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Active Controls of Flow Over a Sphere for Drag Reduction (능동제어를 이용한 구의 저항 감소)

  • Jeon, Seung;Choi, Hae-Cheon
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.199-202
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    • 2006
  • The objective of this study is to propose methods of controlling the wake behind a sphere for drag reduction using the suboptimal control theory and surrogate management framework, respectively. The Reynolds numbers considered is 300 at which the base flow is unsteady planar symmetric. Given the cost function defined as the square of the difference between the target pressure (potential-flow pressure) and real flow pressure on the sphere surface, the suboptimal control makes the flow steady axisymmetric and produces drag reduction. Based on the actuation profile from the suboptimal control, the optimal wavy actuation profile is obtained using the surrogate management framework and produces drag reduction.

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Children with Epilepsy: Quality of Life and Management (간질아동의 삶의 질과 간호관리)

  • Shin Yeong-Hee
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.225-232
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this article is to describe the overview of current medical treatments of childhood epilepsy in Korea and to review several recent nursing researches related to quality of life problems, especially psychological functioning in children with epilepsy and the stress of the family. The prognosis of childhood epilepsy has been improved considerably and about 80% of patients can now be expected to achieve complete seizure control by the antiepileptic drug treatment. Even for the intractable epilepsy, with the combination of ketogenic diet program and antiepileptic drug therapy or surgical treatment, the prognosis became very much better than before. The majority of research has reported that children with epilepsy were experiencing quality of life problems. They are at risk for impaired functioning, compared to either general population controls or to other chronic illness groups such as asthma and diabetes. The ultimate goal of providing care to children with epilepsy is to control seizures while facilitating an optimal quality of life for the child as well as the family. Recommendations are included for future research and intervention programs for children, parents and our society.

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A Path Generation Algorithm of an Automatic Guided Vehicle Using Sensor Scanning Method

  • Park, Tong-Jin;Ahn, Jung-Woo;Han, Chang-Soo
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.137-146
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, a path generation algorithm that uses sensor scannings is described. A scanning algorithm for recognizing the ambient environment of the Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) that uses the information from the sensor platform is proposed. An algorithm for computing the real path and obstacle length is developed by using a scanning method that controls rotating of the sensors on the platform. The AGV can recognize the given path by adopting this algorithm. As the AGV with two-wheel drive constitute a nonholonomic system, a linearized kinematic model is applied to the AGV motor control. An optimal controller is designed for tracking the reference path which is generated by recognizing the path pattern. Based on experimental results, the proposed algorithm that uses scanning with a sensor platform employing only a small number of sensors and a low cost controller for the AGV is shown to be adequate for path generation.

An Application of Sliding Horizon Control to an Electro- Hydraulic Automotive Seat Simulator

  • Mo, Changki;Sunwoo, Myoungho;Yan, Wenzhen
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.283-291
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    • 2002
  • The paper demonstrates the tracking performance of a sliding horizon feedback/feedforward preview optimal control when applied to a hydraulic motion simulator which has been built to provide a means of replicating the actual ride dynamics of an automobile seat/human system. The design was developed by solving an ordinary differential equation problem instead of a Ricatti equation. Simulation results indicate that the proposed technique has good performance improvement in phase tracking when compared to the classical design methods. It is also found that the controller can be adjusted more easily for robustness due to more tuning parameters.

Stabilization of Fixed Speed Wind Generator by using Variable Speed PM Wind Generator in Multi-Machine Power System

  • Rosyadi, Marwan;Takahashi, Rion;Muyeen, S.M.;Tamura, Junji
    • Journal of international Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2013
  • This paper present stabilization control of fixed speed wind generator by using variable speed permanent magnet wind generator in a wind farm connected with multi-machine power system. A novel direct-current based d-q vector control technique of back to back converter integrated with Fuzzy Logic Controller for optimal control configuration is proposed, in which both active and reactive powers delivered to a power grid system are controlled effectively. Simulation analyses have been performed using PSCAD/EMTDC. Simulation results show that the proposed control scheme is very effective to enhance the voltage stability of the wind farm during fault condition.

