• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.45-52
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• 1995

The wear behavior of alumina short fiber reinforced tin-bronze matrix composites was studied at the room temperature and an elevated temperature. The effect of the composition of specimens and the variation of wear conditions on the wear properties was examined by a pin-on-disc type wear testing machine. The wear mechanism according to the compositon of specimens at various wear conditions was discussed by the observation of the microstructure and the analysis of the composition on the worn surfaces. A thicker oxide layer on worn surfaces led to a lower wear loss because of the lubricating effect of oxide layers between pin and disc. As the testing temperature was raised to 350$^{\circ}$C, the fiber reinforced composites exibited markedly increased wear resistance even at a higher applied load since the reinforcement of composites with alumina fibers was not affected to a large extent by raising temperature. The results obtained by AES and EDS analysis indicated that the oxide layer of the worn surfaces formed at 350$^{\circ}$C was proved as Fe-oxide. This was explained by the faster formation of Fe-oxide than Cu-oxide at 350$^{\circ}$C.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.3789-3808
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• 2017

This paper studies a multi-antenna wireless relay network in the presence of a jammer. In this network, the source node transmits signals to the destination node through a multi-antenna relay node which adopts the amplify-and-forward scheme, and the jammer attempts to inject additive signals on all antennas of the relay node. With the linear beamforming scheme at the relay node, this network can be modeled as an equivalent Gaussian arbitrarily varying channel (GAVC). Based on this observation, we deduce the mathematical closed-forms of the capacities for two special cases and the suboptimal achievable rate for the general case, respectively. To reduce complexity, we further propose an optimal structure of the beamforming matrix. In addition, we present a second order cone programming (SOCP)-based algorithm to efficiently compute the optimal beamforming matrix so as to maximize the transmission rate between the source and the destination when the perfect channel state information (CSI) is available. Our numerical simulations show significant improvements of our propose scheme over other baseline ones.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제48권8호
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• pp.717-723
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• 2010

The degradation behavior of fuel cladding is a very import concern in nuclear power generation, because the operation of nuclear plants can be limited by fuel cladding degradation. In order to evaluate the hydride effect on failure of zirconium fuel claddings, a ring tensile test for the circumferential direction was carried out at room temperature for claddings having different hydride characteristics such as density and orientation; microstructural evaluation was also performed for those claddings. The circumferential failure of the claddings was promoted by increasing the hydride concentration in the matrix; however, the failure of the claddings was affected by the hydride orientation rather than by the hydride concentration in the matrix. From fracture surface observation, the cladding failure during the ring tensile test was matched with the hydride orientation.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2019

In this study, the effects of Zn additions on the mechanical properties of Al-Si-Mg-Cu alloys were investigated by increasing the amount of Zn up to 8wt.%. As the Zn content was increased up to 6 wt.%, the yield strength and elongation changed linearly without any significant changes in the size and shape of the main reinforcement phase. However, it was confirmed by SEM observation that the Mg-Zn phase formed between the reinforcement phases when the amount of Zn added exceeded 7wt.%. A Mg-Zn intermetallic compound formed between the $Mg_2Si$ phase, becoming a crack initiation point under stress. Thus, the formation of the Mg-Zn phase may cause a sharp decrease in the elongation when Zn at levels exceeding 7 wt.%. It was also found that the matrix became more brittle with increasing the Zn content. From these results, it can be concluded that the formation of the Mg-Zn intermetallic compound and the brittle characteristics of the matrix are the main causes of the remarkable changes in the mechanical properties of this alloy system

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1603-1623
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• 2020

Multiple Mobile Robots System (MMRS) has shown many attractive features in lots of real-world applications that motivate their rapid and wide diffusion. In MMRS, the Cooperative Localization (CL) is the basis and premise of its high-performance task. However, the statistical characteristics of the system noise should be already known in traditional CL algorithms, which is difficult to satisfy in actual MMRS because of the numerous of disturbances form the complex external environment. So the CL accuracy will be reduced. To solve this problem, an improved Adaptive Active Cooperative Localization (A²CL) algorithm based on information optimization strategy for MMRS is proposed in this manuscript. In this manuscript, an adaptive information fusion algorithm based on the variance component estimation under Extended Kalman filter (VCEKF) method for MMRS is introduced firstly to enhance the robustness and accuracy of information fusion by estimating the covariance matrix of the system noise or observation noise in real time. Besides, to decrease the effect of observation uncertainty on CL accuracy further, an observation optimization strategy based on information theory, the Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategy, is used here to maximize the information amount from observations. And semi-physical simulation experiments were carried out to verity the A²CL algorithm's performance finally. Results proved that the presented A²CL algorithm based on information optimization strategy for MMRS cannot only enhance the CL accuracy effectively but also have good robustness.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.676-681
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• 2004

