• The Optical Journal
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• s.142
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• pp.17-22
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• 2012

인공위성 레이저 추적(SLR, Satellite Laser Ranging) 시스템은 레이저를 이용하여 위성까지 거리를 측정하는 가장 정밀한 인공위성 추적 시스템이다. SLR 시스템의 원리는 극초단파의 레이저 빔을 광학 망원경을 통해 발사하여 인공위성에 장착된 레이저 반사경에 의해 반사되어 되돌아오는 레이저 빔의 왕복 비행 시간을 측정함으로써 거리를 구한다. 1964년 발사된 Beacon Explorer-B 위성의 궤도결정을 위해 SLR 기술이 NASA에 의해 처음 사용되었는데, 당시에는 거리측정 오차가 50m 수준이었다. 현재는 전자, 광학 및 제어 기술의 발달에 힘입어 그 오차가 mm 수준으로 크게 향상되어 인공위성 운영, 지구물리, 우주측지 및 우주감시 등 다양한 분야에 활용되고 있다. 미국을 비롯한 우주 선진국은 이미 다수의 SLR 시스템을 구축하여 운영하고 있으며, 현재 전 세계적으로 약 40여 개의 SLR 관측소가 국제레이저추적기구(ILRS, International Laser Ranging Service)에 가입하여 활동하고 있다. 또한 인공위성의 정밀한 거리측정을 위해 레이저 반사경이 장착된 위성 50여 개가 운영중에 있다. 고정밀 지구관측 위성 대부분에 레이저 반사경이 장착돼 있으며 러시아의 GLONASS 항법체계를 구성하는 모든 항법위성에도 레이저 반사경이 장착돼 있다. 또한 유럽우주기구에서 추진하는 갈릴레오 및 중국의 Compass 항법위성도 레이저 반사경이 장착될 예정이다. 최근에는 행성탐사 및 달탐사 우주선에 SLR 시스템의 활용 범위가 확대됨에 따라 SLR 시스템의 국제적 수요가 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 우리나라의 나로과학위성 및 다목적실용위성 5호에도 레이저 반사경이 장착돼 발사되기 때문에 국내 독자적 레이저추적을 위해서 SLR 시스템 구축이 꾸준히 요구되어 왔다. 한국천문연구원은 2008년부터 SLR 시스템 개발을 추진했다. 2012년 9월에 40cm 크기의 망원경을 지닌 이동형 SLR 시스템 개발을 완료했으며 오는 2015년에는 1m급 고정형 SLR 시스템 개발을 완료할 예정이다.

• Transactions of the KSME C: Technology and Education
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

A SIM card socket is used for a cell phone to fix an USIM card and a push-push mechanism is typically employed in the SIM card socket for a user convenience. A SIM card is inserted with locking when a user pushes the card once and a SIM card is removed with unlocking when a user pushes the card again. A push-push mechanism is operated by a heart-cam structure and a main spring. A cam slider and a cam stick consisting a push-push mechanism may be broken because of the main spring. So, dynamic stress at a cam slider and a cam stick which is generated by a main spring during operating should be analyzed and considered in the push-push mechanism design. In this paper, a flexible multibody model of a push-push mechanism was developed to analyze dynamic stress at a cam slider and a cam stick.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.591-596
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• 2022

Since 4-bar linkage widely used in various industrial fields has a fixed link length, it is inconvenient to add an independent link structure or control device to change the movement of output link. Therefore, this paper proposes a new concept of variable 4-bar linkage mechanism to selectively adjust the movement of the output link to fit desired situations, and applied to the commercial table fans, which is a representative product using a 4-bar linkage system. The optimal rotation angle steps for efficiency are determined experimentally and the appropriate lengths of linkage to fit each step are calculated analytically. Changes in the linkage length are implemented by the rotational motion using a grooved cylindrical cam and the feasibility of the proposed variable linkage mechanism is verified through fabrication and measurement. The presented variable link mechanism is expected to improve the efficiency of industrial robots and fuel valve systems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.917-919
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• 2002

