• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2015

The CubeSats is classified as a pico-class satellite which requires a ground station to track the satellite, transmit commands, and receive an on-orbit data such as SOH (State-of-Health) and mission data according to the operation plan. In order to this, the ground station system has to be properly designed to perform a communication to with the satellite with enough up- and down-link budgets. In this study, a conceptual design of the ground station has been performed for the CubeSat named as STEP Cube Lab. (Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project). The paper includes a ground station hardware interface design, a link budget analysis and a ground station software realization. In addition, the operation plan of the ground station has been established considering the STEP Cube Lab. mission requirements.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.295-308
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• 2018

In this study, orbit determination (OD) simulation for the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) was accomplished for investigation of the observational arc-length effect using a sequential estimation algorithm. A lunar polar orbit located at 100 km altitude and $90^{\circ}$ inclination was mainly considered for the KPLO mission operation phase. For measurement simulation and OD for KPLO, the Analytical Graphics Inc. Systems Tool Kit 11 and Orbit Determination Tool Kit 6 software were utilized. Three deep-space ground stations, including two deep space network (DSN) antennas and the Korea Deep Space Antenna, were configured for the OD simulation. To investigate the arc-length effect on OD, 60-hr, 48-hr, 24-hr, and 12-hr tracking data were prepared. Position uncertainty by error covariance and orbit overlap precision were used for OD performance evaluation. Additionally, orbit prediction (OP) accuracy was also assessed by the position difference between the estimated and true orbits. Finally, we concluded that the 48-hr-based OD strategy is suitable for effective flight dynamics operation of KPLO. This work suggests a useful guideline for the OD strategy of KPLO mission planning and operation during the nominal lunar orbits phase.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권4_2호
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• pp.639-648
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• 2023

In modern society, UAM (Urban Air Mobility) transportation system is being developed as an alternative to urban traffic congestion and environmental problems, and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) is a combination of vertical take-off and landing function and electric power. It is attracting attention as an innovative next-generation transportation method as an eco-friendly alternative that reduces noise and air pollution by providing efficient mobility within the city. Since eVTOL development requires designing and implementing airframes suitable for various mission purposes, the power system needs to be developed as a platform concept before airframe development. In this study, we empirically proposed a test bench concept equipped with a stable power supply and an efficient control system, essential in developing a power platform with a combined function in the form of a fuselage and module type specialized for various mission purposes. The proposed drivetrain platform test bench consists of a system verifying the stable take-off and landing software and a power platform adjusting the motor's thrust. It will serve as a verification system that can be developed.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 유무인 협업을 위한 유인회전익기에 의한 다수 무인기 운용통제기술의 요구도 검증을 위한 통합검증환경의 요구도 분석, 구현 및 검증에 대해 기술하였다. 통합검증환경은 유인회전익기 비행 모의, 무인항공기 비행 및 임무장비 모의, 무인항공기 제어 및 유인회전익기와의 통제권 변경을 위한 지상통제장비 모의, 유인회전익기 및 무인항공기 임무계획 작성 및 전송을 위한 운용통제장비 모의로 구성된다. 각각 구현된 구성품들은 소프트웨어/하드웨어 통합시험을 통해 요구도를 검증하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.172-180
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• 2016

극초소형 위성으로 분류되는 큐브위성의 경우, 저가/단기간 개발목표 충족을 위해 일반적으로 진동 및 열 환경 규격을 만족하는 상용부품을 선정하여 제작하고 최소한의 검증시험을 통해 발사 및 궤도 운용을 실시한다. 하지만 제한된 회수로 지상에서 실시된 환경시험만으로 장시간에 걸친 궤도상 열진공과 같은 물리적 부하 환경에 노출된 임무보드의 신뢰성을 보장할 수 없다. 본 논문에서는 현재 자동차 분야에서 탑재 전자기기 신뢰도 예측에 폭넓게 활용중인 신뢰성 수명예측 상용도구인 Sherlock을 적용하여 큐브위성용으로 제작된 전자보드를 대상으로 발사 및 궤도환경에서의 고장 메커니즘 별 수명예측 및 임무기간동안의 신뢰도를 분석하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.87-90
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• 2005

