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Numerical modelling of electromagnetic waveguide effects on crosshole radar measurements (시추공간 레이다 측정에서 전자기 도파관 효과의 수치모델링)

  • Jang, Han-Nu-Ree;Park, Mi-Kyung;Kim, Hee-Joon
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2007
  • High-frequency electromagnetic (EM) wave propagation associated with borehole ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a complicated phenomenon. To improve the understanding of the governing physical processes, we employ a finite-difference time-domain solution of Maxwell's equations in cylindrical coordinates. This approach allows us to model the full EM wavefield associated with crosshole GPR surveys. Furthermore, the use of cylindrical coordinates is computationally efficient, correctly emulates the three-dimensional geometrical spreading characteristics of the wavefield, and is an effective way to discretise explicitly small-diameter boreholes. Numerical experiments show that the existence of a water-filled borehole can give rise to a strong waveguide effect which affects the transmitted waveform, and that excitation of this waveguide effect depends on the diameter of the borehole and the length of the antenna.

Application of Geophysical Exploration Technique to the Identification of Active Weak Zones in Large Scale Mountainous Region (대규모 산지지반 활동연약대 규명을 위한 지구물리탐사기법의 활용 연구)

  • Shin, Hyung Ohk;Kim, Man-Il;Yoon, Wang Joong
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.162-170
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to understand the ground change of large scale mountainous region and to estimate the active weak zone using geophysical exploration (electrical resistivity and refraction seismic explorations) in large scale deep landslide area located in Wanjugun, Jeollabukdo. We also analyzed the characteristics of deep landslides occurred in metamorphic rocks region and confirmed the approximate scale. As a result of comparative analysis of N-value by standard penetration test (SPT), low resistivity anomaly, and tension crack identified from field investigation, a discontinuity in soil layer was estimated at 10 ~ 15 m below the surface. Based on this results, the distribution pattern of active weak zone was confirmed between the discontinuity in soil layer and estimation line of bedrock.

Achievements and Tasks of Korea-Japan Geophysical Exploration through Burial mounds Exploration (고분 탐사를 통해 본 한·일 물리탐사의 성과와 과제)

  • Shin, Jong woo
    • Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.74-93
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    • 2015
  • Geophysical survey of Korea was introduced in Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage in 1995. At that time, it has been activated geophysical survey of architecture and civil engineering in Korea. But there was no exploration experts to be combined the archaeology. For this reason, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage has introduced the physical exploration. Through the expert exchanges South Korea and Japan carried out joint exploration. And it has increased the reliability of the exploration method and exploration results. It is GPR the most method commonly in geophysical exploration. There are many usability before excavation because of good resolution. However, the shallow GPR penetration depth has limitations in large mounds. We were able to take advantage of the resistivity analysis program to study the underground structure to deep through the experts exchange. We was able to get a good result that overcomes the limitations of GPR exploration in a number of burial mounds including Naju bokamri by the resistivity analysis program. In particular, we confirmed the location of the burial main body by compares the results of exploration and excavation results. In the future we will perform a convergence research of exploration and archaeology through a variety of joint research. In addition we will have to build a new network of archaeological science.

THE SELENE MISSION AND JAPANESE LUNAR EXPLORATION SCENARIO

  • NODA HIROTOMO;HANADA HIDEO;KAWANO NOBUYUKI;IWATA TAKAHIRO
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.311-314
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    • 2005
  • We report the current status of Japanese lunar exploration SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer). As of the end of 2004, scientific instruments onboard the Main Orbiter are under final checkout before they are provided to the proto-flight-model (PFM) integration test. Also, we present the future perspectives of the lunar based instruments and facilities. 'In-situ Lunar Orientation Mea-surement (ILOM)' experiment measures the lunar rotation with high accuracy by tracking stars on the Moon with a small photo-zenith-tube type optical telescope. A basic idea of a radio telescope array of very low frequency range on the lunar far-side is also mentioned.

Acoustic Signal Analysis for Exploration of Buried Objects in the Ocean (해저매몰체 탐사를 위한 음향신호의 분석)

  • Kim, Jin-Hoo;Han, Kun-Mo;Park, Jong-Nam
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 1995
  • The anomlous signal, anomaly, recorded by a sub-bottem profiler is analized for exploration of buried objects in the ocean, This anomaly is known as a signal diffracted from the edge of the buried object. Signals obtained from model that and numerical simulation are analized for investigating characteristics of the diffracted signal. From this study a diffracted signal and a non-diffracted signal can be identified, and the location of the object can be obtained. In order to identify an object in the seafloor the dimension of the object should be greater than the wave length used for exploration, and the acoustic impedance should be much greater than that of sediments. A 2-trace stacking of the signals can enhance the feature of strongly diffracted signals whereas it can diminish weak signals.

