• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.125-140
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• 2015

In this paper, we present the results of the wear analysis of journal bearings on a stripped-down single-cylinder engine during start-up and coast-down by motoring. We calculate journal bearing wear by using a modified specific wear rate considering the fractional film defect coefficient and load-sharing ratio for the asperity portion of a mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) regime coupled with previously presented graphical data of experimental lifetime linear wear in radial journal bearings. Based on the calculated wear depth, we obtain a new oil film thickness for every crank angle. By examination of the oil film thickness, we determine whether the oil film thickness at the wear scar region is in a mixed lubrication regime by comparing dimensionless oil film thickness, h/σ, to 3.0 at every crank angle. We present the lift-off speed and the crank angles involved with the wear calculation for bearings #1 and #2. The dimensionless oil film thickness, h/σ, illustrates whether the lubrication region between the two surfaces is still within the bounds of the mixed lubrication regime after scarring of the surface by wear. In addition, we present in tables the asperity contact pressure, the real minimum film thickness at the wear scar region, the modified specific wear rate, and the wear angle, α, for bearings #1 & #2. To show the real shape of the oil film at wear scar region, we depict the actual oil film thickness in graphs. We also tabulated the ranges of bearing angles related with wear scar. We present the wear volume for bearings #1 and #2 after one turn-on and turn-off of the engine ignition switch for five kinds of equivalent surface roughness. We show that the accumulated wear volume after a single turn-on and turn-off of an ignition switch normally increases with increasing surface roughness, with a few exceptions.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.109-124
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• 2015

This paper presents a wear analysis procedure for the journal bearings on a stripped-down single-cylinder engine during start-up and coast-down by motoring. A journal bearing is in the mixed elastohydrodynamic (EHL) lubrication region when the shaft speed is less than the corresponding lift-off speed. Below the lift-off speed, a wear scar can form on bearing surfaces. In part 1 of this paper, we develop the appropriate formulations and the calculation procedure for the analysis. Specifically, we formulate an equation for modified film thickness in a journal bearing considering the additional wear volume. In order to obtain the modified specific wear rate induced by the modified Archard’s wear coefficient, we utilized the extended non-dimensional diagram for the specific wear rate, k, the fractional film defect coefficient, Ψ and the asperity load sharing factor, γ₂. This asperity load sharing factor is newly calculated by setting the Zhao-Maietta-Chang (ZMC) asperity contact pressure equation coupled with the central film thickness equation derived by using the ZMC asperity contact model equal to the modified central contact pressure derived by using the central (or maximum) contact pressure at the dry rough line-contact configuration. We can use the procedure introduced in this paper to determine the lifetime (or longterm) linear wear in radial journal bearings that is a result of repeated stop-start cycles.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.8
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• pp.837-848
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• 2014

This paper describes the development of a walking assistive robot for effective self-rehabilitation for elderly people facing an inconvenience in walking. The main features of the developed robot are enhanced safety and mobility using the baby walker and electric wheelchair mechanisms and an accurate walking tracking control algorithm using potentiometers and stereo cameras. Specifically, a pelvis supporter is designed to prevent the user from falling down and reduce the burden on their legs, and electric motors are used for easy locomotion with low effort. Next, the walking intention and direction of the user are automatically recognized by using potentiometers attached at the pelvis supporter so that the robot can track the user, and the rapidity and accuracy of the tracking were increased by applying a lower-body motion analysis algorithm with stereo cameras. Finally, the user-tracking performance of the developed robot was experimentally verified through stepwise walking assistance experiments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.161.2-161.2
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• 2017

