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Correlation Between Mechanical Properties Degradation and Discoloration of Epoxy Polymer by Solar Radiation Exposure
Many materials used for industrial, architectural or logistics systems are exposed to various environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and solar radiation. In particular, solar radiation is a primar...
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Spherically curved layer (SCL) model for metal 3-D printing of overhangs
Directed energy deposition (DED), equipped with 5-axis tool mechanism and no additional machining process, turned out to be able to deposit overhang/undercut features with no support directly on a part in mult...
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Open AccessDevelopment of stereo endoscope system with its innovative master interface for continuous surgical operation
Although robotic laparoscopic surgery has various benefits when compared with conventional open surgery and minimally invasive surgery, it also has issues to overcome and one of the issues is the discontinuous...
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Open AccessTime-averaged simulated microgravity (taSMG) inhibits proliferation of lymphoma cells, L-540 and HDLM-2, using a 3D clinostat
Gravity is omnipresent on Earth; however, humans in space, such as astronauts at the International Space Station, experience microgravity. Long-term exposure to microgravity is considered to elicit physiologic...
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Soft robot review
Soft robots are often inspired from biological systems which consist of soft materials or are actuated by electrically activated materials. There are several advantages of soft robots compared to the conventio...
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Open AccessA development of assistant surgical robot system based on surgical-operation-by-wire and hands-on-throttle-and-stick
Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery offers several advantages compared with open surgery and conventional minimally invasive surgery. However, one issue that needs to be resolved is a collision between the rob...
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Construction of indoor floor plan and localization
Indoor positioning and tracking services are garnering more attention. Recently, several state-of-the-art localization techniques have been proposed that use radio maps or the sensors readily available on smar...
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Open AccessThe Matters of the Continuity in Architecture
There exists a possibility of integrating an architectural space (building interior) and an urban open space (urban interior) as a single concept of interiority. Architecture is to connect the former with the ...
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Erratum to “Transient performance prediction of an axial compressor considering VIGV operation speeds” [JMST 28 (10) (2014) 4099∼4107]
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Study of continuous spill with a limited period of release
In this study, the spread of cryogenic liquid due to a limited period of release is investigated for the first time to clarify the unclear conventional concept regarding two release types, continuous and insta...
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Transient performance prediction of an axial compressor considering VIGV operation speeds
In the present study, transient performance and flow characteristics of a 1.5-stage compressor with VIGV are investigated using CFD. The level of accuracy of CFD approach is evaluated by comparing the predicte...
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Open AccessPneumatic-type surgical robot end-effector for laparoscopic surgical-operation-by-wire
Although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) affords several advantages compared to conventional open surgery, robotic MIS systems still have many limitations. One of the limitations is the non-uniform grip** f...
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Optimal combination of design parameters for improving the kinematics characteristics of a midsize truck through design of experiment
This paper optimizes the combination of design parameters for improving the kinematic characteristics of a midsize truck using both design of experiment and computer simulation. A computational model of the fr...
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Critical factors associated with bicycle accidents at 4-legged signalized urban intersections in South Korea
Recently, bicycle volumes have been noticeably increasing in Korea. However, relatively few studies regarding bicyclist safety have been published. Since understanding the factors which strongly influence bicy...
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Geometry effect on mechanical properties of woven fabric composites
The effects of geometry on mechanical properties in woven fabric composites were explored. Two types of composites, including one-layered and two-layered composites, were designed and studied. For one-layered ...
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Robust design of a HDD spindle system supported by fluid dynamic bearings utilizing the stability analysis of five degrees of freedom of a general rotor-bearing system
This paper proposes a method to improve the robustness of a hard disk drive (HDD) spindle supported by fluid dynamic bearings (FDBs) by utilizing the stability analysis of the five degrees of freedom of a gene...
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Behavior-based mobility prediction for seamless handoffs in mobile wireless networks
The field of wireless networking has received unprecedented attention from the research community during the last decade due to its great potential to create new horizons for communicating beyond the Internet. Wi...
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Robust DOA estimation and target docking for mobile robots
Direction of arrival (DOA) guided automated target acquisition and docking system is proposed for mobile robots employing the dual-directional antenna system. The dual-directional antenna estimates the DOA of ...
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Parametric study for conductor design of KSTAR PF coils
Large superconducting magnets such as ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Research) or KSTAR (Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research) magnet system adopted a cable-in-conduit conductor (CI...