• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.298-304
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• 2014

The lifting-line method based on Weissinger's method is extended to be able to analyze the ground effect. The method is applied to predict the variation of aerodynamic performance due to ground effect for the elliptic wing with aspect ratio of 10 and the wing of human powered aircraft. While the vortex strength of the wing increases slightly, the downwash decreases significantly as the wing approaches to the ground. For the wing of human powered aircraft, the increment of lift at the height of 2m is 5% than the lift outside the influence of ground effect. The decrease of induced drag at the height of wing span is 10% and at the height of 2m is 55% than that out of ground effect.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.11-16
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• 2016

In this paper, an experimental study on the aerodynamic characteristics of a variable span wing flying inside a channel guideway is accomplished using wind tunnel testing. A variable span wing with a NACA 0012 airfoil section was fabricated and actuated using a linear servo motor. The aerodynamic effects of 1) wing aspect ratio, 2) ground effect, and 3) the gap between the wingtip and the wing fence were investigated. It was found that both ground effect and wing fence gap increased lift. Also, the wing fence gap does not significantly affect drag. Therefore, it was found that a variable span mechanism can be used as an effective high lift device when flap use is limited.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.26-32
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• 2013

The earth reflection effect on the induced voltage by line source such as power line occurring induction inteference is analyzed to scrutinize how much it would reduce the induced voltage. Using hankel transformation including bessel function, directly calculation formulae for extracting a refelction coefficient is a most important technical application in this paper since the reflection coefficient on the earth cannot be deduced by a general coefficient calculation formulae according to a plain wave. The electric field is utilized to transform the electromagnetic field into an induced voltage. The composed efficiency to a source induction voltage by an earth reflection is about a range of 60~70% for the axis constellation of each object like observation point, source position and other material parameters.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.339-342
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• 2013

수면비행선박은 지면효과를 이용하여 해면과 가깝게 비행하면서 여객 및 화물수송이 가능한 복합운항형태의 선박을 말하는데, 이 수면비행선박의 원리와 수면비행선박의 안전운항을 위해서는 어떠한 항로표지시설이 설치되어야 하는지 관련 규정 및 군산지방해양항만청의 사례를 중심으로 조사 결과를 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.254-257
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• 2011

Two types of thrusters(Descent Control Thruster (DCT) for reducing landing speed and Attitude Control Thruster (ACT) for attitude control) are mounted on the propulsion system of Ground test model lunar lander. In this paper, plume impingement effect and ground effect between DCT Modules are analyzed using numerical method when the impact occurred close to the ground.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.50-59
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• 1999

This paper is concerned on the generation of an optimal section of wing in ground effect by a SQP method which is one of nonlinear optimization techniques. A potential panel method is used for the flow analysis and the ground effect is taken into account by an image method. The numerical method is first verified by an inverse problem where a shape of wing section is sought for the prescribed pressure distribution. The purpose of the present paper is to generate a wing section which can give a maximum lift subjected to the design constraints including the height stability which is important in the WIG design. The effect of the tail wing is also included.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2012

항공기가 지면 혹은 해면 위를 낮게 비행할 때 양력이 증가하고 항력이 감소하는 이른바 해면 효과(ground effect)가 발생하게 된다. 위그선 (WIG)선은 이러한 해면 효과를 이용한 선박으로 시속 100~500km의 속도 범위에서 해면 위를 낮게 비행하는 선박을 뜻하며 차세대 초고속 해상 수송수단으로 떠오르고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해면효과로 인한 2차원 위그선 날개 주위의 양항력 변화를 알아보기 위하여 유한체적법 기반의 EDISON-CFD를 사용하였다. 위그선 날개 주위의 유동은 날개와 해면사이의 거리에 영향을 받으므로 날개와 해면사이의 거리에 따른 계산 영역과 격자를 각각 생성 하였다. 본 연구를 통해 날개와 해면 사이의 거리가 가까워 질수록 해면효과에 의하여 위그선 날개의 양력이 증가하였고 항력은 감소되는 결과를 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.3080-3085
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• 2007

Shape optimization of the 3-dimensional WIG airfoil with 3.0-aspect ratio has been performed by using the multi-objective genetic algorithm. The WIG ship effectively floating above the surface by the ram effect and the virtual additional aspect ratio by a ground is one of next-generation and cost-effective transportations. Unlike the airplane flying out of the ground effect, a WIG ship has possibility to capsize because of unsatisfying the static stability. The WIG ship should satisfy aerodynamic properties as well as a static stability. They tend to strong contradict and it is difficult to satisfy aerodynamic properties and static stability simultaneously. It is inevitable that lift force has to scarify to obtain a static stability. Multi-objective optimization technique that the individual objectives are considered separately instead of weighting can overcome the conflict. Due to handling individual objectives, the optimum cannot be unique but a set of nondominated potential solutions: pareto optimum. There are three objectives; lift coefficient, lift-to-drag ratio and static stability. After a few evolutions, the non-dominated pareto individuals can be obtained. Pareto sets are all the set of possible and excellent solution across the design space. At any selections of the pareto set, these are no better solutions in all design space

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.30 no.11 s.254
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• pp.1084-1092
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• 2006

Shape optimization of airfoil in WIG craft has been performed by considering the ground effect. The WIG craft should satisfy various aerodynamic characteristics such as lift, lift to drag ratio, and static height stability. However, they show a strong trade-off phenomenon so that it is difficult to satisfy aerodynamic properties simultaneously. Optimization is carried out through the multi-objective genetic algorithm. A multi-objective optimization means that each objective is considered separately instead of weighting. Due to the trade-off, pareto sets and non-dominated solutions can be obtained instead of the unique solution. NACA0015 airfoil is considered as a baseline model, shapes of airfoil are parameterized and rebuilt with four-Bezier curves. There are eighteen design variables and three objective functions. The range of design variables and their resolutions are two primary keys for the successful optimization. By two preliminary optimizations, the variation can be reduced effectively. After thirty evolutions, the non-dominated pareto individuals of twenty seven are obtained. Pareto sets are all the set of possible and excellent solution across the design space. At any selections of the pareto set, these are no better solutions in all design space.

• 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.