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Experimental Study on Process Design of Rubber Pad Bending (고무 패드 벤딩 공정설계에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Kwon, Hyuck-Cheol;Im, Yong-Taek;Ji, Dong-Cheol;Rhee, Meung-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.407-412
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    • 2000
  • In this study, a research for process design in bending of structural frame of AA6061-T6 with rubber pad was conducted. In this process, the conventional lower die made of metal is replaced with a polyurethane pad, resulting in high flexibility during bending. Vulcanized polyurethane rubber with shore A hardness of 60 was used for the pad. Experiments on a newly developed bending machine were carried out by controlling the stroke of the roller and horizontal movement of roller pad lower die. From this, the relation between roller path and geometry of the materials bent was obtained for the process design of producing roof rail part of a passenger car and the experimental result was compared with the target profile. For more accurate process design, it is required to control the roller path interactively. Based on the experience in developing the prototype bending machine, it is construed that a fully automated bending system with rubber pad to produce various light-weight components for automotive body frames can be successfully developed.

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Effect of Temper Rolling on Formability and Baking Hardenability in Baking Hardenable Steels for Auto Body Outer Panel (자동차 외판용 BH강판에서 성형성과 소부경화성에 미치는 조질압연의 영향)

  • Ko H. S.;Moon M. B.;Shin C. S.;Oh H. W.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2004
  • Automotive company has been endeavoring to develop high strength steels to get higher fuel efficiency of car since the oil shortage in 1970s and to cope with the recent strict environmental regulation. Outer panels(Hood, Roof, Door and Fender) for automobile require higher dent resistance. Bake-hardenable(BH) steels are known as useful for their high deep drawability and high dent resistance. Recently BH steels are increasingly adapted for outer panel use due to their high drawability and high dent resistance. In this study effect of temper rolling on formability (textures, r value) and bake hardenability is investigated fur improving characteristic of bake-hardenable steels.

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Optimum Configuration of Gutters for Glasshouses Using ANSYS and ADAMS (ANSYS/ADAMS를 이용한 유리온실 최적의 Gutter 형태 설계)

  • Kim, Jin-Soo;Ouk, Sokunthearith;Lim, Su-Hong
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2015
  • A gutter is generally a fixed beneath the edge of a roof to carry off rainwater, or a narrow trough that collects rainwater from the roof of a building to diverts it from the structure, typically into a drain. Reasonable designs reduce the mass of the gutters (~ 16.9%), make it faster and easier to assemble, and gives it consistent strength and integrity (about 10%). New gutter systems are presented according to the results of structural analyses performed by ANSYS and ADAMS/Durability Hot Spots. In addition, the CATIA program can improve the precision of the 3D system simulations. The design of a gutter system installations also needs to comply with the specific rainfall intensities and adequate overflow provisions needs to be provided to prevent water from sides of the roofs during heavy rainfall periods. The principle outcome of this work is a computational design tool that can be used to improve the gutter performance considering a variety of factors (gutter geometry, drainage and rainfall intensity). A good gutter design must satisfy many criteria, including durability, low cost, and ease of repair and cleaning.

A Weight-reduction Design Method by Underframe Material Substitution in a Box-type Bodyshell with Cut-outs (Cut-out이 있는 Box형 차체의 하부구조 소재대체 경량화 설계 방법)

  • Cho, Jeonggil;Koo, Jeongseo;Jung, Hyunseung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, a theoretical weight-reduction method was suggested to substitute an underframe material of a box-type bodyshell having cut-outs with an alternative light-weight material. To utilize the material substitution method previously developed for a box-type hybrid bodyshell not having cut-outs, we derived a box-type baseline model without cut-outs which is similar to the stiffness condition of a box-type bodyshell having cut-outs. To do this, the thicknesses of roof and walls of the baseline model were determined such that the deflection of the baseline model under a distributed vertical load condition is equal to the sum of the theoretical section deflections of the original box model with cut-outs. Next, to derive a hybrid bodyshell by under-frame material substitution, the material substitution method for a box-type hybrid bodyshell without cut-outs was applied to the box-type baseline model. Finally, we compared the FE simulation results of the derived hybrid bodyshells having cut-outs for various materials with the theoretical results of the suggested method, and we obtained their good correlations.

Automatic Tool Compensation for an UHSS Automotive Component Using a Compensation Module (금형보정 모듈을 이용한 초고강도강 자동차부품용 프레스금형의 자동보정)

  • Lee, J.H.;Kim, S.H.
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.109-115
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    • 2016
  • In the current study, automatic tool compensation is accomplished by using a finite element stamping analysis for a center roof rail made of UHSS in order to satisfy the specifications for shape accuracy. The initial blank shape is calculated from a finite element inverse analysis and potential forming defects such as tearing and wrinkling are determined by the finite element stamping analysis based on the initial tool shape. The blank shape is optimized to meet the shape requirements of the final product with the stamping analysis, and die compensation is determined with the information about springback. The specifications for shape accuracy were successfully achieved by the proposed die compensation scheme using the finite element stamping analysis. The current study demonstrates that the compensation tendency is similar when the proposed scheme is used or when the compensation is performed by trial and error in the press-shop. This similarity verifies that the automatic compensation scheme can be used effectively in the first stage of tool design especially for components made from UHSS.

