• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.202-204
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• 2023

제 4차 산업혁명의 도래로 해양 분야에서도 해양산업혁명의 대표 분야인 자율운항선박에 대한 연구개발이 활발히 진행 중이다. 자율운항선박의 원활한 운용을 위해서는 정확한 위치, 항법, 시각 정보가 필수적이다. 현재 해양에서 사용되는 대표적인 항법시스템은 GPS(Global Positioning System)이지만 전파교란, 해킹 등의 취약성이 존재한다. 현재 GPS의 취약점을 보완하기 위한 다양한 항법시스템이 연구되고 있으며, 그 중 다양한 지상파 신호를 동시에 활용하는 지상파 통합항법시스템 R-MODE(Ranging mode)가 있다. 본 논문은 지상파 통합항법시스템 R-Mode 기술 중 지상파 VDES 신호를 활용한 VDES R-Mode에 대한 연구현황 및 향후 계획에 대해 기술하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.210-212
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• 2019

위성항법시스템의 취약성에 따른 보완 시스템의 필요가 높아지면서, eLoran 시스템이 가장 현실적인 대안으로 인정받고 있다. 우리나라도 서해 일부 지역에서 eLoran 시스템의 테스트베드 구축 사업을 진행 중에 있다. 전 해양지역에 안정적인 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 추가적인 송신국 설치가 필요하지만. 여러가지 현실적인 이유로 인해 추진되기 어렵다. 이런 문제를 해결하기 위해 기존의 NDGNSS 기준국을 활용한 측위기술이 개발되고 있다. 이미 운영 중인 NDGNSS 기준국을 활용하면 전 해상에서 탄력적 항법시스템 운용이 가능해질 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 eLoran 시스템과 NDGNSS의 기준국을 활용한 지상파 통합항법시스템의 성능을 예측할 수 있는 시뮬레이션 툴을 제작 하였다. ITU에서 배포한 송출 주파수와 거리에 따른 신호 세기, 대기잡음 등을 고려해 Cramer-Rao Lower Bound로 수신 신호의 측정 거리 오차를 계산하였다. 또한 한빛호가 항해하면서 수집한 DGPS 신호를 통해 실질적인 대기잡음을 추정하는 방법을 사용해 기존보다 정확한 SNR 계산이 가능해졌다. 해당 결과는 추후 진행될 지상파통합항법시스템 개발에 유용하게 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.429-436
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• 2019

The eLoran system is considered the best alternative because the vulnerability of satellite navigation systems cannot be resolved as perfect. Thus, South Korea is in the process of establishing a testbed of the eLoran system in the West Sea. To provide resilient navigation services to all waters, additional eLoran transmitters are required. However, it is difficult to establish eLoran transmitters because of various practical reasons. Instead, the positioning with NDGNSS/AIS source can expand the coverage and its algorithm with applying continuous waves is under development. Using the already operating NDGNSS reference station and the AIS base station, it is possible to operate the navigation system with higher accuracy than before. Thus, it is crucial to predict the performance when each system is integrated. In this paper, we have developed a simulation tool that can predict the performance of terrestrial integrated navigation system using the eLoran system, maritime NDGNSS station and the AIS station. The esitmated phase error of the received signal is calculated with the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound factoring the transmission power and the atmospheric noise according to the transmission frequency distributed by the ITU. Additionally, the simulation results are more accurate by estimating the annual mean atmospheric noise of the 300 kHz signal through the DGPS signal information collected from the maritime NDGNSS station. This approach can further increase the reliability of simulation results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2022.11a
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• pp.209-211
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• 2022

우리나라 R-Mode(Ranging Mode) 항법시스템은 국제해사기구(IMO, International Maritime Organization)에서 요구하는 항구 입출항용 항법 요구성능(정밀도 10m)을 만족하도록 개발을 진행하고 있다. R-Mode 항법시스템은 위성국 송출을 기반으로 하는 GPS와 달리 지상국 송출을 기반으로 한다. 또한 신호가 세기가 높아서 의도적 전파간섭이 어려우므로 국제해사기구가 요구하는 강인한 PNT(Resilient PNT) 시스템에 적합한 것으로 평가받고 있다. 이러한 요구조건과 기회신호(SoOp, Signal of Opportunity)의 국내 환경에 맞추어 중파(MF, Middle Frequency) 및 초단파(VHF, Very High Frequency)를 이용하는 항법시스템을 개발하고 있다. 해양수산부의 지원으로 2020년에 착수하여 4국의 중파 R-Mode 송신국과 3국의 초단파 VDES R-Mode 송신국 구축을 진행하고 있다. 항법 성능을 확보하기 위하여 R-Mode 보정시스템과 R-Mode 감시시스템을 구축하였다. 해양에서 R-Mode 항법시스템의 성능을 검증하기 위하여 중파 R-Mode 수신기, VDES R-Mode 수신기 및 이를 포함하는 통합항법수신기를 함께 개발하고 있다. 항법 송신기 및 수신기의 성능 검증을 위한 테스트베드는 기존의 지상파 항법(eLoran) 서비스 영역, 중파 R-Mode 서비스 영역 및 주요 항만 등을 고려하여 충청남도 서산시 대산항 지역으로 선정하였다. 보정국 및 감시국을 포함하는 테스트베드 기지국은 대산항에 설치하여 운영을 시작하였다. 테스트베드 실해역 시험을 통한 성능 검증은 2023년 상반기에 진행될 계획이다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.272-279
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• 2016

