• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2004

Recent developments in Bridge Management Systems (BMS) and in Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) of bridges, have raised the need for evaluation procedure of future condition (Deterioration) of a bridge. Predicting future deterioration is not an easy task due to limited past data to extrapolate from and also due to difficulty in measuring actual deterioration such as section loss of steel on an actual steel bridge. Also, increase in live load and reduction of resistance are random variables, thus a probabilistic approach should be adopted for determining the future deterioration. Due to difficulties in evaluation of future deterioration on steel bridges, accepting uncertainties within a reasonable error, a deterministic procedure using bridge condition rating can be a useful tool for projection of future condition of bridges to identify repair and maintenance needs. The object of this paper is to determine applicability of evaluating deterioration of steel bridge components based on Bridge condition ratings. Bridge condition ratings of bridge components show wide variation for bridges of same age and does not directly correlate well with the age of the bridge and/or deterioration of the bridge. High uncertainty can be reduced by breaking down the rating and by sensitivity analysis. From refined condition rating data, generalized deterioration profile of structures based on age can be derived. Examples are shown for sample bridges in USA. Approximately, 3,000 short to medium span steel bridges were listed in the inventory database. Results show wide variation of rating factors but by subdividing the Bridge condition ratings for various categories general deterioration profiles of steel bridges can be determined.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.687-691
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• 2002

To enhance the production of flavonoids [baicalin, wogonin-7-Ο-glucuronic acid (GA)], which are secondary metabolites of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi(G.) plant cells, a multilayer perceptron control system was applied to regulate the substrate feeding in a fed-batch cultivation. The optimal profile for the substrate feeding rate in a fed-batch culture of S. baicalensis G. was determined by simulating a kinetic model using a genetic algorithm. Process variable profiles were then prepared for the construction of a multilayer perceptron controller that included massive parallelism, trainability, and fault tolerance. An error back-propagation algorithm was applied to train the multiplayer perceptron. The experimental results showed that neurocontrol incorporated with a genetic algorithm improved the flavonoid production compared with a simple fuzzy logic control system. Furthermore, the specific production yield and flavonoid productivity also increased.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2008

At present, companies write daily work record or use bar-code in order to collect distribution flow data in real time. However, it needs additional works to check the record or read the bar-code with a scanner. In this case, human error could decrease accuracy of data and it would cause problems in reliability. To solve this problem, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is introduced in many automatic recognition sector recently. RFID is a technology that identification data is inserted into micro-mini IC chip and recognize, trace, and manage object, animal, or person using wireless frequency. This is being emerged as the core technology in future ubiquitous environment. This study is intended to suggest RFID application method in franchise business. Traceability and visibility of individual product are supplied based on EPCglobal network. It includes DW system which supplies various assessment data about product in supply chain, financial transaction system which is based on product transaction and position information, and RFID middleware which refines and divides product data from RFID tag. With the suggested application methods, individual product's profile data are supplied in real time and it would boost reliability to customer and make effective cooperation with existing operation systems (SCM, CRM, and e-Business) possible.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.326-334
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• 2011

This paper outlines the time jitter effect of a sampling clock on a software-defined radio technology-based digital intermediate frequency (IF) transceiver for a mobile communication base station. The implemented digital IF transceiver is reconfigurable to high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) and three bandwidth profiles: 1.75 MHz, 3.5 MHz, and 7 MHz, each incorporating the IEEE 802.16d worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) standard. This paper examines the relationship between the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) characteristics of a digital IF transceiver with an under-sampling scheme and the sampling jitter effect on a multichannel orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signal. The simulation and experimental results show that the SNR of the OFDM system with narrower band profiles is more susceptible to sampling clock jitter than systems with relatively wider band profiles. Further, for systems with a comparable bandwidth, HSDPA outperforms WiMAX, for example, a 5 dB error vector magnitude improvement at 15 picoseconds time jitter for a bandwidth of WiMAX 3.5 MHz profile.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2016

본 논문은 무인기용 Ku 대역 위성추적 안테나 시스템의 다중모드 모노펄스 추적 시스템을 위한 소형구조 도파관 고차모드 커플러를 설계, 제작 및 성능시험을 수행하였다. 제안된 고차모드 커플러는 이동형 탑재용 위성추적 안테나 시스템에 적용이 가능하도록 장착성을 감안, 동축 구조의 도파관 구조를 이용하였다. 또한 제안된 커플러를 이용하여 출력된 추적 오차 신호의 패턴을 측정하고 설계된 주파수 대역내에서 적정한 추적 오차가 도출됨을 확인하였다. 제안된 커플러 구조는 향후 정밀추적이 요구되는 다중모드 모노펄스 위성추적시스템에 이용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.908-914
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• 2013

