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Human Behavior Analysis under Drop Test using MADYMO

  • Choi, Homin;Kim, Jaeki;Pack, Inseok;Lee, Inyoung;Lee, Seoksoon
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.22-25
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    • 2016
  • This dissertation tried to analyze passenger behaviors after an accident with the possibilities of a variety of accidents open reflecting the phases of the times of increasing interests in safety of passengers as the use of means of transportation such as cars and airplanes is increasing. Because a lot of data on head-on collisions, broadside collisions and reverse side collisions have been gathered through lots of experiments and interpretations, I chose to study a relatively unfamiliar subject, dropping collision. For example, I tried to study passenger behaviors in seating position after a dropping collision in preparation for falling accidents due to recent frequently-occurring sinkholes, driver's carelessness or mechanical problems. I used MADYMO, passenger behavior interpretation program, and experimented with 2 meters high Drop Test device which I made in person to increase the reliability of the results. On the basis of these, I compared the real experiments with interpretations.

Design of Main Computer Board for MSC on KOMPSAT-2

  • Heo, H.P.;Kong, J.P.;Yong, S.S.;Kim, Y.S.;Park, J.E.;Youn, H.S.;Paik, H.Y.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1096-1098
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    • 2003
  • SBC(Single Board Computer) is being developed for MSC(Multi-Spectral Camera) on KOMPSAT-2(Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite). SBC controls all the units of MSC system and gets commands and sends telemetry to and from spacecraft bus via 1553 communication channel. Due to the fact that SBC does very important roles for MSC system operation and SBC operates with 100% duty cycle, SBC is designed to have high reliability. SBC which has Intel 80486 as a main processor includes eight serial communication channels, one mil-std-1553 interface channel and several discrete interfaces. SBC incorporates 2Mbyte radiation hardened SRAM(Static Random Access Memory) and 1Mbyte flash memory. There are also PIC(Programmable Interrupt Controller), counter, WDT(Watch Dog Timer) in the SBC. In this paper, the design result of the SBC is presented.

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A Study on Accurate Alignment Measurement of Dual Thruster Module Using Theodolite (데오드라이트를 이용한 이중 추력기 모듈의 정밀정렬측정에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Kwon-Tae;Moon, Guee-Won;Cho, Chang-Lae;Lee, Dong-Woo;Lee, Sang-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.36 no.11
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    • pp.1399-1404
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    • 2012
  • Because satellites operate in space, it is impossible to repair them when they malfunction. Therefore, to ensure the normal function of the payload used in the satellites, accurate assembly and installation of parts are crucial. To prevent abnormal functioning in the extreme environments during launch and in space, it is essential to test changes at the parts and system levels by performing alignment measurement before and after the launch environment test and the space environment test. Recently, noncontact three-dimensional precision machinery for medium- and large-sized parts has been developed. One of these is the theodolite measurement system, which is widely used in the aerospace industry. This study measures the angle of the dual thruster module that is used to control the attitude of KOMPSAT by using a theodolite, and alignment measurement and a reliability analysis are performed.

Structural Safety Evaluation of Electro-Optical Camera Controller Box of CAS500 Satellite under Launch Environments (발사환경에 대한 차세대 중형위성 전자광학 카메라 제어용 전장품의 구조건전성 평가)

  • Lee, Myeong-Jae;Kim, Hyun-Soo;Lee, Duk-Kyu;Oh, Hyun-Ung
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.98-105
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    • 2018
  • The satellite is exposed to various launch environments such as random vibrations and shock. Accordingly, structural design of electronic equipment mounted on satellite must meet reliability requirements at the box level. In addition, it is essential to secure the reliability of the solder joint applied to electronic equipment. In this paper, we performed a modal and quasi-static analysis for the purpose of satisfaction of the design requirements of the CCB (Camera Controller Box) present on the 500 kg-class compact advanced satellite (CAS500). In addition, structural safety of electronic components was verified by the Steinberg's method and random equivalent static analysis.

Structure Reliability Analysis using 3rd Order Polynomials Approximation of a Limit State Equation (한계상태식의 3차 다항식 근사를 통한 구조물 신뢰도 평가)

  • Lee, Seung Gyu;Kim, Sung Chan;Kim, Tea Uk
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.183-189
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, uncertainties and failure criteria of structure are mathematically expressed by random variables and a limit state equation. A limit state equation is approximated by Fleishman's 3rd order polynomials and the theoretical moments of an approximated limit state equation are calculated. Fleishman introduced a 3rd order polynomial in terms of only standard normal distiribution random variables. But, in this paper, Fleishman's polynomial is extended to various random variables including beta, gamma, uniform distributions. Cumulants and a normalized limit state equation are used to calculate a theoretical moments of a limit state equation. A cumulative distribution function of a normalized limit state equation is approximated by a Pearson system.

