• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2004

국제방사선량 및 측정위원회(ICRU)가 쐐기인수를 정의하고 있지만 방사선치료계획장치는 쐐기에 관한 다른 개념을 도입하여 선량을 보정하기도 한다. 개념이 다른 인수들은 아주 다르게 정의되어 있기 때문에 그 값도 용납될 수 없을 정도로 다를 수 있어서 심각한 선량오차가 발생될 수 있다. 설치된 방사선치료기(Cinac 21EX, Varian, 미국)에는 물질쐐기(위와 아래)와 위턱에 의한 쐐기 기능이 있고 방사선치료계획장치(RTPS)로 Eclipse(Varian, 미국)와 Pinnacle$^{3}$(ADAC, 미국)가 사용되고 있다. 물질쐐기와 기능상쐐기의 쐐기인수, 쐐기상대출력인수 및 쐐기출력인수를 물팬톰에서 이온함으로 측정하여 조사면크기와 쐐기위치, 쐐기각, X선 투과력, 측정조건에 따라 분석하고 비교하였다. 기능상쐐기가 물질쐐기에 비해 여러 가지 요인에 크게 영향을 받으며, 기능상쐐기의 쐐기인수 등에 영향을 미치는 주된 요인은 조사면크기와 쐐기각 이었다. X선 투과력도 쐐기인수 등에 약간의 영향을 미쳤다. 쐐기에 관련된 상이한 개념의 인수는 그 값이 6 MV는 63%, 15 MV는 59% 이상 다를 수 있기 때문에 선량오차를 줄이기 위해 방사선치료계획장치에 활용되는 인수를 파악하고 RTPS에 합당한 값을 입력해야 한다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2012

The electronic wedge brake is one of the brake-by-wire systems with a self-energizing effect. The electronic wedge brake has faster response than the conventional hydraulic brake and requires only about one-tenth the power to operate. However, the electronic wedge brake cannot be implemented unless the self-energizing effect is reliably controlled. The self-energizing mechanisms may result in unintentional lock up and are very sensitive to environment and parametric variations of the friction coefficient. In this study, the electronic wedge brake is modeled into dynamic equations, and a sliding mode controller is designed based on the model. The performance of the proposed controller is verified in simulations.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to find the effect of rear foot wedge angle on peak plantar pressures on the forefoot during walking. Twenty normal healthy subjects (10 female, 10 male) were recruited. Peak plantar pressure was measured using pressure distribution platforms (MatScan system) in medial forefoot (under the first, second metatarsal head) and lateral forefoot (under the third, fourth, fifth metatarsal head). The subjects walked at the comfortable velocity under seven conditions; bare footed, $5^{\circ}$, $10^{\circ}$ and $15^{\circ}$ wedges under the medial and lateral sides of the hindfoot. The three averaged peak plantar pressures were collected at each condition at stance and toe off phases. The results showed that a significant increase in lateral forefoot plantar peak pressure investigated in the medial wedge and a significant decrease in lateral forefoot plantar peak pressure investigated in lateral wedge at stance phase (p<.05). These results suggest that rear foot wedge may be useful to modify the peak plantar pressure on the forefoot.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.609-628
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• 2003

Mechanical anchorage devices are generally tested in the laboratory and may be analyzed using the finite element method. These devices are composed of many components interacting through diverse contact interfaces. Generally, a Coulomb friction law is sufficient to take into account friction between smooth surfaces. However, in the case of mechanical anchorages, a gripping system, named herein the wedge-tendon system, is used to anchor the prestressing tendon. The wedge inner surface is made of a series of triangular notches designed to grip the tendon. In this particular case, the Coulomb law is not adapted to simulate the contact interface. The present paper deals with a new constitutive contact/gripping law to simulate the gripping effect. A parameter identification procedure, based on experimental results as well as on a finite element/neural network approach, is presented. It is demonstrated that all parameters have been selected in a satisfactory way and that the proposed constitutive law is well adapted to simulate the wedge gripping effect taking place in a mechanical anchorage device.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2015

This paper presents the results of experimental work on the wedge slamming impact problem. An experiment was done with a wedge model. The deadrise angle of the wedge was $4^{\circ}$. The model was made in two parts: the outside part was made of a 5-mm-thick steel plate that could be assumed to be a rigid body, and the inside part was made of a thin SUS plate that could be assumed to be an elastic body. Thin SUS plate thicknesses of 2 mm and 3 mm were used to determine the effect of plate rigidity. The drop height was varied from 0.25 m to 1 m to determine the effect of a large deformation.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.67-68
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• 2009

