• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• v.12 no.6
• /
• pp.633-656
• /
• 2001

In this paper, modal control with direct output feedback is formulated in a systematic manner for easy implementation. Its application to the seismic protection of structural systems is verified by a shaking table test, which involves a full-scale building model and an active bracing system as the control device. Two modal control cases, namely, one full-state feedback and one direct output feedback control were tested and compared. The experimental result shows that in mitigating the seismic response of building structures, modal control with direct output feedback can be as effective and efficient as that with full-state feedback control. For practical concerns, the control performance of the proposed method in the presence of sensor noise and stiffness modeling error was also investigated. The numerical result shows that although the control force may be increased, the maximum floor displacements of the controlled structure are very insensitive to sensor noise and modeling error.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
• /
• 2004.11a
• /
• pp.65-68
• /
• 2004

In the seismical capacity evaluation for RC structure wall-slab joint is very important factor. Because lateral load is resistance element and gravity load resistance element are acted mutually in the wall-slab joint. In this paper, to improve the seismic capacity of the wall-slab joint in the existing wall type apartments experiment which improve and retrofit a seismic capacity by unequal angle bracing and carbon sheet attachment are carried out. These methods are also economic and simple in mitigating seismic hazard, improve earthquake-resistance performance, and reduce risk level of building occupants. From the experimental results, the change of strength, degration of stiffness, and energy dissipation are evaluated. It can be concluded that these methods are effective in improving the seismic performance.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
• /
• v.6 no.2
• /
• pp.161-169
• /
• 2005

Neck injuries sustained during low speed rear impact are the most commonly sustained traffic injury. Therefore, the analysis of neck injury mechanisms and methods for mitigating and reducing neck injuries during low speed rear impact are a very important issue in the vehicle safety field. In order to find a method to absorb the shock that is transmitted to the occupant, the response of frontal and rear dummy due to the motion of the struck vehicle and the rotational angular displacements of dummies' necks during rear impact at 12km/h speed were investigated using a Working Model 2D. The results suggest that the shock absorption system should be equipped in the bottom of the seat of the vehicle to reduce shock and mitigate neck injury to the occupants.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
• /
• 2015.11a
• /
• pp.21-22
• /
• 2015

The maximum power point of a photovoltaic array alters with changing atmospheric conditions, temperature conditions, shadow conditions, so it is required to track maximum power point. As much as MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) is important in photovoltaic systems, many MPPT techniques have been developed. In this paper, several major existing MPPT methods are comparatively analyzed and novel hybrid MPPT algorithm is proposed. The proposed hybrid MPPT algorithm is developed in combination with traditional MPPT methods to complement each other for improving performance and mitigating partial shading effects. The proposed algorithm is validated by using PISIM simulation tool and experiment in 3kW system.

• Journal of IKEEE
• /
• v.25 no.3
• /
• pp.412-419
• /
• 2021

In this paper, we propose a performance improvement of the LwF method using efficient path selection in Continuous Learning Environment. We compare performance and structure with conventional LwF. For comparison, we experiment with performance using MNIST, EMNIST, Fashion MNIST, and CIFAR10 data with different complexity configurations. Experiments show up to 20% improvement in accuracy for each task, which mitigating the Catastrophic Forgetting phenomenon in Continuous Learning environments.

• Current Optics and Photonics
• /
• v.3 no.5
• /
• pp.458-465
• /
• 2019

The thermal effect and the light output of a laser crystal under different pumping depths were reported., Based on the thermal model of a single-ended pumped Tm:YAP crystal, the thermal stress coupled model used Comsol to theoretically calculate the effect of changing the pump spot size and pump depth on crystal heat distribution and stress distribution. The experimental results showed that the laser output power first increased and then decreased with increasing pump spot size. As the depth of focus increased, the laser output power first increased and then decreased. The experimental results were consistent with the theoretical simulation results. The theory of pump spot radius and depth of focus in this paper provided an effective simulation method for mitigating thermal effects, and provided theoretical supports for laser crystals to obtain higher laser output power.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
• /
• 2023.10a
• /
• pp.546-551
• /
• 2023

