• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.121-127
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• 2011

This paper presents an autonomous formation flight algorithm for micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) and its flight test results. Since MAVs have severe limits on the payload and flight time, formation of MAVs can help alleviate the mission load of each MAV by sharing the tasks or coverage areas. The proposed formation guidance law is designed using nonlinear dynamic inversion method based on 'Leader-Follower' formation geometric relationship. The sensing of other vehicles in a formation is achieved by sharing the vehicles' states using a high-speed radio data link. the designed formation law was simulated with flight data of MAV to verify its robustness against sensor noises. A series of test flights were performed to validate the proposed formation guidance law. The test result shows that the proposed formation flight algorithm with inter-communication is feasible and yields satisfactory results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.9
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• pp.859-866
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• 2008

A guidance scheme for controlling the relative geometry of multiple flight vehicle formation flying is proposed. Each flight vehicle in the formation takes the roles of leader and follower simultaneously except for the formation leader. In this scheme, the flight commands for a leader are shared by all the followers and this leaders to a synchronized flight of all flight vehicles comprising the formation. Lyapunov stability theorem is used to obtain the guidance law. High fidelity nonlinear simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed guidance law using a reconnaissance and surveillance mission example.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.27.3-27.3
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• 2010

편대비행위성을 이용하여 우주간섭계 영상시스템을 구현하였을때 위성의 배치에 따른 점분포함수(Point Spread Function, PSF)를 계산하고 관측될 영상을 예측하여 편대비행위성 간섭계 관측시스템의 예상되는 성능을 분석하였다. 적외선과 가시광 영역에서 관측하는 경우에 대하여 단일구경과 합성구경 관측시스템의 점분포함수를 계산하고 이에 해당되는 예측 영상의 해상도를 비교하였을 때, 합성구경으로 관측 시 더 높은 해상도를 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 편대비행 위성을 이용하여 합성구경 관측을 하는 경우에 대하여 단순한 원형 배열뿐만 아니라 간섭계 관측에 유리한 골레이(Golay) 배열 등 다양한 위성 배치에 따른 점분포함수를 구하고 비교하여 위성 배치에 따른 간섭계관측 시스템의 성능 차이를 분석하였다. 이 결과를 통하여 실제 편대비행위성을 이용하여 간섭계 관측시스템을 구현할 때, 관측시스템을 구성하는 편대 위성의 개수와 배치를 효율적으로 결정할 수 있는 토대를 마련하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.31.2-31.2
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• 2010

편대비행 위성이 공동의 임무를 수행하기 위해서는 편대를 이루는 위성의 각기 다른 초기 오차와 다양한 외란 환경에서도 자세 동기화를 이룰 수 있는 기법이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 편대비행위성의 자세 동기화를 위하여 비선형 시스템에 대한 준최적 제어기법인 SDRE(State-Dependent Riccati Equation)에 기반한 추적 제어기가 사용되었다. 반작용 휠이 포함된 위성의 자세 동역학이 SDRE 추적 제어기를 구성하는데 이용된다. 이를 Leader/Follower 편대비행 시스템에 적용하며, 기준 자세를 추적하는 Leader 위성의 자세를 Follower 위성이 추적하여 자세 동기화를 이룰 수 있다. MATLAB과 SIMULINK를 이용한 수치해석적 시뮬레이션으로 추적 제어기의 성능을 검증하였으며, 이에 대한 실시간 HIL(Hardware-In-the-Loop) 시뮬레이션이 수행되었다. 무중력 환경을 모사하는 에어베어링시스템과 세 개의 반작용 휠을 장착한 자세제어 HILS(Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulator)는 PC104 타입의 임베디드 컴퓨터에서 SIMULINK의 xPC Target을 이용한 실시간 시뮬레이션 환경을 제공하며, 이에 적용되는 SDRE 추적 제어기는 이산화되어 설계되었다. 또한 SDRE 추적 제어기에 대한 안정성을 보장하는 영역이 추정되어 위 추적 제어기가 위성 편대비행에 적합한 자세 동기화 기법임을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.264-273
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• 2010

In this work, autonomous formation flight tests of multiple UAVs are experimentally studied. After a guidance and control system for a UAV is designed and tested, PID formation controller for follower UAV is tested using longitudinal and lateral distance feedback. It is shown that more stable and efficient formation guidance system is obtained by using position and attitude of the leader aircraft, which is exploited to calculate virtual waypoint for follower. In order to improve transient response during turn, part of roll command of the leader is added to the guidance command. Finally, autonomous formation flight test results of 3 UAVs are shown by using the best guidance algorithm suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.18-26
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• 2007

The steady-state aerodynamic characteristics of wings on the formation flight were analyzed using the Vortex Lattice Method. When two wings were at formation flight, the sectional lift coefficient of a rear wing was increased due to a front wing. The result showed that the lift drag ratio increased as the rear wing were placed downward and decreased as the lateral spacing between wings increased. The difference of lift drag ratio between forward wing and rear wing increase as the aspect ratio of wings increased. When a rear wings and a forward wings placed at the same height, wings on the formation flight had the maximum lift drag ratio. The results showed that the benefit of the formation flight increased as the number of wings on the formation flight increased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.101-104
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• 2015

In this paper, a flight techniques many quadcopters which can be configured flexibly squadron according to the situation in wireless sensor networks is suggested. In previous studies, aircrafts fly only as part of a prescribed form and know the distance between the aircraft by sensor was able to maintain the fleet. Also, the problem occurs that between the aircraft distance is not constant. In this paper, proposes an algorithm that the context of the formation fly using the current position of the quadcopter through a virtual map is based on the relative coordinates without being affected by Indoor, outdoor and obstacles. Proposed algorithm is Leader-Follower Technique that the method of determinin the shape of the squadron to the down command to the sub-quadcopter using the wireless network by the main quadcopter to determine a given situation. As simulation result, the proposed algorithm was confirmed that formation flight efficient in sensing the all conditions as compared to the conventional method.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.46 no.12
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• pp.1012-1020
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• 2018

In order to improve the capability of mission flight of tiltrotor UAV that has been developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute, a simulation study on the formation flight of autonomous control 5 level has been performed. The formation flight is based on the centralized method with leader and follower airplanes. The formation flight controller was verified through numerical simulation with 3 followers and hardware-in-the loop simulation with 1 follower. This paper describes controller design methods, hardware-in-the-looped simulation test, and performance verification using simulation.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.10
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• pp.51-59
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• 2005

In this paper, results of a multiple spacecraft formation-keeping control using the orbital relative motion and optimization technique are presented. To analyze and predict the relative motion between the formation-flying satellites, a closed-form orbit propagator obtained using the method of ephemeris compression is used. This closed-form orbit propagator is combined with optimization technique to plan a series of impulsive maneuvers, which maintain the formation configuration within the specified limit. As an example, this method is applied to the problem of maintaining the projected circular formation geometry and results from nonlinear simulation are presented.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.11
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• pp.1042-1051
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• 2011

In this paper, a total operating environment equipped with onboard wireless communication systems and ground-based mission control systems is proposed for simultaneous operation of multiple UAVs. A variety of operating structures are studied and classified systematically based on types and usages of the components. For each operating system, the strength, weakness and reliability aspects are investigated. Based on these results, a proper operating system configuration is determined and components are developed for mission formation flight. Proposed system can make a formation flight of various UAVs, execute complex missions decentralizing mission to several UAVs and cooperate several missions.