• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.390-405
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• 2009

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are envisioned to facilitate information gathering for various applications and depending on the application types they may require certain quality of service (QoS) guarantee for successful and guaranteed event perception. Therefore, QoS in WSNs is an important issue and two most important parameters that hinder the goal of guaranteed event perception are time-sensitive and reliable delivery of gathered information, while a minimum energy consumption is desired. In this paper, we propose an energy-aware, multi-constrained and multipath QoS provisioning mechanism for WSNs based on optimization approach. Hence, a detailed analytical analysis of reliability, delay and energy consumption is presented to formulate the optimization problem in an analytical way. A greedy algorithm is proposed to achieve the desired QoS guarantee while keeping the energy consumption minimum. Also, a simple but efficient retransmission mechanism is proposed to enhance the reliability further, while keeping the delay within delay bound. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of our scheme.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.841-855
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• 1999

In the present work, the effect of a flow maldistribution on the thermal and conversion response of 8 monolith catalytic converter is Investigated. To achieve this goal, a combined chemical reaction and multi-dimensional fluid dynamic mathematical model has been developed. The present results show that flow uniformity within the monolith brick has 8 great impact on light-off performance of the catalytic converter. In the case of lower flow uniformity, large portions of the monolith remain cold due to locally concentrated high velocities and CO, HC are unconverted during warm-up period, which loads to retardation of light-off. It has been also found that the heat-up pattern of the monolith ill similar to the flow distribution profile, In the early stage of the reaction. It may be concluded that flow maldistribution can cause a significant retardation of the light-off and hence can eventually worsen tho conversion efficiency of automotive catalytic converter.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.49-69
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• 2003

This study purported to evaluate the performance of the appointment system for outpatients in primary care dental clinic. The data of patients' time flow for 1,245 patients in Y Dental Clinic were collected for one month in 2002 and then analyzed. Specifically, the time periods of treatment and patients' waiting as well as rates of appointment and it's failure are estimated. The accuracy of expected treatment time period was also evaluated. The results showed that 72% of patients visited the clinic with appointments, and only 56% kept their appointments. The patient's waiting time period turned out to be 11 minutes in Y clinic. The expected treatment time period is turned out to be very important because they influence significantly on patient's waiting time period. Practically, the expected treatment time period should be overestimated about 9 minutes in general, and the characteristics of dentist, each patient's diagnosis and age need to be especially considered. Hospitals and clinics also need to make the systematic and detailed critical pathways for a variety of patient cases by analyzing the patients' treatment pattern. With the improved appointment systems, healthcare institutions will approach the goal of effective and efficient management of the institution and also satisfy their customers.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권9B호
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• pp.808-817
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• 2004

최근 Low-Rate WPAN 기술에 관한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. Low-Rate WPAN 은 사용자가 실질적으로 인식하지 못하는 상황에서도 주변환경에 존재하는 많은 수의 센서를 통해 컴퓨터를 이용한 개선된 서비스제공에 목적을 두고있다. Low-Rate WPAN 환경을 구성하는 센서 디 B} 이스는 빈번한 이동성을 가지게 되고 새로운 경로 탐색을 위한 메카니즘을 필요로 하게 되므로, 본 논문에서는 센서 디바이스의 위치정보를 이용한 Low-Rate WPAN 환경에서의 효율척언 라우팅 메카니즘을 제안한다. 제안한 메카니즘은 기존 방법들에 비해 라우팅 메시지 수를 감소시킬 수 있음을 시뮬레이션을 통해 입증한다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.342-352
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• 2021

Multicast Routings is a big challenge due to limitations such as node power and bandwidth Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET). The path to be chosen from the source to the destination node requires protocols. Multicast protocols support group-oriented operations in a bandwidth-efficient way. While several protocols for multi-cast MANETs have been evolved, security remains a challenging problem. Consequently, MANET is required for high quality of service measures (QoS) such infrastructure and application to be identified. The goal of a MANETs QoS-aware protocol is to discover more optimal pathways between the network source/destination nodes and hence the QoS demands. It works by employing the optimization method to pick the route path with the emphasis on several QoS metrics. In this paper safe routing is guaranteed using the Secured Multicast Routing offered in MANET by utilizing the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) technique to integrate the QOS-conscious route setup into the route selection. This implies that only the data transmission may select the way to meet the QoS limitations from source to destination. Furthermore, the track reliability is considered when selecting the best path between the source and destination nodes. For the optimization of the best path and its performance, the optimized algorithm called the micro artificial bee colony approach is chosen about the probabilistic ant routing technique.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.59-80
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• 2022

In the present study, the objective is to detect the structural damages using the responses obtained from the sensors at the optimal location under uncertainty conditions. Reducing the error rate in damage detection process due to responses' noise is an important goal in this study. In the proposed algorithm for optimal sensor placement, the noise of responses recorded from the sensors is initially reduced using the principal component analysis. Afterward, the optimal sensor placement is obtained by the damage detection equation based sensitivity analysis. The sensors are placed on degrees of freedom corresponding to the minimum error rate in structural damage detection through this procedure. The efficiency of the proposed method is studied on a truss bridge, a space dome, a double-layer grid as well as a three-story experimental frame structure and the results are compared. Moreover, the performance of the suggested method is compared with three other algorithms of Average Driving Point Residue (ADPR), Effective Independence (EI) method, and a mass weighting version of EI. In the examples, young's modulus, density, and cross-sectional areas of the elements are considered as uncertainty parameters. Ultimately, the results have demonstrated that the presented algorithm under uncertainty conditions represents a high accuracy to obtain the optimal sensor placement in the structures.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.538-546
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• 2008

