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A New Approach for the Analysis Solution of Dynamic Systems Containing Fractional Derivative

  • Hong Dong-Pyo;Kim Young-Moon;Wang Ji Zeng
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.658-667
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    • 2006
  • Fractional derivative models, which are used to describe the viscoelastic behavior of material, have received considerable attention. Thus it is necessary to put forward the analysis solutions of dynamic systems containing a fractional derivative. Although previously reported such kind of fractional calculus-based constitutive models, it only handles the particularity of rational number in part, has great limitation by reason of only handling with particular rational number field. Simultaneously, the former study has great unreliability by reason of using the complementary error function which can't ensure uniform real number. In this paper, a new approach is proposed for an analytical scheme for dynamic system of a spring-mass-damper system of single-degree of freedom under general forcing conditions, whose damping is described by a fractional derivative of the order $0<{\alpha}<1$ which can be both irrational number and rational number. The new approach combines the fractional Green's function and Laplace transform of fractional derivative. Analytical examples of dynamic system under general forcing conditions obtained by means of this approach verify the feasibility very well with much higher reliability and universality.

A Study on the Convergence Safety Management Improvement of Hazardous Material Facilities (위험물시설의 융합형 안전관리 개선방안에 관한 연구)

  • Ku, Jae-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.7
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2018
  • The actual condition of safety management and problems for hazardous material facilities in national industrial complex are investigated and analyzed in fields of hazardous material facilities safety, fire fighting equipment safety, building safety, space safety. In most cases, the failure to comply with legal requirements and the maintenance of fire safety have been pointed out. As a result, the total number of problems identified was 466 and problems in the field of hazardous material facilities safety have been pointed out the most. Also, it was analyzed that the number of problems identified in the manufacturing facilities and general handling centers among the hazardous materials facilities was the highest. Therefore, it will contribute to strengthening the safety management capability of the national industrial complex in the future by suggesting the convergence direction of the safety diagnosis system and the systematic introduction of the precise safety diagnosis.

The study on temperature distribution characteristic of irradiated surface by CO2 laser (온도센서를 이용한 CO2레이저 빔 조사면의 온도 분포 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Min, Byoung-Dae;Kim, Tae-Kyun;Chung, Hyun-Ju;Kim, Yong-Cheol;Joung, Jong-Han;Kim, Hee-Je
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07c
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    • pp.1831-1833
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    • 2003
  • Nowadays, CO2 lasers are used widely in many applications such as materials fabrication, communications, remote sensing and military purpose etc. Especially, CO2 lasers are in the spotlight at surface handling and heat processing. It is important to control the laser output power and beam quality in those fields. To increase beam qualify, We used the feedback system by various sensors. Although, CO2 lasers' output beam became feedback, its beam affected the irradiated material target already. Since, ideal real time control have still the problem to solve. Hence, we need the new proposal for more precise laser processing. So we expect the new effect how to change the irradiated material target as the kind of, processing time and output density caused by the CO2 laser beam. In this study, We have investigated the characteristics of the temperature and HAZ(Heat Affected Zone) by CO2 laser output with IR temperature sensor and RTD.

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Development of Multi-agent Based Deadlock-Free AGV Simulator for Material Handling System (자재 취급 시스템을 위한 다중 에이전트 기반의 교착상태에 자유로운 AGV 시뮬레이터 개발)

  • Lee, Jae-Yong;Seo, Yoon-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.91-103
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    • 2008
  • In order to simulate the behavior of automated manufacturing systems, the performance of material handling systems should be measured dynamically. Multi-Agent technology could be well adapted for the development of simulator for distributed and intelligent manufacture systems. A multi-agent system is composed of one coordination agent and multiple application agents. Issues in AGVS simulator can be classified by the set-up and operating problems. Decisions on the number of vehicles, bi- or uni-directional guide-path, etc. are fallen into the set-up problem category, while deadlock tree algorithm and conflict resolution are in operating problem. In this paper, a multi-agent based deadlock-free simulator for automated guided vehicle system(AGVS) are proposed through the use of multi-agent technologies and the development of deadlock-free algorithm. In this AGVS simulator proposed, well-known Floyd algorithm is used to create AGVS Guide path, through which AGVS move. Also, AGVs avoid vehicle conflict and deadlock using check path algorithm. And Moving vehicle agents are operated in real-time control by coordination agent. AGV position is dynamically calculated based on the concept of rolling time horizon. Simulator receives and presents operating information of vehicle in AGVS Gaunt chart. The performance of the proposed algorithm and developed simulator based on multi-agent are validated through set of experiments.

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A Dispatching Rule Considering Machine Utilization and Throughput under Finite Buffer Capacity (유한버퍼하에서 기계이용률과 산출량을 고려한 급송규칙)

  • Kim, Jong-Hwa;Cha, Sang-Soo
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.316-324
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    • 2002
  • Automated Guided Vehicles are widely used as an essential material handling system for FMS to provide flexibility and efficiency. We suggest a new dispatching rule based on priority function which considers urgency and empty vehicle travel time under finite buffer capacity. We evaluate the performance of the proposed rule by comparing the performance of Shortest Travel Time/Distance(STT/D) rule in terms of machine utilization, throughput and WIP level using simulation. The simulation results show that the suggested dispatching rule is robust and provides better machine utilization, throughput with comparable WIP level compared to STT/D rule.

