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Reconstruction of Large Bone and Soft Tissue Defect Combined with Infection in the Lower Extremity with Free Flap Followed by Ipsilateral Vascularized Fibular Transposition

  • Chung, Duke Whan;Han, Chung Soo;Lee, Jae Hoon;Kim, Eun Yeol;Park, Kwang Hee;Kim, Dong Kyoon
    • Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.57-62
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: The aim of this study is to report on the results and discuss the role of free flap followed by ipsilateral vascularized fibular transposition (IVFT) for reconstruction of large bone and soft tissue defect combined with infection by open tibia fracture. Materials and Methods: During the research period, lasting from December 2002 to June 2008 (Kyung Hee University Medical Center), data were collected from three patients who underwent IVFT after free flap. We analyzed the successiveness and persistency of the infection using free flapping, bone union, and hypertrophy between transposed fibula and tibia. Results: Regarding free flap, successive results were observed in all examples. In the final follow-up results, transposed fibulas all survived, having hypertrophy similar to that of adjacent tibia. Conclusion: Reconstruction of tibia defect with free flap followed by IVTF is a useful and safe method for avoidance of the potential risk of infection for patients with a large tibial bone defect and soft tissue defect associated with infection.

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Papers : Implicit Formulation of Rotor Aeromechanic Equations for Helicopter Flight Simulation (논문 : 헬리콥터 비행 시뮬레이션을 위한 로터운동방정식 유도)

  • Kim, Chang-Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 2002
  • The implicit formulation of rotor dynamics for helicopter flight simulation has been derived and and presented. The generalized vector kinematics regarding the relative motion between coordinates were expressed as a unified matrix operation and applied to get the inertial velocities and accelerations at arbitaty rotor blade span position. Based on these results the rotor aeromechanic equations for flapping dynamics, lead-lag dynamics and torque dynamics were formulated as an implicit form. Spatial integration methods of rotor dynamic equations along blade span and the expanded applicability of the present implicit formulations for arbitrary hings geometry and hinge sequences have been investigated. Time integration methods for present DAE(Differential Algebraic Equation) to calculate dynamic response calculation are recommenaded as future works.

Experimental and Computational Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Hovering Coleoptera

  • Saputra, Saputra;Byun, Do-Young;Yoo, Yong-Hoon;Park, Hoon-Choel;Byun, Yong-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.384-388
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    • 2007
  • Aerodynamic characteristics of Coleoptera species of Epilachna quadricollis and Allomyrina dichotoma are experimentally and numerically investigated. Using digital high speed camera and smoke wire technique, we visualized the continuous wing kinematics and the flight motion of free-flying coleoptera. The experimental visualization shows that the elytra flapped concurrently with the main wing both in the downstroke and upstroke motions. The wing motion of Epilachna quadricollis was captured and analyzed frame by frame to identify the kinematics of the wings and to implement it in the movement of a model wing (thin plate) in the simulation. The two-dimensional simulation of Epilachna quadricollis hovering flight was performed by assuming the wing cross section shape as a thin plate, even though most of insect's wings are made of curved corrugated membrane. The effect of Reynolds number are investigated by the simulation. Meanwhile, in order to investigate the role and effect of elytra, the flow visualization of Allomyrina dichotoma was carried on using smoke wire visualization technique. Here, we confirmed that the vortex generated by elytra due to its movement is strongly influence the vortex dynamic generated by hind wings.

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Study on Vibration Energy Harvesting with Small Coil for Embedded Avian Multimedia Application

  • Nakada, Kaoru;Nakajima, Isao;Hata, Jun-ichi;Ta, Masuhisa
    • Journal of Multimedia Information System
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2018
  • We have developed an electromagnetic generator to bury in subcutaneous area or abdominal cavity of the birds. As we can't use a solar battery, it is extremely difficult to supply a power for subcutaneous implantation such as biosensors under the skin due to the darkness environment. We are aiming to test the antigen-antibody reaction to confirm an avian influenza. One solution is a very small generator with the electromagnetic induction coil. We attached the developed coil to chickens and pheasants and recorded the electric potential generated as the chicken walked and the pheasant flew. The electric potential generated with physical simulator is equal to or exceeds the 7 V peak-to-peak at maximum by 560/min of flapping of wings. Even if we account for the junction voltage of the diode (200 mV), efficient charging of the double-layer capacitor is possible with the voltage doubler rectifier. If we increase the voltage, other problems arise, including the high-voltage insulation of the double-layer capacitor. For this reason, we believe the power generated to be sufficient for subcutaneous area of birds. The efficiency, magnetic 2 mm in length and coil 15mm in length, if axial direction is rectified, the magnetic flux density given to the coil could calculated to 7.1 % and generated power average 0.47mW. The improvements in size and wire insulation are expected in the future.

Intelligent Attitude Control of an Unmanned Helicopter

  • An, Seong-Jun;Park, Bum-Jin;Suk, Jin-Young
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.265-270
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents a new attitude stabilization and control of an unmanned helicopter based on neural network compensation. A systematic derivation on the dynamics of an unmanned small-scale helicopter is performed. Combined rotor-fuselage-tail dynamics is derived in body-fixed reference frame with its origin at the C.G. of the helicopter. And the resulting nonlinear equation of motion consists of 6-DOF air vehicle dynamics as well as the rotor flapping and engine torque equations. A simulation model was modified using the existing simulator for an unmanned helicopter dynamic model, which reflects the unmanned test helicopter(CNUHELI). The dynamic response of the refined model was compared with the flight test data. It can be shown that a good coincidence was accomplished between the real unmanned helicopter system and the mathematical model. This dynamic model was linearized for classical controller design using small perturbation method. A Neuro-PD control system was designed for both longitudinal and lateral flight modes, and the results were compared with the PD-only control response. Simulation results show that the proposed Neuro-PD control system demonstrates better performance.

