• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.512-522
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• 2014

This paper proposes fast millimeter-wave (mm-wave) beam training protocols with receive beamforming. Both IEEE standards and the academic literature have generally considered beam training protocols involving exhaustive search over all possible beam directions for both the beamforming initiator and responder. However, this operation requires a long time (and thus overhead) when the beamwidth is quite narrow such as for mm-wave beams ($1^{\circ}$ in the worst case). To alleviate this problem, we propose two types of adaptive beam training protocols for fixed and adaptive modulation, respectively, which take into account the unique propagation characteristics of millimeter waves. For fixed modulation, the proposed protocol allows for interactive beam training, stopping the search when a local maximum of the power angular spectrum is found that is sufficient to support the chosen modulation/coding scheme. We furthermore suggest approaches to prioritize certain directions determined from the propagation geometry, long-term statistics, etc. For adaptive modulation, the proposed protocol uses iterative multi-level beam training concepts for fast link configuration that provide an exhaustive search with significantly lower complexity. Our simulation results verify that the proposed protocol performs better than traditional exhaustive search in terms of the link configuration speed for mobile wireless service applications.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2016

In this paper, a beam ID preamble (BIDP) technique, where a beam ID is transmitted in the physical layer, is proposed for efficient beam training in millimeter-wave cellular communication systems. To facilitate beam ID detection in a multicell environment with multiple beams, a BIDP is designed such that a beam ID is mapped onto a Zadoff-Chu sequence in association with its cell ID. By analyzing the correlation property of the BIDP, it is shown that multiple beams can be transmitted simultaneously with the proposed technique with minimal interbeam interference in a multicell environment, where beams have different time delays due to propagation delay or multipath channel delay. Through simulation with a spatial channel model, it is shown that the best beam pairs can be found with a significantly reduced processing time of beam training in the proposed technique.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.394-399
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• 2021

Piecewise Integrated Composite(PIC) 보는 구간 조합 복합재 보로 구간 마다 적층 각도 및 순서를 다르게 적용하여 보의 강성과 강도를 향상시킬 수 있는 복합재료 보의 새로운 개념이다. 본 연구에서는 보의 거동을 고려하기 어려운 2차원 학습 데이터를 대신하여 3차원 학습 데이터가 적용된 머신 러닝 모델을 이용한 PIC 보가 제안되었다. 학습 데이터 및 훈련 데이터 셋(Training Data Set)은 지정된 참조 요소에서 3축 특성 값(Stress Triaxiality Factor)을 추출하여 세 가지 하중 유형(인장, 압축 그리고 전단)으로 분류되어 구성되었고, 이에 따른 하이퍼파라미터(Hyperparameter)가 제안되었다. 이를 통하여 예측된 PIC 보로 유한 요소 해석이 진행되었고 3차원 학습 데이터로 예측된 모델이 처짐 변형량이 감소된 것이 확인되었다. 이를 통해 3차원 학습 데이터를 이용하는 것이 경쟁력있는 것으로 판단되었고 처짐 변형량의 감소로 타당성이 검증되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2021

This paper deals with damage detection using a Gapped Smoothing Method (GSM) combined with deep learning. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is a model of deep learning. CNN has an input layer, an output layer, and a number of hidden layers that consist of convolutional layers. The input layer is a tensor with shape (number of images) × (image width) × (image height) × (image depth). An activation function is applied each time to this tensor passing through a hidden layer and the last layer is the fully connected layer. After the fully connected layer, the output layer, which is the final layer, is predicted by CNN. In this paper, a complete machine learning system is introduced. The training data was taken from a Finite Element (FE) model. The input images are the contour plots of curvature gapped smooth damage index. A free-free beam is used as a case study. In the first step, the FE model of the beam was used to generate data. The collected data were then divided into two parts, i.e. 70% for training and 30% for validation. In the second step, the proposed CNN was trained using training data and then validated using available data. Furthermore, a vibration experiment on steel damaged beam in free-free support condition was carried out in the laboratory to test the method. A total number of 15 accelerometers were set up to measure the mode shapes and calculate the curvature gapped smooth of the damaged beam. Two scenarios were introduced with different severities of the damage. The results showed that the trained CNN was successful in detecting the location as well as the severity of the damage in the experimental damaged beam.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.299-313
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• 2014

In the first part of this paper, the influences of some of crack parameters on natural frequencies of a cracked cantilever Functionally Graded Beam (FGB) are studied. A cantilever beam is modeled using Finite Element Method (FEM) and its natural frequencies are obtained for different conditions of cracks. Then effect of variation of depth and location of cracks on natural frequencies of FGB with single and multiple cracks are investigated. In the second part, two Multi-Layer Feed Forward (MLFF) Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are designed for prediction of FGB's Cracks' location and depth. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Back-Error Propagation (BEP) algorithms are applied for training ANNs. The accuracy of two training methods' results are investigated.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.799-810
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• 2021

