• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.43-58
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• 2008

항공방제, 특히 무인헬기에 의한 병해충 방제작업은 작업 자체의 편리성, 기동성, 생력 방제, 생산비 절감, 농촌 노동력 완화, 넓은 면적에 적기 일제 방제, 긴급 추가방제시의 효과 등(Nakashima 등, 2002) 유리한 측면이 많아 일본에서는 이용실적이 급격히 증가하는 추세이다. 우리나라에서도 1960년대 말 대여한 유인헬기로 김제, 김포, 김해 등지에서 이삭도열병과 이화명충에 대한 방제작업을 실시하여(식물환경연구소, 1970) 방제효율, 약해 문제 등 장단점을 비교적 상세히 검토하였다. 그 후 항공방제에 대한 적용약제 선발시험이 실시되었으나(농촌진흥청 2002~'03) 무인헬기에 의한 포장에서의 방제시험은 본 시험이 첫 단계라 생각된다. 본 시험 결과 잎도열병과 잎집무늬마름병의 발생정도가 초기에는 대체적으로 균일한 편이었으나 1차 방제 후의 정도에 차이가 있는 것은 약효의 측면도 있으나 고온 저습 상태의 지속, 벼의 성장에 따른 기주체 저항력의 증가, 포장별 비배관리에 따른 복합적인 요인이 작용했기 때문이라 생각된다. 예를 들어 포장 2의 경우 금년에는 시비를 하지 않았으나 벼의 생육상태와 번무도를 볼 때 전년도까지 많은 량의 질소질 비료가 투여 되었던 것으로 추측된다. 따라서 우수한 약제를 사용하더라도 과비상태에서는 병 발생이 많기 때문에(Kim 등, 1985) 약제방제 효과는 미흡하기 마련이다. 금년도 시험을 실시한 5개의 포장은 각각 다른 농가포장을 이용했기 때문에 무인헬기에 의한 방제효과를 단적으로 판정하기는 어려운 실정이다. 무인헬기에 의한 병해충 방제효과는 벼 뿐 아니라 잡초(農林水産航空協會, 2003), 채소류, 과수, 산림병해충에 대하여 실용성이 입증된 상태지만 우리나라에서 무인헬기를 본격적으로 도입, 방제작업에 활용하기 위해서는 다음 사항들이 고려되어 할 것이다. 1. 동일 포장에서 균일한 경종방법에 의한 시험 2. 병해충의 발생이 다른 기상조건하에서의 연차적 시험 3. 환경영향평가 등 결론적으로 위의 미비점이 보완되어 충분한 연구 자료가 뒷받침 된다면 무인헬기를 이용한 농작물, 산림병해충방제에 획기적인 계기가 마련될 것으로 기대된다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.969-974
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• 2004

For a maneuvering unmanned autonomous helicopter, it is necessary to design a proper controller of each flight mode. In this paper, overall helicopter dynamics is derived and hovering model is linearized and transformed into a state equation form. However, since it is difficult to obtain parameters of stability derivatives in the state equation directly, a linear control model is derived by time-domain parametric system identification method with real flight data of the model helicopter. Then, two different controllers - a linear feedback controller with proportional gains and a robust controller - are designed and their performance is compared. Both proposed controllers show outstanding results by computer simulation. These validated controllers can be used to autonomous flight controller of a real unmanned model helicopter.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.213-216
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• 2005

This paper describes the design, analysis and manufacture procedure of the composite blade for hingeless rotor system of unmanned helicopters. Helicopter rotor system is the key structural unit that produces thrust and control forces for intended flight conditions. In this work, a hingeless rotor system is adopted, and base on the design requirements for rotor system, composite blade section design and calculation of material properties were performed. In order to avoid the unstable state such as resonance, vibration characteristics of rotor system were analyzed. Finally, this paper describes simply the forming and manufacture of composite blade.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.96-103
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• 2011

Rotor grip is used as a component of rotor system in unmanned helicopter. Instead of usual machining, hot forging process has been considered to improve its proof stress against repeated loading conditions and crash in the farm-field. Die design and forming analysis have been performed according to the conditions such as billet volume, flash, cavity filling, and the distribution of damage during the forming by using FE analysis. In the results of analysis, the possibility of structural failure in the model has not been found because its maximum effective stress is much lower than yield strength of the titanium alloy. In the forging die design, flash has been allowed because of low production in the industrial field. Preform design was studied by using FE-analysis, and its optimal dimension was obtained in the hot forging of rotor grip with titanium alloy.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2006

Opening agricultural market progresses radically, reducing cost of high quality agricultural products becomes urgent. Aerial application using an agricultural helicopter helps precise and timely spraying and reduces labor intensity and pollution. The development of an agricultural helicopter was necessary for taking advantages of both technique and economy. In this study, as the first stage of developing an unmanned helicopter capable of 20kg payload, an engine was selected and a prototype transmission was designed for an agricultural helicopter. Prony type dynamo-meter was constructed, the engine was tested and then performance curve was obtained. The centrifugal clutch was engaged at the rotation speed of 3,500-4,000 rpm. Maximum power was expected at the engine speed of 5,900-6,200 rpm when adjusted at the optimal output. Based on the test results, the transmission was designed for driving main rotor shaft.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.342-351
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• 2012

