• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.9
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• pp.46-51
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• 2013

In this paper, the optimum placement and shape of UHF antenna on the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are analyzed by using the electromagnetic (EM) simulation on the various locations. The FEKO was used for the EM-simulation. In order to reduce the complexity of simulation and minimize the runtime and memory usage, the composite aircraft structure is simplified as the PEC model excluding the radome structure. The simulation was performed on the wing and ventral fin of UAV, and the antenna shape used the monopole, dipole, and bent monopole antennas. When the monopole antenna is mounted under the wing, two antennas need to be mounted under the right and left wings, and those antennas have to be switched as the direction of UAV wing to the line of sight (LOS) data-link (DL) ground antenna. In the case of mounting under the ventral fin, one antenna can be used regardless of the direction of UAV wing to the LOS DL ground antenna. Also, the antenna gain is improved by the blockage reduction. The antenna gain is further improved by using the bent monopole antenna. The optimum solution of UHF antenna placement and shape on UAV is to mount the bent monopole antenna under the ventral fin.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.19-26
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• 2003

본 논문은 두개의 날개를 가진 다양한 생명체들의 형상과 움직임을 복잡한 공기역학 없이 body-brain 공진화를 사용하여 생성하는 시스템을 기술한다. 인공생명 기술이 다양한 가상생명체들을 생성하는데 이용되었지만 제한된 기하학적 요소들을 사용한 날개 생성의 어려움과 매우 복잡한 공기역학으로 인하여 하늘의 생명체들을 탐색한 연구들은 매우 드물다. 본 논문의 진화된 생명체들은 시스템의 단순함에도 불구하고 심미적인 모습과 유기적인 날개침 동작을 보여준다. 진화 알고리즘을 위한 유전형 인코딩에 쓰인 자료구조는 제한된 리스트 구조로서 이는 방향그래프와 유사하나 더욱 쉽게 다루어질 수 있다. 본 시스템으로 진화된 생명체는 연속적인 삼각형 패치로 이루어진 두개의 대칭형 날개를 가지며, 새, 나비, 박쥐 혹은 상상적인 용이나 익룡 등을 연상시키는 다양한 모습과 기동을 보여준다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.9-17
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• 2005

An experimental study of the vortical flow over a yawed delta wing with leading edge extension(LEX) was conducted to investigate the effects of the existence of a centerbody configuration on the flow characteristics of the wing and LEX vortices using off-surface visualization and PIV measurements. The qualitative investigation using these two techniques indicated that the effect of the centerbody existence on the vortex formation was minimal at somewhat low range of angles of attack and sideslip angles. However, the quantitative analysis of the surface pressure measurements revealed the effect of centerbody existence to be prominently increased for the cases with higher angles of attack and sideslip angles. It was also found that the centerbody effect was not significant compared to the effect of sideslip for the present LEX-delta wing configuration.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.75-82
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• 2011

Marine current energy is one of the most interesting renewable and clean energy resources that have been less exploited. Especially, Korea has worldwide outstanding tidal current energy resources and it is highly required to develop tidal in-stream energy conversion system in coastal area. The objective of study is to investigate harnessing techniques of tidal current energy and to design the a 100 kW horizontal axis tidal turbine using blade element momentum theory with Prandtl's tip loss factor for optimal design procedures. In addition, Influence of Prandtl's tip loss factor at local blade positions as a function of tip speed ratio was studied, and the analysed results showed that power coefficient of designed rotor blade using NACA 63812 was 0.49 at rated tip speed ratio.

• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.29-40
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• 1989

A new blade section of propeller is developed to obtain higher propeller efficiency and better cavitation performance. Eleven foil sections are carefully designed and manufactured to compare the lift-drag characteristics and cavitation performances. It is expected that the developed section behaves better in the vicinity of the ship's wake, where the angle of attack variation is large, because of its wider width in lift-drag and cavitation-free bucket diagrams. A propeller design method using the selected foil section is presented. Three chordwise loading shapes are selected to investigate the influence of the lift-drag ratios on the propeller efficiencies and cavitation performances. Three propellers are designed, which correspond to the selected chordwise loading shapes. Two more propellers which use existing foil sections are designed to compare the section performance.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.34-42
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• 2024

This study developed a morphing technology applicable to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with diverse flight characteristics. Existing morphing technologies require additional mechanisms and driving devices, posing challenges in constructing features such as ribs and spars within the wing structure, leading to structural instability. To address this, we developed a Variable-Camber and Variable-Chord (VCC) morphing flap that could maintains a continuously transforming surface during deformation, altering both camber shape and chord length simultaneously. Furthermore, we conducted design and fabrication of UAV wings incorporating these morphing flaps, ensuring structural stability by developing specialized shapes. Furthermore, structural experiments were conducted to simulate flight loads, followed by actual flight tests to validate performances of both morphing mechanism and wings. Finally, wind tunnel tests were conducted to compare results with aerodynamic analysis, confirming the effective applicability of this morphing technology.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.425-430
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• 2013

본 연구에서 전산유체해석 프로그램인 EDISON_CFD를 이용하여 차세대 항공기 날개 형상으로 각광받고 있는 초음속 비행조건을 갖는 Busemann 형식의 복엽기 형상에 대한 공력특성을 연구하였다. 날개는 압축성 조건에서 2차원 에어포일로 간략화 하여 모델링하였으며, 마하수에 따라 발생하는 충격파와 팽창파의 상호작용을 통한 소닉붐의 감소 형태를 분석해 보고, 마하수에 따른 항력계수를 얻어내었으며, 익형과 항력계수, 소닉붐의 상관관계를 분석하여 초음속항공기에서 복엽기 형상이 가지는 장단점에 대하여 연구하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.7
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• pp.575-580
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• 2007

During the conceptual design phase of a canard type high maneuverable aircraft, the low speed small scale wind tunnel test was conducted to investigate the high angle-of-attack static stability of the aircraft. In this study, 1/50th scale generic canard-body-wing model was used for the small scale wind tunnel test. For the analysis of static stability including high angle-of-attack nonlinear characteristics, the vertical tail effects were studied due to canard deflections. In addition, the nose chine effects were studied at high angle-of-attack. Based on the results obtained from the experimental study, the configuration change effects for canard type aircraft on high angle-of-attack static stability have been able to analyze.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.149-159
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• 2009

This paper deals with an analytical study on the aileron reversal characteristics of anisotropic composite aircraft wings modelled as thin-walled beam and having extension-twist structural couplings caused by Circumferentially Uniform Stiffness (CUS) layup scheme. For a study on the aileron reversal of CUS composite wings, it is essential to consider the following effects such as extension-twist structural coupling, wing aspect ratio, and ratio of span-wise and chord-wise length of aileron to wing, initial angle of attack, and sweep angle, etc. The results on the aileron reversal could have a significant role in more efficient designs of thin-walled composite wing aircraft for which this aeroelastic instability is one of the most critical ones.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.268-274
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• 2013

In this paper, objective functions are defined for optimization of radar absorbing structures (RAS) on the aircraft wing leading edge. RAS is regarded as a single layer structure made of dielectrics. Design variables are the real and imaginary parts of complex permittivity. Reflection coefficient(RC) and radar cross section(RCS) are used in the objective function respectively. Transmission line theory is employed to calculate the RC. The RCS is evaluated by using physical optics(PO) for a leading edge part model. Genetic algorithm(GA) is used to perform optimization procedures. The radar absorbing performance of designed RAS is assessed by the RCS of a wing which has RAS on the leading edge.