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Intelligent Traffic Light using Fuzzy Neural Network

  • Park, Myeong-Bok;You-Sik, Hong
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.66-71
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    • 2003
  • In the past, when there were few vehicles on the road, the T.O.D.(Time of Day) traffic signal worked very well. The T.O.D. signal operates on a preset signal cycling which cycles on the basis of the average number of average passenger cars in the memory device of an electric signal unit. Today, with increasing traffic and congested roads, the conventional traffic light creates startup-delay time and end lag time so that thirty to forty-five percent efficiency in traffic handling is lost, as well as adding to fuel costs. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a new concept of optimal green time algorithm, which reduces average vehicle waiting time while improving average vehicle speed using fuzzy rules and neural networks. Through computer simulation, this method has been proven to be much more efficient than fixed time interval signals. Fuzzy Neural Network will consistanly improve average waiting time, vehicle speed, and fuel consumption.

A Study on the Expression of Placeness in Space Design using Digital Process (디지털 프로세스를 활용한 공간디자인의 장소성 표현에 관한 연구)

  • 박혜경;안신욱
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.40
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    • pp.149-157
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    • 2003
  • The placeness has been lost in space design since Modernism, especially Internationalism. Digital space design of today is one of the means to complement that. The purpose of this study is to grasp a trend in the expression of placeness, being appeared in digital space design process through case analysis. As the result of this study, the placeness in digital design process expressed by parametric elements had each effective internal algorithms. Especially, space design using digital process were expressed placeness by physical context such as topography, conditions of location, landscape, axis of road, traffic elements and climate. And social context were expressed by user experience through his cognition.

Fallen Distance Measure of Vehicle Using Parabolic Motion (포물선 운동을 이용한 자동차의 떨어진 거리 측정)

  • Shin, Seong-Yoon;Pyo, Sung-Bae;Shin, Kwang-Seong;Lee, Hyun-Chang;Rhee, Yang-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2011.01a
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    • pp.63-64
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    • 2011
  • 포물체란 중력이 작용하는 환경에서 어떤 속도로 던져진 물체를 뜻합니다. 예를 들자면, 박찬호 선수가 포수를 향하여 던진 야구공이라든지, 박세리 선수의 스윙으로 그린을 향하여 날아가고 있는 골프공, 그리고 목표물을 향하여 날아가고 있는 포탄은 모두 포물체입니다. 이 물체는 수직방향으로는 중력의 영향을 받고 공기의 저항을 무시한다면 수평방향으로는 힘을 받지 않기 때문에 포물선운동을 한다. 본 논문에서는 포물체의 운동을 이용하여 도로의 일부가 유실되어 없어진 곳을 실험 대상을 한다. 여기에서 속도가 일정하게 달리던 자동차가 유실된 도로의 가장자리를 넘어갔을 때 도로의 가장자리로에서 얼마나 멀리 가서 떨어지는지를 나타내었다.

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Improvement of Field Installation Method for Asphalt Concrete Pavement Strain Gauge (아스팔트 콘크리트 포장 변형률계 매설 방법 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jae-Hoon;Kim, Ji-Won;Kim, Do-Hyung;Lee, Kwang-Ho
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.5 no.3 s.17
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    • pp.31-42
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    • 2003
  • The KHC Test Road project was initiated on 1991 to develop Korean Pavement Design Guide. It was constructed along the Joongbu Inland Expressway line between Yeoju and Gamgok. It is two-lane wide expressway containing fifteen asphalt and twenty-five Portland cement concrete test pavement sections. Various sensors were installed in the Test Road to evaluate the behavior of test pavement sections under the influence of traffic load and environmental change. The most important issues in the sensor installation are the accurate location and long-term survivability. They are directly influenced by the sensor installation methodology. The methodology for asphalt strain gages is mainly discussed in this paper because it is the second important sensors in the KHC Test Road project. In order to find the best methodology, we evaluated existing methodology from prior experience and several conducted test installations. We have tried mound, block out, and trench cuts since 2000. Among three methods, block out was the most effective one in terms of accurate location, long-term survivability, and material homogeneity. However, this method cannot be applied to the wearing coarse so that the mound method was used as an alternative. The block out method was applied to base and intermediate layers while the mound method was used to the wearing coarse. Three hundred seventy-four asphalt strain gauges were installed on asphalt pavement sections from September 3rd to November 18th in 2002. According to the sensor measurement evaluation, 6.3% of sensor demonstrated over ranged readings for mound method installation and 2.5% did for block out method installation. We lost only two sensors during the installation. It is 99.5% survival and it is excellent survival rate according to other experience.

