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MANUFACTURERS OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS INVENTED DURING THE GANUI-DAE PROJECT IN JOSEON DYNASTY (조선시대 간의대 천문관측기기 개발자)

  • MIHN, BYEONG-HEE;LEE, MIN SOO;CHOI, GOEUN;LEE, KI-WON
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.77-85
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    • 2016
  • We study the manufacturers of the astronomical instruments invented as part of the so-called Ganui-Dae (astronomical platform) project in the reign of King Sejong (1418-1450) of the Joseon dynasty. The main purpose of this project was to compile the Chiljeongsan-Naepyeon, a Korean calendar, that lasted for 5.5 years from 1432 to 1438. Through this project, a total of 17 astronomical instruments such as the armillary sphere, celestial globe, and auto-striking clepsydra were developed. It is generally known that most of them were manufactured by Lee Cheon (李蕆, 1376-1451) and Jang Yeong-Sil (蔣英實, fl. 1423-1442). In this study, we investigate the accounts of the Veritable Records of King Sejong, Munjong, and Sejo, focusing on the inscription written out to memorize the completion of the Ganui-Dae project. We found that at least 12 persons took part in manufacturing the astronomical instruments of the Ganui-Dae project. Lee Cheon was involved in the production of four instruments, while Jang Yeong-Sil was involved in two; therefore, it seems that the achievement of Jang Yeong-Sil was overestimated. We also found that Jeong Cho (鄭招, ?-1434) was a scientist and Lee Cheon was an engineer in the early phase of the Ganui-Dae project, while King Sejong and Yi Sun-Ji (李純之, 1406-1465) played major role in the late phase. According to our study, King Sejong and Yi Sun-Ji were involved in the production of at least seven and five instruments, respectively. In conclusion, we believe that this study will be helpful to understand the practical manufacturers of the astronomical instruments invented during the Ganui-Dae project in the Joseon dynasty.

A Method of ISAR Geometric Calibration for Point Target Using Impulse-Radio UWB (임펄스 초광대역 레이다를 이용한 점표적의 ISAR 기하 보정 방법)

  • Yu, Jiwoong;Nikitin, Konstantin;Paek, Inchan;Jang, Jong Hun;Ka, Min-Ho
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.397-403
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, a method of ISAR geometric calibration is represented by using impulse-radio UWB radar. The ir-UWB is good for using a signal processing in time domain, so, it does not occur a multi-path or coupling problem. If a signal that between antennas and target is assumed a plane wave, a center of rotation in ISAR geometry model can be estimated by using point target. Before image is reconstructed with sinogram, the center of rotation can be calculated by using least square fitting. This method can be obtained a more contrast image, and a maximum value of entropy of image. The method, that estimates a center of rotation in received data, will be used a initial setup of instruments or a periodic compensation to reconstruct image. It would be useful in medical, security and surveillance imaging equipments that have a fixed geometry.

A study on the Watershed Auto-Delineation of Low Topographic Relief Landscape Using Topogrid (Topogrid를 이용한 준평야지의 유역자동추출에 관한 연구)

  • 김동인;이근상;이환주;조기성
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.245-256
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    • 1999
  • Watershed delineation is the process of tracing surface water flow across a landscape to identify hydrologic basins. Manual and automated techniques have been developed to trace surface waters and locate watersheds on a variety of landscape. Low topographic relief landscapes, however, are particulary problematic for automated watershed delineation techniques. Therefore, this study aims at focusing the watershed delineation algorithm of low topographic relief landscape. By using topogrid, which manages enforcement drainage algorithms and incorporates topographic data into stream data, this study delineates watershed boundary in low relief landscape. Based on this research, in a low topographic relief landscape, enforcement drainage algorithms using topogrid generate better source grid to delineate watershed boundary than using only TIN. Also, comparing automated watershed delineation which incorporates contours and elevations into stream data with manual watershed delineation, we can know that the incorporation of both elevation and stream data generate more effective results.

