• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.4191-4203
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• 2023

Robotics applications are greatly needed in hazardous locations, e.g., fusion and fission reactors, where robots must perform delicate and complex tasks under ionizing radiation conditions. The drawback is that some robotic parts, such as active electronics, are susceptible to radiation. It can lead to unexpected failures and early termination of the robotic operation. This paper analyses the ionizing radiation effect from 0.09 to 1.5 Gy/s in robotic components (microcontrollers, servo motors and temperature sensors). The first experiment compares the performance of various microcontroller types and their actuators and sensors, where different mitigation strategies are applied, such as using Radiation-Hardened (Rad-Hard) microcontrollers or shielding. The second and third experiments analyze the performance of a 3-Degrees of Freedom (DoF) robotic arm, evaluating its components' responses and trajectory. This study enhances our understanding and expands our knowledge regarding radiation's impact on robotic arms and components, which is useful for defining the best strategies for extending the robots' operational lifespan, especially when performing maintenance or inspection tasks in radiation environments.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.397-397
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• 2011

In a low aspect ratio (LAR) tokamak reactor with a superconducting toroidal field (TF) coil, the radial build of TF coil and the shield play a key role in determining the size of a reactor. For self-consistent determination of the reactor components and physics parameters, a system analysis code is coupled with one-dimensional radiation transport code. Conceptual design study of a compact superconducting LAR tokamak reactor with aspect ratio less than 2.5 was conducted and the optimum radial build was identified. It is shown that the use of an improved shielding material and high temperature superconducting magnets with high critical current density opens up the possibility of a fusion power plant with compact size and small re-circulating power simultaneously at low aspect ratio, and that by using an inboard neutron reflector instead of breeding blanket, tritium self-sufficiency is possible with outboard blanket only and thus compact sized reactor is viable.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제30권1_2호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2018

목 적 : 체적변조회전방사선치료(VMAT)는 종양의 모양에 맞게 균일하면서도 정밀한 방사선 조사를 하면서 동시에 정상조직의 방사선 손상위험을 줄이는 장점이 있어 뇌암, 두경부암 및 전립선암 등의 종양과 정상장기가 가까운 암의 치료에 사용되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 뇌암 및 두경부암 환자의 VMAT 방사선 치료 시 Jaw-Tracking technique(JTT)의 선량학적 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 본원에서 VMAT 치료기법으로 방사선치료를 받은 뇌암 및 두경부암 환자 8명을 선택하였다. 환자의 종양 및 정상 장기의 윤곽그리기(contouring) 정보를 Velocity(Varian, USA)의 deformable registration을 이용하여 Rando phantom에 fusion하였다. Varian Eclipse(ver 15.5, Varian, USA)를 사용하여 Jaw-Tracking 사용 유무를 제외하고 환자 치료 시 사용한 beam parameter와 동일하게 치료계획을 진행하였다. 평가 지표로써 target과 OAR의 최대선량, 평균선량을 사용하여 비교하였고 치료계획 검증을 위해 Portal dosimetry를 시행하였다. 결 과 : JTT를 사용했을 경우는 Static-Jaw technique(SJT)을 사용하였을 경우보다 OAR의 상대 선량이 각각 평균선량은 5.24 %, 최대선량은 7.05 % 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 다양한 OAR에서 평균선량과 최대선량의 감소의 범위는 각각 0.01~3.16 Gy, 0.12~6.27 Gy로 나타났다. Target의 경우는 JTT의 경우가 SJT보다 GTV, CTV, PTV의 최대선량이 각각 0.17 %, 0.43 %, 0.37 % 감소하였으며, 평균선량은 0.24 %, 0.47 %, 0.47% 감소하였다. 감마분석은 3 %/3 mm, 통과율 95 % 이상을 통과 기준으로 설정하였고 JTT, SJT 통과율은 각각 $98{\pm}1.73%$, $97{\pm}1.83%$이었다. 실험에 적용된 모든 OAR의 선량을 비교해 보았을 때, JTT을 사용하였을 경우가 SJT보다 MLC 외에 추가적인 jaw 차폐로 인하여 선량이 유의미하게 줄어들었다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 결 론 : VMAT 치료계획을 이용한 방사선 치료시 뇌암, 두경부암과 같이 종양과 정상 장기가 인접한 경우와 MLC를 통한 누설선량을 증가시킬 수 있는 넓은 조사야 및 높은 에너지의 사용을 필요로 하는 방사선 치료 시 JTT를 적용함으로써 종양주변 정상조직의 피폭선량을 낮추고 이로 인해 PTV의 target coverage를 높일 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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• pp.176-180
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• 2002

During the last two decades the laser beam has progressed from a sophisticated laboratory apparatus to an adaptable and viable industrial tool. Especially, in its welding mode, the laser offers high travel speed, low distortion, and narrow fusion and heat-affected zones (HAZ). The principal obstacle to selection of a laser processing method in production is its relatively high equipment cost and the natural unwillingness of production supervision to try something new until it is thoroughly proven. The major objective of this work is focused on the combined features of gas tungsten arc and a low-power cold laser beam. Although high-power laser beams have been combined with the plasma from a gas tungsten arc (GTA) torch for use in welding as early as 1980, recent work at the Ohio State University has employed a low power laser beam to initiate, direct, and concentrate a gas tungsten arcs. In this work, the laser beam from a 7 watts carbon monoxide laser was combined with electrical discharges from a short-pulsed capacitive discharge GTA welding power supply. When the low power CO laser beam passes through a special composition shielding gas, the CO molecules in the gas absorbs the radiation, and ionizes through a process known as non-equilibrium, vibration-vibration pumping. The resulting laser-induced plasma (LIP) was positioned between various configurations of electrodes. The high-voltage impulse applied to the electrodes forced rapid electrical breakdown between the electrodes. Electrical discharges between tungsten electrodes and aluminum sheet specimens followed the ionized path provided by LIP. The result was well focused melted spots.