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Performance Evaluation of a Washing Machine of Unconstrained Transmission (불구속 동력전달 세탁기의 성능 평가)

  • Kim, Yeong Man;Choi, Woo Chun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.343-351
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    • 2014
  • Washing machines designed to clean laundry have been more widely used at home as they reduce household labor and boost the quality of life. Technological advances and better standards of life increase demand for laundry washing performance. Energy efficiency regulations and consumer demand for the larger trend, washing machine makers should be done in performance studies to reduce power, and water consumption and the load on power transmission devices. In this study, performance of a fully automatic washing machine with unconstrained transmission is analyzed through experiment and CFD simulation. It is found that the interaction between laundry and transmission change the washing behavior and affect washing performance with regard to the degree of freedom. The results obtained in this study can be used in developing new washing machine transmissions and make them more robust.

Analysis of Calibration Facilities for Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) (초음파 도플러 유속계 교정 시설 현황)

  • Lee, Jung-Han;Hwang, Keun-Choon;Kim, Eun-Soo
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.171-183
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    • 2011
  • Despite technological developments and application advances of Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs), no standard procedure has been adopted or accepted for calibration of ADCPs. Limitations of existing facilities for calibrating ADCPs, the complexity of ADCP instruments, and rapid changes in ADCP technology are some of the reasons why a standard procedure has not been adopted. However, there is increasing realization of the need for effective Quality Assurance (QA) and as part of that the importance of standardized calibration. In this study, the significance of calibration and QA plans for ADCPs is discussed and the calibration facilities for ADCPs at home and abroad are reported. Furthermore, the method for calibrating ADCPs using a towed car and its limitations are discussed. This study contributes to discussions surrounding the establishment of standard procedures for calibrating ADCPs and QA plans, and the construction of calibration facilities in the future.

A Comparison on the Efficiency of Data Mining Softwares (데이터마이닝 소프트웨어의 기능 및 효율성 비교에 관한 사례연구)

  • 한상태;강현철;이성건;이덕기
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.201-211
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    • 2002
  • Data is being generated at an ever increasing rate in recent years, mainly due to technological advances in system architecture, processor speed, and storage structures. In this respect, data mining has attracted considerable attention and many commercial softwares for data mining have been developed. In this study, we compare the differences of functions and efficiency of application about several commercial data mining softwares which are widely used in real field.

Nutriproteomics: Identifying the Molecular Targets of Nutritive and Non-nutritive Components of the Diet

  • Barnes, Stephen;Kim, Helen
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.59-74
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    • 2004
  • The study of whole patterns of changes in protein expression and their modifications, or proteomics, presents both technological advances as well as formidable challenges to biological researchers. Nutrition research and the food sciences in general will be strongly influenced by the new knowledge generated by the proteomics approach. This review examines the different aspects of proteomics technologies, while emphasizing the value of consideration of "traditional" aspects of protein separation. These include the choice of the cell, the subcellular fraction, and the isolation and purification of the relevant protein fraction (if known) by protein chromatographic procedures. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of proteins and their peptides formed by proteolytic hydrolysis have been substantially enhanced by the development of mass spectrometry technologies in combination with nanoscale fluidics analysis. These are described, as are the pros and cons of each method in current use.

시장데이타와 실험데이타를 이용한 제품 수명 예측

  • 김진영;전치혁
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 1996.04a
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    • pp.262-265
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    • 1996
  • An ALT(accelerated life testing) method is to test a product in over-stressed conditions, and then the test result is extrapolated to an usual (normal stressed) condition. It is the major disadvantage of ALT method that the more extrapolation to an usual condition applies the bigger error is indispensable. Therefore a reliability model combining field failure data and laboratory test data is required in pratice. We propose several methods of estimating the failure rate of a product life which is assumed to follow an exponential distribution. Structural similarity and technological advances are also cosidered. Finally, We derive the acceleratio factor which can be used to predict the failure rate for a new product.

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An Energy and Coverage Efficient Clustering Method for Wireless Sensor Network (무선 센서 네트워크를 위한 효율적인 에너지와 커버리지 클러스터링 방법)

  • Gong, Ji;Zhang, Kai;Kim, Seung-Hae;Cho, Gi-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.261-262
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    • 2008
  • Due to technological advances, the manufacturing of small and low cost of sensors becomes technically and economically feasible. In recent years, an increasing interest in using Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) in various applications, including large scale environment monitoring, battle field surveillance, security management and location tracking. In these applications, hundreds of sensor nodes are left to be unattended to report monitored data to users. Since sensor nodes are placed randomly and sometimes are deployed in underwater. It is impossible to replace batteries often when batteries run out. Therefore, reducing energy consumption is the most important design consideration for sensor networks.

