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Science Instrument Development for the Giant Magellan Telescope

  • Jaffe, Daniel T.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.55.1-55.1
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    • 2010
  • The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a 24.5m diameter optical/infrared telescope. Its seven 8.4m primary mirrors give it a collecting area equivalent to a 21.4m filled aperture. The ten GMT partners are constructing the telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile with first light planned for the end of 2018. In this paper, we describe the plans for the first-generation focal plane instrumentation for the telescope. The GMTO Corporation has solicited studies for instruments capable of carrying out the broad range of objectives outlined in the GMT Science Case. Six instruments have been selected for 14 month long conceptual design studies. We describe the features of these instruments and give examples of the major science questions that they can address.

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Constraining primordial non-Gaussianity with the 3-point correlation function of the SDSS-IV eBOSS DR14 quasar sample

  • Choi, Peter D.;Rossi, Graziano;Slepian, Zachary;Eisenstein, Daniel;Ho, Shirley;Schlegel, David
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.53.3-53.3
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    • 2017
  • While quasars are sparse in number density, they reside at relatively high-redshift as compared to galaxies. Hence, they are likely to be less non-linearly evolved than the galaxy population, and thus have a distribution that more closely mirrors the primordial density field. Therefore, they offer an intriguing opportunity to search for primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG). To this end, the 3-point correlation function (3PCF) is an excellent statistical tool to detect departures from Gaussianity, vanishing for a Gaussian field. In this work, we will make the first-ever measurement of the large-scale quasar 3PCF from the SDSS-IV DR14 quasar sample (spanning the largest volume to-date) to place constraints on PNG through the usual f_NL-type parametrization. This work will use the order N^2-time 3PCF algorithm of Slepian & Eisenstein (2015), with N the number of objects.

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Improvement and quasi optical analysis of wide band prototype feedhorn for ASTE focal plane array

  • Lee, Bangwon;Gonzalez, Alvaro;Lee, Jung-won
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.57.1-57.1
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    • 2017
  • As an upgrade we report the current ASTE ultra-wideband corrugated horn design. The length of the feedhorn gets shortened from 12.5 mm to 11 mm, and it shows better side lobe level at the far-field patterns compared with the previous design. We looked into possible quasi-optical solution to match the feedhorn beam to the optics of the current ASTE telescope, starting from frequency-independent solution using two ellipsoidal mirrors to which wideband performance of the feedhorn naturally fits. We used a commercial physical optics package (GRASP) with an user-defined optimizer to give physical constraints to evaluated optical designs for highest efficiency.

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A Study on Flexible Automation of a Laser Semicutting System using the Path Control of Manipulator (매니퓰레이터의 궤적 제어를 이용한 레이저 부분 절단 시스템의 유연한 자동화에 관한 연구)

  • 김승우;조영완;박민용
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.4 no.6
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    • pp.786-794
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    • 1998
  • This paper proposes an automatic microshaping technology using laser and applies it to implementation of semicutting control system of the panel inside which a car air bag is equipped. Since it is impossible to project laser directly onto the desired working point of a target panel due to fixedness of laser generator, we reflect the generated laser, using reflection mirrors and focusing lenses, to project onto the desired working point. Also, in order to conduct an uniform semicutting control with constant width and depth, we control the end-effector of manipulator, which grasp the laser reflection mirror, to track working path with constant speed and orientation. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed methods are checked through experiments tracking a path formatted with straight lines and arcs.

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A Study of Housing Interior Design through Housing Expectations and Housing Preferences of Future Consumers-College Students (실내공간계획에 대한 신세대의 주거기대와 주거선호)

  • 윤복자;최형준;조명은
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.133-144
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze housing expectations and housing preferences of college students' first purchased house for the future. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires for this study and the samples consisted of 797 college students. This study found that college students preferred a high-rise apartments, a 20-24 pyung (66.0㎡-79.2㎡) house in housing size and relatively new house. The housing features and interior features that college students like to have and expected to have in the first residence were different. Their housing expectations were fairly realistic considering their affordability. College students preferred to furnish video and audio equipments, exercise equipments and ceiling fans. They generally preferred hardwood floorings and decorative moldings and expected to have built-in closet in their master bedrooms. They expected to have linen closets and large mirrors in their bathrooms. They preferred ceramic tile counter tops, wood cabinets, vinyl floorings in their kitchens and they also preferred to use kitchen as a utility.

