• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2010

디지털 방송의 경우 아날로그 방송과 달리 다양한 변수를 포함하고 있으며 디지털의 특성상 에러가 발생할 경우 수신이 전혀 되지 않을 수 있다. 그래서 디지털 방송에는 다양한 변수들을 고려하여 에러에 대응할 수 있도록 모니터링 시스템을 운영하고 있다. ATSC Mobile DTV는 기존의 주파수를 그대로 사용하면서 Mobile 방송을 함께 제공하는 시스템으로, 기존의 시스템과의 간섭이나 영향이 발생 할 수 있기 때문에 실시간 방송상황을 모니터링 하고 에러 발생 시 이를 관리자에게 알려줄 수 있는 모니터링 프로그램이 요구된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 ATSC Mobile DTV 실시간 방송 상태를 감시하고, 수신감도가 좋지 않거나 동영상 스트림 오류등과 같은 문제가 발생 했을 시 이를 관리자에게 알려 안정된 디지털 방송시스템을 유지할 수 있는 효율적인 모니터링 시스템을 제안한다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2001

와이어 로프는 무거운 중량을 안전하게 운반하거나 기계적인 에너지를 빠르게 전송하는 곳과 같은 산업응용 분야에 광범위하게 사용되어 왔다. 특히, 운전 중 엘리베이터의 와이어 로프가 파손되면 큰 재산 상 손실과 주변 인명의 심각한 상해를 초래할 수 있다. 따라서, 와이어 로프의 정기적인 검사는 매우 중요하다. 와이어 로프의 고장 검출은 로프의 구조, 특성, 결함 특성, 검출방법과 신호처리 방법에 대한 기본적인 이해가 요구된다. 이 연구에서는 엘리베이터에 노화된 와이어 로프에 대한 마모, 단선, 부식과 형붕괴와 같은 결함을 검출하기 위하여, Hall 센서를 결합한 새로운 결함 검출시스템의 개발에 대하여 다룬다. 휴대용 계측기로서 검출기를 사용하기 위하여, Hall 센서를 가진 센싱 부분과 아날로그 신호처리 및 프로그램의 제작에 대한 몇 가지 특성들이 서술되었다. 제작된 검출시스템에 대한 실험과 실장시험 결과 역시 제시되었다. 그 결과, 검출시스템은 사용 중인 노화된 와이어 로프의 결함을 검출하는데 양호한 효율성을 갖는다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.30-41
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• 2024

The dense granule protein of Toxoplasma gondii, inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (IST) is an inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) transcriptional activity that binds to STAT1 and regulates the expression of inflammatory molecules in host cells. A sterile inflammatory liver injury in pathological acute liver failures occurs when excessive innate immune function, such as the massive release of IFN-γ and TNF-α, is activated without infection. In relation to inflammatory liver injury, we hypothesized that Toxoplasma gondii inhibitor of STAT1 transcription (TgIST) can inhibit the inflammatory response induced by activating the STAT1/IRF-1 mechanism in liver inflammation. This study used IFN-γ and TNF-α as inflammatory inducers at the cellular level of murine hepatocytes (Hepa-1c1c7) to determine whether TgIST inhibits the STAT1/IRF-1 axis. In stable cells transfected with TgIST, STAT1 expression decreased with a decrease in interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-1 levels. Furthermore, STAT1 inhibition of TgIST resulted in lower levels of NF-κB and COX2, as well as significantly lower levels of class II transactivator (CIITA), iNOS, and chemokines (CLXCL9/10/11). TgIST also significantly reduced the expression of hepatocyte proapoptotic markers (Caspase3/8/9, P53, and BAX), which are linked to sterile inflammatory liver injury. TgIST also reduced the expression of adhesion (ICAM-1 and VCAM-1) and infiltration markers of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) induced by hepatocyte and tissue damage. TgIST restored the cell apoptosis induced by IFN-γ/TNF-α stimulation. These results suggest that TgIST can inhibit STAT1-mediated inflammatory and apoptotic responses in hepatocytes stimulated with proinflammatory cytokines.

• Journal of international Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.190-199
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• 2014

In the last years, fault problem in power electronics has been more and more investigated both from theoretical and practical point of view. The fault problem can cause equipment failure, data and economical losses. And the analyze system require to ensure fault problem and also rectify failures. The current errors on these faults are applied for identified type of faults. This paper presents technique to detection and identification faults in three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) by using time-frequency distribution (TFD). TFD capable represent time frequency representation (TFR) in temporal and spectral information. Based on TFR, signal parameters are calculated such as instantaneous average current, instantaneous root mean square current, instantaneous fundamental root mean square current and, instantaneous total current waveform distortion. From on results, the detection of VSI faults could be determined based on characteristic of parameter estimation. And also concluded that the fault detection is capable of identifying the type of inverter fault and can reduce cost maintenance.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.1487-1496
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• 2013

In this paper, a novel algorithm for PD localization in power transformers based on wavelet de-noising technique and energy criterion is proposed. Partial discharge is one of the main failures in power transformers. The localization of which could be very useful for maintenance systems. Acoustic signals due to a PD event are transient, irregular and non-repetitive. So wavelet transform is an efficient tool for this signal processing problem that gives a time-frequency demonstration. First, different wavelet based de-noising methods are analyzed. Then, a reasonable structure for threshold value determining and applying manner on signals is presented. Evaluated errors are good evidences for choices. Next, applying the elimination low energy frequency bands is discussed and developed as a de-noising method. Time differences between signals are used for PD localization. Different ways in time arrival detection are introduced and a novel approach in energy criterion method is presented. At the end, the quality of algorithm is verified through the different assays in lab.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2001

