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Development of Resistivity Seismic Flat Dilatometer Testing System for Characterizing Soft Soil Site (연약지반조사를 위한 전기비저항 탄성파 Flat DMT 장비의 개발 및 적용)

  • Bang, Eun-Seok;Sung, Nak-Hoon;Kim, Yeong-Sang;Park, Sam-Kyu;Kim, Jung-Ho;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.251-256
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    • 2007
  • The aim of this paper is development of resistivity seismic dilatometer (RSDMT) system. The resistivity module for obtaining apparent resistivity depth plot and seismic module for obtaining shear wave velocity (Vs) depth plot are attached to the conventional flat dilatometer testing equipment. From shear wave velocity profile, the stiffness at low strains of a site can be evaluated in undisturbed condition. And the resistivity value contains some information about water content and mineral characteristics of clayey soil. Specially manufactured resistivity and seismic modules were connected between commercialized DMT blade and drilling rod. To enhance reliability and repeatability of RSDMT test, automatic testing system including notebook based data acquisition system and automatic surface source system were developed. RSDMT system can be performed rapidly and can obtaine more reliable data at the same point compared with the separated testing system. The verification studies for the developed RSDMT system are going to be performed. From these studies, the effectiveness of integrated hybrid testing system will be checked in light of proper evaluation of geotechnical design parameters of clayey soils.

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Development of gear type grease lubricator by rapid prototyping (쾌속조형기에 의한 기어식 주유장치의 개발)

  • Wang, Duck Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.46-53
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    • 2014
  • An automatic grease lubricator provides an adequate amount of fresh grease constantly to any type of rotating machine to minimize friction heat and reduce friction loss. This study seeks to develop an automatic grease lubricator by means of rapid prototyping with a gear-driven mechanism and a controlled operation time. The ultimate design is to lubricate an adequate amount of grease by a simple dip-switch clicking mechanism according to an advanced set cycle. The backlash of the gear was minimized to increase the power, and to increase the power of the mechanism, the binding frequency and the thickness of the coil were changed. To control the rotation cycles of the main shaft according to certain set numbers, different resistances and chips were used in the design of the circuit which controls the electrical signals via a pulse. A digital mock-up was analyzed and the rapid prototyping (RP) trial products were tested with a PCB circuit and grease. An evaluation of the outlet capacity of RP trial products was conducted, as the friction caused by the outlet on the wall surface was an important factor in the operation of the equipment. Finally, a finishing process was applied to decrease the roughness of a surface to a comparable level to test the performance of the product.

Application of Resistivity Seismic Flat Dilatometer (RSDMT) System for Multiple Evaluation of the Soft Soil Site (연약지반의 복합적 평가를 위한 전기비저항 탄성파 Flat DMT 장비 적용)

  • Bang, Eun-Seok;Kim, Young-Sang;Park, Sam-Gyu;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.111-122
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    • 2012
  • Resistivity seismic dilatometer (RSDMT) system is introduced. The resistivity module for obtaining resistivity-depth plot and seismic module for obtaining wave velocity-depth plot are attached to the conventional flat dilatometer testing equipment. To enhance the reliability and repeatability of seismic part in RSDMT, automatic testing system including automatic surface source, PC based data acquisition system and operating program was constructed. To obtain real resistivity value of soil, geometric factor for the array of electrodes in RSDMT was derived empirically. The verification studies for the developed RSDMT system were performed with SPT, CPTu, bender element test and DC resistivity survey. Through one penetration of RSDMT, various soil parameters were obtained and the reliability and repeatability of developed RSDMT system could be checked.

Performance Evaluation of the Small Automatic Line Marking Equipment (소형 차선도색 자동화 장비의 성능 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yongmun;Kim, Sangtae;Kim, Heungrae;Choi, Keechoo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.677-684
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    • 2016
  • In order to improve the nighttime visibility of the lane, the need for the development of the automated line marking equipment is on the rise. The purpose of this study is to suggest performance assessment methodology that can be assessed from various aspects such as productivity, safety and quality performance of line marking equipment and to comprehensively analyze the performance of hand-operated and automated equipment based on field test. The following shows the results. It suggested a methodology capable of analyzing the performance of the line marking equipment in terms of productivity, safety and quality. Automated equipment for line marking was analyzed that can be obtained productivity achievement rate of 156.3% as compared with hand-operated equipment. On the basis of the expert advise and literature review, we derived twelve safety factors and ten quality factors of unit work in line marking. By utilizing the AHP technique, we estimated the importance of safety and quality factors. Automated equipment for line marking was analyzed to have been able to expect safety improvement rate of 49.8% and quality improvement rate of 47.2%. It is expected that the performance assessment methodology suggested in this study will be useful in analyzing objective and quantitative validity and expected effectiveness of the line marking equipment.

Development of Automatic Evaluation Equipment for Burden of Instrument Transformer using Resistor Simulator (저항기를 이용한 계기용 변성기 부담 자동 평가 장치 개발)

  • Lee, Young Seob;Jung, Jae Kap
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.63 no.4
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    • pp.589-595
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    • 2014
  • The error of instrument transformers is measured by connecting the external burden with the secondary terminal of the instrument transformers. Because the error of transformer is affected by the apparent power and power factor of the external burden, an accurate measurement of burden is important for transformer evaluation. We have developed the burden evaluation equipment for both potential transformer and current transformer by employing the series resistor in the range of $20m{\Omega}{\sim}5{\Omega}$ and the parallel resistor in the range of $1M{\Omega}{\sim}500{\Omega}$, respectively, together with visual basic program. We could reduce testing time more than 5 times by employing method developed in this study, compared with that developed in past. This method shows more better reliability by analyzing the evaluation results and fitting graphs of burden measurements. The test results of the developed system is compared with those obtained in the power meter analyzer to verify the validity.

