• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.6079-6097
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• 2018

Safety-related systems (SRSs) has widely used in shipbuilding and power generation to prevent fatal accidents and to protect life and property. Thus, SRS performance is a high priority. The safety integrity level (SIL) is the relative performance level of an SRS with regard to its ability to operate reliably in a safe manner. In this article, we proposed an optimal design procedure to achieve the targeted SIL of SRSs. In addition, a more efficient failure mode and effects diagnostic analysis (FMEDA) process and optimization model were developed to improve cost efficiency. Based on previous IEC 61508 diagnostic analyses that revealed unnecessary costs associated with excessive reliability, the new approach consists of two phases: (i) SIL evaluation by FMEDA, and (ii) solution optimization for achieving the target SIL with minimal cost using integer-programming models. The proposed procedure meets the required safety level and minimizes system costs. A case study involving a gas-detection SRS was conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new procedure.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2020

Purpose: We performed three-dimensional (3D) dose reconstruction-based pretreatment verification to evaluate gamma analysis acceptance criteria in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Pretreatment verification for 28 VMAT plans for prostate cancer was performed using the COMPASS system with a dolphin detector. The 3D reconstructed dose distribution of the treatment planning system calculation (TC) was compared with that of COMPASS independent calculation (CC) and COMPASS reconstruction from the dolphin detector measurement (CR). Gamma results (gamma failure rate and average gamma value [GFR and γAvg]) and dose-volume histogram (DVH) deviations, 98%, 2% and mean dose-volume difference (DD_98%, DD_2% and DD_mean), were evaluated. Gamma analyses were performed with two acceptance criteria, 2%/2 mm and 3%/3 mm. Results: The GFR in 2%/2 mm criteria were less than 8%, and those in 3%/3 mm criteria were less than 1% for all structures in comparisons between TC, CC, and CR. In the comparison between TC and CR, GFR and γAvg in 2%/2 mm criteria were significantly higher than those in 3%/3 mm criteria. The DVH deviations were within 2%, except for DD_mean (%) for rectum and bladder. Conclusions: The 3%/3 mm criteria were not strict enough to identify any discrepancies between planned and measured doses, and DVH deviations were less than 2% in most parameters. Therefore, gamma criteria of 2%/2 mm and DVH related parameters could be a useful tool for pretreatment verification for VMAT in prostate cancer.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2019

Background: Dose rate meters are the most widely used, and perhaps one of the most important tools for the measurement of ionising radiation. They are often the first, or only, device available to a user for an instant check of radiation dose at a certain location. Throughout the world, radiation safety practices rely strongly on the output of these dose rate meters. But how well do we know the quality of their output? Materials and Methods: This review is based on the measurements 1,158 commercially available dose rate meters of 116 different makes and models. Expected versus the displayed dose patterns and consistency was checked at various dose rates between $5{\mu}Gy{\cdot}h^{-1}$ and $2mGy{\cdot}h^{-1}$. Samples of these meters were then selected for further investigation and were exposed to radiation sources covering photon energies from 50 keV to 1.5 MeV. The effect of detector orientation on its reading was also investigated. Rather than focusing on the angular response distribution that is often reported by the manufacturer of the device, this study focussed on the design ergonomics i.e. the angles that the operator will realistically use to measure a dose rate. Results and Discussion: This review shows the scope and boundaries of the ionising radiation dose rate estimations that are made using commonly available meters. Observations showed both inter and intra make and model variations, occasional cases of instrument failure, instrument walk away, and erroneous response. Conclusion: The results indicate the significance of selecting and maintaining suitable monitors for specific applications in radiation safety.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.574-580
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 Single Board 컴퓨터와 V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure) 구조를 통해 다중 차량을 군집으로 제어하는 시스템을 소개한다. 그리고 이 시스템에서 핵심이 되는 중계기의 회피 기동 판단 알고리즘을 소개한다. 중계기는 이 알고리즘을 통해 차량으로부터 받는 센서 데이터를 활용하여 차선 위에 장애물이 있는지를 파악하고, 회피 기동 필요 여부를 판단한다. 해당 시스템의 성능 실험은 차선 위에 장애물이 있는 상황에서 Wi-Fi를 통한 다중 차량과 중계기 서버 간에 TCP/IP로 회피 기동 판단을 위한 주행 데이터를 전송하고 차량들의 주행 상태를 관찰하는 방식으로 진행하였다. 실험 결과를 통해 ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) 주파수 간섭이 있는 상황에서 초기에 구현했던 회피 기동 판단 알고리즘이 높은 실패 확률을 가지고 있다는 것을 알게 되었고, 그것을 줄이기 위한 방법을 연구하게 되었다. 연구 결과 회피 기동 판단 알고리즘에 데이터 변화 감지기를 적용하는 방식으로 해결방법을 찾게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 ISM 주파수 간섭 상황에서 개선 사항인 데이터 변화 감지기 적용이 시스템의 신뢰도에 주는 영향을 보여주고자 한다. 본 기술을 적용하고 개선한다면, 차량 간 통신 또는 차량과 인프라 간의 통신을 통해 다중 충돌 사고와 같은 위기 상황에 대해 더욱 효과적으로 대응할 수 있을 것이며, 나아가 무인 운전 기술에 적용할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 추후 유사 시스템 구현에 대해 선행 연구 자료로서 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.485-491
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• 2022

