• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.45-51
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• 2003

This paper presents a method to improve lateral stability of a four-seat canard aircraft, Velocity-173. Longitudinal stability of Velocity-173 is rather good, but lateral stability is relatively poor. A small panel which increases the area of vertical tail is designed and manufactured. In a design process, AAA(Advanced Aircraft Analysis) is used to predict the change in stability. Flight test is performed to validate the effect of a small panel attached under the vertical panel. Maximum likelihood estimation method is used to extract lateral controllability / stability derivatives from flight test data. This work validates the effect of a small panel attached under the vertical tail.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.12-16
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• 2015

인간동력 항공기 TORUK MAKTO I에 대하여 양력선이론 및 XFOIL을 사용하여 도출한 공력계수 및 미계수 값과 CATIA를 사용한 관성모멘트 추정 값을 사용하여 지면효과 및 주익과 무게중심 사이의 수직거리 변화가 인간동력 항공기의 세로 정안정성에 미치는 영향과 수평미익(스테빌레이터) 변위각제어에 따른 세로 동안정성 해석 연구를 수행하였다. 연구결과 지면효과가 정적여유에 미치는 영향은 미미했다. 공력중심과 무게중심 사이의 수직거리가 세로 정안정성에 미치는 영향은 매우 컸으며, 수직거리 증가는 세로 정안정성을 증가시켰다. 수평미익 변위각 제어에 따른 세로 동안정성 해석 결과 장주기 진동특성과 감쇄특성이 매우 나쁜 것으로 나타났다. 향후 항공기의 동특성을 고려한 세로 동안정성 해석 및 측풍에 의한 가로 및 방향 안정성 해석연구를 수행할 예정이다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.35-41
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• 2018

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have been used for various purposes in multiple fields, such as observation, communication relaying, and information acquisition. Nowadays, UAVs must have high performance in order to acquire more precise information in larger amounts than is now possible while performing for long periods. At present, domestically, a high-altitude long-endurance UAV (HALE UAV) for long-term flight in the stratosphere has been developed in order to replace some functions of the satellite. In this study, as a part of structural soundness evaluation of the aircraft structure developed for the HALE UAV, the structural soundness of the fasteners of the fuselage and tail is evaluated by calculating the margin of safety(M.S). The result confirms the validity of the design of the fasteners in the aircraft structure of the UAV.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2015.03a
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• pp.623-626
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 CFD 해석 프로그램 EDISON_CFD를 통하여 2차 세계 대전에 소련에서 제작한 복엽기 AN-2의 기체를 기본 모델로 하여 설제 기체에 사용된 TSAGI P-II-14 airfoil를 이용, 기본 모델의 상단 주익과 미익은 고정하고 하단 주 날개의 위치를 변화시켜 공력특성을 분석하였다. 익형의 평행배치의 경우 기본모델에 비해 양력은 적은 크기로 증가하나 항력이 급격히 증가하여 가장 양항비가 낮은 비효율적인 공력 해석 결과를 보였고 복염기 하단 주익의 돌출은 상단 주익의 돌출에 비해 미세한 양력 감소와 항력 증가를 보여 양항비가 감소하는 현상을 보였다. 상, 하단 주익의 상하 간격이 커질수록 양력은 중가, 항력은 감소하며 간격이 작아질수록 양력의 감소와 항력의 증가를 보였다. 본 연구 해석 결과에 따라 순항조건에서의 익형은 상,하 주익간 수직 간격을 넓게 배치하는 것이 가장 효율적으로 볼 수 있다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.8-15
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• 2006

In this report Smart UAV structural analysis of the aft fuselage is presented. Aft fuselage needs to have enough strength and stiffness considering loads of the Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizer together. It has a big hole for the purpose of engine exhaust duct on its side body. In addition, much attention is needed in high temperature region due to material strength deterioration.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2016.03a
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• pp.554-559
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• 2016

