• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.81-86
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• 2004

For the development of system framework which provides multidisciplinary design environment, the integration of analysis codes written in various computer languages, the integration of CAD and DBMS, and the development of complex GUI are indispensible In this study, three different design frameworks which have been developed in Konkuk University with the aids of a company and other university, are compared and analyzed with respect to the analysis code integration method and the module interface technique. Moreover, the way to develop an efficient framework is proposed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.7
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• pp.1-10
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• 2002

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) is a new design approach, which aims to reduce the design cycle and the development cost, while improving the performance of the product. In order to develop a framework software where the multidisciplinary design is possible, several methods about the analysis codes integration, the analysis and optimization process management, and the software architecture, are proposed in this study. Centralized DataBase Management System (DBMS) is adopted. Both the Dynamic Link Library(DLL) and the File Interface are suggested and implemented as analysis codes integration methods. To efficiently manage the optimization process and the data flow, the Graphic Programming approach is introduced. The proposed integration methods are verified by two test case examples: Simple house design example and the aircraft wing design problem using three dimensional Panel Code.

• International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.243-254
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• 2014

In this study, a demolition analysis code using the adaptively shifted integration (ASI)-Gauss technique, which describes structural member fracture by shifting the numerical integration point to an appropriate position and simultaneously releasing the sectional forces in the element, is developed. The code was verified and validated by comparing the predicted results with those of several experiments. A demolition planning tool utilizing the concept of a key element index, which explicitly indicates the contribution of each structural column to the vertical load capacity of the structure, is also develped. Two methods of selecting specific columns to efficiently demolish the whole structure are demonstrated: selecting the columns from the largest index value and from the smallest index value. The demolition results are confirmed numerically by conducting collapse analyses using the ASI-Gauss technique. The numerical results suggest that to achieve a successful demolition, a group of columns with the largest key element index values should be selected when explosives are ignited in a simultaneous blast, whereas those with the smallest should be selected when explosives are ignited in a sequence, with a final blast set on a column with large index value.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.11b
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• pp.445-447
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• 1998

This paper shows simulation results for stability and performance of two INS/GPS integration systems. First, the code tracking error of GPS receiver is analyzed by spectrum analysis and simulated for the tight and loose INS/GPS integrations. Next, stability of the integrated systems are simulated using root locus method. As loop filter in the GPS receiver, passive filter and active filter are used and compared.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.161-171
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• 1999

Aerodynamic sensitivity analysis codes are developed via the hand-differentiation using a direct differentiation method and an adjoint method respectively from discrete two-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Unlike previous other researches, Baldwin-Lomax algebraic turbulence model is also differentiated by hand to obtain design sensitivities with respect to design variables of interest in turbulent flows. Discrete direct sensitivity equations and adjoint equations are efficiently solved by the same time integration scheme adopted in the flow solver routine. The required memory for the adjoint sensitivity code is greatly reduced at the cost of the computational time by allowing the large banded flux jacobian matrix unassembled. Direct sensitivity code results are found to be exactly coincident with sensitivity derivatives obtained by the finite difference. Adjoint code results of a turbulent flow case show slight deviations from the exact results due to the limitation of the algebraic turbulence model in implementing the adjoint formulation. However, current adjoint sensitivity code yields much more accurate sensitivity derivatives than the adjoint code with the turbulence eddy viscosity being kept constant, which is a usual assumption for the prior researches.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 1991

Two-dimensional explicit finite element code was developed. The transient dynamics code can analyse large deformations of non-linear materials subjected to extremely high strain rates. The Lagrangian finite element program uses an explicit time integration operator to integrate the equations of motion, thus the stiffness matrix is not introduced. Cylinder upsetting and ring compression problems are simulated to check the effects of friction and inertia force. It is shown that (1) calculated results agree very well with experimental results, (2) constant shear friction method overestimates the decrease of inner ring radius and then underestimates after on in comparison with the Coulomb friction method, and (3) the effect of the increase in initial strain rate is similar to the effect of higher frictional coefficient.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.151-160
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• 2015

GPS L2C signal is a recently added civil signal to L2 frequency and is constructed by time division multiplexing of civil moderate (L2-CM) and civil long (L2-CL) code signals. While the L2-CM code is 20 ms-periodic and modulates satellite navigation message, the L2-CL code is 1.5s-periodic with 767,250 chips long code sequence and carries no data. Therefore, the L2-CL code signal allows receivers to perform a very long coherent integration. However, due to the length of the L2-CL code, the acquisition of the L2-CL code signal may take too long or require too much hardware resources. In this paper, we propose a three-step ultra-fast L2-CL code acquisition (TSCLA) technique for dual band GPS receivers. In the proposed TSCLA technique, a dual band GPS receiver sequentially acquires the coarse/acquisition (C/A) code signal at L1 frequency, the L2-CM code signal, and the L2-CL code signal to minimize mean acquisition time (MAT). The theoretical performance analysis and numerous Monte Carlo simulations show the significant advantage of the proposed TSCLA technique over conventional techniques introduced in the literature.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.30 no.3C
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• pp.83-91
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• 2005

We analyze the performance of an adaptive hybrid search code acquisition algorithm for direct-sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems under slowly-moving mobile environments. The code acquisition algorithm is designed to provide the desired feature of constant false alarm rate (CFAR) to cope with nonstationarity of the interference in CDMA forward links. An analytical expression for the mean acquisition time is first derived and the probabilities of detection, miss, and false alarm are then obtained for frequency-selective Rayleigh fading environments. The fading envelope of a received signal is assumed to be constant over the duration of post-detection integration (PDI), considering slow fading environments. Finally, the performance of the designed code acquisition algorithm shall be evaluated numerically to examine the effect of some design parameters such as the sub-window size, size of the PDI, decision threshold, and so on, considering cdma2000 environments.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.8-18
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• 1996

As a part of comprehensive IGCC process simulation, the thermal performance analysis was performed for coal gas firing combined power plant. The combined cycle analyzed consisted of il Texaco gasifier and a low temperature gas cleanup system for the gasification block and a GE 7FA gas turbine, a HRSG and steam turbine for the power block. A steady state simulator called ASPEN(Advanced System for Process Engineering) code was used to simulate IGCC processes. Composed IGCC configuration included air integration between ASU and gas turbine and steam integration between gasifier, gas clean up and steam turbine. The results showed 20% increase in terms of gas turbine power output(MWe) comparing with natural gas case based on same heat input. The results were compared with other study results which Bechtel Canada Inc. performed for Nova Scotia power plant in 1991 and the consistency was identified within two studies. As a result, the analysing method used in this study is verified as a sound tool for commercial IGCC process evaluation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.787-791
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• 2017

Americium-beryllium (Am-Be; n, ${\gamma}$) is a neutron emitting source used in various research fields such as chemistry, physics, geology, archaeology, medicine, and environmental monitoring, as well as in the forensic sciences. It is a mobile source of neutron activity (20 Ci), yielding a small thermal neutron flux that is water moderated. The aim of this study is to develop a model to increase the neutron thermal flux of a source such as Am-Be. This study achieved multiple advantageous results: primarily, it will help us perform neutron activation analysis. Next, it will give us the opportunity to produce radio-elements with short half-lives. Am-Be single and multisource (5 sources) experiments were performed within an irradiation facility with a paraffin moderator. The resulting models mainly increase the thermal neutron flux compared to the traditional method with water moderator.