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Development of BIM and Augmented Reality-Based Reinforcement Inspection System for Improving Quality Management Efficiency in Railway Infrastructure (철도 인프라 품질관리 효율성 향상을 위한 BIM 기반 AR 철근 점검 시스템 구축)

  • Suk, Chaehyun;Jeong, Yujeong;Jeon, Haein;Yu, Youngsu;Koo, Bonsang
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.63-65
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    • 2023
  • BIM and AR technologies have been assessed as a means of enhancing productivity within the construction industry, through the provision of effortless access to critical data on site, achieved via the projection of 3D models and associated information onto actual structures. However, most of the previous researches for applying AR technology in construction quality management has been performed for construction projects in general, resulting in only overall on-site management solutions. Also, a few previous researches for the application of AR in the quality management of specific elements like reinforcements focused only on simple projection, so conducting specific quality inspection was impossible. Hence, this study aimed to develop a practically applicable BIM-based AR quality management system targeted for reinforcements. For the development of this system, the reinforcement inspection items on the quality checklist used at railway construction sites were analyzed, and four types of AR functions that can effectively address these items were developed and installed. The validation result of the system for the actual railway bridge showed a degradation of projection stability. This problem was solved through model simplification and enhancement of the AR device's hardware performance, and then the normal operation of the system was validated. Subsequently, the final developed reinforcement quality inspection system was evaluated for practical applicability by on-site quality experts, and the efficiency of inspection would significantly increase when using the AR system compared to the current inspection method for reinforcements.

Bayesian ballast damage detection utilizing a modified evolutionary algorithm

  • Hu, Qin;Lam, Heung Fai;Zhu, Hong Ping;Alabi, Stephen Adeyemi
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.435-448
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    • 2018
  • This paper reports the development of a theoretically rigorous method for permanent way engineers to assess the condition of railway ballast under a concrete sleeper with the potential to be extended to a smart system for long-term health monitoring of railway ballast. Owing to the uncertainties induced by the problems of modeling error and measurement noise, the Bayesian approach was followed in the development. After the selection of the most plausible model class for describing the damage status of the rail-sleeper-ballast system, Bayesian model updating is adopted to calculate the posterior PDF of the ballast stiffness at various regions under the sleeper. An obvious drop in ballast stiffness at a region under the sleeper is an evidence of ballast damage. In model updating, the model that can minimize the discrepancy between the measured and model-predicted modal parameters can be considered as the most probable model for calculating the posterior PDF under the Bayesian framework. To address the problems of non-uniqueness and local minima in the model updating process, a two-stage hybrid optimization method was developed. The modified evolutionary algorithm was developed in the first stage to identify the important regions in the parameter space and resulting in a set of initial trials for deterministic optimization to locate all most probable models in the second stage. The proposed methodology was numerically and experimentally verified. Using the identified model, a series of comprehensive numerical case studies was carried out to investigate the effects of data quantity and quality on the results of ballast damage detection. Difficulties to be overcome before the proposed method can be extended to a long-term ballast monitoring system are discussed in the conclusion.

A Study of Performance Target Setting of Regression point of view -Focusing on the Intellectual Right and a Paper for the Railway R&D (회귀적관점의 성과목표 설정에 관한 연구 -철도연구개발의 지식재산권 및 논문 성과를 중심으로-)

  • Park, Man-Soo;Kwon, Yong-Jang;Lee, Hi-Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.321-326
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    • 2010
  • Government evaluate annually a performance of government's R&D(Research & Development) and decide a budget and progress. So, a performance target setting of R&D is very important at the planning, The basic performance target setting of railroad R&D is clear. However, a scientific and technological performance target setting of railroad R&D is very difficult and a reasonable level of it can not be judged. Therefore, this study will suggest a solution for a scientific and technological performance target setting of railroad R&D through regression analysis of successfully finished railroad R&D, after judging a reasonability of a scientific and technological performance through comparing railroad R&D with the other R&D.

Development of Ride Comfort Measuring System for Railway with Multi-function (다기능성을 갖는 철도 차량용 승차감 측정시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Young-Guk;Kim, Seog-Won;Park, Chan-Kyeong;Kim, Ki-Hwan;Park, Tae-Won
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.369-377
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    • 2004
  • Recently, the "ride comfort" problem becomes increasingly important because of today's needs for train speedup. The concept of term "ride comfort" is equivocal. Generally it is defined as the vehicle vibration. There are many studies on evaluation method of ride comfort for railway. But each of them recommends the different assessment method and the different guidance. In general, the evaluation methods defined in the standards, such as ISO 2631 and UIC 513R, and Ride Index suggested by Sperling, have been used in the railroad. But, only one or two methods of these can be evaluated by using the commercial ride comfort measuring system. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the new ride comfort measuring system for railway with multi-function. In this paper, the generalization of "ride comfort" and the design and verification of new ride comfort measuring system for railway with multi-function have been described and the application examples has been introduced.

