• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2547-2555
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• 2021

The frequency of reactor coolant leakage is expected to increase over the lifetime of a nuclear power plant owing to degradation mechanisms, such as flow-acceleration corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. When loss of coolant accidents (LOCAs) occur, several parameters change rapidly depending on the size and location of the cracks. In this study, leak flow during LOCAs is predicted using a deep fuzzy neural network (DFNN) model. The DFNN model is based on fuzzy neural network (FNN) modules and has a structure where the FNN modules are sequentially connected. Because the DFNN model is based on the FNN modules, the performance factors are the number of FNN modules and the parameters of the FNN module. These parameters are determined by a least-squares method combined with a genetic algorithm; the number of FNN modules is determined automatically by cross checking a fitness function using the verification dataset output to prevent an overfitting problem. To acquire the data of LOCAs, an optimized power reactor-1000 was simulated using a modular accident analysis program code. The predicted results of the DFNN model are found to be superior to those predicted in previous works. The leak flow prediction results obtained in this study will be useful to check the core integrity in nuclear power plant during LOCAs. This information is also expected to reduce the workload of the operators.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제71권2호
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• pp.153-163
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• 2019

Longitudinal fracture behavior of non-linear elastic beam configurations is studied in terms of the strain energy release rate. It is assumed that the beams exhibit continuous material inhomogeneity along the width as well as along the height of the crosssection. The Ramberg-Osgood stress-strain relation is used for describing the non-linear mechanical behavior of the inhomogeneous material. A solution to strain energy release rate is derived that holds for inhomogeneous beams of arbitrary cross-section under combination of axial force and bending moments. Besides, the solution may be applied at any law of continuous distribution of the modulus of elasticity in the beam cross-section. The longitudinal crack may be located arbitrary along the beam height. The solution is used to investigate a longitudinal crack in a beam configuration of rectangular cross-section under four-point bending. The crack is located symmetrically with respect to the beam mid-span. It is assumed that the modulus of elasticity varies continuously according a cosine law in the beam cross-section. The longitudinal fracture behavior of the inhomogeneous beam is studied also by applying the J-integral approach for verification of the non-linear solution to the strain energy release rate derived in the present paper. Effects of material inhomogeneity, crack location along the beam height and non-linear mechanical behavior of the material on the longitudinal fracture behavior are evaluated. Thus, the solution derived in the present paper can be used in engineering design of inhomogeneous non-linear elastic structural members to assess the influence of various material and geometrical parameters on longitudinal fracture.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2019

The present paper deals with delamination fracture analyses of the multilayered functionally graded non-linear elastic Symmetric Split Beam (SSB) configurations. The material is functionally graded in both width and height directions in each layer. It is assumed that the material properties are distributed non-symmetrically with respect to the centroidal axes of the beam cross-section. Sine laws are used to describe the continuous variation of the material properties in the cross-sections of the layers. The delamination fracture is analyzed in terms of the strain energy release rate by considering the balance of the energy. A comparison with the J-integral is performed for verification. The solution derived is used for parametric analyses of the delamination fracture behavior of the multilayered functionally graded SSB in order to evaluate the effects of the sine gradients of the three material properties in the width and height directions of the layers and the location of the crack along the beam width on the strain energy release rate. The solution obtained is valid for two-dimensional functionally graded non-linear elastic SSB configurations which are made of an arbitrary number of lengthwise vertical layers. A delamination crack is located arbitrary between layers. Thus, the two crack arms have different widths. Besides, the layers have individual widths and material properties.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.606-619
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• 2018

This study focuses on the performance of hydrogen energy based hybrid system in terms of system reliability of electricity generation. With this aim to evaluate the off-grid system of photovoltaic (PV), wind turbine, electrolyzer, fuelcell, $H_2$ tank and storage batteries, 14 different sites in South Korea are simulated using HOMER. Performance analysis includes simulation on the different sites, verification of operational behaviors on regional and seasonal basis, and comparison among a control group. The result shows that the generation performance of hydrogen powered fuelcell is greatly affected by geographical change rather than seasonal effect. In addition, as the latitude of the hybrid systems location decrease, renewable power output and penetration ratio (%) increase under constant electrical load. Therefore, the hydrogen based hybrid system creates the stability of electricity generation, which best suits in the southern part of South Korea.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.55-66
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose a signal propagation modeling technique for generating a positioning fingerprint DB based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) signals. When a DB is created based on the location-based signal information collected in an urban area, gaps in the DB due to uncollected areas occur. The spatial interpolation method for filling the gaps has limitations. In addition, the existing gap filling technique through signal propagation modeling does not reflect the signal attenuation characteristics according to directions occurring in urban areas by considering only the signal attenuation characteristics according to distance. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a Deep Neural Network (DNN)-based signal propagation functionalization technique that considers distance and direction together. To verify the performance of this technique, an experiment was conducted in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Based on the acquired signals, signal propagation characteristics were modeled for each method, and Root Mean Squared Errors (RMSE) was calculated using the verification data to perform comparative analysis. As a result, it was shown that the proposed technique is improved by about 4.284 dBm compared to the existing signal propagation model. Through this, it can be confirmed that the DNN-based signal propagation model proposed in this paper is excellent in performance, and it is expected that the positioning performance will be improved based on the fingerprint DB generated through it.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.63-76
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• 2023

