• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2005

A novel imaging system for High-resolution Ultrasonic Transmission Tomography (HUTT) and soft tissue differentiation methodology for the HUTT system are presented. The critical innovation of the HUTT system includes the use of sub-millimeter transducer elements for both transmitter and receiver arrays and multi-band analysis of the first-arrival pulse. The first-arrival pulse is detected and extracted from the received signal (i.e., snippet) at each azimuthal and angular location of a mechanical tomographic scanner in transmission mode. Each extracted snippet is processed to yield a multi-spectral vector of attenuation values at multiple frequency bands. These vectors form a 3-D sinogram representing a multi-spectral augmentation of the conventional 2-D sinogram. A filtered backprojection algorithm is used to reconstruct a stack of multi-spectral images for each 2-D tomographic slice that allow tissue characterization. A novel methodology for soft tissue differentiation using spectral target detection is presented. The representative 2-D and 3-D HUTT images formed at various frequency bands demonstrate the high-resolution capability of the system. It is shown that spherical objects with diameter down to 0.3㎜ can be detected. In addition, the results of soft tissue differentiation and characterization demonstrate the feasibility of quantitative soft tissue analysis for possible detection of lesions or cancerous tissue.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2020

다중-광선 모델을 이용하여 경사면을 갖는 반-협곡 구조에서 전파 전송 손실을 해석하고 경사면의 각도에 따라 나타나는 다중-광선 전파 모델을 공식화 하였다. 경사면의 기울어진 각도에 의해 결정되는 송수신 전파의 경사면 반사경로인 제3경로와 제4경로에 대한 차단 각도를 송수신 단말의 높이와 위치를 가지고 계산하였다. 경사면 환경에서 전파 전송 손실을 예측하기 위하여 실제 경사면이 존재하는 제방 환경을 선택하여 모델링하고 시뮬레이션 하여 전파 전송 손실을 계산하였으며, 주파수 1-6GHz 대역에 대한 측정활동을 통해 전파전송 손실을 확인하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과와 측정 결과는 유사한 전파 전송 손실 경향을 보여주었으며 다양한 지형정보에 대한 전파 경로 손실 예측과 측정 결과들은 다양한 전파 업무 설계에 활용될 수 있다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제39A권7호
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• pp.380-388
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• 2014

세계 여러 나라들은 향상된 방송 서비스를 제공하기 위해서 지상파 UHDTV (Ultra High Definition Television) 전송방식에 관한 연구를 진행하고 있으며, 대부분이 다중경로에 강건한 OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) 기반의 다중 반송파 전송방식을 고려하고 있다. 일부 국가에서는 이를 기반으로 하는 DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting 2nd generation Terrestrial) 표준에 향상된 대용량 데이터 압축기술을 더해 UHDTV 실험 방송을 진행 중이다. 그러나 다중경로에 취약하다고 알려진 단일 반송파 전송방식에서도 수신기에서 주파수 영역에서 채널 등화를 수행하는 SC-FDE (Single Carrier-Frequency Domain Equalizer)를 사용하면 이러한 단점을 보완할 수 있기 때문에, 두 방식 간의 성능 차이가 미미하게 나타난다. 이를 고려해 본 논문에서는 UHDTV 방송을 위해서 고차 신호 성상을 전송하는데 다중 반송파와 단일 반송파 중 어느 방식이 적합한지에 대한 판단 근거를 제공하고자 두 방식의 수신 성능을 비교한다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.231-257
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• 2022

Transmission lines systems are important components of the electrical power infrastructure. However, these systems are vulnerable to damage from high wind events such as hurricanes. This study presents the results from a 1:50 scale aeroelastic model of a multi-span transmission lines system subjected to simulated hurricane winds. The transmission lines system considered in this study consists of three lattice towers, four spans of conductors and two end-frames. The aeroelastic tests were conducted at the NSF NHERI Wall of Wind Experimental Facility (WOW EF) at the Florida International University (FIU). A horizontal distortion scaling technique was used in order to fit the entire model on the WOW turntable. The system was tested at various wind speeds ranging from 35 m/s to 78 m/s (equivalent full-scale speeds) for varying wind directions. A system identification (SID) technique was used to evaluate experimental-based along-wind aerodynamic damping coefficients and compare with their theoretical counterparts. Comparisons were done for two aeroelastic models: (i) a self-supported lattice tower, and (ii) a multi-span transmission lines system. A buffeting analysis was conducted to estimate the response of the conductors and compare it to measured experimental values. The responses of the single lattice tower and the multi-span transmission lines system were compared. The coupling effects seem to drastically change the aerodynamic damping of the system, compared to the single lattice tower case. The estimation of the drag forces on the conductors are in good agreement with their experimental counterparts. The incorporation of the change in turbulence intensity along the height of the towers appears to better estimate the response of the transmission tower, in comparison with previous methods which assumed constant turbulence intensity. Dynamic amplification factors and gust effect factors were computed, and comparisons were made with code specific values. The resonance contribution is shown to reach a maximum of 18% and 30% of the peak response of the stand-alone tower and entire system, respectively.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2012

