• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.673-683
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• 2010

This study investigates Terrain Aided Inertial Navigation(TAIN) which consists of Inertial Navigation System (INS) with the optical sensor for precise planetary landing. Image processing is conducted to extract the feature points between measured terrain data and on-board implemented terrain information. The navigation algorithm with Iterated Extended Kalman Filter(IEKF) can compensate for the navigation error, and provide precise navigation information compared to single INS. Simulation results are used to demonstrate the feasibility of integration to accomplish precise planetary landing. The proposed navigation approach can be implemented to the whole system coupled with guidance and control laws.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.23 no.7
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• pp.11-20
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• 2022

Planetary geotechnical investigation in charge of drilling and soil sampling is of a great importance in providing extraterrestrial geotechnical information. Extraterrestrial subsurface investigation, which includes drilling, soil sampling, and sample transportation, will be loaded in a lander or a rover. Scientists from all over the world are interested in the design and development of a drilling system with various functions due to potential applications in planetary surface exploration mission. However, it is difficult to build a fully functional drilling system in extreme environment conditions. This paper presents engineering considerations for the design and development of soil sampling including drilling and performance verification in extreme environment conditions in detail.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.245-254
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• 2010

Technology of surface investigation using X-ray is one of widely used technology nowadays. This technique has been numerously used for planetary surface investigations for both orbital and rover scientific instruments. Korea has a plan to send an orbiter and lander to the Moon by the early 2020s. Therefore, the time has come for Korean researchers to develop major scientific instruments and start to do research on basic research for the Moon. Because of this situation, we firstly investigate X-ray technology, which is essential as one of core techniques of planetary remote sensing from the orbit and ground. This paper presents the current status of planetary exploration using X-ray techniques and new development of worldwide X-ray technology which could be adapted for prospective planetary missions.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.8
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• pp.741-757
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• 2016

Over 60 years has passed since mankinds started space exploration beyond the Earth with lunar explorer Luna 1 launched by Soviet Union. Unprecedently remarkable outcomes have been obtained by sending unmanned spacecrafts to most planets in the solar system and having the lander landed on the approaching comet toward the Earth even though any evidence of life presence has not been discovered yet. Only moon is an natural object beyond the earth on which human beings landed. Many countries are planning to send humans to the moon or mars to build colonies and to survive with substantiality. Korean lunar exploration program has officially started as of 2016 after its plan including lunar exploration has been specified in the series of National Space Promotion Plan since Korea initiated space development in early 1990s. In this paper, the plan for Korean space exploration is summarized with reviewing overseas space exploration program status and trends.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.51.1-51.1
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• 2015

달의 지형 중 계곡과 같아 보이는 곳을 Rima 또는 Rille 지형이라고 부르며 국제천문연맹(IAU : nternational Astronomical Union)과 미국지질조사국(USGS : United States Geological Survey)에서 관리하는 행성 지명 사전(Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature)에 명명된 달의 Rima 지역은 111개에 이른다. 그 중 Rima Hadley 지역은 아폴로 15호가 착륙한 지점으로 잘 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 2008년에 발사된 Chandrayaan-1 위성의 적외선 초분광 영상 탑재체인 Moon Mineralogy Mapper(M3) 데이터를 통해 Rima Hadley 지역의 분광학적 특성을 살펴보았다. M3 데이터는 감람석(olivine)이 풍부한 지역에서는 1 um 를 중심으로 흡수선이 나타남을 보이며, (Peter J. Isaacson et al., 2011) 2.8 um 중심의 흡수선을 통해 달의 OH(hydroxyl) 분포에 대해 설명한다. (Carle M. Piters et al., 2009, Georgiana Y. Kramer et al., 2011) 본 연구에서는 Rima Hadley 지역이 1 um 파장 근처에서 강한 흡수선을 가지는 것을 볼 수 있었고, 감람석이 풍부한 지역임을 확인할 수 있었다. 이처럼 감람석이 풍부한 곳은 현무암 지역으로 과거 용암이 분출되어진 곳으로 추측 해 볼 수 있다. 본 연구를 발전시킨다면 Rima Hadley 지역의 생성과 다른 Rima 지형의 형성 과정에 대해 더욱 많은 정보를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.86-99
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• 2023

The mass spectrometer, being an essential scientific instrument for uncovering the origin of the solar system and life, has been used since the early 1970s on board spacecraft to obtain information of neutral and ionized elements in the atmosphere and surface of the moon, planets, asteroids, and comets. According to the 4th Basic Plan for the Promotion of Space Development (2023-2027), Korea plans to conduct lunar landing in 2032 and Mars landing in 2045 as the core goals of the plan and focuses on developing the technologies required for unmanned robotic exploration missions. In this regard, it is crucial to develop the technology of a mass spectrometer, which is the most fundamental payload for space exploration for maximized scientific achievements, however never tried before in any domestic space missions. We describe in this paper the principle of a domestically developed quadrupole mass spectrometer, its prototype model, and the test results of its performance. We conclude this paper with intended future improvements.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.43 no.10
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• pp.868-874
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• 2015

