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A Longitudinal Study on Customers' Usable Features and Needs of Activity Trackers as IoT based Devices (사물인터넷 기반 활동량측정기의 고객사용특성 및 욕구에 대한 종단연구)

  • Hong, Suk-Ki;Yoon, Sang-Chul
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2019
  • Since the information of $4^{th}$ Industrial Revolution is introduced in WEF (World Economic Forum) in 2016, IoT, AI, Big Data, 5G, Cloud Computing, 3D/4DPrinting, Robotics, Nano Technology, and Bio Engineering have been rapidly developed as business applications as well as technologies themselves. Among the diverse business applications for IoT, wearable devices are recognized as the leading application devices for final customers. This longitudinal study is compared to the results of the 1st study conducted to identify customer needs of activity trackers, and links the identified users' needs with the well-known marketing frame of marketing mix. For this longitudinal study, a survey was applied to university students in June, 2018, and ANOVA were applied for major variables on usable features. Further, potential customer needs were identified and visualized by Word Cloud Technique. According to the analysis results, different from other high tech IT devices, activity trackers have diverse and unique potential needs. The results of this longitudinal study contribute primarily to understand usable features and their changes according to product maturity. It would provide some valuable implications in dynamic manner to activity tracker designers as well as researchers in this arena.

Loading tests and strength evaluation of bogie frame for intermodal tram (인터모달 트램 대차프레임의 하중 시험 및 강도 평가)

  • Seo, Sung-il;Mun, Hyung-Suk;Moon, Ji-Ho;Suk, Myung-Eun;Kim, Jeong-guk
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.554-561
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    • 2016
  • In this study, loading tests and a strength evaluation of the bogie frame were conducted to verify the structural safety of the bogie system in an intermodal tram, which runs with cars on a road track. The loads were calculated taking into account the features of the road track with many sharp curves and steep gradients, which are different from the track of conventional railway. They were compared with the loads specified in the previous standard specifications. After the comparison, it was confirmed that the loads acting on the bogie system operating on a road track are slightly different from the specified loads. The specified vertical load of the standard specification for all kinds of trains is conservative, but the specified lateral and longitudinal loads are less than the calculated loads. The application of the actual loads was proven to be reasonable in the development of a new railway system. Based on the defined loads, the bogie frame was fabricated on which strain gauges were attached. It was set on the large loading frame so that the stresses could be measured when loads were applied by hydraulic actuators. After measuring the stresses, it was shown that they were below the allowable stress, which verified the structural safety of the bogie frame.

Dynamic performance of a composite building structure under seismic ground motions

  • Tsai, Meng-Hao;Zhang, Junfei;Song, Yih-Ping;Lu, Jun-Kai
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.179-191
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    • 2018
  • This study is aimed at investigating the dynamic performance of a composite building structure under seismic ground motions. The building structure is an official fire department building located in southern Taiwan. It is composed of a seven-story reinforced concrete (RC) and an eight-story steel reinforced concrete (SRC) frame. Both frames share a common basement and are separated by expansion joints from the first to the seventh floor. Recorded floor accelerations of the building structure under eight earthquakes occurring during the period from 2011 to 2013 were examined in this paper. It is found that both frames had similar floor acceleration amplifications in the longitudinal direction, while the SRC frame revealed larger response than the RC frame in the transverse direction. Almost invariant and similar fundamental periods under the eight earthquakes in both directions were obtained from their transfer functions. Furthermore, numerical time-history simulations were carried out for the building structure under the most intensive earthquake. It is realized that the seismic response of the composite building was dominated by the first translational mode in each horizontal direction. Higher modes did not significantly contribute to the structural response. The conventional Rayleigh damping model could be appropriately applied to the time-history simulations under bi-directional excitations. Approximate floor acceleration envelopes were obtained with a compound RC and SRC structural model by using the average damping ratios determined from the different structural arrays.

Efficient Busbars for Distribution Boards and Distribution Boards R & D Laser Cutting Machine (전기 접속장치인 분전반과 배전반의 효율적인 부스바 절연 피복 레이저 커팅기 연구 개발)

  • Lim, Yeon-Jeong;Lim, Sang-Ho
    • Industry Promotion Research
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2019
  • This research is a technology for cutting the insulation of the busbar (busbar) installed in the distribution panel or switchboard, the results of the study, first, the cutting unit and frame of the cutting unit including a housing attached to the upper and lower cutters, respectively Busbar coating laser cutting machine is installed on the top, characterized by consisting of a stopper for adjusting the coating cutting distance of the busbar. Second, the frame is installed with the guide bar in the longitudinal direction at the top so as to be located at the rear side end of the table, the post is installed vertically at the front and rear at the upper middle part, respectively, and cut to the table at the outer side of the front post. It is characterized by the formation of holes. Third, the supporter is fixedly installed on the upper part of the guide bar arranged in the frame, and is characterized by consisting of a cylinder and a support plate. The meaning of this study is to prevent the safety accidents of workers, to improve the efficiency of cutting work, and to prevent the occurrence of scratches on the surface of the busbar.