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2018

This paper proposes a new type of electro-mechanical wedge brake for commercial vehicles. The brake operates on a novel mechanism for self-boosting braking friction forces using eccentric shafts, and involves wedges that are inserted between the rampbridge and traverse; this self-boosting mechanism is explained herein. A dynamic analysis using ADAMS was conducted, and the findings are reported. The constraint and contact conditions are explained to verify the precision of the dynamic analysis. The dynamic analysis shows that in the proposed mechanism, the self-boosting effect occurs as desired. However, it is also noted that the system has a limitation in terms of the production of unlimited braking forces that can jam the roller inside the wedges. After demonstrating the self-boosting effect, dynamic analyses are performed for several values of the wedge angles and friction coefficients between the brake pads and disks. Conventionally, a lower wedge angle has been suggested owing to its provision of a larger clamping force for given friction coefficients. However, it is noted that lower wedge angles can lead to a higher probability of occurrence of undesirable high braking forces, which can jam the roller into the wedge; thus, a larger wedge angle is preferable for avoiding the undesirable jamming phenomena. These analysis results are presented and discussed herein.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.323-332
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• 1996

목적 : 방사선 치료에 있어서 조직내 등선량 분포곡선을 변형시킬 목적으로 쐐기 차폐물이 사용되고 있는데 최근 기존의 고정 쐐기와는 다르게 비대칭적인 콜리메이터인 Independent Jaw에 의해 등선량 분포곡선을 변형시키는 동적 쐐기 기법이 실용화 되고 있으나 아직 그 방사선 물리학적인 특성에 대해서는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 이에 본 저자는 기존의 고정 쐐기와 비교하여 조직내 방사선량 분포의 특성을 알아보고자 본 연구를 계획하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 물 판톰, 폴리 스타이린 판톰, 평균 유방 모형 판톰을 대상으로 전리함, 필름, TLD 등을 이용하여 동적 쐐기와 고정 쐐기의 선량 분포를 측정하여 비교하였다. 방사선원은 선형 가속기의 6MV x선을 사용하였고 $15{\times}15$ 조사면에서 15, 30, 45도 쐐기를 이용하였다 조직내선량 분포는 전리함과 필름 선량계를 사용하였고, 유방 접선 치료방식에서의 반대편 유방 조사선량은 TLD를 사용하였다. 결과 : 1) 조직내 $\%$심도 선량은 고정 쐐기의 경우 심도 선량 깊이가 깊어지는 방사선의 경화 현상이 뚜렷하였으나 동적 쐐기의 경우에는 발견할 수 없었으며 그 $\%$심도선량은 개방 조사면과 유사하였다. 2) 조직내 등선량 분포 곡선을 보면 동적 쐐기의 경우 고정 쐐기와는 달리 원하는 깊이, 원하는 조사면에서 원하는 쐐기 각도를 얻을 수 있었으며 쐐기 각도를 이루는 등선량 분포 곡선이 고정 쐐기에 비해 더욱 직선적이었다. 3) 산란선량은 동적 쐐기의 경우 개방 조사면과 그 양이 거의 동일하였으며 유방보존술에서의 접선 조사방식의 방사선치료에서 고정 쐐기 대신에 동적 쐐기를 사용함으로써 반대측 유방으로의 피폭선량을 감소시킬 수 있었다. 결론적으로 동적 쫴기 기법은 단순히 고정 쐐기를 대체할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 고정 쐐기의 단점을 보완해 줄 수 있으며 향후 방사선 치료에 있어서 더 다양한 유용성을 가질 수 있으리라 생각한다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2012

The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis was higher people with lower limb amputation. This was identified that transfemoral amputees have a greater external knee adduction moment than ablebodied subjects by biomechanical studies. Therefore, they need rehabilitative intervention for prevention and reduction of knee osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lateral wedge insole used in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. This study was participated in fourteen unilateral transfemoral amputees and we were analyzed the difference gait variables between without lateral wedge insole and with $5^{\circ}$ and $10^{\circ}$ lateral wedge insole during gait. Our results showed that step length ratio was more symmetrical and, hip adduction and ankle inversion angle were more close to normal value, and knee adduction moment was decreased as the wedge angle increases. We proposed that these data would be utilized conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis in lower limb amputees.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2012

The hydrodynamic interaction between ship and bank can't be neglected when a vessel is app- roached toward the tip of a wedge-shaped bank in restricted waterways, such as in a harbor, near some fixed obstacles, or in a narrow channel. In this paper, the characteristic features of the hydrodynamic interaction acting on a slowly moving vessel in the proximity of a wedge-shaped bank are described and illustrated, and the effects of water depth and the spacing between ship and wedge-shaped bank are summarized and discussed based on the slender body theory. From the theoretical results, it indicated that the hydrodynamic interactions decrease as wedge-shaped bank of angle ${\beta}$ in-creases. For water depth to draft ratio less than about 2.0, the hydrodynamic interactions between ship and bank in-crease sharply as h/d decreases, regardless of the wedge-shaped bank of angle ${\beta}$. Also, for lateral separation more than about 0.2L between ship and wedge-shaped bank, it can be concluded that the bank effects decrease largely as the separation increases.