• Computers and Concrete
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.475-486
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• 2023

Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is an important task of civil engineering structure monitoring and inspection, but minor damage such as small cracks in local structure is difficult to observe. If cracks continued expansion may cause partial or even overall damage to the structure. Therefore, monitoring and detecting the structure in the early stage of crack propagation is important. The crack detection technology based on machine vision has been widely studied, but there are still some problems such as bad recognition effect for small cracks. In this paper, we proposed a deep learning method based on sweep signals to evaluate concrete surface crack with a width less than 1 mm. Two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used to analyze the one-dimensional (1D) frequency sweep signal and the two-dimensional (2D) time-frequency image, respectively, and the probability value of average damage (ADPV) is proposed to evaluate the minor damage of structural. Finally, we use the standard deviation of energy ratio change (ERVSD) and infrared thermography (IRT) to compare with ADPV to verify the effectiveness of the method proposed in this paper. The experiment results show that the method proposed in this paper can effectively predict whether the concrete surface is damaged and the severity of damage.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.154-159
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• 2018

Background: To prevent small leakage accidents, a real-time and direct detection system for small leaks with a detection limit below that of existing systems, e.g. $0.5gpm{\cdot}hr^{-1}$, is required. In this study, a small-size beta detector, which can be installed inside the reactor containment (CT) building and detect small leaks directly, was suggested and its feasibility was evaluated using MCNPX simulation. Materials and Methods: A target nuclide was selected through analysis of radiation from radionuclides in the reactor coolant system (RCS) and the spectrum was obtained via a silicon detector simulated in MCNPX. A window was designed to reduce the background signal caused by other nuclides. The sensitivity of the detector was also estimated, and its shielding designed for installation inside the reactor CT. Results and Discussion: The beta and gamma spectrum of the silicon detector showed a negligible gamma signal but it also contained an undesired peak at 0.22 MeV due to other nuclides, not the $^{16}N$ target nuclide. Window to remove the peak was derived as 0.4 mm for beryllium. The sensitivity of silicon beta detector with a beryllium window of 1.7 mm thickness was derived as $5.172{\times}10^{-6}{\mu}Ci{\cdot}cc^{-1}$. In addition, the specification of the shielding was evaluated through simulations, and the results showed that the integrity of the silicon detector can be maintained with lead shielding of 3 cm (<15 kg). This is a very small amount compared to the specifications of the lead shielding (600 kg) required for installation of $^{16}N$ gamma detector in inside reactor CT, it was determined that beta detector would have a distinct advantage in terms of miniaturization. Conclusion: The feasibility of the beta detector was evaluated for installation inside the reactor CT to detect small leaks below $0.5gpm{\cdot}hr^{-1}$. In future, the design will be optimized on specific data.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.14-25
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• 2010

Small cracks or chips of a product appear very frequently in the course of continuous production of an automatic press process system. These phenomena became the cause of not only defective product but also damage of a press mold. In order to solve this problem AE(Acoustic emission) system was introduced. AE system was expected to be very effective to real time detection of the defective product and for the prevention of the damage in the press molds In this study, for the pick and analysis of AE signals generated from the press process, AE sensors/pre-amplifier/analysis and processing board were used as frequently found in the other similar cases. For the analysis and processing the AE signals picked in real time from the normal or the detective products, specialized software called AE-win(software for processing AE signal from Physical Acoustics Corporation) was used. As a result of this work it was conformed that intensity and shape of the various AE signals differ depending on the weight of the press and thickness of sheet and process type.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2003

The monitoring and diagnostics of the rotating machinery have been received considerable attention for many years. The objectives are to classify the machinery condition and to find out the cause of abnormal condition. This paper describes a classification method of diagnosing the small reciprocating compressor for refrigerators using the artificial neural network and the wavelet transform. In order to extract salient features, the wavelet transform are used from primary noise signals. Since the wavelet transform decomposes raw time-waveform signals into two respective parts in the time space and frequency domain, more and better features can be obtained easier than time-waveform analysis. In the training phase for classification, self-organizing feature map(SOFM) and learning vector quantization(LVQ) are applied, and the accuracies of them ate compared with each other. This paper is focused on the development of an advanced signal classifier to automatize the vibration signal pattern recognition. This method is verified by small reciprocating compressors, for refrigerator and normal and abnormal conditions are classified with high flexibility and reliability.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.844-854
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Fucoidan, a polysaccharide content in brown algae, has been reported to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The present study aimed to investigate the suppression effects of fucoidan on A549 non-small cell lung cancer cells migration. MATERIALS/METHODS: The anti-migratory activity of fucoidan in A549 cells was examined by wound healing assay and phalloidin-rhodamine staining in response to fucoidan (0-100 ㎍/mL) treatment for 48 h. Western blot analysis was performed to clarify the protein expressions relevant to migratory activity. RESULTS: Fucoidan (25-100 ㎍/mL) significantly suppressed A549 cells migration together with reduced the intensity of phalloidin-rhodamine which detect filopodia and lamellipodia protrusions at 48 h of treatment. The protein expression indicated that fucoidan significantly suppressed the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), Src, and extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK). In addition, the phosphorylation of p38 in A549 cells was found to be increased. CONCLUSIONS: Our data conclude that fucoidan exhibits anti-migratory activities against lung cancer A549 cells mediated by inhibiting ERK1/2 and FAK-Src pathway.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.410-417
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• 2012

