooling performance effects. A design process has been carried out to ensure heat dissipation performance in a restricted space to investigate the geometric parameters and satisfy the requirements for pressure drops at both fluid sides. The tubes of exhaust gas have been designed as extruded tubes. An aluminum EGR cooler consisting of extruded tubes entails a simpler manufacturing process compared to a stainless steel EGR cooler with conventional heat transfer fins. A prototype has been manufactured from the final model selected through the design process. The performance of the aluminum EGR cooler was evaluated and compared with that of the conventional one. The weight of the aluminum EGR cooler is reduced by 22.9%, while performance is significantly improved.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 2007

As a functional material, shape memory alloy (SMA) has attracted much attention and research effort to explore its unique properties and its applications in the past few decades. Some of its properties, in particular the electrical resistance (ER) based self-sensing property of SMA, have not been fully studied. Electrical resistance of an SMA wire varies during its phase transformation. This variation is an inherent property of the SMA wire, although it is highly nonlinear with hysteresis. The relationship between the displacement and the electrical resistance of an SMA wire is deterministic and repeatable to some degree, therefore enabling the self-sensing ability of the SMA. The potential of this self-sensing ability has not received sufficient exploration so far, and even the previous studies in literature lack generality. This paper concerns the utilization of the self-sensing property of a spring-biased Nickel-Titanium (Nitinol) SMA actuator for two applications: ER feedback position control of an SMA actuator without a position sensor, and estimation of the opening of a SMA actuated valve. The use of the self-sensing property eliminates the need for a position sensor, therefore reducing the cost and size of an SMA actuator assembly. Two experimental apparatuses are fabricated to facilitate the two proposed applications, respectively. Based on open-loop testing results, the curve fitting technique is used to represent the nonlinear relationships between the displacement and the electrical resistance of the two SMA wire actuators. Using the mathematical models of the two SMA actuators, respectively, a proportional plus derivative controller is designed for control of the SMA wire actuator using only electrical resistance feedback. Consequently, the opening of the SMA actuated valve can be estimated without using an extra sensor.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.978-984
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 부착 금속면의 크기에 따른 영향을 최소화 한 수동형 RFID 메탈 태그 안테나를 제안하였다. 제안된 태그 안테나는 금속면에 부착이 가능한 패치 안테나 구조이며, 매우 얇은($119{\times}30{\times}1.6$ mm) 구조로 칩 임피던스와 정합이 되도록 설계되었다. 태그 안테나는 루프 형태로 커플링 급전을 하였으며, 형성된 루프를 경계로 안쪽과 바깥쪽 두 개의 방사체로 구성되어 있다. 바깥쪽의 방사체는 부착될 금속의 크기에 관계없이 전류를 안쪽의 방사체에 집중하도록 하는 역할을 한다. 또한, 태그 안테나는 CST microwave를 통하여 설계되었으며, 무반사실에서 그 성능을 측정하였다. 최적화된 태그 안테나는 $S_{11}<-10$ dB 기준으로 35 MHz(중심 주파수 대비 3.77 %)의 반사 손실 대역폭을 갖는다. 태그의 인식 거리 측정 결과, 금속(최대 면적 $700{\times}700$ mm)에 부착 시 2.9 m 자유공간상에서 5.5 m의 인식 성능을 보였다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.19-30
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• 1997

인공위성 추적 안테나 제어 시스템은 로테이터에 해당하는 DC 서보모터에 의해 안테나의 방위각 및 앙각을 제어함으로써 인공위성의 현재 위치를 추적하고자 하는 시스템이다. 한편 제어 시스템의 설계를 위한 위성추적 시스템의 선형모델은 일반적인 DC 서보모터의 위치 제어 시스템과는 달리 바람에 의한 토오크 외란과 베어링 및 공기역학적 마찰로 인한 전달함수의 파라메타 변동이 존재하므로 이러한 시스템의 불확실성에도 불구하고 만족스러운 명령추종성를 가지는 강인한 제어 시스템의 설계가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 유전 알고리즘을 사용하여 복잡한 최적화의 과정없이 가중치 함수와 설계 파라메타 ${\gamma}$를 동시에 최적화함으로써 시스템의 파라메타 변동에 대한 강인한 안정성과 기준모델에 따른 최적의 명령추종성을 가지는 위성추적 안테나 $H{\infty}$ 제어 시스템을 설계한다. 이를 위해 강인한 안정성을 가지는 해집단내에서 기준모델의 출력을 최적으로 추종하도록 유전 알고리즘을 사용하여 적절히 주어진 가중치 함수의 게인 및 동특성 파라메타와 설계 파라메타 ${\gamma}$를 동시에 최적화한다. 끝으로 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 설계된 위성추적 안테나 $H{\infty}$ 제어 시스템의 유용성을 확인한다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.281-293
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• 2008

평면형 구조에서 공간 영역 그린 함수를 구하기 위해서는 무한 Sommerfeld 적분을 계산하여야 한다. 무한 적분을 짧은 시간에 계산하기 위한 실수축 적분 방법(real axis integration method)은 주파수와 거리에 대해 넓은 범위에 걸쳐 매우 정확한 방법이지만 관측점의 수지 성분 z가 변하게 되면, 근사의 과정을 반복해야 하는 비효율성과 z가 커질수록 파수 영역 함수의 변화가 심해져 정확한 근사가 어렵다는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 폐루프 적분 경로를 이용하여 파수 영역 함수를 근사화 함으로써 일반적인 마이크로스트립 구조에서 기존의 결과에 비해 정확한 closed-form 그린 함수를 구하는 방법을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2003

