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OPTIMIZATION OF A DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG USING KRIGING AND TABU SEARCH METHODS (크리깅과 타부탐색법을 이용한 운전석 에어백의 최적설계)

  • Kim, Jeung-Hwan;Lee, Kwom-Hee;Joo, Won-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.1035-1040
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    • 2004
  • In the proto design stage of a new car, the performance of an occupant protection system is often evaluated by CAE instead of the real test. CAE predicts and recommends the appropriate design values hence reducing the number of the real tests. However, the existing researches using CAE in predicting the performances do not consider the uncertainties of parameters, in which inconsistency between the actual test results and CAE exists. In this research, the optimization procedure of a protection system such as airbag and load limiter is suggested for the frontal collision. The DACE modeling known as Kriging interpolation is introduced to obtain the meta model of the system followed by the tabu search method to determine a global optimum. Finally, the distribution of a suggested design is determined through the Monte-Carlo Simulation.

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Radiation protection in dental clinic (치과에서의 방사선안전관리)

  • Lee, Sam-Sun
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.117-126
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    • 2007
  • Although the diagnostic information provided by radiographs may be of definite benefit to the patients, the radiographic examination does carry the potential for harm from exposure to ionizing radiation. Therefore we should try to expose radiation as low as reasonably achievable and to give diagnostic information to patients as much as possible. All of dentists should have competence in radiation protection. I wish to deal with what we should do for the optimization of radiation protection in dental clinic.

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Optimization of Unequal Error Protection Rateless Codes for Multimedia Multicasting

  • Cao, Yu;Blostein, Steven D.;Chan, Wai-Yip
    • Journal of Communications and Networks
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.221-230
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    • 2015
  • Rateless codes have been shown to be able to provide greater flexibility and efficiency than fixed-rate codes for multicast applications. In the following, we optimize rateless codes for unequal error protection (UEP) for multimedia multicasting to a set of heterogeneous users. The proposed designs have the objectives of providing either guaranteed or best-effort quality of service (QoS). A randomly interleaved rateless encoder is proposed whereby users only need to decode symbols up to their own QoS level. The proposed coder is optimized based on measured transmission properties of standardized raptor codes over wireless channels. It is shown that a guaranteed QoS problem formulation can be transformed into a convex optimization problem, yielding a globally optimal solution. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed optimized random interleaved UEP rateless coder's performance compares favorably with that of other recently proposed UEP rateless codes.

The Optimization Experience of Occupational Exposure during Unclear Power Plant Outage (원자력발전소 계획예방정비 기간중 피폭최적화 경험)

  • Song, Young-Il;Kim, Hyung-Jin;Park, Hun-Kook;Kim, Hee-Geun
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.145-154
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    • 2003
  • By optimizing the radiation protection the collective dose and individual dose could be reduced during YGN #4 $5^{th}$ outage in 2001. The collective doses for the two high radiation jobs decreased to 85% and 65% of expected doses. The proportion of workers with low dose (below 1mSv) exposure increased 4% while the proportion of workers with over 3mSv and 5mSv exposure are decreased to 2%, 1% respectively. But none is exposed over 8mSv for the annual dose. To aid decision of utilizing the robot, cost- benefit analysis was performed and reasonable point was proposed to use the robot. For the first time job, repeated ALARA meeting and mock up training were implemented to set up working procedure by identifying the trouble. To easily set up standard procedure, mockup process was videotaped and reviewed during ALARA meeting. Monitoring is a good approach to chase radiological working condition such as working time, dose rate. behavior of workers, especially for high radiation work. Those data were estimated and adjusted from the stage of work planning to mock up. At the stage of actual work the monitoring data were compared to the estimation and recorded to database. This database will not only be used as a powerful tool for dose optimization at the following outage but also as a guideline to dose constraint set up for optimization for each specific situation.

Transformer Differential Relay by Using Neural-Fuzzy System

  • Kim, Byung Whan;Masatoshi, Nakamura
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.157.2-157
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    • 2001
  • This paper describes the synergism of Artificial Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic based approach to improve the reliability of transformer differential protection, the conventional transformer differential protection commonly used a harmonic restraint principle to prevent a tripping from inrush current during initial transformer´s energization but such a principle can not performs the best optimization on tripping time. Furthermore, in some cases there may be false operation such as during CT saturation, high DC offset or harmonic containing in the line. Therefore an artificial neural network and fuzzy logic has been proposed to improve reliability of the transformer protection relay. By using EMTP-ATP the power transformer is modeled, all currents flowing ...

