자기공명(magnetic resonance, MR)영상에서 주로 발생하는 Rician 노이즈는 영상의 화질을 저하하는 주요 요소 중의 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 노이즈 제거에 효율적이라고 잘 알려진 총변이(total variation, TV) 알고리즘을 모 델링하여 Rician 노이즈 레벨에 따른 파라미터를 최적화하고자 한다. 시스템은 8채널 기반의 3.0 T 장치를 활용하였 고 물 팬텀 영상을 획득하여 각각 Rician 노이즈를 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 그리고 0.20 값을 부가하였다. TV 알고리즘 은 Rudin-Osher-Fatemi 모델을 기반으로 모델링하였고 최적화를 수행하기 위하여 반복수 파라미터를 조정하여 획득된 영상에 적용하였다. 결과적으로 Rician 노이즈 레벨을 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 그리고 0.20을 사용하였을 때 각 각 30, 40, 80, 그리고 120 반복수를 기반으로 한 TV 노이즈 알고리즘에서 가장 우수한 신호 대 잡음비(signal to noise ratio, SNR)와 대조도 대 잡음비(contrast to noise ratio, CNR) 결괏값이 도출되었다. 또한, 최적화된 반복수를 적용한 TV 알고리즘을 사용한 MR 영상에서 기존의 위너 및 중간값 필터를 사용하였을 때 비하여 SNR과 CNR 모두 우수한 값을 획득할 수 있었다. 특히 기본적으로 획득된 MR 영상보다 최적화된 TV 알고리즘을 적용한 영상의 평균 SNR과 CNR은 각각 3.11 및 3.31배 향상됨이 증명되었다. 결론적으로, 노이즈 제거 효율이 우수한 TV 알고리즘의 최적화된 파라미터를 활용한다면 MR 영상에서의 활용 가능성이 클 것으로 기대한다.

PURPOSES : A model for minimizing cutting loss and determining the optimum layout of blocks in pavements was developed in this study. METHODS : Based on literature review, a model which included constraints such as the amount, volume, overlap, and pattern, was developed to minimize the cutting loss in an irregular pavement shape. The Stach bond, stretcher bond, and herringbone patterns were used in this model. The harmony search and particle swarm algorithms were then used to solve this model. RESULTS : Based on the results of the model and algorithms, the harmony search algorithm yielded better results because of its fast computation time. Moreover, compared to the sample pavement area, it reduced the cutting loss by 20.91%. CONCLUSIONS : The model and algorithms successfully optimized the layout of the pavement and they have potential applications in industries, such as tiling, panels, and textiles.

This paper studied the problem of determining the optimal inventory level to meet the customer service target level in a situation where the customer demand for each branch of a nationwide retailer is uncertain. To this end, ISR (In-Stock Ratio) was defined as a key management indicator (KPI) that can be used from the perspective of a nationwide retailer such as Samsung, LG, or Apple that sells goods at branches nationwide. An optimization model was established to allow the retailer to minimize the total amount of inventory held at each branch while meeting the customer service target level defined as the average ISR. This paper proves that there is always an optimal solution in the model and expresses the optimal solution in a generalized form using the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker condition regardless of the shape of the probability distribution of customer demand. In addition, this paper studied the case where customer demand follows a specific probability distribution such as a normal distribution, and an expression representing the optimal inventory level for this case was derived.

An Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm(ACO) is one of the frequently used algorithms to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem(TSP). Since the ACO searches for the optimal value by updating the pheromone, it is difficult to consider the distance between the nodes and other variables other than the amount of the pheromone. In this study, fuzzy logic is added to ACO, which can help in making decision with multiple variables. The improved algorithm improves computation complexity and increases computation time when other variables besides distance and pheromone are added. Therefore, using the algorithm improved by the fuzzy logic, it is possible to solve TSP with many variables accurately and quickly. Existing ACO have been applied only to pheromone as a criterion for decision making, and other variables are excluded. However, when applying the fuzzy logic, it is possible to apply the algorithm to various situations because it is easy to judge which way is safe and fast by not only searching for the road but also adding other variables such as accident risk and road congestion. Adding a variable to an existing algorithm, it takes a long time to calculate each corresponding variable. However, when the improved algorithm is used, the result of calculating the fuzzy logic reduces the computation time to obtain the optimum value.

