• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1189-1195
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• 2011

For side airbag, the pipe type inflators have been wide used while the disk type inflators have been used for front airbag. For helping to prevent injury and death the airbag inflator system should be design with great care. The present study deal with optimizing the design of side airbag inflator by finite element analysis and design of experiment method. An optimization process was integrated to determine the optimum design variable values related to the side airbag inflator. Free shape optimization method has been carried out to find a optimal shape on an side airbag inflator model. Optimization of the air bag inflator was successfully developed using Sharpe optimization was carried out to find a new geometry. The improved results compared to the base design specification were achieved from design of experiment and optimization.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.881-888
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• 2013

A basic study was performed to develop a mini gas generator by using a commercial automotive airbag inflater. The mini gas generator can be used for industrial and military application like a seat belt pretensioner. Some parameters were experimentally investigated to reduce the size of the inflater. Basic combustion tests were performed in the closed chamber and measured the pressure and the temperature behavior according to the design parameters. From the study, essential parameters were determined to design a mini gas generator.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2017

This paper deals with an experimental study of the dynamics of an underwater bubbles and shock waves, generated by rapid underwater release of highly compressed gas. Aribag inflators, which are used for automobile's airbag system, are used to generate the extremely-rapid underwater gas release. Experimental studies of the complex underwater bubble dynamics as well as underwater shock wave were carried out in a specifically designed cylindrical water tank. The water tank is equipped with a high-speed camera and pressure sensors. The high-speed camera was used to capture the expansion and collapse of the gas bubble created by inflators, while pressure sensors was used to measure the underwater shock propagation and magnitudes. The experimental results were compared against the results of explosion of pentolite explosive. Several physical phenomena that has been observed and discussed, which are different from the explosive underwater explosion.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.161-177
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• 2017

본 연구는 해저터널에서 급격한 홍수 피해를 방지하기 위해 팽창구조체의 설계 및 현장적용을 제시하였다. 팽창구조체는 지중 구조물에 시공 및 운영 시 발생되는 돌발용수 및 이상누수에 의한 사고들에 대비한 많은 가치가 있는 수동적 급속차폐시스템이다. 특히 해저터널에 있어서는 필수적이라고 할 수 있다. 팽창구조체의 설계에서 주요인자는 인플레이터와 터널 벽면사이의 누수 와 마찰 거동이다. 팽창구조체의 설계시 설계 고려사항을 개발하고 매개 변수를 조사하기 위해 이론분석 및 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 팽창구조체의 주요 설계 요소 및 고려사항들을 제안하기 위하여 박막이론을 적용한 이론적 분석 및 개발하였다. 또한 여러 섬유 재료의 상대 마찰 시험은 인플레이터와 터널 표면 사이의 마찰 조건에 따라 마찰거동을 결정하기 위해 수행하였다. 시험 결과는 침수조건에서의 마찰 계수가 건조조건에서의 값보다 약 20% 낮게 나타났다. 추가로 한국에서 계획중인 2개의 가상해저터널현장에 대한 보호시스템 가상 설계를 본 연구를 바탕으로 수행하였다. 이 연구 결과로부터 향후 터널 보호 구조물인 인플레이터 구조 설계 및 개발 기술을 이해하는데 매우 유용할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2003년도 제14회 정기총회 및 03년 동계학술발표회
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• pp.280-281
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• 2003

본 연구는 전자파, 표류전압, 정전기 등 위험한 환경에서 충분한 안전성과 우수한 성능을 보이며 금속발열선(HBW)에 비해 빠른 작동시간을 가지는 반도체브리지 착화장치를 개발하여 로켓 추진기관 및 자동차 에어백 (Air-Bag)에 적용하는데 그 목적이 있다. 로켓 추진기관 착화장치 및 안전장치에는 고도의 안전성 및 신뢰성이 요구되어 기존의 금속발열선 착화장치보다 전자파, 표류전압, 정전기 등 위험한 환경에서 충분한 안정성과 제품의 신뢰도를 향상시킬 수 있는 신기술 착화장치 설계사양이 요구되며 자동차 에어백용 인플레이터(inflater)는 에어백에 공급하는 가스를 발생시키기 위한 초기 구성품으로 자동차의 특성상 높은 작동신뢰성 유지와 주변 환경으로부터의 안전성이 요구되어 현존하는 금속발열선형 착화장치를 대체하는 반도체브리지 착화장치 개발이 필수적인 상황이다. (중략)

