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Stress Analysis of a Window Cleaning Robot using 3D Modeling and Improvement Plan (3D 모델링을 통한 유리창 청소로봇의 응력해석 및 설계 개선방안 도출)

  • Kim, Kyoon-Tai;Jun, Young-Hun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.161-168
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    • 2018
  • Recently, a prototype of a guide rail type window cleaning robot was developed, and is currently undergoing field testing. The size and the load of the robot have not yet been optimized. In this study, a stress analysis was performed to derive quantitative data to improve the current window cleaning robot and secure its structural safety. Through the analysis of its own weight, resistance to wind speed, and other factors, it was found that the robot can be improved in terms of the drooping caused by its own weight and the drag force against wind pressure. The analysis results obtained will be directly applied to improve the design of the window cleaning robot, and it is expected that this will advance the completeness of the robot's design.

A Study on the Residents' Evaluation of Open Spaces and Cityscape in Ulsan City (울산광역시(蔚山廣域市) 공원(公園)·녹지(綠地) 및 도시경관(都市景觀)의 주민평가(住民評價))

  • Sung, Baik Jin;Lee, Jae Keun;Choi, Jong Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.46-55
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    • 2003
  • This study aims to evaluate the Ulsan city residents' perception and satisfaction with open spaces and cityscape after consideration in the side of getting primary data for the city open spaces policy and Green Plan for Ulsan city. In this study, low data was gathered by questionnaires survey with stratified random sampling method. Questionnaires were designed by several sets of variables such as behavioral patterns, satisfactions for open spaces and user's demographic variables. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation and regression analysis. The main results of this study can be summarized as follows : 1. In overage the residents were slightly satisfied with park open spaces. There were good and poor park open spaces. in the perceptions of citizens as follows : 'nearby mountain and open spaces', 'rail side green area' were high satisfactory, and 'riverside', 'green qualities' were low in satisfaction. 2. In overage the residents were slightly satisfied with cityscape. There were good and poor cityscape in the perceptions of citizens as follows : 'nearby forest in and open spaces', 'night scape of an urban center' were high satisfactory, and 'streetscape', 'appearances of high-rise buildings' were low in satisfaction. 3. As a results of regression analysis predictable variables for satisfaction with Park and Open spaces were : 'open spaces by the public', 'open spaces by neighbor', 'grande open spaces', 'open spaces of residence'. 4. As a results of regression analysis predictable variables for satisfaction with cityscape were : 'Central Business District(C.B.D) and nearby mountain and open spaces', 'residence and streetscape', 'riverside and park green open spaces'.

The Requirements of Internet of Thing Platform for Railway Environments (철도 환경에 적합한 사물인터넷 플랫폼의 요구사항 분석)

  • Kim, Juyeop;Song, Yong-Soo;Kim, Yong-Kyu;Choi, Sang Won
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.41 no.7
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    • pp.833-842
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    • 2016
  • The governments in many country recently focus their efforts on developing the industry of Internet of Thing (IoT). At the same time, each industrial field considers to apply the IoT concept and develops their own IoT system for upgrading the existing services or launching new services. In the railway field, many organizations such as Korea Rail Network Authority (KR) expect that the IoT concept can bring many good effects and try to adopt IoT to their existing railway services. In this paper, we survey the current technology level of IoT platform, which is a core technology to realize IoT, and figure out the technical requirements and challenges to apply IoT platform to railway environments.

Investigation of Radio Communications-based Train Control System with Interoperability (무선통신기반 열차제어시스템 상호운영성 연구)

  • Choi, June-Young;Park, Jae-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2014
  • This paper analyzes the hazard related to train control, the functional requirements for atrain control system(TCS) and the automatic train protection(ATP) functional allocation that ensures the interoperability of a radio communications-based TCS. In addition, the interoperability can be obtained using wireless communications technology standards and standardized functional allocations of TCS performed on the wayside and onboard. Using this information, an integrated operating system for a rail network can be constructed. The functional allocations of TCS that support interoperability, require hazard analysis of TCS and definition of the system requirements. The hazard factors for a TCS are confirmed through setting the train safety space control and train speed limit excess. Furthermore, this paper determines the impact of the hazard factors on the TCS and, defines the functional requirements for the TCS subsystems and the ATP wayside and onboard functional allocations.