Thrust variation is an essential parameter in a space mission such as landing on an atmosphereless planet or docking a spacecraft. In order to achieve the thrust variation control, using throttleable injector is a representative and general method. A dual-manifold injector, one of throttleable injectors, was used to control mass flow rate. Five kinds of injectors were designed and investigated in order to compare the spray characteristics of the dual-manifold injector with various tangential entries. Spray angles and patterns were measured to determine external flow characteristics and film thicknesses were measured in order to investigate the internal flow patterns.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.40.1-40.1
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• 2009

미래 한국의 달궤도선 임무에 대비하여 달 근접 궤도 전파기인(orbit propagator) YSPLOP ver. 1(Yonsei Lunar Precise Orbit Propagator version 1)을 개발 하였다. 개발된 궤도 전파기의 성능은 상용 소프트웨어인 STK Astrogator를 이용하여 검증되었다. 개발된 궤도 전파기를 이용, 달 궤도선의 운용에 있어서 다양한 섭동력들이 궤도선의 수명(orbital decay)에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. YSPLOP ver. 1은 정밀한 달 중심 탐사선의 위치산출을 위하여 M-EME2000 (Moon-Centered, Earth Mean Equator and Equinox of J2000) 좌표계, M-MME2000 (Moon-Centered, Moon Mean Equator and IAU vector of epoch J2000) 좌표계 그리고 M-MEPMD (Moon-Centered, Moon Mean Equator and Prime Meridian) 좌표계를 이용하여 탐사선의 상태(state) 정보를 산출한다. 또한 태양, 지구, 달, 화성, 목성의 중력에 의한 섭동력 및 태양풍에 의한 영향을 포함할 수 있도록 설계되었으며, 달 근접 궤도선의 궤도 운동에 가장 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있는 섭동력인 달의 비대칭 중력장에 의한 영향 또한 고려하도록 하였다. 달의 비대칭 중력장 모델 (Lunipotential model)은 LP165p 모델이 사용되었으며 행성의 정밀한 위치 산출을 위하여 JPL의 DE405 천체력이 사용되었다. 개발된 궤도 전파기를 이용, 달고도 100 km, 궤도 경사각 $90^{\circ}$인 달 중심의 극궤도를 약 30일 동안 전파한 결과, YSPLOP ver. 1의 성능은 STK Astrogator와 비교하여 보았을 때 약 수 m의 오차를 보이는 것으로 확인되었다. 달의 극궤도 탐사선의 궤도 수명을 분석한 결과, 최소한 달의 비대칭 중력장이 70 by 70 이상으로 고려되어야 함을 확인하였으며 이때 달 궤도선의 수명은 약 160일으로 나타났다. 아울러 달 근접 환경에서의 지구 중력에 의한 섭동력은 달 궤도선의 운동에 있어서 무시 할 수 없는 정도의 많은 영향을 끼치고 있음을 확인하였다. 이 연구를 통하여 개발된 궤도 전파기는 미래 한국의 달 궤도선 및 착륙선의 임무 설계시 사용 될 수 있다. 또한 이 연구에서 제시된 달 근접 환경에서의 다양한 섭동력들이 달 궤도선의 운동에 미치는 영향에 대한 해석 결과는 추후 달 근접 임무 설계시 고려되어야 하는 섭동력들의 기본 사양을 제공할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.125-134
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• 2022

The Global Expansion Roadmap published by the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, which is organized by space agencies around the world, presents future lunar exploration guidance and stresses a lunar habitat program to utilize lunar resources. The Moon attracts attention as an outpost for deep space exploration. Simulating lunar surface environments is required to evaluate the performances of various equipment for future lunar surface missions. In this paper, an experimental study was conducted to simulate high vacuum pressure and cryogenic temperature of the permanent shadow regions in the lunar south pole, which is a promising candidate for landing and outpost construction. The establishment of an efficient dirty thermal vacuum chamber (DTVC) operation process has never been presented. One-dimensional ground cooling tests were conducted with various vacuum pressures with the Korean Lunar Simulant type-1 (KLS-1) in DTVC. The most advantageous vacuum pressure was found to be 30-80 mbar, considering the cooling efficiency and equipment stability. However, peripheral cooling is also required to simulate a cryogenic for not sublimating ice in a high vacuum pressure. In this study, an efficient peripheral cooling operation process was proposed by applying the frost ratio concept.