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A New Driving Mechanism to Allow a Rescue Robot to Climb Stairs

  • Lim, Sung-Kyun;Park, Dong-II;Kwak, Yoon-Keun
    • International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.3-7
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    • 2007
  • There have been numerous studies directed toward the development of driving mechanisms for off-road mobility and rescue robots. To achieve surveillance, reconnaissance, and rescue, it is necessary for robots to have a driving mechanism that can handle off-road environments, We propose a new type of single-track driving mechanism with a variable geometry for a rescue robot, This mechanism has a symmetric configuration so that the robot can advance in two directions and also remain operable when overturned. By transforming its geometry, the robot can reduce energy consumption in steering and rotating as well as maximize its ability to climb obstacles such as stairs. The robot is also designed to have a compact size and low center of gravity to facilitate driving when on a set of stairs. In this paper, we analyzed the design parameters of the robot for the four phases of climbing stairs and determined the specifications needed to enhance its adaptability.

Pt(111) 표면에서의 키랄성 분자들의 흡착 특성 연구

  • Jeong, Min-Bok;Kim, Je-Heon;Jo, Sam-Geun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.332-332
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    • 2011
  • The adsorption and desoprtion properties on Pt(111) of chiral molecules, propylene oxide (PO) and 1,3-dimethyl butylamine (DMBA), have be characterized in utrahigh vacuum. Precision-doses of PO and DMBA onto a Pt(111) surface at 90 K have been achieved with a directed tubular molecular doser controlled by a micron-sized orifice and the reservoir gas pressure. Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) mass spectra have been employed together with low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) analyses. In addition to the separate adsorption behaviors of PO and DMBA, the enantioselective adsorption of R- and S-PO on Pt(111) precovered with R- or S-DMBA have been investigated thoroughly, and the results will be presented.

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A Directed Messaging for Energy Efficiency of Sensor Networks (에너지 효율적인 센서 네트워크를 위한 방향성 메시징 기법)

  • Jeon, Jin-Hwan;Khil, A-Ra;Kim, Byung-Gi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2006.10d
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    • pp.773-777
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    • 2006
  • 센서 네트워크 상의 센서 노드들은 싱크 노드의 ADV 메시지를 통한 질의에 해당하는 정보를 싱크 노드에게로 전송하며 싱크 노드는 수신한 정보를 사용자에게 제공한다. 그러나, 센서 네트워크을 위한 각종 라우팅 알고리즘들은 싱크 노드가 요청하는 해당 질의에 맞는 정보를 가지고 있는 센서 노드의 위치를 알기 위하여 매번 전체 네트워크로 ADV 메시지를 퍼뜨리는 방법을 사용하기 때문에 전체 네트워크의 수명과 직접적인 관련성이 있는 센서 노드들의 에너지 소비량을 극심하게 증가시킨다. 본 논문에서는 싱크 노드의 질의에 해당하는 목적지 노드를 찾기 위한 초기 경로 설정 시, 방향성 정보를 가진 ADV 메시지를 제한된 방향으로만 전파함으로써 관련없는 노드들의 메시지 송수신으로 인한 불필요한 에너지 소비를 줄이도록 하는 새로운 메시징 기법을 제안하고 이의 효율성을 모의실험을 통하여 나타내 보인다.

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Training Molecularly Enabled Field Biologists to Understand Organism-Level Gene Function

  • Kang, Jin-Ho;Baldwin, Ian T.
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2008
  • A gene's influence on an organism's Darwinian fitness ultimately determines whether it will be lost, maintained or modified by natural selection, yet biologists have few gene expression systems in which to measure whole-organism gene function. In the Department of Molecular Ecology at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology we are training "molecularly enabled field biologists" to use transformed plants silenced in the expression of environmentally regulated genes and the plant's native habitats as "laboratories." Research done in these natural laboratories will, we hope, increase our understanding of the function of genes at the level of the organism. Examples of the role of threonine deaminase and RNA-directed RNA polymerases illustrate the process.

Formation of $Al_2O_3$-Composites by the Melt Oxidation of an AlZnMg-alloy (AlZnMg-합금의 용융산화에 의한 $Al_2O_3$-복합재료의 형성)

  • 김일수;김상호;강정윤
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.33 no.9
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    • pp.985-994
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    • 1996
  • The initiation and growth of $\alpha$-Al2O3/metal composites by the directed oxidation of molten commercial AlZnMg-alloy at 1223-1423K were investigated. Spontaneous bulk growth did not occur on the alloy alone. but the uniform initiation and growth of the composite were obtained by putting a thin layer of SiO2 particles on the surface of the alloy. Without SiO2 the external surface of the oxide layer was convered by MgO and MgAl2O4. But with the SiO2 reaction initiate the porous ZnO layers were found on the growth surface. The higher process temperature yielded a lower metal content. The oxidation product of $\alpha$-Al2O3 was found to be oriented with c-axis parallel to th growth direction. The growth rates increased with temperature and the apparent activation energy was 111.8 kJ/mol.

