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Minimization of Trim Loss Problem in Paper Mill Scheduling Using MINLP (MINLP를 이용한 제지 공정의 파지 손실 최소화)

  • Na, Sung-hoon;Ko, Dae-Ho;Moon, Il
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.392-392
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    • 2000
  • This study performs optimization of paper mill scheduling using MINLP(Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Programming) method and 2-step decomposing strategy. Paper mill process is normally composed of five units: paper machine, coater, rewinder, sheet cutter and roll wrapper/ream wrapper. Various kinds of papers are produced through these units. The bottleneck of this process is how to cut product papers efficiently from raw paper reel and this is called trim loss problem or cutting stock problem. As the trim must be burned or recycled through energy consumption, minimizing quantity of the trim is important. To minimize it, the trim loss problem is mathematically formulated in MINLP form of minimizing cutting patterns and trim as well as satisfying customer's elder. The MINLP form of the problem includes bilinearity causing non-linearity and non-convexity. Bilinearity is eliminated by parameterization of one variable and the MINLP form is decomposed to MILP(Mixed-Integer Linear programming) form. And the MILP problem is optimized by means of the optimization package. Thus trim loss problem is efficiently minimized by this 2-step optimization method.

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A Study for Active Vibration Control of a Automotive Suspension System Using Electro-magnetic Damper (전자기 마그네틱 댐퍼를 이용한 자동차 현가계 진동의 능동 제어 연구)

  • Lee, Gyeong-Baek;Kim, Yeong-Bae;Lee, Hyeong-Bok
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.71-78
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    • 2002
  • This paper is concerned with the design and implementation of magnetic damper system to reduce the vibration of suspension system actively. Cylindrical type electro-magnetic actuator with permanent magnet is analyzed and effective controller design is made. Magnetic force analyzed and transfer function for the total system is determined by experimental data using error minimization method. For experiments, simple suspension structure system is utilized, in which a magnetic damper composed of permanent magnet and digital controller is attached. In order to drive the system, bipolar power amplifier of voltage control type is utilized. Stable and high speed control board is used to perform digital control logic for the given system. This paper shows that the magnetic damper system using phase-lead controller excellently reduces vibration of 1-D.O.F (degree of freedom) suspension system.

Molecular Dynamic Simulation for Penetration of Carbon Nanotubes into an Array of Carbon Nnantotubes

  • Jang, Ilkwang;Jang, Yong Hoon
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.290-296
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    • 2020
  • When two layers of carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays are loaded to mate, the free ends of individual CNTs come into contact at the interface of the two layers. This leads to a higher contact resistance due to a smaller contact region. However, when the free CNT ends of one array penetrate into the mating array, the contact region increases, effectively lowering the contact resistance. To explore the penetration of mating CNTs, we perform molecular dynamic simulations of a simple unit cell model, incorporating four CNTs in the lower array layer coupled with a single moving CNT on the upper layer. The interaction with neighboring CNTs is modelled by long-range carbon bond order potential (LCBOP I). The model structure is optimized by energy minimization through the conjugate gradient method. A NVT ensemble is used for maintain a room temperature during simulation. The time integration is performed through the velocity-Verlet algorithm. A significant vibrational motion of CNTs is captured when penetration is not available, resulting in a specific vibration mode with a high frequency. Due to this vibrational behavior, the random behaviors of CNT motion for predicting the penetration are confirmed under the specific gap distances between CNTs. Thus, the probability of penetration is examined according to the gap distance between CNTs in the lower array and the aspect ratio of CNTs. The penetration is significantly affected by the vibration mode due to the van der Waals forces between CNTs.

