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Development of STSAT-2 Ground Station Baseband Control System (과학기술위성2호 지상관제를 위한 기저대역 제어 시스템 개발)

  • O, Seung-Han;O, Dae-Su
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.110-115
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    • 2006
  • STSAT-2 is the first satellite which will be launched by the first Korean Space Launch Vehicle(KSLV). Ground station Baseband Control system(GBC) is now developed for STSAT-2. GBC has two functions. One is control data path between satellite control computers and ground station antennas(1.5M, 3.7M, 13M) automatically. The other is sending and receiving data between ground station and satellite. GBC is implemented by FPGA(Field-Programmable Gate Array) which includes almost all logic(for MODEM, PROTOCOL and GBC system control). MODEM in GBC has two uplink FSK modulators(1.2[kbps], 9.6[kbps]) and six downlink FSK demodulators(9.6[kbps], 38.4[kbps]). In hardware, STSAT-2 GBC is smaller than STSAT-1 GBC. In function, STSAT-2 GBC has more features than STSAT-1 GBC. This paper is about GBC structure, functions and test results.

Air-Ground Cooperating Robots: Applications and Challenges (공중-지상 로봇 협동 기술과 그 응용 및 연구 방향)

  • Yu, Seung-Eun;Kim, Dae-Eun
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 2010
  • Researches on air-ground robot cooperating system has been made recently. The cooperation among homogeneous robots focused on the architecture of the system, quality and influence of the communication. In contrast, the cooperation among heterogeneous robots such as aerial vehicle and ground vehicle robots has not been much handled. There are a couple of main points for those air-ground cooperating robots. One is using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) as an extra sensor of UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle). This kind of application is usually used in situations such as guiding UGV to an appropriate path which could be better determined from the eye in the sky as UAV. The other main application of air-ground cooperating robot system is the localization. By combining sensor information from both UAV and UGV, the robot system as a whole can localize a target object or find features in the environment with better performance than UGV or UAV alone. Although these applications are recently studied in many different ways and devices, there are still a lot of possibilities in the field of air-ground cooperating robot systems. We introduce those research fields in this paper.

Study on Vehicle Motion Analysis and Control for Skid Steering UGVs with Articulating Arms ($6{\times}6$ 가변 현수형 무인차량의 주행 분석 및 제어에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Sin-Cheon;Huh, Jin-Wook;Lee, Sang-Hoon;Jee, Tae-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.747-752
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    • 2011
  • Recently, skid steering methods have been increasingly applied to unmanned ground vehicles since they can provide a narrow turn that general steering methods like ackerman steering may not provide. However, dynamic behaviors of the skid steering vehicles with articulating arms which occur during a steering are very complicated and coupled. This makes it difficult to control vehicles and in severe case vehicles may loose stability. There are two methods to control unmanned ground vehicles. The first one is speed control method generally used with easiness and robustness in remote vehicle control. The next one is torque control allowing the vehicles to get better performance in several cases provided careful application is achieved. This paper addresses dynamic phenomena of skid steering vehicles during steering and compares with vehicle driving control methods between torque(traction force) control and speed control.

LQG/LTR controller design for ground alignment of intertial platform

  • Kim, Jong-Kwon;Shin, Yong-Jin;Cho, Kyeum-Rae
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.372-375
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    • 1995
  • The LQG/LTR controller design procedure for ground alignment of inertial platform is accomplished. Due to the alignment system dynamics, LQG/LTR controller is proposed to overcome both singular problem and nonsquare problem. To show the effectiveness of this control system, computer simulation was performed under the assumption of random sway motion.

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Simulation of JERS-1 SAR Images with Map Information

  • Sato, Yuko;Sakurai Amano, Takako;Takagi, Mikio;Kobayashi, Shigeki;Fujii, Naoyuki
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 1998.09a
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    • pp.207-212
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    • 1998
  • It is not easy to identify a ground control point (GCP) or even locate its vicinity from a SAR image. Although simulated SAR images may be useful to interpret mountain areas, they are not useful in flat areas because they do not show ground coverage or key features such as rivers, lakes and roads. In this study, we developed a method to simulate SAR images integrating geographical features to DEM to facilitate to locate ground control features from SAR images.

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Elevator Pressurization in Tall Buildings

  • Klote, John H.
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.341-344
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    • 2013
  • During a building fire, smoke can flow through elevator shafts threatening life on floors remote from the fire. Many buildings have pressurized elevators intended to prevent such smoke flow. The computer program, CONTAM, can be used to analyze the performance of pressurization smoke control systems. The design of pressurized elevators can be challenging for the following reasons: (1) often the building envelope is not capable of effectively handling the large airflow resulting from elevator pressurization, (2) open elevator doors on the ground floor tend to increase the flow from the elevator shaft at the ground floor, and (3) open exterior doors on the ground floor can cause excessive pressure differences across the elevator shaft at the ground floor. To meet these challenges, the following systems have been developed: (1) exterior vent (EV) system, (2) floor exhaust (FE) system, and ground floor lobby (GFL) system.

