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Biomimetic Balancing Mechanism for Walking Robot (생체모사를 통한 보행로봇의 균형감에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong Jin;Chung, Seong Youb
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.55-59
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    • 2014
  • A cat is able to quickly recover balance from unstable posture. To observe the balance recovery procedure of the cat, an impulse is applied to the cat while walking on a narrow bridge. We find that it rotates its tail toward the falling direction. In our previous research, the balance recovery procedure is analyzed based on the law of the angular momentum conservation and then a key equation is derived to maintain the balance. However, it did not consider the gravity, so the performance is not good. In this paper, a new dynamic model is proposed using the Lagrangian mechanics. In the method, the gravity is included in the potential energy. Through the proposed dynamic model, controlling the balance of a walking robot is possible.

A Study on the Minimum Weight Difference Threshold in a VR Controller with Moment Variation (VR 컨트롤러의 모멘트 변화에 따른 최소 무게 차이 인지에 관한 연구)

  • Baek, Mi-Seon;Kim, Huhn
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2020
  • This study is about the VR controller that can provide an enhanced experience in VR by augmenting the sense of weight. In this study, the method of changing the center of gravity of the controller was used as a means of transmitting the sense of weight. The experiment was carried out with a device that could change the center of gravity to find the minimum distance at which people can perceive the difference in weight. The results showed that the weight difference between the two stimuli can be perceived at a distance of about 5 cm regardless of the position of the starting stimulus.

Similarity Measure Between Interval-valued Vague Sets (구간값 모호집합 사이의 유사척도)

  • Cho, Sang-Yeop
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.603-608
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, a similarity measure between interval-valued vague sets is proposed. In the interval-valued vague sets representation, the upper bound and the lower bound of a vague set are represented as intervals of interval-valued fuzzy set respectively. Proposed method combines the concept of geometric distance and the center-of-gravity point of interval-valued vague set to evaluate the degree of similarity between interval-valued vague sets. We also prove three properties of the proposed similarity measure. It provides a useful way to measure the degree of similarity between interval-valued vague sets.

Mercurous bromide $(Hg_2Br_2)$ crystal growth by physical vapor transport and characterization

  • Kim, S.K.;S.Y. Son;K.S. Song;Park, J.G.;Kim, G.T.
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.272-282
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    • 2002
  • Mercurous bromide ($Hg_{2}0Br_{2}$) crystals hold promise for many acousto-optic and opto-electronic applications. This material is prepared in closed ampoules by the physical vapor transport (PVT) growth method. Due to the temperature gradient between the source and the growing crystal region, the buoyancy-driven convection may occur. The effects of thermal convection on the crystal growth rate was investigated in this study in a horizontal configuration for conditions ranging from typical laboratory conditions to conditions achievable only in a low gravity environment. The results showed that the growth rate increases linearly with Grashof number, and for 0.2 $\leq$ Ar (transport length-to-height, L/H)$\leq$1.0 sharply for Ar=5 and $\Delta$T=30 K. We have also shown that the magnitude of convection decreases with the Ar. For gravity levels of less than $10^{-2}$g the non-uniformity of interfacial distribution is negligible.

Modularization of plant structures (플랜트 구조물의 모듈화 공법)

  • Seo, Han Seol;Chang, Sang Soo
    • Plant Journal
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2017
  • Module can be categorized as PAS(Pre-Assembled Steel structure), PAR(Pre-Assembled pipe Rack), PAU(Pre-Assembled Unit), VAU(Vendor Assembled Unit) and VPU(Vendor Package Unit). At the stage of design and fabrication of module, the condition of land and ocean transportation is considered and these conditions are reflected on the module division design. The control of the module's center of gravity is important to transport and install modules safely and the steel structure should have the strength enough to resist the sea acceleration force during the ocean transportation. The transportation condition and the installation method influence the size and weight of module. The size and weight of module are considered for the design of module division.

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Regional-residual Separation of Microgravity Data (고정밀 중력탐사 자료의 광역-나머지 이상 분리)

  • Rim, Hyoungrea;Park, Gyesoon;Kim, Chang-Ryol
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.80-87
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we propose a method to apply the polynomial fitting for regional-residual separation of microgravity data based on the characteristics of gravity anomaly without a prior information. Since the microgravity survey is usually carried out in small regions, it is common to approximate regional anomaly by the first-order polynomial plane. However, if the regional anomaly patterns are difficult to be approximated to a first-order plane, the complete gravity anomaly is divided into small zones enough to approximate first-order plane by means of Parasnis density estimation method. The regional-residual separation is then applied on the splitted zones individually. When the gravity anomalies can be splitted spatially, we showed that the residual anomalies can be more effectively extracted based on the regional geological structures by regional anomaly separation from each of the divided regions, rather than applying the entire data set at one time.