블록 매칭 및 3D 필터링(BM3D) 알고리즘은 단일 필터의 문제점을 보완하기 위하여 non-local means 기반으로 만들 어진 융합형 노이즈 제거 알고리즘이다. 하지만, 그 수식 인자의 조절에 관한 연구는 이루어지지 않고 있어 본 연구에서는 자기공명영상에서 발생하는 Rician 노이즈를 제거하기 위해 BM3D 알고리즘의 평활화 정도를 결정하는 노이즈 전력 스펙 트럼 밀도(noise power spectrum density,  )에 대한 최적화를 진행하고자 하였다. MRiLab 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 이 용하여 뇌 조직을 모사할 수 있는 뇌척수액(cerebrospinal fluid, CSF)/회색질(gray matter, GM)/백질(white matter, WM) 팬텀의 T1 강조영상을 획득하였고, 노이즈 레벨이 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, 그리고 0.3인 Rician 노이즈를 각각 부가 한 후, BM3D 알고리즘의  값을 0.01부터 0.99까지 0.01씩 증가시키며 각각의 노이즈가 부가된 영상에 적용하였다. 정량 적 평가를 통해 최적화 값을 선정하기 위하여 CSF, GM, WM, 그리고 배경 영역에 관심 영역을 설정한 후 조직별 신호 대 잡음비(signal to noise ratio, SNR), 총 변동계수(coefficient of variation, COV), 그리고 평균 제곱근 오차(root mean square error, RMSE)를 측정하였다. 결과적으로, 조직별로 계산된 SNR, COV, 그리고 RMSE를 종합적으로 평가 했을 때 모든 조직에서 노이즈 레벨 0.1부터 0.3까지 증가함에 따라  값 또한 함께 증가하는 경향이 나타났으며 일정  값 이상에서는 노이즈뿐만 아니라 영상신호까지 함께 제거되어 개선 폭이 감소하는 것으로 관찰되었으며, 노이즈 레벨에 따라 각각 0.09, 0.13, 0.17, 0.21, 그리고 0.25의  값이 설정된 BM3D 알고리즘이 적용되었을 때 가장 합리적인 영상 특성을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로, 효과적인 노이즈 제거를 위해서 고정된 값이 아닌 노이즈 레벨에 따른 적합한 값을 적용해야 함을 증명할 수 있었다.

A tilted tall building is actively constructed as landmark structures around world to date. Because lateral displacement responses of a tilted tall building occurs even by its self-weight, reduction of seismic responses is very important to ensure structural safety. In this study, a smart tuned mass damper (STMD) was applied to the example tilted tall building and its seismic response control performance was investigated. The STMD was composed of magnetorheological (MR) damper and it was installed on the top floor of the example building. Control performance of the STMD mainly depends on the control algorithn. Fuzzy logic controller (FLC) was selected as a control algorithm for the STMD. Because composing fuzzy rules and tuning membership functions of FLC are difficult task, evolutionary optimization algorithm (EOA) was used to develop the FLC. After numerical simulations, it has been seen that the STMD controlled by the EOA-optimized FLC can effectively reduce seismic responses fo the tilted tall building.

The multi-layered heat source model is a model that can cover most of existing studies and can be defined with a simple formula. Based on the methodology performed in previous studies, the welding heat source was found through experiments and FEM under the welding power conditions of three cases and the parameters of the welding heat source were analyzed according to the welding power. In this study, parameters of fiber laser welding heat source according to welding power were searched through optimization algorithm and finite element analysis, and the correlation was analyzed. It was confirmed that the concentration of the welding heat source in the 1st layer was high regardless of the welding power, and it was confirmed that the concentration of the welding heat source in the 5th layer (last layer) increased as the welding power increased. This reflects the shape of the weld bead that appears during actual fiber laser welding, and it was confirmed that this study represents the actual phenomenon.