본 논문은 EDISON CFD를 사용하여 스포일러가 장착된 무미익 BWB UCAV에 대하여 이차원 유동해석을 수행하였다. 무미익 형상은 일반적인 항공기보다 롤과 요 방향의 안정성과 조성성에 있어 불리한 특징을 갖는데 특히 이 착륙 시 고 받음각의 영역에서 발생하는 Pitch-up 현상이 항공기 안정성에 문제를 야기한다. 수직 미익 부재와 pitch-up 현상으로 인한 BWB형상의 UCAV가 지니는 단점을 보완하기 위해서 스포일러가 장착된 형상이 적용되기도 한다 본 연구에서는 윗면과 아랫면에 스포일러가 장착된 경우에 대해 전산유동해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과 윗면의 스포일러는 양력의 감소와 항력의 증가를 야기했으며, 아랫면의 스포일러는 양력과 항력을 모두 증가시켰다. 피칭모멘트의 경우 아랫면의 스포일러가 저받음각에서 안정성을 증가시켰다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.422-428
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• 2019

A tailless or Blended-Wing-Body(BWB) shaped configuration is highlighted for UCAV with low RCS characteristics. The BWB configuration is characterized by its directional static instability and low controllability. To control the directional movement of the BWB configured vehicle, directional thrust vectoring equipment or drag rudder typed control surfaces which utilize the drag differences of the wing can be considered. This paper deals with a BWB shaped configuration using a spoiler and describes the lateral-directional aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle. In addition, it is shwon that the lateral-directional motion can be controlled effectively by using the classical PI control structure. This control law is verified by flight test and showed adequate for the tailless BWB shaped UAV.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2003

An airship is statically unstable, because it has no wing, comparatively small tail and large hull. Hence, an accurate prediction of dynamic stability is critical. In this study, dynamic stability data of the Mid-Size Airship is acquired through forced oscillation wind tests. The test was done in BAR LAMP which is Birhle Applied Research Inc's facility located in Germany. The test was composed with 16 static runs and 26 dynamic runs. As a result, dynamic characteristics of the airship depends on sideslip angle, angular rate and its direction as well as angle of attack. Generally, it is obtained that 3 directional moments have damping, but normal force, side force, and cross-derivatives are unstable. The dynamic derivatives are not sensitive to control surfaces, but have nonlinear dependency on sideslip angle.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.141-149
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• 2018

This paper presents a neural network controller design for complex damage to a blended wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV): partial loss of main wing and vertical tail. Longitudinal/lateral axis instability and the change of flight dynamics is investigated via numerical simulation. Based on this, neural network based adaptive controller combined with two types of feedback linearization are designed in order to compensate for the complex damage. Performance of two kinds of dynamic inversion controllers is analyzed against complex damage. According to the structure of the dynamic inversion controller, the performance difference is confirmed in normal situation and under damaged situation. Numerical simulation verifies that the instability from the complex damage of the UAV can be stabilized via the proposed adaptive controller.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.9
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• pp.708-713
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• 2013

KARI is developing a solar-electric powered HALE UAV(EAV-3). For demonstrating the technology, EAV-2H, a down-scaled version of EAV-3, is developed and after EAV-2H's initial flight test, the directional stability and control need to be improved. Thus, the vertical tail and rudder of EAV-2H are redesigned with Advanced Aircraft Analysis(AAA). Size of the rudder is increased from mean chord ratio of rudder to vertical tail, $C_r/C_v(%)=30$ to $C_r/C_v(%)=60$ and size of the vertical tail is reduced 15%. As a result, the directional control to side wind($v_1$) is improved to sideslip angle, ${\beta}(deg)=25^{\circ}$ and $v_1(m/sec)=3.54$. Also, variation of airplane side force coefficient with sideslip angle ($C_{y_{\beta}}$) and variation of airplane side force coefficient with dimensionless rate of change of yaw rate ($C_{y_r}$) are reduced 15% and 22%, respectively to minimize the effect of side wind. The empennage design of EAV-2H is verified with flight tests and applied to design of KARI's solar-electric-powered EAV-3.