• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.639-645
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• 2011

Wheel-loader is a construction vehicle for uploading soil or sand into truck and transportation of materials, which requires large driving power and high rotational speed. To improve the working efficiency, the operator has to shift gears and control levers for bucket & boom simultaneously. Therefore, the automatic transmission has been introduced to enhance operator's convenience and enable effective operation. To develop the automatic transmission for the wheel-loader, technologies such as gears and a clutch-pack design and shift algorithm are required for improvement of shift quality. In this paper, the shift algorithm for the wheel-loader was developed and its shift pattern was analyzed. As the shift control is affected by the pressure profile for the clutch control, the shift quality depending on the pressure profile has been evaluated using experiment and simulation model analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.27-35
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• 2010

A loader used for uploading materials into truck is a kind of construction equipment. Mainly, a wheel loader is applied to construction work. Recently, an automatic transmission for the wheel loader is used to help drivers get the repetitive works done comfortably. It is composed of geartrain, clutch pack, hydraulic control system and TCU. Especially, a high-performance proportional control valve and its control algorithm is demanded to achieve the shift quality during a change of speed. In this paper, the commercial package program was used in order to justify model of the proportional control valve and simulate it. Steady-state and dynamic characteristics of PCV were analyzed to classify attractive forces and hydraulic control characteristics. This model also was verified the validity compared to the experimental result. Using the developed model, performances of PCV were predicted as studying design parameters.

• The Safety technology
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• no.183
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• pp.24-26
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• 2013

(주)화인은 전남 광양 포스코 제철소 내에서 크레인, 굴삭기, 휠로더, 무인로더 및 각종 설비를 이용하여 Slag를 처리하고 있는 전문 외주사로, 대한산업안전협회 전남지회가 안전우수사업장으로 적극 추천할 정도로 안전에 대해서는 큰 모범을 보이고 있는 회사다. 이곳은 업종 특성상 폭발, 화재 위험이 매우 크다. 하지만 113명의 임직원 모두가 안전을 최우선으로 하면서 설립(2010년 7월 1일) 이후부터 무사고를 기록, 지난해 10월 안전보건공단으로부터 무재해 2배수를 인정받았다. 이러한 안전에 대한 성과는 작업 능률로 그대로 이어지면서 이곳은 지난 2011년 포스코의 우수 외주 파트너사로 선정되기도 했다. 안전뿐만 아니라 보건 측면에서도 매우 큰 성과를 냈다. 전사적으로 금연 프로그램을 적극적으로 시행하여, 지난해 전남 광양시로부터 '담배 연기 없는 기업'을 수상한 것이다. 위험천만한 제철소 환경 속에서 확고한 안전보건 문화를 구축, 지역사업장의 모범이 되고 있는 (주)화인의 안전관리 활동을 살펴봤다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.129-130
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• 2007

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.805-815
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• 2008

Transfer path analysis(TPA) and panel contribution analysis(PCA) have been used widely to reduce interior noise of mechanical systems. TPA enables us to decompose interior noise into air-borne and structure-borne noises and estimate the path contribution of noise sources. PCA is also used to identify the noise contribution of each sub-panel in vibro-acoustic systems. In this paper, TPA and PCA are applied to wheel loader, one of the heavy construction equipments. Firstly, TPA for air-borne noise is conducted to estimate the contribution of air-borne sources using pressure transfer function. Thereafter, TPA for structure -borne noise is employed to verify the results of air-borne source quantification through the synthesis of two results. Secondly, PCA is performed by both TPA using pressure transfer function between panels inside the cabin and boundry element method(BEM) for the cabin of wheel loader with various boundary conditions. As a results, it was found that TPA conducted by experiments and PCA accomplished by both experiments and BEM are very effective methods in analyzing the path and contribution of the noises for reducing an interior noise level in the wheel loader system.

• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.249-255
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• 2010

The visibility evaluation is significant for the development of construction equipment. The visibility evaluation follows the standards of ISO 5006, ISO 14401-1, and ISO 14401-2. The evaluation contains the operator's visibility and the visibility of rear-view mirrors. The operator's visibility includes the visibility test which requires the recognition of the rectangular line surrounding the machine by one meter and the circle with a 12 meter radius. This study describes the two evaluation processes for the development of the wheel loader. The first process is the light bulb shadow test by using a prototype wheel loader. The second process is based on computer simulation in virtual space. The advantages and disadvantages of computer simulation process are investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1218-1222
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• 2006

The bolts fixing the valve cover to the engine were often reported to be failed in a wheel loader model. Recently this failures were continually repeated in the specified equipment. In order to identify the fatigue fractures of the bolts, various vibration tests were carried out. From these tests, it was found out that the failure was due to the resonance between the excitation force of engine and the transverse mode of engine valve cover. So, the several modifications for the bolts were considered to avoid the resonance. Finally, the bolt failure problem was clearly resolved.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.425-428
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• 2005

본 연구는 건설장비 차량 조립부품을 제작하는 가공공장의 계획 및 운영 시스템 개발에 대한 내용이다. 연구의 대상은 건설장비 차량인 굴삭기, 휠로더, 지게차의 조립부품을 제작하는 공장으로 제작품별 제작라인이 구성되어 있다. 그리고 각 제작라인에는 여러 개의 공정이 있으며, 일부 공정은 작업자에 의해 작업이 이루어지고, 용접 및 가공 등은 자동화된 장비 및 설비에 의해 작업이 된다. 가공공장에서 관리 및 운영의 주요 관점은 이후 공정인 조립공장의 조립 착수일에 늦지 않게 제작된 부품을 공급하는 것이다. 그리고 공장 자체적으로 제작라인 내의 재공재고 감소, 작업일간 작업부하평준화, 자동화 장비 및 설비의 효율 극대화 등이 공장의 주요 관리 사항이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 가공공장에서 제작되는 조립부품의 납기일 준수, 재고 감소, 부하 평준화, 장비효율의 극대화를 위해 공장을 체계적으로 관리하기 위한 계획 및 운영 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발시스템에는 제작라인별 제작 착수 및 자재발주${\cdot}$입고 관리, 공정별 실적관리, 실시간 작업 진행 관리, 용접 불량 관리 기능 등이 있다. 시스템은 MSSQL 서버, 오라클과 Visual Basic, Visual C# ASP로 개발되었다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.32 no.7
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• pp.561-568
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• 2008

The quality of the automatic transmission shift for a wheel loader has been generally evaluated by driver's perception. However the subjective evaluation of the drivers is not always directly related to the shift quality. It is necessary to set up the method for an objective assessment of the shift quality. In this paper, a quantitative assessment method has been developed for the shift quality of the automatic transmission in a wheel loader. The indices for the evaluation were selected through the various tests like the acceleration and the turbine rpm as well as the subjective evaluation of the driver, and were validated by the correlation between subjective and objective assessments using a psychophysical power law. Based on this method, the shift quality of a wheel loader has been evaluated quantitatively under various shift conditions.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1303-1309
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• 2003

This paper presents the static and dynamic measurements for the strength and motion characteristics as well as the improved procedures to assess strength of wheel loaders. Two scenarios for static measurement were decided by which cylinder was actuating. The dynamic measurement was performed for two types of motion, that is, simple reciprocation of the working devices and actual working motion including traveling, digging and dumping. The measured items were stresses, cylinder pressures and strokes. Stress induced by bucket working showed higher level than that by boom working. The measured cylinder speeds were relatively superior to the design speeds. Working stress histories were thought to be closer to static rather than dynamic. A fully assembled FE model was prepared for structural analysis. In this paper, a more simple method was suggested to avoid nonlinearity caused by heave of rear frame under digging forces. Also how brake affected on structural behavior and digging force was examined closely in relation with tire pressure. It was confirmed that the overall stress level of wheel loader during turning traveling with loaded bucket was far lower than the yield stress of material.