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Comparative investigation on fatigue and moisture absorption behavior of hemp and Jute fibre polymer composites

  • Kumar, B. Ravi;Hariharan, S.S.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.81 no.6
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    • pp.729-736
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    • 2022
  • Earth is facing a serious problem of pollution and scarcity of energy sources. The synthetic fibers used in automobile and Aerospace manufacturing sectors are non-renewable and harmful to environment. International Agency such as FAA and SAE is forcing for green fuel, green materials and structures. Further exploration is much needed to understand its potential in structural applications. In the current study, hemp and Jute fibre based composites were developed and tested for assessing their suitability for possible applications in automobile and aerospace sectors. Composites were undergone tensile test, water absorption test, and fatigue analysis to understand its behavior under various loading conditions. The finite element analysis has been carried out to understand the fatigue behaviour of composites. The results revealed that the usage of hemp and jute fibre reinforced composites can improve mechanical properties and have shown a viable alternative to replace synthetic fibres such as glass fibres for specific applications. Hemp reinforced bio-composites have shown better performance as compared to Jute reinforced bio-composites while water resistance characteristics for hemp is poorer to jute fibres.

Design of VDL Mode 2 Protocol under AOA Network for the Implementation of Bit-oriented ATS Applications (AOA망 환경에서 ATS 애플리케이션 구현을 위한 VDL Mode 2 데이터링크 프로토콜 설계)

  • Bae, Joong-won;Kim, Hyoun-kyoung;Kim, In-kyu;Kim, Tae-sik;Kim, Dong-min
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.13-21
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    • 2007
  • As one of YHF digital data link technologies, VDL Mode 2 is designed to be an air-to-ground subnetwork of the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) based on the Open System Interconnection (OSI) architecture. VDL Mode 2 can be used in ATS Applications especially for CPDLC and ADS. And it is also expected to replace ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) which has broadly been used in AOC for over 20 years. This paper presents the design result of VDL Mode 2 system under AOA (ACARS Over AVLC) environment for the implementation of bit-oriented ATS applications. The system is composed of airborne and ground subsystem. Airborne subsystem consists of VDR, CMU and an aircraft test equipment with CPDLC/ADS client applications for operational test and ground system consists of Ground Station which includes ground VDR and ground communication controller, simple DSP (Datalink Service Processor) and a ground test equipment with CPDLC/ADS server applications.

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Navigation Augmentation in Urban Area by HALE UAV with Onboard Pseudolite during Multi-Purpose Missions

  • Kim, O-Jong;Yu, Sunkyoung;No, Heekwon;Kee, Changdon;Choi, Minwoo;Seok, Hyojeong;Yoon, Donghwan;Park, Byungwoon;Jee, Cheolkyu
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.545-554
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    • 2017
  • Among various applications of the High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), this paper has a focus on the Global Positioning System (GPS) utilizing pseudolite and its improved performance, particularly during the multi-purpose missions. In a multi-purpose mission, the HALE UAV follows a specified flight trajectory for both navigation applications and missions. Some of the representative HALE missions are remote exploration, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communication relay. During these operations, the HALE UAV can also be an additional positioning signal source as it broadcast signals using pseudolite. The pseudolite signal can improve the availability, accuracy, and reliability of the GPS particularly in areas with poor signal reception, such as shadowed regions between tall buildings. The improvement in performance of navigation is validated through simulations of multi-purpose missions of the solar-powered HALE UAV in an urban canyon. The simulation includes UAV trajectory generation at stratosphere and uses actual geographical building data. The results indicate that the pseudolite-equipped HALE UAV has the potential to enhance the performance of the satellite navigation system in navigationally degraded regions even during multi-purpose operations.

Numerical and Experimental Thermal Validation on Pogo-pin based Wire Cutting Mechanism for CubeSat Applications (큐브위성용 포고핀 기반 열선절단 분리장치의 열적 거동 분석 및 검증)

  • Min-Young Son;Bong-Geon Chae;Hyun-Ung Oh
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.94-102
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    • 2023
  • A nylon wire holding and release mechanism (HRM) has been widely used for deployable applications of CubeSat owing to its simplicity and low cost. In general, structural safety of solar panel with an HRM has been designed by performing structural analysis under a launch environment. However, previous studies have not performed thermal analysis for HRM in an on-orbit environment. In this study, Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) thermal analysis was performed to evaluate thermal stability of the mechanism in the orbital thermal environment of the pogo pin-based HRM applied to CubeSat. In addition, the effectiveness of the thermal design and performance of the pogo pin-based HRM were verified through a thermal vacuum test.