When monitoring the structural integrity of a bridge using data collected through accelerometers, identifying the profile of the load exerted on the bridge from the vehicles passing over it becomes a crucial task. In this study, the speed and location of vehicles on the deck of a bridge is reconfigured using real-time video to implicitly associate the load applied to the bridge with the response from the bridge sensors to develop an image-based deep learning network model. Instead of directly measuring the load that a moving vehicle exerts on the bridge, the intention in the proposed method is to replace the correlation between the movement of vehicles from CCTV images and the corresponding response by the bridge with a neural network model. Given the framework of an input-output-based system identification, CCTV images secured from the bridge and the acceleration measurements from a cantilevered beam are combined during the process of training the neural network model. Since in reality, structural damage cannot be induced in a bridge, the focus of the study is on identifying local changes in parameters by adding mass to a cantilevered beam in the laboratory. The study successfully identified the change in the material parameters in the beam by using the deep-learning neural network model. Also, the method correctly predicted the acceleration response of the beam. The proposed approach can be extended to the structural health monitoring of actual bridges, and its sensitivity to damage can also be improved through optimization of the network training.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.764-770
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• 2015

A crack identification method using an equivalent bending stiffness and natural frequency for cracked beam is presented. Modal properties of cantilever beam with a tip mass is identified by applying the boundary conditions to a general solution. An equivalent bending stiffness for cracked beam based on an energy method is used to identify natural frequencies of cantilever thin-walled pipe with a tip mass, which has a through-the-thickness crack, subjected to bending. The identified natural frequencies of the cracked beam are used in constructing training patterns of neural networks. Then crack location and size are identified using a committee of the neural networks. Crack detection was carried out for an example beam using the proposed method, and the identified crack locations and sizes agree reasonably well with the exact values.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제12권3_4호
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• pp.327-344
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• 2013

Beam string structure (BSS) is introduced as a new type of hybrid prestressed string structures. The composition and mechanics features of BSS are discussed. The main principles of wavelet packet transform (WPT), principal component analysis (PCA) and support vector machine (SVM) have been reviewed. WPT is applied to the structural response signals, and feature vectors are obtained by feature extraction and PCA. The feature vectors are used for training and classification as the inputs of the support vector machine. The method is used to a single one-way arched beam string structure for damage detection. The cable prestress loss and web members damage experiment for a beam string structure is carried through. Different prestressing forces are applied on the cable to simulate cable prestress loss, the prestressing forces are calculated by the frequencies which are solved by Fourier transform or wavelet transform under impulse excitation. Test results verify this method is accurate and convenient. The damage cases of web members on the beam are tested to validate the efficiency of the method presented in this study. Wavelet packet decomposition is applied to the structural response signals under ambient vibration, feature vectors are obtained by feature extraction method. The feature vectors are used for training and classification as the inputs of the support vector machine. The structural damage position and degree can be identified and classified, and the test result is highly accurate especially combined with principle component analysis.

• Composites Research
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.317-321
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 머신 러닝을 통해 하중 유형에 따른 구간을 나누어 각 하중 유형에 강한 적층 각도 순서가 배치되는 PIC 설계 방법이 범퍼 빔에 적용되었다. 머신 러닝을 적용하기 위한 학습 데이터의 입력 값과 라벨은 각각 전체 요소 중 일부인 참조 요소의 좌표와 하중 유형으로 정의되었다. 좌표 값을 나타내는 방법인 2D 표현 방법과 3D 표현 방법을 비교하기 위하여 각각의 방법으로 학습 데이터 생성 및 머신 러닝 모델이 학습되었다. 2D 표현 방법은 유한요소 모델을 각 면으로 나누고 그에 따른 학습 데이터 생성 및 머신 러닝 모델을 학습시키는 방법이며, 3D 표현 방법은 유한요소 모델 전체에서 학습 데이터를 생성하여 하나의 머신 러닝 모델을 학습시키는 방법이다. 머신 러닝 모델의 성능에 영향을 미치는 하이퍼파라미터는 베이지안 알고리즘을 통해 최적 값으로 튜닝되었으며, 튜닝 된 모델 중 k-NN 분류 방법이 가장 높은 예측률과 AUC-ROC로 나타났다. 그리고 2D 표현 방법과 3D 표현 방법 중 3D 표현 방법이 더 높은 성능을 보였다. 튜닝 된 머신 러닝 모델을 통해 예측된 하중 유형 데이터가 유한요소 모델에 매핑되었으며, 유한요소 해석을 통해 비교 검증되었다. 3D 표현 방법의 머신 러닝 모델로 설계된 PIC 방법이 강도 측면에서 더 우수함이 검증되었다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.39-51
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• 2018

This study introduces a new algorithm to determine size independent values of fracture energy, fracture toughness, and fracture process zone length in three-point bending specimens with shallow to deep notches. By using the exact beam theory, a concept of equivalent notch length is introduced for specimens with no notches in order to predict the peak loads with acceptable precisions. Moreover, the method considers the variations of fracture process zone length and effects of higher order terms of stress field in each specimen size. In this paper, it was demonstrated that the use of some recently developed size effect laws raises some concerns due to the use of nonlinear regression analysis. By using a comprehensive fracture test data, provided by Hoover and Bazant, the algorithm has been assessed. It could be concluded that the proposed algorithm can facilitate a powerful tool for size effect study of three-point bending specimens with different notch lengths.