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Efficiency of the nickel-titanium rotary instruments for glide path preparation: in-vitro preliminary study (Glide path 형성용 니켈티타늄 회전 파일의 효율: in-vitro 예비 연구)

  • Kim, Hyeon-Cheol;Kwak, Sang Won;Ha, Jung-Hong
    • The Journal of the Korean dental association
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    • v.55 no.10
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    • pp.688-694
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: This preliminary study compared the effects of glide path establishing instruments prior to substantial root canal preparation. Materials and Methods: Glide path was established by enlargement of the 2nd mesiobuccal root canal of Dentalike by using three kinds of glide path preparation nickel-titanium file; PathFile, One G and ProGlider. The pre- and post-instrumented Dentalikes were weighed in the resolution of 1 / 10mg. In addition, after glide path preparation, torque generated during shaping using the WavoOne file was measured. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey post-hoc test at a significance level of 95%. Results: The ProGlider had the significantly larger amount of reduced weight than other instrument groups (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between group of glide path preparation with ProGlider and without glide path preparation in maximum torque and total stress generation during the shaping with WaveOne. Conclusions: Glide path preparation instruments may have different efficiency according to their geometries. The Dentalike artificial teeth were revealed to have discrepancies in the size of root canals by microCT examination. It is impossible to make a meaningful judgment of the results due to the reliability or resolution problem of the root canal size of the artificial tooth selected as the standardized tooth.

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Multi-objective optimization design for the multi-bubble pressure cabin in BWB underwater glider

  • He, Yanru;Song, Baowei;Dong, Huachao
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.439-449
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, multi-objective optimization of a multi-bubble pressure cabin in the underwater glider with Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) is carried out using Kriging and the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II). Two objective functions are considered: buoyancy-weight ratio and internal volume. Multi-bubble pressure cabin has a strong compressive capacity, and makes full use of the fuselage space. Parametric modeling of the multi-bubble pressure cabin structure is automatic generated using UG secondary development. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is employed to study the structural performance using the commercial software ANSYS. The weight of the primary structure is determined from the volume of the Finite Element Structure (FES). The stress limit is taken into account as the constraint condition. Finally, Technique for Ordering Preferences by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method is used to find some trade-off optimum design points from all non-dominated optimum design points represented by the Pareto fronts. The best solution is compared with the initial design results to prove the efficiency and applicability of this optimization method.

Initial Sizing of a Glider Type High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Alternative Energy (대체에너지를 사용한 글라이더형 고고도 장기체공 무인항공기의 초기사이징)

  • Han, Hye-Sun;Kim, Chan-Eol;Hwang, Ho-Yon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.47-58
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    • 2014
  • In this research, the initial sizing of a HALE(High Altitude Long Endurance) UAV which uses solar power and hydrogen fuel cell as an alternative energy was performed. Instead of a wing box type, a glider type was chosen since it is relatively easy to get a data thanks to many researches abroad. Maximum takeoff weight is around 150Kg and the propulsion system is composed of motor, propeller, solar cell, and hydrogen fuel cell which can be recharged through electrolysis. Maximum takeoff weight was estimated as aspect ratio, wing span, wing area change while considering energy balance of required energy which is necessary for flight during the entire day and available energy which can be taken from the solar cell.

Assessment of the aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic performance of a high-lift reentry vehicle

  • Pezzella, Giuseppe
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.109-124
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    • 2015
  • This paper deals with the aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic trade-off analysis of a hypersonic flying test bed. Such vehicle will have to be launched with an expendable launcher and shall re-enter the Earth atmosphere allowing to perform several experiments on critical re-entry phenomena. The demonstrator under study is a re-entry space glider characterized by a relatively simple vehicle architecture able to validate hypersonic aerothermodynamic design database and passenger experiments, including thermal shield and hot structures. A summary review of the aerodynamic characteristics of two flying test bed concepts, compliant with a phase-A design level, has been provided hereinafter. Several design results, based both on engineering approach and computational fluid dynamics, are reported and discussed in the paper.

A Study on Anti-Submarine Surveillance Systems using Submarine's Turbulent Wake (비음향신호(난류항적)를 이용한 대잠 탐색 및 감시체계 적용방안 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Chol;Lim, Se-Han;Park, Jong-Jin;Jin, Jong-Han;Knag, Woong;Lee, Mon-Jin;Kim, Yun-Bae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.138-146
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    • 2012
  • Using Shear-free Ship wake theory it was predicted the detectable submarine's turbulent wake on the sea surface was about 12km long when there was no breaking waves on the sea surface. It means that there are sufficient detectable turbulent kinetic energies on the sea surface as well as in the water. In this paper, we have proposed some concepts of non acoustic anti-submarine surveillance systems; SAR for sea surface surveillance, LIDAR for sub-surface surveillance and propelled gliders for under -water surveillance.

