• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.99-111
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• 2018

Wind induced large bending oscillation amplitudes in tall and slender telecommunication steel towers may lead to precocious fatigue cracks and consequent risk of collapse of these structures, many of them installed in rural areas alongside highways and in highly populated urban areas. Varying stress amplitudes at hot spots may be attenuated by means of passive control mechanical devices installed in the tower. This paper gives an account of both mathematical-numerical model and the technique applied to design and evaluate the performance of a double controller installed in existing towers which is composed by a nonlinear pendulum and a novel type of passive controller described herein as a planar motion disk mounted on shear springs. Results of experimental measurements carried out on two slender tubular steel towers under wind action demonstrate the efficiency of the double controllers in attenuating the towers bending oscillation amplitudes and consequent stress amplitudes extending the towers fatigue life.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.8-13
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• 2009

Natural fiber-filled polymer composites have attracted great interest due to increasing environmental concerns and their low costs. In this study, the properties of rice husk flour-filled polypropylene (PP) were analysed in view of the large quantities of this agricultural product available as residue in Brazil. The rice husk flour (RHF) was characterized by SEM and particle size distribution. The properties of the composites were studied by MFI, DMA, DSC and TGA analyses. A commercial PP modified with maleic anhydride (MAPP) was used as coupling agent. It was verified that RHF decreased the MFI of the composites and that the coupling agent decreased it even more. The efficiency of MAPP was confirmed by the high storage modulus and high loss factor of the coupled composites.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.1956-1957
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 모델기반의 제어기 설계 프로그램인 National Instruments(NI)사의 System Identification Toolkit과 Control Design Toolkit, Simulation module을 사용하여 기존의 제어기 설계방식 보다 쉽고 편리하게 제어기를 설계할 수 있었다. 직류전동기의 속도 제어시스템을 구현하기 위해서 하드웨어는 NI사에서 제공하는 실시간 제어기(Real-Time Controller:RT) CompactRIO를 사용하였다. 먼저는, 테스트 입력 신호를 전동기에 인가하고 얻은 출력신호를 통해 제어대상 플랜트인 직류전동기 구동시스템의 전달함수를 구할 수 있었다. 다음으로는 원하는 제어응답성능을 갖는 극점, 영점 제어기를 설계한 후, 모의실험을 통해 속도제어응답을 확인할 수 있었고, 실시간프로그램으로 다운로드하여 실제 전동기 구동시스템의 실험을 통해서 설계된 속도제어기의 응답 결과를 모의실험과 비교하여 검증하였다.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.339-347
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• 2000

최선형 서비스(best effort service) 방식의 현재 인터넷은 실시간 응용의 출현과 보다 나은 서비스를 기대하는 사용자들에 의해 많은 변화가 요구되고 있다. 이러한 요구를 만족시키기 위해서 새로운 프로토콜, 트래픽 제어 및 QoS 라우팅 등에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있으며, 최근 트래픽 제어를 통해 서로 다른 수준의 서비스를 제공하는 차별화 서비스(differentiated service)모델에 관하여 많은 연구가 진행중이다. 두 가지 우선 순위를 바탕으로 사용자에게 어느 정도 예측 가능한 대역폭을 제공하는 RIO 모델은 차별화 서비스의 대표적인 모델이다. 하지만 RIO 모델에서 제공하는 대역 분배 방식은 네트워크 용량이 충분치 못한 상황에서는 서비스 차별화가 이뤄지지 않으며, 잉여 대역폭의 적절한 분배가 이뤄지지 않는다. 본 논문에서는 시뮬레이션을 통하여 네트워크 상황에 따른 RIO모델의 대역 분배 성능을 분석하였으며, 이를 개선하여 보다 효과적인 서비스 차별화가 이뤄지도록 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.894-895
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• 2012

마이크로그리드는 친환경 독립 전력시스템으로 화석연료에 대한 의존도와 CO2 매출량을 줄일 수 있어, 최근 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 실시간 디지털시뮬레 이터를 사용할 경우 시스템 개발 측면에서 시간과 경비를 줄일 수 있는 장점이 있는데, 본 논문에서는 OPAL-RT와 CompactRIO를 이용하여 마이크로그리드의 실시간 시뮬레이터를 구현하여 기초적인 동작을 시험하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.216-222
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• 2006

