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INVARIANT METRICS AND COMPLETENESS

  • Pflug, Peter
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.269-284
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    • 2000
  • We discuss completeness with respect to the Caratheodory distance, the Kobayashi distance and the Beraman distance, respectively.

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Water Lubrication System Supported by High-density Hydrophilic Polymer Brush

  • Kobayashi, Motoyasu;Ishihara, Kazuhiko;Takahara, Atsushi;Suzuki, Atsushi;Kaido, Masataka;Zhe, Wang
    • Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.343-343
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    • 2006
  • Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) was carried out to produce high-density poly(MPC) brush on silicon wafer. Frictional properties of poly(MPC) was investigated by by sliding a glass ball (${\phi}\;10\;nm$) on the substrates over a distance of 20 mm at a sliding velocity of 90 mm/min under loading of 0.49 N at 298 K. Higher friction coefficients were observed in dry N2 atmosphere and in toluene condition, whereas the friction coefficients decreased to 0.02 in humid air and in water. It is supposed that water-swollen poly(MPC) brush works as a lubricant to moderate the interaction between brush and probe.

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Jet Measurements with High-Vision 3D-PTV

  • Doh D. H.;Kim D. H.;Cho Y. B.;Saga T.;Kobayashi T.;Pyun Y. B.
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.12a
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    • pp.6-13
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    • 2001
  • A new GA-3D-PTV technique has been constructed to measure an impinging jet. The measurement system consists of three CCD cameras, Ar-ion laser, an image grabber and a host computer. GA (Genetic Algorithm) was used based on one-to-one correspondences in order to take advantage of the combinatorial optimization in tracking the pairs of the whole particles of the two images having a time interval. Two fitness functions were introduced in order to enhance the correspondences of the particles. One was based on a concept of the continuum theory and the other one was based on a minimum distance error. The constructed GA-3D-PTV system was applied in success to the measurement of flow characteristics of the impinging jet.

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Measurement of a Pulsed Jet with High-Definition 3D-PTV (고해상 3차원 PTV에 의한 돌발분류구조 계측)

  • Doh Deog-Hee;Hwang Tae-Kue;Cho Yong-Beom;Pyeon Yong-Beom;Kobayashi Toshio;Tetsuo Saga
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.43-44
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    • 2002
  • A pulsed jet was measured with high-definition 3D-PTV technique. The measurement system consists of three CCD cameras, Ar-ion laser, an image grabber and a host computer. Two fitness functions were introduced in a genetic algorithm in order to enhance the correspondences of the particles. One was based on a concept of the continuum theory and the other one was based on a minimum distance error. The head vortex of the jet was visualized by LIF and was reconstructed by the constructed high-resolution 30-PTV system for comparisons.

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A Multiobjective Model for Locating Drop-off Boxes for Collecting Used Products

  • Tanaka, Ken-Ichi;Kobayashi, Hirokazu;Yura, Kenji
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.351-358
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes a multiobjective model describing the trade-offs involved in selecting the locations of drop-off boxes for collecting used products and transporting these products to designated locations. We assume the following reverse flow of used products. Owners of used products (cellular phones, digital cameras, ink cartridges, etc.) take them to the nearest drop-off box when the distance is reasonably short. We also assume that owners living closer to drop-off boxes dispose of more used products than do owners living farther from drop-off boxes. Different types of used products are collected, with each type requiring its own drop-off box. A transportation destination for each product is specified. Three objectives are considered: maximizing the volume of used products collected at drop-off boxes; minimizing the cost of transporting collected products to designated locations; and minimizing the cost of allocating space for drop-off boxes. We formulate the above model as a multiobjective integer programming problem and generate the corresponding set of Pareto optimal solutions. We apply the model to an area using population data for Chofu City, Tokyo, Japan, and analyze the trade-offs between the objectives.

Yarn Segmentation from 3-D Voxel Data for Analysis of Textile Fabric Structure

  • Shinohara, Toshihiro;Takayama, Jun-ya;Ohyama, Shinji;Kobayashi, Akira
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.877-881
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, a novel method for analyzing a textile fabric structure is proposed to segment each yarn of the textile fabric from voxel data made out of its X-ray computed tomography (CT) images. In order to segment the each yarn, directions of fibers, of which yarn consists, are firstly estimated by correlating the voxel with a fiber model. Second, each fiber is reconstructed by clustering the voxel of the fiber using the estimated fiber direction as a similarity. Then, each yarn is reconstructed by clustering the reconstructed fibers using a distance which is newly defined as a dissimilarity. Consequently, each yarn of the textile fabric is segmented from the voxel data. The effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed by experimentally applying the method to voxel data of a sample plain woven fabric, which is made of polyester two folded yarn. The each two folded yarn is correctly segmented by the proposed method.

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Sensor Nodes Localization for Temperature Distribution Measurement System

  • Ohyama, Shinji;Alasiry, Ali Husein;Takayama, Junya;Kobayashi, Akira
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1781-1786
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    • 2005
  • In sensor network systems, all the nodes are interconnected and the positional information of each sensor is essential. To measure the temperature, position detection and communication functions are required. Many sensor nodes are distributed to a measurement field, and these sensors have three main functions: they measure the distance to the other nodes, the data of which are used to determine the position of each node; they communicate with other nodes; and they measure the temperature of each node. A novel range measurement method using the difference between light and sound propagation speed is proposed. The experimental results show the temperature distribution as measured with the aid of the determined positions. The positions of every node were calculated with a PC program. Eight nodes were manufactured and their fundamental functions were tested. The results of the range measurement method, which takes relatively accurate measurements, contribute significantly to the accuracy of the position determination. Future studies will focus on 3-D position determination and on the architecture of appropriate sensors and actuators.

