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Research on Actual Usage and Satisfaction of ROKAF Fighter Pilot's Flight Duty Uniform (공군 전투조종사 비행복 착용특성 및 만족도 조사)

  • Lee, Ah Lam;Nam, Yun Ja;Hong, Yu Hwa;Im, Sojung;Lim, Chae Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.669-684
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    • 2016
  • This study investigates Korean fighter pilot's usage and satisfaction of a flight duty uniform (FDU). The survey was conducted from October 2014 to March 2015 using Focus Group Interview (FGI) and questionnaires. FGI collected qualitative data about duty and requirements; subsequently, surveys were performed to collect quantitative data about wearing conditions and satisfaction with FDU. The results of the FGI and the questionnaire were as follows. Type of pilot duty was divided into two parts, flight duty and ground duty. It is important to consider duties as well as factors related to survival when developing FDU. According to anthropometric data and wearing size, the basic size for apparel grading should be changed from actual size, 'M95XL' to 'M100L'. It is also necessary to improve the whole sizing system. Further studies about body form changes in pilot's movement are needed to improve mobility because the respondents perceived some restrictions at several body parts in movement with the coverall uniform. Summer FDU had a low satisfaction level in vent hole function and appearance. Furthermore, protection problems in the vent hole were also an issue. Making a seasonal classification of FDU fabric will be more effective than a vent hole to increase a pilot's thermal satisfaction. Respondents had a passive stance towards FDU reform (including pocket change); therefore, a new FDU design strategy should concentrate on improving current FDU functions like mobility (or comfort) rather than dramatic changes. Pilots complained about the quality stability of FDU; therefore, quality control by military administration as well as concrete and clear design instructions by the developer should be attained together. The results obtained in this study are expected to be used as an important basis for the further development of FDU.

Improvement of Flight Safety by Horizontal Stabilizer Design Improvement of Rotorcraft (회전익 항공기 수평 안정판의 설계 개선을 통한 비행 안전성 향상)

  • Lee, Yoon-Woo;Kim, Dae-Han;Jang, Min-Wook;Hyun, Young-Jin;Lee, Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.134-141
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    • 2019
  • This paper is a study on design improvement of rotorcraft horizontal stabilizer. The rotorcraft horizontal stabilizer stabilizes the behavior of the pitch, yaw, etc. from the aircraft. Because of this role, horizontal stabilizers are a major component (Flight Safety Part) that affects flight safety on rotorcraft. However, when the rotorcraft was operated in domestic, cracks were found in the inner structure of the horizontal stabilizer and design improvement was needed. In this paper, we identified the two causes of the horizontal stabilizer crack defects through fracture analysis and structural analysis. The first is the tightening torque when the bolt is tightened, and the second is the lead-lag behavior of aircraft. In order to improve these two causes, bolt fastening method, flange structure and thickness were changed and composite ring was applied. In order to verify the design improvement, the structural analysis was performed and the structural strength was improved. Also Fatigue analysis of the internal structure (Rib 1) was performed and it was confirmed that the requirements were satisfied.

Effects of Emotional Labor of Flight Attendants on Their Organization Commitment: Mediated Effects on Supports from Peers, Families, and Team Leaders (항공승무원의 감정노동이 조직몰입에 미치는 영향: 동료지지, 가족지지, 팀장지지에 대한 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Jin-Ah;Park, Hye-Sun
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.170-183
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    • 2020
  • This study sought to investigate the relationship between emotional labor and commitment to organization of flight attendants as a way to identify solutions for service quality issues attributed to reduced commitment. It was also intended to determine the relational routes in terms of the effects of social support as a supplementary factor in reduced air service quality. A survey was conducted from January 2020 for about one month and a total of 426 copies were used in the final analysis. SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 statistical programs were used for the data analysis. The results are as follows. First, the emotional labor of flight attendants showed a negative impact on the social support including support from peers, families, and team leaders. Second, support from peers and team leaders had a positive impact on commitment to organization. Third, the emotional labor of flight attendants showed a negative impact on their commitment to organization. Fourth, support from peers and team leaders were found to have a mediated effect on the relationship between emotional labor and commitment to organization.

