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Research on MEMS for Motion Measurement of Solar Energy Platform at Sea (해상 태양광 부유체의 거동측정을 위한 MEMS 연구)

  • Yim, Jeong-Bin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2018.11a
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    • pp.328-330
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    • 2018
  • A floating body with a device that converts solar energy into electrical energy is moved by waves. To evaluate the safety of a floating body, measurement and interpretation of the float motion is required, which is generally based on 6 degrees of freedom motion. The 6 degree of freedom motion can be measured using MEMS (Micro-Electro Mechanical System), which features low power, small size and low cost. The key issue is, meanwhile, the low precision of the MEMS. In this study, the safety evaluation technique by analyzing the behavior of floating body using MEMS was examined. As a result of the study, it was found that the marine floating body can be modeled through the inertial measurement platform using the 3-axis accelerometer and the 3-axis gyroscope, and the safety of the float can be evaluated through this model.

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Numerical Study of Fluidic Device in APR1400 Using Free-Surface Model (자유수면모델을 활용한 APR1400 유량조절장치의 수치해석 연구)

  • Lim, Sang-Gyu;You, Sung-Chang;Kim, Han-Gon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.36 no.7
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    • pp.767-774
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    • 2012
  • A fluidic device (FD) has been adopted in the safety injection tanks (SITs) of APR1400. A flow control mechanism of the FD was used to vary the flow regime in the vortex chamber corresponding to the SITs water level. The flow regime in the vortex chamber has a different pressure loss from low to high in accordance with the SITs water level. Nitrogen at the top of the SIT could be released owing to inertia of discharge flow when changing from a high flow rate to a low flow rate. This phenomenon is important to design improvement perspective because it can affect the performance of the FD. This paper shows a result of a preliminary numerical study to obtain the transient data related to air release in the flow turn-down period using a two-fluid free-surface model provided from ANSYS CFX 13.0. In conclusion, there is no significant effect on the performance of the FD, though a small quantity of air is released during the flow turn-down period.

Numerical Simulation on the Spreading and Heat Transfer of Ex-Vessel Core Melt in a Channel (전산해석을 이용한 원자로 노심 용융물의 노외 거동 및 열전달 특성 분석)

  • Ye, In-Soo;Ryu, Chang-Kook;Ha, Kwang-Soon;Song, Jin-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.425-429
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    • 2011
  • In the unlikely of nuclear reactor meltdown, the leaked core melt or corium must be contained in a device called core-catcher so that the corium can be cooled and stabilized. The ex-vessel behavior of corium involves complex physical and chemical mechanisms of flow propagation, heat transfer, and reactions with sacrificial substrates. In this study, the detailed characteristics of corium flow and heat transfer were investigated by using a commercial CFD code for VULCANO VE-U7 test reported in the literature. The volume-of-fluid (VOF) model was used to predict the interfacial surface formation of corium and the surrounding air, and the discrete ordinate model was adopted to calculate radiation between corium and the surroundings. It was found that cooling via radiation through the top surface of corium had a dominant effect on the temperature and viscosity profiles at the front of the corium flow.

Development of Contact Pressure Analysis Model of Automobile Wiper Blades (차량용 와이퍼 블레이드의 접촉압력 해석모델 개발)

  • Lee, Sangjin;Noh, Yoojeong;Kim, Kyungnam;Kim, Keunwoo;Jang, Youngkeun;Kim, Kwanhee;Lee, Jaecheon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.292-298
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    • 2015
  • A wiper is a safety device removing rain and debris from windshield and ensuring visibility of drivers. If contact pressure distribution between rubber of the blade and the windshield is unbalanced, unwanted noise, vibration, and abrasion of the blade can occur and sometimes fatal accidents could occur. To improve the safety of the wiper, there have been many researches on the contact pressure analysis of the wiper, but the analysis results were not converged or require much computational time due to material nonlinearity of the rubber and contact conditions between the blade rubber and the windshield. In this research, a simple model with 1D beam and 2D shell elements was used for the contact pressure analysis instead of the 3D blade model. The simplified model saved computational time of the analysis and resolved convergence problems. The accuracy of the analysis results was verified by comparing them with experimental results for different rail spring curvatures.

Mechanical Stability Analysis of PCB and Component for Launch and On-orbit Environment based on Fatigue Failure Theory and FEM (피로파괴 이론과 FEM에 기초한 발사 및 궤도 환경에서의 기판 및 소자의 구조건전성 분석)

  • Jeong, Suk-Yong;Oh, Hyun-Ung;Lee, Kyung-Joo;Kim, Byoung-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.10
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    • pp.952-958
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    • 2011
  • On-board IR calibration device has been developed for calibration of spaceborne image sensor. It is composed of a blackbody to provide two different radiance temperatures, tilt mirror with a function of stow and deploy to view the blackbody during the calibration and on-board calibration control unit to control the function of the blackbody and tilt mirror. In this paper, to guarantee the structural safety of the unit, the structural and thermal analysis including a thermo-elastic analysis for verifying structural safety on the soldered part of chips have been performed. In addition, safety margin of the chips on the PCB obtained from the conventional analytical method has been compared to the results from the FEM analysis.

