• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.158-168
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• 2012

This paper deals with TVC nozzle stroke verification test and corresponding analysis techniques related to kick motor TVC system of KSLV-I second stage. It is shown that the relationship between TVC stroke and potentiometer voltage is revealed via the open-loop stroke verification test, and other major operational parameters including nozzle alignment error, actuation error, neutral position, radius of nozzle rotation, location of nozzle rotation center, angle conversion coefficients, etc. are analyzed via the closed-loop stroke verification test. The TVC stroke verification test results for the first and second flight model of KSLV-I show that all TVC operational parameters of KSLV-I second stage were normally setup for the first and second flight tests.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.43-53
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• 2022

In this study, analysis of the flow characteristics of pintle-controlled nozzle with split-line TVC system and the thrust performance prediction was performed. The numerical computation was verified by comparing the thrust coefficient derived from the analysis results with the experimental data. By applying the same numerical analysis technique, the flow characteristics of nozzle were confirmed according to operating altitude, pintle stroke position and TVC angle with the 1/10 scale. As the TVC angle increased, thrust loss occurred and the tendency of AF was different depending on the position of the pintle stroke. Based on the analysis results, the relation of thrust coefficient was derived by applying the response surface methods. The thrust performance model with a slight difference of 1.2% on average from the analysis result was generated.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.85-92
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• 2005

The motion of flexseal bearing for movable nozzle has inherent nonlinear characteristics due to floating rotational center and compression by combustion pressure of solid motor. To perform precise attitude control in spite of these characteristics, the TVC actuation system requires counter potentiometer as an extra position feedback sensor of movable nozzle to form a compensated control loop. The prototype TVC actuation system, test equipments and compensated controller are newly designed, manufactured and tested in consideration of counter potentiometer. On the basis of integration test, the inherent characteristics of movable nozzle and control characteristics of its TVC actuation system are analyzed and summarized in this paper.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.146-156
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• 2007

In this paper, the TVC actuation test and analysis results for a flexible seal kick motor nozzle are presented. A real-sized test model of KSLV-I kick motor system is applied to water pressurizing TVC tests which investigate the property changes in TVC nozzle expansion and TVC actuation performance against chamber pressure changes. The equipments which are required for TVC actuation tests are briefly explained. The TVC actuation tests are firstly accomplished in static mode, which reveals TVC error characteristics including thrust misalignment, control accuracy, and TVC stroke increase, etc. The properties in frequency domain is given via dynamic tests. These results may play an important role in enhancing the TVC control performance of KSLV-I.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

An experimental study is performed to observe the characteristics of the thrust vectoring control (TVC) of the supersonic jet using proportional control valves. It is observed that three different TVC characteristics exist as the nozzle pressure ratio varies. Strong hysteresis phenomena are also observed during the valve control for a certain range of the nozzle pressure ratio. It is also noticed that the secondary chamber pressure is one of the influencing parameters for the TVC. Therefore, a control algorithm utilizing the secondary chamber pressure coefficient as a predictor is applied to achieve the stable TVC avoiding the hysteresis. Consequently, the stable TVC with the maximum deflection angle of about 20-degree has been realized using the proportional control valves.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.56-64
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• 2004

In this research, design results of computer hardware which control solid motor movable nozzle thrust vector control(TVC) actuator for Korea Space Launch Vehicle I(KSLV-I) are described. TVC computer hardware is the equipment which has jobs for receiving control commands from Navigation Guidance Unit(NGU) and then actuating TVC actuator. Also, it has ability to communicate with other on board or ground equipments. Computer hardware has a digital signal processor as the main processor which is capable of high speed calculating ability of control algorithm, so it can have more stability, reliability and flexibility than the previous analog controller of KSR-III. Target board was designed for on board program development and then first prototype hardware was developed. Top level system design criteria, hardware configurations and ground support equipment of TVC computer system are described.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.136-145
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• 2007

A computation was made to predict the movement of the thrust center position due to the rocket nozzle deflection. Three dimensional computations were done for the nozzle deflection angles of 0/1/3 degrees, and the oscillation of aerodynamic coefficients, not observed for the axisymmetric cases, was encountered. The position of the thrust center was found to be at -16 mm and -4 mm for the deflection angles of 1 and 3 degrees, respectively, and it can be concluded that the thrust center movement due to nozzle deflection is negligible. In addition to the computational results, the mechanism of thrust generation in a rocket engine is described with a brief mathematical derivation as it is sometimes mistaken. Also presented are some descriptions on the problem of pressure center definition for symmetric cases such as a rocket external flow problem and the nozzle deflection case.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.33-33
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• 1998

2차 유동 분사에 의한 추력 방향 제어 방법은 기존의 기계적인 장치를 이용한 방향제어 방법에 비해 부가적인 복잡한 기계적 작동장치와 이에 따른 무게의 증가를 배제할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 전산 유동해석을 이용하여 2차원 초음속 수축-행창 노즐 유동에 2차 유동을 분사하여, 2차 유동의 분사우치 및 분사 유량 및 분사 각도 등이 추력의 방향 및 크기에 미치는 영향을 밝혀 이들 상호간의 상관관계를 구하여 추력 방향 제어를 위한 최적의 2차 분사 조건을 제시하였다. 유동 해석 견과 2차 유동의 분사 위치는 생성된 경사 충격파가 노즐 출구까지 분포되는 지점이 최대 전향각과 횡추력을 가지는 분사 위치임을 알 수 있었다

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.170-176
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• 2008

The concept design of Flexible Seal for thrust vector control of solid motor was performed. Through the concept design, the optimum pivot point of flexible seal, cross-section configuration of flexible seal and thermal protection system from combustion gas was decided. The pivot point of flexible seal has aft pivot type and cross-section view is conical type. For satisfying a spring torque rate, the shear modulus of rubber has the value of under about 0.6MPa and failure shear stress has over about 2.5MPa.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.15-15
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• 1999

2차 유동 분사에 의한 추력 방향 제어 방법은 복잡한 기계적 작동장치와 이에 따른 무게의 증가를 배제할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 유동 해석을 통하여 2차원 및 3차원 초음속 수축-팽창 노즐 유동에 2차 유동을 분사하여, 2차 유동의 분사 위치, 분사 유량 및 분사 각도 등이 추력의 방향 및 크기에 미치는 영향을 밝혀 추력 방향 제어를 위한 최적의 2차 분사 조건을 제시하였다. 유동 해석 결과 2차 유동의 분사 위치는 생성된 경가 충격파가 노즐 출구까지 분포되는 지점이 최대 전향각과 횡추력을 가지는 분사위치임을 알 수 있었고, 분사 각도는 주 유동의 역방향으로 분사하는 것이 수직방향으로 분사하는 것보다 더 큰 전향각을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 2차원의 경우보다 3차원 유동에서 큰 전향각이 생김을 알 수 있었다.