• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.56-64
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• 2024

In this study, a drop impact tester was developed to comprehensively conduct basic testing and academic research on the drop impact characteristics of aerospace structures. A drop tester enables accurate assessment of the dynamic stresses and deformations that occur when an aircraft collides with the ground, thereby enabling the verification of important design factors, such as safety and mechanical strength. The drop tester consists of an electromagnet to attach and drop the test object, a crane to adjust the drop height of the test object, and a drop support structure for vertical drops. Numerical analysis of the drop test object for the test was performed, and basic tests were performed using the drop impact tester. Through the analysis and test results, the structural shape of the landing gear was analyzed, and the behavior of each part was evaluated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.29-29
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• 1999

낙하추 방식의 저에너지 충격시험기는 일정한 질량을 가진 충격체를 금속재/복합재 구조재에 낙하시켜 줌으로써 인위적인 충격에너지를 금속재/복합재 구조재에 가하여 주는 장치로서 금속재/복합재 구조재의 충격으로 인한 손상 거동과 충격특성을 평가하기 위한 용도로 널리 활용되고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.25-25
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• 1998

진동시험기를 사용한 충격시험은 자유 낙하식 충격시험기를 이용하는 것 보다 여러 가지 장점이 있으며, 충격반응 스펙트럼 시험의 요구가 점점 증가하고 있다. 진동시험기를 이용하여 충격반응 스펙트럼 시험을 실시하는데 진동시험기에서 허용하는 최대 힘, 속도, 변위에 의하여 제약을 받게 된다. 충격반응 스펙트럼을 만족하는 충격파형은 무수히 많으나 최대 가속도, 속도, 변위 등이 작으면 작을수록 그 충격파형의 품질이 우수하다고 말할 수 있다. 충격 지속시간이 짧고 충격가속도의 최대치가 큰 충격파형을 인가할 수 없지만, 충격 지속시간이 보다 길고 충격가속도의 최대치가 작은 파형이 동일한 충격반응 스펙트럼 규격을 만족할 수 있다. 진동시험기를 사용하여 충격반응 스펙트럼 시험을 수행하기 위한 충격파형이 웨이브레트를 이용하여 시험규격의 충격반응 스펙트럼을 만족하도록 합성된다. 웨이브레트의 매개변수는 주파수, 반파의 개수, 지연시간, 극성이다. 각 웨이브레트의 진폭은 시험규격의 충격반응 스펙트럼을 만족하도록·반복적으로 조절된다. 이렇게 합성된 충격파형은 진동시험기를 사용한 충격반응 스펙트럼 시험의 참조 가속도 파형으로 간주된다.

• Composites Research
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.54-64
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• 1999

This study investigated the impact behaviors of the stitched sandwich composites under the low energy impact by the use of drop weight impact tester. These sandwich composites condidted of the glass fabric faces with a urethane foam core. The upper face and the lower face were stitched to combinr through the core thickness direction using the polyester reinforcements. Four types of the stitched sandwich composites, each having a different core thickness, were tested to determine the effects of the core thickness. The impact conditions were changes with the variations of the mass and drop height of the impact tup. The test results showed that the core thickness and the impact condidtions such as the drop height and the mass of the impact tup affected the impact force, the contact time, and the strain behaviors of the stitched sandwich composites. The stitched sandwich composites are able to avert the damage and also maintain the structural integrity even thouth the presence of the damage owing to the through-the-thickness reinforcements. However, it is important to improve the wetting ability of the stitched reinforcements so that the conventional structures are substituted for the stitched sandwich composites effectively.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.111-116
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• 2018

This research examines the drop impact of an external cooling unit package of an air conditioner system. The packaging is composed of a shock-absorbing material, which protects the package contents by absorbing the impact energy and other parts for fixture. Accurate quantification of the impact acceleration experienced by the package contents is necessary to design an effective packaging with minimal volume and sufficient shock absorbing capacity. Explicit time integration was used for the drop impact analyses. A finite element model of the package was constructed, material testing and material model selection were carried out, and sensors for data acquisition were modeled to obtain accurate simulation results. The results were compared with real physical test data. Due to imprecise modeling of the damping, the acceleration and strain values predicted by the simulation were larger than those from physical test. However, the trend of the history data and the peak deceleration value in the direction of impact showed good agreements. Thus, the analysis model and scheme are suitable for the design of an air conditioner cooling unit package.

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.361
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• pp.74-78
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• 2023

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.12b
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• pp.631-634
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• 2011

항공기용 착륙장치의 완충기 충격흡수 성능은 해석 과정을 거쳐 예측한 값과 낙하시험을 수행하여 그 성능을 입증하여야 한다. 이는 미 연방 항공 규정에서 요구하고 있는 사항이다. 본 논문에서는 착륙장치 낙하시험을 위한 설비, 시험절차 및 시험방법과 낙하시험 수행 결과를 제시한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.12
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• pp.1229-1235
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• 2008

ELT(emergency locator transmitter) has assisted in the rescue of thousands of lives in distress. Aviators, mariners and land users being equipped with distress beacons are capable of transmitting distress signals to the satellites in emergency situations anywhere in the world. In this paper, Drop/Impact simulation was performed for ELT Body-case. FE model for Body-case was constructed with MSC/Dytran and refined using the Karas example simulation for Body-case prototype. Shock/impact survivability analysis was performed for ELT operations. FE model constructed with MSC/Nastran. Transient response analysis for refined ELT model was perfomed for ELT under impact shock loading condition.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.191-196
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• 2004

Most of studies for landing gear have been performed to analyze the shock absorbing characteristics of oleo-pneumatic struts. But it is not easy to solve the dynamic specific properties of spring type composite landing gear using a present method. The shock absorbing abilities of oleo-pneumatic landing gear strut are under influence of the internal design method on the strut rather than the landing gear structure itself. Unlike oleo type, spring type composite strut absorbs the shock with structural strength and dynamic characteristics of the strut's material and shape. The tests and analysis for the shock absorbing rate and dynamic behavior of the spring type composite fixed landing gear for 4 seats small aircraft, have been performed using landing gear drop test rig.

• Composites Research
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.195-200
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• 2013

This study aims to detecting and analyzing the defects of damaged carbon fiber reinforced composites after impacts, particularly focusing on barely visible impact damages. The impact test was progressed by a drop-weight machine and applied to introduce simulated damages on laminated composites used in aircrafts. Various nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques were applied to identify the defects on the specimens with different levels of impact energies. Based on the measurements data, the levels of the barely visible impacts, and the applicability and effectiveness of the detection methods were discussed. Generally, the results demonstrated that their inner damages contained bigger footprints than those on the surfaces. However, when the damage energy was low, it was found that the inner damage size could be smaller than those appeared on the surfaces.