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An Adaptive Beam Tracing for Visual Simulation of Ray Propagation in Wireless Communications Systems

  • Makino, Mitsunori;Xiaoyi, Cao;Shirai, Hiroshi;Shinoda, Shoji;Kawakita, Kenji
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2002.07a
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    • pp.54-57
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, an adaptive beam tracing method with revised subdivision technique is proposed, in which the beam is generated by a set of three rays. According to reflection and/or refraction of the rays on the buildings and/or ground, additional rays are generated adaptively and the beam is subdivided efficiently and automatically. After generation of the set of beams, we transform the electromagnetic wave propagation data into volume data. Then one can visualize the data of propagation with reflection, refraction and interaction in full three dimensional space at any viewpoint by the so-called ray casting algorithm, which is one of the most useful methods in compute. graphics(CG).

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A Study on the Development of Cathode-Ray Tube Die Using Hot forging (열간단조를 이용한 브라운관 금형의 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 차도진;조종래;배원병;황남철
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.533-538
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    • 2000
  • This study has been carried out to develop a CRT die using hot forging. The conventional CRT die made by casting has defects such as void and inclusion. These defects of the cast die make micro-spots on the surface of the CRT which affect the quality of the final product. So, a hot forging process is developed to avoid these defects of CRT die by the model material test and the rigid-plastic FEM. Firstly, model material tests are carried out with plasticine billets in order to investigate the material flow pattern in the die cavity and to get the reasonable initial values for designing the preform in the FE simulation. And then a finite element analysis has been performed to Predict the preform and the forging load of a CRT die. We also suggest an integrated die-set which combines two die-sets into one die-set to save manufacturing time and cost in case of similar die-size.

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3-Dimensional Representation of Heart by Thresholding in EBT Images (EBT 영상에서 임계치 설정법에 의한 심장의 3차원 표현)

  • Won, C.H.;Koo, S.M.;Kim, M.N.;Cho, J.H.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.533-536
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, we visualized 3-dimensional volume of heart using volume method by thresholding in EBT slices data. Volume rendering is the method that acquire the color by casting a pixel ray to volume data. The gray level of heart region is so high that we decide heart region by thresholding method. When a pixel ray is cast to volume data, the region that is higher than threshold value becomes heart region. We effectively rendered the heart volume and showed the 3-dimensional heart volume.

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Impacts of halloysite clay nanoparticles on the structural and γ-ray shielding properties of the epoxy resin

  • K.G. Mahmoud;M.I. Sayyed;S. Hashim;Aljawhara H. Almuqrin;Abu El-Soad A.M
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.1585-1590
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    • 2023
  • In this study, halloysite nanoparticles-doped epoxy resin was synthesised using the casting method. The MH-300A density metre revealed that the density of the fabricated composites changed from 1.132 to 1.317 g/cm3 as the halloysite nanoparticle concentration increased. The Fourier transform infrared was recorded for the synthesised composites. Furthermore, the γ-ray shielding properties of the synthesised composites were evaluated using Monte Carlo simulation and a theoretical programme, XCOM. The linear attenuation coefficient of the epoxy resin increased by 43% (at γ-energy of 15 keV) and 14% (at γ-photon energy of 662 keV) when the concentration of the halloysite nanoparticles was increased from 0 wt% to 40 wt%, respectively.

Acceleration techniques for GPGPU-based Maximum Intensity Projection (GPGPU 환경에서 최대휘소투영 렌더링의 고속화 방법)

  • Kye, Hee-Won;Kim, Jun-Ho
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.981-991
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    • 2011
  • MIP(Maximum Intensity Projection) is a volume rendering technique which is essential for the medical imaging system. MIP rendering based on the ray casting method produces high quality images but takes a long time. Our aim is improvement of the rendering speed using GPGPU(General-purpose computing on Graphic Process Unit) technique. In this paper, we present the ray casting algorithm based on CUDA(an acronym for Compute Unified Device Architecture) which is a programming language for GPGPU and we suggest new acceleration methods for CUDA. In detail, we propose the block based space leaping which skips unnecessary regions of volume data for CUDA, the bisection method which is a fast method to find a block edge, and the initial value estimation method which improves the probability of space leaping. Due to the proposed methods, we noticeably improve the rendering speed without image quality degradation.

A Study on Manufacturing Technique and Alloy Characteristics of Bronze Mirrors from Jeollanam-do Region in the Three Kingdoms Period (전남지역 출토 삼국시대 청동거울의 합금 특성과 제작 방법 고찰)

  • Lee, Eun Ji
    • Journal of Conservation Science
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.767-777
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    • 2021
  • This study analyzed the microstructures and chemical composition of three samples of bronze mirrors excavated in the Jeollanam-do region, particularly Goheung and Damyang. Under x-ray irradiation, the analysis results confirmed the broken parts and pores caused by cracks, casting, and corrosion. Major and minor elemental analysis were performed on three mirrors by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS) and Inductively coupled plasma mass spe ctrome try (ICP-MS). The re sult shows that the bronze mirrors containe d Cu-Sn-Pb alloys. Alpha phase and eutectic phase were observed in the microstructure, confirming that the casting was performed without additional heat treatment. Notably, Three bronze mirrors were made early Three Kingdoms period in Korea.

