• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.201-218
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate climatological variations from the sea surface temperature (SST), chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl-a), and phytoplankton size class (PSC), using NOAA AVHRR, SeaWiFS, and MODIS data in the South Sea of Korea (SSK) and East China Sea (ECS). 26-year monthly SST and 13-year monthly Chl-a and PSC data, separated by whole and nine-different areas, were used to understand seasonal and inter-annual variations. SST and Chl-a clearly showed seasonal variations: higher SST and Chl-a were observed during the summer and spring, and lower values occurred during the winter and summer. The annual and monthly SST over 26 years increased by $0.2{\sim}1.0^{\circ}C$. The annual and monthly Chl-a concentration over 13 years decreased by $0.2{\sim}1.1mg/m^3$. To determine more detailed spatial and temporal variations, we used the combined data with monthly SST, Chl-a, and PSC. Between 1998 and 2010, the inter-annual trend of Chl-a decreased, with decreasing micro- and nano-size plankton, and increasing pico-size plankton. In regional analysis, the west region of the study area was spatially and temporally correlated with the area dominated by decreasing micro-size plankton; while the east region was less sensitive to coastal and land effects, and was dominated by increasing pico-size plankton. This phenomenon is better related to one or more forcing factors: the increased stratification of ocean driven by changes occurring in spatial variations of the SST caused limited contributions of nutrients and changed marine ecosystems in the study area.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.467-482
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• 2022

In the current work, static and free torsional vibration of functionally graded (FG) nanorods are investigated using Fourier sine series. The boundary conditions are described by the two elastic torsional springs at the ends. The distribution of functionally graded material is considered using a power-law rule. The systems of equations of the mechanical response of nanorods subjected to deformable boundary conditions are achieved by using the modified couple stress theory (MCST) and taking the effects of torsional springs into account. The idea of the study is to construct an eigen value problem involving the torsional spring parameters with small scale parameter and functionally graded index. This article investigates the size dependent free torsional vibration based on the MCST of functionally graded nano/micro rods with deformable boundary conditions using a Fourier sine series solution for the first time. The eigen value problem is constructed using the Stokes' transform to deformable boundary conditions and also the convergence and accuracy of the present methodology are discussed in various numerical examples. The small size coefficient influence on the free torsional vibration characteristics is studied from the point of different parameters for both deformable and rigid boundary conditions. It shows that the torsional vibrational response of functionally graded nanorods are effected by geometry, small size effects, boundary conditions and material composition. Furthermore, for all deformable boundary conditions in the event of nano-sized FG nanorods, the incrementing of the small size parameters leads to increas the torsional frequencies.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.249-260
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• 1998

해수에 잠긴 인공기질 표면에서 미세조류의 부착과 후속적으로 나타나는 성장과정을 이해하기 위해 규조류의 부착과 주변수의 종 급원(species pool)과의 관계를 조사하였다. 1995년 7월부터 1997년 2월까지 인천항 내에서 아크릴 슬라이드를 이용하여 규조류의 부착에 관해 연구하였고, 주변 해수를 조사하였다. 또한 생물막 초기형성 과정에서 노출시간의 증가에 따라 나타나는 부착미세조류 군집의 종조성과 수도의 변화를 유리, 아크릴, 티타늄, 구리 및 생물오손방지 페인트로 도포된 슬라이드 등 다양한 인공기질 표면을 이용하여 조사하였다. 아크릴 슬라이드에서 규조류의 이입률은 주변수의 저서규조류의 수도변화와 유의성 있는 상관관계를 나타냈으며 ($r^2$=0.78, p<0.01, n=42), 이는 주변수의 저서규조류의 수도에 의해 영향을 받는 것을 지시한다. 아크릴 슬라이드에서 봄철에 단배선 형태 규조류의 부착능력(이입계수)이 복배선 형태에 비해 5 배 높게 나타났다. 그러나 부착점유율은 단배선 형태가 복배선 형태에 비해 3 배 낮게 나타났다. 겨울철에는 중심형 규조류의 부착능력이 다른 형태들에 비해 높게 나타났고 부착점유율도 높게 나타났다. 이는 규조류의 부착이 주변해수에 출현한 저서 규조류의 수도 및 부착능력에 의한 결과임을 지시한다. 우상형 규조류가 연구기간동안 모든 인공기질 표면에 대부분 부착 출현하였고, 겨울철에는 중심형 규조류가 모든 인공기질 표면에 우정 부착하였다. 생물오손방지 페인트로 처리된 표면에서는 독성에 대한 내성이 강한 것으로 판단되는 Hantzschia virgata, Licmophora abbreviata, Melosira nummuloides가 우점하여 부착하였다. 노출시간이 증가함에 따라 부착규조류의 수도는 유리, 티타늄, 아크릴 슬라이드에서 지수적으로 증가하였고, 최대수도는 유리 ${\geq}$ 아크릴 > 티타늄 > 구리 ${\geq}$ 페인트처리 슬라이드의 순으로 높게 나타났다. 모든 인공기질 표면에서 부착규조류의 성장률은 $2{\sim}3^{\circ}C$에서 보다 $24{\sim}25^{\circ}C$의 수온에서 높게 나타났고, 유리 슬라이드에서 다른 표면에 비해 전반적으로 높은 값을 보였다. 해수 중에서 노출시간의 증가에 따라 관찰된 우점종은 납작한 형태인 Amphora coffeaeformis, 부채꼴 형태인 Synedra tabulata, stalk 형태인 Licmophora paradoxa 그리고 사슬형태인 M. nummuloides로 나타났고, 부착미세조류 군집에서 미소천이(micro-succession)가 관찰되었다. 이러한 우점종 조성은 미세조류 생물막이 발달하여 서식공간이 제한됨에 따라 나타난 종 적응의 결과로 보인다.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.218-225
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• 2023

