• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.183.2-183.2
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• 2012

최근 인공위성의 대형화 및 중량화 추세는 종종 기존 설비 내에서의 위성체 조립 및 시험업무의 작업성과 능률성을 심각하게 저해하는 요소로 작용한다. 이에 상기 업무의 원활한 수행을 위해서는 최적화된 설계의 기계지상지원장비(Mechanical Ground Support Equipment, MGSE)의 개발 및 활용이 요구되어지며, 이는 전체 위성개발기간 동안 요구되는 모든 시험 구성, 외부 설비 및 장비와의 인터페이스, 작업자의 동선 및 접근성 등을 종합적으로 고려해야 하는 작업이다. 특히 고해상도 영상안테나와 같이 높은 수준의 정렬 조건이 부과되는 탑재체의 경우 이의 장착, 정렬 및 지상전개시험 등을 위해서는 탑재체 및 위성체의 특성을 고려한 전용 장비의 개발도 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 한국항공우주연구원이 최근 개발한 중대형급 지상관측 영상레이더 위성 개발 과제에 활용된 기계지상지원장비의 설계, 제작 및 운용 방법을 종합적으로 기술하였다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.33 no.5_1
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• pp.521-535
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• 2017

Since satellites, including payloads, are limited in how they can respond to problems after launch, the functionality of the satellite should be verified sufficiently by EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment). In addition, considering the trend that the development period of the satellite is shortening and the development of the EGSE must precede the development of the engineering model of electronic equipment, early securing of EGSE is necessary to comply with the development schedule of the entire satellite. In this paper, we propose a method for early securing highly reliable EGSE by devising a scenario based operating payload packet analyzer, which is a part of the EGSE, through functional modularization and external parameterization, and show the result of applying the implemented payload packet analyzer to real satellite program.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1156-1159
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• 2017

The various ground support equipments are necessary for KSLV-II ground operation at the assembly building located in Naro Space Center. Among the various ground support equipments, the launch vehicle connection unit and high pressure flexible hose are important elements, because they are used for connection between the ground compressed gas supply system and the launch vehicle. In this paper, the development progress of the launch vehicle connection unit and high pressure flexible hose are introduced.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.320-326
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• 2021

AVTE(Air Vehicle Test Equipment) is an equipment to inspect and check the status of on-board aircraft LRUs(Line Replacement Units) before and after flight for performing successful UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) missions. This paper suggests utilization of the AVTE as an operation support-equipment by implementing several critical functions for UAV-operation on the AVTE. The AVTE easily sets initialization(default) data and compensates for the installation and position errors of the LRUs which provide critical mission data and situation image with pilots without additional individual operation support-equipment. Major fault list and situation image data could be downloaded after flight using the AVTE in the event of UAV emergency situation or unusual occurrence on duty as well. We anticipate the suggested operational approach of the AVTE could dramatically reduce the cost and man power for design and manufacture of additional operation support equipment and effectively diminish workload of the operator.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.88-96
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• 2023

KOMPSAT (Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite) is a Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite under development in Korea. Its performance has been steadily improving. At this time, power demand of the payload increased according to performance improvement of the payload. Accordingly, design of the satellite, such as design of the internal power supply device and the configuration of the solar array, was changed. Thus, many considerations are required according to an increase in power when designing power EGSE (Electric Ground Support Equipment) for supplying power to satellites and conduct satellite integration tests. This paper deals with matters to be considered when designing power EGSE according to changes in satellite power requirements according to payloads and increase in power requirements.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.1188-1191
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• 1998

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.172.1-172.1
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• 2009

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.165.2-165.2
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• 2009

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.165.1-165.1
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• 2009

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.176-186
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• 2008

As determined single coaxial cable for the interface between satellite and ground station in COMS RF compatibility test, RF supporting unit was required to allow signals in different frequency-band to be exchanged in the single coaxial cable. In addition, the path loss between satellite and ground station in normal operation should be simulated through two RF supporting units connected to the ends of single coaxial cable. As an effort to design RF supporting unit, level diagram was firstly conducted on the basis of measured data for each element. From the level diagram, it was found that single coaxial cable connected with two RF supporting units properly represented the path loss between satellite and ground station After RF supporting unit was integrated on aluminum plate, it was tested that input signal level at each test cap linked with MODCS and TC&R was tunable within the required dynamic range. RF supporting unit, now completely integrated, will be applied in the upcoming COMS RF compatibility test.