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A study on the Digital Video control system for train simulator (철도차량 시뮬레이션의 디지털 영상제어 시스템 연구)

  • Kim, Bong-Taek;Choi, Sung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 1999
  • A study on the static type train simulator will include the training of new drives requires that the environment of the cab, controls placement, etc. must highly realistic so that driver can readily transfer his training experience to the real world. The simulator computer sends video disc speed command to a Video PC processor. A video switcher select the output of the on-line player. This selection is done with loss of vertical synchronization, meaning the picture will not noticeable roll or jump as the simulation mover from disc to disc. The video image quality remain contestant through the simulated speed range from zero to 100km/h. Flicker is avoided in the scene by the use of a TBC(Time Base Corrector) which causes the display of one video field at a time. Thus, no interfield jitter is present when the scene is stopped.

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Quantitative Image Analysis of Fluorescence Image Stacks: Application to Cytoskeletal Proteins Organization in Tissue Engineering Constructs

  • Park, Doyoung
    • Journal of Advanced Information Technology and Convergence
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.103-113
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    • 2019
  • Motivation: Polymerized actin-based cytoskeletal structures are crucial in shape, dynamics, and resilience of a cell. For example, dynamical actin-containing ruffles are located at leading edges of cells and have a significant impact on cell motility. Other filamentous actin (F-actin) bundles, called stress fibers, are essential in cell attachment and detachment. For this reason, their mechanistic understanding provides crucial information to solve practical problems related to cell interactions with materials in tissue engineering. Detecting and counting actin-based structures in a cellular ensemble is a fundamental first step. In this research, we suggest a new method to characterize F-actin wrapping fibers from confocal fluorescence image stacks. As fluorescently labeled F-actin often envelope the fibers, we first propose to segment these fibers by diminishing an energy based on maximum flow and minimum cut algorithm. The actual actin is detected through the use of bilateral filtering followed by a thresholding step. Later, concave actin bundles are detected through a graph-based procedure that actually determines if the considered actin filament is enclosing the fiber.

Anti-Arthritic Effect of Sogyunghwalhyel-tang-gamibang (소경활혈탕가미방(疎經活血湯加味方)의 관절염에 미치는 효과)

  • Jo, Joo-hyun;Im, Ji-sung;Kim, Jong-gyu;Park, Jung-hyun;Choi, Hag-soon;Hwang, Geu-won;Song, Yung-sun
    • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.33-46
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    • 2021
  • Objectives The aim of this study is to evaluate anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic effects of Sogyunghwalhyel-tang-gamibang (SGHHTGB) in cell and animal models and also to suggest one of putative mechanisms underlying its anti-arthritic effects. Methods Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was applied to measure the concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in culture medium and blood serum and nitric oxide (NO) was assayed by Griess reagent. The expressions of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were analyzed by Western blot method. Results In a cell model using RAW264.7 macrophages stimulated with the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the drug, at its non-cytotoxic concentrations, inhibited the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6. In addition, it suppressed the expression of the inflammatory enzyme iNOS and COX-2, and reduced the synthesis of the enzyme product NO (as stable nitrite) and PGE2 in activated macrophages. Meanwhile, in an animal model using rheumatic arthritis (RA) mice induced with injection of type II collagen antibody (CAb) and LPS, the drug improved clinical symptom of arthritis and reduced paw thickness and inflammatory cell infiltration. In blood of RA mice, the drug reduced serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, nitrite, and PGE2, all inflammatory mediators produced by activated macrophages. Conclusions SGHHTGB may ameliorate CAb and LPS-induced RA in mice, presumably by inactivating macrophages that are capable of initiating joint inflammation by producing pro-inflammatory cytokines and expressing inflammatory enzymes.

A Case Study on Improving for Operating ATC/ATO System and Driving Environment Using FMECA (FMECA를 활용한 ATC/ATO 시스템 및 운전환경 개선 사례연구)

  • Kim, Hanyoung;Lee, Jinchoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.550-557
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    • 2012
  • In general, FMECA is a technique for identifying failure modes and devices which could result in fatal outcomes. Also it can be used in design or in maintenance through establishing priorities. The purpose of this paper is aimed at improving the driving conditions in advance through analyzing the operation failure phenomena quantitatively with FMECA analysis on the onboard signal system equipped with ATC/ATO, and through deriving the risk factors. This paper suggests an alternative solution for improving the performance of ADU by analyzing a case with FMECA.

A Study on the Design of Active SC Filters Using Bilinear Z-Transform (Bilinear Z-변환을 사용한 능동SC 려파기 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Mun-Su;Lee, Sang-Seol;Yang, In-Eung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 1980
  • All the resistors in the active RC filter networks cab be replaced by the switched capaciters, The swiftched capacitor is much bet tar than a resistor in temperature and linearity characteristics, and the former can be fabricated on the much smaller silicon area than the latter. In this paper, it is given the generaliged design method of the active SC filter from the active RC filter using Bilinear Z-transformatirm. SC filtering techniques using Bilinear Z-transform enable us to realize the FDNR and Gyrator filters which could not be realized by the exsisting designs 1 and to utilize the processing of signals at much higher frequencies than the conventional design method. Experiments show that the response of the active SC filter is similiar to that of its prototype active RC filler.

