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Study on Rural Living Environment and Satisfaction by Improving Rural Hosing Renewal Project (농촌주거환경개선사업에 따른 농촌주거환경실태와 주민만족도)

  • Kim, Sang-Bum;Cho, Soon-Jae;Kang, Bang-Hum;Kim, Hye-Min
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.9 no.3 s.20
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2003
  • The aim of this study is to analyze the improvement of housing renewal project and suggest the conditions of rural housing environment filled with the resident's desire, requirements concerning about characteristics of a rural environment and temporal and social requirements. The project for improvement of rural housing environment has been executed in a few ways: reform of the rural housing environment and the development of territories for settlement of a desolate region. To analyze and assess the accomplishments, we considered codes and process related to the project for improvement of rural housing environment and analyzed present conditions and problems through many reference books and administrative data. According to these results, devices in future business for improvement of rural housing environment are as follows; It should required a rational allocation of working space, living space, cultural activity space suitable for rural area characteristics and changed into uniformed system in various projects governed by different institutions.

A Multi-Sensor Module of Snake Robot for Searching Survivors in Narrow Space (협소 공간 생존자 탐색을 위한 뱀형 로봇의 다중 센서 모듈)

  • Kim, Sungjae;Shin, Dong-Gwan;Pyo, Juhyun;Shin, Juseong;Jin, Maolin;Suh, Jinho
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.291-298
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    • 2021
  • In this study, we present a multi-sensor module for snake robot searching survivors in a narrow space. To this end, we integrated five sensor systems by considering the opinions of the first responders: a gas sensor to detect CO2 gases from the exhalation of survivors, a CMOS camera to provide the image of survivors, an IR camera to see in the dark & smoky environment, two microphones to detect the voice of survivors, and an IMU to recognize the approximate location and direction of the robot and survivors. Furthermore, we integrated a speaker into the sensor module system to provide a communication channel between the first responders and survivors. To integrated all these mechatronics systems in a small, compact snake head, we optimized the positions of the sensors and designed a stacked structure for the whole system. We also developed a user-friendly GUI to show the information from the proposed sensor systems visually. Experimental results verified the searching function of the proposed sensor module system.

Turbulence-tolerant Manchester On-off Keying Transmission for Free-space Optical Communication

  • Qian-Wen Jing;Pei-Zheng Yu;Han-Lin Lv;Yanqing Hong
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.345-353
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    • 2023
  • We propose a turbulence-tolerant Manchester on-off keying (M-OOK) transmission for free-space optical (FSO) communication. At the transmitter end, a M-OOK signal featuring a spectrum with low-frequency components absent is modulated and transmitted into a turbulent channel. At the receiver end, a low-pass filter (LPF) -based adaptive-threshold decision (ATD) with LPF-extracted channel-state information (CSI) and a high-pass filter (HPF)-based fixed-threshold decision (FTD) are employed to compensate for the effects of turbulence, owing to the low-frequency spectral characteristics of the turbulent channel. The performance of LPF-based ATD and HPF-based FTD are evaluated for various cutoff frequencies for the LPF and HPF. Besides, the proposed M-OOK transmission is compared to conventional non-return-to-zero OOK (NRZ-OOK) for different data rates. The proposed technique is verified in simulation. The simulation results show that the proposed M-OOK detection with optimized cutoff frequencies of LPF and HPF has better bit-error-rate (BER) performance compared to NRZ-OOK, and it is close to the theoretical ATD with the knowledge of precise CSI under various degrees of turbulence effects.

Performance Analysis of Quasi-Orthogonal Space-Time Block Coded OFDM Systems (준직교 시공간 블록 부호화된 OFDM 시스템의 성능 분석)

  • Hwang, Kyu-Sang;Yi, Jong-Sik;Jong, Jae-Pil;Oh, Chang-Heon
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.10-18
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    • 2004
  • As a technique for high-quality multimedia service in down-link, the transmit diversity schemes using a orthogonal space-time block codes were proposed. But if the number of transmit antenna is three or more, it was impossible to obtain full diversity gain because of the decline of spectral efficiency. Accordingly, the quasi-orthogonal space-time block code that not required a additional bandwidth was proposed. But using a space-time block codes, the transmit diversity schemes were verified over quasi-static and frequency non-selective channels. Therefore, in this paper, we analyze the performance of OFDM systems, which a frequency selective channel equalized a frequency non-selective channel, adapting the quasi-orthogonal space-time block code, and compare they to the conventional orthogonal space-time block coded OFDM systems.

