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Inverse Kinematic Analysis for a three-axis Hydraulic Fatigue Simulator Coupling (3축 유압 피로 시뮬레이터의 커플링에 대한 역기구학적 해석)

  • Kim, Jinwan
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.16-20
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    • 2020
  • The fatigue happening during the road riding of the vehicle and for the moment the aircraft lands on the runway is closely related to the life cycle of the landing gear, the airframe, the vehicle's suspension, etc. The multiple loads acting on the wheel are longitudinal, lateral, vertical, and braking forces. To study the dynamic characteristics and fatigue stiffness of the vehicle, the dynamic fatigue simulator generally has been used to represent the real road vibration in the lab. It can save time and cost. In hardware, the critical factor in the hydraulic fatigue simulator structure is to decouple each axis and to endure several load vibration. In this paper, the inverse kinematic analysis method derives the magnitude of movement of the hydraulic servo actuator by the coupling after rendering the maximum movement displacement in the axial direction at the center of the dummy wheel. The result of the analysis is that the coupling between the axes is weak to reproduce the real road vibrations precisely.

A Survey on the Health Management Technology for Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine (항공기용 가스터빈 엔진의 건전성 관리기술 발전 동향)

  • Park, Iksoo;Kim, Junghoe;Min, Seongki
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.108-120
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    • 2017
  • The technology for health management of gas turbine engine has grown with engine development itself for 60 years and regarded as important area for performance monitoring and maintenance of the system. This technology which is based on several areas such as advanced measurement technology, electronics, software technology and reliable system modeling is realized. This paper analyzed the past, current and future technical trend of a technically advanced country and compared with domestic research status. Based on the analysis, the key research topics for the realization of technology is suggested.

Study on a System Reliability Calculation Method Using Failure Enumeration of Reliability Path (신뢰도 경로의 고장열거를 이용한 시스템 신뢰도 계산방법 연구)

  • Lee, Jang-Il;Park, Kee-Jun;Chun, Hwan-Kyu;Jeong, Choong-Min;Shin, Dong-Jun;Suh, Myung-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.629-633
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    • 2011
  • Recently, systems such as aircraft, trains and ships have become larger more complex. Therefore, the reliability calculation of these systems is more difficult. This paper presents a reliability calculation algorithm for a complex system with a solution that is difficult to analyze. When the system has a very complex structure, it is very difficult to find an analytical solution. In this case, we can assess system reliability using the failure enumeration method of the reliability path. In this research, we represent the reliability block diagram by an adjacent matrix and define the reliability path. We can find any system status by the failure enumeration of the reliability path, and thus we can calculate any kind of system reliability through this process. This result can be applied to RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance) and reliability information-management systems, in which the system reliability is composed of the reliabilities of individual parts.

Analysis of Wireless Network Technology for High Reliability Aircraft Networks (고 신뢰성 항공기 무선 네트워크 동향 및 기술 분석)

  • Ahn, Seung-Pyo;Kim, Da-Hye;Lee, Jae-Min;Kim, Dong-Seong
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.41 no.12
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    • pp.1933-1941
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    • 2016
  • This paper compares the performance of wireless communication technologies to replace the wired networks by wireless networks on avionics intra-communication. Due to the drawbacks of wired network, such as complexity, weight, maintenance cost and scalability, it leads to the high data rate and network traffic demands of avionics systems. Therefore, in WAIC(Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications) system suggested by ITU(International Telecommunication Union), based on environment of avionics system and requirements of a wired network, wireless network structures are defined to solve the problems of wired networks. In this paper, we consider features, advantages and disadvantages of wireless communication technologies which can be used for wireless avionics network, and we propose suitable wireless communication technology candidates for wireless avionics networks in WAIC environments.

Research on the Meteorological Technology Development using Drones in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4차산업혁명에서 드론을 활용한 기상기술 개발 연구)

  • Chong, Jihyo;Lee, Seungho;Shin, Seungsook;Hwang, Sung Eun;Lee, Young-tae;Kim, Jeoungyun;Kim, Seungbum
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.12-21
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    • 2019
  • In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, drones have become a flexible device that can be integrated with new technologies. The drones were originally developed as military unmanned aircraft and are now being used in various fields. In the environment and weather observation area, the atmospheric boundary layer is near the surface where the atmosphere is the most active in the meteorological phenomenon and has a close influence on human activities. In order to carry out the study of these atmospheric boundary layers, it is necessary to observe precisely the lower atmosphere and secure the observation technology. The drones in the meteorological field can be used for meteorological observations at a relatively low maintenance cost compared to existing equipment. When used in conjunction with various sensors, the drones can be widely used in atmospheric boundary layer and local meteorological studies. In this study, the possibility of meteorological observations using drones was confirmed by conducting vertical meteorological (temperature and humidity) observation experiments equipped with a combined meteorological sensor and a radio sonde on drones owned by NIMS.

