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Development of Automatic Nut Inspection System using Image Processing (이미지 프로세싱을 이용한 자동 너트 검사 장비 개발)

  • Lee, Sang-Hak;Seo, Myong-Ho;Chung, Tae-Choong
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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    • v.11A no.4
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    • pp.235-242
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    • 2004
  • When manufacturing information and communication device that consists of lots of part, it is important to improve the quality of the produced system by inspecting the system accurately and exclude the defected part. In case of LCD which is recently in a great demand, the inspection process of the nut which bonds the back frame to protect the LCD panel has to be done by human labor. It highly required an automatic inspection system which can inspect the nut without wasting human resources. In this paper, we describe the process of developing a system which automatically inspect the status of nuts inserted during the manufacturing of LCD. The nut inspection vision system developed measures the number of nut's spiral, the distance between pitches, the width of a pitch, and the inside diameter of nut. We have adopted lens with high magnifying power and calibration tool and intended to produce automatic lighting for maintaining a stable environment for a high precision system. We also developed the algorithms for analyzing the nut. We apply the system to real factory field and verify that it is better than the man power in terms of error rate.

Circuit Model Based Analysis of a Wireless Energy Transfer System via Coupled Magnetic Resonances (결합된 자기공명을 통한 무선에너지 전력 전송 시스템의 회로 해석)

  • Cheon, Sang-Hoon;Kim, Yong-Hae;Lee, Myung-Lae;Kang, Seung-Youl
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.137-144
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    • 2011
  • A Simple equivalent circuit model is developed for a wireless energy transfer system via coupled magnetic resonances and a practical design method is also provided. Node equations for the resonance system are built with the method, expanding on the equations for a transformer, and the optimum distances of coils in the system are derived analytically for optimum coupling coefficients for high transfer efficiency. In order to calculate the frequency characteristics for a lossy system, the equivalent model is established at an electric design automation tool. The model parameters of the actual system are extracted and the modeling results are compared with measurements. Through the developed model, it is seen that the system can transfer power over a mid-range of a few meters and impedance matching is important to achieve high efficiency. This developed model can be used for a design and prediction on the similar systems such as increasing the number of receiving coils and receiving modules, etc.

A Study on Optimal Design for Linear Electromagnetic Generator of Electricity Sensor System using Vibration Energy Harvesting (진동에너지 하베스팅을 이용한 전력감지시스템용 리니어 전자기 발전기에 관한 최적설계)

  • Cho, Seong Jin;Kim, Jin Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.7-15
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    • 2017
  • Recently, an electricity sensor system has been installed and operated to prevent failures and accidents by identifying whether a transformer is normal in advance of failure. This electricity sensor system is able to both measure and monitor the transformer's power and voltage remotely and send information to a manager when unusual operation is discovered. However, a battery is required to operate power detection devices, and battery systems need ongoing management such as regular replacement. In addition, at a maintenance cost, occasional human resources and worker safety problems arise. Accordingly, we apply a linear electromagnetic generator using vibration energy from a transformer for an electric sensor system's drive in this research and we conduct optimal design to maximize the linear electromagnetic generator's power. We consider design variables using the provided design method from Process Integration, Automation, and Optimization (PIAnO), which is common tool from process integration and design optimization (PIDO). In addition, we analyze the experiment point from the design of the experiments using "MAXWELL," which is a common electromagnet analysis program. We then create an approximate model and conduct accuracy verification. Finally, we determine the optimal model that generates the maximum power using the proven approximate kriging model and evolutionary optimization algorithm, which we then confirm via simulation.

