Hyeon-Ho Yang
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
E-mail: hhy9557@kaist.ac.kr
Phone: +82-10-9569-9557
Research Interests
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Integrated Simulation of Flapping-Wing Air Vehicles:
Unsteady Aerodynamics, Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics, and Flight Control
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Hardware Development of Flapping-Wing Air Vehicles:
Design, Optimization, and Prototyping
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AI-Based Surrogate Modeling & Reinforcement Learning:
Unsteady Aerodynamics Estimation, Air Vehicles Performance Prediction, and Wing Kinematics Optimization
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Multi-Body Dynamics System and Robotics
Education
Ph.D. | Aerospace Engineering | KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | March, 2021 - Agust, 2025 |
M.S. | Aerospace Engineering | KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | March, 2019 - February, 2021 |
B.S. | Aerospace Engineering | KAU, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea | March, 2015 - February, 2019 |
Publications
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Yang, H.-H., 2025, “A Numerical Study on the Aerodynamic and Flight Dynamic Characteristics of Bird-Inspired Ornithopters,” Ph.D. Dissertation, KAIST: Dept. of Aerospace Engineering.
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Yang, H.-H., 2021, “Optimal Wing Kinematics of Flapping-Wing Model Using Deep Neural Network-Based Reinforcement Learning,” M.S. Thesis, KAIST: Dept. of Aerospace Engineering.
Awards
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Best Paper Presentation Award - Yang, H.-H., Lee, S.-G., and Han, J.-H., 2024, The Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
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The 1st Prize Award, RecurDyn Simulation Competition - Yang, H.-H. and Ko, H.-S., 2024, FunctionBay.
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The 1st Prize Award, RecurDyn Simulation Competition - Yang, H.-H. and Ko, H.-S., 2024, FunctionBay.
Projects
[ NRF & UVARC ] System H/W Research Group: Development of Biomimetic Structure Technology for Unmanned Vehicles (June, 2020 - Present)
[ ADD ] A Study on Dynamic Structural Stability of Multi-Vane Blades in Non-Uniform Flow Fields of Wake Behind a Duct (February, 2020 - July, 2021)
[ KEIT ] Source Technology Development of a MidAir Separation Reintegration System for Fixed Wing Parent and Child UAVs (March, 2019 - February, 2020)