• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.147-152
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• 1995

During transients or major upsets, operators of a nuclear power plant are faced with a significant amount of information which oftentimes exceeds their capability of processing information in such a time-critical situation. To help resolve this problem of information overload, considerable work is underway worldwide to improve its man-machine interface systems (MMISs). The I&C research team of KAERI is developing a DYNamic Alarm processing System, called DYNAS, to suppress unnecessary or nuisance alarms, and at the same time, emphasize vital information. This paper describes our basic strategy to process alarms in DYNAS.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.171-179
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• 2002

STEP-NC is the next generation CNC controller taking STEP-based data model as the interface scheme (or language) between CAM and CNC, and carrying out various intelligent functions. At the moment, efforts are being made worldwide to establish international standard for the new interface scheme formalized as ISO14649. As the new language is being established, increasing attention is being paid to the development of the new CNC. Korea STEP-NC is an integrated STEP-NC system taking ISO 14649 as an input, and carrying out various intelligent functions. It is composed of 5 modules: 1) Shop Floor Programming System (PosSFP), 2) Tool Path Generator (PosTPG), 3) Tool Path Viewer (PosTPV), 4) Man Machine Interface (PosMMI), and 5) CNC Kernel (PosCNC). Distinguished from other prototypes (of Europe and USA), the Korea STEP-NC is top-down designed, and bottom-up implemented comprehensively incorporating all the crucial components for realizing the full benefit of STEP-NC paradigm, without using any existing commercial CAD/CAM systems and CNC kernels. The Korea STEP-NC prototype was successfully demonstrated and evaluated in the ISO conventions Together with prototypes of Europe and USA, Korea STEP-NC will be used as a reference system fur the Triangular Conformance Test to be jointly carried out by ISO TC184 SC1, SC4, and IMS Project.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.3 no.2 s.7
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• pp.17-23
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• 1999

The wire and/or wireless data communication system for anti-disaster system of natural gas governor station was developed. In oder to prevent accidents of governor station, the operator was replaced by RTU(Remote Terminal Unit) which gather and transmit safety situation of governor station. The database and MMI(Man Machine Interface) were also developed to analyze the situation of governor station. The data communication between server and RTU was designed to switch automatically from wire to wireless communication and vice versa when one of them failed communication. We also have developed the patrol car management system which was applied GPS(Global Position System)/GIS(Geometric Information System), and the earthquake detection/transmission system which was adopted three dimension acceleration sensor. When a earthquake may occur, the earthquake detection/transmission system monitors data such as PGA(Peak Ground Acceleration), Sl(Spectrum Intensity) and orders the emergency shutoff valve close immediately.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.184-187
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• 2013

The Four Major Rivers Restoration Project of is the multi-purpose green growth project in South Korea. Some of the project was progressed by K-water and was declared complete on October 21, 2011. The Four Rivers Restoration Project of Korea was designed to be a packaged project that aims to resolve water-related problems such as floods and droughts and revitalize Korean public spaces near the water. K-water have applied the latest ICT(Information and Communication Technology) for the operating management of 4 Rivers Project facilities. We also have applied ICT for integrating drinking water production facilities. Applying these ICT, we have many experience for integrated water resources management, so we proposed. The first is that the big data collected should be analyzed for making decisions and taking actions while considering multiple viewpoints of how water should be managed. The second is that the new MMI(Man Machine Interface) program should be developed to use domestic needs and promote ease of maintenance for the integrated operation. The third is that the standardization of communication protocol is needed for seamless communication between equipments.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.9-17
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• 2017

Concept development of a real-time Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based switched Ethernet data communication network for the Man-Machine Interface System (MMIS) is presented in this paper. The proposed design discussed in this research is based on the systems engineering (SE) approach. The design methodology is effectively developed by defining the concept development stage of the life-cycle model consisting of three successive phases, which are developed and discussed: needs analysis; concept exploration; and concept definition. This life-cycle model is used to develop an FPGA-based time-triggered Ethernet (TTE) switched data communication network for the non-safety division of MMIS system to provide real-time data transfer from the safety control systems to the non-safety division of MMIS and between the non-safety systems including control, monitoring, and information display systems. The original IEEE standard 802.3 Ethernet networks were not typically designed or implemented for providing real-time data transmission, however implementing a network that provides both real-time and on-demand data transmission is achievable using the real-time Ethernet technology. To develop the design effectively, context diagrams are implied. Conformance to the stakeholders needs, system requirements, and relevant codes and standards together with utilizing the TTE technology are used to analyze, synthesize, and develop the MMIS non-safety data communication network of the APR1400 nuclear power plant.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.194-202
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• 2002

In this paper, we simulate the power system transient stability of Kwang Yang steel works using object-oriented programming (OOP). OOP is a more flexible method than procedural programming. There are several advantages in dynamic system simulation using OOP, The maintenance and repair of program are easy because it is sufficient to modify necessary parts which correspond to the change of system without overall change of program. We have implemented a graphical man-machine interface (MMI) that can be used draw one-line system diagram and analyze power flow and dynamic stability. The implemented MMI also provide a graphical viewer that display dynamic stability analysis results by mouse event handling. The proposed method have been applied to Kwang Yang steel works network for on-line dynamic stability analysis. The dynamic behaviour of 17 synchronous generators and 25 synchronous motors has been studied in the Kwang Yang network.

