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Modifiable Walking Pattern Generation Handling Infeasible Navigational Commands for Humanoid Robots

  • Lee, Bum-Joo;Kim, Kab Il
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.344-351
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    • 2014
  • In order to accomplish complex navigational commands, humanoid robot should be able to modify its walking period, step length and direction independently. In this paper, a novel walking pattern generation algorithm is proposed to satisfy these requirements. Modification of the walking pattern can be considered as a transition between two periodic walking patterns, which follows each navigational command. By assuming the robot as a linear inverted pendulum, the equations of motion between ZMP(Zero Moment Point) and CM(Center of Mass) state is easily derived and analyzed. After navigational command is translated into the desired CM state, corresponding CM motion is generated to achieve the desired state by using simple ZMP functions. Moreover, when the command is not feasible, feasible command is alternated by using binary search algorithm. Subsequently, corresponding CM motion is generated. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by computer simulation.

Revisited Straight Line Technique for Unilateral Cleft Lip (구순구개열 환자에 있어 직선봉합법의 역할)

  • Seo, Byoung-Moo
    • Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2008
  • The variations of cleft lip deformities imposed the difficulty to the surgical correction for them. Straight line technique for cleft lip surgery has been ignored quite long since other techniques were developed. Initially the straight line technique was introduced and widely accepted because it is simple and easy to perform during the period of no adequate anesthetics. But it was abandoned for its several shortcomings such as tighten lip, vermilion notching, anatomical distortion, and wound contractures. Recently, some groups advocated the usefulness of straight line technique which has a significant modification from its original form. Additionally the variable degree of cleft lip deformity allows simple straight line closure for those patients. Here a case of simple straight line technique was presented and discussed for its reliability and plausible results as well.

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A Study Development of Production Information System for Real-time of POP (POP(Point of Product)에 의한 실시간 생산정보시스템 구현 연구)

  • 박주식;박진홍;강경식
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.45-56
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    • 2003
  • This study intend to make easy modification, even if there is a new job or structure change, by modularizing program and computerize and automation of production control management used in CIM. Under the condition where manager control production on the job-site, for increasing connection with other operation and management on the computer by monitoring center computer, Recognizing information by computer is needed, it is possible by converting transaction. So production increase and quality improvement are possible by diminishing manager's and producer's work with the result of the study combining POP and CIM, after that, in e-business and m-business period that every enterprise must pass, customer satisfaction and sales promotion are possible with employee's computerizing minds. These study result also can knowledge process condition with theoretical class and have a power in finding a solution with foundation of theoretical knowledge.

The Effect of Picture Book Based Mathematical Activities on Mathematical Problem-Solving Performance in children (그림책에 의한 수학활동이 유아의 수학적 문제해결력에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Seok Youn;Choi, Kyoung Sook
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.227-241
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    • 2000
  • This study investigated the effectiveness of mathematical activities based on picture books for the development of children's problem-solving performance. Subjects were 72 children divided in two groups of 36 each; one group had mathematical activities based on picture books and the other group had of pencil-and-paper tasks. The problem-solving performance was measured in terms of the test by Ward(1993) with a few modification for pretest and posttest. Mathematical activities were performed 12 times over a 6 week period. The data was analyzed by Analysis of Covariance(ANCOVA). The group taught by picture books significantly improved mathematical problem-solving performance.

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Air pollution and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: are their potentially sensitive groups?

  • Tsai, Shang-Shyue;Yang, Ya-Hui;Liou, Saou-Hsing;Wu, Trong-Neng;Yang, Chun-Yuh
    • Advances in environmental research
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.57-68
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    • 2012
  • Recent studies showed that air pollution is a risk factor for hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is limited evidence to suggest which subpopulations are at higher risk from air pollution. This study was undertaken to examine the modifying effect of specific secondary diagnosis (including hypertension, diabetes, pneumonia, congestive heart failure) on the relationship between hospital admissions for COPD and ambient air pollutants concentrations. Hospital admissions for COPD and ambient air pollution data for Taipei were obtained for the period from 1999-2009. The relative risk of hospital admissions for COPD was estimated using a case-crossover approach. None of the secondary diagnosis we examined showed much evidence of effect modification.