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A Study of Innovation and Internationalization Strategies by a Hidden Champion Firm in Korea: The Case of CAP Corporation

  • SAMSON, Kouame Kouakou;LEE, Youngwoo
    • Fourth Industrial Review
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2021
  • Purpose - This case study analyzes the internationalization strategy and innovation strategy as key factors contributing to the business success of CAP, a small and medium-sized manufacturing company in Korea producing auto parts such as wipers. This study describes the diversification strategies conducted by CAP Corporation and highlights the company's core competencies that have largely contributed to their global competitive success. Research design, data, and methodology - This paper provides in-depth case study on how CAP was able to grow into a hidden champion company, focusing on their strategies since its establishment. In particular, by analyzing the success factors centering on CAP's aggressive innovation strategy and internationalization strategy, it presents guidelines for small and medium-sized enterprises in Asian countries to become a Hidden Champion company. Result - CAP's product technology has successfully established innovative system on their product called 'vertebra spring' to distribute uniform pressure to the rubber to ensure performance as well as durability of their products. In order to continue benefiting from utilizing core competence and to continue pursuing technological advancement in the wiper industry, CAP has launched a wide range of products (flat blade, conventional blade, hybrid blade) applicable to 95% of the vehicle in the market. Conclusion - Taken together, CAP has many aspects of a hidden champion company by investing in R&D up to 8% of its annual sales to R&D investment even during the crises situation. This number is about 3.36 times higher than the average ratio of listed companies in Korea. Furthermore, the leadership of the management team as well as their vision toward the global market and strong commitment to innovation enabled CAP to become the world's fifth-largest wiper and Asia's No. 1 wiper manufacturer.

Study of MTF Measure That Adopts a Fitting Curve for the Variable Angle of a Slant Target in Presampled MTF (Presampled MTF 기법에서 Slant Target의 다양한 각도에 대한 함수 Fitting이 적용된 MTF 측정기법에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Siyoun;Kim, Junghwan;Kong, Hyunbae;Kim, Donghwan;Baek, Kyounghoon;Park, Ingu;Jeon, Hyowon;Lee, Kinam
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.310-316
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, the difference in modulation transfer function (MTF) results according to the change in the angle of a slant target when measuring a presampled MTF was confirmed, and the difference was reduced by fitting the edge spread function graph obtained to reduce the error by the target's rotation. Due to the feature of the presampled MTF method, the spatial frequency changed due to the sensor's projected intensity being changed by the target's rotation, and it was confirmed that the difference in the MTF value occurred depending on the rotation angle of the target. In this paper, the MTF was calculated after fitting only one column of the acquired image. It was confirmed that the rotation error is smaller compared to the case of the presampled MTF method and this fitting method can be applied to a scene that contains various target angles, such as auto-focusing using the MTF.

A Study on the Relationship between Game Addiction and Social Stigma of the Youth outside school (학교 밖 청소년의 게임중독과 사회적 낙인감에 관한 상호관계 연구)

  • Moon, Jin-Young;Park, Ju-Won;Lee, Chang-Moon
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.343-355
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between game addiction and social stigma of adolescents outside school. After examining the previous research focusing on the Public stigma & Self-stigma theory, We intended to examine how game addiction and social stigma affect each other over time, and the time causal relationship between the both. Using youth outside school panel 3rd, 4th, 5th data, This study analyzed the relationship between game addiction and social stigma of adolescents with school interruption longitudinally. The research method was analyzed by autoregressive cross-lagged model using two variables such as game addiction and social stigma using Amos25 program. The results showed that game addiction did not significantly affect social stigma at the next time, but social stigma had a significant effect on game addiction at the next time. Game addiction and social stigma have a strong auto-regressive effect, and the degree remains constant over time. Accordingly, this study suggested social co-prosperity, support from the local community, multidisciplinary viewpoints and cooperation between the public and private sectors.

A Study of Roughness Measurement of Rock Discontinuities Using a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (콘포컬 레이저 현미경을 이용한 불연속면의 거칠기 측정 연구)

  • Byung Gon Chae;Jae Yong Song;Gyo Cheol Jeong
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.405-419
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    • 2002
  • Fracture roughness of rock specimens is observed by a new confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM; Olympus OLS1100). The wave length of laser is 488 nm, and the laser scanning is managed by a light polarization method using two galvano-meter scanner mirrors. The function of laser reflection auto-focusing enables us to measure line data fast and precisely. The system improves resolution in the light axis (namely z) direction because of the confocal optics. Using the CLSM, it is Possible to measure a specimen of the size up to $10{\;}{\times}{\;}10{\;}cm$ which is fixed on a specially designed stage. A sampling is managed in a spacing $2.5{\;}\mu\textrm{m}$ along x and y directions. The highest measurement resolution of z direction is $10{\;}\mu\textrm{m}$, which is more accurate than other methods. Core specimens of coarse and fine grained granite are provided. Fractures are artificially maneuvered by a Brazilian test method. Measurements are performed along three scan lines on each fracture surface. The measured data are represented as 2-D and 3-D digital images showing detailed features of roughness. Line profiles of the coarse granites represent more frequent change of undulation than those of the fine granite. Spectral analyses by the fast Fourier transform (FFT) are performed to characterize the roughness data quantitatively and to identify influential frequency of roughness. The FFT results suggest that a specimen loaded by large and low frequency energy tends to have high values of undulation change and large wave length of fracture roughness.

