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Wheel tread defect detection for high-speed trains using FBG-based online monitoring techniques

  • Liu, Xiao-Zhou;Ni, Yi-Qing
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.687-694
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    • 2018
  • The problem of wheel tread defects has become a major challenge for the health management of high-speed rail as a wheel defect with small radius deviation may suffice to give rise to severe damage on both the train bogie components and the track structure when a train runs at high speeds. It is thus highly desirable to detect the defects soon after their occurrences and then conduct wheel turning for the defective wheelsets. Online wheel condition monitoring using wheel impact load detector (WILD) can be an effective solution, since it can assess the wheel condition and detect potential defects during train passage. This study aims to develop an FBG-based track-side wheel condition monitoring method for the detection of wheel tread defects. The track-side sensing system uses two FBG strain gauge arrays mounted on the rail foot, measuring the dynamic strains of the paired rails excited by passing wheelsets. Each FBG array has a length of about 3 m, slightly longer than the wheel circumference to ensure a full coverage for the detection of any potential defect on the tread. A defect detection algorithm is developed for using the online-monitored rail responses to identify the potential wheel tread defects. This algorithm consists of three steps: 1) strain data pre-processing by using a data smoothing technique to remove the trends; 2) diagnosis of novel responses by outlier analysis for the normalized data; and 3) local defect identification by a refined analysis on the novel responses extracted in Step 2. To verify the proposed method, a field test was conducted using a test train incorporating defective wheels. The train ran at different speeds on an instrumented track with the purpose of wheel condition monitoring. By using the proposed method to process the monitoring data, all the defects were identified and the results agreed well with those from the static inspection of the wheelsets in the depot. A comparison is also drawn for the detection accuracy under different running speeds of the test train, and the results show that the proposed method can achieve a satisfactory accuracy in wheel defect detection when the train runs at a speed higher than 30 kph. Some minor defects with a depth of 0.05 mm~0.06 mm are also successfully detected.

Study of a Variable Single-tracked Crawler for Overcoming Obstacles (가변형 단일 궤도를 이용한 장애물 극복방법에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jee-Hong;Lee, Chang-Goo
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.391-395
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    • 2010
  • In our paper, we propose an asymmetric single-tracked wheel system, and describe its structure and the method for maintaining the length of a transformable track system. And the method is reducing the gap of lengths. Therefore, we propose an efficient structure for transforming and explain motions with kinematics. Our transformable shape single-tracked mobile system has an advantage to overcome an obstacle or stairs by the variable arms in the single unity track system. But we will make the variable shape of tracked system get a drive that has a force to stand against a wall. In this case, we can consider this system to a rigid body and have a notice that this single tracked system is able to get vary shape with the variable arm angle. Considering forces balance along x-axis and y-axis, and moments balance around the center of the mass we have. If this rigid body is standing against a wall and doesn't put in motion, the force of flat ground and the rigid body sets an equal by a friction. In the same way, the force of a wall and the rigid sets an equal by a friction.

The motion estimation algorithm implemented by the color / shape information of the object in the real-time image (실시간 영상에서 물체의 색/모양 정보를 이용한 움직임 검출 알고리즘 구현)

  • Kim, Nam-Woo;Hur, Chang-Wu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.2733-2737
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    • 2014
  • Motion detection according to the movement and the change area detection method according to the background difference and the motion history image for use in a motion estimation technique using a real-time image, the motion detection method according to the optical flow, the back-projection of the histogram of the object to track for motion tracking At the heart of MeanShift center point of the object and the object to track, while used, the size, and the like due to the motion tracking algorithm CamShift, Kalman filter to track with direction. In this paper, we implemented the motion detection algorithm based on color and shape information of the object and verify.

A study on the status and improvement of construction management in Gwangjin-Gu Culture & Sports Center (광진구민회관의 건설사업관리 적용현황과 개선방향에 관한 연구)

  • Jung Jae-Jin;Yoo Byeong-Gi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • autumn
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    • pp.32-39
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    • 2003
  • Owners, local autonumous entities, have a burden on operating project for the lack of their management capacity such as specialty and human resources. In this reason, they want to perform project with CM methods. But there have been only a few case of CM operation and application in a huge construction project. The complex formations of CM and responsible management are used in those project. This situation originates in the lack of CM specialist. Because the CM service used in those case is generally performed as the mixture of responsible management service and design management service, it is not the prototype of CM. The purposes of this study are to present the solutions to the problems concerned with the design development phase management, design phase VE, the application of Fast-Track, PMIS operation and CM execution, etc, and establish the plan to perform CM services efficiently in the public sector through analyzing the case of CM application in Gwangjin-Gu Culture & Sports Center.

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Motion-Estimated Active Rays-Based Fast Moving Object Tracking (움직임 추정 능동 방사선 기반 고속 객체 추적)

  • Ra Jeong-Jung;Seo Kyung-Seok;Choi Hung-Moon
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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    • v.42 no.3 s.303
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2005
  • This paper proposed a object tracking algorithm which can track contour of fast moving object through motion estimation. Since the proposed tracking algorithm is based on the radial representation, the motion estimation of object can be accomplished at the center of object with the low computation complexity. The motion estimation of object makes it possible to track object which move fast more than distance from center point to contour point for each frame. In addition, by introducing both gradient image and difference image into energy functions in the process of energy convergence, object tracking is more robust to the complex background. The results of experiment show that the proposed algorithm can track fast moving object in real-time and is robust under the complex background.

