• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2023

Weeding in orchards is closely associated with productivity and quality. The customary weeding process is both labor-intensive and time-consuming. To solve the problems, there is need for automation of agricultural robots and machines in the agricultural field. On the other hand, orchards have complicated working areas due to narrow spaces between trees and amorphous terrain. Therefore, it is necessary to develop customized robot technology for unmanned weeding work within the department. This study developed a path generation and path control method for unmanned weeding according to the orchard environment. For this, the width of the weeding span, the number of operations, and the width of the weeding robot were used as input parameters for the orchard environment parameters. To generate a weeding path, a weeding robot was operated remotely to obtain GNSS-based location data along the superheated center line, and a driving performance test was performed based on the generated path. From the results of orchard field tests, the RMSE in weeding period sections was measured at 0.029 m, with a maximum error of 0.15 m. In the steering period within row and steering to the next row sections, the RMSE was 0.124 m, and 0.047 m, respectively.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.817-825
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• 2024

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify suitable polynomial regression for modeling the average growth trajectory and to estimate the relative development of the rib eye area, scrotal circumference, and morphometric measurements of Guzerat young bulls. Methods: A total of 45 recently weaned males, aged 325.8±28.0 days and weighing 219.9±38.05 kg, were evaluated. The animals were kept on Brachiaria brizantha pastures, received multiple supplementations, and were managed under uniform conditions for 294 days, with evaluations conducted every 56 days. The average growth trajectory was adjusted using ordinary polynomials, Legendre polynomials, and quadratic B-splines. The coefficient of determination, mean absolute deviation, mean square error, the value of the restricted likelihood function, Akaike information criteria, and consistent Akaike information criteria were applied to assess the quality of the fits. For the study of allometric growth, the power model was applied. Results: Ordinary polynomial and Legendre polynomial models of the fifth order provided the best fits. B-splines yielded the best fits in comparing models with the same number of parameters. Based on the restricted likelihood function, Akaike's information criterion, and consistent Akaike's information criterion, the B-splines model with six intervals described the growth trajectory of evaluated animals more smoothly and consistently. In the study of allometric growth, the evaluated traits exhibited negative heterogeneity (b<1) relative to the animals' weight (p<0.01), indicating the precocity of Guzerat cattle for weight gain on pasture. Conclusion: Complementary studies of growth trajectory and allometry can help identify when an animal's weight changes and thus assist in decision-making regarding management practices, nutritional requirements, and genetic selection strategies to optimize growth and animal performance.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2024

Gearboxes designed for reciprocating motion operating mechanisms operate under conditions where both the load and speed undergo continuous variations. When conducting durability tests on gearboxes designed for such applications, operating the target gearbox under conditions similar to the intended usage is essential. The gearbox must be operated for the required number of cycles to validate its durability under conditions mirroring its intended usage. This study devised an accelerated test method for gearboxes, which reduces operating angles and operational strokes. The reliability of the accelerated test was verified by comparing the stresses imposed on the gears under general and acceleration conditions through multi-body dynamic simulations. The results confirmed that the maximum contact stress levels under normal and accelerated conditions were within a 0.1% error range, indicating a minimal difference in the gear damage rates. However, a difference in the maximum contact stress results between the normal and accelerated conditions was observed when inertial forces acted on the output shaft due to the operational acceleration of the gearbox. Therefore, when conducting this acceleration test, caution should be exercised to ensure that the operational load on the gearbox, which affects inertia, does not significantly deviate from the conditions observed under normal operating conditions.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.411-421
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• 2010

수중음향에서 시역전 처리는 잔향음 제거 및 표적반향음 향상, 수중감시, 수중통신 등 다양한 분야에서 응용되고 있다. 특히, 근래에 활발히 연구되는 수중통신에서 시역전 처리를 이용해 신호를 시-공간적으로 집속함으로써 신호 대 잡음 비를 증가시켜 전송거리를 높임과 동시에 비트 오차율을 상당히 개선하였다. 본 논문에서는 시역전 처리에서의 센서 배열 최적화에 대한 두 가지 이슈를 다루었다. 먼저, 다양한 해양환경에서의 센서 배열에 대한 최적 센서 수에 대해 연구하였다. 두번째는 주어진 센서 수에 대해 최적의 센서 배치를 결정하는 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 센서 배열 최적화 알고리즘을 집속점과 관심영역에서 음향에너지 대비를 최대화시키는 센서 위치와 수를 목적함수로 하는 유전알고리즘을 기초로 하여 구체화하였다. 또한, 시역전과 신호처리 과정이 동일한 원리로 수행되는 정합장 처리를 이용하여 모의실험 결과에 대한 타당성을 실제 해양 실험데이터를 통해 검증 하였다. 최적화의 결과로 집속점에서 음향에너지가 기존의 센서배치 보다 최대 3 dB정도 향상되는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.454-460
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 핸즈프리 전화통신를 위한 선형예측기를 이용한 잔여반향 및 잡음제거구조를 제안하다. 제안하는 구조는 비동시통화구간의 잔여반향신호를 선형예측하여 백색화시킨다. 선형예측에 의해 백색화된 잔여반향신호에는 여전히 음성성분이 남아있다. 제안된 구조는 선형예측오차신호와 선형예측신호의 전력을 이용하여 백색화된 신호를 더욱 더 백색화시킨다. 이러한 백색화 과정을 거치면 동시통화구간에는 근단화자음성과 주변 잡음이 존재하고, 비동시통화구간에는 백색잡음이 존재하게 된다. 근단화자음성과 백색화된 신호를 결합하여 다시 선형예측기에 통과시켜 배경잡음을 추가로 제거한다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안하는 방법이 AIC (acoustic interference cancellation) 측면에서 우수함을 보인다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2024