Seismic Analysis of a Bridge Using Fiber Element (섬유요소를 이용한 교량의 지진해석)

  • 조정래;곽임종;조창백;김병석;김영진
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2002.03a
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    • pp.151-158
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    • 2002
  • In the present design concept, the nonlinear behaviour of bridges is at lowed under large earthquake. The nonlinearity is, however, localized like pier, bearing, etc. Especially, pier columns are most important members for seismic performance. It is, however, difficult to solve the problem how the nonlinearity of columns should be modelled. In this study, the fiber element is used for modelling pier column. The element is a kind of structural elements like frame element, and it can model the distributed plasticity of plastic hinge. A 3 span continous bridge is taken for seismic analysis. First, the nonlinear static analysis the column at fixed support are performed so that the characteristics of column is analyzed. Second, Linear and nonlinear dynamic analysises using simplified model for longitudinal direction are carried out and the results are analyzed.

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An Experimental Study on the Net Type Prestress Strengthening Method for Slab Bridges (네트형 슬래브교 외부강선 보강공법의 실험적 연구)

  • 한만엽;황태정
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.363-366
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    • 2003
  • This study is to develop a strengthening method for RC slab bridges and rigid-frame bridges with external prestressing. In this study, we design the slab specimen that have a strengthening of the DB-13 and set up the longitudinal tendons placed on both side of slab strengthens the whole bridge, and lateral tendons placed under the slab strengthens the middle of slab, and conveys the load at middle slab to both sides. Structural analysis for the tensile force for strengthening were analysed and we know that displacement and strain was improved from this test. This method has no upward roof work, so it is very convenient for installing. And no spaces under the slab are need, so it is good for shallow slabs which has less space inder the slab.

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Dynamic Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams Following Instantaneous Removal of a Bearing Column

  • Tian, Ying;Su, Youpo
    • International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2011
  • This paper documents an experimental study of dynamic response of reinforced concrete beams following instantaneous removal of a bearing column. Four half-scale specimens representing two-span beam bridging across the removed column were tested. The test boundary conditions simulated rotational and longitudinal restraints imposed on a frame beam by the neighboring structural components. The gravity loads were simulated by attaching mass blocks on the beams at three locations. Dynamic loading effects due to sudden removal of a column were simulated by quickly releasing the supporting force at the middle of the specimens. The experimental study investigated the load-carrying capacity of beams restrained longitudinally at the boundaries and dynamic impact on forces. The tests confirmed the extra flexural strength provided by compressive arch action under dynamic loading. The tests also indicated that the dynamic amplification effects on forces were much lower than that assumed in the current design guideline for progressive collapse.

Evaluation on Seismic Performance of the Columns in Concrete Moment Frames (모멘트 골조 기둥의 구조 성능평가)

  • 한상환;박성일
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.513-520
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    • 2002
  • This study is to evaluate the structural performance of columns in concrete moment frame. For this purpose the results of previous experimental studies were collected and compared. The experimental variables considered in this study are existance of lap splice within the possible plastic hinge region during an earthquake, ratio of longitudinal reinforcement axial load and the transverse reinforcement ratio. The strength, deformation, ductility capacity and the length of plastic hinge are compared in this study.

A Study on Improvement of Crash Discrimination Performance for Offset and Angular Crash Events Using Electronic X-Y 2-Axis Accelerometer (전자식 X-Y 이축 가속도 센서를 이용한 오프셋 및 경사 충돌에 대한 충돌 판별 성능 개선에 관한 연구)

  • 박서욱;전만철
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.128-136
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    • 2003
  • In today's design trend of vehicle structure, crush zone is fiequently reinforced by adding a box-shaped sub-frame in order to avoid an excessive deformation against a high-speed offset barrier such as EU Directive 96/97 EC, IIHS offset test. That kind of vehicle structure design results in a relatively monotonic crash pulse for airbag ECU(Electronic Control Unit) located at non-crush zone. As for an angular crash event, the measured crash signal using a single-axis accelerometer in a longitudinal direction is usually weaker than that of frontal barrier crash. Therefore, it is not so easy task to achieve a satisfactory crash discrimination performance for offset and angular crash events. In this paper, we introduce a new crash discrimination algorithm using an electronic X-Y 2-axis accelerometer in order to improve crash discrimination performance especially for those crash events. The proposed method uses a crash signal in lateral direction(Y-axis) as well as in longitudinal direction(X-axis). A crash severity measure obtained from Y-axis acceleration is used to improve the discrimination between fire and no-fire events. The result obtained by the proposed measure is logically ORed with an existing algorithm block using X-axis crash signal. Simulation and pulse injection test have been conducted to verify the performance of proposed algorithm by using real crash data of a 2,000cc passenger vehicle.

An Analysis and Retrofit of U-rib Fatigue Cracks in the Steel Deck Bridge (강바닥판 교량의 U리브 피로균열 해석 및 보강)

  • Ryu, Duck-Yong;Jung, Hie-Young
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.176-183
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    • 2010
  • In the steel deck box girder bridges, the deck is composed of deck plate, longitudinal and lateral direction ribs. The bridge, that is considered in this study, has been used for about 40 years and, recently, several cracks were found in the connection area of U-ribs. Further, additional cracks were occurred after some lateral rib plates and longitudinal frames were attached for the purpose of reinforcement. Therefore, the connection method in the U-ribs reinforcement was changed from the bolting to the weldment to get rid of stress concentration and further cracking. In this study, the stress in the U-ribs connection was analysed numerically and variable amplitude stress for the real traffic loads was measured experimentally before and after the frame reinforcement. Finally, the effects of reinforcement method were investigated and discussed.