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Implementation of a distributed Control System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with VARIVEC Propeller

  • Nagashima, Yutaka;Ishimatsu, Takakazu;Mian, Jamal-Tariq
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.9-12
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    • 1999
  • This paper presents the development of a control architecture for the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with VARIVEC (variable vector) propeller. Moreover this paper also describes the new technique of controlling the servomotors using the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The AUVs are being currently used fur various work assignments. For the daily measuring task, conventional AUV are too large and too heavy. A small AUV will be necessary for efficient exploration and investigation of a wide range of a sea. AUVs are in the phase of research and development at present and there are still many problems to be solved such as power resources and underwater data transmission. Further, another important task is to make them smaller and lighter for excellent maneuverability and low power. Our goal is to develop a compact and light AUV having the intelligent capabilities. We employed the VARIVEC propeller system utilizing the radio control helicopter elements, which are swash plate and DC servomotors. The VARIVEC propeller can generate six components including thrust, lateral force and moment by changing periodically the blade angle of the propeller during one revolution. It is possible to reduce the number of propellers, mechanism and hence power sources. Our control tests were carried out in an anechoic tank which suppress the reflecting effects of the wall surface. We tested the developed AUV with required performance. Experimental results indicate the effectiveness of our approach. Control of VARIVEC propeller was realized without any difficulty.

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Design of Flexible Composite Propellers considering Fluid-structure Interaction (유체-구조 연성 효과를 고려한 복합소재 유연 프로펠러의 설계)

  • Kim, Ji-Hye;Ahn, Byoung-Kwon;Kim, Gun-Do
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.57 no.2
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2020
  • Due to its flexibility of the composite propeller blade, it is necessary to design a shape capable of generating a desired load at a design point in consideration of the shape change of the propeller. In order to design it, we need to evaluate not only the hydrodynamic force around it, but also its structural response of flexible propeller according to its deformation. So, it is necessary to develop a design tool to predict the hydroelastic performance of a flexible propeller with deformation considering fluid-structure interaction and special operating conditions. Finally a design optimization tool for flexible propellermade of CFRP is required. In this study, a design methodology of the specific flexible composite propeller is suggested, considering fluid-structural interaction analysis of the specific flexible propeller.

PIV Investigation on the Skin Friction Reduction Mechanism of Outer-layer Vertical Blades (경계층 외부 수직날의 마찰저항 저감 기구에 대한 PIV 관측)

  • Park, Hyun;An, Nam-Hyun;Park, Seong-Hyoen;Chun, Ho-Hwan;Lee, In-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.20-28
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    • 2011
  • An experimental assessment has been made of the drag reducing efficiency of the outer-layer vertical blades, which were first devised by Hutchins. The drag reduction efficiency of the blades was reported to reach as much as 30%. However, the drag reduction efficiency was quantified only in terms of the reduction in the local skin-friction coefficient. In the present study, a series of drag force measurements in towing tank has been performed toward the assessments of the total drag reduction efficiency of the outer-layer vertical blades. A maximum 9.6% of reduction of total drag was achieved. The scale of blade geometry is found to be weakly correlated with outer variable of boundary layer. In addition, detailed flow field measurements have been performed using 2-D time resolved PIV with a view to enabling the identification of drag reduction mechanism.

Integrity Evaluation of Agitating Axis and Blade in the Organic Waste Reactor (유기성 폐기물 반응기 내부 교반 축 및 블레이드 건전성 평가)

  • Yun, Yu Seong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2017
  • Modern society has been experiencing by population growth and urbanization that bring, a change of eating habits which has occurred a various types of waste in a large amount. Even though these wastes are required an immediate treatment with difficulties unsanitary handling and existing waste treatment method are by incineration, fermentation, drying and etc. however a bad smell occurs after the treatment that need's a lot of energy in processing organic wastes with high moisture contents and wasteful and inefficient problem. The strength assessment of the organic waste agitating vessel is required in terms of safety due to the differences of loading on the shaft that was treated by agitating the mixture of food waste. The damage of agitating axis is depended on steam pressure, temperature condition and the force moment that exerted by the food waste. Thus the strength assessment and stability evaluation are very important, especially to handle a hard waste. In this study the rotation capacity of agitation is about 5 tons considering general structural rolled steel pressure vessel strength and steam pressure. The purpose is to estimate the safety and strength evaluation for a agitator axis and impellers according to the rotating angle of the axis under the condition of the 3.2 ton capacity reactor.

Two-Dimensional Analysis of Unsteady Flow Through One Stage of Axial Turbine (II) (1단 축류 터빈의 비정상 내부유동특성에 관한 2차원 해석 (II))

  • Park, Jun-Young;Um, In-Sik;Baek, Je-Hyun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.1518-1526
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, the mechanism of unsteady potential interaction and wake interaction in one stage axial turbine is numerically investigated at design point in two-dimensional viewpoint. The numerical technique used is the upwind scheme of Van-Leer's Flux Vector Splitting (FVS) and Cubic spline interpolation is applied on zonal interface between stator and rotor. The inviscid analysis is used to embody the influence of potential interaction only and viscous analysis is used to embody the influences of both potential interaction and wake interaction at the same time. The potential-flow disturbance from the stator into a rotor passage and the periodic blockage effect of rotor produce the unsteady pressure on the blade surface in inviscid analysis. After the wake is cut by rotor, two counterrotating votical patterns flanking the wake centerline in the passage are generated. So, these phenomena magnify the unsteady pressure in viscous analysis than that in inviscid analysis. The resulting unsteady forces on the rotor, generated by the combined interaction of the two effects by potential and wake interaction, are discussed.

Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Leading Edge Cooling Channel of a Turbine Blade with Various Rib Arrangements (터빈 기익 선단부에 설치된 냉각유로에서의 요철 배열에 따른 열전달 특성)

  • Lee, Dong-Hyun;Kim, Kyung-Min;Rhee, Dong-Ho;Cho, Hyung-Hee
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.12a
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    • pp.459-466
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    • 2005
  • The present study investigates the heat transfer characteristics of a triangular channel. Three different rib configurations are tested. The ribs are installed on two sides of the channel. The rib height (e) to channel hydraulic diameter is 0.079 and the rib-to-rib pitch (p) is 8 times of the rib height. The rotation number ranges from 0.0 to 0.1 while the Reynolds number is fixed at 10,000. The copper blocks with heaters are installed on the channel walls to measure the regionally averaged heat transfer coefficients. For the stationary $45^{\circ}$ and $135^{\circ}$ ribbed channels, a pair of counter rotating vortices is induced by the angled rib arrangements, and high heat transfer coefficients are obtained on the regions near the inner wall for the $45^{\circ}$ ribbed channel and near the leading edge for the $90^{\circ}$ ribbed channel. The heat transfer coefficients of angled ribbed channels are changed little with rotation, whereas those of the transverse ribbed channel are changed significantly with rotation.

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Flow Characteristics around Archimedes Wind Turbine according to the Change of Angle of Attack (받음각 변화에 따른 아르키메데스 풍력발전 날개 주위의 유동장 변화)

  • Li, Qiang;Kim, Hyun Dong;Ji, Ho Seong;Kim, Kyung Chun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.28-33
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    • 2013
  • This paper describes aerodynamic characteristics of an Archimedes spiral wind turbine with various angles of attack. The range of angles was controlled from $-30^{\circ}$ (clockwise) to $+30^{\circ}$ (clockwise). The rotating speed of wind turbine at the same angle of attack in both directions was different. The reason why the-maximum rotational speed was observed at $15^{\circ}$ in clockwise direction can be explained based on angular momentum conservation. Quantitative flow visualization around Archimedes wind turbine blade was carried out between $-15^{\circ}$ (clockwise) and $+15^{\circ}$ (counter clockwise) using high resolution PIV method. The relationship between drag force and rotating speeds was discussed. From these results, optimum design on yawing system of Archimedes spiral wind turbine may provide high efficiency on small wind power system.

Aerial Application Using a Small RF Controlled Helicopter (III) - Lift Test of Rotor System - (소형 무인헬기를 이용한 항공방제기술 (III) - 로터부의 양력시험 -)

  • Koo Y.M.;Seok T.S.;Shin S.K.;Lee C.S.;Kang T.G.
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.31 no.3 s.116
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    • pp.182-187
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    • 2006
  • Aerial application using an unmanned agricultural helicopter can reduce labor and pollution. The development of an agricultural helicopter became urgent for both precise and timely spraying. In this study, a rotor system for unmanned helicopter capable of 20 $kg_f$ payload, was developed and lift capability was evaluated. A lift force over the dead weight of the helicopter was obtained at the pitch angle of $6^{\circ}$. As the pitch angle increased to $8^{\circ}\;and\;10^{\circ}$, the total lift increased to $74{\sim}81\;kg_f\;and\;86{\sim}93\;kg_f$, respectively. A range of engine speed at the rated flight condition, lifting mean payload of 23 $kg_f$ was determined. The data acquired from this study will be used for designing tail system and RF console in the next stage of the research. The rated lift capability was enough for loading 20 liters of spray material including spraying equipments.

A Case Study for Cabin Vibration Improvement of 432 ton class Car-ferry Ship changing Propeller Blade Number (프로펠러의 날개 수 변경에 의한 432톤급 카페리여객선 선실 진동 개선에 대한 사례 연구)

  • Yun, Hyunwoo;Dao, Vougang;Lee, Donchool
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2014.10a
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    • pp.443-448
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    • 2014
  • Recently, car-ferry passenger ships of navigating the coast area in the inside of our country are on an increasing trend of main engine power and the height of upper structure, which is increased to ship's speed and loading of large vehicles. The most ship with high-speed main engine is happened to excessive vibration by propeller induced excitation force on account of connecting the vibration of hull's girder and the upper structure by decreasing the shear stiffness and natural frequency for increasing the height of passenger deck. In this paper, By exchanging the propeller of alteration the number of blades, it could be keep to ship's speed and it's decreased the vibration of hull part that is located passenger deck on the upper deck, which is identified by countermeasure of protection against vibration to procure the safety ship's navigation through measuring the vibration of hull structure.

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A Study on Design of the Compensation System for Wind Energy Generation by Power Storage Apparatus (동력저장장치를 이용한 풍력발전 보상 시스템 설계에 관한 연구)

  • 윤석암;차인수;백행래
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2001
  • In conventional wind generation systems, since the blade rotates at low speed when the velocity of wind decreases their operations are possible only under limited conditions. Therefore they are in trouble of self-generation without the help of auxiliary generation devices outside. In addition, most of them have very low usage efficiency because of the characteristic changes of wind. For the solution of these problems and for enough generation regardless of districts and geographical features the rotation energy stored in a spring drives a compact generator and then electric power is stored at battery and supplied to the load continuously according to the lack of wind force. In this paper, the fabricated system consisting of a wind generator and power storage apparatus was introduced and its operation characteristics were analyzed.

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