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Information needs and Information-seeking behaviour of auto mechanics in Siwdu, Cape Coast, Ghana

  • Afful-Arthur, Paulina;Filson, Christopher Kwame
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.7-18
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    • 2019
  • The main objective of the study is to find out the level of information-seeking behaviour of auto mechanics working at Siwdu and its impact on the work they do. Two methods of data collection instruments were used; these included a questionnaire and interview schedule. The researchers personally administered fifty-three questionnaires of which forty-eight completed ones were received. Twelve (12) people were interviewed at their respective workshops. The respondents were registered members of Siwdu Auto Mechanic Association and the total number of sixty respondents used represented 20% of total number of members. Quantitative data obtained mainly from the questionnaire were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20. Responses for the interview were analysed thematically. Some of the major findings are as follows: The majority of the respondents did not know how to get information from the library; some of the respondents preferred consulting their "Masters" for help; majority of the respondents had Android phones but did not know how to access relevant information; respondents were aware of the benefits of authentic information; and respondents recommended that Management of libraries should organise seminars and workshops for auto mechanics to enable them know how and where to access information. Information is needed by everybody to enhance efficiency therefore creating the awareness of the sources of information is a way of increasing productivity. Knowing the level of information-seeking behaviour of people in every manner of job is essential in the nation's human resource development.

자동차 정비 작업복의 기능적 디자인 연구 (A Functional Design of Auto Mechanic's Coverall)

  • 김영희
    • 한국의류학회지
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.531-539
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this article was to determine how the current auto mechanic's coverall restricts movements, to develop prototype coverall, and finally, to improve working efficiency. To investigate the problem and complaint of current coveralls, 35 mechanics were interviewed. Video captured method was used to analyze the representative movement. Based on the previous investigation, the prototype coverall was developed. Pleats and band were inserted on each side of the back, under the armhole, and the back waist area for flexibility. To analyze the mobility of current and prototype coveralls objectively, range-of-motion of selected movements was measured by Leighton flexometer and goniometer. Also, wearer acceptability scale was tested to investigate subjective preference of current and prototype coveralls. As subjects, 10 auto mechanics were participated. Order of testing was randomized. ANOBA and LSD were used for statistical analysis. As a results, prototype coverall was significantly different from current coverall at all test movements. Also, prototype coverall was significantly different from current coverall at 13 scales among 23 subjective scales. The results identified that prototype coverall design improved auto mechanic's body movement and subjective acceptability.

Auto-PEEP이 존재하는 환자에서 호흡 일에 대한 External PEEP의 효과 (The Effect of External PEEP on Work of Breathing in Patients with Auto-PEEP)

  • 진재용;임채만;고윤석;박평환;최종무;이상도;김우성;김동순;김원동
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제43권2호
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    • pp.201-209
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    • 1996
  • 연구배경: Auto-PEEP 혹은 intrinsic PEEP은 호기말에 폐용적이 전체 호흡기계의 이완 용적으로 돌아오지 않음으로써, 증가된 호흡기계의 탄성반도압만큼 호기말 폐포내압(alveolar pressure) 이양의 값을 보이는 것을 말한다. Auto-PEEP 이 존재하는 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자에게 externa1 PEEP을 적용하면 환자의 호흡 일을 줄일 수 있어서, 질환의 급성악화시 혹은 기계호흡으로부터의 이탈시 환자의 자발호흡을 보조하기 위한 요법으로 제시되고 있다. 이에 기계호흡중인 환자에서 auto-PEEP의 존재가 호흡 일에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, externa1 PEEP의 사용이 auto- PEEP에 의해 증가된 호흡 일을 줄이는지를 알아보기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법: 호흡부전으로 기계호흡을 하고 있는 환자 15명을 대상으로 연구가 이루어 졌으며, 이들 7명에서 auto-PEEP이 관찰되었고(auto-PPEP군) 8명에서 auto-PEEP이 auto-PEEP군). 양군 간의 환자의 호흡역학적 지표의 차이를 조사하였으며, auto-PEEP이 존재하는 환자들에 대해 3cm $H_2O$의 external PEEP을 적용한 뒤 호흡역학적 지표들의 변화를 조사하였다. 호흡역학적 지표는 상시호흡량(tidal volume, 이하 $V_T$), 분당 호흡수, 분당환기량 (minute ventilation 이하 $V_E$), 최고흡기유량(peak inspiratory flow rate, 이하 PIFR), 최고호기유행peak expiratory flow rate, 이하 PEFR), 최고흡기압(peak inspiratory pressure, 이하 PIP), $T_I/T_{TOT}$, auto-PEEP, 폐 동적탄성 (dynamic compliance of lung, 이하 Cdyn), 호기 기도저항(expiratory airway resistance, 이하 RAWe), 평균 기도저항(mean airway resistance, 이하 RAWm), $P_{0.1}$, 환자에 의해 수행되는 호흡 일 (work of breathing performed by patient, 이하 호흡 일), pressure-time product(이하 PTP)등이었다.