In this paper, a method for optimal placement of sensors and actuators is presented by using new measures of modal controllability and observability defined in a balanced coordinate system. The proposed new measures are shown to have a great advantage in practical use when they are used as criteria for selecting the locations of sensors and actuators, since the most controllable and observable locations can be obtained to be identical. In addition, they are more accurate than the measures of Hamdan and Nayfeh in that the effects of the eigenvector norm are considered into the magnitude of measures. In simulations, to verify the effectiveness of the proposed measures and optimal placement method, the closed-loop response of a simply supported flexible beam, in which the number and locations of actuators are determined by using the proposed measures and optimal placement method, has been examined and compared with the case of Hamdan and Nayfeh’s measures.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.1077-1099
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• 2016

One of the main shortcomings in the current passive base isolation system is lack of adaptability. The recent research and development of a novel adaptive seismic isolator based on magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) material has created an opportunity to add adaptability to base isolation systems for civil structures. The new MRE based base isolator is able to significantly alter its shear modulus or lateral stiffness with the applied magnetic field or electric current, which makes it a competitive candidate to develop an adaptive base isolation system. This paper aims at exploring suitable control algorithms for such adaptive base isolation system by developing a close-loop semi-active control system for a building structure equipped with MRE base isolators. The MRE base isolator is simulated by a numerical model derived from experimental characterization based on the Bouc-Wen Model, which is able to describe the force-displacement response of the device accurately. The parameters of Bouc-Wen Model such as the stiffness and the damping coefficients are described as functions of the applied current. The state-space model is built by analyzing the dynamic property of the structure embedded with MRE base isolators. A Lyapunov-based controller is designed to adaptively vary the current applied to MRE base isolator to suppress the quake-induced vibrations. The proposed control method is applied to a widely used benchmark base-isolated structure by numerical simulation. The performance of the adaptive base isolation system was evaluated through comparison with optimal passive base isolation system and a passive base isolation system with optimized base shear. It is concluded that the adaptive base isolation system with proposed Lyapunov-based semi-active control surpasses the performance of other two passive systems in protecting the civil structures under seismic events.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.487-497
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• 2017

Semi-active devices use the building's own motion to produce resistive forces and are thus strictly dissipative and require little power. Devices that independently control the binary open/closed valve state can enable novel device hysteresis loops that were not previously possible. However, some device hysteresis loops cannot be obtained without active analog valve control allowing slower, controlled release of stored energy, and is presents an ongoing limitation in obtaining the full range of possibilities offered by these devices. This in silico study develops a proportional-derivative feedback control law using a validated nonlinear device model to track an ideal diamond-shaped force-displacement response profile using active analog valve control. It is validated by comparison to the ideal shape for both sinusoidal and random seismic input motions. Structural application specific spectral analysis compares the performance for the non-linear, actively controlled case to those obtained with an ideal, linear model to validate that the potential performance will be retained when considering realistic nonlinear behaviour and the designed valve control approach. Results show tracking of the device force-displacement loop to within 3-5% of the desired ideal curve. Valve delay, rather than control law design, is the primary limiting factor, and analysis indicates a ratio of valve delay to structural period must be 1/10 or smaller to ensure adequate tracking, relating valve performance to structural period and overall device performance under control. Overall, the results show that active analog feedback control of energy release in these devices can significantly increase the range of resetable, valve-controlled semi-active device performance and hysteresis loops, in turn increasing their performance envelop and application space.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.577-580
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• 2012

국립전파연구원 고시인 전기통신설비의 기술기준에 관한 표준시험방법에서는 통신 설비에 대한 접지 저항 측정 방법으로 현재 2개의 보조극을 설치하여 측정하는 3점전위강하법을 사용할 것을 권고하고 있다. 하지만 이 방법은 보조극을 설치하기 위한 공간의 확보가 어려운 지역이나 험준한 산악 지역, 암반 지역 등에서는 적용이 불가능하여 현장에서의 어려움이 예상되고 있다. 이에 IEEE와 ITU-T에서 기준이 되는 접지저항값의 만족 여부 확인만을 위하여 제시하고 있는 2극 측정법을 알아보고 테스트베드를 이용한 시험 측정을 통하여 3점전위강하법과 2극 측정법에 의해 측정된 접지저항을 비교 분석하였다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.110-113
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• 2008

In this study, heavy rare earth garnet $Tb_2Bi_1Ga_1Fe_4O_{12}$ powders were fabricated by a sol-gel and vacuum annealing process. The crystal structure was found to be single-phase garnet with a space group of Ia3d. The lattice constant $a_0$ was determined to be 12.465 ${\AA}$. From the analysis of the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) hysteresis loop at room temperature, the saturation magnetization and coercivity of the sample are 7.64 emu/g and 229 Oe, respectively. The N$\acute{e}$el temperature($T_N$) was determined to be 525 K. The M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer spectrum of $Tb_2Bi_1Ga_1Fe_4O_{12}$ at room temperature consists of 2 sets of 6 Lorentzians, which is the pattern of single-phase garnet. From the results of the M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer spectrum at room temperature, the absorption area ratios of Fe ions on 24d and 16a sites are 74.7% and 25.3%(approximately 3:1), respectively. These results show that all of the non-magnetic Ga atoms occupy the 16a site by a vacuum annealing process. Absorption area ratios of Fe ions are dependent not only on a sintering condition but also on the temperature of the sample. It can then be interpreted that the Ga ion distribution is dependent on the temperature of the sample. The M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer measurement was carried out in order to investigate the atomic migration in $Tb_2Bi_1Ga_1Fe_4O_{12}$.