• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.477-496
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• 2013

Due to their cost-effectiveness and ease of installation, wireless smart sensors (WSS) have received considerable recent attention for structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure. Though various wireless smart sensor networks (WSSN) have been successfully implemented for full-scale structural health monitoring (SHM) applications, monitoring of low-level ambient strain still remains a challenging problem for WSS due to A/D converter (ADC) resolution, inherent circuit noise, and the need for automatic operation. In this paper, the design and validation of high-precision strain sensor board for the Imote2 WSS platform and its application to SHM of a cable-stayed bridge are presented. By accurate and automated balancing of the Wheatstone bridge, signal amplification of up to 2507-times can be obtained, while keeping signal mean close to the center of the ADC span, which allows utilization of the full span of the ADC. For better applicability to SHM for real-world structures, temperature compensation and shunt calibration are also implemented. Moreover, the sensor board has been designed to accommodate a friction-type magnet strain sensor, in addition to traditional foil-type strain gages, facilitating fast and easy deployment. The wireless strain sensor board performance is verified through both laboratory-scale tests and deployment on a full-scale cable-stayed bridge.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.317-328
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• 2020

The board of directors play an important role in corporate climate strategy-making and decisions but might also compromise environmental policies to minimize agency cost. This study critically investigates the relationship between the attributes of the board of directors and the degree of sustainability performance for the energy sector as discussed in the literature. Our study cumulates existing knowledge offering important characteristics for a balanced board structure to increase the board's effectiveness in adopting sustainable initiatives that could reduce the adverse impact of an energy corporation's operation on the environment. Crucial attributes of the board of directors deemed to be positively associated with the commitment to reduce carbon footprint in the environment have been identified. Based on our extensive analysis of the literature we propose a conceptual framework that measures the influence of the board of directors' attributes on corporate environmental and social sustainability performance. The proposed framework will be useful as an initial step for top management and regulators to gain a better understanding of the balanced board structure required to achieve the social and environmental sustainability performance of corporations. Further, this paper contributes to a body of knowledge about how the board of directors could play a crucial role in monitoring social and environmental threats.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.895-902
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• 2018

건물에 의한 에너지 소비량은 미국 및 일본 등 선진국에서는 전체 국가 에너지 소비량의 40%에 육박하고 있으며, 우리나라에서도 전체 에너지 소비량의 24%를 차지하고 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 빌딩에서 HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning)은 필요 열량에 따라 냉각 유량을 자유롭게 제어할 수 없기 때문에 에너지가 효율적으로 사용되지 않고 있다. 따라서 에너지 절감 밸브를 사용함으로써 유량을 필요한 열량만큼 제어하여 에너지를 절감할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 에너지 절감 밸브를 개발하기 위한 기본적인 상태를 정의하고 저전력, 고 가성비의 PIC 프로세서 기반의 빌딩 에너지 절감 밸브용 제어 및 감시 보드를 개발한다. 설계된 보드는 온도차 측정을 위한 2개의 온도 값과 유량 값 및 계산된 열량에 관한 정보를 실시간으로 디스플레이 및 전송한다. 개발된 제어 감시 보드는 향후 밸브의 상태를 실시간으로 파악하거나 해상용 밸브 등을 개발하는 데 유용하게 사용될 것이다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권10호
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• pp.1962-1967
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• 2009

This paper deals with a design of a platform to simulate PRT vehicle operational control algorithms using on-board embedded process board. The configuration of the platform is composed of the central control module, the station control module, man-machine interface and monitoring module. Since PRT system needs inherently very reliable vehicle operational control algorithm in order to avoid the impact between vehicles, it is very important to construct a simulation platform to test a designed vehicle operational control algorithm during the development process For the test of the proposed platform a path of the each moving vehicle is predefined in the central control system before the dispatch order is given to the vehicle. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed simulation platform for test and evaluation of the PRT operational control algorithms.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.761-771
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• 2020

This study discusses the role of Board Monitoring Effectiveness (BME) on managers' decisions regarding the business strategies that fit the external business environmental conditions by using a contingency analysis approach. Furthermore, this study will examine how fit strategies affect Sustainability Reporting (SR) of listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2014 to 2017. This study uses Conditional Mixed Process (CMP) technique. This CMP method is claimed to be more efficient in analyzing the TSL models. This study found that in highly uncertain conditions, BME had a positive influence on the probability of managers to choose prospector and defender strategies rather than analyzers. These results indicate that BME shows positive impact on the contingency fit between business strategies and environmental uncertainty. In addition, the study documents that only prospectors have a positive impact on SR, however this study failed to document that defenders have positive impact on SR. Meanwhile the unexpected result is analyzers have a significantly positive effect on SR. This study is the first study to investigate the role of BME in contingency fit between business strategies and environmental uncertainties and how it produces effects up to the level of SR.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2011

