• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.815-821
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• 2021

This study addresses on the design of performance monitoring system for the time synchronization service of the enhanced long-range navigation (eLoran) system, which has a representative ground-wave radio broadcast system capable of providing positioning, navigation, timing and data (PNT&D) services. The limitations of time-synchronized systems due to the signal vulnerabilities of the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) are explained, and the performance monitoring system for the eLoran timing service as a backup to the GNSS is proposed. The time synchronization service using eLoran system as well as system configurations and the user requirements in the differential Loran (dLoran) system are described to monitor the time synchronization performance. The results of the designed system are presented for long-term operation in the eLoran testbed environment. As the results of time performance monitoring, we were able to verify the time synchronization precision within 43.71 ns without corrections, 22.52 ns with corrections. Based on these results, the eLoran system can be utilized as a precise time synchronization source for GPS timing backup.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.163-168
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• 2005

Loran-C(Long Range Navigation) is the only stand alone navigation system of the world Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(MOMAF} of Korea is operating the Korea Chain(GRI : 9930, Master station : Pohang, slave station : Kwangju, Gessashi; Nijima, Ussurisk) around the country. Due to decreasing the users and being antiquated New Loran System is being developed in United States. In this study, the policy establishment of Loran-C in Korea is suggested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.75-76
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• 2019

enhanced Loran의 핵심은 기존의 Loran 송신국들이 세계협정시(UTC(Coordinated Universal Time))와 일치된 시각을 사용함으로써 동일한 체인 내에서 뿐만 아니라 이웃 체인을 이용할 수도 있다는 것이다. 즉, 수신 가능한 모든 Loran 송신국의 신호를 수신함으로써 위치, 항법, 타이밍의 정확도를 높일 수 있다. 따라서 각 Loran 송신국들은 적절한 동기 방법을 활용하여 UTC에 동기된 Loran 신호를 생성해야 한다. 해양수산부에서는 eLoran 성능 테스트를 위해 기존의 포항, 광주 외에 추가 한 곳으로 인천지역에 시험 송신국을 구축하고 있다. 또한 포항, 광주 송신국의 로란 신호를 UTC에 동기시키는 현대화를 추진함으로써 성능 검증을 위한 eLoran 테스트 베드를 구축하고 있다. eLoran 송신국들은 UTC와의 시각동기가 반드시 필요하므로 이를 위해 테스트베드 송선국의 기준시를 생성하기 위한 시스템과 그 기준시를 UTC와의 동기시키기 위한 시스템을 개발 및 구축하였다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.12
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• pp.2326-2332
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• 2011

eLoran is enhanced Loran-C and eLoran is researched for as GPS backup system because this system is resistant to signal interference and has high accuracy. TOA measurements of eLoran include errors proportional to the range such as PF, SF, ASF and EF. Therefore these error factors must be compensated for improved accuracy of position. Generally, error models or GPS aided compensation methods are used, but these methods are limited by lack of infrastructure or system performance. Therefore, this paper proposes new model of error factors included in eLoran TOA measurements and navigation algorithm using this model. Error factors in this model are sum of a certain size of error and error proportional to the range. And feasibility and performance of proposed navigation algorithm are verified by using raw measurements.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.524-527
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• 2010

As the GPS(Global Positioning System) vulnerabilities were introduced, alternative systems to GPS backup have been studied for several years. Enhanced Loran(eLoran) as the worldwide ground-based supplementary radio navigation system was recommended as the cost effective alternative to GPS backup. Many efforts on adoption of eLoran as GPS backup have been presented. The US has been the leading role and announced that 70% enhancement for eLoran was established last year. However, the Obama administration cut off the eLoran budget on the fiscal year 2010 budget proposal while GAO's reports submitted that GPS service gap would be possible just some years later. Besides the US's condition, there are still many positive opinions on eLoran to GPS backup. This paper introduces the historical and technical aspects of eLoran and Korea's research topics.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.941-946
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• 2011

