• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권9호
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• pp.800-806
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• 2012

본 논문은 지상지원과 지상관제의 기능을 결합한 무인항공기의 비행시험을 위한 통합형 지상지원시스템(Ground support system)에 대한 설계 및 개발에 관해 기술한다. 통합비행시험은 비행체의 성능을 검증하기 위한 필수적인 절차이다. 개발한 통합형 지상지원시스템은 비행시험에 필요한 인적 물적 자원과 시간을 절감하고 비행시험의 체계적인 준비와 진행을 하기 위한 인프라로써 비행시험의 제반 사항을 갖추어 지상관제, 통신, 발전, 장비의 수송, 수리와 유지 등이 가능하며 소규모 연구소에서 2~3명의 인원으로 운용하기에 적합한 수준이다.

• 한국BIM학회 논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2016

This paper provides a method for generating flight path of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that is intended to be used in visual inspection of dome-type nuclear containment building. The method basically employs 3-D model to extract accurate location coordinates. Two basic route patterns that provide guide lines in defining moving locations were defined for each side wall and dome section of the containment. The route patterns support sequential capturing of images as well. In addition, several simple equations and an algorithm for calculation of the moving location on the route were developed on the basis of 3-D geometric characteristics of the containment building. A prototype computer program has been implemented to validate the proposed method, and a case study shows the method can visualize covering area in 3-D model as well.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.17-37
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• 2022

This paper discusses an improved unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, configuration characterized by telescopic booms to optimize the flight mechanics and fuel consumption of the aircraft at various loading/flight conditions.The starting point consists of a full-composite smaller UAV which was derived by a general aviation ultralight motorized aircraft ULM. The present design, named ToBoFlex, extends the two-booms configuration to a three tons aircraft. To adapt the design to needs relevant to different applications, new solutions were proposed in aerodynamic fields and materials and structural areas. Different structural solutions were reported. To optimize aircraft endurance, the innovative concept of Telescopic Tail Boom was considered along with two different tails architecture. A new structural configuration of the fuselage was proposed. Further consideration of hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion is now being studied in collaboration between the Polytechnic of Turin and Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University which could be the starting point of future investigations.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.811-821
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• 2023

We propose an adaptive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted object recognition algorithm for urban surveillance scenarios. For UAV-assisted surveillance, UAVs are equipped with learning-based object recognition models and can collect surveillance image data. However, owing to the limitations of UAVs regarding power and computational resources, adaptive control must be performed accordingly. Therefore, we introduce a self-adaptive control strategy to maximize the time-averaged recognition performance subject to stability through a formulation based on Lyapunov optimization. Results from performance evaluations on real-world data demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves the desired performance improvements.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.212-219
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• 2019

군사 작전 환경에서 무인 항공기의 활용도가 확대됨에 따라 효율적인 무인기 제어 방식에 대한 연구가 활발하다. 특히 신속한 임무 처리가 요구되는 군 환경에서 기존의 버튼 방식이 지닌 조작의 불편함을 해소하려는 목적으로 음성인식을 통한 무인기 제어 방식이 시도되고 있으며, 아직 초기연구 수준에 머물러 있다. 본 연구에서는 음성 기반의 무인기 제어를 위해 효율적인 음성인식 시스템 운용 체계를 제안한다. 특히 지상관제 센터에 의한 무인기 제어보다는 유/무인기 협업 환경에서 유인기 조종사가 무인기를 직접 통제하는데 효율적인 음성인식 시스템 운용 방식을 제안하며, 음성인식 실험을 통해 운용 체계의 효율성을 검증한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.633-643
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• 2005

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft controlled by .emote commands from ground station and/o. pre-programmed onboard autopilot system. A navigation system in the UAV provides a navigation data for a flight control computer(FCC). The FCC requires accurate and reliable position, velocity and attitude information for guidance and control. This paper proposes an ADGPS/INS integrated navigation system for a UAV. The proposed navigation system comprises an attitude determination GPS (ADGPS) receive., a navigation computer unit, and a low-cost commercial MEMS inertial measurement unit(IMU). The navigation algorithm contains a fault detection and isolation (FDI) function fur integrity. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed navigation system, two flight tests were preformed using a small aircraft. The first flight test was carried out to confirm fundamental operation of the proposed navigation system and to check the effectiveness of the FDI algorithm. In the second flight test, the navigation performance and the benefit of the GPS attitude information were checked in a high dynamic environment. The flight test results show that the proposed ADGPS/INS integrated navigation system gives a reliable performance even when anomalous GPS data is provided and better navigation performance than a conventional GPS/INS integration unit.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2022