Roll Replacing Robot Systems for Wire-rod Press Roll (선재 압연 롤 교체 로봇 시스템)

  • Jin, Mao-Lin;You, Ki-Sung;Ryu, Hwang-Ryol;Choi, Chin-Tae
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.17 no.7
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    • pp.647-650
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents the development of roll replacement robot system for wire-rod press rolls. The roll replacement robot system consist of a palletized railway truck, a 6-DOF industrial robot manipulator, a roll changing tool and a hydraulic power system. Results of simulation and pilot experiment show the roll changing task can be successfully automated using proposed robot system.

A Study on the Development of Train Control System Data Transmission Technology Using a Wireless Mesh (무선 Mesh를 이용한 열차제어시스템 데이터 전송 기술 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Yun, Hak-Sun;Lee, Key-Seo;Yang, Dong-In;Oh, Sea-Hwa;Jung, Ho-Hung;Ryou, Sung-Kyun
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.149-156
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    • 2012
  • This paper suggests the data transmission technology for applying to the actual railway line based on the technological trends and theories for the wireless Mesh techniques. This paper presents a technical basis that is applicable to the economic and efficient use of frequency and to the development of a Communication Based Train Control System by demonstrating its Applicability, Availability, Reliability and Safety for the train control system of the radio frequency of the bandwidth of 5.7 GHz at the experiments.

Stress Release Zone Around Sub-structure Constructed by Non-open Cut Methods (비개착공법으로 건설된 지하구조물 주변 지반 응력이완영역 규명)

  • Seo, Ho-Sung;Cho, Kook-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.480-488
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    • 2016
  • For the development of areas around railway lines, subsurface construction using the non-open cut method under the railway has recently been increased. However, when a structure under a railway is constructed, the stress release of the ground is not considered an important factor in the design. In this study, laboratory tests were conducted to determine a zone of stress relaxation. Field tests using an inclinometer were performed to measure the horizontal displacement of the ground during non-open cut construction. The stress release zone and the subgrade stiffness were investigated by numerical analysis. The results of the laboratory tests indicated that the failure zone in the ground was similar to a Rankine's active earth pressure zone. The measured data from the inclinometer in the field tests showed that displacements started when a steel pipe was pushed into the ground. The results of numerical analysis show that lateral earth pressure was also close to Rankine's active earth pressure. The roadbed support stiffness of the soil around the structure decreased to 40% of the original value. The ground around the subsurface structure constructed using nonopen cut methods should be reinforced to maintain the running stability of train.

The Development of a Railway Safety Maturity Model and Estimate Procedures (철도 안전성숙모델 개발 및 평가절차 방안)

  • Lim, Kwang-Kyun;Yeum, Diogjong;Kim, Sigon
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.195-202
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    • 2014
  • The newly updated Rail Safety Act is required to build a comprehensive railway safety management system with corresponding accreditation regulations for the purpose of safe railway operations. However, such efforts would not be enough to achieve a successful safety-performance solely without being in place of an appropriate level of safety cultures in an organization. No research was taken place to propose a safety culture maturity model and its estimate procedures in Korean railway industries. The research reviews a variety of safety maturity models applied in many other industries and the process of conducting surveys in order to propose a framework of railway safety maturity estimates, with a set of railway safety elements. This research is expected to contribute in diagnosing weak areas and finding their appropriate treatment, along with in placing the railway safety certificate program from 2014.

A Study on the User Demand Forecasting and Improvement Plan of Gimpo City Library Service

  • Noh, Younghee;Chang, Inho;Kang, Ji Hei;Chang, Rosa
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.7-27
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    • 2020
  • With accommodation of a population of many young people and families due to Hangang River New Town Housing Project and development of railway station spheres, a need is increasing to improve the quality of public libraries service for Gimpo citizens and to establish more libraries. This study thus analyzed the book lending data of Gimpo City libraries, and the city's libraries-related social media big data in an effort to forecast the users, and thus to propose four library service improvement measures. First, in terms of book gathering and book development policy plans, a proposal was made to expand good books for children and youth, and to expand general original-language books related to learning of English, and English books for children. Second, in terms of the establishment of additional libraries or specialization strategy, a proposal was made to establish exclusive children's libraries or English libraries, and to establish library specialization strategy with a focus on children and English themes. Third, in terms of library culture programs, a proposal was made to provide library culture programs in relation to children education and to expand weekend library culture programs. Fourth, in terms of library facilities, considering the convenience of parking facilities, a proposal was made to establish libraries near apartment complexes.

Model-based Analysis to Improve the Safety of Urban Logistics System Using Vacant Space (유휴공간을 활용한 도시물류 시스템의 안전성 향상을 위한 모델기반 분석)

  • Park, Jae-Min;Kim, Joo-Uk;Kim, Young-Min
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2022
  • The growth of the online market is accelerating due to the development of technology and the pandemic era. The delivery service through the courier must be used to deliver the ordered goods to the customer through the online market. With the growth of the online market, the logistics market for delivery is also growing. The traffic and environmental problems are emerging as social issues. Urban logistics technology using underground space based on the urban railway developed to improve logistics efficiency in a metropolitan area and a new alternative to environmental problems. This study proposed a plan to secure system safety through safety analysis based on operational concept definition and scenario analysis by applying model-based perspective analysis to the system under development.