Patents Assigned to Korea Aerospace Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20220263239
    Abstract: A method of optimizing driving of an antenna for communication of an artificial satellite, by controlling a rotation angle of the antenna, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, includes: receiving a basic profile indicating a change in a rotation angle of the antenna such that a center line of the antenna points to a ground station in response to movement of the artificial satellite; determining a processing section with reference to points at which a rotation velocity of the antenna, for the basic profile, is zero; and generating an optimization profile that determines the change in the rotation angle of the antenna by configuring the rotation velocity of the antenna, for the processing section, with a preset optimized rotation velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Dae Kwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20220258883
    Abstract: A projectile landing apparatus for retrieving a projectile includes a plurality of grippers disposed to be spaced apart. The plurality of grippers may include a support, a guide having one side connected to one end of the support, and a shock absorber having one end connected to the other end of the support and having the other end connected to the guide. The plurality of grippers may guide a projectile, buffer a load, and safely retrieve the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Jun Seong Lee, Kee Joo Lee, Jae Sung Park
  • Patent number: 11402300
    Abstract: The present invention provides blade structure testing equipment comprising: a mounting jig to which one end of a blade specimen is mounted; a grip member to which the other end of the blade specimen is coupled; and a wire (W) having one end attached to the grip member to apply a tensile force to the blade specimen in a direction at a certain angle with respect to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Tae Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 11339706
    Abstract: An integrated hybrid power apparatus provided in a flying body includes a generator including a stator and a rotor, at least one engine disposed adjacent to the generator and including a cylinder, and a cooler configured to cool the generator and the engine and perform water-cooling that allows a coolant to circulate in the generator and the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keun Bae Kim, Byeong Gyu Gang
  • Patent number: 11325694
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle having incline-controllable wings, according to one embodiment, can comprise: a body; a thrust part connected to the body and having a propeller and a rotary shaft; and the wings respectively arranged at both sides of the body, and disposed to be spaced from the thrust part. The wings pitch and rotate around a horizontal axis of the body such that the angle of attack of the wings is controlled, and an angle between the rotary shaft of the thrust part and the wing can vary because of the pitching and rotation of the wings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Young Min Park
  • Publication number: 20220120242
    Abstract: Provided are an igniter-integrated thrust chamber for a rocket engine using a cryogenic fuel and liquid oxygen and a rocket including the thrust chamber. The thrust chamber includes a combustion chamber and a mixing head assembly, which is disposed at one side of the combustion chamber and is integrated with the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Byoung Jik LIM
  • Patent number: 11294071
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a precise location including: a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles each having a first broadband signal module and a global position system GPS receiver attached thereonto and flying in the air; and a terminal provided at a location and determining the location by communication with the first broadband signal modules. In addition, a method for determining a precise location including: respective GPS receivers receiving GPS signals from artificial satellites and detecting locations of each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, transmiting locations of the unmanned aerial vehicles and distances between the unmanned aerial vehicles and the terminal and determining a location of the terminal using information received from the first broadband signal modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Moon Beom Heo, Eun Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11289978
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keun Bae Kim, Bo Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 11285470
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyok Jin Cho, Hee Jun Seo, Sung Wook Park, Guee Won Moon
  • Publication number: 20220055776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for simulating a satellite mission operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ok Chul JUNG, Jae Dong SEONG, Dea Won CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20220026564
    Abstract: A method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: dividing SAR raw data into one or more sub-aperture data by a predetermined number in an azimuth direction; performing a spectral length extension FFT on the sub-aperture data in the azimuth direction; multiplying the sub-aperture data by a chirp scaling function; performing a range FFT on the sub-aperture data; performing range compression, SRC, and a bulk RCMC on the sub-aperture data; performing an inverse chirp-z transform on the sub-aperture data in a range direction; multiplying the divided sub-aperture data by a predetermined first function; performing an IFFT on the sub-aperture data in the azimuth direction; recombining the sub-aperture data; multiplying the recombined data by a second function and deramping same; performing an azimuth FFT on the recombined data; performing an azimuth IFFT on the recombined data; multiplying the recombined data by a third function and deramping same; performing the azimuth FFT on the recombined data;