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System Architecture of Atopic Dermatitis Adjuvant for Children Using Wireless Sensor

  • Balitana, Maricel O.;Kim, Seok-Soo
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2008
  • Pre schools with state of the art facilities that would provide not just academic excellence but also ensure the safety and provide efficient healthcare to their pupils relative to Atopic Dermatitis with Asthma is the main objective of this research One of the most promising applications of sensor networks is for human healthcare monitoring. Due to recent technological advances in sensor, low power microelectronics and miniaturization, and wireless networking enable the design and proliferation of this wireless sensor networks capable of autonomously monitoring and controlling environments. Thus, this research presents the utilization of such microelectronic sensor and plots the hardware and software architecture of a wireless sensor network system with real-time pupil monitoring that integrates vital sign sensors, location sensor and allergen sensor. This proposed architecture for wearable sensors can be used as active tags which can track pupil's location within the school's premises, identify possible atopic dermatitis with asthma allergens, it would monitor and generate a health status report of the pupil.

The ATM Switching Architecture using Free-Space Optical Interconnections and Packets with a Parallel Form (자유공간 광 연결과 병렬 형태의 패킷을 이용한 ATM 교환 방식)

  • 장진환;갑상영;지윤규
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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    • v.29A no.10
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 1992
  • Despite recent advances in electrical switch architectures, the practical switch performance is limited by both the technological and physical constraints of electrical device and wiring. Though an optical switch can have good features, optical devices are of poor quality. Therefore, we propose and study the switching architecture based on free-space optical interconnections and electrical logic devices. And an exchanging method using packets with a parallel form is introduced to solves the blocking problem of the switch that resulted from switching packets with a serial form. The free-space optical interconnections overcome the defects of electrical switch, such as, the complex connections of the wires. The proposed and demonstrated switch is nonblocking, simple and high performable. Other attractive features of the proposed switch include the guarantee of first-in first-out packet sequence. In this thesis, we also discuss the performance of proposed switch and show the experimental results of the 4$\times$4 switch.

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SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES IN X-RAY ASTRONOMY (X-선 천문 분야의 분광관측 연구)

  • CHOI CHUL-SUNG
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.15 no.spc1
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    • pp.73-83
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    • 2000
  • X-ray astronomy deals with measurements of the electromagnetic radiation in the energy range of $E\~0.1-100 keV (\lambda\~0.12-120{\AA})$. The wavelength of X-ray is comparable to the size of atoms, so that the photons in the X-ray range are usually produced and absorbed by the atomic processes. Since the launch of the first X-ray astronomy satellite 'Uhuru' in 1970, technological advances in a launch capability and a detection capability make X-ray astronomy one of the most rapidly evolving fields of astronomical research. Particularly, a spectral resolving power $E/{\Delta}E$ has been increased by an order of 2 - 3 (in the energy range of 0.1 - 10 keV) during the past 30years. In this paper, I briefly review a developing process of the resolving power and spectroscopic techniques. Then I describe important emission/absorption lines in X-ray astronomy, as well as diagnostics of gas property with line parameters.

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Challenges for the Future LCD Industry

  • Kwon, Young-Soo
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.3-3
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    • 2008
  • The TFT-LCD industry has shown dramatic growth by making technological advances and satisfying consumer needs. It now stands at the heart of the display industry. However, the TFT-LCD market is maturing and is unlikely to sustain the fast pace of growth in years to come. There has been an oversupply in the LCD sector entering 2008 due to capacity expansion aimed at fueling growth coupled with softening demand amid the global economic slowdown and recent financial turmoil. The LCD industry has successfully coped with oversupply on several occasions. Each time, LCD makers faced up to the challenge and responded with a pioneering spirit. They continued to grow by turning crisis into opportunity. LG Display aims to create new markets by developing products based on innovative technology and providing more attractive products through a value-added product planning that incorporates consumer needs. Through a continuous cost innovation targeted at stimulating demand by making products more economical to consumers, we will be at the forefront of overcoming the current oversupply and sustaining robust growth for the TFT-LCD industry. Depending on our management of the situation, the current oversupply could prove to be an opportunity to create even bigger markets for the future.

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