• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2014

Background: Significant technological development and changes happened in the tractor industries. Contrariwise, the test procedures of the major standard development organizations (SDO's) remained unchanged or with a little modification over the years, demanding new tractor test standards or improvement of existing ones for tractor performance, safety, and comfort. Purpose: This study focuses on reviewing the research trends regarding performance, safety and comfort evaluation of agricultural tractors. Based on this review, few recommendations were proposed to revise or improve the current test standards. Review: Tractor power take-off power test using the DC electric dynamometer reduced human error in the testing process and increased the accuracy of the test results. GPS signals were used to determine acceleration and converted into torque. High capacity double extended octagonal ring dynamometer has been designed to measure drawbar forces. Numerical optimization methodology has been used to design three-point hitch. Numerous technologies, driving strategies, and transmission characteristics are being considered for reducing emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants. Engine emission control technology standards need to be revised to meet the exhaust regulations for agricultural tractors. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) program has been used to design Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS). Program and methodology has been presented for testing tractor brake systems. Whole-body vibration emission levels have been found to be very dependent upon the nature of field operation performed, and the test track techniques required development/adaptation to improve their suitability during standardized assessment. Emphasizes should be given to improve visibility and thermal environment inside the cab for tractor operator. Tractors need to be evaluated under electromagnetic compatibility test conditions due to large growing of electronic devices. Research trends reviewed in this paper can be considered for possible revision or improvement of tractor performance, safety, and comfort test standards.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2007

본 논문은 주행 차량의 차선 변경 시, 위험 여부를 판단하는 방법을 제안하고 시스템을 구현한다. 차선 변경의 위험 여부를 판단하기 위해서 첫째, 변경하고자 하는 차선에 관심 영역(ROI)을 설정해야 하고 둘째, 변경할 차선으로 자차가 이동할 때 자차에 위험이 될 차량을 정확하게 추출해야 하며 셋째, 추출된 차량의 방향과 상대 속도, 상대 거리를 계산하여 운전자에게 위험 경보를 울릴지에 대한 여부를 판단해야 한다. ROI를 설정하기 위해서 영역의 한 축이 되는 차선을 잡고 이를 기준으로 영역을 확장시켰는데 좌표 변환 기법을 이용하여 정확성을 높였다. 변경 차선의 정확한 차량 추출을 위하여 적응 배경화면 갱신 모델 기법과 주행 도로의 특징을 이용한 영상의 영상 분할 방법을 이용하였다. 위험 차량으로 추출된 물체는 자차(自車)와의 상대거리, 상대 속도를 계산하고 픽셀 좌표 이동을 일정시간 평균을 내어 방향을 알아내어 위험으로 판단 시 경보를 울리도록 하였다. 제안한 알고리즘은 영역을 최소화하고 도로와 차량의 특징을 이용함으로써 정확도를 높이고 계산량을 줄여 빠른 연산을 요구하는 주행 차량의 영상에서 안정적인 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.939-940
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 UHF 대역에 적합한 준-야기 안테나 설계방법에 대해 연구하였다. 코플래너 스트립으로 급전되는 평면 다이폴과 그에 근접하는 도체 스트립 도파기는 상호결합에 의해 광대역 다이폴 특성을 갖는다. 접지면 반사기는 저주파 대역의 이득을 개선할 수 있고, 반사기를 접어서 안테나 크기를 감소시킬 수 있다. 마이크로스트립과 코플래너 스트립 간 밸런은 마이크로스트립 선로 종단을 코플래너 스트립에 단락 핀으로 연결하여 구성하였으며, 코플래너 스트립 선로와 반사기를 원형 링도체로 연결하였다. 안테나의 여러 가지 파라미터들과 밸런이 안테나 특성에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 제안된 구조의 안테나를 지상파 DTV 방송 주파수대역인 470-806 MHz 대역에서 동작하도록 설계하였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.213-217
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• 2012

1) 선진 핵연료주기시설 관련 규제기술과 관련하여 인허가 안전심사의 경험이 없으며, 선진 핵연료주기시설 인허가를 위한 규제체계 및 안전성 평가방법 등의 개발이 필요한 단계이며 관련기기와 제반 공정에서 재료의 내식성을 평가하는 기준마련이 시급하다. 2) 선진 핵주기시설 관련 국내 기술수준을 분석하였고 그 핵심 공정인 전해환원, 전해정련, 전해제련공정의 실험변수를 조사하고 평가 필요항목을 정리하였다. 3) 전해환원과 전해정련공정의 경우 Hot-cell 내에 수분 및 산소가 일정 수준 이하로 유지되는 경우, 재료의 부식은 고려하지 않아도 되나 우라늄 잉곳 제조 공정에서 수냉 코일을 사용하게 되는 경우 물에 의한 부식을 고려해야 한다. 4) 전해 제련공정의 경우 LCC, RAR, Cd 증류공정에서 플랜지의 O-ring을 보호하기 위해 수냉 코일을 사용하게 되는 경우 물에 의한 부식을 고려해야 한다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2016

