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ULTRA HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS AND CLUSTERS

  • JONES T. W.
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.421-426
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    • 2004
  • I briefly review the current theoretical status of the origins of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with special emphasis on models associated with galaxy clusters. Some basic constraints on models are laid out, including those that apply both to so-called 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' models. The origins of these UHECRs remain an enigma; no model stands out as a clear favorite. Large scale structure formation shocks, while very attractive conceptually in this context, are unlikely to be able to accelerate particles to energies much above $10^{18}eV$. Terminal shocks in relativistic AGN jets seem to be more viable candidates physically, but suffer from their rarity in the local universe. Several other, representative, models are outlined for comparison.

Comparison and Study of Active and Hybrid Power Filters for Compensation of Grid Harmonics

  • Gutierrez, Bryan;Kwak, Sang-Shin
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.1541-1550
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents a theoretical analysis and comparisons of active power filter (APF) and hybrid power filter (HPF) systems, given terminal constraints of harmonic compensations in nonlinear loads. Despite numerous publications for the two types of filters, the features and differences between them have not been clearly explained. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the operations of a HPF inverter along with those of passive power filters (PPFs). It also includes their effects on the power factor at the grid. In addition, a theoretical analysis and a systematic comparison between the APF and HPF systems are addressed based on system parameters such as the source voltage, output power, reactive component size, and power factor at the grid terminals. The converter kVA ratings and dc-link voltage requirements for both topologies are considered in the presented comparisons

Analytical Algorithms for Ergonomic Seated Posture When Working with Notebook Computers

  • Jalil, Sakib;Nanthavanij, Suebsak
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.146-157
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    • 2007
  • This paper discusses two algorithms for recommending notebook computer (NBC) and workstation adjustments so that the user can assume an ergonomic seated posture during NBC operation. Required input data are the user's anthropometric data and physical dimensions of the NBC and the workstation. The first algorithm is based on an assumption that there are no workstation constraints while the second algorithm considers the actual seat height and work surface height. The results from the algorithms include recommendations for adjusting the NBC (tilt angle of the NBC base unit, angle between the base and screen units, and base support height) and the workstation (heights of seat support and footrest, and distance between the body and the NBC).

A Heuristic Algorithm for Berth Planning with a Limited Number of Cranes (크레인 대수의 제약을 고려한 선석계획 문제에 대한 발견적 해법)

  • Park, Young-Man;Kim, Kap-Hwan
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2011
  • This paper discusses the problem of scheduling berth and container cranes simultaneously in port container terminals. A mixed-integer programming model is formulated by considering various practical constraints. A heuristic algorithm is suggested for solving the mathematical model. A numerical experiment was conducted to test the performance of the suggested heuristic algorithm.

Feedback stabilization of linear systems with delay in control by receding horizon (지연요소를 갖는 시스템의 안정화 방법)

  • 권욱현
    • 전기의세계
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 1979
  • For ordinary systems the receding horizon method has beer proved by the author as a very useful and easy tool to find stable feedback controls. In this paper an open-loop optimal control which minimizes the control energy with a suitable upper limit and terminal control and state constraints is derived and then transformed to the closed-loop control. The stable feedback control law is obtained from the closed-loop control. The stable feedback control law is obtained from the closed-loop control by the receding horizon concept. It is shown by the Lyapunov method that the control law derived from the receding, horizon concept is asymtotically stable under the complete controllability condition. The stable feedback control which is similar to but more general than the receding horizon control is presented in this paper To the author's knowledge the control laws in this paper are easiest to stabilize systems with delay in control.

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Non-stacked-via maze ruting for module generation (모듈 합성을 위한 비아 겹침이 없는 미로 배선)

  • 권성훈;오명섭;신현철
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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    • v.32A no.1
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    • pp.222-233
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    • 1995
  • For effective module generation, a detailed router which can handle complicated routing regions on multimple layers of interconnection under various constraints is necessary. In this paper, a new improved maze routing technique is described, which can find the shortest path for each net without allowing stacked vias. In this method, two cost values are stored at each grid point. The cost values represent the routing costs from the terminal of the net being routed to the grid point. One cost value shows the cost of the shortest path without making a via at the grid point and the other cost value shows that with making a via at the grid point. This is the first systematic maze routing technique which can find the shortest path without via-stacking.

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Attitude Maneuver Control of Flexible Spacecraft by Observer-based Tracking Control

  • Hyochoong Bang;Oh, Choong-Seok
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.122-131
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    • 2004
  • A constraint equation-based control law design for large angle attitude maneuvers of flexible spacecraft is addressed in this paper The tip displacement of the flexible spacecraft model is prescribed in the form of a constraint equation. The controller design is attempted in the way that the constraint equation is satisfied throughout the maneuver. The constraint equation leads to a two-point boundary value problem which needs backward and forward solution techniques to satisfy terminal constraints. An observer-based tracking control law takes the constraint equation as the input to the dynamic observer. The observer state is used in conjunction with the state feedback control law to have the actual system follow the observer dynamics. The observer-based tracking control law eventually turns into a stabilized system with inherent nature of robustness and disturbance rejection in LQR type control laws.

An Airline Scheduling Model and Solution Algorithms

  • AL-Sultan, Ahmed Thanyan;Ishioka, Fumio;Kurihara, Koji
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.257-266
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    • 2011
  • The rapid development of airlines, has made airports busier and more complicated. The assignment of scheduled to available gates is a major issue for daily airline operations. We consider the over-constrained airport gate assignment problem(AGAP) where the number of flights exceeds the number of available gates, and where the objectives are to minimize the number of ungated flights and the total walking distance or connection times. The procedures used in this project are to create a mathematical model formulation to identify decision variables to identify, constraints and objective functions. In addition, we will consider in the AGAP the size of each gate in the terminal and also the towing process for the aircraft. We will use a greedy algorithm to solve the problem. The greedy algorithm minimizes ungated flights while providing initial feasible solutions that allow flexibility in seeking good solutions, especially in case when flight schedules are dense in time. Experiments conducts give good results.

An Adaptive Scheduling Scheme for Cooperative Energy Harvesting Networks

  • Ammar, Ahmed;Reynolds, Daryl
    • Journal of Communications and Networks
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.256-264
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    • 2015
  • Energy harvesting devices have been proposed for sensor networking applications where batteries cannot be replaced, and cooperative communication schemes have been used to increase energy efficiency for wireless systems. Here, we develop transmission scheduling schemes for multi-terminal cooperative energy harvesting networks that maximize the packet delivery ratio, i.e., the probability that an event is reported successfully. We see that the proposed scheme provides virtually the same performance as the state-of-the-art threshold-based scheme, but does not require auxiliary parameter optimization. The proposed scheme also permits extensions to multiple cooperating nodes and sources, and it can be modified to accommodate fairness constraints.

Development of an Appraisal Model for Petroleum Storage and Transport Policy for a Petroleum Production Company (XX정유사의 석유제품 저유 및 수송정책평가모형의 개발)

  • 노정현;임채욱
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.49-66
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    • 1993
  • The successful management of logistics in an organization requires the careful coordination and manipulation of both movement and storage. In this study, we can show what is the most efficient and the cheapest method to transport the petroleum products under a few constraints with the model of linear programming. And also, the model can give some important informations so as what is the best coverages of each terminals by types, how many products should be exchanged among each companies and which terminals or complexes are economically prior to the others. Even we can understand that the duality is one of the useful measures to evaluate the economical efficiencies of transportation and storage related elements such as complex and terminal location, transport mode, storage tankage capacity and in/outflow facilities of terminals etc.

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