• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.141-147
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• 2019

In this paper, a systematic beam splitter design for multi-beam forming is proposed. The objective of this research is to a design beam splitter that splits and focuses scattering microwaves into intense beams in multiple directions. It is difficult to split multi-beam to non-specific directions with theoretical approaches. Therefore, instead of using transformation optics(TO), which is a widely used process for controlling electromagnetic wave propagation, we used a systematic design process called the phase field design method to obtain an optimal topological structure of beam splitter. The objective function is to maximize the norm of electric field of the target areas of each direction. To avoid island structure and obtain the structure in one body, volume constraint is added to the optimization problem by using augmented Lagrangian. Target frequency is set to X-band 10GHz. The optimal beam splitter performed well in multi-beam forming and the transported electric energy of target areas improved. A frequency dependency test was conducted in the X-band to determine effective frequency range.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.105-113
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• 2008

Shell-typed structures can make resistance to external forces efficiently, and have merits to construct the large-span structures with thin thickness. This merits are highly depending on the shape of structure. Therefore designers want to the optimum shape, but it is not so easy to find the shape. So far there are many schemes to find more optimum shape, and those methods have their own characteristics. In this study, the authors introduce a relatively easy approach to find optimum shape by the finite element method considering geometric nonlinearity. We are finding the optimum shape of a shell-typed structure using line elements, and compared the results by various analytic models.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.259-267
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• 2004

Most steel frame structures are constructed to one side without considering the arrangement of major-minor axis of column and bracing. This research presents more safety and economic efficiency can be obtained by just rearrangement of major-minor axis. Because most of steel-frame structures are excessively designed with Allowable Stress Design, and it needs to be changed to other specifications. The arrangement of major-minor axis of column is partly referred in AISC-LRFD, but still insufficient. This study compared with the each result from rearrangement of major-minor axis of column, arrangement of bracing, the connecting method of bracing, and consequence with different specifications. Moreover it demonstrated the direction of more economically optimized design.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1585_1586
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 다구찌 기법을 사용하여 최적설계 한 중심 주파수가 920MHz인 휴대용 RFID 리더안테나를 제안한다. 제안한 안테나는 모서리가 절단되고 정사각형 마이크로스트립 패치에 네 변으로부터 슬롯을 갖는 구조이다. 이러한 슬롯구조는 마이크로스트립 패치안테나를 소형화 시킬 수 있으며, 슬롯이 없는 구조에 비해서 약 18%의 안테나 크기 감소가 가능함을 실험을 통해 확인 하였다. 슬롯의 구조를 갖게 되는 소형의 안테나는 복잡한 설계변수에 따라 변화하므로 최적의 안테나 설계를 위해서는 해석 및 시험단계에 수많은 반복이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 해석 및 실험 횟수를 최소화할 수 있는 실험계획법인 다구찌법의 직교배열 표를 도입하여 설계할 때의 주요 요소들의 민감도 해석을 수행하고 그 영향성을 분석하여 해석결과를 바탕으로 설계반복을 최소화 하면서 최적의 구조를 갖는 안테나를 설계 하였으며 유전율이 4.4이고, 두께가 3.2mm 인 Epoxy 1.6T의 기판상에 제작한 안테나 특성에 대한 실험 결과를 제시하였다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.143-151
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• 2008

In this paper, the optimum design of plane steel frames using second-order inelastic analysis and section increment method is presented. Since the second-order inelastic analysis accounts for geometric and material nonlinearities of the whole system as well as its component members, the design method based on second-order inelastic analysis does not require separate member capacity checks after analysis. A section increment method proposed by this paper is used as optimization technique. The weight of structures is treated as the objective function. The constraint functions are defined by load-carrying capacities, deflections, inter-story drifts, and ductility requirement. The effectiveness of the proposed method are verified by comparing the results of the proposed method with those of other method.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.7
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• pp.821-826
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• 2011

CAE-based structural optimization techniques are applied for the design of a lightweight crane. The boom of the crane is designed by shape optimization with the shape of the cross section of the boom as the design variable. The design objective is mass minimization, and the static strength and dynamic stiffness of the system are set as the design constraints. Hyperworks, a commercial analysis and optimization software, is used for shape and topology optimization. In order to consistently change the shape of the elements of the boom with respect to the change in the shape of its cross section, the morphing function in Hyperworks is used. The support of the boom of the original model is simplified to model the design domain for topology optimization, which is discretized by using three-dimensional solid elements. The final result after shape and topology optimization is 19% and 17% reduction in the masses of the boom and support, respectively, without a deterioration in the system stiffness.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1273-1279
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• 2011

The variable-swash-plate compressor has recently been adopted as a vehicle compressor to improve fuel efficiency. The rotation torque in the variable-swash-plate compressor and the pressure-affected piston have a great influence on the swash-plate design and deformation. This paper suggests the optimal configuration design by using Chebyshev orthogonal polynomial and optimization techniques. The orthogonal array (OA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) techniques and response surface optimization, are employed to determine the main effects and their optimal design variables. According to the optimal design, we confirm an effective design variable in swash plate and explain the optimal solution, the usefulness for satisfying the constraints of maximum stress and deformation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.19-19
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• 1998

라이너를 포함한 필라멘트 와인딩 복합재 압력용기의 성능향상을 위한 효율적인 구조최적 설계방안을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 온도효과가 고려된 비선형 유한요소법을 이용하여 각 층에서의 응력해석과 파손해석을 수행하였다. 또한 설계변수로 라이너의 두께와 헬리컬 적층두께, 실린더를 따라 변하는 직각 적층두께를 설정하였다. 모든 설계변수들에 대한 강도비 민감도를 유도하였으며 헬리컬 적층두께에 대한 강도비 민감도를 유지하기 위해 측지 등장력 돔설계 방법을 고려하였다. 구조 최적설계결과, 실린더를 따라 직각 적층두께를 최적으로 분포시켜 강성을 효과적으로 배열하였으므로 적층두께를 일정하게 고려한 경우보다 더 경량화 시킬 수 있었다.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.22-28
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• 2015

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.159-171
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• 2001

평면 아치 구조물에 대해 선형 탄성 변분방정식에 기반을 둔 설계민감도 해석을 위한 일반적 이론을 개발하였다. 아치 구조물내의 임의 마디에 정의된 응력범함수를 고려하였고 이에 대한 설계민감도 공식을 유도하기 위해 전미분(material derivative) 개념과 보조(adjoint) 변수 방법을 도입하였다. 얻어진 민감도 공식은 구조해석 결과를 얻고 나면 이들로부터 단순 대수연산을 통해 계산이 되므로 적용이 간편할 뿐 아니라 해의 정확도가 높은 잇점이 있다. 본 방법은 아치의 형상을 매개변수를 통해 표현하므로 얕은 아치에 국한하지 않고 어떠한 형상도 고려가 가능하며, 나아가서 아치의 형상변화를 형상에 대해 수직뿐 아니라 접선방향도 포함하여 일반적으로 고려하므로 다양한 형상설계가 가능하다. 몇 가지 예제에서 민감도 계산을 수행함으로써 본 방법의 정확도와 효율성을 입증하였으며, 두 가지의 설계최적화 문제를 대상으로 실제로 두께 및 형상최적설계를 수행하였다.