• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

The free-wing tilt-body aircraft is researched in the flight performance characteristics such as short take-off and landing capability, and reduced sensitivity to gust and center of gravity (CG) change. Due to the main wing separating from the fuselage, the high tiltable empennage, and the stub-wing strongly influencing from the propeller wake, the resulting vehicle aerodynamics and flight dynamics are quite different from those of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. Using the governing flight dynamics model was studied previously, all of speed and body tilt angle is simulated to determine the flight envelope by a non-linear 3-DOF flight simulation analysis. Though flight performance and trimmability are studied, the flight model of free-wing tilt-body aircraft is to reduce the hidden risk and to achieve the successful flight test. It is analyzed the flight characteristics that distinguishes free-wing tilt-body aircraft from the conventional aircraft.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2007

Tilt rotor-wing concept to show enhanced performance in low speed mission is presented. Three types of stud wings on the existing tilt rotor configuration are suggested and their characteristics are compared. Aerodynamic analysis indicates that the stud wing concept gives significant performance improvement on the endurance and range in the low speed regime when compared with the tilt rotor. Penalties of the stud wing are discussed from the perspectives of conversion corridor, structural weight, configuration design, and cross wind stability. This study concludes that the advantage of the stud wing in general UAV mission performance is so significant as to surpass the penalties in other perspectives investigated.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2011

The free-wing tilt-body aircraft is researched in the flight performance characteristics for center of gravity (CG) change. All of speed, body tilt angle and center of gravity change are simulated to determine the flight envelope by a non-linear 3-DOF mathematical model. In flight, this aircraft configuration changes by the tiltable empennage. Then, flight dynamics distinguishes from those of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. Though flight performance and trimmability are studied by CG change, the flight model of free-wing tilt-body aircraft is to reduce the hidden risk and to achieve the successful flight test. It is analyzed the flight characteristics by CG change that distinguishes free-wing tilt-body aircraft from the conventional aircraft.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 고정익항공기와 회전익 항공기의 장점을 결합시킨 신개념 복합형 무인항공기인 QTW(Quad Tilt Wing)의 종축 동특성을 연구한 결과를 기술하였다. 설계된 QTW 무인항공기는 Tandem Wing 형상을 가지며 각 주익의 끝단에는 프로펠러를 구동하는 모터를 장착하였다. 비행역학적 분석을 위해 모멘텀 이론을 이용해 추력을 계산하였으며, 틸트 각도에 따른 프로펠러의 Slip stream에 의한 양력과 항력을 고려한 비선형 모델링을 구축하였다. 또한 트림분석을 통해 설계된 비행체가 적절한 비행속도 대비 틸팅각을 가짐을 보여주었으며, 각 트림 점에서의 성분별 힘을 분석하였다. 각 비행 모드의 선형모델 고유치 분석하여 동적 특성을 분석하였으며 고정익모드로 전환됨에 따라 안정한 부분으로 극점이 이동함을 확인하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.941-946
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• 2023

미래 운송수단으로 거론되는 UAM을 중심으로 함께 주목받는 eVTOL 항공기의 양력과 항속속도 및 항속거리 증대를 위해 Tilt Rotor와 Tandem Wing 개념을 본 논문의 기체에 도입했다. 기체를 제작 및 비행 실험을 진행하여 비행 영상과 비행 로그를 확보했다. 비행 영상과 비행 로그를 분석한 결과 기체 모멘트가 과도하게 앞으로 쏠리는 현상이 발생했고 자세가 회복되지 않음을 파악했다. 이에 XFLR5에서 날개 붙임각과 면적을 변경하며 기체의 세로안정성을 확보하기 위한 최적의 피칭 모멘트 계수를 도출되도록 CATIA를 통해 설계된 기체를, XFLR5로 해석했다. 본 연구의 결과는 Tilt Rotor와 Tandem Wing이 적용된 기체가 안정적인 피칭 모멘트 계수를 가질 수 있도록 도움을 주며, 이를 통해 세로안정성을 더욱 향상할 수 있는 새로운 방안을 제시했다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2014

