• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 2007

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) demonstrated a method for monitoring the performance of instrument channels in Topical Report (TR) 104965, 'On-Line Monitoring of Instrument Channel Performance.' This paper presents the results of several models originally developed by EPRI to monitor three nuclear plant sensor sets: Pressurizer Level, Reactor Protection System (RPS) Loop A, and Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Loop A Steam Generator (SG) Level. The sensor sets investigated include one redundant sensor model and two non-redundant sensor models. Each model employs an Auto-Associative Kernel Regression (AAKR) model architecture to predict correct sensor behavior. Performance of each of the developed models is evaluated using four metrics: accuracy, auto-sensitivity, cross-sensitivity, and newly developed Error Uncertainty Limit Monitoring (EULM) detectability. The uncertainty estimate for each model is also calculated through two methods: analytic formulas and Monte Carlo estimation. The uncertainty estimates are verified by calculating confidence interval coverages to assure that 95% of the measured data fall within the confidence intervals. The model performance evaluation identified the Pressurizer Level model as acceptable for on-line monitoring (OLM) implementation. The other two models, RPS Loop A and RCS Loop A SG Level, highlight two common problems that occur in model development and evaluation, namely faulty data and poor signal selection

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2008

Most pressurized water reactors use Venturi flow meters to measure the feedwater flow rate. However, fouling phenomena, which allow corrosion products to accumulate and increase the differential pressure across the Venturi flow meter, can result in an overestimation of the flow rate. In this study, a soft-sensing model based on fuzzy support vector regression was developed to enable accurate on-line prediction of the feedwater flow rate. The available data was divided into two groups by fuzzy c means clustering in order to reduce the training time. The data for training the soft-sensing model was selected from each data group with the aid of a subtractive clustering scheme because informative data increases the learning effect. The proposed soft-sensing model was confirmed with the real plant data of Yonggwang Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3. The root mean square error and relative maximum error of the model were quite small. Hence, this model can be used to validate and monitor existing hardware feedwater flow meters.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 1997

We investigated and analysed the actual conditions and characteristics of railroad noise levels for 17 sites in the vicinity of the Seoul-Pusan Line. The results i,we summarized as follows : 11 Railroad noise level ranged to 64 ~ 74 $L_{eq}$ dB(A) at day time and ranged to 60 ~ 72 $L_{eq}$ dB(A) at night time. 21 Increased night noise level depend on the increase of trains passing at night time. 31 The major factor of Increased noise level in the vicinity of stations are using loudspeakers and stream whistle on trains. 4) Decreased effect of noise according to distance is able to be described quantitatively using regression equations of multiplicative model. $L_{eq}$=$78.59^{X-0.056}$, n =25, r=-0.994, s.e. =1.007 $P_{av}$ = $105.68X^{-0.073}$, n =25, r =-0.997, s.e. = 1.007 Also increased and decreased effect of noise according to floor in apartment Is able to be described quantitatively using regression equations of multiplicative model. $L_{eq}$ = $64.238X^{0.0567}$, n = 39, r = 0.787, s.e. = 1.004 $P_{av}$ =79.963X0.0524, n =39, r =0.689, s.e. = 1.056 5) Average noise level in high floor is over 70 $L_{eq}$ dB(A) at day and night time. so more detailed soundproofing countermeasured in high floors apartment is required.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2017

밀리미터파 대역은 주파수가 30GHz-300GHz이고, 파장이 10mm-1mm인 EHF (Extremely High Frequency) 대역이다. 밀리미터파 대역에서는 장애물이 있는 경우 전파 감쇠가 심하기 때문에 Line-of-Sight (LoS)가 아닌 경우 신호가 잘 잡히지 않는다. 그렇기 때문에 밀리미터파 대역에서 신호 감쇠 측정을 할 경우에 측정 장비가 noise와 구별할 수 없는 신호들이 관찰된다. 이와 같이 감쇠가 심한 환경에서 신호 감쇠 data를 보면 특정한 값에서 제한을 받는 것이 관찰된다. 특정한 값에서 제한 받는 것을 그대로 두고 일반적인 Least square로 추정을 하는 경우에는 감쇠 exponent를 과소평가 할 수도 있다. 본 논문에서는 특정한 값에서 제한을 받아도 정확한 추정이 가능한 Tobit Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Heckman Two-stage Model 그리고 Truncation Regression model의 성능 비교를 하였다.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 2009년도 IWAIT
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• pp.223-228
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• 2009

We propose an on-line machine learning approach for object recognition, where new images are continuously added and the recognition decision is made without delay. Random forest (RF) classifier has been extensively used as a generative model for classification and regression applications. We extend this technique for the task of building incremental component-based detector. First we employ object descriptor model based on bag of covariance matrices, to represent an object region then run our on-line RF learner to select object descriptors and to learn an object classifier. Experiments of the object recognition are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Results demonstrate that the propose model yields in object recognition performance comparable to the benchmark standard RF, AdaBoost, and SVM classifiers.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.932-951
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• 2021

