KR20150006736A - Method for testing and evaluating for smart skin - Google Patents
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Abstract
The smart skin test evaluation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method of evaluating structural strength of an aircraft body and an antenna performance test that verifies whether the smart skin satisfies structural requirements and antenna requirements of an antenna function Wherein the structural strength test includes a tensile load test for confirming the tensile strength of the smart skin, a shear load test for confirming the shear strength of the smart skin, a bending load for confirming the bending strength of the smart skin A fatigue load test for confirming the fatigue strength of the smart skin, a structural deformation antenna test for confirming antenna performance at a structural deformation, and an impact load test for confirming the impact strength of the smart skin.
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One embodiment of the present invention relates to a test evaluation method applicable to the development of a smart skin structure that forms the appearance of an aircraft.
Several protruding antennas in the aircraft have disadvantages that increase the radar cross section (RCS). If necessary, additional protruding antennas are required to be attached during design, and design changes May become inevitable, and this may result in an extension of the development period. To solve this problem, the smart skin is an antenna that is inserted with the same surface as the airframe.
The smart skin is integrally formed on the exterior of the aircraft and has the advantage of reducing the laser detection area because there is no protruding part. Despite these advantages, there is a manufacturing problem in that the antenna material deforms at the curing temperature of the composite material constituting the smart skin. Also, the carbon fiber reinforced composite material used for supporting the external load has a problem that the antenna performance is degraded as a whole because the RF signal can not be blocked unlike the metal material used in the conventional antenna.
Since SmartSkin must perform both the structural role and the antenna role simultaneously, two functions must be evaluated at the same time in development. In addition, it is necessary to confirm the change of the antenna function after supporting the structural load to the limit point. You should check if there is a change in the function of the antenna when there is strain due to the structural load. All these functional tests must be carried out with one specimen.
On the other hand, a fixture capable of adding loads to deform the antenna is required, and a fixture is usually made of a metal material so that a load can be added to the specimen without deforming the fixture with a minimum weight. However, in the case of smart skins, metallic jig affects antenna performance, so metallic materials can not be used as jig.
In addition, the number of specimens is limited due to the size of the budget in general research projects, and it is difficult to carry out the test and the electromagnetic wave test for five or more structural loads with limited one or two specimens.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a smart skin test evaluation method for confirming whether antenna performance can be properly performed.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of evaluating a smart skin test according to an embodiment of the present invention, And a structural strength test for verifying whether or not the smart skin satisfies the condition, wherein the structural strength test includes a tensile load test for confirming the tensile strength of the smart skin, a shear load test for confirming the shear strength of the smart skin, A bending load test for confirming the bending strength of the smart skin, a fatigue load test for confirming the fatigue strength of the smart skin, a structural deformation antenna test for confirming the antenna performance at the time of structural deformation, and the impact strength of the smart skin Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the antenna performance test is performed after each of the above structural strength tests.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the impact load test is performed on a separate smart skin.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna performance test may use at least one of a gain in a smart skin, a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), and a radiation pattern using a signal sent from a reference antenna The performance is judged by measurement.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the antenna performance test is conducted in an anechoic chamber.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the structural deformation antenna test is performed by measuring a signal level emitted from an originating antenna spaced from a smart skin according to a variation of the smart skin.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart skin includes a radome dome exposed to the outside and having a glass fiber composite material and a metal mesh formed to cover the glass fiber composite material; A support portion coupled to an inner surface of the radar dome portion; And an antenna disposed between the radar dome portion and the support portion, wherein the radar dome portion is formed to have the same curvature as the surface of the aircraft body so as to reduce a radar detection area.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the support portion is formed by sequentially laminating a honeycomb core, a first metal mesh, a glass fiber composite material, and a second metal mesh.
The smart skin associated with at least one embodiment of the invention configured as described above may be tested for both an antenna function and a structural function.
In addition, such a smart skin test evaluation method can be performed efficiently and economically using the minimum number of test specimens.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing a skins of an aircraft according to the present invention. FIG.
2 is a rear perspective view of a smart skin associated with an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a smart skin having an antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flow chart illustrating a test and evaluation procedure for the requirements of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a conceptual view of a test in which a smart skin according to an embodiment of the present invention is fastened to a tensile load test fixture. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual view of a test in which a smart skin according to an embodiment of the present invention is fastened to a shear load test fixture. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a conceptual view of a test in which a smart skin according to an embodiment of the present invention is fastened to a bending load test fixture. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a conceptual view illustrating a test result obtained by fastening a smart skin to an impact load test fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Hereinafter, a smart skin test evaluation method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the present specification, the same or similar reference numerals are given to different embodiments in the same or similar configurations. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing an aircraft skin according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a smart skin related to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows skins satisfying the external curvature of an aircraft, and FIG. 2 shows a smart skin related to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front portion of the
Since the skins have different curvatures depending on the antenna mounting positions of the respective aircraft, the antenna can be arranged in the smart skin so that the design can be changed according to the aircraft outer shape so that the arrangement of the logarithmic periodic slot dipole array antennas is not problematic. In addition, the skins of an aircraft can process the surface of the material that protects the antenna to have the same curvature as the outer shape of the aircraft.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a smart skin having an antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The metal mesh may be electrically connected to a conductive member formed on a surface of an adjacent aircraft body so that a lightning strike toward the aircraft body can flow along the surface of the body.