Transmission Power Minimization with Network Coding for Mobile Terminals in Cellular Relay Networks

  • Du, Guanyao;Xiong, Ke;Li, Dandan;Qiu, Zhengding
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.6 no.9
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    • pp.2098-2117
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    • 2012
  • This paper jointly investigates the bandwidth allocation, transmission strategy and relay positions for two-way transmission aware cellular networks with network coding (NC). Our goal is to minimize the transmission power of mobile terminals (MTs). Consider a cellular system, where multiple MTs exchange information with their common base station, firstly, we propose an efficient bandwidth allocation method and then give a transmission strategy for each MT to determine whether to use relay stations (RSs) for its two-way transmission with the BS or not. To further improve the system performance, the optimal positions of RSs are also jointly discussed. A GA-based algorithm is presented to obtain the optimum positions for RSs. Besides, the impacts of frequency reuse on MT's transmission power and system spectral efficiency (SE) under different number of relays are also discussed in our work. Numerical results show that the proposed NC aware scheme can extend MTs' battery life at least 6% more than traditional method.

Local zooming genetic algorithm and its application to radial gate support problems

  • Kwon, Young-Doo;Jin, Seung-Bo;Kim, Jae-Yong;Lee, Il-Hee
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.611-626
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    • 2004
  • On the basis of a structural analysis of radial gate (i.e. Tainter gate), the current paper focuses on weight minimization according to the location of the arms on a radial gate. In spite of its economical significance, there are hardly any previous studies on the optimum design of radial gate. Accordingly, the present study identifies the optimum position of the support point for a radial gate that guarantees the minimum weight satisfying the strength constraint conditions. This study also identifies the optimum position for 2 or 3 radial arms with a convex cylindrical skin plate relative to a given radius of the skin plate curvature, pivot point, water depth, ice pressure, etc. These optimum designs are then compared with previously constructed radial gates. Local genetic and hybrid-type genetic algorithms are used as the optimum tools to reduce the computing time and enhance the accuracy. The results indicate that the weights of the optimized radial gates are appreciably lower than those of previously constructed gates.

Minimization of Crosstalk by Optimum Synthesis of Profiles of Multiple Coupled Data Transmission Lines on Microstrip (다중결합된 마이크로스트립 데이터 전송로 자태의 최적합성을 통한 누화 최소화)

  • 박의준
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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    • v.35D no.12
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 1998
  • A line profile synthesis method is presented that minimizes the nearest-neighbor crosstalk peak level for high-speed pulse transmission in multi-coupled microstrip signal buses. We adopted the optimization technique for the reflected wave control on bus lines resulting in increasing the average spacing between strip conductors, since in a parallel-conductor bus the crosstalk energy is concentrated at the nearest neighbors of the driven line. The generalized S-matrix technique is applied for the input and output waveform prediction, and crosstalk characteristics of various nonuniform lines synthesized for increasing the average spacing are analyzed by comparing each other. Simulation results demonstrate that the Chebyshev taper with dips is adequate to significantly minimize the crosstalk peak level under the satisfactory waveform integrity since the profile is oriented to evenly reflect significant pulse spectra within the frequency range of pulse.

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Design of silicon-on-nothing structure based on multi-physics analysis

  • Song, Jihwan;Zhang, Linan;Kim, Dongchoul
    • Multiscale and Multiphysics Mechanics
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.225-231
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    • 2016
  • The formation of silicon-on-nothing (SON) structure during an annealing process from the silicon substrate including the trench structures has been considered as an effective technique to construct the structure that has an empty space under the closed flat surface. Previous studies have demonstrated the mechanism of the formation of SON structure, which is based on the surface diffusion driven by the minimization of their surface energy. Also, it has been fragmentarily shown that the morphology of SON structure can be affected by the initial design of trench (e.g., size, number) and the annealing conditions (e.g., temperature, pressure). Based on the previous studies, here, we report a comprehensive study for the design of the cavity-embedded structure (i.e., SON structure). To do this, a dynamic model has been developed with the phase field approach. The simulation results represent that the morphology of SON structures could be detailedly designed, for example the position and thickness of cavity, the thickness of top and bottom layer, according to the design parameters. This study will give us an advantage in the effective design of SON structures.

