• ETRI Journal
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.1135-1144
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• 2016

Fractal antenna arrays are geometry-based thinned arrays having multiband applications. The major challenge of these arrays is their large number of elements at higher expansion factors. This article presents the thinning of fractal antenna arrays while maintaining an appropriate balance between the side lobe level and beam width by using various quantized fractal distribution functions. A 2D square fractal antenna array and 3DSierpinski gasket antenna array are considered in this article to validate the proposed distribution functions. Nearly one third of the antenna elements are thinned in each successive iteration except in the case of a one-count distribution function. The proposed technique can simplify practical implementation and exhibits better performance for various parameters such as the side lobe level, side lobe angle, and half power beam width than fully populated fractal antenna arrays.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.546-551
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• 2010

The objective of this research is to estimate the crack location and size of a carbon steel pipe by using a laser ultrasound guided wave for the wall thinning evaluation of an elbow. The wall thinning of the carbon steel pipe is one of the most serious problems in nuclear power plants, especially the wall thinning of the carbon steel elbow caused by Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC). Therefore, a non-destructive inspection method of elbow is essential for the nuclear power plants to operate safely. The specimens used in this study were carbon steel elbows, which represented the main elements of real nuclear power plants. The shape of the wall thinning was an oval with a width of 120mm, a length of 80mm, and a depth of 5mm. The L(0,1) and L(0,2) modes variation of the ultrasound guided wave signal is obtained from the response of the laser generation/air-coupled detection ultrasonic hybrid system represent the characteristics of the defect. The trends of these characteristics and signal processing were used to estimate the size and location of wall thinning.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2015

Local wall thinning and integrity degradation caused by several mechanisms, such as flow accelerated corrosion (FAC), cavitation, flashing and/or liquid drop impingements, are a main concern in carbon steel piping systems of nuclear power plant in terms of safety and operability. Thinned pipe management program (TPMP) had been developed and optimized to reduce the possibility of unplanned shutdown and/or power reduction due to pipe failure caused by wall thinning in the secondary side piping system. This program also consists of several technical elements such as prediction of wear rate for each component, prioritization of components for inspection, thickness measurement, calculation of actual wear and wear rate for each component. Decision making is associated with replacement or continuous service for thinned pipe components. Establishment of long-term strategy based on diagnosis of plant condition regarding overall wall thinning is also essential part of the program. Prediction models of wall thinning caused by FAC had been established for 24 operating nuclear plants. Long term strategies to manage the thinned pipe component were prepared and applied to each unit, which was reflecting plant specific design, operation, and inspection history, so that the structural integrity of piping system can be maintained. An alternative integrity assessment criterion and a computer program for thinned piping items were developed for the first time in the world, which was directly applicable to the secondary piping system of nuclear power plant. The thinned pipe management program is applied to all domestic nuclear power plants as a standard procedure form so that it contributes to preventing an accident caused by FAC.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 웨이브릿 변환을 이용한문자인식 방법 중 문자의 최소 단위인자음과 모음을 분리시켜 문자의 모멘트를 분석하여 산출되는 정보를 사전에 컴퓨터에 입력시켜 문서화된 수기 문자를 컴퓨터에 저장하고 인식시키는 방법에 접근 하였다. 연구는 획득한 문장 이미지에서 잡음을 없애고 줄 단위로 분리, 분리된 줄 단위 문장은 한 문자 단위로 다시 분리된 후 자음과 모음으로 분리 하였다. 분리된 자소는 CVIPtools를 사용하여 히스토그램 평활화와 침식 및 평균값 필터를 처리한 후 C++를 이용하여 세선화 처리하고 세선화된 자소는 팽창 및 크기 변환하여 모든 자소가 동일 굵기, 크기 이미지로 만들었다. 표준화 이미지는 이진화 이미지로 변환하여 3단계 웨이브릿 변환을 이용하여 데이터의 양을 1/64로 줄인 후 해밍거리를 조사하였다. 연구 결과 다양한 'ㄱ'상호간 및 'ㅅ'상호간의 일치도는 매우 높게 나타났고, 서로 상이한 'ㄱ'과 'ㅅ'을 비교 했을 때 상호간 일치도가 매우 낮게 나옴을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구 결과로 더 많은 수기 자소들에 대한 해밍거리조사가 이루어지면 각각의 자음과 모음의 모멘트 구분하여 수기 문자 인식에 중요한 정보를 알 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 지도 정보를 자동으로 분석하여 등고선과 숫자, 기호를 추출해 내는 알고리즘에 대해 연구하였다. 이를 위해 우선 지도를 이진 영상으로 변환한 후 세선화 작업을 거친다. 세선화된 영상으로부터 등고 성분들을 분리시킨 후, 비등고 성분에 대한 특징분석 후 숫자와 기호를 자동으로 분리한다. 마지막으로 복원 알고리즘을 이용하여 손실 부분을 복원한다. 여러 종류의 등고선 지도영상을 대상으로 모의실험을 수행하여 제안한 알고리즘의 성능을 검증하였다.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권7호
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• pp.246-264
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• 1986