A60 급 갑판 관통 관은 선박과 해양플랜트에서 화재사고가 발생할 경우 화염의 확산을 방지하고 인명을 보호하기 위해 수평구조에 설치되는 방화장치이다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 대리모델과 다중 섬유전자 알고리즘을 이용하여 A60 급 갑판 관통 관의 방화설계에 대한 이산변수 근사최적화를 수행하였다. A60 급 갑판 관통 관의 방화설계는 과도 열전달해석을 통해 평가하였다. 근사최적화에서 관통 관의 길이, 지름, 재질, 그리고 단열재의 밀도는 이산설계변수로 적용하였고, 제한조건은 온도, 생산성 및 가격을 고려하였다. 대리모델 기반의 근사최적설계 문제는 제한조건을 만족하면서 A60 급 갑판 관통 관의 중량을 최소화할 수 있는 이산설계변수를 결정하도록 정식화 하였다. 반응표면모델, 크리깅, 그리고 방사기저함수 신경망과 같은 다양한 대리모델이 근사최적화에 사용되었다. 근사최적화의 정확도를 검토하기 위해 최적해의 결과는 실제 계산 결과와 비교하였다. 근사최적화에 사용된 대리모델 중 방사기저함수 신경망 모델이 A60 급 갑판 관통 관의 방화설계에 대해 가장 정확한 최적설계 결과를 나타내었다.

In this study, a welding heat source model was presented and verified during fiber laser welding. The multi-layered heat source model is a model that can cover most of existing studies and can be defined with a simple formula. It consists of a total of 12 parameters, and an optimization algorithm was used to find them. As optimization algorithms, adaptive simulated annealing, multi island genetic algorithm, and Hooke-Jeeves technique were applied for comparative analysis. The parameters were found by comparing the temperature distribution when the STS304L was bead on plate welding and the temperature distribution derived through finite element analysis, and all three models were able to derive a model with similar trends. However, there was a deviation between parameters, which was attributed to the many variables. It is expected that a more clear welding heat source model can be derived in subsequent studies by giving a guide to the relational expression and range between variables and increasing the temperature measurement point, which is the target value.

Welding is the most widely used technology for manufacturing in the automobile, and shipbuilding industries. Fiber laser welding is rapidly introduced into the field to minimize welding distortion and fast welding speed. Although it is advantageous to use finite element analysis to predict welding distortion and find optimized welding conditions, there are various heat source model for fiber laser welding. In this study, a welding heat source was proposed using a multi-layered heat source model that encompasses most of the existing various welding heat source models: conical shape, curved model, exponential model, conical-cylindrical model, and conical-conical model. A case study was performed through finite element analysis using the radius of each layer and the ratio of heat energy of the layer as variables, and the variables were found by comparing them with the actual experimental results. For case study, by applying Adaptive simulated annealing, one of the global optimization algorithms, we were able to find the heat source model more efficiently.

The estimation of heat source model is very important for heat transfer analysis with finite element method. Part I of this study used adaptive simulated annealing which is one of the global optimization algorithm for anticipating the parameters of the Goldak model. Although the analysis with 3D model which depicted the real situation produced the correct answer, that took too much time with moving heat source model based on Fortran and Abaqus. This research suggests the procedure which can reduce time with maintaining quality of analysis. The lead time with 2D model is reduced by 90% comparing that of 3D model, the temperature distribution is similar to each other. That is based on the saturation of heat transfer among the direction of heat source movement. Adaptive simulated annealing with 2D model can be used to estimate more proper heat source model and which could enhance to reduce the resources and time for experiments.

Anticipation of welding deformation with finite element method is a very interested topic in the industries, adequate heat source model is essential for concluding reasonable results. This study is related to estimate the parameters of Goldak heat source model, and global optimization algorithm is applied to this research. The heat affected zone (HAZ) boundary line of bead on plate (BOP) welding is used as the target, parameters of heat sources are used as the variables. Adaptive simulated annealing is applied and the optimal result is obtained out of 1,000 candidates. The convergence of finite element method and the global optimization is meaningful for estimation of welding deformation, which could enhance to reduce the resources and time for experiments.

It is one of the known methods to obtain the optimal solution using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), which is a combination optimization problem. In this paper, we solve the TSP problem by proposing an improved new ant colony optimization algorithm that combines genetic algorithm mutations in existing ant colony optimization algorithms to solve TSP problems in many cities. The new ant colony optimization algorithm provides the opportunity to move easily fall on the issue of developing local optimum values of the existing ant colony optimization algorithm to global optimum value through a new path through mutation. The new path will update the pheromone through an ant colony optimization algorithm. The renewed new pheromone serves to derive the global optimal value from what could have fallen to the local optimal value. Experimental results show that the existing algorithms and the new algorithms are superior to those of existing algorithms in the search for optimum values of newly improved algorithms.