• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.378-385
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• 2002

오늘날 차량의 경량화를 위해서 알루미늄 차체를 사용하는 것은 필수적인 결정처럼 되어버렸다. 차체에 사용되는 알루미늄 압출재의 형상은 아주 다양하게 제작이 가능하다. 그러나, 다양한 형상이 가능한 만큼 설계 엔지니어에게는 결정하기 어려운 문제가 되어버린다. 이제 알루미늄 차체의 사용이 보편화되어가는 시점에 차체의 개념설계 단계에서 압출재형상의 토폴로지를 결정하는 조직적인 방법이 제시될 시기가 되었다. 본 논문에서는 토폴로지 최적화란 기법을 이용하여 알루미늄 차체의 형상을 결정하는 조직적인 방법에 대한 가능성을 검토하고자 한다. 간단한 예제에서 주어진 하중조건하에서의 압출재의 토폴로지 최적화를 시도하여 몇 가지 결론을 이끌어 내었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.10c
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• pp.18-21
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• 2007

철도차량의 경량화를 위해서 오늘날 알루미늄 압출재의 사용이 증가하고 있는 추세이며, 이를 통한 차체 제작이 일반화되고 있다. 경량화에 대한 요구는 더욱더 가속화되고 있으며, 특히 자기부상열차의 경우 환경규제 및 에너지 효율성 증대의 측면에서 경량화가 더욱 절실히 요구되고 있다. 그러나, 알루미늄 압출의 특성상 폭 대비 두께에 대한 제약이 따르므로 추가 경량화를 위해서는 알루미늄 압출재의 구조적인 연구가 필요하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 중공형 알루미늄 압출재의 내부에 Rib 형상에 따른 굽힘 특성을 비교함으로써 알루미늄 압출재의 경량화를 이루고자 하였다.

• Aerospace Industry
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• v.76
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• pp.53-55
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• 2001

경기도 화성시에 위치한 보원경금속(주)는 자동차, 선박, 철도, 광학 기계, 건설, 방산품, 반도체 등 다양한 분야에 걸쳐 알루미늄 압출재를 생산하고 있는 중소기업이다. 최근 이 업체는 5년 이내에 국내 항공기용 알루미늄 압출재의 수준을 세계시장에 자랑하겠다는 야심찬 계획을 가지고 항공우주사업에 진출했다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.20-25
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• 2013

The frame elements of modern high speed trains are typically fabricated with extruded aluminum panels. However, the sound transmission loss (STL) of extruded aluminum panels is less satisfactory than flat panels with the same surface density. This study proposes a method for prediction of the sound transmission loss of extruded aluminum panels using finite element analysis. The panel is modeled by finite element analysis, and the STL is calculated using a measure of Sommerfeld radiation at the specimen surface, boundary conditions, and the internal loss factor of the material. In order to verify the validity of the predicted value, intensity transmission loss was measured on the aluminum specimen according to ASTM E2249-02. The proposed method of analysis will be utilized to predict the sound insulation performance of extruded aluminum panels for railway vehicles in the design stage, and to establish measures for their improvement.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.10
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• pp.1093-1100
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a weight-reduction design method for the hybrid carbody of a high-speed maglev train that uses aluminum extrusion profiles and sandwich composites. A sandwich composite was used on the roof as a secondary member to minimize the weight. In order to assemble the sandwich composite roof and aluminum extrusion side frame of the carbody using welding, a guide aluminum frame located at the four sides of the sandwich composite roof was introduced in this study. The clamping force of this guide aluminum frame was verified by three-point bending test. The structural integrity and crashworthiness of the hybrid carbody of a high-speed maglev train were evaluated and verified according to the Korean Railway Safety Law using a commercial finite element analysis program. The results showed that the hybrid carbody composed of aluminum extrusion frames and a sandwich composite roof was lighter in weight than a carbody made only of aluminum extrusion profiles and had better structural performance.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.370-377
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• 2002

