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Trajectory analysis of a CubeSat mission for the inspection of an orbiting vehicle

  • Corpino, Sabrina;Stesina, Fabrizio;Calvi, Daniele;Guerra, Luca
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.271-290
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    • 2020
  • The paper describes the analysis of deployment strategies and trajectories design suitable for executing the inspection of an operative spacecraft in orbit through re-usable CubeSats. Similar missions have been though indeed, and one mission recently flew from the International Space Station. However, it is important to underline that the inspection of an operative spacecraft in orbit features some peculiar characteristics which have not been demonstrated by any mission flown to date. The most critical aspects of the CubeSat inspection mission stem from safety issues and technology availability in the following areas: trajectory design and motion control of the inspector relative to the target, communications architecture, deployment and retrieval of the inspector, and observation needs. The objectives of the present study are 1) the identification of requirements applicable to the deployment of a nanosatellite from the mother-craft, which is also the subject of the inspection, and 2) the identification of solutions for the trajectories to be flown along the mission phases. The mission for the in-situ observation of Space Rider is proposed as reference case, but the conclusions are applicable to other targets such as the ISS, and they might also be useful for missions targeted at debris inspection.

Analysis of Sound Characteristics from Window Motors for Vehicle (차량용 창문 모터의 소음 특성 분석)

  • Kim, Jae-Won;Seo, Jin-Won;Lee, Kwang-Hee
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.17-20
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    • 2008
  • An Electric motor is used for user-friendly equipment in vehicles. In this paper, an electric motor for windows is considered for the tunning of engineering inspection concerned with noise level from it. Noise from the electric window motor is a kind of structure-borne noise and becomes a reference parameter for its engineering performance. Estimation of noise from the motors shows the quantitative values such as overall noise. Noise level at each frequency and the qualitative figures for the transient characteristics of sound are also revealed. The loudness level, one of the qualitative parameters, distinguishes the performances of every components by the comparison of its magnitude. In summary, it is found that the qualitative comparisons become useful means for the inspection of electric motors.

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Design of a column for streetlamp considering the car crash (승용차 충돌을 고려한 가로등주 설계)

  • Lim, Jaemoon;Lee, Kwangwon
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.57-61
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    • 2013
  • A column for streetlamp has been damaged by severe wind loads such as typhoon. The stress concentration around the inspection hole may cause the collapse of the column for streetlamp. In this paper, the effects due to the wind load of 60 m/s and the car crash to the column at the speed of 48 km/h were considered to examine the design stability analysis of the column for streetlamp. The maximum von Mises stress did not exceed the yield stress of the material. Considering the car crash, the column for streetlamp was not collapsed.

A Study of Inspection Module for Verifying Reliability on Railway Vehicle (철도차량 검측모듈의 신뢰성 검증 시험 연구)

  • Na, Kyung-min;Park, Young;Kwon, Sam-young
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.66 no.7
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    • pp.1155-1161
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    • 2017
  • This study examines environmental performance of the arcing measurement module according to international standards. The module assesses the collected current performance using a computer system. The module is required to assess environmental impact resulting from electromagnetic waves, shock and temperature change during train operation. The test includes testing EMI/EMC, vibration, shock and temperature cycling for interface between trains and the arcing measurement module. The module test items were determined in compliance with the standards suggested by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Europaische Norm (EN). This study describes the method of test, test equipment operation and how to choose relevant performance standards. The analysis and test results of environmental performance for the module based on computer system are described in this study.

Locating Mechanical Damages Using Magnetic Flux Leakage Inspection in Gas Pipeline System

  • Kim, Jae-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.521-526
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    • 2010
  • Gas transmission pipelines are often inspected and monitored using the magnetic flux leakage method. An inspection vehicle known as a "pig" is launched into the pipeline and conveyed along the pipe by the pressure of natural gas. The pig contains a magnetizer, an array of sensors and a microprocessor-based data acquisition system for logging data. This paper describes magnetic flux leakage (MFL) signal processing used for detecting mechanical damages during an in-line inspection. The overall approach employs noise removal and clustering technique. The proposed method is computationally efficient and can easily be implemented. Results are presented and verified by field tests from an application of the signal processing.