Recently, as the importance of the interior noise in a ship cabin has risen, ship builders have becomeconcerned about the use of noise reduction panels to reduce cabin noise. The results of previous researches have been based on analytical and experimental methods using simple sandwich panels. However, panel structures are becoming more complex to improve the transmission loss. Thus, researches that analyze the transmission loss of a panel are reaching the limit of study. This paper reports on research that was performed to determine the sound transmission characteristics of multi-complex panels applicable to high value-added vessels. It presents comparisons between analytical methods and experimental results by using a mini-reverberant chamber with components of sound attenuation panels, including the core and surface materials. The sound transmission loss of multi-complex panels are also analyzed in terms of the influences of the inside perforate plates and air gap thickness on the attenuation. Finally, the multi-complex panel with the highest noise attenuation is proposed based on the analysis results and experimental results in mini-reverberant chamber, which wereverified using a real-size reverberant chamber.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.597-600
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• 2009

Sound transmission loss (TL) is experimently investigated on the multi-layered panel used for the floor of a tilting train. Measurement of the intensity transmission loss is performed according to ASTM E 2249-02. The floor structure consists of corrugated steel panel, glass wool, plywood and cover. On the corrugated steel panel, TL drop by local resonance is considered and the TL improvement effect by damping treatment is estimated. Total sound transmission loss of the entire floor structure is obtained and the contribution of each layer is examined.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.771-780
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• 2007

In recent studies, various types of multi mode electric variable transmissions of hybrid electric vehicles have been proposed. Multi mode electric variable transmission consists of two or more different types of planetary gear hybrid powertrain system(PGHP), which can change its power flow type by means of clutches for improving transmission efficiencies. Generally, the power flows can be classified into three different types such as input split, output split and compound split. In this study, we analyzed power transmission characteristics of the possible six input split systems, and found the suitable system for single or multi mode hybrid powertrain. The input split system used in PRIUS is identified as a best system for single mode, and moreover we identified some suitable systems for dual mode.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.486-495
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• 2013

In this article, we suggest a two-dimensional genetic algorithm (GA) method that applies a cognitive radio (CR) decision engine which determines the optimal transmission parameters for multicarrier communication systems. Because a CR is capable of sensing the previous environmental communication information, CR decision engine plays the role of optimizing the individual transmission parameters. In order to obtain the allowable transmission power of multicarrier based CR system demands interference analysis a priori, for the sake of efficient optimization, a two-dimensionalGA structure is proposed in this paper which enhances the computational complexity. Combined with the fitness objective evaluation standard, we focus on two multi-objective optimization methods: The conventional GA applied with the multi-objective fitness approach and the non-dominated sorting GA with Pareto-optimal sorting fronts. After comparing the convergence performance of these algorithms, the transmission power of each subcarrier is proposed as non-interference emission with its optimal values in multicarrier based CR system.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1013-1020
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• 2007

In this paper, the predictions and measurements of sound transmission loss(STL) are discussed for various types of acoustical materials and carpets. Random incidence sound transmission losses are measured by the sound intensity method. The in-house software HONUS2005 is used to predict TL and estimate the various physical properties such as the flow resistivity, the structure factor, the porosity, the Possion's ratio, and etc. After this estimation, various multi-layered materials with a steel plate are measured and predicted. In particular, Carpets are assumed to be membranes to predict acoustical performance. To confirm this assumption, double and triple-layered cases are also observed including two different kinds of carpets.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.1568-1575
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• 2005

The calculation of the transmission loss of the silencers with complicated internal structures by the conventional BEM combined with the transfer matrix method is incorrect at best or impossible for 3-dimensional silencers due to its inherent plane wave assumption. On this consideration, we propose an efficient practical means to formulate algebraic overall condensed acoustic equations for the whole acoustic structure, where particle velocities on the domain interface boundaries are unknowns, and the solutions are used later to compute the overall transfer matrix elements, based on the multi-domain BEM data. The transmission loss estimation by the proposed method is tested by comparison with the experimental one on an air suction silencer with perforated internal structures installed in air compressors. The method shows its viability by presenting the reasonably consistent anticipation of the experimental result.