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A Response Time of the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Robot based on the Gamma Ray Dose-Rate Constraints (감마선 선량율 제한조건에 따른 원자력 비상대응로봇의 대응시간)

  • Cho, JaiWan;Choi, Young Soo;Kim, TaeWon;Jeong, KyungMin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2014.04a
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    • pp.807-810
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    • 2014
  • 로봇 시스템의 제어 및 이를 이용한 환경 인식에는 많은 전자 광학 소자들이 사용되고 있다. 로봇 제어회로에 사용되고 있는 Si CMOS 공정의 CPU, ASIC, FPGA 소자는 고 선량의 감마선에 취약하다. 환경정보 수집용으로 로봇에 탑재되는 CMOS/CCD 카메라의 관측영상에는 고선량 감마선으로 인한 speckle (백색잡음, white noise) 들이 나타나며, 이들이 카메라의 관측성능을 저하시킨다. 후쿠시마 원자력발전소 사고와 같이 원자력시설에서 제어불능의 심각한 사고가 발생되면 고선량 감마선이 방출된다. 이러한 고선량 감마선방출은 사람에 의한 사고수습을 불가능하게 하며, 사고 수습을 위해서는 로봇의 활용이 불가피하다. 그러나, 방출되는 고선량 감마선의 세기(선량율)가 지나치게 높을 경우, 로봇 전자회로가 장애를 일으키기 때문에 로봇의 적절한 임무수행이 가능한 감마선 세기에 대한 고려가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 고선량 감마선 환경하에서의 로봇 탑재 CCD/CMOS 카메라의 관측 성능을 고려하여 100 Gy/h 를 감마선 선량율 제한조건으로 설정한다. 그리고, 재 가동 승인심사를 받기 위해 일본의 원전 운영자들이 제시한 PWR (가압경수로) 원전의 중대사고 대책 적합성 평가문서에 나타난 노심용융개시 시점의 원자로 격납건물내 감마선 선량율 추이 계산결과를 활용하여 로봇의 대응시간을 계산하였다. 문서 (PDF) 에 표현된 감마선 선량율 추이 그래프를 영상 판독하여, 격납건물내 감마선 선량율이 100 Gy/h 제한조건에 도달하는 시간을 계산하였다. 이를 로봇의 대응시간으로 설정한다.

Hierarchical Simulation for Real-time Cloth Animation and LOD control (실시간 옷감 애니메이션과 LOD 제어를 위한 계층적 시뮬레이션)

  • Kang, Young-Min
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.479-485
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, a hierarchical simulation with an approximate implicit method is proposed in order to efficiently and plausibly animate mass-spring based cloth models. The proposed hierarchical simulation method can generate realistic motion of extremely fine mesh in interactive rate. The proposed technique employs a fast and stable simulation method which approximates the implicit integration. Although the approximate method is efficient, it is extremely inaccurate and shows excessively damped behavior. The hierarchical simulation technique proposed in this paper constructs multi-level mesh structure in order to represent the realistic appearance of cloth model and performs simulation on each level of the mesh with constraints that enforce some of the mass-points of current level to follow the movement of the previous level. This hierarchical method efficiently generates a plausible movement of a cloth model composed of large number of mass points. Moreover, this hierarchical method enables us to generate realistic wrinkles on the cloth, and the wrinkle pattern on the cloth model can be easily controlled because we can specify different contraction resistance force of springs according to their hierarchical level.

Modeling and Simulation of Electric Vehicle Sharing System for Optimized Operation (전기차 카셰어링 시스템 최적화를 위한 모델링 및 시뮬레이션)

  • Seo, Yong Won
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.93-108
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    • 2016
  • Electric vehicle car sharing (EV-sharing) system is noted as an eco-friendly system of transportation in global warming crisis and has been practically implemented in some cities around the world. However, methodologies to find the efficient operation conditions of EV-sharing systems reflecting a typical characteristic 'charging' have not been fully investigated yet. In the paper a generalized model has been developed to identify optimal level of infrastructure for EV-sharing system which provides the optimum operation efficiency under service level constraints. From the simulation analysis based on the developed model the relationships between the operational variables to describe EV-sharing system have been identified and optimal capacity to maximize the operational efficiency have been found. From the analysis of simulation results it has been found that increases in the number of vehicles and chargers improve the service level until certain value beyond which increasing rate and the efficiency have been reduced. From the cost-revenue analysis the optimal numbers of vehicles and chargers have been identified which maximizes the annual operational profit.