Design and Implementation of A Real-time Collaborative Group ICN Editor (실시간 협업지원 그룹 ICN 에디터의 설계 및 구현)

  • 류재광;김광훈
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.2 no.5
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2001
  • Recently, there are two important research trends in the literature the red-time collaborative computing end electronic business process automation. This paper is one of those efforts that would establish an effective business office working and computing environment hough the integration of those two cutting-edge technologies. That is, we try to develop a workflow modeling tool that is semantically based upon the information control net(ICN), which is a typical workflow model for specifying office work procedures(business processes), and that is systemically based upon the real-time collaborative operations by a set of actors, which is called group, We name it "group ICN editor". This paper describes the design and implementation of the group ICN editor that is operable under the real-time collaborative computing environment. We use the Flexible rJAMM toolkit that enables the ICN editor to operate among multiple actors(group) through the event-driven collaboration platform, Consequently, a set of workflow and business processes defined through this editor is not only stored onto database but also transformed into the format of the workflow process definition language(WPDL) that is a standardized workflow description and specification language proposed by the workflow management coalition(WfMC).ion(WfMC).

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A Component Composition Testing Technique in CBSD (CBSD에서의 컴포넌트 조립 테스트 기법)

  • Yoon, Hoi-Jin;Choi, Byoung-Ju
    • Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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    • v.29 no.10
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    • pp.694-702
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    • 2002
  • An application in Component-Based Software Development (CBSD) is built by 'composing'two kinds of components; One is a component that is made by current developer himself, and the other is a component that is from other developments. We define the former as a 'White-box component' and the latter as a 'Black-box component.' The error from the composition can be said to be caused by interactions of Black-box components and White-box components. This paper proposes a new testing technique for composition errors, and applies the technique to Enterprise Java Beans component architecture. Our technique selects test cases by injecting a fault only into the specific parts of a White-box component. This specific parts for injecting a fault are selected by analyzing composition patterns, and lead to make our test cases have a good effectiveness. We show the effectiveness of our test cases through an experiment. Moreover, we also mention an automation tool for our technique.

Delamination and concrete quality assessment of concrete bridge decks using a fully autonomous RABIT platform

  • Gucunski, Nenad;Kee, Seong-Hoon;La, Hung;Basily, Basily;Maher, Ali
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.19-34
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    • 2015
  • One of the main causes of a limited use of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies in bridge deck assessment is the speed of data collection and analysis. The paper describes development and implementation of the RABIT (Robotics Assisted Bridge Inspection Tool) for data collection using multiple NDE technologies. The system is designed to characterize three most common deterioration types in concrete bridge decks: rebar corrosion, delamination, and concrete degradation. It implements four NDE technologies: electrical resistivity (ER), impact echo (IE), ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and ultrasonic surface waves (USW) method. The technologies are used in a complementary way to enhance the interpretation. In addition, the system utilizes advanced vision to complement traditional visual inspection. Finally, the RABIT collects data at a significantly higher speed than it is done using traditional NDE equipment. The robotic system is complemented by an advanced data interpretation. The associated platform for the enhanced interpretation of condition assessment in concrete bridge decks utilizes data integration, fusion, and deterioration and defect visualization. This paper concentrates on the validation and field implementation of two NDE technologies. The first one is IE used in the delamination detection and characterization, while the second one is the USW method used in the assessment of concrete quality. The validation of performance of the two methods was conducted on a 9 m long and 3.6 m wide fabricated bridge structure with numerous artificial defects embedded in the deck.

Two-Stage Design Optimization of an Automotive Fog Blank Cover for Enhancing Its Injection Molding Quality (자동차용 안개등 커버의 사출성형 품질 향상을 위한 2 단계 설계 최적화)

  • Park, Chang-Hyun;Ahn, Hee-Jae;Choi, Dong-Hoon;Pyo, Byung-Gi
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.34 no.8
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    • pp.1097-1103
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    • 2010
  • Injection pressure, an important factor in the filling procedure, should be minimized to enhance injection molding quality. In addition, warping deformation and weld lines, which are representative failures, should be avoided to enhance injection molding quality. To improve injection molding quality, the design procedure for an automotive fog blank cover is divided into two stages. In the first stage, we optimally obtain injection molding process variables that minimize injection pressure and warping deformation by using design of experiments, approximation and optimization techniques equipped in PIAnO (Process Integration, Automation and Optimization), a commercial PIDO (Process Integration and Design Optimization) tool. Then, we determine the thickness of the automotive fog blank cover that enables us to avoid generating weld lines. The design results we obtain in this study are found far better than those of the initial design, which demonstrates the effectiveness of our design method.

