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Flap Hinge Moment Estimation through Ground and Flight Tests

지상 및 비행 시험을 통한 플랩의 힌지 모멘트 추정

  • Received : 2018.02.02
  • Accepted : 2018.04.23
  • Published : 2018.06.01

Abstract

In this paper, a practical method of estimating the flap hinge moments which change according to the aircraft flap operations was introduced. For the flap design, the hinge moment derived by structural load analysis and wind tunnel tests was able to be compared with the real flight hinge moment, and the static safety of the flap structure could be verified though this comparison. In order to perform the tests, two strain gauges were installed on the flap hinge and an onboard device for aircraft load monitoring was utilized. Through the ground test, the correlation between the strain and the moment of the flap hinge was calibrated with analytic and finite element analysis. During the flight test, strain signals together with the flap deflection angles and airspeed were recorded. Finally, the flight hinge moments could be predicted by the measured strain which was calibrated with the analytic and the finite element analysis.

본 논문에서는 항공기 플랩 운용조건에 따라 변하는 플랩의 힌지 모멘트를 추정하는 실제적인 방법을 소개하였다. 플랩의 설계를 위하여 구조 하중해석과 풍동시험으로 산출한 힌지 모멘트를 실제 비행 힌지 모멘트와 비교할 수 있었으며, 플랩 구조의 정적 안전성을 확인할 수 있었다. 이를 위해서 두 개의 변형률게이지를 플랩 힌지에 장착하였으며, 항공기 하중 모니터링 탑재장비를 사용하였다. 지상 시험을 통해서 힌지의 변형률과 모멘트의 상관관계를 해석해와 유한요소해석으로 교정하였다. 비행 시험에서는 플랩 처짐 각도 및 속도와 함께 변형률 신호를 기록하였다. 최종적으로, 계측한 변형률을 해석해와 유한요소해석으로 교정함으로서 비행 힌지 모멘트를 추정할 수 있었다.

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