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하이브리드 드론용 엔진-발전기 지지구조물의 유한요소해석과 실험적 검증을 통한 구조건전성 개선

Structural Integrity Improvement on Engine-Generator Support Structure for Hybrid Drone through Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Verification

Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering 2022;39(12):913-921.
Published online: December 1, 2022

1 부산대학교 항공우주공학과

2 부산대학교 무인이동체융합연구소

3 대한항공 항공기술연구원

4 한국산업기술진흥원 산업기술정책센터

5 부산대학교 설계기반미래성형기술센터

1 Department of Aerospace Engineering, Pusan National University

2 Unmanned Vehicle Convergence Research Center, Pusan National University

3 R&D Center, Korean Air

4 Office of Policy Research and Planning, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology

5 ERC/ITAF, Pusan National University

#E-mail: bskang@pusan.ac.kr, TEL: +82-51-510-2310
• Received: June 7, 2022   • Revised: July 15, 2022   • Accepted: July 20, 2022

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Structural Integrity Improvement on Engine-Generator Support Structure for Hybrid Drone through Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Verification
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Fig. 1 Schematic view of hybrid system configuration for drones
Fig. 2 Failure example of engine-generator support structure
Fig. 3 Load measurement tests of engine and generator
Fig. 4 Load diagram of engine and generator
Fig. 5 Support structure assembly geometry
Fig. 6 Interaction and boundary conditions of support structure
Fig. 7 Load conditions of support structure
Fig. 8 Effective stress distribution of support structure
Fig. 9 S-N curve of AA6061-T6 [7] (Adapted from Ref. 7 on the basis of OA)
Fig. 10 Modified support structure assembly geometry
Fig. 11 Interaction and boundary conditions of modified support structure
Fig. 12 Load conditions of modified support structure
Fig. 13 Effective stress distribution of modified support structure
Fig. 14 Deformation of modified support structure
Fig. 15 Mode shapes obtained from modal analysis
Fig. 16 Vibration experiment setup
Fig. 17 Response points of modified support structure
Fig. 18 Frequency diagrams obtained by frequency response function
Fig. 19 3D visualization of mode shapes by vibration experiment
Fig. 20 Engine-generator operational data during hovering tests
Fig. 21 Separation margin of 1st mode and operational range
Fig. 22 S-N curve of AA7075-T6 [11] (Adapted from Ref. 11 on the basis of OA)
Structural Integrity Improvement on Engine-Generator Support Structure for Hybrid Drone through Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Verification

Structural tests of support structure

Model Time [hr] Average RPM No. of cycles Result
1 6.4 7,000 5,376,000 Broken
2 10.9 5,000 6,540,000 Broken

Material properties of AA6061-T6

Density [g/cc] Poisson’s ratio Young’s modulus [GPa] Yield strength [MPa] Ultimate strength [MPa]
2.70 0.33 68.9 241 290

Mesh details of support structure

Element type Element shape Geometric order No. of elements No. of nodes
C3D10 Tetrahedral Quadratic 856,239 1,373,164
C3D8R Hexahedral Linear 11,030

Comparison between stress amplitude and maximum effective stress of support structure

Max. effective stress [MPa] Stress amplitude [MPa] Error [%]
110.9 102.7 (at 5,376,000 Cycle) 7.9

Material properties of AA7075-T6

Density [g/cc] Poisson’s ratio Young’s modulus [GPa] Yield strength [MPa] Ultimate strength [MPa]
2.81 0.33 71.7 503 572

Mesh details of modified support structure

Element type Element shape Geometric order No. of elements No. of nodes
C3D10 Tetrahedral Quadratic 896,109 1,477,495
C3D8R Hexahedral Linear 52,880

Results of static structure analysis for modified model

Analysis model Max. effective stress [MPa] Max. displacement [mm] Safety factor
Modified 134.5 0.5 3.74

Natural frequencies obtained from modal analysis

Mode Natural frequency [Hz] Mode shape
1 128 x-axis 1st bending
2 141 x-axis 1st bending
3 331 z-axis 1st twisting
4 390 z-axis 1st twisting

Natural frequencies obtained from vibration experiment

Mode Natural frequency [Hz] Mode shape
1 127 x-axis 1st bending
2 161 x-axis 1st bending
3 320 z-axis 1st twisting
4 391 z-axis 1st twisting
Table 1 Structural tests of support structure
Table 2 Material properties of AA6061-T6
Table 3 Mesh details of support structure
Table 4 Comparison between stress amplitude and maximum effective stress of support structure
Table 5 Material properties of AA7075-T6
Table 6 Mesh details of modified support structure
Table 7 Results of static structure analysis for modified model
Table 8 Natural frequencies obtained from modal analysis
Table 9 Natural frequencies obtained from vibration experiment