• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.479-486
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• 2013

There exist two major difficulties in developing flight control system: nonlinear dynamic characteristics and time-varying properties of parameters of aircraft. Instead of the difficulties, many high reliable and efficient control methodologies have been developed. But, most of the developed control systems are based on the exact mathematical modelling of aircraft and, in the absence of such a model, it is very difficult to derive performance, robustness and nominal stability. From these aspects, recently, some approaches to utilizing the intelligent control theories such as fuzzy logic control, neural network and genetic algorithm have appeared. In this paper, one advanced intelligent lateral control system of a high speed fight has been developed utilizing type-2 fuzzy logic, which can deduce the uncertainty problem of the conventional fuzzy logic. The results will be verified through computer simulation.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.16-23
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• 2021

Domestic and foreign manufacturers are developing VTOL UASs in various shapes in line with demand for future technologies. UASs have been developed in a shape classified as fixed/rotary wing, and verified by appropriate certification standards. However, airworthiness certification of recent VTOL UASs is strict with the absence of VTOL-specific certification standards. In this paper, criteria applicable to VTOL UAS were presented through analysis of STANAG-4671 and STANAG-4702, which are certification standards for fixed/rotary wing UAS of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Special Condition for VTOL Aircraft (SC-VTOL) of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). For this, the categorization criteria of general/fixed-wing/VTOL characteristics were established for each standard item and utilized for analysis.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.387-393
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• 2016

To perform realistic air traffic control (ATC) simulation in various air traffic situations, an aircraft dynamic model that is accurate and efficient is required. In this research, an improved five degree of freedom (5-DOF) dynamic model with feedback control and guidance law is developed, which utilizes selected performance data and operational specifications from the base of aircraft data (BADA) and estimations using aircraft design techniques to improve the simulation fidelity. In addition, takeoff weight is estimated based on the aircraft type and flight plan to improve simulation accuracy. The dynamic model is validated by comparing the simulation results with recorded flight trajectories. An ATC simulation system using this 5-DOF model can be used for various ATC related research.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 2008

Technical trends of propulsion system for small aircraft are investigated. Currently, most small aircraft are equipped with piston engine, turboprop and turbofan engines, and the technology development is going continuously. For piston engines, new diesel engines are arising besides gasoline engine. The diesel engines use relatively low-cost and easy to get fuel(Jet A), so the demand for small aircraft is getting increased, and new engines with high reliability and efficiency are being developed. For gas turbine engines, application of small turbofan is getting increased for newly arising VLJ market and the engine demand will be rapidly increased in the future. On the other hand, some electric propulsions without fossil fuels are being developed without high cost of fuel and environmental effects. In the future, propulsion system for small aircraft will be developed having enhancement of performance and efficiency with higher reliability and safety.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.48 no.8
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• pp.631-640
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• 2020

Currently, aircraft simulator has drawn a great attention because it has significant advantages of economic, temporal, and spatial costs compared with pilot training with real aircraft. Among the components of the aircraft simulator, flight dynamic model plays a key role in simulating the flight of an actual aircraft. Hence, it is important to verify the fidelity of flight dynamic model with an automated tool. In this paper, we develop a software to automatically verify the fidelity of the flight mechanics model for the efficient development of the aircraft simulator. After designing the software structure and GUI based on the requirements derived from the fidelity verification process, the software is implemented with C # language in Window-based environment. Experimental results on CTSW models show that the developed software is effective in terms of function, performance and user convenience.

• Journal of Platform Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.11-24
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• 2022

The tool for developing airborne software requires the same level of safety as airborne software because the tool whose output is part of the airborne software and thus could insert an error into the airborne software. This paper describes how to ensure the reliability of the tool output that becomes a part of the airborne software by validating of the input and output files of the tool when generating the ARINC 661 standard UA definition file and the CDS configuration file through the A661UAGEN tool of Hanwha Systems. We present the method to validate XML data structure and contents with an XML schema definition, which is an input of the A661UAGEN tool. And the method to validate the output binary data by using mask data for the corresponding data structure and valid value, which is the output of the A661UAGEN tool, was presented. As such, validation of the input and output of the tool improves the reliability of binary DFs and CDs integrated into the airborne software, allowing airborne software developers to utilize the tool to ensure safety in developing the OFP.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.266-273
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• 2019

The efficiency and effectiveness of mission performance can be greatly changed according to the operating conditions such as the number of manned aircraft, flight altitude, and so on, in performing search and reconnaissance missions using a large number of small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles. However, it is not easy to determine which operating conditions are most reasonable. Therefore, in this study, we developed an unmanned airplane flight simulation that can detect and identify the target while avoiding collision according to autonomous flight, suggesting a way to derive operating conditions when operating a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles.