Optimum Design for the Frame of the Shuttle Car for LMTT to transfer a Container (컨테이너 이송을 위한 LMTT용 셔틀 카의 프레임 치수최적설계)

  • Han, Dong-Seop;Han, Geun-Jo;Lee, Kwon-Hee;Shim, Jae-Joon;Lee, Seong-Wook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.429-432
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    • 2005
  • LMTT(Linear Motor based Transfer Technology) is a new type of transfer system used in the maritime container terminal for the port automation, and largely consists of a controller, shuttle car, and rail. The shuttle car is divided into the frame part, the driving part, and wheels. In order to design this system, various researched on each part of it must be conducted. In this study, we dealt with the optimum design for the frame part of the shuttle car designed from previous studies on the strength of the frame with respect to the number of cross beams to minimize the weight of the shuttle car and to satisfy design criteria of cargo-handling systems in container terminal. For the optimization of the frame, thicknesses of each beam were adopted as design variables, the weight of the frame as objective function, and stress and deflection per unit length as constraint conditions.

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Investigating the supporting effect of rock bolts in varying anchoring methods in a tunnel

  • Wang, Hongtao;Li, Shucai;Wang, Qi;Wang, Dechao;Li, Weiteng;Liu, Ping;Li, Xiaojing;Chen, Yunjuan
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.485-498
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    • 2019
  • Pre-tensioned rock bolts can be classified into fully anchored, lengthening anchored and point anchored bolts based on the bond length of the resin or cement mortar inside the borehole. Bolts in varying anchoring methods may significantly affect the supporting effect of surrounding rock around a tunnel. However, thus far, the theoretical basis of selecting a proper anchoring method has not been thoroughly investigated. Based on this problem, 16 schemes were designed while incorporating the effects of anchoring length, pretension, bolt length, and spacing, and a systematic numerical experiment was performed in this paper. The distribution characteristics of the stress field in the surrounding rock, which corresponded to various anchoring scenarios, were obtained. Furthermore, an analytical approach for computing the active and passive strengthening index of the anchored surrounding rock is presented. A new fully anchoring method with pretension and matching technology are also provided. Then, an isolated loading model of the anchored surrounding rock was constructed. The physical simulation test for the bearing capacity of the model was performed with three schemes. Finally, the strengthening mechanism of varying anchoring methods was validated. The research findings in this paper may provide theoretical guidelines for the design and construction of bolting support in tunnels.

Dynamic Behavior of Direct Fixation Track on Yeongjong Grand Bridge (영종대교 강직결 궤도구조의 동적거동에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jung-Youl;Lee, Kyu-Yong;Chung, Jee-Seung;Ahn, Dae-Hee;Kim, Soo-Hyung
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.443-448
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    • 2020
  • In this study, field measurements were performed to analyze the effects of train types (AREX, AREX Express, KTX, KTX-Sancheon) and train speeds on the dynamic behavior of the direct fixation track structure on Yeongjong grand bridge by bridge type (truss bridge, suspension bridge). Based on field measurement results, the track impact factor and train running stability (coefficient of derailment, Rate of wheel load reduction, lateral displacement of rail head) are compared with domestic and foreign standards and regulations to influence the dynamic behavior of direct fixation track. As a result, the differences in the dynamic behavior of the direct fixation tracks by the type of bridges of Yeongjong bridge are not significant, but it was analyzed that these were more directly affected by the magnitude of the train load. Therefore, it is necessary to establish the reinforcement plan of the direct fixation track structure on Yeongjong grand bridge in consideration of the increase of the track impact factor and dynamic track force.

