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Assessment of the Potential Environmental Impact of Smart Phone using LCA Methodology (LCA 기법을 활용한 스마트폰의 잠재적 환경영향평가)

  • Heo, Young-chai;Bae, Dae-sik;Oh, Chi-young;Suh, Young-jin;Lee, Kun-mo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.39 no.9
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    • pp.527-533
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    • 2017
  • Environmental concern about smart phone is growing because it has short product life span while having intensive production technology and cost. In this study environmental impact of the smart phone is quantified using the LCA methodology based on the ISO 14040 series standards. The assessment considers potential environmental impacts across the whole life cycle of the smart phone including; pre-manufacturing; manufacturing; distribution; product use; and end-of-life stages. The pre-manufacturing stage is the most dominant life cycle stage causing the highest environmental impacts among all 10 impact categories assessed. The global warming impacts of the smart phone in the pre-manufacturing, distribution, use, manufacturing, and end-of-life stages were 52.6% 23.9%, 15.7%, 7.0%, and 0.8%, respectively. Sensitivity of the life cycle impact assessment results to the system boundary definition and assumptions made were quite high. Three components of the smart phone, PCB, battery, and display module were identified as the key components causing majority of the potential environmental impact in the pre-manufacturing stage. As such the slim and light-weight design and the use of environmental friendly materials are important design factors for reducing the environmental impact of the smart phone.

Comparison vibration characteristics of several wireless endodontic handpieces (여러 근관치료용 무선 핸드피스의 진동양상 비교)

  • Lee, Bo-Kyung;Lee, Yoon;Park, Se-Hee;Cho, Kyung-Mo;Kim, Jin-Woo
    • Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.81-89
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: Wireless endodontic handpieces (WEH) are widely used in dental clinics due to their convenience and portability. This study aimed to compare the vibration magnitudes and patterns generated by five WEH. Materials and Methods: Vibration acceleration of five WEH (X-Smart IQ, E connect S, Endo A Class, ENDOIT, and TRAUS ENDO) in the rotary and reciprocating motion was measured with accelerometer The average vibration acceleration was analyzed using the t-test, Welch's ANOVA test, and Dunnett T3 test at P < 0.05. Results: In all WEH, the average vibration acceleration in reciprocating motion was significantly higher than that in rotary motion (P < 0.001). In rotary motion, repeated vibration graphs of constant amplitude were obtained without sudden changes in the magnitude of vibration, and the average vibration acceleration value was high in the order of X Smart IQ, Endo A Class, ENDOIT, E Connect S, and TRAUS ENDO (P < 0.001), there was no statistically significant difference between X Smart IQ and Endo A Class. In reciprocating motion, a vibration graph was obtained in which large amplitude peaks appear at specific points within one cycle are repeated. The average vibration acceleration value was highest in the order of X Smart IQ, E Connect S, Endo A class, ENDOIT, and TRAUS ENDO (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Regardless of the type of WEH, greater vibration occurred in the reciprocating motion than in the rotary motion (P < 0.001). In the reciprocating motion, there was a difference in vibration for all handpieces (P < 0.001).

Effect of Loading Rate on Self-stress Sensing Capacity of the Smart UHPC (하중 속도가 Smart UHPC의 자가 응력 감지 성능에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Seon Yeol;Kim, Min Kyoung;Kim, Dong Joo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2021
  • Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have attracted considerable interest owing to the frequent earthquakes over the last decade. Smart concrete is a technology that can analyze the state of structures based on their electro-mechanical behavior. On the other hand, most research on the self-sensing response of smart concrete generally investigated the electro-mechanical behavior of smart concrete under a static loading rate, even though the loading rate under an earthquake would be much faster than the static rate. Thus, this study evaluated the electro-mechanical behavior of smart ultra-high-performance concrete (S-UHPC) at three different loading rates (1, 4, and 8 mm/min) using a Universal Testing Machine (UTM). The stress-sensitive coefficient (SC) at the maximum compressive strength of S-UHPC was -0.140 %/MPa based on a loading rate of 1 mm/min but decreased by 42.8% and 72.7% as the loading rate was increased to 4 and 8 mm/min, respectively. Although the sensing capability of S-UHPC decreased with increased load speed due to the reduced deformation of conductive materials and increased microcrack, it was available for SHM systems for earthquake detection in structures.

