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Dynamic modeling and structural reliability of an aeroelastic launch vehicle

  • Pourtakdoust, Seid H.;Khodabaksh, A.H.
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.263-278
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    • 2022
  • The time-varying structural reliability of an aeroelastic launch vehicle subjected to stochastic parameters is investigated. The launch vehicle structure is under the combined action of several stochastic loads that include aerodynamics, thrust as well as internal combustion pressure. The launch vehicle's main body structural flexibility is modeled via the normal mode shapes of a free-free Euler beam, where the aerodynamic loadings on the vehicle are due to force on each incremental section of the vehicle. The rigid and elastic coupled nonlinear equations of motion are derived following the Lagrangian approach that results in a complete aeroelastic simulation for the prediction of the instantaneous launch vehicle rigid-body motion as well as the body elastic deformations. Reliability analysis has been performed based on two distinct limit state functions, defined as the maximum launch vehicle tip elastic deformation and also the maximum allowable stress occurring along the launch vehicle total length. In this fashion, the time-dependent reliability problem can be converted into an equivalent time-invariant reliability problem. Subsequently, the first-order reliability method, as well as the Monte Carlo simulation schemes, are employed to determine and verify the aeroelastic launch vehicle dynamic failure probability for a given flight time.

New idea about realizing automatic collision avoidance on the sea

  • Yao, Jie;Wu, Zhaolin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.65-74
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    • 2001
  • The rapid development of computer technology and widely application of artificial intelligent provide technology support for realizing navigation automation on the sea. which has achieved great success in shipping advanced countries like japan, England, America, Germany and also in the developing country, China. However, it still remains in the studying Period up to now in aspects of collision avoidance decision-making mathematical model and reasoning mechanism. In this paper, approaches are proposed to establish the collision avoidance automation system. One of them is based on the former studies to realize automation system by make use of finite state machine theory and following the International regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea, 1972. The others are to establish the new idea about automatic collision avoidance system by taking advantage of the free flight idea, hybrid system, game theory used in air traffic management studies in recent years and the common characteristics in both air and sea traffic management.

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A Monte Carlo Simulation of excitation.ionization profiles of Nitrogen Gas in 1 atm. Corona discharge (몬테카를로법을 이용한 대기압 코로나방전에 의한 $N_2$의 여기.전리 분포 해석)

  • Kim, Kyung-Ho;Ko, Kwang-Cheol;Kang, Hyung-Boo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1995.07c
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    • pp.1385-1387
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    • 1995
  • The Monte Carlo method for studying the steady-state behavior of electrons under the influence of a electric field is described. In this simulation used a Free Flight Time technique based on determination of the increase in kinetic energy between two collisions. The electron behavior in the cathode region of a corona discharge has been analysed using this method; spatial variations of the energy and excitation, ionization, and the multiplication of electrons were discussed.

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Peptide C-terminal Sequence Analysis by MALDI-TOF MS Utilizing EDC Coupling with Br Signature

  • Shin, Man-Sup;Kim, Hie-Joon
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.1183-1186
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    • 2011
  • The unique Br signature was utilized for C-terminal amino acid sequencing of model peptides. C-terminal carboxyl group was selectively derivatized in peptides, containing side chain carboxyl group, using 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and Br was introduced using 4-bromophenylhydrazine hydrochloride (BPH) in a one pot reaction. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) tandem mass spectra were obtained carrying the Br signature in the y-series ions. The Br signature facilitated C-terminal sequencing and discrimination of C-terminal carboxyl groups in the free acid and amide forms.

Nonlinear Aeroelastic Simulation of a Full-Span Aircraft with Oscillating Control Surfaces (항공기의 조종면 진동시 비선형 공탄성 시뮬레이션)

  • Yoo, Jae-Han;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Kwon, Hyuk-Jun;Lee, In;Paek, Seung-Kil;Kim, Young-Ik
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, the transonic aeroelastic behavior of the generic fighter model is investigated in the time domain. The simulation of flutter flight test using forced harmonic motion of control surfaces including inertial coupling effects is conducted at the various conditions. The nonlinear aerodynamic effects are considered using a transonic small disturbance equation. A modal model obtained by a free vibration analysis is used for the structural model. The relations between the computed flutter boundary and the simulation results of the responses using the harmonic motions of control surfaces at various conditions are investigated.