A study on select of common Kestrel(Falco tinnunculus) hunting areas in breeding session (번식기 황조롱이(Falco tinnunculus)의 사냥 장소 선택에 관한 연구)

  • Won, Il Jae;Park, Min Cheol;Park, Hyun Doo;Cho, Sam Rae
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.350-356
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    • 2016
  • The biggest factor in the success of breeding animals is selection of foods, which is determined by quality and quantity of habitats(Newton, 2003), in the case of This high biomass wetlands as an indicator of ecosystem function about Common Kestrel's choice of hunting area is expected to be an important clue of quality and quantity of habitats. For this study, it is divided into four types(Glasslands, Paddy fields, Dry fields, Rparian land) about Common Kestrel's hunting area in Yugu-eup, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Recorded the behavior of Common Kestrel for three years during the breeding season from March to June(2014~2016). Result of investigation, hunting area showed a high hunting behavior in riversides and flight-hunting was frequently investigated from may to June. In addition flight-hunting's main food acquisition is mammal(the vole), while perching behavior's main food acquisition is insect according to the fact flight-hunting were mainly done in riversides, perching behavior were highly investigated than flight-hunting at glasslands and paddy fields and dry field. Hunting spot's coverage rate of plants covering the ground showed differences depending on hunting areas, but height of plants were not significant. Height of the plant according to hunting methods of flight-hunting to catch mammal(vole) was analyzed to prefer lower height than perching behavior Based on these results riversides are considered as a very important environmental factors for Common Kestrel's prey selection in breeding session.

Improvement of Flight Safety on Configuration Change of Rotorcraft Wiper Arm (회전익 항공기의 와이퍼 암 형상변경을 통한 비행 안전성 향상)

  • Kim, Dae-Han;Lee, Yoon-Woo;An, Jeong-Min;Park, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.736-741
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    • 2017
  • This paper examines the design for improving the wiper system of rotorcraft. During rotorcraft operation, the wiping performance and excessive clearance can decrease. The wiper system consists of a wiper arm assembly, motor, convertor and flex drive. If there is a problem with the wiper system, the operation ability decreases because the operation is restricted in a rainy environment. There are two main causes of the problem of the wiper system: the lifting forces acting on the wiper arm in aircraft flight and the excessive gap of the components. To remedy these two problems, the wiper arm was improved. The improvements included increased contact pressure on the wiper arm (spring tension), improved gear clearance, and material and shape changes. Durability test, aircraft ground test and flight test were carried out to verify the improved shape, and it was confirmed that the wiping performance and clearance problems were solved. Currently, the rotorcraft is operated without problem by applying the improved shape, and this design improvement process will be a useful reference for future rotorcraft development.

Analysis of Organic Compounds in Ambient PM2.5 over Seoul using Thermal Desorption-comprehensive Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography-time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (TD-GCxGC-TOFMS) (Thermal Desorption-comprehensive Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography-time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (TD-GCxGC-TOFMS)을 이용한 서울 대기 중 PM2.5 유기성분 분석)

  • Lee, Ji-Yi;Lane, Douglas A.;Huh, Jong-Bae;Yi, Sung-Muk;Kim, Yong-Pyo
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.420-431
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    • 2009
  • Characteristics and advantages of the thermal desorption-comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry (TD-GCxGC-TOFMS) were discussed and the organic compound's analysis result was shown for the ambient $PM_{2.5}$ sample collected in Seoul, Korea. Over 10,000 individual organic compounds were separated from about $70{\mu}g$ of aerosols in a single procedure with no sample pre-treatment. Among them, around 300 compounds were identified and classified based on the mass fragmentation patterns and GCxGC retention times. Several aliphatic compounds groups such as alkanes, alkenes, cycloalkanes, alkanoic acids, and alkan-2-ones were identified as well as 72 PAH compounds including alkyl substituted compounds and 8 hopanes. In Seoul aerosol, numerous oxidized aromatic compounds including major components of secondary organic aerosols were observed. The inventory of organic compounds in $PM_{2.5}$ of Seoul, Korea suggested that organic aerosol were constituted by the compounds of primary source emission as well as the formation of secondary organic aerosols.

