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Properties of Water Substitute Solid Phantoms for Electron Dosimetry

  • Saitoh, Hidetoshi;Tomaru, Teizo;Fujisaki, Tatsuya;Abe, Shinji;Myojoyama, Atsushi;Fukuda, Kenichi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.255-259
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    • 2002
  • To reduce the uncertainty in the calibration of radiation beams, absorbed dose to water for high energy electrons is recommended as the standards and reference absorbed dose by AAPM Report no.51 and IAEA Technical Reports no.398. In these recommendations, water is, defined as the reference medium, however, the water substitute solid phantoms are discouraged. Nevertheless, when accurate chamber positioning in water is not possible, or when no waterproof chamber is available, their use is permitted at beam qualities R$\_$50/ < 4 g/cm$^2$ (E$\_$0/ < 10 MeV). For the electron dosimetry using solid phantom, a depth-scaling factor is used for the conversion of depth in solid phantoms to depth in water, and a fluence-scaling factor is used for the conversion of ionization chamber reading in plastic phantom to reading in water. In this work, the properties, especially depth-scaling factors c$\_$p1/ and fluence-scaling factors h$\_$pl/ of several commercially available water substitute solid phantoms were determined, and the electron dosimetry using these scaling method was evaluated. As a result, it is obviously that dose-distribution in solid phantom can be converted to appropriate dose-distribution in water by means of IAEA depth-scaling.

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3D Image Construction Using Color and Depth Cameras (색상과 깊이 카메라를 이용한 3차원 영상 구성)

  • Jung, Ha-Hyoung;Kim, Tae-Yeon;Lyou, Joon
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents a method for 3D image construction using the hybrid (color and depth) camera system, in which the drawbacks of each camera can be compensated for. Prior to an image generation, intrinsic parameters and extrinsic parameters of each camera are extracted through experiments. The geometry between two cameras is established with theses parameters so as to match the color and depth images. After the preprocessing step, the relation between depth information and distance is derived experimentally as a simple linear function, and 3D image is constructed by coordinate transformations of the matched images. The present scheme has been realized using the Microsoft hybrid camera system named Kinect, and experimental results of 3D image and the distance measurements are given to evaluate the method.

Automatic Calibration of Stream Flow and Nutrients Loads Using HSPF-PEST at the Bochung A Watershed (보청A유역 유량 및 영양물질 자동보정을 위한 HSPF-PEST 연계적용)

  • Jeon, Ji-Hong;Choi, Dong-Hyuk;Lim, Kyung-Jae;Kim, Tae-Dong
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.52 no.5
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2010
  • Hydrologic Simulation Program-Fortran (HSPF) coupled with PEST which is optimization program was calibrated and validated at Bochung watershed by using monitoring data of water quantities and nutrient loading. Although the calibrated data were limited, model parameters of each land use type were optimized and coefficient of determinations were ranged from 0.94 to 0.99 for runoff, from 0.89 to 1.00 for TN loading, and from 0.92 to 1.00 for TP loading. The optimized hydrological parameters indicated that the forested land could retain rainfall within soil layer with high soil layer depth and infiltration rate compared with other land use type. Hydrological characteristics of paddy rice field are low infiltration rate and coefficient of roughness. The calibrated parameters related to nutrient loading indicated generation of nutrient pollution from agricultural area including upland and paddy rice field higher than other land use type resulting from fertilizer application. Overall PEST program is useful tool to calibrate HSPF automatically without consuming time and efforts.

Robust Elevator Door Recognition using LRF and Camera (LRF와 카메라를 이용한 강인한 엘리베이터 문 인식)

  • Ma, Seung-Wan;Cui, Xuenan;Lee, Hyung-Ho;Kim, Hyung-Rae;Lee, Jae-Hong;Kim, Hak-Il
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.601-607
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    • 2012
  • The recognition of elevator door is needed for mobile service robots to moving between floors in the building. This paper proposed the sensor fusion approach using LRF (Laser Range Finder) and camera to solve the problem. Using the laser scans by the LRF, we extract line segments and detect candidates as the elevator door. Using the image by the camera, the door candidates are verified and selected as real door of the elevator. The outliers are filtered through the verification process. Then, the door state detection is performed by depth analysis within the door. The proposed method uses extrinsic calibration to fuse the LRF and the camera. It gives better results of elevator door recognition compared to the method using LRF only.

