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Prediction of the Onset of Failures in Composite Laminated Plates with Uncertain Material Properties (불확실한 물성치를 갖는 복합재료 적층 평판의 파괴 예측)

  • Kim, Tae-Uk;Sin, Hyo-Cheol
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.24 no.1 s.173
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    • pp.259-268
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    • 2000
  • Because of their superior mechanical properties to isotropic materials, composite laminated plates are used for many structural applications that require high stiffness-to-weight and strength-to-weight ratios. Composite materials are always subject to a certain amount of scatter in their elastic moduli, but most analyses and designs with the materials are usually conducted by assuming that the material properties are fixed and have no uncertainties. In this paper, a convex modeling approach is introduced to take account of such uncertainties in elastic moduli. It is used with the finite element method to predict the onset of failures in composite laminated plates subject to in-plane loading. Numerical results show that failures begin at the smaller load when the uncertainties of elastic moduli considered and therefore, such uncertainties should be considered at the design stage for the safety and reliability of the structures.

Fault Tolerant Actuator for Steer-By-Wire Application

  • Mutschler P.;Krautstrunk A.
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.741-745
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    • 2001
  • Reliability and safety of steer-by-wire concepts can be achieved by redundant designs. This paper discusses the design of a fault tolerant concept for a force feedback actuator with a standard three-phase PMSM. In contrast to usual drives, the phases of the machine are separated electrically. This design allows driving the machine with two instead of three phases in case of a fault. A superimposed torque controller adjusts the influence of fault currents and torque harmonics in two-phase operation and guarantees smooth torque at the steering wheel

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Leak Evaluation for Power Plant Valve Using Multi-Measuring Method

  • Lee, Sang-Guk;Park, Jong-Hyuck;Kim, Young-Bum
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.469-476
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    • 2008
  • Condition based maintenance(CBM) for the preventive diagnosis of important equipments related to safety or accident in power plant is essential by using the suitable methods based on actual power plant conditions. To improve the reliability and accuracy of the measured value at the minute leak situation, and also to monitor continuously internal leak condition of power plant valve, the development of a diagnosis and monitoring technique using multi-measuring method should be performed urgently. This study was conducted to estimate the feasibility of multi-measuring method using three different methods such as acoustic emission(AE) method, thermal image measurement and temperature difference$({\Delta}T)$ measurement that are applicable to internal leak diagnosis for the power plant valve. From the experimental results, it was suggested that the multi-measuring method could be an effective way to precisely diagnose and evaluate internal leak situation of valve.

A study on Characteristics of Disc Brake of & Technology of Brake Control System in High Speed Railway (고속차량용 디스크 제동 특성 및 제동제어 방법기술에 대한 연구)

  • Shin Y.J;Choi K.J.;Gwak J.H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.393-397
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    • 2005
  • Since the braking system of rolling stock is directly linked to it's safety, ensuring reliability of braking system and evaluation of performance of it are very important. To develope the performance of braking system, it is required advanced technology and gradually various factors in the field test result. This study is designed to analyze the air pressure control about braking force in rolling stock, also, by comparing braking force of high speed railway with that of high speed train. This paper suggests to establish a method of computation of braking force form the air pressure control. And The high speed train researches into patterns of braking system such as the train of speed up and introduction of electric and pneumatic braking system.

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Implementation of Boundary Value Analysis Tool for Software Verification in Railway Signaling Systems (철도신호시스템 소프트웨어 검증을 위한 경계값 분석도구의 구현)

  • Jo, Hyun-Jeong;Hwang, Jong-Gyu;Baek, Jong-Hyen;Lee, Jae-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2011.07a
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    • pp.1252-1253
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    • 2011
  • The railway signaling system is being converted to the computer system from the existing mechanical device, and the dependency on software is being increased rapidly. Though the size and degree of complexity of software for railway signaling system are slower than the development speed of hardware, it is expected that the size will be grown bigger gradually and the degree of complexity will be increased also. Accordingly, the validation of reliability and safety of embedded software for train control system was started to become influential as the important issue. In this paper, we presented boundary value analysis tool for railway signaling system software, and presented its result of implementation.