영농형 태양광 시스템은 노지 작물 경작과 동일한 토지 상부에 설치된 태양광 패널을 통한 발전을 동시에 하는 시스템이다. 지금까지 영농형 태양광은 에너지와 식량의 양자구도로만 집중되어있다. 영농환경 중 하나인 토양수분은 강우 또는 관개수로 증발 및 유출⋅침투로 손실된 수분을 공급받아 노지 작물 생산에 기여한다. 본 연구는 식량, 에너지와 함께 물의 개념을 포함하여 영농형 태양광 시설을 보고자 하였으며, 미기상 관측을 통해 봄 기간 동안 휴경논에서 영농형 태양광 시설 하부의 토양수분과 지온의 변화를 분석하였다. 영농형 태양광 하부는 패널로 인한 부분차광 조건으로 지면에 입사되는 광 에너지량이 감소하여 지온이 낮아질 뿐만 아니라 토양수분 손실이 적어 대조구인 노지에 비해 습윤한 조건을 보인다. 또한, 태양광 하부는 에너지 제한 환경이며, 상대적으로 지온이 높은 노지는 수분 제한 환경으로 설명된다. 노지와 태양광 하부의 상이한 토양수분 환경은 필연적으로 작물에 영향을 미칠 것이며, 농업 환경과 농촌 경제를 고려한 지속가능한 대처가 필요하겠다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.683-688
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• 2014

This paper presents a high-performance flexible tactile sensor based on inorganic silicon flexible electronics. We created 100 nm-thick semiconducting silicon ribbons equally distributed with 1 mm spacing and $8{\times}8$ arrays to sense the pressure distribution with high-sensitivity and repeatability. The organic silicon rubber substrate was used as a spring material to achieve both of mechanical flexibility and robustness. A thin copper layer was deposited and patterned on top of the pressure sensing layer to create a flexible temperature sensing layer. The fabricated tactile sensor was tested through a series of experiments. The results showed that the tactile sensor is capable of measuring pressure and temperature simultaneously and independently with high precision.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1601-1623
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• 2015

Electroactive polymers have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their sensing and actuating properties which make them a material of choice for a wide range of applications including sensors, biomimetic robots, and biomedical micro devices. This paper presents an effective modeling strategy for nonlinear large deformation (small strains and moderate rotations) dynamic analysis of polymer actuators. Considering that the complicated electro-chemo-mechanical dynamics of these actuators is a drawback for their application in functional devices, establishing a mathematical model which can effectively predict the actuator's dynamic behavior can be of paramount importance. To effectively predict the actuator's dynamic behavior, a comprehensive mathematical model is proposed correlating the input voltage and the output bending displacement of polymer actuators. The proposed model, which is based on the rigid finite element (RFE) method, consists of two parts, namely electrical and mechanical models. The former is comprised of a ladder network of discrete resistive-capacitive components similar to the network used to model transmission lines, while the latter describes the actuator as a system of rigid links connected by spring-damping elements (sdes). Both electrical and mechanical components are validated through experimental results.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.883-895
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• 2007

