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Biologically Inspired Sensing Strategy using Spatial Gradients

  • Lee, Sooyong
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.141-148
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    • 2020
  • To find food, homes, and mates, some animals have adapted special sensing capabilities. Rather than using a passive method, they discharge a signal and then extract the necessary information from the response. More importantly, they use the slope of the detected signal to find the destination of an object. In this paper, similar strategy is mathematically formulated. A perturbation and correlation-based gradient estimation method is developed and used as a sensing strategy. This method allows us to adaptively sense an object in a given environment effectively. The proposed strategy is based on the use of gradient values; rather than instantaneous measurements. Considering the gradient value, the sampling frequency is planned adaptively, i.e., sparse sampling is performed in slowly varying regions, while dense sampling is conducted in rapidly changing regions. Using a temperature sensor, the proposed strategy is verified and its effectiveness is demonstrated.

Correlation Analysis of Watershed Characteristics and the Critical Duration of Design Rainfall (설계강우의 임계지속기간과 유역특성인자의 상관성 분석)

  • Lee, Jung-Sik;Sin, Chang-Dong;Lee, Bong-Seok
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.711-714
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    • 2008
  • The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between the watershed characteristics and the critical duration of design rainfall. For estimation of critical duration, adjustment Huff's method and ILLUDAS urban runoff model were applied to urban 21 areas. Watershed characteristics such as area, channel length, channel slope, shape factor, and pipe density were used to simulate correlation analysis. The conclusions of this study are as follows; it is revealed that critical duration is influenced by the watershed characteristics such as pipe density, area and channel length. Also, multiple regression analysis using watershed characteristics is carried out and the determination coefficient of multiple regression equation shows 0.972.

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Measurement of Zero Dispersion Wavelength in an Optical Fiber Using the Oscillatory Behavior of Four-Wave Mixing Efficiency

  • Kim, Dong-Hwan;Kim, Sang-Hyuck;Jo, Jae-Cheol;Choi, Sang-Sam
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.20-24
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    • 2001
  • Non-destructive measurement of zero-dispersion wavelength variation in a dispersion shifted fiber by four-wave mixing technique is carried out. The oscillatory behavior of the four-wave mixing efficiency is utilized for the measurement of the linear dispersion slope and zero-dispersion wavelength. A simple formula useful for engineering estimation of the characteristics of fiber four-wave mixing efficiency is presented.

Electrochemical Frequency Modulation: Solution Resistance and Double Layer Capacitance Considerations

  • Lalvani, Shashi;Ullah, Sifat;Kerr, Lei
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.231-241
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    • 2021
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate total current under steady-state conditions for a material undergoing corrosion using the electrochemical frequency modulation (EFM) technique, taking into account the presence of solution resistance and double layer capacitance. The analysis involving linearization of the Tafel curve allowed for the estimation of corrosion parameters. Results showed that the output signal was dependent on fundamental frequencies and their multiples. In addition, the output signal almost manifested itself at frequencies that were sums of fundamental frequencies of the applied sinusoidal signal. The harmonics calculated showed a significant shift from the principal frequency of input signals. The investigation involved the influence of corrosion current and anode-to-cathode Tafel slope ratio on faradaic and non-faradaic currents (including the average and RMS). The model presented showed both qualitative and quantitative improvements over the previously developed EFM technique that ignored the influence of solution resistance and the double layer capacitance while assuming the applied DC potential corresponded to the corrosion potential of the corroding material.

Improved time and frequency synchronization for dual-polarization OFDM systems

  • Ninahuanca, Jose Luis Hinostroza;Tormena Jr., Osmar;Meloni, Luis Geraldo Pedroso
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.978-990
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    • 2021
  • This article presents techniques for improved estimation of symbol timing offset (STO) and carrier frequency offset (CFO) for dual-polarization (DP) orthogonal frequency division multiplex (DP-OFDM) systems. Recently, quaternion multiple-input multiple-output OFDM has been proposed for high spectral efficiency communication systems, which can flexibly explore different types of diversities such as space, time, frequency, and polarization. This article focuses on synchronization techniques for DP-OFDM systems using a cyclic prefix, where the application of quaternion algebra leads to new improved estimators. Simulations performed for DP system methods show faster reduction of STO estimator variance with a double-slope line in the logvariance line versus signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) plot compared with singlepolarization (SP) counterparts, and simulations for CFO estimates show a 3-dB gain of DP over SP estimates for same SNR values defined, respectively, for quaternion-valued or complex-valued signals. Cramer-Rao bounds for STO and CFO are derived for the synchronization methods, correlating with the observed gains of DP over SP OFDM systems.

Study on Variation of Local Atmospheric Circulation Due to Road Development in Mountain Area (산악지역 도로건설에 따른 국지 대기순환의 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Soo-Jin;Seo, Kwang-Soo;Lee, Soon-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.94-108
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    • 2004
  • In order to clarify the efficiency of ground level change in Ice-valley on atmospheric circulation, numerical experiment was carried out. The circulations over the slope in North and South are different due to the topography and short wave radiation in Ice-valley. Therefore the circulations in both side are asymmetric and the asymmetric circulations are kept on at 1800 LST. A small difference of the atmospheric circulations formation is made due to the road construction at night. The reason may be the weakness of sensible heat flux from the road and other factors except that the sensible heat is not a principal factor in road construction. The construction of road is associated with growing of sensible heat from the road surface. For this reason, in case of daytime, ascending wind in north slope is more stronger with the road than that without road. The maximum wind speed becomes 4.67 m/s after road construction. And the position of the road is also an important factor in estimation of mesoscale circulation in mountainous area.

