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Stroke Verification Test and Operational Characteristics Analysis of KSLV-I Kick Motor TVC Nozzle (나로호 킥모터 TVC 노즐 행정확인시험 및 특성 분석)

  • Sun, Byung-Chan;Park, Yong-Kyu;Oh, Choong-Suk;Roh, Woong-Rae
    • Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.158-168
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    • 2012
  • This paper deals with TVC nozzle stroke verification test and corresponding analysis techniques related to kick motor TVC system of KSLV-I second stage. It is shown that the relationship between TVC stroke and potentiometer voltage is revealed via the open-loop stroke verification test, and other major operational parameters including nozzle alignment error, actuation error, neutral position, radius of nozzle rotation, location of nozzle rotation center, angle conversion coefficients, etc. are analyzed via the closed-loop stroke verification test. The TVC stroke verification test results for the first and second flight model of KSLV-I show that all TVC operational parameters of KSLV-I second stage were normally setup for the first and second flight tests.

Flight Dynamics Analyses of a Propeller-Driven Airplane (II): Building a High-Fidelity Mathematical Model and Applications

  • Kim, Chang-Joo;Kim, Sang Ho;Park, TaeSan;Park, Soo Hyung;Lee, Jae Woo;Ko, Joon Soo
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.356-365
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    • 2014
  • This paper is the second in a series and aims to build a high-fidelity mathematical model for a propeller-driven airplane using the propeller's aerodynamics and inertial models, as developed in the first paper. It focuses on aerodynamic models for the fuselage, the main wing, and the stabilizers under the influence of the wake trailed from the propeller. For this, application of the vortex lattice method is proposed to reflect the propeller's wake effect on those aerodynamic surfaces. By considering the maneuvering flight states and the flow field generated by the propeller wake, the induced velocity at any point on the aerodynamic surfaces can be computed for general flight conditions. Thus, strip theory is well suited to predict the distribution of air loads over wing components and the viscous flow effect can be duly considered using the 2D aerodynamic coefficients for the airfoils used in each wing. These approaches are implemented in building a high-fidelity mathematical model for a propeller-driven airplane. Flight dynamic analysis modules for the trim, linearization, and simulation analyses were developed using the proposed techniques. The flight test results for a series of maneuvering flights with a scaled model were used for comparison with those obtained using the flight dynamics analysis modules to validate the usefulness of the present approaches. The resulting good correlations between the two data sets demonstrate that the flight characteristics of the propeller-driven airplane can be analyzed effectively through the integrated framework with the propeller and airframe aerodynamic models proposed in this study.

A Study on Test & Evaluation Technique of RWR/CMDS for Survivability Improvement (생존성 향상을 위한 RWR/CMDS 시험평가 기술 연구)

  • Kim, Chanjo;Jang, Youngbae;Kim, Hyeongkyeong
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.84-89
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    • 2016
  • Electronic Warfare (EW) is the mission area responsible to establish and maintain a favorable position in the electromagnetic domain. Testing and Evaluation of EW devices on modern military aircraft to pursue this critical mission area require the use of a wide range of techniques and analytical methods to assure users of the readiness of EW system to meet the challenge of a combat environment. This paper is intended as an introductory text dedicated to EW systems (especially RWR, CMDS) test and evaluation techniques and will serve experienced engineers and program managers, as well as novice engineers, as a concise reference for EW systems' test and evaluation processes and testing resources.

Nano-Wear and Friction of Magnetic Recording Hard Disk by Contact Start/Stop Test

  • Kim, Woo Seok;Hwang, Pyung;Kim, Jang-Kyo
    • KSTLE International Journal
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.12-20
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    • 2000
  • Nano-wear and friction of carbon overcoated laser-textured and mechanically-textured computer hard disk were characterised after contact start/stop (CSS) wear test. Various analytical and mechanical testing techniques were employed to study the changes in topography, roughness, chemical elements, mechanical properties and friction characteristics of the coating arising from the contact start/stop wear test These techniques include: the atomic force microscopy (AFM), the continuous nano-indentation test, the nano-scratch test, the time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (TOF-SIMS) and the auger electron spectroscopy (AES). It was shown that the surface roughness of the laser-textured (LT) bump and mechanically textured (MT) Bone was reduced approximately am and 7nm, respectively, after the CSS wear test. The elastic modulus and hardness values increased after the CSS test, indicating straining hardening of the top coating layer, A critical load was also identified fer adhesion failure between the magnetic layer and the Ni-P layer, The TOF-SIMS analysis also revealed some reduction in the intensity of C and $C_2$$F_59$, confirming the wear of lubricant elements on the coating surface.

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COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTION OF ICE ACCRETION AROUND AIR INTAKE OF AIRCRAFT (CFD를 이용한 항공기 공기 흡입구 주위 결빙 예측)

  • Jung, K.Y.;Ahn, G.B.;Jung, S.K.;Myong, R.S.;Cho, T.H.;Shin, H.B.;Jung, J.H.;Choi, Y.H.;Kim, J.H.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.465-468
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    • 2011
  • Ice accretion on aircraft surface can greatly deteriorate the safety of aircraft. In particular, it can be a cause of impediment for aircraft performances such as aerodynamic characteristics, control, and engine. Numerical simulation of icing accretion based on the state-of-art CFD techniques can be alternative to expensive icing wind tunnel test or flight test. In this study, icing conditions are defined in order to predict the ice accretions around the air intake of aircraft. Then the range and amount of ice accretion on the intake in icing wind tunnel were investigated In addition, a study on the size effect of icing wind tunnel was conducted in order to check the compatibility with the real in-flight test environment.