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Structure Optimization of ESD Diodes for Input Protection of CMOS RF ICs

  • Choi, Jin-Young
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.401-410
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    • 2017
  • In this work, we show that the excessive lattice heating problem due to parasitic pnp transistor action in the diode electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device in the diode input protection circuit, which is favorably used in CMOS RF ICs, can be solved by adopting a symmetrical cathode structure. To explain how the recipe works, we construct an equivalent circuit for input human-body model (HBM) test environment of a CMOS chip equipped with the diode protection circuit, and execute mixed-mode transient simulations utilizing a 2-dimensional device simulator. We attempt an in-depth comparison study by varying device structures to suggest valuable design guidelines in designing the protection diodes connected to the $V_{DD}$ and $V_{SS}$ buses. Even though this work is based on mixed-mode simulations utilizing device and circuit simulators, the analysis given in this work clearly explain the mechanism involved, which cannot be done by measurements.

Performance Optimization of Tandem Source-Channel Coding Systems Employing Unequal Error Protection Under Complexity Constraints (복잡도 제한 하에서 비균등 오류 보호 기법을 사용하는 탠덤 소스-채널 코딩 시스템의 성능 최적화)

  • Lim, Jongtae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.2537-2543
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    • 2014
  • Between tandem source-channel coding systems and joint source-channel coding systems, it has been known that there is a complexity threshold in complexity versus performance. In this paper, by expanding the previous analysis for equal error protection systems, we analyze and compare the performance under complexity constrains for tandem source-channel coding systems which employ unequal error protection. Under a given complexity constraint, the optimization is performed to minimize the end-to-end distortion of each representative tandem and joint source-channel coding system. The results show that the complexity threshold for unequal error protection systems becomes smaller and the performance enhancement of unequal error protection systems over equal error protection systems gets smaller as the system complexity gets larger.

An Optimum Design of a Steering Column to Minimize the Injury of a Passenger (승객 상해의 감소를 위한 승용차 조향주의 최적설계)

  • Park, Y.S;Lee, J.Y.;Park, G.J.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.33-44
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    • 1995
  • As the occupant safety receives more attention from automobile industries. protection systems have been developed quite well. Developed protection systems must be evaluated through real tests in crash environment Since the real tests are extremely expensive. computer simulations are replaced for some prediction of the real test In the computer simulation. it is very crucial to express the real environment precisely in the modeling precess. The energy absorbing(EA) steering system has a very important rote in vehicle crashes because the occupant can hit the system directly. In this study. the EA steering system is modeled precisely. analyzed for the safely and designed by an optimization technology. First. the EA steering system is disassembled by parts and modeled by segments and joints. The segments are modeled by rigid bodies in motion and they have resistances in contact. Spring-damper elements and force-deflection curves are utilized to represent the joints. The body block test is cal lied out to validate. the modeling. When the test results are not enough for the detailed modeling. the differences between tests and simulations are minimized to calculate unknown parameters using optimization. The established model is applied to a crash simulation of a full-car model and tuned again. After the modeling is finished. components of the steering system are designed by an optimization algorithm. In the optimization process. the compound injury of a driver is defined and minimized to determine the chracteristics of the components. The second. order approximation algorithm has been adopted for the optimization.

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Study on Optimization of Cytoplasm Conditions for In Vitro Micronucleus Test Using Chinese Hamster Lung Cells (Chinese Hamster Lung Cell을 이용한 in vitro 소핵시험의 세포질 최적화 연구)

  • Paik, Min Kyoung;Kim, Areumnuri;Shin, Hye Rim;Chon, Kyongmi;Park, Kyung-Hun;Ryu, Ji-Hyeok;Moon, Byeong Chul
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.229-234
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    • 2018
  • BACKGROUND: in vitro micronucleus test (vitMNT) is one of the promising alternative testing methods in genotoxicity test and was adopted as OECD test guideline for chemical registration. This study was conducted to optimize the cytoplasm conditions in vitMNT using Chinese hamster lung (CHL) cell. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study cytokinesis-block micronucleus test was conducted. Mitomycin C and colchicine were used as positive control chemicals and were treated for three hours (short time) or twenty-four hours (long time). Giemsa solution was used for cell staining. For optimization of vitMNT, the final fixative was prepared as five concentrations (0%, 1%, 3%, 5%, and 25%) of acetic acid in methanol, and treatment times of the final fixative were varied under four conditions (immediately, one hour, four hours, and one day). CONCLUSION: Acetic acid at 1% in methanol as the final fixative was most adequate to preserve the cytoplasm around the nucleus in the interphase cells. Also, fixative treatment time of cell suspension for one to four hours may minimize the cell rupture. These results can be helpful for getting an accurate result promptly due to clear visual distinction to score micronucleus in vitMNT using giemsa solution.