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Local and Global Isotropy Analysis of Caster Wheeled Omnidirectional Mobile Robot

  • Kim Sung-bok;Moon Byoung-kwon
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.38-44
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    • 2006
  • The omnidirectional mobility of a mobile robot may lose significance in motion control, unless the isotropy characteristics of the mechanism is maintained well. This paper investigates the local and global isotropy of an omnidirectional mobile robot with three caster wheels. All possible actuations with different number and combination of rotating and steering joints are considered. First, the kinematic model based on velocity decomposition and the algebraic conditions for the local isotropy are obtained. Second, the geometric conditions for the local isotropy are derived and all isotropic configurations are fully identified. Third, the global isotropy index is examined to determine the optimal parameters in terms of actuation set, characteristic length, and steering link length.

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Evaluation of local and global ductility relationships for seismic assessment of regular masonry-infilled reinforced concrete frames using a coefficient-based method

  • Su, R.K.L.;Tang, T.O.;Lee, C.L.
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-22
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    • 2013
  • Soft storey failure mechanism is a common collapse mode for masonry-infilled (MI) reinforced concrete (RC) buildings subjected to severe earthquakes. Simple analytical equations correlating global with local ductility demands are derived from pushover (PO) analyses for seismic assessments of regular MI RC frames, considering the critical interstorey drift ratio, number of storeys and lateral loading configurations. The reliability of the equations is investigated using incremental dynamic analyses for MI RC frames of up to 7 storeys. Using the analytical ductility relationship and a coefficient-based method (CBM), the response spectral accelerations and period shift factors of low-rise MI RC frames are computed. The results are verified through published shake table test results. In general applications, the analytical ductility relationships thus derived can be used to bypass the onerous PO analysis while accurately predicting the local ductility demands for seismic assessment of regular MI RC frames.

A Non-consecutive Cloth Draping Simulation Algorithm using Conjugate Harmonic Functions (켤레조화함수를 이용한 비순차적 의류 주름 모사 알고리즘)

  • Kang Moon Koo
    • Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.181-191
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    • 2005
  • This article describes a simplified mathematical model and the relevant numerical algorithm to simulate the draped cloth on virtual human body. The proposed algorithm incorporates an elliptical, or non-consecutive, method to simulate the cloth wrinkles on moving bodies without resorting to the result of the past time-steps of drape simulation. A global-local analysis technique was employed to decompose the drape of cloths into the global deformation and the local wrinkles that will be superposed linearly The global deformation is determined directly by the rotation and the translation of body parts to generate a wrinkle-free yet globally deformed shape of cloth. The local wrinkles are calculated by solving simple elliptical equations based on the orthogonality between conjugate harmonic functions representing the wrinkle amplitude and the direction of wrinkles. The proposed method requires no interpolative time frames even for discontinuous body postures. Standing away from the incremental approach of time integration in conventional methods, the proposed method yields a remarkable reduction of CPU time and an enhanced stability. Also, the transient motion of cloth could be achieved by interpolating between the deformations corresponding to each static posture.

Selection Method of Global Model and Correlation Coefficients for Kriging Metamodel (크리깅 메타모델의 전역모델과 상관계수 선정 방법)

  • Cho, Su-Kil;Byun, Hyun-Suk;Lee, Tae-Hee
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.33 no.8
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    • pp.813-818
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    • 2009
  • Design analysis and computer experiments (DACE) model is widely used to express efficiently nonlinear responses in the field of engineering design. As a DACE model, kriging model can approximately replace a simulation model that is very expensive or highly nonlinear. The kriging model is composed of the summation of a global model and a local model representing deviation from the global model. The local model is determined by correlation coefficient with the pre-sampled points, where the accuracy and robustness of the kriging model depends on the selection of proper correlation coefficients. Therefore, to achieve the robust kriging model, the range of the correlation coefficients is explored with respect to the degrees of the global model. Based on this study we propose the proper orders of the global model and range of parameters to make accurate and robust kriging model.

A study of the correlation coefficients with respect to the degrees of the global models in the kriging metamodel (크리깅 메타모델에서 전역 모델에 따른 상관계수의 연구)

  • Cho, Su-Kil;Lee, Tae-Hee
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.701-705
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    • 2008
  • Design analysis and computer experiments (DACE) model is widely used to express efficiently the nonlinear responses in the field of engineering design. Kriging model, a DACE model, can approximately replace a simulation model that is very expensive or highly nonlinear. The kriging model is composed of the summation of a global model and a local model representing deviation from global model. The local model is determined by correlation coefficient of the pre-sampled points, where determination of the correct correlation coefficient has an effect on accuracy and robustness of the kriging model. Therefore, robustness of the correlation coefficient is explored with respect to degrees of the global model. Then we propose the range of correlation coefficient to make correct and robust kriging model and the influence of the correlation coefficients on the degrees of global model with respect to the nonlinearity of the pre-sampled responses.

