• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2006

The rail clamp is very important device to prevent that a container crane slips along a rail due to the wind blast as well as to locate the crane in the set position during an operating mode. Recently, the design wind speed criteria were intensified from the wind speed of 16m/s to 35m/s during an operating mode, and from 50m/s to 75m/s during a stowed mode in Korea, according to the 'Inspection Criteria for Facilities and Equipments in Port' reformed after typhoon 'Maemi'. In order to design the wedge type rail clamp for the reinforced design wind speed criteria of 35m/s, we carried out the finite element analysis of the rail clamp with respect to the wedge angle, and analyzed the relationship between the wedge angle and the sliding distance of the rail clamp.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.315-334
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• 2011

Seismic isolated building structures are examined in this study. The triple concave friction pendulum (TCFP) is used as a seismic isolation system which is easy to be manufactured and enduring more than traditional seismic isolation systems. In the TCFP, take advantage of weight which pendulum carrying and it's geometry in order to obtain desirable result of seismic isolation systems. These systems offer advantage to buildings which subject to severe earthquake. This is result of damping force of earthquake by means of their internal constructions, which consists of multiple surfaces. As the combinations of surfaces upon which sliding is occurring change, the stiffness and effective friction change accordingly. Additionally, the mentioned the TCFP is modeled as of a series arrangement of the three single concave friction pendulum (SCFP) bearings. A two dimensional- and eight- story of a building with and without isolation system are used in the time history analysis in order to investigate of the effectiveness of the seismic isolation systems on the buildings. Results are compared with each other to emphasize efficiency of the TCFP as a seismic isolation device against the other friction type isolation system like single and double concave surfaces. The values of the acceleration, floor displacement and isolator displacement obtained from the results by using different types of the isolation bearings are compared each other. As a result, the findings show that the TCFP bearings are more effective devices for isolation of the buildings against severe earthquakes.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.835-841
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• 1997

Microscopic examination of the morphology of wear debris is an accepted method for machine condition and fault diagnosis. However wear particle analysis has not been widely accepted in industry because it is dependent on expert interpretation of particle morphology and subjective assessment criteria. This paper was undertaken to analyze the morphology of wear debris for machine condition diagnosis of the lubricated moving surfaces by image processing and analysis. The lubricating wear test was performed under different sliding conditions using a wear test device made in our laboratory and wear testing specimen of the pin-on-disk-type was rubbed in paraffine series base oil. In order to describe characteristics of debris of various shape and size, four shape parameters (50% volumetric diameter, aspect, roundness and reflectivity) have been developed and outlined in the paper. A system using such techniques promises to obviate the need for subjective, human interpretation of particle morphology in machine condition monitoring, thus to overcome many of the difficulties in current methods and to facilitate wider use of wear particle analysis in machine condition monitoring.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2007

In this paper, the creep characteristics of lead and lead-free solder joint were investigated using the QFP(Quad Flat Package) creep test. Two kind of solder pastes(Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu, Sn-0.2Sb-0.4Ag-37.4Pb) were applied to the QFP solder joints and each specimen was checked the external and internal failures(i.e., wetting failure, void, pin hole, poor-heel fillet) by digital microscope and X-ray inspection. The creep test was conducted at the temperatures of $100^{\circ}C$ and $130^{\circ}C$ under the load of 15$\sim$20% of average pull strength in solder joints. The creep characteristics of each solder joints were compared using the creep strain-time curve and creep strain rate-stress curves. Through the comparison, the Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu solder joints have higher creep resistance than that of Sn-0.3Sb-0.4Ag-37.4Pb. Also, the grain boundary sliding in the fracture surface and the necking of solder joint were observed by FE-SEM.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제37권
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• pp.11.1-11.5
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• 2015

Rapid palatal expansion(RPE) with the tooth-born appliance is not sufficient to apply to the patients with periodontal problem or insufficient tooth anchorage, and it leads to tipping of the anchorage teeth and increasing teeth mobility and root resorption. To avoid these disadvantages, we present the case using palatal screws and custommade palatal expander. A 23-year-old patient underwent surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion with the Hyrax expansion using 4 tent screws. The study models were used to measure the pre-/-post surgical width of the anterior and posterior dental arches with a digital sliding caliper. In the result, the custom-made palatal expander with 4 tent screws is suitable for delivering a force to the mid-palatal suture expansion. And it is low cost, small sized and simply applied. The results indicated that maxillary expansion with the custom-made palatal anchorage device is predictable and stable technique without significant complications in patients.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2014

Head restraining is an experimental technique that firmly secures the animal's head to a fixation apparatus for the precise control and sensing of behaviors. However, procedural and surgical difficulties and limitations have been obstructing the use of the technique in neurophysiological and behavioral experiments. Here, we propose a novel design of the head-restraining apparatus which is easy to develop and convenient for practical use. Head restraining procedure can be completed by sliding the head mounter, which is molded by dental cement during implantation surgery, into the port, which serves as matching guide rails for the mounter, of the fixation bar. So neither skull-attached plates nor screws for fixation are needed. We performed intracranial self stimulation experiment in rats using the newly designed device. Rats were habituated to acclimatize the head-restraint environment and trained to discriminate two spatially distinguished cues using a customized push-pull lever as an operandum. Direct electrical stimulation into the medial forebrain bundle served as reward. We confirmed that head restraining was stable throughout experiments and rats were able to learn to manipulate the lever after successful habituation. Our experimental framework might help precise control or sensing of behavior under head fixed rats using direct electrical brain stimulation as a reward.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.158-163
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• 2007

