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In Flight Simulation for Flight Control Law Evaluation of Fly-by-Wire Aircraft (I)

  • Ko, Joon-Soo;Lee, Ho-Keun
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.2560-2565
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    • 2003
  • The paper presented here covers the work associated with the flight control law design, ground based and in flight simulation and handling qualities assessment of the Fly-by-Wire type Aircraft (FBWA). The control law was designed for the most unstable aircraft configuration flight regime for the target aircraft (FBWA). The ground based simulation including math-model, real-time pilot-in-the-loop and iron bird simulation were used for validation of the control law before the experimental in-flight simulation on the IFS (In.Flight-Simulator) aircraft. The flight tests results showed that Level 1 handling qualities for the most unstable flight regime were achieved.

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Flight Control System Design and Verification Process (비행제어시스템 설계 및 검증 절차)

  • Kim, Chong-Sup
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.824-836
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    • 2008
  • Relaxed static stability(RSS) concept has been applied to improve aerodynamic performance of modern version supersonic jet fighter aircraft. Therefore, flight control systems are necessary to stabilize an unstable aircraft, and provides adequate handling qualities and achieve performance enhancements. Standard FCSDVP (Flight Control System Design and Verification Process) is provided to reduce development period of the flight control system. In addition, if this process is employed in developing flight control system, it reduces the trial and error for development and verification of flight control system. This paper addresses the flight control system design and verification process for the RSS aircraft utilizing design goal based on military specifications, linear and nonlinear system design and verification based on universal software, handling quality test based on HILS(Hardware In-the-Loop Simulator) environment, and ground and flight test results to verify aircraft dynamic flight responses.

Event Type and Severity Priority Survey of Airline Flight Operation Quality Assurance(FOQA) Program (운항품질보증프로그램 이벤트 유형 및 심각도 우선순위 조사)

  • Kim, Jin Ho;Lee, Sang Gee;Moon, Woo Choon;Jeong, Hyun Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.84-99
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    • 2021
  • Flight data from operational quality assurance programs plays a significant role in identifying factors as one of the key data in the development of proactive and preventive aviation safety management technologies based on data. The list of events in the flight quality assurance program recommended by the FAA differs from the list set and managed by airlines themselves and is based on the frequency of occurrence rather than the severity of individual events. In this work, we compared the list of FOQA events presented by the FAA with the list of some domestic airlines. We also investigate the severity priorities of events for airline captains and conduct research on how to improve the operation of the operational quality assurance program.

A Design of Handling Quality Assessment Environment Based on FLIGHTLAB Model Using Legacy Simulator (레거시 시뮬레이터를 활용한 FLIGHTLAB 모델 기반의 조종성 평가 환경 설계 연구)

  • Yang, Chang Deok;Lee, Seung Deok;Cho, Hwan Heui;Jung, Dong Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.530-536
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    • 2016
  • The handling quality simulator including high fidelity flight mechanics model is indispensable component to design and verify the flight control system. Korea Aerospace Industries, LTD. (KAI) has been performing LCH (Light Civil Helicopter) core technology development program regarding automatic flight control system (AFCS) software development. And KAI has been developing flight mechanics model using FLIGHTLAB to design and evaluate the AFCS flight control law. This paper presents the handling quality assessment environment development results through the combining FLIGHTLAB with a legacy simulator. And this paper details the FLIGHTLAB model, application development process and FLIGHTLAB interface design. The developed handling quality assessment environment has been demonstrated with the ADS-33E hover and pirouette MTE (Mission Task Element) maneuver simulation.

A Study on the Effect of Nonverbal Communication of Airline's Flight Crew on Customer Attitudes

  • Lee, Yun-Young;Park, Hye-Yoon
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2018
  • Purpose - This study focuses on the quality of nonverbal communication by the flight attendants at the airline, and the factors that contribute to improve customer behavior, thereby providing positive implications for corporate management. Research, design, data, and methodology - For the empirical analysis of this study, reliability analysis and frequency analysis were conducted. T-test and ANOVA analyses were performed. In addition, the effects of nonverbal communication have on customer behavior have regressed analysis. The collected data was empirical suing the SPSS Win 18.0. Results - Among the non-verbal communication qualities were found to significantly influence customer attitudes, and demographic differences in airline flight attendants were also shown to influence their perceptions. Empirical analysis revealed significant differences in demographic characteristics between gender, age and airlines used. Conclusions - All of the non-verbal communication's attributes were found to significantly impact customer attitude. It is used to train the importance of nonverbal communication quality for the role of cabin crew members and to enhance the loyalty of the customers to Airline. This study identifies the relationship between the impact of non-verbal communication quality on customer attitudes and implies the importance of non-verbal communication quality for airline flight attendants. Also, this study suggests that there is a close mechanism between the nonverbal communication and the customer attitudes to airlines.