에너지 보존 법칙과 스넬(Snell)의 법칙 및 경로 길이에 의한 동위상의 조건으로부터 수정곡면 캐서그레인 안테나 반사판의 단면을 설계하였다. 원형 개구면에서 균일 개구면 위상을 갖도록 개구면의 수직 및 수평 급전분포 함수에 따른 동위상 조건을 만족하는 3차원 반사판 곡면의 프로파일을 구하였다. 직경 55 ${\lambda}_0$의 크기를 갖는 Ku 밴드용 수정 곡면 캐서그레인 안테나 반사판을 물리광학에 의한 시뮬레이션 결과, 36.4 dB, 33.9 dB의 부엽 레벨을 AZ 및 EL 방향에 대해서 각각 얻을 수 있었으며, 이전 안테나와 비교하여 10 %의 지향성 개선효과가 있었다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.582-589
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• 2016

Multi-mode monopulse system is widely used for satellite terminal like UAV because of high tracking accuracy and low size/weight profile. In order to calculate tracking error, Multi-mode monopulse system utilizes high-order mode signal, and it should have enough C/N(carrier to noise) level therefore tracking system needs narrow band filtering of received satellite beacon signal as much as possible. However, UAV suffers for beacon frequency drift derived from Doppler effect due to satellite figure 8 movement and UAV maneuvering. Therefore wideband signal processing needs to be considered in advance for exact doppler compensation and consequent time delay. In this paper, we propose the multi-stage Digital Signal processing system for beacon signal, which could minimize the signal delay under high Doppler and low C/N condition.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.450-455
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• 2008

A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) is a small genetic change or variation that can occur within a DNA sequence. It's the difference of one base at specific base pair position. SNP variation occurs when a single nucleotide, such as an A, replaces one of the other three nucleotide letters-C, G, or T. On average, SNP occur in the human population more than 1 percent of the time. They occur once in every 300 nucleotides on average, which means there are roughly 10 million SNPs in the human genome. Because SNPs occur frequently throughout the genome and tend to be relatively stable genetically, they serve as excellent biological markers. They can help scientists locate genes that are associated with disease such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes. They can also be used to track the inheritance of disease genes within families. SNPs may also be associated with absorbance and clearance of therapeutic agents. In the future, the most appropriate drug for an individual could be determined in advance of treatment by analyzing a patient's SNP profile. This pharmacogenetic strategy heralds an era in which the choice of drugs for a particular patient will be based on evidence rather than trial and error (so called "personalized medicine").

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.609-615
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• 2000

The energy conservation is one of the most important issues in recent years. Especially, the energy conservation through improved control strategies is one of the most highly possible area to be implemented in the near future. The energy conservation of the ice storage system can be accomplished through the improved control strategies. A real time building load prediction algorithm was developed. The expected highest and the lowest outdoor temperature of the next day were used to estimate the next day outdoor temperature profile. The measured dry bulb temperature and the measured building load were used to estimate system parameters by using the on-line weighted recursive least square method. The estimated hourly outdoor temperatures and the estimated hourly system parameters were used to predict the next day hourly building loads. In order to see the effectiveness of the building load prediction algorithm, two different types of building models were selected and analysed. The simulation results show less than 1% in error for the prediction of the next day building loads. Therefore, this algorithm may successfully be used for the development of improved control algorithms of the ice storage system.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.300-304
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• 2012

본 논문은 리튬 폴리머 배터리 셀의 잔존충전용량을 추정하기 위한 비선형 관측기의 설계방법을 제시한다. 배터리 셀의 동적방정식은 비선형 전압원을 갖는 간단한 RC 전기회로로 모델하고 파라메터는 비선형 최적화기법을 이용하여 구한다. 관측기 이득은 제곱합 분해기법을 사용하여 오차의 동적방정식이 점근적으로 안정하고 추정오차 감소율이 설계자가 지정한 값 이하가 되도록 설계한다. 관측기의 성능을 입증하기 위하여 UDDS 전류 프로파일을 사용한 실험 데이터를 이용하여 모의실험을 수행하였다.