• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.43-57
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• 2012

In a modern aircraft, there are many variations in its mass, stiffness, and aerodynamic characteristics. Recently, an analytical approach was proposed, and this approach uses the idea of uncertainty to find out the most critical flight flutter boundary due to the variations in such aerodynamic characteristics. An analytical method that has been suggested to predict robust stability is the mu method. We previously analyzed the robust flutter boundary by using the mu method, and in that study, aerodynamic variations in the Mach number, atmospheric density, and flight speed were taken into consideration. The authors' previous attempt and the results are currently quoted as varying Mach number mu analysis. In the author's previous method, when the initial flight conditions were located far from the nominal flutter boundary, conservative predictions were obtained. However, relationships among those aerodynamic parameters were not applied. Thus, the varying Mach number mu analysis results required validation. Using an optimization approach, the varying Mach number mu analysis was found out to be capable of capturing a reasonable robust flutter boundary, i.e., with a low percentage difference from boundaries that were obtained by optimization. Regarding the optimization approach, a discrete nominal flutter boundary is to be obtained in advance, and based on that boundary, an interpolated function was established. Thus, the optimization approach required more computational effort for a larger number of uncertainty variables. And, this produced results similar to those from the mu method which had lower computational complexity. Thus, during the estimation of robust aeroelastic stability, the mu method was regarded as more efficient than the optimization method was. The mu method predicts reasonable results when an initial condition is located near the nominal flutter boundary, but it does not consider the relationships that are among the aerodynamic parameters, and its predictions are not very accurate when the initial condition is located far from the nominal flutter boundary. In order to provide predictions that are more accurate, the relationships among the uncertainties should also be included in the mu method.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.846-852
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• 2012

본 연구는 모핑 항공기 날개를 설계/제작하기 위한 선행 연구로서 기본날개단면 및 모핑날개단면에 대한 공력특성을 실험적으로 조사하였다. 이를 위해 Clark-Y형 에어포일을 가진 기본날개, 기계식 플랩을 가진 날개, 모핑플랩을 가진 날개를 제작하여 풍동실험을 수행하였다. 3축 로드셀을 이용하여 날개에 작용하는 양력, 항력 및 피칭모멘트를 측정하였으며, 풍동실험데이터는 Solid Blockage 와 Wake Blockage를 고려하여 보정하였다. 풍동 실험은 각 날개별로 다양한 속도, 레이놀즈, 받음각에 대해 수행되었다. 실험결과는 모핑 에어포일의 양력-항력 및 양력 피칭모멘트 특성이 기계식 플랩을 가지는 에어포일에 비해 우수한 것을 보여준다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2001년도 ICCAS
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• pp.167.1-167
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• 2001

Although computational-fluid-dynamic methods and wind-tunnel testing can provide data about the aerodynamic characteristics of an aircraft, the determination of these and other characteristics from flight data plays and important role. The object of this study is the verification of overall aircraft system performance to improve the stability of vehicle. We have test the Velocity-173, canard-type airplane to obtain the stability data. We adopt the two identifications method, EKF and MLE, for the parameter estimation. The results are compared with those of conventional type airplane.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2006

현대의 고성능 전투기는 공력성능 및 조종성능의 향상을 위하여 대부분 세로축 방향으로 항공기를 불안정하게 설계하는 정안정성 완화(Relaxed Static Stability) 개념을 채택하고 있다. 비행제어법칙의 설계 작업은 불안정하게 설계된 항공기에 안정성(Stability)을 부여하고, 주어진 비행임무에 대하여 만족스런 조종성능(Controllability)을 발휘할 수 있도록 비행성능을 조작하는 일련의 과정이다. 항공기의 세로축 운동은 장주기 및 단주기 운동이라는 2개의 감쇠진동 모드가 중첩되어 있다고 간주한다. 전투기에서 세로축 제어법칙설계는 장주기 모드가 설계대상으로 고려되지 않으며, 미 군사규격인 MIL-F-8785C에 정의되어 있는 단주기 모드(Short Period Mode)의 요구조건을 이용하여 주파수와 감쇠비를 최적화한다. 이 때, 제어법칙이 포함된 고차시스템을 저차 등가시스템으로 등가 시켜 판별한다. 현재까지 항공기의 단주기 운동 특성에 관한 연구는 활발하게 진행되어 왔으나, 장주기 운동 특성에 관한 연구는 그렇지 못하였다. 본 논문에서는 T-50 훈련기의 장주기 모드 운동 특성을 분석하기 위해 선형 및 비선형해석을 수행하였으며, 받음각제한기 및 자동 피치자세각 트림 명령이 세로축 운동에 미치는 영향성을 분석하였다.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.131-148
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• 2022

