• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.609-618
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• 2006

This paper presents the lateral control of an autonomous vehicle by using a look-ahead sensing system. In look-ahead sensing by an absolute positioning system, a reference lane, constructed by straight lanes or circular lanes, was switched by a segment switching algorithm. To cope with sensor noise and modeling uncertainty, a robust LMI-based $H_{\infty}$ lateral controller was designed by the feedback of lateral offset and yaw angle error at the vehicle look-ahead. In order to verify the safety and the performance of lateral control, a scaled-down vehicle was developed and the location of the vehicle was detected by using an ultrasonic local positioning system. In the mechatronic scaled-down vehicle, the lateral model and parameters are verified and estimated by a J-turn test. For the lane change and reference lane tracking, the lateral controllers are used experimentally. The experimental results show that the $H_{\infty}$ controller is robust and has better performance compared with look-down sensing.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.137-156
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• 2013

A wind tunnel test of a scaled-down model and field measurement were effective methods for elucidating the aerodynamic behavior of a chimney under a wind load. Therefore, the relationship between the results of the wind tunnel test and the field measurement had to be determined. Accordingly, the set-up and testing method in the wind tunnel had to be modified from the field measurement to simulate the real behavior of a chimney under the wind flow with a larger Reynolds number. It enabled the results of the wind tunnel tests to be correlated with the field measurement. The model surface roughness and different turbulence intensity flows were added to the test. The simulated results of the wind tunnel test agreed with the full-scale measurements in the mean surface pressure distribution behavior.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2019

A comparison study between computational-fluid-dynamics simulation and wind tunnel test for a megawatt-class wind turbine is conducted. For the study, flow-field in wake, basic aerodynamic performance, and effect of the yaw error for a 1/86 scaled-down model of the NREL offshore 5 MW wind turbine are numerically calculated using commercial software "FloEFD" with $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model. The computed results are compared to the wind tunnel test performed by the constant-velocity mode for the model. It is shown that discrepancy are found between the two results at lower tip-speed ratio and higher yaw angle, however, the velocity-defection distribution in the wake, the torque coefficient at moderated and high tip-speed ratios are in good agreement with the wind tunnel test.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.391-407
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• 2019

Tracking the location (position) of a surface or underwater marine vehicle is important as part of guidance and navigation. While the Global Positioning System (GPS) works well in an open sea environment but its use is limited whenever testing scaled-down models of such vehicles in the laboratory environment. This paper presents the design, development and implementation of a low energy ultrasonic augmented single beacon-based localization technique suitable for such requirements. The strategy consists of applying Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) to achieve location tracking from basic dynamic distance measurements of the moving model from a fixed beacon, while on-board motion sensor measures heading angle and velocity. Iterative application of the Extended Kalman Filter yields x and y co-ordinate positions of the moving model. Tests performed on a free-running ship model in a wave basin facility of dimension 30 m by 30 m by 3 m water depth validate the proposed model. The test results show quick convergence with an error of few centimeters in the estimated position of the ship model. The proposed technique has application in the real field scenario by replacing the ultrasonic sensor with industrial grade long range acoustic modem. As compared with the existing systems such as LBL, SBL, USBL and others localization techniques, the proposed technique can save deployment cost and also cut the cost on number of acoustic modems involved.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2005

Fretting, which is a special type of wear, is defined as small amplitude relative motion along the contacting interface between two materials. The structural integrity of steam generators in nuclear power plants is very much dependent upon the fretting wear characteristics of Inconel 690 U-tubes. In this study, a finite element model that can simulate fretting wear on the secondary side of the steam generator was developed and used for a quantitative investigation of the fretting wear phenomenon. Finite element modeling of elastic contact wear problems was performed to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the finite element method to fretting wear problems. The elastic beam problem, with existing solutions, is treated as a numerical example. By introducing a control parameter s, which scaled up the wear constant and scaled down the cycle numbers, the algorithm was shown to greatly reduce the time required for the analysis. The work rate model was adopted in the wear model. In the three-dimensional finite element analysis, a quarterly symmetric model was used to simulate cross tubes contacting at right angles. The wear constant of Inconel 690 in the work rate model was taken as $K=26.7{\times}10^{-15}\;Pa^{-1}$ from experimental data obtained using a fretting wear test rig with a piezoelectric actuator. The analyses revealed donut-shaped wear along the contacting boundary, which is a typical feature of fretting wear.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2017

