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Zero-Sean-Back Reference Height Generation Filter (Zero-Scan-Back 기준 고도 생성 필터)

  • Whang, Ick-Ho;Ra, Won-Sang
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.04a
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    • pp.386-388
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    • 2007
  • In many applications of UAVs flying in low altitude, the steady supply of accurate height measurements is very important for the UAVs to complete their mission successfully. In order to do this, a barometer or GPS height measurements are widely used. However, because these two sensors have their limitations in the application environment, a method for fusing these two measurements to produce reference heights are required. In this paper, a reference height generation filter is designed for UAV(Unmanned Air Vehicle) applications. The barometer errors originated by the change of the atmospheric environment are modeled using random walk models, and then the errors are identified and compensated through the ZSB(zero-scan-back) filter algorithm using the GPS height measurements. The performance of the proposed filter is demonstrated by realistic simulations.

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Procedure of Barometer Setting in Flight with On-board Navigation Data alone (자체 항법 정보만을 이용한 비행 중 기압 고도계 설정 방법)

  • Jung, Suk-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.300-308
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    • 2012
  • In GPS/INS/barometer navigation system for UAV, two procedures were proposed in order to set three reference parameters for the pressure altitude of QNH or QFE settings, using the navigation data from on-board system alone. These procedures yield required the reference parameters through mathematical process with the altitude and the atmosphere properties measured for a short duration of flight, of which a special pattern is requested according to the selected procedure. Dependency only upon the on-board navigation data can eliminate a requirement for the atmospheric measurement system in the ground support system and can expand a flight boundary to a remote area where the ground support is not available. Especially the procedure with the regression method uses altitude and pressure but temperature to produce the three reference parameters. No need of temperature measurement for the pressure altitude system can simplify the on-board air data system.

Design of INS/GNSS/TRN Integrated Navigation Considering Compensation of Barometer Error (기압고도계 오차 보상을 고려한 INS/GNSS/TRN 통합항법 설계)

  • Lee, Jungshin;Sung, Changky;Park, Byungsu;Lee, Hyungsub
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.197-206
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    • 2019
  • Safe aircraft requires highly reliable navigation information. The traditionally used inertial navigation system (INS) often displays faulty location information due to its innate errors. To overcome this, the INS/GNSS or INS/TRN integrated navigation can be used. However, GNSS is vulnerable to jamming and spoofing, while TRN can be degraded in the flat and repetitive terrains. In this paper, to improve the performance and ensure the high reliability of the navigation system, the INS/GNSS/TRN integrated navigation based on federated filter is designed. Master filter of the integrated navigation uses the estimates and covariances of two local filters - INS/GNSS and INS/TRN integrated filters. The local filters are designed with the EKF that is feedforward type and composed of the 17st state variables. And the INS/GNSS integrated navigation includes the barometer error compensation method. Finally, the proposed INS/GNSS/TRN integrated navigation is verified by vehicle and captive flight tests.

Air Density Correction of Ionization Chamber using $^{90}Sr$ Radioactive Check Device ($^{90}Sr$ 방사성 동위원소를 이용한 전리함의 대기 보정계수 측정)

  • Park, Sung-Y.;Kim, Woo-C.;Shin, Dong-O.;Ji, Young-H.;Kwon, Soo-I.;Lee, Kil-D.;Cho, Young-K.;Loh, John-J.
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.267-271
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    • 1998
  • It is required to measure air density correction factor at the time of absorbed dose calibration or measurement. In general, thermometer and barometer are widely used for air density correction. However, this can be done using the radioactive check device with better accuracy. The measurements of air density correction were performed by using the radioactive check device, Unidos electrometer, and 0.6 cc Farmer-type ion chamber of PTW under the different environmental conditions. Above experiments were repeated with thermometer and barometer. By comparing the two methods, they were within the difference of 0.2 %. The overall uncertainty for the dose found in thermometer and barometer was 1.2 - 1.6 %, depending upon either one step or two, whereas the overall uncertainty for the radioactive check device was 1.02 %. This method may reduce the possible error which could occur when thermometer and barometer are not calibrated at regular basis.

