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Lunar Exploration Employing a Quadruped Robot on the Fault of the Rupes Recta for Investigating the Geological Formation History of the Mare Nubium (4족 보행 로봇을 활용한 달의 직선절벽(Rupes Recta)의 단층면 탐사를 통한 구름의 바다(Mare Nubium) 지역의 지질학적 형성 연구)

  • Hong, Ik-Seon;Yi, Yu;Ju, Gwanghyeok
    • Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.64-75
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    • 2021
  • On the moon as well as the earth, one of the easiest ways to understand geological formation history of any region is to observe the stratigraphy if it is available, the order in which the strata build up. By analyzing stratigraphy, it is possible to infer what geological events have occurred in the past. Mare Nubium also has an unique normal fault called Rupes Recta that shows stratigraphy. However, a rover moving with wheels is incompetent to explore the cliff since the Rupes Recta has an inclination of 10° - 30°. Therefore, a quadruped walking robot must be employed for stable expedition. To exploration a fault with a four-legged walking robot, it is necessary to design an expedition route by taking account of whether the stratigraphy is well displayed, whether the slope of the terrain is moderate, and whether there are obstacles and rough texture in the terrain based on the remote sensing data from the previous lunar missions. For the payloads required for fault surface exploration we propose an optical camera to grasp the actual appearance, a spectrometer to analyze the composition, and a drill to obtain samples that are not exposed outward.

The Study on an Electric Noise Effect using Physical Scale Modeling (축소모형 실험을 이용한 전기적 잡음에 관한연구)

  • Yun, Jeum-Dong;Song, Young-Su;So, Kyung-Mok
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.297-302
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    • 2007
  • Recently, electrical resistivity survey is used in the various fields and applied to urban area with many electrical noises. Therefor it's necessary to observe the electrical noise effect of the geological structure. The physical scale modeling was conducted for measuring the electric noise effect of the two geological models at various distances, depths and diameters of the electric noise objects. The results are as following. 1. When conductive noise object was vertical to the strike of geological structure and moved to the strike direction, the effect of conductive noise object at various separated distances to the measurement line was disappeared at a half distance measurement line length regardless of electrode arrays. 2. When conductive noise object was vertical to the strike of geological structure and moved to the strike direction, the effect of conductive noise object at various depths was disappeared at 4unit apart from the measurement line regardless of electrode arrays. 3. When conductive noise object was vertical to the strike of geological structure and moved to the strike direction, the effect of conductive noise object at various diameters was disappeared at 4unit apart from the measurement line regardless of electrode arrays.

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Integration of the Internet GIS components for geological analyses

  • Chang Yoon-Seop;Park Hyeong-Dong
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.553-556
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    • 2003
  • The objective of this study is to implement geological functions on the Internet such as the visualization, search and analysis of geological data. To improve their performance and reduce the cost during development, special concerns should be given to the dynamic integration and interoperability of them. XML Web Service technologies can be adopted and OpenGIS specifications should be considered for the integration of distributed GIS components and their interoperability. Because standard Internet protocols and XML Messages are used in the Web Service, it makes the integration among different hardware and software systems possible. OpenGIS specifications also enable users to get benefits from geographic information and services across any network, platform and application. A prototype of efficient Internet GIS applications has been suggested in this study.

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Physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties of Inada granite and Shirahama sandstone in Japan

  • Zhang Ming;Takeda Mikio
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.206-213
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    • 2003
  • Laboratory testing of representative rock specimens is of fundamental necessity for the successful design and/or assessment of facilities associated with many kinds of underground exploitation, including the geological disposal of radioactive nuclear waste. As a fundamental and systematic study, a series of measurements of the physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties of Inada granite and Shirahama sandstone, two rock types that are widely available in Japan, have been performed. This paper presents the results of a study of the effective porosity, density, compressive and shear wave velocity, unconfined compressive strength and permeability of the two rocks. The anisotropy and the effects of confining pressure on the permeability of the rocks, as well as the relationships among the physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties, are also investigated and discussed.

