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Development of a DEVS Simulator for Electronic Warfare Effectiveness Analysis of SEAD Mission under Jamming Attacks (대공제압(SEAD) 임무에서의 전자전 효과도 분석을 위한 DEVS기반 시뮬레이터 개발)

  • Song, Hae Sang;Koo, Jung;Kim, Tag Gon;Choi, Young Hoon;Park, Kyung Tae;Shin, Dong Cho
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.33-46
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of Electronic warfare is to disturbe, neutralize, attack, and destroy the opponent's electronic warfare weapon system or equipment. Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) mission is aimed at incapacitating, destroying, or temporarily deteriorating air defense networks such as enemy surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), which is a representative mission supported by electronic warfare. This paper develops a simulator for analyzing the effectiveness of SEAD missions under electronic warfare support using C++ language based on the DEVS (Discrete Event Systems Specification) model, the usefulness of which has been proved through case analysis with examples. The SEAD mission of the friendly forces is carried out in parallel with SSJ (Self Screening Jamming) electronic warfare under the support of SOJ (Stand Off Jamming) electronic warfare. The mission is assumed to be done after penetrating into the enemy area and firing HARM (High Speed Anti Radiation Missile). SAM response is assumed to comply mission under the degraded performance due to the electronic interference of the friendly SSJ and SOJ. The developed simulator allows various combinations of electronic warfare equipment specifications (parameters) and operational tactics (parameters or algorithms) to be input for the purpose of analysis of the effect of these combinations on the mission effectiveness.

Influence of Mercury on the Repair of Ionizing Radiation-induced DNA Damage in Coelomocytes of Eisenia fetida (이온화 방사선에 의해 손상된 Eisenia fetida 체강세포의 DNA 수복에 수은이 미치는 영향)

  • Ryu, Tae-Ho;Nili, Mohammad;An, Kwang-Guk;Kim, Jin-Kyu
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.236-240
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    • 2011
  • Mercury known as quicksilver, is the most common cause of heavy metal toxicity. Toxicity caused by excessive mercury exposure is now being recognized as a widespread environmental problem and is continuing to attract a great deal of public concerns. The mercury genotoxicity could be its effect on DNA repair mechanisms, which constitute the defense system designated to protect genome integrity. The objective of this study is to confirm that mercuric chloride inhibits the repair of gamma ray-induced DNA damage. The earthworm of Eisenia fetida was chosen for this study because it is an internationally accepted model species for toxicity testing with a cosmopolitan distribution. Experiments were done to identify the levels of DNA damage and the repair kinetics in the coelomocytes of E. fetida irradiated with 20 Gy gamma rays alone or with gamma rays after 40 mg $kg^{-1}$ $HgCl_2$ treatment by means of the single cell gel electrophoresis assay. The Olive tail moments were measured during 0~96 hours after irradiation. The repair time in the animals treated with the combination of $HgCl_2$ and ionizing radiation was nearly five times longer than that in the animals treated with ionizing radiation alone. Also, E. fetida exposed to mercury showed a statistically lower repair efficiency of gamma ray-induced DNA damage. The results suggest that the mercury could even have deleterious effects on the DNA repair system. Influence of mercury on the DNA repair mechanisms has been confirmed by this study.

Cell Survival and Expression of Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Treated with N-acetyl-L-cysteine and Ionizing Radiation (Saccharomyces cerevisiae에서 이온화 방사선과 N-acetyl-L-cysteine 처리에 따른 세포 생존과 Superoxide Dismutase와 Catalase 유전자 발현)

  • Park, Ji-Young;Baek, Dong-Won;Nili, Mohammad;Kim, Jin-Kyu
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2011
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) having a thiol, a precursor for glutathione (GSH), is known as one of the antioxidants. NAC used as a radioprotector against ionizing radiation (IR)-induced injury and damage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the radioprotective effects of NAC against IR-induced cell damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the antioxidative effect of NAC on transcriptional level of yeast antioxidant enzyme genes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. In the present study, yeast cells were pretreated with various concentrations of NAC and/or irradiated with various doses of gamma rays. The cell viability was measured by counting the cell forming unit (CFU). The quantitative real-time PCR was performed for analysis of gene expression of SOD and catalase. The viability of irradiated cells was not improved by pretreatment with NAC. Ionizing radiation with 100 Gy highly induced the gene expression of antioxidant enzymes. In the irradiated group with NAC pretreatment, the gene expression of SOD and catalase was gradually reduced with the increased concentrations of NAC. These results indicate that NAC can act as a useful antioxidant to scavenge reactive oxygen species in vivo, but does not protect cells against IR-induced cell death in S. cerevisiae.

