• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권10호
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• pp.4092-4107
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• 2015

We propose a background subtraction method for moving cameras based on trajectory classification, image segmentation and label inference. In the trajectory classification process, PCA-based outlier detection strategy is used to remove the outliers in the foreground trajectories. Combining optical flow trajectory with watershed algorithm, we propose a trajectory-controlled watershed segmentation algorithm which effectively improves the edge-preserving performance and prevents the over-smooth problem. Finally, label inference based on Markov Random field is conducted for labeling the unlabeled pixels. Experimental results on the motionseg database demonstrate the promising performance of the proposed approach compared with other competing methods.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.823-827
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• 2008

The effects of blade leading edge sweep on both the aerodynamic performance and the structure stress of a high pressure centrifugal compressor impeller are numerically investigated. Changes in the flow structure occur as a result of the effect of leading edge sweep on the loading distribution in the tip region. The flow separation is avoided by introducing a sweep of the main blade leading edge and the strength of shock is reduced at the same time. Backswept of the leading edge is found to be beneficial to the impeller performance improving. On the other hand, the structural analysis indicated that high rotating speed of the impeller will cause substantial high bending stresses and radial deflections of the blade. Studies have shown that it is possible to control the stress distribution along the tip and root of the blade by slight adjustments to the sweep angle of the leading edge. These adjustments may be used to design the impeller with lower blade root stress distribution without aerodynamics performance penalty.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.771-781
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• 2022

순차 컨벡스 최적화 기법을 사용한 궤적 최적화로 무인기 기초 설계 형상의 성능 분석을 수행했다. 외부 공력 모델로 설계한 비선형 궤적 최적화 문제는 볼록화와 이산화를 통해 2차 원뿔 프로그램 문제로 근사 되었다. 알고리즘의 성능 향상을 위해 제약조건을 완화한 문제의 해를 초기 궤적으로 사용했다. 근사해의 반복적인 탐색으로 하강 궤적 최적화 문제들을 분석했으며 설계 형상의 구동부 성능에 따른 최대 도달 속도를 비교했다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.55-67
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• 2020

Wind tunnel test is one of the most important means to study the flutter performance of bridges, but there are blockage effects in flutter test due to the size limitation of the wind tunnel. On the other hand, the size of computational domain can be defined by users in the numerical simulation. This paper presents a study on blockage effects of a simplified box girder by computation fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation, the blockage effects on the aerodynamic characteristics and flutter performance of a long-span suspension bridge are studied. The results show that the aerodynamic coefficients and the absolute value of mean pressure coefficient increase with the increase of the blockage ratio. And the aerodynamic coefficients can be corrected by the mean wind speed in the plane of leading edge of model. At each angle of attack, the critical flutter wind speed decreases as the blockage ratio increases, but the difference is that bending-torsion coupled flutter and torsional flutter occur at lower and larger angles of attack respectively. Finally, the correction formula of critical wind speed at 0° angle of attack is given, which can provide reference for wind resistance design of streamlined box girders in practical engineering.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.485-492
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• 2015

Small advance ratio and low Reynolds number of stratospheric propulsion system bring lots of challenges to the design of propellers. Contra-rotating propeller configuration is proposed to improve the propulsion efficiency. In this paper, the feasibility of contra-rotating propeller for stratospheric airship has been assessed and its performance has been investigated by wind tunnel tests. The experimental results indicate, at relatively low Reynolds number, although the advance ratio is fixed, the performance of propellers is different with variation of Reynolds number. Moreover, at the same Reynolds number, the efficiency of contra-rotating propeller achieved appears to be a few percent greater than that for a standard conventional propulsion system. It can be concluded that contra-rotating propellers would be an efficient means to improve the performance of stratospheric airship propulsion system.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.571-580
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• 2015

In this paper, a computational study was conducted in order to investigate the rotor blade sweep effect on the aerodynamics of a small axial supersonic impulse turbine stage. For this purpose, three-dimensional unsteady RANS simulations have been performed with three different rotor blade sweep angles ($-15^{\circ}$, $0^{\circ}$, $+15^{\circ}$) and the results were compared with each other. Both NTG (No tip gap) and WTG (With tip gap) models were applied to examine the effect on tip leakage flow. As a result of the simulation, the positive sweep model ($+15^{\circ}$) showed better performance in relative flow angle, Mach number distribution, entropy rise, and tip leakage mass flow rate compared with no sweep model. With the blade static pressure distribution result, the positive sweep model showed that hub and tip loading was increased and midspan loading was reduced compared with no sweep model while the negative sweep model ($-15^{\circ}$) showed the opposite result. The positive sweep model also showed a good aerodynamic performance around the hub region compared with other models. Overall, the positive sweep angle enhanced the turbine efficiency.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.456-459
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• 2008

