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Implementation of ZUPT on RPA Navigation System for GNSS Denied Ground Test

  • Shin, Hyeoncheol
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.125-129
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, Zero velocity UPdaTe (ZUPT) is implemented on the navigation system of Remotely Piloted Aircraft for GNSS denied environment. RPA's navigation system suffers from lack or loss of satellite signal while maintenance or ground test inside a hangar. Although some of the hangars install GPS repeaters for indoor tests, the anti-jamming equipment with array antenna blocks the repeater signal regarding them as hostile jamming signal. With ZUPT, an aircraft navigation system can be tested free from the divergence of navigation solution without line-of-sight satellites. The designed ZUPT aided centralized Kalman Filter is implemented on the Embedded GPS&INS and simulated with Captive Flight Test data. The simulation result shows stable navigation solution without GNSS updates.

A Study on the Store Compliance Verification for KT-1P Aircraft

  • Kim, Dae-wook;Kim, Chan-jo;Wu, Bong-gil
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.87-91
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    • 2015
  • KT-1P for the Peru Air Force will be used as a utility aircraft with upgraded avionics equipment and arming capability based on KT-1 and KA-1. KT-1P should be shown for compatibility of new store loading configurations loaded with dispenser, bomb, and rocket based on aircraft-store compatibility test and evaluation procedures before KT-1P is operated as a light attack aircraft. The weapon system ground test for installation and flight test for envelope expansion including store separation are described in this paper, which was performed referring 'seek eagle program' under MIL-HDBK-1763 and MIL-HDBK-244A.

Detection Performance Comparison of ADS-B and TCAS Using Simulation (시뮬레이션을 활용한 ADS-B와 TCAS의 탐지 성능 비교)

  • So, Jun-Soo;KU, SungKwan;Hong, Gyo-young
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.465-472
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    • 2015
  • In order to improve the performance of TCAS it should improve the performance of the sensor, which transmits a variety of information. In this paper, To improve the performance of the existing radar sensors such as being used in behalf of the next generation air traffic control system, ads-b the applied. In addition, ADS-B in a high precision by using information from the correction GPS system, SBAS assume would be able to apply an improved location accuracy for TCAS and analyzed TCAS and ADS-B. Played the simulation results, TCAS equipment receives the help of these ADS-B can calculate a CPA to determine the position of the aircraft in advance, and it was confirmed that it is possible to reduce the unnecessary RA operation, also, the pilot reduction and the workload, it has advantages such as fuel consumption and time associated with the reduced operation unnecessary RA was confirmed.

Implementation of Joystick for Flight Simulator using WiFi Communication

  • Myeong-Chul Park;Sung-Ho Lee;Cha-Hun Park
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.28 no.8
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    • pp.111-118
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    • 2023
  • In this paper, we propose a WiFi-based joystick with an acceleration sensor and a vibration sensor that can be used in flight simulators and VR fields. The flight simulator is a technology belonging to the ICT and SW application field and provides a simulation environment that reproduces the aircraft environment. Existing flight simulator control devices are fixed to a specific device and the user's activity area is limited. In this paper, a 3D space manipulation device was implemented for the user's free use of space. In addition, the proposed control device is designed as a WiFi communication board and display that displays information and performs 3-axis sensing for accurate and sophisticated control compared to existing VR equipment controllers. And the applicability was confirmed by implementing a Unity-based virtual environment. As a result of the implementation device verification, it was confirmed that the control device operates normally through the communication interface, It was confirmed that the sensing values in the game and the sensing values measured on the implemented board matched each other. The results of this study can be used for VR and various metaverse related contents in addition to flight simulators.

Optimization Design and Performance Evaluation of Flight Control Computer Architecture for UAV (무인항공기용 비행제어컴퓨터 아키텍처 최적화 설계 및 성능 평가)

  • Woo-ri-ul Kim;Dong-hyun Song;Sang-woong Park;Tae-sik Ahn
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.763-769
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    • 2023
  • Flight control computers for unmanned aerial vehicles are avionics that require high reliability and are generally designed to be multiplexed for margins on failures. The multiplexed flight control computer should include an interface through discrete signals and CCDL for synchronization and fault separation between channels. With the development of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, various types of platforms such as AAM and LPI are being developed in the private and military, which require advanced control performance for high-performance flight control and SWaP optimization of onboard equipment. In this paper, we designed a optimized flight control computer architecture for unmanned aerial vehicles for multiplexing processing and performed a software design for input and output control. In addition, input/output processing performance was evaluated through the implemented flight control computer and input/output software.

Development of the MEP Integration Test Environment for Surion (수리온 임무탑재체계의 통합시험 환경개발)

  • Kim, Yoo-Kyung;Kim, Myung-Chin;Choi, Won-Woo;Oh, Woo-Seop
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.7
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    • pp.666-673
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    • 2011
  • To perform effective integration test of avionics equipments, the importance of a setup for integration test environment has been increasing in recently developed aircraft. Especially, the development of integration test equipment is necessary for minimizing the development period and reliability of integration test. This paper treats the model development for optimal working of integration test after analyzing the characteristics of each MEP equipments for Surion(KUH). Models, whose main role is troubleshooting of equipment and simulation for missing equipments, consists of dynamic, behavior, and ICD models depending on the dynamic characteristics. Software test for both unit level and system level are performed to verify the model reliability. By conducting integration test using SIL, it is confirmed that the developed models are suitable for integration function test of the MEP system.