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A Study on the Effects of Hysteretic Characteristics of Leaf Springs on Handling of a Large-Sized Truck (판스프링의 이력특성이 대형트럭의 조종성능에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • 문일동;오재윤
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.157-164
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    • 2001
  • This paper performs static and dynamic tests of a multi-leaf spring and a tapered leaf spring to investigate their hysteretic characteristics. In the static test, trapezoidal input load is applied with 0.1Hz excitation frequency and with zero initial loading conditions. In the dynamic test, sinusoidal input load is applied with five excitation amplitudes and three excitation frequencies. In these tests, static and dynamic hysteretic characteristics of the multi-leaf spring and the tapered leaf spring are compared, and, the effects of excitation amplitudes and frequencies on dynamic spring rate are also shown. In this paper, actual vehicle tests are performed to study the effects of hysteretic characteristics of the large-sized truck's handling performance. The multi-leaf spring or the tapered leaf spring is used in the front suspension. The actual vehicle test is performed in a double lane change track with three velocities. Lateral acceleration, yaw rate and roll angle are measured using a gyro-meter located at the mass center of the cab. The test results showed that a large-sized truck with a tapered leaf spring needs to have an additional apparatus such as roll stabilizer bar to increase the roll stabilizer due to hysteretic characteristics.

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Development of a Finite Element Model for Frontal Crash Analysis of a Mid-Size Truck (중형 트럭의 정면 충돌 특성해석을 위한 유한요소 모델의 개발)

  • 홍창섭;오재윤;이대창
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.226-232
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    • 2000
  • This paper develops a finite element model for studying the crashworthiness analysis of a mid-size truck. A simulation for a truck frontal crash to a rigid barrier using the model is performed with PAM-CRASH installed in super computer SP2. Full vehicle model is composed of 86467 shell elements, 165 beam elements and 98 bar elements, and 86769 nodes. The model uses four material model such as elastic, elastic-plastic(steel), rigid and elastic-plastic(rubber) material model which are in PAM-CRASH. Frame and suspension system are modeled with 28774 shell elements and 31412 nodes. Cab is modeled with 34680 shell elements and 57 beam elements, and 36254 nodes. Bumper is modeled with 2262 shell elements, and 2508 nodes. Axle, steering shaft, etc are modeled using beam or bar elements. Mounting parts are modeled using rigid bodies. Bodies are interconnected using nodal constrains or joint options. To verify the developed model, frontal crash test with 30mph velocity to a rigid barrier is carried out. In the crash test, vehicle pulse at lower part of b-pillar is measured, and deformed shapes of frame and driver seat area are photographed. Those measured vehicle pulse and photographed pictures are compared those from the simulation to verify the developed finite element model.

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Evaluation of thermally and chemically reduced graphene oxide films as counter electrodes on dye-sensitized solar cells

  • Rodriguez-Perez, Manuel;Villanueva-Cab, Julio;Pal, Umapada
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.231-244
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    • 2017
  • Graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by modified Hummer's method to produce reduced graphene oxide (RGO) following standard thermal and chemical reduction processes. Prepared RGO colloids were utilized to fabricate RGO films over glass and FTO coated glass substrates through drop-coating. A systematic study was performed to evaluate the effect of reduction degree on the optical and electrical properties of the RGO film. We demonstrate that both the reduction process (thermal and chemical) produce RGO films of similar optical and electrical behaviors. However, the RGO films fabricated using chemically reduced GO colloid render better performance in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), when they are used as counter electrodes (CEs). It has been demonstrated that RGO films of optimum thicknesses fabricated using RGO colloids prepared using lower concentration of hydrazine reducer have better catalytic performance in DSSCs due to a better catalytic interaction with redox couple. The better catalytic performance of the RGO films fabricated at optimal hydrazine concentration is associated to their higher available surface area and lower grain boundaries.

A Study on the Effect of Cab Signal through Unbalance of the Traction Return Current (귀선전류의 불평형에 따른 차상신호에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Tae-Hoon;Park, Ki-Bum;Sung, Soon-Uk
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.1694-1700
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    • 2007
  • In the electrified section, both of return current and signal current are flowing in the same rail in common. But signal current shall be allowed to flow in the specific track circuit and not in the other circuit while the traction return current shall come back to power sub-station. This paper presents measuring system that use both sensor and antenna. The aim of the system is to achieve the difference in current between the two rails and the presence of trimming capacitors. In order to improve the transmission level, trimming capacitors are connected between the two rails at constant spacing. To maintain the balance of traction return current, rails of both sides may be jointed by the so-called SVPMM. The traction return current is sometimes unbalanced owing to the ill-contact of SVPMM. In this paper, we propose a diagnosis method based on a short-circuited current(Icc), trimming capacitors and traction return current measured by Korail inspection vehicles. Whether Icc is good or bad depends not only on the presence of trimming capacitors but also on the unbalance of the traction return current.

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Construction of Roof Structure for Pusan Main Stadium (부산종합운동장 주경기장 지붕구조물의 시공)

  • Lee Ju-Young;Ryu Sang-Hyon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • autumn
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    • pp.228-231
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    • 2001
  • Construction of roof structure, cable suspended structure, for Pusan main stadium is adapted a lifting method that is VSL lifting system. 5 precesses are practiced for erection of the roof structure including the first lifting process for erection of upper cables and the second lifting process for erection of lower cables. Since all cables of this roof structure with two open speller sockets are determined their length, some cable were wrong length, the roof structure would be unstable. But At complete of erection for the roof structure each cab3e is attained to theoretical tension force with average $4\%$ errors.

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