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Performance Enhancement of Virtual War Field Simulator for Future Autonomous Unmanned System (미래 자율무인체계를 위한 가상 전장 환경 시뮬레이터 성능 개선)

  • Lee, Jun Pyo;Kim, Sang Hee;Park, Jin-Yang
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.109-119
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    • 2013
  • An unmanned ground vehicle(UGV) today plays a significant role in both civilian and military areas. Predominantly these systems are used to replace humans in hazardous situations. To take unmanned ground vehicles systems to the next level and increase their capabilities and the range of missions they are able to perform in the combat field, new technologies are needed in the area of command and control. For this reason, we present war field simulator based on information fusion technology to efficiently control UGV. In this paper, we present the war field simulator which is made of critical components, that is, simulation controller, virtual image viewer, and remote control device to efficiently control UGV in the future combat fields. In our information fusion technology, improved methods of target detection, recognition, and location are proposed. In addition, time reduction method of target detection is also proposed. In the consequence of the operation test, we expect that our war field simulator based on information fusion technology plays an important role in the future military operation significantly.

A Study on Dose Distribution around Fletcher-Suit Colpostat Containing Cs-137 Source by a Computer (컴퓨터 의한 Fletcher-Suit Colpostat 주변의 Cs-137의 선량분포에 관한 연구)

  • Kang Wee-Saing
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.305-311
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    • 1989
  • Fletcher-Suit colpostat has an internal structure to reduce dose to bladder and rectum. Some programs were developed to calculate dose at any point in water in three dimension around the colpostat containing Cs-137 tube, to find the shielding effect to dose by the internal structure, and to draw isodose curves and iso-shielding effect curves. Computer was an IBM compatible AT with EGA card and language was MS-Basic V6.0, Material, shape and geometry of the strucure, tube and colpostat were considered in algorithm for calculation of dose. Dose rates per unit mg. Ra. eq. in water calculated by a program were stored in auxiliary memory devices and retrieved in another programs. Isodose curves on medial side shrinked. Dose distribution was not symmetric about a transverse axis bisecting the colpostat. Reduction of dose was more excessive on top side than on bottom. Iso-shielding effect curve showed that the shielding effect was higher on top side than on bottom, and that there was shielding effect over almost all area of medial side. Such results were related to both shifted position of tube in the colpostat and asymmetric distribution of active source in the tube. Maximum of shielding effect was $49\%$ on top side and $44\%$ on bottom side. The direction of iso-shielding effect curve was generally radial from the center of active source. In treatment planning using Fletcher-Suit colpostat, the internal structure should be considered to find precise doses to bladder and rectum, etc.

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Korea Service Insensity and Economic Growth in Korea Economy (한국 경제의 서비스화와 생산성: 중간재 생산자 서비스와 비생산자 서비스의 비교를 중심으로)

  • Seok, Jun-Ho;Kim, Soo-Eun;Kim, Chul
    • International Area Studies Review
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.125-150
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    • 2011
  • As the economy grows, there is a concern that the economic development causes a productivity reduction because of the service intensive growth. However, the economy of developed countries encounter with the productivity growth as their economy grows, which phenomenon called Baumol's paradox. Oulton (1999, 2001) find out the reason of Baumol's paradox in a forward and backward chain effects. So, this paper is aimed at verifying the theory of Oulton (1999, 2001). Moreover, we test the difference effect between a consumer service and producer service input using a dummy variable. We use the Input-Output Table (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005) that is offered by the Bank of Korea to accomplish the purpose of our research that is represented above. We find out that the Korea's intermediate producer service inputs cause a multifactor productivity growth. That result is matched with the Oulton (1999, 2001)'s theory. But, the intermediate consumer service inputs don't have a significant effect on a multifactor productivity. The result of verifying the effect of intermediate producer service inputs among industries shows that the effects on manufacture industries are less than other industries.