Estimation of Shear Strength of Discontinuous (bedding) Cut Sedimentary Rock Slope by Using Back Analysis (역해석을 통한 퇴적암 절취비탈면 불연속면(층리)의 전단강도 추정)

  • Kim, Chang-Ho;Kim, Bong-Yong;Park, Tae-Wan;Kim, Tae-Hyung
    • Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.139-152
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    • 2018
  • This study is an analysis of slope failure examples of cut sedimentary hills during construction road in Kyoungsang Basin, especially Yangsan Fault system (Ilkwang-Dongrae fault). This area involved a lot of hillslope failures compared to other areas during road construction. The exposed failure slopes were first face-mapped, and then back analyzed based on the limit equilibrium method to assess the shear strength parameters of discontinuity (bedding). The results of this analysis indicate that the shear strength parameters of discontinuity (bedding) are significantly smaller than those used in the design stage and presented in the existing works. The filling in the bedding and emerging groundwater may be decreasing strength parameters. Especially, the clay in the bedding plays a key role in the effect of the shear strength. The study also suggests that the bedding angle and the internal friction angle are proportional to each other. Using this relationship and knowing the bedding angle, the friction can easily be estimated.

Near Real Time Flood Area Analysis Based on SAR Image and GIS (GIS와 SAR 영상을 연계한 근 실시간 홍수지역 분석)

  • Sohn, Hong-Gyoo;Song, Yeong-Sun;Kim, Gi-Hong;Yun, Kong-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.4 no.4 s.15
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2004
  • Accurate classification of water area is a preliminary step to analyze the flooded area and damages caused by flood. This is essential process for monitoring the region where annually repeating flood is a problem. The accurate estimation of flooded area can ultimately be utilized as a primary source of information for the policy decision. In this paper, flooded areas was classified using 1:25,000 land use map and a RADARSAT image of Ok-Chun and Bo-Eun located in Chung-Book province taken in 12th of August, 1998. Then we analyzed the flood area based on GIS. A RADARSAT image was used to classify the flooded areas with slope theme generated from digital elevation model. In processing on a RADARSAT image, the geometric correction was performed by a backwardgeocoding method based on ephemeris data and one control point for near real time flood area analysis.

Variation of Calcium Carbonate Content and Dansgaard-Oeschger Events in the Continental Slope of the Central Bering Sea during the Last 65 Kyr (베링해 중부 대륙사면 지역의 지난 65,000년 동안 탄산염 함량 변화와 Dansgaard-Oeschger 사건들)

  • Kim, Sung-Han;Khim, Boo-Keun;Itaki, Takuya;Shin, Hye-Sun
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.215-224
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    • 2008
  • A piston core (MR06-04 PC23A) collected from the northern continental slope in the central Bering Sea has recorded the high-resolution millennial-scale variation of calcium carbonate ($CaCO3$) content during the last 65 kyr. An estimation of the age of the core sediments was carried out by using the lithologic correlation of the deglacial laminated layers with a neighboring core (HLY02023JPC), complementing the last appearance datum of both Lychnocanoma nipponica sakaii (54 kyr) and Amphimelissa setosa (85 kyr). The probable age of core MR06-04 PC23A was approximately younger than 65 kyr. Two distinct events of a significant increase of $CaCO3$ in the deglacial laminated sediments clearly correspond to MWP1A and MWP1B in the Bering Sea (Gorbarenko et al. 2005) and to T1ANP and T1BNP in the North Pacific (Gorbarenko 1996). These pronounced peaks of $CaCO3$ contents result from the elevated carbonate production in the surface water and the subsequent weakened dilution due to terrestrial input, along with an enhanced oxygen minimum zone. The $CaCO3$ contents are low (${\sim}2%$) during the last glacial period mainly because of a low carbonate production caused by an expanded sea-ice cover and an increased dilution by terrigenous particles due to their closer distance to the continent during the sea-level low stand. The occurrence of seven distinct $CaCO3$ peaks in core MR06-04 PC23A is remarkable during MIS 3 and MIS 4, and they most likely correlate to the short-term millennial Dansgaard-Oeschger events.

Displacement Behaviour of Cut-and-Cover Tunnel Lining by Numerical Analysis (수치해석에 의한 복개터널 라이닝의 변위거동)

  • Lee, Myung-Woog;Park, Byung-Soo;Jeon, Yong-Bae;Yoo, Nam-Jea
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.24 no.A
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    • pp.227-238
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    • 2004
  • This paper is results of experimental and nunerical works on the behavior of the cut-and-cover tunnel. Centrifuge model tests were performed to simulate the behavior of the cut-and-cover tunnels having cross sections of national road and subway tunnels. Model experiments were carried out with changing the cut slope and the slope of filling ground surface. Displacements of tunnel lining resulted from artificially accelerated gravitational force up to 40g of covered material used in model tests, were measured during centrifuge model tests. In model tests, Jumunjin Standard Sand with the relative density of 80 % and the zinc plates were used for the covered material and the flexible tunnel lining, respectively. Basic soil property tests were performed to obtain it's the property of Jumumjin Standard Sand. Shear strength parameters of Jumunjin Standard Sand were obtained by performing the triaxial compression tests. Direct shear tests were also carried out to find the mechanical properties of the interface between the lining and the covered material. Numerical analysis with the commercially available program of FLAC were performed to compare with results of centrifuge model experiment In numerical modelling. Mohr-Coulomb elasto-plastic constitutive model was used to simulaye the behavoor of Jumunjin Standard Sand and the interface element between the lining and the covered material was implemented to simulate the interaction between them. Compared results between model tests and numerical estimation with respect to displacement of the lining showed in good agreements.

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