Real-time control & monitoring software of an AS/RS for CIM (CIM 구축을 위한 자동창고의 실시간 제어 및 모니터링 S/W)

  • 손경준;오구일;정무영;이현용
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1991.10a
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    • pp.826-831
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    • 1991
  • Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS), which is an element of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), is a widely used material handling equipment with conveyors and Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs). Until now the evaluation of operational policies of AS/RS and control algorithms is done theoretically or by computer simulations. In this study, a real-time control and monitoring software of an AS/RS is also developed by making actually moving AS/RS miniature. A PC-based real-time monitoring program can control the AS/RS directly through the communication port. The monitoring program has additional functions such as storage/retrieval management, inventory management, and statistics management. The program can not only collect the necessary statistics but monitor the current action of the AS/RS concurrently.

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Implementation of a Piezoresistive MEMS Cantilever for Nanoscale Force Measurement in Micro/Nano Robotic Applications

  • Kim, Deok-Ho;Kim, Byungkyu;Park, Jong-Oh
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.789-797
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    • 2004
  • The nanoscale sensing and manipulation have become a challenging issue in micro/nano-robotic applications. In particular, a feedback sensor-based manipulation is necessary for realizing an efficient and reliable handling of particles under uncertain environment in a micro/nano scale. This paper presents a piezoresistive MEMS cantilever for nanoscale force measurement in micro robotics. A piezoresistive MEMS cantilever enables sensing of gripping and contact forces in nanonewton resolution by measuring changes in the stress-induced electrical resistances. The calibration of a piezoresistive MEMS cantilever is experimentally carried out. In addition, as part of the work on nanomanipulation with a piezoresistive MEMS cantilever, the analysis on the interaction forces between a tip and a material, and the associated manipulation strategies are investigated. Experiments and simulations show that a piezoresistive MEMS cantilever integrated into a micro robotic system can be effectively used in nanoscale force measurements and a sensor-based manipulation.

Development of a Micro Tensile Tester for the Material Characterization and the Reliability Estimation of Micro Components (마이크로 부품의 물성 및 신뢰성 평가를 위한 시험기 개발)

  • 이낙규;최석우;임성주;최태훈;이형욱;나경환
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2004
  • This paper is concerned with development of a micro tensile testing machine for optical functional materials such as single or poly crystal silicon and nickel film. Two micro tensile testers have been developed for various types of materials and dimensions. One of the testers is actuated by a PZT and the other is actuated by a servo motor for a precise displacement control. The specifications of PZT actuated micro tensile tester developed are as follows: the volumetric size of tester is desktop sized of 710$\times$200$\times$270 $mm^3$; the minimum load capacity and the load resolution in the load cell of 1N are 3 mN and 0.1 mN respectively; the full stroke and the stoke resolution of piezoelectric actuator are 1 mm and 10nm respectively. A special automatic specimen installing equipment is applied in order to prevent unexpected deformation and misalignment of specimens during handling of specimen for testing.

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An AGV control policy reflecting the current and future status information of a semiconductor and LCD production shop (반도체 및 LCD 생산시스템에서 현재 및 미래의 상태 정보를 활용한 AGV 운영 전략)

  • Suh, Jung-Dae;Jang, Jae-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.238-248
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    • 2000
  • Facilities are getting more automated and informative in modern manufacturing systems, especially in semiconductor and LCD plants. These systems keep a great deal of such information on its current and near-future status as the arrival time and job completion time of their parts. This paper presents an efficient policy for AGV and part routing using information on the future status of the system where AGVs are playing a central role for material handling. Efficient control of AGVs is very important because AGV systems often become the bottleneck and limit the total production capacity of a very expensive plant. The cell controller records the future events chronologically in Next Event Schedule, and uses this list to determine to which place the AGVs and parts to be sent.

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A Simulation Study for Detailed Design of A-Mart Logistics Center for General Products (A-마트 상온 제품 종합물류센터 실시설계를 위한 시뮬레이션)

  • Jeon, Byoung-Hack;Jang, Seong-Young
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.21-32
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    • 2007
  • This paper deals with the simulation model for A-Mart logistic center design and operations. In developed simulation model, receiving docks, conveyor sorter, conveyor system, shipping docks, material handling devices and manual sorting stations are considered. Three types of cargo such as transfer center cargo, distribution center cargo and supermarket cargo are considered. The simulation model and process animation are developed using the simulation package ARENA. Among various design and operation alternatives consisting of the number of workers of receiving dock, allocation of receiving docks by cargo types, conveyor sorter velocity, the number of folk-lift, the number of manual sorting operators and overall layout, the best alternatives of each subsystem are selected by simulation analysis. The major performance measures such as sorter throughput, utilization of operators at each station, receiving docks utilization and folk-lift utilization are considered for the alternative evaluation.