• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.265-272
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• 1999

A thrusters modulation method is suggested for spacecraft attitude control with asymmetric configured thrusters during orbit adjustment maneuvers. Attitude is controlled by thrusters off-modulation during orbit maneuvers. Usual control method for symmetric configured thrusters cam not be applied for asymmetric configured thrusters. Disturbance induced from thrusters asymmetricity shall be compensated during pulsing. In this paper, a thrusters control method using null solution is suggested, which is shown working well without inducing disturbance.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.8
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• pp.744-749
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• 2011

In this study, determination method of initial optimal nozzle expansion in pintle rocket was investigated. The initial optimal initial nozzle expansion was decided by maximizing the mass-averaged thrust coefficient that is calculated from thrust coefficient of minimum and maximum chamber pressure. The determination of initial optimal initial nozzle expansion was equivalent to that of the minimum propellant mass which was required for obtaining the desired mission performance. The highest pressure, thrust turndown ratio and total impulse ratio effected on the initial optimal nozzle expansion. Among them, total impulse ratio had great influence on the initial optimal nozzle expansion.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.392-398
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• 2009

Theoretical thrust equations for the diverse nozzle expansion condition were derived. By using the obtained thrust equations, parametric studies were carried out to estimate the effect of pressure exponent, minimum operation pressure, ambient pressure and extinguishment pressure on thrust modulation performance in pintle-nozzle solid rocket motors. Analysis results showed that thrust turndown ratio can be easily attained by small nozzle-throat area variation at high pressure exponent, low minimum operation pressure, high ambient pressure and high extinguishment pressure condition. At those conditions, the highest chamber pressure to obtain the intended thrust turndown ratio can be minimized.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.662-665
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• 2011

Pintle technology, which is one of the thrust control method for solid rocket motor, can control the thrust by the control of nozzle throat area through the pintle moving. For studying the unsteady flow characteristics of pintle nozzle by needle type pintle moving, cold flow test and numerical analysis were performed. The pressure distribution on the pintle tip was varied for pintle moving and stopping and thrust was varied by this effects.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.92-92
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• 2003

대형 위성 발사체를 우주로 발사하기 위해서는 복잡한 추진기관시스템을 정밀하게 제어해야 하며, 이를 위해서는 로켓의 궤적에 따른 추진제 질량과 추력을 적절하게 제어해야 한다. 정확하게 계산된 비행궤도를 따라 로켓을 최종 목표 지점까지 올리는 일은 엔진의 추력과 공연비를 동시에 조절하는 엔진제어기술을 이용하여 가능하게 된다. 추력제어는 엔진시스템에 대한 정확한 이해와 이를 바탕으로 한 추진제 유량 제어를 통해 가능하기 때문에 액체로켓 엔진에 대한 엔진시스템 분석과 해석이 선행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 향후 연구 대상이 될 엔진시스템의 구성과 추력 및 공연비 제어시스템의 기본 제어 방법을 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.8-14
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• 2008

Solid Rocket Motor(SRM) has advantages such as - high specific impulse, operational safety and simplicity in design and manufacturing process but thrust magnitude can't be controlled. For studying of pintle nozzle that can control the thrust magnitude of SRM, cold flow test and numerical analysis about needle type pintle shape were performed and results were presented in this paper. As the results of this study, pintle tip's shape and nozzle contour were important design parameters because thrust performance and variable thrust range of pintle nozzle depend on them. Especially, the thrust of needle typed pintle nozzle adopted in this test was predicted 13% higher than normal nozzle without pintle.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.289-294
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• 2007

Solid Rocket Motor(SRM) has advantages such as - high specific impulse, operational safety and simplicity in design and manufacturing process, but thrust magnitude can't be controlled. For studying of pintle nozzle that can control the thrust magnitude of SRM, cold flow test and numerical analysis about needle type pintle shape were performed and results were presented in this paper. As the results of this study, pintle tip's shape and nozzle contour were important design parameters because thrust performance and variable thrust range of pintle nozzle depend on them. Especially, the thrust of needle typed pintle nozzle adopted in this test was predicted 13% higher than normal nozzle without pintle.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.28-36
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• 2016

Theoretical model of a variable thrust solid rocket motor with a pintle nozzle was derived. For the chamber pressure control, classical model linearization and proportional-intergral controller was used. And then two types of gain scheduling controller were suggested to imporve controller performance for the non-linear propulsion model. Considering characteristics of systems, control gains were scheduled by chamber pressure or free volume. Step responses of each controllers were compared. As a result, the proper control algorithm about characteristics of variable thrust rocket motor was suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.476-482
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• 2009

The effect of pintle shape on the thrust level of pintle-nozzle Solid Rocket Motor(PNSRM) was studied numerically using the Spalart-Allmaras turbulent model of Fluent. Mass flow rate of PNSRM was always less than theoretical value and the extent of decrease in mass flow rate grew in the large pintle because of increase in the relative boundary layer thickness between pintle body and nozzle wall. The bigger pintle size was, the more thrust of pintle tip pressure was obtained. Meanwhile the more thrust of nozzle and chamber pressure decreased. Hence, total thrust of big pintle was less than a small pintle under same throat area condition. Specific impulse was relatively flat for all pintle shape.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.167-174
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• 2011

Solid propulsion systems have simple structures compared to other propulsion systems and are suitable to long-term storage. However the systems generally have limits on control of thrust levels. In this paper we suggest control algorithms for combustion chamber pressure of variable thrust solid propulsion systems using special nozzles such as pintle valve. For this we use a simple pressure change model by considering only mass conservation within the combustion chamber, design a classical algorithm and also a nonlinear controller using feedback linearization technique. Derived thrust equation and designe a thrust control model. We design the proportion-integral controller for linearizing about operating point. We also demonstrate the performance of controller model through numerical simulations.