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Numerical Simulation of MIT Flapping Foil Experiment : Unsteady Flow Characteristics (MIT 요동 익형의 수치해석 : 비정상 유동 특성)

  • Bae Sang Su;Kang Dong Jin;Kim Jae Won
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1998.11a
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    • pp.133-140
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    • 1998
  • A Navier-Stokes code based on a unstructured finite volume method is used to simulate the MIT flapping foil experiment. A low Reynolds number $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model is used to close the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations. Computations are carried out for a domain involving two flapping foils and a downstream hydrofoil. The computational domain is meshed with unstructured quadrilateral elements, partly structured. Numerical solutions show good agreement with experiment. Unsteadiness inside boundary layer is entrained when a unsteady vortex impinge on the blade surface. It shoves that local peak value inside the boundary layer and also local minimum near the edge of boundary layer as it developes along the blade surface. The unsteadiness inside the boundary layer is almost isolated from the free stream unsteadiness and being convected at local boundary layer speed, less than the free stream value.

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ALGORITHM FOR WEBER PROBLEM WITH A METRIC BASED ON THE INITIAL FARE

  • Kazakovtsev, Lev A.;Stanimirovic, Predrag S.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.33 no.1_2
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    • pp.157-172
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    • 2015
  • We introduce a non-Euclidean metric for transportation systems with a defined minimum transportation cost (initial fare) and investigate the continuous single-facility Weber location problem based on this metric. The proposed algorithm uses the results for solving the Weber problem with Euclidean metric by Weiszfeld procedure as the initial point for a special local search procedure. The results of local search are then checked for optimality by calculating directional derivative of modified objective functions in finite number of directions. If the local search result is not optimal then algorithm solves constrained Weber problems with Euclidean metric to obtain the final result. An illustrative example is presented.

A Study on Gesture Recognition using Improved Higher Order Local Correlation Features and HMM (개선된 고차상관 특징계수와 은닉마르코프 모델을 이용한 제스처 인식에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.05a
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    • pp.521-524
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, the algorithm that recognizes the gesture by configuring the feature information obtained through Improved Higher Order Local Correlation Features as low dimensional gesture symbol was described. Since the proposed method doesn't require a lot of computations compared to the existing geometric feature based method or appearance based methods and it can maintain high recognition rate by using the minimum information, it is very well suited for real-time system establishment.

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A Study on Determining the Optimal Configuration of the FMS with Limited Local Buffers (제한된 Local Buffer를 가진 FMS의 최적구조 결정에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Yang-Geun;Kim, Seong-Sik;Jang, Dong-Sik
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.105-116
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    • 1989
  • This study presents an algorithm that determines the optimal configuration of the FMSs with limited local buffers. The algorithm finds the lowest cost configuration, i.e. the number of tools, the number of pallets as well as the number of buffers to be installed in front of each machine in the system. Thus it assures a given production ratio with a minimum cost. In the algorithm, FMSs are considered as the closed queueing network with limited queue length. System performance evaluation is performed using the Block-&-Recirculation model developed by Yao and Buzacott. The algorithm is composed with three steps. The steps are namely i) determination of a lower configuration, ii) derivation of an heuristic solution, and iii) obtaining the optimal solution. The computational efforts required in the algorithm usually lies within the capability of personal computers.

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A Critical Analysis on an explanation for Monotonicity and Local Extrema of functions in Korean Mathematics Textbooks (우리나라 고등학교 수학 교과서에서 함수의 증감과 극대.극소를 설명하는 방식에 대한 비판적 논의)

  • Kye, Seung-Hyeok;Ha, Kil-Chan
    • The Mathematical Education
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.247-257
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    • 2010
  • In this article an explanation of monotonicity of functions and the definition of local extrema in Korean highschool textbooks based on national curriculum(revised in 2007) are analyzed critically. On the basis of this analysis, we indicate some problems and propose its improvements.

Optimal distribution of metallic energy dissipation devices in multi-story buildings via local search heuristics

  • Zongjing, Li;Ganping, Shu;Zhen, Huang;Jing, Cao
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.419-430
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    • 2022
  • The metallic energy dissipation device (EDD) has been widely accepted as a useful tool for passive control of buildings against earthquakes. The distribution of metallic EDDs in a multi-story building may have significant influence on its seismic performance, which can be greatly enhanced if the distribution scheme is properly designed. This paper addresses the optimal distribution problem in the aim of achieving a desired level of performance using the minimum number of metallic EDDs. Five local search heuristic algorithms are proposed to solve the problem. Four base structures are presented as numerical examples to verify the proposed algorithms. It is indicated that the performance of different algorithms may vary when applied in different situations. Based on the results of the numerical verification, the recommended guidelines are finally proposed for choosing the appropriate algorithm in different occasions.