High-Speed Virtual Endoscopy using Improved Space-Leaping (개선된 공간 도약법을 이용한 고속 가상 내시경 기법)

  • Shin, Byeong-Seok;Jin, Ge
    • Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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    • v.29 no.8
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    • pp.463-471
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    • 2002
  • In order to implement virtual endoscopy, high-speed rendering algorithm that generates accurate perspective projection images and efficient collision detection method are essential. In this paper we propose an efficient virtual endoscopy system based on volume rendering technique. It is possible to skip over empty (transparent) space using the distance value produced in preprocessing time, and it does not deteriorate image quality since it is an extension of ray-casting. It also accelerates rendering speed with minimal loss of image quality by adjusting sampling interval along a ray according to direction of the ray. Using the distance information, we can simplify the collision detection of volumetric objects.

Fraccture Behavior of Recation Squeeze Cast ($AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2+Ni$)/Al Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites (반응 용탕단조한(AI203 . SIO2+Ni)/Al하이브리드 금속복합재료의 파괴거동 특성)

  • 김익우;김상석;박익민
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.67-70
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    • 2000
  • Mechanical properties of (10%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$+5%Ni)/Al hybrid composites fabricated by the reaction squeeze casting were compared with those of (15%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$)/Al composites. Intermetallic compound formed by reaction between molten aluminum and reinforcing powder was uniformly distributed in the Al matrix. These intermetallic compounds were identified as $Al_3$NI using EDS and X-ray diffraction analysis. Microhardness and flexural strength of hybrid composites were higher than that of (15%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$)/Al Composite. In-Situ fracture tests were Conducted on (15%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$)/Al Composites and (10%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$+5%Ni)/Al hybrid composites to identify the microfracture process. It was identified from the in-situ fracture test of (10%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$+5%Ni)/Al composites, microcracks were initiated mainly at the short fiber / matrix interfaces. As the loading was continued, the crack propagated mainly along the separated interfacial regions and the well developed shear bands. It was identified from the in-situ fracture test of (10%$AI_20_3{\cdot}SiO_2$+5%Ni)/Al hybrid composites, microcracks were initiated mainly by the short fiber/matrix interfacial debonding. The crack proceeded mainly through the intermetallic compound clusters

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Preparation and characterization of PVDF/TiO2 composite ultrafiltration membranes using mixed solvents

  • Tavakolmoghadam, Maryam;Mohammadi, Toraj;Hemmati, Mahmood
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.377-401
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    • 2016
  • To study the effect of titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) nanoparticles on membrane performance and structure and to explore possible improvement of using mixed solvents in the casting solution, composite polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membranes were prepared via immersion precipitation method using a mixture of two solvents triethyl phosphate (TEP) and dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and addition of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. Properties of the neat and composite membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle and membrane porosity measurements. The neat and composite membranes were further investigated in terms of BSA rejection and flux decline in cross flow filtration experiments. Following hydrophilicity improvement of the PVDF membrane by addition of 0.25 wt.% $TiO_2$, (from $70.53^{\circ}$ to $60.5^{\circ}$) degree of flux decline due to irreversible fouling resistance of the composite membrane reduced significantly and the flux recovery ratio (FRR) of 96.85% was obtained. The results showed that using mixed solvents (DMAc/TEP) with lower content of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles (0.25 wt.%) affected the sedimentation rate of nanoparticles and consequently the distribution of nanoparticles in the casting solution and membrane formation which influenced the properties of the ultimate composite membranes.

Effects of Precipitates and Oxide Dispersion on the High-temperature Mechanical Properties of ODS Ni-Based Superalloys

  • Noh, GooWon;Kim, Young Do;Lee, Kee-Ahn;Kim, Hwi-Jun
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.8-13
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    • 2020
  • In this study, we investigated the effects of precipitates and oxide dispersoids on the high-temperature mechanical properties of oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) Ni-based super alloys. Two ODS Ni-based super alloy rods with different chemical compositions were fabricated by high-energy milling and hot extrusion process at 1150 ℃ to investigate the effects of precipitates on high-temperature mechanical properties. Further, the MA6000N alloy is an improvement over the commercial MA6000 alloy, and the KS6000 alloy has the same chemical composition as the MA6000 alloy. The phase and microstructure of Ni-based super alloys were investigated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that MC carbide precipitates and oxide dispersoids in the ODS Ni-based super alloys developed in this study may effectively improve high-temperature hardness and creep resistance.