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Design Optimization of Fuel Sensor Location in Aircraft Conformal Fuel Tank

항공기 보조연료탱크의 연료량 측정센서 위치 최적설계

  • Jung, Kyusung (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Yang, Junmo (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Lee, Sangchul (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Yi, Yongsik (Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Jaewook (School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2017.07.26
  • Accepted : 2018.03.12
  • Published : 2018.04.01

Abstract

This paper presents the design optimization of fuel sensor location used to measure remained fuel amount in aircraft conformal fuel tank. The conformal fuel tank is utilized to expand the mission range in airplane, and the sensor location is a critical design variable determining the measurement accuracy. In this work, the sensor location is optimized to minimize unmeasurable fuel amount due to non-contact between fuel and sensor. The simplified model is prepared from the conformal fuel tank CATIA model, and the unmeasurable fuel amount is calculated. Then, the optimization is performed using MATLAB optimization solver. The optimized sensor location is validated by comparing with the location obtained using parametric study.

본 논문은 항공기 보조연료탱크에서 연료량을 측정하는 센서 위치를 최적화하는 설계를 보여준다. 항공기의 임무반경을 증가시키기 위해 활용되는 보조연료탱크에서 보조연료탱크 내의 연료량을 측정하는 센서 위치는 측정 정확도를 결정하는 중요한 설계변수이다. 본 연구에서는 연료가 센서에 접촉되지 않아 측정하지 못하는 연료량, 즉 측정불가 연료량의 최소화를 목적함수로 설정하여 센서 위치를 최적설계 하였다. 항공기 보조연료탱크의 CATIA 형상 모델을 단순화한 근사모델에서 센서 위치에 따른 측정불가 연료량을 계산하고, MATLAB의 최적화 Solver와 연동하여 최적설계를 수행하였다. 설계 결과 얻은 최적 센서 위치는 Parametric study를 통해 얻은 결과와 비교하여 검증하였다.

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