eRPL : An Enhanced RPL Based Light-Weight Routing Protocol in a IoT Capable Infra-Less Wireless Networks (사물 인터넷 기반 기기 간 통신 무선 환경에서 향상된 RPL 기반 경량화 라우팅 프로토콜)

  • Oh, Hayoung
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.3 no.10
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    • pp.357-364
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    • 2014
  • The first mission for the IoT based hyper-connectivity communication is developing a device-to-device communication technique in infra-less low-power and lossy networks. In a low-power and lossy wireless network, IoT devices and routers cannot keep the original path toward the destination since they have the limited memory. Different from the previous light-weight routing protocols focusing on the reduction of the control messages, the proposed scheme provides the light-weight IPv6 address auto-configuration, IPv6 neighbor discovery and routing protocol in a IoT capable infra-less wireless networks with the bloom filer and enhanced rank concepts. And for the first time we evaluate our proposed scheme based on the modeling of various probability distributions in the IoT environments with the lossy wireless link. Specifically, the proposed enhanced RPL based light-weight routing protocol improves the robustness with the multi-paths locally established based on the enhanced rank concepts even though lossy wireless links are existed. We showed the improvements of the proposed scheme up to 40% than the RPL based protocol.

A Study on the Improvement and the Survey Study on the Complaints of People with Disabilities in the Use of Disabled Car (복지차 이용 시 장애인의 불편사항 조사와 개선방안 연구)

  • Rhee, Kum Min;Kim, Dong Ok
    • 재활복지
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.339-370
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    • 2013
  • This study is to suggest necessary improvements of inconvenient elements as well as the ergonomic design standard to develop disabled cars by evaluating the types of needs and observing the behavior characteristics on their car use and the survey on the complaints of the disabled drivers and their guardians in the use of disabled car. The results of this study are as follows. First, both the disabled drivers and their guardians are found to feel high inconvenience and low satisfaction with the cars they use now. Second, the disabled owner-drivers also answered in a same way as guardians. They find the most difficulty in moving the supporting equipment to get into and out of a car. Both the owner-drivers with disabilities and guardians complained of lack of handiness they face when they wear the seat belts and sitting on the seats. In view of this, a disabled car to be developed should have ergonomic design for its seats and the safety of the seatbelt as well as trouble-free supporting equipment helping them move. Third, rather than owner-drivers with handicaps, guardians expressed more difficulties and less contentment with the cars for the disabled, which is reckoned to lead to the changes of perspectives on development of cars for the disabled breaking away from existing viewpoints focusing on the accessibility to the vehicles. Fourth, both owner-drivers and guardians showed higher interests in driving and other safety and convenience measures than in using supporting equipment to get into and out of vehicles, implying that rather than the accessibility to get into and out of a car, convenience should primarily be taken into account for the design of the disabled car. Fifth, the auto-manufacturer is to give prior thought to user convenience when developing a car in practice. For this, the developer may have the disabled car users join the process of development as well as asking experts for help and participation.

Estimation of Shared Bicycle Demand Using the SARIMAX Model: Focusing on the COVID-19 Impact of Seoul (SARIMAX 모형을 이용한 공공자전거 수요추정과 평가: 서울시의 COVID-19 영향을 중심으로)

  • Hong, Jungyeol;Han, Eunryong;Choi, Changho;Lee, Minseo;Park, Dongjoo
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.10-21
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    • 2021
  • This study analyzed how external variables, such as the supply policy of shared bicycles and the spread of infectious diseases, affect the demand for shared bicycle use in the COVID-19 era. In addition, this paper presents a methodology for more accurate predictions. The Seasonal Auto-Regulatory Integrated Moving Average with Exogenous stressors methodology was applied to capture the effects of exogenous variables on existing time series models. The exogenous variables that affected the future demand for shared bicycles, such as COVID-19 and the supply of public bicycles, were statistically significant. As a result, from the supply volume and COVID-19 outbreak according to the scenario, it was estimated that approximately 46,000 shared bicycles would be supplied by 2022, and the COVID-19 cases would continue to be at the current level. In addition, approximately 32 million and 45 million units per year will be needed in 2021 and 2024, respectively.