Many researches on use of local ground navigation systems can be found to overcome vulnerability of GNSS. Effective use of an altimeter is proposed in GNSS/DME integrated navigation systems. A weighted DOP based on statistics of measurement error is derived for a given vehicle motion trajectory. From the derived DOP, the vertical error is estimated. By comparing the estimated vertical error with error specification of the altimeter, use of the altimeter is determined in the GPS/DME integrated navigation systems. In order to show effectiveness of the proposed method, 50 times Monte-Carlo simulations were performed for a GPS/DME integrated navigation system. The results show that the proposed method gives more accurate navigation outputs when the number of GPS satellites in view varies.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.95-96
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• 2018

This paper deals with the development status of eLoran system which is the best backup position, navigation, and timing (P NT) system of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and its performance result. I t especially explains the status of eLoran testbed implementation for the eLoran test service, development of eLoran transmitting system, differential Loran (dLoran) system, integrated operation and control system (IOCS), and integrated eLoran/GNSS receiver. The paper discusses about the future plan for the build up test transmitting station and backup P NT service to succeed to the trial operation of eLoran testbed system.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.29 no.10 s.106
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• pp.877-882
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• 2005

It is necessary that Fail-Safe Seaway technology providing a continuous navigation solution though fault of navigation system is occurred in sea. This paper focus on signal processing of GPS receiver, one of receivers using the software radio technology to implement a integrated radio navigation system including satellite-based and ground-based navigation systems. It is difficult to implement the software GPS receivers using a commercial processor because of the heavy computational burden for processing the GPS signals in real time. This paper proposes an efficient multi-bit GPS signal processing scheme to reduce the computational burden for processing the GPS signals in the software GPS receiver. The proposed scheme uses a compression concept of the multi-bit replica signals and patterned look-up table method to generate the correlation value between the GPS signals and the replica signals.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.37-42
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• 2005

It is necessary that Fail-Safe Seaway technology providing a continuous navigation solution though fault of navigation system is occurred in sea. This paper focus on signal processing of GPS receiver, one of receivers using the software radio technology to implement a integrated radio navigation system including satellite-based and ground-based navigation systems. It is difficult to implement the software GPS receivers using a commercial processor bemuse of the heavy computational burden for processing the GPS signals in real time. This paper proposes an efficient multi-bit GPS signal processing scheme to reduce the computational burden for processing the GPS signals in the software GPS receiver. The proposed scheme uses a compression concept of the multi-bit replica signals and patterned look-up table method to generate the correlation value between the GPS signals and the replica signals.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.26-32
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• 2021

In ocean field, the spread of the Fourth Industrial Revolution based on information and communication technology requires high precision and stable PNT&D (Position, Navigation, Timing and Data). As the IMO (International Maritime Organization) and IALA (The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) are requiring backup systems due to mitigate vulnerabilities and the increase of dependency on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), Korea is conducting a research & development of R-Mode. An DGPS (Differentiate Global Positioning System) reference station that uses MF, an existing maritime infrastructure, and AIS (Automatic Identification System) base stations that use 34 integrity station and VHF will be utilized in this study to avoid redundant investment. Because there are radio shadow areas that display low signal levels in the west sea, the establishment of new R-Mode reference and integrity station will be intended to resolve problems regrading the radio shadow area. Because the frequency has a characteristic in that radio wave transmits well along the ground (water surface) in low frequency band, simulation and measurement were conducted therefore this paper to propose candidate sites for R-Mode reference and integrity station resulted through p wave's propagation characteristics analysis. Using this paper, R-Mode reference and integrity station can be established at appropriate locations to resolve radio shadow areas in other regions.