• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.56-64
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• 2017

A high altitude long endurance aircraft which carries out missions of environmental research communication relay or ground surveillance, should have the capacity to cruise in the stratosphere at a relatively low speed for a long dwell time without the necessity of refueling. When one considers the propulsion system for such an aircraft, a reciprocating engine with a serial turbo-charger system to boost rarefied ambient air up to sea level condition, would represent an good, informed and practical choice regardless of the cruising altitude of the aircraft. In this paper, high altitude long endurance aircraft developed by overseas research groups and research trends, regarding multi-stage turbocharger systems, are introduced.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.36-47
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• 2006

The process of dual spin turn maneuver is introduced for attitude acquisition or recovery from flat spin state of a satellite. The physical principle of momentum transfer during dual spin turn is explained clearly. The case studies of special dual spin turn, in addition to the conventional dual spin turn, that are known as an acceptable cases, are performed to investigate the principle of dual spin turn and to provide a physical insight as well as the solution of dual spin turn. This study is done based on case-study simulation, which includes two-state control scheme composed of open-loop maneuver and energy dissipation device. Furthermore, we investigate the stability for the verification of all control cases after implementing two-stage control. We also provide the simulation scenario of flat spin recovery using dual spin turn method as an example.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.40-48
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• 2016

Micro-vibration induced by on-board appendages that have mechanical moving parts has always been treated as an useless objective that has to be isolated, in order to comply with a high-resolution mission requirement of the observation satellite. In this study, we proposed a tuned mass damper energy harvester combined with a conventional passive vibration isolator for exhibiting dual functions of both electrical energy harvesting and micro-vibration isolation. The feasibility of the proposed dual-function complex system has been demonstrated through the comparison with numerical simulations, based on the results of basic characteristic tests, and experiments of the harvested power and micro-vibration.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.8
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• pp.798-804
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• 2009

A high-resolution electro-optical camera system, EOS-C, is under development in Satrec Initiative. This system is the mission payload of a 400-kg Earth observation satellite. We designed this system to give improved opto-mechanical and thermal performance compared with a similar camera system to be flown on the DubaiSat-1 system. The thermal control subsystem (TCS) of the EOS-C system uses heaters to meet the opto-mechanical requirements during in-orbit operation and it uses different thermal coating materials and multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets to minimize the heater power consumption. We performed its thermal analysis for the mission orbit using a thermal analysis model and the result shows that its TCS satisfies the design requirements.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2013

In military vehicles moving over poor roads, severe vibration of the chassis can damage internal components. Currently, many studies have focused on active and semi-active suspensions to reduce the vibration of the chassis. In this study, a vibration reduction technique is suggested by applying a unique rotating suspension structure. SH-ADD, a type of modified Skyhook, was selected as a controller for vibration reduction. A random ISO class E road was selected as the driving road. The simulation was performed using ADAMS Control and Matlab Simulink. The control result was compared with the RMS acceleration with a focus on the cumulative fatigue of the internal equipment.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.46-58
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• 2010

Hydrogen peroxide(HP) and liquid methane have deserved renewed considerations as green propellants in recent years, because main design concerns in the development of the new generation propulsion system for spacecrafts are concentrated on low operation cost and environmental cleanness. Although HP has a long history of application to aerospace propulsion systems due to high density, mono-propellant characteristics and low toxicity, it had been replaced by hydrazine and liquid oxygen due to extreme performance requirement during the cold war. But HP has received a renewed interest due to its increased stability and many researches have been conducted to develop high performance LREs(Liquid Rocket Engines) using HP. Liquid methane has also received a new interest in rocket propulsion system for the future space exploration according to its possibility of ISRU(In-Situ Resource Utilization).