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Validation Study on Conceptual Design and Performance Analysis for Helicopter using NDARC (NDARC을 이용한 헬리콥터 개념설계 및 성능해석 검증 연구)

  • Go, Jeong-In;Park, Jae-Sang;Choi, Jong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.44 no.10
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    • pp.877-886
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    • 2016
  • A validation study is conducted for the conceptual design and performance analysis of UH-60A Black Hawk in order to establish the conceptual design and performance analysis techniques for conventional helicopters using a single main rotor and a tail rotor. As a tool for conceptual design and analysis, NDARC(NASA Design and Analysis of Rotorcraft) is used for the present study. The conceptual design for UH-60A is successfully validated as compared with the target values. Then, various performance analyses in hover and forward flight are conducted for the UH-60A model obtained from the present design work, and they are compared well with the wind tunnel test, flight test, and previous analyses using various analysis tools. Through this validation work, the conceptual design and performance analysis techniques for the conventional helicopter are appropriately established.

A Study on Navigation Performance Analysis Technique of Pseudolite Navigation Systems (의사위성 항법시스템의 항법성능 분석기법 연구)

  • Park, Jun-Pyo;Suk, Jinyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.42 no.11
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    • pp.947-957
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, the navigation performance analysis techniques of a pseudolite navigation system are proposed. To validate the techniques, operation and navigation test results using real test data are addressed. The conventional navigation performance analysis methods used for satellite navigation system, such as Galileo and GPS, are analyzed to identify the error factor and to check the criterion of UERE defined in the standard document. And then the method to calculate the UERE through the ranging measurements are studied. By identifying the error factor in pseudolite navigation system based on these methods, the available UERE observation and calculation method applicable to pseudolite navigation are proposed. Simulation results considering various circumstances and the actual flight test results are presented to verify the proposed method.

NEUTRON THREE-AXIS SPECTROMETRY AT THE ADVENT OF 21ST CENTURY

  • Kulda Jiri
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.433-436
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    • 2006
  • The implementation of multiplexing techniques combined with advances in neutron optics make the neutron three-axis spectrometers (TAS) an efficient tool to map inelastic response from single crystals over momentum transfer ranges comparable to the size of a single Brillouin zone. Thanks to recent progress in polarization techniques such experiments can be combined relatively easily with neutron polarization analysis, which does not only provide unambiguous separation of response corresponding to structural and magnetic degrees of freedom, but permits a quantitative analysis of the magnetic response anisotropy, often of crucial importance to test theoretical predictions. In the forthcoming decade we therefore expect a further development of the complementary use, rather than competition, of the reactor-based TAS's with time-of-flight (TOF) instruments for single crystal spectroscopy at the existing (ISIS) as well as at the newly built (SNS, J-PARK) pulsed sources.

ERS-1 AND CCRS C-SAR Data Integration For Look Direction Bias Correction Using Wavelet Transform

  • Won, J.S.;Moon, Woo-Il M.;Singhroy, Vern;Lowman, Paul-D.Jr.
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.49-62
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    • 1994
  • Look direction bias in a single look SAR image can often be misinterpreted in the geological application of radar data. This paper investigates digital processing techniques for SAR image data integration and compensation of the SAR data look direction bias. The two important approaches for reducing look direction bias and integration of multiple SAR data sets are (1) principal component analysis (PCA), and (2) wavelet transform(WT) integration techniques. These two methods were investigated and tested with the ERS-1 (VV-polarization) and CCRS*s airborne (HH-polarization) C-SAR image data sets recorded over the Sudbury test site, Canada. The PCA technique has been very effective for integration of more than two layers of digital image data. When there only two sets of SAR data are available, the PCA thchnique requires at least one more set of auxiliary data for proper rendition of the fine surface features. The WT processing approach of SAR data integration utilizes the property which decomposes images into approximated image ( low frequencies) characterizing the spatially large and relatively distinct structures, and detailed image (high frequencies) in which the information on detailed fine structures are preserved. The test results with the ERS-1and CCRS*s C-SAR data indicate that the new WT approach is more efficient and robust in enhancibng the fine details of the multiple SAR images than the PCA approach.

A Simulation Study on the Clamshell-type Missile Airframe Separation (크램쉘형 유도탄 기체분리 시뮬레이션 연구)

  • Kim, Goo;Hur, Ki-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.375-383
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    • 2008
  • Design of a weapon-carrier type of missile requires to provide a highly reliable mechanism of airframe separation and air stabilizer deployment which enables the safe release of payload at high-speed flight conditions. This mechanism is characterized by a relative dynamic motion of multiple separated bodies, proceeding as swiftly as hundreds of milli-seconds, so that the use of modeling & simulation(M&S)techniques could play a crucial role in the design. This paper presents an M&S technique which has been developed for a design of anti-submarine missile employing a clamshell type of airframe separation, and shows some major results of simulation compared to available flight test results. Emphasis of the current study was laid on a proper balance between the quick calculation, which is essential for practical design application, and the credibility of the results.