The purpose of this paper is to examine the aerodynamic characteristics of three hypersonic configurations including pure liftbody configuration, pure waverider configuration and liftbody integrated with waverider configuration. Hypersonic forbodies were designed based on these configurations. For the purpose to integrate with ramjet or scramjet, all the forebodies were designed integrated with hypersonic inlet. To better understand the forebody performance, three dimensional flow field calculation of these hypersonic forebodies integrated with hypersonic inlet were conducted in the design and off design conditions. The computational results show that waverider offer an aerodynamic performance advantage in the terms of higher lift-drag ratios over the other two configurations. Liftbody offer good aerodynamic performance in subsonic region. The aerodynamic performance of the liftbody integrated with waverider configuration is not comparable to that of pure waverider in the terms of lift-drag ratios and is not comparable to that of pure liftbody in subsonic. But the liftbody integrated with waverider configuration exhibit good lateral-directional and longitudinal-directional stability characteristics. Both pure waverider and liftbody integrated with waverider configuration can provide relatively uniform flow for the inlet and offer good aerodynamic characteristics in the terms of recovery coefficient of total pressure and uniformity coefficient.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 전기 동력 소형 고정익 무인항공기의 낮은 레이놀즈 영역 및 최소한의 제원으로 운용에 필요한 성능을 일반적인 이론 분석으로 예측하였다. 이를 간단한 전기모터 풍동시험과 실증 비행시험을 통해 비교 분석하여 이론 분석의 타당성을 확인하였다. 분석한 결과의 타당성 확인 결과, 3.5 kg의 고정익 소형 무인항공기는 일반적인 이론분석으로 공력 성능의 분석이 가능하지만, 필요추력은 설계오류가 발생할 가능성이 있는 것으로 확인된다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 낮은 레이놀즈 영역에서 비행하는 유사 소형 고정익 무인항공기 개발 시 설계오류를 최소화 하는 방법을 제안하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.30-45
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• 2013

The present work focuses on the unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelastic properties of a small-medium sized wind-turbine blade operating under ideal conditions. A tapered/twisted blade representative of commercial blades used in an experiment setup at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is considered. The aerodynamic loads are computed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques. For this purpose, FLUENT$^{(R)}$, a commercial finite-volume code that solves the Navier-Stokes and the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, is used. Turbulence effects in the 2D simulations are modeled using the Wilcox k-w model for validation of the CFD approach. For the 3D aerodynamic simulations, in a first approximation, and considering that the intent is to present a methodology and workflow philosophy more than highly accurate turbulent simulations, the unsteady laminar Navier-Stokes equations were used to determine the unsteady loads acting on the blades. Five different blade pitch angles were considered and their aerodynamic performance compared. The structural dynamics of the flexible wind-turbine blade undergoing significant elastic displacements has been described by a nonlinear flap-lag-torsion slender-beam differential model. The aerodynamic quasi-steady forcing terms needed for the aeroelastic governing equations have been predicted through a strip-theory based on a simple 2D model, and the pertinent aerodynamic coefficients and the distribution over the blade span of the induced velocity derived using CFD. The resulting unsteady hub loads are achieved by a first space integration of the aeroelastic equations by applying the Galerkin's approach and by a time integration using a harmonic balance scheme. Comparison among two- and three- dimensional computations for the unsteady aerodynamic load, the flap, lag and torsional deflections, forces and moments are presented in the paper. Results, discussions and pertinent conclusions are outlined.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.1007-1013
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• 2013

이 논문은 터빈 로터의 형상변화에 따른 공력 특성에 대하여 분석하였다. 본 논문의 터빈은 헬리콥터의 보조동력 장치로 사용되는 소형엔진이다. 소형엔진은 팁 형상의 구조적 취약성 때문에 성능을 향상시키기 어렵다. 그러므로, 터빈의 허브를 개선하는 것이 여러 가지 측면에서 유리하다. 터빈의 작동유체는 고온 고압의 가스이다. 터빈표면의 열전달률이 고려되었을 때, 열부하에 의한 블레이드의 손상을 줄이기 위해서는 블레이드 표면의 열전달률 분포를 고찰하여야 한다. 수치모사 결과를 검증용 실험값과 비교하였을 때, SST난류모델은 공력 특성을 잘 반영하고 열전달 예측성능도 우수하였다. 결론적으로, 허브측 선단에서 구륜설계(bulbous design)를 적용하였을 때 공력효율이 향상되었고, 전체 공력 손실 중 끝벽 손실은 15% 감소되었다.