CYP107W1 from Streptomyces avermitilis is a cytochrome P450 enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of macrolide oligomycin A. A previous study reported that CYP107W1 regioselectively hydroxylated C12 of oligomycin C to produce oligomycin A, and the crystal structure of ligand free CYP107W1 was determined. Here, we analyzed the structural properties of the CYP107W1-oligomycin A complex and characterized the functional role of the Trp178 residue in CYP107W1. The crystal structure of the CYP107W1 complex with oligomycin A was determined at a resolution of $2.6{\AA}$. Oligomycin A is bound in the substrate access channel on the upper side of the prosthetic heme mainly by hydrophobic interactions. In particular, the Trp178 residue in the active site intercalates into the large macrolide ring, thereby guiding the substrate into the correct binding orientation for a productive P450 reaction. A Trp178 to Gly mutation resulted in the distortion of binding titration spectra with oligomycin A, whereas binding spectra with azoles were not affected. The Gly178 mutant's catalytic turnover number for the 12-hydroxylation reaction of oligomycin C was highly reduced. These results indicate that Trp178, located in the open pocket of the active site, may be a critical residue for the productive binding conformation of large macrolide substrates.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.361-365
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• 2009

Effects of quercetin, a kind of flavonoids, on the vasodilating actions were investigated. Among the mechanisms for quercetin-induced vasodilatation in rat aorta, the involvement with the $Ca^{2+}$ activated $K^+$ ($K_{Ca}$) channel was examined. Pretreatment with NE ($5\;{\mu}M$) or KCl (60 mM) was carried out and then, the modulation by quercetin of the constriction was examined using rat aorta ring strips (3 mm) at $36.5^{\circ}C$. Quercetin (0.1 to $100\;{\mu}M$) relaxed the NE-induced vasoconstrictions in a concentrationdependent manner. NO synthesis (NOS) inhibitor, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine acetate (L-NMMA), at $100\;{\mu}M$ reduced the quercetin ($100\;{\mu}M$)-induced vasodilatation from $97.8{\pm}3.7%$ (n=10) to $78.0{\pm}11.6%$ (n=5, p<0.05). Another NOS inhibitor, L-NG-nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), at $10\;{\mu}M$ also had the similar effect. In the presence of both $100\;{\mu}M$ L-NMMA and $10\;{\mu}M$ indomethacin, the quercetin-induced vasodilatation was further attenuated by $100\;{\mu}M$ tetraethylammonium (TEA, a $K_{Ca}$ channel inhibitor). Also TEA decreased the quercetin-induced vasodilatation in endothelium-denuded rat aorta. Used other $K_{Ca}$ channel inhibitors, the quercetin-induced vasodilatation was attenuated by $0.3\;{\mu}M$ apamin (a SK channel inhibitor), but not by 30 nM charybdotoxin (a BK and IK channel inhibitor). Quercetin caused a concentration-dependent vasodilatation, due to the endotheliumdependent and -independent actions. Also quercetin contributes to the vasodilatation selectively with SK channel on smooth muscle.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제13권3_4호
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• pp.55-61
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• 1998

Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) detoxify electrophilic xenobiotics and reactive metabolites. Recently benzene-fused heterocycles have been shown to increase the total amount of hepatic GSTs in rats. Primarily this study aimed to determine the induction of GSTs by benzoazoles (BAs) including benzoxazole (BX), 2-methylbenzoxazole (M-BX), 2,5-dimethyl benzoxazole (D-BX), benzothiazole (BT), aminobenzothiazole (A-BT) and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (M-BT) in rats. Hepatic cytosol and poly(A)$^+$ mRNA were prepared from rats after oral administration of BX, BT, M-BX, D-BX, A-BT and M-BT for 5 consecutive days at doses of 1 mmol/kg. Western immunoblot and northern blot analysis were conducted with rabbit anti-GST Ya, Yb$_1$, Yb$_2$, Yc antibodies and cDNA probes containing = 500 bps in the specific coding regions of Ya, Yb$_1$, Yb$_2$, Yc$_1$, and Yc$_2$, respectively. All BAs increased the amount of enzymes and mRNA levels of GSTs. BT was the most effective inducer of GSTs among the compounds examined in this study. Although A-BT and M-BT, the derivatives of BT, induced GSTs, these chemicals had lesser effect on induction of GSTs than BT. The derivatives of BX also induced less GSTs than the parent compound and the addition of methyl group to the benzene ring of BX reduced the induction of GSTs. BAs had better inductive effects on the class $\alpha$(Ya, Yc) than class $\mu$ GSTs (Yb$_1$, Yb$_2$). BAs enhanced mRNA levels of GSTs in parallel with the protein levels. These results indicate that 1) most of BAs induced various isozymes of GSTs, 2) the induction of GSTs appears to be correlated with the chemical structure of the derivatives, and 3) the expression of GST by BAs is presumably under the transcriptional regulation.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.214-219
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 실리콘 카바이드(silicon carbide)를 기반으로 한 tilt-implanted trench Schottky diode(TITSD)를 제안한다. 4H-SiC 트랜치 쇼트키 다이오드(trench Schottky diode)에 형성되는 트랜치 측면에 경사 이온주입(tilt-implantation)을 하여 소자가 역저지 상태(reverse blocking mode)로 동작 시 trench insulator가 모든 퍼텐셜(potential)을 포함하는 구조를 제안하고, 그 특성을 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였다. TITSD는 트랜치의 측면(sidewall)에 nitrogen을 $1{\times}10^{19}cm^{-3}$ 으로 도밍(doping) 하여 항복전압(breakdown voltage) 특성도 경사 이온주입을 하지 않았을 때와 같게 유지하면서 trench oxide insulator가 모든 퍼텐셜을 포함하도록 함으로써 termination area를 감소시켰다. 트랜치 깊이(trench depth)를 $11{\mu}m$로 깊게 하고 최적화된 폭(width)을 선택함으로써 2750V의 항복전압을 얻었고, 동급의 항복전압을 가진 가드링(guard ring) 구조보다 termination area를 38.7% 줄일 수 있다. 이에 대한 전기적 특성은 synopsys사의 TCAD simulation을 사용하여 분석하였으며, 그 결과를 기존의 구조와 비교하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2013

In Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU)-type nuclear power plants, the reactor is composed of 380 fuel channels and refueling is performed on one or two channels per day. At the time of refueling, the fluid force of the cooling water inside the channel is exploited. New fuel added upstream of the fuel channel is moved downstream by the fluid force of the cooling water, and the used fuel is pushed out. Through this process, refueling is completed. Among the 380 fuel channels, outer rows 1 and 2 (called the FARE channel) make the process of using only the internal fluid force impossible because of the low flow rate of the channel cooling water. Therefore, a Flow Assist Ram Extension (FARE) tool, a refueling aid, is used to refuel these channels in order to compensate for the insufficient fluid force. The FARE tool causes flow resistance, thus allowing the fuel to be moved down with the flow of cooling water. Although the existing FARE tool can perform refueling in Korean plants, the coolant flow rate is reduced to below 80% of the normal flow for some time during refueling. A Flow rate below 80% of the normal flow cause low flow rate alarm signal in the plant operation. A flow rate below 80% of the normal flow may cause difficulties in the plant operation because of the increase in the coolant temperature of the channel. A new and improved FARE tool is needed to address the limitations of the existing FARE tool. In this study, we identified the cause of the low flow phenomena of the existing FARE tool. A new and improved FARE tool has been designed and manufactured. The improved FARE tool has been tested many times using laboratory test apparatus and was redesigned until satisfactory results were obtained. In order to confirm the performance of the improved FARE tool in a real plant, the final design FARE tool was tested at Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2. The test was carried out successfully and the low flow rate alarm signal was eliminated during refueling. Several additional improved FARE tools have been manufactured. These improved FARE tools are currently being used for Korean CANDU plant refueling.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2012

범용적으로 사용되고 있는 수평형 풍력 터빈(HAWT)은 블레이드가 장착된 터빈이 회전부인 너셀에 고정되어 타워의 최상단에 지지되는 구조이다. 터빈에서 생산되는 전력은 너셀 내부에서 증속기를 통하여 발전기로 들어가게 된다. 발전기에서 생산되는 전력은 타워를 통해서 지상과 송전선으로 연결되므로 너셀의 요잉이 발생하는 경우 송전선의 꼬임이 발생하게 된다. 따라서 이를 방지하기 위한 슬립링이나 추가적인 요잉 제어 알고리즘이 필요한 단점이 있다. 제안하는 새로운 구조의 HAWT는 베벨기어와 중공축을 이용하여 송전선 문제를 해결하였다. 또한, 병렬로 접속된 두개의 발전기를 이용하여 요잉이 용이할 뿐 아니라 생산 전력을 분산시킴으로써 인버터의 용량을 줄일 수 있다. MPPT 알고리즘과 요잉 제어를 수행하는 시뮬레이션을 통해서 제안하는 구조가 풍력 발전에 효과적임을 보였다.