• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.70-77
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• 2005

The study was results obtained from the trial make of the hybrid GPS-electromagnetic(EM) compass which overcome shortcoming of GPS compass and EM compass. The results were summarized as follows: GPS compass detected the stable ship's heading at 0.1^{\circ}$ intervals with the turning angular velocity of less than 25^{\circ}$/sec in the experiment for the characteristics of turning angular velocity with stepmotor, but in case of over 25^{\circ}$/sec the compass did not detect it. On the contrary, the EM compass always indicated the ship's heading with no connection of the turning angular velocity, however the compass is low accuracy compared with GPS one owing to a compass error. The ship's headings by the hybrid GPS-EM compass were displayed at fixed point and moving by car; if the GPS compass work the headings were displayed by GPS compass, if not, the heading is provided stably by adding or subtracting of a compass error to the heading of EM compass. Also, each ship's heading was derived from not only the GPS compass but also the EM one by add or subtract of the compass errors, and then was worked covariance for the analogy. The results show that the ship's heading of two compasses has been verified the similarity to 95% confidence level.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.73-84
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• 1996

선진국에서의 GPS 위성정보를 활용한 자세결정 센서개발은 새로운 GPS 관련연구 분야로 떠오르고 있는 실정이다. 지금까지 국제학회에 보고된 대부분의 연구는 GPS 위성신호의 Carrier phase 측정을 통해 고중차등을 이용한 방법으로 주로 3-D 자세결정방식에 치중하고 있으나, 아직 실무에서의 활용은 이른 것으로 알려지고 있다. 본 논문은 GPS 위성신호의 범용이 C/A 코드 프로세싱 GPS 수신기 정보를 활용하여 선박의 방위센서 개발에 관한 연구이다. 본 연구에서는 1차적으로 GPS 위성신호의 오차벡터를 진시간으로 측정 및 분석을 통해 GPS 위성오차중 가장 심각한 S/A 오차 발생기간에도 방위센서 구측을 위한 정보획득에는 문제가 되지 않음을 확인하였고, 수신된 Two-Point 위성정보를 이용 새로운 선박의 방위센서 "GPS-Compass"를 구측 비선형 모델하에서의 해상 실험을 통해 본 연구에서 제시한 "GPS-Compass"의 새로운 선박 방위센서로의 활용가능성을 보였다.박 방위센서로의 활용가능성을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.528-533
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• 2005

The purpose of the study is to develop ship's bearing sensor using GPS receiver which can play a role as a ship's secondary compass. In this research, two GPS receivers are used to determine the bearing in real time. Then we investigated the bearing accuracy associated with the error pattern of two GPS receivers. Especially, the results are as follows the investigation on the system design of GPS-Compass, the modeling to compute heading of sailing, the analysis on bearing accuracy with the error pattern, the defining possibility to play a role as a ship's secondary compass.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.245-251
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• 2005

Ship's auto pilot is must necessary the azimuth data, which is supported by a gyro, geomagnetism and GPS compass. The gyro compass is operation of stability & correct , therefore it is used by big size shipping because of high cost. The other side, medium and small size shipping are used the geomagnetism and GPS compass of low cost. This paper have studied that the two jobs are going on at the same time both of there's advantage. Which is asked the algorithm for stability azimuth data on reject methode the defect of respect with geomagnetism & GPS compass.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2004.05b
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• pp.101-105
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• 2004

The purpose of the study is to develop ship's bearing sensor using CPS receiver which can play a role as a ship's secondary compass. In this research, two GPS receivers are used to determine the bearing in real time. Then we investigated the bearing accuracy associated with the error pattern of two GPS receivers. Especially, the results are as follows ; - The investigation on the system design of GPS-Compass - The modeling to compute heading of sailing - The analysis on bearing accuracy with the error pattern - The defining possibility to play a role as a ship's secondary compass

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.2 no.S1
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• pp.87-87
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• 1996

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.865-871
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• 2011