Necessary optimality conditions in the small for degenerate hyperbolic distributed-parameter control systems

  • Chang, Kun-Soo;Lee, In-Beum
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1990.10b
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    • pp.1043-1048
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    • 1990
  • The degenerate case of multivariable hyperbolic distributed-parameter systems (systems of hyperbolic partial differential equations) in time coordinate t and space coordinate x is characterized by a property that all the characteristic curves of the state equations are parallel to the coordinate axes of independent variables. It is a disturbing fact, although not well known, that the so-called maximum principle as applied to these systems does not exist for the control that depend on time alone. In this paper, however, it is shown that a set of necessary conditions in the small can exist for unconstrained as well as magnitude constrained controls in a locally convex set. The necessary conditions thus derived can be used conveniently to find the optimal control for degenerate hyperbolic distributed-parameter control systems.

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A Study on Optimal Traffic Signal Controls in Urban Street Networks (도시 가로망에서의 최적교통신호등 결정모형의 실용화에 관한 연구)

  • 이승환
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.3-23
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    • 1987
  • Traffic signal control problems in urban street networks are formulated in two ways. In the formulations network flows are assumed to satisfy the user route choice criterion. the first formulation which is called implicit substiuation incorporates user route behavior implicitly in the objective function by recognizing the dependence of the link flows on the signal variables. On the other hands, the second one which is called 'penalty formulation' consists in expressing the route choice conditions in the form of a single nonlinear constraint. Approximate solution algorithm for each of the formulations was investigated in detail and computer codes were written to examine key aspects of each algorithm. A test was done on a network which is small in size but sufficiently complex in representing real-world traffic conditions and the test result shows that both algorithms produce converged solutions. It is recommended, however, that further studies should be done in order to compare the performance of each algorithm more in depth.

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Development of a Side Scan Sonar System for Underwater Sun (천해용 Side Scan Sonar의 송수신 시스템 구현 및 운용에 관한 연구)

  • 오영석;이철원;강도욱;우종식
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.222-227
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    • 2000
  • "Side scan sonar" using acoustic signal has been developed to survey cable laying, sunken bodie\ulcorner bottom and so on. It use the acoustic signals, which are emitted from two transducer arrays, to get gemetri\ulcorner target area. This system consists of transceiver board, towed body, and deck unit. The transceiver board, w\ulcorner watertight canister of the towed body, controls the transmitting and receiving of 400kHz acoustic signals from \ulcorner After receiving the scattered signals, it processes the filtering, AGF(Automatic Gain Control), TVG(Time Heterodyne. The deck unit is composed of the signal processing part, A/D converter, power supplier, and real\ulcorner And the towed body has been designed to satisfy the optimal hydrodynamic behavior during towing. The de\ulcorner theory of transceiving part and some results from field-experiments will be introduced here.

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A NUMERICAL SCHEME TO SOLVE NONLINEAR BSDES WITH LIPSCHITZ AND NON-LIPSCHITZ COEFFICIENTS

  • FARD OMID S.;KAMYAD ALl V.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.18 no.1_2
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    • pp.73-93
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we attempt to present a new numerical approach to solve non-linear backward stochastic differential equations. First, we present some definitions and theorems to obtain the conditions, from which we can approximate the non-linear term of the backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE) and we get a continuous piecewise linear BSDE correspond with the original BSDE. We use the relationship between backward stochastic differential equations and stochastic controls by interpreting BSDEs as some stochastic optimal control problems, to solve the approximated BSDE and we prove that the approximated solution converges to the exact solution of the original non-linear BSDE in two different cases.

A Study of on the Optimal Vaccinaton using Pontryagin's Minimum Principle (Pontryagin 최소 원리를 이용한 최적접종에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Hyeong-Hwan;Ju, Su-Won;Lee, Gwang-U
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.11-16
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    • 1988
  • The optimum control theory has been applied to the problem of finding the most economic use of active and passive immunization controls. Application of Pontryagin's Minimum Principle to this case, involving functions of delayed control has been demonstrated and a procedure has been developed for the numerical solution of the resulting control problem. Using the numerical procedure, optimum control strategies have been obtained for different values of reported case cost.

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