• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1233-1243
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• 2015

The contrast enhancement is great challenge in the image processing when images are suffering from poor contrast problem. Therefore, in order to overcome this problem an automatic method is proposed for contrast enhancement of natural color images. The proposed method consist of two stages: in first stage lightness component in YIQ color space is normalized by sigmoid function after the adaptive histogram equalization is applied on Y component and in second stage automatic color contrast enhancement algorithm is applied on output of the first stage. The proposed algorithm is tested on different NASA color images, hyperspectral color images and other types of natural color images. The performance of proposed algorithm is evaluated and compared with the other existing contrast enhancement algorithms in terms of colorfulness metric and color enhancement factor. The higher values of colorfulness metric and color enhancement factor imply that the visual quality of the enhanced image is good. Simulation results demonstrate that proposed algorithm provides higher values of colorfulness metric and color enhancement factor as compared to other existing contrast enhancement algorithms. The proposed algorithm also provides better visual enhancement results as compared with the other existing contrast enhancement algorithms.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.122-126
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• 2015

Credit enhancement is absolutely essential for financing Independent Power Producer (IPP) projects in Asia particularly for countries whose sovereign credit rating is on non-investment grade and foreign investment is difficult to achieve. Due to nexus of agreements among varies parties in IPP project, it is hard to clearly visualize the roles of these agreements. Examples are: What credit enhancement factors are most influential to minimize the associated risks of IPP projects? Why are they powerful? What are their roles? Who are less powerful and what are the obstacles that causes them less powerful? A research is conducted to identify the credit enhancement factors for IPP projects in Asia. IPP professionals validated 27 out of 28 identified credit enhancement factors, and five factor groupings were made through factor analysis. Afterwards, network theory is applied to find the unanswered questions, which by graphical and mathematical representations show that the host government's credit enhancement, MDBs, ECAs and other parties' credit enhancement are prominent and of great importance to handle the associated risks of IPP projects in Asia

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.II
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• pp.1092-1095
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• 2005

The effect of the dielectric constant (${\varepsilon}$) of bonding materials in screen-printed carbon nanotube cathode on field enhancement factor was investigated using the ANSYS software for high-efficient CNT-cathodes. The field enhancement factor increased with decreasing the dielectric constant and reaching a maximum value when the dielectric constant is 1, the value for a vacuum. This indicates that the best bonding materials for screen-printing CNT cathodes should have a low dielectric constant and this can be used as criteria for selecting bonding materials for use in CNT pastes for high-efficient CNT-cathodes

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2014

음성 인식을 위한 전처리기로 주변 잡음을 제거해 주는 음성향상 기법이 강조되고 있다. 다양한 음성향상 기법들 중 코드북 기반 음성향상 기법은 nonstationary 잡음 환경에서도 효율적으로 동작한다. 하지만, 기존 코드북 기반 음성향상 기법에서는 입력 신호와 음성 및 잡음 코드벡터 간에 미스매치가 발생하여 부정확한 게인이 추정되는 문제가 있다. 본 논문에서는 부정확한 게인을 보상하기 위해 long-term 잡음 추정 알고리즘을 사용하여 매 프레임 별로 신호 대 잡음비기반의 Normalized Weighting Factor (NWF)를 구하고, 이것을 기존 게인에 보상하는 방식을 제안한다. 제안된 코드북 기반 음성향상 기법은 기존 코드북 기반 음성향상 기법에 비해 향상된 성능을 보였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.319-323
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• 2002

Linewidth enhancement factor ($\alpha{-factor}$) 값이 2와 4인 두 종류의 1.55${\mu}m$ 다층양자우물(Multi-Quantum Well; MQW) 대면적 레이저 다이오드를 제작하였다. 제작된 레이저 다이오드의 far-field 측정 결과 $\alpha{-factor}$ 값이 4일 때 보다 2인 구조에서 반폭치(Full Width at Half Maximum; FWHM)와 필라멘테이션(filamentation)이 감소되었다. 주입전류의 증가에 따라 두 종류 모두 far-field의 FWHM의 증가 현상이 나타났고 이는 filament spacing이 감소하였기 때문으로 설명된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1183-1192
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• 2012

