• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.727-741
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• 2018

To mitigate vibrations, tuned mass dampers(TMD) are widely used for long span bridges or high-rise buildings. Due to some durability concerns, such as fluid degradation, oil leakage, etc., the alternative solutions, such as the non-contacted eddy current damping (ECD), are proposed for mechanical devices in small scales. In the present study, a new eddy current damping TMD (ECD-TMD) is proposed and developed for large scale civil infrastructure applications. Starting from parametric study on finite element analysis of the ECD-TMD, the new design is enhanced via using the permanent magnets to eliminate the power need and a combination of a copper plate and a steel plate to improve the energy dissipation efficiency. Additional special design includes installation of two permanent magnets at the same side above the copper plate to easily adjust the gap as well as the damping. In a case study, the proposed ECD-TMD is demonstrated in the application of a steel arch bridge to mitigate the wind-induced vibrations of the flexible hangers. After a brief introduction of the configuration and the installation process for the damper, the mitigation effects are measured for the ambient vibration and forced vibration scenarios. The results show that the damping ratios increase to 3% for the weak axis after the installation of the ECD-TMDs and the maximum vibration amplitudes can be reduced by 60%.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2020

In the process of cutting large aircraft parts, the tool may be abnormally worn or damaged due to various factors such as mechanical vibration, disturbances such as chips, and physical properties of the workpiece, which may result in deterioration of the surface quality of the workpiece. Because workpieces used for large aircrafts parts are expensive and require strict processing quality, a maintenance plan is required to minimize the deterioration of the workpiece quality that can be caused by unexpected abnormalities of the tool and take maintenance measures at an earlier stage that does not adversely affect the machining. In this paper, we propose a method to indirectly monitor the tool condition that can affect the machining quality of large aircraft parts through real-time monitoring of the current signal applied to the spindle motor during machining by comparing whether the monitored current shows an abnormal pattern during actual machining by using this as a reference pattern. First, 30 types of tools are used for machining large aircraft parts, and three tools with relatively frequent breakages among these tools were selected as monitoring targets by reflecting the opinions of processing experts in the field. Second, when creating the CNC machining program, the M code, which is a CNC auxiliary function, is inserted at the starting and ending positions of the tool to be monitored using the editing tool, so that monitoring start and end times can be notified. Third, the monitoring program was run with the M code signal notified from the CNC controller by using the DAQ (Data Acquisition) device, and the machine learning algorithms for detecting abnormality of the current signal received in real time could be used to determine whether there was an abnormality. Fourth, through the implementation of the prototype system, the feasibility of the method proposed in this paper was shown and verified through an actual example.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.80-89
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• 2020

Objective: We compared the regenerative effects of microcurrent therapy (MT) according to the type of electric current, which were direct current microcurrent therapy (DCMT) and alternating current microcurrent therapy (ACMT) on atrophied calf muscle in cast-immobilized rabbit. Method: Rabbits were allocated into control group (sham MT), ACMT group, and DCMT group. Before starting treatment, right gastrocnemius (GCM) muscle was immobilized by cast for 2 weeks. Compound muscle action potential of tibial nerve in nerve conduction study, circumference of calf muscle using a ruler, and thickness of medial and lateral GCM muscle measured by ultrasound, cross sectional area (CSA), and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) ratios (%) of muscle fibers were measured on the immunohistochemical analysis. Results: The mean atrophic changes (%) in right medial and lateral GCM muscle thickness, right calf circumference, and amplitude of CMAP of the right tibial nerve in ACMT group and DCMT group were significantly lower than those in control group, respectively (p<0.05). The mean CSA (μm²) of type I and type II and PCNA ratios (%) of medial and lateral GCM muscle fibers in ACMT group and DCMT group were significantly greater than those in control group, respectively (p<0.05). There were no significant differences between the ACMT group and DCMT group at all parameters. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that ACMT and DCMT showed better regeneration effect than sham MT. Microcurrent may be effective in regeneration of atrophied muscle regardless of the type of current.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.982-988
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• 2002