Purpose: Aerial spraying with an agricultural unmanned helicopter became a new paradigm in the agricultural practice. Laterally tilting behavior of a conventional agricultural helicopter, resulting in the biased down-wash and uneven spray deposit is a physically intrinsic phenomenon while hovering and cruise flights. Authors studied and developed a roll-balanced agricultural helicopter with a raised pylon tail rotor system. In this study, the attitude of the roll-balanced helicopter was determined using the Kalman filter algorithm, and the quality of roll balancing of a bare-airframe helicopter was evaluated. Methods: Instantaneous attitudes were estimated using the advantage of gyroscope, followed by the long term correction and prediction using accelerometer data for the advantage of convergence. The attitudes of the fuselage were calculated by applying the Kalman filter algorithm. The spraying maneuver of the helicopter was performed at a field of 50 m long, and the attitude data were acquired and evaluated. Results: The determination of attitude using the inertial measurement unit(IMU) and Kalman filter was reliable and practical. The intrinsic attitude of the developed helicopter was stable and roll-balanced. The deviation of roll angle was ${\pm}6.3^{\circ}$ with an average of $0^{\circ}$, referring to roll-balanced. Conclusions: Handling quality of the roll attitude determined to be steadily balanced. The balancing behavior of the developed helicopter would result in an even spray pattern during aerial application.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2010

In order to develop an precision aerial pesticide application system to be attached to an unmanned helicopter which can be applied to small lots of land, this study analyzed the flowing and spraying characteristics of the spray droplets by the main rotor downwash by setting the application conditions at the flight altitude of 3 m, the diameter of main rotor of 3.1 m, the boom length of around 2.8 m, and the spraying rate of 8 L/ha. The results of this study are summarized below. Through analysis of the covering area ratio of the spray droplets by main rotor downwash by nozzle type, boom with tilt angle and height, it was found that the covering area ratio of the twin flat-fan nozzle of around 25% was more uniform than other types of nozzle, also boom with $10^{\circ}$ tilt angle and spraying height of 3 m was shown to be the appropriate conditions for aerial application of pesticides. It was found that the nozzle position to minimize the scattering loss of spray droplets due to vortex phenomenon at both ends of the main rotor was around 10 cm from the end of the main rotor. An application test for the aerial pesticide application system attached to the HUA-ACEI unmanned helicopter developed by the Rural Development Administration showed that the range of covering area ratio of the spray droplets was 10-25%, and the spraying width was approximately 7 m when over 10% of covering area ratio was considered for valid spraying.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2019

로터 블레이드는 허브를 통해 전달된 토크와 조종장치를 이용한 피치각 제어를 통해 헬리콥터 비행에 필요한 양력, 추력 및 기동력을 발생시킬 수 있는 핵심 구성품이며, 구조적인 안전성과 함께 공진의 위험성이 없도록 진동 특성을 고려하여 설계되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 다목적 무인 헬리콥터(Multi-Purpose Utility Helicopter)에 적용하기 위한 주로터 블레이드의 구조 설계를 수행하였으며, 제작된 블레이드의 단면 강성 측정 시험을 수행하였다. 이후 측정된 강성 분포를 반영하여 로터 시스템의 진동특성에 대한 평가를 수행하였다. 로터 블레이드 내부는 스킨, 스파 및 토션박스로 구성되며, 탄소 및 유리 섬유 복합소재를 적용하였다. 블레이드 단면 강성 예측을 위해 Ksec2D 프로그램을 활용하였으며, 실험을 통해 측정된 값과 비교한 결과를 제시하였다. 로터 시스템의 회전으로 인한 고유진동수 변화 및 공진 위험 여부를 확인하기 위해 회전익 항공기의 통합 해석 프로그램인 CAMRADII를 활용하였다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2009

Yoke is a part of rotor in unmanned helicopter. It was transferred power of engine to the rotor. It has been usually produced by machining and used wastefully material. And it has been considered to improve its proof stress against repeated loading of the products. Therefore we studied Forging process for satisfaction of these ability and process design for yoke forming has been studied by using FE analysis. Die design and forming analysis have been performed according to the conditions such as billet volume, flash control, cavity filling, and the distribution of damage in the products. In the comparison between die forging processes, side punch effects has been investigated by considering billet dimensions.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1385-1389
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• 2005

This paper describes the design, analysis and manufacture procedure of the composite blade for hingeless rotor system of unmanned helicopters. Helicopter rotor system is the key structural unit that produces thrust and control forces for intended flight conditions. In this work, a hingeless rotor system is adopted, and base on the design requirements for rotor system, composite blade section design and calculation of material properties were performed. In order to avoid the unstable state such as resonance, vibration characteristics of rotor system were analyzed. Finally, this paper describes the forming and manufacture of composite blade.