정맥주사는 입원환자에게 가장 빈번하게 행해지는 침습적 처치로서 비경구 영양투여, 혈액제제 등의 투입 등에 광범위하게 이용되고 있으며 이외에도 말초 카테터 삽입, 채혈, 기타 IV 요법에 사용되는 시술로서 연간 10억 건 이상이 발생한다. 정맥주사는 정맥주사 교육을 받은 숙련된 간호사들에 의해서만 시술되는 어려운 시술 중에 하나이며 실패 시 정맥에 혈전증 및 혈종이나 신경 손상 등을 초래할 수 있다. 이에 정맥주사 시 실수를 줄이기 위해 손등이나 팔의 정맥 구조를 시각화할 수 있는 보조 장비들에 대한 연구들이 발표되고 있다. 본 연구는 정맥주사 시 정맥을 시각화하는 정맥 검출기에 850nm 파장대를 조사하는 LED의 수량에 따른 성능 차이에 대한 연구이다. 피부 위에 조사된 NIR 검출기능이 있는 CCD 및 CMOS 카메라 렌즈에 NIR Filter 부착하여 영상을 획득하고 획득된 영상을 영상처리 알고리즘을 통해 정맥 이미지를 선명화하고 선명화된 이미지를 피부 위에 투영하는 원리로 작동되는 정맥 검출기를 제작한 이후 제작된 정맥 검출기 앞단에 NIR LED 수량에 차이를 주어 4가지 LED PCB를 제작했다. 이후 각각의 PCB를 정맥 검출기 앞단에 부착하여 정맥 영상을 검출하고 성능평가를 위해 획득한 정맥 영상을 바탕으로 성능 비교 설문지를 만들어 설문을 실시했다. 설문은 K병원에 재직 중인 간호사 20명을 대상으로 진행했다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.134-140
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• 2017

With the increase in adoption of tilting pad journal bearings (TPJBs), various failure mechanisms related to TPJBs have been reported, of which pad wear is a frequently reported one. Pad wear causes change in geometry of the bearing, which can sometimes result in the failure of the entire system. The objective of this research is to investigate the influence of pad wear on the pad temperature, which is one of the widely used condition monitoring methods for TPJBs. For the theoretical investigation, thermohydrodynamic (THD) analysis was conducted by solving the generalized Reynolds equation and the 3D energy equation. The results of the analysis show that the temperature of the loaded pad increases while that of the unloaded pad decreases, when there is wear on the loaded pads. In addition, the minimum film thickness decreases with an increase in the wear depth. A validation test was conducted with a test rig, which mimics the axial turbine when a test rotor is supported by two TPJBs. The test bearing consists of five pads with a diameter of 60 mm, and a resistance temperature detector (RTD) is installed in the pad for temperature monitoring. The test was performed by replacing the two loaded pads with the worn pad. The test result for the TPJB with wear depth of $30{\mu}m$ show that the temperatures of the loaded pads are $8^{\circ}C$ higher and that of the unloaded pad is $2.5^{\circ}C$ lower than that of the normal TPJB. In addition, the predicted pad temperature shows good agreement with the measured pad temperatures.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1030-1037
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• 2013

