• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.389-392
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• 2008

The thrust axis alignment of the launch vehicle is very important because of the misalignment causes the unstable attitude control and results in mission failure. Generally, optical methods such as digital theodolite and laser tracker and mechanical method such as turn table method are used to thrust axis alignment. This article deals with the simple method of thrust axis alignment of Kick Motor.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2010

발사체의 기체 축과 추력 축이 요구 조건에 맞게 정렬되지 않을 경우엔 자세 제어 오차가 허용 범위를 초과할 수 있으며, 심각할 경우 미션 실패로 이어질 수 있다. 일반적인 발사체의 추력 축 정렬에는 데오도라이트와 레이져 트레커를 사용하는 광학적 방법과 턴테이블을 이용하는 기계적 방법이 사용된다. 본 논문에서는 3차원 측정 결과로부터 획득된 형상 정보에 기반하여 경사도계를 사용하는 킥모터 시스템의 추력 축 정렬 방법에 대해서 다룬다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2011

우주발사체의 추력 축 정렬이 제대로 안되면 발사체의 자세제어가 불안정해지고 심할 경우 임무 실패를 초래 할 수 있으므로 추력 축 정렬은 매우 중요하다. 일반적으로 추력 축 정렬은 데오돌라이트나레이져 트렉커와 같은 광학 방식을 사용하거나 턴테이블을 사용하는 기계식 방식을 사용한다. 본 연구에는 중력 방향과 관련된 경사도계를 이용하는 쉬운 방법을 다룬다. 경사도계는 지구 중력방향과 수직이 되면 0도를 가리킨다. 이 방법은 두 개의 경사도계가 필요한데, 하나는 기준이고 다른 하나는 정렬용이다. 두 경사도계의 각도차이는 TVC 구동기를 조정하는 참고치가 된다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.355-360
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• 2010

In this study, a modeling process of a 3-axis planar alignment stage is suggested. Vibration tests using a laser vibro-meter is performed to find the modeling parameters of the stage. By analyzing the result of the test, the stiffness of prismatic joints and revolute joints, as well as the contact conditions of the thrust bearings, can be calculated. The modeling of the stage was validated by comparing six normal mode shapes, which are acquired from experiments and simulations.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2014

KSLV-I (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-I) 상단 킥모터는 고체 추진기관으로 점화기와 점화안전장치로 구성된 점화구동부, 복합재 케이스부, 추력벡터제어가 가능한 잠입형 노즐부, 그리고 추진제로 구성되어 있다. 킥모터를 구성하는 각 서브시스템들은 비행 임무 달성을 위한 개발 요구조건을 만족시켰으며, 2013년 1월 30일 나로호 3차 비행 시험 결과로부터 성공적으로 개발이 완료되었음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 논문에서는 킥모터에 대한 요구조건, 요구조건을 만족하기 위한 형상관리, 중량 변화, 추력 축 정렬 결과 및 주요 시험 결과 등에 대해 다루었다.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.192-194
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• 2002

We present the results on the calibration of iso-center positions using the quality assurance system established at PMRC for determination of center position in X-ray and proton irradiation fields. Details on the system are presented in another presentation in this session. The equipment in the system is mounted on a patient treatment bed in each proton exposure room, G1 or G2. A center of a stainless ball on the equipment is set at a cross of laser markers located around the iso-center and fixed on the room and on the snout in the gantry. A proton beam or an X-ray beam is exposed onto the ball through a brass collimator of 100 mm ${\times}$ 100 mm and projected onto the imaging plate set at I cm behind the ball. On the axis perpendicular to the thrust axis of the gantry on the imaging plate, a distance between a center of the collimator image and a center of the ball image varies as a cosine function of gantry angles unless the ball is set on the iso-center. An amplitude of the cosine curve shows the distance between the ball and the iso-center, an offset the offset of the collimator, and a phase shift at a zero crossing point the ball direction viewed from the iso-center. We present the relation among the iso-center position, the laser maker position, and the center of proton and X-ray irradiation fields. Its stability and its reproducibility are discussed.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제36회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1-2
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• 2011