Establishment of Flight Inspection Evaluation Items and Optimal Design of SBAS Performance Test Measurement Equipment by Analyzing Evaluation Items and Essential Components of Korean SBAS (한국형 SBAS의 평가항목 및 필수 구성요소 분석을 통한 비행검사 평가항목 수립 및 SBAS 성능 시험 측정 장비 최적 설계 방안)

  • Kim, Young-Bin;Hong, Gyo-Young
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.78-83
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    • 2021
  • Due to rapidly increasing air traffic congestion and airspace restrictions, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is urging all aircraft to use SBAS by 2025, in order to implement Performance-based navigation to increase airspace capacity. In line with this, research and development of Korean-style SBAS, which reflects the characteristics of Korea's airspace environment, continues in Korea. Since there is no flight inspection procedure for performance testing and verification of SBAS in Korea yet, this paper analyzes FAA, ICAO Regulations, and laws enacted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to derive essential evaluations and parameters of Korean SBAS, and presents the optimal design using RTK-DGPS as a position fixing system.

Environmental test campaign of a 6U CubeSat Test Platform equipped with an ambipolar plasma thruster

  • Stesina, Fabrizio;Corpino, Sabrina;Borras, Eduard Bosch;Amo, Jose Gonzalez Del;Pavarin, Daniele;Bellomo, Nicolas;Trezzolani, Fabio
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.195-215
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    • 2022
  • The increasing interest in CubeSat platforms ant their capability of enlarging the frontier of possible missions impose technology improvements. Miniaturized electrical propulsion (EP) systems enable new mission for multi-unit CubeSats (6U+). While electric propulsion systems have achieved important level of knowledge at equipment level, the investigation of the mutual impact between EP system and CubeSat technology at system level can provide a decisive improvement for both the technologies. The interaction between CubeSat and EP system should be assessed in terms of electromagnetic emissions (both radiated and conducted), thermal gradients, high electrical power management, surface chemical deposition, and quick and reliable data exchanges. This paper shows how a versatile CubeSat Test Platform (CTP), together with standardized procedures and specialized facilities enable the acquisition fundamental and unprecedented information. Measurements can be taken both by specific ground support equipment placed inside the vacuum facility and by dedicated sensors and subsystems installed on the CTP, providing a completely new set of data never obtained before. CTP is constituted of a 6U primary structure hosting the EP system, representative CubeSat avionics and batteries. For the first test campaign, CTP hosts the ambipolar plasma propulsion system, called Regulus and developed by T4I. After the integration and the functional test in laboratory environment, CTP + Regulus performed a Test campaign in relevant environment in the vacuum chamber at CISAS, University of Padua. This paper is focused on the test campaign description and the main results achieved at different power levels for different duration of the firings.

LTE-Cat.M1 Conformity Test in Sounding Rocket Communication Systems (Sounding Rocket 통신 시스템에서의 LTE-Cat.M1 사용 적합성 시험)

  • Seung-Hwan Lee;Tae-Hoon Kim;Hyemin Kim;Da Wan Kim
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.589-594
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    • 2024
  • In this paper, we introduce the results of the Sounding Rocket LTE communication test using the LTE-Cat.M1 module. The developed LTE data transmission/reception system consists of Mission-Mounted Equipment(Payload) and Ground Observation Equipment(GOE), and the delay rate was secured based on the time between data measured when received from the GOE by constantly transmitting data from the Payload at a speed of 10 Hz. In order to increase the accuracy of the actual flight test, ground network delay rate tests, hardware internal delay rate tests, and ground tests were performed. As a result of the flight test, it was confirmed that the handover failed in the upward phase and the communication was lost for 13 seconds, and then the parachute was deployed and the communication was reconnected in a situation with a constant positional displacement. LTE-Cat.M1 technology is expected to be utilized for descent phase observation missions or data backup during Sounding Rocket missions.

Air Surveillance Using Mode-S Multilateration (모드-S 다변측정법을 이용한 항공감시기술 분석 및 전망)

  • Kim, Chang-Hwan;Han, Jae-Hyun;Kang, Ja-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.9-20
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    • 2010
  • Surveillance is an enabler of safety with respect to aircraft separation and as a consequence capacity and efficiency with respect to aircraft operations. The new emerging technology among modern civil aviation surveillance is Multilateration (MLAT) which would affect on the surveillance capacity with both side of surveillance signal and operational properties. Multilateration system is needed to receive the signal which must reach at least 3 ground receivers simultaneously and has the effect that will have on with the ultimate accuracy. In this paper, the principle and the system configuration are reviewed. And its benefit of development is considered with use in situations where it is difficult to locate tranditional radar. This MLAT requires no additional avionics equipment to supply service with more accurate and less expensive. And it is able to enhance performance that meets international standards and extend the investment of air navigation service providers with reducing environmental impact by utilizing a small footprint on existing structures. Finally, it can be added to meet a wide range of coverage requirements and future surveillance needs.