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New generation software of structural analysis and design optimization--JIFEX

  • Gu, Yuanxian;Zhang, Hongwu;Guan, Zhenqun;Kang, Zhan;Li, Yunpeng;Zhong, Wanxie
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제7권6호
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    • pp.589-599
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    • 1999
  • This paper presents the development and applications of the software package JIFEX, a new finite element system which can be used for structural analysis and optimum design by the modern computer hardware and software technologies such as MS Windows95/NT and Pentium PC platforms. The complete system of JIFEX is programmed with $C/C^{++}$ language to make full use of advanced facilities of MS Windows95/NT. In the system, the finite element data pre-processing, based on the most popular CAD package AutoCAD (R13, R14), has been implemented, so that the finite element modeling could be integrated with geometric modeling of CAD. The system not only has interactive graphics facility for data post-processing, but also realizes the real-time computing visualization by means of the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) technique. Running on the Pentium computers, JIFEX can solve large-scale finite element analysis problems such as the ones with more than 60000 nodes in the finite element model.

Auto-parametric resonance of framed structures under periodic excitations

  • Li, Yuchun;Gou, Hongliang;Zhang, Long;Chang, Chenyu
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제61권4호
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    • pp.497-510
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    • 2017
  • A framed structure may be composed of two sub-structures, which are linked by a hinged joint. One sub-structure is the primary system and the other is the secondary system. The primary system, which is subjected to the periodic external load, can give rise to an auto-parametric resonance of the second system. Considering the geometric-stiffness effect produced by the axially internal force, the element equation of motion is derived by the extended Hamilton's principle. The element equations are then assembled into the global non-homogeneous Mathieu-Hill equations. The Newmark's method is introduced to solve the time-history responses of the non-homogeneous Mathieu-Hill equations. The energy-growth exponent/coefficient (EGE/EGC) and a finite-time Lyapunov exponent (FLE) are proposed for determining the auto-parametric instability boundaries of the structural system. The auto-parametric instabilities are numerically analyzed for the two frames. The influence of relative stiffness between the primary and secondary systems on the auto-parametric instability boundaries is investigated. A phenomenon of the "auto-parametric internal resonance" (the auto-parametric resonance of the second system induced by a normal resonance of the primary system) is predicted through the two numerical examples. The risk of auto-parametric internal resonance is emphasized. An auto-parametric resonance experiment of a ${\Gamma}$-shaped frame is conducted for verifying the theoretical predictions and present calculation method.

점용접되는 차체 부품의 공차 해석 기법 (A Tolerance Analysis Method for Spot-welded Deformable Auto Body Parts)

  • 소현철;김국생;임현준;지해성;박봉준;유인석
    • 한국자동차공학회논문집
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 2006
  • Tolerance analysis of auto body requires the consideration of its compliance because of potentially significant deformation during the spot-weld assembly process. In this paper, a relatively recent method for such analyses is briefly introduced as one can find in the literature. In this method, it is important to take into account of the covariance between the sources of variation as they are closely located, which is the case in most auto body assembly. However, it is often impossible to know such covariance, for example, when a new car is being developed. Therefore, a mechanics-based method is proposed in this paper to estimate the covariance among the sources of variation by finite element analyses and simple statistical computations. The proposed method is illustrated by applying it to a three-dimensional model of real front wheel housing.

