• 항공우주산업기술동향
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2010

우주태양광 비행은 별이나 레이저에서 나오는 빛의 복사 압력을 이용하여 아주 얇은 물질을 매우 빠른 속도가 되도록 하는 위성체 추진을 위한 방법 중 하나이다. 이에 관한 연구는 미국, 일본, E.U. 그리고 러시아 등에서 기초 연구를 비롯한 우주 비행 시험을 수행하고 있다. 2010년 5월 일본의 JAXA는 세계 최초로 태양광 돛을 가진 행성간 위성체인 "IKAROS"를 금성까지 발사하는데 성공한 바 있다. 현재 태양광 추진 방법으로 태양계를 포함한 은하계에 많은 무인 우주 비행 임무를 수행하고자하는 목표를 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 우주 탐사 및 여행을 위한 새로운 추진 방법으로 우주 선진국들의 우주태양광 비행선의 기술 동향에 대해 기술하였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.583-588
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• 2008

A spacecraft propulsion system utilizing the energy of the solar wind was reviewed. The first plasma sail concept was proposed by Prof. Winglee in 2000, and that was called M2P2(mini-magnetospheric plasmapropulsion). However, the first M2P2 design adopting a small(20-cm-diamter) coil and a small helicon plasma source design was criticized by Dr. Khazanov in 2003. He insisted that: 1) MHD is not an appropriate approximation to describe the M2P2 design by Winglee, and with ion kinetic simulation, it was shown that the M2P2 design could provide only negligible thrust; 2) considerably larger sails(than that Winglee proposed) would be required to tap the energy of the solar wind. We started our plasma ssail study in 2003, and it is shown that moderately sized magnetic sails can produce sub-Newton-class thrust in the ion inertial scale(${\sim}70$ km). Currently, we are continuing our efforts to make a feasibly sized plasma sail(Magnetoplasma sail) by optimizing the magnetic field inflation process Winglee proposed.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.518-526
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• 2018

As a new technical approach, this paper introduces a method for improving an electrically propelled outboard motor in consideration of the driving system applied to an electric-propulsion boat with solar cell energy. The most efficient model for a drive shaft, propeller shaft, and bevel gear was suggested and examined with respect to the results of test operation in prototype mode. Furthermore, this research included a performance evaluation of the manufactured prototype to acquire the purposed quantity value and the development items. After manufacturing the desired prototype of an electrically propelled outboard motor, the maximum sail time, thrust force, noise, and weight were evaluated in a performance test. An additional test in relation to the maximum sail speed (knots) of the completed prototype was conducted using a sea trial evaluation to acquire the optimum quantity.