Recently, unmanned logistics delivery systems, such as UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, written as drone below) and autonomous robot delivery systems, have been implemented in many countries due to the rapid development of autonomous driving technology. The development of these new types of advanced unmanned logistics delivery systems is essential not only to become a leading logistics company but also to secure national competitiveness. In this paper, the application of the unmanned logistics delivery system was investigated in terms of market trends, overall technology level of last mile delivery drone and autonomous delivery robot. The direction of response to changes in the last mile delivery service market was checked through a comparison of the technological level between domestic companies that produce last mile devices and advanced foreign companies. As a result of this technology level analysis, the difference between domestic companies and advanced companies was shown using tables and figures to show their relative levels. The results of this analysis reflect the opinions of experts in the field of last-mile delivery technology. In addition, the technology level of unmanned logistics delivery systems for each country was analyzed based on the number of related technology patents. Lastly, insights for the technology level analysis of unmanned last mile delivery systems were proposed as a conclusion.

The concept of carsharing involves sharing a small number of reserved cars to be used individually by a larger number of people as required. This study examines the operating parameters of one-way carsharing systems in order to determine the appropriate operating conditions that minimizes the lost sales rate. Five operating parameters are tested in this study: the number of stations, the average number of vehicles per station, the rate of one-way trip, the average number of staffs per station, and the relocation policy. The performance of round-trip carsharing systems is also compared to that of one-way carsharing systems. A simulation model is developed and simulations are performed to determine the appropriate combination of operating parameter and levels. The simulation results show that the average number of vehicles per station is the most critical parameter. Other key findings obtained from this research are as follows. First, applying the appropriate relocation policy to one-way carsharing systems can allow more customers to rent vehicles than the traditional round-trip carsharing systems. Second, the appropriate relocation policy should be selected based on the average number of vehicles per station in order to minimize the lost sales rate. Third, the number of stations does not affect the lost sales rate. This study findings will provide tools to understand impact of the carsharing system parameters on the efficiency of the carsharing operations.

다양한 데이터 마이닝 기법들의 발전과 더불어, 속성 (Feature 또는 Attribute) 의 범위 (Dimension) 를 줄이기 위해 많은 요소 선택 방법이 개발되었다. 이는 확장성 (Scalability) 을 향상시킬 수 있고 학습 모델 (Learning Model)을 더욱 쉽게 해석할 수 있도록 한다. 이 논문에서는 네스티드 분할 (Nested Partition, 이하 NP) 을 이용한 새로운 최적화 기반 속성 선택 방법을 NP 기본 구조와 다양한 실험 문제의 수치적 결과들과 함께 제시하여 어떻게 NP의 최적화 구조가 속성 선택 과정에 기여를 하고 있는지 보여준다. 그리고 이 새로운 지능적인 분할 방법이 어떻게 매우 효율적인 분할을 수행하는지를 제시한다. 이 새로운 속성 선택 방법은 필터 (Filter) 방법과 래퍼 (Wrapper) 방법 두 가지로 구현될 수 있다. 사례 연구로서, B2B e-비즈니스 시스템에서 효과적으로 사용될 수 있는 추천 시스템(Recommender System) 을 제안하였다. 이 추천 시스템은 분류 기법 (Classification Rule) 과 제시된 NP 기반 요소 선택 방법을 사용하고 있다. 이 추천 시스템은 사용자의 인터넷 경매 참여를 추천하는데 사용되며, 이 때 제안된 요소 선택 앨고리듬은 추천 규칙들이 쉽게 이해될 수 있도록 모델을 간략화 하는데 사용된다.

Storm sudden commencements (SSCs) occur due to a rapid compression of the Earth's magnetic field. This is generally believed to be caused by interplanetary (IP) shocks, but with exceptions. In this paper we explore possible causes of SSCs other than IP shocks through a statistical study of geomagnetic storms using SYM-H data provided by the World Data Center for Geomagnetism – Kyoto and by applying a superposed epoch analysis to simultaneous solar wind parameters obtained with the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite. We select a total of 274 geomagnetic storms with minimum SYM-H of less than –30nT during 1998-2008 and regard them as SSCs if SYM-H increases by more than 10 nT over 10 minutes. Under this criterion, we found 103 geomagnetic storms with both SSC and IP shocks and 28 storms with SSC not associated with IP shocks. Storms in the former group share the property that the strength of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), proton density and proton velocity increase together with SYM-H, implying the action of IP shocks. During the storms in the latter group, only the proton density rises with SYM-H. We find that the density increase is associated with either high speed streams (HSSs) or interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs), and suggest that HSSs and ICMEs may be alternative contributors to SSCs.