In addition, the glass fiber composite material is formed such that the fibers contained in the composite material have a predetermined orientation angle. When the fibers are formed to have a certain orientation angle, the fiberglass composite material has a stiffness greater than or equal to a torsional force.
The
The supporting
The honeycomb core disposed in the
The
Hereinafter, a smart skin test evaluation method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
4 is a flow chart illustrating a smart skin test evaluation method and procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In one embodiment of the present invention, two smart skin test pieces were tested and evaluated in order to confirm whether the requirements for antenna performance and structural requirements were met.
The smart skin test evaluation method according to an embodiment of the present invention is for checking whether the structure satisfies both the structure requirement (area B in FIG. 4) and the antenna requirement (area A in FIG. 4) The structural strength test may include a tensile load test (S20) for confirming the tensile strength of the smart skin, a shear load test (S30) for confirming the shear strength of the smart skin, A fatigue load test (S50) for confirming the fatigue strength of the smart skin, a structural deformation antenna test (S60) for confirming antenna performance at the time of structural deformation, And an impact load test (S70) for confirming the impact strength of the skin.
The tensile load test (S20), the shear load test (S30), the bending load test (S40), and the fatigue load test (S50), which are the C regions in FIG. 4, When the applied force is removed, the smart skin test piece returns to its original state. On the other hand, since the impact load test (S70) is performed by applying a large impact to the smart skin to cause permanent deformation, the impact load test (S70) preferably uses a test piece different from the test piece used for other structural strength tests .
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the antenna performance tests (S11 to S16) are always performed after the respective structural strength tests. The antenna performance test is to check whether there is an abnormality after each structural strength test. At this time, the antenna performance test is performed by measuring at least one of the gain in the smart skin, the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), and the radiation pattern using the signal sent from the reference antenna.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a structural deformation antenna test (S60) is performed to confirm the antenna performance when the smart skin structure is deformed, and it is a test for confirming antenna performance while deforming the smart skin test piece to be. At this time, a bending test for checking the magnitude of the structural load necessary for the influence test of the load section antenna should be performed.
Hereinafter, a jig for evaluating a smart skin test according to an embodiment of the present invention and a test evaluation method using the same will be described in detail.
(S30), a bending load test (S40), a fatigue load test (S30), and a fatigue load test (S50). After the structural strength test, the antenna tests S11 to S14 are performed. For the test piece 2, the initial antenna test (S10) is performed, the impact strength test (S70) is performed, and the antenna test (S16) is performed.
Figure 5 shows a
The tensile load test (S20) according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed using the
6 illustrates a
7 shows a
The fatigue load test jig according to the embodiment of the present invention is the same as the
8 shows the
In order to test the electrical performance of the smart skin antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna test (S10 to S16) is performed, and the antenna test is performed in an anechoic chamber. More specifically, the reference antenna sends a signal to measure the electrical performance of the smart skin antenna. At this time, by selecting the size of the chamber and the type of the reference antenna according to the antenna frequency range, the performance such as gain, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and radiation pattern is measured. At this time, in order to measure the radiation pattern, that is, the smart skin antenna is measured while rotating in order to test it in all directions.
And, the structural deformation antenna test (S60) is a test to see the influence on the antenna performance while deforming the smart skin. The originating antenna is installed at a height of 2 m on one side and the smart skin is installed on the other side of the same height of 2 m and only the signal level is confirmed through the network analyzer near the originating antenna and smart skin. Since this is not performed in the chamber, it is affected by the external environment. Therefore, the gain, the static standing wave ratio, and the radiation pattern as in the antenna performance test can not be accurately measured, so only the degree of deformation of the transmitted signal is judged. For this purpose, the smart skin is modified from 0 to the maximum range, and the signal is received to check the influence.
After confirming that both the structural requirements (area B in FIG. 4) and the antenna requirement (area A in FIG. 4) are satisfied for the
The above-described smart skin test evaluation method is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified so that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined .
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.
It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention .
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The structural strength test may include a tensile load test for confirming the tensile strength of the smart skin, a shear load test for confirming the shear strength of the smart skin, a bending load test for confirming the bending strength of the smart skin, A structural strain antenna test for confirming the antenna performance at the time of structural deformation, and an impact load test for confirming the impact strength of the smart skin.
The smart skin test evaluation method in which an antenna performance test is performed after each of the above structural strength tests.
In the impact load test,
Wherein the smart skin test is performed on a separate smart skin.
The antenna performance test
Wherein the performance is judged by measuring at least one of a gain in a smart skin, a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), and a radiation pattern using a signal sent from a reference antenna. .
Wherein the antenna performance test is performed in an anechoic chamber.
In the above-described structural deformation antenna test,
Wherein a smart skin test evaluation method is performed by measuring a signal level emitted from an originating antenna spaced from a smart skin according to a variation of the smart skin.
In the smart skin,
A radome dome portion exposed to the outside and having a glass fiber composite material and a metal mesh formed to cover the glass fiber composite material;
A support portion coupled to an inner surface of the radar dome portion; And
And an antenna disposed between the radar dome portion and the support portion,
Wherein the radar dome portion is formed to have the same curvature as the surface of the aircraft body so as to reduce the radar detection area.
The support portion
A honeycomb core, a first metal mesh, a glass fiber composite material, and a second metal mesh are laminated in this order.
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