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Analysis on Reactions of Full-Scale Airframe Static Structural Test (항공기 전기체 정적구조시험의 반력 분석)

  • Shim, Jae-yeul
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.195-205
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    • 2020
  • This study addresses analysis on reactions which are induced in restraint system for airframe full-scale static structural test. This system restraints 6 degrees of freedom of a test article. It is valuable to study evaluating test error through analysis on the reactions which include all errors in a test. It is required to calculate fistly right reactions for the evaluation. This study focuses on calculation of the right reactions. The reaction is represented by sum of nominal reaction(Rn) and testing error reactions(Rce, Rerr) and is analyzed by two steps (inital vs relative reaction) in this study. It would evaluate intrinsic error at 0%DLL and error induced from applying test load, separately. Based on analysis using test data of a full-scale static test(canard type aircraft), resultant force of Rces and Rce_rs are distributed within 82.8N while resultant force of Rerr_rs shows to increase upto max. 808N as load level increment. Such well distribution of the Rce within the small range is caused from TMF values characteristics which are well distributed within -30N~40N. Additionally, it is shown through qualitative analysis on three components(X0, Y0, Z0) of the relative reaction(Rerr_r) that the reactions must be calculated with considering deformation of test article to calculate correctly reactions. This study shows also that equations characterizing deformation of components of test article are required to calculate the correct reactions, the equations must include information which will be used to calculate movement of all loading points.

Development of Brake System with ABS Function for Aircraft

  • Jeon, Jeong-Woo;Woo, Gui-Aee;Lee, Ki-Chang;Kim, Yong-Joo
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.423-427
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, it is to development of brake system with ABS function for aircraft. The test of brake system is required before applying on aircraft. The real-time dynamic simulator with 5-D.O.F. aircraft dynamic model is developed for braking performance test of ABS (Anti-skid Brake System) control h/w with anti-skid brake functions. The dynamic simulator is real-time interface system that is composed of dynamic simulation parts, master control parts, digital and analog in/out interface parts, and user interface parts. The 5-D.O.F. aircraft dynamic model is composed of a big contour and a little contour by simulation s/w. The big contour represents the interactions of forces in airframe, nose and main landing gear, and engines on the center of gravity. The little contour represents interactions of wheel, braking units, hydraulic units and a control unit. ABS control h/w unit with ABS control algorithm is also developed and is tested with simulator under the some conditions of gripping coefficient. We have known that ABS control h/w unit on wet or snowy runway as well as dry runway very well protects wheel skid.

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A Study on the Elevator Spar Improvement for the Operating Aircraft (장기 운영항공기 승강타 날개보 구조개선 연구)

  • Shim, Daisung;Kim, Mantae;Yeom, Hyowon;Im, Dongmin;Kim, Youngjin;Uhm, Wonseop
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.675-680
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    • 2016
  • This is a study for the improvement of the defected elevator spar in operating aircraft. The elevator spar web holes were analyzed to find out the cause of the cracks. The fatigue striations were observed and the cracks occurred by the repetitive stresses during the elevator works. Also the outboard connection structure of the elevator and horizontal stabilizer was more weak shape than the inboard. The design changes were recommended and the analyses were performed to verify the improvement of the changed shapes.

Effect of Internal Flow in Symmetric and Asymmetric Micro Regenerative Pump Impellers on Their Pressure Performance

  • Horiguchi, Hironori;Matsumoto, Shinji;Tsujimoto, Yoshinobu;Sakagami, Masaaki;Tanaka, Shigeo
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.72-79
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    • 2009
  • The effect of symmetric and asymmetric micro regenerative pump impellers on their pressure performance was studied. The shut off head of the pump with the symmetric impeller was about 2.5 times as that with the asymmetric impeller. The computation of the internal flow was performed to clarify the cause of the increase of the head. It was found that the contribution of the angular momentum supply was larger than that of shear stress for the head development in both cases. The larger head and momentum supply in the case of the symmetric impeller were caused by larger recirculated flow rate and larger angular momentum difference between the inlet and outlet to the impeller. The larger recirculated flow rate was caused by smaller pressure gradient in the direction of recirculated flow. The decrease of the circumferential velocity in the casing was attributed to the smaller local flow rate in the casing.

A Study on the Static Test of Rudder Control System for a Basic Trainer (기본훈련기 방향타 조종장치 정적하중 시험에 관한 연구)

  • Jeon, Chan-Won;Lee, Su-Yong;Gang, Gyu-Seop
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.115-121
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    • 2002
  • This report summarized the static test of the rudder system for the KTX-1 basic trainer. The test loads are applied up to the limit and ultimate loads in a stepping sequence. Test loads and test results matt the strength and stiffness requirements of the rudder control system.. Using #004 full scale structure test airframe.