Feasibility for Ultrasound Pad Material for the Evaluation Axillary Region of Automated Breast Ultrasound Equipment (자동유방초음파 장비의 액와부 평가를 위한 초음파 패드 물질의 타당성)

  • Seo, Eun-Hee;Seoung, Youl-Hun
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.231-240
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    • 2018
  • Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) equipment is a new innovative technique for 3D automatic breast scanning, but limited for the examination in the concave axillary region. The purpose of this study was to determine feasible candidate materials for the ultrasonic wave propagation media in ABUS, enabling the evaluation of the axillary region. Ultrasonography was performed using an ABUS system ($Invenia^{TM}ABUS$, GE, USA) on the ultrasound-specific phantom (UC-551M-0.5, ATS Laboratories, USA) covered by different candidate materials. The validity of feasible candidate materials was evaluated by image quality. Three independent radiological technologists, with more than 10 years of experience, visually assessed on the images. The inter-observer agreements according to the candidate materials were tested using Cronbach's alpha. Unenveloped solidified carrageenan can be a feasible material for the use of ABUS with excellent test reliability. Therefore, the coverage of the axillary region with carrageenan may be effective for ABUS which was originally developed for the convex anatomic structure as female breast.

Development of a Series Hybrid Propulsion System for Bimodal Tram (바이모달 트램용 직렬형 하이브리드 추진시스템 개발)

  • Bae, Chang-Han;Lee, Kang-Won;Mok, Jai-Kyun;You, Doo-Young;Bae, Jong-Min
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.494-502
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    • 2011
  • Bimodal tram is designed to run on a dedicated path in automatic mode using a magnetic track system in order to realize a combination of the accessibility of a bus and the constant regularity of a railroad. This paper presents design and test results of the series hybrid propulsion system of the bimodal tram on both test track and public road, which uses CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) engine and Lithium polymer battery pack. This paper describes the real-time data measuring equipment for the series hybrid propulsion system of the bimodal tram. Using this measurement equipment, the performance of the prototype vehicle's driving on test track and public road was verified and the fuel consumption and the efficiency of CNG engine have been investigated.

Design Conformance Verification of Military FM Radio Set Automatic Test Equipment (군용 FM 무전기 세트 자동시험장비(ATE) 설계 적합성 검증)

  • Kim, Byung-Jun
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.389-396
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    • 2020
  • In order to obtain a good quality product, a proper verification of production/test facilities must be preceded before the quality conformity inspection of the product. Among the various production/test facilities, ATE is widely used in the civilian industry such as the automotive industry, aerospace industry, semiconductor industry today. In addition, ATE is actively used in the defense industry production and performance tests. This paper is the result of systematically verifying the Design Conformance of ATS which is ATE of military FM radio set using various methods. And It is expected to be a good reference at the present time when the design conformity verification procedure for ATE for military supplies is not documented.

Reliable design and electrical characteristics of vertical MEMS probe tip (수직형 MEMS 프로브 팁의 신뢰성 설계 및 전기적 특성평가)

  • Lee, Seung-Hun;Chu, Sung-Il;Kim, Jin-Hyuk;Han, Dong-Chul;Moon, Sung
    • Journal of Applied Reliability
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2007
  • Probe card is a test component which is to classify the known good die with electrical contact before the packaging in the ATE (automatic testing equipment). Conventional probe tip was mostly needle type, it has been difficult to meet with conventional type, because of decreasing chip size, pad to pad pitch and pads size increasingly. For that reason, probe cards using MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) technology have been developed for various semiconductor chips. In this paper, Area Array type MEMS Probe tip was designed,, fabricated, and characterized its mechanical and electrical properties. The authors found that good electrical characteristics under $1{\Omega}$ were acquired with gold (Au) and aluminium (Al) pad contact test over 0.5gf and 4gf respectively. And, contact resistance variation under $0.1{\Omega}$ were achieved with 100,000 times of repetition test. And, insertion loss (IS) for high frequency operation was ascertained over 300MHz at -3dB loss.

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Experimental Investigation of the Electrostatic Discharge(ESD) Damage in Packaged Semiconductor Devices (패키지 반도체소자의 ESD 손상에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Sang-Ryull;Kim, Doo-Hyun;Kang, Dong-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.94-100
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    • 2002
  • As the use of automatic handling equipment for sensitive semiconductor devices is rapidly increased, manufacturers of electronic components and equipments need to be more alert to the problem of electrostatic discharges(ESD). In order to analyze damage characteristics of semiconductor device damaged by ESD, this study adopts a new charged-device model(CDM), field-induced charged model(FCDM) simulator that is suitable for rapid, routine testing of semiconductor devices and provides a fast and inexpensive test that faithfully represents ESD hazards in plants. High voltage applied to the device under test is raised by the field of non-contacting electrodes in the FCDM simulator, which avoids premature device stressing and permits a faster test cycle. Discharge current and time are measured and calculated. The characteristics of electrostatic attenuation of domestic semiconductor devices are investigated to evaluate the ESD phenomena in the semiconductors. Also, the field charging mechanism, the device thresholds and failure modes are investigated and analyzed. The damaged devices obtained in the simulator are analyzed and evaluated by SEM. The results obtained in this paper can be used to prevent semiconductor devices form ESD hazards and be a foundation of research area and industry relevant to ESD phenomena.