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Analysis of GPR Exploration Limit of Open-Cut Type Excavation (개착식 굴착현장의 GPR 탐사한계 분석기법 연구)

  • Han, Yushik;Kim, Woo-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2017
  • Accurate exploration of the risk factors of the ground subsidence is needed to predict and evaluate the subsidence of the surrounding ground due to the excavation of the ground. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of soil relaxation area by analyzing the behavior around the ground excavation site and simulated the GPR exploration under various conditions. As a result, Although there are some differences according to the water content, distribution of the strata and the distribution of the relaxation region were confirmed in the unsaturated soil, and it was found that there was a difficulty in the GPR exploration in the saturated soil.

Links Between Macro Facilitators of Organizational Empowerment and Ambidextrous Behaviors: An Empirical Study from Pakistan

  • IQBAL, Sumaira;PARVEZ, Anjum;ANJUM, Muhammad Adeel;SAFDAR, Tayybah;AHMED, Ammarah
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.113-120
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    • 2022
  • The goal of this study is to see if there's a relationship between employees' ambidextrous behaviors and macro facilitators of organizational empowerment (such as control over workplace decisions, dynamic structural framework, and fluidity in information sharing) (exploration and exploitation). To acquire data, this study uses survey methods. A cross-sectional survey was done to collect information from academics at five large public sector universities in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Control over workplace decisions boosts academics' engagement in exploration and exploitation, while a dynamic structural framework merely increases their engagement in exploration, according to the findings based on data from 240 respondents (n = 240). The findings also show that information sharing flexibility has little effect on exploration and exploitation behaviors. In conclusion, the results of this study imply that organizational empowerment is critical for academics' ambidextrous behaviors to thrive. As a result, specific organizational facilitators of empowerment (such as control over workplace decisions and a dynamic structural framework) are advised in higher education institutions. This research is significant because it develops and tests a model that explains hitherto unexplored connections between macro facilitators of organizational empowerment and employees' ambidextrous behaviors. In addition, the research provides important insights for managerial practice and research.

Online Adaptation of Control Parameters with Safe Exploration by Control Barrier Function (제어 장벽함수를 이용한 안전한 행동 영역 탐색과 제어 매개변수의 실시간 적응)

  • Kim, Suyeong;Son, Hungsun
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.76-85
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    • 2022
  • One of the most fundamental challenges when designing controllers for dynamic systems is the adjustment of controller parameters. Usually the system model is used to get the initial controller, but eventually the controller parameters must be manually adjusted in the real system to achieve the best performance. To avoid this manual tuning step, data-driven methods such as machine learning were used. Recently, reinforcement learning became one alternative of this problem to be considered as an agent learns policies in large state space with trial-and-error Markov Decision Process (MDP) which is widely used in the field of robotics. However, on initial training step, as an agent tries to explore to the new state space with random action and acts directly on the controller parameters in real systems, MDP can lead the system safety-critical system failures. Therefore, the issue of 'safe exploration' became important. In this paper we meet 'safe exploration' condition with Control Barrier Function (CBF) which converts direct constraints on the state space to the implicit constraint of the control inputs. Given an initial low-performance controller, it automatically optimizes the parameters of the control law while ensuring safety by the CBF so that the agent can learn how to predict and control unknown and often stochastic environments. Simulation results on a quadrotor UAV indicate that the proposed method can safely optimize controller parameters quickly and automatically.

A Study on the Convergence of Optimal Value using Selection Method in Genetic Algorithms (유전자 알고리즘에서 선택 기법을 이용한 해의 수렴 과정에 관한 연구)

  • 김용범;김병재;박명규
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.20 no.42
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    • pp.171-179
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    • 1997
  • Genetic Algorithms face an inherent conflict between exploitation and exploration. Exploitation refers to taking advantage of information already obtained in the search. Exploration show that a pattern in bits coupled with another pattern elsewhere in the string is more effective. In this paper shows that the selection method has a major impact on the balance between exploitation and exploration. A more heavy-handed approach seeks to exploit the available information. If decisions must be made quickly, especially those in real-time trading environments, then quicker convergence through exploitation may be more desirable. Also this paper we present some theoretical and empirical the selection method in genetic algorithms for a GA-hard problem.

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Cathode Catalyst of Direct Borohydride/Hydrogen Peroxide Fuel Cell for Space Exploration (우주탐사용 직접 수소화붕소나트륨/과산화수소 연료전지의 환원극 촉매)

  • YU, SU SANG;OH, TAEK HYUN
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.444-452
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    • 2020
  • This study investigated the cathode catalyst of direct borohydride/hydrogen peroxide fuel cells for space exploration. Various catalysts such as Au, Ag, and Ni were supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Various techniques, such as transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were conducted to investigate the characteristics of the catalysts. Fuel cell tests were performed to evaluate the performance of the catalysts. Ag/MWCNTs exhibited better catalytic activity than the Ni/MWCNTs and better catalytic selectivity of the Au/MWCNTs. Ag/MWCNTs presented good catalytic activity and selectivity even at an elevated operating temperature. The performance of Ag/MWCNTs was also stable for up to 60 minutes.