Correlation Analysis of Parameters affecting Pressure Distributions in Vertical Shafts by Design of Experiments (실험계획법에 의한 수직샤프트내 압력분포에 영향을 미치는 인자간 상관관계 분석)

  • Han, Hwa-Taik;Shin, Chul-Yong
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.883-888
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    • 2008
  • Various effluents generated in cooking processes contribute a great deal to indoor air pollution among many other indoor pollutants such as dusts from outdoor and carbon dioxide from human body. Kitchen exhaust hoods are not believed to exhaust indoor contaminants properly in many cases, while generating too much noise. Instead of focusing on individual products of kitchen hoods, we should address the problem by attacking the ventilation system as a whole including vertical shafts and building air-tightness. In this study, it is intended to investigate the pressure distribution along the vertical shaft depending on various system parameters, such as shaft size, concurrent hood usage rate, roof fan, inlet pressure loss, and outdoor temperature. The maximum static pressure in the vertical shaft has been obtained using the method of design of experiments and analyzed by the analysis of variance. The results can be used for the design of kitchen exhaust systems by analyzing the pressure distributions in vertical shafts.

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Evaluation of Resistance Spot Weldability of SGAFC1180 Steel (SGAFC1180 TRIP강재의 저항 점용접성 평가)

  • Shin, Seok-Woo;Lee, Jong-Hun;Kim, Dae-Hwan;Park, Sang-Heup
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.644-649
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    • 2017
  • In the automobile industry, there is growing demand for lightweight vehicles due to environmental problems and rising oil prices. Therefore, aluminum alloys and special materials are being used to reduce the weight of vehicles, but there are still many difficulties to overcome in terms of cost and strength. Therefore, the application of advanced high strength steel (AHSS)is increasing. AHSS has good strength and formability.Safety regulations are becoming stricter, and 1.2-GPa super-high-strength steels are gradually being applied for the center pillar and roof rails. Thus, the application of different kinds of steels in automobile bodiesis also increasing gradually. This study evaluates the resistance point weldability and the characteristics of a welded part of SGAFC1180 1.2t steel. A simulation was used to observe the nugget formation and its growth behavior. The prediction performance showed a similar tendency within an error rate of 10%. Also, the effect of this behavior on the process resistance and dynamic resistance was investigated,along with the correlation between the shear tensile strength and nugget diameter.

Study of Examples for Air Bag Non-deployment Including Rear Collision and Failure Phenomenon by Damage of Control Parts in Vehicle Air Bag (자동차 에어백의 제어부품 불량에 의한 고장현상 및 후방 추돌에 관련된 에어백 미전개에 대한 사례 연구)

  • Lee, Il Kwon;Kim, Young Gyu;Moon, Hak Hook
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.102-106
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this paper is to study the failure cases in relation to system of Air Bag in vehicle happened in the field. In the first example, it was separated the soldering parts connected the wire pin between air bag module and clock spring of air bag. Whenever the pin shake by the car's vibration, the driver verified the malfunction phenomenon appeared air bag warning lamp on instrument panel in front of driver's seat. in car inside room. The second example, it verified the warning lamp lighting phenomenon of air bag by produced the circuit plate non-contacting of single an element in air bag electronic control unit. The third example, it verified the light of air bag warning indicator lamp by separated with soldering parts connecting inner pin and resistance terminal of seat belt pretensioner using passenger seat. The fourth example, when the passenger car crash a back of truck, the former bumper get jammed under the latter as the roof height of car low less than that. Therefore, the impact of Car's collision verified that don't transfer with body frame of vehicle because of no attachment impact sensor in it.

Transparent Monopole Antenna on the Front Glass of an Automobile for FM Band (자동차 전면 글래스용 FM 대역 투명 모노폴 안테나)

  • Lee, Juhyung;Jung, Chang Won
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.29 no.7
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    • pp.477-483
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    • 2018
  • A transparent antenna designed on the front glass of an automobile operating in the FM broadcast band(88~108 MHz) is proposed. A transparent antenna designed on the front glass of the automobile to avoid space limitation is typically positioned as a roof-mounted shark-fin antenna. An antenna designed on the front glass can reasonably solve the problems of low reception sensitivity and radiated interference from antennas for other service bands. The front glass has a unique closed-line structure, and this structure causes the surface current to flow to the front glass's surroundings; thus, the first resonance is caused before the broadcast band. Through the use of this closed-line structure, the surface current distribution is controlled, and an antenna for which the first resonance is operating in the frequency-modulated(FM) band can be designed. Moreover, the use of a micro-metal-mesh film that is a transparent electrode, suitable for designing a radio frequency device, enables the antenna to minimize visual perception through its transparency. The measured reflection coefficient($S_{11}$) of the antenna is less than -6 dB, and the average peak gain is -0.9 dB in the FM band. Experiments show that the transparent antenna on the front glass offers both the space and design freedom required to develop future automotive antennas.

A Study on the Optimization of Ventilation Fan Position and Flow Rate for a Turbine Building of a Power Plant (화력발전소 터빈 본관의 환풍기 위치 및 용량 최적화에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, T.K.;Ha, J.S.;Park, C.H.
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.86-93
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    • 2016
  • The existence of high temperature equipment such as steam pipe, deaerator, steam storage tanks and main steam stop valves makes relatively higher workplace temperature in a power plant of the turbine building. In order to cool down the air temperature in the turbine building, the outside air flow with lower temperature passes through the window and the hotter air in the building is extracted to the outside by installing the ventilation fan on the roof. Nevertheless, higher temperature regions near the high temperature equipment still exist in the turbine building and additional fans for the temperature reduction in the higher temperature region should be examined for the optimal location and mass flow rate. The purpose of the present study is to suggest the optimized location and capacity of the additional ventilation fans for a comfortable working environment. From the present study, it has been elucidated that the additional ventilation fans might be located near the high temperature deaerator and it could reduce the mean temperature in the turbine building by $3.0^{\circ}C$ and the temperature near the deaerator could be reduced by $4.2^{\circ}C$.