A Study on Improvement about abnormal display of Multi Function Display for KUH (한국형 기동헬기 다기능시현기의 이상시현 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Young Mok;Chang, Joong Jin;Jun, Byung Kyu;Kim, Chang Young;Kim, Tae Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.344-350
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    • 2014
  • Multi Function Display(MFD) of Korean Utility Helicopter(KUH) is the component of mission management/display control system and displays image information(navigation, flight, survivability, digital map, maintenance) acquired from Mission Computer(MC) while the aircraft is operated. It is an essential equipment for pilots to perform flight mission and it has functions of display scene control, data display, built in test(BIT) and brightness control. In this paper, it is analyzed the cause of abnormal display(flickering) on MFD and summarized the design changes to solve the defect. It is also described system safety analysis and suggested verification results of flight/ground test.

UAV LRU Layout Optimizing Using Genetic Algorithm (유전알고리즘을 이용한 무인항공기 장비 배치 최적 설계)

  • Back, Sunwoo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.48 no.8
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    • pp.621-629
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    • 2020
  • LRU layout is a complex problem that requires consideration of various criteria such as airworthiness, performance, maintainability and environmental requirements. As aircraft functions become more complex, the necessary equipment is increasing, and unmanned aerial vehicles are equipped with more equipment as a substitute for pilots. Due to the complexity of the problem, the increase in the number of equipment, and the limited development period, the placement of equipment is largely dependent on the engineer's insight and experience. For optimization, quantitative criteria are required for evaluation, but criteria such as safety, performance, and maintainability are difficult to quantitatively compare or have limitations. In this study, we consider the installation and maintenance of the equipment, simplify the deployment model to the traveling salesman problem, Optimization was performed using a genetic algorithm to minimize the weight of the connecting cable between the equipment. When the optimization results were compared with the global calculations, the same results were obtained with less time required, and the improvement was compared with the heuristic.

Development of the Data Communication based Future Air Base Defence Operation Model (데이터통신 기반 차세대 기지방어작전 모델 개발)

  • Pyo, Sang-Ho;Kim, Ki-Hyung;Lee, Tae-Gong
    • Journal of Information Technology and Architecture
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.157-173
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    • 2014
  • As Air Base Defence, Anti-Aircraft Defence and Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Protection model considered as ground operation models in Republic of Korea Air Force are designed as the voice-centered system between participant nodes, there is a problem communicating accurately. In recent years, the military is developing a command and control capability using data communication technology to solve the problem. Therefore, this paper proposes new model to maximize efficiency of performance improvement through the Data Communication-based Future Air Base Defence Model. We refer to a research paper that is related existing and developed new model. and then we really experimented under WiBro Network that is constructed to Air Base for maintenance control. Based on the analysis and the test result of new Air Base Defence Model, we have concluded that the performance improvement effect is reached.

Flow Analysis and Flight Experiment for Optimum Height of Weather Data Sensor (기상데이터 센서의 최적 높이를 위한 유동해석 및 비행실험)

  • Kim, Young-in;Ku, SungKwan;Park, ChangHwan
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.551-556
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    • 2018
  • In recent years, drones have been used to measure aircraft flights data and weather information. Related applications include the measure for low-altitude atmospheric data, the measure for atmospheric fine dust, and the measure for air pollution. However, the mounting position of the atmospheric measurement sensor should be mounted by considering the effects of propeller flow, the EMI effects, and the changes in the weight of the drone. Among these, the upper flow of the propeller affects the wind speed and direction, so the optimal position should be selected. This study deals with the proper height of the atmospheric data measurement sensor. Through the flow analysis, we study the flow characteristics of around a drone and suggest the proper sensor mounting height.

A Exploratory Case Study to Improve Student Pilots' Checklist Training with Correlation Analysis between Normal Checklist and Pilot Human Error (조종사 정상 체크리스트와 휴먼에러의 탐색적 사례연구를 통한 훈련방안 개선 연구 : General Aviation 학생조종사를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Gun-Young;Son, Byoung Wook;Park, Sung-Sik
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.8-19
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    • 2019
  • Pilots have used checklist as a valuable tool to improve aviation safety and to reduce human error. A checklist however is too complex for a student pilot to use with less flight experience or time than a commercial pilot. It is agreed upon such complex checklist be a factor to threaten aviation safety for student pilots. This paper has focused on a checklist by dividing it into a couple of basic three flight procedures. Making exploratory case study of student pilots, researchers could analyze the correlation between checklist factors and those of human errors. First of all, it was necessary for student pilots to be educated professional knowledge regarding aircraft structures and engines to perform preflight inspection reducing human errors. Moreover it was recommended student pilots as well as maintenance crew confirm checklist together to enhance aviation safety.