가동자를 중간에 두고 양측의 고정자에서 발생하는 흡인력을 서로 상쇄시킬 수 있는 기계적 구조인 양측식 리니어 펄스 모터(double side linear pulse motor)는 편측식 리니어 펄스 모터(single side linear pulse motor)에 비해 구동시 지지기구의 부담을 경감시키고, 발생 추력을 증대시킬 수 있다. 이러한 양측식 리니어 펄스 모터는 가동자를 사이에 두고 상부와 하부의 고정자를 각각 교대로 여자시키는 1상 바이폴러 여자방식과 두 고정자를 동시에 여자시키는 2상 바이폴러 여자방식이 가능한데 보다 제어정밀도를 향상시키는 위치제어 시스템을 구성하기 위해서는 두 여자방식에 의한 특성 비교가 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 양측식 리니어 펄스 모터의 1상 바이폴러 여자와 2상 바이폴러 여자시, 자로 분포의 특성을 3차원 유한요소법으로 해석하여 그 특성을 비교 검토하였다.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.19-42
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• 2000

전자상거래에 과세권 적용을 둘러싼 논쟁이 치열하게 벌어지고 있다. 일부에선 국가주권, 납세의무 헌법 36조 등을 들어 과세형평의 원칙, 세수 결손 방지를 위해 전자상거래에 과세권을 적용해야 한다고 주장하는 반면 현시점에서 기술적 문제로 디지털제품에 대해서는 과세가 어렵다는 주장이다. 본 논문에서는 논란의 대상이 되는 전자상거래 관련 과세부문에 대하여 OECD의 논의를 중심으로 살펴보았다. OECD에서는 두가지 방향으로 논의하고 있다. 첫째, OECD 모델조세조약에서 사용되는 기존 고정사업장 개념을 전자상거래라는 새로운 기업활동에 적용하는 방법을 검토하고 있다. 둘째, 전자상거래의 발전이 고정사업장 개념 자체에 어떠한 변화를 필요로 하는가에 대해서 검토하고 있다. 전자상거래 국제논의에 대한 우리의 대비도 향후 1-2년이 매우 중요하다고 볼 수 있는 바, OECD등 국제기구의 논의에 민관이 공동으로 적극 참여하면서 관련 국내제도를 정비해 나가야 할 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.23-25
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• 2015

최근 디지털 방송의 새로운 서비스에 대한 소비자의 기대와 무선 통신 및 영상 압축 기술의 발전으로 인해 차세대 방송 기술에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 미국 방송 표준화 기구인 ATSC에서는 차세대 국제 방송 표준을 위해 ATSC 3.0을 시작하였고, 고정 방송 및 이동 방송의 동시 서비스 제공을 목표로 하고 있다. TDM을 사용하여 두 방송 서비스를 제공하는 경우 ATSC 3.0 융합형 3DTV 서비스를 제공할 수 있으며, 모바일 방송의 파일럿 심볼을 이용한 채널 추정이 가능하므로 고정 방송만을 제공하는 경우보다 채널 등화 성능 측면에서 더 유리하다. 이에 본 논문에서는 ATSC 3.0 융합형 3DTV를 위한 채널 등화 시뮬레이터를 설계 및 구현하여 고정 방송 환경과 성능을 비교한다.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2011

