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A Study on the Operational Plan for Port Container Terminal Using High Level Architecture (상위체계구조를 이용한 컨테이너 터미널 운영방안 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Heon;Lee, Chan-Woo
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.128-141
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    • 2004
  • Although a number of container terminal simulators have been developed for various purposes, none of the existing simulators allow the system structure to reuse the system structure depending on application. Our goal is to develop highly reusable, highly inter-operable and flexible container terminal simulation system. The High Level Architecture(HLA) is an architecture for reuse and inter-operation of simulation. It is based on premise that no simulation can satisfy all use and users. An individual simulation or set of simulations developed for one purpose can be applied to another application under the HLA concept of the federation : a composable set of interacting simulations. The intent of the HLA is a structure which will support reuse of capabilities available in different simulations, ultimately reducing the cost and time required to create a synthetic environment for a new purpose, and the possibility of distributed collaborative development of complex simulation applications. In this paper, we discuss the design of a HLA-based port container terminal simulation system. Furthermore, we describe various technical motivations for HLA, the key elements of the architecture and how they are minimum and essential to the goal of reuse and interoperability.

Hybrid thermal seasonal storage and solar assisted geothermal heat pump systems for greenhouses

  • Ataei, Abtin;Hemmatabady, Hoofar;Nobakht, Seyed Yahya
    • Advances in Energy Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.87-106
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    • 2016
  • In this research, optimum design of the combined solar collector, geothermal heat pump and thermal seasonal storage system for heating and cooling a sample greenhouse is studied. In order to optimize the system from technical point of view some new control strategies and functions resulting from important TRNSYS output diagrams are presented. Temperatures of ground, rock bed storage, outlet ground heat exchanger fluid and entering fluid to the evaporator specify our strategies. Optimal heat storage is done with maximum efficiency and minimum loss. Mean seasonal heating and cooling COPs of 4.92 and 7.14 are achieved in series mode as there is no need to start the heat pump sometimes. Furthermore, optimal parallel operation of the storage and the heat pump is studied by applying the same control strategies. Although the aforementioned system has higher mean seasonal heating and cooling COPs (4.96 and 7.18 respectively) and lower initial cost, it requires higher amounts of auxiliary energy either. Soil temperature around ground heat exchanger will also increase up to $1.5^{\circ}C$ after 2 years of operation as a result of seasonal storage. At the end, the optimum combined system is chosen by trade-off between technical and economic issues.

Adaptive Complex Interpolator for Channel Estimation in Pilot-Aided OFDM System

  • Liu, Guanghui;Zeng, Liaoyuan;Li, Hongliang;Xu, Linfeng;Wang, Zhengning
    • Journal of Communications and Networks
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.496-503
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    • 2013
  • In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system, conventional interpolation techniques cannot correctly balance performance and overhead when estimating dynamic long-delay channels in single frequency networks (SFNs). In this study, classical filter analysis and design methods are employed to derive a complex interpolator for maximizing the resistible echo delay in a channel estimator on the basis of the correlation between frequency domain interpolating and time domain windowing. The coefficient computation of the complex interpolator requires a key parameter, i.e., channel length, which is obtained in the frequency domain with a tentative estimation scheme having low implementation complexity. The proposed complex adaptive interpolator is verified in a simulated digital video broadcasting for terrestrial/handheld receiver. The simulation results indicate that the designed channel estimator can not only handle SFN echoes with more than $200{\mu}s$ delay but also achieve a bit-error rate performance close to the optimum minimum mean square error method, which significantly outperforms conventional channel estimation methods, while preserving a low implementation cost in a short-delay channel.

Design and Fabrication of the MMIC frequency doubler for 29 ㎓ local Oscillators

  • Kim, Sung-Chan;Kim, Jin-Sung;Kim, Byeong-Ok;Shin, Dong-Hoon;Rhee, Jin-Koo;Kim, Do-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2002.07b
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    • pp.1062-1065
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    • 2002
  • We demonstrate the MMIC(monolithic microwave integrated circuit) frequency doublers generating stable and low-cost 29 ㎓ local oscillator signals from 14.5 ㎓ input signals. These devices were designed and fabricated by using the MMIC integration process of 0.1 $\mu\textrm{m}$ gate-length PHEMTs (pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors). The measurements showed S$\_$11/ of -9.2 dB at 14.5 ㎓, S/sub22/ of -18.6 dB at 29 ㎓ and a minimum conversion loss of 18.2 dB at 14.5 ㎓ with an input power of 6 dBm. The fundamental signal of 14.5㎓ was suppressed below 15.2 dBc compared with the second harmonic signal at the output port, and the isolation characteristics of the fundamental signal between the input and the output port were maintained above 30 dB in the frequency range of 10.5 ㎓ to 18.5 ㎓.

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A New Optimization Model for Designing Broadband Convergence Network Access Networks

  • Lee Young-Ho;Jung Jin-Mo;Kim Young-Jin;Lee Sun-Suk;Park No-Ik;Kang Kuk-Chang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.1616-1640
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we deal with a network optimization problem arising from the deployment of Ethernet-based BcN access network. BcN convergence services require that access networks satisfy QoS measures. BcN services have two types of traffics: stream traffic and elastic traffic. Stream traffic uses blocking probability as a QoS measure, while elastic traffic uses delay factor as a QoS measure. Incorporating the QoS requirements, we formulate the problem as a nonlinear mixed-integer programming model. The proposed model seeks to find a minimum cost dimensioning solution, while satisfying the QoS requirement. We propose tabu search heuristic algorithms for solving the problem, and simulate tabu result. We demonstrate the computational efficacy of the proposed algorithm by solving a network design problem.

