• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2017

Purpose: Accelerated degradation tests can speed time to market and reduce the test time and costs associated with long term reliability tests to verify the required service life of a product or material. This paper proposes a service life prediction method for components or materials using an accelerated degradation tests based on the relationships between temperature and the rate of failure-causing chemical reaction. Methods: The relationship between performance degradation and the rate of a failure-causing chemical reaction is assumed and least square estimation is used to estimate model parameters from the degradation model. Results: Methods of obtaining acceleration factors and predicting service life using the degradation model are presented and a numerical example is provided. Conclusion: Service life prediction of a component or material is possible at an early stage of the degradation test by using the proposed method.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.407-414
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• 2002

The inherent reliability of a product is primarily determined in the design stage, and therefore, design engineers should be able to design reliability into the product in an efficient manner. Especially, the product should be designed such that its reliability is robust to various noise factors encountered in production and field environments. The Taguchi method can be effectively used for this purpose. However, there exist only a few attempts to integrate the Taguchi method with reliability design, and in addition, the existing works do not sufficiently consider the robustness and/or the distinction between noise and acceleration factors. This paper develops a unified approach to robust reliability design assuming that accelerated life tests are conducted at each combination of design and noise conditions. First, an experimental structure for assigning not only acceleration but also noise factors is presented. Second, the reliability at the use condition is estimated using the assumed accelerated life test model. Third, reliabilities are transformed into 'efforts' using an effort function which reflects the degree of difficulty involved in improving the reliability. Finally, an optimal setting of design parameters is determined based on the mean and standard deviation of the effort values. The above approach is illustrated with an example of a paper feeder design.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.101-111
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• 2014

Purpose - This study aims to verify the construct of the service quality suitable to the characteristics of the business center, to develop the scale that can measure the service quality objectively, compare the diverse business centers in Korea, and present desirable methods of business center management and operation. Research design, data, and methodology - In the first stage, literature research and focus group interviews with current users and actual business experts of business centers were conducted. In addition, 69 early stage scale items were derived. In the second stage, a Delphi survey was conducted on the experts of business and academic circles. The measurement items in the early stage were supplemented and revised. The content validity rate (CVR) of 69 measures was computed and then the experts' opinions were used. As a result, the business center service quality scale, made up of 9 organizing factors and 36 measurement items, was constructed. In the third stage, a survey was conducted on the occupants who were currently using the business center. It was to confirm if the developed business center service quality scale could be actually utilized. The data of 435 samples collected were used. To refine the scale items, the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted repeatedly. Results - The business center service quality scale, made up of 8 factors and 33 items, was developed again. The 8 factors are reliability, speed, kindness, specialty, responsibility, appearance, convenience, and public interest. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach's Alpha) of each factor is greater than .7. Thus, it was confirmed that there was reliability in the measurement items. Further, the model suitability was verified using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and the convergent validity and the discriminant validity were verified. This proved the construct validity. Through this process, the Korea Business Center Service Quality Scale was developed. Based on factor analysis, the developed business center service quality (BCSQ) scale consists of 4 aspects, 8 factors, and 33 items, comprising the "process quality" aspect: reliability (3 items), speediness (4 items), kindness (3 items) factors, the outcome quality aspect: expertise (3 items), responsibility (5 items) factors, the environment quality aspect: appearance (5 items), convenience (3 items) factors, and the public interest aspect: public interest (7 items) factor. However, according to CFA, the BCSQ scale consists of a total of 4 aspects, 8 factors, and 33 items, comprising the "process quality" aspect: reliability (3 items), speediness (3 items), kindness (3 items) factors, the outcome quality aspect: expertise (2 items), responsibility (4 items) factors, the environment quality aspect: appearance (3 items), convenience (2 items) factors, and the public interest aspect: public interest (3 items) factor. Conclusions - The BCSQ scale could serve as a diagnostic tool that will allow business center managers to determine service areas that are weak and in need of attention, and to improve the service quality of the business center.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.219-223
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• 2009

