• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.325-329
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• 2003

Nowadays many peoples are using helicopter in various fields, not only military use but also common people applications such as air-measurement, photography, transportation of goods and persons, saving life and fire fighting etc. And it will be expected more popular than now. Most important part of helicopter to increasing performance and to reducing noise is rotor hub-system. Hub system consists of rotor-blade and rotor-hub. We participate to develop next-generation rotor hub system with elastomeric bearing, part of rotor hub. In this paper we introduce about the role and shape of elastomeric bearing in next-generation helicopter hub system. Then we study about bearing-material requirements and measuring methods. Finally we represent some experimental results.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제26권6_spc호
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• pp.736-743
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• 2016

This study describes optimization methods for adjustment of helicopter main rotor tracking and balancing (RTB). RTB is a essential process for helicopter operation and maintenance. Linear and non-linear models were developed with past RTB test results for estimation of RTB adjustment. Then global and sequential optimization methods were applied to the each of models. Utilization of the individual optimization method with each model is hard to fulfill the RTB requirements because of different characteristics of each blade. Therefore an ensemble model was used to integrate every estimated adjustment result, and an adaptive method was also applied to adjustment values of the linear model to update for next estimations. The goal of this developed RTB adjustment optimization program is to achieve the requirements within 2 run. Additional tests for comparison of weight factor of the ensemble model are however necessary.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.190-195
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• 2012

Small-scaled Rotor Test facility(GSRTS, General Small-scaled Rotor Test Facility) in KARI could not use the test because facility aging and parts discontinued. Also in order to perform a joint international research, GSRTS modifications should be needed. So requirements of GSRTS modifications were established and according to the requirements, GSRTS modifications were conducted. Facility operation test, 6-component fixed balance calibration, Small-scaled OLS rotor performance test were performed to verify the results of GSRTS modifications. Reasonable results were obtained in comparison to calculation results. Then GSRTS ready was completed to conduct international collaborative research and wind tunnel test.

• 소음진동
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.215-224
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• 1995

In this paper, the three-dimensional finite element model is established to investigate the structural dynamic characteristics of rotor blade using a finite element analysis. Six natural frequencies and mode shapes are calculated by computer simulation. The first three flapping modal frequencies, the first two lead-lag modal frequencies, and the first feathering modal frequency are validated through comparison with the modal test results of the fixed rotor blade. The computer simulation results are found in good agreement with experimentally measured natural frequencies. The important results are obtained as follows: (1) Natural frequencies are changed due to the variation of rotational speed and fiber angle of rotor blade, (2) Weak coupling between flapping mode shape and lead-lag mode shape are detected, (3) Centrifugal force has more effect on flapping modal frequency than lead-lag modal frequency.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.902-905
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• 2004

Recently, the composite materials are widely used for manufacturing the helicopter rotor blades. furthermore, composites show great potential on the design of rotor blades due to the advantages of strength, durability and weight of the materials. To keep with this advantages, it is necessary to calculate natural frequencies of a rotating blades for avoiding resonance. In this paper, the structural design process of airfoil cross section is introduced, and natural frequencies of composite rotor blades with variable rpm we investigated.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2006

The BVI(blade vortex interaction) noise Prediction has been one of the most challenging acoustic analyses in helicopter aeromechanical Phenomenon. It is well known high resolution airloads data with accurate tip vortex positions are necessary for the accurate prediction of this phenomenon. The truly unsteady time-marching free-wake method, which is able to capture the tip vortices instability in hover and axial flights, is expanded with the rotor flapping motion and trim routine to predict unsteady airloads in forward and descent flights. And Farassat formulation 1-A based on the FW-H equation is applied for the noise prediction considering the blade flapping motion. Main objective of this study is to validate the newly developed prediction code. To achieve the objective, the descent flight condition of AH-1 OLS(operational loads survey) configuration is analyzed using present code. The predicted sectional thrust distribution and sectional airloads time histories show the present scheme is able to capture well the unsteady airloads caused by a parallel BVI. Finally, the predicted noise data, observed in two different positions where are 3.44 times of rotor radius far from the hub center, are quite reasonable agreements with the experimental data compared to the other analysis results.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.352-357
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• 2012