Grain cultivation traceability system using ICT for smart agriculture (스마트 농업 구현을 위한 ICT기반 곡물 재배이력관리 시스템)

  • Kim, Hoon;Kim, Oui-Woong;Lee, Hyo-Jai
    • The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.389-396
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, a cultivation traceability system to implement smart agriculture developed and implemented, and in particular, devised a system that manages the cultivation traceability of grains that are difficult to grow in smart farms. Mobile and web programs based on smart devices are designed, and the collected information is stored in a DB server and can be used as big data. In addition, real-time location information and agricultural activity information can be matched using an electronic map(Vworld) based on GIS/LBS applying GPS of a mobile device. By designing the cultivation traceability information DB required in the field, the farmhouse, farmers, and cultivation information were developed to make it easy for managers to use, and implemented mobile and web programs in the field. The system is expected to raise the quality and safety management capabilities to the next level in response to variables such as labor saving effect and climate change.

Development of Smart driving monitoring device for Personal Mobility through Confusion Matrix verification

  • Han, Ju-Wan;Park, Seong-Hyun;Sim, Chae-Hyeon;Whang, Ju-Won
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2022
  • As the delivery industry grew around the restaurant industry along with the COVID-19 situation, the number of delivery workers increased significantly. Along with that, new forms of delivery using personal mobility (PM) also emerged and two-wheeled or PM-related accidents are steadily increasing. This study manufactures a PM's driving analysis device to establish a safe delivery monitoring environment. This system was constructed to process data collected from the driving analysis device and through a cloud server, which would recognize and record special situations (acceleration/deceleration, speed bump) that could occur during the PM's driving situation. As a result, the angular speed, acceleration, and geomagnetic values collected from the IMU in the device were able to determine whether to drive, drive on the sidewalk, and drive on the speed bump. This technology was able to achieve approximately 1600 times more driving information storage efficiency than conventional image-based recording devices.

A Study on Suitability of Training Facilities and Equipment used on Seafarer's Sea Survival Training (선원 해상생존교육 실습시설 및 장비의 적정성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jin-Woo;Kim, E-Wan;Lee, Chang-Hee;Lee, Young-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.473-481
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    • 2017
  • Seafarer sea survival training, such as basic safety refresher training and advanced safety refresher training, in accordance with the STCW Convention, is an indispensable program that can increase the crew survival rate during emergency situations at sea. It is important for crew members to carry out theoretical and practical training with various safety equipment in order to effectively train according to IMO model courses. Therefore, this study suggests the following measures to improve safety training facilities for seafarers by reviewing survival training requirements based on the IMO model course and comparing and analyzing related facilities based on operating cases from domestic and overseas training institutes. First, it is necessary to establish a training environment where seafarers can practice utilizing various, updated safety equipment such as marine evacuation equipment (slides, chutes, etc.). Second, it is necessary to construct an educational environment in which learners can directly or indirectly experience realistic emergency situations by installing marine environment simulation facilities with such equipment as a wave generator, rain fall device, wind generating device, etc. Third, it is also necessary to develop and expand customized training using virtual reality equipment in addition to experiential training, audiovisual training and simulation training.

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SCALED-DOWN W-BEAMS UNDER IMPACT

  • Hui, T.-Y.-J.;Ruan, H.-H.;Yu, T.-X.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.31-40
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    • 2003
  • W-beam guardrail system has been the most popular roadside safety device around the world. Through large plastic deformation and corresponding energy dissipation, a W-beam guardrail system contains and re-directs out-of-control vehicles so as to reduce the impact damage on the vehicle occupants and the vehicles themselves. In this paper, our recent experiments on 1 : 3.75 downscaled W-beam and the beam-post system are reported. The static and impact test results on the load characteristics, the global response and the local cross-sectional distortion are reveled. The effects of three different end-boundary conditions for the beam-only testing are examined. It is found that the load characteristics are much dependent on the combined contribution of the local cross-sectional distortion and the end-supporting conditions. The energy Partitioning between the beam and the supporting Posts in the beam-Post-system testing were also examined. The results showed that the energy dissipation partitioning changed with the input impact energy. Finally, a simple mass-spring model is developed to assess the dynamic response of a W-beam guardrail system in response to an impact loading. The model's prediction agrees well with the experimental results.

An Experimental Study on the a Light Device which Adopt Safety Ultra Constant Dischange Lamp (초정압 방전램프(UCD)를 적용한 안전조명 장치에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Poong-Gi;Kim, Young-Chul
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.41-51
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    • 2010
  • This paper describes the development of various lighting equipment adapting Ultra Constant Discharge Lamp that has newly been on commercial supply in the market. Meeting the required conditions of lighting equipment, various types of UCD Lamp equipment with excellent performances could be successfully developed. In order to provide a guideline for the economical lighting product selection, the analyzed data comparison between Hi-pressure Sodium Lamp which has been the most popular lamp for street lighting and UCD Lamp is provided. The conclusions of the study are made as follows; (1) The performance measurement result of UCD Lamp shows excellent Luminous Efficacy as 108Lm/W, daylight-like Color Rendering Index as 90Ra, and the best operating temperature range as $-50^{\circ}C{\sim}+85^{\circ}C$. Comparing to the Hi-pressure Sodium Lamp, UCD could be evaluated as much superior products. (2) In an assembled status with the lighting fixture (Type STB형-60W), UCD Lamp was tested OK for one hour duration at the temperature range form $-50^{\circ}C$ to $+85^{\circ}C$ and the humidity of 98%. The operation at the extremely low temperature can be an excellent feature to enable the export to the cold temperature regions such as Northern Europe and Russia and the specific applications for defense systems and special industry. (3) As UCD Lamp is a genuine Korea made product following Energy-saving and Eco-friendly policy, it should be appreciated as one of the best $CO^2$ reduction Green product.