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DESIGN OF SATELLITE OPERATIONS SUBSYSTEM USING DYNAMIC FAULT MANAGEMENT MECHNAISM (동적 고장관리 기법을 이용한 위성운용 서브시스템 설계)

  • 김재훈;모희숙
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.499-508
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    • 1998
  • Satellite Operations Subsystem in the Mission Control Element provides real-time monitoring of the satellite status and transmits telecommands to control the satellite during the contact time. This paper presents the dynamic fault management strategy of Satellite Operations Subsystem designed to minimize data loss using software and hardware redundancy for upgrade safety and reliability of Satellite Operations Subsystem. Also this paper describes the performance test method to prove justification of implementation and analyzes the results.

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Improvments in Cost Reduction for Vacuum Sintering and Vacuum and Overpressure Sintering for Tungsten Carbides

  • Ermel, Dieter
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.293-298
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    • 1998
  • In all larger hardmetal workshops furnaces for dewaxing, vacuum sintering or vacuum and overpressure sintering are today's standard. The furnace technology is well established. Equipment specifications such as operating overpressure, determine sintering cost, product quality, safety and reliability of the furnace and ultimately influence the competitiveness of the hard metal procucer in the global market. Essential furnace requirements are an efficient utilization of the furnace, an environmental friendly dewaxing system, high temperature uniformity, metallurgical treatment with process gases, as well as reduced cooling time by means of rapid cooling. Examples of reduced sintering costs are described achieved using a new design of vacuum sintering furnace with an improved rapid cooling device, cooling times are reduced by up to 45%. Additionally, a cost comparison of two different designs of vacuum overpressure sintering furnaces are included.

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A Study on Network Technology for Railway Signaling Systems (진로제어시스템을 위한 네트워크 기술연구)

  • Hwang Jong-Gyu;Lee Jae-Ho;Yoon Yong-Gi;Yoo Kwang-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.1495-1500
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    • 2004
  • The interface link for railway signaling systems is generally point-to-point communication scheme, but there have been several efforts to apply the network technology to these interface link in overseas country. However general Ethernet scheme has several drawbacks, so this scheme cannot meet the very high reliability, safety and real-time properties. To overcome these drawbacks, there have been studies reduction and modeling of data collision probability for this ethernet at the industrial and academic world. Therefore, in this paper we analyzed describe a interface trend using network technology between railway signaling equipments and will describe a major technology and framework of a network for railway signaling system.

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Finding Subjects for Automated Container Terminal Development by Systems Approach (시스템적 접근에 의한 자동화컨테이너터미널 개발 과제 도출)

  • 박창호;노홍승;정희균
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 1998.10a
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 1998
  • This study is to define the Automated Container Terminal(ACT) and container terminal system. Also, we analyze the present condition of the container terminal system in Pusan port and its automation level by systems approach. And this paper aims at evaluating on the priority of R&D investment until the beginning of the second stage of New Pusan Port Project(2006). In this process we have considered 8 factors (cost, labor, area, time volume, reliability, safety, convenience) to analyze 6 subsystems. The priority order of R&D until target year by sub-systems is as follow : Cargo Handling System〉Transfer System〉Port Entry System〉Storage System(Distribution&Manufacturing System included)〉Inland Transport System〉Port Information System.

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The Analysis on DSP-based hands-free car kit

  • Zhang, Chun-Xu;Shin, Yun-Ho;Shin, Hyun-Sik
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.228-232
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    • 2008
  • For the past several years, many countries have passed or have recommended legislation making it illegal to use in-hand mobile phones while driving and several manufacturers have released car kit solutions enabling hands-free operation of the mobile phone. But an automobile environment can pose extremely harsh physical conditions impacting audio quality, safety, and reliability. This article introduced a Car Kits that provided a total entertainment and telematics solution, which support all current features within the constraints of low power consumption, form factor, price, ease-of-use, manufacture ability, testability and high total quality.

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