Early detection of anomalies is an important issue in the management of group-housed livestock. In particular, failure to detect oestrus in a timely and accurate way can become a limiting factor in achieving efficient reproductive performance. Although a rich variety of methods has been introduced for the detection of oestrus, a more accurate and practical method is still required. In this paper, we propose an efficient data mining solution for the detection of oestrus, using the sound data of Korean native cows (Bos taurus coreanea). In this method, we extracted the mel frequency cepstrum coefficients from sound data with a feature dimension reduction, and use the support vector data description as an early anomaly detector. Our experimental results show that this method can be used to detect oestrus both economically (even a cheap microphone) and accurately (over 94% accuracy), either as a standalone solution or to complement known methods.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2012

This paper was carried out to survey fire hazard and improvement at the drain pump in air-conditioners. Based on the results of analysis, the proposal of electrical accidents prevention and a construction improvement are as follows. A power connection of the drain pump has two types, an electrical outlet type and direct connection type at control board of air-conditioner. The electrical outlet types need a bulletin sign or education as malfunction of the drain pump include an additional accidents, current leakage and overflowing with water on the floor from breaker trip by exterior cause and breaker off by mistake of worker. On the other hand, the direct connection types prevent a power interruption as exterior cause, but it has some trouble, cut of ground cable and without protection device. Usually it doesn't work by electrician when air-conditioner and the drain pump power work. Therefore an education or countermeasures are recommended for not electrician. Generally malfunction of the drain pump causes accumulated materials into the tank. Even though the accumulated materials lead to an overheating and burning as failure of detector occur an idling, periodic inspection of the air-conditioner filter and the drain pump tank prevent the trouble.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
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• pp.452-455
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• 2004

MSC (Multi-Spectral Camera) system is a remote sensing instrument to obtain high resolution ground image. EOS (Electro-Optic System) for MSC mainly consists of PMA (Primary Mirror Assembly), SMA (Secondary Mirror Assembly), HSTS (High Stability Telescope Structure) and DFPA (Detector Focal Plane Assembly). High performance of EOS makes it possible for MSC system to provide high resolution and high quality ground images. Temperature of the EOS needs to be controlled to be in a specific range in order not to have any thermal distortion which can cause performance degradation. It is controlled by full redundant CPU based electronics. The validity of thermistor readings can be checked because a few thermistors are installed on each control point on EOS. Various kinds of thermal control logics are used to prevent 'Single Point Failure'. Control logic has a few set of database in order not to be corrupted by SEU (Single Event Upset). Even though the thermal control logic is working automatically, it can also be monitored and controlled by ground-station operator. In this paper, various ways of thermal control logic for EOS in MSC will be presented, which include thermal control mode and logic, redundancy design and status monitoring and reporting scheme.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.5 No.2
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• pp.1183-1186
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• 2004

Degradation and insulation failure of traction motor depend on the continuous stress imposed on it. And knowing on insulation condition is important thing for safety operation of EMU(electric multiple unit). In this paper, PD(partial discharge) characteristics for degradation analysis of stator coil is studied. For PD data acquisition, two models are made; one is normal condition coil, the other is aged condition coil. And PD data for discrimination were acquired from PD detector. And these data making use of a computer-aided discharge analyser, statistical and other discharge parameters is calculated to discrimination between different discharge sources. And also these parameter is applied to classify PD sources by neural networks. Neural Networks has good recognition rate for degradation of stator coil.