가스터빈엔진의 시동점화 조건 달성 및 시동가속을 위해서는 엔진에 적합한 시동기를 선정하여야 한다. 이를 위해서는 시동 크랭킹 과정의 공력저항을 예측하여 시동성능을 파악하여야한다. 본 논문에서는 기 개발엔진의 Coast down 시험을 통하여 획득된 엔진속도 프로파일 데이터를 바탕으로 엔진 주축에 인간되는 공력저항을 도출하고, 압축기 부하를 기준으로 한 스케일링을 통해 대상엔진의 공력저항을 모델링하였다. 이후, 공력저항 모델과 공기시동기(ATS)의 토크 성능선도를 엔진 시동모델에 적용함으로써, 엔진시동에 적합한 시동기를 선정하는 방법을 제시한다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2013

본 연구는 국내에서 널리 사용되고 있는 하향식 쏘일네일과 수평배수공의 별도 설치에 대한 일반적인 사고의 틀에서 벗어나 보강과 동시에 수평배수를 겸할 수 있는 상향식 쏘일네일을 설치할 경우 지하수위의 거동에 대한 특성을 축소모형실험을 통해 연구하였다. 이를 위해 실내에서 모형토조 내에 풍화토 지반의 모형사면을 만들고 그 위에 인공강우를 뿌리는 실험을 통해 상대밀도가 60%, 75%, 90%인 각 지반조건별로 50mm/hr, 75mm/hr, 100mm/hr 및 125mm/hr인 4가지 경우의 강우강도에 대하여 실험을 하였으며, 이로 부터 시간에 따른 지하수위, 사면의 유출비 및 사면의 파괴형태를 측정하고 분석하였다. 본 연구결과 배수기능을 겸한 상향식 쏘일네일로 보강한 지반의 경우 무 보강지반에 비해 지하수위 상승이 매우 완만하고 일정 시간이 경과 한 후 더 이상 증가하지 않았으며, 지반의 파괴도 발생하지 않았다. 또한, 상대밀도가 75%인 경우 보강후는 보강 전에 비해 약 8~15%정도 유출비가 증가하였다.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.355-360
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• 2009

USN (Ubiquitous Sensor Network, 유비쿼터스 무선네트워크) 융합기술을 기반으로 하는 자원탐사 축소모형 시스템을 구축하였다. 실제 환경의 재현을 위해, 비금속 모형판 아래 금속판을 설치하고, 모형판 위에서 이동로봇에 설치된 고정밀 3축 자기센서를 이용하여 실제 자장값을 계측한다. 측정된 자장값은 무선네트워크를 이용하여 이동로봇이 중앙 컴퓨터로 전송한다. 이러한 하드웨어 기반의 테스트 시스템은 현장 상황을 물리적으로 유사하게 재현함으로써, 시뮬레이션의 신뢰도가 높고, USN기반 자원탐사시스템 설계지침을 다각도로 검토할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 금속물체 탐지시스템을 재현하기 위해, 평판 위에서 이동로봇을 사용하여, 평판 아래에 설치된 금속판의 위치를 탐지하는 실험을 성공적으로 실시하였다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2006

Numerical analysis of wind turbine scale effect was performed by using commercial CFD code, Fluent. For the numerical analysis of wind turbine, the three dimensional Navier-Stokes solver with various turbulence models was tested. As a turbulence mode, the realizable k-e turbulence model was selected for the simulation of wind turbines. To validate the present method, performance of NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Phase VI wind turbine model was analyzed and compared with its wind tunnel test and blind test data. Using the present method, numerical simulations for various size of wind tunnel models were carried out and characteristics were analyzed in detail. For wind tunnel test model, the size of nacelle may not be scaled down precisely because of available motor. The effect of nacelle size was also computed and analyzed though CFD simulation. The present results showed the good correlations in pre-stall region but much to be improved in post-stall region. In 2006 and 2007, the performance and the scale effect of standard wind turbine model will be tested in KARI(Korea Aerospace Research Institute) LSWT(Low Speed Wind Tunnel) and the present results will be validated with the wind tunnel data.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제82권6호
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• pp.735-745
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• 2022

The suspension thyristor valve can generate tremendous vertical acceleration responses in layers and large tension forces in hangers. A shaking table test of a scaled-down model of thyristor valves suspended on a hall building is performed to qualify the risk of vertical uplift of two representative types of valves, the chain valve and the rigid valve. Besides, an analytical model is established to investigate the source of the slackening of hangers. The test results show that the valves frequently experience a large vertical acceleration response. The soft spring joint can significantly reduce acceleration, but is still unable to prevent vertical uplift of the chain valve. The analytical model shows a stiffer roof and inter-story connection both contribute to a higher risk of vertical uplift for a rigid valve. In addition, the planar eccentricity and short hangers, which result in torsional motion of the valve, increase the possibility of vertical uplift for a chain valve. Therefore, spring joints with additional viscous dampers and symmetric layout in each layer are recommended for the rigid and chain valve, respectively, to prevent the uplift of valves.