• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.427-428
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• 2012

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.206-207
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.756-762
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• 2011

A gas deflector cooling system plays an important role in the suppression of shock wave generated during the ignition of a launch vehicle engine. Also, this system decrease a large vibration of damaging the payload and structure of the launch vehicle. The gas deflector cooling system in the launch pad of NARO space center was constructed to directly inject water into the plume of the launch vehicle engine. The flight test result of NARO space launch vehicle showed that this method had a good performance on the viewpoint of cooling the gas deflector.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.67.2-67.2
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• 2012

경희대학교와 UC Berkeley, Imperial College London은 우주관측을 위한 초소형 인공위성인 TRIO-CINEMA(TRIO-CINEMA) Project를 수행하고 있다. TRIO-CINEMA는 총 3기의 인공위성으로 경희대학교에서 2기의 위성을, UC Berkeley에서 1기의 위성을, Imperial College에서 3개의 자력계를 제작하고 있다. CINEMA는 Cubesat의 3U 규격으로 크기는 $100mm{\times}100mm{\times}340.5mm$이고 무게는 약 3 kg, 소비전력은 약 3 W이며, 지구 주변의 ENA측정을 위한 주 탑재체인 STEIN(SupraThermal Electrons, Ions, and Neutrals)과 자기장 측정을 위한 부 탑재체인 MAGIC(MAGnetometer from Imperial College)이 탑재되어 약 1년간 800 km 태양동주기 궤도에서 임무를 수행할 예정이다. 위성의 발사는 별도의 POD(Picosatellite Orbital Deployer)라는 Adaptor를 사용해 발사체에 탑재되는데, 발사환경에서 위성이 받을 모든 현상에 관하여 NX Nastran을 사용해 계산을 진행하였다. 계산 결과의 검증을 위해 위성의 Structure Model을 가지고 Random Vibration test를 수행해 위성의 고유 진동수를 측정하였다. 또한 위성이 궤도에서 운용 중 다양하게 받게 되는 열원에 따른 위성의 각 부분의 온도변화를 NX TMG program을 사용하여 계산하였다. 계산 결과의 검증을 위해 3월 Thermal Cycle test 및 Thermal Balance test를 수행할 예정이다. UC Berkeley에서 제작한 위성 1기는 제작완료 후 발사를 위해 발사장으로 배송을 완료하였고, 경희대학교에서 제작 중인 CINEMA 위성 2기는 2012년 후반기 러시아에서 Dnepr 로켓을 사용해 발사 예정이다.

• Journal of KSNVE
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.971-976
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• 2000

High level random vibration environments induced while launching of spacecraft can damage sensitive electronic equipment, unless the equipment is properly packaged. Thus careful consideration on the launch environment, especially for high level random vibration, is required in the design stage of electronic equipment of spacecraft. This paper describes the development process of Solar Array Regulator for KOMPAT-2, which is designed and tested by Korean engineers. Both analytical and experimental techniques are introduced in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.432-439
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• 2015

MEMS solid thruster module is composed of solid thruster and its control board. It was developed for the purpose of an academic research. Therefore, thermo-mechanical design and verification for space usage were not considered in the design phase. To mount it on a cube satellite without any design modification, technical efforts at the system level structure design is required. In this study, we proposed a structural design concept to mount the MEMS thruster module by using brackets for guaranteeing structure safety under launch loads and easier mating and de-mating of MEMS thruster module during test phase. The effectiveness of the design has been verified through structural analysis and vibration test. In addition, electrical connection method using spring pins between MEMS thruster and control board is effective for guaranteeing the structural safety under launch vibration loads.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.218-225
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• 2013

Vertically-launched missiles are supported as erected vertically in the vertical launching system of warship, and they should be mounted in the same way when vibration-tested. However, mounting missiles vertically makes a fixture, which is a supporting structure, bulky and heavy so requiring a high-performance exciter. Mounting missiles as laid down horizontally in a vibration test is economical regarding fixture manufacturing and exciter performance, but it makes test results incorrect because the different mounting direction has effects on the test results. A bending moment due to missiles' weight happens to missiles, and resilient mounts, which support missiles in the vertical launch system, deflect differently from the real situation because of the static deflection of these mounts due to missiles' weight. If the resilient mounts supporting missiles have nonlinear force-deflection characteristics, vibration test results become more different from the true results. This paper proposes to support missiles with an additional resilient mount such as a bunge code in order to solve those problems coming from mounting vertically-launched missiles as laid down horizontally in vibration tests. The proposed approach enables to obtain the same test results as in their actual mounting condition even though vertically-launched missiles are mounted in a different direction.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.6-13
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• 2014

A passive launch and on-orbit vibration isolator using SMA(Shape Memory Alloy) washer for both the structural safety of the micro-vibration source by attenuating the transmitted force under launch loads and the micro-vibration isolation during their on-orbit operation has been proposed, which does not require the additional launch locking mechanism. To measure the characteristics of SMA mesh washer, we performed compressive loading tests with a single SMA mesh washer and a vibration isolator using SMA mesh washer. The numerical equivalent model of vibration isolator using SMA mesh washer composed of two spring and viscous damping elements has been verified that both stiffness and viscous damping varied with respect to compressed deformations. In addition, the effectiveness of launch loads and micro-vibration reduction has been investigated through the dynamic characteristics measurement test of cooler assembly combined with passive vibration isolator.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.383-390
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• 2020

Wedge locks have been widely used for spaceborne electronics for mounting or removal of a printed circuit board (PCB) during integration, test and maintenance process. However, it can basically provide a mechanical constraint on the edge of the board. Thus, securing a fatigue life of solder joint for electronic package by limiting board deflection becomes difficult as the board size increases. Previously, additional stiffeners have been applied to reduce the board deflection, but the mass and volume increases of electronics are unavoidable. To overcome the aforementioned limitation, we proposed an application of multi-layered PCB sheet with viscoelastic adhesive tapes to implement high-damping capability on the board. Thus, it is more advantageous in securing the fatigue life of package under launch environment compared with the previous approach. The basic characteristics of the PCB with the multi-layered sheet was investigated through free-vibration tests at various temperatures. The effectiveness of the proposed design was validated through launch vibration test at qualification level and fatigue life prediction of electronic package based on the test results.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.351-363
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• 2020

Launch vehicles are subject to airborne acoustic loads during atmospheric flight and these effects become pronounced especially in transonic region. As the vibration due to the acoustic loads can cause malfunction of payloads, it is essential to predict and reduce the acoustic loads. In this study, a complete process has been developed for predicting airborne vibro-acoustic environment inside the payload pairing and subsequent noise reduction procedure employing acoustic blankets and Helmholtz resonators. Acoustic loads were predicted by Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) analysis and a semi-empirical model for pressure fluctuation inside turbulent boundary layer. Coupled vibro-acoustic analysis was performed using VA One SEA's Finite Element Statistical Energy Analysis (FE-SEA) hybrid module and ANSYS APDL. The process has been applied to a hammerhead launch vehicle to evaluate the effect of acoustic load reduction and accordingly to verify the effectiveness of the process. The presently developed process enables to obtain quick analysis result with reasonable accuracy and thus is expected to be useful in the initial design phase of a launch vehicle.