• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.165-173
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• 2007

A space launch vehicle system represents a typical example of large-scale multi-disciplinary systems, consisting of subsystems such as mechanical structure, electronics, control, telecommunication, propulsion, material engineering etc. A lot of cost is required to develop the launch vehicle system. A precise planning of R&D cost is very essential to make a success of the launch vehicle development program. Especially in the early development phase of a new space launch vehicle system, cost estimation techniques and analogy from past similar development data are very useful methods to estimate a development cost of the launch vehicle system. Now Korea Aerospace Research Institute is in charge of the KSLV-I (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-I) Program that is a part of Korea National Space program. KSLV-I Program is a national undertaking to develop launch capabilities to deliver science satellites of a 100kg-class into a low earth orbit. It is hereafter, going to plan to develop a new korean space launch vehicle. In this paper, first the development costs of well-known launch vehicles in the world are presented to provide a reference to make a development plan of a new launch vehicle. Second this paper introduces the present status of cost estimation applications at NASA. Finally this paper presents the results from application of a TRANSCOST, a parametric cost model, to derive a cost estimate of a new launch vehicle development, as an example.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.700-702
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• 2016

The Doppler Radar that mounted on Electro Optical Tracking System has been operated to measure range and velocity during the initial mission of space launch vehicle at Naro space center. In this paper, we mentioned configuration of MFCW(Multi frequency Continuous Wave) and FMCW(Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave) Doppler Radar on Electro Optical Tracking System and described method of range measurement.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.53-60
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• 2004

Optimal design of the hybrid motor has been performed for the first stage of nanosat air launch vehicle using F-4E Phantom as mother plane. Selected design variables are number of ports, the initial oxidizer flux, the combustion chamber pressure, and the nozzle expansion ratio. GBM(Gradient Based Method) and GA(Genetic Algorithm) are simultaneously used to compare the versatility of each algorithm for optimal design in this problem. Also, two objective functions of motor weight, and length are treated separatedly in the optimization to study how the objective function can affect the optimal design. The design results show that the optimal design can be successfully achieved either using GBM or GA regardless of the choice of the objective function; motor weight or length. And nanosat air launch vehicle which has total mass of 704.74kg, and length of first stage 3.74m is designed.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.179-185
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• 2005

It is an essential subject to decrease the mass of a launch vehicle for improving performance and efficiency of space launch system. Particularly, reducing the engine supporting area is necessary for high efficiency of propulsion system with clustered engine systems. The engine supporting area is related to the branch location of the oxidizer feeding line. This article deals the performance variation of the propulsion system such as the mass of the oxidizer feeding line, pressurization pressure of the oxidizer tank, and the onset of nucleation boiling in the oxidizer pipe with the branch location of the main feeding line.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.50 no.10
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• pp.709-716
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• 2022

In this paper the Gamma guidance law, which was used for IUS (Inertial Upper Stage), is applied for solid-motor guidance of a upper stage of a satellite launch vehicle. The RCS (Reaction Control System), which activates after burnout of the upper stage, is employed for the convergence of the guidance algorithm and compensation of velocity errors induced by the solid motor. The algorithm is also simplified by replacing the time-consuming numerical integration process to predict final vehicle states with Keplerian trajectories. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated by conducting 3-DOF computer simulations for off-nominal flight conditions. The numerical results show that Gamma guidance can reduce the orbit injection accuracy in comparison with that obtained by applying open-loop commands.