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX FOR DOWNWARD-FACING BOILING ON A COATED HEMISPHERICAL VESSEL SURROUNDED BY AN INSULATION STRUCTURE

  • Yang, J.;Cheung, F.B.;Rempe, J.L.;Suh, K.Y.;Kim, S.B.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.139-146
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    • 2006
  • An experimental study was performed to evaluate the effects of surface coating and an enhanced insulation structure on the downward facing boiling process and the critical heat flux on the outer surface of a hemispherical vessel. Steady-state boiling tests were conducted in the Subscale Boundary Layer Boiling (SBLB) facility using an enhanced vessel/insulation design for the cases with and without vessel coatings. Based on the boiling data, CHF correlations were obtained for both plain and coated vessels. It was found that the nucleate boiling rates and the local CHF limits for the case with micro-porous layer coating were consistently higher than those values for a plain vessel at the same angular location. The enhancement in the local CHF limits and nucleate boiling rates was mainly due to the micro-porous layer coating that increased the local liquid supply rate toward the vaporization sites on the vessel surface. For the case with thermal insulation, the local CHF limit tended to increase from the bottom center at first, then decrease toward the minimum gap location, and finally increase toward the equator. This non-monotonic behavior, which differed significantly from the case without thermal insulation, was evidently due to the local variation of the two-phase motions in the annular channel between the test vessel and the insulation structure.

Elastic local buckling behaviour of corroded cold-formed steel columns

  • Nie Biao;Xu Shanhua;Hu WeiCheng;Chen HuaPeng;Li AnBang;Zhang ZongXing
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.27-41
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    • 2023
  • Under the long-term effect of corrosive environment, many cold-formed steel (CFS) structures have serious corrosion problems. Corrosion leads to the change of surface morphology and the loss of section thickness, which results in the change of instability mode and failure mechanism of CFS structure. This paper mainly investigates the elastic local buckling behavior of corroded CFS columns. The surface morphology scanning test was carried out for eight CFS columns accelerated corrosion by the outdoor periodic spray test. The thin shell finite element (FE) eigen-buckling analysis was also carried out to reveal the influence of corrosion surface characteristics, corrosion depth, corrosion location and corrosion area on the elastic local buckling behaviour of the plates with four simply supported edges. The accuracy of the proposed formulas for calculating the elastic local buckling stress of the corroded plates and columns was assessed through extensive parameter studies. The results indicated that for the plates considering corrosion surface characteristics, the maximum deformation area of local buckling was located at the plates with the minimum average section area. For the plates with localized corrosion, the main buckling shape of the plates changed from one half-wave to two half-wave with the increase in corrosion area length. The elastic local buckling stress decreased gradually with the increase in corrosion area width and length. In addition, the elastic local buckling stress decreased slowly when corrosion area thickness was relatively large, and then tends to accelerate with the reduction in corrosion area thickness. The distance from the corrosion area to the transverse and longitudinal centerline of the plate had little effect on the elastic local buckling stress. Finally, the calculation formula of the elastic local buckling stress of the corroded plates and CFS columns was proposed.

Robust Face and Facial Feature Tracking in Image Sequences (연속 영상에서 강인한 얼굴 및 얼굴 특징 추적)

  • Jang, Kyung-Shik;Lee, Chan-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.14 no.9
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    • pp.1972-1978
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    • 2010
  • AAM(Active Appearance Model) is one of the most effective ways to detect deformable 2D objects and is a kind of mathematical optimization methods. The cost function is a convex function because it is a least-square function, but the search space is not convex space so it is not guaranteed that a local minimum is the optimal solution. That is, if the initial value does not depart from around the global minimum, it converges to a local minimum, so it is difficult to detect face contour correctly. In this study, an AAM-based face tracking algorithm is proposed, which is robust to various lighting conditions and backgrounds. Eye detection is performed using SIFT and Genetic algorithm, the information of eye are used for AAM's initial matching information. Through experiments, it is verified that the proposed AAM-based face tracking method is more robust with respect to pose and background of face than the conventional basic AAM-based face tracking method.

Design of Ring Topology for Local Access Computer Networks with mean delay time constraint (평균 지연 시간의 제약조건을 갖는 로컬 액세스 컴퓨터 네트워크에서의 링 토폴로지 설계)

  • 이용진;김태윤
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.1390-1406
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    • 1994
  • This study deals with the DMCLP(Delay constrained Minimum Cost Loop Problem)-one of problems arising in the design of local access computer networks. The problem consists of finding a set of rings to satisfy the traffic requirements of end user terminals. In the problem, the objective is to minimize the total link cost. This paper presents heuristic algorithm which consists of two phases for this problem, under the constraints that the number of nodes served by a single ring is limited and network mean delay is dropped within the desired time. The algorithm is derived using the clusters obtained by the existing MCLP(Minimum Cost Loop Problem) algorithm and a trade-off criterion explained in the paper. Actually, simulation results in that the proposed algorithm in this paper produces better solution than the existing MCLP algorithm modified. In addition, the algorithm has the relatively short running time.

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