• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.176-178
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• 1997

We are exposed to the various types of external stimuli, and many researches have been conducted to analyze the emotional changes to the stimuli quantitatively. In this paper, changes of human emotion was studied by analyzing HRV from ECG signals which were varied by the auditory stimulus. Power contents for each frequency bands were calculated from HRV waveforms. Two peak values representing autonomic nervous system status, HF and LF, were used to extract the parameters. An analysis on the normalized HF/LF to the subjective rating of the subject were performed. It was assumed that the positive emotional changes evoked by the auditory stimuli, the HF values representing activation of the parasympathetic nervous system, are increased much higher than the LF values, activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Results showed that the parasympathetic nervous system works more actively than the sympathetic nervous system to the stimuli which cause the positive emotional changes.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2016

In order to reduce the amount of noise component in X-ray imaging system, various reduction techniques were frequently used in the field of diagnostic imaging. Although the previous techniques -such as median, Wiener filters and Anscombe noise reduction technique - were able to reduce the noise, the edge information was still damaged. In order to cope with this problem, total variation (TV) noise reduction technique has been developed and researched. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the image quality using normalized noise power spectrum (NNPS) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) through simulations and experiments with respect to the above-mentioned noise reduction techniques. As a result, not only lowest NNPS value but also highest CNR values were acquired using a TV noise reduction technique. In conclusion, the results demonstrated that TV noise reduction technique is proved as the most practical method to ensure accurate denoising in X-ray imaging system.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.719-722
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• 2019

Gamma-ray images generally suffer from a lot of noise because of low photon detection in the gamma camera system. The purpose of this study is to improve the image quality in gamma-ray images using a gamma camera system with a fast nonlocal means (FNLM) noise reduction algorithm with an acceleration function. The designed FNLM algorithm is based on local region considerations, including the Euclidean distance in the gamma-ray image and use of the encoded information. To evaluate the noise characteristics, the normalized noise power spectrum (NNPS), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and coefficient of variation (COV) were used. According to the NNPS result, the lowest values can be obtained using the FNLM noise reduction algorithm. In addition, when the conventional methods and the FNLM noise reduction algorithm were compared, the average CNR and COV using the proposed algorithm were approximately 2.23 and 7.95 times better than those of the noisy image, respectively. In particular, the image-processing time of the FNLM noise reduction algorithm can achieve the fastest time compared with conventional noise reduction methods. The results of the image qualities related to noise characteristics demonstrated the superiority of the proposed FNLM noise reduction algorithm in a gamma camera system.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.439-443
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• 2019

To improve the noise characteristics, software-based noise reduction algorithms are widely used in cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) pixelated semiconductor gamma camera system. The purpose of this study was to develop an improved median filtering algorithm using a thresholding method for noise reduction in a CZT pixelated semiconductor gamma camera system. The gamma camera system simulated is a CZT pixelated semiconductor detector with a pixel-matched parallel-hole collimator and the spatial resolution phatnom was designed with the Geant4 Application for Tomography Emission (GATE). In addition, a noise reduction algorithm with a median filter using an improved thresholding method is developed and we applied our proposed algorithm to an acquired spatial resolution phantom image. According to the results, the proposed median filter improved the noise characteristics compared to a conventional median filter. In particular, the average for normalized noise power spectrum, contrast to noise ratio, and coefficient of variation results using the proposed median filter were 10, 1.11, and 1.19 times better than results using conventional median filter, respectively. In conclusion, our results show that the proposed median filter using improved the thresholding method results in high imaging performance when applied in a CZT semiconductor gamma camera system.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2022

Offshore platforms in seismically active areas must be designed to survive in the face of intense earthquakes without a global structural collapse. This paper scrutinizes the seismic performance of a newly designed and established jacket type offshore platform situated in the entrance of the Gulf of Suez region based on the API-RP2A normalized response spectra during seismic events. A nonlinear finite element model of a typical jacket type offshore platform is constructed taking into consideration the effect of structure-soil-interaction. Soil properties at the site were manipulated to generate the pile lateral soil properties in the form of load deflection curves, based on API-RP2A recommendations. Dynamic characteristics of the offshore platform, the response function, output power spectral density and transfer functions for different elements of the platform are discussed. The joints deflection and acceleration responses demands are presented. It is generally concluded that consideration of the interaction between structure, piles and soil leads to higher deflections and less stresses in platform elements due to soil elasticity, nonlinearity, and damping and leads to a more realistic platform design. The earthquake-based analysis for offshore platform structure is essential for the safe design and operation of offshore platforms.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3380-3389
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• 2022