Usage of Social Media Tools by Library and Information Professionals (LIPs) in selected Academic Libraries in South-West, Nigeria

  • Nduka, Stella C.;Adekanye, Elizabeth A.;Adedokun, Titilayo O.
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.7-27
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    • 2021
  • This study was carried out to examine the awareness and use of social media tools by library and information professionals (LIPs) in selected academic libraries in South-west, Nigeria and the challenges they face in the use of social media technologies. Descriptive survey was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 217 library and information professionals from 10 selected academic libraries in south-west, Nigeria. A total enumeration technique was used to cover all the library and information professionals, 136 respondents filled and returned the questionnaire, given a response rate of 62.7%. The questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The findings show that majority of LIPs possessed a high level of awareness in the use of social media tools. The study also revealed that social network tools were highly used by LIPs in the academic libraries studied and the types of social media used by LIPs was also revealed. The major challenges faced in the use of social media include inadequate power supply, lack of Internet access and time constraints. The paper recommended that to enhance the use of social media by LIPs, there is need for constant awareness of the importance of social media tools to LIPs and libraries in effective service delivery, LIPs should be ready to learn, unlearn and be learned in the use of social media and university libraries should provide enabling environment such as internet connectivity, power supply and policy to guide LIPs in social media usage.

Computation of an Equilibrium in Spectrum Markets for Cognitive Radio Networks (인지무선네트워크를 위한 스펙트럼 마켓에서 평형상태 계산)

  • Byun, Sang-Seon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.197-199
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we investigate a market equilibrium in multi-channel sharing cognitive radio networks (CRNs): it is assumed that every subchannel is orthogonally licensed to a single primary user (PU), and can be shared with multiple secondary users (SUs). We model this sharing as a spectrum market where PUs offer SUs their subchannels with limiting the interference from SUs; the SUs purchase the right to transmit over the subchannels while observing the interference limits set by the PUs and their budget constraints. The utility function of SU is defined as least achievable transmission rate, and that of PU is given by the net profit. We define a market equilibrium in the context of extended Fisher model, and show that the equilibrium is yielded by solving an optimization problem, Eisenberg-Gale convex program.

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A Study on the Optimization Model for the Project Portfolio Manpower Assignment Using Genetic Algorithm (유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 프로젝트 포트폴리오 투입인력 최적화 모델에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Wook;Lee, Won-Young
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.101-117
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    • 2018
  • Companies are responding appropriately to the rapidly changing business environment and striving to lead those changes. As part of that, we are meeting our strategic goals through IT projects, which increase the number of simultaneous projects and the importance of project portfolio management for successful project execution. It also strives for efficient deployment of human resources that have the greatest impact on project portfolio management. In the early stages of project portfolio management, it is very important to establish a reasonable manpower plan and allocate performance personnel. This problem is a problem that can not be solved by linear programming because it is calculated through the standard deviation of the input ratio of professional manpower considering the uniformity of load allocated to the input development manpower and the importance of each project. In this study, genetic algorithm, one of the heuristic methods, was applied to solve this problem. As the objective function, we used the proper input ratio of projects, the input rate of specialist manpower for important projects, and the equal load of workload by manpower. Constraints were not able to input duplicate manpower, Was used as a condition. We also developed a program for efficient application of genetic algorithms and confirmed the execution results. In addition, the parameters of the genetic algorithm were variously changed and repeated test results were selected through the independent sample t test to select optimal parameters, and the improvement effect of about 31.2% was confirmed.

Supply Chain Coordination for Perishable Products under Yield and Demand Uncertainty: A Simulation Approach (수요와 수율의 불확실성을 고려한 공급망 조정)

  • Kim, Jin Min;Choi, Suk Bong
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.959-972
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study developed a simulation model that incorporates the uncertainty of demand and yield to obtain optimized results for supply chain coordination within environmental constraints. The objective of this study is to examine whether yield management for perishable products can achieve the goal of supply chain coordination between a single buyer and a single supplier under a variety of environmental conditions. Methods: We investigated the efficiency of a revenue-sharing contract and a wholesale price contract by considering demand and yield uncertainty, profit maximizing ratio, and success ratio. The implications for environmental variation were derived through a comparative analysis between the wholesale price contract and the revenue-sharing contract. We performed Monte Carlo simulations to give us the results of an optimized supply chain within the environments defined by the experimental factors and parameters. Results: We found that a revised revenue-sharing contracting model was more efficient than the wholesale price contract model and allowed all members of the supply chain to achieve higher profits. First, as the demand variation (${\sigma}$) increased, the profit of the total supply chain increased. Second, as the revenue-sharing ratio (${\Phi}$) increased, the profits of the manufacturer gradually decreased, while the profits of the retailer gradually increased, and this change was linear. Third, as the quality of yield increased, the profits of suppliers appear to increased. At last, success rate was expressed as the profit increased in the revenue-sharing contract compared to the profit increase in the wholesale price contract. Conclusion: The managerial implications of the simulation findings are: (1) a strategic approach to demand and yield uncertainty helps in efficient resource utilization and improved supply chain performance, (2) a revenue-sharing contract amplifies the effect of yield uncertainty, and (3) revised revenue-sharing contracts fetch more profits for both buyers and suppliers in the supply chain.