철근콘크리트 기둥에서 원형 전단철근에 의한 전단강도 성분을 산정하는 기존의 기준식들은 일반적으로 그 강도를 과대평가하는 경향이 있다. 그 이유는 불연속분포로 이루어진 철근의 배근을 단순한 연속분포로 가정하는 데에서 기인하며, 또 다른 한편으로는 단면이 직사각형인 부재에 사용되는 설계식을 원형 단면에 그대로 적용함으로써 발생한다. 전단철근은 부재에 대각선균열이 발생하면서 그 역할이 시작된다고 할 수 있는데, 원형 단면은 직사각형 단면과는 달리 균열을 가로지르는 지점에 따라 전단력에 저항하는 성분이 달라지기 때문이다. 본 연구에서는 원형 전단철근에 대하여 대각선 균열의 시작점과 그 균열을 가로지르는 전단철근의 개수, 그리고 원형단면 상에서의 저항성분의 변화를 고려한 새로운 강도모델을 제안하고자 하였다. 제안된 모델의 수학적인 해석에 따르면 균열을 가로지르는 철근의 개수가 적을수록 균열의 시작점 및 균열의 수직투영거리가 철근의 배근 간격과 이루는 배율이 철근의 전단저항에 미치는 영향이 크다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과로 도출된 불연속 모델을 설계에 이용될 수 있는 식으로 단순화시키기 위해 선형회귀법이 이용되었으며, 이렇게 유도된 설계방정식은 수학적 정해의 하한계 값에 부합하는 결과를 가져왔다.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제11B권3호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 영상의 시공간적인 특성과 움직임 벡터의 중심 지향적 분포 특성을 이용하는 예측 탐색 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘을 이린 프레임 블록으로부터 예측된 움직임 벡터, 분할된 탐색 구간에 속하는 후보 벡터와 현재 프레임 블록의 이웃 블록으로 예측된 움직임 벡터 중에서 가장 작은 SAD 값을 갖는 점을 정확한 움직임 벡터를 찾기 위한 초기 탐색점 위치로 결정한다. 그리고 초기 탐색점 위치로 이동하여 움직임 크기에 따라 적응적인 탐색 패턴으로 탐색을 수행판다. 실험 결과 제안된 방식은 FS를 제외한 기존의 대표적인 고속 탐색 방식들에 비해 PSNR 값에 있어서 평균적으로 0.05∼0.34dB 개선되고 영상에 따라 최고 0.75dB 정도 우수한 결과를 나타내었다.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2005

A low cost YBCO oxide powder was employed as a starting precursor for MOD process. YBCO oxide is advantageous over metal acetates or TFA salts which are popular starting precursors for conventional MOD-TFA process because that YBCO oxide precursor is cheap and easy to control molar ratio. YBCO thin films were prepared by this oxide-precursor-based MOD process and annealing condition was optimized. The YBCO thin film annealed at below $780^{\circ}C$ shows no transport $I_c$ and poor microstructure. Raman spectroscopic study of YBCO thin film indicates that YBCO thin film prepared at below $780^{\circ}C$ contains a number of imperfections such as non-superconducting $BaCuO_2$ phase, cation disorder, etc. However, the YBCO thin film treated at above $800^{\circ}C$ shows improvement in microstructure and current transport properties. This research was supported by a grant from Center for Applied Superconductivity Technology of the 21st Century Frontier R&D Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.445-452
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• 2004

디스크의 구역분할기술(zoning technology)은 디스크의 저장용량과 평균 전송 대역폭을 증가시킴으로써, 디스크 서브시스템의 성능을 향상시켰다. 멀티미디어 시스템에서 구역분할 디스크의 성능을 충분히 이용하기 위하여 이중 버퍼링을 하는 SCAN 스케줄링을 사용한다. 하지만, 이 방식은 새로운 스트림의 요청 시에 지터(jitter)를 발생시키는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이 문제를 해결하기 위한 선행버퍼링(pre-buffering) 기법을 제안한다. 선행 버퍼링은 디스크 서브시스템의 수학적 모델을 통하여 스트림의 개수에 따른 주기시간과 각 주기시간에 필요한 데이타 양, 그리고 새로운 스트림 요청 시에 발생하는 데이타의 부족분을 예측하고, 예상되는 데이타의 부족분을 각 스트림의 서비스 전에 미리 버퍼링함으로써, 지터를 방지한다. 선행 버퍼링 기법은 멀티미디어 서버에 적용되어 사용자에게 지터 없는 고품질의 서비스를 제공하는 데 기여할 수 있다.