Design Optimization of Cleaning Blade for Minimizing Stress (응력 최소화를 위한 클리닝 블레이드 최적설계)

  • Park, Chang-Hyun;Lee, Jun-Hee;Choi, Dong-Hoon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.575-582
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    • 2011
  • A cleaning blade is an attachment installed in the toner cartridge of a laser printer for removing the residual toner from an organic photo-conductive drum. There have been many studies on the performance and life of the rubber blade. We focus on optimally designing the blade shape parameters to minimize the maximum stress of the blade while satisfying design constraints on the cleaning performance and part interference. The blade is optimally designed using a design of experiments, meta-models and an optimization algorithm implemented in PIAnO (process integration, automation, and optimization), a commercial PIDO (process integration and design optimization) tool. We integrate the CAE tools necessary for the structural analysis of the cleaning blade, automate the analysis procedure, and optimize the solution using PIAnO. We decreased the maximum stress by 32.6% in comparison with that of the initial design.

Gyro-Mouse for the Disabled: 'Click' and 'Position' Control of the Mouse Cursor

  • Eom, Gwang-Moon;Kim, Kyeong-Seop;Kim, Chul-Seung;Lee, James;Chung, Soon-Cheol;Lee, Bong-Soo;Higa, Hiroki;Furuse, Norio;Futami, Ryoko;Watanabe, Takashi
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.147-154
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    • 2007
  • This paper describes a 'gyro-mouse', which provides a new human-computer interface (HCI) for persons who are disabled in their upper extremities, for handling the mouse-click and mouse-move function. We adopted the artificial neural network to recognize a quick-nodding pattern of the disabled person as the gyro-mouse click. The performance of our gyro-mouse was evaluated by three indices that include 'click recognition rate', 'error in cursor position control', and 'click rate per minute' on a target box appearing at random positions. Although it turned out that the average error in cursor positioning control was 1.4-1.5 times larger than that of optical mouse control, and the average click rate per minute was 40% of the optical mouse, the overall click recognition rate was 93%. Moreover, the click rate per minute increased from 35.2% to 44% with repetitive trials. Hence, our suggested gyro-mouse system can be used to provide a new user interface tool especially for those persons who do not have full use of their upper extremities.

도서분류자동화를 위한 지식베이스의 설계에 관한 연구

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    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.18
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    • pp.139-192
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    • 1991
  • Though the computer has become deeply entrenched as the major tool in information processing(library works), it may be obvious that automatic book classification techniques ate still under experimentation, and the techniques have not yet been tested against the criterion of usefulness. The purpose of this study is to design of knowledge base for automatic book classification which can be put to use in library operation, and to present a methodology of application of the automatic classification into the library. Since the enumerative classification schemes which are existing are manual systems, it cannot be applied to the automatic classification, the principle of faceted classification based on concept analysis is brought in and studied. The result of this study are summarized as follows : 1. The design of knowledge base confined the field of agriculture and medicine. 2. If title is entered by the computer keyboard it will be searched in knowledge base, and then be classified by the principle of automatic classification. 3. Program flowcharts are designed as a bases of classification procedures for automatic subject recognition and classification. 4. 283 books in agriculture, 196 books in medicine were drawn at random from Taegu University Library and Young-Nal Medical Center Library respectively. 5. The experiment of automatic classification is performed 143 books in agriculture 166 books in medicine except for other subject books. 6. It was proved that automatic book classification is possible by design of knowledge base. In addition the expected values from design of knowledge base for automatic book classification are as follows : 1. The prompt and accurate process of classification is possible. 2. Though some title is classified in any library, it can be classified the some classification number by a program. 3. The user can retrieve the classification codes of books for which he or she wants to search through the computer. 4. Since the concept coordination method is employed the representing of a multisubject concept is make simple. 5. By performing automatic book classification the automation of total system can be achieved. 6. The efficient international information transfer will be advanced since all the institution maintain unified classification number.

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