The amphibian breeding habitat is confirmed by mating call. In some cases, the researcher directly identifies the amphibian individual, but in order to designate the habitat, it is necessary to map the mating call region of the amphibian population. Until now, it has been a popular methodology for researchers to hear mating calls and outline their breeding habitats. To improve this subjective methodology, we developed a technique for mapping mating call regions using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The technology uses a UAV, fitted with a sound recorder to record ground mating calls as it flies over an amphibian habitat. The core technology is to synchronize the recorded sound pressure with the flight log of the UAV and predict the sound pressure in a two-dimensional plane with probability density. For a demonstration study of this technology, artificial mating call was generated by a potable speaker on the ground and recorded by a UAV. Then, the recorded sound data was processed with an algorithm developed by us to map mating calls. As a result of the study, the correlation coefficient between the artificial mating call on the ground and the mating call map measured by the UAV was R=0.77. This correlation coefficient proves that our UAV recording system is sufficiently capable of detecting amphibian mating call regions.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2022

An application case of systems engineering (SE) processes for the small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development project, which was funded by the Korean government during June 2017 ~ August 2020, is briefly presented in this paper. From the beginning to the end of the project, SE processes had been applied and managed by simple and intuitive aspects for the small/medium business companies joined with insufficient experiences of SE. And the specific considerations of the processes were focused to the missions of disaster and public safety purposes required from the government, such as identification, patrol, fire, rescue, etc. As a result, the project applied by the tailored SE processes had been rated of a good and higher accomplishment on the final evaluation, and then the related several programs were prepared successively for the other opportunities.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.404-414
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• 2016

Autonomy of unmanned systems is important because the unmanned system with high level of autonomy is able to perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance. Evaluation of their autonomy is vital to realize the autonomous operation ability of unmanned system. Compared to the methods of evaluating the level of autonomy(LOA) for an unmanned ground vehicle(UGV) and unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), the method of expressing the LOA of unmanned maritime system(UMS) is not established yet. Since UMS has a unique characteristics in terms of operational area, mission complexity and required technologies, compared to the UGV and UAV, it is required to establish for expressing the LOA for UMS. This paper reviews the current approaches to assess the LOA of unmanned system and proposes potential metrics for UMS in order to determine the autonomy levels of UMS.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제36권5_3호
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• pp.1013-1025
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• 2020

UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) 플랫폼은 소규모 지역의 영상을 저비용으로 신속하게 취득이 가능하다는 장점이 있어 재난모니터링과 스마트시티 분야에 널리 활용되고 있다. UAV 기반 정사영상 및 DSM (Digital Surface Model) 제작 시 cm 급 정확도를 확보하기 위하여 UAV 영상의 위치보정을 위한 지상기준점(Ground Control Points, GCP)이 필수적이다. 하지만, 현장 GCP 취득을 위한 현장방문, 대공표지 설치에는 상당한 인력과 시간이 소요된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 GCP 현장 취득을 대체하기 위한 방법으로 사전에 구축되어 활용가능한 세 가지 공간정보를 GCP로 이용하는 방법을 제시하였다. 연구에 사용한 세 가지 공간정보는 첫째, 25 cm 급 정사영상과 1:1000 수치지형도 기반 DEM (Digital Elevation Model), 둘째, 모바일매핑시스템(Mobile Mapping System, MMS)으로 취득한 점군 데이터, 셋째, MMS 데이터와 UAV 데이터를 융합하여 만든 하이브리드 점군 데이터이다. 세 가지 공간정보로부터 취득한 GCP를 이용하여 각각에 대하여 UAV 정사영상과 DSM (Digital Surface Model, DSM)을 생성하였다. 생성된 3가지 결과를 현장 RTK-GNSS 측량으로 취득한 검사점과 비교하여 3차원 위치 정확도평가를 진행하였다. 실험결과, 세 번째 경우인 MMS와 UAV를 융합한 하이브리드 점군 데이터를 GCP로 사용하였을 때, UAV 정사영상과 DSM의 최종 정확도가 수평방향의 RMSE는 8.9 cm, 수직방향의 RMSE는 24.5 cm로 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한, 현장 측량을 대체하기 위해 활용한 공간정보로부터 취득한 GCP의 분포는 수평 위치 정확도 보다 수직 위치 정확도에 더 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.