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Fluid-Oscillation Coupled Analysis for HAWT Rotor Blade (One Degree of Freedom Weak Coupling Analysis with Hinge-Spring Model)

  • Imamura, Hiroshi;Hasegawa, Yutaka;Murata, Junsuke;Chihara, Sho;Takezaki, Daisuke;Kamiya, Naotsugu
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.197-205
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    • 2009
  • Since large-scale commercial wind turbine generator systems such as MW-class wind turbines are becoming widely operated, the vibration and distortion of the blade are becoming larger and larger. Therefore the soft structure design instead of the solid-design is one of the important concepts to reduce the structural load and the cost of the wind turbine rotors. The objectives of the study are development of the fluid-structure coupled analysis code and evaluation of soft rotor-blade design to reduce the unsteady structural blade load. In this paper, fluid-structure coupled analysis for the HAWT rotor blade is performed by free wake panel method coupled with hinge-spring blade model for the flapwise blade motion. In the model, the continuous deflection of the rotor blade is represented by flapping angle of the hinge with one degree of freedom. The calculation results are evaluated by comparison with the database of the NREL unsteady aerodynamic experiment. In the analysis the unsteady flapwise moments in yawed inflow conditions are compared for the blades with different flapwise eigen frequencies.

The Aerodynamic Characteristics by the Insect Wing Tip Trajectory in Hovering Flight (정지 비행에서의 곤충 날개 궤적에 따른 공기역학적 특성)

  • Cho, Hun-Kee;Joo, Won-Gu
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.33 no.7
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    • pp.506-511
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    • 2009
  • Insect flight is adapted to cope with each circumstance by controlling a variety of the parameters of wing motion in nature. Many researchers have struggled to solve the fundamental concept of insect flight, but it has not been solved yet clearly. In this study, to find the most effective flapping wing dynamics, we conducted to analyze CFD data on fixing some of the optimal parameters of wing motion such as stoke amplitude, flip duration and wing rotation type and then controlled the deviation angle by fabricating wing tip motion. Although all patterns have the similar value of lift coefficient and drag coefficient, pattern A(pear-shape type) indicates the highest lift coefficient and pattern H(pear-shape type) has the lowest lift coefficient among four wing tip motions and three deviation angles. This result suggest that the lift and drag coefficient depends on the angle of attack and the deviation angle combined, and it could be explained by delayed stall and wake capture effect.

The Vibration Analysis of Composite-VEM Thin-Walled Rotating Beam Using GHM Methodology (회전하는 복합재-VEM 박판보의 GHM 기법을 이용한 진동해석)

  • 박재용;나성수
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.337-341
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    • 2004
  • This paper concerns the analytical modeling and dynamic analysis of advanced rotating blade structure implemented by a dual approach based on structural tailoring and viscoelastic materials technology. Whereas structural tailoring uses the directionality properties of advanced composite materials, the passive materials technology exploits the damping capabilities of viscoelastic material(VEM) embedded into the host structure. The structure is modeled as a composite thin-walled beam incorporating a number of nonclassical features such as transverse shear, warping restraint, anisotropy of constituent materials, and warping and rotary inertias. The VEM layer damping treatment is modeled by using the Golla-Mushes-McTavish(GHM) method, which is employed to account for the frequency-dependent characteristic o the VEM. The displayed numerical results provide a comprehensive picture of the synergistic implications of the application of both techniques, namely, the tailoring and damping technology on vibration response of thin-walled beam structure exposed to external time-dependent excitations.

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Measurement of Flow Field Downstream of Polyurethane Artificial Heart Valve with Floating Valve Leaflet (열림판이 지지대에 고정되지 않은 폴리우레탄 인공판막 하류의 유동장 측정)

  • Kim, J.K.;Sung, J.;Chang, J.K.;Min, B.G.;Yoo, J.Y.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1998 no.11
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    • pp.247-248
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    • 1998
  • The effect of unattached valve leaflet on flow field downstream of a floating and flapping polyurethane heart valve prosthesis was investigated. With a triggering system and a time-delay circuit the instantaneous velocity field downstream of the valve was measured by particle image velocimetry (PIV) in conjunction with the opening posture of a flexible valve leaflet during a cardiac cycle. Reynolds shear stress distribution was calculated from the velocity fields and wall shear stress was directly measured by hot-film anemometry (HFA). The floating motion of the valve leaflet resulted in the reduction of pressure drop and recirculating flow region downstream of the valve.

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Study on 4-degree-of-freedom Mathematical Model for Simulation of Wind Turbine System at Initial Design Stage (풍력발전기 초기단계 모사실험을 위한 4자유도 수학적 모형에 대한 연구)

  • Shin, Yun-Ho;Moon, Seok-Jun;Chung, Tae-Young
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.8
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    • pp.681-689
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    • 2013
  • The commercial tools to simulate the non-linear dynamic characteristics of wind turbine system are various but, the tool take much time to simulate the control algorithm and require many input variables. In this paper, the procedures to derive the simplified 4-degree-of-freedom mathematical model of a 2-MW wind turbine which could be used at the initial design stage of the controller are proposed based on RISO's suggested method. In this model, the 1st tower fore-after bending motion and 1st blade flapping motion are also considered in addition to the rotor-generator rotation motion in the 2-DOF model. The effectiveness of the 4-DOF model is examined comparing with the 2-DOF model and verification of the simplified model is accomplished through modal analysis for whole wind turbine system.