Development of New Measurement Device for the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction by Using Side Air-Guide Track (측면 에어 가이드 트랙을 이용한 새로운 운동마찰계수 측정 장치의 개발)

  • Nam, Hyoung Joo
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.12-19
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    • 2018
  • In this study, a new experimental device was developed for measurement of the coefficient of kinetic friction using a photo gate timer system which have advantages of easy and accurate detection of motion. This device, consisting of a side air-guide track and a side friction-free glider, forces a friction sample to move in a straight line without producing unnecessary friction. The new device is compared to two conventional measuring methods of friction for four different friction samples: one is using a camera system and the other is using a force sensor. It is demonstrated that the developed friction device in this study is easier to operate and produces the most accurate and the least deviating results among them. On the basis of these results, we propose that friction experiment using the new friction device is included in general physics experiment, so that engineering students should have a chance to get correct understanding of classical mechanics including friction phenomenon.

Automatic Flight Path Control of Small Unmanned Aircraft with Delta-wing ICCAS 2004

  • Nagata, Masanobu;Kumon, Makoto;Kouzawa, Ryuichi;Mizumoto, Ikuro;Iwai, Zenta
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1386-1391
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    • 2004
  • It is known that an aircraft with delta-wings which are attached to the body at a large angle like a kite or a hang glider has a measure of maneuverability and stability. Aircrafts of this kind can fly stably. Even if engine trouble occurs, it will not fall and might be able to land. In this paper, one of the conventional control methods, PID control, is applied to the aircraft with LQ local control block. This is based on an idea that the aircraft flies so stably that the automatic control system might be realized by a simple controller. The proposed PID controller consists of several sub-controllers which are constructed to each system neglecting the interference. In addition, the LQ control is involved as a local loop of the aileron and rudder control in order to increase stability of the attitude when circling. The effectiveness of the proposed method is shown through 3D computer simulations and experiments of the flight path control.

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Maneuvering Hydrodynamic Forces Acting on Manta-type UUV Using CFD

  • Lee, Seong-Eun;Lee, Sung-Wook;Bae, Jun-Young
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.237-244
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    • 2020
  • In this study, we investigate surge force, heave force, and pitch moment, which are vertical plane hydrodynamics acting on Manta-type unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), using a model test and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. Assessing the maneuvering hydrodynamic characteristic of an underwater glider in the initial design stage is crucial. Although a model test is the best approach for obtaining the maneuvering hydrodynamic derivatives for underwater vehicles, numerical methods, such as Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, have been used owing to their efficiency in terms of time and cost. Therefore, we conducted an RANS-based CFD calculation and a model test for Manta-type UUVs. In addition, we conducted a validation study through a comparison with a model test conducted at a circular water channel (CWC) in Korea Maritime & Ocean University Furthermore, two RANS solvers (Star-CCM+ and OpenFOAM) were used and compared. Finally, the maneuvering hydrodynamic forces obtained from the static drift and resistance tests for a Manta-type UUV were presented.

A Study on Power System for the EAV2 Electric Propulsion Vehicle (EAV2 전기추진비행기용 동력시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Bo-Hwa;Park, Poo-Min;Yang, Soo-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.816-819
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    • 2010
  • A study on the required propulsion powers at the EAV2 electric propulsion vehicle using power system such as solar cell, fuel cell and secondary cell is conducted, through which the scenario about available supply power is discussed at the optimum propulsion system weight on the specified flight envelope. In the result, it is noticed that propulsion system weight is 7.06kg and fuelcell 500W and secondary cell 100W are available to flight for glider-type electric vehicle with 6m length, 0.35m width.

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A Study on Updating of Analytic Model of Dynamics for Aircraft Structures Using Optimization Technique (최적화 기법을 이용한 비행체 구조물 동특성 해석 모델의 최신화 연구)

  • Lee, Ki-Du;Lee, Young-Shin;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.131-138
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    • 2009
  • Analytical modal verification is considered as the process to provide an acceptable description of the subject structure's behaviour. In general, results of original analytical model are different with actual structure results to uncertainty like non-linearity of material, boundary and modified shape, etc. In this paper, the dynamic model of glider's wing is correlated with static deformation and vibration test results by goal-attainment method, multi-objects optimization technique. The structural responses are predicted by using finite element method and optimization is carried out by using the SQP(sequential quadratic programming) method which is widely used in the constrained nonlinear optimization problem. The MAC(Modal Assurance Criterion) is used to modify the mode shapes and quantify the similarity.