Effects of MgO or $R_2O_3$(R:Dy, Ho, Yb) on the capacitance aging behavior of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) based on $BaTiO_3$ dielectrics under DC electrical fields has been studied. At a DC field of 1 $V{/\mu}m$, the capacitance of MLCC specimens dropped immediately in a very short period (<10 s, the first stage) and then decreased continuously with time (the second stage). Mn doping significantly increased the aging rate in the second stage. The addition of MgO or $R_2O_3$ notably decreased the second stage aging rate of Mn-doped specimens. Yb doping gives rise to the lowest aging rate in the second stage, which is due to the larger population of defect dipoles associated with oxygen vacancies.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2015

전기식 출입문 시스템은 철도차량 영업운전에 영향을 주는 가장 중요한 시스템 중의 하나이다. 도시철도차량의 출입문은 승객들의 승하차를 담당하는 장치로써 고장이 발생할 경우 승객의 안전과 직접적인 영향을 미치기 때문에 열차운행에 영향을 미치는 중요한 장치이다. 최근에는 전기식 출입문 시스템의 신뢰도 목표값을 철도운영자가 철도차량 설계와 제작을 위한 발주사양 기술 요구조건에 포함하는 경향이 있으며, 차량 제작자는 제작시 발주사양기술 요구조건에서 철도운영자가 제시한 전기식 출입문 시스템의 신뢰도 목표값을 만족시켜야 하고, 철도운영자는 유지보수 데이터를 기반으로 공급자의 신뢰도 목표값 달성여부를 확인하고 승인하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 전기식 출입문 시스템의 유지보수 현장 데이터를 수집하여 신뢰도를 미니탭 통계프로그램으로 분석하였다. 현장 데이터를 적용한 신뢰도 분석은 철도차량에 대한 새로운 유지보수 정책이나 유지보수 주기를 바꾸는데 매우 유용할 것이다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2047-2052
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• 2023

Risk-informed approach has been widely applied in the safety design, regulation, and operation of nuclear reactors. It has been commonly accepted that risk-informed design optimization should be used in the innovative reactor designs to make nuclear system highly safe and reliable. In spite of the risk-informed approach has been used in some advanced nuclear reactors designs, such as Westinghouse IRIS, Gen-IV sodium fast reactors and lead-based fast reactors, the process of risk-informed design of nuclear reactors is hardly to carry out when passive system reliability should be integrated in the framework. A practical method for new passive safety reactors based on probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) and passive system reliability analyze linking is proposed in this paper. New three-dimension frequency-consequence curve based on risk concept with three variables is used in this method. The proposed method has been applied to the determination optimization of design options selection in a 10 MWth lead-based research reactor(LR) to obtain one optimized system design in conceptual design stage, using the integrated reliability and probabilistic safety assessment program RiskA, and the computation resources and time consumption in this process was demonstrated reasonable and acceptable.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제10D권5호
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• pp.837-844
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• 2003

소프트웨어를 개발하여 출시하기 전에 품질을 향상시키는 중요한 방법으로서 신뢰도를 향상시켜야 하며, 이의 직접적인 방법으로서는 테스트를 통하여 결함을 검출하고 수정해가는 것이다. 신뢰도가 목표치에 도달하면 이를 출시(release)하게 되며, 그 후로는 운영중의 신뢰도 문제가 발생하게 된다. 개발 출시된 소프트웨어가 패키지 소프트웨어라 불리는 범용 소프트웨어냐, 아니면 특수목적을 가진 전용 소프트웨어냐에 따라 운영 소프트웨어의 신뢰도 추이가 달라진다. 또한, 개발 테스트 단계의 테스트 노력이 일정하냐, 아니면 웨이불 곡선을 따르냐에 따라서도 신뢰 도 평가가 다르다. 본 논문에서는 주문형 소프트웨어에 대해서 일정 테스트 노력을 적용하는 경우와 웨이불 테스트 노력을 적용하는 경우의 운영단계 신뢰도 추이에 대해서 연구한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2019