YBCO do superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometers based on bicrystal junctions have been fabricated for magnetocardiograph (MCG) measurements. We could fabricate YBCO SQUID magnetometers having magnetic field noise of about $20fT/Hz^{1/2}$ at white noise region. We have developed an MCG system employing the high performance SQUID magnetometers. The lightweight MCG system, requiring liquid nitrogen as a coolant, consists of 6-channel SQUID sensors, an adjustable patient bed with sliding motion, and data analyses software. The MCG system could record quite clear MCG signals in a room with moderate magnetic shielding. In normal operation with multi-position MCG measurements, we could obtain clear 48-point mappings of magnetic field map and current source map with high enough signal qualities far clinical trials.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.715-722
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• 2014

Three twisted rudders fit for large container ships have been developed; 1) the Z-twisted rudder that is an asymmetry type taking into consideration incoming flow angles of the propeller slipstream, 2) the ZB-twisted rudder with a rudder bulb added onto the Z-twisted rudder, and 3) the ZB-F twisted rudder with a rudder fin attached to the ZB-twisted rudder. The twisted rudders have been designed computationally with the hydrodynamic characteristics in a self-propulsion condition in mind. The governing equation is the Navier-Stokes equations in an unsteady turbulent flow. The turbulence model applied is the Reynolds stress. The calculation was carried out in towing and self-propulsion conditions. The sliding mesh technique was employed to simulate the flow around the propeller. The speed performances of the ship with the twisted rudders were verified through model tests in a towing tank. The twisted versions showed greater performance driven by increased hull efficiency from less thrust deduction fraction and more effective wake fraction and decreased propeller rotating speed.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2021

Among the currently available types of fuel, LNG emits a relatively small amount of nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide when it burns in the engine. However, since LNG is a flammable material, leakage during bunkering can lead to accidents, such as fires. Therefore, it is necessary to install a remote operation emergency shut-down (ESD) valve to block the flow and leakage of LNG in an emergency situation that occurs during bunkering. The ESD valve uses a hydraulic driving device consisting of a hydraulic control valve and a hydraulic motor to control globe valve disc displacement, which regulates the flow path for LNG transfer. At this time, there are various nonlinearities in hydraulic driving devices; hence, it is necessary to design a controller with robust control performance against these uncertainties. In this study, modeling of the ESD valve was carried out, and a sliding mode controller to control the displacement of the globe valve disc was designed. As a result, it was confirmed that the designed control performance could be achieved by overcoming nonlinearity characteristics using the designed controller.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 2005

목적 : 방사선치료 시 자세 및 치료부위의 재현성을 유지하기 위해 Port film을 통한 정도관리가 이루어져 왔으며 Mega Voltage Imaging (MVI) System(mvis)이 출현한 이후로 많은 발전을 이루어 현재는 필름과 Electronic portal Image Device(EPID)를 통한 정도관리가 함께 이루어지고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 현재 사용하고 있는 EPID 시스템의 소개와 amorphous silicon (aSi) type EPID가 Intersity Modulated Radiation Therapu(IMRT)에서 film dosimetry를 대체할 수 있는지에 대한 가능성을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법 : Varian 21EX의 aSi type EPID와 Varian 6EX의 LC type EPID를 통해 FDD, Gantry 회전에 따른 재현성 분석과 EPID 출/입시 FDD에 따른 시간분석을 하였으며 Alderson Rando phantom을 이용하여 Couch & Gantry rotation에 따른 영상획득 가능범위를 분석하였다. aSi type EPID를 대상으로 Las Vegas phantom과 물팬텀으로 공간분해능과 대조도 분해능을 비교하였으며 Dynamic Multileaf collimator(DMLC)영상에 대해 저감도 측정용 필름과 EPID로 분석하여 IMRT의 정도관리 적용가능성을 시험하였다. 결과 : aSi type EPID와 LC type EPID 재현성은 출/입시 1mm 이내로 우수하게 나타났으나 Gantry 회전에 따른 재현성은 각각 ${\pm}3\;mm,\;{\pm}2\;mm$였으며 EPID의 출/입시 focus detector distance(FDD)에 따른 시간분석은 14초에서 17초로 측정되었다. Las Vegas phantom을 이용한 공간분해능과 대조도분해능 비교 시 표면과 물 팬텀 10, 20 cm 깊이에서 측정해 보았을 때 EPID가 선량율과 영상획득시간, 영상획득방법, frame수에 따라 달라짐을 확인할 수 있었으며, EPID로 영상획득 가능 범위를 분석해보면 film보다 손쉬운 측정이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 저감도측정용 필름과 EPID를 통해 DMLC측정을 통한 IMRT 정도관리 결과 필름과 같은 값을 나타내었다. 결론 : EPID에 관한 여러 가지 평가를 통한 적절한 정보제공을 통해 EPID 사용, 관리 시 필요한 정보를 획득 할 수 있었으며 EPID를 통해 얻은 영상이 digital data라는 점에 착안해 적절한 정도관리가 어려운 IMRT의 분야에서 필름을 통한 주기적 점검의 대체수단으로 사용가능성이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 특히 point-dose 측정시 사용하는 diode나 전리조(lonization chamber)를 통해 평가하기 어려운 IMRT의 sliding window영상에 대한 적절한 평가와 MLC에서 leaf사이의 누설선량과 소조사면에서의 DMLC 움직임에 대한 정확한 평가가 기대된다.