The inversion of radiation field distribution is of great significance in the decommissioning sites of nuclear facilities. However, the radiation fields often contain multiple mixtures of radionuclides, making the inversion extremely difficult and posing a huge challenge. Many radiation field reconstruction methods, such as Kriging algorithm and neural network, can not solve this problem perfectly. To address this issue, this paper proposes an optimized inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation algorithm for reconstructing the gamma radiation field. The algorithm corrects the difference between the experimental and simulated scenarios, and the data is preprocessed with normalization to improve accuracy. The experiment involves setting up gamma radiation fields of three Co-60 radioactive sources and verifying them by using the optimized IDW algorithm. The results show that the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of the reconstruction result obtained by using the optimized IDW algorithm is 16.0%, which is significantly better than the results obtained by using the Kriging method. Importantly, the optimized IDW algorithm is suitable for radiation scenarios with multiple radioactive sources, providing an effective method for obtaining radiation field distribution in nuclear facility decommissioning engineering.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2024

There are growing concerns that the recently implemented Earthquake Early Warning service is overestimating the rapidly provided earthquake magnitudes (M). As a result, the predicted damages unnecessarily activate earthquake protection systems for critical facilities and lifeline infrastructures that are far away. This study is conducted to improve the estimation accuracy of M by incorporating the observed S-wave seismograms in the near source region after removing the site effects of the seismograms in real time by filtering in the time domain. The ensemble of horizontal S-wave spectra from at least five seismograms without site effects is calculated and normalized to a hypocentric target distance (21.54 km) by using the distance attenuation model of Q(f)=348f^0.52 and a cross-over distance of 50 km. The natural logarithmic mean of the S-wave ensemble spectra is then fitted to Brune's source spectrum to obtain the best estimates for M and stress drop (SD) with the fitting weight of 1/standard deviation. The proposed methodology was tested on the 18 recent inland earthquakes in South Korea, and the condition of at least five records for the near-source region is sufficiently fulfilled at an epicentral distance of 30 km. The natural logarithmic standard deviation of the observed S-wave spectra of the ensemble was calculated to be 0.53 using records near the source for 1~10 Hz, compared to 0.42 using whole records. The result shows that the root-mean-square error of M and ln(SD) is approximately 0.17 and 0.6, respectively. This accuracy can provide a confidence interval of 0.4~2.3 of Peak Ground Acceleration values in the distant range.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2024

The yield is basic and necessary information in precision agriculture that reduces input resources and enhances productivity. Yield information is important because it can be used to set up farming plans and evaluate farming results. Yield monitoring systems are commercialized in the United States and Japan but not in Korea. Therefore, such a system must be developed. This study was conducted to develop a yield monitoring system that improved performance by correcting a previously developed flow sensor using a grain tank-weighing system. An impact-plated type flow sensor was installed in a grain tank where grains are placed, and grain tank-weighing sensors were installed under the grain tank to estimate the weight of the grain inside the tank. The grain flow rate and grain weight prediction models showed high correlations, with coefficient of determinations (R2) of 0.9979 and 0.9991, respectively. A main controller of the yield monitoring system that calculated the real-time yield using a sensor output value was also developed and installed in a combine harvester. Field tests of the combine harvester yield monitoring system were conducted in a rice paddy field. The developed yield monitoring system showed high accuracy with an error of 0.13%. Therefore, the newly developed yield monitoring system can be used to predict grain weight with high accuracy.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.677-684
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 태양광 시스템 적용을 위한 PWM 제어 기반의 승압형 DC-DC 컨버터 설계 방법을 연구하였다. 스위칭 모드 방식의 승압형 DC-DC 컨버터의 동작원리를 분석하였으며 기본적인 설계 방법을 연구하였다. 태양광 시스템 적용을 위해 가변 입력 조건 하에서 컨버터의 출력 전압이 목표 전압을 추종할 수 있도록 PWM 제어를 기반으로 하는 출력 전압 궤환 제어 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 제안된 알고리즘의 유효성을 검증하기 위한 절차로서 입력 전압 DC 10V를 DC 30V로 승압하여 출력하는 하나의 궤환 출력 전압을 가지는 승압형 DC-DC 컨버터의 시작품을 설계, 제작하였다. 성능 평가 시험에서 오실로스코프와 LCD의 출력전압이 기준 전압에 대한 1[%] 이내의 오차율을 보임으로써 목표 출력전압을 정확하게 추종함을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2024

항공 우주 분야의 데이터 전송 방식의 표준인 IRIG 106 표준에서 오류 정정 능력이 뛰어난 LDPC가 채널 부호화 기법으로 채택되었다. LDPC와 같은 반복 부호는 큰 블록 크기와 많은 반복 횟수를 필요하고 이로 인해 계산량과 전력 소모가 늘어나는 결과를 초래한다. 이러한 문제점을 개선하고자 본 논문에서는 IRIG 106 표준에 따른 정보비트 크기와 부호화율에 대해 동일한 성능을 유지하면서 평균 반복 횟수를 감소하는 parity check 방식 기반의 조기 종료 알고리즘을 제시하였다. 기존 방식과 성능 및 반복 감소 정도를 비교 분석하였으며. 각 부호화 별 동일 성능을 유지하면서 반복 횟수가 약 50% 이상 감소됨을 확인하였다.