The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC mission is a micro satellite mission to deploy a constellation of six micro satellites at low Earth orbits. The final mission orbit is of an altitude of 750-800 lan. It is a collaborative Taiwan-USA science experiment. Each satellite consists of three science payloads in which the GPS occultation experiment (GOX) payload will collect the GPS signals for the studies of meteorology, climate, space weather, and geodesy. The GOX onboard FORMOSAT -3 is designed as a GPS receiver with 4 antennas. The fore and aft limb antennas are installed on the front and back sides, respectively, and as well as the two precise orbit determination (POD) antennas. The precise orbit information is needed for both the occultation inversion and geodetic research. However, the instrument associated errors, such as the antenna phase center offset and even the different cable delay due to the geometric configuration of fore- and aft-positions of the POD antennas produce error on the orbit. Thus, the focus of this study is to investigate the impact of POD antenna parameter on the determination of precise satellite orbit. Furthermore, the effect of the accuracy of the determined satellite orbit on the retrieved atmospheric and ionospheric parameters is also examined. The CHAMP data, the FORMOSAT-3 satellite and orbit parameters, the Bernese 5.0 software, and the occultation data processing system are used in this work. The results show that 8 cm error on the POD antenna phase center can result in ~8 cm bias on the determined orbit and subsequently cause 0.2 K deviation on the retrieved atmospheric temperature at altitudes above 10 lan.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2012

Thermal analysis and control design are prerequisite essential to design the satellite. In the space environment, it makes satellite survive from extreme hot and cold conditions. In recent years CubeSat mission is developed for many kinds of purpose. Triplet Ionospheric Observatory (TRIO)-CubeSat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, MAgnetic fields (CINEMA) is required to weigh less than 3 kg and operate on minimal 3 W power. In this paper we describe the thermal analysis and control design for TRIO-CINEMA mission. For this thermal analysis, we made a thermal model of the CubeSat with finite element method and NX6.0 TMG software is used to simulate this analysis model. Based on this result, passive thermal control method has been applied to thermal design of CINEMA. In order to get the better conduction between solar panel and chassis, we choose aluminum 6061-T6 for the material property of standoff. We can increase the average temperature of top and bottom solar panels from $-70^{\circ}C$ to $-40^{\circ}C $ and decrease the average temperature of the magnetometer from $+93^{\circ}C$ to $-4^{\circ}C$ using black paint on the surface of the chassis, inside of top & bottom solar panels, and magnetometer.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2017

본 논문은 실 궤도면 누적량 계산법을 활용한 원자산소의 저궤도위성의 태양전지판 코팅재료 침식량에 대한 예측 연구로써, 기존 프로젝트에서 활용하던 최악 경우 추정법과 상호 비교를 통해 원자산소 영향성의 차이가 있음을 확인하였으며, 이렇게 예측된 결과를 바탕으로 해외 제작사의 설계입증 자료 확인시 활용할 예정이다. 가상으로 설정한 궤도정보를 바탕으로 한 계산은 유럽우주기구(ESA)가 제공하고 있는 우주환경정보시스템을 이용하였고, 실제 궤도상에서의 태양전지판에 충돌되는 원자산소 플럭스를 계산하기 위해서 궤도 계산 소프트웨어를 활용하였다.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.195-202
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• 2017

기존의 넓은 면적 지역에 대한 정사영상은 항공사진측량을 이용하였으나 이 방법은 작은 면적 지역에 대한 정사영상 및 짧은 주기의 지속적인 변화 관측 측면에서는 비경제적이다. 드론은 군사목적으로 개발되어 활용되었으나 최근 농작물 관리 및 분석, 방송 중계, 기상 관측 그리고 재난 조사등 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 이러한 드론은 가격이 비싼 상업용 드론을 이용한 사례가 많았다. 본 연구에서는 Orthomosaic과 DSM을 제작하기 위하여 소규모 지역에서 활용이 유용한 저가형 조립식 드론, 일반 디지털카메라와 오픈 소스 프로그램인 Mission planner를 이용하여 영상을 취득하고 후처리 작업은 Pix4d 소프트웨어를 사용하였으며 제작된 정사영상의 GCP는 각각 평균 오차 X 좌표는 3.4cm, Y 좌표는 2.4cm, Z 좌표는 4.2cm로 나타났다. 조립식 소형 드론은 소규모 지역에서의 조립식 드론은 빠르게 영상을 취득하고 다양하게 활용 할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.9-22
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• 2022

A fighter performing a reconnaissance mission is equipped with a pod that drives optical/infrared sensors for acquiring and identifying target information on the lower part of the fuselage. Due to the nature of the reconnaissance mission, the fighter performs high speed evasive maneuvers, and the resulting load should be considered importantly for the development of the pod. This paper concerns a numerical investigation into the inertial and aerodynamic loads of the airborne pod of high performance aircrafts. For the aerodynamic load analysis, the pylon and pod shapes are added to the fighter 3D model, and the commercial software was used for static and dynamic analysis. Considering the practical mission conditions, the common/extreme conditions were established respectively in the static and dynamic situations of pods and the driving torque could be tripled under dynamic conditions. In the analysis of inertia load, a 3-DOF model considering roll and turning maneuvers was derived by the Lagrangian method, and then the numerical integration method was applied to the analysis. As a results, it was conformed that the inertia load was generally induced at a low level compared to the aerodynamic load, but depending on the unbalance mass condition of the pod, the inertia load cannot be negligible.