A rotor system is composed of a rotating shaft with supporting bearings. The rotor system is widely used in every rotating machinery such as the turbine generator and the high precision machine tools. A negligible error or malfunction in the rotor, however, can cause a catastrophic failure in the system then result in the environmental and economic disasters. A diagnosis of the rotor system is important in preventing these kinds of failures and disasters. Up to now, many researchers have devoted in the development of diagnosing tools for the system. The basic principles behind the tools are to retrieve the data through the sensors for a specific state of the system and then to identify the specific state through the heuristic methods such as neural network, fuzzy logic, and decision matrix. The proper usage of the heuristic methods will enhance the performance of the diagnostic procedure when together used with the statistical signal processing. In this paper, the methodologies in using the above 3 heuristic methods for the diagnostics of the rotor system are established and also tested and validated for the data retrieved from the rolling element bearing and journal bearing supported system.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.42-44
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• 2006

Up to the present, finger replantation patients have complained about various symptoms because of blood circulatory failure. Objective evaluation methods for the level of the blood circulatory failures in fingers were needed other than patient's subjective symptoms and complaints. Photoplethysmogram(PPG) measured from fingers is very useful for evaluation of vascular aging and sclerosis level since the PPG signal represents characteristics of peripheral vascular. Several researchers have reported that second derivative of the finger PPG waveform was useful to evaluate vascular compliance and developed various analysis methods for vascular compliance. However, vascular compliance study for finger replantation patient was never evaluated by using second derivative of PPG. Therefore, we aimed to objectively compare and to assess normal and replanted finger vascular compliance using the second derivative of PPG waveform in this study. The evaluated factors of second derivative of PPG are 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e' and b/a represents vascular compliance. Study found out that when vascular compliance is decreased, b/a is increased, the absolute value of b/a is decreased. For 43 finger replantation patients, the average vascular compliance of replanted finger is lower than the normal finger statistically(p=0.001). we suggested an objective evaluation of finger vascular compliance for finger replantation patients and effect of surgical operation.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.965-970
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• 2011

본 연구를 통하여 개발하고자 하는 진단시스템은 자동차 엔진 어셈블리라인에서 발생될 수 있는 특정 조립 불량유형을 검사하는 시스템이다. 대상으로 하는 불량 유형은 엔진 고장의 유형 중 커다란 충격성신호가 발생한 후, 보상적인 작은 충격파가 주기적으로 발생되는 형태이다. 이러한 불량유형을 기존의 시간영역분석 진단, 주파수분석, 통계적분석등에 의해 진단할 경우 한계점이 존재한다. 이에 웨이블릿 잡음 제거 전처리 방법, 피크검지 알고리즘, 불순도 최소값 선택 분할 방법을 이용한 새로운 유형의 이상진단 방법을 개발하는 연구를 진행하였다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.145-164
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• 2015

Bridge scour is the predominant cause of overwater bridge failures in North America and around the world. Several sensing systems have been developed over the years to detect the extent of scour so that preventative actions can be performed in a timely manner. These sensing systems have drawbacks, such as signal inaccuracy and discontinuity, installation difficulty, and high cost. Therefore, attempts to develop more efficient monitoring schemes continue. In this study, the viability of using optical dissolved oxygen (DO) probes for monitoring scour depths was explored. DO levels are very low in streambed sediments, as compared to the standard level of oxygen in flowing water. Therefore, scour depths can be determined by installing sensors to monitor DO levels at various depths along the buried length of a bridge pier or abutment. The measured DO is negligible when a sensor is buried but would increase significantly once scour occurs and exposes the sensor to flowing water. A set of experiments was conducted in which four dissolved oxygen probes were embedded at different soil depths in the vicinity of a mock bridge pier inside a laboratory flume simulating scour conditions. The results confirmed that DO levels jumped drastically when sensors became exposed during scour hole evolution, thereby providing discrete measurements of the maximum scour depth. Moreover, the DO probes could detect any subsequent refilling of the scour hole through the deposition of sediments. The effect of soil permeability on the sensing response time was also investigated.

• Knee surgery & related research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether surgical experience could improve surgical competency in medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). Materials and Methods: One hundred consecutive cases of MOWHTO were performed with preoperative planning using the Miniaci method. Surgical errors were defined as under- or overcorrection, excessive posterior slope change, or the presence of a lateral hinge fracture. Each of these treatment failures was separately evaluated using the cumulative summation test for learning curve (LC-CUSUM). Results: The LC-CUSUM showed competency in prevention of undercorrection, excessive posterior slope change, and lateral hinge fracture after 27, 47, and 42 procedures, respectively. However, the LC-CUSUM did not signal achievement of competency in prevention of overcorrection after 100 procedures. Furthermore, the failure rate for overcorrection showed an increasing tendency as surgical experience increased. Conclusions: Surgical experience may improve the surgeon's competency in prevention of undercorrection, excessive posterior slope change, and lateral hinge fracture. However, it may not help reduce the incidence of overcorrection even after performance of 100 cases of MOWHTO over a period of 6 years.