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF AERODYNAMIC INTERACTION OF AIR-LAUNCHED ROCKETS FROM A HELICOPTER (헬리콥터로부터 발사된 로켓의 공력 간섭 현상에 대한 수치적 연구)

  • Lee, B.S.;Kim, E.J.;Kang, K.T.;Kwon, O.J.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.36-41
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    • 2011
  • Numerical simulation of air-launched rockets from a helicopter was conducted to investigate the aerodynamic interference between air-launched rocket and helicopter. For this purpose, a three-dimensional inviscid flow solver has been developed based on unstructured meshes. An overset mesh technique was used to describe the relative motion between rocket and rocket launcher. The flow solver was coupled with six degree-of-freedom equation to predict the trajectory of free-flight rockets. For the validation, calculations were made for the impinging jet with inclined plate. The rotor downwash of helicopter was calculated and applied to simulation of air-launched rocket. It is shown that the rotor downwash has non-negligible effect on the air-launched rocket and its plume development.

Postharvest Biological Control of Colletotrichum acutatum on Apple by Bacillus subtilis HM1 and the Structural Identification of Antagonists

  • Kim, Hae-Min;Lee, Kui-Jae;Chae, Jong-Chan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.1954-1959
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    • 2015
  • Bacillus subtilis HM1 was isolated from the rhizosphere region of halophytes for its antifungal activity against Colletotrichum acutatum, the causative agent of anthracnose. Treatment of postharvest apples with the cell culture or with a cell-free culture supernatant reduced disease severity 80.7% and 69.4%, respectively. Both treatments also exhibited antifungal activity against various phytopathogenic fungi in vitro. The antifungal substances were purified and analyzed by acid precipitation, gel filtration, high-performance liquid chromatography, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Three compounds were identified as fengycin, iturin, and surfactin. The MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrum revealed the presence of cyclized fengycin homologs A and B, which were distinguishable on the basis of the presence of either alanine or valine, respectively, at position 6 of the peptide sequence. In addition, the cyclized structure of fengycin was shown to play a critical role in antifungal activity.

A Study on Conflict Detection and Resolution for Aircraft Separation Assurance in a Free Flight Environment (자유비행 환경에서의 항공기 분리보장을 위한 충돌 탐지 및 해결 방법에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, Chang-Hwan;Kang, Ja-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2010
  • The goal for the CD&R system is to predict that a conflict is going to occur in the future, communicate the detected conflict to a human operator, and, in some cases, assist in the resolution of the conflict situation. To provide insight into different methods of conflict detection and resolution, a literature review of previous research models and current developmental and operational systems was performed. This paper focuses only on the specific attributes of each model, not on the depth to which a model has been analyzed, validated, or accepted. Thus, care should be taken to remember that a model that seems to be simple according to our categorization scheme may be significantly more viable than an apparently sophisticated model.

Robustness for Scalable Autonomous UAV Operations

  • Jung, Sunghun;Ariyur, Kartik B.
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.767-779
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    • 2017
  • Automated mission planning for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is difficult because of the propagation of several sources of error into the solution, as for any large scale autonomous system. To ensure reliable system performance, we quantify all sources of error and their propagation through a mission planner for operation of UAVs in an obstacle rich environment we developed in prior work. In this sequel to that work, we show that the mission planner developed before can be made robust to errors arising from the mapping, sensing, actuation, and environmental disturbances through creating systematic buffers around obstacles using the calculations of uncertainty propagation. This robustness makes the mission planner truly autonomous and scalable to many UAVs without human intervention. We illustrate with simulation results for trajectory generation of multiple UAVs in a surveillance problem in an urban environment while optimizing for either maximal flight time or minimal fuel consumption. Our solution methods are suitable for any well-mapped region, and the final collision free paths are obtained through offline sub-optimal solution of an mTSP (multiple traveling salesman problem).

Shapes and Aerodynamics of Pterosarus' Wing (Pterosarus 날개 형상 및 공력특성)

  • Cho, Woungjae;Han, Cheolheui
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2017
  • A pterosarus is an ancient flying reptile and the first vertebrate with powered flight. The shapes of the pretosarus'airfoil in the published literature are reconstructed. The aerodynamics of the Pterosarus is obtained using a free software XFOIL. The steady aerodynamics of the Pterosarus' airfoil are investigated focusing on the gliding performance. The numerical results are validated by comparing the computed aerodynamic coefficients with the measured data. The secretes of the Pterosarus' highly camberred airfoil are elucidated by comparing the aerodynamics with that of the birds'.