Micoromorphological alterations of sea-waterlogged woods by marinemicro-oragnisms were investigated by the light and scanning electron microscopy as a part of serial investigations on the shipwrecked materials which were excavated at the sea shore of Wando-Kun, southern coast of Korea in 1984.Deterioration of sea-waterlogged wood by marine microorganisms were varied with the wood species. The degree of deterioration even in the same wood specieswas different according to the part where it was in mud of sea-water. However, the resistance of Torreya nucifera over the marine organisms was marked. Deterioration in cell wall may be classified into three types; thinning of cell wall, separation of secondary wall from compound middle lamella and tunneling of cell wall. Thinning and separation were frequently observed, while the tunneling was rare. Among the wood cell elements of hardwoods, vessel wall was the least deteriorated. The difference degree of degradation of cell wall constituents and the accumulation of inorganic substances in cell lumen indicate that some factors to be considered for the conservation treatment were discussed. The kinds of marine microorganisms invading and/or inhabiting in wrecked wooden ship were also discussed.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2021

Unforeseen failures of boilers in power plants may affect the continuation of electricity generation. Main failures in boilers are influenced by the tube material, tube position, boiler service temperature and pressure, and chemical composition of the feed water and coal. This investigation was intended to find answers on the causes and mechanism of failure of the fire-side boiler water-wall tubes, due to perforation and corrosion. The tube conformed to the material requirements in terms of its chemical composition and hardness. Microscopic examination showed ferrite and pearlite indicating no changes in its microstructure due to the temperature variation. SEM test showed a single layer and homogenous film density particularly on the area far from perforation. However, layers of corrosion product were formed on the nearby perforation area. EDX showed that there were Na, Ca, S, and O elements on the failed surface. XRD indicated the presence of Fe₂O₃ oxide. The failure mechanism was identified as a result of significant localized wall thinning of the boiler water wall-tube due to oxidation.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.74-84
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• 1988

본 논문에서는 에지검출 알고리즘을 이용하여 선형 영상에 대한 특징 추출기술을 논하였다. 에지 검출과정은 여러 개의 에지 마스크를 가지고 영상을 콘벌루션(convolution)함으로써 에지 크기와 방향을 결정하고, 이러한 에지 크기를 쓰레숄딩과 세선화하고, 간극(Gap)의 발생시 반복적으로 이 부분을 수정, 근접성(Proximity)과 방향성(orientation)에 기본을 두어 에지요소들을 연결(linking)하고, 선형근사화 시켰다. 이러한 것은 유사한 알고리즘을 연구하는 사람에게 도움이 될 것이다.

• 오토저널
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.48-59
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• 1990

A finite element program was developed using line elements for simulating the stretch/draw forming operation of an arbitrarily-shaped plane-strain section. An implicit, incremental, updated Lagrangian formulation is employed, introducing a minimum plastic work path assumption for each time step. Geometric and material nonlinearities are also considered within each time step. The finite element equation is based on the mesh-normal, which compatibly describes arbitrary tool surfaces and FEM meshes without depending on the explicit spatial derivatives of tool surfaces. The membrane approximation is adopted under the plane stress assumption. The sheet material is assumed to obey a rigid-viscoplastic constitutive law. The developed program was tested in the die-tryout of typical automotive inner panels. In order to determine a single friction coefficient and boundary length, FEM results and measurements of thinning for a stretched section of final die were compared. After finding analysis parameters, the sheet forming operations of original and final die designs were simulated. Excellent agreement between measured and computed thickness strains was obtained and the developed program was able to identify die designs which were rejected during die tryout.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1994년도 Proceedings of the Korea Automatic Control Conference, 9th (KACC) ; Taejeon, Korea; 17-20 Oct. 1994
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• pp.302-306
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• 1994

This paper describes how to recognize hand written Hangeul character using the stroke order of the elementary segment. The recognition system is constructed of parts : character input part, segment disassembling part, character element extraction part and character recognition part. The character input part reads the character and performs thinning algorithm. In the segment disassembling part, the input character is disassembled into elementary segments using the direction codes and the feature parameters. In the character element extraction part, we extract the character element using the stroke order and the knowledge rule. Finally, we able to recognize the hand written Hangeul characters by assembling the character elements, in the character recognition part.