Fabrication of Coin Cell Batteries Based on Carbon and Glass Fabrics for Satellite Structures (위성 구조체 적용을 위한 고강도 탄소 섬유와 유리 섬유 기반 전지 제작)

  • Young-Cheol Kim;Sang-Woo Kim
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2024
  • We developed a coin cell battery using high-strength carbon fiber and glass fiber, taking a preliminary step toward creating a battery that supports structural loads and stores energy, with potential applications in satellite structures. High-strength fiber-based electrodes and electrolytes were fabricated and applied to coin cells to evaluate their electrochemical performance. Consequently, the discharge capacities under continuous charge/discharge cycles and high discharge rates of 2 C-rate were determined to be 122.9 and 103.5 mAh/g, respectively, indicating that high-strength fibers can replace conventional battery components. Although current performance is lower than that of commercial batteries, this research has demonstrated significant potential as foundational work for multi-functional energy storage devices and is expected to contribute to the development of structural batteries for satellite applications.

APPLICATIONS OF MSC PAN NUC FOR RADIOMETRIC CALNAL OF KOMPSAT-2 (다목적실용위성 아리랑 2호의 검보정을 위한 MSCPAN 에 대한 NUC 적용과 결과 분석)

  • Song, J.H.;Park, S.Y.;Seo, D.C.;Lee, D-H;Lim, H.S.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.03a
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    • pp.308-310
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    • 2007
  • 복사 보정에 해당하는 NUC(Non-Uniformity Correction)은 MSC 각각의 픽셀들이 가지는 상이한 특성을 균일한 이미지를 얻기 위해 보정하는 작업으로서 KOMPSAT-2 검보정 작업 중 Video Processor 의 Electrical Gain/Offset 의 보정 과 더 불어 매 우 중요한 비중을 차지하는 과정이다. 본 논문에서는 KOMPSAT-2 의 Panchromatic 밴드의 raw image 를 이 용한 NUC 보정 작업 의 과정과 그 결과에 대해서 소개하고자 한다.

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Loose Coupling Approach of CFD with a Free-Wake Panel Method for Rotorcraft Applications

  • Lee, Jae-Won;Oh, Se-Jong;Yee, Kwan-Jung;Kim, Sang-Hun;Lee, Dong-Ho
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2007
  • As a first step toward a complete CFD-CSD coupling for helicopter rotor load analysis, the present study attempts to loosely couple a CFD code with a source-double panel method. The far-field wake effects were calculated by a time-marching free vortex wake method and were implemented into the CFD module via field velocity approach. Unlike the lifting line method, the air loads correction process is not trivial for the source-doublet panel method. The air loads correction process between the source-doublet method and CFD is newly suggested in this work and the computation results are validated against available data for well-known hovering flight conditions.

Design of Multipactor-free S-band Duplexer Using New Test Method for Space Applications

  • Choi, Seung-Woon;Kim, Day-Young;Kwon, Ki-Ho;Won, Young-Jin;Lee, Yun-Ki
    • Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.217-221
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    • 2006
  • Multipactor-free S-band duplexer based on inter-digital cavity type filter is proposed and demonstrated by in-house mulitpactor test facility for satellite RF components. Multipactor sensitivity of designed duplexer is analyzed by checking it out the maximum field accumulated region inside duplexer and calculating the electric field intensities at each resonator using 3D EM simulation in order to restrict the minimum gap distance as 2.5 mm which handles 43.13 dBm RF input power. Multipactor threshold was finally detected at 44 dBm in experiment for pulse mode test. The developed multipactor test method is cost effective, simple structure and gives a good agreement compared with the previous high cost MP test methodologies.

A Case Study on Collaborative Activities for Newly Installation of an Engine in a Helicopter (헬기 엔진의 신규장착을 위한 지원 사례 연구)

  • Ahn, Ieeki;Kim, Jae-Hwan;Sung, Oksuk
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2014
  • From the flight safety and the performance point of views, a new engine installation impacts an helicopter development or upgrade program significantly. More than a close relationship between an aircraft manufacturer and an engine manufacturer is necessary for the best integration work from the program initiation phase. In this paper, technical cooperation between aircraft and engine companies, and technical supports by the engine manufacturer for the T700/701K engine during the Surion development program are summarized. The applications of official technical program documents, US Mil-spec, France airworthiness regulations as the standard of the engine installation work, and engineering activities at each phase such as contract, design and manufacturing, flight clearance, ground and flight tests are described. This paper would be a cornerstone for the future domestic helicopter development program.