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Design Optimization of Composite Radar Absorbing Structures to Improve Stealth Performance

  • Jang, Byungwook;Kim, Myungjun;Park, Jungsun;Lee, Sooyong
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.20-28
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    • 2016
  • In this study, an efficient method of designing laminate composite radar absorbing structures (RAS) is proposed with consideration given to the structural shape so as to improve aircraft stealth performance. The calculation of the radar cross section (RCS) should be decreased to enhance the efficiency of the stochastic optimization when designing an RAS. In the proposed method, RAS are optimized to match up the input impedance of the minimal RCS, which is obtained by using physical optics and the transmission line theory. Single and double layer dielectric RAS for aircraft wings are employed as numerical examples and designed using the proposed method, RCS minimization and reflection coefficient minimization. The availability of the proposed method is assessed by comparing the similarity of the results and computation time with other design methods. According to the results, the proposed method produces the same results as the stochastic optimization, which adopts the RCS as the objective function, and can improve RAS design efficiency by reducing the number of RCS analyses.

A Study on RCS(Radar Cross Section) Performance with Antenna Transmit Signal on/off in the X-band Incident Wave Environment (X-band 입사파 환경에서 안테나 송신 신호 on/off에 대한 RCS(Radar Cross Section) 성능에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Euntae;Park, Jinwoo;Yu, Byunggil;Kim, Youngdam;Kim, Kichul;Seo, Jongwoo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2020
  • Many technologies are being studied to reduce the RCS(Radar Cross Section) of stealth aircraft. Most RCS-reduction technlogies correspond to platforms. It is important to identify factors that RCS performance through simulation analysis of aircraft Mounted equipment. In particular, there are no studies of RCS performance in the radar frequency band when antenna transmit signals are applied. In this paper, the RCS performance variation on the transmit signal on/off of antennas mounted on a stealth aircraft was verified. Antennas were selected for each frequency band and simulated analysis to the RCS performance changes during antenna transmitting signal. Finally, to verify the characteristics of the change in RCS performance, RCS test measurements on the low-profile antenna transmit signal on/off were performed. In addintion, antenna RCS test measurement was performed according to the change of transmit signal power output. As a result, it was confirmed that there is no change in RCS performance when an antenna transmit signal is applied.

Development of a Comprehensive Performance Test Facility for Small Millimeter-wave Tracking Radar (소형 추적 레이다용 종합성능시험 시설 개발)

  • Kim, Hong-Rak;Kim, Youn-Jin;Woo, Seon-Keol;An, Se-Hwan
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.121-127
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    • 2020
  • The small tracking radar targets the target in a real-time, fast-moving, fast-moving target against aircraft with a large RCS that is maneuvering at low speed and a small RCS aircraft maneuvering at high speed (fighters, drones, helicopters, etc.) It is a pulsed radar that detects and tracks. Performing a performance test on a tracking radar in a real environment is expensive, and it is difficult to quantitatively measure performance in a real environment. Describes the composition of the laboratory environment's comprehensive performance test facility and the main requirements and implementation of each configuration.Anechoic chambers to simulate the room environment, simulation target generator to simulate the signal of the room target, target It is composed of a horn antenna driving device to simulate the movement of a vehicle and a Flight Motion Simulatior (FMS) to simulate the flight environment of a tracking radar, and each design and implementation has been described.

Miniaturization of Signal Processor of Airborne Tracking Radar (항공용 추적 레이더의 신호처리기 소형화 설계)

  • Kim, Doh-Hyun;Lee, Young-Sung;Lee, Hyung-Woo;Kim, Soo-Hong;Kim, Young-Chae
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.11c
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    • pp.114-117
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    • 2002
  • The airborne tracking radar is located in front of aircraft or missile and measures and tracks a target motion. The signal processor receives target signals from a receiver using A/D converters, and calculates the target motion, and transfers the data to the aircraft or missile control unit. Since the signal processing system is required to be lightweight and small size as well as high performance to calculate and analyze the received signal, we use high speed DSPs and SMD type components having low power consumption. In this paper, we describe the design concept of signal processing system of the airborne tracking radar.

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Manned-Unmanned Teaming Air-to-Air Combat Tactic Development Using Longshot Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (롱샷 무인기를 활용한 유무인 협업 공대공 전술 개발)

  • Yoo, Seunghoon;Park, Myunghwan;Hwang, Seongin;Seol, Hyeonju
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.64-72
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    • 2021
  • Manned-unmanned teaming can be a very promising air-to-air combat tactic since it can maximize the advantage of combining human insight with the robustness of the machine. The rapid advances in artificial intelligence and autonomous control technology will speed up the development of manned-unmanned teaming air-to-air combat system. In this paper, we introduce a manned-unmanned teaming air-to-air combat tactic which is composed of a manned aircraft and an UAV. In this tactic, a manned aircraft equipped with radar is functioning both as a sensor to detect the hostile aircraft and as a controller to direct the UAV to engage the hostile aircraft. The UAV equipped with missiles is functioning as an actor to engage the hostile aircraft. We also developed a combat scenario of executing this tactic where the manned-unmanned teaming is engaging a hostile aircraft. The hostile aircraft is equipped with both missiles and radar. To demonstrate the efficiency of the tactic, we run the simulation of the scenario of the tactic. Using the simulation, we found the optimal formation and maneuver for the manned-unmanned teaming where the manned-unmanned teaming can survive while the hostile aircraft is shot-downed. The result of this study can provide an insight to how manned aircraft can collaborate with UAV to carry out air-to-air combat missions.

