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Automated data interpretation for practical bridge identification

  • Zhang, J.;Moon, F.L.;Sato, T.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.433-445
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    • 2013
  • Vibration-based structural identification has become an important tool for structural health monitoring and safety evaluation. However, various kinds of uncertainties (e.g., observation noise) involved in the field test data obstruct automation system identification for accurate and fast structural safety evaluation. A practical way including a data preprocessing procedure and a vector backward auto-regressive (VBAR) method has been investigated for practical bridge identification. The data preprocessing procedure serves to improve the data quality, which consists of multi-level uncertainty mitigation techniques. The VBAR method provides a determinative way to automatically distinguish structural modes from extraneous modes arising from uncertainty. Ambient test data of a cantilever beam is investigated to demonstrate how the proposed method automatically interprets vibration data for structural modal estimation. Especially, structural identification of a truss bridge using field test data is also performed to study the effectiveness of the proposed method for real bridge identification.

Design and Performance Evaluation of Controller for Unstable Motion of Underwater Vehicle after Water Entry (수중운동체 입수 초기의 불안정 거동에 대한 제어기 설계 및 성능평가)

  • Park, Yeong-Il;Ryu, Dong-Ki;Kim, Sam-Soo;Lee, Man-Hyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.166-175
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    • 1999
  • This paper describes a design and performance evaluation of robust controller which overrides unstable motion and pulls out quickly after water entry of underwater vehicle dropped from aircraft or surface ship. We use 6-DOF equation for model of motions and assume parameter uncertainty to reflect the difference of real motion from modelled motion equation. we represent a nonlinear system with uncertainty as Takagi and Sugeno's(T-S) fuzzy models and design controller stabilizing them. The fuzzy controller utilizes the concept of so-called parallel distributed compensation (PDC). Finally, we confirm stability and performance of the controller through computer simulation and hardware in the loop simulation (HILS).

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Quantitative Analysis of Trace pp'-DDE in Corn Oil by Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry : Uncertainty Evaluations

  • 김병주;김달호;최종오;소헌영
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.20 no.8
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    • pp.910-916
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    • 1999
  • A current interest in chemistry concerns traceability of analytical measurements to the International System of Units (SI) and the proper estimation of their uncertainties in accordance with the internationally agreed guide provided by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) is regarded as a primary method, which make the measurement results traceable to SI units without significant empirical correction factors. Our laboratory, as the national standards institute of Korea, participated in an intercomparison of environmental analysis, pp'-DDE in corn oil, which was organized by the CCQM under supervision of the CIPM to test feasibility of IDMS as a primary method for the trace analysis of organic compounds. In this report, we provide basic equations used for the calculation of the concentration of the analyte in a sample and a precise description of the processes for the evaluation of the uncertainties of the measurement results. Also, we report the experimental conditions adopted to improve the accuracy of the IDMS measurement. The principles contained in ??Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement'' provided by ISO are followed for the uncertainty evaluation.

Error analysis and Performance test of the Volumetric interferometer for Absolute distance measurement (삼차원 좌표 측정을 위한 부피 간섭계의 오차분석 및 성능평가)

  • Rhee, H.G.;Chu, J.Y.;Kim, S.W.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.387-390
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, we accomplish uncertainty evaluation and performance test of the volumetric interferometer using two spherical wavefronts emitted from the ends of two single mode fibers. We verify that the volumetric interferometer has the volume uncertainty of 690nm through the error analysis and it has the resolution of 0.1 0.1$\mu\textrm{m}$ for x axis which is the same order of repeatability for x axis. Also, we obtain the systematic error of $1\mu\textrm{m}$ for $60\times 60\times 20 mm^3$ working volume using self-calibration with an artifact plate.

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Development of Calibration System for Multi-Axis Force/Moment Sensor and Its Uncertainty Evaluation (다축 힘/모멘트 센서 교정기의 개발 및 그의 불확도 평가)

  • Kim, Gab-Soon;Yoon, Jung-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.91-98
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    • 2007
  • This paper describes the development of the calibration system for a multi-axis force/moment sensor and its uncertainty evaluation. This calibration system can generate the continuous forces (${\pm}Fx,\;{\pm}Fy$ and ${\pm}Fz$) and moments (${\pm}Mx,\;{\pm}My$ and ${\pm}Mz$). Many kinds of multi-axis force/moment sensors in industries should be carried out the characteristic test or the calibration with the calibration system that can generate the forces and the moments. The calibration systems have been already developed are the disadvantages of the low capacity, the generation of step forces(10N, 20N ...) and step moments(1Nm, 2Nm ...) with weights, the high coasts in manufacture and so on. In this paper, the calibration system for a multi-axis force/moment sensor that can generate the continuous three forces and three moments was developed. Their ranges are $0{\sim}2000N$ in all force-directions and $0{\sim}400Nm$ in all moment-directions. And the system was evaluated in the expanded relative uncertainty. They were ${\pm}0.0004$ in all forces ${\pm}Fx,\;{\pm}Fy$ and ${\pm}Fz$, and ${\pm}0.0004$ in all moments ${\pm}Mx,\;{\pm}My$ and ${\pm}Mz$.

Development of an Performance Evaluation Method for Vehicle Detector Speed Measurement Applying Uncertainty in Measurement (측정불확도를 적용한 차량검지기 속도측정 성능평가방법 개발)

  • Lee, Hwan-Pil;Kim, Yong-Man;Kang, Dong-Yun
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.165-174
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    • 2012
  • In this study, a method for evaluating the performance of speed measurements was developed to assess the qualities of a vehicle detector. The evaluation method considers measurement errors that are reflected in a reference speed. For this, the concept of uncertainty in measurement was applied to the development method. Other factors such as precedent study, statistical processing techniques, and speed measurement performance method of traffic enforcement equipment and vehicle detection systems were also reviewed. Through this process, the problems of the existing evaluation methods were derived and developed for the new performance evaluation method. Vehicle detectors that are installed in the field were evaluated using the traditional assessment methods and the developed method. As a result, for traditional assessment methods, it was found that evaluation criteria are acceptable, while developed method's criteria are not acceptable. This means that traditional assessment methods do not sufficiently consider errors in measurement, so it has potential to over-estimate for performance of evaluation equipment. On the other hand, it was represented that the developed method should include variable factor such as errors in measurement and more precise compared to traditional assessment methods.

Uncertainty evaluation in electrochemical noise resistance measurement (전기화학적 노이즈 저항 측정에서의 불확도 평가)

  • Kim, Jong Jip;Kang, Su Yeon
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.220-226
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    • 2013
  • The uncertainty in statistical noise resistance measurement was evaluated for a type 316 stainless steel in NaCl solutions at room temperature. Sensitivity coefficients were determined for measurands or variables such as NaCl concentration, pH, solution temperature, surface roughness, inert gas flow rate and bias potential amplitude. The coefficients were larger for the variables such as NaCl concentration, pH, inert gas flow rate and solution temperature, and they were the major factors increasing the combined standard uncertainty of noise resistance. However, the contribution to the uncertainty in noise resistance measurement from the above variables was remarkably low compared to that from repeated measurements of noise resistance, and thus, it is difficult to lower the uncertainty in noise resistance measurement significantly by lowering the uncertainties related with NaCl concentration, pH, inert gas flow rate and solution temperature. In addition, the uncertainty in noise resistance measurement was high amounting to 17.3 % of the mean, indicating that the reliability in measurement of noise resistance is low.