Recent progress in supported liquid membrane technology: stabilization and feasible applications

  • Molinari, Raffaele;Argurio, Pietro
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.207-223
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    • 2011
  • Supported Liquid Membranes (SLMs) have been widely studied as feasible alternative to traditional processes for separation and purification of various chemicals both from aqueous and organic matrices. This technique offers various advantages like active transport, possibility to use expensive extractants, high selectivity, low energy requirements and minimization of chemical additives. SLMs are not yet used at large scale in industrial applications, because of the low stability. In the present paper, after a brief overview of the state of the art of SLM technology the facilitated transport mechanisms of SLM based separation is described, also introducing the small and the big carrousel models, which are employed for transport modeling. The main operating parameters (selectivity, flux and permeability) are introduced. The problems related to system stabilization are also discussed, giving particular attention to the influence of membrane materials (solid membrane support and organic liquid membrane (LM) phase). Various approaches proposed in literature to enhance SLM stability are also reviewed. Modification of the solid membrane support, creating an additional layer on membrane surface, which acts as a barrier to LM phase loss, increases system stability, but the membrane permeability, and then the flux, decrease. Stagnant Sandwich Liquid Membrane (SSwLM), an implementation of the SLM system, results in both high flux and stability compared to SLM. Finally, possible large scale applications of SLMs are also reviewed, evidencing that if the LM separation process is opportunely carried out (no production of byproducts), it can be considered as a green process.

The discharge characteristic of plasma reactor for $CF_4$ decomposition ($CF_4$ 분해용 플라즈마 반응기의 방전 특성)

  • Park, J.P.;Jung, J.G.;Kim, J.S.;Lee, Y.G.;Kim, K.T.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.475-478
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    • 2004
  • we studied the effect of the type of non-thermal plasma on the decomposition of $CF_4$. 3 types of reactors were manufactured to generate different types of plasma respectively, and went into the experiments. As the results, we found that high density of the energy of non-thermal plasma and the minimization of non-discharged area should be met in order to elevate decomposition rate of $CF_4$. Among the reactors used in the study, the hole-type reactor was such one that satisfying that requirement. Using the hole-type reactor, treatment efficiency for high concentration of $CF_4$ was excellent. We got decomposition rate of more than 95[%] between 500[ppm] around and less than 400[ppm], and up to 85[%] at 900[ppm].

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MAC Protocol for achieving energy efficiency and end-to-end delay minimization in wireless sensor networks (무선 센서 네트워크에서 에너지 효율성과 전송 지연 최소화를 동시에 고려한 MAC 프로토콜)

  • Song Young-Mi;Suh ChangSu;Ko Young-Bae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.493-495
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    • 2005
  • 지금까지 무선 센서 네트워크에서 에너지를 효율적으로 사용하기 위한 많은 라우팅 및 MAC 프로토콜들이 개발되어 왔다. 특히 에너지 효율적 센서 MAC 프로토콜들 중 Sensor-MAC (S-MAC) 프로토콜은 listen 시간과 sleep 시간을 주기적으로 반복하여, 데이터 전송이 없을 경우 노드의 통신 모듈을 Sleep시킴으로써 그 만큼의 에너지를 절약한다. 노드의 sleep시간이 길수록 더 많은 에너지를 절약할 수 있으나, 대신 sleep시간에 발생된 데이터는 다시 다음 주기의 listen시간이 시작될 때까지 지연되어야 한다는 단점이 있다. 이러한 데이터 전송 지연은 센서 네트워크에서 다양한 어플리케이션을 지원하기 위해 반드시 개선되어야 할 사항이다. 본 논문에서는 S-MAC의 listen/sleep 주기를 그대로 사용하여 에너지를 절약하면서도, 큰 오버헤드를 발생시키지 않고 데이터 전송시의 지연 시간을 최소화하는 기법에 대해 논의한다. 또한 시뮬레이션을 통해 기존의 S-MAC 및 Adaptive S-MAC 프로토콜과 지연시간 및 에너지 소비량을 비교하여, 제안된 기법이 지연시간을 감소시키면서도 기존 MAC 프로토콜들과 비슷한 에너지 소비량을 갖는다는 것을 증명하였다.

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