We evaluated the performance of an improved hybrid median filter (IHMF) applied to X-ray computed tomography (CT) images obtained using a high-resolution photon-counting cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector. To study how the proposed approach improves the image quality, we measured the noise levels and the overall CT-image quality. We established a CZT imaging system with a detector length of 5.12 cm and thickness of 0.3 cm and acquired phantom images. To evaluate the efficacy of the proposed filter, we first modeled two conventional median filters. Subsequently, we were able to achieve a normalized noise power spectrum result of ~10^-8 mm², and furthermore, the proposed method improved the contrast-to-noise ratio by a factor of ~1.51 and the coefficient of variation by 1.55 relative to the counterpart values of the no-filter image. In addition, the IHMF exhibited the best performance among the three filters considered as regards the peak signal-to-noise ratio and no-reference-based image-quality evaluation parameters. Thus, our results demonstrate that the IHMF approach provides a superior image performance over conventional median filtering methods when applied to actual CZT X-ray CT images.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.360-369
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• 2012

The causes of showing different subthreshold slopes (SS) in programmed and erased states for two different charge trap flash (CTF) memory devices, SONOS type flash memory with gate-all-around (GAA) structure and TANOS type NAND flash memory with planar structure were investigated. To analyze the difference in SSs, TCAD simulation and low-frequency noise (LFN) measurement were fulfilled. The device simulation was performed to compare SSs considering the gate electric field effect to the channel and to check the localized trapped charge distribution effect in nitride layer while the comparison of noise power spectrum was carried out to inspect the generation of interface traps ($N_{IT}$). When each cell in the measured two memory devices is erased, the normalized LFN power is increased by one order of magnitude, which is attributed to the generation of $N_{IT}$ originated by the movement of hydrogen species ($h^*$) from the interface. As a result, the SS is degraded for the GAA SONOS memory device when erased where the $N_{IT}$ generation is a prominent factor. However, the TANOS memory cell is relatively immune to the SS degradation effect induced by the generated $N_{IT}$.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.471-479
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• 2011