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Interactive Roles of Local versus Global Primed Identity and Advertisement Framing on Brand Evaluation (브랜드평가에 대한 아이덴티티의 점화와 광고프레임의 상호작용효과)

  • Choi, Nak Hwan;Liu, Cong
    • Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.11-28
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    • 2013
  • This article aims to explore the interactive roles of types of primed identity (local versus global identity) and types of ad framing on brand evaluations. The authors designed 2 experiments in which each experiment followed a $2{\times}2$ between-subject design. The empirical results showed that a gain-framed ad induced more positive emotional responses than a loss-framed ad, and the positive affective responses lead to more favorable brand evaluation. Furthermore, the results showed that there were interactive effects of primed identity and types of advertisement frame on brand evaluation. In the additional analysis, the results showed that when people with local identity were exposed to the gain-framed ad, they would engage in a higher level of integration processing than those in the control group, which in turn induced more favorable evaluation to the local brand. That is, the integration processing mode played a mediating role between the interaction (local id priming ${\times}$ ad frame) and the local brand evaluation. However, in the case of global brand evaluation, the integration processing mode did not play such a mediating role.

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A Built-in Redundancy Analysis for Multiple Memory Blocks with Global Spare Architecture (최적 수리효율을 갖는 다중 블록 광역대체 수리구조 메모리를 위한 자체 내장 수리연산회로)

  • Jeong, Woo-Sik;Kang, Sung-Ho
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.47 no.11
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    • pp.30-36
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    • 2010
  • In recent memories, repair is an unavoidable method to maintain its yield and quality. Although many word oriented memories as well as embedded memories in system-on-chip (SOC) consists of multiple local memory blocks with a global spare architecture, most of previous studies on built-in redundancy analysis (BIRA) algorithms have focused on single memory block with a local spare architecture. In this paper, a new BIRA algorithm for multiple blocks with a global spare architecture is proposed. The proposed BIRA is basd on CRESTA which is able to achieve optimal repair rate with almost zero analysis time. In the proposed BIRA, all repair solutions for local memory blocks are analyzed by local analyzers which belong to each local memory block and then compared sequentially and judged whether each solution can meet the limitation of the global spare architecture or not. Experimental results show that the proposed BIRA achieves much faster analysis speed compared to previous BIRAs with an optimal repair rate.

Effect of Local Cosmetic Brand's Global Images on Domestic Consumers' Purchasing Decision

  • Han, Myung-Suk;Nam, Kyung-Hee
    • The International Journal of Costume Culture
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.130-140
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    • 2010
  • This research was carried out by setting hypotheses on recognition of the global image of the research subject, a domestic cosmetic brand and consequent quality of the brand, reputation of the brand, purchasing decision, influence of images of expanded countries and their correlations to investigate what effect the global images of local brands practically have on domestic consumers' purchasing decision. The analysis results show that overseas expansion of the research subject brand has positive influence on the brand possessing global images. However, it can be seen that the quality of the brand has much larger influence on the reputation of the brand than the images of global brand. In addition, the images of the expanded countries have influence on purchasing decisions but the global images based on the expanded countries did not have much influence on purchasing decisions. Therefore, it can be seen that global images based on high levels of brand reputation and quality are requirements of a most competitive brand than images of the expanded countries in forecasting likelihood of purchase.

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Analysis of local vibrations in the stay cables of an existing cable-stayed bridge under wind gusts

  • Wu, Qingxiong;Takahashi, Kazuo;Chen, Baochun
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.513-534
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    • 2008
  • This paper examines local vibrations in the stay cables of a cable-stayed bridge subjected to wind gusts. The wind loads, including the self-excited load and the buffeting load, are converted into time-domain values using the rational function approximation and the multidimensional autoregressive process, respectively. The global motion of the girder, which is generated by the wind gusts, is analyzed using the modal analysis method. The local vibration of stay cables is calculated using a model in which an inclined cable is subjected to time-varying displacement at one support under global vibration. This model can consider both forced vibration and parametric vibration. The response characteristics of the local vibrations in the stay cables under wind gusts are described using an existing cable-stayed bridge. The results of the numerical analysis show a significant difference between the combined parametric and forced vibrations and the forced vibration.

Theoretical analysis of simply supported channel girder bridges

  • Hu, Hong-Song;Nie, Jian-Guo;Wang, Yu-Hang
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.56 no.2
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    • pp.241-256
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    • 2015
  • Channel girder bridges that consist of a deck slab and two side beams are good choices for railway bridges and urban rail transit bridges when the vertical clearance beneath the bridge is restricted. In this study, the behavior of simply supported channel girder bridges was theoretical studied based on the theory of elasticity. The accuracy of the theoretical solutions was verified by the finite element analysis. The global bending of the channel girder and the local bending of the deck slab are two contributors to the deformations and stresses of the channel girder. Because of the shear lag effect, the maximum deflection due to the global bending could be amplified by 1.0 to 1.2 times, and the effective width of the deck slab for determining the global bending stresses can be as small as 0.7 of the actual width depending on the width-to-span ratio of the channel girder. The maximum deflection and transversal stress due to the local bending are obtained at the girder ends. For the channel girders with open section side beams, the side beam twist has a negligible effect on the deflections and stresses of the channel girder. Simplified equations were also developed for calculating the maximum deformations and stresses.