• The Journal of Aerospace Industry
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• s.67
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• pp.71-94
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• 2004

전 세계 항공 산업의 비약적인 발전과 더불어 최근에는 군사용 및 항공수송을 위해 주간뿐만 아니라 야간에도 많은 비행이 요구되고 있으며, 이에 따라 항공기 안전운행의 필요성이 크게 대두되고 있다. 이러한 항공기의 안전운행에는 다양한 기술적인 발전이 진행되어 왔고, 야간시각시스템(NVIS)의 발전 역시 항공기 조종사에게 주간과 유사한 시각적 영상정보를 제공함으로써 심리적인 불안감을 해소시키고, 운항정보에 대한 신뢰성과 적시성을 증대시키며, 야간에 항공기를 안전하게 운항하기 위해 조종사의 업무부아(work load)를 줄이기 위한 노력으로 큰 관심사가 되어왔다. 또한 이러한 NVIS를 활용한 기술은 현재 군용항공기 뿐만이 아니라. 민간용 항공기, 자동차, 카메라, 레저용 등으로 그 범위가 확대되어 보급되고 있으며, 활용도 또한 커지고 있고, 수년 전부터 국내에도 이러한 기술이 적용되어 왔기에 이러한 항공기용 야간시각시스템(NVIS)에 대한 전반적인 내용을 소개하고, 향후 국내에서 개발/적용되는 항공기의 NVIS 기술에 대한 기본적인 평가방향을 제시하고자 한다.

• The Journal of Aerospace Industry
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• s.70
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• pp.1-20
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• 2008

캐나다는 우리나라와 경제규모, 기술수준, 관련 산업의 발전 및 고급인력의 공급 등 여러 측면에서 비교가능하다. 하지만 항공기산업의 경우, 캐나다는 낮은 군수의존도에도 불구하고 민수기 개발을 중심으로 정부는 산업의 육성을 위해 효율적이고, 지속적인 정책을 추진한 결과 세계 5위 수준의 산업성과를 보이고 있으며, 대표적인 기업인 Bombardier는 브라질의 Embraer와 함께 세계의 중소형 민수기 시장을 양분하고 있다. 한편 우리나라는 세계 13위의 경제규모와 세계 10위권의 군용기 보유로 인한 매우 큰 규모의 잠재적인 항공기 군수수요를 보유하고 있다는 점 등을 고려할 때 산업 발전을 위한 양호한 환경과 기회를 갖추고 있다고 볼 수 있다. 일국의 항공기산업의 발전 정도는 그 나라의 전반적인 산업 및 경제규모와 그 기술수준에 밀접하게 관련되어 있다는 점을 감안한다면 우리나라 항공기산업의 성과는 캐나다는 물론 여타의 국가에 비해서도 여전히 미흡하다고 볼 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 캐나다 항공기산업이 발전해 온 과정과 성장배경 및 정부의 육성지원 정책을 분석하고, 우리나라의 그것과 비교함으로써, 향후 우리나라 항공기산업의 발전의 방향에 대한 시사점을 얻고자 한다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.20-29
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• 2021

As the feasibility of urban air mobility (UAM) service using electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft increases due to aircraft electrification, distributed propulsion, and artificial intelligence technologies, the U.S. and European aeronautical societies have been improving their certification system and regulations for the type certification of eVTOL. The improved certification system is expected to be ready in the near future, after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) proposed the VTOL Special Condition, SC-VTOL in 2019. However, the current domestic certification system is still insufficient to properly respond to eVTOL. This study investigated the development trends of foreign eVTOL and certification systems, identified considerations to improve the domestic certification system, and proposed the measures for type certificates and type certificates validation of eVTOL based on the comparison between SC-VTOL and Korea airworthiness standards (KAS).