• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.305-308
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• 2009

최근 카메라와 같은 센서가 장착된 UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, 무인항공기)를 이용하는 분야는 방재, 농업, 군사 분야 등 매우 다양해지고 있다. 그러나 고품질의 영상데이터를 취득하기 위해서는 가벼우면서도 우수한 성능을 지닌 고가의 MEMS 센서 그리고 센서가 안정적으로 데이터를 획득할 수 있도록 안정적인 비행이 가능한 대형 UAV플랫폼으로 구성된 시스템이 필요하기 때문에 시스템 구축비용이 클 수밖에 없다. 본 연구에서는 저비용으로 영상 데이터를 취득할 수 있는 UAV시스템을 구축하여 취득된 영상데이터의 처리를 통해 얻어지는 영상의 품질을 살펴보고 그 효용성을 시험해보았다. 이를 위해서 고가인 UAV를 대신해 비교적 가격이 저렴한 R/C헬기(Remote Control, 원격조종 헬기)를 플랫폼으로 선정하고, 영상데이터를 수집하는 카메라센서를 탑재하였다. 그리고 탑재된 센서가 안정적으로 데이터를 취득할 수 있도록, 센서와 플랫폼 사이에 Gimbal을 장착하였다. 이렇게 구축된 시스템을 이용하여 시험비행을 해보았으며, 그 결과 플랫폼에 탑재된 센서로부터 비교적 안정적이고 양질의 이미지를 획득할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 구축한 R/C 헬리콥터 시스템을 통하여 저비용/고효율의 영상데이터를 취득할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 구축된 시스템은 근접한 거리에서 대상물의 영상을 취득하기 때문에 고품질의 3차원 모델데이터 생성에 매우 도움이 될 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.411-417
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• 2023

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted relay has the advantages of ease of deployment, good communication channels, and mobility over traditional terrestrial relay, which greatly improves wireless connectivity. In this paper, we design a UAV-enabled relay network that can utilize radio frequency bands to harvest energy from sources and utilize terahertz (THz) bands to transmit information between secondary transmitters and receivers. Next, we solve the optimal position of the UAV that maximizes the relay channel capacity, and propose an algorithm to design two trajectories of UAV (a straight and an elliptical trajectory) using the derived solution. Numerical results show that the straight trajectory is better in terms of harvested energy and channel capacity.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.1-6
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• 2015

태양광 고고도 장기체공형 무인기나 인간동력 항공기 등에 사용되는 높은 종횡비를 가진 유연날개는 공력 및 구조 상호작용으로 인하여, 구조적 비선형 처짐 및 양력감소 등의 문제가 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 저속 비행하는 높은 종횡비를 가진 날개의 단방향 공력-구조 연계해석을 수행하였다. XFOIL을 사용하여 공력천이현상을 포함한 저 레이놀즈수 익형 공력특성 자료 확보를 기반으로 3차원 양력선 이론을 사용하여 공력해석 연구를 수행했다. 구조해석은 상용소프트웨어 ANSYS를 사용하여 구조변형이나 응력해석 연구를 수행했다. 단방향 공력-구조 연계해석 결과를 바탕으로 인간동력 항공기 주 날개의 형상설계 연구를 수행했다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

This is a comparative study of three inertia navigation units and focuses on the verification of reliability about GPS/INS for the SmartUAV(DGNS). Those GPS/INS have been tested using a manned aircraft and an automobile. The comparative aspect of units include details about the GPS positions and the inertia sensor performance. With the flight scenario, the DGNS guarantees the reliability of the navigation operation and performs the flight test for the development of the SmartUAV.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.81-85
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• 2022

In this study, we conducted a structural design and analysis of air intake of aircraft engine using composite materials. First, an investigation on structural design requirement of target structure was carried out. The distributed pressure load and acceleration condition was applied to structural design. To evaluate the structural design result, finite element analysis was carried out. The stress, deflection and buckling analysis for structural safety evaluation was performed. Finally, it was confirmed that the air intake through structural analysis is safety.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.599-608
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• 2017