희토류계 영구자석은 대부분의 전기, 전자 제품의 핵심부품이며 높은 보자력, $BH_{max}$를 가지고 있어 자기기록저장매체, MEMS(엑츄에이터), 소형센서, 소형모터 등의 응용 분야에 적용시키기 위해 다양한 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 그러나 영구자석에 들어가는 희토류계 원소의 수급의 어려움 및 가격의 문제점으로 친환경 자석으로의 전환 및 희토류나 중희토류를 사용하지 않는 비희토류계 영구자석을 제조 및 개발하는데 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 이 중 Fe-N 계 자성물질인 $Fe_{16}N_2$는 포화 자화 값이 현재까지의 비희토류계 자성물질 중 가장 높은 값(240emu/g)을 나타내며 상대적으로 높은 결정자기이방성 상수를 가지고 있어 비희토류계 영구자석 물질 중 하나로 주목받으며 연구되어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 $Fe_{16}N_2$ 박막을 얻기 위해 DC Magnetron Sputtering 방법을 이용하여 Si wafer 위에 박막을 증착하고 증착시간에 따라 두께를 제어하여 제조한 후 박막의 미세구조, 상 분석, 자성 특성을 관찰을 통해 최적의 공정 조건을 찾고자 하였다. 증착 시간에 따른 박막의 성장 속도는 일정하게 증가하였으며, 증착 시간의 증가에 따라 박막 내 $Fe_{16}N_2$의 상대적인 분율은 감소하였다. 모든 공정 조건에서 $Fe_3N$, $Fe_4N$, $Fe_{16}N_2$ 상들이 섞여 성장하였으며 XRD를 통한 상분석과 더불어 VSM을 통한 자성 특성을 분석해본 결과 $Fe_{16}N_2$의 분율을 가장 높게 성장된 공정 조건은 증착 시간이 10분이며 박막의 두께가 ${\sim}1{\mu}m$ 일 때, 최적의 조건을 얻을 수 있었으며, 이 때의 자성 특성을 분석한 결과 ~2.45T의 포화 자화 값과 ~1.41T의 잔류 자화 값을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.451-456
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• 2009

In this paper, a virtual force is generated and fed back to the operator to make the teleoperation more reliable, which reflects the relationship between a slave robot and an uncertain remote environment as a form of an impedance. In general, for the teleoperation, the teleoperated mobile robot takes pictures of the remote environment and sends the visual information back to the operator over the Internet. Because of the limitations of communication bandwidth and narrow view-angles of camera, it is not possible to watch certain regions, for examples, the shadow and curved areas. To overcome this problem, a virtual force is generated according to both the distance between the obstacle and the robot and the approaching velocity of the obstacle w.r.t the collision vector based on the ultrasonic sensor data. This virtual force is transferred back to the master (two degrees of freedom joystick) over the Internet to enable a human operator to estimate the position of obstacle at the remote site. By holding this master, in spite of limited visual information, the operator can feel the spatial sense against the remote environment. It is demonstrated by experiments that this collision vector based haptic reflection improves the performance of teleoperated mobile robot significantly.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.10
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• pp.60-65
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• 2003

An experimental study was performed to understand ignition characteristics of gas turbine combustor with rotating fuel injection system. Liquid fuel applied to the inner surface of rotating fuel nozzle which was driven by high speed electrical motor is flung away by centrifugal forces. The real scale combustor and test rig was manufactured and tested under atmospheric condition in KARl combustion test facility. From the test results, this combustor ignition characteristics are highly dependent upon fuel nozzle rotating speed. Futhermore, combustor exit gas temperature was rapidly changed by increasing or decreasing the fuel nozzle rotating speed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.117-117
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• 2012