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The Optimized Detection Range of RFID-based Positioning System using k-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm

  • Kim, Jung-Hwan;Heo, Joon;Han, Soo-Hee;Kim, Sang-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.270-271
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    • 2008
  • The positioning technology for a moving object is an important and essential component of ubiquitous communication computing environment and applications, for which Radio Frequency IDentification Identification(RFID) is has been considered as also a core technology for ubiquitous wireless communication. RFID-based positioning system calculates the position of moving object based on k-nearest neighbor(k-nn) algorithm using detected k-tags which have known coordinates and k can be determined according to the detection range of RFID system. In this paper, RFID-based positioning system determines the position of moving object not using weight factor which depends on received signal strength but assuming that tags within the detection range always operate and have same weight value. Because the latter system is much more economical than the former one. The geometries of tags were determined with considerations in huge buildings like office buildings, shopping malls and warehouses, so they were determined as the line in 1-Dimensional space, the square in 2-Dimensional space and the cubic in 3-Dimensional space. In 1-Dimensional space, the optimal detection range is determined as 125% of the tag spacing distance through the analytical and numerical approach. Here, the analytical approach means a mathematical proof and the numerical approach means a simulation using matlab. But the analytical approach is very difficult in 2- and 3-Dimensional space, so through the numerical approach, the optimal detection range is determined as 134% of the tag spacing distance in 2-Dimensional space and 143% of the tag spacing distance in 3-Dimensional space. This result can be used as a fundamental study for designing RFID-based positioning system.

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Development of TRT Kit for Optical Experiments with Reflective Telescopes (다양한 반사광학계 실험 실습을 위한 TRT Kit 개발)

  • Park, Woojin;Pak, Soojong;Chang, Seunghyuk;Kim, Geon Hee;Jeong, Byeongjoon;Kim, Sanghyuk;Lee, Hye-In;Ji, Tae-Geun;Gwak, Jeongha;Jo, Kwang;Kim, Hyoeun;Choi, Saepbyul;Park, Soonchang
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.52.3-53
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    • 2016
  • 일반적으로 사용되는 소구경 망원경은 경통에 의한 차폐로 인해 내부 구조를 보기 쉽지 않으므로, 망원경 광학계를 이해하기에는 적합하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 최소한의 배플 만을 사용하여 경통이 없는 구조의 개방형 망원경을 설계 및 제작하였다. 개발된 변환식 반사망원경 키트(TRT Kit, Transformable Reflecting Telescope Kit)는 부경 모듈을 교체하는 방식만으로 뉴턴식 망원경(Newtonian Telescope), 카세그레인식 망원경(Cassegrain Telescope), 그리고 그레고리식 망원경(Gregorian Telescope)으로 변형하는 것이 가능하다. 주경, 부경을 비롯한 망원경의 모든 부분은 사용자가 직접조립할 수 있도록 모듈화(Modularization) 하였다. 또한 부경에 부착된 슬라이딩 장치 및 리니어 스테이지(Linear Stage)는 망원경의 초점을 정밀하게 맞출 수 있도록 설계하였다. TRT Kit를 이용하여 학생들은 세 가지 형태의 망원경 광학계를 직접 조립하고 그 구조 및 성능을 비교해 볼 수 있으며, 광축 정렬, 정밀 초점 조절 과정을 통해 기본적인 광학계의 원리를 이해 할 수 있다.

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DIFFUSE [CII] 158 MICRON LINE EMISSION FROM THE INTERSTELLAR MATTER AT HIGH GALACTIC LATITUDE

  • MATSUHARA H.;TANAKA M.;KAWADA M.;MAKIUTI S.;MATSUMOTO T.;NAKAGAWA T.;OKUDA H.;SHIBAI H.;HIROMOTO N.;OKUMURA K.;LANGE A. E.;BOCK J. J.
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.29 no.spc1
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    • pp.171-172
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    • 1996
  • We present the results of an rocket-borne observation of far-infrared [CII] line at 157.7 ${\mu}m$ from the diffuse inter-stellar medium in the Ursa Major. We also introduce a part of results on the [CII] emission recently obtained by the IRTS, a liquid-helium cooled 15cm telescope onboard the Space Flyer Unit. From the rocket-borne observation we obtained the cooling rate of the diffuse HI gas due to the [CII] line emission, which is $1.3{\pm}0.2 {\times} 10^{-26}$ $ergss^{-1} H^{-1}_{atom}$. We also observed appreciable [CII] emission from the molecular clouds, with average CII/CO intensity ratio of 420. The IRTS observation provided the [CII] line emission distribution over large area of the sky along great circles crossing the Galactic plane at I = $50^{\circ}$ and I = $230^{\circ}$. We found two components in their intensity distributions, one concentrates on the Galactic plane and the another extends over at least $20^{\circ}$ in Galactic latitude. We ascribe one component to the emission from the Galactic disk, and the another one to the emission from the local interstellar gas. The [CII] cooling rate of the latter component is $5.6 {\pm} 2.2 {\times}10$.

