• International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2020

A deployment mechanism is designed to stow into a small volume efficiently. The panels are fabricated by carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs). The parameters for the deployment are determined by considering the number of panels, the folding/twisting angles, and the driving force for a deployment device. In addition, a surface accuracy of the manufactured reflector is measured through a photogrammetry methodology. The deployment behavior of CFRP reflector is observed by using the zero-gravity device which compensates the gravity effect during the deployment. The zero-gravity device is constructed wire, motor, controller and loadcell. During the deployment of the reflector panel, the wire and motor compensate for its weight by the feedback process of the controller. Tests result show that a zero-gravity device compensates for the weight of the panel during the deployment of the CFRP reflector.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.141-153
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• 2019

This research is comprised of virtually simulating behavior while experiencing low gravity effects in advance of real world testing in low gravity aboard Zero Gravity Corporation's (Zero-G) research aircraft (727-200F). The experiment simulated a drill rig penetrating a regolith simulant. Regolith is a layer of loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock on surfaces of the Earth' moon, asteroids and Mars. The behavior and propagation of space debris when drilled in low gravity was tested through simulations and visualization in a leading dynamic simulation software as well as discrete element modeling software and in preparation for comparing to real world results from flying the experiment aboard Zero-G. The study of outer space regolith could lead to deeper scientific knowledge of extra-terrestrial surfaces, which could lead us to breakthroughs with respect to space mining or in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). These studies aimed to test and evaluate the drilling process in low to zero gravity environments and to determine static stress analysis on the drill when tested in low gravity environments. These tests and simulations were conducted by a team from Texas A&M University's Department of Construction Science, the United States Air Force Academy's Department of Astronautical Engineering, and Crow Industries

• 항공우주산업기술동향
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.96-103
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• 2010

발사체의 상단, 궤도선, 우주비행선 등의 추진기관은 불가피하게 무중력 환경에서 작동해야 한다. 이러한 비행체들이 겪는 비행 환경은 일반적인 중력장과 다르기 때문에 이에 대한 많은 연구들이 진행되어 왔다. 무중력 상태에서의 유체의 거동은 부착력, 응집력, 표면장력 등의 비중이 커지기 때문에 중력이 있는 상태에서와 다르게 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 무중력 환경에서 유체의 거동 특성에 대하여 알아보고 이런 유체의 거동 특성이 액체추진기관에 미치는 영향과 문제점에 대해 기술한다. 또한 이 문제점을 해결하기 위해 어떤 연구들이 진행되고 있는지 알아본다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2010년도 제35회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.573-576
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• 2010

발사체의 상단, 궤도선, 우주비행선 등의 추진기관은 불가피하게 무중력 환경에서 작동해야 한다. 이러한 비행체들이 겪는 비행 환경은 일반적인 중력장과 다르기 때문에 이에 대한 많은 연구들이 진행되어 왔다. 무중력 상태에서의 유체의 거동은 부착력, 응집력, 표면장력 등의 비중이 커지기 때문에 중력이 있는 상태에서와 다르게 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 무중력 환경에서 유체의 거동 특성에 대하여 알아보고 이런 유체의 거동 특성이 액체추진기관에 미치는 영향과 문제점에 대해 기술한다. 또한 이 문제점을 해결하기 위해 어떤 연구들이 진행되고 있는지 알아본다.

• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 2008년도 춘계학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.234-237
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• 2008

A direct numerical simulation (DNS) code suitable for the prediction of buoyant jet diffusion flames was developed in this study. The thermodynamic and transport properties were evaluated using CHEMKIN package to enhance the prediction performance of the developed DNS code. A two dimensional simulations were performed for the jet diffusion flames in normal and zero-gravity conditions where the Froude numbers are 5 and infinity, respectively. The simulated buoyant jet diffusion flame in normal gravity showed that the unsteady and dynamic motion although the reynolds number is low (400). It was identified that the flame in normal gravity flickered periodically. The periodic motion of the flame disappeared in zero-gravity condition. The dynamic motion of the buoyant jet diffusion flame could be well understood by comparing the flame structures obtained by the simulations of normal and zero-gravity conditions.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집D
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• pp.522-527
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• 2001

Comprehensive numerical computations are made of side-heated squire cavity which is exposed to zero mean g-jitter. Numerical solutions are acquires to the governing two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations for a Boussinesq fluid. When the system is exposed to pure sinusoidal g-jitter inclined to the vertical axis, in spite of zero mean gravity there exist non zero net flow fields [8]. The resonance phenomenon are observed in moderate Rayleigh number. And, by comprehensive numerical work, unlike[5], it is found that they are related with the overshoot phenomenon of the sudden gravity up problem.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2002

닥트의 두께와 속도 경계조건이 정상중력 및 무중력 상태에서 화염구조에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 81%의 질소와 19%의 메탄이 혼합된 가연성가스와 공기의 저변형율 (20 s-1) 대향류 화염을 수치법으로 모사하였다. 정상중력에서는 닥트의 두께와 속도 경계조건에 따라 화염의 위치가 이동함으로써 그 영향이 컸으나, 무중력에서는 그 영향을 무시할 수 있을 정도로 작은 것으로 나타났다. 화염구조의 차이는 부력으로 인한 것이고, 따라서 정상중력에서의 측정에서는 닥트 두께와 속도 경계조건의 영향을 고려해야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2000

A formal solution method using the complex analysis is given for the problems derived by Longuet-Higgins(1963). The same method is applied to a new perturbation problem of higher approximation. Interpretation of its solution made it possible to confirm that the rough agree-ment of Longuet-Higgins\`s prediction with experimental data of Cox(1958) was mainly due to the fact that the gravity effect in the perturbation problem was neglected for the case when the basic gravity wave not sufficiently steep.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.481-488
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• 2000

This paper presents a new passive gravity -compensating system for articulated robot manipulators. The system, which consists of linear zero- free -length springs, achieves exact counterbalancing o f the gravitational loads throughout the entire range of the manipulator workspace, A basic concept is to design springs such that the total potential energy of the system including the manipulator and the springs should be maintained constant. A prototype has been developed for a direct-drive five-bar manipulator and its performances have been investigated. Results show that the gravity-induced motor torques have been reduced to less than 5% of those of uncompensated robots. Also, the gravity-compensating system simplifies the position control algorithm while maintaining the trajectory-tracking errors in a satisfactory level. In conclusion, the proposed system efficiently improves the manipulator performances by reducing the driving motor size and the energy consumption as well as by simplifying the control systems.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2002

A mixture fraction formulation is used to numerically simulate the structure of diluted axisymmetric methane-air nonpremixed counterflow flames. The effects of global strain rate and gravity wert! investigated and results were compared. Fuel of a mixture of 20% methane and 80% nitrogen by volume and oxidizer of pure air at low and moderate global strain rates $a_g= 20, 40, 80 s^{-1}$ in normal and zero gravity were computed. It is shown that the numerical method is capable of predicting the structure of counterflow flames in normal and microgravity environments at low and moderate global strain rates.