Initiation of Germination Characters of Plant Seed by Light Quality (광에 의한 종자의 발아특성 발현과 그 분화 및 형성에 관하여)

  • 최관삼
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1987.07a
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    • pp.175-190
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    • 1987
  • Germination characters of the lettuce seed that received photoperiodic pretreatments of low or high temperature from the flowering to harvest. MSU-15 seed, one of the lettuce cultivars used, having high dark germination, was modified to low dark germination by the long-day treatments during the seed formation. Light-requiring MSU-16 seed was modified to the dark-germination seed by high temperature given at the seed formation period. Above results suggest that the environmental conditions given to an immature seed adhered to a mother plant bring about some modification to its native germination habit. I confirmed that the spectral quality of light could influence the phytochrome system which controlled germination characters of the progeny of lettuce seed ; plants grown in light rich in far-red energies produced light-requiring seed, but those grown in high deficient in far-red energies produced dark germination seed.

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Regulation Mechanism of Soybean Storage Protein Gene Expression (대두 저장단백질 유전자의 발현 조절 메카니즘)

  • 최양도;김정호
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1987.07a
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    • pp.283-307
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    • 1987
  • Glycinin and $\beta$-conglycinin are the most abundant storage protein in soybean. These proteins are known to be synthesized predominantly during germination and cell expansion phase of seed development for short period, and synthesized not in other tissues. Genes encoding these storage proteins are useful system to study the mechanism of development stage and tissue specific gene expression in eukaryotes, especially plants, at the molecular level. The cDNA and genomic clones coding for glycinin have been isolated and regulation mechanism of the gene expression has been studied. Initially, development and tissue-specific expression of the glycinin gene is regulated at the level of transcription. Post-transcriptional processing is also responsible for delayed accumulation of the mRNA. Translational control of the storage protein gene has not been reported. Post-translational modification is another strategic point to regulate the expression of the gene. It is possible to identify positive and/or negative reguratory clements in vivo by producing transgenic plants agter gene manipulation. Elucidation of activation and repression mechanism of soybean storage protein genes will contribute to the understanding of the other plant and eukaryotic genes at molecular level.

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Generation of Artificial Earthquake Ground Motions using Nonstationary Random Process-Modification of Power Spectrum Compatible with Design Response Spectrum- (Nonstationary Random Process를 이용한 인공지진파 발생 -설계응답스펙트럼에 의한 파워스펙트럼의 조정-)

  • 김승훈
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1999.04a
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    • pp.61-68
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    • 1999
  • In the nonlinear dynamic structural analysis the given ground excitation as an input should be well defined. Because of the lack of recorded accelerograms in Korea it is required to generate an artificial earthquake by a stochastic model of ground excitation with various dynamic properties rather than recorded accelerograms. It is well known that earthquake motions are generally non-stationary with time-varying intensity and frequency content. Many researchers have proposed non-stationary random process models. Yeh and Wen (1990) proposed a non-stationary modulation function and a power spectral density function to describe such non-stationary characteristics. Satio and Wen(1994) proposed a non-stationary stochastic process model to generate earthquake ground motions which are compatible with design reponse spectrum at sites in Japan. this paper shows the process to modify power spectrum compatible with target design response spectrum for generating of nonstationary artificial earthquake ground motions. Target reponse spectrum is chosen by ATC14 to calibrate the response spectrum according to a give recurrence period.

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Collagen Formation and Adhesion of Human Gingival Fibroblasts on the IBAD Ca-P Coating on Ti

  • B. H. Zhao;F. Z. Cui;Lee, I-S.;W. Bai;H. L. Feng
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.12 no.S1
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    • pp.10-14
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    • 2003
  • Coatings of hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate/HA (TCP/HA) on titanium were fabricated by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD). Significant effect of the Ca-P coatings on human Gingival Fibroblasts (HGFs) attachment and formation of type I collagen were found by using immunofluorescence microscope. TCP/HA and HA coatings exerted more HGFs attachment and collagen I formation. Comparing with HA coating, TCP/HA coating exhibited better responses during the late period of the tests. This investigation indicated that this surface modification method may enhance the biological seal at the cervical level of the titanium dental implants.

Modification of Design Response Spectra Considering Geotechnical Site Characteristics in Korea (국내 지반특성에 적합한 설계응답스펙트럼 개선을 위한 증폭계수 재산정에 대한 연구)

  • Yoon, Jong-Ku;Kim, Dong-Soo;Bang, Eun-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.03a
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    • pp.113-124
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    • 2006
  • Despite the site classification method was improved in the previous study, the response spectrum would be required to be modified by adjusting the integration interval to calculate the site coefficients because the response spectra did not match well the average spectral accelerations obtained by site response analyses in the range of long periods. In this paper, new response spectra for each site categories were determined by adjusting the integration interval of long-period site coefficient $F_{v}$ from $0.4{\sim}2.0$ to $0.4{\sim}1.5$ second. It matched well the average spectral accelerations and new response spectrum, and it was also improved compared to the current site classification system.

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