About SSHS Lab

About Us

About Us
About SSHS Lab

Welcome to "Space Structures and H/W Systems Laboratory"

The research goal of SSHS Lab. @KAIST is to develop high-impact engineering solutions for various aerospace applications. The developed technologies and H/W systems are based on deep understanding on the mechanical principles such as dynamics, mechanics of materials, and structural dynamics. In addition, the use of smart materials and IT technologies (AI, vision, and micro controllers) give us an opportunity to design aerospace structures and H/W systems with better performances such as lower vibration and higher pointing precision.

Current sponsored research topics at SSHS include shock wave propagation control, shock-absorbing structures, deployable space structures, satellite structure design considering micro vibration, aerial docking system for UAVs, bio-inspired flapping air vehicles, new balance and suspension system for wind tunnel testing (MSBS: Magnetic Suspension and Balance System and CSBS: Cable Suspension and Balance System), among other topics.

These developed technologies are mainly targeted on domestic aerospace and defense programs; however, we are also interested in the technology demonstration through some “lab models” such as “Bio-inspired Ornithopters”, “UAVs for SHM demonstration”, and “Self-learning MAV using MSBS”.

International and Domestic Collaborations

SSHS Lab. has several international relations in research and high level education, providing possibilities of a study visit.

Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier: Exchange students, Collaboration in Lightweight Structures

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, Prof. Qiu: Exchange students, Collaboration in Smart Materials

Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan, Prof. Kawamura: Exchange students, Collaboration in Flapping Wing Vehicles

University of Cambridge, UK, Prof. Ellington: Collaboration in Flapping Wing Vehicles

SUNY Buffalo, USA, Prof. Bayandor: Collaboration in Flapping Wing Vehicles

Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam, Prof. Nguyen: Collaboration in Aerodynamics of Flapping Wings

University of Washington, USA, Prof. Yang: Exchange students, Collaboration in Smart Materials

Introduce the students who participated exchange programs

China > Korea

November, 2022 – October, 2023) Fang,Bo(Harbin Institute of Technology, China )

Hong Kong > Korea

(June, 2022 - August, 2022) Seong,YangWoo(The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

China > Korea

(April, 2021 – May, 2022) Li,Jipeng (Harbin Institute of Technology, China ) Current position: Lecturer (Soochow University)

Italy > Korea

(March, 2021 – August, 2021) Marconi,Leonardo(Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

USA > Korea

(June, 2018 – August, 2018) Mazursky, Alex (Miami University, USA, Prof. Koo )

USA > Korea

(June, 2018 – August, 2018) Coon, Adam (Miami University, USA, Prof. Koo )

USA > Korea

(June, 2018 – August, 2018)Sone, Saehyun (June, 2018 – August, 2018) Sone, Saehyun (Miami University, USA, Prof. Koo )

Thailand > Korea

(June, 2018 – August, 2018) Suwannus, Nichakarn (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)

Italy > Korea

(August, 2015 – December, 2015) Dumitru, Trian (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

Japan > Korea

(August, 2015 – September, 2015) Akiyama, Yu (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Germany > Korea

(June, 2012 – August, 2012) Baur, Martin (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Italy > Korea

(September, 2011 – December, 2011) Farinelli, Ciro (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

USA > Korea

(July, 2011 – August, 2011) Moon, Jason H. (UC Berkeley, USA)

Germany > Korea

(June, 2010 – October, 2010) da Rocha-Schmidt, Luiz (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Germany > Korea

(March, 2009 – August, 2009) Gabor, S. (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Germany > Korea

(October, 2008 – March, 2009) Pfeiffer, A. T. (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Germany > Korea

(October, 2006 – March, 2007) Johannes, T. (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Germany > Korea

(March-July, 2006) Rapp, S. (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Korea > UK

(October, 2008 – March, 2009) LEE, J.-S. (University of Cambridge, Prof. Ellington)

Korea > Japan

(August-September, 2011) LEE, J.-S. (Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Prof. Kawamura)

Korea > Germany

(January-February, 2008) Yoo, E.-J. (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany, Prof. Baier)

Korea > Japan

(June-August, 2005) Kang, L.-H. (Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan, Prof. Qiu)

Prof. Jae-Hung Han > Stephan Rapp > Eun-Jung Yoo > Treiber Johannes @ TUM

(Left) Jun-seong LEE, (Front) Prof. Kawamura and Prof. Ellington @ FIT

Major Hardwares we have developed

Space Structure

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: Deployable Optical Payload (Ali Alzaabi, Tae-Hyun Kim, 2021-2022)

: Flat-foldable truss structure (Tae-Hyun Kim, 2019-2020)

: 1-meter class deployable structure (Bawoul Chung, 2020)

: Two-dimensional modular deployable truss structure with bistability (Tae-Hyun Kim, 2016-2017)

: Hole-free thick origami folding technique (Tae-Hyun Kim, 2022-present)

: Origami-based self-deployable reflector structure (Keon-Ik Jang, 2022-present)

: Self‐Reconfiguring and Stiffening Origami Tube (Jong-Eun Suh, 2021-2022)

: Satellite structure testbed (Dae-Oen Lee, Jeeyoung Park, 2015)

: 6-DoF Microvibration emulator (Jeeyoung Park, Dae-Oen Lee, 2016)

: Hexapod microvibration isolator (Bawoul Chung, 2022)

Flapping Wing Air Vehicle (FWAV)

: SF (SSHS Flapping) (Jun-Seong Lee, Joong-Kwan Kim, Dong-Kyu Lee, 2010)

: KRoSwan (KAIST Robotic Swan) (Eun-Hyuck Lee, 2021 - present)

: KRoHawk (KAIST Robotic Hawk) (Sang-Gil Lee, 2021 - present)

: KRoFalcon (KAIST Robotic Falcon) (Hyeon-Ho Yang, 2021 - present)

: Towing Tank Experiment Setup: Force/Moment Measurement & DPIV (Jong-Seob Han & Reynolds Addo-Akoto, 2017 - present)

Other Works

: AI-Based Docking System (Jaeyong Choi, 2020 - 2022)

: Patterned energy-absorbing structure (Yongha Hwang, 2021 - present)

: Magnetic suspension and balance system (MSBS) (Dong-Kyu Lee, Yeol-Hun Sung, 2009 - 2021)

: Cable suspension and balance system (CSBS) (Keum-Yong Park, 2020)

— updated 2023/04 —

Key words

smart structure, smart hardware, smart materials, design, control, aerospace structures, multi-functional, structural dynamics, vibration, stability, fluid-structure interaction, flapping-wing, bio-inspired, ornithopter, MAV