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2021

This paper presents the development process for airbag safety devices fitted in motorcyclists' garments. Motorcycle riders often sustain multiple injuries in crashes since rider post-impact kinematics depend on several variables. This study proposes a newly inflatable safety system connected to the motorcycle by a cable. An airbag device with a mechanical triggering system is deployed when the cable detaches from its mounting clip. Airbag filling tests are performed to determine the mixing ratio of compressed gases with the severance of temperature. To estimate the airbag effectiveness to reduce riders' injuries, numerical analysis is performed using the finite element method. A comparative analysis (i.e., with and without the chosen device) was conducted to evaluate its protective efficacy. Prototype garments based on the proposed design have been created and have undergone sled tests. The proposed safety device could also be beneficial in accidents during other sports activities.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.201-210
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• 2018

An airbag is an essential automotive component used in all kinds of vehicles such as an internal combustion engine and an electric motor vehicle and is used to minimize the damage of an occupant in the event of an accident. Airbag-related parts are being monopolized by a small number of foreign companies around the world. In this situation, it is necessary to develop and research the airbag-related part molding technology for expansion of the domestic airbag-related market and corporate export. As a part of this research, we have developed a mold for airbag inflator cap. The development consists of three steps which are the design of components, analysis of the design and verification of it. In the case of the design, the transfer type mold was designed for the multi-cylindrical shaped feature. Analysis was then conducted on the design. By examining the results of analysis, changing features and numbers of punches and dies were added in the analysis and repeatedly analyzed. After the addition, proper dimensions from the analysis were achieved, and prototypes were practically produced and verified. In the case of prototype verification, Pressurizing Burst Test was conducted on the existing products and the prototype. By comparing the results of the test, the possibility of replacing the existing product of the airbag inflator cap is presented in this paper.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2010

An airbag is composed of housing assembly, door assembly, cushion assembly, and an inflator. The inflator is the essential part that generates gas for airbag. When an airbag is activated, it effectively absorbs the crash energy of the passenger by inflating a cushion. In this study, tank tests were performed with newly synthesized propellants with various compositions, and the results are compared with the numerical results. In the simulation of inflator, a zonal model has been adopted which consisted of four zones of flow regions: combustion chamber, filter, gas plenum, and discharge tank. Each zone was described by the conservation equations with specified constitutive relations for gas. The pressure and temperature of each zone of the inflator were calculated and analyzed and the results were compared with the tank test data. In the zone of discharge tank the pressure quickly rose, the pattern of pressure curve was very similar to the pressure curve of real test. And in zone 1 & 2 & 3 the mass of products was increased and decreased with time. In zone 4, the mass of products was increased with time like real inflator. From the similarity of pressure curve in zone 4 and closed bomb calculation the modeled results are well correlated with the experimental values.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.5696-5703
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• 2012

본 연구는 자동차용 에어백 장치를 구성하고 있는 필터의 압력변화 특성을 해석하였다. 에어백 필터를 통한 압력 변화는 에어백을 부풀게 하는 기체의 압력에 직접적인 영향을 미친다. 그러나 현제 필터의 어느 설계인자가 압력변화에 얼마나 영향을 미치는지에 대한 정확한 기준이 불분명 하다. 또한 에어백 필터의 특성에서 압력 손실계수는 실험적 방법으로 평가하기에는 많은 어려움이 따른다. 이를 해결하기 위해서, 시뮬레이션 해석을 이용한 필터의 압력손실계수 해석방법을 제시하였다. 그러나, 일반적인 시뮬레이션 해석에서 에어백 필터와 같이 순간적으로 갑자기 증가하는 압력변화 해석은 불가능하다. 따라서, 보간법과 축척 축소방법을 적용하여 에어백 압력 변화 해석을 수행하였다. 또한, 에어백 필터의 압력손실계수에 대한 시뮬레이션 해석을 통하여 필터 설계에 대한 가이드 라인을 제시할 수 있었다.