Optimal Design of Artillery Propellant Charges Using a Genetic Algorithm

JinSeok Yoo; Seok-Hwan Oh; Sung-Woo Park; Jin-Won Kim; Hyun-Jong Park; Min-Seok Oh; Hyoung Jin Lee

doi:10.6108/KSPE.2026.30.3.001

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Optimal Design of Artillery Propellant Charges Using a Genetic Algorithm 유전 알고리즘을 적용한 화포 장약 최적 설계

30 June 2026. pp. 1-9

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Abstract

The importance of conventional weapon systems has recently increased, leading to a demand for high-performance artillery applicable to existing platforms. Artillery must achieve high muzzle velocity while satisfying the allowable chamber pressure, but conventional design still relies on trial-and-error interior ballistics analysis, causing variations in design quality depending on the designer. In this study, an interior ballistics analysis code is developed and combined with a genetic algorithm to obtain designs with improved performance compared with an existing weapon system. The proposed optimization procedure is presented, and the characteristics of the optimized designs are identified.

Keywords

Genetic Algorithm

Interior Ballistics

Propellant Charge

최근 재래식 화기의 성능 개량 요구가 증가함에 따라, 강내 한계압력을 만족하면서 포구속도를 향상시키는 설계가 요구된다. 그러나 기존 방법론은 설계 조건을 가정하고 강내탄도 해석을 통해 성능을 확인하고 요구조건을 만족할 때까지 수정 설계를 수행한다. 이와 같은 기존의 설계 방법은 설계자에 따라 완성도 편차가 발생하는 한계를 지닌다. 이에 본 연구에서는 강내탄도 해석 프로그램을 개발하고 유전 알고리즘 기반 최적 설계를 수행하여 성능이 개선된 설계안을 도출하였으며, 최적화 절차 및 결과 분석을 통해 최적 설계의 특징을 확인하였다.

키워드

유전 알고리즘

강내탄도

장약

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국추진공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국추진공학회지
Volume : 30
No :3
Pages :1-9
Received Date : 2025-12-19
Revised Date : 2026-03-19
Accepted Date : 2026-03-27
DOI :https://doi.org/10.6108/KSPE.2026.30.3.001

Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers ISSN:1226-6027(Print) 2288-4548(Online) 한국추진공학회지

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