Comparison of Clustering Techniques in Flight Approach Phase using ADS-B Track Data (공항 근처 ADS-B 항적 자료에서의 클러스터링 기법 비교)

  • Jong-Chan Park;Heon Jin Park
    • The Journal of Bigdata
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 2021
  • Deviation of route in aviation safety management is a dangerous factor that can lead to serious accidents. In this study, the anomaly score is calculated by classifying the tracks through clustering and calculating the distance from the cluster center. The study was conducted by extracting tracks within 100 km of the airport from the ADS-B track data received for one year. The wake was vectorized using linear interpolation. Latitude, longitude, and altitude 3D coordinates were used. Through PCA, the dimension was reduced to an axis representing more than 90% of the overall data distribution, and k-means clustering, hierarchical clustering, and PAM techniques were applied. The number of clusters was selected using the silhouette measure, and an abnormality score was calculated by calculating the distance from the cluster center. In this study, we compare the number of clusters for each cluster technique, and evaluate the clustering result through the silhouette measure.

Design and Implementation of Tracking Filter in using Frequency Hopping System (주파수도약 시스템용 트래킹 필터의 설계 및 제작)

  • 이규진;방성일
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2000.06a
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    • pp.205-208
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, we design Tracking Filter that is principal component of Frequency Hopping System. This filter can acquire hopping pattern in short time and track it at high speed. This is high Q, narrowband, RF filter whose center frequency is controlled digitally between 30MHz ∼ 88MHz.

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Validations of Typhoon Intensity Guidance Models in the Western North Pacific (북서태평양 태풍 강도 가이던스 모델 성능평가)

  • Oh, You-Jung;Moon, Il-Ju;Kim, Sung-Hun;Lee, Woojeong;Kang, KiRyong
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2016
  • Eleven Tropical Cyclone (TC) intensity guidance models in the western North Pacific have been validated over 2008~2014 based on various analysis methods according to the lead time of forecast, year, month, intensity, rapid intensity change, track, and geographical area with an additional focus on TCs that influenced the Korean peninsula. From the evaluation using mean absolute error and correlation coefficients for maximum wind speed forecasts up to 72 h, we found that the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model (HWRF) outperforms all others overall although the Global Forecast System (GFS), the Typhoon Ensemble Prediction System of Japan Meteorological Agency (TEPS), and the Korean version of Weather and Weather Research and Forecasting model (KWRF) also shows a good performance in some lead times of forecast. In particular, HWRF shows the highest performance in predicting the intensity of strong TCs above Category 3, which may be attributed to its highest spatial resolution (~3 km). The Navy Operational Global Prediction Model (NOGAPS) and GFS were the most improved model during 2008~2014. For initial intensity error, two Japanese models, Japan Meteorological Agency Global Spectral Model (JGSM) and TEPS, had the smallest error. In track forecast, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and recent GFS model outperformed others. The present results has significant implications for providing basic information for operational forecasters as well as developing ensemble or consensus prediction systems.

Dorsal Track Control (DTC): A Modified Surgical Technique for Atraumatic Handling of the Distal Esophagus in Esophagojejunostomy

  • Lehwald-Tywuschik, Nadja;Steinfurth, Fabian;Kropil, Feride;Krieg, Andreas;Sarikaya, Hulya;Knoefel, Wolfram Trudo;Kruger, Martin;Benhidjeb, Tahar;Beshay, Morris;Esch, Jan Schulte am
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.473-483
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    • 2019
  • Surgical therapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction II requires distal esophagectomy, in which a transhiatal management of the lower esophagus is critical. The 'dorsal track control' (DTC) maneuver presented here facilitates the atraumatic handling of the distal esophagus, in preparation for a circular-stapled esophagojejunostomy. It is based on a ventral semicircular incision in the distal esophagus, with an intact dorsal wall for traction control of the esophagus. The maneuver facilitates the proper placement of the purse-string suture, up to its tying (around the anvil), thus minimizing the manipulation of the remaining esophagus. Furthermore, the dorsally-exposed inner wall surface of the ventrally-opened esophagus serves as a guiding chute that eases anvil insertion into the esophageal lumen. We performed this novel technique in 21 cases, enabling a safe anastomosis up to 10 cm proximal to the Z-line. No anastomotic insufficiency was observed. The DTC technique improves high transhiatal esophagojejunostomy.

A Study of Tracking the Sun Using Image-processing (영상처리를 이용한 태양추적 시스템에 대한 연구)

  • Hong, Soon-Pil;Kim, Mun-Joo;Kim, Eun-Sung;Kim, Doo-Yong;Hong, Jin-Woo;Kim, Ki-Wan
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.10c
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    • pp.321-323
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    • 2006
  • The light gets darker from center to edge of the light source. Therefore, we can find the center of the sun using shading histogram. Moreover, we can track the exact position of the sun with the shading histogram. In this paper, we propose a new technique using image-processing of digital camera, in order to locate the position of the sun.

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