앏은 패널 형태의 구조물은 그 형상의 특성상 좌굴이 발생하기 쉽다. 등방성 재료에 대한 좌굴의 해석은 그동안 많은 연구가 이루어졌다. 그러나 복합재의 경우는 좌굴 현상의 거동이 매우 복잡하고 난해하기 때문에 많은 연구가 이루어지지 않았다. 적층복합재의 좌굴거동을 수치적으로 해석하기 위하여 3D 쉘요소를 적용하여 해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 3가지 종류의 layup에 대하여 비선형 좌굴 현상을 계산하였고 좌굴거동의 하중-변위 특성 관계를 규명하였다. 적층복합재의 경우 좌굴 거동이 극심한 비선형 현상을 나타내며, 또한 수치적으로 수렴하기 어렵다. 3가지 layup 적층복합재의 좌굴 거동을 해석하기 위하여 arc-length 방법을 사용하였다. 비선형 좌굴 거동의 힘-변위 곡선을 계산 하였고 또한 Tsai-Wu 파괴이론에 의하여 좌굴거동이 발생하면서 복합재의 파괴를 계산하였다.

Optimization was performed on the static dynamic behavior of a simply supported laminated composite plate. Thickness optimization was performed with respect to Gr/E laminated composites with simultaneous mechanical load, thermal load and hygro-load. Displacement, fundamental frequency and composite damping were imposed as constraints for optimization. The results of the optimization were much better than those of the conventional methods.

Grate bar is a metal part being used in the sintering process in a steel company. It is exposed to severe operating conditions such as high temperature, corrosion, wear and chemical reaction and etc. In this paper, the surface of the grate bar is coated with high performance materials. They are Al2O3, Cr2O3, WC. These materials have enhanced grate bar’s performances of life time, corrosion, thermal resistance, abrasion, chemical resistance and etc. These high quality characteristics are verified through experimental tests. The results are presented and discussed.

Farmers using conventional sprayer system are exposed to pesticide poisoning and soil pollution due to pesticide application. In order to reduce this problem, the effective sprayer system is required. In this paper, we propose development of intelligent sprayer system using tree recognition. This intelligent sprayer system consists of an image recognition module, a remote control, a sprayer system, an air blower, and a control module. It is possible to spray pesticides automatically and manually through remote control using cameras and controls. We conducted a total of four experiments in tree recognition experiment, test of attachment and water sensitive papers, measurement of pesticide consumption, and measurement of worker exposure. The test results showed that the consumption of pesticides could be reduced while giving the same effect as conventional controls.