• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.456-462
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• 2014

Infrared(IR) guided heat-seeking missiles uses IR emissions from aircraft to detect and track a target. Due to passive characteristic of the IR guidance, early detection of the missile is difficult and it is significant threat to aircraft survivability. Therefore, IR signature prediction of the aircraft is an important aspect of the stealth technology. In this study, we simulated IR signature of the aircraft in real atmospheric conditions. Aircraft surface temperature distribution was calculated by using RadthermIR code. Based on temperature distribution, IR radiance and BRDF(Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) image were simulated for different weather(seasonal) and background(sky/soil) conditions. The IR contrast tendencies are not aligned with surface temperature or magnitude of target IR radiance. Therefore, it is essential to simulate IR signature with various conditions and background to acquire reliable database.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.366-373
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• 2014

A conceptual design of a three-surface strike fighter was studied and stealth performance was taken into account to enhance survivability and battle effectiveness. CATIA was used to design the aircraft's three-dimensional prototype model and the weapon carriage arrangement was also studied. The aircraft's RCS characteristics and distributions under X, S, C, and L bands were simulated using the RCSPlus software, which is based on the PO method. Pressure and velocity distributions of the flow field were also simulated using CFD. A turbulence model was based on standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ function and N-S functions were used during the CFD computation. Lift coefficients, drag coefficients, and lift-to-drag ratio were obtained by aerodynamic simulation. The results showed that: (1) the average value of head-on RCS between ${\pm}30^{\circ}$ is below -3.197 dBsm, and (2) the lift coefficient is 0.34674, the drag coefficient is 0.04275, and the lift-to-drag ratio is 8.11087 when the attack angle is $2.5^{\circ}$.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2019

스텔스 기술은 레이더 및 적외선 시커와 같은 탐지기로부터의 탐지를 피하는 기술이다. 특히 IR 미사일은 항공기 자체의 열을 감지하기 때문에 적외선 신호에 의한 탐지는 더욱 위협적이며 적외선 스텔스 기술은 항공기 및 UCAV(Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle)의 생존을 보장하는데 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 UCAV 노즐 설계에 따른 공력 및 적외선 스텔스 성능 분석이 수행되었다. 수치해석 결과에 따르면 Double S형 노즐은 엔진의 고온부를 차폐할 수 있기 때문에 적외선 신호를 줄이는 데 효과적이다. 또한, Double S형 노즐에서 회전부 위치가 뒤쪽에 위치할수록 적외선 신호가 감소함을 확인하였다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2017

An infrared-guided missile has been emerging as a major threat against combat aircraft due to its passive guidance characteristics and with recent advances in stealth technology. Hence, the infrared stealth technology and its effectiveness-evaluation technique become more significant than ever before. In this study, we applied missile aerodynamics to lethal range calculation which allowed more precise prediction. CFD analyses were newly involved in estimating drag force characteristics of an infrared-guided missile. Velocity profiles during flight period of the missile were constructed utilizing these drag characteristics and then incorporated into our in-house code to predict corresponding lethal ranges. The results showed that the present method can predict lethal range more appropriately than the previous one with constant velocity profile. As one of the results, if a fighter gains altitude more which reduces less drag of the attacking missile, then the lethal envelope increases significantly more compared to the lock-on envelope.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2010년 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.78-82
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• 2010

An integrated multi-disciplinary design system plays a critical role in the preliminary design of an aircraft. In this paper such system is developed for the multi-disciplinary computation and design; aerodynamics elasticity, and radio frequency stealth. Common data base of geometry and structured grids is generated and used for aerodynamic, structural and eletromagnetics analysis. The Navier-Stokes CFD, FEM, and CEM technique are used for aerodynamic, structural, and RF stealth computations respectively.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.530-544
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• 2022