반도체 및 디스플레이 공정등에서 고진공 및 급 배기 환경을 제공하기 위하여 사용되는 터보 분자펌프(Turbomolecular Pump, TMP)는 다층의 회전깃을 갖는 로터를 회전시켜 분자를 배출시키는 방식을 사용하는 진공펌프이다. 또한 최근에는 디스플레이 및 반도체 공정에서 높은 진공도뿐만 아니라, 높은 배기속도를 요구하는 추세에 따라, 터보 펌프와 드래그 펌프부분을 동시에 가지고 있어 상대적으로 작동 진공도 영역이 넓은 복합 분자펌프(Compound Turbomolecular Pump, CMP)의 활용도가 넓어지고 있다. 이러한 분자펌프가 장시간의 고속회전에 적합하고, 베어링에서의 오염을 없앨 수 있는 비접촉 방식인 자기부상 방식이 주로 적용된다. 자기베어링 시스템은 하드웨어와 소프트웨어로 나누어질 수 있는데, 하드웨어는 회전하게 되는 블레이드로터 및 자기베어링 로터, 모터 로터 등이 포함된 축과 고정되어 있는 자기베어링 코어와 코일, 변위센서 등의 펌프 하우징 부분, 또한 이를 제어하기 위한 전력 증폭 시스템 등의 기전적인 요소들이 이루어져 있다. 소프트웨어라 할 수 있는 제어시스템에 있어서 자기베어링이 불안정한 특성을 갖는 개루프계를 갖고 있으므로 안정화를 위한 능동제어 시스템이 필수적이며 진동 제어 등의 기능을 갖도록 적용된다. 따라서 이러한 복합분자펌프의 성능은 이러한 시스템을 구성하는 개별 요소의 성능과 이를 통합한 제어시스템의 성능이 결정한다고 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 현재 개발중인 2,500 l/s급의 자기부상형 고진공 복합분자펌프의 시작품에 대하여 고속회전의 안정성에 대한 연구를 수행한 내용을 보고하고 있다. 디지털 제어시스템을 적용한 시작품의 최대 26,000 rpm 까지의 고속회전시의 회전 응답 및 진동 특성을 측정 분석하였으며, 로터의 고유진동수 및 진동 모우드를 분석하였다. 또한 연속 작동시의 발열특성과 각 부분의 온도와 회전 안정성과의 관계를 평가하였다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.298-305
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• 2016

Previously our laboratory showed that Pseudomonas alkylphenolica KL28 possesses two different lap and pcu gene clusters for p-cresol catabolism. In this study, additional gene cluster (pchACXF-pcaHG-orf4-pcaBC) has been identified to encode enzymes necessary for catabolism of p-cresol to ${\beta}$-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate. This gene cluster showed almost identical nucleotide sequence homologies to those in the plasmid of Pseudomonas putida NCIMB 9866 and 9869, British origins, indicating the possibility of a horizontal gene transfer. Through mutagenesis of each gene cluster and gfp-based promoter reporter assays, it has been shown that the three gene clusters are functionally operated and pch genes are induced by p-cresol. Furthermore, the pcu gene cluster of the three was shown to be dominantly expressed in utilization of p-cresol. Mutation of the pcu gene was defective in aerial structure formation under p-cresol vapor, indicating the utilization rate of carbon source is one of key elements for the multicellular development of this strain.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.54-59
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• 2005

Nonlinear aeroelastic analyses of a missile control fin are performed considering backlash and dynamic stiffness of actuator. Doublet-Hybrid method is used for the calculation of subsonic unsteady aerodynamic forces, and aerodynamic forces are approximated by the minimum-state approximation. For nonlinear flutter analysis backlash is represented by a free-play and is linearized by using the describing function method. Also, dynamic stiffness is function of frequency and is calculated by solving equation of motion for actuator. The linear and nonlinear flutter analyses show that the aeroelastic characteristics are significantly dependent on the backlash and dynamic stiffness. From the nonlinear flutter analysis, various types of limit cycle oscillations are observed in a range of air speeds below the linear divergent flutter boundary. The nonlinear flutter characteristics and the nonlinear aeroelastic responses are also investigated in the time domain.

• Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.123-128
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• 2010

It is investigated the development of swine liquid manure spreading system for a polyethylene film (PE vinyl) based greenhouse used for planting vegetables. These types of vinylhouses are normally six to eight meters wide; the spread system must be contained and capable of operating within this area. The system we designed for use here consisted of the following parts: 1) a reel for loading the hose, 2) hydraulic motor and cylinder to generate hydraulic pressure, 3) discharge unit, and 4) a frame with a 3-point hiteh link to the tractor. With this system, there are two types of hoses that can be used, a flexible flat hose that can be mounted directly to a tractor or a solid firm round hose which usually separated from the tractor. In either case, the discharge unit remains on the tractor. It is found that by using our spread system overall efficiency was 5 times greater than spreading swine liquid manure manually.