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Design of Lane Keeping Steering Assist Controller Using Vehicle Lateral Disturbance Estimation under Cross Wind (횡풍하의 차량 외란 추정을 이용한 차선 유지 조향 보조 제어기 설계)

  • Lim, Hyeongho;Joa, Eunhyek;Yi, Kyongsu
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.13-19
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    • 2020
  • This paper presents steering controller for unintended lane departure avoidance under crosswind using vehicle lateral disturbance estimation. Vehicles exposed to crosswind are more likely to deviate from lane, which can lead to accidents. To prevent this, a lateral disturbance estimator and steering controller for compensating disturbance have been proposed. The disturbance affecting lateral motion of the vehicle is estimated using Kalman filter, which is on the basis of the 2-DOF bicycle model and Electric Power Steering (EPS) module. A sliding mode controller is designed to avoid unintended the lane departure using the estimated disturbance. The controller is based on the 2-DOF bicycle model and the vision-based error dynamic model. A torque controller is used to provide appropriate assist torque to driver. The performance of proposed estimator and controller is evaluated via computer simulation using Matlab/Simulink.

Assist Block for Read and Write Operations of SRAM (SRAM의 읽기 및 쓰기 동작을 위한 Assist Block)

  • Tan, Tuy Nguyen;Shon, Minhan;Choo, Hyunseung
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2013.05a
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    • pp.21-23
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    • 2013
  • Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) using CMOS technology has many advantages. It does not need to refresh every certain time, as a result, the speed of SRAM is faster than Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM). This is the reason why SRAM is widely used in almost processors and system on chips (SoC) which require high processing speed. Two basic operations of SRAM are read and write. We consider two basic factors, including the accuracy of read and write operations and the speed of these operations. In our paper, we propose the read and write assist circuits for SRAM. By adding a power control circuit in SRAM, the write operation performed successfully with low error ratio. Moreover, the value in memory cells can be read correctly using the proposed pre-charge method.

An Investigation into the Impact on Voltage Sag due to Faults in Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems

  • Aggarwal R. K.
    • KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering
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    • v.5A no.2
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    • pp.97-102
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    • 2005
  • Voltage sags are the most widespread quality issues affecting distribution systems. This paper describes in some detail the voltage sag characteristics due to different types and locations of fault in a practical low voltage power distribution system encountered in the UK. The results not only give utility engineers very useful information when identifying parts of the system most likely to pose problems for customer equipments, but also assist the facility personnel to make decisions on purchasing power quality mitigation equipment.

A Study on Remote CO2 Laser Welding for the Development of Automobive Parts (차체부품 개발을 위한 원격 CO2 레이저 용접에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Mun-Jong;Lee, Gyu-Hyun;Lee, Mun-Yong;Kim, Sok-Won
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.75-79
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    • 2010
  • The Remote welding system(RWS) using $CO_2$ laser equipment has focusable distance of laser beam longer than 800 mm from workpiece and can deflect the laser beam by the scanner mirrors very rapidly. In the case of normal welding system based on robot, there is a limit to move the shortest path in short time and this causes interference between robot and workpiece. On the other hand, RWS is the optimized equipment to get big merits with advanced sequence of welding and short cycle time. However, there is still a pending task such as the control of plasma in the welding process of thick sheets therefore, it requires high power laser beam because of the absence of assist gas equipment in itself. In this study, high-tensile steel plates were overlap welded with $CO_2$ RWS for the production of car body and the influence of penetration depth according to the existence of assist gas was analyzed. Excellent tensile strength with enough width of molten zone independent to penetration depth was observed under welding condition with 3.6 kW laser power and 2.8 m/min welding speed without assist gas. Finally, the proto-type automotive parts were produced by applying the deduced optimal welding condition.

FARE Device Operational Characteristics of Remote Controlled Fuelling Machine at Wolsong NPP

  • I. Namgung;Lee, S.K.;Kim, Y.B.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.468-481
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    • 2002
  • There are 4 CANDU6 type reactors operating at Wolsong site. For fuelling operation of certain fuel channels (with flow less than 21.5 kg/s) a FARE flow Assist Ram Extension) device is used. During the refuelling operation, two remote controlled F/Ms (Fuelling Machines) are attached to a designated fuel channel and carry out refuelling job. The upstream F/M inserts new fuel bundles into the fuel channel while the downstream F/M discharges spent fuel bundles. In order to assist fuelling operation of channels that has lower coolant How rate, the FARE device is used instead of F/M C-ram to push the fuel bundle string. The FARE device is essentially a How restricting element that produces enough drag force to push the fuel bundle string toward downstream F/M. Channels that require the use of FARE device for refuelling are located along the outside perimeter of reactor. This paper presents the FARE device design feature, steady state hydraulic and operational characteristics and behavior of the device when coupled with fuel bundle string during fuelling operation. The study showed that the steady state performance of FARE device meets the design objective that was confirmed by downstream F/M C-ram force to be positive.