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A Study on East Asian Thoughts in the Novels Written by Choi In-ho (최인호 장편소설에 나타난 동아시아 사상 연구)

  • Eum, Yeong-Cheol
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.18 no.8
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    • pp.73-81
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, East Asian thoughts in Choi In-ho's novels have been studied based on Emmanuel Levinas' philosophical theories. He is a philosopher who dealt with the matter of subject formed through the encounter the others. The author of this paper quoted his ethics of responsibility, viewing that East-Asian thoughts put stress on the relationship with the others. The conclusions are like these; first, in the novel, Sang Do, there is a true relationship between the subject and the others thinking in the side of the other. Human relationship is like Sangsunyaksoo, which means when subject goes low, there appears a place the other can stay in. Second, in the novel Yoorim the essence of Neo-Confucianism shows up through Kyung thought, in which subject serves on the other in respect. That's like what Levinas said, "responsibility to others". Third, in the novel The Road without Road there appears Jinsokppuli, the central value of Korean Buddhists' Zen thoughts, meaning that you are not differentiated from me. In the times when the nation had been lost, Kyung Ho, who answered the call of people was a man who found what Levinas said, "the other who stays in me". As a conclusion the thoughts such as Sangsunyaksoo, Kyung, and Muae which show up in Choi In-ho's novels are connected with Levinas' ethics of responsibility and well shown as good examples of East Asian ethics.

Lane Departure Detection Using a Partial Top-view Image (부분 top-view 영상을 이용한 차선 이탈 검출)

  • Park, Han-dong;Oh, Jeong-su
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.1553-1559
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    • 2017
  • This paper proposes a lane departure detection algorithm using a single camera equipped in front of a vehicle. The proposed algorithm generates a partial top-view image for a small ROI (region of interest) designated on the top-view space form the image acquired by the camera, detects lanes on the small partial top-view image, and makes a decision on the lane departure by checking overlap between the pre-assigned virtual vehicle and the detected lanes. The proposed algorithm also includes the removal of lines occurred by road symbols (noises) disturbing the lane departure detection between lanes and the prediction of lost lanes using lane information of previous fames. In lane departure detection test using real road videos, the proposed algorithm makes the right decision of 99.0% in lane keeping conditions and 94.7% in lane departure conditions.

The Characteristics of Gwanghwamun reconstruction in the 1960's (1960년대 광화문 중건과정의 특성)

  • Kang, Nan-hyoung;Song, In-Ho
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.45-55
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    • 2015
  • After the Korean war, two major attempts were made to reconstruct Gwanghwamun Gate as an important part of Korea's lost cultural heritage. In December 2006, the Korean government replaced the concrete gate with a wooden one, yet traces of the attempts made in the 1960s to transform Gwanghwamun Gate and the main road remain to this day. At the time, the Third Republic of Korea, sought to legitimize itself in the name of modernity, and went on to modernize the architecture and urban landscape of Seoul. The location and design selected for the rebuilt Gwanghwamun illustrated the symbolic relationship between historic heritage and urban development. The reconstruction of the gate began as part of the Third Republic's project to restore the Central Administration Building and culminated in the transformation of the main road in front of the gate. By reconstructing the traditional gate using concrete, the military government intended to convey the message that we could inherit our proud tradition using modern materials, and that we should actively adopt the new technologies of the modern era. This study begins with the premise that the Gwanghwamun reconstruction project of 1968 represents the application of new technological thinking to Korea's architectural style, and has two objectives. The first is to summarize the reconstruction process and method using the records and drawings from the 1968 project, which was then under the leadership of architect Kang Bong-jin. The second is to analyze the characteristics of the architectural style and structure of the reconstructed Gwanghwamun so as to reinterpret the relationship between Korean tradition and modern technology.