Identity and access management in cloud computing is one of the leading significant issues that require various security countermeasures to preserve user privacy. An authentication mechanism is a leading solution to authenticate and verify the identities of cloud users while accessing cloud applications. Building a secured and flexible authentication mechanism in a cloud computing platform is challenging. Authentication techniques can be combined with other security techniques such as intrusion detection systems to maintain a verifiable layer of security. In this paper, we provide an interactive, flexible, and reliable multi-factor authentication mechanisms that are primarily based on a proposed Authentication Method Selector (AMS) technique. The basic idea of AMS is to rely on the user's previous authentication information and user behavior which can be embedded with additional authentication methods according to the organization's requirements. In AMS, the administrator has the ability to add the appropriate authentication method based on the requirements of the organization. Based on these requirements, the administrator will activate and initialize the authentication method that has been added to the authentication pool. An intrusion detection component has been added to apply the users' location and users' default web browser feature. The AMS and intrusion detection components provide a security enhancement to increase the accuracy and efficiency of cloud user identity verification.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2024

Ceramide is a lipid in which sphingoid bases and fatty acids are linked by amide bonds. As a marker of skin disease in the human stratum corneum, its disease-causing and therapeutic effects have been partially confirmed, and it is therefore an important element in commercially available cosmetic formulations. However, structural diversity caused by differences in the chain length, number, and location of hydroxyl groups makes quality control difficult. In this study, a method was established to separate different ceramide species using reversed-phase LC-MS/MS and thus enable qualitative evaluation. Separation of four standards was achieved within a short retention time, and the accuracy and sensitivity of the method were demonstrated by the low limit of detection (LOD) calculated based on the calibration curve showing linearity, with R² > 0.994. After verification of reproducibility and reliability through intra- and inter-day analyses, the efficiency of the method was confirmed through analysis of commercial cosmetic raw materials.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2016

도심지에 지진, 산사태 등과 같은 재난 발생 시 건물 및 지하 구조물 붕괴로 인해 잔해 내부에 다수의 매몰자가 발생된다. 이때 인명탐지를 위해 주로 음향, 영상 및 전파 등을 활용한 탐지 장비 등이 활용되나 고가이며, 붕괴지 상부로의 직접 투입으로 인한 2차 붕괴위험 및 장비 운용 성능 저하로 인해 신속하고 높은 신뢰성을 갖는 인명탐지 기술이 활용되지 않고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 매몰자의 휴대 기기에서 송출하는 Wi-Fi 신호 및 기압정보를 제공받아 매몰자의 3차원 위치를 탐색하는 UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)에 탑재 가능한 무선신호 기반 인명탐지 모듈을 개발하였다. 또한 드론의 비행동안 매몰자 휴대기기 정보를 실시간으로 수집하여 해당 정보를 지상부에 전송하여 신뢰성 있는 매몰자의 3차원 위치정보를 제공하도록 하는 모듈 개발 프레임워크를 제시하였다. 이를 통해 인명탐지 모듈의 개발과 현장 테스트를 통해 적용 타당성을 검증하였다. 이러한 연구결과는 향후 대형 건물 붕괴와 같은 재난 시 매몰자에 대한 매몰 위치의 신속한 탐지 및 구호와 실종자 수색을 위한 핵심기술로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.208-217
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• 2016

본 논문은 수중 운반체의 위치추정을 위해 사용되는 센서들의 시뮬레이션에 의한 측정값 생성 방법을 기술한다. 수중 로봇의 경우 항법의 실제 운항 실험에 많은 시간과 경비가 소요되며, 다양한 조건에서의 알고리즘 검증을 위해 실험 조건을 임의로 변화시키기 어렵다. 따라서 수중 항법의 시험 검사를 위해서는 실제 환경에서의 실험 전에 시뮬레이션을 통한 성능의 검증이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 거리 측정 센서, 깊이 측정 센서, 속도 측정 센서 그리고 자세 측정 센서들을 대상으로 실제 측정 상황에서 발생 가능한 불확실성들을 반영하여 센서 측정값을 시뮬레이션에 의해 구하는 방법을 구현한다. 측정값은 가우시안 잡음, 비정상 측정값, 그리고 측정치 사이의 상관관계에 의한 불확실성을 포함한다. 또한 각각의 센서들에 대하여 측정값의 불확실성은 물론 측정 시각도 불확실성이 포함되어 결정된다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 구해진 측정값에 대하여 통계적인 방법으로 불확실성에 관한 변수들을 구하고 센서 측정값의 설계시에 목표하였던 불확실성 변수 값들과 비교하여 제안된 방법의 타당성을 검증하였다. 또한 시뮬레이션에 의하여 구한 센서 측정값을 위치 추정 알고리즘에 적용하여 시뮬레이션 로봇의 실제 위치와 추정 위치를 비교하는 방법으로 실제 활용 가능성을 보인다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.177-190
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 베이커리 프랜차이즈 산업에서 가맹점의 성과 및 재계약 의도에 영향을 미치는 가맹본부의 특성과 가맹점의 특성 요인을 실증적으로 파악하는데 있다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 국내 베이커리 프랜차이즈 가맹점사업자 386명을 대상으로 설문결과를 수집하였으며, 가설 검증에는 구조방정식모형 분석을 활용하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 가맹본부의 특성인 브랜드 명성과 교육훈련 지원은 가맹점 성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나, 제품 지원은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 가맹점의 특성인 입지 요인은 가맹점 성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향력을 갖는 것으로 나타난 반면, 매장관리는 유의한 영향력이 나타나지 않았다. 셋째, 가맹점 성과는 재계약 의도에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 가맹점사업자의 과거 경영자 경험은 입지 요인과 가맹점 성과에 미치는 영향력을 정(+)적으로 더 강화시키는 것으로 분석되어, 가맹점 특성과 성과 간의 관계에서 경영자 경험의 부분적인 조절효과를 확인하였다. 본 연구는 베이커리 프랜차이즈 가맹점의 성과 및 재계약 의도를 제고하는 영향요인을 가맹본부의 특성과 가맹점의 특성으로 구분하여 두 주체가 강화시켜 나가야 할 부분을 함께 제시했다는 측면에서 의의가 있다고 판단된다.