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EFFECTS OF AGING TREATMENT ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND STRENGTH OF WELD HEAT AFFECTED ZONE OF 6N01-T5 ALUMINUM ALLOY

  • Yoshida, Naoharu;Shibao, Masami;Ema, Mitsuhiro;Sasabe, Seiji;Hirose, Akio;Kobayashi, Kojiro F.
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 2002
  • Effects of the aging treatments on the microstructure and strength of heat affected zone(HAZ) in the welds of a age-hardened Al-Mg-Si alloy, 5N01-T5, were investigated. The base metal aging treatments before MIG welding were conducted at 423K to 473K for 28.8ks Post weld heat treatment(PWHT) to recover the HAZ strength was performed at 448K for 28.8ks. Microstructure observations, hardness measurements and tensile tests were conducted to study properties of the MIG weld joints. The position of the softest region in HAZ where the hardness insufficiently recovered after natural aging and PWHT was at a distance of approximately 15mm from the center of the fusion zone. Hardness of the softest regions after natural aging and PWHT decreased with increase in the base metal aging temperature. TEM observation clarified that strengthening ${\beta}$"(Mg$_2$Si) precipitates and coarse ${\beta}$′ precipitates affected the hardnes of HAZ. Incomplete recover of hardness in HAZ after PWHT was caused by the precipitating of non-hardening ${\beta}$′ phase during the weld thermal cycle. In order to examine the effects of weldheat input and welding speed, the laser weld joints were also investigated and compared with the MIG weld ones. Laser welding had the narrower width of the softened regions in HAZ compared with MIG welding. The hardness of the softest regions of the laser welds after PWHT was higher than that of the MIG welds. Quantitative relations between hardness of the softest region and base metal aging temperature were obtained for both welding processes. Accordingly, the equations to estimate the strength of the weld joints after PWHT with varying base metal temperatures were proposed for MIG welding and laser welding.

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The Genetic Variability and Relationships of Japanese and Foreign Chickens Assessed by Microsatellite DNA Profiling

  • Osman, S.A.M.;Sekino, M.;Nishihata, A.;Kobayashi, Y.;Takenaka, W.;Kinoshita, K.;Kuwayama, T.;Nishibori, M.;Yamamoto, Y.;Tsudzuki, M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.1369-1378
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    • 2006
  • This is the first study in which genetic variability and relationships of a large number of Japanese chicken breeds were revealed along with those of several foreign breeds by using microsatellite DNA polymorphisms. Twenty-eight breeds (34 populations) of native Japanese chickens and seven foreign breeds or varieties were analyzed. The mean number of alleles per locus, the proportion of the polymorphic loci, and the expected average heterozygosity ranged from 1.75 to 4.70, from 0.55 to 1.00, and from 0.21 to 0.67, respectively. Microsatellite alleles being unique to a particular population were detected in some populations. The $D_A$ genetic distance between populations was obtained from allele frequency for every pair of the populations to construct a neighbor-joining tree. According to the phylogenetic tree, excluding a few exceptions, native Japanese chicken breeds and foreign breeds were clearly separated from each other. Furthermore, the tree topology divided native Japanese chickens into four main classes, which was almost in accordance with the classification based on body morphology; that is, (1) Cochin type, (2) Malay type, (3) layer type, and (4) intermediate type between Malay and layer types. This is the first finding for native Japanese chickens.

Investigation of a possible lunar lava tube in the north of the Rima Galilaei using the surface range of Kaguya Lunar Radar Sounder (LRS) data (Kaguya Lunar Radar Sounder (LRS) 표면 레인지 데이터를 이용한 Rima Galilaei의 북쪽 달 용암 동굴 후보지 조사)

  • Sun, Changwan;Takao, Kobayashi;Kim, Kyeong Ja;Choi, Young-Jun
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.313-324
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    • 2017
  • A lava tube is one of the hot issues of lunar science because it is regarded as a good candidate place for setting a lunar base. Recently much effort has been made to find lunar lava tubes. However, preceding works mainly made use of high-resolution lunar surface image data in conjunction with geomorphological consideration to present some lava tube candidates. Yet, those candidates stay no more than indirect indications. We propose a new data analysis technique of High Frequency (HF) radar observation data to find lunar lava tubes of which location depth is smaller than the range resolution of the radar pulse. Such shallow target echoes cannot be resolved from surface echoes, which presents the different location of the lunar surface compared to that of real lunar surface. The proposed technique instead finds the surface range (distance from LRS to the reflector of the most intense signal) anomaly which occurs as a result of the low range resolution of LRS pulse. We applied this technique to the surface range of Kaguya Lunar Radar Sounder (LRS) data. The surface range was deduced to make LRS surface elevation which was compared with the average surface elevation of Kaguya Digital Terrain Model (DTM). An anomalous discrepancy of the surface elevation was found in the Rima Galilaei area, which suggests the existence of a shallow lava tube.