• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.587-591
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• 2014

고급 홍삼의 생산 수율을 증가시키는 제어 방법에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. 수삼에서 홍삼을 만드는 과정 중 수증기로 수삼을 찌는 증삼 공정에서 동체균열, 내공, 내백 등이 발생하는데 이는 홍삼의 품질을 저하시키는 원인이 된다. 고급 홍삼의 수율을 증가시키기 위해서는 이런 불량 요인을 최소화하는 방법이 필요하다. 최근까지 대부분의 증삼 공정의 제어는 증삼 과정의 필수 인자인 온도만을 조절하거나 온도와 압력을 동시에 조절하여 제어하는 방법이 연구되었다. 그러나 이는 불량 요인을 최소화하는 목적에 적합하지 못한 것으로 보인다. 이와 달리, 본 연구에서는 기존의 홍삼 제조 방식을 토대로 $96{\sim}99^{\circ}C$의 온도를 유지하면서 수삼의 무게 제어를 통하여 불량 요인을 최소화하는 제어 방법을 제시한다. 무게 제어를 적용한 실험 결과 증삼 과정 후 수삼의 동체균열의 불량요인이 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.1115-1127
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• 2010

TFT-LCD 생산 과정에서 발생하는 결함을 정확하게 분류하여 결함 유형에 따라 폐기, 사용가능 등의 의사결정을 적절하게 내리는 것은 수율 증가 및 생산성 향상에 필수적인 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 TFT-LCD 생산 라인에서 획득한 결함 영상에 대하여 명암도 분포(intensity distribution) 및 결함 영상의 형태 특징(shape feature)을 분석하여 효과적으로 필름 결함 유형을 분류하는 기법을 제시한다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 필름 결함 영상을 결함 영역과 결함이 아닌 배경 영역으로 이진화하고, 결함 영역에서 결함의 선형성(linearity), 명암도 분포를 고려한 형태 특징 등의 여러 가지 특징을 분석하여 기준 영상(referential image) 데이터베이스를 구축하였으며, 분류하고자 하는 결함 영상과 데이터베이스에 저장된 기준 영상과의 매칭 비용 함수(matching cost function)를 정의하여 적절히 매칭시킴으로써 결함의 유형을 결정하였다. 제시한 기법의 성능을 검증하기 위하여 실제 TFT-LCD 생산 라인에서 획득한 결함 영상들을 대상으로 분류 실험을 수행하였으며, 실험 결과 생산 라인에서 이용할 수 있을 정도의 상당한 수준의 분류 정확도를 달성하였음을 보여주었다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.110-121
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• 2009

It is essential to embed product quality in the design process to win the global competition. Many components found in many products including automobiles and electronic devices are fabricated using sheet metal forming processes. Wrinkle and fracture are two types of defects frequently found in the sheet metal forming process. Reducing such defects is a hard problem as they are affected by many uncontrollable factors. Attempts to solve the problem based on traditional deterministic optimization theories are often led to failures. Furthermore, the wrinkle and fracture are conflicting defects in such a way that reducing one defect leads to increasing the other. Hence, it is a difficult task to reduce both of them at the same time. In this research, a new design method for reducing the rates of conflicting defects under uncontrollable factors is presented by using operating window and a sequential search procedure. A new SN ratio is proposed to overcome the problems of a traditional SN ratio used in the operating window technique. The method is applied to optimizing the robust design of a sheet metal forming process. To show the effectiveness of the proposed method, a comparison is made between the traditional and the proposed methods using simulation software, applied to a design of particular sheet metal forming process problem. The results show that the proposed method always gives a more robust design that is less sensitive to noises than the traditional method.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2004

The primary goal of six sigma is to improve patient satisfaction, and thereby profitability, by reducing and eliminating defects. Defects may be related to any aspect of customer satisfaction: high product quality, schedule adherence, cost minimization, process capability indices, defects per unit, and yield. Many six sigma metrics can be mathematically related to the others. Literally, six means six standard deviations from the mean or median value. As applied to quality metrics, the term indicates that failures are at least six standard deviations from the mean or norm. This would mean about 3.4 failures per million opportunities for failure. The objective of six sigma quality is to reduce process output variation so that on a long term basis, which is the customer's aggregate experience with our process over time, this will result in no more than 3.4 defect Parts Per Million(PPM) opportunities (or 3.4 Defects Per Million Opportunities. For a process with only one specification limit (upper or lower), this results in six process standard deviations between the mean of the process and the customer's specification limit (hence, 6 Sigma). The results of applicative six sigma experiment studied on 18 items TP, ALB, T.B, ALP, AST, ALT, CL, CK, LD, K, Na, CRE, BUN, T.C, GLU, AML, CA tests in clinical chemistry were follows. Assessment of process performance fits within six sigma tolerance limits were TP, ALB, T.B, ALP, AST, ALT, CL, CK, LD, K, Na, CRE, BUN, T.C, GLU, AML, CA with 72.2%, items that fit within five sigma limits were total bilirubin, chloride and sodium were 3 sigma. We were sure that the goal of six sigma would reduce test variation in the process.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2024

Copper Filter Dryer(CFD)는 냉동 및 냉방 시스템에서 냉매의 순환 시 불순물을 제거하여 깨끗한 냉매를 유지하는 역할을 하며, CFD의 결함은 냉동 및 냉방 시스템의 누수, 수명 저하 등 제품의 결함으로 이어질 수 있어 품질보증이 필수적이다. 기존에는 품질 검사 단계에서 작업자가 검사하고 결함을 판단하는 방법이 주로 사용되었으나, 이러한 방법은 주관적으로 판단하기 때문에 정확하지 못하다. 본 논문에서는 CFD 축관 및 용접 공정 과정에서 발생하는 결함을 검출하고 기존의 품질 검사를 대체하기 위해 YOLOv7 객체 감지 알고리즘을 사용하여 결함을 검출했고, F1-Score 0.954, 0.895의 검출 성능을 확인하였다. 또한, 결함 이미지의 Timestamp에 해당하는 센서 데이터 분석을 통해 용접 과정 중 발생하는 결함의 원인을 분석하였다. 본 논문은 CFD 공정 중 발생하는 결함을 검출하고 원인을 분석함으로써 제조 품질보증과 개선 방안을 제시한다.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2018