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have been recently commercialized can largely be divided into fixed-wing aircraft and rotor aircraft by their styles and flight characteristics. Although the fixed-wing aircraft represents higher power efficiency, higher speed, longer flight distance and larger loading weight than the rotor aircraft, they have a disadvantage of requiring a space for take-off and landing. On the other hand, the rotor aircraft can implement vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and represents various flight modes (hovering, steep bank turns and low-speed flights). But they require both precision take-off control and attitude control. In this study, we used a quad-tilt rotor UAV to combine advantages in both the fixed-wing aircraft and the rotor aircraft. The quad-tilt rotor (QTR) system was designed and constructed by adding a tilt device with a servo motor to a general quad-rotor vehicle.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2019

본 연구는 쿼드 틸트 프로펠러(Quad Tilt Propeller)형상의 탠덤날개 항공기의 전진비행 조건을 풍동실험하여 전방 날개 및 프로펠러가 후방날개에 작용하는 공력 간섭효과를 분석하였다. 6축 밸런스시스템을 이용해 전기체의 힘을 측정하였고 날개뿌리에 부착된 스트레인게이지를 이용하여 각 날개의 굽힘모멘트를 측정하였다. 12홀 프로브를 이용해 날개 및 프로펠러 후류의 유동장을 측정하였으며, 털실과 스모크를 이용한 유동가시화 실험을 통해 유동 특징을 정성적으로 확인하였다. 요소별 공력간섭 현상을 측정하기 위해 프로펠러 부착 조합을 바꿔가며 전방날개와 프로펠러가 후방날개에 작용하는 영향을 분석하였다.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2007년도 추계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.264-271
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• 2007

The flow simulations around ducted-prop of tilt-duct aircraft were conducted in this study. For the investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of various configurations of duct, the axisymmetric flow calculation method combined with actuator disk model for prop were used. The rapid two-dimensional calculation and fast grid generation enable aerodynamic analysis for various duct configurations in a very short time and anticipated to active role in optimal configuration design of duct exposed to various flight modes. For the case of angle of attack or tilt angle, the three dimensional flow calculation is conducted using the three dimensional grid simply generated by just revolving the axisymmetric grid around center axis. Through the three dimensional calculation around duct, the aerodynamic effectiveness of duct as a lifting surface in airplane mode was investigated. The flow calculations around the control vane (wing) installed in the rear section of duct were conducted The aerodynamic data of wing were compared with the data of the ducts to evaluate the aerodynamic effectiveness of ducts.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회A
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• pp.654-659
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• 2007

In this paper, the fatigue load spectrum for tilt rotor UAV is developed and fatigue analysis is achieved for flaperon joint. Tilt rotor UAV has two modes which are helicopter mode when UAV is taking off and landing and fixed wing mode when UAV is cruising. To make fatigue load spectrum, FELIX for helicopter mode and TWIST for fixed wing mode are used. And Fatigue analysis of flaperon joint is achieved using fatigue load spectrum we obtained. When S-N test data are analyzed, we use the Kriging meta model to get probability S-N curve for whole range of material life. The result which is life of flaperon joint obtained by suggested fatigue analysis procedure in this paper is compared with that obtained by MSC/Fatigue.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2021

The propeller wake of tiltrotor-type aircrafts, such as TR-60 and quad tilt propeller (QTP) UAV, in hover substantially impinges the upper surface of the primary wing and generates a downward load. This load is directly proportional to the thrust of the propeller and reduces the available payload. Therefore, wing and nacelle mechanisms should be carefully designed to reduce downward load. This study conducted a numerical analysis of the rotating propeller in hover to predict the downward load of a QTP UAV. An unsteady three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver was used along with a sliding mesh for the simulation of the rotating propeller. To reduce the downward load, the tilting mechanisms of the partial wing and nacelle were simultaneously introduced and numerically analyzed. Finally, the downward load was predicted by 14% of isolated propeller thrust; further, the downward load could be reduced by adopting the partial wing and nacelle tilting concept.