Optimum Macro-Siting for Offshore Wind Farm Using RDAPS Sea Wind Model (RDAPS Sea Wind Model을 이용한 해상풍력발전단지 최적 Macro-Siting)

  • Lee, K.H.;Jun, S.O.;Park, K.H.;Lee, D.H.;Park, Jong-Po
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.286-290
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    • 2011
  • This paper introduces the optimum macro-siting of a potential site for an offshore wind farm around Jeju Island using the RDAPS sea wind model. The statistical model was developed by analyzing the sea wind data from RDAPS model, and the meso-scale digital wind map was prepared. To develop the high resolution spatial calibration model, Artificial Neural Network(ANN) models were used to construct the wind and bathymetric maps. Accuracy and consistency of wind/bathymetric spatial calibration models were obtained using analysis of variance. The optimization problem was defined to maximize the energy density satisfying the criteria of maximum water depth and maximum distance from the coastline. The candidate site was selected through Genetic Algorithm(GA). From the results, it is possible to predict roughly a candidate site location for the installation of the offshore wind jam, and to evaluate the wind resources of the proposed site.

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Interpretation of Physical Properties of Marine Sediments Using Multi­Sensor Core Logger (MSCL): Comparison with Discrete Samples

  • Kim, Gil-Young;Kim, Dae-Choul
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.166-172
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    • 2003
  • Multi­Sensor Core Logger (MSCL) is a useful system for logging the physical properties (compressional wave velocity, wet bulk density, fractional porosity, magnetic susceptibility and/or natural gamma radiation) of marine sediments through scanning of whole cores in a nondestructive fashion. But MSCL has a number of problems that can lead to spurious results depending on the various factors such as core slumping, gas expansion, mechanical stretching, and the thickness variation of core liner and sediment. For the verification of MSCL data, compressional wave velocity, wet bulk density, and porosity were measured on discrete samples by Hamilton Frame and Gravimetric method, respectively. Acoustic impedance was also calculated. Physical property data (velocity, wet bulk density, and impedance) logged by MSCL were slightly larger than those of discrete sample, and porosity is reverse. Average difference between MSCL and discrete sample at both sites is relatively small such as 22­24 m/s in velocity, $0.02­-0.08\;g/\textrm{cm}^3$ in wet bulk density, and 2.5­2.7% in porosity. The values also show systematic variation with sediment depth. A variety of factors are probably responsible for the differences including instrument error, various measurement method, sediment disturbance, and accuracy of calibration. Therefore, MSCL can be effectively used to collect physical property data with high resolution and quality, if the calibration is accurately completed.

Calibration of Double-skin Simulation Model Depending on Configuration And Impact of Local Weather Information (이중외피 형상에 따른 모델 보정과 local 기상 정보의 필요성)

  • Yoon, Kyeong-Soo;Kim, Deuk-Woo;Lee, Keon-Ho;Park, Cheol-Soo
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.142-147
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    • 2009
  • In order to achieve performance assessment and optimal control of a double-skin system, an accurate simulation model is required. In the previous study, a lumped simulation model of such system was developed. As a follow-up of the previous research, the first objective of this paper is to investigate how the mathematical model should be calibrated according to system configuration(cavity width, depth, height, airflow pattern, local environment, etc.). And the second objective of this study is to discuss the effect of local weather information. In conclusion, this paper describes that the model should be recalibrated according to configuration. And it is necessary to have local weather information for accurate prediction and optimal control of the system.