오늘날 복잡해져 가는 컴퓨팅 환경에서 시스템에 발생하는 다양한 문제를 시스템 관리자가 직접 처리하는 것은 한계가 있다. 이 한계를 해결하기 위해서 시스템 스스로 상황을 인식하여 적절한 대응하는 능력을 갖는 것이 중요한 이슈가 되고 있다. 그러나 자가 적응 시스템을 생성하기 위해서는 많은 경험과 지식이 필요하다. 따라서 자가 적응 시스템 구축의 어려움이 문제가 되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 그러한 자가 적응 시스템의 구축을 용이하게 하기 위하여 자가 적응 시스템의 코드를 자동 생성하는 기법을 제안한다. 본 자가 적응 시스템은 기존 관련 연구에서 문제가 된 시스템의 리소스 과다 사용을 통한 비효율성과 바이러스와 같은 외부 요인에 의한 부정확한 동작에 대한 문제를 부분적으로 해결한다. 본 논문에서는 평가를 위하여 비디오 회의 시스템에서 사용하는 파일 전송 모듈에 제안 방법론을 적용하였다. 개발자가 추가로 작성한 코드의 길이, 개발자가 만든 클래스의 수, 개발 시간을 제안 방법론 적용 전과 후를 비교하여 그 유효성을 확인하였다.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.143-152
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• 2006

기업에서 실제로 수행된 블렌디드 학습(Blended Learning)의 효과성을 규명해보고 이를 토대로 온라인 학습과 오프라인 학습을 효과적으로 병행하기 위한 시사점을 도출하고자 본 연구가 수행되었다. 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 블렌디드 학습의 효과성에 대한 설명적 혼합설계 방식으로 체제적 분석을 시도하였다. 블렌디드 학습의 효과에 대한 양적 분석 결과, 종합진단과 타인진단에서는 블렌디드 학습이 리더십 역량을 향상시키는데 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 사후 설문조사 및 핵심 면담대상자집단과의 면담 결과 블렌디드 학습의 유용성을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로, 블렌디드 학습 방식으로 운영한 프로그램의 분석을 통해 블렌디드 학습 효과에 영향을 주는 특성을 분석하고, 블렌디드 학습의 효과성 검증에 대한 방향을 제시하고자 하였다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2006

유전자 알고리즘은 지금까지의 방법으로써는 해결이 곤란한 문제에 대해서 실용상의 최적해를 랜덤하고 빠르게 찾는 방법으로서 사용되어 왔으며, 종래의 검색 알고리즘과 달리 검색 공간 중 하나의 점뿐만 아니라 많은 점을 동시에 고려하기 때문에 국부 최소점(local minima)점에 수렴되는 현상을 극복할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 목적 함수에 연속미분조건이 없으며 다수의 변수들을 하나의 문자열로 부호화(coding)함으로써 병렬연산 및 동시최적화가 가능한 유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 PI제어기를 교류서보전동기에 적용하여 작업환경변화에 능동적으로 대응하는 제어방법을 제안하였으며 산업현장에서의 로보트 액추에이터 등의 응용과 정밀제어를 실현하기 위한 교류서보전동기의 드라이버에 적용할 수 있는 제어기를 구현하고자 한다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.64-77
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to objectify the level of case management performance and the factors influencing performance, to improve the case management performance at the Korea Worker's Compensation & Welfare Service (KWCWS) on the basis of the recognition of the objective realities of case management by job coordinators at the KWCWS, to develop a model of case management fit for the KWCWS, and to provide a basis for establishing guidelines for standardized case management. Methods: A total of 156 questionnaires were distributed to job coordinators at the KWCWS's headquarters, six regional headquarters, and 55 branches. One hundred forty-one questionnaires were collected and 126 were analyzed statistically using SPSS 21.0. Factor analysis and reliability analysis were conducted to verify the validity and reliability of the main measurement items in the research model. Frequency analysis was conducted for general characteristics of survey subjects. Frequency analysis or descriptive statistics were conducted to identify the level of independent variables (case manager's individual variables, job variables, institutional and organizational variables). Dependent variables (case management performance) and the degree of correlation were analyzed through correlation analysis between research variables. Multiple regression analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted to examine the effect of independent variables on case management performance. Results: The results of the study showed that the level of overall performance in the five stages of case management was ordinary, with an average level of 3.45 on a 5-point scale. Levels of performance by step were institutional approach and intake (3.69), assessment (3.63), goal setting and intervention planning (3.46), implementation of intervention plan (3.32), and evaluation and termination (3.20), in that order. The explanatory power of case management performance (overall) by case managers with the KWCWS was case manager's institutional and organizational variables, job variables, and individual variables, in that order. At each stage of case management, the explanatory power of a case manager's institutional and organizational variables was found to be the greatest. The model changes at each stage of case management assume similar aspects statistically. In hierarchical regression analysis, it was institutional support that had a significant effect on case management performance (overall), and institutional support had the greatest effect. The results of multiple regression analysis in which all variables are input simultaneously showed that institutional support and expertise as well as self-efficacy had a positive effect. However, case management work experience, expertise (technology), and autonomy were found to have a negative effect during the stage of case management performance. Conclusions: As a result of the study, it was confirmed that raising the case manager's expertise and support from the institution and organization are important factors to improve the level of case management performance. The research also derived practical ways of reinforcement of case manager capacity, institutional and organizational support, operation of rehabilitation-case management teams, and occupational health-related aspects.