Study on the Retrieval of Vertical Air Motion from the Surface-Based and Airborne Cloud Radar (구름레이더를 이용한 대기 공기의 연직속도 추정연구)

  • Jung, Eunsil
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2019
  • Measurements of vertical air motion and microphysics are essential for improving our understanding of convective clouds. In this paper, the author reviews the current research on the retrieval of vertical air motions using the cloud radar. At radar wavelengths of 3 mm (W-band radar; 94-GHz radar; cloud radar), the raindrop backscattering cross-section (${\sigma}b$) varies between successive maxima and minima as a function of the raindrop diameter (D) that are well described by Mie theory. The first Mie minimum in the backscattering cross-section occurs at D~1.68 mm, which translates to a raindrop terminal fall velocity of ${\sim}5.85m\;s^{-1}$ based on the Gunn and Kinzer relationship. Since raindrop diameters often exceed this size, the signal is captured in the radar Doppler spectrum, and thus, the location of the first Mie minimum can be used as a reference for retrieving the vertical air motion. The Mie technique is applied to radar Doppler spectra from the surface-based and airborne, upward pointing W-band radars. The contributions of aircraft motion to the vertical air motion are also described and further the first-order aircraft motion corrected equation is presented. The review also shows that the separate spectral peaks due to the cloud droplets can provide independent validation of the Mie technique retrieved vertical air motion using the cloud droplets as a tracer of vertical air motion.

Development Strategy for Aviation Industry through Introduction of Domestic Avionics Qualification System (국내 항공전자 자격제도 도입을 통한 항공산업의 발전 전략)

  • Kim, Young-In
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.12-17
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    • 2020
  • Avionics is a compound word of aviation and electronics that began to be used in the late 1930s. In the components or sub-systems installed to the aircraft, avionics is something that works by electronic technology. In the past, the aircraft mate, the flight engineer, and the radar operators performed the work on board the aircraft but the modern aircraft have replaced these tasks with avionics. the aircraft mechanics who maintain and manage such complex aircraft must have expertise and technics with the development of avionics to maintain aircraft airworthiness. This paper is about the introduction of domestic avionics qualification system and the development of avionics maintenance technology. For this, the SWOT analysis is performed by identifying the internal and external environment. And recommend the strategy and direction of domestic avionics qualification and education system.

Localization of Jet Engine Position from HRRP-JEM Images of Aircraft Targets Using Eccentricity of Complex-Valued Signals (항공기 표적의 HRRP-JEM 영상에서 복소 신호의 이심률을 이용한 제트 엔진 위치 추정)

  • Park, Ji-Hoon;Yang, Woo-Yong;Bae, Jun-Woo;Kang, Seong-Cheol;Myung, Noh-Hoon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.24 no.12
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    • pp.1173-1180
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    • 2013
  • High Resolution Range Profile-Jet Engine Modulation imagery first introduced in 2005 carries out radar target recognition by localizing the position of the jet engine installed on the aircraft target. This paper presents a new approach for estimating the jet engine position in the HRRP-JEM image based on the eccentricity of a complex signal. It can effectively evaluate the contribution of the JEM component to the radar received signal in a range bin of the HRRP-JEM image. Therefore, the localization is expected to be performed more quantitatively and reliably by pinpointing the range bin corresponding to the jet engine position where the JEM contribution is maximized. The simulation results of realistic aircraft models validated the effectiveness of the proposed concept.

Fixed and Moving Automatic FOD Detection Test using Radar and EO Camera (소형 Radar와 EO 카메라를 이용한 고정형 및 이동형 FOD 자동탐지 시험)

  • Kim, Young-Bin;Kim, Sung-Hee;Park, Myung-Kyu;Park, Kwang-Gun;Kim, Min-su;Hong, Gyo-Young
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.479-484
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    • 2020
  • Foreign object debris (FOD) is a generic term for all substances that may pose a threat to aircraft operations on a runway. In the past, FOD detection and collection methods using human resources were very inefficient in terms of efficiency and economics, so it is essential to develop an unmanned FOD detection system suitable for domestic use. In this paper, the fixed FOD automatic detection system and mobile FOD automatic detection system using EO camera and radar were studied and developed at the Taean airfield of Hanseo University, and fixed and mobile method were operated to confirm that automatic FOD detection in the runway of the airfield is possible regardless of illumination and weather conditions.