일반적으로 딥러닝 모델은 모든 라벨에 데이터 수가 균형을 이룰 때 가장 좋은 성능을 보인다. 그러나 현실에서는 특정라벨에 대한 데이터가 부족한 경우가 많으며 이로 인해 불균형 데이터 문제가 발생한다. 이에 대한 해결책으로 오버샘플링과 가중치 손실과 같은 데이터 불균형 기법이 연구되었지만 이러한 기법들은 데이터가 적은 라벨의 성능을 개선하는 동시에 데이터가 많은 라벨의 성능을 저하시키는 부작용을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이 문제를 완화시키고자 어텐션 기반의 앙상블 기법을 제안한다. 어텐션 기반의 앙상블은 데이터 불균형 기법을 적용한 모델과 적용하지 않은 모델의 출력 값을 가중 평균하여 최종 예측을 수행한다. 이때 가중치는 어텐션 메커니즘을 통해 동적으로 조절된다. 그로므로 어텐션 기반의 앙상블 모델은 입력 데이터 특성에 따라 가중치를 조절할 수가 있다. 실험은 에세이 자동 평가 데이터를 대상으로 수행하였다. 실험 결과로는 제안한 모델이 데이터 불균형 기법의 부작용을 완화하고 성능이 개선되었다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
• /
• v.29 no.4
• /
• pp.519-531
• /
• 2015

It has been widely accepted that the pressure management of water distribution systems using pressure reducing valves(PRVs) would be an effective method for controlling leakages. A pressure reducing valve (PRV) regulates outlet pressure regardless of fluctuating flow and varying inlet pressure, thereby reducing leakage and mitigating the stress on the water distribution system. However, the operation of a PRV is vulnerable to its mechanical condition and hydraulic operability. In this research, the effect of PRVs installed in water distribution system are evaluated in terms of hydraulic pressure reduction and mechanical performance by analyzing measured pressure data with statistical approach. A statistical approach using the moving average filter and frequency analysis based on fourier transform is presented to detect abnormally operated PRVs that have been densely installed in water distribution system. The result shows that the proposed approach can be a good performance evaluation method by simply measuring pressures for the PRVs.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
• /
• v.28 no.4
• /
• pp.435-441
• /
• 2009

In the present study, we analyzed the defensin protein deduced from Korean radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds.To express the genes in E. coli, we constructed a recombinant expression vector with a defensin gene, named rKRs-AFP gene isolated from Korean radish seeds. Over expressed rKRs-AFP proteins was separated by SDS-PAGE to determine the purity, and protein concentration was determined by the Bradford method. Antifungal activity was assessed by disk assay method against the tested fungi. As a result, when 500 mL of cell culture were disrupted by sonicator, 32.5 mg total proteins were obtained. The purified protein showed a single band on SDS-PAGE with estimated molecular weight about 6 KDa, consistent with the molecular mass calculated from the deduced amino acid sequence. The purified rKRs-AFP protein showed remarkable antifungal activities against several fungi including Aspergillus niger, Botrytis cinerea causing the gray mold disease, and Candida albicans. In field tests using the purified rKRs-AFP protein, the protein showed the reducing activity of disease spot and the mitigating effect of spreading of disease like agrichemicals. The immuno-assay of rKRs-AFP protein showed that the purified protein entirely accumulated at B. cinerea cytoplasm through the hyphal septa shown by fluorescence imaging. There was no fluorescence inside the cell, when the hypha was incubated without the protein. These all results indicate that the recombinant rKRs-AFP proteins can be utilized as a potential antifungal drug to control harmful plant fungal pathogens.

• Journal of Power Electronics
• /
• v.17 no.5
• /
• pp.1186-1194
• /
• 2017

This paper proposes an improved low frequency Selective Harmonic Mitigation-PWM (SHM-PWM) technique. The proposed method mitigates the low order harmonics of the output voltage up to the $50^{th}$ harmonic well and satisfies the grid codes EN 50160 and CIGRE-WG 36-05. Using a modified criterion for the switching angles, the range of the modulation index for non-linear SHM equations is improved, without increasing the switching frequency of the CHB converter. Due to the low switching frequency of the CHB converter, mitigating the harmonics of the converter up to the $50^{th}$ order and finding a wider modulation index range, the size and cost of the passive filters can be significantly reduced with the proposed technique. Therefore, the proposed technique is more efficient than the conventional SHM-PWM. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, a 7-level Cascaded H-bridge (CHB) converter is utilized for the study. Simulation and experimental results confirm the validity of the above claims.