Combined Inland-River Operation Technique for Reducing Inundation in Urban Area: The Case of Mokgam Drainage Watershed (도시지역의 침수저감을 위한 내외수 연계 운영 기법 개발: 목감천 유역을 중심으로)

  • Kwon, Soon Ho;Jung, Hyun Woo;Hwang, Yoon Kwon;Lee, Eui Hoon;Kim, Joong Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.257-266
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    • 2021
  • Urban areas can often suffer flood damage because of the more frequent catastrophic rainfall events from climate change. Flood mitigation measures consist of (1) structural and (2) non-structural measures. In this study, the proposed method focused on operating an urban drainage system among non-structural measures. The combined inland-river operation technique estimates the inflow of pump stations based on the water level obtained from a preselected monitoring point, and the pump station expels the stored rainwater to the riverside based on those estimates. In this study, the proposed method was applied to the Mokgam drainage watershed, where catastrophic rainfall events occurred (i.e., 2010- and 2011-years), and severe flood damage was recorded in Seoul. Using the proposed method, the efficiency of flood reduction from the two rainfall events was reduced by 34.9 % and 54.4 %, respectively, compared to the current operation method. Thus, the proposed method can minimize the flood damage in the Mokgam drainage watershed by reserving the additional storage space of a reservoir. In addition, flooding from catastrophic rainfall can be prevented, and citizens' lives and property in urban areas can be protected.

Catalytic Ammonia Decomposition on Nitridation-Treated Catalyst of Mo-Al Mixed Oxide (Mo-Al 복합 산화물의 질화반응 처리된 촉매상에서 암모니아 촉매 분해반응)

  • Baek, Seo-Hyeon;Youn, Kyunghee;Shin, Chae-Ho
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.60 no.1
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    • pp.159-168
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    • 2022
  • Catalytic activity in ammonia decomposition reaction was studied on Mo-Al nitride obtained through temperature programmed nitridation of calcined Mo-Al mixed oxide prepared by varying the MoO3 quantity in the range of 10-50 wt%. N2 sorption analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and H2-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to investigate the physicochemical properties of the prepared catalyst were performed. After calcination at 600 ℃, the XRD of Mo-Al oxide showed γ-Al2O3 and Al2(MoO4)3 phases, and the nitride after nitridation showed an amorphous form. The specific surface area after nitridation by topotactic transformation of MoO3 to nitride was increased due to the formation of Mo nitride, and the Mo nitride was observed to be supported on γ-Al2O3. As for the catalytic activity in the ammonia decomposition reaction, 40 wt% MoO3 showed the best activity, and as the nitridation time increases, the activity increased, and thus the activation energy decreased.

Implementation for the Remote Control and Operational Status Monitoring Systems of the Industrial Ice Machine (산업용 냉동기의 원격 제어 및 운전 상태 모니터링을 위한 시스템 구현)

  • Jung, Jin-uk;Jin, Kyo-hong;Hwang, Min-tae
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.8 no.9
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    • pp.169-178
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    • 2018
  • The ice machine is the machine for making ice. As most of the companies that manufactures and sells the ice machine are small and medium-sized companies, they have been they have been experiencing the trouble for the after-sales service after selling the machine. The difficulties of the after-sales service are mostly caused by unnecessary customer service requests of the purchaser, which eventually leads to the unnecessary expenditure of the seller and the purchaser. However, financially, the poor ice machine manufacturers want to reduce this cost as much as possible. Furthermore, even if they want to sell their products overseas, they are hesitating because of the after-sales service. For this reason, the companies making the ice machine need a system which checks the status of the ice machine and takes the proper actions without the visiting service. Therefore, this paper introduces the remote control and operational status monitoring systems which can monitor the status of the ice machine in the remote area and control it as needed. Through the developed system, the company manufacturing the ice machine and the manager of the ice machine can understand the current status of the ice machine and respond against the ice machine's trouble, immediately. In addition, it can be expected to have great effects on cost reduction because the maintenance and management after selling can be efficiently performed.

The Analysis of Threshold Voltage Shift for Tapered O/N/O and O/N/F Structures in 3D NAND Flash Memory (3D NAND Flash Memory에서 Tapering된 O/N/O 및 O/N/F 구조의 Threshold Voltage 변화 분석)

  • Jihwan Lee;Jaewoo Lee;Myounggon Kang
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.110-115
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    • 2024
  • This paper analyzed the Vth (Threshold Voltage) variations in 3D NAND Flash memory with tapered O/N/O (Oxide/Nitride/Oxide) structure and O/N/F (Oxide/Nitride/Ferroelectric) structure, where the blocking oxide is replaced by ferroelectric material. With a tapering angle of 0°, the O/N/F structure exhibits lower resistance compared to the O/N/O structure, resulting in reduced Vth variations in both the upper and lower regions of the WL (Word Line). Tapered 3D NAND Flash memory shows a decrease in channel area and an increase in channel resistance as it moves from the upper to the lower WL. Consequently, as the tapering angle increases, the Vth decreases in the upper WL and increases in the lower WL. The tapered O/N/F structure, influenced by Vfe proportional to the channel radius, leads to a greater reduction in Vth in the upper WL compared to the O/N/O structure. Additionally, the lower WL in the O/N/F structure experiences a greater increase in Vth compared to the O/N/O structure, resulting in larger Vth variations with increasing tapering angles.