A study on the temperature guidelines for weapon system test and evaluation in the Korean peninsula (무기체계의 환경시험을 위한 한반도의 온도기준 설정에 관한 연구)

  • Moon, Jayoung;Kim, DongGil;Sung, InChul;Hong, YeonWoong
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.1593-1600
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    • 2016
  • This paper suggests a temperature guidance for requirements which must be addressed in the preparation of specifications for military equipment used in land applications in the Korean peninsula. In general, the equipment should be designed to operate during all but a certain small percentage of the time. Daegu and Yangpyeong are the hottest and coldest regions by month, respectively, based on surface weather observations over 132 regions from 1904 to 2014. The 1-percent high and low temperatures for land environment in the South Korea are $38.7^{\circ}C$, and -$29.0^{\circ}C$, respectively. This paper also presents the temperature values occurring for specified frequencies of occurrence during the most severe month. Diurnal cycles associated with the hottest and coldest top one-percent temperatures, including associated solar radiation, relative humidity, and wind-speed are provided.

Feasibility Study of Forward-Looking Imaging Radar Applicable to an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (무인 차량 탑재형 전방 관측 영상 레이다 가능성 연구)

  • Sun, Sun-Gu;Cho, Byung-Lae;Park, Gyu-Churl;Nam, Sang-Ho
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.21 no.11
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    • pp.1285-1294
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    • 2010
  • This study describes the design and verification of short range UWB(Ultra Wideband) imaging radar that is able to display high resolution radar image for front area of a UGV(Unmanned Ground Vehicle). This radar can help a UGV to navigate autonomously as it detects and avoids obstacles through foliage. We describe the relationship between bandwidth of transmitting signal and range resolution. A vivaldi antenna is designed and it's radiation pattern and reflection are measured. It is easy to make array antenna because of small size and thin shape. Aperture size of receiving array antenna is determined by azimuth resolution of radar image. The relation of interval of receiving antenna array, image resolution and aliasing of target on a radar image is analyzed. A vector network analyzer is used to obtain the reflected signal and corner reflectors as targets are positioned at grass field. Applicability of the proposed radar to UGV is proved by analysis of image resolution and penetrating capability for grass in the experiment.

A study on the temperature guidelines of weapon systems test & evaluation in the coastal environment of the Korean peninsula (한반도 연해안지역 환경시험기준의 테일러링을 위한 온도기준 설정에 관한 연구)

  • Yun, Songhyun;Kim, Siok;Cho, Yuseup;Hong, Yeonwoong
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.1437-1445
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    • 2017
  • This paper suggests a temperature guidance which must be addressed in the preparation of specifications for military equipment used in ocean/coastal environment of the Korean peninsula. It would often be costly to design materiel to operate under the most extreme environmental conditions ever recorded. Therefore, military planners usually accept equipments designed to operate under environmental stresses for all the time except a certain small percentage of the time. In this study, an 1-percent frequency of occurrence is recommended. Pohang and Shineiju are chosen to represent the hottest and coldest regions, respectively, based on surface weather observations among 28 costal regions from 1904 to 2015. The 1st and 99th percentile temperatures for Pohang and Shineiju are $37.7^{\circ}C$ and $-23.7^{\circ}C$, respectively. Diurnal cycles, including solar radiation, relative humidity and wind-speed are also provided.