Identification of dynamic characteristics of structures using vector backward auto-regressive model

  • Hung, Chen-Far;Ko, Wen-Jiunn;Peng, Yen-Tun
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.299-314
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    • 2003
  • This investigation presents an efficient method for identifying modal characteristics from the measured displacement, velocity and acceleration signals of multiple channels on structural systems. A Vector Backward Auto-Regressive model (VBAR) that describes the relationship between the output information in different time steps is used to establish a backward state equation. Generally, the accuracy of the identified dynamic characteristics can be improved by increasing the order of the Auto-Regressive model (AR) in cases of measurement of data under noisy circumstances. However, a higher-order AR model also induces more numerical modes, only some of which are the system modes. The proposed VBAR model provides a clear characteristic boundary to separate the system modes from the spurious modes. A numerical example of a lumped-mass model with three DOFs was established to verify the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed method. Finally, an offshore platform model was experimentally employed as an application case to confirm the proposed VBAR method can be applied to real-world structures.

콤팩트 이미지 센서모듈을 위한 자동 노출제어 시스템 (Auto Exposure control system for Compact Image Sensor Module)

  • 김현식;장원우;송진근;김강주;강봉순
    • 융합신호처리학회 학술대회논문집
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    • 한국신호처리시스템학회 2006년도 하계 학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.13-16
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    • 2006
  • 사진을 찍을 때 카메라는 보기 좋은 사진을 얻을 수 있도록 많은 기능을 제공하고 있다. 대표적인 기능으로 자동 초점거리 조정(Auto Focus), 자동 색온도 보정(Auto White Balance), 자동 노출 조정(Auto Exposure)이 있다. 본 논문에서는 편리한 기능들 중 하나로써 자동 노출제어 시스템을 구현하였다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 자동 노출제어 시스템은 가변 시상수(Variable Time Constant)를 가지는 IIR 필터를 이용한다. Zone System에서 보여주는 사물의 휘도정보를 바탕으로 하여 이상적인 영상의 휘도 특성 그래프를 얻어내고, 이와 현재의 노출설정에서 휘도와 비교하여 적정 노출을 찾는다. 제안하는 자동 노출제어 시스템은 적정 노출을 얻을 수 있는 위치로 이동하기 위하여 기존의 마이크로 콘트롤러 등을 이용하여 구현하는 방법과 달리 간단한 구성을 가지는 IIR 필터를 이용한다. 제안하는 자동 노출제어 시스템은 간단한 구성을 가지므로 콤팩트 이미지 센서를 구성하기 위하여 사용 할 수 있다.

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Added effect of uncertain geometrical parameter on the response variability of Mindlin plate

  • Noh, Hyuk Chun;Choi, Chang Koon
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.477-493
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    • 2005
  • In case of Mindlin plate, not only the bending deformation but also the shear behavior is allowed. While the bending and shear stiffness are given in the same order in terms of elastic modulus, they are in different order in case of plate thickness. Accordingly, bending and shear contributions have to be dealt with independently if the stochastic finite element analysis is performed on the Mindlin plate taking into account of the uncertain plate thickness. In this study, a formulation is suggested to give the response variability of Mindlin plate taking into account of the uncertainties in elastic modulus as well as in the thickness of plate, a geometrical parameter, and their correlation. The cubic function of thickness and the correlation between elastic modulus and thickness are incorporated into the formulation by means of the modified auto- and cross-correlation functions, which are constructed based on the general formula for n-th joint moment of random variables. To demonstrate the adequacy of the proposed formulation, a plate with various boundary conditions is taken as an example and the results are compared with those obtained by means of classical Monte Carlo simulation.

Gust Response and Active Suppress based on Reduced Order Models

  • Yang, Guowei;Nie, Xueyuan;Zheng, Guannan
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.44-49
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    • 2015
  • A gust response analyses method based on Reduced Order Models (ROMs) was developed in the paper. Firstly, taken random signal as the input signal and adopt Single Input-Multi-Output (SIMO) training fashion, a ROM based on Auto-Regressive and Moving Average model (ARMA) was established and validated with the comparison of CFD/CSD and experiment. Then, by introducing control surface deflection and control laws, flutter active suppress was studied. Lastly, through filtering and transferring function, the gust temporal signal is obtained based on Dryden gust model, and gust response and suppress were simulated.