국내의 화력발전소와 원자력발전소는 품질이 좋은 전기를 생산하기 위하여 여러 가지 형태의 복수기 튜브와 증기발생기 튜브들로 구성되어 있다. 이러한 설비에 결함이 발생되었을 경우 검사할 수 있는 여러 가지의 검사 방법이 있으며, 그 중에서도 유도초음파를 이용한 방법은 장비의 설치가 간단하며, 검사 속도가 빠르고 고정된 위치에서 한 번의 주사로 먼 거리를 검사할 수 있기 때문에 주로 많이 사용되고 있다. 유도초음파를 이용한 검사방법이 이러한 장점을 가지고 있는 반면에 아주 작은 크기의 결함은 검출할 수 없는 단점도 가지고 있으며, 본 연구에서는 소구경 튜브 내에서 발생될 수 있는 여러 가지의 인공결함을 가공하여 결함의 형태 및 크기에 따른 실험과 신호 해석을 통하여 이러한 단점들을 극복하고자 노력 하였으며 신호 처리 기술과 검사용 센서 제작 기술의 발달로 인하여 이러한 문제점들은 조만간에 극복될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.721-732
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• 2009

AT-DMB(Advanced T-DMB) 시스템은 기존 T-DMB와 역호환성을 유지하면서 동일한 주파수 대역폭에서 전송률을 최대 2배로 높이기 위해 개발되었다. AT-DMB 시스템은 T-DMB의 DQPSK 변조신호에 새로운 변조가 적용된 BPSK 또는 QPSK 신호를 향상 계층으로 중첩하는 계층변조를 적용한다. AT-DMB의 계층변조에 새로 추가되는 신호는 T-DMB와 역호환성 유지 및 방송권역 축소를 최소화하기 위해 크기가 충분히 작아야하는데, 추가되는 크기가 작은 신호는 전송채널에 존재하는 페이딩에 의해 쉽게 왜곡될 수 있다. 따라서 AT-DMB의 계층변조에 새로 추가되는 신호에는 오류정정 성능이 우수한 터보 (turbo) 부호를 적용하여 채널왜곡을 보상한다. 이러한 AT-DMB 시스템의 성능검증을 위해, AT-DMB 송 수신기를 구현하여 LAB 테스트를 통해 계층변조 신호의 성상비(constellation ratio)에 따른 AT-DMB 시스템의 수신율 측정결과를 얻었고, 결과분석을 통하여 AT-DMB 시스템의 적용성을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1434-1447
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• 2018

The control design of inductive power transfer (IPT) systems has attracted a lot of attention in the field of wireless power transmission. Due to the high-order resonant networks and multiple loads in IPT systems, a simplified model of an IPT system is preferred for analysis and control design, and a controller with strong robustness is required. Hence, an active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) for IPT systems is proposed in this paper. To realize the employment of ADRC, firstly a small-signal model of an LC series-compensative IPT system is derived based on generalized state-space averaging (GSSA), then the ADRC is implemented in the designed IPT system. The ADRC not only provides superior robustness to unknown internal and external disturbances, but also requires few knowledge of the IPT system. Due to the convenient realization of ADRC, the designed IPT system retains its simple structure without any additional circuits. Finally, a frequency domain analysis and experimental results have validated the effectiveness of the employed ADRC, especially its robustness in the presence of frequency drifts and other common disturbances.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2012

Resonant immittance converter (RIC) topologies can transform a current source into a voltage source (Type-I RICs) and vice versa (Type-II RICs), thereby making them suitable for many power electronics applications. RICs are operated at a fixed frequency where the resonant immittance network (RIN) exhibits immittance conversion characteristics. It is observed that the low-frequency response of Type-II RINs is relatively flat and that the state variables associated with Type-II RINs affect the response only at the high frequencies in the vicinity of the switching frequency. The overall response of a Type-II RIC is thus dominated by the filter response, which is particularly important for the controller design. Therefore, an approximate equivalent circuit model and a small-signal model of Type-II RICs are proposed in this paper, neglecting the high-frequency response of Type-II RINs. While the proposed models greatly simplify and speed-up the analysis, it adequately predicts the open-loop transient and small-signal ac behavior of Type-II RICs. The validity of the proposed models is confirmed by comparisons of their results with those obtained from a cycle-by-cycle simulation and with an experimental prototype.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.1633-1640
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 이중게이트 FET를 고주파회로에 응용하기 위해 필요한 열잡음 파라미터를 추출하여 그 특성을 분석하였다. 이중게이트 열잡음 파라미터를 추출하기 위해 튜너를 이용해 잡음원의 임피던스를 바꿔가며 잡음특성을 측정하였으며, open과 short 더미를 이용해서 패드의 기생성분을 제거하였다. 측정결과 일반적인 캐스코드구조의 FET와 비교해서 5GHz에서 약 0.2dB의 잡음 개선효과가 있음을 확인하였으며, 시뮬레이션과 소신호 파라미터 분석을 통해 드레인 소스 및 드레인 게이트간 캐패시턴스의 감소에 의해 잡음지수가 줄어들었음을 확인하였다.