• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2019

COsmicheskaya Sisteyama Poiska Avariynich Sudov Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (COSPAS-SARSAT) is an international communication support program to perform search and rescue (SAR) operations in emergency situations by using satellite signals relayed from a beacon. The legacy COSPAS-SARSAT was originally composed of low altitude and geostationary Earth orbit satellites; thus, a limited number of directional dish antennas was sufficient to cover the limited number of visible satellites at the local user terminal. However, the second generation COSPAS-SARSAT newly added the medium Earth orbit satellites, e.g., Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to the existing system, so that the number of visible satellites increase dramatically, and the system upgrade to cover all the visible satellites is foreseen. The additional use of planned Korea Positioning System (KPS) to existing GNSS is envisaged to provide a better performance of their SAR service. This paper presents the benefits of the additional use of KPS together with the phased array antennas at the local user terminal of the COSPAS-SARSAT. This is to effectively response to the increase of the number of visible satellites. Numerical simulation is included to evaluate the performance improvement of COSPAS-SARSAT in terms of the number of visible satellites, geometry between satellites and user, and position estimation accuracy.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.995-1002
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• 2022

위성항법시스템은 전지구에서 어디에서나 위성신호만 수신하면 수신기의 위치와 시간 정보를 획득할 수 있는 편리한 시스템이다. 하지만 항법신호는 오차를 포함하고 있고 신호의 수신 상태에 따라 수신기의 위치 오차가 발생한다. 또한, 위성들의 기하학적 배치에도 위치 오차는 영향을 받는다. 그러므로 가시위성의 개수와 상태에 따라 수신기의 위치 성능은 변화한다. 특히, 위성이 뜨거나 지는 시각에는 해당 위성의 신호 상태가 좋지 않으며 도심지에서 건물 등의 장애물로 인해 신호가 차단되는 경우에는 수신기의 위치가 변화하여 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 보정량을 추정하여 수신기가 측정한 의사거리에 반영하는 기법과 가시위성을 조정하는 기법을 이용하여 위성항법 성능을 향상하는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안된 기법을 가시위성의 개수가 빈번하게 변화하는 환경에 적용하여 위성항법 시스템의 성능향상을 검증하였다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2023

In this paper, we propose an efficient satellite selection method for multi-constellation GNSS. The number of visible satellites has increased dramatically recently due to multi-constellation GNSS. By the increased availability, the overall GNSS performance can be improved. Whereas, due to the increase of the number of visible satellites, the computational burden in implementing advanced processing such as integer ambiguity resolution and fault detection can be increased considerably. As widely known, the optimal satellite selection method requires very large computational burden and its real-time implementation is practically impossible. To reduce computational burden, several sub-optimal but efficient satellite selection methods have been proposed recently. However, these methods are prone to the local optimum problem and do not fully utilize the information redundancy between different constellation systems. To solve this problem, the proposed method utilizes the inter-system biases and geometric assignments. As a result, the proposed method can be implemented in real-time, avoids the local optimum problem, and does not exclude any single-satellite constellation. The performance of the proposed method is compared with the optimal method and two popular sub-optimal methods by a simulation and an experiment.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2008

Galileo 위성항법시스템은 GPS에 대응하기 위해 EU에서 구축중인 시스템으로 실험위성GIOVE-A의 테스트가 끝났으며 두 번째 테스트 위성 GIOVE-B가 발사 예정이다. GPS와 Galileo 신호 모두 이용할 경우 도심지나 숲과 같은 음영지역에서도 가시위성수의 증가로 위치해를 구할 수 있고 보다 정확한 위치해를 얻을 수 있다. GPS와 Galileo 위성항법시스템은 독자적인 시각과 좌표체계를 갖추고 있으며 항법해를 계산을 위해서 서로 다른 오차 모델을 이용한다. 본 논문에서는 각 위성항법시스템의 오차 모델과 시각 및 좌표체계의 차이에 대해서 분석하였으며 이를 바탕으로 GPS와 Galileo 통합하는 항법 알고리즘을 구현하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통하여 시각, 좌표 시스템의 불일치에 의한 항법오차를 분석하고 가시위성수와 Dilution of Precision(DOP)를 계산하여 통합항법알고리즘의 성능을 검증하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.232-235
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• 2006

Using 30 days of hourly visible channel data and DIScrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer (DISORT) model (6S), Aerosol optical depth (AOD) at $0.55{\mu}m$ was retrieved over the East Asia. In contrast with the AOD retrieval using low-earth-orbit satellites such as MODIS (Moderate-Res olution Spectroradiometer) or MISR (Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer), this algorithm with geostationary satellite can improve the monitoring of AOD without the limitation of temporal resolution. Due to the limited number of channels in the conventional meteorological imager onboard the geostationary satellite, an AOD retrieval algorithm utilizing a single visible channel has been introduced. This single channel algorithm has larger retrieval error of AOD than other multiple-channel algorithm due to errors in surface reflectance and atmospheric property. In this study, the effects of manifold atmospheric and surface properties on the retrieval of AOD from the geostationary satellite, are investigated and compared with the AODs from AERONET and MODIS. To improve the accuracy of retrieved AOD, efforts were put together to minimize uncertainties through extensive sensitivity tests. This algorithm can be utilized to retrieve aerosol information from previous geostationary satellite for long-term climate studies.