Thermal-hydraulic passive safety systems (PSSs) are incorporated into many advanced reactor designs on the bases of simplicity, economics and inherent safety nature. Several factors among which are the critical parameters (CPs) that influence failure and reliability of thermal-hydraulic (t-h) passive systems are now being explored. For simplicity, it is assumed in most reliability analyses that the CPs are independent whereas in practice this assumption is not always valid. There is need to critically examine the dependency influence of the CPs on reliability of the t-h passive systems at design stage and in operation to guarantee safety/better performance. In this paper, two multivariate analysis methods (covariance and conditional subjective probability density function) were presented and applied to a simple PSS. The methods followed a generalized procedure for evaluating t-h reliability based on dependency consideration. A passively water-cooled steam generator was used to demonstrate the dependency of the identified key CPs using the methods. The results obtained from the methods are in agreement and justified the need to consider the dependency of CPs in t-h reliability. For dependable t-h reliability, it is advisable to adopt all possible CPs and apply suitable multivariate method in dependency consideration of CPs among other factors.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.300-307
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 아직 수행되고 있지 않지만 향후 필요한 BRP(Bulletproof Reliability Program) 개념과 절차를 소개하고자 하였다. BRP 업무수행 체계는 다음과 같다. 먼저 국방부의 조정/통제 하에 기품원에서 연간 BRP 계획을 수립하고 시행을 주관한다. 다음으로 각 군 및 유관기관/부서의 의견을 수렴하여 BRP 대상 시료(Lot)를 선정하고 시험을 진행한다. 시험이 종료되면 종합된 결과를 각 군에 통보하며, 각 군에서는 후속조치를 수행한다. BRP 업무수행 절차는 매년 평가계획을 수립하는 사업(평가) 계획단계, 수립된 계획에 따라 일반검사, 기능시험, 운용시험 등을 수행하는 시험단계, 결과를 종합·분석하고 방탄물자의 성능 등을 감안하여 적정한 등급으로 판정하는 평가/분석단계, 그 결과에 따른 각 군의 후속조치 단계로 이루어져 있다. BRP 수행을 위한 제언은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 현재 일부 적체되는 시험물량과 개발 중인 워리어 플랫폼, 향후 발생할 BRP 물량을 적시에 시험하여 방탄물자의 적시 조달 및 장병의 안전성 향상, 국방예산의 절감을 위한 추가적인 시험장 건설이 필요하다. 둘째, 현재 사격시험만을 통한 방탄시험을 넘어 방탄물자의 신뢰성 평가방법을 개발하고 적용하는 것이 필요하다. 셋째, BRP가 장병의 안전성 보장 및 전투력 향상을 위한 필수적인 것임을 알리고 관련 업무의 시급성과 지원 필요성을 주요 관리자와 지휘관들에게 인식시키는 것이 필요하다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2010

건축 프로젝트에서 개산견적은 많은 부분들이 확정되지 않은 상태에서 수행되기 때문에 개산견적으로 산출된 공사비와 실제 시공 공사비는 차이가 발생할 수밖에 없다. 이러한 공사비의 차이를 신뢰할 수 있는 수준 이하로 관리할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 건축 프로젝트 초기단계에서 실시하는 개산견적의 신뢰도를 관리할 수 있는 체계적인 프로세스를 구축하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구를 수행하기 위하여 개산견적 전문가와 면담조사를 실시하였으며, 리스크 관리 프로세스에 대한 고찰도 실시하였다. 연구결과 개산견적 신뢰도 관리를 위해서는 기존의 개산견적 프로세스에 신뢰도를 평가와 향상 방안 도출 과정이 필요하며, 유사 프로젝트를 토대로 신뢰도 관리 전략 수립 과정이 필요하다. 이러한 과정을 통해서 개산견적의 신뢰도를 당초에 설정된 허용가능한 수준 이하로 관리하여 프로젝트 공사비에 대한 리스크를 감소시켜 프로젝트를 성공적으로 수행할 수 있게 도움을 줄 수있다.