• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.537-547
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• 2015

A Monte Carlo (MC) simulation was conducted to predict the reliability of a newly developed pyrotechnic pin puller. The reliability model is based on the stress-strength interference model that states that failure occurs if the stress exceeds the strength. In this study, the stress is considered to be the energy consumed by movement of a pin shaft, and the strength is considered to be the energy generated by pyrotechnic combustion for driving the pin shaft. Failure of the pin puller can thus be defined as the consumed energy being greater than the generated energy. These energies were calculated using a performance model formulated in the previous study of the present authors. The MC method was used to synthesize the probability densities of the two energies and evaluate the reliability of the pin puller. From a probabilistic perspective, the calculated reliability was compared to a deterministic safety factor. A sensitivity analysis was also conducted to determine which design parameters most affect the reliability.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.102-111
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• 2014

An analytical model was developed to understand the physics and predict the functional performance of a pin puller. The formulated model is based on one-dimensional gas dynamics for an ideal gas. Resistive forces against pin shaft movement were measured in quasi-static mechanical tests, the results of which were incorporated into the model. The expansion chamber pressure and the pin shaft displacement were measured from an actual firing test and compared to the model prediction. The gas generation rate was adjusted by a correction factor, and the heat transfer rate was obtained through parametric analysis. The validity of the model is assessed for additional firing tests with different amounts of pyrotechnic charge. This model can provide knowledge on how the pin puller functions, and on which design parameters contribute the most to the actuation of the pin puller. Using this model, we estimate the functional safety factor by comparing the energy generated by the pyrotechnic charge to the energy required to accomplish the function.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.625-631
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• 2013

핀풀러의 신뢰도를 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통해서 예측하였다. 예측방법은 응력-강도 간섭 모델에 근거한다. 이 모델은 강도가 응력보다 작을 경우를 고장으로 간주한다. 본 연구에서 강도는 핀을 예정된 거리까지 후퇴시키는데 필요한 에너지로, 응력은 이 핀의 운동을 방해하는데 소요되는 에너지로 간주하였다. 전자는 주로 화약량에 의해 결정되고 후자는 여러 가지 마찰력과 반발방지장치에서 소모되는 에너지에 의존한다. 응력과 강도 변수들은 해석적 성능 모델로부터 계산하였다. 본 연구에서 제시된 방법은 많은 시료가 필요하지 않기 때문에 유사한 종류의 파이로 장치 신뢰도 계산에도 적용될 수 있다.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2021

일반적으로 큐브위성용 전개형 태양전지판을 수납 및 전개시키기 위해 사용되는 구속분리장치는 비폭발식 나일론선 절단방식이 적용된다. 그러나 상기 방식은 태양전지판 수납 상태에서 큐브위성의 배터리 충전, PCB 및 탑재체의 전기적 점검 및 시험 등을 위한 접근 포트 연결 시 분리장치의 구속해제 및 재채결 작업이 반복적으로 요구된다. 따라서, 기존의 구속분리장치는 위성체 내부 접근을 위해서는 작업자의 번거로움 및 일관된 나일론선 체결작업 공정 유지의 어려움이 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 나일론 선 절단 없이 구속 핀 분리만으로 자유롭게 태양전지판 전개 및 수납이 가능한 Pin-puller형 태양전지판 구속분리장치를 제안하였으며, 기능 및 성능검증을 위한 분리장치의 전개시험 및 최대 분리하중 측정 시험을 통해 분리장치 설계의 유효성을 입증하였다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2017

To generate mechanical movements in one-shot devices such as missiles and space launch vehicles, pyrotechnic mechanical device(PMD) such as pin pullers using pyrotechnic charge has been widely used. Reliability prediction of pin pullers is crucial to successfully execute target missions for the one-shot devices. Because the pin pullers require destructive tests to evaluate their reliability, one would need about 3,000 samples of success to guarantee a reliability of 99.9 % with a confidence level of 95 %. This paper suggests the application of a probit model using the charge amount as a functional parameter for estimation of functional reliability of pin puller. To guarantee target reliability, we propose estimation methods of the lower bound of functional reliability by applying the probit model. Given lower bound of functional reliability, we quantitatively show that the optimum amount of charge increases as the number of samples decreases. Along with a variety of simulations the validity of our new model via real test results is confirmed.