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A Study on the Design and Validation of Switching Control Law (전환제어법칙 설계 및 검증에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chong-Sup
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2011
  • The flight control law designed for prototype aircraft often leads to degraded stability and performance, although developed control law verify by non-real time simulation and pilot based evaluations. Therefore, the proper evaluation methods should be applied such that flight control law designed can be verified in real flight environment. The one proposed in this paper is IFS (In-Flight Simulator). Currently, this system has been implemented into the F-18 HARV (High Angle of Attack Research Vehicle), SU-27 and F-16 VISTA (Variable stability In flight Simulation Test Aircraft) programs. The IFS necessary switching control law such as fader logic and integrator stand-by mode to reduce abrupt transient and minimize the integrator effect for each flight control laws switching. This paper addresses the concept of switching mechanism with fader logic of "TFS (Transient Free Switch)" and stand-by mode of "feedback type" based on SSWM (Software Switching Mechanism). And the result of real-time pilot evaluation reveals that the aircraft is stable for inter-conversion of flight control laws and transient response is minimized.

Analysis of Factors Affecting Performance of Integrated INS/SPR Positioning during GPS Signal Blockage

  • Kang, Beom Yeon;Han, Joong-hee;Kwon, Jay Hyoun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.599-606
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    • 2014
  • Since the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS)-based vehicle positioning system is significantly degraded or does not work appropriately in the urban canyon, the integration techniques of GPS with Inertial Navigation System (INS) have intensively been developed to improve the continuity and reliability of positioning. However, its accuracy is degraded as INS errors are not properly corrected due to the GPS signal blockage. Recently, the image-based positioning techniques have been started to apply for the vehicle positioning for the advanced in processing techniques as well as the increased the number of cars installing the camera. In this study, Single Photo Resection (SPR), which calculates the camera exterior orientation parameters using the Ground Control Points (GCPs,) has been integrated with the INS/GPS for continuous and stable positioning. The INS/GPS/SPR integration was implemented in both of a loosely and a tightly coupled modes, based on the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF). In order to analyze the performance of INS/SPR integration during the GPS outage, the simulation tests were conducted with a consideration of factors affecting SPR performance. The results demonstrate that the accuracy of INS/SPR integration is depended on magnitudes of the GCP errors and SPR processing intervals. Additionally, the simulation results suggest some required conditions to achieve accurate and continuous positioning, used the INS/SPR integration.

Creep Damage Evaluation of High-Temperature Pipeline Material for Fossil Power Plant by Ultrasonic Frequency Analysis Spectrum Method (초음파 주파수분석법에 의한 발전소 고온배관재료의 크리프손상 평가)

  • Chung, Min-Hwa;Lee, Sang-Guk
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.13 no.2 s.32
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    • pp.90-98
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    • 1999
  • Boiler high-temperature pipelines such as main steam pipe, header and steam drum in fossil power plants are degraded by creep damage due to severe operationg conditions like high temperature and high pressure for an extended period time. Such material degradation lead to various component faliures causing serious accidents at the plant. Conventional measurement techniques such as replica method, electric resistance method, and hardness test method have such disadvantages as complex preparation and measurement procedures, too many control parameters, and therefore, low practicality and they were applied only to component surfaces with good accessibility. In this study, both artificial creep degradation test using life prediction formula and frequency analysis by ultrasonic tests for their preparing creep degraded specimens have been carried out for the purpose of nondestructive evaluation for creep damage which can occur in high-temperature pipelline of fossil power plant. As a result of ultrasonic tests for crept specimens, we confirmed that the high frequency side spectra decrease and central frequency components shift to low frequency bans, and bandwiths decrease as increasing creep damage in backwall echoes.

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Creep Damage Evaluation of High-Temperature Pipeline Material for Fossil Power Plant by Ultrasonic Test Method (초음파에 의한 발전소 고온배관재료의 크리프손상 평가)

  • Lee, Sang-Guk;Chung, Min-Hwa
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.13 no.2 s.32
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 1999
  • Boiler high-temperature pipelines such as main steam pipe, header and steam drum in fossil power plants are degraded by creep damage due to severe operationg conditions which are high temperature and high pressure for an extended period time. Such material degradation leads to various component failures causing serious accidents at the plants. Conventional measurement techniques such as replica method, electric resistance method, and hardness test method have such disadvantages as complex preparation and measurement procedures, too many control parameters, and therefore, low practicality and they were applied only to component surfaces with good accessibility. In this paper, artificial creep degradation test and ultrasonic measurement for their creep degraded specimens have been carried out for the purpose of evaluation for creep damage which can occur in high-temperature pipeline of fossil power plant. Absolute measuring method of quantitative ultrasonic measurement for material degradation was established, and long term creep degradationtests using life prediction formula were carried out. As a result of ultrasonic tests for crept specimens, we confirmed that the sound velocity decreased and the attenuation coefficient linearly increased in proportion to the increase of creep fractiin(${\phi}$c).

