• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.239-247
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• 2008

In a resource-limited wireless communication environment, various approaches to meet the ever growing application requirements in an efficient and transparent manner, are being researched and developed. Amongst many approaches, cross layer technique is by far one of the significant contributions that has undoubtedly revolutionized the way conventional layered architecture is perceived. In this paper, we propose a Universal Cross Layer Framework based on vertical layer architecture. The primary contribution of this paper is the functional architecture of the vertical layer which is primarily responsible for cross layer interaction management and optimization. The second contribution is the use of optimization cycle that comprises awareness parameters collection, mapping, classification and the analysis phases. The third contribution of the paper is the decomposition of the parameters into local and global network perspective for opportunistic optimization. Finally, we have shown through simulations how parameters' variations can represent local and global views of the network and how we can set local and global thresholds to perform opportunistic optimization.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2006

The optimal design of multiple tuned mass dampers (multiple TMD's) to suppress multi-mode structural response of beams and floor structures was investigated. A new method using a numerical optimizer, which can effectively handle a large number of design variables, was employed to search for both optimal placement and tuning of TMD's for these structures under wide-band loading. The first design problem considered was vibration control of a simple beam using 10 TMD's. The results confirmed that for structures with widelyspaced natural frequencies, multiple TMD's can be adequately designed by treating each structural vibration mode as an equivalent SDOF system. Next, the control of a beam structure with two closely-spaced natural frequencies was investigated. The results showed that the most effective multiple TMD's have their natural frequencies distributed over a range covering the two controlled structural frequencies and have low damping ratios. Moreover, a single TMD can also be made effective in controlling two modes with closely spaced frequencies by a newly identified control mechanism, but the effectiveness can be greatly impaired when the loading position changes. Finally, a realistic problem of a large floor structure with 5 closely spaced frequencies was presented. The acceleration responses at 5 positions on the floor excited by 3 wide-band forces were simultaneously suppressed using 10 TMD's. The obtained multiple TMD's were shown to be very effective and robust.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2002

전압력 회복율을 최대로 하기 위한 IRR형 램젯 공기 흡입구 초음속 확산부의 최적형상 설계를 수행하였다. 질량유량을 제약조건으로 고려하고 외부램프에서의 두 번째 경사충격파와 카울립 형상, 그리고 흡입구 목의 단면적을 설계변수로 선택하였다. 효율적인 최적화를 위해 설계변수 변환을 통한 개선된 반응면 기법을 사용하였으며 설계반복을 통해 높은 신뢰도의 반응면을 구성할 수 있었다. 최적화 기법으로 유전자 알고리즘을 사용하였으며, 이차원 Euler Code를 사용하여 공력해석을 수행하였다. 배압조건의 적용을 위해 흡입구 목 뒤로 가상의 노즐을 장착하였고 총 20회의 계산으로 종말충격파 이후의 전압력 회복율이 기준형상에 비하여 14% 향상된 초음속 확산부 최적형상을 설계할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.352-359
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• 2010

In recent years, the market has shown increasing interest in pump-turbines. The prompt availability of pumped storage plants and the benefits to the power system achieved by peak lopping, providing reserve capacity, and rapid response in frequency control are providing a growing advantage. In this context, there is a need to develop pumpturbines that can reliably withstand dynamic operation modes, fast changes of discharge rate by adjusting the variable diffuser vanes, as well as fast changes from pumping to turbine operation. In the first part of the present study, various flow patterns linked to operation of a pump-turbine system are discussed. In this context, pump and turbine modes are presented separately and different load cases are shown in each operating mode. In order to create modern, competitive pump-turbine designs, this study further explains what design challenges should be considered in defining the geometry of a pump-turbine impeller. The second part of the paper describes an innovative, staggered approach to impeller development, applied to a low head pump-turbine project. The first level of the process consists of optimization strategies based on evolutionary algorithms together with 3D in-viscid flow analysis. In the next stage, the hydraulic behavior of both pump mode and turbine mode is evaluated by solving the full 3D Navier-Stokes equations in combination with a robust turbulence model. Finally, the progress in hydraulic design is demonstrated by model test results that show a significant improvement in hydraulic performance compared to an existing reference design.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 Techno-Fair 및 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.108-109
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• 2007

Microstructure and electrical properties of Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) films grown on $Al_2O_3$ templates by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) are investigated utilizing X-ray diffraction method and Hall measurement, respectively. In order to determine the optimized operating condition of the PLD, statistical design of experiment (DOE) is employed. It provides the systematic and efficient methodology for characterization and modeling of PLD processing with a relatively small number of experiments. The most optimized recipe of the process factors is obtained by response optimizer in Minitab.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.1358-1367
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• 2017