Hybrid rockets have lately attracted attention as a strong candidate of small, low cost, safe and reliable launch vehicles. A significant topic is that the first commercially sponsored space ship, SpaceShipOne vehicle chose a hybrid rocket. The main factors for the choice were safety of operation, system cost, quick turnaround, and thrust termination. In Japan, five universities including Hokkaido University and three private companies organized "Hybrid Rocket Research Group" from 1998 to 2002. Their main purpose was to downsize the cost and scale of rocket experiments. In 2002, UNISEC (University Space Engineering Consortium) and HASTIC (Hokkaido Aerospace Science and Technology Incubation Center) took over the educational and R&D rocket activities respectively and the research group dissolved. In 2008, JAXA/ISAS and eleven universities formed "Hybrid Rocket Research Working Group" as a subcommittee of the Steering Committee for Space Engineering in ISAS. Their goal is to demonstrate technical feasibility of lowcost and high frequency launches of nano/micro satellites into sun-synchronous orbits. Hybrid rockets use a combination of solid and liquid propellants. Usually the fuel is in a solid phase. A serious problem of hybrid rockets is the low regression rate of the solid fuel. In single port hybrids the low regression rate below 1 mm/s causes large L/D exceeding a hundred and small fuel loading ratio falling below 0.3. Multi-port hybrids are a typical solution to solve this problem. However, this solution is not the mainstream in Japan. Another approach is to use high regression rate fuels. For example, a fuel regression rate of 4 mm/s decreases L/D to around 10 and increases the loading ratio to around 0.75. Liquefying fuels such as paraffins are strong candidates for high regression fuels and subject of active research in Japan too. Nakagawa et al. in Tokai University employed EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) to modify viscosity of paraffin based fuels and investigated the effect of viscosity on regression rates. Wada et al. in Akita University employed LTP (Low melting ThermoPlastic) as another candidate of liquefying fuels and demonstrated high regression rates comparable to paraffin fuels. Hori et al. in JAXA/ISAS employed glycidylazide-poly(ethylene glycol) (GAP-PEG) copolymers as high regression rate fuels and modified the combustion characteristics by changing the PEG mixing ratio. Regression rate improvement by changing internal ballistics is another stream of research. The author proposed a new fuel configuration named "CAMUI" in 1998. CAMUI comes from an abbreviation of "cascaded multistage impinging-jet" meaning the distinctive flow field. A CAMUI type fuel grain consists of several cylindrical fuel blocks with two ports in axial direction. The port alignment shifts 90 degrees with each other to make jets out of ports impinge on the upstream end face of the downstream fuel block, resulting in intense heat transfer to the fuel. Yuasa et al. in Tokyo Metropolitan University employed swirling injection method and improved regression rates more than three times higher. However, regression rate distribution along the axis is not uniform due to the decay of the swirl strength. Aso et al. in Kyushu University employed multi-swirl injection to solve this problem. Combinations of swirling injection and paraffin based fuel have been tried and some results show very high regression rates exceeding ten times of conventional one. High fuel regression rates by new fuel, new internal ballistics, or combination of them require faster fuel-oxidizer mixing to maintain combustion efficiency. Nakagawa et al. succeeded to improve combustion efficiency of a paraffin-based fuel from 77% to 96% by a baffle plate. Another effective approach some researchers are trying is to use an aft-chamber to increase residence time. Better understanding of the new flow fields is necessary to reveal basic mechanisms of regression enhancement. Yuasa et al. visualized the combustion field in a swirling injection type motor. Nakagawa et al. observed boundary layer combustion of wax-based fuels. To understand detailed flow structures in swirling flow type hybrids, Sawada et al. (Tohoku Univ.), Teramoto et al. (Univ. of Tokyo), Shimada et al. (ISAS), and Tsuboi et al. (Kyushu Inst. Tech.) are trying to simulate the flow field numerically. Main challenges are turbulent reaction, stiffness due to low Mach number flow, fuel regression model, and other non-steady phenomena. Oshima et al. in Hokkaido University simulated CAMUI type flow fields and discussed correspondence relation between regression distribution of a burning surface and the vortex structure over the surface.