• Gut and Liver
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.655-663
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• 2018

Background/Aims: The association between metabolic syndrome and colorectal cancer (CRC) has been suggested as one of causes for the increasing incidence of CRC, particularly in younger age groups. The present study examined whether the current age threshold (50 years) for CRC screening in Korea requires modification when considering increased metabolic syndrome. Methods: We analyzed data from the National Health Insurance Corporation database, which covers ~97% of the population in Korea. CRC risk was evaluated with stratification based on age and the presence/absence of relevant metabolic syndrome components (diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). Results: A total of 51,612,316 subjects enrolled during 2014 to 2015 were analyzed. Among them, 19.3% had diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, or some combination thereof. This population had a higher incidence of CRC than did those without these conditions, and this was more prominent in subjects <40 years of age. The optimal cutoff age for detecting CRC, based on the highest Youden index, was 45 years among individuals without diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Individuals with at least one of these components of metabolic syndrome had the highest Youden index at 62 years old, but the value was only 0.2. Resetting the cutoff age from 50 years to 45 years achieved a 6% increase in sensitivity for CRC detection among the total population. Conclusions: Starting CRC screening earlier, namely, at 45 rather than at 50 years of age, may improve secondary prevention of CRC in Korea.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.329-339
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• 2005

휴대폰의 지도서비스는 단말기의 해상도와 프로세스의 제약으로 인하여 데이터를 간략화하면서 사용자의 이해도를 높일 수 있는 약도의 제공이 보다 효율적일 수 있다. 약도는 출발지와 목적지의 경로를 중심으로, 주변의 중요한 도로나 지형지물 등을 단순화하여 사용자가 이해하기 쉽게 표현된 형태이다. 약도 서비스를 위해서는 우선 출발지와 목적지의 경로 및 그 주변 도로를 선택하여 약도식으로 간략화하는 방법이 필요하며, 단말기의 해상도에 적합하게 주변 지형지물을 간략화 된 도로와 함께 약도화하여 표현하는 방법이 필요하다. 이에 본 논문에서는 휴대폰에서 지도를 효율적으로 표현하기 위하여, 지도 일반화 개념을 이용한 약도화 방법을 제안하였다. 제안하는 약도 표현 방법은 현재 상업적으로 서비스되고 있는 지도 서비스와 비교하여 도로를 구성하는 노드의 수가 감소하고, 중요한 지형지물의 선택 등을 수행하여 데이터 효율성이 우수하고, 경로의 명시성과 이해도가 높은 것으로 조사되었다.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2014

Subway systems have been a proved method of public transport and are widely used in major cities around the world. However, the time and cost it takes to construct such systems are very high, as it requires underground tunnels. Cities in various countries have implemented monorail systems as public railway transport as it can be more economical and quicker compared to subway systems in terms of construction. In addition, it provides more convenience towards the public as it is not affected to traffic, and also provides an aerial view of the city. However, the overall construction cost for monorail systems is still significantly high, and as a possible solution to further reduce the overall cost, implementation of ground-level stations and wireless power transfer technology has been proposed in this paper. A concept application layout of ground-level stations and wireless power transfer systems has been discussed, using the Daegu monorail Line 3 system as a simulation base. The expected cost for monorail systems implementing ground-level stations and/or wireless power transfer technology has been estimated based on literature survey, and was compared with the current construction cost of Daegu monorail system. Based on comparison, it has shown that implementation of ground-level stations are the most economical, and can be easily implemented for either starting or expanding the monorail line. Implementation of wireless power transfer technology is also economical, but is more feasible when starting a new monorail line as it requires components which will alter the configuration of the train and infrastructure.