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Sea level observations at Kerguelen island in the South Indian Ocean by ARGOS satellite data (ARGOS 위성 자료를 이용한 남인도양 케르겔른섬의 해수면 조사)

  • 윤홍주;김영섭;서애숙;정효상;안명환
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 2000
  • We observed sea level variation of the long time at Kerguelen island in the South Indian Ocean with ARGOS data and meteorological data during about 1 year(May 1993~March 1994) through using filter, spectral analysis, coherency and phase, and found characteristics for the two oceanic signal levels(detided oceanic signal level, h$_{detided}$ and seasonal oceanic level, h$_{corr.ib}$). The forms of variations are very well agreed to between ARGOS data and meteorological data for atmospheric pressure in the observed periods. The seasonal difference of sea level between Summer and Winter is about 1.6cm. Both the detided oceanic signal level(h$_{detided}$) variation and the inverted barometer level(h$_{ib}$) variation have a strong correlation for T>1day period bands. Characteristics of h$_{detided}$ variation are decided not by the influence of any meteorological distributions (pressure, winds, etc), but the influence of another factors(temperature, salinity, etc.) for T>2days periods bands. h$_{corr.ib}$ plays an very important role of sea level variation of the long time term(especially T>about 180days period bands).

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Sea Level Variations at Kerguelen Island in the South Indian Ocean by the Satellite Data(ARGOS) and Meteorological Data(METEO)

  • Yoon, Hong-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.117-133
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    • 2000
  • We studied the sea level variations at Kerguelen island in the South Indian Ocean with ARGOS data and meteorological data during about 1 year(May 1993~April 1994) through using filter, spectral analysis, coherency and phase, and found characteristics for the two oceanic signal levels(detided oceanic signal level, h$_{detided}$ and seasonal oceanic level, h$_{corr.ib}$). The forms of atmospheric pressure variations are good agreed to between ARGOS data and meteorological data in the observed periods. This Kerguelen area shows the inflow of an air temperature(gain of a radiant heat) into the sea water and the stagnation of high atmospheric pressure bands in summer, and the outflow of a sea water temperature(loss of sensible and latent heat) toward the atmosphere and the stagnation of low atmospheric pressure bands in winter. The seasonal difference of sea level between summer and winter is about 1.6cm. Both the detided oceanic signal level(h$_{detided}$) variation and the inverted barometer level(h$_{ib}$) variation have a strong correlation for T>1day period bands. The characteristics of h$_{detided}$ variation are not decided by the influence of any meteorological distributions (atmospheric pressure), but the influence of other factors(bottom water temperature) for T>2days periods bands. h$_{corr.ib}$ plays a very important role of sea level variation in the observed periods (especially T>about 180days period bands).

The Influence of the Tools of Liberalism and the Clash of Civilizations on Arabs' Perceptions of the United States of America

  • Ali A Dashti;Ali Al-Kandari;Ahmed R. Alsaber;Ahmad Al-Shallal
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.327-357
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    • 2023
  • Adopting the Tools of Liberalism and Clash of Civilizations theories of international relations, this study examines the perceptions of 25,406 Arabs in 11 Arab countries as expressed in an Arab Barometer survey exploring their perceptions of violence against the United States (US), American citizens as "good," President Donald Trump's foreign policy in the Middle East, increasing economic relations with the US, and welcoming American foreign aid. As aspects of the Clash of Civilizations theory, this study examines religiosity, religious ritual practices, and political Islam and, as aspects of liberalism, this study explores the roles of online media as well as perceptions about US foreign aid in the prediction of the criterion variables. The findings suggest that religious indicators, and aspects of the Clash of Civilizations generally, were negative predictors of the perceptions, while social media and motivations for US foreign aid as aspects of liberalism, positively predicted the perceptions. The study discusses the results in relation to implications for policy makers.