The effectiveness of testing in Model-based Testing (MBT) for Software Product Line (SPL) can be achieved by considering fault detection in test case. The lack of fault consideration caused test case in test suite to be listed randomly. Test Case Prioritization (TCP) is one of regression techniques that is adaptively capable to detect faults as early as possible by reordering test cases based on fault detection rate. However, there is a lack of studies that measured faults in MBT for SPL. This paper proposes a Test Case Prioritization (TCP) approach based on dissimilarity and string based distance called Last Minimal for Local Maximal Distance (LM-LMD) with Dice-Jaro-Winkler Dissimilarity. LM-LMD with Dice-Jaro-Winkler Dissimilarity adopts Local Maximum Distance as the prioritization algorithm and Dice-Jaro-Winkler similarity measure to evaluate distance among test cases. This work is based on the test case generated from statechart in Software Product Line (SPL) domain context. Our results are promising as LM-LMD with Dice-Jaro-Winkler Dissimilarity outperformed the original Local Maximum Distance, Global Maximum Distance and Enhanced All-yes Configuration algorithm in terms of Average Fault Detection Rate (APFD) and average prioritization time.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.619-636
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• 2017

Magnetorheological (MR) damper is a type of controllable device widely used in vibration mitigation. This device is highly nonlinear, and exhibits strongly hysteretic behavior that is dependent on both the motion imposed on the device and the strength of the surrounding electromagnetic field. An accurate model for understanding and predicting the nonlinear damping force of the MR damper is crucial for its control applications. The MR damper models are often identified off-line by conducting regression analysis using data collected under constant voltage. In this study, a MR damper model is integrated with a model for the power supply unit (PSU) to consider the dynamic behavior of the PSU, and then a real-time nonlinear model updating technique is proposed to accurately identify this integrated MR damper model with the efficiency that cannot be offered by off-line methods. The unscented Kalman filter is implemented as the updating algorithm on a cyber-physical model updating platform. Using this platform, the experimental study is conducted to identify MR damper models in real-time, under in-service conditions with time-varying current levels. For comparison purposes, both off-line and real-time updating methods are applied in the experimental study. The results demonstrate that all the updated models can provide good identification accuracy, but the error comparison shows the real-time updated models yield smaller relative errors than the off-line updated model. In addition, the real-time state estimates obtained during the model updating can be used as feedback for potential nonlinear control design for MR dampers.

• 산업공학
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.78-91
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• 2000

This paper presents a computerized quality forecasting system for glass manufacturing. In forecasting the molten glass quality, we are concerned with three major issues : (1) to find the reasonable time lags between a set of process conditions and the quality measurement of glass products, (2) to find the most significant process variables affecting the quality, and (3) to construct the appropriate causal forecasting models using genetic algorithms. The experimental results show the proposed model results in better forecasting than linear regression model. The suggested forecasting model was implemented successfully and is being currently used in a real manufacturing line.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2017

기존 선박매매시장에서 선박가격은 최근 거래되는 비슷한 유형의 선박가격을 기반으로 산정되었다. 하지만 2008년 금융위기 이후 선박가격 변동이 심해지면서 선박 내재적 가치를 산정할 수 있는 선박가격평가기준이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 선박의 내재된 요소를 추정하기 위해 헤도닉가격모형을 사용하였다. 이에 본 연구는 헤도닉가격모형을 이용하여 선박가격에 미치는 영향을 각 특성별 가치를 분석하고 추정모형을 도출하였다. 헤도닉가격모형에서 제시된 4가지 모형들 중에 분산확대인자와 단계선택방식으로 최적의 모형을 선정하였다. 이를 위해 실제 거래된 선박과 특성자료를 활용하여 선박가격에 미치는 결정변수들의 영향력 정도를 분석하였다. 최종 선정된 모형은 Log-Line모형으로 회귀분석결과 DWT, Age, Market Value, Short-Term Charter, Long-Term Charter, Enbloc, Special Survey Due, Builder 8개의 변수가 선박가격모형에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 제시한 선박가격모형은 선박가격을 평가할 때 객관적이고 균형있는 의사결정을 하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2006

Laser welding is suitable for welding to the aluminum alloy sheet. In order to apply the aluminum laser welding to production line, parameters should be optimized. In this study, the optimal welding condition was searched through the genetic algorithm in laser welding of AA5182 sheet with AA5356 filler wire. Second-order polynomial regression model to estimate the tensile strength model was developed using the laser power, welding speed and wire feed rate. Fitness function for showing the performance index was defined using the tensile strength, wire feed rate and welding speed which represent the weldability, product cost and productivity, respectively. The genetic algorithm searched the optimal welding condition that the wire feed rate was 2.7 m/min, the laser power was 4 kW and the welding speed was 7.95 m/min. At this welding condition, fitness function value was 137.1 and the estimated tensile strength was 282.2 $N/mm^2$.