• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.180-185
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to analyze the tribological characteristics of the Electronic control suspension System in a car. In the first example, the cilp used to attach the front electronic control suspension(ECS) system's control actuator was fastened very tightly. Thus, the wire was cut because of continual rotation of the shock-up shover piston rod used to adjust the height of the car. This verified the disconnection phenomenon where wire damaged makes it impossible for the ECS system to send signal to the actuator. The second example, involved a minute hole that allowed gas to leak from the ECS system. As a result, the height of the car verified the down phenomenon. In the third example, the resistance of a wire measured at $0.21{\Omega}$, when the G sensor was disconnected from the system. This verified the system shutdown and lighting of the ECS warning lamp because of body interference caused by a slight pressure on the battery cover. Therefore, quality control is always necessary to ensure safety and durability of a car.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.05b
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• pp.777-780
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• 2010

피스톤 로드는 자동차의 진동과 충격을 흡수해 주는 현가장치인 쇽옵소버의 주요 부품의 하나로서 쇽옵소버의 성능에 중요한 영향을 주기 때문에 높은 치수정밀도와 표면 매끄러움을 요구한다. 피스톤 로드의 생산공정은 원자재 입고 및 적재$\rightarrow$절단$\rightarrow$열처리$\rightarrow$선삭$\rightarrow$홈가공$\rightarrow$밀링$\rightarrow$전조$\rightarrow$검사 및 포장 순으로 작업이 진행된다. 생산공장에서는 하루 평균 1만5천개 정도의 피스톤 로드를 생산하고 있기 때문에 사이클 타임을 줄이고 생산의 효율성을 향상시키기 위해 자동화가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 피스톤 로드의 생산공정중에서 검사공정과 피스톤 로드에 나사산을 만드는 전조 공정후에 가공부품을 넘겨주는 수작업 공정을 성력화하고 사이클 타임을 획기적으로 줄일 수 있는 자동화시스템 구축 방안을 제시한다. 이를 위해 검사 및 이송장치에 대한 세부적인 검사장치, 정렬장치, 이송장치, 적재장치에 대한 세부 설계 방안과 모델링 수행 결과를 분석하고 제시한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.26-34
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• 2008

This paper summarizes a design procedure of radiated noise from engine blocks of marine engines. This air-borne noise is one of the significant noise contributors including the aeroacoustic noise due to intake and exhaust and the re-radiation due to structure-borne noise. Excitation forces by engine operations are evaluated taking into account the power generation mechanism from the burning process to the subsequence motion of internal parts; piston, connecting rod, and crank shaft. The acoustic transfer vector method is incorporated to effectively simulate the radiated noise field under the various operation conditions. A contribution analysis for the various excitations to the radiated noise is conducted. It is found that the firing pressure is the main source of the radiated noise, and so the structure of the cylinder can be modified to significantly reduce the radiated noise from the engine block.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.62-69
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• 2022

EHA (Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator) is more energy efficiency than a centralized hydraulic system. In particular, the EHA used for aircraft has a redundant design in preparation for failure scenario. Also, due to the aircraft's internal space limitation, the actuator's length must be optimized. Therefore, a series configuration of double rod and single rod cylinder is advantageous. However, due to the asymmetry of the cross-sectional area of the piston, the force fighting phenomenon between the two cylinder areas occurs during redundant operation with a general control system. In this paper, the force fighting phenomenon of redundant EHA was simulated. A controller with load compensation and a force control-based position controller as a method to suppress its stimulation

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.255-261
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• 2010

Forensic engineering is the area of expertise of those qualified to serve as engineering experts in courts of law or arbitration proceedings. Especially failure of internal parts during vehicle fire accidents causing injuries and damage to property almost always generates conflict between the automaker and customer. Hence, the investigation of such events generally involves an engineering analysis. One of the possible reasons for such accidents caused by vehicle fire is the failure of the piston and connecting rod. By formal inspections and engineering tests, this study shows the results of investigation and the cause of failure of the mechanical parts. For this purpose the failure mechanism is analyzed by using fractography methods and by applying an instrumented indentation technique to compare the material properties of the reference part with those of the malfunctioning part.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.41-46
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• 2005

Objective : A study of the histopathologic and neurobehavioral correlates of cortical impact injury produced by increasing impact velocity using the controlled cortical impact[CCI] injury model is studied. Methods : Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats [$200{\sim}250g$] were given CCI injury using a pneumatically driven piston. Effect of impact velocity on a 3mm deformation was assessed at 2.5m/sec [n=6], 3.0m/sec [n=6], 3.5m/sec [n=6], and no injury [n=6]. After postoperative 24hours the rats were evaluated using several neurobehavioral tests including the rotarod test, beam-balance performance, and postural reflex test. Contusion volume and histopathologic findings were evaluated for each of the impact velocities. Results : On the rota rod test, all the injured rats exhibited a significant difference compared to the sham-operated rats and increased velocity correlated with increased deficit [p<0.001]. Contusion volume increased with increasing impact velocity. For the 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5m/sec groups, injured volumes were $18.8{\pm}2.3mm^3$, $26.8{\pm}3.1mm^3$, and $32.5{\pm}3.5mm^3$, respectively. In addition, neuronal loss in the hippocampal sub-region increased with increasing impact velocity. In the TUNEL staining, all the injured groups exhibited definitely positive cells at pericontusional area. However, there were no significant differences in the number of positive cells among the injured groups. Conclusion : Cortical impact velocity is a critical parameter in producing cortical contusion. Severity of cortical injury is proportional to increasing impact velocity of cortical injury.