Patents Assigned to Korea Aerospace Research Institute
  • Patent number: 10807698
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an unfolding propeller unit type unmanned aerial vehicle including a body unit, a plurality of propeller units in which propellers are installed, a locking unit configured to lock the propeller units so that a state in which the propeller units are overlapping on the body unit is maintained, and propeller unit unfolders, each configured to connect each of the propeller units to the body unit, and unfold the propeller unit from the body unit so the propeller units are positioned around the body unit when locking of the locking unit is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Seon Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10788578
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna pattern synthesizing apparatus that synthesizes an antenna pattern by applying quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization (QPSO) algorithm of a satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR), the antenna pattern synthesizing apparatus including a designer configured to design a mask template based on a performance of an SAR system including an antenna array in which a plurality of antennas are arranged in a multidimensional structure, and a generator configured to calculate a signal amplitude and a signal phase for the antenna array to generate a first antenna pattern using QPSO, and generate the first antenna pattern in the designed mask template based on the calculated signal amplitude and the calculated signal phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Young Jin Won
  • Patent number: 10787250
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-copter, including: a fuselage; three or more intermediate supporting bars which have one ends fixed to the fuselage and radially extend from the fuselage; two mounting rods which are divided into two branches at the other ends of the intermediate supporting bars; and a propeller set configured by two propellers which are mounted to two mounting rods and rotate at the same rotational speed (RPM) in opposite directions. When an angle formed by any one propeller between two propellers which form the propeller set and the mounting rod is a first angle and an angle formed by the other one propeller and the mounting rod is a second angle, a difference between the first angle and the second angle is 360/2n degrees and n is a number of blades for every propeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Tae Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 10767635
    Abstract: A technical object of the present disclosure is to provide an anemometer for a wind turbine which is capable of precisely measuring a wind velocity and a wind direction. To this end, an anemometer for a wind turbine of the present disclosure is an anemometer for a wind turbine which is used for a wind turbine including a plurality of rotating blades and a hub which is equipped at a rotation center of the plurality of rotating blades and has a nosecone and is equipped in the nosecone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Byeong Hee Chang
  • Publication number: 20200278701
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical take-off/landing aircraft controlling a tilt angle of a main rotor, based on a vertical posture control signal during low-speed flight, wherein, when an aircraft steering signal including a vertical posture control signal for changing the pitch posture angle of the vertical take-off/landing aircraft by a first pitch posture angle is obtained, a flight controller determines a tilt angle of the main rotor with reference to the first pitch posture angle and generates a tilt angle control signal for the main rotor based on the determined tilt angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Youngshin KANG, Am CHO, Seongwook CHOI, Yushin KIM, Sung Ho CHANG
  • Patent number: 10753714
    Abstract: Provided is a non-motorized flying unit. The non-motorized flying unit includes a body part having a head part and a tail part having an accommodation space and a through hole, an image capturing unit installed in the through hole and configured to obtain an image information, a protective window installed in the through hole, a plurality of shock absorbing devices installed at the end portion of the tail part, a weight installed at the end portion of the tail part, and a lighting device installed at an end portion of the plurality of shock absorbing devices. A propulsion unit which is detachably coupled to the tail part storing a propellant which, upon combustion, forms pressure in the propulsion unit to provide thrust to the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Seung Bum Kim
  • Patent number: 10746308
    Abstract: There is provided a valve apparatus provided in a pipe. The valve apparatus includes a bypass pipe connected in parallel to the pipe, a first valve configured to adjust a flow rate of a fluid flowing an inlet part of the pipe to an outlet part of the pipe, and a second valve configured to adjust a flow rate of the fluid flowing the bypass pipe to the outlet part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Joong Youp Lee
  • Patent number: 10746869
    Abstract: Disclosed is a calibration method of performing dual radiometric compensation by using an antenna gain pattern of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) both in a time domain and in a frequency domain. The method may include performing frequency-domain radiometric compensation in relation to an elevation angle and performing time-domain radiometric compensation in relation to a frequency to calibrate the antenna gain pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Jae Min Shin
  • Patent number: 10737794
    Abstract: A drone according to an embodiment may comprise: a support table; a main unit spaced from the support table and formed above the support table; a connecting portion for connecting the main unit and the support table; and a propulsion unit provided on the outer side of the support table so as to generate thrust. The main unit may have a through-hole formed therein, a parachute may be provided inside the through-hole, and, during a fall, the parachute may be discharged out of the through-hole by deformation of the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Seon Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10717549
    Abstract: A spacecraft for removing space debris is disclosed. The spacecraft includes a satellite bus, a shield member foldable on an outer side face of the satellite bus and disposed facing towards space debris to reduce a movement speed of the space debris, and a support member configured to support the shield member with respect to the satellite bus, in which the shield member includes a central panel configured to overlap one face of the satellite bus, a plurality of first panels connected to peripheral sides of the central panel and radially extended, and a plurality of second panels located between the first panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Joon Min Choi
