• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.152-155
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• 2000

Layout 문제는 매우 복잡한 의사결정과정이며, 이론적인 면보다는 논리를 바탕으로 한 경험적 결정이 많이 필요한 분야다. 이 논문에서는 프레스와 용접공정을 중심으로 하는 두 자동차 부품 생산업체가 한 업체로 통합되면서 새로운 공장으로 이전하는 과정에서 발생한 Layout 문제를 해결해 나가는 방법을 소개하였다. 추진하는 과정에서 기존의 개념모델을 일부 수정하여 적용하였으며, AutoCAD, FactoryFlow와 같은 소프트웨어를 이용하여 정량적 평가를 지원하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.166-166
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• 2011

연료전지 핵심 부품 가운데 하나인 분리판(Bipolar plate)는 막전극체(MEA), 기체확산층(GDL)과 함께 발생한 전류의 수집 및 전달, 반응 가스의 수송, 반응/생성물의 수송 및 제거, 반응열 제거 등을 위한 냉각수 전달 등의 다양한 역할을 담당한다. 이러한 역할을 위하여 분리판은 우수한 전기전도성, 열전도성, 화학적 안정성이 요구되어 진다. 기존의 연료전지용 분리판은 흑연계 소재 및 수지와 흑연을 혼합한 복합 흑연 재료를 통해 제조하여 요구 되어지는 물성을 만족시켜 왔으나 흑연계 분리판의 경우 강도 및 가스 밀폐성 측면에서 낮은 특성을 보이며 특히 고가의 제조 공정 비용과 낮은 양산성으로 인하여 자동차 연료전지 상용화에 수많은 해결 과제를 안고 있었다. 흑연계 분리판의 이러한 문제점을 대체하기 위한 연구로 최근 금속계 분리판의 적용 및 개발이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 특히 금속계 분리판은 양산 제조 공정이 적용 가능하여 대량생산이 가능하며 자동차 연료전지 스택의 경량화 및 박판화가 가능하다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나, 박판의 스테인리스강을 소재로 적용한 금속분리판의 양산을 위하여 반드시 선행되어야 할 연구가 바로 금형 코팅 연구이다. 일반 자동차 생산 금형을 평균 약 50만타로 예측한다면 연료전지 금속계 분리판 성형 금형의 현재 수명은 약 10만타로 추정 가능하다. 이러한 원인은 고하중의 프레스 사용과 정밀 금형으로 인한 극한 공정 조건으로 야기된 결과이며 문제 해결을 위하여 성형 금형에 PVD 코팅 적용 연구를 진행하였다. 성형 금형의 PVD 코팅 적용을 통하여 금형 교체 주기 감소를 통한 생산 원가 절감 및 이형성 개선을 통한 성형성 확보를 목표로 본 연구를 진행하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.1119-1128
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• 1990

A numerical method for analyzing non-isothermal, rigid-viscoplastic deformation problems has been presented. As an application, a stretch forming of sheet metals, including temperature effect, has been analyzed by a three-dimensional finite element method. Bishop`s step-wise decoupled method is adopted to solve thermomechanical coupling between deformation and heat transfer. Using the method, the effect of temperature on strain distribution during stretch forming is investigated. By comparison of the non-isothermal results with isothermal analysis, the importance of including temperature effects in the analysis of metal forming problems is emphasized. The predicted results were in good agreement with the existing experimental measurements at the different punch temperatures and dome heights investigated. It is also found that any increase of the punch temperature appeared to postpone the strain localization process by lowering the peak strain in the critical punch-sheet contact region and by normalizing strain distribution within the specimen.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.746-749
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• 2019

자유 단조는 고온에 가열한 강괴에 높은 압력을 가하여 원하는 형상의 제품을 만드는 공정으로 에너지 소모가 매우 크다. 여러 개의 강괴를 가열로에 장입하여 고온에 가열한 후 소재를 하나씩 꺼내어 프레스 공정을 수행한다. 가열로에 함께 장입되는 소재들의 조합에 따라 가열 시 소요 시간 및 에너지 사용량이 달라진다. 소재 조합에 따른 가열 비용 예측을 통해 최적의 소재 조합을 결정하여 에너지 효율을 높일 수 있다. 비용 예측 모형을 학습하기 위해서는 가열 소요 시간 및 에너지 사용량 데이터가 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 가열로의 온도 및 가스 사용량 데이터를 이용하여 가열로의 가동 상태 변경 지점을 감지하는 방안을 제안한다. 가열로의 온도 및 가스 사용량은 IoT 인프라를 기반으로 손 쉽게 획득할 수 있다. 가열로의 상태 별로 온도 및 가스 사용량에 나타나는 패턴을 이용하여 상태 변경 지점을 감지한다. 이를 통해 가열 공정 데이터를 획득할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 가열로의 상태를 실시간에 모니터링이 가능함으로써 불필요하게 가열하는 것을 예방하여 에너지 효율을 높일 수 있다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.70-78
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• 2018