The circuit breaker of power distribution board is essential part for the protection of electrical disaster from load short, trouble of power system. For the normal operation of circuit breaker, trip coil of the circuit breaker can cut the mechanical contact of circuit breaker from the detection of power system troubles. This paper presents a design and experimental results of trip coil fault detection system for the real time monitoring of the circuit breaker. The designed system is consisted by the trip coil fault detector which is connected to the each circuit breaker and remote monitoring unit. The trip coil fault detector can detect the impedance and operating voltage of the trip coil, and the detected values are compared with the normal state. And the remote monitoring unit can be connected to the 32 channels of trip coil fault detectors by serial communication. From the designed system, the fault and normal states of the trip coil can be remotely monitored in real time. The designed system is verified by the practical circuit breaker of power distribution board. And the results shows the effectiveness of the designed system.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2014

위성탑재컴퓨터의 정상동작을 검증하기 위해 프로세서의 모니터링 및 디버깅은 필수적이며, 현재 Aeroflex Gaisler의 GRMON을 사용하고 있다. GRMON은 LEON 프로세서를 모니터링 및 디버깅하기 위한 다양한 기능을 제공하지만, 국내에서 제작한 위성탑재 컴퓨터에 사용할 수 없는 기능이 많기 때문에 가격 대비 성능이 낮다. 또한 LEON 프로세서의 DSU를 이용하면 모든 메모리맵에 접근이 가능하여 프로그램 실행 중 고장을 주입할 수 있음에도 불구하고, GRMON을 수정할 수 없기 때문에 그동안 위성탑재소프트웨어를 수정하여 하드웨어에 고장을 주입하는 방식을 사용하였다. 이런 고장주입 방법은 위성탑재소프트웨어의 형상을 변경하는 것이므로 고장에 따른 소프트웨어의 영향성을 정확히 판단할 수 없다. 이에 향후 저궤도 관측위성에 적용될 LEON2FT AT697F프로세서를 탑재한 차세대 위성탑재컴퓨터(NGSCB, Next Generation Spacecraft Control Board)에서 프로세서 디버깅을 위한 기본 기능을 제공하고, 실제 위성에 탑재되는 위성탑재소프트웨어와 동일한 환경에서 하드웨어 고장을 주입할 수 있는 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.658-664
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• 2013

In this paper, we present a case study of vibration suppression based on the application of active damping to the small boring process of a boring bar with diameter below ${\Phi}12$. The proposed active damping system consists of an acceleration sensor for real-time monitoring of the vibration signal, a driver for phase control in a computer program, and piezoelectric actuators for damping. In this system, the vibration signals are detected by the acceleration sensor and sent to the computer as an input. The phase shift parameter of the natural frequency of the input signal is sent to the data acquisition board in the computer and calculated by the phase control program. This study confirmed the effectiveness of this damping system, and it opens up the possibility of the development of active damping systems for small boring processes.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2012

평형감각 측정은 물리 치료, 신경, 스포츠 의학 및 재활 의학 분야에서 광범위하게 사용된다. 본 논문은 평형감각 측정 및 재활 훈련 시스템의 개발을 제공한다. 이를 위해, 평형 보드의 아래 표면에 부착된 3축 가속도계 센서를 사용하여 프로토 타입 시스템을 개발하였다. 실험 결과, 시스템은 안정적으로 동작하고 측정자의 평형감각 정도를 잘 나타내었다. 또한 재활 훈련을 위해 다양한 패턴이 용이하게 추가될 수 있다. 이 시스템은 일상적인 평형감각 모니터링에 사용될 수 있으며, 훈련의 효율을 증대하는데 기여할 것이다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1585-1598
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• 2011

Emission reduction program for in-use diesel vehicles (ERPDV) has been enacted since 2004 over the Seoul metropolitan area, and diesel emission reduction is forced to fulfill this regulation. This study was performed to evaluate the ERPDV using $PM_{10}$ concentrations of both road-side monitoring and national background network during the period of 2004-2010. In order to assess the pure road emission, we first eliminated the long range transport effect by deducting the trend of annual national background concentrations from the road-side $PM_{10}$ concentrations, and then analyzed the time series of the resultant $PM_{10}$ concentrations over Seoul metropolitan area. The annual rates of variations of road-side $PM_{10}$ with the deduction of trend of background level show -3.2, +0.4, and -2.4 ${\mu}g/m^3$/year, in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyonggi province, respectively. There are steadily decreasing trend in Seoul with all of statistic parameters such as mean, mediam, 5%ile, 10%ile, 25%ile, 75%ile, 90%ile, and 95%ile concentrations. Incheon shows some fluctuations with positive with no significant trend, and Gyonggi province shows overall decreasing but not consistent. Student-t test shows 95% significant level of ERPDV effect in Seoul, but there exists no significant level greater than 90% in both Incheon, and Kyonggi province. Total annual averaged trend over the whole Seoul metropolitan area is estimated to lie in approximately $-2.9{\mu}g/m^3$/year in this study, implying the intimate involvement of ERPDV to a large extent. This is also suggesting that the further research cost-effectiveness of ERPDV with consideration of the long range transport process would be needed over the Seoul metropolitan area.