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A development of the Automatic Measuring System for internal pressure of the artillery

화포 내부 압력의 자동 측정시스템 개발

  • Lee, Jeong-Ho (Defense Firing Test Group, Defense Agency for Technology and Quality) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hee (Defense Firing Test Group, Defense Agency for Technology and Quality)
  • 이정호 (국방기술품질원 국방종합시험단) ;
  • 김동희 (국방기술품질원 국방종합시험단)
  • Received : 2020.09.28
  • Accepted : 2021.02.05
  • Published : 2021.02.28

Abstract

Chemicals, such as ammunition, are disposable items that cannot be reused because of their operational characteristics. The reliability of the test process and test results are important factors in evaluating the performance of guns and ammunition. The pressure after firing is a crucial value in an acceptance test of guns and ammunition performance; hence, accurate measurements are required. The pressure in the artillery is measured using the copper crusher gauge. The compression amount of copper is converted into a pressure by either a length-pressure conversion table or conversion formula. Therefore, the exact measurement of the squeeze of the copper crusher is related directly to the correct estimate of the pressure. Currently, the pressure is measured manually by the operator, which always includes some human error. In this study, the cause of the measurement error was analyzed, and the automatic measuring system for copper crusher deformation was developed to minimize the error elements. A copper crusher could be measured using the probe sensor and CCD camera, and the Jig for stable positioning was also designed. A designated SW was also developed for the system operating and measurement-analysis. This measuring system through this study may be used for an ammunition stockpile reliability test and gun/ammunition acceptance test.

탄약 등 화약류는 운용 특성 상 반복 및 재현이 불가능한 1회성 품목이다. 시험 과정의 신뢰성, 시험 결과의 신뢰성 확보는 총포 및 탄약의 성능 평가에서 중요한 요소라고 할 수 있다. 사격 후 포강내 압력은 총포류 수락시험, 탄약류 성능 시험 등에서 중요한 값이므로 정확한 계측이 요구된다. 강내 압력은 Cu 계열의 동구게이지를 이용하여 측정한다. 변형된 동구의 압착량은 길이-압력 변환표 또는 변환식에 의해 압력으로 환산된다. 따라서 압착량의 정확한 계측은 압력 값의 정확한 추정과 직결된다. 현재 압력 측정은 작업자에 의해 수동으로 측정되고 있으며, 이는 측정 결과의 신뢰성 측면에서 오차(human error)를 항상 내포하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 계측 오차 발생 요인을 분석하고, 오차를 줄이기 위해 동구 변형량 자동 측정 시스템을 개발하였다. 접촉식 프로브 센서 및 광학계를 이용하여 자동으로 동구 변형 정도를 측정할 수 있도록 하였으며, 동구의 안정적 거치를 위한 지그 또한 설계하였다. 측정 시스템의 운영 및 측정 결과의 분석을 위해 전용 SW 또한 개발하였다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 자동 측정 시스템은 향후 탄약 저장신뢰성평가시험, 총포 탄약 수락시험 및 기술시험 등에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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