• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.237-240
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• 2007

To control Thrust of propulsion system, we built the 50 N level PE-COx hybrid rocket, and changed the mass flow rate of COx. From the preliminary experiential results, we could see possibility of controlling thrust of the hybrid rocket by controlling mass flow rate of COx.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.3-3
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• 1997

미사일 수직발사 시스템은 공간을 작게 차지하고 간편하여 각국이 선호하고 있다. 그러나 수직발사 초기에는 매우 낮은 속도로 상승하므로 Fin의 공력이 발생하지 않기 때문에 추력방향을 직접제어하지 않으면 안된다. 추력방향 제어장치는 Gimbal, Jet Vane, Jet Tab, Secondary Injection 등 여러 방식이 있으나 Jet Vane Type의 추력 방향 제어장치는 응답이 빠르고 경량화가 가능하며 후방 Fin과의 연동 및 작동 후 분리가 가능하다는 장점으로 인해 수직발사 미사일의 초기 방향제어에 주로 사용한다. 이 장치는 Vane이 화염 속에서 직접 구동되므로 고내열성 재료의 기술이 필요하며 미사일의 전체 System에 요구되는 Side Force를 발생시키기 위한 Vane의 최대 받음각 및 회전속도를 결정해야 한다. 따라서 초음속 유동해석을 통해서 Vane의 받음각에 대한 Side Force와 Torque를 계산하며, 구조해석을 통해 Side Force가 가해지는 동안의 Housing의 굽힘, 비틀림 하중 등을 계산하였다. 또한 Controller는 기존의 유압방식보다도 소형이며 복잡하지 않고 가격이 싼 DC Motor와 감속기를 이용하여 빠른 응답성에 부합토록 설계하였다. 본론에서는 성능과 관련된 초기 요구조건에 대한 최적설계의 변수들을 해석하고. 그에 따른 개발사양, 개발 과정, 구조, 시험방법 등에 대해 고찰하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.257-260
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• 2008

In order to control thrust of propulsion system, we built the 50 Newton level PE-GOx hybrid rocket, and changed the mass flow rate of GOx. From the preliminary experiential results, we could see possibility of controlling thrust of hybrid rockets by controlling mass flow rate of GOx.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.96-103
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• 2005

The main purpose of launch vehicle is to insert satellite into a target orbit safely and correctly. To accomplish the main purpose of launch vehicle, the inserting velocity, inserting angle, and final mass of launch vehicle should be within the allowable range. In general, such requirements are satisfied with applying TCS(Thrust Control System) and TDS(Tank Depletion System), which manage thrust and mixture ratio by controlling propellant flow rate with thrust and mixture ratio control valves. In this study, the control characteristics of thrust and mixture ratio control valve were examined by PID control logic for stable operation of liquid-Propellant rocket engine at on-dosing point. The analysis on the control characteristics of control valves was done with AMESim code and the results from control valve test facility at KARI.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.942-948
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• 2011

Solid propulsion systems have simple structures compared to other propulsion systems and are suitable for long-term storage. However the systems generally have limits on control of thrust levels. In this paper we introduce controllers for combustion chamber pressure using on-off control techniques which have been known for relatively easy implementation and energy efficiency. For this, we use a simple pressure change model by considering only mass conservation within the combustion chamber and we design a classical controllers and on-off controllers with are Pulse Width Modulation(PWM) and Pulse Width Pulse Frequency Modulation (PWPFM). Then we compare the performance results of the controllers through numerical simulations.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.188-194
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• 2006

This paper deals with the development of Engineering Model for the TCU( Thruster Control Unit) and simulation system of the reaction control system using cold gas. TCU communicates with TLM(Telemetry) and ground control console so that it transmits monitoring data of pressures and temperatures for reaction control system. The cpu/communication board performs MIL-STD-1553B communication, RS-422 communication, data input/output processing and program loading to EEPROM. We applied Intel 80386DX Microprocessor, 256Kbytes EEPROM and 256Kbytes SRAM for program storage and execution. Also, we developed the direct access interface circuit to EEPROM and simulation system for TCU.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.109-112
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• 2004

Of late, the thrust vectoring control, using fluidic co-flow and counter-flow concepts, has been received much attention since it not only improves the maneuverability of propulsive engine but also reduces an additional material load due to the trailing control wings, which in turn reduce the aerodynamic drag. However, the control effects are not understood well since the flow field involves very complicated non: physics such as shock wave/boundary layer interaction, separation and significant unsteadiness. Existing data are not enough to achieve the effectiveness and usefulness of the thrust vectoring control, and systematic work is required for the purpose of practical applications In the present study, computational study has been performed to investigate the effects of the thrust vector control using the fluidic co-and counter-flow concepts. The results obtained show that, for a given pressure ratio, the thrust deflection angle has a maximum value at a certain suction flow rate, which is at less than $5\%$ of the mass flow rate of the primary jet. With a longer collar, the same vector angle is achievable with smaller mass flow rate.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.19-22
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• 2009

Design and performance evaluation of $H_2O_2$ monopropellant thrusters to be used at attitude control of space launch vehicles were presented in this paper. Flight model thrusters were designed after two reactors for 100, 250 Newton were conformed at engineering model. Each thruster was evaluated by measurement of characteristic velocity, thrust, specific impulse, and pulse response times.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.58-67
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• 2023

Results of dry-run tests, cold-flow tests, and hot-firing tests performed to throttle a methane engine uni-element thrust chamber are covered in the paper. After installing flow control valves on the oxidizer and fuel supply lines of the methane engine combustion test facility, a number of dry-run tests were repeated so that the valves could reach set strokes quickly and stably. Then, cold-flow tests using liquid nitrogen and gaseous nitrogen were conducted to confirm the stable supply of the simulated propellants according to the valve control. Finally, using liquid oxygen and gaseous methane, hot-firing tests for fixed and continuous thrust control of 50% to 10% of the nominal thrust were successfully performed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.52-60
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• 2020

This paper deals with an optimal output tracking control for open-cycle liquid propellant rocket engine. For this purpose, we modeled simplified mathematical model of open-cycle liquid propellant rocket engine and designed optimal output feedback control system using combustion chamber pressure. For design the closed-loop system of open-cycle liquid propellant rocket engine, we designed optimal output feedback linear quadratic tracking control system using the linearized model and demonstrated the performance of the controller through numerical simulation.