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.72-74
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• 2012

위성의 상태를 모니터링하고 임무수행 준비 및 결과를 분석하기 위해 위성에서는 주기적으로 텔레메트리 프레임을 생성하여 지상으로 전송한다. 텔레메트리 프레임을 통해 많은 데이터가 전송될수록 정확한 위성의 상태 분석이 가능하고 위성 운용을 용이하게 할 수 있다. 그러나 위성에서 지상으로 전송할 수 있는 텔레메트리의 전송속도는 하드웨어의 성능에 따라 제한되며, 특히 저궤도 위성의 경우에는 지상과 교신이 가능한 시간이 짧다는 제약으로 인해 한정된 시간 안에 정해진 전송속도로 보낼 수 있는 데이터의 양에는 한계가 있다. 이러한 제약조건 하에서 최대한 많은 정보를 효율적으로 전송할 수 있도록 위성의 텔레메트리를 생성할 때 비트 정보들을 모아 하나의 바이트로 묶어서 텔레메트리 크기를 최소화하는 방법을 이용한다. 위성비행소프트웨어는 태스크 스케쥴링, 열제어, 전력제어, 자세제어, 원격명령처리, 원격측정데이터 처리 등의 기능별로 모듈화 되어있다. 각 모듈마다 텔레메트리로 전송되는 데이터들이 존재하고 비트 정보들을 모으는 기능도 해당하는 모듈에서 각각 담당한다. 따라서 각 모듈들이 독립적이지 못하고 텔레메트리 처리를 담당하는 모듈과 다른 모듈들 간의 커플링(coupling)이 존재하게 되어 하나의 텔레메트리 데이터 변경이 여러 모듈에 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 논문에서는 모듈들 간의 커플링을 최소화하고 텔레메트리의 변경사항이 위성비행소프트웨어 코드 자체에는 영향을 주지 않도록 하기위한 데이터베이스 테이블을 이용한 텔레메트리 처리 방안에 대하여 설명한다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.89-97
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• 2021

STEP Cube Lab-II (Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project-II) is a 6U Cube satellite equipped with optical and infrared cameras for monitoring Mt. Paektu volcanic eruption signs and earth observation in the Korean peninsula. To guarantee successful mission operation of the cube satellite in orbit, thermal design is essential for the electronic equipment, and must be kept within the allowable temperature range during the mission period. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the predictable orbital thermal environment. The STEP Cube Lab-II is launched through the KSLV-II, however, the operation orbit has not been determined due to the unknown launch time. In this study, we performed a thermal analysis of the satellite and investigated the heat flux according to launch time to analyze the worst orbital conditions that could occur.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.49 no.8
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• pp.689-698
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• 2021

The development of modern warfare detection technology is increasingly threatening the survivability of aircraft. Among them, IR-seeking missiles greatly affect the survivability of aircraft and are a main factor that reduces the success rate of aircraft missions. In order to increase aircraft survivability, studies on shape-modifying nozzles with added curvature are being actively conducted. In this study, we selected a double serpentine nozzle among shape-modifying nozzles to increase aircraft survivability. We then investigated the effects of the location of the maximum area change rate of the nozzle. It was confirmed that the location of the change rate of area affects the thrust and exit temperature of the nozzle. In addition, it was shown that the thrust penalty was reduced as the position of the change rate of the maximum area was located at the rear of the nozzle.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.49 no.6
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• pp.489-496
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• 2021

The X-band frequencies for transmitting the data from earth observation satellites are limited, so a number of satellites share the frequency bands. In order for multiple satellites to utilize same or adjacent frequency bands, International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunication (ITU-R) limits power flux density (PFD), which overcomes the interferences among multiple satellites. However, even under the regulation, the interference effect needs to be analyzed when multiple satellites are connected to communicate with multiple ground stations (GSs) located close to each other. In this paper, the interference effect is analyzed based on signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) when two low earth orbit (LEO) satellites operating in different orbits are connected to communicate with randomly located two GSs in Korean peninsula. From the analysis results, it is confirmed that there can be interferences during 365 days operation even if the satellites meet PFD requirement, but the periods under interference effects are short and the interference can be foreseen.