• Journal of computational fluids engineering
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.66-71
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• 2013

In this paper, the supersonic flows around space launch vehicles have been numerically simulated by using a 3-D RANS flow solver. The focus of the study was made for investigating plume-induced flow separation(PIFS). For this purpose, a vertex-centered finite-volume method was utilized in conjunction with 2nd-order Roe's FDS to discretize the inviscid fluxes. The viscous fluxes were computed based on central differencing. The Spalart-Allmaras model was employed for the closure of turbulence. The Gauss-Seidel iteration was used for time integration. To validate the flow solver, calculation was made for the 0.04 scale model of the Saturn-5 launch vehicle at the supersonic flow condition without exhaust plume, and the predicted results were compared with the experimental data. Good agreements were obtained between the present results and the experiment for the surface pressure coefficient and the Mach number distribution inside the boundary layer. Additional calculations were made for the real scale of the Saturn-5 configuration with exhaust plume. The flow characteristics were analyzed, and the PIFS distances were validated by comparing with the flight data. The KSLV-1 is also simulated at the several altitude conditions. In case of the KSLV-1, PIFS was not observed at all conditions, and it is expected that PIFS is affected by the nozzle position.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.9
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• pp.103-113
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• 2004

The satellite is exposed to the severe vibration environments such as random vibration environments such as random vibration, acceleration, shock, and acoustics during launch ascent and transportation. It is also faced with various space environments such as thermal vacuum, radiation and microgravity during the mission life. The satellite should be designed, manufactured, assembled and tested to be able to endure in these harsh environments. This paper addresses the results of the structural and thermal design and analyses for the HAUSAT-1 picosatellite which is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2005 by Russian launch vehicle "Dnepr". The qualification vibration and thermal vacuum tests have been conducted and passed at the satellite level to ensure that the HAUSAT-1 mechanical system was designed to be stable with enough margin.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.457-458
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• 2017

배터리팩의 우주용 어플리케이션은 인공위성 및 발사체로서, 인공위성의 동력원 및 발사체의 순간적인 전력공급을 목적으로 한다. 이 때, 어플리케이션의 요구조건(고전압 및 고용량)에 따라 배터리팩은 리튬계열 셀의 직병렬조합으로 구성된다. 결국, 안정적이고 효율적인 배터리팩의 운용을 위해서는 셀의 고도화가 요구되며, 이의 첫걸음은 셀의 인증(qualification)이라 할 수 있다. 그러므로, 본 논문에서는 인공위성 및 발사체에 사용되는 우주용 셀 인증을 소개하고 이의 비교 분석을 실시한다.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.49-54
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 유/무인 우주발사체의 재진입모듈에 적용되는 Heat-Shield(열차단막)의 형상에 따른 유동특성을 수치해석으로 분석했다. 재진입모듈이 지구의 대기권을 다시 진입하는 환경(고도 70km)을 기준으로 해석을 진행했다. 열차단막의 형상은 평판, 곡률이 다른 타원으로 나누었으며, 각 형상별 유동특성을 확인했다. 결론적으로 재진입 모듈의 형상에 따라 압력과 속도분포를 기준으로 열적인 분포를 예상했으며, 계산된 항력계수를 비교했다. 단순한 유동으로 열적 분포를 예상한 것에 한계가 있지만 대기권 재진입 모듈의 2차원 설계에 도움이 될 형상기준을 제시했다. 수치해석은 모두 Edison_CFD에서 제공하는 툴을 이용해 수행했으며, 전처리에는 e-mega (structured)을 후처리에는 e-dava를 이용했다. 해석 solver는 '정렬격자기반 2차원 압축성 유동 범용해석 소프트웨어'를 이용했다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.342-350
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• 2020

Acoustic and vibration research activities for the structural development of Korean space launch vehicles are introduced in this paper. Various dynamic loads exerted on a launch vehicle during its operation are summarized. The acoustical design method of payload fairings which protect satellites from harsh launch environment was reviewed. Several acoustic research activities were performed to enhance the analytical prediction ability during the development period of the Naro and the Nuri launcher. Specifically, the following research activities are reviewed: a test and vibro-acoustic analysis of composite cylinders whose layup properties are varied, a research on low-frequency acoustic load reduction by an acoustic resonator array and an acoustic test on the cylinder part of the Naro payload fairing. A vibro-acoustic analysis result for the Nuri launcher was introduced and predicted acoustic and vibration levels and measured ones are shown to be in a good agreement.