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Effect of Leg Stiffness on the Running Performance of Milli-Scale Six-Leg Crawling Robot with Payload (소형 6족 주행 로봇의 페이로드와 다리 강성이 로봇의 주행 성능에 미치는 영향)

  • Chae, Soo-Hwan;Baek, Sang-Min;Lee, Jongeun;Yim, Sojung;Ryu, Jae-Kwan;Jo, Yong-Jin;Cho, Kyu-Jin
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.270-277
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    • 2019
  • Inspired by small insects, which perform rapid and stable locomotion based on body softness and tripod gait, various milli-scale six-legged crawling robots were developed to move rapidly in harsh environment. In particular, cockroach's leg compliance was resembled to enhance the locomotion performance of the crawling robots. In this paper, we investigated the effects of changing leg compliance for the locomotion performance of the small light weight legged crawling robot under various payload condition. First, we developed robust milli-scale six-leg crawling robot which actuated by one motor and fabricated in SCM method with light and soft material. Using this robot platform, we measured the running velocity of the robot depending on the leg stiffness and payload. In result, there was optimal range of the leg stiffness enhancing the locomotion ability at each payload condition in the experiment. It suggests that the performance of the crawling robot can be improved by adjusting stiffness of the legs in given payload condition.

Optimization of Electrolytes on Cn ECMP Process (Cu ECMP 공정에 사용디는 전해액의 최적화)

  • Kwon, Tae-Young;Kim, In-Kwon;Cho, Byung-Gwun;Park, Jin-Goo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.78-78
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    • 2007
  • In semiconductor devices, Cu has been used for the formation of multilevel metal interconnects by the damascene technique. Also lower dielectric constant materials is needed for the below 65 nm technology node. However, the low-k materials has porous structure and they can be easily damaged by high down pressure during conventional CMP. Also, Cu surface are vulnerable to have surface scratches by abrasive particles in CMP slurry. In order to overcome these technical difficulties in CMP, electro-chemical mechanical planarization (ECMP) has been introduced. ECMP uses abrasive free electrolyte, soft pad and low down-force. Especially, electrolyte is an important process factor in ECMP. The purpose of this study was to characterize KOH and $KNO_3$ based electrolytes on electro-chemical mechanical. planarization. Also, the effect of additives such as an organic acid and oxidizer on ECMP behavior was investigated. The removal rate and static etch rate were measured to evaluate the effect of electro chemical reaction.

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Fabrication of gelatin-amorphous CaP nano fibrous mat forusing as fast bone healing material

  • Sarkar, Swapan Kumar;Song, Ho-Yeon;Lee, Byong-Taek
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.40.2-40.2
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    • 2009
  • Using the favorable resorption behavior of amorphous Calcium phosphate (CaP) we fabricated a gelatin basednano fibrous mat by electrospinning for using as a fast healing patch for minorbone defects. Bone is predominantly formed by an inorganic phase of nano-crystalline HAp materials and nano fibrous protein material of collagen. The osteoblast cells, which are the bone formation cells and are key to the new bone formation, receive these materials to form new bone. Taking these considerations we make a new nano fibrous mat of amorphous CaP and gelatin, which is derived from collagen itself. A polymer carrier of poly caprolactone(PCL) was used in the system to stabilize the materials in biological condition. The electrospinning conditions were optimized for smooth mat without any droplet formation. The fabricated mat was characterized for its morphologyby SEM. Mechanical properties like tensile strength was evaluated. To investigate the bio-compatibility we performed the MTT assay and investigated its resorption behavior and apatite formation behavior by SBF immersion.

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Synthesis of Red Light Emitting Au Nanocluster (적색 발광하는 금 나노클러스터 합성)

  • Cha, Dae Kyeong;Yoon, Sang Min;Kim, Mi Sung;Bang, Ji Won
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.29 no.11
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    • pp.685-689
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    • 2016
  • Synthesis of the fluorescent Au nanoclusters is reported. The Au nanoclusters were synthesized via reduction of gold ions in reverse micelles with mild reducing agents. The Au nanoclusters show a bright red emission at 640 nm. The fluorescent Au nanoclusters attract great interest for sensor, electronic device and bio-imaging applications because of ultra-small size, high chemical stablity and bright emission. We believe that the fluorescent Au nanoclusters can have optoelectronic applications such as optical down conversion phosphors.

Analysis of Mechanical Characteristics of ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators Fabricated by Casting Method (캐스팅 방법에 의해 제작한 이온성 고분자-금속 복합체 액추에이터의 기계적 특성 분석)

  • 이승기;김병목;김병규;박정호
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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    • v.52 no.3
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    • pp.144-151
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    • 2003
  • IPMC(Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite) is promising candidate material for bio-related actuators mainly due to its biocompatibility and wet and soft properties. The widely used commercialized Nafion film has a few kinds of fixed thicknesses but more various film thicknesses are required for extensive applications. Especially for the enhanced force as an actuator, the thick film is essential. Various Nafion films with thickness of 0.4-1.2mm have been prepared by casting of liquid Nafion. Also, IPMC actuators using casted Nafion films have been fabricated and the basic mechanical properties such as stiffness, displacement and force were measured and analyzed. These results can be used for the optimized design of actuators for different applications.