A Study for Efficient Foreign Object Debris Detection on Runways (활주로 FOD 탐지 효율화를 위한 기술적 고찰)

  • Lee, Kwang-Byeng;Lee, Jonggil;Kim, Donghoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.130-135
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    • 2014
  • FOD(Foreign Object Debris) has the potential threat to damage aircraft during critical phases of take-off and landing roll with some objects including metal on the runway. FOD can be found anywhere on an airport's air operation areas such as runway, taxiway and apron. It can lead to catastrophic loss of life and airframe, and increased maintenance and operating costs. In this paper, we defined FOD and surveyed its riskiness and necessity of automatic FOD detection system. We compared the requirements of the environment in Korea to the FAA advisory circular. Also we analyzed operation methods of FOD detection systems already installed at some airports. Based on the surveys mentioned above, we propose hybrid type of FOD detection system considering the environment in Korea which uses millimeter wave radar, optical camera and thermal imaging camera to detect FOD efficiently. In management approach, fixed type of the system should be installed for real-time monitoring, and mobile type of the system can be used additionally.

THE DESIGN OF AN OPTIMAL SPARE KIT FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS

  • Oh Kwan-Chi
    • Journal of the military operations research society of Korea
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.131-135
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    • 1975
  • One of the pending issues of the Ministry of Defense is the efficient management of space parts for the weapon systems. It has been known that more than 000 million dollars are needed for spare parts for the weapon systems annually. Though the problem demands a serious consideration, there has not been any systematic study on the problem as far as the author knows. One way to approach the problem is through an investigation of the system reliability under constraints. A measure of how well a system performs or meets its design objectives is provided by the concept of system reliability. If successful operation is desired for a specified period of time, reliability is defined as the probability that the system will perform satisfactorily for the required time period. This interpretation of reliability is normally applied to devices which are subject to random failures such as electrical or mechanical systems. It has been found necessary to express system reliability in terms of the reliability of the components or subsystems which comprise the system. The major subsystems of an aircraft, for example, include the electronics, powerplant, airframe and armament subsystems. Therefore, the optimal spare part kit can be found by maximizing the system reliability subject to cost or other constraints.

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Conceptual Design for Small Solar Powered Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle (소형 태양광 무인항공기의 개념 설계)

  • Lee, Sang-Hyup;Park, Sang-Hyuk;Bae, Jae-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2011
  • Several studies on the development for solar powered uninhabited aerial vehicles(UAVs) are under way as the use of the renewable energy becomes more and more important these days. This paper is for the conceptual design by a discrete and iterative method. An initial design point with 1.5 meter wing span is determined in the global design, which deploys the mass and energy balances among each component of UAV including solar cells and airframe. Then, the iteration for subsystems is carried out with the help of Vortex Lattice Method(VLM) to optimize the aircraft configuration and the solar power system. It is demonstrated in simulations that the optimized design increases the flight time from 62 to 120 minutes when the solar power system is installed. Also, the associated dynamic analysis reveals that the designed small aircraft has the acceptable stability and controllability.

Numerical study on the resonance response of spar-type floating platform in 2-D surface wave

  • Choi, Eung-Young;Cho, Jin-Rae;Jeong, Weui-Bong
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.63 no.1
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 2017
  • This paper is concerned with the numerical study on the resonance response of a rigid spar-type floating platform in coupled heave and pitch motion. Spar-type floating platforms, widely used for supporting the offshore structures, offer an economic advantage but those exhibit the dynamically high sensitivity to external excitations due to their shape at the same time. Hence, the investigation of their dynamic responses, particularly at resonance, is prerequisite for the design of spar-type floating platforms which secure the dynamic stability. Spar-type floating platform in 2-D surface wave is assumed to be a rigid body having 2-DOFs, and its coupled dynamic equations are analytically derived using the geometric and kinematic relations. The motion-variance of the metacentric height and the moment of inertia of floating platform are taken into consideration, and the hydrodynamic interaction between the wave and platform motions is reflected into the hydrodynamic force and moment and the frequency-dependent added masses. The coupled nonlinear equations governing the heave and pitch motions are solved by the RK4 method, and the frequency responses are obtained by the digital Fourier transform. Through the numerical experiments to the wave frequency, the resonance responses and the coupling in resonance between heave and pitch motions are investigated in time and frequency domains.

Numerical Simulation of High Velocity Impact of Circular Composite Laminates

  • Woo, Kyeongsik;Kim, In-Gul;Kim, Jong Heon;Cairns, Douglas S.
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.236-244
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    • 2017
  • In this study, the high-velocity impact penetration behavior of $[45/0/-45/90]_{ns}$ carbon/epoxy composite laminates was studied. The considered configuration includes a spherical steel ball impacting clamped circular laminates with various thicknesses and diameters. First, the impact experiment was performed to measure residual velocity and extent of damage. Next, the impact experiment was numerically simulated through finite element analysis using LS-dyna. Three-dimensional solid elements were used to model each ply of the laminates discretely, and progressive material failure was modeled using MAT162. The result indicated that the finite element simulation yielded residual velocities and damage modes well-matched with those obtained from the experiment. It was found that fiber damage was localized near the impactor penetration path, while matrix and delamination damage were much more spread out with the damage mode showing a dependency on the orientation angles and ply locations. The ballistic-limit velocities obtained by fitting the residual velocities increased almost linearly versus the laminate diameter, but the amount of increase was small, showing that the impact energy was absorbed mostly by the localized impact damage and that the influence of the laminate size was not significant at high-velocity impact.