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The Lubrication Characteristics of Rotary Compressor for refrigeration & air-conditioning ( Part II ; Analysis of partial elastohydrodynamic lubrication on vane tip ) (냉동,공조용 로터리 콤프레서의 윤활 특성 제2보;베인선단부의 부분 탄성유체윤활해석)

  • 김진문;조인성;백일현;정재연
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 1996.04b
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    • pp.133-141
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    • 1996
  • The rolling piston type rotary compressor has become one of the most successful types because of its compactness and high-speed operation. The analysis described here is part of a research program directed toward maximising these advantages in refrigerant compressors. The study of lubrication characteristics in the critical sliding component is essential for the design of refrigerant compressors. Therefore, theoretical investigation of the lubrication characteristics of rotary compressor for refrigeration & air-conditioning system is studied. And the Newton-Raphson method is used for the EHI. analysis between vane and rolling piston in the rotary compressor. The results show that the rotational speed of shaft and the discharge pressure have an important effect upon the friction force and the energy loss between vane and rolling piston. This results give important basic data for the further lubrication analysis and design of the rotary compressor.

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The Shape and Virial Theorem of a Star Cluster in the Galactic Tidal Force Field

  • Lee, See-Woo;Rood, Herbert J.
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 1969
  • On the instantaneous tidal relaxation approximation, formulae are derived for the ellipticities and virial theorem of a slightly flattened homogeneous rotating cluster (the largest axis of the cluster is directed towards the Galactic center), in terms of the Galactic tidal force and the characteristic intrinsic plus orbital angular velocity. The expression for a purely tidally-determined ellipticity is identical to that for an incompressible fluid body of uniform density. Orbital motion generally contributes significantly to the shape of the cluster. The virial theorem is identical to that for an isolated cluster except that the gravitational potential energy is multiplied by (1-${\chi}$), where ${\chi}$ is a positive tidal correction term. To obtain the actual mass of a cluster, the virial theorem mass based on an isolated cluster should be multiplied by the factor 1/(1-${\chi}$). The formulae are applied to open star clusters, the globular cluster ${\omega}$ Centauri, and dwarf elliptical galaxies in the Local Group.

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Trend of Metal 3D Printing by Welding (용접에 의한 Metal 3D Printing의 동향)

  • Byun, Jae-Gyu;Cho, Sang-Myung
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2016
  • Metal AM(Additive Manufacturing) has been steadily developed and that is classified into two method. PBF(Powder Bed Fusion) deposited in the bed by the laser or electron beam as a heat source of the powder material and DED(Directed Energy Deposition) deposited by varied heat source of powder and solid filler material. In the developed countries has been applying high productivity process of solid filler metal based DED method to the aerospace and defense sectors. The price of the powder material is quite expensive compared to the solid filler metal. A study on DED method that is based on a solid filler metal is increasing significantly although was low accuracy and degree of freedom.

CAPP for 3D Printer with Metallic Wire Supplied from the Front (금속선재 전방공급형 3D프린터를 위한 공정계획)

  • Kim, Ho-chan;Kim, Jae-gu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.155-160
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    • 2018
  • The materials used for 3D printing are mainly plastic and metal. These materials are usually used in the powdered form. In order to improve the surface roughness of a manufactured product, these powders should consist of small uniform spherical particles. However, the powdered forms are sold at a considerably higher price than bulk or wired materials. When a wire-type material is used instead of a powder, we can supply a relatively large amount of the material at one time as well as reduce the cost. Moreover, the use of this form of the material will increase the process efficiency. This paper deals with the technology required to feed a wire material in front of the tool movement and discusses the examples used for the verification.

Snapping shrimp noise detection and mitigation for underwater acoustic orthogonal frequency division multiple communication using multilayer frequency

  • Ahn, Jongmin;Lee, Hojun;Kim, Yongcheol;Chung, Jeahak
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.258-269
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    • 2020
  • This paper proposes Snapping Shrimp Noise (SSN) detection and corrupted Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) reconstruction methods to increase Bit Error Rate (BER) performance when OFDM transmitted signal is corrupted by impulsive SSNs in underwater acoustic communications. The proposed detection method utilizes multilayer wavelet packet decomposition for detecting impulsive and irregularly concentrated and SSN energy in specific frequency bands of SSN, and the proposed reconstruction scheme uses iterative decision directed-subcarrier reconstruction to recover corrupted OFDM signals using multiple carrier characteristics. Computer simulations were executed to show receiver operating characteristics curve for the detection performance and BER for the reconstruction. The practical ocean experiment of SAVEX 15 demonstrated that the proposed method exhibits a better detection performance compared with conventional detection method and improves BER by 250% and 1230% for uncoded and coded data, respectively, compared with the conventional reconstruction scheme.