• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1993년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.160-162
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• 1993

This paper proposes a new converter for switched reluctance motors using a Boost converter in conjunction with a Buck converter. The proposed converter has a unity power factor(hereafter referred to an UPF) in the ac input regardless of the load variations. Moreover, compared to the conventional converter topologies, the total system efficiency is improved by introducing choppingless voltage control methods in the machine side converter and an energy recovery snubber in the pre-voltage regulation stage, respectively.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2002년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.213-220
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 최근에 개발된 Unscented Particle Filter (UPF)를 사용한 비선형 동적 구조계의 구조계수 규명기법이 연구되었다. 일반적인 비선형 구조계수 추정 문제의 일반 해는 존재하지 않으나, 그에 대한 대안으로써 선형 근사 기법인 extended Kalman filter (EKF)가 비선형 동적 구조계수의 추정에 주로 사용되어왔다. 그러나, EKF는 구간 선형(piecewise linear) 가정으로 인해 biased estimator이고 비선형성이 상대적으로 높을 때 오차가 큰 추정치를 주는 단점을 가진다. 이를 보완하기 위해서 UPF가 개발되었고, 이 기법은 particle filter의 일종으로써 Unscented Kalman filter (UKF)를 사용하여 importance proposal distribution을 생성한다. 수치실험이 SDOF와 MDOF에 대하여 3가지 경우에 대해서 수행되었다. 비선형 SDOF의 수치 실험으로부터 잡음이 가해진 상태에서 UKF가 EKF에 비해 초기 공분산 행렬의 가정에 대해 정확하고 강인한 추정결과를 보여줌을 보였다 최하층의 column에 비선형 거동이 발생하는 5층 전단 빌딩모형의 수치실험으로부터 UKF가 복잡한 구조물의 구조계수 추정능력이 있음을 보여주었다. 여러 가지 수치실험은 UPF가 EKF보다 비선형 동적 구조계수 추정에 있어서 더 나은 방법임을 보여 주었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1273-1280
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• 2013

움직이는 물체를 추적함에 있어 언센티드 칼만 필터(UKF) 알고리즘은 미분 계산없는 빠른 수렴속도와 뛰어난 추정 성능을 지녔다. 그러나 이 방법은 가우시안 잡음 분포 하에서 적용해야 하는 등 제한적인 조건이 수반되는 문제점을 안고 있다. 반면에 파티클 필터(PF)는 제한적인 조건 없이 비선형/비가우시안 시스템에도 적용할 수 있는 상태 추정기법 이라 할 수 있겠다. 그러나 이 방법 또한 파티클의 갯수가 늘어나면 계산량이 크게 증가하는 등의 단점을 지니고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 단점들을 극복하기 위하여 UKF와 PF를 결합한 언센티드 파티클 필터(UPF) 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 본 알고리즘의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 기존의 PF와 UPF 알고리즘을 2-자유도 펜듈럼 시스템을 이용하여 시뮬레이션 하였다. 결과적으로 본 논문에서 제안한 방법이 PF에 비하여 비선형/비가우시안 시스템의 상태 추정에 더욱 적합 함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.408-414
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• 2009

UGV가 임무를 수행하기 위해서는 먼저 자신의 위치를 인식하는 것이 중요하며, 위치 인식을 위해 일반적으로 GPS나 INS 등 하나의 센서로 구성된 항법시스템을 이용한다. 그러나 GPS와 INS와 같은 센서들은 각각 단독으로 사용되기에는 제한사항을 가지고 있다. 즉 GPS는 정확한 위치정보의 제공이 가능하지만 기상과 환경에 의해 위치정보가 단절되며, INS는 독자적인 항법정보의 제공이 가능하지만 오차가 누적되어 정확한 위치추정이 어렵다는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 연속적이고 정확한 위치추정을 위해서는 센서 융합을 통한 복합 항법시스템이 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 GPS와 INS를 융합한 복합 항법시스템을 구성하기 위해 퍼지추론과 언센티드 파티클 필터를 이용한 UGV의 데이터 융합 및 위치추정 알고리즘을 제안한다. 퍼지추론은 GPS와 INS를 융합하는데 있어 수학적인 방법보다 더 간단하게 구현이 가능하며, 언센티드 파티클 필터는 오차보정에 탁월한 성능을 보여주는 비선형 추정 필터이다. 제안한 알고리즘의 성능을 비교분석하기 위해 실험을 실시하였으며, 실험 결과 제안한 알고리즘이 기존 알고리즘보다 연속적이고 정밀한 위치추정이 가능함을 입증하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.603-617
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• 2022

Structural design, in general, is developed through trial and error technique which is guided by standards criteria and based on the intuition and experience of the engineer, a context that leads to structural over-dimensioning, with uneconomic solutions. Aiming to find the optimal design, structural optimization methods have been developed to find a balance between cost, structural safety, and material performance. These methods have become a great opportunity in the steel structural engineering domain since they have as their main purpose is weight minimization, a factor directly correlated to the real cost of the structure. Assuming an objective function of minimum weight with stress and displacement constraints provided by Brazilian standards, the present research proposes the sizing optimization and combined approach of sizing and shape optimization, through a software developed to implement the Simulated Annealing metaheuristic algorithm. Therefore, two steel plane frame layouts, each admitting four typical truss geometries, were proposed in order to expose the difference between the optimal solutions. The assessment of the optimal solutions indicates a notable weight reduction, especially in sizing and shape optimization combination, in which the quantity of design variables is increased along with the search space, improving the efficiency of the optimal solutions achieved.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.330-339
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• 2006

This paper deals with novel electronic ballast based on single-stage power processing topology using a symmetrical half-bridge inverter and current injection circuit. The half-bridge inverter drives the output parallel resonant circuit and injects current through the power factor correction (PFC) circuit. Because of high frequency current injection and high frequency modulated voltage, the proposed circuit maintains the unity power factor (UPF) with low THD even under wide variation in ac input voltage. This circuit needs minimum and lower sized components to achieve the UPF and high efficiency. This leads to an increase in reliability of ballast at low cost. Furthermore, to reduce cost, the electronic ballast is designed for two series-connected fluorescent lamps (FL). The analysis and experimental results are presented for ($2{\times}36$ Watt) fluorescent lamps operating at 50 kHz switching frequency and input line voltage (230 V, 50 Hz).