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The Accuracy Analysis of Each Test Area Short Baseline Using Satellite Navigation System (위성항법시스템을 이용한 대상지별 단기선 정확도 분석)

  • Park, Woon-Yong;Cha, Sung-Yeoul;Hong, Soon-Heon
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.10 no.1 s.19
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 2002
  • GPS proved to very practical in the application of geodesy and surveying such Civil Engineering, control point surveying and the deformation surveying o( structure, but the accuracy of static GPS positioning is degraded at the sites which the visible satellites of GPS are less than 4, i.e. the urban area covered with the high building and the industrial zone. Thus, the combined GPS/GLONASS system was introduced to acquire the high accuracy of static positioning by a few satellites. So the combined GPS/GLONASS system show the good results at the sites which the accuracy of positioning is degraded due to few satellites, the cutoff of signal, and multipath in the urban area.

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Numerical investigation of the high pressure selective catalytic reduction system impact on marine two-stroke diesel engines

  • Lu, Daoyi;Theotokatos, Gerasimos;Zhang, Jundong;Tang, Yuanyuan;Gan, Huibing;Liu, Qingjiang;Ren, Tiebing
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.659-673
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to investigate the impact of the High Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction system (SCR-HP) on a large marine two-stroke engine performance parameters by employing thermodynamic modelling. A coupled model of the zero-dimensional type is extended to incorporate the modelling of the SCR-HP components and the Control Bypass Valve (CBV) block. This model is employed to simulate several scenarios representing the engine operation at both healthy and degraded conditions considering the compressor fouling and the SCR reactor clogging. The derived results are analysed to quantify the impact of the SCR-HP on the investigated engine performance. The SCR system pressure drop and the cylinder bypass valve flow cause an increase of the engine Specific Fuel Oil Consumption (SFOC) in the range 0.3-2.77 g/kWh. The thermal inertia of the SCR-HP is mainly attributed to the SCR reactor, which causes a delayed turbocharger response. These effects are more pronounced at low engine loads. This study supports the better understanding of the operating characteristics of marine two-stroke diesel engines equipped with the SCR-HP and quantification of the impact of the components degradation on the engine performance.

Optimal controller design for active suspension system with asymmetric hydraulic cylinder using feedback linearization (비대칭형 유압실린더를 사용한 능동현가 시스템에서의 Feedback Linearization을 이용한 최적 제어기 설계)

  • Jang, Yu-Jin;Kim, Sang-Woo;Park, Poo-Gyeon
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.644-647
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    • 1997
  • Asymmetric cylinders are usually used as an actuator of active suspensions. The conventional optimal controller design does not include actuator dynamics as a state and force controller is needed to track the desired force. But the actuator is not ideal, so performance of an active suspension system is degraded. In this paper, we take account nonlinear actuator dynamics and obtain a linear model using a feedback linearization technique then apply optimal control method. Effectiveness of proposed method is demonstrated by numerical simulation of 1/4 car model.

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Control of postharvest fungal spoilage of kiwifruit with TiO$_2$ photocatalytic ozonation.

  • Hur, Jae-Seoun;Oh, Soon-Ok;Kim, Minjin;Jung, Jae-Sung;Koh, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.87.3-88
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    • 2003
  • TiO$_2$photocatalytic ozonation was attempted to disinfect fungal pathogens causing postharvest spoilage of kiwifruits and to decompose fungicide residuals on kiwifruits. TiO$_2$Photocatalytic ozonation process synergistically degraded organic compound and inhibited conidial germination of the fungal pathogen compared to single treatment of ozonation or photocatalysis. The efficient control of fungal spoilage and degradation of residual fungicide on kiwifruits indicate that TiO$_2$photocatalytic ozonation is a very attractive method for postharvest disease control of kiwifruits as an alternative to fungicides application.

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Output feedback receding horizon control for uncertain LTV systems

  • Seuncheol Jeong;Park, Poo-Gyeon
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.27.3-27
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, a robust receding horizon controller for uncertain linear time-varying systems is presented in the dynamic output-feedback form. The existing output-feedback receding horizon controller in the literature is composed of a state observer and a static controller associated with the observer states (similar to LQC control), where the fundamental assumption is that the state observer will supply the exact states as time goes up. The performance of those controllers may be much degraded and even the closed-loop stability may not be guaranteed when the system suffers from disturbances and uncertainties or is time-varying. The proposed controller, which is not necessary to have the state-observer, overcomes such difficulties. Using matrix inequality conditions on the terminal weighting matrix, the closed-loop system stability is guaranteed. Numerical examples are ...

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Gain and phase control method which increasing RF power combiners combining efficiency (RF전력결합기의 결합효율을 높이는 이득과 위상 제어방법)

  • 정형태;강원태;장익수
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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    • v.35D no.4
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 1998
  • As to power combining system, it is very important to achieve a high combining efficiency in order to minimize theamount of prime power needed and hence the cooling requirements, all of which translate into reduced cost. The combining efficiency is degraded in practice by variation in the amplitude and phase of the signals to be combined. In this paper, the new power combining newtork is proposed and realized which has the automatic gain and phase control system. This control system makes amplituede and phase variation of its all path equal. When the amplitude and phase variations are within 0~5dB and .+-.50.deg., the results show that high combining efficiency is maintained.

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