Development and Evaluation of Wearable Device with Heat and Massage Function (안마 및 발열기능의 스마트 조끼 개발과 성능 및 만족도 평가)

  • Roh, Eui Kyung;Yoon, Mi Kyung
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.676-685
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    • 2020
  • This study developed smart vests with heat and massage functions that changed patterns, designs, materials, etc., and evaluated their functions and satisfaction. A knitted fabric with good elasticity and a heating lining were used, and in consideration of this, the final vest pattern fitted to the upper body was completed. A heat pad was attached to the back, and 6 vibration motors were attached to the trapezius muscle. The controller was placed on the left chest for easy operation, and the battery was stored in an inner pocket under the controller. The heating effect of the smart vest, the location of the devices, and the ease of operation were excellent. When the massage function was operated, the thermal comfort was increased compared to when the massage function was not operated, and the high thermal comfort was perceived by the operation of heat and heat+massage function. Due to the battery, the weight, irritating contact of devices and wearing sensation decreased, but there was no reduction in wearing sensation due to heat and vibration devices. The greater the satisfaction with the massage function, thermal comfort, fit, appearance and weight, the greater the product satisfaction.

A Mechanism for Securing Digital Evidences of Computer Forensics in Smart Home Environment (스마트홈 환경에서 컴퓨터 포렌식스의 디지털 증거 무결성 보증 메커니즘)

  • Lee, Jong-Sup;Park, Myung-Chan;Jang, Eun-Gyeom;Choi, Yong-Rak;Lee, Bum-Suk
    • The Journal of Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.93-120
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    • 2007
  • A Smart Home is a technically expanded from home network that gives us a comfortable life. But still there is a problem such as mal function of devices and intrusions by malicious parties since it is based on home network. The intrusion by malicious parties causes a critical problem to the individual's privacy. Therefore to take legal actions against to the intruders, the intrusion evidence collecting and managing technology are widely researched in the world. The evidence collecting technology uses the system which was damaged by intruders and that system is used as evidence materials in the court of justice. However the collected evidences are easily modified and damaged in the gathering evidence process, the evidence analysis process and in the court. That's why we have to prove the evidence's integrity to be valuably used in the court. In this paper, we propose a mechanism for securing the reliability and the integrity of digital evidence that can properly support the Computer Forensics. The proposed mechanism shares and manages the digital evidence through mutual authenticating the damaged system, evidence collecting system, evidence managing system and the court(TTP: Trusted Third Party) and provides a secure access control model to establish the secure evidence management policy which assures that the collected evidence has the corresponded legal effect.

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EMI based multi-bolt looseness detection using series/parallel multi-sensing technique

  • Chen, Dongdong;Huo, Linsheng;Song, Gangbing
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.423-432
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, a novel but practical approach named series/parallel multi-sensing technique was proposed to evaluate the bolt looseness in a bolt group. The smart washers (SWs), which were fabricated by embedding a Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) transducer into two flat metal rings, were installed to the bolts group. By series connection of SWs, the impedance signals of different bolts can be obtained through only one sweep. Therefore, once the loosening occurred, the shift of different peak frequencies can be used to locate which bolt has loosened. The proposed multi input single output (MISO) damage detection scheme is very suitable for the structural health monitoring (SHM) of joint with a large number of bolts connection. Another notable contribution of this paper is the proposal of 3-dB bandwidth root mean square deviation (3 dB-RMSD) which can quantitatively evaluate the severity of bolt looseness. Compared with the traditional naked-eye observation method, the equivalent circuit based 3-dB bandwidth can accurately define the calculation range of RMSD. An experiment with three bolted connection specimens that installed the SWs was carried out to validate our proposed approach. Experimental result shows that the proposed 3 dB-RMSD based multi-sensing technique can not only identify the loosened bolt but also monitor the severity of bolt looseness.