The Loran-C, a radio navigation system based on TDOA measurements is enhanced to eLoran using TOA measurements instead of TDOA measurements. Many error factors such as PF, SF, ASF, clock errors and unknown biases are included in eLoran TOA measurements. Because these error factors can cause failure in eLoran navigation algorithm, these errors must be compensated for high accuracy eLoran navigation results. Compensation of ASF and unknown biases are difficult to calculate, while the others such as PF and SF are relatively easy to eliminate. In order to compensate all errors in eLoran TOA measurements, a simple GPS aided bias compensation method is suggested in this paper. This method calculates the bias as the difference of TOA measurement and the range between eLoran transmitters and the receiver whose position is determined using GPS. The real data measured in Europe are used for verification of suggested method and navigation algorithm.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.475-480
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• 2012

In order to establish eLoran (enhanced Long Range Navigation) system, it needs the advancement of receiver, transmitter, data channel addition for Loran information, differential Loran sites for compensating Loran-c signal and ASFs (Additional Secondary Factors) database, etc. In addition, the precise synchronization of transmitting station to the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is essential if Loran delivers the high absolute accuracy of navigation demanded for maritime harbor entrance. For better timing synchronization to the UTC among transmitting stations, it is necessary to measure and monitor the transmission delay of the station, and the correction information of the transmitting station should be provided to the user's receivers. In this paper we presented the measurement method of absolute delay of Pohang Loran transmitting station and developed a time delay measurement system and a phase monitoring system for Loran station. We achieved -2.23 us as a result of the absolute phase delay of Pohang station and the drift of Loran pulse of the station was measured about 0.3 us for a month period. Therefore it is necessary to measure the delay offset of transmitting station and to compensate the drift of the Loran signal for the high accuracy application of PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing).

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.27 no.12
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• pp.1053-1058
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• 2016

The eLoran(enhanced Long Range Navigation) transmitting antenna is analyzed for co-location with an AM transmitting antenna in an MF transmitting site. To compensate for the loading effect, the umbrella-type loading is applied for eLoran antenna. The validity of the co-location between the MF antenna and the eLoran antenna is verified through the simulation results of the radiation pattern and the return loss. Also, coupling including antenna matching circuit is analyzed to verify the effect of the transmitting circuit. The coupling between the LF and eLoran antenna is -53.3 dB at 100 kHz and -64.8 dB at 1,053 kHz, respectively.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.295-299
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• 2007

This paper presents the ASF(Additional Secondary Factor) modeling of DGPS beacon signal. In addition to DGPS's original purpose, the feasibility to utilize DGPS system for timing and navigation has been studied. For timing and navigation, the positioning system must know the accurate time delay of signal traveling from the transmitter to receiver. Then the delay can be used to compute the user position. The DGPS beacon signal transmits the data using medium frequency, which travels through the surface and cause the additional delay rather than the speed of light according to conductivities and elevations of the irregular terrain. We introduce the modeling of additional delay(ASF) and present the results of implementation. The similar approach is Locan-C. Loran-C has been widely used as the maritime location system and was enhanced to E-Loran(Enhanced Loran). E-Loran system uses the ASF estimation method and is able to provide the more precise location service. However there was rarely research on this area in Korea. Hence, we introduce the ASF and its estimation model. With the comparison of the same condition and data from the original Monteath model and ASF estimation data of Loran system respectively, we guarantee that the implementation is absolutely perfect. For further works, we're going to apply the ASF estimation model to Korean DGPS beacon system with the Korean terrain data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.77-80
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• 2019

GPS 항법 시스템은 재밍(jamming)에 취약한 것으로 알려져 있다. 실제로 2010년부터 북한은 서해상과 수도권에 GPS 전파교란 공격을 감행, 운행 중이던 선박과 항공기의 네비게이션 등에 다수의 장애현상을 유발시켰다. 이것에 대한 대안으로 eLoran(enhanced Long Range Navigation)이 GPS 항법 시스템을 보완할 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 이에 따라 해양수산부(MOF)는 기존 포항·광주 로란-C 송신국에 UTC(Coordinated Universal Time) 기반의 시각동기시스템 구축하여 지상파 eLoran 시스템으로 활용하기 위한 eLoran 사업을 진행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존 포항·광주 로란-C 송신국에 UTC(Coordinated Universal Time) 기반의 시각동기시스템을 구축하기 위한 요구 사항을 살펴보고, 이 요구 사항에 따른 포항·광주 로란-C 시각동기시스템의 구축 결과에 대해 기술하였다.