Structural Improvement for Crack of Integrated Circuit in Single Board Computer by Structure Analysis (단일보드컴퓨터 구조해석을 통한 집적회로 균열현상의 구조적 개선)

  • Ryu, Jeong-min;Lee, Yong-jun;Sohn, Kwonil
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.460-465
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    • 2019
  • In this study, we aim to derive a solution from the structural analysis for electrical failure of single board computers for computing navigation information. By analyzing the characteristic factor, we identify that crack occur on the central processing unit board due to a certain structural problem, and that the physical effect by the crack make communication function be impossible to perform, which it causes booting error. In order to find the location of excessive stress causing the crack, structural analysis for the single board computer is done. From the structural analysis, the areas where stress concentration occurs are identified, and improvement methods changing the structures are developed. As a result, we shows that stresses are reduced entirely on the stress distribution for the improved structure. In addition, heat analysis shows that changing the structure to reduce stresses is not affect to the heat radiation, and the thermal resistance of the actual equipment is verified by measuring the temperature of the heat sink applied with the improved structure.

The Antenna Radiating Pattern and Gain's changes according to Insulating Material (절연재에 따른 TEM 안테나의 방사패턴 및 이득 변화)

  • Lee, Ye-Na;Choi, Sun-Ho;Huh, Chang-Su;Choi, Jin-Su;Park, Woo-Chul
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.63 no.5
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    • pp.666-670
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    • 2014
  • TEM Horn antenna is typically used in HPEM area. It is necessary to apply a high voltage of the antenna for radiating HPEM. Then, it is necessary to insulate essentially of applying a high voltage to the antenna. At this time, radiation pattern and gain of the TEM Antenna is changed. For this reason, it is necessary to analyze changing characteristics by using simulation. In this paper, I analyzed the radiation pattern of the antenna in accordance with the lens and insulating material. As a result, it was observed that the value of the gain is changed in accordance with the frequency. The lens is used for the antenna, the gain characteristic is improved.

Variation of Human Thermal Radiation Characteristics Applying Different Clothing Materials (의복 소재 변경에 따른 인체 열상신호 변화 특성)

  • Chang, Injoong;Bae, Ji-Yeul;Lee, Namkyu;Kwak, Hwykuen;Cho, Hyung Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.644-653
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    • 2019
  • With the development of themal observatory device(TOD), thermal camouflage system has been applied not only to the weapon system but also to the combat suit for soldiers. In this paper, the characteristic of thermal radiation of human body depending on the clothing material properties was analyzed through numerical simulations. The bioheat equation with thermoregulatory model was solved to obtain the realistic surface temperature of human body and these results are combined with the emissivity of human skin and clothing in order to calculate the thermal signature from the human body. According to each thermal resistance of clothing, the optimal background radiance which makes contrast radiance intensity(CRI) be lowest is different. Also, the average CRI variation per thermal resistance change is about twice as much as the case of evaporative resistance change.

Measurement from Moving Vehicle Health Screening Outside of The Leakage Dose (이동건강검진차량에서 외부의 누설선량 측정)

  • Han, Beom-Hee;Han, Sang-Hyun;Mo, Eun-Hee;Kim, Chong-Yeal
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.192-198
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    • 2015
  • Checked out by the moving vehicle health checks for patients, practitioners, and the increase in radiation dose outside the vehicle, but an investigation into the leakage of radiation can still be negligible. In this study, through experimental results were as follows: Dose that occurs most often where the leak in the right door $1.14{\pm}1.75mR/h$, X-ray generator in terms of proximity to the top $0.65{\pm}1.25mR/h$, X-ray generator and away to the bottom in terms $0.91{\pm}1.25mR/h$, the adjacent rear detector in the upper part $96.98{\pm}158.88mR/h$ dose of the leak appeared in various locations. By measuring position from the rear of the adjacent detector $67.48{\pm}97.03mR/h$ dose had the highest leakage into. Generating device for diagnosis of radiation safety regulations regarding the maximum leakage dose per week, but all met back when it is displayed in the leakage dose Hourly rates do not ignore the leakage radiation dose were measured. Therefore, a mobile health screening in a vehicle outside of the leakage radiation dose to the liver and move on we are not interested twelve barrier leakage radiation dose of defense has a chance to re-evaluate the standards required, and move the vehicle health check using the X-ray increases as the dose per hour, depending on the criteria for choosing the appropriate measures that will require effort.