The data integration with modeled predictions (DIMP) model is a promising inverse radiation transport method for solving the special nuclear material (SNM) holdup problem. Unlike previous methods, DIMP is a completely passive nondestructive assay technique that requires no initial assumptions regarding the source distribution or active measurement time. DIMP predicts the most probable source location and distribution through Bayesian inference and quasi-Newtonian optimization of predicted detector responses (using the adjoint transport solution) with measured responses. DIMP performs well with forward hemispherical collimation and unshielded measurements, but several considerations are required when using narrow-view collimated detectors. DIMP converged well to the correct source distribution as the number of synthetic responses increased. DIMP also performed well for the first experimental validation exercise after applying a collimation factor, and sufficiently reducing the source search volume's extent to prevent the optimizer from getting stuck in local minima. DIMP's simple point detector response function (DRF) is being improved to address coplanar false positive/negative responses, and an angular DRF is being considered for integration with the next version of DIMP to account for highly collimated responses. Overall, DIMP shows promise for solving the SNM holdup inverse problem, especially once an improved optimization algorithm is implemented.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.277-288
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• 1999

This paper presents a fuzzy optimum design of axisymmetrically loaded thin shells of revolution. This paper consists of two parts, namely: an elastic analysis using the new curved element for finite element analysis developed in this study for axisymmetrically loaded thin shells of revolution, and the volume optimization on the basis of results evaluated from the elastic analysis. The curved element to meridian direction is used to develop the computer program. The results obtained from the computer program are compared by exact solution of each analytic example. The fuzzy optimizations of thin shells of revolution are done using [Model 2] which is in the form of a conventional crisp objective function and constraints with non-membership function, and nonlinear optimum GINO (General Interactive Optimizer) programming. In this paper, design examples show that the fuzzy optimum designs of the steel water tank and the steel dome roof could provide significant cost savings.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.289-303
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• 2015

This study presents a strategy so-called Subspace Search Mechanism (SSM) for reducing the computational time for convergence of population based metaheusristic algorithms. The selected metaheuristic for this study is the Cuckoo Search algorithm (CS) dealing with size optimization of trusses. The complexity of structural optimization problems can be partially due to the presence of high-dimensional design variables. SSM approach aims to reduce dimension of the problem. Design variables are categorized to predefined groups (subspaces). SSM focuses on the multiple use of the metaheuristic at hand for each subspace. Optimizer updates the design variables for each subspace independently. Updating rules require candidate designs evaluation. Each candidate design is the assemblage of responsible set of design variables that define the subspace of interest. SSM is incorporated to the Cuckoo Search algorithm for size optimizing of three small, moderate and large space trusses. Optimization results indicate that SSM enables the CS to work with less number of population (42%), as a result reducing the time of convergence, in exchange for some accuracy (1.5%). It is shown that the loss of accuracy can be lessened with increasing the order of complexity. This suggests its applicability to other algorithms and other complex finite element-based engineering design problems.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.839-850
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• 2021

Risk-adjusted return is believed to be one of the optimal parameters to determine an optimum portfolio. A risk-adjusted return is a calculation of the profit or potential profit from an investment that takes into account the degree of risk that must be accepted to achieve it. This paper presents a new procedure in portfolio selection and utilizes these results to optimize the risk level of risk-adjusted Islamic stock portfolios. It deals with the weekly close price of active issuers listed on Jakarta Islamic Index Indonesia for a certain time interval. Overall, this paper highlights portfolio selection, which includes determining the number of stocks, grouping the issuers via technical analysis, and selecting the best risk-adjusted return of portfolios. The nominated portfolio is modeled using Quadratic Programming (QP). The result of this study shows that the portfolio built using the lowest Value at Risk (VaR) outperforms the market proxy on a risk-adjusted basis of M-squared and was chosen as the best portfolio that can be optimized using QP with a minimum risk of 2.86%. The portfolio with the lowest beta, on the other hand, will produce a minimum risk that is nearly 60% lower than the optimal risk-adjusted return portfolio. The results of QP are well verified by a heuristic optimizer of fmincon.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.297-300
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• 2004

자바는 객체지향 언어이고 바이트코드로 번역 이후에는 플랫폼에 독립적으로 가상머신에 의해 실행될 수 있기 때문에 소프트웨어 개발과 유지보수에 많은 장점을 갖는다. 이러한 특징으로 인해 플랫폼에 독립적인 소프트웨어 개발에는 자바가 많이 이용된다. 그러나 바이트코드로 작성된 프로그램은 가상기계에서 인터프리터 방식으로 수행된다. 때문에 프로그램의 실행속도가 느리게 실행되는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 실행속도의 문제점을 해결하기 위한 여러 가지 방법들이 연구가 진행중이다. 본 논문은 자바 바이트코드가 가상기계에서 인터프리터 방식으로 수행할 때 바이트코드의 크기를 줄여 해석하는 부담을 줄이기 위해서 바이트 코드를 최적화하는 프레임워크를 구성한다. 프레임워크를 이용하여 바이트코드를 3주소 형태의 CTOC-T(Class To Optimizer Classes-Three Address Code)로 변환하여 프로그램을 분석을 할 수 있다. 또한 CTOC-T는 3주소 형태이므로 3주소 최적화 기법을 적용하여 최적화된 바이트코드를 생성하는 프레임워크를 설계한다.