This research was carried out to develop an integrated folding wing made from carbon composite materials. Design requirements were reviewed and composite wing sizing was conducted using design optimization with commercial software. Three composite manufacturing processes including hot-press, pultrusion, and autoclave were evaluated and the most suitable processes for the integrated wing fabrication were selected, with consideration given to performance and cost. The determined manufacturing process was verified by two design development tests for selecting the design concept. Stiffness and strength of the composite wing were estimated through structural analyses. The test loads were calculated and static tests about design limit load and design ultimate load were performed using both wings. As a result, the evaluation criterions of the tests were satisfied and structural safety was verified through the series of structural analyses and testing.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.62-70
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• 2001

As the ship hull is a compound-curved structure, plate bending process is indispensible. The process includes press bending process for forming major 1st curvature and heating process for forming the rest curvature. Especially the heating process that is above 50 percents of entire bending work is carried out exclusively by skillful workers. Many researches have been made to automate the heating process but most of these are about line heating process and researches for triangle heating process are rare. This study is a fundamental study to develop a efficient analysis method for triangle heating and focused on clarifying the deformation characteristics of plate by triangle heating. In this paper, we carried out heating experiments and analysed the deformation characteristics of plate to explain the deformation characteristics of plates rationally by showing the phase transformed high temperature region. Also we investigated the heating effect on the hull material properties by mechanical tests.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.704-710
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• 2017

Our research team is developing a 6-DOF manipulator that is adequate for the narrow workspace of press forming processes. This paper addresses the task sequence optimization methods for the manipulator to minimize the task-finishing time. First, a kinematic model of the manipulator is presented, and the anticipated times for moving among the task locations are computed. Then, a mathematical model of the task sequence optimization problem is presented, followed by a comparison of three meta-heuristic methods to solve the optimization problem: an ant colony system, simulated annealing, and a genetic algorithm. The simulation shows that the genetic algorithm is robust to the parameter settings and has the best performance in both minimizing the task-finishing time and the computing time compared to the other methods. Finally, the algorithms were implemented and validated through a simulation using Mathworks' Matlab and Coppelia Robotics' V-REP (virtual robot experimentation platform).

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.7
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• pp.865-873
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• 2013

The deep drawing and ironing (DDI) process involving the use of a high-capacity horizontal press is used for manufacturing acompressed natural gas (CNG) pressure vessel. However, some variables of the DDI process have been determined based on the experiences of workers, and the short die life needs to be improved for manufacturing the pressure vessel withhighquality and lowcost. In this study, process variables such as the draw ratio, distance between dies, radius of rounding of drawing die, and angle of ironing die are chosen to enhance the reliability and improve the die life based on previous studies and experiences. The draw ratio limits at which no tearing or wrinkling occurs are determined using FEA, and the distances between dies, radius of rounding of drawing die, and angle of ironing die are optimized by the DOE method. The results of the optimal process variables are compared with those of the existing DDI process for verifying their effectiveness.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.672-678
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• 2020

Ogive parts of large-caliber ammunition in Korea are manufactured by the Press Nosing method, but this method has the disadvantage of requiring additional processes such as lubrication before and after the press process. This study proposes the possibility of applying the Swaging method to improve these shortcomings. A large-diameter shell body was manufactured in sub-scale and plastic working experiments using a swaging process were performed. We investigated whether plastic processing is possible up to 75 % of the diameter reduction rate that satisfies the final molding dimension, and whether the dimensions of the product produced by swaging molding are satisfactory as the hardness changes according to the diameter reduction rate and the increase in thickness. The test using the prototype confirmed that the hardness increased proportionally with the diameter reduction rate and by more than HV 335 at the reduction rate of 75 %. The material thickness variation tended to be similar to the theoretical calculated value, and the thickness increase rate was proportional to 65.4 % at the reduction rate of 75 %.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.8
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• pp.25-31
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• 2018

Recently, research on the development of lightweight vehicle bodies is increasing continuously as a response to fuel economy regulations. To reduce the weight of a vehicle body, a conventional steel plate has been substituted by light weight material with high specific strength and the jointing of multi-materials is generally applied. On the other hand, the customer's demand for safety and emotional quality in NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, a light weight with proper strength and NVH quality is needed. In the view of light weighting and NVH quality, the application of a vibration proof steel plate can be an effective solution but the formability of a sandwich panel is different with a conventional steel sheet. Therefore, careful analysis of formability is required. This study aims to characterize the formability of a sandwich high-strength steel plate. The high-strength steel plates of different thicknesses with resistance spot welding and sealer bonding were analyzed using forming limits diagram through a cup drawing test.