Factors Affecting LOSA Data Quality (LOSA Data 품질(Quality)에 영향을 미치는 요소)

  • Kyoung Ho Lee;Jang Ryong Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.72-80
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    • 2023
  • Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) is a well known preventive aviation safety program for Threat and Error management (TEM). High quality LOSA data suitable for safety management is obtained when a flight crew flies at the same level of attention as ordinary flight. Factors contributing to LOSA data quality may include flight crew's understanding on LOSA purpose, observer's career, and characteristics of the organization responsible for LOSA operations. This study explored purposes of TEM and LOSA, as well as their relationship. Previous studies mentioned quality of LOSA data can be influenced by heuristic judgment, hawthorne effect, and priming effect. This study recognized the importance of LOSA data quality to be effectively used for preventive safety management. It was confirmed that the level of understanding on LOSA concept, experience of the observer, and the characteristics of the department in charge of LOSA operation could affect the quality of LOSA data.

Convergence study of the in-flight meal quality on customer satisfaction, brand image and brand loyalty in airlines (항공사 기내식 서비스품질과 고객만족, 브랜드이미지, 브랜드충성도에 관한 융합연구)

  • Cho, Kyung-Hee;Bae, Hyun-Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.8 no.12
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    • pp.317-327
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of the convergence of the in-flight meal quality, the customer satisfaction, the brand image and brand loyalty. A total of 170 questionnaires were finally used for the 'analysis of factors, analysis of reliance, analysis of corelation and multiple regression analysis.' We found out that the in-flight meal quality came up with the food factor, service factor and cleanliness factor. The results of the study are as follows; First, only the food factor and the service factor positively affected the customer satisfaction. Second, the food factor and the service factor positively affected the brand image. Third, the customer satisfaction positively affected the brand image and the brand loyalty. Lastly, the brand image positively affected the brand loyalty. According to this study, the in-flight meal quality, customer satisfaction, brand image and brand lo oyalty in the airline service are very important factors for a successful marketing strategy.

The Effect of Flight Attendant's Ego State on Job Satisfaction and Customer Orientation -Focused on Transactional Analysis- (항공사 객실 승무원의 자아상태가 직무만족과 고객지향성에 미치는 영향 - 교류분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Moon, Jiwon;Yeon, Jiyoung;Choi, Jeongil
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.135-152
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study attempted to analyze how the ego state of flight attendants affects their job satisfaction and customer orientation using Berne's (1966) transactional analysis and further compare the difference between job satisfaction and customer orientation depending on demographic characteristics, position, and ego state. Methods: The data was collected by using the structured questionnaires to flight attendant of major airline companies. The proposed research model is tested using 164 valid questionnaires using SPSS 23 and Smart PLS 2. Results: This research indicated the only free child ego sate among ego state factors of flight attendant was found to have a positive impact on job satisfaction. In the relationship between ego states and customer orientation, all ego state factors were found to have a significant influence on customer orientation. Conclusions: The study offered a theoretical and empirical foundation for future research by empirically identifying the relationship between ego state factors and customer orientation in the in-flight service and suggested the strategic implications to increase job satisfaction and customer orientation based on the psychology and ego state of flight attendant.

A study on the burn-in test to accomplish high quality cockpit air of an ultra-sonic aircraft in the early stage of production (생산 초기 초음속 항공기 조종석의 고품질 공기 확보를 위한 burn-in test 연구)

  • Shin, Jae Hyuk;Park, Sung Jae;Seo, Dong Yeon;Jeong, Suheon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.44 no.10
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    • pp.871-876
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    • 2016
  • Abnormal odor similar with burning smell often appears at the cockpit in the beginning of ultra-sonic aircraft without air filter due to the heating of production materials remained at the bleed air duct. Sources of the odor should be removed by burn-in test before test flight in order to prevent pilot confuses order with emergency such as fire of engine. However, the present method cannot prevent abnormal odor completely at the high altitude flight because maximum temperature of flight is higher than it of burn-in-test. This paper suggests burn-in test improved based on the analysis of thermal conditions of high altitude flight. It is verified that the existing burn-in test cannot cover thermal conditions of high altitude flight due to the discontinuous flow control, high change rate of temperature per unit time and difference between limit temperature of condenser and turbine. In order to overcome the limitations of current methods, the new burn-in test with continuous flow control are suggested. The continuous flow control are achieved by ram air inlet control. The effect of suggested method are verified by ground tests and flight tests. The results show the bleed air temperature can cover the temperature of high altitude flight and prevent abnormal odor at the flight test.

System Identification and Stability Evaluation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle From Automated Flight Tests

  • Jinyoung Suk;Lee, Younsaeng;Kim, Seungjoo;Hueonjoon Koo;Kim, Jongseong
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.654-667
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents a consequence of the systematic approach to identify the aerodynamic parameters of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with the automatic flight control system. A 3-2-1-1 excitation is applied for the longitudinal mode while a multi-step input is applied for lateral/directional excitation. Optimal time step for excitation is sought to provide the broad input bandwidth. A fully automated programmed flight test method provides high-quality flight data for system identification using the flight control computer with longitudinal and lateral/directional autopilots, which enable the separation of each motion during the flight test. The accuracy of the longitudinal system identification is improved by an additional use of the closed-loop flight test data. A constrained optimization scheme is applied to estimate the aerodynamic coefficients that best describe the time response of the vehicle. An appropriate weighting function is introduced to balance the flight modes. As a result, concurrent system models are obtained for a wide envelope of both longitudinal and lateral/directional flight maneuvers while maintaining the physical meanings of each parameter.