• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.30 no.8
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• pp.847-853
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• 2013

Micro-dimples on sliding surfaces have been investigated to reduce the frictional forces on metal bearing surfaces; however, for an elastomer, such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), this has not been studied. The material properties of an elastomer are affected by temperature, and this can shorten the life of the elastomer. In this paper, micro-dimples were applied on the surface of an elastomer in order to reduce the frictional heating, which was experimentally investigated using pin-on-disk apparatus while the surface temperature was measured. To obtain optimal design parameters, the design of the experiment was applied, and the shape of the section, size, depth and density of micro-dimples were selected as the design parameters. The results show that the size of the dimple is the most important design parameter.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.340-340
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• 2015

상지 절단 장애인들을 위한 미관형 의수는 95% 이상의 시장 보급률을 보인다. 하지만 외부 형상 향상에만 연구 초점이 맞추어져 있어 많은 장애인들이 의수를 착용할 때 차가운 표면으로 인해 이질감을 느낀다. 이로 인해 의수 제작 업체 및 절단 장애인들은 착용 시 이질감이 적은 의수의 보급을 희망하고 있다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 인체와 유사한 온도를 발생시켜 이질감을 감소시키는 의수를 개발하기 위해 유연 기판인 TPU (Temperature Polyurethane)와 PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) 위에 상용 silver nano paste를 3D 프린터로 인쇄하였으며, UV 표면처리를 사용하여 단시간 내에 낮은 저항과, 높은 회로 접착강도를 갖는 회로를 개발 하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.365-368
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• 2002

Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with different hard segment length has been prepared from a fixed molar ratio of poly(tetramethylene ether glycol), 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and 1,4-butanediol by different polymerization procedures. Results reveal that the on-set temperature of endotherms ( $T_{cc}$ ) due to the crystallization of hard segments by cooling the TPUs from melt and the peak temperature of endotherms due to the melting of hard segments ( $T_{mh}$ ) by heating the TPUs increased and levelled off with increasing the hard segment length of TPUs. It has also been observed that soft segment glass transition temperature ( $T_{gs}$ ) of TPU decreased slightly with increasing the hard segment length, which explains less mixing of soft segments and hard segments. In tensile measurement of TPUs, strain hardening is observed with increasing the hard segment length, which is attributed to the strain induced crystallization of soft segments.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.43 no.1 s.145
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• pp.128-133
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• 2006

This study is focused on the skill to prevent RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) from sinking. For better ability to prevent sinking, single hypalon tube is replaced by double TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) tube that is excellent at frictional wear strength and oil-resisting qualities. High buoyant materials are arranged in empty spaces of ship so that ship's spare buoyancy is increased. And for restoration of stable position of ship, the self-righting system is installed. Aluminium alloy is used for increasing hull strength.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2020.07a
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• pp.283-284
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• 2020

라즈베리파이는 교육용 프로젝트의 일환으로 개발된 임베디드 보드로서 모듈 확장성이 용이하여 사용자가 원하는대로 용도를 변경하거나 기능을 확장할 수 있다. 현재 한국 소프트웨어 교육은 프로그래밍 언어와 이론 위주의 경향이 짙은데, 이는 초기 학생들의 프로그래밍에 대한 흥미를 저하시키는 데 가장 큰 걸림돌이 되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 라즈베리파이를 활용하여 사물인터넷의 대표적 입력수단으로 활용되고 있는 음성인식을 구현하는 방법에 대해 논한다. 또한 향후에는 TPU(Tensor Processing Unit)의 전용 소프트웨어를 사용하여 대용량의 실시간 음성인식을 GPU를 이용하여 구현함으로써 실제 물리적인 장치들을 프로그래밍으로 제어함으로써 소프트웨어의 현실 통제 가능성을 직접 체험하여 음성인식뿐만 아니라 동작 원리 및 기저 기술들에 대한 관심을 불러일으키는 하나의 좋은 교육 방법이 될 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2022.11a
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• pp.66-68
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• 2022