An Algorithm for the Characterization of Surface Crack by Use of Dipole Model and Magneto-Optical Non-Destructive Inspection System

  • Lee, Jin-Yi;Lyu, Sung-Ki;Nam, Young-Hyun
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.10
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    • pp.1072-1080
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    • 2000
  • Leakage magnetic flux (LMF) is widely used for non-contact detection of cracks. The combination of optics and LMF offers advantages such as real time inspection, elimination of electrical noise, high spatial resolution, etc. This paper describes a new nondestructive evaluation method based on an original magneto-optical inspection system, which uses a magneto-optical sensor, LMF, and an improved magnetization method. The improved magnetization method has the following characteristics: high observation sensitivity, independence of the crack orientation, and precise transcription of the geometry of a complex crack. The use of vertical magnetization enables the visualization of the length and width of a crack. The inspection system provides the images of the crack, and shows a possibility for the computation of its depth.

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Image Processing Technique for an Automatic Inspection of the Surface Outlook of High Speed Moving Plate. (고속 이동 판재의 자동 외관 검사를 위한 영상처리)

  • 부광석;임성현;조현춘
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.219-219
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    • 2000
  • A Plate type pipe is used for heat exchange in radiator of a vehicle. The pipe has several rooms through which water flows and heat is dissipated into outside . In the case that there are small holes, cracks or some scratches on the plate, the radiators lost their functions due to Leakage. This may result in overheating of engine in a car. Thus, we need to perform the entire inspection of the plate type pipe in advance before assembling the radiator. In manufacturing process of the plate type pipe, the productive speed is very high and that may be performed continuously. So, there is no room to perform the outlook inspection by typical image processing techniques. This paper proposes a new method to inspect the outlook surface of the plate type pipe automatically with high speed. Especially, the sequential processing technique of an algorithm which detects defects on the surfaces of the plate type pipe is proposed for line scan camera which captures line image. To evaluate the inspection performance, a series of experiments is performed.

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Development of Underwater ROV for Crack Inspection of River Facilities (하천 시설물 균열 검사를 위한 수중 ROV 개발)

  • Seong, Ho-Hwan;Lee, Jang-Myung
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.129-136
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    • 2021
  • River facilities and port structures require a regular inspection and diagnosis due to obsolescence. Currently, most river facilities are undergoing indirect inspection and diagnosis by divers. The underwater inspections are not feasible due to safety issues of divers and restrictions on working hours and environment. To overcome these issues, it is intended to conduct inspections of river facilities using underwater drones. In this research, an underwater ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) has been developed, which is a kind of drone with propellers. As a key device of this research, an injection device has been attached to the underwater drone to conduct an operation test, a stable operation test of an underwater drone, and a test of attached sensors. The river facility inspection can be carried out optimally using the hovering control of the drone and injection systems. With the developed ROV system, hovering test and injection test have been performed to verify the feasibility of this development.

FPGA Design of Automatic Checking System for Wiring Harness (하네스 배선의 검사 자동화 시스템을 위한 FPGA 설계)

  • Ryoo, Hwangyu;Kim, Jinyoung;Ryoo, Kwangki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.558-559
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    • 2018
  • The harness wiring serves as an intermediary for transmitting the electrical signals necessary to drive the vehicle and is highly influenced by vehicle performance. Wire harness tester performs assembly test. Harness products are operated with the function of checking 0 and 1. Proceed to inspection in wire assembly process. There is a defect in the finished vehicle during use. We want to improve such defects. We design the FPGA and propose the measurement device design and the simulation result that the line and the line are disconnected by ADC precision harness inspection.

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Manufacturing of All Composite Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (전기체 복합재 무인항공기 제작)

  • 김동민;허명규
    • Composites Research
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 2002
  • For the development of all composite unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), the consideration for manufacturing in design phase and events in composite parts fabrication, subassembly and final assembly are summarized. In design phase, to maximize the advantages of composite material such as cocuring, cobonding and secondary bonding for manufacturing, the advanced structural concept is introduced. For the curing of designed parts, the manufacturing tools for composite parts are designed and manufactured. The assembly jigs are designed to meet dimensional tolerance requirements of the vehicle structure. And the inspection criteria are established and applied for the manufacturing. Technical data for inspection items and methodologies are summarized to utilize for the exclusive specifications of the manufacturing sequence.