최근 한반도 및 주변해역에서 발생한 규모 4.8 이상의 5개 중규모 지진으로부터 관측된 속도 지반운동 파형을 이용하여 수평 응답스펙트럼을 분석하고 결과를 우선 가속도 지반운동을 이용하여 얻어진 수평 응답스펙트럼, 국내 원자력 관련 구조물의 내진설계 기준, 마지막으로 국내 일반 구조물 및 건축물 내진설계기준과 각각 비교하였다. 연구에 이용된 지반운동은 수평성분 102개(NS 및 EW 성분 포함)이며 고유진동수에 따른 응답을 구하고 각각의 최대 지반 속도 값을 이용하여 정규화 분석을 수행하였다. 첫째, 가속도 응답스펙트럼과 비교한 결과 속도 응답스펙트럼 값은 특히 중간주기에서 높은 응답을 보여 주었고 이에 비해 가속도 응답스펙트럼은 특히 단주기 즉 높은 고유진동수 영역에서 높은 응답을 보여 주었다. 둘째, 국내 원자력시설물의 내진기준으로 이용되고 있는 Reg. Guide 1.60과 비교한 결과 속도 응답스펙트럼 값은 약 6-7Hz를 시작점으로 보다 낮은 장주기 영역에서 기준값을 초과하는 현상을 보여 주었다. 셋째, 500년 재래주기에 해당하는 국내 일반 구조물 및 건축물 내진설계기준인 표준 설계응답스펙트럼을 SC, SD 및 SE지반 조건과 같은 3개 지반조건과 동시에 비교한 결과 차례로 약 1.5초, 2초 및 3초에서 시작하여 보다 장주기 영역에서 국내 일반 구조물 표준 설계 응답스펙트럼값을 초과하였다. 동일한 부지에서 일반적으로 가속도 응답스펙트럼은 단주기에서 가장 큰 값을 나타내며, 속도 응답 스펙트럼은 중간주기에서 가장 크며, 마지막으로 변위 응답스펙트럼은 장주기에서 가장 큰 값을 가진다는 국외 연구결과가 국내 지반운동을 이용한 결과에서 역시 적용가능하다는 점을 확인시켜 주었다. 최근 국내에서도 건축물의 초고층화 등으로 구조물의 디자인이 기존의 단주기에 비해 중간주기 및 장주기 영역이 상대적으로 강조되고 있어 이러한 중간주기영역에서 수평 응답스펙트럼의 정보는 향후 대단히 중요하다고 할 수 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.444-455
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 CANDU-PHWR 형 기존 및 개량 핵연료의 원통형 (soild) 및 환상형 소결체에 대하여, 그 핵연료 전 수명 기간동안, 반경방향 출력분포를 정확하고 신속하게 계산하는 NEDAR 모형을 개발하였다. 본 계산모형에는 핵연료소결체의 직경 범위 8.0-19.5 mm, 농축도 범위 0.71-6.0 wt % U-235이고, 계산 가능 연소도범위가 0-840 Mwh/kgU (35000MWD/T)인 한계내에서, 핵연료 반경방향 출력분포결자식 및 열중성자속감소 계산결과자료가 포함되어 있다. CAN-DU-PHWR 형 원자로 중성자속 스펙트럼을 입력자료로 하여, 로물리 전산코드, CE-HAMMER 를 이용하여 핵연료의 각 설계조건 및 소결체의 환별 국부지점에 대하여, 임의로 설정한 기준 연소시점에서 반경 방향 출력 분포를 계산하였다. 이 계산 결과를 토대로 각 환의 평균출력을 구하는 적분법 및 비선형 곡선희귀계산법에 의하여, Bessel 함수와 지수함수의 다항식으로 구성된 반경방향 출력분포 기본 결과식 및 그 계수들이 산출되었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 NEDAR 모형을 이용하여 산출한 반경방향출력분포값을, 핵연료소결체 표면에서의 값을 기본단위로 환산하여 비교하면, 본 의형에 의한 반경방향 출력분포 결과가 기존 ELESIM 전산코드의 결과에 비교하여 약간 높게 나타났다. 소결체의 반경방향의 출력 및 온도분포는 핵분열기체생성물방출과 밀접한 관계가 있으므로, 본 모형을 기존 ELESIM 전산코트의 반경방향 출력분포 계산 모형과 대체한 전산코트, 즉 KAFEPA-NEDAR에 의한 핵분열기체생 생성물방출량 예측치를 기존 ELESIM 전산코드의 예측치와 비교하였다. 여기서 KAFEPA-NEDAR리 예측치가 실험결과 자료에 보다 더 가깝게 접근하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 개 발된 NEDAR모형은 과대한 계산시간의 낭비없이 CANDU-PHWR 형 핵연료소결체의 반경방향출력분포를 효율적이고, 신속/정착하게 계산하는 모형임이 입증되었다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.565-575
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• 2014

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of weight of load and time on the physical workload of repetitive upper-limb tasks with handling light weight loads using EMG and perceived discomfort, and to investigate the relationship between EMG and perceived discomfort for those repetitive tasks of moving light weight loads. Background: Repetitive upper-limb motion is known as one of the main risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders, and a lot of repetitive tasks are carried out while handling light weight loads in the industry. In evaluating the workload of repetitive tasks handling light weight loads, EMG and perceived discomfort can be used, though their relationship in those work conditions are not much investigated. Method: A laboratory experiment with 18 healthy males were conducted to record EMG signals from 5 muscle sites of the right arm and shoulder and rate perceived discomforts for the body parts and the whole body while carrying out repetitive materials-handling tasks for 52min. The subjects were divided into 3 groups which handled the loads of 1kg, 2kg and 3kg, respectively. ANOVAs were conducted to analyze the effects of the weight and time on RMS of EMG amplitude (normalized RMS: NRMS), median frequency of power spectrum of EMG (normalized MDF: NMDF) and perceived discomfort. The correlations between NRMS and NMDF and perceived discomfort were also analyzed. Results: Statistically significant muscular fatigue effects were not found from NRMS and NMDF in most muscles, while there were significant increases of discomfort as the task time elapsed. It was shown that there were an increasing trend of the muscular activity as the weight of load increased and a decreasing trend of median frequency of EMG of upper and lower arms as time elapsed. It was found that there were significant negative correlations between NMDFs from the lower arm and discomfort ratings, though the relationships were weak. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the working conditions adopted in this study were not enough to induce muscular fatigue, while there was significant increase in perceived discomfort. A further study is necessary to integrate the objective and subjective measures for more reliable and sensitive evaluation of workload of repetitive tasks of handling light weight loads. Application: This study can be used as a basic study for the evaluation of workload of repetitive tasks handling light weight loads.