The paper presents the surface-modified NACA 2412 airfoil performance with variable cavity characteristics such as size, shape and orientation, by numerically investigated with the pre-validation study. The study attempts to improve the airfoil aerodynamic performance at 30 m/s with a variable angle of attack (AOA) ranging from 0° to 20° under Reynolds number (R_e) 4.4×10⁵. Through passive surface control techniques, a boundary layer control strategy has been enhanced to improve flow performance. An intense background survey has been carried out over the modifier orientation, shape, and numbers to differentiate the sub-critical and post-critical flow regimes. The wall-bounded flows along with its governing equations are investigated using Reynolds Average Navier Strokes (RANS) solver coupled with one-equational transport Spalart Allmaras model. It was observed that the aerodynamic efficiency of cavity airfoil had been improved by enhancing maximum lift to drag ratio ((l/d) max) with delayed flow separation by keeping the flow attached beyond 0.25C even at a higher angle of attack. Detailed investigation on the cavity distribution pattern reveals that cavity depth and width are essential in degrading the early flow separation characteristics. In this study, overall general performance comparison, all the cavity airfoil models have delayed stalling compared to the original airfoil.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1998년도 제13차 학술회의논문집
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• pp.205-209
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• 1998

A synthesis of fuzzy variable structure control is proposed to design a high-angle-of-attack flight system for a modification version of the F-18 aircraft. The knowledge of the proportional, integral, and derivative control is combined into the fuzzy control that addresses both the highly nonlinear aerodynamic characteristics of elevators and the control limit of thrust vectoring nozzles. A simple gain scheduling method with multi-layered fuzzy rules is adopted to obtain an appropriate blend of elevator and thrust vectoring commands in the wide operating range. Improving the computational efficiency, an accelerated kernel for on-line fuzzy reasoning is also proposed. The resulting control system achieves the good flying quantities during a high-angle-of- attack excursion. Thus the fuzzy logic can afford the control engineer a flexible means of deriving effective control laws in the nonlinear flight regime.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2010

In the aerospace field, the study on a morphing-wing is in progress to improve flight performance and perform multi flight mission. There are many concepts of morphing-wing such as camber-change, wing-twist, variable-span, and so on. In this study, the aerodynamic characteristics and flight control of an air vehicle with a variable-span morphing wing (VSMW) have been investigated. VSMW with symmetric span control(SSC) can increase cruising range of aircraft by reducing drag in various flight condition. VSMW with anti-symmetric span control(ASSC) can be used in the roll control of an aircraft. The flight control about pure rolling dynamic system and full dynamic system have been performed about the cruise missile.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.140-147
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• 2007

Whenever the hinge axis of aircraft wing rotates, its stiffness varies. Also, there are nonlinearities in the connection of the actuator and the hinge axis, and it is necessary to inspect the coupled effects between the actuator dynamics and the hinge nonlinearity. Nonlinear aeroelastic characteristics are investigated by using the iterative V-g method. Time domain analyses are also performed by using Karpel's minimum state approximation technique. The doublet hybrid method(DHM) is used to calculate the unsteady aerodynamic forces in subsonic regions. Structural nonlinearity located in the load links of the actuator is assumed to be friction. The friction nonlinearity of an actuator is identified by using the describing function technique. The nonlinear flutter analyses have shown that the flutter characteristics significantly depends on the structural nonlinearity as well as the dynamic stiffness of an actuator. Therefore, the dynamic stiffness of an actuator as well as the nonlinear effect of hinge axis are important factors to determine the flutter stability.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.575-580
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• 2007

카나드 형상 고기동 항공기의 개념 설계 단계에서 높은 받음각 항공기 정적 안정성 분석을 위해 저속 소형 풍동시험을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 1/50축척의 일반적인 카나드-동체-날개 형상을 소형 풍동시험 모델로 사용하였다. 높은 받음각 비선형특성을 포함한 정적 안정성을 분석하기 위하여 카나드 굽힘에 따른 수직 꼬리 날개 효과를 분석하였다. 또한 높은 받음각에서 Nose Chine 효과를 분석하였다. 실험 연구에서 얻은 결과를 토대로 카나드 형상 항공기 높은 받음각 정적 안정성에 미치는 형상 변화 효과를 분석할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2006

In this study, nonlinear static and dynamic aeroelastic analyses for a high-aspect-ratio wing have been performed. To achieve these aims, the transonic small disturbance (TSD) theory for the aerodynamic analysis and the large deflection beam theory considering a geometrical nonlinearity for the structural analysis are applied, respectively. For the coupling between fluid and structure, the transformation of a displacement from the structural mesh to the aerodynamic grid is performed by a shape function which is used for the finite element and the inverse transformation of force by work equivalent load method. To validate the current method, the present analysis results of a high-aspect-ratio wing are compared with the experimental results. Static deformations in the vertical and torsional directions caused by an angle of attack and gravity loading are compared with experimental results. Also, static and dynamic aeroelastic characteristics are investigated. The comparisons of the flutter speed and frequency between a linear and nonlinear analysis are presented.