Nonlinear Motion for an Elliptic Cylinder under Free Surface (자유표면 아래의 타원형 실린더에 대한 비선형 운동)

  • 이호영;임춘규
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.38-44
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    • 2004
  • The motion response analysis of a submerged elliptic cylinder in waves is presented and the elliptic cylinder is a simplification of the section of submarine in this paper. The method is based on boundary integral method and two-dimensional 3 degree motions are calculated in regular harmonic waves. The fully nonlinear free surface boundary condition is assumed in an numerical domain and this solution is matched along an assumed boundary as a linear solution composed of transient Green function, The large amplitude motions of an elliptic cylinder are directly simulated and effects of wave frequency, wave amplitude and the distance from buoyancy center to gravity center are discussed.

A Study on Cutting Path Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm (유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 부재 절단 경로 최적화)

  • Park, Ju-Yong;Seo, Jeong-Jin
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.67-70
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    • 2009
  • Nesting and cutting path optimization have a great effect on the improvement of productivity in many industries such as shipbuilding, automotive, clothing, and so on. However, few researches have been carried out for the optimization of a cutting path algorithm. This study proposed a new method for cutting optimization using gravity center of cutting pieces and a genetic algorithm. The proposed method was tested for a sample plate including many different shapes of cutting pieces and compared to 2 other conventional methods. The test results showed that the new method had the shortest cutting path and the best effectiveness among the 3 methods.

Phylogenetic analysis and association of markers and traits related to starch contents in Korean potato cultivars using SSRs

  • Yi, Jung Yoon;Seo, Hyo Won;Huh, On Sook;Park, Young Eun;Cho, Ji Hong;Cho, Hyun Mook
    • Korean Journal of Breeding Science
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2010
  • Diversity of 30 Korean potato cultivars was evaluated using 14 microsatellite markers. Twelve microsatellite markers representing 12 loci in the potato genome detected 84 polymorphisms among 30 cultivars and revealed alleles with a mean of 7.00 alleles per primer. The polymorphism information content (PIC) value ranged from 0.57 to 0.93 with average of 0.82. Based on polymorphism, cluster analysis was conducted by the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic average (UPGMA) methods. Thirty potato varieties were distinctly separated into 2 groups and similarity coefficient of cluster ranged from 0.58 to 0.95. Thirty tetraploid cultivars were evaluated for six important agronomic traits. One-way analysis of variance was done to look for the degree of relationships between individual markers and traits. K1 and K2 markers showed a significant association with amylose contents, starch contents, and specific gravity.

A Study on the Effect of Vehicle Emission on Gasoline Property (휘발유 물성조성에 따른 자동차 배출가스 영향 연구)

  • Lim, Jae-Hyuk;Lee, Jin-Hong;Kim, Ki-Ho;Lee, Min-Ho
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 2018
  • In Korea, the Air Quality Conservation Act and the Petroleum and Petroleum Substitute Fuel Business Act stipulate certain quality standards for fuels distributed in Korea, thereby striving to reduce vehicle performance and emissions. Domestic petroleum products import and produce all the crude oil from each oil refiner so that the quality of the petroleum product is different according to the characteristics of the crude oil. As a result, vehicles have been improved by using the physical properties calculated through the physical property measurement that has tried to improve the accuracy of the measurement of the energy consumption efficiency of the automobile by using standard fuel from abroad. In this study, the same test procedure and method as the test method of domestic gasoline vehicle emission are applied using four samples of gasoline and the latest gasoline vehicle which are actually distributed, and the performance evaluation is performed. The purpose of this study is to contribute to improvement of vehicle technology and fuel quality by collecting necessary basic data and obtaining data on the effect of differences in gasoline property on vehicle emissions. The results of the test showed that the emission of gases (NMOG, CO) from gasoline vehicles was the most influenced by the sulfur content, unlike the previous studies that the vehicles emission had the greatest influence on the distillation characteristics and the specific gravity of aromatic compounds. The catalytic reaction such as the poisoning action of the three-way catalyst which is the abatement device was interfered and the emission was increased. The distillation characteristics and specific gravity of aromatic compounds were found to affect the emission of vehicles. According to the physical properties of the fuel, the emission difference was 28.0% in the urban mode and 17.6 % in the highway mode.