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IGRINS : Mirror Mounts Optomechanical Design

  • Rukdee, Surangkhana;Park, Chan;Lee, Sung-Ho;Jaffe, Daniel T.;Lee, Han-Shin;Oh, Hee-Young;Jung, Hwa-Kyung;Yuk, In-Soo;Strubhar, Joseph;Kim, Kang-Min;Chun, Moo-Young
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.155.1-155.1
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    • 2011
  • The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) and the Department of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) are developing a near infrared wide-band high resolution spectrograph, IGRINS (Immersion Grating Infrared Spectrograph). The white-pupil design of the instrument optics uses 7 cryogenic mirrors including 3 aspherical off-axis collimators and 4 flat fold mirrors. Two of the 3 collimators are H- and K-band pupil transfer mirrors and they are designed as compensators for the system alignment in each channel. Therefore, their mount design will be one of the most sensitive parts in the IGRINS optomechanical system. The other flat fold mirrors are designed within the limited area. Each of those includes the features of 3 axial hard points and 2 radial hard points with one spring plunger in order for the proper deflection of the mirror. The design work will include the computer-aided 3D modeling and finite element analysis (FEA) to optimize the structural stability and the thermal behavior of the mount models. The mount body will also include a tip-tilt and translation adjustment mechanism to be used as the alignment compensators.

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A Study on the Characteristics of Changes in Japan's leisure Space Policy (일본 여가공간정책 변화 특성 - 생활권 여가공간으로의 전환 -)

  • Kim, Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.106-122
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    • 2010
  • With the introduction of the 40 hours workweek system, an intensive discussion was made among relevant departments. Building facilities does not necessarily guarantee more leisure activities and higher satisfaction for the public. It is essential to draft at the trend of leisure policy in Japan and learn from the experiences to set the policy direction best fitting future changes in Korea, as Japan has gone through comprehensive changes ahead of us. With this understanding, this study analyzed key leisure policies of Japan and examined the trend of changes of time. The followings are the findings of the research. First, Japan's leisure policies could be categorized into five stages and six terms. Second, leisure policies in Japan are being established as a local welfare system, not in the context of industrial perspective, to help people in local community. This is to make voluntary move by eliminating the factors that restrict social demand with an effort to expand leisure time and to secure and enhance access to leisure space. Third, Neighborhood leisure space has taken the center stage, in an effort to seek solutions to the issues of improving space utilization, restoring local community and encouraging participation of local residents. The conclusion drawn from the research is as follows. It is required to recommend the use of the specific term 'leisure' for leisure policies in Korea and for leisure space policies in Korea that are now facing sociocultural challenges similar to the ones emerging in Japan, measures are required to improve physiological access of local residents including information promotion, lifetime education and relationships enhancement along with the establishment of neighborhood leisure space.

Electromagnetic Field and the Poetry of Ezra Pound

  • Ryoo, Gi Taek
    • Journal of English Language & Literature
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    • v.57 no.6
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    • pp.939-958
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    • 2011
  • Ezra Pound has an idea of poetry as a field of energy in which words interact with each other with kinetic energy. The energy field which Pound creates in his poem is analogous to the theory of electromagnetism developed by Michael Faraday and James Maxwell, who look upon the space around magnets, electric charges and currents not as empty but as filled with energy and activity. Pound argues that "words are charged with force like electricity," demonstrating that words charged with their own images or energies of positive or negative valence interact one another. This idea is similar to Faraday's concept of "line of force" which he used to represent the disposition of electric and magnetic forces in space. Pound's concept of "image" as an "intellectual and emotional complex in an instant" is remarkably consonant with the confluence of electric and magnetic fields that are coupled to each other as they travel through space in the form of electromagnetic waves. The instant profusion of conception and perception, much like that of electric and magnetic fields, enables Pound to move beyond the sequential and linear hierarchy in time and space. Particularly, Maxwell's stunning discovery that the electromagnetic waves propagate in space at 'the speed of light' has allowed Pound a relativistic sense of escape from the limitations of Newtonian absolute time and space. Pound's poetry transcends any geographical space and sequential time by rendering and juxtaposing images simultaneously. Pound was fully aware of light and electricity fundamental to what he called his world "the electric world." Pound's experiments in Imagism and Vorticism can be considered an attempt to rediscover a place for poetry in the modern world of science and technology. Almost all the appliances that we think of today as modern were laid down in the closing decades of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century, in response to the availability of electromagnetic energy. This paper explores how Pound responded to the age of modern technology and science, examining his conception of "image" through his many analogies and similes drawn from electromagnetism. Pound's imagist poetics and poetry come to embody, not only the characteristics of the electric age in the early twentieth century, but the principles of electromagnetism the electric age is based upon.