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Performance Analysis of an Electric Powered Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (전기동력 소형무인항공기의 성능분석)

  • Lee, Chang-Ho;Kim, Sung-Yug;Kim, Dong-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2010
  • A small unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), which uses a propulsion system consisting of electric motor and battery, weighs less than 8 kg, capable of hand launch. Because it is easy to operate and able to transmit image information in real time, the use of small UAV has been increasing. However, very few analysis methods or analysis results on flight performance of the small UAV have been known so far. In this paper, the performance analysis methods of a small UAV, which is manufactured to study an electric powered UAV, are suggested and their results are achieved. Aerodynamic data of the vehicle are obtained by making use of gliding performance from actual flight test, and required thrust and required power by flight speed are predicted. In addition, the methods to predict range and endurance in case of using battery as power source are suggested and their results are achieved.

Performance Analysis of Load Control Model for Navigation/Guidance System on Flying Object (비행 물체의 유도제어 시스템 설계를 위한 하중(중력수) 제어 모델의 성능분석)

  • Wang, Hyun-Min;Woo, Kwang-Joon;Huh, Kyung-Moo
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.87-96
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    • 2009
  • In conventional method, flight model is discribed to differential equation by linealization of nonlinear object motion equation. As state equation from differential equation of moving object, the controller is designed by transfer functions of each module under discrimination of stability criteria. But this conventional method is designed under limitation of nonlinearity from object's shape and speed. In other word, The greater part of guidance/navigation system was satisfied with the result of good performance for normal figure of flight object, not sudden changed flight condition, not high speed. But it is not able to give full play to its ability on flight object which has abnormal figure, sudden changeable motion, high speed. Therefore, in this paper was presented performance analysis of load control model for navigation/guidance system on flying object being uncertainty, non-linear like abnormal figure, sudden changeable motion, high speed and is presented method of trajectory control(controllability) ahead of controllability and stability to achieve flight mission. In other word, this paper shows the first step of Min-design method and flight control model.

On-orbit Thermal Behavior of KOMPSAT Liquid-Monopropellant Hydrazine($N_2$H$_4$) Propulsion System

  • 김정수;최환석;한조영
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.6-6
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    • 2000
  • On-orbit thermal behavior of KOMPSAT (Korea Multi-purpose Satellite) propulsion system employing hydrazine (N$_2$H$_4$) liquid monopropellant is addressed. Thermal control performance to prevent propellant freezing in spacecraft-operational orbit was verified by flight telemetry data obtained during LEOP (Launch and Early Operation Phase). Results are depicted in terms of temperature history during several orbits selected and are compared with acceptable temperature ranges of system components. Cyclic behavior of temperature is reduced into duty cycles of the avionics heaters and subsequently converted into the electrical power required to keep away from propellant freezing. Temperature of each component which was achieved under on-ground thermal-balanced condition of spacecraft, is presented for comparison with the flight data, additionally.

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Active Vibration Control of a Cylindrical Rod Transmitting Axial Load (축 방향 하중 전달 부재의 진동제어)

  • Choe, Seung-Ju;Park, Hyeon-Cheol;Hwang, Un-Bong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.25 no.12
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    • pp.1950-1959
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    • 2001
  • An active control of the vibration transmitted by longitudinal load in flight control system is investigated numerically. The flight control system is modeled as a finite, thin shell cylinder with constant thickness. A vibration source is generated by exterior monopole source. Distributed piezoelectric actuator is used to control of the vibration. Thin shell theory is used to formulate the numerical models. The amplitude of vibration at discrete location and power transmission are minimized by analytical optimization method. Genetic algorithm is used as numerical optimization method to search optimal actuator position and size which amplitude of vibration is minimized.

Experimental Study of Automotive Gasolines in a Light Aircraft Engine (자동차용 가솔린의 경비행기 엔진 적합성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Sung, N.M.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.108-117
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    • 1995
  • The primary purpose of this extensive test effort was to observe real-time operational performance characteristics associated with automotive grade fuel utilized by piston engine powered light aviation aircraft. In fulfillment of this effort, baseline engine operations were established with 100LL aviation grade fuel followed by four blends of automotive grade fuel. A comprehensive sea-level-static test cell/flight test data collection and evaluation effort were conducted to review operational characteristics of a carbureted light aircraft piston engine as related to fuel volatility, fuel temperature, and fuel system pressure. Presented herein are results, data, and conclusions drawn from test cell engine operation as well as flight test operation on 100LL aviation grade and four blends of automotive grade fuel.