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.305-323
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine breast shape and ratio of breast enlargement women prior to development of breast enlargement patient's bra. Background: Although there are many previous studies on women's breast that did not undergo breast augmentation surgery, no studies have examined the breast type and proportion of women with breast augmentation. Method: In this study, we analyzed ratios and angles with photographs taken before and after breast augmentation on the frontal and lateral views of the breast, UPF and projection were analyzed too. We also compared the pre-operative and post-operative rates with those of previous breast studies, as well as the post-operative breast types for the desirable breast types. Results: The length and width of the breast base and the height of the breast projection increased after the operation. The rate of increase in width is larger than the vertical distance in the breast base, and the rate of increase in height of the projection is larger than the increase in the width. Specifically, in the vertical distance, the rate of increase in the lower portion is larger than that in the upper portion. In the width, the rate of increase on the inside is larger than that on the outside. Conclusion: The angles of the static relationship with the projection increased and the angles of the minor relation decreased. The changes in the size of the breast were visually observed in the overlapping of the triangle shape before and after the surgery. The changes were composed of the line connecting the angle and the measurement points. The pre-operative upper pole fullness (UPF) was mostly 0 and - 1, but after the surgery, +1, 0, -1, +2 were distributed, while post-operative levels of projection were distributed in the order of level 3> level 1> level 2. In comparison with the desirable breast type, it was found that the anatomical type was a more natural breast type than the round type of implant. Application: These results can be useful as basic data for the breast analysis of breast enlargement patients and their bra patterns.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.82-90
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 실외 정밀 위치 추정을 위하여 설계된 GPS(Global positioning system)-INS(Inertial navigation system) 결합 시스템의 잡음 필터링 기법과 데이터 결합을 위한 기법을 소개한다. 실외 이동 항체의 속도 변화에 따라 차등적으로 발생하는 INS의 잡음들을 이산 웨이블릿 변환을 통해 신호를 분석하고 발생하는 잡음들을 데이터의 왜곡을 최소화하며 제거할 수 있는 차등 임계화 기법을 통한 필터링 기법을 제안하였다. 이는 항체의 가/감/등속을 고려하지 않고 특정 로우/하이 필터를 적용하여 데이터의 왜곡이 일어나는 기존 필터링 기법을 개선한 것이다. 또한 UPF를 이용해 비선형 특성과, 비가우시안 잡음의 특성을 가지는 실외 이동 항체의 GPS와 INS의 결합시킴으로서 실외에서 정밀하게 위치를 추정할 수 있게 하였고 이를 설계하여 실험을 통해 성능을 분석하였다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.51-64
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• 2024

Objectives: This study examined the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and chronic diseases in elderly Koreans. Methods: Data from the 2019-2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Dietary intake and UPF consumption were assessed using the NOVA food classification based on 24-hour recall data from 3,790 participants (aged 65+ years). Participants were divided into 4 groups based on the quartile of energy intake from UPFs. Regions were classified as urban or rural. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) after controlling for potential confounders. Results: Among the participants, 71.3% resided in urban and 28.7% in rural areas. Compared to the urban elderly, rural participants tended to be older, have lower education and income levels, be more likely to live in single-person households, and have a higher smoking rate (P < 0.05). Urban elderly consumed more UPFs daily (146.1 g) compared to rural residents (126.6 g; P < 0.05). "Sugar-sweetened beverages" were the most consumed category in both regions. "Sweetened milk and its products" and "traditional sauces" were prominent in urban areas, while rural elderly consumed more "traditional sauces" and "distilled alcoholic beverages." Rural areas also had a higher carbohydrate-to-calorie ratio than urban areas. Compared to the lowest quartile of UPF intake, the highest quartile was significantly associated with impaired fasting glucose only in rural areas (AOR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.00-2.19; P for trend = 0.0014). No significant associations were observed for diabetes in either urban or rural areas. Conclusions: This study suggests that high intake of UPFs is associated with increased odds of impaired fasting glucose in rural elderly. Further research is needed to elucidate the specific negative health effects of UPFs in different populations, and targeted efforts should promote healthy diets in both urban and rural areas.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권7호
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• pp.367-368
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• 2015

It has long been thought that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) functions as a DNA-binding transcription factor in response to its ligand (a glucocorticoid) and thus regulates various cellular and physiological processes. It is also known that GR can bind not only to DNA but also to mRNA; this observation points to the possible role of GR in mRNA metabolism. Recent data revealed a molecular mechanism by which binding of GR to target mRNA elicits rapid mRNA degradation. GR binds to specific RNA sequences regardless of the presence of a ligand. In the presence of a ligand, however, the mRNA-associated GR can recruit PNRC2 and UPF1, both of which are specific factors involved in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). PNRC2 then recruits the decapping complex, consequently promoting mRNA degradation. This mode of mRNA decay is termed "GR-mediated mRNA decay" (GMD). Further research demonstrated that GMD plays a critical role in chemotaxis of immune cells by targeting CCL2 mRNA. All these observations provide molecular insights into a previously unappreciated function of GR in posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(7): 367-368]