In-situ observation in SBM on the microfracture behavior of coating layer was performed for GA steel sheets that have various Fe contents and thickness of coating layer. In case of cross sectional side of coating layer that was in a tensile stress state during bending, fine perpendicular crack pre-induced during galvannealing grew and propagated rapidly toward the coating surface with the increase of strain. And then it grew and propagated along the ${\Gamma}/Fe$ matrix interface, and combined with the nearest another perpendicular crack. Consequently, flaking occurred. The more Fe content and thickness of coating layer increased, the more average crack interval and flaking resistivity increased. Exfoliation was little observed at coating surface in a tensile stress state.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 알칼리 이온의 침출을 완화하기 위해 전기화학적 처리로 100일 동안 수중 환경에 침지된 시멘트 페이스트의 표면을 현미경으로 관찰하였다. 계면 영역에서의 미수화물 입자와 공극률을 정량적으로 평가하기 위하여 주사 전자 현미경을 통해 후방 산란 전자(BSE) 이미지를 얻었다. 그 결과, 전기화학적 처리에 의해 표면부의 공극률이 크게 감소한 반면, 전하 상태에서 제한된 수화반응에 의해 미수화 입자는 다소 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 전기화학적 처리에서, C-S-H 겔에 존재하는 Ca²⁺ 이온은 공극수 내의 OH^- 이온과 Ca(OH)₂ 형태로 침전되어 C-S-H 겔을 낮추면서 동시에 Ca(OH)₂를 증대시킬 수 있다. 실질적으로 알칼리 침출에 대한 위험성은 전기화학적인 처리 하에서 제한된 이온화 매트릭스에 의해 감소될 수 있다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2014

나노/마이크로 소자의 개발이 활발해짐에 따라 나노/마이크로 박막의 기계적 물성의 정밀 측정에 대한 필요성이 점차 커지고 있다. 기존의 파괴적인 방법의 한계를 극복하기 위한 방법으로, 유도초음파를 이용한 비파괴적인 박막 물성 방법에 대한 관심이 늘어나고 있다. 유도초음파를 이용하여 박막의 물성을 측정하는 실험을 설계하거나, 물성 측정에 대한 실험 결과를 이해하는데 있어 박막의 분산선도를 이해하는 것은 필수적이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는, 전달 행렬법을 이용하여 박막의 분산선도를 계산하는 방법을 제시하고, 이를 금속 박막에 적용하여 그 특성을 관찰하였다. 전달 행렬법을 이용하여 다층판에서의 주파수에 따라 유도초음파가 전파하는 속도를 계산하여 상용 프로그램과 비교하여 그 타당성을 확인하였다. 이러한 방법을 Si 기판 위에 증착된 Al 금속 박막에 적용하여 얻은 분산곡선의 분석을 통해, 박막의 두께 조건에 따른 모드와 분산 및 비분산 특성이 나타나는 구간을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.241-253
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• 2011

본 논문은 공간디자인 프로세스에서 on-line 기반 아이디어 발상 시스템인 웹스토밍(webstorming) 프로그램을 효과적으로 활용할 수 있는 디자인 프로세스 단계와 방법을 구체화하고 공간디자인에 특화된 아이디어 발상 기반지원시스템을 제안하고자 하였다. 이에 공간디자인 프로세스 단계에서의 활동요소와 웹스토밍 프로그램의 기능요소를 요소상관표로 작성하여 상관성 설문조사에 활용하였고, 요소상관표 작성결과를 시각화하여 관찰-해석-적용의 절차에 따라 분석하였다. 분석결과 공간디자인의 프로세스에서 긴밀한 협업이 이루어지는 계획설계 단계가 가장 높은 상관성을 가짐을 확인하였고, 분업화 작업시점을 기점으로 상관성에 차이가 발생함을 확인하였다. 이에 긴밀한 상관성을 갖는 계획설계 상의 작업에서 사용성을 높일 수 있는 방안으로 '세부 프로세스에 따른 발상매체 제공과 UI 최적화 등'을 제시하였고 이후 분업화 작업 시에도 웹스토밍 시스템의 활용성을 높일 수 있는 개선안을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.111-126
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• 1987

Methyl methacrylate-butyl methacrylate copolymer (MMBM)-dibutyl phthalate (DBP) films were investigated as a potential topical drug delivery system for the controlled release of nitrofurazone. The kinetic analysis of release data indicated that drug release followed a diffusion-controlled granular matrix model, where the quantity released per unit area is proportional to the square root of time. DBP of several hydrophobic plasticizers selected was found to give the highest release of nitrofurazone. However, hydrophilic plasticizers such as propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol 400 had no controlled release properties and acceptable film formation. The effects of changes in film composition, drug concentration, film thickness, pH of release medium, and temperature on the in vitro release of nitrofurazone were analyzed both theoretically and experimentally. The release rate constant (k') was found to be proportional to DBP content, pH, and the temperature of release medium, but independent of film thickness, and drug concentration in a range of 0.1-0.4% by weight. The linear relationship was found to exist between the log k' and DBP content. The release of nitrofurazone from MMBM-DBP (8:2) films was found to be an energy-linked process. Two energy terms were calculated ; the activation energy for matrix diffusion was 13.45 kcal/mole, and the heat of drug crystal solvation was 27.26-29.34 kcal/mole. Observation of scanning electron micrographs and microscopic photographs showed that the incorporation of DBP in films increased markedly the particle size of nitrofurazone dispersed in the film matrix, comparing with the fine dispersion of nitrofurazone in pure MMBM film alone.