Purpose: Helical Tomotherapy allows only coplanar beam delivery because it does not allow couch rotation. We investigated a method to introduce non-coplanar beam by tilting a patient's head for Tomotherapy. The aim of this study was to compare intrafractional movement during Tomotherapy between coplanar and non-coplanar patient's setup. Materials and Methods: Helical Tomotherapy was used for treating eight patients with intracranial tumor. The subjects were divided into three groups: one group (coplanar) of 2 patients who lay on S-plate with supine position and wore thermoplastic mask for immobilizing the head, second group (non-coplanar) of 3 patients who lay on S-plate with supine position and whose head was tilted with Variable Axis Baseplate and wore thermoplastic mask, and third group (non-coplanar plus mouthpiece) of 3 patients whose head was tilted and wore a mouthpiece immobilization device and thermoplastic mask. The patients were treated with Tomotherapy after treatment planning with Tomotherapy Planning System. Megavoltage computed tomography (MVCT) was performed before and after treatment, and the intrafractional error was measured with lateral(X), longitudinal(Y), vertical(Z) direction movements and vector ($\sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2}$) value for assessing overall movement. Results: Intrafractional error was compared among three groups by taking the error of MVCT taken after the treatment. As the correction values (X, Y, Z) between MVCT image taken after treatment and CT-simulation image are close to zero, the patient movement is small. When the mean values of movement of each direction for non-coplanar setup were compared with coplanar setup group, X-axis movement was decreased by 13%, but Y-axis and Z-axis movement were increased by 109% and 88%, respectively. Movements of Y-axis and Z-axis with non-coplanar setup were relatively greater than that of X-axis since a tilted head tended to slip down. The mean of X-axis movement of the group who used a mouthpiece was greater by 9.4% than the group who did not use, but the mean of Y-axis movement was lower by at least 64%, and the mean of Z-axis was lower by at least 67%, and the mean of Z-axis was lower by at least 67%, and the vector was lower by at least 59% with the use of a mouthpiece. Among these 8 patients, one patient whose tumor was located on left frontal lobe and left basal ganglia received reduced radiation dose of 38% in right eye, 23% in left eye, 30% in optic chiasm, 27% in brain stem, and 8% in normal brain with non-coplanar method. Conclusion: Tomotherapy only allows coplanar delivery of IMRT treatment. To complement this shortcoming, Tomotherapy can be used with non-coplanar method by artificially tilting the patient's head and using an oral immobilization instrument to minimize the movement of patient, when intracranial tumor locates near critical organs or has to be treated with high dose radiation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.613-621
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of supportive devices which are for minimizing the patient's movement during lower extremity angiography and to verify image quality of phantom by analyzing of Mask image, DSA image and Roadmap image into SNR and CNR. As a result of comparing SNR with CNR of mask image obtained by DSA technique using the phantom alone and phantom placed on the supportive devices, there was no significant difference between about 0~0.06 for SNR and about 0~0.003 for CNR. The study showed about 0.11~0.35 for SNR and 0.016~0.031 for CNR of DSA imaging by DSA technique about only water phantom of the blood vessel model and the water phantom placed on the device. Analyzing SNR and CNR of Roadmap technique about water phantom on the auxiliary device (hardboard paper, pomax, polycarbonate, acrylic) and water phantom alone, there was no significant difference between 0.02~0.05 for SNR and 0.002~0.004 for CNR. In conclusion, there was no significant difference on image quality by using supportive devices made by hardboard paper, pomax, polycarbonate or acryl regardless of whether using supportive devices or not. Supportive devices to minimize of the patient's movement may reduce the total amount of contrast, exam-time, radiation exposure and eliminate risk factors during angiogram. Supportive devices made by hardboard paper can be applied easily during angiogram due to advantages of reasonable price and simple processing. It is considered that will be useful to consider cost efficiency and types of materials and their properties in accordance with purpose and method of the study when the operator makes and uses supportive devices.

• Archives of design research
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• v.19 no.6 s.68
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• pp.5-8
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• 2006

Inversion therapy has been used to relieve backpain, decrease pressure on the discs between vertebrae and stretch musdes as early as 400 BC. Gravity Guidance Inversion Table was introduced in 1960's and has been commercialized mostly for relieving backpain. in United States. But this machine needs to adjusted and possible sudden movement can cause severe injury to the users. In the 1990's, motor assisted inversion cram was introduced in Germany. But this inversion cram is too heavy and inconvenient to be used at home. In these days, the inversion machine become popular equipment in fitness clubs and health care places for relieving backpain as well as stretching muscles. And there is a growing need for home use version of motorized inversion machine. In this study, the motorized inversion machine was developed to be used for stretching exercise at home. The design became compact, simple and foldable as the results of adapting the wabble mechanism. And the machines are optimally designed by analyzing the torques applied to the machine by diverse physical size of users.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.75-81
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• 1977

This experiment has been carried out to determine the pH dependent cation exchange capacity concerning the sorption phenomenon of long-lived radionuclides contained in low-level liquid radioactive waste on various clay minerals. The pH dependent cation exchange capacity determined by Sawhney's method are used to the analysis of sorption phenomenon. About 70 percent of the total cation exchange capacity is contributed by the pH dependent CEC due to the negative charge originated naturally in clays in case of clinoptilolite, vermiculite and sodalite. It is sugested in this test that the high neutral salt CEC, that is, highly charged clays would show good fixation yield. The removal of radionuclides at the pH range more than pH 9 is considered the hydroxide precipitation of metal ion rather than the cation exchange. The Na-clay prepared by the method of successive isomorphic substitution with electrolyte showed a considerable improvement in removal efficiency for the decontamination.