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Dong Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 11220334
    Abstract: Provided is a high efficiency long range drone, and more particularly, a high efficiency long range drone capable of increasing flight time and efficiently using power during long range cruising flight by selectively using the power among an engine generator and a battery and applying an auxiliary wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keun Bae Kim, Bo Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 11203412
    Abstract: A fan-in-wing aerial vehicle according to an embodiment may comprise: a fuselage; main wings expending from both sides of the fuselage in the span direction; rotors rotatably mounted inside the main wings, respectively; and opening/closing portions installed on the main wings such that the same can be opened/closed and thereby expose the rotors to the outside or conceal the rotors from the outside, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Jung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11194012
    Abstract: Provided is a radio source position estimation system including a plurality of radio transmission devices spaced a predetermined distance apart from one another and configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals received from an arbitrary radio source and a central radio reception device configured to estimate a position of the radio source using the RF signals received from at least three radio transmission devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Moon Beom Heo, Se Bum Chun, Deok Won Lim, Eun Seong Son, Koon Tack Kim
  • Patent number: 11155369
    Abstract: Provided are an artificial satellite and a method of controlling the same. The artificial satellite includes a main body flying along an orbit of a planet, an optical payload arranged on the main body to photograph a ground surface of the planet, and a pair of solar cell panels rotatably arranged on both sides of the main body in a first direction, wherein the first direction and a flight direction of the main body form an acute angle with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Moon-Jin Jeon, Seok-Weon Choi, Seong-Bin Lim
  • Patent number: 11125650
    Abstract: Provided is a cooler and an engine testing apparatus having the same. The cooler includes a guide unit configured to make a gas flow, a liquid supply unit arranged in the guide unit to supply a liquid into the guide unit, a liquid column guide unit connected to the guide unit and having a column of the liquid, and a liquid storage unit connected to the liquid column guide unit and storing the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Chun Taek Kim
  • Patent number: 11118621
    Abstract: A vibration reduction shaft includes a cylindrical outer shaft having an inner hollow portion, in which the outer shaft includes: a first member (110) and a second member (120) which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the shaft; and a vibration reduction region (150) which is disposed between the first member and the second member, and multiple connecting members (151), which connect the first member and the second member in an axial direction, are disposed to be spaced apart from one another within the vibration reduction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventor: Dae Kwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20210260281
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an infusion flow regulator, including: a main body (10) having an inlet through which fluid is introduced and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged; and a rotary dial (30) rotatably coupled to the main body, with a sealing member (20) interposed therebetween, so as to regulate the flow rate of the fluid, in which the rotary dial includes a regulating flow path (31) having a shape of a recessed groove in cross section with a first width and a first height, and the regulating flow path (31) includes a first region in which the width is constant and the height is decreased, and a second region in which both the width and height are decreased. By the configuration described above, the device for regulating infusion solution according to the present disclosure has an effect of accurately regulating the flow rate even in a region where the flow rate of the infusion solution is a very small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Poo Min PARK, Hyung Mo KIM, Tae Choon PARK, Young Seok KANG, Jae Sung HUH, Doo Yong LEE
  • Patent number: 11088721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna and a method for operating a navigation satellite. The device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna, according to the present invention, comprises: a code generation unit for allocating a spread spectrum code to each of a plurality of antennas; a determination unit for determining, as transmission-end antennas, at least some of the plurality of antennas, to which different spread spectrum codes are allocated; and a processing unit, which arranges each of the transmission-end antennas at predetermined coordinates such that a plurality of signals transmitted from the transmission-end antennas are transmitted to reception-end antennas through multiple paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Se Bum Chun, Moon Beom Heo
  • Patent number: 11060482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid rocket engine using a booster pump driven by an electric motor, and more particularly, to a liquid rocket engine using a booster pump driven by an electric motor in which a booster pump is installed between a propellant tank and a propellant pump so that a requirement for an inlet pressure of the propellant pump may be met even in a state in which an internal pressure of the propellant tank is reduced, resulting in reduced amount of a propellant and reduced weight of the propellant tank, and the electric motor configured to drive the booster pump may be efficiently cooled through an oxidant, a cooling line, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyun Duck Kwak, Jin Han Kim, Dae Jin Kim, Chang Ho Choi