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A Study on the Injection Molding Process of Inline Skate Frame Using Moldflow (Moldflow를 이용한 인라인스케이트 프레임의 사출성형공정에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hyoung-Woo;Park, Chul-Woo
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.289-295
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    • 2010
  • Injection molding process is one of the most important methods to produce plastic parts with high efficiency and low cost. Today, injection molded parts have been increased dramatically the demand for high strength and quality applications. In this study, In-line skates are made of Al alloy and plastic materials to replace the frame for the optimization process is all about. I interpreted through mold design, Injection molding process that minimizes the runner and the gate dimension will determine the size and shape. Runner and gate dimensions of change based on availability of the product, I'll discuss the injection molding. This report investigates that the optimum injection molding condition for minimum of shrinkage. The FEM Simulation CAE tool, Moldflow, is used for the analysis of injection molding process.

Low Cost Small CMG Performance Test and Analysis (저가 소형 CMG 성능시험 및 분석)

  • Rhee, Seung-Wu;Kwon, Hyoek-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.543-552
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    • 2011
  • Control Moment Gyro(CMG) is one of the most efficient momentum exchange devices for satellite attitude control and CMG is very essential device for agile satellite. In this study, the essential dynamic equation for the design of gimbal motor and wheel motor is summarized. The development process of SGCMG hardware for agile small satellite system, the description of developed hardware and its performance test results are presented. Test result shows that the developed hardware model can produce an output torque more than 1.2Nm as designed. Other test items are max. torque, gimbal bandwidth, minimum torque, torque error, gimbal rate error.

A Study on the Manufacturing of an Aluminum Shift-Fork by Casting/Forging Process (주조/단조 기술을 이용한 알루미늄 쉬프트 포크 제조에 관한 연구)

  • 배원병;이승재;유민수
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.193-197
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    • 2002
  • In this study, the casting/forging process was applied to the Shift-Fork, a manual transmission part of automobiles. In the casting experiments, the effects of additives, Sr, Ti+B and Mg, on the mechanical properties and the microstructure of a cast preform were investigated. When 0.03% Sr were added into the molten aluminum alloy, the finest silicon-structure was observed in the cast preform and the highest tensile strength and elongation accomplished. And when 0.2% Ti+B were added into the molten Al-Si alloy, the highest values of tensile strength were obtained. The maximum hardness was in case of 0.2% Mg. In the forging experiment, it was confirmed that the optimal configuration of the cast preform could be predicted by FE analysis. To minimize the cost as the press size, the compact shape of preform was proposed to reduce the volume of flash. The modification of shape in designing preform was performed to attain a satisfactory performance in the areas where the mechanical strength were more required. By using FVM(Finite Volume Method) software, it was verified that a proposed casting design was available. To identify the relationship between effective strain and mechanical properties of the final forged product, the compression test was performed. As the result, the tensile strength and elongation of a cast preform were much higher than before forging. The minimum forging temperature was found 40$0^{\circ}C$ to save heating time.

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A Study of a Sunlight Collector System and Its Application (태양광 채광시스템의 조명 적용에 관한 연구)

  • 박준석;어익수;여인선
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, it is analysed the spectrum of optical fiber output through the sunlight collector system. As the result of the analysis, the sunlight collector system's UV distribution is lower then the sunlight'UV distribution. Also, the lighting environments under the optical fiber bundles are predicted when applied to the minimum workroom's(6${\times}$6${\times}$2.3[m]) interior lighting by using a lighting design program. In case of optical filer output\`s hight of 1.3[m], the illuminance value over 500[lx] in the area 50${\times}$50[cm] was achieved. As the result its feasibility as an interior lighting source shows no serious problem except the system cost.

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Ductility of Circular Hollow Columns with Internal Steel Tube (강관 코아 합성 중공 기둥의 연성 거동 연구)

  • 강영종;한승룡;박남회
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.183-188
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    • 2002
  • In locations where the cost or concrete is relatively high, or in situations where the weight or concrete members is to be kept to a minimum, it may be economical to use hollow reinforced concrete vertical members. Hollow reinforced concrete columns with low axial load, moderate longitudinal steel percentage, and a reasonably thick wall were found to perform in a ductile manner at the flexural strength, similar to solid columns. However, hollow reinforced concrete columns with high axial load, high longitudinal steel percentage, and a thin wall were found to behave in a brittle manner at the flexural strength, since the neutral axis is forced to occur away from the inside face of the tube towards the section centroid and, as a result, crushing of concrete occurs near the unconfined inside face of the section. If, however, a steel tube is placed near the inside face of a circular hollow column, the column can be expected not to fail in a brittle manner by disintegration of the concrete in the compression zone. Design recommendation and example by moment-curvature analysis program for curvature ductility are presented. Theoretical moment-curvature analysis for reinforced concrete columns, indicating the available flexural strength and ductility, can be conducted providing the stress-strain relation for the concrete and steel are known. In this paper, a unified stress-stain model for confined concrete by Mander is developed for members with circular sections.

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