• 전자공학회논문지S
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• 제36S권8호
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• pp.17-29
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• 1999

극궤도 위성에서의 위성간 링크를 사용하는 이리듐 시스템은 위성간 링크 통신이 핵심적인 기술이 된다. 이 시스템에서는 링크설정 면에 있어서 이웃 위성간에만 링크를 설정한다. 이는 위성간 통신을 할 동안 연결을 계속 유지해야 통신이 유지되는 단점을 가지고 있다. 제안된 새로운 시스템은 이웃 이성간 링크 뿐만 아니라 대각링크까지 허락하여 연속되는 위성간의 연결 수를 최소화하고 트래픽 부하를 중심으로써 통신 성능의 향상을 증명한다. 그리고 위성고도와 가시 위성간 거리에 따르는 최적 전개 위성 수를 계산하였다. 또한 제시한 시스템의 트래픽 파라메터와 블록킹 확률을 수학적으로 분석하여 이웃이성간 링크 방식과 성능을 비교하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 1990

The first Marine Observation Satellite(MOS) was launched by National Space Development Agency of Japan on February 19, 1987, and it is equipped with three sensons covering visible, infrared, and microwave region. One of them is Visible and Thermal Infrared Radiometer(VTIR) whose main objective is to detect the Sea Surface Temperature(SST). The objective of this study was to process the MOS data using Cray-2 supercomputer, and to assess the SST in the Yellow Sea. In order to implement this objective, the linear regression model between the ground truth data and the corresponding digital number of VTIR in MOS was used to establish the relationship. After testing the significance of the regression model, the SST map of the whole Yellow Sea was derived based on the model. The digital SST map representing the study area showed certain pattern about the SST of Yellow Sea in March and April. In conclusion, the VTIR data in MOS is also useful in investigating SST which provides the information about the Yellow Sea water current in the spring.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-5
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• 1993

Real time transparency estimation method was studied using AVHRR Channel 1 (Visible band, 0.58 - 0.68 $\mu\textrm{m}$) digital number (DN) of NOAA Satellite. The relationshop between the measured transparency and the digital number shows following exponential equation in the southeastern Yellow Sea : Tr = 4820 $\times$ exp (-0.082 $\times$ DN), 77 $\leq$ DN < 105 where Tr is the transparency in meters and DN is the digital number of AVHRR Channel 1. From this equation, real time transparency can be simply estimated using data from the NOAA Ground Station of National Fisheries Research and Development Agency.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2006년도 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS Vol.1
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• pp.15-19
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• 2006

GPS has been increasingly exploited to provide positioning and navigation solutions for a variety of applications. In vessel berthing application, however, there are stringent requirements in terms of positioning accuracy, availability and integrity that cannot be satisfied by GPS alone. This is because the performance of satellite-based positioning and navigation systems are heavily dependent on both the number and the geometric distribution of satellite tracked by receivers. Due to the limited number of GPS satellites, a sufficient number of ‘visible’ satellites cannot be sometimes guaranteed. This paper discusses some issues associated with the implementation of ground-based pseudolite augmentation for vessel berthing. Pseudolite means small transmitter that transmits GPS-like signals in local area. Actually, pseudolite can play three different roles in GPS augmentation scheme, depending on the operational conditions. Firstly, in the case of kinematic GPS operation where there are no signal blockages, and more than five satellites are available, additional pseudolites strengthen the GPS satellite-pseudolite geometry, and more accurate and reliable positioning solution can be achieved. Secondly, in the case when there are adverse GPS operational environments in which the number of tracked satellites is less than four, pseudolites can complement the GPS signals. In the third case, GPS signals are completely unavailable, such as when operated indoor. In such cases the pseudolites can replace the satellite constellation. However, the first role will be considered in this paper, since more than four satellite signals can usually be tracked in most marine applications. This paper presents that the pseudolite-augmented precise positioning system can provides continuous centimeter-level positioning accuracy through comparison analysis of RDOP simulation result of the GPS satellite constellation and the pseudolite-augmented GPS satellite constellation.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2003

Since the operation of the first satellite-based navigation service, satellite positioning has played an increasing role in both surveying and geodesy, and has become an indispensable tool for precise relative positioning. However, in some situations, e.g. at a low angle of elevation, the use of satellites for navigation is seriously restricted because obstacles like buildings and mountains can block signals. As a mean to resolve this problem, the quasi-zenith satellite system has been proposed as a next-generation satellite navigation system. Quasi-zenith satellite is a system which simultaneously deploys several satellites in a quasi-zenith geostationary orbit so that one of the satellites always stay close to the zenith if viewed from a specific point on the ground of East Asia. Thus, if a position measurement function compatible with CPS is installed in the quasi-zenith and stationary satellites, and these satellites are utilized together with the CPS, four satellites can be accessed simultaneously nearly all day long and a substantial improvement in position measurement, especially in metropolitan areas, can be achieved. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of quasi-zenith satellite system on positioning accuracy improvement through simulation by using precise orbital information of the satellites and a three-dimensional digital map. Through this developed simulation system, it is possible to calculate the number of simultaneously visible satellites and available area for positioning without the need of actual observation. Furthermore, this system can calculate the Dilution Of Precision (DOP) and the error distribution.