Cloning and Expression of a Thermostable ${\alpha}$-Galactosidase from the Thermophilic Fungus Talaromyces emersonii in the Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia pastoris

  • Simila, Janika;Gernig, Anita;Murray, Patrick;Fernandes, Sara;Tuohy, Maria G.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.20 no.12
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    • pp.1653-1663
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    • 2010
  • The first gene (${\alpha}$-gal1) encoding an extracellular ${\alpha}$-Dgalactosidase from the thermophilic fungus Talaromyces emersonii was cloned and characterized. The ${\alpha}$-gal1 gene consisted of an open reading frame of 1,792 base pairs interrupted by six introns that encoded a mature protein of 452 amino acids, including a 24 amino acid secretory signal sequence. The translated protein had highest identity with other fungal ${\alpha}$-galactosidases belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 27. The ${\alpha}$-gal1 gene was overexpressed as a secretory protein with an N-terminal histidine tag in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Recombinant ${\alpha}$-Gal1 was secreted into the culture medium as a monomeric glycoprotein with a maximal yield of 10.75 mg/l and purified to homogeneity using Hisbinding nickel-agarose affinity chromatography. The purified enzyme was maximally active at $70^{\circ}C$, pH 4.5, and lost no activity over 10 days at $50^{\circ}C$. ${\alpha}$-Gal1 followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics ($V_{max}\;of\;240.3{\mu}M/min/mg,\;K_m\;of\;0.294 mM$) and was inhibited competitively by galactose ($K_m{^{obs}}$ of 0.57 mM, $K_i$ of 2.77 mM). The recombinant T. emersonii ${\alpha}$-galactosidase displayed broad substrate preference, being active on both oligo- and polymeric substrates, yet had strict specificity for the ${\alpha}$-galactosidic linkage. Owing to its substrate preference and noteworthy stability, ${\alpha}$-Gal1 is of particular interest for possible biotechnological applications involving the processing of plant materials.

A Case Study on Failure and Analysis of Air Over Hydraulic Brake Line (공기 유압식 브레이크 라인 파손 사례 및 파손 분석 연구)

  • Park, Jeongman;Park, Jongjin
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2020
  • In this case study, the brake line failure of air over hydraulic(AOH) brake system is described. AOH brake system is applied to commercial vehicles between 5 to 8 tons. It consists of a hydraulic system using compressed air and operates the air master to form hydraulic pressure to transfer braking power to the wheels. When the brake lines of the system applied to vehicles with high load capacity are damaged, the braking force of one shaft is lost, and the braking distance increases rapidly, leading to a big accident. Failure of the brake line occurs due to various causes such as road surface fragmentation, corrosion of the line, and aged deterioration of air brake hose. The braking force could be decreased even when a very small break in the form of a pin-hole occurs. However, it is difficult to find a part where the thickness of the line is thin due to stone pecking or corrosion generated in the pin-hole formed on the brake line located under the lower part of the vehicle by the sensory evaluation or the conventional braking force test. Accordingly, it is necessary to analyze the condition and cause of the failure of the brake line more precisely when the accident investigation of the heavy vehicles, and also to examine the necessity of the advanced test for the aged brake line.

A Consideration on the Approach of Urban Stream Landscape Restoration - The Case of the Chungkye Stream Restoration Project - (도시하천경관복원 접근방법에 관한 고찰- 청계천 복원사업을 사례로 -)

  • Shin Dong-Hoon;Lee Kyoo-Seock
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2004
  • In the 1960s, polluted urban streams were covered and paved in concrete. Rivers became sewers buried under road. As a result, wildlife habitat was lost and the open stream space was gone. In the 1990s, there was a movement for restoring urban streams to enhance the quality of life of inhabitants. Chungkye Stream, whose covering began from early 1950s and ended in 1977, is now in the process of restoration together with the Central Business District (CBD) Redevelopment Plan. However, as the construction proceeds, several problems were raised, and serious controversies resulted. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the validity of the approach of the Chungkye Stream Restoration Project through a literature survey and a site survey, and to present the improved alternative. Ultimately, the study aims to contribute to present references or guidelines for similar urban stream restoration projects. The Chungkye Stream Restoration Project has some of the following problems. First, the construction should be done based on the long-term urban redevelopment plan. Second, the construction period should be extended to restore urban streams. Third, the cultural asset conservation plan should be implemented. In order to fulfill the anticipated purpose, the above mentioned problems need to be solved.