오늘날 차량의 경량화를 위해서 알루미늄 차체를 사용하는 것은 필수적인 결정처럼 되어버렸다. 차체에 사용되는 알루미늄 압출재의 형상은 아주 다양하게 제작이 가능하다. 그러나, 다양한 형상이 가능한 만큼 설계 엔지니어에게는 결정하기 어려운 문제가 되어버린다. 주어진 하중조건하에서 최적의 형상을 설계하는 방법을 찾는 것은 이제 알루미늄 차체의 사용이 보편화되어가는 시점에 매우 중요한 일이 된 것이다. 본 논문에서는 형상최적설계란 도구를 사용하여 압출재 형상을 설계하는 방법에 대한 가능성을 살펴보고자 한다. 몇 개의 간단한 예제를 통하여 가능성을 점검하였고, 분석을 통하여 몇가지 결론에 도달하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.323-328
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to develop automated structural design and analysis aided-program of aluminum extrusion carbody structures for railway vehicle. This developed program is called "AUTO-RAP" and could perform simultaneously structural design and verification for railway carbody structures made of aluminum extrusion independent of expertise and experience of design engineers. Design engineers are able to conduct the knowledge-based design by providing database of existing aluminum extrusion or user-defined function. The design verification is automatically programmed to evaluate its structural integrity according to Korean Railway Safety Law or Urban Transit Safety Law. In addition, this program could automatically generate an executable file of various commercial finite element programs such as ANSYS and ABAQUS and CAD files such as .stp and .iges by GUI environment applications using MFC(Microsoft Foundation Classes). In conclusion, it is expected to contribute to reduce product design cost and time of carbody structures aluminum extrusions in railway industry.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.213-221
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• 2011

In this study, we discussed the weight reducing of a urban railway-car body, in particular, of the Korean EMU, by optimizing topology and size of aluminum extrusion profiles. The heaviest parts of aluminum railway-car bodies, i.e., the base plate of underframe and side panels of side frame composed of double skin structures are considered for optimization. Topology optimization process is applied to obtain get an optimized rib structure for the base plate. The thickness of ribs and plates of the topologically optimized base plate and the existing side panel are also optimized by employing the size optimization process. The results are verified by comparing the maximum von Mises stresses and maximum deformation in the case of the existing design with those in the case of the optimized design. It is shown that the weight of a base plate and side panel can be reduced by 12% and that the weight of the whole car body can be reduced by 8.5%.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.1335-1343
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• 2012

In this study, the lightweight modular design of hybrid railway carbody structures made of sandwich composites and aluminum extrusions was investigated by using topology and size optimization techniques. The topology optimum design was used to select the best material for parts of the carbody structure at the initial design stage, and then, the size optimum design was used to find the optimal design parameters of hybrid carbody structures using first-order and sub-problem methods. Through the topology optimization analysis, it was found that aluminum extrusions were suitable for primary members such as the underframe and lower side panel module to improve the stiffness and manufacturability of the carbody structures, and sandwich composites were appropriate for secondary members such as the roof and middle side panel module to minimize its weight. Furthermore, the results obtained by size optimization analysis showed that the weight of hybrid carbody structures composed of aluminum extrusions and sandwich composites could be reduced by a maximum of approximately 17.7% in comparison with carbody structures made of only sandwich composites.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.194-202
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• 2003

To make railway carbody light in weight has advantages at some aspects of both manufacturing and maintenance. Recently, railway carbodys of steel structure have been lightened their weight by using aluminum extrusion plate. for the additional lightening of railway carbody, an optimal design which maintains proper strength and minimizes weight must be achieved. Optimization which is used with finite element analysis for aluminum extrusion plate has the disadvantage of consuming much time. In this paper, the method of equivalent material property which is available to FEA code is established using the method of equivalent stiffness. This method for plate is expanded into the method for railway carbody structure with plates and shells. An objective function is established for maximum stiffness of unit aluminum extrusion plate using established method of equivalent material property. We performed an multi-objective optimization using the penalty function method. As a result, recommendable shapes and sizes of unit extrusion plate for under-frame of high speed train is presented.