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Increasing Flight Endurance of MAVs using Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells

  • Hassanalian, Mostafa;Radmanesh, Mohammadreza;Sedaghat, Ahmad
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.212-217
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    • 2014
  • Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) are useful devices to assess new features that may be utilized in a full size aircraft to enhance performance or to increase endurance. In this article, sources for energy saving in the micro air vehicles are initially addressed. Then, by specifying the important parameters on energy consumption of an aircraft, a feasibility study is conducted to assess the benefit of using solar cells to increase flight endurance. Next, a new solar cell has been designed and optimized for MAVs. This cell consists of a multiple quantum wells for which the quantum factor and the absorption coefficient are calculated by solving the Shrodinger equation using MATLAB software. Then, the manner and influence of MAVs parameters using the solar cells are examined to suggest optimal planform for different purposes. In order to increase flight endurance, it is noted that by using appropriate planform and the optimized solar cells, flight endurance can be increased by more than 30 percent.

Analysis of Parenting-Friendly Outdoor Environment in Apartment Complexes (아파트단지 옥외공간의 친육아환경 요소에 대한 분석)

  • Kim, Hyo-Jeong;Park, Kyoung-Ok
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.95-107
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of the study is to analyze the planning characteristics of outdoor space in apartment complexes in terms of child-care environment. We selected 8 apartment complexes in Cheongju, within three years from construction, of small and medium-sized apartments ($60-85m^2$) where a large number of families with young children are presumed to reside in. As a result of the study, it was found that whereas the factors that can be quantified such as the floor height differences, the angles of ramps, and the number of the rest facilities are excellent, the qualitative part which cannot be easily quantified such as the location and direction of the rest facility and play materials should be improved a lot. And the following improvements were suggested; separating the pedestrian passage from the vehicle road in the main entrance of the complex, utilizing the piloti for infant caring, making the entrance area of apartment safe for pedestrians from vehicles, reallocating resting spaces, redesigning resting spaces safer to infants, building or reallocating existing booths at the stops of kindergarten buses, redesigning the square safer from vehicles with shades, making it possible for guardians to watch infants in playing field from the resting space, allocating natural environments essential for child development.

Torque Density Improvement of Five-Phase PMSM Drive for Electric Vehicles Applications

  • Zhao, Pinzhi;Yang, Guijie
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.401-407
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    • 2011
  • In order to enhance torque density of five-phase permanent magnetic synchronous motor with third harmonic injection for electric vehicles (EVs) applications, optimum seeking method for injection ratio of third harmonic was proposed adopting theoretical derivation and finite element analysis method, under the constraint of same amplitude for current and air-gap flux. By five-dimension space vector decomposition, the mathematic model in two orthogonal space plane, $d_1-q_1$ and $d_3-q_3$, was deduced. And the corresponding dual-plane vector control method was accomplished to independently control fundamental and third harmonic currents in each vector plane. A five-phase PMSM prototype with quasi-trapezoidal flux pattern and its fivephase voltage source inverter were designed. Also, the dual-plane vector control was digitized in a single XC3S1200E FPGA. Simulation and experimental results prove that using the proposed optimum seeking method, the torque density of five-phase PMSM is enhanced by 20%, without any increase of power converter capacity, machine size and iron core saturation.

Cooperative Standoff Tracking of a Moving Target using Decentralized Extended Information Filter (이동 목표물 협력추적을 위한 다수 무인항공기의 분산형 확장정보필터 설계)

  • Yoon, Seung-Ho;Bae, Jong-Hee;Kim, You-Dan
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.11
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    • pp.1013-1020
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    • 2011
  • This paper deals with the tracking problem of a moving target using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. A decentralized extended information filter is designed to cooperatively estimate the position and the velocity of the moving target. The extended information filter is adopted to consider the range and the line-of-sight angle as measurement data. The decentralized scheme is applied to enhance the estimation performance using the information provided by other vehicles. Numerical simulation is performed to verify the tracking performance of the proposed decentralized filters.

Development of electric vehicle maintenance education ability using digital twin technology and VR

  • Lee, Sang-Hyun;Jung, Byeong-Soo
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.58-67
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, the maintenance training manual of EV vehicle was produced by utilizing digital twin technology and various sensors such as IR-based light house tracking and head tracker. In addition, through digital twin technology and VR to provide high immersiveness to users, sensory content creation technology was secured through animation and effect realization suitable for EV vehicle maintenance situation. EV vehicle maintenance training manual is 3D engine programming and real-time creation of 3D objects and minimization of screen obstacles and selection of specific menus in virtual space in the form of training simulation. In addition, automatic output from the Head Mount Display (HUD), EV vehicle maintenance and inspection, etc., user can easily operate content was produced. This technology development can enhance immersion to users through implementation of detailed scenarios for maintenance / inspection of EV vehicles" and 3D parts display by procedure, realization of animations and effects for maintenance situations. Through this study, familiarity with improving the quality of education and safety accidents and correct maintenance process and the experienced person was very helpful in learning how to use equipment naturally and how to maintain EV vehicles.

