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Conceptual design of light bascule bridge

  • Xu, Weiwei;Ding, Hanshan;Lu, Zhitao
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.381-390
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    • 2008
  • This paper proposed a conceptual design of bascule bridge, which is a new kind of movable bridge with an aim of reducing the weight of superstructure. Compared with the traditional bascule bridge, the light bascule bridge chooses cable-stayed bridge with inclined pylon as its superstructure; therefore, the functions of balance-weight and structure will fuse into one. Otherwise, it adopts moving counterweight to adjust its center of gravity (CG) to open or close the bridge. In order to lighten the superstructure, it uses contact springs to auxiliary retract, and intelligent prestressing system (IPS) to control the main girder's deformation. Simultaneously the vibration control scheme of structure is discussed. Starting from establishing the mechanical model of bridge, this article tries to analyze the conditions that the design parameters of structure and attachments should satisfy to. After the design procedure was presented, an example was also adopted to explain the primary design process of this kind bridge.

Development of Precision Moving Instrument by Using the Uni-morph type PZT Actuator (유니몰프 PZT 액츄에이터를 이용한 정밀 이송기구의 개발)

  • Kweon, Hyun-Kyu;Choi, Sung-Dae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents a new precision moving instrument for the displacement and direction control using the uni-morph type PZT actuator. The instrument is composed of the two-body and a link. The body has the uni-morph type PZT actuator, which make the vibration. Movement of simple moving instrument is generally analyzed by the theory of center-of-gravity moment. However the analysis of the instrument in this paper is focused the resonance of instrument. Resonance of the body is originated a uni-morph type PZT actuator that is vibrated by voltage and frequency. The basic performances of one body instrument are analyzed by the FEM analysis. And experiments are also performed to confirm the linear movement of the instrument and direction control. it is proper a voltage control than a frequency control for the direction changing. And Moving velocity is 0.032m/s.

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The Study on the Vibration Characteristics of Vehicle Compact Disk Player (차량탑재용 컴팩트 디스크 플레이어의 진동 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Tae-Keun;Kim Byoung-Sam
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.117-124
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    • 2005
  • This study developes the vibration model to estimate the vibration energy of compact disc player's mainbase assembly which is supported by dampers and springs, and this model is verified by experiment. From frequency response function, we investigate the natural frequency and mode shape in the up/down direction for mainbase assembly. In order to determine the analysis frequency band, we investigate the excitation frequency of road from the vehicle test. As the characteristics of dampers and springs are changed, we carry out the sensitivity analysis of vibration energy for mainbase assembly which include optical pick-up and feeding system. And we found out that the properties of damper were dominant element in the vibration energy of mainbase assembly's CG(center of gravity).

The Concept Design and Structural Strength Analysis for Double-Deck Train Carbody using Alluminum Extruded Panels (알루미늄 압출재를 적용한 2층 열차 차체의 기초설계 및 구조강도해석)

  • 황원주;김형진;강부병;허현무
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.364-369
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept design and the structural strength of the double-deck rolling stock vehicle. Aluminum is very useful material for the carbody structure due to its characteristic of light weight. Large alumillum extrusion profiles(panels) have toe of merits such as easy production of complicated shapes, reduction of welding and cutting lines, and cutting down the labor cost. AED type is being applied to the standard EMUs and the EMUs Kwangju subway in Korea. Light material recommended the double-deck rolling stock vehicle because the center of gravity of the train is higher and its weight is heavier than those of the normal vehicle. So we applied the technology of the large aluminum extrusion profiles(panels) to the double-deck vehicle. We performed the structural strength analysis and examined its safety.

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Obstacle Negotiation for the Rescue Robot with Variable Single-Tracked Mechanism (가변트랙형 메커니즘의 재난구조 로봇(VSTR)을 위한 장애물 극복)

  • Choi, Keun-Ha;Jeong, Hae-Kwan;Hyun, Kyung-Hak;Kwak, Yoon-Keun
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.1222-1229
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we propose a new obstacle negotiation method for the rescue robot. The rescue robot has a variable geometry single-tracked mechanism, so it can maximize a contact length with ground for the adaptability to off-road and pursue a stable system due to the lower center of gravity. In this research, we add the basis of autonomous navigation, driving mode control based on obstacle detection, to the robot to realize automation of mode transformation. Obstacle detection using PSD(Position Sensitive Device) infrared sensors gives active transformation of the track shape. Finally, experimental results about mentioned are presented.