A study on modelling for ACL and PCL using various strain energy functions (다양한 변형률 에너지 함수를 사용한 전방 및 후방 십자 인대의 모델링에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Jun-Taek;Choi, Deok-Kee;Kim, Young-En
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.658-663
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    • 2008
  • The mechanical study on the anterior and posterior cruciate ligament(ACL, PCL) is of importance because the recent increase of outdoor and indoor activities is directly related to causing sport injuries on the knee joints. Constitutive models for many biological tissues have been known as hyperelasticitic models. The elastic behavior of ACL and PCL may be described by the free energy function which accounts for the matrix and the collagen fibers. This paper addresses a comparison of different types of the free energy function to the existing results.

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Design Effect of Different Components and Economic Evaluation of an Adsorption Chiller on the System Performance

  • Bidyut B. Saha;Shigeru Koyama;K.C. Amanul Alam;Lee, Jong-Boong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.04a
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    • pp.17-22
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    • 2002
  • A conventional silica gel/water adsorption chiller has been analyzed numerically. A novel non-dimensional mathematical model has been presented to analyze the design effect of different components of an adsorption chiller. The design parameters of this system are characterized by the number of transfer unit, NTU, of different components and the inert material alpha number, ${\alpha}$of different components of the systems. Results show that condenser NTU$\sub$a/ has the most influential effect on the system performance, which is fellowed by absorber NTU$\sub$e/. It is also seen that coefficient of performance (COP) and non-dimensional specific cooling capacity increases with the increase of NTU$\sub$a/ and NTU$\sub$e/, but decreases with the increase of inert material alpha number. A thermo-economic data of the adsorption chiller and some other heat pump systems those are in practical operation are also presented.

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Mechanical Properties of Rice Husk Flour-Wood Particleboard by Urea-Formaldehyde Resin

  • Lee, Young-Kyu;Kim, Sumin;Yang, Han-Seung;Kim, Hyun-Joong
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.42-49
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    • 2003
  • The objective of this research was to investigate the possibility of using rice husk flour as a partial substitute for the wood particles used as the raw material for manufacturing particleboards, by examining the physical and mechanical properties of the rice husk flour-wood particleboard as a function of the type of urea-formaldehyde resin used. Commercial wood particles and two types of rice husk flours (A type (30 ㎛), B type (300 ㎛)) were used. E1 and E2 class urea-formaldehyde resin was used as the composite binder, combined with 10 wt.% NH4Cl solution as a hardener. Rice husk flour-wood particleboards with dimensions of 27×27×0.7 (cm) were manufactured at a specific gravity of 0.7 with rice husk flour contents of 0, 5, 10, and 15 (wt.%). We examined the physical properties (specific gravity and moisture content), mechanical properties (three point bending strength and internal bonding) of the composite. In general, it can be concluded that composites made from rice husk flours are of somewhat poorer quality than those made from wood; however, blending in small amounts of rice husk flour (e.g., 5% to 10% by weight) may have no significant impact on quality.

Measurement of Surface Strain on Soft Biological Tissues Using Irregular Grid Pattern (불규칙적인 격자망을 이용한 생체 연조직의 곡면변형률 측정)

  • Lee, Jun Sik;Kim, Ki Hong;Kim, Hyung Jong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.37 no.8
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    • pp.1051-1057
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    • 2013
  • In this study, an automatic surface-strain measurement system called "ASIAS-bio" has been developed. This system can be used even in cases in which it is very difficult to apply a regular grid pattern necessary for measuring surface-strain, such as curved or uneven surfaces; surfaces damaged by corrosion or contamination; or soft materials such as rubber, foam, and biological tissues. This system works independently of the measurement conditions including the material and its surface condition, grid pattern and size, grid marking method, and degree of deformation. A comparison between the strain distributions of the sheet metal parts measured by using this system and those obtained by a commercial system showed that this system was sufficiently reliable. In addition, the deformation of the swine joint capsule and human knee skin was measured by using this system to demonstrate its usefulness.

Loess(Yellow Soil) Finishing Materials Using Water-based Adhesive for Wooden Construction Indoor Wall (수성접착제를 이용한 목조주택 내벽용 황토 마감재의 물성 및 친환경성)

  • An, Jae-Yoon;Kim, Ki-Wook;Kim, Sumin;Oh, Jin-Kyoung;Kim, Hyun-Joong;Park, Moon-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.100-107
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    • 2007
  • People have spent lots of time inside building about 90% of these day. Industry has been developed rapidly after I960. Construction materials had changed from natural materials to chemical materials and confidentiality of building has been more higher than before by policy of saving energy. These have caused sick-building syndrome (SBS) for us. So people want environmental construction materials for their house. We designed a environmental loess (yellow soil) finishing material which was composed of loess, water, water-soluble resin, hardener and filler. The purposes of this study were that making an environmental loess finishing material with optimum ratio, evaluating the usability of loess finishing material for wall. Furthermore it was suitable for wall to evaluate mechanical properties that are impact test, cracking test, abrasion test and de-bonding test, environmental properties that were emission of VOCs, formaldehyde and far infrared radiation.