활용도가 높아지고 있는 최근의 딥러닝 애플리케이션 등을 사용하기 위해서 기존의 CPU 구조로는 한계가 있어 GPU, TPU 등의 하드웨어로 가속하려는 노력이 있어왔다. 하지만 물리적인 제약으로 인해 메모리 대역폭에 한계가 있으며, 이를 뛰어넘기 위해 메모리 안에서 직접 연산을 수행하는 Processing-in-Memory 기술이 떠오르고 있다. 본 논문은 PIM 기술을 사용할 때의 불이익을 감수하면서 장점을 최대한 활용하는 방법들에 관해서 서술하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.585-590
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• 2021

Wrist braces are being used for patients with wrist trauma. Recently, many studies have been conducted to manufacture custom wrist braces using 3D printing technology. Such 3D printing customized orthosis has the advantage of reflecting various factors such as reflecting different shapes for each individual and securing breathability. In this paper, the stress on the orthosis by the number and position of Velcro bands that should be considered when manufacturing a 3D printing custom wrist brace was analyzed. For customized orthosis, 3D modeling of the bone and skin regions was performed using an automatic design software (Reconeasy 3D, Seeann Solution) based on CT images. Based on the 3D skin area, a wrist orthosis design was applied to suit each treatment purpose. And, for the elasticity of the brace, a wrist brace was manufactured with an FDM-type 3D printer using TPU material. To evaluate the effectiveness according to the number and position of the Velcro band of the custom 3D printed wrist brace, the stress distribution of the brace was analyzed by the finite element method (FEM). Through the finite element analysis of the wrist orthosis performed in this study, the stress distribution of the orthosis was confirmed, and the number and position of the orthosis production and Velcro bands could be confirmed. These experimental results will help provide quality treatment to patients.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.185-192
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• 2019

DXA is the most commonly used BMD examination equipment with the best performance on reflecting the biological alteration with tiny change of bone density. In spite of the importance of the quality control to maintain the accuracy and precision of the examination, considerable number of hospitals are not conducting QC due to the difficulty and high cost of the phantom product. This study develops the cross revision phantom with 3D printer and the change of the degree of infilling filaments which can be readily secured, and provides the usefulness assessment of the developed phantom by comparing with existing products. The Hounsfield Units of ABS, TPU, PLA, 30% Cu-PLA, and 30% Al-PLA are assessed. The Hounsfield Units result at infilling rate 100% was $-149.74{\pm}2.36$, $-55.62{\pm}7.14$, $-7.68{\pm}3.82$, $87.53{\pm}1.07$, and $1795.20{\pm}16.15$. The L1, L2, L3 BMD of 3D printing phantom with linear regression model were $0.620{\pm}0.010g/cm^2$, $1.092{\pm}0.025g/cm^2$, $1.554{\pm}0.026g/cm^2$ which are statistically relevant to the existing phantom products. This result provides the base line data for various medical phantom produce and capability of proper quality control of DXA equipment.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.147-154
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• 2015

We propose a method for simultaneously measuring the front and back surface profiles of transparent optical components. The proposed method combines dual-wavelength transmission deflectometry with liquids to record distorted phases at different wavelengths, and then numerically reconstructs the three-dimensional phase information to image the front and back surfaces of the lens. We propose a theoretical model to determine the surface information, and a bifocal lens is experimentally investigated. Unlike conventional transmission deflectometry, our proposed method supports direct observation of the front and back surface profiles of the optical elements.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.375-383
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• 2005

The present paper describes the first development of a LOX/kerosene type turbopump in Korea. The liquid rocket engine, that the turbopump can be applied to, has a 30-ton(metric) level of vacuum thrust and employs a gas generator cycle. The turbopump consists of two single-stage centrifugal pumps, that is, LOX and kerosene pumps, and one single-stage impulse turbine. Inter-propellant seal(IPS) is located between the LOX pump and the kerosene pump to avoid any interaction between the propellants. A series of component and TPU(Turbopump Unit) test has been completed in the level of simulant propellants and ready for hot firing tests.