Estimation of the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Anthropogenic Heat in Daegu (대구지역 인공열의 시공간적 분포 추정에 관한 연구)

  • 안지숙;김해동;홍정혜
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.11 no.10
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    • pp.1045-1054
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    • 2002
  • Urban atmospheric conditions are usually settled as warmer, drier and dirtier than those of rural counterpart owing to reduction of green space and water space area heat retention in surfaces such as concrete and asphalt, and abundant fuel consumption. The characteristics of urban climate has become generally known as urban heat island. The purpose of this study is to investigate the temporal and spatial distribution of the heat emission from human activity, which is a main factor causing urban heat island. In this study, the anthropogenic heat fluxes emitted from vehicles and constructions are estimated by computational grid mesh which is divided by 1km $\times$ 1km. The anthropogenic heat flux by grid mesh can be applied to a numerical simulation model of the local circulation model. The constructions are classified into 9 energy-consumption types - hospital, hotel, office, department store, commercial store, school, factory, detached house and flat. The vehicles classified into 4 energy-consumption types - car, taxi, truck and bus. The seasonal mean of anthropogenic heat flux around central Daegu exceeded $50 W/m^2$ in winter. The annual mean anthropogenic heat flux exceeded $20 W/m^2$. The values are nearly equivalent to the anthropogenic heat flux in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan.

Development of Autonomous Reconnaissance Flight Simulation for Unmanned Aircraft to Derive Flight Operating Condition (자율정찰비행 무인항공기의 비행운영조건 고찰을 위한 비행시뮬레이션 개발)

  • Seok, Min Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.266-273
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    • 2019
  • The efficiency and effectiveness of mission performance can be greatly changed according to the operating conditions such as the number of manned aircraft, flight altitude, and so on, in performing search and reconnaissance missions using a large number of small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles. However, it is not easy to determine which operating conditions are most reasonable. Therefore, in this study, we developed an unmanned airplane flight simulation that can detect and identify the target while avoiding collision according to autonomous flight, suggesting a way to derive operating conditions when operating a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Design of Decentralized Guidance Algorithm for Swarm Flight of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (고정익 소형무인기 군집비행을 위한 분산형 유도 알고리듬 설계)

  • Jeong, Junho;Myung, Hyunsam;Kim, Dowan;Lim, Heungsik
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.49 no.12
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    • pp.981-988
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    • 2021
  • This paper presents a decentralized guidance algorithm for swarm flight of fixed-wing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Considering swarm flight missions, we assume four representative swarm tasks: gathering, loitering, waypoint/path following, and individual task. Those tasks require several distinct maneuvers such as path following, flocking, and collision avoidance. In order to deal with the required maneuvers, this paper proposes an integrated guidance algorithm based on vector field, augmented Cucker-Smale model, and potential field methods. Integrated guidance command is synthesized with heuristic weights designed for each guidance method. The proposed algorithm is verified through flight tests using up to 19 small fixed-wing UAVs.

On the Evaluation Criteria of Test Bed Based on Urban Logistics System Using Underground Space

  • Min Joong Kim;Kyung Ho Jang;Young Min Kim;Joo Uk Kim
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.220-229
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    • 2023
  • The development of logistics technology due to the 4th Industrial Revolution and logistics 4.0 has changed the logistics environment from offline to online, and the growth of the online market has accelerated due to the recent increase in non-face-to-face delivery due to COVID-19. Such growth in the online market has expanded the logistics market for delivery, and contributes to creating an advanced logistics ecosystem as last mile services and logistics technologies begin to grow together. As traffic and environmental problems arise as a result, interest in transportation means of cargo increases, and changes to cargo electric vehicles and delivery cycles are being considered. However, since mass transportation of transportation focused on terminal delivery such as cargo electric vehicles and delivery cycles is limited in handling large quantities in urban areas, methods for efficiently transporting cargo while considering the environment are being devised. In order to solve such environmental problems and increase the efficiency of logistics delivery in urban areas, technologies using underground spaces based on existing urban railroads are being developed. In this study, a study was conducted on the establishment of evaluation criteria for selecting a test bed, which is a space for applying the system.

An Image Processing Algorithm for Detection and Tracking of Aerial Vehicles in Short-Range (무인항공기의 근거리 비행체 탐지 및 추적을 위한 영상처리 알고리듬)

  • Cho, Sung-Wook;Huh, Sung-Sik;Shim, Hyun-Chul;Choi, Hyoung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.12
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    • pp.1115-1123
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    • 2011
  • This paper proposes an image processing algorithms for detection and tracking of aerial vehicles in short-range. Proposed algorithm detects moving objects by using image homography calculated from consecutive video frames and determines whether the detected objects are approaching aerial vehicles by the Probabilistic Multi-Hypothesis Tracking method(PMHT). This algorithm can perform better than simple color-based detection methods since it can detect moving objects under complex background such as the ground seen during low altitude flight and consider the characteristics of vehicle dynamics. Furthermore, it is effective for the flight test due to the reduction of thresholding sensitivity against external factors. The performance of proposed algorithm is verified by applying to the onboard video obtained by flight test.