The ground resonance instability of a helicopter with bearingless main rotor hub were investigated. The ground resonance instability is caused by an interaction between the blade lag motion and hub inplane motion. This instability occurs when the helicopter is on the ground and is important for soft-inplane rotors where the rotating lag mode frequency is less than the rotor rotational speed. For the analysis, the bearingless rotor was composed of blades, flexbeam, torque tube, damper, shear restrainer, and pitch links. The fuselage was modeled as a mass-damper-spring system having natural frequencies in roll and pitch motions. The rotor-fuselage coupling equations are derived in non-rotating frame to consider the rotor and fuselage equations in the same frame. The ground resonance instabilities for three cases where are without lead-lag damper and fuselage damping, with lead-lag damper and without fuselage damping, and finally with lead-lag damper and fuselage damping. There is no ground resonance instability in the only rotor-fuselage configuration with lead-lag damper and fuselage damping.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 정지비행 조건에서의 무향실 내 축소 로터 실험을 이용해 Lowson의 하중 소음식과 FW-H의 음향상사식으로 예측한 이산 주파수 소음(Discrete frequency noise)을 검증하였다. 소음 예측 기법의 방향성(Directivity) 검증은 전반적으로 실험결과와 유사하게 예측되었으며, 거리에 대한 검증의 경우 근거리(Near-field)에서는 FW-H식의 예측결과가, 원거리(Far-field)에서는 Lowson식의 예측결과가 실험결과와 더 유사한 것을 확인하였다. 피치 각(Collective pitch angle)에 대한 검증의 경우 낮은 피치각에서는 FW-H식의 예측결과가, 높은 피치각에서는 Lowson식의 예측결과가 실험결과와 더 유사한 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권8호
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• pp.713-721
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• 2014

현재 유럽과 미국에서는 각각 GRC(Green Rotorcraft) 와 SRW (Subsonic Rotary Wing program) 프로그램을 통하여 차세대 회전익기 개발이 진행 중에 있다. 이들 프로그램의 최종 목적은 현재 사용 중에 있는 단거리 여객기를 일부 대체 할 수 있는 틸트로터 타입의 중/소형 민간 회전익기 개발에 목적을 두고 있다. 또한 이들 틸트 로터의 민간 운영에 운영할 수 있는 안전한 운행을 위하여, 각각 개발 중인 air transport management(ATM) 시스템인 SESAR(Single European Sky ATM Research) 와 NextGen(Next Generation Air Transport System)과 융합하는 기술도 병행되고 있다. 이들 프로그램들은, 최종 목표인 틸트 로터기의 개발이 진행되는 중간 과정으로, 현재 사용되고 있는 헬리콥터의 성능의 향상도 병행하고 있다. 이러한 성능 개발은 좀 더 효율적인 추진기관, 능동 로터 시스템, 내/외부의 소음 감소 등에 중점을 두고 있다. 특히 유럽의 GRC 프로그램에서는 소음, 연료소비율, 배기가스 (CO2, NOx)의 절감 등에 매우 구체적인 목표를 설정하여 기술 개발을 진행 중에 있다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.300-303
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• 2006

The rotor blade of a helicopter is the key structural units and provides three components such as vertical lifting force, horizontal propulsive force and control force. With advancements in aerospace technology, composite materials have been widely used in lightweight structures. In addition, composites show great potential on the design of rotor blades due to the advantages of strength, durability and weight of the materials. In the operational condition of a helicopter, it is required the vibration characteristics of the rotating blades for avoiding resonance and analysis of efficient performance prediction et al. In this study, the CAMRAD-II is used for analyzing the vibration characteristics of rotating composite blades. The effects of rotating speed and collective angles are investigated. Also, the numerical results are compared with experimental data.