Energy-Efficiency of Distributed Antenna Systems Relying on Resource Allocation

  • Huang, Xiaoge;Zhang, Dongyu;Dai, Weipeng;Tang, She
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.1325-1344
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    • 2019
  • Recently, to satisfy mobile users' increasing data transmission requirement, energy efficiency (EE) resource allocation in distributed antenna systems (DASs) has become a hot topic. In this paper, we aim to maximize EE in DASs subject to constraints of the minimum data rate requirement and the maximum transmission power of distributed antenna units (DAUs) with different density distributions. Virtual cell is defined as DAUs selected by the same user equipment (UE) and the size of virtual cells is dependent on the number of subcarriers and the transmission power. Specifically, the selection rule of DAUs is depended on different scenarios. We develop two scenarios based on the density of DAUs, namely, the sparse scenario and the dense scenario. In the sparse scenario, each DAU can only be selected by one UE to avoid co-channel interference. In order to make the original non-convex optimization problem tractable, we transform it into an equivalent fractional programming and solve by the following two sub-problems: optimal subcarrier allocation to find suitable DAUs; optimal power allocation for each subcarrier. Moreover, in the dense scenario, we consider UEs could access the same channel and generate co-channel interference. The optimization problem could be transformed into a convex form based on interference upper bound and fractional programming. In addition, an energy-efficient DAU selection scheme based on the large scale fading is developed to maximize EE. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm for both sparse and dense scenarios.

Structural Stability of High-temperature Butterfly Valve Using Interaction Analysis

  • Lee, Moon-Hee;Son, In-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.23 no.6_1
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    • pp.881-888
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    • 2020
  • A butterfly valve is a valve that adjusts flow rate by rotating a disc for about 90° with respect to the axis that is perpendicular to the flow path from the center of its body. This valve can be manufactured for low-temperature, high-temperature and high-pressure conditions because there are few restrictions on the used materials. However, the development of valves that can be used in a 600℃ environment is subject to many constraints. In this study, the butterfly valve's stability was evaluated by a fluid-structured interaction analysis, thermal-structure interaction analysis, and seismic analysis for the development of valves that can be used in high-temperature environments. When the reverse-pressure was applied to the valve in the structural analysis, the stress was low in the body and seat compared to the normal pressure. Compared with the allowable strength of the material for the parts of the valve system, the minimum safety factor was approximately 1.4, so the valve was stable. As a result of applying the design pressures of 0.5 MPa and 600℃ under the load conditions in the thermal-structural analysis, the safety factor in the valve body was about 3.4 when the normal pressure was applied and about 2.7 when the reverse pressure was applied. The stability of the fluid-structure interaction analysis was determined to be stable compared to the 600℃ yield strength of the material, and about 2.2 for the 40° open-angle disc for the valve body. In seismic analysis, the maximum value of the valve's stress value was about 9% to 11% when the seismic load was applied compared to the general structural analysis. Based on the results of this study, the structural stability and design feasibility of high-temperature valves that can be used in cogeneration plants and other power plants are presented.

Constraint Analysis for the Sizing of Roadable PAV Considering Domestic Environments (국내환경을 고려한 도로주행형 PAV 사이징을 위한 구속조건 해석)

  • Cha, Jae-Young;Hwang, Ho-Yon;Lim, Eun-Ha;Kim, Seok-Beom
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.111-122
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    • 2018
  • At present, the ground transportation system is saturated in many countries including Korea. To overcome this problem, many researches of developing a roadable personal air vehicle (PAV) are being carried out to alleviate traffic congestion and to accomplish door-to-door mobility through three-dimensional traffic system. In this study, the thrust-to-weight ratio, the wing loading, and the power-to-weight ratio that are major design parameters for the sizing of roadable PAVs were calculated under the constraints of ground roll, climb rate, maximum cruise speed, service ceiling, stall speed. Also, in the sizing process, the study was conducted to determine the design point using the graphs of thrust-to-weight ratio, wing loading, power-to-weight ratio, and brake horse power for the mission profiles considering domestic environments and the FAR PART 23 which is the GA class aircraft certification standard.