A Critical Review on Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data Index by OECD with Level of Domestic Open Government Data : Focusing on Comparison with Open Data Barometer (국내 공공데이터 개방수준을 통해서 본 OECD의 Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data Index에 대한 비판적 논의: Open Data Barometer와의 비교를 중심으로)

  • Seo, Hyung-Jun
    • Informatization Policy
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.43-67
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    • 2017
  • In 2015, Korea won the first place among 30 countries in Open, Useful, and Reusable (OUR) Data Index, which is an OECD's open government data indicator. On the other hand, Korea was ranked the 17th among 86 countries in Open Data Barometer (ODB) of World Wide Web Foundation. In this study, the research subject comes from two reasonable academic doubts on why the gap is wide between the two indicators of Korea and whether the OUR Data Index made proper evaluation on Korea's open government data. Based on the assumption that there may be some critical points in the measuring method of OUR Data Index, the study conducted a comparison of the two indicators. The result found that first, the two indicators almost had no correlation to each other; second, OUR Data Index had a more vague evaluation framework as well as less amount of government data for evaluation than ODB; third, while the government support takes a significant share in the OUR Data Index, it is considered as a mere input element; and fourth, the OUR Data Index does not evaluate the impact of open government data, whereas ODB includes the impact of open data on the government, economy, and society.

Development of Yin-Deficiency Questionnaire and Examine the Reliability and Validity (음허증 측정도구의 개발 및 신뢰도 타당도 검정)

  • Lee Sang Jae;Park Jong Bae;Lee Song Shil;Kim Kwang Ho
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.376-380
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study is the develop a questionnaire for measuring Yin-Deficiency and examine the reliability and validity for its' value as a barometer for evaluating Yin-Deficiency. Questionnaire was developed according to the symptoms of Yin-Deficiency suggested in the 'Standardization of diagnostic terms and requirements of Korean Medicine', With and as a reference, each symptom has been worked on to be put on the questionnaire. Visual analogue scales(VAS) was used as a barometer for measuring frequency of manifestation of symptoms. A study was performed to measure validity and reliability of the final questionnaire for analysis. reliability of YinDQ was measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test-retest method. This study utilized factor analysis and clinical validity for evaluation of validity. For the purpose of decreasing the amount of data-the number of factors, and at the same time minimize the loss of information factor analysis was performed Component factors were extracted using Principal Component Analysis. This study evaluated the clinical validity for examination of difference between the normal group and the patient group. Evaluation on the's internal consistency showed strong internal consistency with value of 0.8615. reliability from test-rest with three-week interval, followed by comparisons of the correlation coefficient and mean values of each item between the two. The Spearman correlation coefficient was 0.54-0.79. By factor analyse two factors with Eigen value of greater than 2.2 were selected. Factor 1 consists of items of 'irritable fever on the five Hearts', 'flushing of the zygomatic region in the afternoon', 'tidal fever', 'night sweats', and 'dryness on the mouth or the throat'. Factor two consists of items of 'emaciation', 'dizziness', 'insomnia', 'decreased amount of urine with yellowish color', and 'constipation'. The comparison between the patient group and the normal group showed significant differences for every ten questions. The results implies that YinDQ is a barometer with sufficient reliability and validity. The questionnaire for Yin-Deficiency may not be enough to replace the specific differential diagnosis by a doctor of Oriental medicine. Nevertheless, it can be effectively utilized as an assisting method in consultation or a method of measuring the degree of Yin-Deficiency in a group.

A study of position estimation method for multi-copter accurate guided control (멀티콥터 정밀 유도 제어를 위한 위치 추정기법에 대한 연구)

  • Jo, Dong-Hun;Song, Yong-Gyu
    • 한국항공운항학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2016.05a
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    • pp.35-38
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    • 2016
  • 본 논문에서는 실외 환경에서 GPS 센서 보다 빠른 주기의 위치 추정 기법을 소개한다. 빠른 제어주기가 필요한 멀티콥터 시스템에서 위치 제어에 GPS 센서를 사용하기 위해서는 상대적으로 느린 GPS 데이터의 출력주기를 보완하는 처리가 필요하다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 오픈소스 프로젝트를 분석하고 활용하여 가능성을 확인하는 선행 연구를 진행하였다. matlab에서 알고리즘을 검증하고 임베디드 장비에 직접 구동해봄으로써 성능을 확인하였다. 이 알고리즘에서는 멀터콥터의 위치 추정 계산을 위해 AHRS, GPS센서, barometer 센서를 사용한다.

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