Physicochemical Properties of Restructured Black Goat Jerky with Various Types of Ultra-Ground Seaweed Powders

  • Ui-Bin Baek;Hack-Youn Kim
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.483-497
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    • 2024
  • This study investigated the effects of ultra-ground seaweed powders (USP) on the physicochemical properties (proximate composition, mineral contents, pH, color, shear force, sensory evaluation, electronic nose, and electronic tongue) of restructured black goat jerky. Restructured black goat jerky was prepared using three different treatments, i.e., 3% (w/w) each of ultra-ground sea tangle (ST; Undaria pinnatifida), sea mustard (SM; Saccharina japonica), and sea string (SS; Gracilaria verrucosa) powders. Moisture and ash contents were significantly higher in the USP-treated group than in the control (p<0.05). Potassium, calcium, and zinc contents were significantly higher in the SM than in the other USP-treated groups (p<0.05). In contrast, pH values were significantly higher in the ST and SM than in the control and SS (p<0.05). CIE L*, CIE a*, CIE b*, and shear force were significantly lower in the USP-treated groups than in the control (p<0.05). Sensory evaluation revealed no significant difference in taste, texture, seaweed-like odor, and goaty flavor (p<0.05). Principal component analysis (PCA) and peak graph analysis of the electronic nose showed that the SS differed the most from the control compared with the other USP-treated groups, owing to the seaweed odor of ultra-ground SS powder. The PCA and ranking analysis of the electronic tongue showed that the umami taste of the SM was higher than that of the control and other USP-treated groups. Therefore, the potassium, calcium, zinc contents, and umami taste of reconstituted black goat jerky were significantly higher in the SM than in the control and other USP-treated groups.

Unmanned Ground Vehicle Control and Modeling for Lane Tracking and Obstacle Avoidance (충돌회피 및 차선추적을 위한 무인자동차의 제어 및 모델링)

  • Yu, Hwan-Shin;Kim, Sang-Gyum
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.359-370
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    • 2007
  • Lane tracking and obstacle avoidance are considered two of the key technologies on an unmanned ground vehicle system. In this paper, we propose a method of lane tracking and obstacle avoidance, which can be expressed as vehicle control, modeling, and sensor experiments. First, obstacle avoidance consists of two parts: a longitudinal control system for acceleration and deceleration and a lateral control system for steering control. Each system is used for unmanned ground vehicle control, which notes the vehicle's location, recognizes obstacles surrounding it, and makes a decision how fast to proceed according to circumstances. During the operation, the control strategy of the vehicle can detect obstacle and perform obstacle avoidance on the road, which involves vehicle velocity. Second, we explain a method of lane tracking by means of a vision system, which consists of two parts: First, vehicle control is included in the road model through lateral and longitudinal control. Second, the image processing method deals with the lane tracking method, the image processing algorithm, and the filtering method. Finally, in this paper, we propose a method for vehicle control, modeling, lane tracking, and obstacle avoidance, which are confirmed through vehicles tests.

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Mission Control System for KOMPSAT-2 Operations (다목적 실용위성2호 관제시스템 운용)

  • Jeong, Won-Chan;Lee, Byeong-Seon;Lee, Sang-Uk;Kim, Jae-Hun
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.76-82
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    • 2006
  • The Mission Control System for KOMPSAT-2 was developed by ETRI and is being operated at Satellite Control Center at KARI to monitor and control KOMPSAT-2 (KOrea Multi-Purpose Satellite) which was launched in July 28th, 2006. MCE provides the functions such as telemetry reception and processing, telecommand generation and transmission, satellite tracking and ranging, orbit prediction and determination, attitude maneuver planning, satellite simulation, etc. KOMPSAT-2 is the successor of KOMPSAT-1 which is an earth-observation satellite. KOMPSAT-2 has higher resolution image taking ability due to MSC (Multi Spectral Camera) payload in the satellite and precise orbit and attitude determination by Mission Control System. It can produce one meter resolution image compared to six meter resolution image by KOMPSAT-1.

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An Implementation of Formation Flight Control System Using Two Drones (두 대의 드론을 이용한 편대 비행 제어 시스템 구현)

  • Kim, Dong-Jin;Park, Young-Seak
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.343-351
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    • 2016
  • In this study, we implemented a formation flight control system using two drones. Ground control system communicates with drones by MAVLink protocol, does keep watch on drone's status and sends simultaneously formation flight instructions to drones in real time. Two drones have been able to fly by a formation flight algorithm without crashing while maintaining the same speed, and a constant distance and altitude.