Numerical Prediction of Blood Damage in the Clearance Region for a BiVentricular Assist Device (BVAD) (BVAD 틈새 부분에 대한 혈액 손실의 수치적 예측)

  • Sin, D.C.;A., Tan;Jeong, H.E.;Choi, B.K.;Kim, W.C.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2007
  • 전자기적으로 지지되는 임펠러를 가진 원심 혈액 펌프는 기존의 심장 펌프에 비해 많은 장점을 가지고 있지만, BVAD의 틈새에서 발생하는 유체 동역학적인 문제는 여전히 규명이 되지 않은 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 BVAD의 틈새에서 발생하는 혈액외상(blood trauma)의 예측에 대한 연구에 중점을 두고 있다. 일반적으로 원심 혈액 펌프의 설계를 위해 전자기적으로 지지되는 원심 혈액 펌프의 디스크 틈새에서 발생하는 혈액의 손상을 평가하는 방법으로 CFD를 이용한 방법이 널리 이용되고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 초기 원심 혈액 펌프의 설계 단계에서 펌프의 특성을 평가하기 위하여, 축 방향 틈새의 영향과 회전수 변화에 따른 누수경로의 전단 응력의 크기 평가를 CFD를 사용하여 해석하여 보았다.

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Power Algorithms for Analysis of Variance Tests

  • Hur, Seong-Pil
    • Journal of the military operations research society of Korea
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.45-64
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    • 1987
  • Power algorithms for analysis of variance tests are presented. In experimental design of operational tests and evaluations the selection of design parameters so as to attain an experiment with desired power is a difficult and important problem. An interactive computer program is presented which uses the power algorithms for ANOVA tests and creates graphical presentations which can be used to assist decision makers in statistical design. ANOVA tests and associated parameters (such as sample size, types and levels of treatments, and alpha-level)are examined.

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Development of the automatic design system for power transmission parts (동력 전달용 기계부품 설계 자동화 시스템 개발)

  • Yoo, Woo-Sik
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.134-139
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    • 2001
  • This paper describes an automatic design system for the parts that compose the power transmission. Power transmission is composed of shaft, gear, clutch, brake and housing. To design power transmission, there are many recurrent calculations and drawings needed with conventional design process. In this paper, we propose three dimensional automatic design system that reduce recurrent calculations and drawings. Developed system consists of two modules; 1) Design expert system module to assist determining design parameters of clutch, brake and gear. 2) Parametric modeling module to make three dimensional solid model automatically. The proposed system has been tested in the fields and found to be a useful system.

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Assist Torque Balance Control for Power Assisted Wheelchair Based on Temporal Similarity between Input Torques (입력토크의 시간적 유사성에 기반한 파워 어시스트 휠체어의 토크 밸런스 제어)

  • Heo, Y.;Hong, E.P.;Ryu, J.C.;Moon, M.S.
    • Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2015
  • In order for a Power Assisted Wheelchair (PAW) to maintain a straight driving direction, the same force must be delivered to both wheels. However, a human has different strength between the right and left arms, and cannot control the force uniformly at all times. Therefore, appropriate assist torque shall be generated from unbalanced human torque inputs by detecting the user intention, in order to maintain direction uniformly in straight sections or change direction quickly in curved sections. In this study, a special function is proposed to detect the intention of drivers on the basis of temporal similarity between the input torque signals, and a torque balancing technique based on this function is proposed. In the experiments, the effectiveness of the proposed torque balancing method are verified.

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A Study on the Dynamic and Control Performance of New Type EPS systems with Two Magnetic Clutches

  • Boo, Kwang-Suck;Song, Jeong-Hoon;Lee, Jong-Il
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1874-1879
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    • 2004
  • This paper validates new type electric power steering (EPS) system which is driven by a uni-direction rotational motor and two electromagnetic clutches. The assist motor of the new type EPS produces a torque for assisting the steering in only one direction and two electromagnetic clutches transmit the assist torque to the pinion gear in either left or right direction with respect to the steering rotation. In order to evaluate the static and dynamic characteristics of the new type EPS, the EPS has been modeled by using the well known customized software such as MSC.ADAMS and MSC.CarSim. The ADAMS software has been used to investigate the static characteristics of the proposed system. ADAMS, however, can not describe dynamics of a vehicle and perform the simulation under the various road conditions. Thus the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle including the EPS are analyzed very well by using the CarSim software. A sinusoidal steering input command is applied to the propose EPS system in order to evaluate the static characteristics, while the double lane changes are applied to the vehicle with the EPS in order to evaluate the dynamic performance. Through a series of simulations, we can conclude that the propose EPS shows the stable dynamic characteristics when the rotational direction is changed.

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