Presently, the location and direction information are certainly needed for the autonomous vehicle of the ship. Among them, the direction information is a essential elements to automatic steering system. And the gyro-compass, the magnetic-compass and the GPS compass are the sensor indicating the direction. The gyro-compasses are mainly used in the large-sized ship of the GMDSS(Global Maritime Distress & Safety System). The precision and the reliability of the gyro-compasses are excellent but big volume and high price are disadvantage. The magnetic-compass has relatively fine precision and inexpensive price. However, the disadvantage is in the influence by the magnetism object including the steel structure of a ship, and etc. In the case of the GPS compass, the true north is indicated according to the change of the location information but in case of the minimum number of satellites or stopping of a ship or exercise in the error range, the exact direction cannot be obtained. In this paper, the performance of the GPS compass was improved by using the least-square curve fitting method for the mutual trade off of the angle sensor. The algorithm which improves the precision of an azimuth by applying the weighted value according to the size of covariance error was proposed with GPS-compass and magnetic compass. The characteristic and the performance of the proposed algorithm were analyzed and verified through experimentation. The applicability of the proposed algorithm was shown through the experimental result.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.50-55
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• 2010

The ship's heading information of hybrid GPS/EM compass were applied to the AIS of fishing vessel and examined the possibility of accuracy improvement. It is observed 453 each in AIS receiver of land among 3,982 each in AIS Rx/Tx transponder of the test ship at sea, and transmission interval according to the speed of ship is determined the 11.4% good transmitting data of the all information. In results, maximum compass error for the ship's heading of an EM compass was $19.1^{\circ}$. The variance of ship's heading owing to the speed of ship is surveyed. The COG (Course Over Ground) was changed extremely in $180^{\circ}W-179^{\circ}E$ range under 4.9knots, and in $24^{\circ}W-23^{\circ}E$ range over 4.9knots. Finally, using the ship's heading of EM compass and the COG from GPS for the autopilot system of a small fishing boat and the ship's heading information of AIS results in danger on the own ship's navigation safety and leads to make confusion both the others and VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) center. Therefore, the hybrid GPS/EM compass is identified as the best system for a small fishing boat and is allowed to offer continuously a ship's heading information with high accuracy and stability.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.65-72
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• 2010

In this study, the performances of a medium grade IMU which is aimed for Mobile Mapping System and a low grade IMU for pedestrian navigation are analyzed through simulations under GPS signal blockage. In addition, an analysis on the accuracy improvement of barometer, electronic compass, or multi-sensor(combination of barometer and electronic compass) to correct medium grade or low grade IMU errors in the situation of GPS signal blockage is performed. With the medium grade IMU, the three dimensional positioning error from INS exceeds the demanded accuracy of 5m when the block time is over 30 seconds. When we correct IMU with barometer, compass, or multi-sensor, however, the demanded accuracy is maintained up to 60 seconds. In addition, barometer is more effective than the electronic compass when they are combined. In case of low grade IMU like MEMS IMU, the three dimensional positioning error from INS exceeds the demanded accuracy of 20m when the block time is over 15 seconds. When we correct INS with barometer, compass, or multi-sensor, however, the demanded accuracy is maintained up to 15 seconds in simulation results. On the contrary to medium grade IMU, electronic compass is more effective than the barometer in case of low velocity such as pedestrian navigation. It is expected that the analysis suggested a method to decrease position or attitude error using aided sensor integration when MMS or pedestrian navigation is operated under 1he environment of GPS signal blockage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.2 no.S1
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• pp.89-109
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• 1996

The main information for a marine navigation is ship's bearing obtained from Gyro, Gyrocompass, Magneticcompass and electronic navigation systems such as LORAN, OMEGA and GPS. However, some of these systems have a disadvantage or restricted conditon involved critical problems in a war-ship and weapon system. In the work, we have done the basic resrarch, analysis of error pattern for GPS, for the development of the ship's seondary bearing sensor (GPS-Compass) to provide the back-up system of Gyro/Gyrocompass and a substitution way of Magneticcompass.