Titanium exhibits substantial corrosion resistance, strength, and ductility, with a specific gravity of approximately 4.5 and a melting point of approximately 1800℃. It is currently used in aircraft parts and space development. This study considered the thermal characteristics, stealth effects of infrared thermal imaging cameras, electromagnetic shielding, and electrical conductivity of Ti-sputtered materials. Base materials of different densities and types were treated using titanium sputtering. Infrared thermal imaging showed a better stealth effect when the titanium layer was directed toward the outside. The film sample presented a better stealth effect than the fabrics did. In each of the samples subjected to titanium sputtering, when the titanium layer was directed outward, the untreated sample or exposed titanium layer showed surface temperatures lower than those of the samples with the titanium layer oriented toward the heat source. Additionally, after the titanium sputtering treatment, the films conducted electricity (low resistance) better than the fabrics did. All titanium-sputtered specimens presented reduced electromagnetic wave transmission and significantly reduced infrared transmission. These results are expected to apply to military uniforms (soldiers' protective clothing to gain the upper hand on the battlefield), medical sensors, multifunctional intelligent textiles and etc.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2016

In this study, an efficient method of designing laminate composite radar absorbing structures (RAS) is proposed with consideration given to the structural shape so as to improve aircraft stealth performance. The calculation of the radar cross section (RCS) should be decreased to enhance the efficiency of the stochastic optimization when designing an RAS. In the proposed method, RAS are optimized to match up the input impedance of the minimal RCS, which is obtained by using physical optics and the transmission line theory. Single and double layer dielectric RAS for aircraft wings are employed as numerical examples and designed using the proposed method, RCS minimization and reflection coefficient minimization. The availability of the proposed method is assessed by comparing the similarity of the results and computation time with other design methods. According to the results, the proposed method produces the same results as the stochastic optimization, which adopts the RCS as the objective function, and can improve RAS design efficiency by reducing the number of RCS analyses.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2008

최근 항공기 예비설계 단계에서 여러 분야의 설계요소를 동시에 고려하는 다분야 통합설계(Multidisciplinary Design) 기법이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CATIA를 기반으로 항공기 형상에 대한 공력, 구조, RF 스텔스의 성능 분석을 위한 통합시스템을 구축하였다. CATIA를 이용하여 공력, 구조, RF 스텔스 해석을 위한 동일 사각격자를 생성한 후 생성된 격자를 이용하여 공력특성과 구조변위를 계산하였다. 레이더 포착면적 (RCS) 계산은 사각격자로부터 삼각형 격자를 추가로 생성하여 수행하였다. 이 과정 중 각 해석분야의 입력 파일을 생성할 수 있는 변환코드를 개발하였다. 세부분야 해석기법으로 패널 코드 PANAIR, 전산구조해석 코드 NASTRAN, PO 기법에 기초한 RCS 해석코드를 사용하였다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2022

The importance of stealth technology is increasing in modern warfare, and Radar Cross Section(RCS) is widely used as an indicator of stealth technology. It is useful to measure RCS using an image-based near-field to far-field transformation algorithm in short-range monostatic conditions. However, the near-field measurement system requires a longer measurement time compared to other methods. In this work, it is proposed to reduce the measured data using an interpolation method in azimuth angular domain. The calculated far-field RCS values according to the sampling rate is shown, and the performance of the algorithm applied with interpolation in the angular domain is presented. It is shown that measurement samples can be reduced several times by using the redundancy in the angular domain while producing results similar to the conventional method.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2020

Many technologies are being studied to reduce the RCS(Radar Cross Section) of stealth aircraft. Most RCS-reduction technlogies correspond to platforms. It is important to identify factors that RCS performance through simulation analysis of aircraft Mounted equipment. In particular, there are no studies of RCS performance in the radar frequency band when antenna transmit signals are applied. In this paper, the RCS performance variation on the transmit signal on/off of antennas mounted on a stealth aircraft was verified. Antennas were selected for each frequency band and simulated analysis to the RCS performance changes during antenna transmitting signal. Finally, to verify the characteristics of the change in RCS performance, RCS test measurements on the low-profile antenna transmit signal on/off were performed. In addintion, antenna RCS test measurement was performed according to the change of transmit signal power output. As a result, it was confirmed that there is no change in RCS performance when an antenna transmit signal is applied.