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Development of the DCPD Method Based on Finite Element Analysis for Measuring Semi-Elliptical Surface Cracks (반타원 표면균열 형상측정을 위한 유한요소 전기장 해석에 기초한 직류전위차법의 개발)

  • Kim, Yeong-Jin;Sim, Do-Jun;Choe, Jae-Bung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.25 no.7
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    • pp.1147-1154
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    • 2001
  • One of major problems in analyzing failure mechanism of real components is the accurate measurement of crack size and shape. The DCPD(Direct Current Potential Drop) method has been widely used for the crack measurement of a structure and finite element analysis has been used for the derivation of calibration equations, which relates the potential drop with the crack depth. In this paper, finite element analyses were performed for semi-elliptical surface cracks with various crack shapes(a/c) and crack depths(a/t). As a result, a calibration equation has been derived for the measurement of a semi-elliptical surface crack in wide plates. Analytical results are compared with experimental results to evaluate the validity and the applicability of the derived equation. The proposed method is expected to provide efficient and accurate measurement of a surface crack during crack growth.

A Study on the 3-D Information Abstraction of object using Triangulation System (물체의 3-D 형상 복원을 위한 삼각측량 시스템)

  • Kim, Kuk-Se;Lee, Jeong-Ki;Cho, Ai-Ri;Ba, Il-Ho;Lee, Joon
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.409-412
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    • 2003
  • The 3-D shape use to effect of movie, animation, industrial design, medical treatment service, education, engineering etc... But it is not easy to make 3-D shape from the information of 2-D image. There are two methods in restoring 3-D video image through 2-D image; First the method of using a laser; Second, the method of acquiring 3-D image through stereo vision. Instead of doing two methods with many difficulties, I study the method of simple 3-D image in this research paper. We present here a simple and efficient method, called direct calibration, which does not require any equations at all. The direct calibration procedure builds a lookup table(LUT) linking image and 3-D coordinates by a real 3-D triangulation system. The LUT is built by measuring the image coordinates of a grid of known 3-D points, and recording both image and world coordinates for each point; the depth values of all other visible points are obtained by interpolation.

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APPLICATION OF MERGED MICROWAVE GEOPHYSICAL OCEAN PRODUCTS TO CLIMATE RESEARCH AND NEAR-REAL-TIME ANALYSIS

  • Wentz, Frank J.;Kim, Seung-Bum;Smith, Deborah K.;Gentemann, Chelle
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • v.1
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    • pp.150-152
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    • 2006
  • The DISCOVER Project (${\underline{D}}istributed$ ${\underline{I}}nformation$ ${\underline{S}}ervices$ for ${\underline{C}}limate$ and ${\underline{O}}cean$ products and ${\underline{V}}isualizations$ for ${\underline{E}}arth$ ${\underline{R}}esearch$) is a NASA funded Earth Science REASoN project that strives to provide highly accurate, carefully calibrated, long-term climate data records and near-real-time ocean products suitable for the most demanding Earth research applications via easy-to-use display and data access tools. A key element of DISCOVER is the merging of data from the multiple sensors on multiple platforms into geophysical data sets consistent in both time and space. The project is a follow-on to the SSM/I Pathfinder and Passive Microwave ESIP projects which pioneered the simultaneous retrieval of sea surface temperature, surface wind speed, columnar water vapor, cloud liquid water content, and rain rate from SSM/I and TMI observations. The ocean products available through DISCOVER are derived from multi-sensor observations combined into daily products and a consistent multi-decadal climate time series. The DISCOVER team has a strong track record in identifying and removing unexpected sources of systematic error in radiometric measurements, including misspecification of SSM/I pointing geometry, the slightly emissive TMI antenna, and problems with the hot calibration source on AMSR-E. This in-depth experience with inter-calibration is absolutely essential for achieving our objective of merging multi-sensor observations into consistent data sets. Extreme care in satellite inter-calibration and commonality of geophysical algorithms is applied to all sensors. This presentation will introduce the DISCOVER products currently available from the web site, http://www.discover-earth.org and provide examples of the scientific application of both the diurnally corrected optimally interpolated global sea surface temperature product and the 4x-daily global microwave water vapor product.

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