Objectives : This study is for suggesting the data base for help mother and child improve the oral health enhancement action from understanding child's oral health enhancement action from mother's oral health education experience and researching the effects of mother's oral health enhancement action on child's oral health enhancement action. Methods : The subject was 220 children and mothers of some kindergarten in Jeollabuk-do, Korea out of convenience'sampling. The results were collected by carrying out a survey out of self record method from visiting the kindergarten from June 24th to July 12th. and were analyzed. Results : 1. The mother's and child's oral health enhancement action was satisfactory in the factor of 'toothbrushing', 'oral hygiene care item' and 'periodic visits' in case the subjects have experienced oral health education, and that data was meaningful statistically. 2. In the oral health enhancement action practiced by mother to child from existence or absence of the mother's oral health education experience, the data was meaningful statistically in the factor of 'directly brushing its teeth more than once a day', 'washing its tongue' and 'coaching that child could keep the toothbrush not to overlap with other toothbrushes'. 3. In the factor that affect to oral health enhancement action practiced by mother to child, 'toothbrushing' and 'oral hygiene care item' were high level of the mother's oral health enhancement action, and that data was meaningful'statistically. Conclusions : The children's oral health condition could be influenced by mother's oral health knowledges and attention. Accordingly, oral health education for the mother and child has to be enforced'systematically'suited for the characteristic change of oral condition with children age groups. Also, utilizing human resources who have expertise and development of the oral health education program are needed.

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제35D권6호
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• pp.15-20
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• 1998

Fiber dispersion을 이용한 소신호 응답특성으로부터 1.55㎛ strained MQW DFB 레이저의 linewidth enhancement factor α 및 fiber 분산을 측정하였다. 측정된 fiber 분산값은 16.766∼16.786ps/nm/km로 일반적인 단일모드 fiber의 분산값을 잘 나타내었다. 레이저의 실제 동작조건에서 α의 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 광출력의 변화에 따른 α의 변화를 측정하였는데 광출력 증가에 따라 α값도 선형적으로 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 이 결과로부터 아직까지의 어떤 측정보다도 정확히 non-linear gain에 의한 α의 변화를 설명할 수 있었다.

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제36D권3호
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• pp.75-84
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• 1999

주입전류가 문턱전류 이상일 때 선폭증가계수, 구속계수, 내부손실과 레이저의 길이가 λ/4 위상천이 DFB레이저의 단일모드 이득차와 발진주파수의 변화에 미치는 영향에 대하여 체계적으로 연구하였다. 구속계수나 선폭증가계수와 구속계수의 곱으로 주어지는 변수보다 선폭증가계수가 단일모드 이득차 및 발진주파수에 미치는 영향이 크다. 내부손실이나 레이저 길이 각각의 값보다 내부손실과 레이저 길이의 곱으로 정의되는 정규화된 내부손실이 DFB 레이저의 단일모드 이득차 및 발진주파수의 변화에 미치는 영향이 크다. 정규화된 내부손실이 같은 경우에는 내부손실계수보다 레이저의 길이가 동작특성에 미치는 영향이 큼을 알 수 있었다. 또한 양자우물 레이저가 builk 레이저에 비하여 선폭증가계수가 작기 때문에 구속계수와 정규화된 내부손실 값의 변화에 따른 단일모드 이득차의 감소와 발진주파수의 변화가 작음을 보았다.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.119-137
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• 2017

Although the stall stagnation phenomena have often been experienced in site and also analytically in numerical experiments in surges in systems of compressors and flow paths, the fundamental causes have not been identified yet. In order to clarify the situations, behaviours of infinitesimal disturbance waves superposed on a main flow were studied in a simplified one-dimensional flow model. A ratio of the amplifying rate of the system instability to the characteristic slope of the compressor element was surveyed as the instability enhancement factor. Numerical calculations have shown the following tendency of the factor. In the situation where both the sectional area ratio and the length ratio of the delivery flow-path to the suction duct are sufficiently large, the enhancement factors are greater in magnitude, which means occurrence of ordinary deep surges. However, in the situation where the area ratio and/or the length ratio is relatively smaller, the enhancement factor tends to lessen significantly, which situation tends to suppress deep surges for the same value of the characteristic slope. It could result in the stall stagnation condition. In the domain of area ratio vs. length ratio of the delivery duct to the suction duct, contour-lines of the enhancement factor behave qualitatively similar to those of the stall stagnation boundaries of a fan analytically obtained, suggesting that a certain range of the enhancement factor values could specify the stagnation occurrence. The significant decreases in the factors are observed to accompany appearances of phase lags and travelling waves in the wave motions, which macroscopically suggests breaking down of the complete surge actions of filling and emptying of the air in the delivery duct. The strength of the action is deeply related with acoustic interferences and is evaluated in terms of the volume-modified reduced resonance frequency proposed by the author. These observations have shown the fundamental cause and the sequence of the stall stagnation in principle.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.871-879
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• 2002

The characteristics of flow and heat transfer in the heat exchanger of heat pipes with fins have been studied numerically for cooling enhancement of electronic components of KTX (Korea Train eXpress). Numerical analysis and methodology have been conformed by comparing the experimental results for inlined array of heat pipes. The staggered arrangement of heat pipes has been proposed in order to achieve heat transfer enhancement. As results, the geometry change to the staggered array is conformed to increase the heat transfer of the system accompanied by an increase of pressure drop. The current results of friction factor and Colburn j factor are presented in terms of Reynolds number and staggered distance, and are expected to use for design and manufacture of such a system.