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Effects of reflective index of fiber sensor coil end on current measurement (광CT 센서코일 끝단의 반사율이 전류측정에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Hyoung-Jun;Kim, Hyun-Jin;Song, Min-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.74-77
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    • 2008
  • We improved an efficiency of fiber-optic current transformer by using a metal-coated sensor coil. To reduce the linear birefringence, we used a length of spun fiber as sensor coil, and then used a flint glass fiber coil for comparison. To make the sensor coil in the reflection type, we used different reflection mirrors at the end of the sensor coil, such as a Faraday rotator mirror, a simple mirror, a metal-coated fiber end and a simple fiber end. From the experimental results, the linear error of current measurements were less than ${\sim}$ 0.2 % regardless of the mirror types. The metal-coated sensor was the most cost-effective considering the fabrication cost and the simple structure.

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Reduction of Mimic Sound in Outside Mirrors Using Jury Test (청음 평가를 이용한 자동차 OUTSIDE MIRROR 의 MIMIC 소음 개선)

  • Lee Jeonghan;Ih Kangduck;Jeong Seung Gyun
    • Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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    • autumn
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    • pp.393-396
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    • 2001
  • 차량 주행시 발생되는 소위 mimic 소음은 접이식 outside mirror의 접합부에서 발생하는 이음(異音)으로서 예민한 승객에게 지적된다. Mimic 소음은 2kHz이 상의 고주파 영역에서 특정 대역에 간헐적으로 발생하는 소음이며, 시간에 대해 앙상블 에버리지를 하는 일반적인 분석 방법으로는 나타나지 않는다. 그러나 주의 깊은 청취에 의해 그 존재를 분명히 느낄 수 있으므로 다꾸찌 시험 계획법에 의거 실험 샘플을 제작하여 녹음한 뒤, 청음 평가를 통하여 개선하는 과정을 거쳤다. 분석 결과 mimic 소음은 folding gap의 폭보다는 균일도를 유지하는 것이 중요하며, gap내의 공동(공동, cavity)을 메워 주는 것이 효과적이라는 결론을 얻었다.

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Performance Analysis on the Initial Alignment of Laser Inertial Navigation System (레이저 관성항법장치 초기정렬 성능 분석)

  • Kim, Hyun-Seok;Kim, Cheon-Joong;Lee, Tae-Gyoo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.622-635
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    • 2009
  • Laser Inertial Navigation System(LINS) consists of Ring Laser Gyroscopes(RLG) and accelerometers. RLG has a lock-in region in which there is zero output for input angular rates less than about 0.1deg/sec. The lock-in region is generated by the imperfect mirrors in RLG. To avoid the lock-in region, a sinusoidal motion called dither motion is applied on RLG. Therefore this dither motion is measured by RLG/accelerometer even if at a stop state. In this situation, the performance on the initial alignment of LINS can be degraded. In this paper, we analyze the performance on the initial alignment of LINS theoretically and experimentally. Analysis results include how dither motion, the pre-filter and the corner frequency in alignment loop affects the performance on the initial alignment of LINS.

Six-degree-of-freedom Manipulator Displacement Measurement using Stereo Vision (스테레오비전을 이용한 6자유도 머니퓰레이터 변위 측정)

  • Lee, Dong-Hyeok;Baek, So Young;Cho, Nahm Gyoo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.191-198
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, six-degree-of-freedom (DoF). Displacement measurement technique using a compact stereo-vision system is proposed. The measuring system consists of a camera, an optical prism, two plane mirrors, and a planar marker on a target. The target was attached on an object so that its six-DoF displacement can be calculated using a proposed coordinates estimating algorithm and stereo images of the marker. A prototype was designed and fabricated for performance test. From the test results, it can be confirmed that the proposed measuring technique can be applied to monitoring and control of various manipulators.

Parallelism Measurement of Rolls by Using a Laser Interferometer (레이저 간섭계를 이용한 롤 평행도 측정 기술)

  • Choi, Jong Geun;Kim, Seongeun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.642-646
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    • 2014
  • This research describes the measurement of roll parallelism by a laser interferometer. Parallelism among rolls is an important factor for improving the precision of printing devices. A laser interferometer, which is a device for the precise measurement of distance, can be utilized to measure parallelisms between rolls. To measure distance between two rolls by using a laser interferometer, the laser must not be severed during measurement. To achieve this condition, a linear motion guide was installed to each roll being measured, and continuous measurement of distance between two rolls was implemented by the simultaneous control of two mirrors installed on the guides. The method to measure parallelism between two rolls presented in this research can be utilized to improve printing precision by enhancing parallelism between rolls in printing devices.