FE-Analysis of Hot Forming of Al Large Thick Plate for Spherical LNG Tank Considering Cooling Performance of Grid-Typed Die (격자형 금형의 냉각효과를 고려한 구형 LNG 탱크용 대형 알루미늄 후판의 열간성형해석)

  • Lee, Jung-Min;Lee, In-Kyu;Kim, Dae-Soon;Kwon, Il-Keun;Lee, Seon-Bong;Kim, Byung-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.29 no.11
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    • pp.1190-1198
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    • 2012
  • A hot forming of large thick Al plate using a grid-type hybrid die is a process to make a shell plate for the production of a spherical LNG tank. This process is characterized by using a grid-typed die with an additional air cooling system for reducing the cooling time of the heated plate after hot forming. The process consists of the plate's feeding, heating, forming and cooling in detail and each of them is continuously performed along the rail. This paper was designed to propose the analytical and experimental methods for determining the convection and interfacial heat transfer coefficients required in hot forming analysis of Al plate. These values in the analysis are to reproduce numerically the cooling performance of grid-typed die and cooling device. Interfacial heat transfer was obtained from the heat transfer experiments for different pressures and inverse analysis method. To verify the efficiency of the coefficient values obtained from above methods, FE analysis and experiment of the hot spherical-forming process were conducted for a small-scaled model. The convection coefficient was also calculated from flow analysis of air released by cooling device within grid-typed die using ANSYS-CFX.

Development of a vaccine automation injection system for flatfish using a template matching (템플릿 매칭을 이용한 넙치용 백신자동접종시스템 개발)

  • Lee, Dong-Gil;Yang, Young-Su;Park, Seong-Wook;Cha, Bong-Jin;Xu, Guo-Cheng;Kim, Jong-Rak
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.165-173
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    • 2012
  • Nationally, flatfish vaccination has been performed manually, and is a laborious and time-consuming procedure with low accuracy. The handling requirement also makes it prone to contamination. With a view to eliminating these drawbacks, we designed an automatic vaccine system in which the injection is delivered by a Cartesian coordinate robot guided by a vision system. The automatic vaccine injection system is driven by an injection site location algorithm that uses a template-matching technique. The proposed algorithm was designed to derive the time and possible angles of injection by comparing a search area with a template. The algorithm is able to vaccinate various sizes of flatfish, even when they are loaded at different angles. We validated the performance of the proposed algorithm by analyzing the injection error under randomly generated loading angles. The proposed algorithm allowed an injection rate of 2000 per hour on average. Vaccination of flatfish with a body length of up to 500mm was possible, even when the orientation of the fish was random. The injection errors in various sizes of flatfish were very small, ranging from 0 to 0.6mm.

An Experimental Study on the Clutch Type Water Pump of Diesel Passenger Vehicle for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission (연비 개선 및 CO2 저감을 위한 승용디젤 차량의 클러치타입 워터펌프 적용에 따른 실험적 연구)

  • Jeong, Soo-Jin;Park, Jung-Kwon;Oh, Chang-Boke;Cho, Yong-Seok
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.123-134
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    • 2012
  • A typical cooling system of an engine relies on a water pump that circulates the coolant through the system. The pump is typically driven by the crankshaft through a mechanical link with engine starting. In order to reduce the friction and warm-up time of an engine, the clutch-type water pump (CWP) was applied in 2.0 liter diesel vehicle. The clutch-type water pump can force cooling water to supply into an engine by the operation of an electromagnetic clutch equipped as the inner part of pump system. The onset of CWP is decided by temperature of cooling water and engine oil. And, the control logic for an optimal operation of the clutch-type water pump was developed and applied in engine and vehicle tests. In this study, the warm-up time was measured with the conventional water pump and clutch-type water pump in engine tests. And the emission and the fuel consumption were evaluated under NEDC mode in vehicle tests. Also, tests were carried out for the various temperature conditions starting the operation of CWP. From the results of the study, the application of CWP can improve the fuel consumption and $CO_2$ reduction by about 3%.