In this work, we present the development of a patrol robot which is intended to navigate outdoor rough terrain. Proposed mechanism consists of six legs for overcoming an obstacle, and six wheels for traveling. Also, in order to absorb vibration in rough terrain effectively, the slide-spring system and tubed type tire are adopted to each leg and each wheel. The control system of robot consists of several imbedded boards for management of lots of diverse devices such as sensors designed for rough terrain, motor controllers, camera, micro controller and so on. And the base system of the robot is designed to operate in real time and to surveille in the vicinity of the robot, and the robot system is controlled by wireless LAN connected to GUI-based remote control system, while CAN communication connects the control board and the device controllers for sensors and motor controllers. For operating this robot system efficiently, we propose the control algorithms for autonomous navigation using GPS, stabilization maintenance by posture control, obstacle-avoidance by impedance control, and obstacle-overcoming with interference-avoidance between wheels. The performance of the robot and the proposed algorithms are tested and proved by a set of experiments in outdoor rough terrain.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2010년도 제35회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.126-129
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• 2010

추진기관용 점화안전장치인 SAU에 적용 가능한 MEMS 관성 스위치를 고안하였다. 본 MEMS 관성 스위치는 일반적인 기계요소 설계 방식을 따라 설계하였으나 일반적인 MEMS 가속계와 다르게 목넘김 관성 스위칭 방식을 채택하여 일정 가속도 이상에서만 스위칭이 일어난다. 제작된 시료에 대한 검사 결과와 설계 데이터를 비교해 본 결과 관성 스위치의 구성 요소인 판 스프링 및 연성 힌지의 비선형요소에 의한 영향으로 인하여 설계된 스위칭 가속도 값과 근사한 차이가 유발됨을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.195-207
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• 2018

First-order reliability method (FORM) is enhanced based on the search direction using relaxed conjugate reliability (RCR) approach for the embedded nanocomposite beam under buckling failure mode. The RCR method is formulated using discrete conjugate map with a limited scalar factor. A dynamical relaxed factor is proposed to control instability of proposed RCR, which is adjusted using sufficient descent condition. The characteristic of equivalent materials for nanocomposite beam are obtained by micro-electro-mechanical model. The probabilistic model of nanocomposite beam is simulated using the sinusoidal shear deformation theory (SSDT). The beam is subjected to external applied voltage in thickness direction and the surrounding elastic medium is modeled by Pasternak foundation. The governing equations are derived in terms of energy method and Hamilton's principal. Using exact solution, the implicit buckling limit state function of nanocomposite beam is proposed, which is involved various random variables including thickness of beam, length of beam, spring constant of foundation, shear constant of foundation, applied voltage, and volume fraction of ZnO nanoparticles in polymer. The robustness, accuracy and efficiency of proposed RCR method are evaluated for this engineering structural reliability problem. The results demonstrate that proposed RCR method is more accurate and robust than the excising reliability methods-based FORM. The volume fraction of ZnO nanoparticles and the applied voltage are the sensitive variables on the reliable levels of the nanocomposite beams.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.533-540
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• 2005

The hemming process, composed of flanging, pre-hemming and main hemming, is the last one of a series of forming processes conducted on the automotive panels, having greater influence on the outward appearance of cars rather than on their performance. The hem quality can be quantitatively defined by the hemming defects including turn-down/up, warp and roll-in/out. However, it is difficult to evaluate and predict the hem quality through an experimental measurement or a numerical calculation since the size of defects is very small. This study aims to precisely evaluate the hemming defects, especially turn-down and roll-in, through numerical and experimental approaches and to investigate the influence of process parameters on the hem quality, focused on how to simulate the same conditions as in the experiment by the finite element analysis (FEA). The FEA results on the turn-down and roll-in obtained from a model composed of the optimum-sized elements, including a spring element linked to the flanging pad, and given the double master contact condition between the inner and outer panels, had a good correlation with the experimental data. It is thought possible to make an early estimate of the hem quality in a practical automotive design by applying the methodology proposed in this study.