Modeling techniques for active shape and vibration control of macro-fiber composite laminated structures

  • Zhang, Shun-Qi;Chen, Min;Zhao, Guo-Zhong;Wang, Zhan-Xi;Schmidt, Rudiger;Qin, Xian-Sheng
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.633-641
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    • 2017
  • The complexity of macro-fiber composite (MFC) materials increasing the difficulty in simulation and analysis of MFC integrated structures. To give an accurate prediction of MFC bonded smart structures for the simulation of shape and vibration control, the paper develops a linear electro-mechanically coupled static and dynamic finite element (FE) models based on the first-order shear deformation (FOSD) hypothesis. Two different types of MFCs are modeled and analyzed, namely MFC-d31 and MFC-d33, in which the former one is dominated by the $d_{31}$ effect, while the latter one by the $d_{33}$ effect. The present model is first applied to an MFC-d33 bonded composite plate, and then is used to analyze both active shape and vibration control for MFC-d31/-d33 bonded plate with various piezoelectric fiber orientations.

A Study on Teachers' Use of Applications in Teaching-Learning Activities (교수학습활동에서 교사들의 앱 활용에 관한 연구)

  • Jang, Seji;Chun, Seokju
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the elementary teachers' use of smart-phone applications (apps) in teaching-learning activities. The range of study includes the current usage patterns of apps in teaching-learning activities, elementary school teachers' understanding about apps usage in their classroom and providing the guideline about how to use apps for each subject in the classroom. We surveyed 100 elementary school teachers who are interested in smart education in Seoul. These teachers have an experience of working in a smart research school or have a computer-related master's degree. We expect that the result of the study will helpful for the elementary school teachers to design teaching materials using apps.

Design and Implementation learning English words Smart-phone application for Elementary school students on Android platform by Focus on form (형태초점교수법 기반 초등학교 영어 단어 학습 스마트폰 어플리케이션 설계 및 구현)

  • Kim, Seung-Jun;Kim, Kap-Su
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.223-231
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    • 2012
  • Recently, We need a change of our education, Owing to trend of smart phone, approaching Digital Natives. We need some Teaching-Learning method, materials, softwares which realize Student-centered, Customized education more than E-learning, U-learning. Thus, In demand of This, This study will suggest a creative idea that how to design and produce smart-phone application which refers to 800 English words in elementary school recommended The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in Android Platform.

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Evaluation of the effect of smart façade systems in reducing dynamic response of structures subjected to seismic loads

  • Samali, Bijan;Abtahi, Pouya
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.983-1000
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    • 2016
  • To date the engineering community has seen facade systems as non-structural elements with high aesthetic value and a barrier between the outdoor and indoor environments. The role of facades in energy use in a building has also been recognized and the industry is also witnessing the emergence of many energy efficient facade systems. This paper will focus on using exterior skin of the double skin facade system as a dissipative movable element during earthquake excitation. The main aim of this study is to investigate the potential of the facade system to act as a damper system to reduce earthquake-induced vibration of the primary structure. Unlike traditional mass dampers, which are usually placed at the top level of structures, the movable/smart double skin facade systems are distributed throughout the entire height of building structures. The outer skin is moveable and can act as a multi tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) that move and dissipate energy during strong earthquake motions. In this paper, using a three dimensional 10-storey building structure as the example, it is shown that with optimal choice of materials for stiffness and damping of brackets connecting the two skins, a substantial portion of earthquake induced vibration energy can be dissipated which leads to avoiding expensive ductile seismic designs. It is shown that the engineering demand parameters (EDPs) for a low-rise building structures subjected to moderate to severe earthquakes can be substantially reduced by introduction of a smart designed double skin system.