• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.30-35
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• 2017

The mechanical ground support equipment of KSLV-II launch complex is a collection of systems for transporting, erecting, lowering the launch vehicle and for providing an interface to supply propellants to the launch vehicle. In this paper, compositions, functions and design results of mechanical ground support equipment are introduced. In addition, the operation concept of each equipment along with operation procedure is presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.479-483
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• 2012

This paper describes the development status of rocket engine test facility for the performance evaluation of liquid rocket engine of KSLV-II 1st stage. Design specification and composition of rocket engine test facility are suggested based on the design requirements. The results of the basic design of rocket engine test facility will be used as base data for the detail design and construction of rocket engine ground test facility of KSLV-II 75tonf liquid rocket engine.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.507-514
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• 2012

In the present research, NASA LRB plume radiation models are reconstructed with Thermal Desktop software, where the radiation to vehicle base environment can be calculated. The calculation shows the similar radiation heat compared to NASA prediction. Based on LRB plume radiation model, a KSLV-II thermal radiation model is proposed.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.199-202
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• 2005

Separation motion of 1:2 downscaled nose fairing is simulated. In comparison with the experimental results, results of analyses on the separation simulation are verified and the characteristics of nose fairing separation are analyzed. The results shows about 5% analysis error.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.45-45
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• 2004

현재 개발 중인 저궤도 소형인공위성 발사체, KSLV (Korea Space Launch Vehicle)에 최초로 실리게 되는 ‘발사체 검증위성, KoDSat’ (KSLV Demonstration Satellite)은 발사과정 중에 위성체가 겪게 되는 진동 및 음향레벨 크기를 측정하여 지상국으로 전송하게 된다. 또한 위성체 내부에 설치한 카메라를 이용하여 발사체에서 분리되는 과정을 촬영하여 지상으로 동영상 데이터를 전송하게 된다. 열제어계의 목적은 어떠한 임무기간 동안에도 위성체의 모든 요소들이 각각의 허용 온도범위 내에서 유지되도록 하는데 있다. (중략)

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.532-541
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• 2014

The ship-borne mobile down range telemetry antenna system having 4.6 m reflector antenna and 3-axis mounting structure at S-band requires the precise pointing accuracy at sea for the launch mission. Using the LEO satellites tracking, a method to determine and verify the antenna pointing and tracking performance, and to find the pointing bias which dominantly contributes to the pointing inaccuracy, is presented. Based upon the tests conducted on the Jeju sea and Pacific sea, the pointing bias is determined and its origin is also identified as the drift of the heading angle of the gyrocompass. The applied systematic correction taking into account the pointing bias, and the achieved improvement of the pointing accuracy are shown. Thanks to the correction, it is presented that this antenna tracked the launcher(KSLV-I) stably within the required pointing accuracy in the following KSLV-I third launch.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.22-30
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• 2017

This paper examines a survey on recent research regarding health monitoring and management for liquid rocket engines (LRE). For this, we investigated precedent techniques applied to LRE development. Particularly, we focused on open-cycle LRE to apply to KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle II). Through this study, we subdivided health monitoring algorithms and analyzed fault detection and diagnosis algorithm developed in China, since China researched open-cycle LRE that have the same cycle as KSLV-II rocket engines. We discuss significant points to be considered regarding development of the KSLV-II.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.157-164
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• 2007

For a GPS antenna to normally receive GPS satellite signals during full flight mission of a satellite launch vehicle, it should be installed on skin of the vehicle. The surface of a launch vehicle is drastically heated up due to aerodynamic heating effect during flight, so that the GPS antenna mounted on surface of the launch vehicle is directly exposed to extremely hot temperature environment. Hot temperature test specification of the GPS antenna, therefore, is severer than inner components. This paper describes that procedures and results of performance analysis of the GPS antenna for KSLV-I under hot temperature environment. The GPS antenna was not deformed physically and inner LNA(Low Noise Amplifier) operated normally without performance degradation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.18-24
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• 2020

The KSLV-II project with high difficulties technically requires thorough technical management during long-term life cycle more than 10 years for launching into space. The TRL is a quantitative indicator developed by NASA widely used all over the world to measure technology maturity of a system development objectively and consistently. The TRL is also used to make sure technology level and to establish a future direction in the KSLV-II project. The TRL has advantage enable to identify a technology level through quantitative indicators. However, it takes a lot of efforts such as trials and errors, time and cost to apply it to the project considering the project environments, and stakeholder needs. These include not only to establish TRL management plan from ideal, conceptual and abstractive standards/guidelines such as NASA's, but also to construct TRL management environment enable to apply and manage harmoniously. In the KSLV-II project, it is required to figure out current technology level and technology development trend in the future, to access conveniently, to share related data in real time, and to update periodically for the comprehensive TRL management. From the reason above, the TRL management environment was built by using the systems engineering tool already has been used for other system management data such as requirements in the project. It also could be accomplished a practical management basis of systems engineering from the traceability among system management data including TRL. In this paper, case study results are introduced to manage the TRL for the space launch vehicle using the systems engineering tool in the KSLV-II project.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.8
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• pp.668-674
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• 2016

In this paper the development directions of the next generation launch vehicle program following KSLV-II has been discussed, which are to be executed after year 2020 according to the Medium and Long Term Plan for National Space Development. Also, several areas of technology advancement have been identified for the successful development of the LVs. The next generation LV must aim for not only the high performance but also for low cost as well as high reliability in order to compete against global commercial launch service providers. To this end, the next generation LVs program shall capitalize on many anticipated accomplishments of the KSLV-II program such as the 75 ton class LOX/kerosene rocket engine.