In the present study, we compared six different solubilization buffers and optimized two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) conditions for human lymph node proteins. In addition, we developed a simple protocol for 2-D gel storage. Efficient solubilization was obtained with lysis buffers containing (a) 8M urea, 4% CHAPS (3-[(3-cholamidopropyl) dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate), 40 mM Tris base, 65 mM DTT(dithiothreitol) and 0.2% carrier ampholytes; (b) 5M urea, 2M thiourea, 2% CHAPS, 2% SB 3-10 (N-decyl-N, N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate), 40mM Tris base, 65 mM DTT and 0.2% carrier ampholytes or (c) 7M urea, 2M thiourea, 4% CHAPS, 65 mM DTT and 0.2% carrier ampholytes. The optimal protocol for isoelectric focusing (IEF) was accumulated voltage of 16,500 Vh and 0.6% DTT in the rehydration solution. In the experiments conducted for the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), best results were obtained with a doubled concentration (50 mM Tris, 384 mM glycine, 0.2% SDS) of the SDS electrophoresis buffer in the cathodic reservoir as compared to the concentration in the anodic reservoir (25 mM Tris, 192 mM glycine, 0.1% SDS). Among the five protocols tested for gel storing, success was attained when the gels were stored in plastic bags with 50% glycerol. This is the first report describing the successful solubilization and 2D-electrophoresis of proteins from human lymph node tissue and a 2-D gel storage protocol for easy gel handling before mass spectrometry (MS) analysis.

• The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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• v.6 no.11S
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• pp.3251-3259
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• 1999

In this paper, we present a new mechanism applying more strict priority than RIO mechanism proposed as a drop precedence policy of AF classes in differentiated services. In this mechanism, applying strict priority to drop precedence policy, we get better performance on priority level. Simulation results indicate that the proposed mechanism may provide more efficient and more strict priority transmissions as compared to RIO regardless of traffic load.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.128-135
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• 2010

This paper introduces step by step procedures for the fabrication and operation of an embedded solar tracker. The system presented consists of application software, compactRIO, C-series interface module, analogue input module, step drive, step motor, feedback devices and other accessories to support its functional stability. CompactRIO that has a real-tim processor allows the solar tracker to be a stand-alone real time system which operates automatically without any external control. An astronomical method and an optical method were used for a high-precision solar tracker. CdS sensors are used to constantly generate feedback signals to the controller, which allow a solar tracker to track the sun even under adverse conditions. The database of solar position and sunrise and sunset time was compared with those of those of the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. The results presented here clearly demonstrate the high-accuracy of the present system in solar tracking, which are applicable to many existing solar systems.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.625-638
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• 2007

The damage detection process may appear difficult to be implemented for truss structures because not all degrees of freedom in the numerical model can be experimentally measured. In this context, the damage locating vector (DLV) method, introduced by Bernal (2002), is a useful approach because it is effective when operating with an arbitrary number of sensors, a truncated modal basis and multiple damage scenarios, while keeping the calculation in a low level. In addition, the present paper also evaluates the noise influence on the accuracy of the DLV method. In order to verify the DLV behavior under different damages intensities and, mainly, in presence of measurement noise, a parametric study had been carried out. Different excitations as well as damage scenarios are numerically tested in a continuous Warren truss structure subjected to five noise levels with a set of limited measurement sensors. Besides this, it is proposed another way to determine the damage locating vectors in the DLV procedure. The idea is to contribute with an alternative option to solve the problem with a more widespread algebraic method. The original formulation via singular value decomposition (SVD) is replaced by a common solution of an eigenvector-eigenvalue problem. The final results show that the DLV method, enhanced with the alternative solution proposed in this paper, was able to correctly locate the damaged bars, using an output-only system identification procedure, even considering small intensities of damage and moderate noise levels.

• ALGAE
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.317-340
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• 2016

The Abrolhos Continental Shelf (ACS) encompasses the largest and richest coral reefs in the southern Atlantic Ocean. A taxonomic study of non-geniculate coralline algae (NGCA) from the region was undertaken using both morpho-anatomical and molecular data. Specimens of NGCA were collected in 2012 and 2014 from shallow reefs of the ACS. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using dataset of psbA DNA sequences from 16 specimens collected in the ACS and additional GenBank sequences of related NGCA species. Nine common tropical reef-building NGCA species were identified and described: Hydrolithon boergesenii, Lithophyllum kaiseri, Lithophyllum sp., Lithothamnion crispatum, Melyvonnea erubescens, Pneophyllum conicum, Porolithon onkodes, Sporolithon ptychoides, and Titanoderma prototypum. A key for species identification is also provided in this study. Our molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that Lithophyllum sp. corresponds to a new species. Our study also confirms that Lithophyllum kaiseri is a new record in Brazil. The psbA sequences of Lithophyllum kaiseri and Melyvonnea erubescens matched with type specimens indirectly. The taxonomic identification of the remaining species was supported by morpho-anatomical evidences as DNA sequences of their types or topotypes remain unavailable.