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Waypoints Guidance of the Nonlinear Helicopter using the SDRE Technique (SDRE 기법을 이용한 비선형 헬리콥터의 비행 경로점 유도제어)

  • Kim, Min-Jae;Yang, Chang-Deok;Hong, Ji-Seung;Kim, Chang-Joo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.33 no.9
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    • pp.922-929
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    • 2009
  • This paper deals with the State-Dependent Riccati Equation (SDRE) Technique for the design of helicopter nonlinear waypoint guidance controller. To generate the flight guidance through multiple waypoints, we use the trigonometric spline. The controller design and its validation is based upon a level 2 simulation helicopter model and the designed SDRE controller is applied to the trajectory tracking problems. To validate the designed SDRE controller, the simulation environment of high fidelity helicopter model is developed using three independent computers. This paper focuses on the validation the present SDRE controller through the helicopter waypoint guidance simulation.

The development of small-scale hybrid rocket (하이브리드 추진 로켓의 소형발사체 적용 연구)

  • Kim Jong-Chan;Yoon Chang-Jin;Yeum Hyo-Won;Cho Jung-Tae;Moon Hee-Jang;Kim Jin-Kon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.491-494
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    • 2005
  • This paper describes the fundamental research of hybrid-propellant rocket system focusing the flight. The performance of the hybrid-propellant rocket system (using the background of lab-scale tests) for a small-scale launch vehicle could have been validated by static thrust tests and flight tests. Based on this system, it was found that hybrid rocket propulsion system was available in an application to a launch vehicle system.

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Drift Velocities for Electrons in $SF_6$-Ar Mixtures Gas by MCS-Beq Algorithm (MCS-BEq에 의한 $SF_6-Ar$혼합기체(混合氣體)의 전자(電子) 이동속도(移動速度))

  • Kim, Sang-Nam
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.29-33
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    • 2005
  • Energy distribution function for electrons in $SF_6$-Ar mixtures gas by MCS-BEq algorithm has been analysed over the E/N range $30{\sim}300$[Td] by a two term Boltana equation and by a Monte Carlo Simulation using a set of electron cross sections determined by other, authors, experimentally the electron swarm parameters for 0.2[%} and 0.5[%] $SF_6$-Ar mixtures were measured by time-of-flight(TOF) method. The result show that the deduced electron drift velocities, the electron ionization or attachment coefficients, longitudinal and transverse diffusion coefficients and mean energy agree reasonably well with theoretical for a rang of E/N values. The results obtained from Booltemann equation method and Monte Carlo simulation have been compared with present and previously obtained data and respective set of electron collision cross sections of the molecules.

Electron Drift Mobility in Stilbenquinone-Doped Polymer Film (Stilbenquinone이 도핑된 고분자 박막의 전자 이동도)

  • 조종래;정재훈;손세모;김강언;정수태
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.07a
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    • pp.870-873
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    • 2001
  • The electron drift mobilitity of poly(4,4'-cyclohexylidenediphenyl carbonate)(PC-Z) doped with 3,5-dimethyl-3',5'-di-t-butylstilbenequinone(MBSQ) was measured by the time-of-flight technique. Energy gap of the polymer doped with 25wt% of MBSQ was 3.1 eV. The electron drift mobility was 2.98${\times}$10$\^$-6/$\textrm{cm}^2$/V$.$s at 293K. The electric field and temperature dependences of the electron drift mobility were discussed with Poole-Frenkel and Arrhenius formulations. The activation energy(E$\_$0/), Poole-Frenkel coefficient(${\beta}$) and effective temperature(T$\_$eff/) of the mobility are 0.815 eV, 1.73${\times}$10$\_$-4/ eV$.$cm$\^$1/2//V$\_$1/2/ and 6.43${\times}$10$^2$K, respectively.

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Synthesis and Charge Transport of Novel Diphenoquinones(II) (Diphenoquinone 유도체의 합성과 전하이송 (II))

  • Kim, Dae-Young;Jeong, Jae-Hoon;Yu, Kyoung-Hwan;Kim, Beom-Jun;Chung, Su-Tae;Son, Se-Mo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.07b
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    • pp.994-997
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    • 2002
  • We have synthesized novel Diphenoquinone(DQ) derivatives. Electron drift mobility of DQ series was measured and electron affinity$(E_a)$ of them is estimated 3.7~3.9eV by CV. Electron drift mobility$(\mu)$ of electric field dependence by time of flight(TOF) technique is $1.76{\times}10^{-5}cm^2/V{\cdot}s$(DQ5) at the concentration of 10wt% verse poly(4,4'-cyclohexylidene diphenylcarbonate)(Pc-Z) and $1.66{\times}10^6V/cm$.

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