  • Patent number: 10707512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monopropellant system for a regenerative fuel cell (RFC) and a method for mono-propulsion using same and, more specifically, to a monopropellant system for an RFC which can, when operating an electrically propelled airplane adopting an RFC system, secure more energy via a monopropellant than conventional methods and use same as a propulsion source for airplane takeoff and so on, and to a method for mono-propulsion using the monopropellant system for an RFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Hyojung Ahn
  • Patent number: 10703513
    Abstract: Disclosed is support equipment for collecting a reusable rocket, the support equipment including a plurality of supports located on a landing platform and spaced apart from one another, a contact support pad having a contacting face to contact a reusable rocket when the reusable rocket is landing, and connected to each of the supports to secure the reusable rocket, and a distance sensor configured to sense a position of the reusable rocket or the contact support pad, wherein each of the supports is configured to move the contact support pad based on information on a distance measured by the distance sensor, and the contact support pad is configured to secure the reusable rocket when the reusable rocket has landed, in order to prevent damage of the reusable rocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kwang Kun Park, Young Suk Jung, Kie Joo Cho
  • Publication number: 20200206728
    Abstract: Provided is a method of designing a low-pressure chamber that provides a preset air pressure corresponding to a predetermined altitude. The method may include the steps of: calculating a predetermined error range of the preset air pressure, and calculating an amount and types of materials of a getter to be inserted into the low-pressure chamber based on the error range and a total volume of the low-pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyok Jin CHO, Hee Jun SEO, Sung Wook PARK, Guee Won MOON
  • Publication number: 20200207331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle, and comprises: a wind sensor, which assigns in advance, through wind tunnel tests and the like, a driving stability region in which driving stability of the vehicle is maintained, and is attached to one side of the vehicle so as to measure two-dimensional wind direction and wind speed; and a processor for determining driving stability by using the driving speed of the vehicle and information of the wind direction and the wind speed which are measured by the wind sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Byeong Hee CHANG, Young Min PARK, Chang Ho LEE, Yung Gyo LEE
  • Patent number: 10696394
    Abstract: A first embodiment relates to a shape-reconfigurable drone and, more specifically, to a shape-reconfigurable drone comprising unit module drones having a rectangular-parallelepiped body capable of applying a thrust in every direction, thereby being capable of flying horizontally without rotating the drone and of forming a drone assembly formed by the coupling of the unit module drones, and thus can fly solo or can fly in various shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Sung Ho Chang
  • Patent number: 10696427
    Abstract: A method of controlling a satellite and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The method is for controlling a satellite moving along an orbit having an inclination angle from the equatorial plane to capture due-north images. The method includes: determining a position of the satellite; calculating a roll angle and a pitch angle of the satellite for pointing a line-of-sight vector of the satellite to a first ground surface being a photographing point; determining a compensation angle by considering effects of the inclination angle and rotation of the Earth so as to capture images in the due north direction of the photographing point; calculating a yaw angle based on the compensation angle; and rotating the satellite according to the calculated roll angle, pitch angle, and yaw angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Moon-Jin Jeon, Seong-Bin Lim, Seok-Weon Choi
  • Patent number: 10697589
    Abstract: Provided is a high-pressure gas supplying apparatus that may minimize impact to be exerted on a valve seat in a regulator and may reuse condensate water or gas produced from leaking gas that is gradually discharged to the outside. That is, it is possible to collect and reuse moisture (condensate water) or gas produced by the Joule-Thomson effect from leaking gas that is gradually discharged to the outside by the leaking gas discharge unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Nam Kyung Cho, Chae Hyung Kim, Jun Su Jeon, Young Min Han
  • Publication number: 20200169146
    Abstract: A power apparatus for integrated cooling includes a housing, a driving section disposed in the housing, a generator disposed in front or in rear of the driving section in the housing to generate electricity by receiving power from the driving section, and a cooling section disposed in front of the generator in the housing to inhale a fluid by receiving the power from the driving section and cool the generator and the driving section, wherein the cooling section is configured to divide the inhaled fluid toward the driving section and the generator to cool the driving section and the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keun Bae KIM, Bo Hwa LEE
  • Patent number: 10663384
    Abstract: A drop testing apparatus is provided. The drop testing apparatus includes a plate connected to an external crane, a magnet holder provided at one end of the plate and fixed to the plate by an electromagnetic force, a counterweight provided at another end of the plate and facing the magnet holder, a dummy structure connected to the magnet holder through a connecting member and having a test specimen installed at one side thereof, a load cell unit provided between the dummy structure and the test specimen to measure impulse of the test specimen, and a controller configured to control the electromagnetic force to be created in the magnet holder and to receive the impulse measured by the load cell unit. When the electromagnetic force is cancelled, the connecting member disengages from the magnet holder, and the dummy structure and the test specimen fall onto the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Jin Lee, Joong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 10661919
    Abstract: A docking simulator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is a docking simulator capable of mimicking docking between two flight vehicles in a zero gravity environment, the docking simulator including: a passive module which is disposed at a preset position; and an active module which performs docking with the passive module by approaching the passive module while performing a translational motion. According to the present disclosure, the docking simulator capable of performing, on the ground, a logic verification test for rendezvous docking between the two flight vehicles in the space in the zero gravity environment is implemented, and as a result, it is possible to perform more various logic verification tests for rendezvous docking by mimicking the rendezvous docking by using actual objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Wook Kwon, Yong Sik Chun, Il Young Kim, Dong Young Rew, Gi Hyuk Choi