DVI cable Improvement for Preventing MFD Abnormal Display of a Rotary-wing Aircraft (회전익 항공기 다기능시현기의 이상시현을 방지하기 위한 DVI 케이블 개선)

  • Kim, Young Mok;Jeong, Sang-Gyu;Cho, Jae Po;Choi, Doo-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.46 no.9
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    • pp.782-789
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    • 2018
  • Multi-Function Display (MFD) of Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) displays image information(navigation, flight, topographical and maintenance information) delivered from Mission Computer (MC) during flight operation. The abnormal display of MFD such as flickering phenomenon was identified in the system development. It was solved by improving the shielding performance of the DVI cable and changing the DVI cable installation path at the first mass production. However, it was occurred again when the aircraft was operated for one or two years after delivery. It was also identified in the evaluation process of the derivative helicopters. Therefore, a comprehensive review of the aircraft system level has been performed to solve the problem of MFD malfunction at first and then a design improvement plan was derived by improving the DVI cable. In this paper, the causes of MFD anomalies are analyzed and also the process of design improvement are summarized. The validity of the improvement has been verified through the DVI cable assembly comparison test, SIL/ground/flight test.

An Analytical Approach to the Flight Safety of Split Yaw Swaged Rod for a Rotor Craft (회전익기 요 스웨지드 로드 분할에 따른 비행 안전성에 대한 해석적 접근)

  • Lim, Hyun-Gyu;Choi, Jae-hyung;Kim, Dae-Han;Jang, Min-Wook;Yoon, Jae-Huy;Yang, Pil-Joo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.74-80
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    • 2017
  • As for A rotary wing aircraft, the configuration change about split yaw swaged rod was executed to improve hit treat capability for dealing with a long rod. The purpose of this study was to analyze if or not the quality of the split yaw swaged rod was obtained, and so the flight safety was ensured or not. Buckling analysis, Coupling Thread Strength Analysis, Thermal Stress analysis and Rod Natural Frequency Analysis were executed for structural analysis. The results of the analysis were presented that the split rod had the sufficient margin of safety and so there were no anomalies in the limit load and no failures in the ultimate load. And there were no resonances in result of natural frequency analysis. In conclusion, this study showed that the split yaw swaged rod had structural safety, so flight safety of rotary wing aircraft was secured and there was no problem in aircraft operation. It is certain that the technology of splitting the yaw swage rod will contribute to the operational Safety of the rotary wing aircraft in the future.

CHANGES OF SOFTWARE UNIT TESTING TOOL - ATTOL TO TESTRT

  • Paek, Su-Hyun;Kang, Soo-Yeon;Yang, Koon-Ho;Choi, Seong-Bong
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.84-87
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    • 2008
  • ATTOL is a software unit testing tool produced by the ATTOL Testware SA in France. It automates the entire software unit testing process: test plan template and test program generation, test program execution, test result analysis and test report generation. ATTOL is suited for the development of embedded software as it allows programmers to operate in native and cross development environments. Particularly, it is used for the development of the flight software which is embedded in the Communication Ocean Meteorological Satellite (COMS). As the flight software is mission-critical, it requires the strict software quality and high testing constraints. The flight software of COMS is verified by ATTOL in native and cross platforms. In 2002, ATTOL was taken over by the IDM Rational Software and has been supplied with the name of Test RealTime (TestRT). The test process of TestRT becomes different from that of ATTOL as TestRT provides the new functionalities that were absent from ATTOL. TestRT provides the new features in the test script language, as well. In this paper, we compare the test process of ATTOL to TestRT With an example of COMS and explain what has been changed in the test script language.

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Optimization and Evaluation of Flight Control Laws to Satisfy Longitudinal Handling Quality and Stability Margin Requirements (종축 비행성 요구도 및 안정성 여유 만족을 위한 비행제어법칙 최적화 및 평가)

  • Kim, Seong Hyeon;Ko, Deuk Won;Lee, Tae Hyun;Kim, Dong Hwan;Kim, Byoung Soo
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.8-15
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    • 2021
  • This paper describes a design method using an optimization technique to satisfy the longitudinal handling quality of high maneuverable jet aircraft. The dynamic inversion technique was applied to the target aircraft, and the control gain optimization satisfied the longitudinal short-period handling quality, however, the stability margin was not considered. If the stability margin is not satisfied, it is necessary to directly readjust the gains through trial and error methods for improvement. To improve this, an additional compensator and an optimization constraint were added to the control gain optimization procedure. In addition, the degree of handling quality satisfaction with the optimization result was reevaluated, and additional control evaluation criteria for the convergence of the time response and the steady state error that the flight performance requirement set as the optimization constraint cannot be reflected, and the results are described.