Cracks on the asphalt road surface can affect the speed of the car, the consumption of fuel, the ride quality of the road, and the durability of the road surface. Such cracks in roads can lead to very dangerous consequences for long periods of time. To prevent such risks, it is necessary to identify cracks and take appropriate action. It takes too much time and money to do it. Also, it is difficult to use expensive laser equipment vehicles for initial cost and equipment operation. In this paper, we propose an effective detection method of road surface defect using ROI (Region of Interest) setting and cany edge detection method using UAV image. The results of this study can be presented as efficient method for road surface flaw detection and maintenance using UAV. In addition, it can be used to detect cracks such as various buildings and civil engineering structures such as buildings, outer walls, large-scale storage tanks other than roads, and cost reduction effect can be expected.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.35-40
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• 2010

Skyline extraction in mountainous images which has been used for navigation of vehicles or micro unmanned air vehicles is very hard to implement because of the complexity of skyline shapes, occlusions by environments, dfficulties to detect precise edges and noises in an image. In spite of these difficulties, skyline extraction is avery important theme that can be applied to the various fields of unmanned vehicles applications. In this paper, we developed a robust skyline extraction algorithm using two-scale canny edge images, topological information and location of the skyline in an image. Two-scale canny edge images are composed of High Scale Canny edge image that satisfies good localization criterion and Low Scale Canny edge image that satisfies good detection criterion. By applying each image to the proper steps of the algorithm, we could obtain good performance to extract skyline in images under complex environments. The performance of the proposed algorithm is proved by experimental results using various images and compared with an existing method.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.52-59
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• 2019

The rotor blade is a key component that generates the lift, thrust, and control forces required for helicopter flight by the torque transmitted through the hub and the blade pitch angle control, and should be designed to factor vibration characteristics so that there is no risk of resonance with structural safety. In this study, the structural design of the main rotor blade for MPUH(Multi-Purpose Unmanned Helicopter) was conducted and the sectional stiffness measurement of the fabricated blade was performed. The evaluation of the vibration characteristics of the main rotor system was then conducted factoring the measured stiffness distribution. The interior of the rotor blade comprised of the skin, spar, and torsion box, and carbon and glass fiber composites were applied. The Ksec2D program was applied to predict the stiffness of blade, and the results were compared to the measured data. CAMRADII, a comprehensive rotorcraft analysis program, was applied to investigate the natural frequency trends and resonance risks due to the rotor rotation.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.459-466
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• 2017

Several reservoirs that were managed by local governments and the Korea Rural Community Corporation have recently collapsed. One of them is the Goeyeon reservoir in Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do that collapsed mainly around the spillway due to heavy rain at 9 O'clock, on 21 August 2014. The Goeyeon reservoir was an aging agricultural reservoir over 70 years since it was built. In this study, the collapse situation of the reservoir was reproduced through the DAMBRK model. Flood inundation maps were reconstructed for the breach outflow of the dam analyzed by the DAMBRK model. We estimated the breach duration and outflow of the reservoir as compared with the inundation image taken by the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at the time when the Goeyeon reservoir collapsed. The results of this study are expected to be useful for predicting damage in the downstream inundation area when a reservoir collapses.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.93-101
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• 2016

Reservoir area and reservoir capacity must be evaluated for reservoir management such a water supply, water-purity control and so on. In this paper, the reservoir area and reservoir capacity according to the level of storage range of water(149~156 El.m) could be calculated by using TIN data model of study area, Gyoyeon reservoir, TIN data model was made of DSM which was created by using UAV and GCP survey. From the results of applying the various functions to reservoir area and capacity, reservoir area and reservoir capacity according to the level of storage range of water showed the highest coefficient of determination of 0.97 in fourth-order polynomial, and 0.99 in second-order polynomial, respectively. Thus, it could be expected the efficient reservoir management by estimating reservoir area and capacity curve equation through UAV photogrammetry.