With the recent strengthening of environmental regulations and the need for cost reduction, excavators, a type of construction equipment, are being miniaturized while components are being developed in consideration of stability. In the case of excavator press parts, mainly high-strength steel sheets are being used to enhance stability and reduce weight. However, in the case of high-strength materials, there is a need to research product forming methods to reduce Springback in defects arising in parts assembly due to Springback that result from the internal residual stress that occurs in press forming being released after product forming. Accordingly, regarding the tank cover, an excavator press-forming part, this study selected a method to reduce distortion through analysis of the Springback occurrence rate and Springback causes through a forming analysis. A forming analysis was conducted for the Springback of the tank cover. Deformations of 13.714 mm in the upper part and 6.244 mm in the inner part of the product occurred, while wrinkles occurred on the sides of the product due to uneven thickness. A forming analysis was conducted for the major shapes of the product to investigate the causes of Springback. Distortion deformation due to the bead in the center of the product was confirmed to be a large factor. A Springback reduction method of correcting uneven thickness in the product sides, a Springback reduction method of removing the bead, and a correction method of restriking after the final forming were used in a forming analysis to determine the degree of Springback reduction. For the forming method to correct uneven thickness in the sides, deformation was reduced by 12% in the upper side compared to the existing model, but deformation in the inner side increased by 1%. For the restriking forming method, deformation decreased by 25% in the upper side and 13% in the inner side. For the bead removal method, deformation decreased by 28% in the upper side and 13% in the inner side, the largest Springback correction results. This indicates that the bead has a large affect on Springback.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2003년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.285-288
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• 2003

The bending phenomenon during extruding one product using four billets can be obtain by the difference of hole diameters in the multi-hole container. The difference of hole diameter caused the difference of billet amount inserted in the die cavity. As results, it can bend during extruding products by the different amount of two billets and by the cohesion of billets in the porthole dies cavity. And the bending curvature can be controlled by the size of holes and billets. The experiments using aluminium material had been done for the rectangular and square curved tube product. The results of the experiment show that the curved aluminum tube product can be bended by the extru-bending process without the defects such as the distortion of section and the thickness change of the wall of tube and the folding and wrinkling. The curvature of product is affected by shape of cross section and the difference of billet diameters. It is known that the welding and extruding and bending can be done simultaneously in the die cavity when a rectangular hollow curved tube would be extruded by porthole dies using four different size billets made of aluminum material.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.185-199
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• 2024

Purpose: The improvement of yield and quality in product manufacturing is crucial from the perspective of process management. Controlling key variables within the process is essential for enhancing the quality of the produced items. In this study, we aim to identify key variables influencing product defects and facilitate quality enhancement in CNC machining process using SHAP(SHapley Additive exPlanations) Methods: Firstly, we conduct model training using boosting algorithm-based models such as AdaBoost, GBM, XGBoost, LightGBM, and CatBoost. The CNC machining process data is divided into training data and test data at a ratio 9:1 for model training and test experiments. Subsequently, we select a model with excellent Accuracy and F1-score performance and apply SHAP to extract variables influencing defects in the CNC machining process. Results: By comparing the performances of different models, the selected CatBoost model demonstrated an Accuracy of 97% and an F1-score of 95%. Using Shapley Value, we extract key variables that positively of negatively impact the dependent variable(good/defective product). We identify variables with relatively low importance, suggesting variables that should be prioritized for management. Conclusion: The extraction of key variables using SHAP provides explanatory power distinct from traditional machine learning techniques. This study holds significance in identifying key variables that should be prioritized for management in CNC machining process. It is expected to contribute to enhancing the production quality of the CNC machining process.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.2139-2151
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• 2014

Embedded system testing, especially long-term reliability testing, of flash memory solutions such as embedded multi-media card, secure digital card and solid-state drive involves strategic decision making related to test sample size to achieve high test coverage. The test sample size is the number of flash memory devices used in a test. Earlier, there were physical limitations on the testing period and the number of test devices that could be used. Hence, decisions regarding the sample size depended on the experience of human testers owing to the absence of well-defined standards. Moreover, a lack of understanding of the importance of the sample size resulted in field defects due to unexpected user scenarios. In worst cases, users finally detected these defects after several years. In this paper, we propose that a large number of potential field defects can be detected if an adequately large test sample size is used to target weak features during long-term reliability testing of flash memory solutions. In general, a larger test sample size yields better results. However, owing to the limited availability of physical resources, there is a limit on the test sample size that can be used. In this paper, we address this problem by proposing a self-adaptive reliability testing scheme to decide the sample size for effective long-term reliability testing.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2010

Microstructural origins of leakage current and physical degradation during operation in product-quality AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices were investigated using photon emission microscopy (PEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). AlGaN/GaN HEMTs were fabricated with metal organic chemical vapor deposition on semi-insulating SiC substrates. Photon emission irregularity, which is indicative of gate leakage current, was measured by PEM. Site specific TEM analysis assisted by a focused ion beam revealed the presence of threading dislocations in the channel below the gate at the position showing strong photon emissions. Observation of electrically degraded devices after life tests revealed crack/pit shaped defects next to the drain in the top AlGaN layer. The morphology of the defects was three-dimensionally investigated via electron tomography.