• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2021

In fine-particle injection processing, hard fine particles, such as silicon carbide or aluminum oxide, are injected - using high-pressure air, and a small amount of material is removed by applying an impact to the workpiece by spraying at high speeds. In this study, a two-axis stage device capable of sequence control was developed to spray various shapes, such as circles and squares, on the surface during the micro-particle jetting process to understand the surface-shape micro-particle-processing characteristics. In the experimental device, two stepper motors were used for the linear movement of the two degree-of-freedom mechanism. The signal output from the microcontroller is - converted into a signal with a current sufficient to drive the stepper motor. The stepper motor rotates precisely in synchronization with the pulse-signal input from the outside, eliminating the need for a separate rotation-angle sensor. The major factors of the processing conditions are fine particles (silicon carbide, aluminum oxide), injection pressure, nozzle diameter, feed rate, and number of injection cycles. They were identified using the ANOVA technique on the design of the experimental method. Based on this, the surface roughness of the spraying surface, surface depth of the spraying surface, and radius of the corner of the spraying surface were measured, and depending on the characteristics, the required spraying conditions were studied.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.496-504
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• 2021

Background: With the increasing demand for industrial robots and the "noncontact" trend, it is an appropriate point in time to examine whether risk assessments conducted for robot operations are performed effectively to identify and eliminate the risks of injury or harm to operators. This study discusses why robot accidents resulting in harm to operators occur repetitively despite implementing control measures and proposes corrective actions for risk assessments. Methods: This study collected 369 operator-injured robot accidents in Korea over the last decade and reconstructed them into the mechanism of injury, work being undertaken, and bodily location of the injury. Then, through the techniques of Systematic Cause Analysis Technique (SCAT) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), this study analyzed the root and direct causes of robot accidents that had occurred. Causes identified included physical hazards and complex combinations of hazards, such as psychological, organizational, and systematic errors. The requirements of risk assessments regarding robot operations were examined, and three case studies of robot-involved tasks were investigated. The three assessments presented were: camera module processing, electrical discharge machining, and a panel-flipping robot installation. Results: After conducting RCA and comparing the three assessments, it was found that two-thirds of injury-occurring from robot accidents, causative factors included psychological and personal traits of robot operators. However, there were no evaluations of the identifications of personal aspects in the three assessment cases. Conclusion: Therefore, it was concluded that personal factors of operators, which had been overlooked in risk assessments so far, need to be included in future risk assessments on robot operations.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2007

탄소/탄소 복합재는 우수한 열충격 저항성, 낮은 밀도뿐만 아니라, 초고온에서도 높은 강성과 강도를 가지는 독특한 소재이다. 그러나, 탄소/탄소 복합재의 적용에 있어서 심각한 결함이 있는데, 높은 온도에서 산화되는 환경에서는 취약한 산화 저항을 나타낸다는 것이다. 탄화규소 코팅은 탄소재의 산화를 보호하는데 이용된다. 본 연구에서는 4방향성 탄소/탄소 복합재의 삭마 거동을 시험하기 위해 액체연료 로켓 엔진을 사용하여 연소시험을 하였다. 탄소/탄소 복합재는 기지 전구체로 석탄 핏치를 사용하였고, $2300^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 하였다. 고밀도화 과정을 반복하여 시편의 밀도는 $1.903g/cm^3$에 달했다. 4방향성 탄소/탄소 복합재를 노즐 형태로 가공한 후, 산화 저항성을 개선하기 위하여 pack-cementation 방법으로 노즐 표면에 탄화규소를 코팅하였다. 탄화규소로 코팅된 노즐의 삭마 특성은 연료와 산소의 비율에 따라 측정하였다. 또한 연소시험 후 노즐의 삭마된 현상은 주사전자현미경으로 관찰하고, 삭마 메커니즘을 논의하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.374-382
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• 2009

원자력발전소의 1차측 및 2차측 냉각계의 장벽 역할을 하는 핵심 설비중 하나인 증기발생기(steam generator, SG) 전열관은 공공의 사회적 안전성과 효율적인 발전 용량을 유지하기 위해 구조적 건전성을 유지하여야 한다. 또한 결함을 함유하고 있는 전열관은 해당결함을 조기에 검출, 정량적으로 결함을 평가하여 필요한 경우에는 보수조치를 수행하여야 한다. 이러한 결함의 검출 및 정량화를 위해서 검사관련 고시 및 강화된 SG 관리프로그램(SGMP)에 근거하여 와전류탐상검사법(eddy current testing, ECT)을 적용, 검사를 수행하고 있다. SG 전열관에서 검출되고 있는 결함중 응력부식균열(stress corrosion cracking, SCC)은 미세한 경우 결함의 검출이 어려울 뿐 아니라 생성된 결함의 성장속도가 빠르기 때문에 SG 전열관의 건전성을 위협하는 주요결함 기구중 하나로 분류하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 결함 깊이 및 길이별로 방전가공(electric discharge machining, EDM)된 축방향 ODSCC에 대해 pancake, +point 및 shielded pancake 코일 등이 탑재된 3 coil형태의 +PT MRPC(motorized rotating pancake coils)를 적용하여 결함의 검출가능 여부 및 크기 측정을 위한 검사를 수행하였으며 본 실험결과를 통해 SG 전열관의 건전성 및 원전 운전의 안전성을 진단하는 공학적 평가 자료로써의 활용 가능성 뿐 아니라 와전류탐상검사의 신뢰도 향상을 도모하고자 하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1121-1140
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 부착형 칩절단구의 경사면 대신에 원고면으로 형성한 형태 칩 절단구를 고찰하고, 재래형과 비교하여 더 효과적인 칩절단구를 개발 실용화하고자 한 다. 가공법으로서는 연속칩의 처리가 가장 곤란한 선삭을, 공작물로서는 연속칩이 가장 잘 생성되는 SM 20 C의 연강을, 공구재료로서는 P계열의 초경합금을 써서 저속에 서 고속절삭속도까지 시험하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2013

'Multi-scale mass-deployable cooperative robots' is a next generation robotics paradigm where a large number of robots that vary in size cooperate in a hierarchical fashion to collect information in various environments. While this paradigm can exhibit the effective solution for exploration of the wide area consisting of various types of terrain, its technical maturity is still in its infant state and many technical hurdles should be resolved to realize this paradigm. In this paper, we propose to develop new design and manufacturing methodologies for the multi-scale mass-deployable cooperative robots. In doing so, we present various fundamental technologies in four different research fields. (1) Adaptable design methods consist of compliant mechanisms and hierarchical structures which provide robots with a unified way to overcome various and irregular terrains. (2) Soft composite materials realize the compliancy in these structures. (3) Multi-scale integrative manufacturing techniques are convergence of traditional methods for producing various sized robots assembled by such materials. Finally, (4) the control and communication techniques for the massive swarm robot systems enable multiple functionally simple robots to accomplish the complex job by effective job distribution.