• Proceedings of The KACE
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• 2017.08a
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• pp.193-195
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• 2017

목욕탕, 호텔과 같이 다량의 수건이 사용되는 곳은 빠르게 수건을 개기 위해서 수건을 접는 로봇을 사용한다. 그러나 기존의 수건을 접는 로봇은 사람이 수건을 일일이 일정한 형태대로 정렬을 해주어야 하고 복잡한 구조로 인해 부피가 크다는 단점이 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 수건 접는 로봇보다 구조가 간단하고 부피가 작으며, 임의로 투입된 수건을 자동으로 정렬하는 로봇을 개발하였다. 특히 랙과 피니언을 이용한 수직운동과 컨베이어 벨트의 수평운동을 이용한 수건 접기 방식을 통해 로봇의 부피를 획기적으로 줄일 수 있었다. 또한 영상처리 과정을 통해 수건의 각 꼭짓점의 좌표를 실시간으로 트래킹 하여 모든 수건 접기 과정을 자동화하였다. 본 연구의 결과로서 강체가 아닌 유동성을 가진 수건을 정렬하는 방법을 개발하였으므로 향후 연구를 통해 여러 가지 물체들을 정렬하는데 응용될 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.269-272
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• 2005

In order to prevent a router machine feed drive system from transient operational vibration, this paper presents vibration analysis of a rack and pinion typed feed drive system for a router machine. The feed drive system was mathematically idealized as a 5-degree-of-freedom lumped parameter model. Stiffness parameters of motor-shaft, rack and pinion gears, and machine structure were appropriately considered in the modeling. Computational experiment was carried out to obtain vibrations of the feed drive system during its transient speed operation.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.39-47
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• 1997

The focus of this research is to set up and describe the mathematical derivation of an automobile power-assisted rack and pinion steering system dynamics. The mathematical model of the power steering system dynamics with a 5 DOF linear vehicle model will be used in the computer simulation and evaluated comparing with the experimental results. This model is flexible to accommodate different vehicles through simple parameter changes. The developed mathematical model will attempt to provide enhanced driver realism to a Systems Technology, Inc. driving SIMulator(STISIM).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.40-49
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• 1996

The problem related to the rotational vibration at steering wheel end of passenger cars during high speed driving is investigated. to analyze vibration of steering wheel, a steering system of passenger car is modelled in twelve degrees of freedom including backlash effect of rack and pinion gear system. The one degree of freedom system with backlash in investigated by the analytical method. Consequently the skeleton curve and the frequency response curves are computed. The steering system is analyzed by the numerical simulation using the 4th order Runge-Kutta method, the obtained results are compared with the experimental data. Also the effects of the change of rack gear tooth stiffness and backlash on the acceleration level of steering wheel are investigated. As a result, it can be found that the acceleration level of steering wheel becames lower as the rack gear tooth stiffness becames higher, and that acceleration level becames high as the magnitude of backlash between rack and pinion gear increase.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.299-305
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• 2017

Gate-lifting devices in small- to mid-sized sluice gates mostly employ the mechanical roller rack pinion (RRP) system. This RRP system, which consists of a rack-bar and a pinion, transforms a rotation motion into a linear one. The rack-bar has a series of roller trains that mesh with the pinion. In this study, we adopt an exact involute-trochoid tooth profile of the pinion to obtain a higher contact fatigue strength using the profile modification coefficient. Further, we determine the contact forces and investigate Hertz contact stresses to predict the pitting life of the pinion according to varying the shape design parameters. The results indicate that the design fatigue life of an RRP system for sluice gate can be achieved only when the design value of the profile modification coefficient reaches or exceeds a certain level.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.127-134
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• 2002

This study present a direct steering system using rack and pinion for ultra-small vehicles. The traditional small vehicles for special use had the limitation of space by reason of short wheel tread. These vehicles has adopted a indirect steering system or a center arm system for steering. The disadvantages of these system were deterioration of gear efficiency and increase of parts. For direct-linkage to both knuckles, steering system is made up of out-side tie rods, tie-rod ends, and gear box. Thus, the proposed system has a minimum number of parts. The experimental results show a maximum efficiency at minimum steering angle and a minimum clearance circle. These effects were accomplished by adopting a Ackerman-Jantaud theory.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.61-67
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• 2010

The purpose of this paper is to study and analyze the failure examples on tribological characteristics of an automotive steering system. In this failure study, the grease leakage may stick leaked grease, dust, and wear particles between pinion and rack gears in mechanical steering system. In the case of seal failures such as a rod seal, o-ring and oil seals, the gear box and oil pump do not operate properly due to lack of oils. This means that oil pump does not supply a working fluid and produce a normal oil pressure of the steering system. This leads to leak a working fluid from the seals and produce a wear between pinion and rack gears. Especially, the leaked oil is usually mixed with internal wear particles and foreign dust/fine sands. Thus no leakage of working oils is very important design concepts, which is strongly related to the sealing components and smoothly operating of the mechanical friction parts of power steering system.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.45-50
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• 2014

In this paper, designed the driving part of a straight line precision transfer system which can be applied to industrial machines and industrial robots. The direction of power transfer and the output characteristic are similar to those of the conventional rack-pinion type, but it applied new pin-pinion type to the driving part. As a result, it achieved indefinite expandability in length and secured the convenience of installation. To determine the optimal contact of pin-pinion gear, it conducted a Cycloid tooth profile analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.47-51
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• 2017

Generally, a working excavator has only one directional bucket tilting angle, which is up-forward. However, side direction rotation of the bucket would allow variety of working output. We designed a hydraulic rotary actuator comprising a double rod hydraulic cylinder with a rack-pinion gear set for use in excavator bucket with side tilting mechanism, thus converting the linear to angular motion. The proposed side tilting rotary actuator was designed with parts suitable for medium size of heavy duty excavator. These mechanical parts were inexpensive to purchase and the manufacturing cost was reasonable. The proposed mechanism is potentially useful for excavator with variety of working output.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.870-875
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• 1986

In this study, full-rounded tip curve of rack and its mating fillet curve of pinion in Involute-circular arc composite tooth profile are derived. Mechanical characteristics are calculated analytically, i.e., Specific sliding, Nominal bending stress at working root circle and the Contact factor of the arc of contact in circular arc part to the arc of double contact. These characteristics compared with standard involute tooth profile are improved in circular arc part of composite tooth profile. To obtain more efficient composite tooth profile, we studied these characteristics with regard to the changes of unwound angle and radius of circualr arc. And a design method of composite tooth profile is suggested. Composite tooth profile are compared with standard involute tooth profile.