Discontinuous Zigzag Gait Control to Increase the Stability During Walking in Slope (경사면 보행 안정성 향상을 위한 불연속 걸음새 제어)

  • Park, Se-Hoon;Lee, Yun-Jung
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.15 no.9
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    • pp.959-966
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    • 2009
  • An essential consideration when analyzing the gait of walking robots is their ability to maintain stability during walking. Therefore, this study proposes a vertical waist-jointed walking robot and gait algorithm to increase the gait stability margin while walking on the slope. First, the energy stability margin is compared according to the posture of the walking motion on slope. Next, a vertical waist-jointed walking robot is modeled to analyze the stability margin in given assumption. We describe new parameters, joint angle and position of a vertical waist-joint to get COG (center of gravity of a body) in walking. Finally, we prove the superiority of the proposed gait algorithm using simulation and conclude the results.

Examination of aspiration in Korean fricatives and affricates

  • Lee, Goun
    • Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2017
  • This study aims to examine the acoustic characteristics of Korean sibilant, especially aspiration in Korean fricatives (plain: /s/, fortis: /s'/) and affricates (aspirated: /$ts^h$/, lenis: /ts/, and fortis: /ts'/). Duration values (closure duration, frication duration, aspiration duration), center of gravity (COG) (of the total duration, of the two portions, in 10 ms), H1-H2 values (at the vowel onset) were examined in order to investigate the phonetic feature of aspiration in frication noise. This study further discusses how to define criteria for identifying aspiration in sibilant sounds by adopting 3 visual criteria for assessing aspiration. This visually-designated aspiration onset points are further matched with the COG decline points in 10 ms windows. The result shows that all the non-fortis sounds (/s/, /$ts^h$/, /ts/) contain aspiration, causing similar values of COG and H1-H2.

FINDING THE ACCELERATION PARAMETER IN MODIFIED NEWTONIAN DYNAMICS WITH ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES

  • TIAN, YONG;KO, CHUNG-MING
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.381-383
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    • 2015
  • MOdified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is an alternative to the dark matter paradigm. MOND asserts that when the magnitude of acceleration is smaller than the acceleration parameter $a_0$, the response of the system to gravity is stronger (larger acceleration) than the one given by Newtonian dynamics. The current value of $a_0$ is obtained mostly by observations of spiral galaxies (rotation curves and the Tully-Fisher relation). We attempt to estimate $a_0$ from the dynamics of elliptical galaxies. We seek elliptical galaxies that act as the lens of gravitational lensing systems and have velocity dispersion data available. We analysed 65 Einstein rings from the Sloan Len ACS survey (SLACS). The mass estimates from gravitation lensing and velocity dispersion agree well with each other, and are consistent with the estimates from population synthesis with a Salpeter IMF. The value of $a_0$ obtained from this analysis agrees with the current value.

Development of Roll Stability Control of Commercial Vehicles with Environment Information (환경 정보를 이용한 상용차량 전복 방지 알고리즘 개발)

  • Park, Dongwoo;Her, Hyundong;Yi, Kyongsu
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.50-55
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    • 2013
  • When it comes to commercial vehicles, their unique characteristics - center of gravity, size, weight distribution - make them particularly vulnerable to rollover. On top of that, conventional heavy vehicle brake exhibits longer actuation delays caused in part by long air lines from brake pedal to tires. This paper describes rollover prevention algorithm that copes with the characteristics of commercial vehicles. In regard of compensating for high actuating delay, predicted rollover index with short preview time has been designed. Moreover, predicted rollover index with longer preview time has been calculated by using road curvature information based on environment information. When rollover index becomes larger than specific threshold value, desired braking force is calculated in order to decrease the index. At the same time, braking force is distributed to each tire to make yaw rate track desired value.