• Proceedings of the ESK Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.51-51
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• 1995

인체 CAD 모델링 시스템은 장비와 인체를 모델링하여설계 초기단계에서 부터 별도의 Mock-up 없이 전 벙위의 운용자에 대한 작업자세의 안락도(Comfort), 동작한계(Reach), 적 합성(Fit), 시계(Vision)등 제반 작업공간 설계 및 평가에 수반되는 고려요소들을 보다 과학적 이고 합리적으로 반영할 수 있는 도구로 인식되고 있다. 본 연구는 크게 한국군 전차병의 인체 CAD 모델의 설계와 설계된 인체 모델을 활용한 한국형 전차 작업공간 평가로 구성되었다. 한국 군 전차병의 인체 CAD 모델링에서는 전차병의 인체 측정자료를 이용하여 5%, 50%, 95%치 전차병 에 대한 선 자세와 앉은 자세의 인체 모델을 설계하였으며, 보다 정확한 인체 모델의 구현을 위 해인체의 기능적 치수에 대한 실측치와 CAD 설계치와의 차이를 비교, 보정하여 줌으로써 작업공 간 평가시 보다 정확한 결과를 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 한국형 전차 작업공간 평가에서는 설계 된 인체 모델과 한국형 전차 주요 구성품의 CAD 모델을 활용하여 각 승무원의 작업역을 분석하였고, 승무원 해치, 주요 조종장치의 운용 적합성, 판넬류 등의 위치 적합성에 대해 분석, 평가하였다. 본 연구를 통해 무기체계를 대상으로 하여 CAD 프로그램을 이용한 Man-Machine Interface에 대한 검토가 이루어 졌으며, 기존의 도면이나, Mock-up, Prototype에 의존하던 작업공간 타당성 검토가 CAD를 이용하여 3차원적으로 이루어 질 수 있는 기반을 마련하였다는데 의의가 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.481-490
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• 2001

In this paper, we propose the industrial controller with multi-function/multi-purpose in order to cope with a small-amount and large-items environments. The controller designed consists of Main Unit including all of information and Display Unit. The software in the Main Unit is composed of tasks and device drivers and each task is being processed in parallel by operating system supporting multitasking. The controller is structured in three levels to promptly address the control algorithm’s modification, MMI’s change, and so on. We can produce a controller without changing the first layer(hardware) and the second layer(firmware). We only modify the third layer(control algorithm) depending on control targets.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.154-173
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• 2000

Since computerized numerical controller (CNC) emerged as a result of the fusion of the electronics technology and the mechanical technology, there has been continuous evolution of CNC technology in the mechatronics industry. The industry is recently developing a new control system based on the fusion of personal computer (PC) and CNC. Upgraded PC has now integrated into CNC, making various machines possible to exchange data, software and hardware, and to greatly improve man-machine interface. The fusion of PC and CNC can form a new paradigm in technological innovation of not only control system but also whole machinery industry in near the future. Korea lagged behind the developed countries in the development of open control system with the fusion of PC. Turbo-tek, Hyundai Motor and Daewoo are leading companies, but their commercial possibility seems to be low because domestic market is too small to reap a commercial benefit. Nevertheless, the development of the system is an essential step for Korea to embark on a future technological paradigm of the machinery industry. The government needs to play some role for the development, for instance, government R&D projects, institutional building and training of related technicians.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.1304-1308
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• 2005

This paper presents the case that the existing analog control systems were retrofitted with digital DCS(Distributed Control System)s for boiler unit in thermal power plant. Replacement of existing worn-out or obsolete analog control systems has been considered. Replacement of existing analog control systems with another analog control systems has lots of difficulties in maintaining the systems due to being out of stock. Due to those difficulties, existing analog control systems have been retrofitted with digital DCSs in many industrial sites. KEPRI(Korea Electric Power Research Institute) accomplished the project that retrofitted analog control systems with the developed DCSs for boiler unit in middle-scale coal-fired thermal power plant. The benefits of an upgrade to digital control include a increase of reliability due to system redundancy, ease of modifying the control logic and the parameters of function block, ease of maintenance due to available spare parts, improvement of information display, ease of modifying MMI(Man Machine Interface) displays, a increase in system availability, and improvement of control performance. This paper describes how to use the parameters of existing analog controllers, the implementation of digital PID controller, control system configuration for boiler unit in thermal power plant, some boiler control loops, control result during commissioning, and the comparison of boiler characteristic test data after retrofitting with the existing test data.