Analysis of Influence Factors and Current Conditions for Korean Railway Export (철도산업 해외진출 영향요인과 여건 분석)

  • Mun, Jinsu
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.363-372
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    • 2016
  • This study identifies influence factors for Korean railway export and analyzes the importance and competitiveness of the factors. This study also suggests policy directions for each factor and analyzes the current situation of the Korean railway industry. All influence factors identified in this study turned out to have high levels of importance. Influence factors with higher importance levels for each field are as follows: man-power/experience and skill/technology in the engineering field; price, information and man-power/experience in the construction field; and information, technology, and price in the manufacturing field. However, the level of competitiveness of the factors turned out to be low. This study also suggested policy directions for each influence factor: overall, they turned out to have high levels of importance. Policy directions with high importance for each field are as follows: strengthening overseas' human network, training/educating experts for overseas projects, and accumulating experiences through Official Development Assistance projects in the fields of engineering and construction; and cost reduction and strategical cooperation with foreign companies in the manufacturing field. However, interviewees' satisfaction levels for each policy area turned out to be low. Finally, policy measures for Korean railway export for each influence factor were suggested.

An Experimental Study for Reduction of Energy losses at Surcharged Four-way Combining Square Manhole (과부하 4방향 사각형 합류맨홀에서의 에너지 손실 저감을 위한 실험 연구)

  • Kim, Jung Soo;Kim, Chae Rin;Yoon, Sei Eui
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.311-324
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    • 2017
  • Energy loss at manholes under surcharged flow is considered as one of the major causes of inundation in urban area. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the flow characteristics to reduce the energy loss in the surcharged four-way combining manhole. In this study, hydraulic experimental apparatus was constructed considering the results of the present survey. Square manholes and pipe diameters were reduced to 1/5 by applying sewer facility standards. Numerical simulations were carried out with the Fluent 6.3 model to derive the invert condition which can reduce the energy loss in the surcharged four-way combining square manhole. The hydraulic experiments were carried out according to the various conditions of the lateral flow rate($Q_{lat}/Q_{out}$), discharge of outflow pipe (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 4.8 l/sec), and invert shape (rectangle and square open conduit type). The crossed invert was not found to improve the drainage capacity of the surcharged four-way rectangular combining manhole. However, the improved rectangle open conduit type invert and square open conduit type invert were analyzed to improve the drainage capacity by reducing the head loss coefficients by about 8% and 28%, respectively. Therefore, in order to increase the drainage capacity of urban facilities, it is possible to install and use the improved invert proposed in this study.

Synthesis and Electrochemical Characteristics of Mesoporous Silicon/Carbon/CNF Composite Anode (메조기공 Silicon/Carbon/CNF 음극소재 제조 및 전기화학적 특성)

  • Park, Ji Yong;Jung, Min Zy;Lee, Jong Dae
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.543-548
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    • 2015
  • Si/C/CNF composites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries were examined to improve the capacity and cycle performance. Si/C/CNF composites were prepared by the fabrication process including the synthesis and magnesiothermic reduction of SBA-15 to obtain Si/MgO by ball milling and the carbonization of phenol resin with CNF and HCl etching. Prepared Si/C/CNF composites were then analysed by BET, XRD, FE-SEM and TGA. Among SBA-15 samples synthesized at reaction temperatures between 50 and $70^{\circ}C$, the SBA-15 at $60^{\circ}C$ showed the largest specific surface area. Also the electrochemical performances of Si/C/CNF composites as an anode electrode were investigated by constant current charge/discharge test, cyclic voltammetry and impedance tests in the electrolyte of LiPF6 dissolved in mixed organic solvents (EC : DMC : EMC = 1 : 1 : 1 vol%). The coin cell using Si/C/CNF composites (Si : CNF = 97 : 3 in weight) showed better capacity (1,947 mAh/g) than that of other composition coin cells. The capacity retention ratio decreased from 84% (Si : CNF = 97 : 3 in weight) to 77% (Si : CNF = 89 : 11 in weight). It was found that the Si/C/CNF composite electrode shows an improved cycling performance and electric conductivity.