Aircraft derivative design optimization considering global sensitivity and uncertainty of analysis models

  • Park, Hyeong-Uk;Chung, Joon;Lee, Jae-Woo
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.268-283
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    • 2016
  • Aircraft manufacturing companies have to consider multiple derivatives to satisfy various market requirements. They modify or extend an existing aircraft to meet new market demands while keeping the development time and cost to a minimum. Many researchers have studied the derivative design process, but these research efforts consider baseline and derivative designs together, while using the whole set of design variables. Therefore, an efficient process that can reduce cost and time for aircraft derivative design is needed. In this research, a more efficient design process is proposed which obtains global changes from local changes in aircraft design in order to develop aircraft derivatives efficiently. Sensitivity analysis was introduced to remove unnecessary design variables that have a low impact on the objective function. This prevented wasting computational effort and time on low priority variables for design requirements and objectives. Additionally, uncertainty from the fidelity of analysis tools was considered in design optimization to increase the probability of optimization results. The Reliability Based Design Optimization (RBDO) and Possibility Based Design Optimization (PBDO) methods were proposed to handle the uncertainty in aircraft conceptual design optimization. In this paper, Collaborative Optimization (CO) based framework with RBDO and PBDO was implemented to consider uncertainty. The proposed method was applied for civil jet aircraft derivative design that increases cruise range and the number of passengers. The proposed process provided deterministic design optimization, RBDO, and PBDO results for given requirements.

Advanced Navigation Technology Development Trend as an Unmanned Vehicle Core Technology

  • Seok, Hyo-Jeong;Hwang, In Seong;Kang, Wanggu
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.235-242
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    • 2021
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which were used for military purposes, are gradually expanding their application fields under the influence of electrification and digitalization. Starting from the field of aerial imaging and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission, nowadays the possibility of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), which transports passengers and cargo with drones, is widely under discussion. In order to occupy the rapidly growing global unmanned aerial vehicle market in advance, it is necessary to secure core technologies and develop key UAVs components based on the new technologies. In the navigation field, it is necessary to secure a precise position with guaranteed reliability and continuity, unrelated to the operating environments. The reliability and continuity should be secured in the algorithm level and in the H/W component levels also. In order to achieve this technical goal, the Ministry of Science and ICT has launched the 'Unmanned Vehicle Core Technology Research and Development Program' in 2019 to support the R&D on the unmanned vehicle technologies. In this paper, authors introduce the unmanned vehicle core technology research and development program to the related researchers. The authors summarize the backgrounds of the program and show the technological tasks and objectives on the sub-programs in the unmanned vehicle navigation program. We present the program schedules especially focused on the test and evaluation of the developed technologies and components.

A Study of SBAS Position Domain Analysis Method: WAAS and EGNOS Performance Evaluation

  • Kim, Dong-Uk;Han, Deok-Hwa;Kim, Jung-Beom;Kim, Hwi-Gyeom;Kee, Chang-Don;Choi, Kwang-Sik;Choi, Heon-Ho;Lee, Eun-Sung
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.203-211
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    • 2016
  • A Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) is a system that provides positioning information with high and accurate reliability to users who require ensuring high safety such as airplane taking off and landing. A continuous performance evaluation on navigation safety facilities shall be performed to determine whether developed systems meet the required performance before and after the operation. In this paper, SBAS position domain analysis is discussed in relation to analysis items for performance evaluation. The performance evaluation on the SBAS in the position domain shall conduct analysis on accuracy, integrity, continuity, and availability, which are items in the required navigation performance (RNP). In the paper, position domain analysis was conducted with regard to the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in the USA and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), which were developed already and now under operation. The analysis result showed that each of the systems satisfied the APV-I performance requirements recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with regard to daily data. It is necessary to verify using long-term data, whether the performance requirements in the RNP items are satisfied for system certification.

Mechanical Reliability Evaluation on Solder Joint of CCB for Compact Advanced Satellite (Sherlock을 활용한 차세대 중형위성용 CCB 솔더 접합부의 기계적 신뢰성 평가)

  • Jeon, Young-Hyeon;Kim, Hyun-Soo;Lim, In-Ok;Kim, Youngsun;Oh, Hyun-Ung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.45 no.6
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    • pp.498-507
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    • 2017
  • Electronic equipments comprised of high density components with various packaging types have been recently applied to a satellite. Therefore, to guarantee high reliability of electrical equipment, a design approach, which can reduce the development period and cost through an early diagnosis in potential risks of failure, should be established. In the previous research, the reliability assesment of the electronic equipments have based on Steinberg's fatigue failure theory. However, this theory was not enough for further investigation of life prediction and reliability of the electronic equipments comprised of various sizes and packaging types due to its theoretical limitations and analysis results sensitivity with regard to different modeling technic. In that case, if detailed finite element model is established, aforementioned problems can be readily solved. However, this approach might arise disadvantage of spending much time. In this paper, to establish strategy for high reliability design of electronic equipment, we performed mechanical reliability evaluation of CCB (Camera Controller Box) at qualification level based on the approach using Sherlock unlike design techniques applied to existing business.

Aggregation of Multiple Evaluator's Weights in Applying the AHP to Evaluate Technology Alternatives (기술대안의 전략적 평가를 위한 AHP적용에 있어서 평가자 신뢰성을 고려한 가중치 통합)

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    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.139-153
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    • 2002
  • The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is known as a very useful decision-making model developed for obtaining the relative weights of alternatives through pairwise comparison in the context of hierarchical structure. In this paper, we propose a method to reflect the reliability of evaluators in the process of pairwise comparison. This method is applied to the evaluation of aerospace technology alternatives. We have conducted a questionnaire survey for S company that is one of the representative aerospace companies in Korea. A questionnaire was designed for obtaining both the priority with considering the reliability of evaluators' importance weights (the modified AHP priority) and the priority with assuming equally reliable evaluators' importance weights (the AHP priority) in order to compare the priority derived by each of two methods. The result shows that there exists the difference hard to neglect between the final priorities gained by two methods.