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Geophysical Exploration on Unconformity-type Uranium Deposit in Athabaska Basin, Canada (캐나다 아타바스카 분지 부정합형 우라늄광상 물리탐사 사례)

  • You, Young-June;Kim, Jae-Chul
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.73-87
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    • 2009
  • Geophysical survey for unconformity-type uranium deposit applied to this study area in Athabaska Basin, Canada were carried out airborne TEM and magnetic, resistivity-induced polarization (DC-IP), puser seismic reflection and well-logging method. The results of airborne survey interpreted the lithological boundary, geological structures, and conductors. Also, these results decided to main targets for ground DC-IP survey. The Low resistivity and the high chargeability slices of 3D modeling interpreted from DC-IP survey response for conductors related to hydrothermal alteration zones and fault-controlled graphitic zones occurring at the unconformity-type uranium deposit, and they confirmed by diamond drilling. Seismic results interpreted to lake bottom surface, alluvium layer and intra-sandstone faults. We suggest the resonable field data acquisition of DC-IP method on the land or the lake in Athabaska Basin.

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Development of a Drone Platform by KIGAM for Geological Surveys and Mineral Resource Exploration (지질조사 및 광물자원탐사를 위한 KIGAM 드론 플랫폼 구축)

  • Bang, Eun Seok;Son, Jeong-Sul;Kang, Woong;Yi, Huiuk;Kim, Changryol;Lee, Chang Won;Kim, Bona;Hwang, Seho;No, Sang-Gun;Son, Young-Sun;Cho, Seong-Jun
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.141-148
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    • 2020
  • A drone platform built by Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) is introduced. The platform consists of various drone systems developed at KIGAM for photogrammetry, remote exploration, physical exploration, field operation methods, a vehicle-based drone control center, as well as a drone data platform for data storage, sharing, analysis, and visualization of the acquired data. The performance of the drone platform is verified using results obtained with the various systems, which are tested individually and in various combined applications. Finally, the possibility of using the KIGAM drone platform for geological surveys and mineral resource exploration is discussed.

Theoretical Background for Data-driven Integration of Raster-based Geological Information (격자형 지질정보의 자료유도 통합을 위한 이론적 배경)

  • Lee, Ki-Won;Chi, Kwang-Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.3 no.1 s.5
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    • pp.115-121
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    • 1995
  • Recently, spatial integration for mineral exploration is regarded as an important task of various geological applications of GIS. Therefore, theoretical bases of data representation and reasoning concerned with Dempster-Shafer theory and Fuzzy theory were systematically as the data-driven integration methodologies for raster-based geoinformation; they are distinguished from target-driven methodology based on statistical background. According to previous actual applications of these methods to mineral exploration, they have been proven to provide useful information related to hidden target mineral deposits, and it is thought that some suggestions in this study are helpful to further real applications including representation, reasoning, and interpretation stages in order to obtain a decision-supporting layer.

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Industry-University-Research Collaborative Geoscientific Study in Pocheon area for Groundwater Survey, Part I: Borehole Technology (포천지역 지하수기초조사 산학연 공동탐사 사례연구(I): 공내탐사기술)

  • Yu, Young-Chul;Lee, Sang-Tae;You, Young-Jun;Hwang, Se-Ho;Sin, Je-Hyun
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.117-122
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze a correlation between lithology, rock physical property and fracture zone by multiple-logging method, which includes optic borehole image, suspension type PS, resistivity, SP, natural gamma, density, caliper logging located in Ogar test area, Changsu, Pocheon-gun, Gyunggi Province. The outstanding geophysical logging responses particularly shown from lithology pattern, fracture zone, dike zone. in result, the depth of fracture zone which enable groundwater flow estimated at $67{\sim}69m$.

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Assessment of seawater intrusion using geophysical well logging and electrical soundings in a coastal aquifer, Youngkwang-gun, Korea

  • Hwang Seho;Shin Jehyun;Park Inhwa;Lee Sangkyu
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.99-104
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    • 2004
  • A combination of drilling, geophysical well logging, and electrical soundings was performed to evaluate seawater intrusion in Baeksu-eup, Youngkwang-gun, Korea. The survey area extends for over 24 $km^2$. To delineate the extent of seawater intrusion, 60 vertical electrical soundings (VES) have been carried out. Twelve wells were also drilled for the collection of hydrogeological, geochemical, and geophysical well logging data, to delineate the degree and vertical extent of seawater intrusion. To map the spatial distribution of seawater in this coastal aquifer, geophysical data and hydrogeochemical results were used, and the relation between the resistivity of groundwater and equivalent NaCl concentration was found. Layer parameters derived from VES data, various in-situ physical properties from geophysical well logging, and the estimated equivalent NaCl concentration were very useful for quantitative evaluation of seawater intrusion. Our approach for evaluating seawater intrusion can be considered a valuable attempt at enhancing the use of geophysical data.